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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 February 1917, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS

RACING NEWS AND NOTES,

(By “Aeronaut.”)

Hymesbra, tin? Kara mu champion, should' annex the Jackson Stakes tomorrow if allowed to start.

Client, winner of the Wanganui Cup yesterday, is a five-year-old horse by Eiovation — Bonhenr. Client had previously shown a tendency to stay, and loraf sports who saw him race' at tho Wellington meeting were quite prepared tor his victory yesterday. Glenorchy had an easy win in the Westmero Hurdles at Wanganui yesterday. The Strowan gelding had previously shown winning form this season having won the Spring Hurdles at the last Feilding Meeting. He returned a nice price yes tei’day, considering there were only four starters. The ever-increasing scarcity of boys to ride work is becoming a serious mutter to. owners, both locally and in other parts of the Dominion. This week the well-known local jockey, F. Holmes, received, word asking him if he could go to Nelson to ride Mr. Honor’s and other horses at that meeting next month. Owing to being unable to obtain anyone to ride work during his absence Holmes had to refuse what looked like being a profitable meeting to him. Ambngst the horsemen drawn in the recent ballot were Bert Rae, the wellknown cross-country rider. As everyone knows he lost a limb some years ago. For some time past he has'been acting as sergeant-major in the home defence.

For some time past the rule relating to , the employment of stable servants has been , more honored in the breach than in the observance, but the Auckland District Committee have taken a firm stand in the matter, and have fined a well-known trainer £2O for non-compliance with the rules. Rules 5 and 6of part 21 states; (5) No trainer shall, without the permission of the District Committee, employ any jockey, apprentice, or stable servant as a stable servant until he has, in writing, applied to his last employer (if any) as'to his character, and received in reply a satisfactory written character of the servant ; (6) every trainer or other person failing tp comply with any. of the rules may b fined by the stewards or committee, or by the District Committee, in any sum not exceeding £2O. Of fate it has been freely rumoured that jockeys have been using electric appliances on racecourses in .this State (says a West Australian writer). Some years ago a jockey was killed on one of the registered course’s, and an electric battery was found attached to his body. Since then no discoveries have been reported, but the W.A. Racing Association, the unregistered body here, have exercised great care, and during the week at their Bicton course they'discovered a boy named Wedd had used an electric .battery. He rode in the Third Division Handicap, and his mount,;-. Wifcty, was, made favourite, • but did not get a place. The stewards became suspicious, because he was canning overweight, and, they, found id;the lead-bag the battery, ftom which wires rap.’ to- the - flaps of the saddle on each >iile.. The, battery could be used Hy pullv4g.ii string,' but it was of crude , However, unless the stewards examined the saddle it would not -have been discovered. As soon as the -.stewgids ■' found' the battery they and are inquiring into,'the . culpability or otherwise'of the connections of the horse.

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AVASOANUI KACES-fJBST HAY. CUP WON BY EXTENT—FORM UP ANNEXES FLYING. WANGANUI, February 22. For the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting tho weather was very oppressive ami threatening. The totalizator- handled £31.847 as against £28,590 last .year. Following are the remaining results:PETITE HACK HANDICAP of 120 sovs. ; 6 furlongs.—(2) Moutoa Queen (8.10) 1, (1) Revocation (9.5) 2, (5) Starengo (8.8) 3. Also started —(6) Cora Ora, (8) Munition, (4) Deeside, (3) iiewa Rewu, (8) Lady Edith, Won by a neck. Time 1.14 3-5. WESTMERE HURDLES. 2 miles.— (3) Glenorchy (9.11) 1, (2) Marton (9.9) 2, (4; Harbour Light (11.12) 3. (1) Record 10.8 also started. \Von easily by four lengths. Time 3.58 2-5. TAYFORTH HACK WELTER, one mile and 40, yards—(l) Thames (8.8) 1, (3) 'Thrace (8.7) 2, (4) Haupai (8.4) 3. Also started — (2) Sir vVallace and (5) Slipshot. Won by two and a half lengths, Time 1.51. • WANGANUI CUP of 1000 so vs.; 1 3-4 miles.— (5) W. Duncan’s CLIENT (7.9) ... 1 (1) E. J. Watt’s BUNTING (8.10) 2 (9) J. E, Palmer’s ANALOGUE (7.9) o Also started—(7) Colonel Soult 8.9, (2) Depredation 8.6, (3) Indigo 7.13, (4) Bjorneborg 7.8, (8) Blackall 7.8, (6) Housewife 7.3, (10) Kurapai 6.13, and (.11) Master Moutoa 6.8. Won by a length. Time 3.1. ' JUVENILE HANDICAP, 5 furlongs.—(l) Silver Tongue (7.3) 1, (4) Birkenvale (8.9) 2, (2) Acre (8,10) 3. Also started—(3) Agnestes, (2) Coolpun (coupled with Acre), (5) Coral Queen, and (6) Staccato. Won by a head. Time 1.3.

