THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 120, 14 February 1920, Page 8

THE TURF

JOCKEYS' SUSPENSION. (By Telesranh—Press Association.) Chrlstchuroh. Fcbrnjiry 13. Tho Canterbury District Committee, met this afternoon to consider the decision ct tlio Stewards' Committee ot the Uanterlijry Jockey Club to suspend the .lockey a licenses of George iToune mid. iiarola Young. It was unanimously decided to endorse the suspensions. NOTESAND COMMENTS (By Giekcoe.j The To Kuiti Meeting will take nlace toThe Poverty Bay Hceotimr will conclude The Dunedin Moetln? will be brought to a. close to«day. The Cup winner. Amythas, will again be seen in action in the Hazlett Plate.. . , r . Nominations for the Raneitikei Meeting close on Saturday, February tl. Nominations for the fleeting eloflo oil February 10. . , , M . Entries for the Danuevirke and iNelßon Club's Meetings cloße on February 20, as do nominations for the NaDier J ark Hiturc. . A . Nowadays a, club that gets fine weather for its meeting and. does not get a greatly increased totalisator turnover la the exception rather than tho rule. This shows the increased popularity of the sport. and incidentally it shows what a high etandard racing has readied in the E-omin-ion. A strone effort, is to be made licit season to obtain au increase 111 the number of permits, and it is thouirht that the nnw Parliament will be favourable to- tuj idea. Trotting clubß in the North Island are already on the look-out to neo that their interests arc safeguarded when tlw new edition of permits come to be alio* catcd. ~ , , Ohaeronia, who was sold recently to a Canterbury sportsman, will s>ake her firßt appearance in her new owner s colours at Wingatui to-day. Tho opposition \ to the Demosthenes filly is not very stroll?. ■ lt As Kilbrogan and Kilboyne are both encaged in the Flyinz Handicap, it is nro* bablc that the opposition to Amythas in tho Hazlctt Plate to-day will i bo confined to Sunart and 1 J riorum. nci- j ther of whom may be capable of '.extend- j ing the Oup winner at the end of a mile, j Hymcßtra was finishing very fast in the j Egmont 6takes. and just failed to reach ; Silver Link, who was placed second to Surveyor. On Thursday, ilymeetra scored in tho Hawora Stakes, one mile.; but the other pair mentioned were not amongst the runners. Hymestra, who had rot previously scored over a milo course, was only second favourite. Gaziouo beinx.the public-fancy, and his supporters received a good return for their investments. The consistent Heatherspriir. who has •won at his last three starts, figures •imongst thp acceptor** for the.Sunderland Stakes at the Poverty Kay Heeling today. He will be ridden by that competent horseman. A. J. M'Fllun. Tho Hopeful handicap, live furlongs, for two-ycnr-oldf. run at Winga-tui 10-dnv. has only drawn four runners, and Listening Post, who haa twice chased Winter Wind home, may be a good favourite. The turning of the first tod on tho Auckland Trotting Club's now course took place at, Alexandra Park on Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony took tho fchapo of turning a furrow* of about 100 ft. by means of a plough drawn by two decorat* cd horses, tho J. Itowe. guidim? the implement. Thiß markß the commencement of an extensive schenio of improvements, estimated to cost about £30,000. The committee of. tho Trotting Club has entered into an undertaking with the contractors for the construction of the new course to pay £150 if llie work ia completed fourteen dava before the contract date, September 1. If the, work is completed in lees time than this the rliib Trill pay £ICO for each ecven days. With favourable woathes the contractor* have every hope of completing well within the stipulated period--Auckland/-Mar." The attention 6f owners and trainers :s, drawn to the advertisement unncsirin& in our columns notifying that the nominations lor the Marlborough Rucing Club's meeting, to be held on March 10 and 11, close on February ?<O. Tho mect--Ing is being held on the club's, new course at Waterlea. ajjout seven minutes' walk from the centro of Blenheim. The property contains about 75 acrep of rich agricultural land. A new course, one mile round, has been laid down, and the turf h Eaid to be in HrM-class order. The committee of the club have realised for some time that the expense of shipping horses to Blenheim and bark is a somewhat expenrive item. Jn order to encourage owners to visit- Blenheim they-are prepared to nav • one-half (Tie return steamer and r.i-ilway fare from Wellington or Nelson to Blenheim of all horses competing at the meeting,