RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22632, 26 April 1937, Page 7

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING. April 30, May I.—Dannevirke B.C. April 29, May 3.—Oamaru J.C. May 8. —Amberley R.C, May 8, 12.—Hawke’s Bay J.C, May 12, 13.—Egmont R.C. May 12.—Ashburton R.C. May 12.—Southland R.C. May 12.—Bay of Islands R.C. May 15.—Otaki-Maori R.C. May 15. —Birchwood Hunt Club. TROTTING. ‘April 27.—Marlborough Trotting Club. May I.—Kaikoura Trotting Club. May B.—Waikato Trotting Club. May B.—Oamaru Trotting Club. May 12, 15.—Forbury Park Trotting Chib. May 29.— Canterbury Park Trotting Club. BROADCASTING INFORMATION Starting ' price betting, aided by broadcasting from the racecourses in and around Sydney, is seriously affecting the attendances at all these meetings in Sydney, and the New South Wales High Court is at present hearing an appeal lodged by the Victoria Park Racing and Recreation Ground Company Ltd. against the Supreme Court’s dismissal of an application to restrain 2VW Broadcasting Station giving information and descriptions of racing on the club’s course at Zetland. One of the principal grounds of the club’s appeal is that its legal rights have been infringed to the extent of constituting a nuisance by. 2UW broadcasting from a platform overlooking the club’s ’racecourse, descriptions of races and information relating to starters, post position, and placed horses. The club alsb submits that information posted on its noticeboards on the course is copyright. _ The essence of the club’s complaint, said Mr Gain, was that the broadcasting lessened the club’s use and enjoyment of . its _ own land, and damage was sustained through reduced attendances. Mr Justice Rich: What would be the effect if television were applied to theatres, racecourses, and football grounds ? , Mr Gain: As far as the club I represent is concerned, its entertainment would be so pulverised that the club would not be able to carry on. Nobody would want to go to the course. Use of television by a person, even from his own home, would be actionable if it interfered with the use and enjoyment by the club of its own land. 'Mr Gain agreed with the Chief Justice that people whose homes overlooked a football ground could not be debarred from allowing members of the public to watch football play from their balconies. ’ . _ Mr Gain explained that_ Victoria Park Club had provided strict supervision to deal with “ tick-tacking.” The public was admitted to the course under an obligation not to disclose, until five minutes after the last race, particulars of the entertainment on the course. The Chief Justice asked if Mr Gain’s contention were that certain people took advantage of the enterprise and organisation .of the club by detracting’’from the value .of its rac-. ing progrifmfne. There might be a disposition-:to do everything possible to alter that condition, but the question before the court was entirely one of law.

JOTTINGS Nominations for the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Winter Meeting close at 5 o’clock this afternoon. Nominations for tho Ashburton County Racing Club’s Winter Meeting, to be held on May 12, close to-morrow at 8 p.m. Trivet ran a good race in the Timaru Cup, and should be one of the fancied division in the President’s Handicap at Oamaru on Thursday. The Geraldine ‘Racing Club has donated £2l to the national fund to establish a New Zealand memorial. to *his late Majesty, King George V. , The .Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Meeting seems likely to attract a large contingent of Gore horses, judging by the number Of horses being kept up to the collar on the tracks at the present time (says the ‘ Southland News’). The mound in front of the main stand on the Oahiani course has been considerably extended, and will give the public a much larger .slope from which to view tho racing on Thursday and Saturday, A feature of the Oamaru Autumn Meeting this week will be the .visit of inspection to the Elderslie Stud on Friday, the day between race days. The club will transport and entertain all visitors to the meeting. Yolo Dale, who finished second to Irish Fiddle on Saturday, is a six-year-old mare by Paladin from Ferino (Solferino—Mademoiselle Ixe). She is a good-looking sort, and is engaged in the Windsor Handicap at Oamaru next Thursday with 7.7. Emissary put up. a very attractive performance in winning the Doncaster Handicap under 9.13 on Saturday, He is a brilliant beginner, and, jumping out very smartly, quickly spreadeagled the field, making the start look a ragged one. 1 Poniard was making his debut over hurdles on Saturday, and went well until he struck the third hurdle hard. He shot his rider right out of the saddle, and Kitto made a wonderful recovery to get back. The right of racing clubs to remove from racecourses any person who lias not complied with a request to leave has been established in Australia by a judgment of the High Court, which ruled that no charge of assault can be brought by an “ undesirable ” so ejected.. The first race known as the Timaru Cup was run in March, 1860, at’the first race meeting in the district, and was won by an unnamed gelding owned by Mr H. A. Knight. There was a sweepstake of £2 each for starters, with £SO added. - The winner of the Electric Stakes at Washdyke on Saturday, Irish Fiddle, is a half-sister by Day Comet, to Concertpitch. She started from No. 13 berth at the barrier, and had to be ridden over the first furlong to get a good position. Once in the straight she buried tho opposition for pace. Silver Jest looked a winner at the last hurdle at Washdyke, and fought on very gamely when tackled by Southdown, The pair drew right away from

the others, and had the finish to themselves.

' Nigtbound has a good deal to learn about - hurdle jumping yet, and will require a lot of schooling before ho becomes a betting proposition. On Saturday he hit the first fence very hard, and at one or two of the others was inclined to chance them.

C. T. Wilson did not show his usual good judgment in his handling of Last Refrain in tho Timaru Cup. With a little less than six fui;longs to go ho rushed him to the front and half a mile from homo was four lengths clear. Once in the straight he began to stop and at tho distance retired a beaten horse.

Tho Railway Department announces the following train arrangements in connection with tho Oamaru races. On Thursday and Saturday, special passenger trains leave Dunedin at 8.45, connecting with special train for the racecourse, leaving Oamaru at noon (Thursday), 11.50 (Saturday). Return train leaves racecourse at 5.13 (Thursday), 5.8 (Saturday), arriving Dunedin 8.54.

The secretary of the New Zealand Racing Conference has advised all racing clubs that at a meeting of the subcommittee of tho Executive Committee, it had been decided to ask all clubs, hanclicappors, and licensed trainers whether or not they were in favour of the adoption of the minimum weight of 7st 71b. and for reasons to bo stated in support of whatever opinion might be expressed either for or against the 7st 71b minimum.

Bill B. won tho mile and a-quartcr trot on Saturday like a good horse, and when challenged in the straight fought on gamely. In tho mile and a-

half race earlier in the afternoon, he was unlucky to lose several seconds at the start, and at the home turn had to go outside several sulkies. As he was only beaten a head in 3min 24 4-ssec there was no disgrace in tho defeat. Now that he has settled down further successes for the locally-owned imported colt should not be far away. Southdown hit a fence early in the Tekapo Hurdles on Saturday, then Rex Beale gave him plenty of time to settle down and over the last half mile the Australian-bred- gelding was going very kindly. He was lucky in securing a good vi'im next tho rails approaching tho final jump, and just got up in time to beat Silver Jest. Had Beale had to go up on tho outside of Silver Jest and Nightbound at this fence it is doubtful if lie could have got up as only a neck separated them at the judge. Southdown finished very strongly and is likely to be much improved by the races He had at Wainiate and Washdyke. .