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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 February 1928, Page 11

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GORE ACCEPTANCES. GORE, February 17. Following are the acceptances for the Gore Racing Club’s Meeting on February 22:— Gore Hurdle Handicap, one mile and three-quarters. —Koauau 11.0, Jack o’ Lantern 10.12, Kapuna 10.10, Coastguard . 10.1, Atapo 9.7, Scion, Tunance 9.0.

Longford Hack Handicap, six furlongs.—Antrim Boy, Spearmaid 9.3, Flying Mist 8.7, Latin Quarter 8.6, Coomassie, Quickform 8.2, Arrowy, Carinthia 8.0, Ace of Hearts 7.13, Battle Flag, Thessaly 7.7. Racing Club Handicap, one mile and a-quarter. —Wingatui 7.7, Bilbo 7.2, Lucy Locket, Equerry 7.0. Riversdale Trot, two miles. —Carillon, Poolburn Lad scr., - Caesar, Mirella 24, Cardinal and Blue, Turi Chimes 36, Spring Chimes 60, Revolt, Lucky Harold 72. w . Maiden Race, six furlongs. —Eliminator 1 8.10, Manunui 8.7, Karitane, Lady Winton, Cupid’s Dart 8.5, French Singer, Red Racer, Slanth.br, Vinegrove 8.2. Croydon Handicap, 8£ furlongs. — Miss Winkie 8.0, Spean Bridge, King Bilboa 7.10, Brightling 7.9, Apache, Soltoe, Some Rose, Equerry, Coastguard 7.7. Electric Trot, one mile five furlongs. —Grace Bingen, Luath, Sunfire, Sunshade scr., Overture, Sunspot 12, Young Bingen, South Star 24, Hereweka, Maybird 36, Lou Thorpe, Erin s Advance 48. - Summer Hack Handicap, seven furlongs.—King/Bilboa "9.7, Antrim Boy, Spearmaid 9.2, Camisader, . Flying Mist, Strathnaver 8.5, Quickforin, Felony 8.0, Takaka, Redleaf, Lady McKenna 7.9, Solzia 7.8. “TOTE” IN BRITAIN. LONDON, February 16. The Jockey Club’s National Hunt memorandum circulated among Commoners, explains that a central authority will be established under the Jockey Club National Hunt Committee to raise the necessary funds to erect and operate, totalisators on the various courses, and all moneys paid in will be controlled by the authority of the stewards. They intend that racecourse owners shall make a charge on bookmakers for the right of betting on them grounds, which moneys will be paid to the central authority in the same way as totalisator moneys. The percentage of all bets will be deducted by that authority, and the balance paid to winning backers to which a percentage will be added to payments by bobkmakers and the whole will be used for paying the betting duty, Government expenses and interest on the capital Tor the totalisators. The balance will be used for the benefit of breeding horses, increase in stake moneys, improvement of race tracks, and a proportion for charitable purposes, but will not be used to increase the profits of privately-owned racecourses. The particular-type of machine to be installed will depend upon thb clrcuhffitances 6f each course. NOTES. AND COMMENTS. (By “Register.”) GALLOPING FIXTURES. February 18— Canterbury J. C. Feb. 18. —Wanganui J.C. Feb. 22, 23. —Gore R.C. ■Feb. 24, 25.—Woodville J.C. TROTTING. Feb. 25.—Greymouth T.C. Feb. 27.—Inangahua T.C. TROTTING. Acceptances fdr the .Greymouth T.C. meeting on February '25, close on Monday night at 9 p.m. The Ideally owned High Jinks was very unlucky in his race at Addington last Saturday. He led to within practically three furlongs from home when his sulky collapsed. Apart 1 from this, he paced in grbat style, and looked certain to be in the money. High Jinks is very well at present, and his prospects in the Jubilee Cup from 36 yards are as good as anything else in the race. Although Asset did not step up to the form expected of Ker dn her recent trip to the North Island, she has not lost any of her admirers. The nicely-actioned Harold Djllbn filly handles the bends well, and that will be in her ‘favbiir if she is brought to the Greymouth iheeting, where she is on the limit of the Dash Handicap. Royal Serene, one of O. E. Hooper’s team, won easily on her last outing, and her win left the impression that she would later on ivin in. better company. She is a four-year-old, by Realm, from Placid, and may be found pacing a good race off 12 yai-ds in the Jubilee Cup at the Greymouth meet-

Audalie Showed race-winning speed in the Waverley Handicap at the recent Forbury Hark meeting, but he did not control it throughout the journey. The Great Audubon gelding is on the front of a loose-class trotters’ race at Gfeymouth, and, providing he kedps to a level gait, he should trot close to the money. GALLOPING. 'Prior to the Duriedih Jdckey Club’s meeting last week, Sir George Clifford had won 598 races during his lengthy career as an owner, and as his horse’s won two races outright, with a dead heat In another during the two days of the Wingatui meeting, he has now passed the 600 mark. Racing in England is scarcely a sport for the small owner. The Liverpool Grand Natiohal Steeplechase will carry a stake of "5000 sovs, and it will cost 100 sovs to send a horse to the post. The stake includes a trophy valued at 200 sovs. ' The second horse will receive 700 sovs, third 400 sovs, and fourth 150 sovs. The trhiner Of the winner Will receive a cup Worth 50 sovs, ahd the rider One of 25 sovs. A Sydney writer states: —Despite G. Richards’ great success in England last year, many good judges are of opinion that he is not yet as accomplished a horseman as S. Donoghue. The latter is now in the Veteran class, but it is said that Jor style he cannot yet be beaten by any jockey riding in England. In proportion to the population, there are probably more racehorses in New South Wales than any Where else in the world. We Australians (says “Pilot”) do love a gamble, and hitherto have mostly turned to horses for it. Now greyhounds are having a turn. During the past year 401 racecourses were licensed in this State under the Gaming and Betting Act, eleven being within forty miles of Sydney G P. 0., nine within forty miles of the Newcastle G.P.0., and 381 beyond these

areas. The law was amended last year so as to permit of the issue of an additional trotting license in the Sydney area, and three trotting licenses in the Newcastle area; while another amendment' permitted trotting clubs in Sydney holding meetings twenty days a year other than Wednesdays fihd Saturdays, this to avoid clashing with horse or pony meetings. Altogether thirty-five coursing grounds were approved, eight - of these being for mechanical hare racing. It is almost unnecessary to write that on many of the 401 racecourses only one or two days’ racing a year takes place. They give a pleasant break to people far removed from the metropolitan area. In Sydney, we may appear to have too much racing, but the obvious reply is that such an idea is incorrect, seeing that the population’ about equals that of the remainder of the State. ✓