SPORTING J. M. Bain Is Classed As An Auckland Specialist

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 September 1950, Page 7

SPORTING J. M. Bain Is Classed As An Auckland Specialist

Oamaru trainer J. M. Bain has rarely taken horses north for meetings at Epsom without winning at least a race or two. The Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting which closed last Saturday has proved no exception. Bain started three horses at last week’s meeting, and one of them, Victory Dale, won a “double.” Desert Flight, who was placed last Saturday, showed sufficient speed to indicate that he will be an early winner.

Bain, fo course, is best known to Alexandra Park patrons as the own-er-trainer of that grand performer Captain Sandy. Twice has Captain Sandy tackled the Auckland Cup and both times he has landed the big prize. One of the most popular of all southern trainers who are regular visitors to Epsom fixtures, Bain always considered Victory Dale above the average. His judgment was certainly well vindicated.

Easy Victory Capably handled by J. Bryce, jun., Victory Dale quickly took up a prominent position on the first day and after waiting on Flying Smith right until the straight was reached, he dashed away to easily hold off another South Island representative, Tutta Bella. Victory Dale, it will be remembered was the horse who hit the headlines just before the last Auckland Cup meeting by cutting out the fastest half-mile sprint ever clocked on the outside of the course proper in a training run at Epsom. He did not return any sensational figures in his trials prior to this Auckland meeting, but he was still responsible for the best half mile on rthe Thursday morning. And he did nothing wrong in his races, either.

Galloping Side Bain was in the galloping side ol the sport for a good number of years before he transferred his interests to trotting just over five years ago. For 10 years before that he was asso-

ciated with J. Ross, a prominent southern trainer. Ross had quite a number of line gallopers under his care at one time or another, including Memdow Lark, Tabu and Sol Rose.

Bain lost no time in making his mark as a first-class trainer of trotting horses, and it is a tribute to his ability that, in a relatively short time, he has been capable of bringing a horse to the very top of the tree —Captain Sandy. Change Of Stable

' The Epsom pacer Hillsborough accompanied First Lord to Christchurch, where he will be trained by A. Motz. Robin Adair and Grand Fleet have returned to the south, but Glengarry remained in Auckland. Several horses left Auckland yesterday for Sydney, including Certify, Paperman, Nero, Calando, Walter Jingle, Murray Grattan, and Fly On. Backing The Double A backer could have been certain of backing the winning double at the Geraldine meeting last Saturday for an outlay of £7l 10s, but the return would have been only £32 10s. On Monday an investment of £49 10s would have brought in a dividend of £127 3s 6d. First Victory The most impressive of the maiden pacers at the Geraldine meeting was the three-year-old First Victory. As he had done on previous occasions he broke at the start, and with five furlongs to go he was still a long way behind the leaders. At the finish he was running into fourth place. The Light Brigade colt shows a lot of quality and is an attractive mover. RACING ADVISORY BOARD SOUGHT: SCHEME OUTLINED AUCKLAND, Sept. 29 (P.A.).— Concern that a wrong impression might have been caused by a published report from Hastings yesterday about the proposal of the New Zealand Racing Owners, Breeders,’ and Trainers’ Association to ask the Government to consider legislation to establish a racing advisory board in New Zealand, was expressed in Auckland today by the association’s secretary (Mr B. E. Pope). The advisory board advocated by the association, Mr Pope said, was certainly based on the successful application of the Betting Control Board Act in England, and the Irish Racing Board Act in Ireland, but the proposed functions of the board were a little different from those given publicly from Hastings. The association would ask the Government to consider implementing the Gaming Commission’s recommendation that a racing advisory board be established in New Zealand, but in a different form. His association would suggest that a board be established comprising two representatives of the public and two each from racing club’s, trotting clubs, the Trotting Owners,’ Trainers’, and Breeders’, Association, and from his own organisation, with an independent chairman appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The move was designed to establish a common pool of funds administered by a voluntary board which would assist financially those areas unfavourably placed from the population viewpoint, Mr Pope said. “The necessary finance,’ Mr Pope said, “would be raised by the contribution of a percentage of totalisator returns—not to exceed 1 per cent. “The association would also suggest that racing and trotting clubs be allowed a lesser sum in stakes than 90 per cent, of their totalisator revenue, which they are now compelled to do.”

TROTTING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING The Greymouth Trotting Club has arranged an attractive programme for its spring meeting to be conducted at Victoria Park on October 21 and October 23. Main attraction on the first day’s programme is the Spring Handicap, of £4OO, for horses assesed on 3.48 or better for one mile and five furlongs. The sprinters are cate l ed for in the Dash Handicap, of £2OO, for pacers on 3.10 —equivalent to 2.53 for one mile and a quarter —for one mile and three furlongs. There are two events for the unhoppled and half-hoppled trotters, and both events will be decided over a mile and five furlongs. Also for a stake of £4OO, the Labour Day Handicap on the second day of the meeting will be decided over two miles, the class being 4.44 or better. The final handicap of one mile and three furlongs is for a stake of £250.