SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 10412, 6 September 1897, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ROWING IN ENGLAND.

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- LONDON, September 5. The Amateur Rowing Association state that, they will be glad to welcome an Australian eight-oared crew to England. It is desirable, however, that the expenses of the crew should not be paid by public subscription, RANDWICK TRAINING NOTES. SYDNEY, September 6. There is fine weather for the training, and a good deal of useful work was put in this morning. Coil, who is particularly well, gave Projectile "a six-lengths beating over onoe round in 2min 36|sec, disposed of El Norte over the same distance in 2aec longer. Surge did excellent work, beating Fucile and Amberite over a mile and a-half, TURF CHIT CHAT. [By The Admiral.]

The appeal from the owner of Bed of Stone against the decision of the Canterbury Trotting Club in depriving him of the stake for the Fina.l Handicap on the ground that the mare was on the forfeit list at the time of nomination came before the South Island Trotting Association at Christchurch on Friday night. Mr Rattray, secretary of the Canterbury Trotting Club, was the principal witness. He said there were no documents in connection with the case, the race being merely taken from Bed of Stone on account of being on the forfeit list. The amount for which Bed of Stone was on the forfeit list was paid to him on the afternoon of nomination day for the ..Canterbury'''Trotting Club's meeting. He had previously taken money for amounts on the forfeit list for other clubs. He presumed that if Bed of Stone had won either of the two other races in which she started she would have got the race.' The protest on tho ground of the mare being in the forfeit list was put in on the Saturday. The miuutes of the meeting of stewards at which Bed of Stone was disqualified were read. It was decided that the legal opinion of Mr Stringer on the interpretation of the rule be not read. Mr Kippenberger, being called, stated a case for T. .Cotton, the lessee of the disqualified mare Bed of Stone, and read a statement from Cotton detailing the circumstances of the case. Mr M'Lean moved "That as the mistake of allowing Bed of Stone to run was the fault of the club, the appeal be upheld, and the Canterbury Trotting Club instructed to pay the stakes of the Final Handicap to Bed of Stone." This was oarried by 4 to 3, the voting of the delegates being as follows-.—For upholding the appeal: Messrs M'Lean (Ashburton), Myers (Tahuna Park), Chadwick (Nelson), and M'Namara (Timaru). Against: Messrs M'lntyre (Lancaster Park), Fuchs (Invercargill), and Marr (New Brighton). Although he did not exercise his deliberative vote, the president (Mr Selig) expressed the opinion i that the Canterbury Trotting Club must be responsible for the actions of their servants. Had their secretary carried out the reciprocal duty of which he spoke, and had wired to Greymouth • that he had received the money owing to that club, all the unpleasantness would have been avoided. Cotton was certainly led to believe that Bed of Stone was out of the forfeit list. He quoted instances in which money paid for overdue nominations at time of entering into fresh engagements Cleared all disability from the horses so engaged. The acceptances for the Hunt Club meeting must be considered very satisfactory in the face of the entries received. Euroclydon's withdrawal was announced in Saturday's Star, and the only other important defection is that of Hippomcnes, who, like the big horse, had little to complain of on the score of weight. My impressions in the order of running are : Hunters' Hurdles.—New Headford. Kensington.—Maremma. Hurdles.—Ulster. Shorts.—Arline or St. Ouid'a. ■ Hunt Club Cup.-^NAT. Welter.—Lady Somnus.

A twelvemonth ago the Colonial Secretary turned a deaf ear to all the entreaties of the Tahuna Park Trotting Club for three totalisator licenses during the racing season of 1896-97. Mr Carroll recognised that, compared with Canterbury, the Otago people had a grievance in the matter of permits, but as the D.J.C. had some of their programmes disfigured by trotting races he resolutely refused to grant the application of the Tahuna Trotting Club for a third permit. The metropolitan body having recently deoided to expunge trotting events from their programme, the Colonial Seoretary -was again approaohed, and on Saturday word was received that he was prepared to grant the Tahuna stewards an additional license. The Committee, in anticipation of a favorable reply, had prepared a programme for a two-days' meeting on Boxing Day and New Year's Day, the stakes amounting to £550, the chief events being Two-mile Saddle, 70 sovs, and Twomire Harness, 70 bovb, on the first day and'two £6O trots on the second day. There will be six harness trots during the meeting, including a one-mile dash. The programme is now in the printer's hands, and will be ready for issue in a few days. Mr Carroll is to be commended for the manner in which he has, as Colonial Secretary, dealt with the question of fotalisator permits and abuses of racing. He is undoubtedly the right man in the right place, and clubs and the sporting public alike have complete confidence in his administration of one branch of a very important portfolio.

A London cable states that Mr A. C. Maclaren, a member of Stoddari'a cricket team, sailed for Australia on Saturday. The Australian Natives' twenty-five mile road, race, competed for on Saturday, was won by Kiel from scratch. The winner rode a Massey-Harris roadster.