SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 15139, 22 March 1913, Page 1

SPORTING

OTAGO HUNT CLUB. The Prime Minister wa 6 waited C n a* I Hit: (.rand Hotel on Thursday evening' by ;i deputation consisting of *Mes*rs si S . Myc, K I). W. Allot,. °J, A.jwbv ;>"u 11. JJivi'iK. represcu-hvC the O 1 .-v. ii-Md C.iuh. .\i, t;. K. introduced the deputation. Mr Mycin** wud (he members of ike v-lrtb. being true •sportßiiu-n. would not n.*k the Mfnistor ■ to lake away the license of any other '■tub and transfer it to the. Ota go Club, lnil. what they did n«k for utia n subsidy, payable to each of the 16 clubs ill New Zealand, of £250 a year fwm the tax imposed on totalizator investment*. ■. l_.;ist year the Government received £75,611 ijoni that source, and this year, will) the i increasing it would' probably 1 receive £IOO.OOO. Between October 1, ', 1012 .and March 19, 1913. the sum of ' had been invested on the '*]»'' (Jiowing an increase of.. £333,967 on the amount for tho caracßpomling period of the previous year, in (Hugo alone the investments for that period were £324.524, or an increase, of £38.802, as compared with tho corresponding period last year. A payment of £260 to each of the 16 clubs * would absorb only £4,000 per annum. The clubs did, not ufk the Government to give this money purely as a gill. They would give a quid pro quo for it. The money might be given on conditions, oue of which would be lhal all mounted mon in the Defence l'orce.s should be allowed freo membership of all hunt rluliK. Thj 6 -would. be a great boon to Ihe mc.n, and an invaluable aid to Iho Defence Department. It would lend 10 qualify H, r , m . n ;iii crosf-coiintTy riders, and it would lead to a. better supply of remounts in tho Dominion. The payment might be made conditional on the clubs having a certain, number of meel* and a rurUiin number ol mouuird men in each club. Mr Jp** l * dan urged that the. hunt clubs imptfJTvod the breed of hnit=w, ami if thrf""oivn«ba aro.«e the military could draw on tho dubs for remount*. Mr Massev, in reply f-aid the proposal one lie. had not heard suggested lie.forn, and he would submit it to his collepguo.s for consider*-i ■turn. Ak tlm hj( all ion St. Hippo was bceonuttff drcrc.pil he was shot on the Bullock-downs lr.Fi-fite. at Charters Towers, Queensland. L 1 |J| T° Wi "; toivlr<) '" Auckland ' iiv J 889. As a. thrne-yorW-old he won tho Auckland Cup. 2m, the New Zealand Cup. 2m, the 11.-uvkcfi Hay Gs, the Northern Derby, and the Auckland Kacjiuri Club Handicap, Urn. ' ,vdi "»l At lUudwicl; yesterday Eudomis tra-/ versed a, mile a,nd a quarter in 2min 14soo on the tan—a. record f< lv that course, Oder galloped reven furlongs in Imm. 30.'sc- in fine At.vle. ' The following have made final payment for the Sydney Gold Gup, of s.ooopovr, 2m, U> be run on Monday : Gadonia, 9.1 My Gavoiuii 9.1. Aurolodina 9.1, Almi/saL 3.11, .Iwnniiir 8.9. Ila.rtfell 8.8. Zilper 8.6, Hallowmas 8.4. Goard 8.2, Moorilla 0.2, Aimed 8.1. Wha.no 8.0. Ocean Blue 7.15. Dialxilo 7.12. Angeliq'ne 7.11, Sir Willie 7.10, Flavian 7.10, Bernard 7.10. Harpist 7.7, Embracer 7.5, Sheriff Muir 7.5. Cagou 7.5, Barios 7.1, Bolove 6.11. Bootan 6.10, Adagio 6.10, Walta4 6.7. Pos hiatus 6.7, Port Hunter 6 7 -<