SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1936, Page 11

SPORTING

WELLINGTON MEETING

STATISTICAL RETROSPECT

THE TAXATION PAYMENTS

(By "Rangatira.")

Despite the loss of the Anniversary holiday, the Wellington Racing Club's Summer Meeting, which was concluded on Saturday, turned out to. be the most successful January fixture that has been held since 1931; indeed, it was a better meeting all round than that fixture five years ago, for then the decline from the previous year was most pronounced, whereas this year the trend towards slightly better turnovers has been maintained. Considering all the circumstances the club must feel highly gratified at the result.

It has become almost a rule at recent Summer Meetings for the final day to be an outstanding success, recovering previous declines, and this year was no exception. The pool of £48,820 10s on Saturday was the' largest handled for any one day at any meeting at Trentham since Anniversary Day, 1931. The increase on the final day last year was over £7000 for that day alone, which gave the club an increase of £2412 on the whole meeting; this year Saturday's increase was £7900, which gave an aggregate increase of £5317 for the meeting.

The fields for the three days, despite the fact that they had to be run consecutively, held up wonderfully well, the acceptances being a high, percentage on the nominations. There was also the usual influx of fresh blood on the later days, two oi Saturday's winners alone being horses who had not previously raced at the meeting. The Trentham Stakes gave tone to the meeting and assisted in drawing the crowd that attended on Saturday, and it is to be hoped that the stewards, will continue to take the long view with' this new classic, which has been a success in each of its three years to date as drawing the champions of the age to. the meeting.

Though a small but satisfactory Increase was shown in the investments, the payment by way of. taxation to the Treasury this year will be slightly less than last year, due to the half per cent, greater rebate and to the reduction of the stakes tax from 5 to 1 per cent. The following table gives the approximate amount of the taxation (to nearest £) that has become payable for the meeting (amusement tax not yet available), with the figures for the last two years and also 1932 given for purpose of comparison:— 1932 1934 ■ 1935 1936 ££' £ £ Tote tax 5160 4402 SOtiO 4711 Div. tax .. 4515 4814 4020 5152 Stake tax .. 314 254 310 65 Totals £0080 £0500£10,290 £9828 The Government's rebate on the totalisator tax is at present 1 per cent., but last year it was for a time only onehalf per cent. Prior to two years ago there was no such rebate, but the totalisator tax up till 1930 was only %\ per cent., being increased to 5 per cent, in that year. WINNING OWNERS. Fifty owners participated in the prize list over the three days, Queen of Song, Silver Streak, and Silver Ring being the horses to win most money. The list is as follows: —

Dr. M. G. Louisson, £195; A. M. Cameron, £190; L. H. Collinson, £180; T. H. Lowry, £180; T. J. Evans, £180; C. N. Draper, £160; T. A. Duncan, £140; D. Grant, £140; A. Louisson, £140; J. C. Kennedy, £140; H. B. Lorigan, £140; O. Nelson, £140; R. W. A. Lewis, £140; J. W. Lowe, £140; G. M. Currie. £130; F. W. Ehrhorn, £110; N. Smith,' £100; Mrs. M. Higgins, £60; B. Burgess, £60; M. Millar, £60; P. F. Campbell, £45; B. Goodman, £40; Mrs. A. M. Rutherford, £40; A. G. Roberts, £40; J. Jameson, £40; A. M. Davidson, £40; G. Gunn, £40; A. F. Loe, £40; C. Watkins and E. W, Watson, £40; P. A and T. J. O'Neill, £40; R. Stewart, £40; C. L. Kettle, £40; S. E. Hill, £30; J. H. Prosser, £30; W. Scott, £25; W. Wellwood, £20; W. Henderson, £20; J. W. Shirtliff, £20; P. Holmark, £20; F. Ormond, £20; and D. McFarlane, £20. JOCKEYS AND TRAINEES. The most successful jockeys at the meeting were L. J. Ellis and B. H. Morris, who each scored three successes, the former on Custos, Silver Streak, and Invoice, and the latter on Laughing Lass, Plato, and Ethiop. A. E. Ellis (Silver Ring and Silver Streak) and S. Wilson (Deficit and Debham) rode two winners each; and single successes went to F. McHugh (Ethiop), C. T. Wilson (Mala), M. Caddy (Golden Dart), J. W. Jennings (Queen of Song), A Messervy (Roaming), H.N. Wiggins (Acceptable), R. Reed (Full Throttle), R. Beale (Petrarch), P. Burgess (Geitel), R. Home (Shy), C, Thomson (Red Sun), P. Atkins (Heritage), G..H. Humphries (Gay Chief), J. Leach (Chief Ranger), and W.. H. Jones (Rona Bay). .. ■ . Among the trainers L. G. Morris (Marton) enjoyed three successes with Ethiop (twice) and Laughing Lass. Two successes were gained by F. W. Davis (Woodville), with Plato and Heritage, T R. George (Trentham), with Deficit and Debham, and T. Hobbs (Oamaru), with Silver Streak (twice). The following had single successes:—H. E. Russell (Woodville), W. J. Cameron (Riccarton), P. T. Hogan (Washdyke), p V Mason (Riccarton), H. Pritchard (Trentham), J. M. Hastie (Feilding). Mrs A." W. McDonald (Awapum), H. B. Lorigan (Trentham), R.W. A, Lewis (Trentham), J. Stewart (Greymouth), F D. Jones (Riccarton), J. W. Lowe (Trentham), F. Ehrhorn (Hawera), T. J. Evans (Feilding), W. H. Jones (Riccarton), and T. Lloyd (Riccarton).

£ P. T. Hogan (inc. gold cup) 575 E. H. Aubrey 410 A. H. Walton * 400 H. E. Russell 350 A. T. Gatrell 315 W. H. Gaisford 280 O. Disley 280 W. Higgins 270 R. J. Murphy 210