SPORTING

Dunstan Times, Issue 3429, 29 July 1929, Page 5

SPORTING

The annual report of the Oamaru Jockey Club states, inter alia, that the balance sheet shows an exetss of assets over liabilities of £1,707 Is lid, compared with £7,479 5s lid as at the last balance date The reduction is brought about by the elimination from the balance sheet of the asset representing the contribution of the club towards the new course. The membership has inceased to 300 compared with 219 last year. The cost of the work of making the new course is up to the present £11,48:3 10 Od, of which the. club has contributed £.')450. The well known Wingatui horseman, W. Cooper, was married in Timaru on Vlonday last. His' many friends wish him hick. J. Vvhite is at present handling a very sweet rising two-year-old filly by Last Dart from All Smiles. At the present time a little on the small side, but otherwise very difficult to fault. Owing to the bad weather there has been very little schooling done at Wingatui lately, but one morning last week Craigmore gave a good exhibition of clean and fast jumping over a round of the schooling hurdles. Both Black Duke and Overhaul were on the course on Monday last and neither of them look any the worse for their racing at Trentham. Both will be racing at Christcluirch Hunt Club's Meeting. , Assemble, the rising tour- year-old full sister to Overhaul, is now an inmate of D P. Wilson's stable and has furnishee into a fine big mare. She appears to be quite sound again, and if she full early promises of w .good speed she should not be long in getting on to the winning list. The Southland Bacing Club made a loss of £534 on its tA\*o race meetings this season; compared with a profit of £1,138 the previous season. The club's operations for the year showed a loss of £1,331. . • In discussing the recent English Derby, one Home writer describes the riding as "rough and reckless," and proceeds to state that the event gets worse and worse each year, and the reputation of the course lower and lower.

Merry Mint went through the present season without scoring a win. The opinion is, however, expres&ed that, everything continuing to go well with the son of Catmint, he will probably figure among the winners at an early date. Merry Mint figures in the Winter Cup with 9.6, and he may be expected to be on the seene when the mile race comes up for decis on at Riccarton on August 13.