SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 March 1930, Page 11

SPORTING

BAY OF PLENTY ACCEPTANCES. (Per Preea Association.) AUCKLAND, March 14. The acceptances for the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club’s meeting, on March 22, are as follow: — Trial Plate Handicap, 5 furl.mgs.— Clenison 9.0, Welcome Boy 8.13, Tambourine 8.10, Dainty Manners, Peter Paul, Winter Boy, Momonatui, Master Armour, Muskall Maid, Bryan, Golden Pennant, Primitive, Kiwinui, Danceaway, Lovely Boy, Creina’s King 8.7. Maunganui Handicap. 6 furlongs.— Parfait Amour 9.0, High Tide 8.11, Snow Prince 8.10, Squadron, Chromadyne, Valquette 8.7, Joy Girl, Neil, Rose Willonyx, Otangihaku 8.4, Terrapeen 7.9, Kilinthia 7.5, Principal Boy, Intent 7.2.

Tauranga Cup Handicap, 1J miles. —l ? ady’s Boy 9.0, High. Pitch, Transformer 8.5, Antique 8.4, Le Choucas, The Lamb, Rawhetu 7.13, King’s Guard Flying Prince, King Willonyx 7.12, Cynthia N., Tinokoa, Respirator 7.7, Mosaic 7.5, Brampton 7.2, Grand Tea 7.0.

Herries Memorial Hack Cup, 1 mile. —Brampton, On Top 9.0, Waitekohe, Snow Prince 8.2, Bay D’Or, Squadron 7.13, Otangihakau, Neil, Rose 'Willonyx, Joy Girl 7.10, Caulis, Index, Master Armour, Day Lass 7.0.

Greerton Handicap, 7 furlongs.--The Lamb 9.0, Good Boy, King Willonyx 8.13, Respirator 8.8, Takutama, Billikins, Town Bird 8.5, Page Boy 8.0. President’s Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs.—On Top 9.0, Parfait Amour B.C, High Tide 8.3, Waitekohe, Snow Prince Taurimu 8.2, Squadron. Valquette, Chromadyne, Bay D’Or 7.13, Otangihaku, Rose Willonyx, The Jack Jumper 7.10, Terrapeen 7.1, Caulis, Tambourine, Intent, Kilinthia, Principal Boy 7.0. County Stakes Handicap, G furlongs.—lndolent 9.5, Welcome Boy B.G, Dainty Manners, Peter Paul, Miss Albyn, Winter Boy, Master Armour, Muskall Maid, Momanatui, Bryan, Golden Pennant, Kiwinui, Crena’s King Lovely Boy 8.0. Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs—Lady’s Boy 9.5, Flying Prince 8.5, Good Bov 7.12, White Ringlet, Takutama, Modest Boy, Town Bird, Billikins 7.5, Waica King 7.2, Joy .Term, The Jack Jumper, Glenison 7.0. PROPOSED AMA LG AMA TIO N.. AUCKLAND, March 14. There is a proposal before the Committee of the Auckland Trotting Club for the Otahuhu Trotting Club to unite with it in an amalgamation. Should the proposal be approved by the Committee, the members of both clubs will be asked to endorse the committee’s action at a general meeting of both clubs to be called at an early date. The amalgamation of the two clubs would certainly have the effect of placing trotting on a better footing, both from the point of view of the owners and of the public. The Auckland clubs would then be in a. position to proceed at once with the erection of an electric totalisator and also effect without delay, other necessary improvements at Alexandra Park.

The terms of amalgamation are to

be embodied in an agreement to be drawn up by the clubs’ solicitors, and to be submitted to the members for their consent. The Minister of Internal Affairs has been communicated with, and his reply is expected within a few days, endorsing the proposal. GUY BINGEN CASE CHRISTCHURCH, March 15. The appeal of F. G. Taverner, the owner of Guy Bingen, and Roy MeKewen, the driver, against the 12 months’ disqualification imposed by the Invercargill Trotting Club for alleged inconsistent running, was considered in committee by the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association. Upon resuming in open meeting, the Board reported that as the additional evidence adduced at the inquiry might have the effect of causing the Association to reverse the decision arrived at by the Club, the Association had decided to send back to the. Club such additional evidence for further consideration. ALLEGED RINGING-IN. SYDNEY, March 15. Further startling developments in the alleged wrongful entry of the horse Powcull occurred when three more men were arrested on charges of conspiracy. The police claim to have established that Powcull is identical with the registered performer Violian.

