TO-AY’S RACING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1940, Page 9

TO-AY’S RACING NEWS

Galloping

MEETINGS TO COME. August 24—Pakuranga Hunt. August 29—Egmont-Wanganui • Hunt. August 31—Taranaki Hunt. August 31—Otago Hunt. Limbohm: The Grand National Hurdles winner, Limbohm, has started 83 times for 13 wins, nine seconds, and nine thirds, and £2,788 in stakes. Alma:

Alma broke a sesamoid bone in the Winter Cup, and her racing days are over. The mishap occurred when she was pulled out to keep off the heels of Haughty Winner, and she was going particularly well at the time.

Nigger Boy: Niggei’ Boy ran in new colours at Riccarton on Saturday, Messrs. B. and S. Nausbaum having purchased him from Mr. H. J. Riddle at a price reputed to be BOOgns. However, the Nigger Minstrel gelding failed to reproduce his Winter Cup form. Taxpayer:

Taxpayer scored his first win when he paid nearly three-quarters of a century in the Longbeach Handicap. He is a four-year gelding by Gustavo from Last Note, and comes from a stable which in the past had provided long-priced in hack races at Riccarton. Clarion Call:

Clarion Call has now won £6,518 in stakes, all except about £2OO in jumping races. He was making his 46th appearance when he finished fourth in the Grand National Hurdle Race, and his analysis reads 16 wins, eight seconds and five thirds.

Lazybones: Lazybones ran one of his best races in the Heathcote Handicap, going under by only a head in a hard fight. His place dividend was the biggest of the week, and he would have paid a sensational win return if the head had been the other way. This Nigger Minstrel gelding is good at his best, but is not reliable.

To Ride in Sydney: A. E. Ellis has definitely decided to go to Sydney to ride Beau Vite in his engagements in Australia. His date of departure has not been fixed, but he will get away as soon as he can make the necessary arrangements for travelling overseas. With this trip in view, Ellis refused several offers to ride in jumping events at last week’s meeting. Successful Horsemen:

Honours among "the riders at Riccarton last week were well, distributed, no rider having more than two successes. W. Broughton, P. Spratt, A. Leach, W. Jenkins, A. E. Didham, and A. Jenkins each rode two winners, and those with one success each were L. Dulieu, J. Mcßae, L. Hare, J. Chaplin, I. Walther, A. Messervy, F. E. Baker, P. Burgess, H. Hibberd, A. Midwood, F. Cleaver, and R. Humphries. Six trainers led in two winners each, these comprising T. H. Gillett (Riccarton), C. Emerson (Riccarton), J. N. Morton (Riverton), W. Griffith (Hastings), A. Didham (Wingatui), and W. A. Watson (Blenheim).

Anonymous Circular: , An anonymous typewritten circular that had been widely distributed to members of the Auckland Racing Club was referred to in scathing terms at the annual meeting of the club by the president, Mr. Oliver Nicholson. The circular referred to the pending election of office-bearers and urged members to “put out the Jews.” Mr. Nicholson described the act as despicable and said that all members would resent it. Evidently, it had emanated from an outsider who had made himself familiar with the affairs of the club, but it seemed that the circular had been sent to as many non-members as members. When two members of the committee who had done yeoman service to the community in all patriotic and humanitarian affairs were attacked because of their religion, the speaker wanted to bear testimony to their worth. BIMELECH FOR STUD (Recd. Aug. 20, 12.45 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. A Saratoga Springs message says that Bimelech has broken a bone m his foot, and is being retired to the stud.

Trotting MEETINGS TO COME. August 31—Auckland. September 7—New Brighton. September 21—Wellington. October s—Methven. October s—Thames. October 12—New Brighton. October ‘26, 28—Greymouth. October 28—Oamaru. - October 26, 28 or October 26/30 —

Auckland. November 2—Wellington. November 2—lnvercargill. to. November 12, 14, 15—N.Z. Metropolitan. November 28, 30-r-Forbury Park. November 30, December 7 —Waika-

Indianapolis: Indianapolis has finished racing and is to' go to the Mardella Stud at Auckland. Cup Horses: Dusky Sound and Marlene are now eligible for a 4.26 Trotting Cup. Pot Luck is now assessed on 4.22 for two miles.

Principal Winners: Dusky Sound, with £B5O, was the principal winner at Addington. Marlene was next with £7OO, and Lady Milne third with £650. C. S. Donald was the most successful trainer at the meeting, his stable collecting £1,600 in prize money.

GREYMOUTH T.C.

ANNUAL REPORT

The following report will be presented to the annual meeting of the Greymouth Trotting Club to-morrow afternoon: —

The Committee are pleased in submitting the 49th annual report of the Club to congratulate members on the successful year experienced. When the last annual meeting was held, the .Empire had just entered on the war, and the prospects of a successful outcome of our operations for the year were not too hopeful. Pessimists in this direction amongst us have been confounded, and it is now recognised by all thinking people that the carrying on of sport and recreation during wartime is necessary, and definitely in the interests of the morale of the community. Your Committee willingly placed the Club’s property and buildings at the use of the Army authorities, and enabled that portion of the forces which visited Greymouth to be comfortably accommodated. The extensive functions in connection with the celebration of the centenary were also held on Victoria Park, and the thanks of that committee were conveyed by the Mayor for the assistance thus given. ' Both the Spring and Summer meetings of the Club were held in fine weather, and were well attended. The totalisator turnover amounted to £58,4261 compared with the previous year’s figures of £53,4291, an increase of £4,977. Taxation paid on the Club’s meetings amounted to £5,670/13/-; the withdrawal of’the 1 per cent, rebate previously allowed would have amounted to £584 and would have proved veryuseful to the Club at this period. Stakes paid amounted to £4,485. The racing at both meetings was highly interesting and though falls were expei - ienced at both, very close enquiry by the Stipendiary Stewards completely exonerated the track, Which was maintained in first-class condition. Appreciation must be made of the continued support of Canterbury owners and trainers at our meeting. During the year the membership of the Club increased by 37 members, and it is hoped a further increase in this direction will be made this yeai. The deaths of Mr. W. L. Gittos and Mr. E. Quinn were suffered during the yeai, and the sympathy of the Club was conveyed to their relations. The Club s property is in first-class order, and the Committee iS looking forward to the current season when it trusts to do its part in providing further happy and successful meetings.