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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1929, Page 11

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WESTPORT TROTS HANDICAPS

(Per Press Association.)

WESTPORT, December 10.

Following are the handicaps declared by Mr H. A. Jarden for the first day, on December 26, of the Westport Trotting Club’s Midsummer Meeting:

SEDDONVILLE HANDICAP, Class 2.32 to the mile, eight and a-half furlongs: — Kitty z Worthy Girl scr Audubon .. scr Great Palm scr Beatrice Drumly . . . scr Locanda .. scr War Chance scr Flood. Drift .. scr Jessie Bells 12 Altair .. .. scr Royal Sissisox .. scr Audubon .. 12 Kokorta .. scr Charlie Lorna ’ Lincoln .. 12 Melrose :. scr Bonny Wrack 36 Allanora .. scr Great Author 72 Rongonui .. scr Flying Kate 72 TEKUHA HANDICAP, 2.34 Class, twelve and a-half furlongs, for unhoppled trotters: — Iwanta .. ,’.. scr Reta Guy ~ scr Petrix .. .. scr Mountain Child Boy .. scr Mist .. scr Rapture .. scr Osgood .. scr Bonny Bookstall .. 12 Audubon .. scr Addie Guy .. 12 Bingen Avoness .. 24 Child .. scr Olive Nelson 60 Chancet .. scr WESTPORT TROTTING CLUB’S HANDICAP. Class 2.23£, sixteen and a-half furlongs: — Leading Lady scr Alpine All Peters .. scr Melody .. 12 Great Royal Adventure .. scr Comrade .. 24 Nelsonian .. scr Bessie Dillon 24 Vecto .. .. scr Kreisler .. 36 Danny Boy .. scr Myra Locanda .. scr

PROGRESS HANDICAP, Class 2.30, twelve and a-half furlongs: — Kitty Dillon Audubon .. scr Chimes .. scr Shot Silk .. scr Ratloc .. .. scr Undertaker scr Sissisox .. scr Major Brent scr Sedmere .. 24 Loretta .. scr Red Comet .. 24 Napoleon .. scr Bingen Lux .. .. scr Wilkes .. 48 Harvest Boy scr Denver Hinds 96 Allanora .. scr PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, Class , 2.34, sixteen and a-half furlongs, for unhoppled trotters: — Louie Todd scr Bonny Bookstall .. scr Audubon .. scr Addie Guy .. scr Osgood .. scr Mountain Child Boy .. scr Mist .. scr Iwanta . .. scr Chancet .. scr Avoness ‘.. 12 Bingen Child scr Olive Nelson 72 DENNISTON HANDICAP, (saddle), 2.27 Class, eight and a-half furlongs : — Sedmere .. scr Hilda Royal McKinney scr Iroquois .. scr Teremoa .. 24 Jessie Bells scr Flying Kate 24 Kawana .. scr Warrenore •. 24 Bonnie - Lifebuoy .. 24 Wrack .. scr Lady Bee .. 36 Red Comet .. scr Roger Lyon 36 Drumly .. scr Denver Hinds 48 Royal Audubon .. scr ADDISON’S HANDICAP, Class 2.28, twelve and a-half furlongs. Charlie Major Brent scr Lincoln .. scr Bingen Shot Silk .. scr Wilkes .. 12 Hardiness scr Warrenore .. 24 Loretta . . scr Great Author 36 Napoleon .. scr Great Harvest Boy scr Adventure “*o STOCKTON HANDICAP, pass 2.24, ten and a-half — Leading Lady scr Lady Bee .. 24 ’All Peters .. scr Alpine Melody 36 Lifebuoy .. scr Myra • Great Locanda oo Adventure scr Danny Boy .. 36 Vecto .. - • 24 Bessie Dillon u 6

GREYMOUTH trotting club, annual meeting held. The annual meeting of the Greymouth Trotting Club was held yesterday afternoon. There was a larg'e attendance of members, the President (Mr. H. W. Kitchingham) being in the The annual report for the year ended June 30, 1929, was submitted as follows; _The balance-sheet shows an improvement in the Club’s affairs ana although a satisfactory price received from the sale of a small section of the Club’s property enabled most of the gain to be made, still the committee is gratified by the success achieved m ordinary respects during the year, and is looking forward confidently to increased revenue during the coming season. Arrangements have been concluded with the Nelson Trotting Club, and the necessary consents obtained from the Government and the N.Z. Trotting Conference for that Club to hold its meeting at Greymouth on March 17 and 18 next. This should prove advantageous to z both Clubs, as well as giving local owners an additional meeting at which they can compete. During the year the Club sustained the loss by death of two of its strong supporters, Mr. W. R. Kettle, who had been a member of the Committee for 14 years, and Mr. Fred H. Kilgour, the Club’s auditor for many years. The practical assistance given by these gentlemen to promote the Club is gratefully acknowledged. The Club’s property has been maintained in good order and condition,, and generally the track, building and appointments have never been in a more satisfactory state. The rebuilding by grading and banking of the track near the starting post, round the Elmer Lane turn, and well down the back straight, has been carried out during the year, and it is confidently ex&ected will gain the approbation of owners and trainers as well as of the Club’s patrons. The building of further horse-boxes has also been done during the year, and will be of advantage during the Club’s meetings. Reviewing the figures for the year, Mr. Kitchingham said that the Club, despite a not too satisfactory result of the last summer meeting, had managed to carry on. Outlining the prospects for the ensuing season, he described them as being more hopeful and encouraging. The greatest care was being taken in the matter of expenditure, and every effort would be made during the forthcoming year to increase the Club’s revenue. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Mr. Kitchingham was re-elected as President, Drs. W. McKay and J. W. Mcßrearty and Mr. H. J. Bignell as vice-presidents, and Mr. J. Steer as treasurer. The'Committee members were also re-elected, unopposed, as < were the officials of the Club. On the motion of Mr. F. W. Shallcrass, a vote of thanks was accorded