TROTS ON MONDAY. THE FIELDS REVIEWED The West Coast trotting enthusiasts will be enabled on Monday and Tuesday to take advantage of the Nelson Trotting Club’s annual meeting this year being held on the Greymouth Trotting Club’s track at Victoria Park. Good fields have accepted, and everything points to the meeting being a very successful one. A number of the horses engaged will be racing at New Brighton to-day and their performances there should provide speculators with useful data for transactions on Monday. A special horse train will leave Christchurch at 8.15 to-morrow morning, and it is due to reach Greymouth at 4.33 p.m. The return trip will start at 6.45 a.m. on Wednesday. Racing starts with the Trial Handicap for which 13 are carded. Dusolina’s 1 good performance in the Wairewa Handicap at Motukarara will make 11. Frost’s charge a popular, fancy, while others which will probably be well supported are Guy Denver and Russell Pointer.

The Brighton Handicap for unhoppled trotters should provide a good race if the eleven carded start. Reefton owned Childe Boy, the Karamea representative. Olive Nelson and Great Burton may race prominently. In the Wakefield Handicap of 101 furlongs, Black Wattle is on the back mark and may find it hard to get. up with Baron Bingen, Mac Locanda and Kate Logan. The principal race of the day is the Kitchingham Handicap of 121 furlongs, for which there are ten candidates. Cardinal Logan, on the back mark, can handle the track well, and may fully extend those in front, although Omaha and Talent are bound to have plenty of admirers. With a small field of seven for the Dominion Handicap, Great Author has a good chance off 48 yards, while Ulin’s recent performances are such that C. S. Donald’s colours may be prominent at the business end of the race. The second race for unhoppled trot-.

tors, the President’s Handicap of 141 furlongs, has 13 horses handicapped, and of these five are also carded for the earlier and shorter race. If started Childe Boy may be again fancied, as also will Oval, who has proved capable of handling the track on former occasions. The grey filly, Fifa, is another that will not be overlooked. The saddle handicap is likely to be an interesting race, and the Greymouth gelding Kawana will not lack friends, while others that may be well supported are Chancellor Boy and Dorie. The last race on Monday is the Dash Handicap of 85 furlongs, for which there is a field of seven. Mac de Oro, on the limit, Baron Bingen 12 yards and Black Wattle 24 yards, seem a likely trio to get shares of the stakes.

TRACK AND STABLE NOTES

Great Author, the Buller representative pacer in the Dominion Handicap 2,26 class, has been nominated for the Au Revoir Handicap, two miles, 4.40 class at the Wellington meeting. On Monday he goes off the 48 yds. mark and Jarden therefore has rosy prospects of success. The line race and very fast but too belated finish by Omaha at Timaru last Saturday will give him a lot of support in the Kitchingham Handicap on Monday. He was unsuccessful in the early part of the season in which to date iie has raced 15 times. Omaha won the Wainoni Handicap at New Brighton in December, was second to Grand Light in the President’s Handicap at Timaru in the following month and won the Papanui Handicap at the Metropolitan meeting on February 8. Waving Corn will probably start favourite for the Waimate Cup next Thursday. Piuthair has been retired from the race tracks and will be retained by Mr. R. A. McKenzie for breeding purposes. She won £l4lO in stakes. G. J. Pine, the Riccarton trainer, has been laid up for a few days after undergoing an operation. He is expected to be on duty again next week. Grattan hit himself in the paddock on Sunday. He is a four year old by Gasbag from Taupiko and on New Year’s Day ho won the first division of the Blaketown Hack Handicap at Omoto. Although placed on many occasions Grattan's only other win was in the Waikanae Hack Handicap at the Otaki Maori winter meeting last June. Mr. P. F. Thorpy's five-year-old Miss Mercia broke down on Thursday and she has been turned out. Cimabue is being reserved for the second day of the Wellington autumn meeting.

Goblin Market has broken a run of bad luck, and may be worth noting for events in the near future. A change of stables sometimes means a change in luck.

Gesture may be amongst the horses taken over for the Sydney autumn meetings. The success of Lilt in Perth recently introduced W. Huxley to the Australian public again. He is on his way from England, where he made riding history which caused Frank Bullock to remark I hat he was one of the best riders in England at that. time. Seeing that some years ago he won the Oaks, three gold vases, three Liverpool Cups, three Newbury Cups, and the Ascot Gold Vase, no doubt he earned the distinction. Besides being at the top of the tree in England, he rode for several years in the East, winning four Viceroy Cups. Seeing that he can still ride at 8.5, Huxley should be in good demand in Australia again. As the result of a self-organised strike the bookmakers refused to operate at a recent Meeting held by the West Australian Trotting Association at Brennan Park, and not a single fielder, clerk, or silver-clerk was present in the bookmakers’ section. In their decision to strike the bookmakers conferred a big favour on the club, and showed that all the betting that is required could be done through the totalisator. The meeting was held in boisterous weather, and the attendance was much below the average, but the totalisator receipts were much higher in proportion to the attendance than had ever been recorded in the history of trotting in the State. Indications are that no more licenses will be granted to book-makers to operate at meetings controlled by the West Australian Trotting Association, and it seems that the strike has come as a blessing in disguise to the trotting authorities.

DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS. Remember to put back your clocks to-night by half-an-hour.