NEWS AND VIEWS

Evening Star, Issue 25170, 9 May 1944, Page 7

NEWS AND VIEWS

fßy St. Claiu.J Horses from as far away «s Bnlelutha and Heriot have been engaged at the patriotic meeting to be held at Winton on Saturday, for which acceptances close this evening at 8 o'clock. Four stallions have sired winners of over £IO,OOO .during the first nine months ol the present racing season. They are Foxbridge £24,026,1, Mr Standfast £17,933, Salmagundi £15,517, and Bulandshar £12,503. Dozie Boy, winner of the Great Northern Steeplechase two years ago, has been racing over hurdles recently, but will not contest the Great Northern Hurdles, his mission being the big steeplechase again. The direct taxation collected by the Government on the patriotic meeting held at Riccartou last month . was £6,809. The amount left for Ihe patriotic funds will be about £3,000. The total taxation on the three days tit Riccartou was £24,611. It was staled at yesterday's meeting of the Forbury Park Trotting Club Committee that transport by sea had been arranged for some of the visiting horses. This means of transport should also be available for horses visiting 'Wingalui next month. Ernda'.e, winner of the Great Northern Hurdles two years ago, showed he was well forward in condition by running second, in the Storey Mcmorail Handicap at Hamilton last month. H*s return to hurdle racing will be watched with interest. The nominations received by the Auckland Racing Club for the three, big races to be decided next month include a number of horses trained in. the southern end of the North Island. This would indicate that their owners have some method .of transport arranged. The decision of the Oamaru Jockey Club to abandon its June meeting as well as the one fixed for this month means that the club will not hold a meeting during the 1943-44 season. The course, with its costly appointments, has only been used once this season,, by the trotting club last Labour Day. Clarice, one of the best sprinters in the North Island this season, was tried out over' a mile and a-quarter at the New Plymouth meeting, but failed to stay on. Her dam, Royal Flavour, was a winner "ver middle distances in Australia, so this brilliant Solicitor-General mare should lie , capable of running out handicap distances witli more experience. j " Can't they work some system like the Chinese laundrymen—' no tickets —no collars?' " inquired Mr Justice Blair of eoun- ■ ««l in the Supreme Court at Wellington, I when evidence was being given concerning methods of recording betting transactions. "Most of the bets with bookmakers are taken over the telephone," replied counsel, Mr W. E. Leicester. " I don't think t.hey are nearly as clean about it as the Chinese are with collars." Stock Exchange, who returned a big dividend when he won the Hamilton Hack Cup this montn, is closely related lo the Grand National Steeplechase winner, Royal Limoud. He is by Myosotis • from the Limond—Commerce marc, Bourse, and Royal Limond was by Limond from Royal Exchange, a daughter of Commerce. Stock hlxchangc had previously won well over hurdles, and is engaged" at Ellerslie next ll'C 111 H. Nurse has taken Treasurer in hand «•■_■• i> .i" vl-ner racing. Early this season this Paper Money gelding won over hurdles, • "i.c -inrl ii-ii,i.i at Washdyke, and a mile and three-quarters at Trentham, but has "... -hcc-i -i.ice. In his early attempts over hurdles Treasurer appeared to lack stamina, .i.hougn an excellent jumper. He is now rising 10 years old, but comes from blood that, improves with age. His dam, Sweet Beauty, also produced Cottingham, winner of the Grand National Hurdles in 1937. Mr John A. Dewar, who won the Jipsom Derby with Camcronian in 1931, has a good double going in connection with this year's classic. A well-known bookmaker laid_ him 10,000 guineas to one that he would not win the Waterloo Cup and Derby tills season. Mr Dewar now has one leg m as his three-year-old dog, Dutlon Swordfish, who has a broken tail through getting caught in the door of a London taxi, recently won the Waterloo Cup, and Distingue," now quoted at 20 to 1, will be his representative in next, month's classic. Town Survey, who last winter established a record by winning the three big hurdle races at Eliorslie, Trentham, and Ricearton. finished third in the principal fiat race at Hamilton last month, and imuresscd good judges by the strong finishing - run he put in. Town Survey will have to carry hig imposts in hurdle races this season, but is a strongly-built horse, and his wonderful staying abilities make him an idea! buidler. He is reported to be well forward in condition, and promises lo be right in the limelight again when the big hurdle races conm round for decision.

Judging by some of the remarks passed at yesterday's meeting of the committee of the Forbury Park Trotting Club, the transfer of the permits originally granted to the club for, meetings this month was done so hurriedly in Christchurch that it never had a chance of holding them. In asking that a claim for compensation be lodged against the conference, Mr 11. Halliday pointed out that the standing charges of the club amounted to about £I,OOO per day of racing, and the loss of the chance nf making this up would make a big deficit on the year's working. It was pointed out that the conference has no fund upon wdiieh such a claim could be made, and after Hi tie further discussion the matter was allowed to drop, but it was the unanimous opinion of those present (hat the club should make a strong protest against the treatment it had received at the annual meeting of delegates to the conference, to be held on July 13 in Wellington.