WIRITOA HANDICAP, 1 mile and 40 yards.—(4) Crown Head (7.3) 1, (2) IcebeiW (8.10) 2, (1) Spain (9.0) 3. Also started-—(3) Pohelie and (5) War Loan, Won by half a length. FLYING HANDICAP of 400 sovs. ; 6 furlongs.—(l) form Up (8.2) 1, (2) Ohakwana (8.3) 2, (4) Tete a tete (10.2) 3. Also started —(3) Nystad, (7) Interlude, (9) Veto, (o) Tree Lucerne, (8) Astor, (5) Greenstreet, and (10) Compete Won by half a length. Time 1.14 4-5. , ACCEPTANCES—SECOND’ DAY. WANGANUI, Inis Day. The following acceptances have been received : AUTUMN HANDICAP, onl mile and 40 yards.—Lady Middleton 8.7, Ararat 7.12, Devotion 7.9, Golden Grafton 7.8, Astor, 7.5, I’araoa, Mascot 7.3, Coropet 6.9. ’ * HARRISON HACK*, one mile, and a distance.- —Spain, Iceberg 9.0, Henry Clay 'B.B, Thames 8.7, Deeside 7.12, Thrace 7.11, Rela Rewa 7.7,' Pohehe 7.2 War Loan 7.0.

MATARAWA HACK HANDICAP, 6 furlongs. —Cora Ora 9.7, Moutoa Queen 9-5, Starengo* 8.8,; Munition, 8.0 Lady Edith ,7.2, War Loan 7.0. v WANGANUI STAKES, U miles.:— Bunting 9.0, Client, Colonel Soult 8.7, Depredation 8.4, Indigo, Sunbird, Analogue* 7.10, Bjorneborg 7.6. Housewife 7.2. -■ 1 ; V

FOB DELL HURDLES, 1 3-4 miles. —Harbour Light 11.12 t Eurapai*ll.9, Record 10.9, dMaitqn 10.1, Grandson, Slipshot 9.0. " _ OKOIA WELTER, 6 furlongs—Rock field 9.6, Crown Head 9.0, Deeside. 8.10 llaiipai 8.4, ■ Cora! Queen 7.13, TJie Waif, Otoijga -7.12.. , ■ . ■ FAREWELL HANDICAP, 6 furlongs.— I Tete a tete 10.2, Chakwana* 8.7, Nystad 7.11, Interlude 7.7, Veto 7.6, Cora Ora 7.3, Tree Lucerne 7.3, Greenstreet 6.13, Madam Ristori 6.12, Corbpet 6.10. ■ JACKSON gitero, Wrestler, Hymestra, - Bisogne, E'stland, Nystad, Ceasefire, Birkenvale. Carlatonxv Arran, Signorella, b.f. by Etysian—Kow.erewere, b.f. by Demos*' theness —PeaidShot. V