SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1935, Page 3

SPORTING

(Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LOND’ON, July 31. The Good wood Stakes resulted: — Hoplite 1 Claiau 2 Ala Tin 3 Fourteen started. Won by four lengths; a. head between second and SYDNEY. August 1. •I. King, with 35A firsts. 30A seconds ati4 344 thirds; heads the winning Sidney trainers’ list for the 1934-1935 season. W. Kelso with 241 wins. 201 seconds and 14} thirds; is second. G. Price, with 24 firsts. 16 seconds and Lil Chiids; is third; and F. McGrath, 20 firsts, eight seconds and seven thirds is fourth. A. Knox, with 82 winning mounts ami two dead-heats. 71 seconds and 691 thirds, is the leading jockey. D. Muni’o with 70 firsts, four lead-heats, 40 seconds, and 4-r thirds, second: J. Pratt with 70 firsts, oue dead-heat, 41 seconds and 364 thirds, is third; Al. AlcCarten was sixth, with 51 winners and four dead-heats. The jockey, J. Pratt, has had his permit renewed for the new racing season. J. King’s horses won £10.891 in . prize money. J. T. Jamieson had a moderate season, winning only 12 lares, and £3,190. Knox’s total of winning mounts is a record by a jockey on registered courses. At Kensington races, Grand Duke was unplaced in the Flying Welter. Tea Fight was unplaced in the Bum crong Welter of one mile. Aloneila was second in the 14.2 Handicap. MELBOURNE, Ju y 31. At tl’he An<|ot races, to day, the Ovens Trial Handicap, first division resulted^ —Royal Hunting 9 7 (Skidmore) 1; Equerry 8.0 (Voitre) 2; Chatterer 8.5 (Cann) 3. Fourteen started. Won by three lengths; five lengths. Time 1.16}. First Aloney was unplaced in the Alaiden Hurdles. Night Club was un placed in the first division of the Sandhurst Handicap. Gay Circle ridden by AV. Jenkins, was second in the Second Division. Jenkins also rode In The Air, winner of Sassafras Handicap.

GAMING BILL. AIAY r COME AGAIN. NEW PLYAIOUTH, August 1. An indication that the Gaming Bill might be reviewed, in a .new term, and smbmitted to the coming session of Parliament, was given by the Hon. Janies McLeod at the annual meeting of the Taranaki Jockey Club, to-night. Mr McLeod would not disclose any further details. VICTORIAN TOTE RECORD. MELBOURNE, August 1. More than two million pounds was invested on the totalisator in Victoria during the year ended yesterday. This is a record for any Australian State. RACING FIXTURES. August 2—Poverty Bay H.C. August 3—Christchurch H.C. August 13, 15, 17—Canterbury J.C. August 24 —Pakuranga H.C. August 29 —Egmont-Wanganui H.C. (At New Plymouth). August 31 —Taranaki H.C. September 7 —Otago H.C. September 7—Marton J.C. September 12, 14—Wanganui J.C. September 21—Ashburton County R.C. September 21—Foxton R.C. September 21, 23—Avondale J.C. September 26, 28—Geraldine R.C. September 28—Napier Park R.C. September 28, 30—Tauniarunui R.C.

(At Paeroa). October s—Otaki Maori R.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. August 10, 14, 16—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 31 —Auckland y-C-September 7—New Brighton T.u. September 7 —Auckland T.C. September 14—Wellington T.C. September 19. 21—Hawke’s Bay T.C. October s—Methven T.C. October 12—New Brighton T.C. October 12 or 19—Waikato T.C. October 26. 28 —Auckland T.C November 2—Wellington T.C November 2—Thames T.C. In Australia. July 31—Kensington R.C. August 3 —Canterbury Park R.C August 3, 10—V.A.T.C. In England. July 26—Liverpool Summer Cup. July 30—Stewards’ Cup.