McCARTEN WINS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 259, 31 July 1939, Page 15

McCARTEN WINS

Sydney Jockeys’ Premiership G. PRICE LEADS TRAINERS By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received July 30, 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 30. The Sydney jockeyis’ premiership resulted in a win for the former New Zealander, M. McCarten, with 87 wins aud two dead-heats. W. Lappin was second with 85 wins and four dead-heats, and E. McMenamin was third with 8-1 wins and three dead-heats. Then come D. Muuro 74 wins, two dead-heats; E. Bartie 66 wins, three dead-heats. McCarten and Lappin were equal till the last race at Moorfield, in which McCarten rode the winner. Lappin bad no mount. For years McCarten has been among the leaders at the end of the season, but this is his first win in nineteen seasons in He is also the first jockey to have been the leading, rider in both New Zealand and Australia. G. Price, a former New Zealander, heads the list of trainers with 29 firsts, then follow B. Payton 26 firsts one deadheat, and C. Russell 25 firsts, one deadheat; F. Cush, 22 firsts, two dead-heats. J. T. Jamieson with 14 firsts and one dead-heat, was eleventh, EGMONT CLUB’S RECORD PROFIT Dominion Special Service. HAWERA, July 29. After allowing £395 for depreciation, a record net profit of £1944 was shown in the balance-sheet submitted to the annual meeting of the Eganont Racing Club. It bad been necessary to spend during the year a large sum on repairs and maintenance of the building’s, and it was pointed out in the report that as long as income permitted it was the policy of the ciub to keep the racecourse property in firstclass order. In moving the adoption of the report, the president, Mr. S. C. Tonks, said the totalizator returns revealed an increase of £19,400. The sum of £7130 was paid in taxation, which amounted to £790 mvre than was given in stakes by the club. The bank overdraft was m a very healthy position, added the president. Five years agD the overdraft was £8647, and today it was only £ll3O. _ That represented an improvement of £7500 in five years. Close on £2OOO was deducted in the past year. He considered that it would not be very long hefore the overdraft would be completely liquidated, and he urged the club to set’up a reserve fund in anticipation of depression periods. “I think we are very fortunate in having Mr. A'. K. Fys'on as our secretary,” said Mr. Tonks. who referred to the un-tit-ing efforts of the secretary to ensure successful meetings. Office-bearers for the new season remain unchanged, and are as follows: President, Mr. S. C. Tonks; vice-presi-dent, Mr. W. O. Williams; hon. treasurer, Mr. S. Adamson; committee, Messrs. A. Appleyard, H. G. Dickie. M.P., B. C. Gi;b’son. J. Gray, J. F. Kiley. W. McL’Dowie, G H. Rvaii, Dr. W. T. Simmons, F. W. Sutton, T. A. Winks. J. D. Scott: stewards, Messrs. A. Appleyard, H. G. Dickie, M.P.. B. C Gibson, J. Gray. J. F. Kiley, W. McL’Dowie. G. H. Ryan, F. W. Sutton. T. A. Winks, and Dr. W. T. Simmons. Mr. T. F. McKenzie was reappointed auditor. C.J.C. HANDICAPS By Telegraph—Pres« Association PALMERSTON N„ July 30. Mr W. P. Russell has declared the following handicaps for the first day of the C.J.C. Grand National meeting:— TRIAL HURDLES, of £3OO. One mile and

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