to the President, tributes being paid to is his keen interest in the welfare of the e Club. A hearty vote of thanks was ac- ] corded to Mrs. Kitchingham, on the j motion of Mr. T. E. Coates, lor her work as supervisor of the tearooms, which, it was stated, continued to give < every satisfaction to the Club and its patrons. . Votes of thanks were also accorded j to the secretary (Mr. P. C. Heaphy), ] the caretaker (Mr. C. Watson), and ( the timekeepers (Messrs E. McDonnell, D. H. Roberts, T. Oxenham, and, ■ E. R. Moss). 1 POCKET EDITION REGISTERS. J A copy of the 1929 Christmas pocket- j size edition of the New Zealand Turf Register has been received. This handy and almost essential reference j work for followers of either sport gives ( full details of every race meeting held . since the beginning of the season, and with the holiday racing ahead its ar- . rival is timely. Everything is so clearly set ou.t and indexed that refer- ; ence to the form of any horse is made an easy matter. The lists of winning horses, sires, owners, trainers, riders, and drivers indicates the degree of success, or otherwise, being obtained by those participating in both gallops and trots, while a list of remaining fixtures for the season will be useful to all sportsmen. The pockel edition is uniform with its predecessors issued quarterly, with trotting and galloping records kept separate. It is a reference work which should be possessed by all followers of either form of racing. It is sold for the low price of 3/6, and is published by the Christchurch Press Company, to which is extended thanks for a copy received.

TRACK AND STABLE NOTES. • Nominations for the Greymoutli Trotting Club’s and the Westland Racing Club’s meetings close On Friday evening at 9 o’clock nominations for the Westland Trotting Club’s annual meeting close. Owners are reminded that nominations for- tlie Greymouth Jockey Club’s midsummer and the Inangahua Trotting Club’s annual meetings close at 9 o’clock on Saturday evening. Nominations for the Westland Gallops and -Greymoutli Trots close -this evening. The nominations for the Westland Trotting Club’s annual meeting will close on Friday evening. Sudden Storm, a five-year-old daughter of Helter-Skelter by Autumnus, has been sold by Sir George Clifford to Mr A. Messent, of Mosgiel, and has gone to her new quarters. Her last placing was a third in the October Handicap at Dunedin.

As W. J. Tomkinson has Glideaway nominated for the Ashburton Cup on Boxing Day, it suggests that the mare will not be sent to the Auckland Trotting Meeting. With Danny Boy, Royal Iroquoise, Addie Guy, Lorretta and Napoleon nominated for the Westport Trotting

Club’s meeting, Mr J. R. McKenzie lias a useful team for the first trotting fixture of the West Coast Christmas Racing Ca/nival. The Paper Money filly Caterpillar has left J. Pearson’s stable, and her place has been filled by a two-year-old gelding by Shambles from Charmilia, dam of Malmsey. The youngster,, who will race under the nomenclature of Verdun, will carry the colours of his owner-breeder, Mr W. Deans. It is improbable that Hoylake will race at the Ellerslie meeting and he will more likely be racing at tlie Manawatu meeting, where Dr M. G. Louis-

son also lias Night Dew and Phastar engaged. Silver Paper’s withdrawal from the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie would not be surprising, as the Paper Money gelding has not done at all well in his work at.Trentham. It is probable that Stone will give him a spell. Historic was physicked on Saturday and did not gallop at Trentham* on Monday. The Auckland \Cup candidate lias been showing signs of a recurrence of his leg trouble, and this is unfortunate in view of tlie comparative proximity of the big northern meeting. Amongst those figuring in the weights for the Auckland Cup or Rail r way Handicap and also on the Manawatu card are Hoylake, Silver Papei, Aspiring, Concentrate, Cimabue, and Paganelli. Jaleux is training on so satisfactorily at Riccarton that indications point to his losing his maiden status at an early date. Jaleux failed to gain a place in the three races he contested at the recent meeting held at Riccarton, but the records show that lie ran one good race in Australia last October, when he finished second to Violin Solo in the decision of the Trial Stakes at Randwick. In the race referred to, the distance of which extended to a mile and a-quarter, Jaleux was only beaten by half a length, and, as the ten furlongs were, covered in 2m the son of Sutala. showed that he could gallop. Jaleux is engaged at the A.R.C. Summer Meeting and he is worth keeping in mind for events ahead. The three-year-old division bulk quite largely in this year’s Railway Handicap, the following thirteen being engaged in the six-furlong race set down for decision at Ellerslie on Boxing Day:—-Eaglet 8.0, Hunting Cry7.s, First Money 7.0, Aspiring 7.0, Coon Song 7..0, Flair 7.0, False Scent 7.0, Hunting Boy 7.0, Leader 7.0 ,Polyxena 7.0, Refresher 7.0, Taurua 7.0, and Tasty 7.0. The following is a list of the three-year-olds that have won the Railway Handicap :—Cruciform 9.0, Orzoff 8.8, King Billy 8.8, Dawn 7.10. Killindini 7.7, Downham 7.9, Parody 6.12, Lady Cavendish 7.10 (second division), and High Pitch 7.2.