SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 16 September 1924, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

GLOAMING'S NEXT ENGAGEMENT

BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT SYDNEY, Sept. 15. Gloaming’s next engagement is in the Hill Stakes at Roschill on Saturday. He carries nine stone, three pounds short of top-weight. Other New Zealand horses in the race are The Monk and-The Hawk (9.0), Gle-n----truin (8.12), Ballymena. (8,11)'. Father’s Voice and Bonaparte (7.12), Bosh (6.13). The Cypher is back on the tracks, doing restricted trotting. His forelegs are. bandaged, but there are no signs of lameness.

The bandsmen at Randwick on Saturday welcomed Gloaming’s . appearance oil the track playing “In the Gloaming.” This hit the fancy of the crowd, so many of -whom had made the journey out to see the old favourite in action again, and they vented their feelings with long and continued cheering.

Exercising on Saturday .Glentruin S r n L i off foreleg, which filled slightly, but serious consequences are not anticipated.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Maecenas). The Dannevirke Racing Club will hold its spring meeting-to-morrow. The acceptances are good, and some capital racing should be witnessed. Tutankhamen showed pace last season, and should show ua against a. moderate lot engaged in the Trial ?.r a^ es ' Kanaka ran a fine race at Marton, and he, too, may be in the money. • The horses engaged in the Neagle Memorial are not good, so possibly Megan and Tanadees may be the elect of bettors. “ If the two hard races extracted fi*om him at the Wanganui meeting have done no harm to Master Black he may run well in the Tapuata Hack. Merry Bells has won on each of her two last starts over hurdles, so if stripped at her best is certain to cause trouble in the Glengary Hurdles. Waetea is well iust now, and may again run prominently in the ITmutoroa Hack at Dannevirke to-morrow. A particularly poor field is .engaged in the President’s Handicap at Dannevirke, and Avonlea may do well. If reserved for the Ruahine Welter to-morrow the big gelding Tussore should be favourite with backers. Lady Joyce went so well at Marton that if started at Dannevirke to-mor-row bettors should be prepared to take a short price. As the first furlong of the Chelmsford Stakes is run on an up grade the 1.50 1-5 registered by Heroic is a wonderful gallop. When Gloaming won this' event in his first start his time was 1.52 1-5, I think, while it took that great galloper Sasanoff 1.53 1-5 jto get over the nine furlongs when he won this event.

STRATFORD RACING CLUB. A meeting of the general committee was held on Tuesday, 9th inst. Present : Messrs S. Pitt, J. Frederic, V. Smith, A. Stewart, A, W. Budge, H. E. Abraham, F. Whittle, and D J. Malone. Mr. Pitt was unanimously re-elected to the position of chairman of the general committee for the ensuing twelve months. The chairman extended a welcome to Mr. E. Whittle ‘as the new member; of the general committee. ' In connection with the extra, motorcar accommodation paddock, correspondence from the club’s solicitor indicated that the matter had now been practically finalised. The chairman reported that all work in connection .with the improvements to the west end —drainage, levelling track, and grassing track —were now completed. '■ The contractors had also completed the formation work of the taxi track,mild the formation,had been rolled.

Mr. B. H. Horner, in tendering his resignation, offered to place his field notes in connection with improvements to the' course at the. disposal of the committee for the benefit of the new engineer or surveyor who may be appointed.—lt was resolved that be be thanked for bis offer. It was resolved that a letter be forwarded to the Prime Minister (Hon. W. F. Massey) advising him that the committee of the Stratford Racing Club views with pleasure his recent statement to.the effect that he proposes to place the Gaming Bill upon the Statutes this session. The matter of acquiring extra tables and chairs for the catering department was deferred until the November meeting. . The chairman’s suggestion re more equitable representation of country clubs on the New Zealand Racing Conference was approved. It was resolved that the samS be forwarded, to the secretary of the conference, together with an alternative proposal, e.g., that with a view to giving more equitable representation to country clubs the eon_ ference be increased by . eight members, and that the allocation'of representation be: Metropolitan clubs two members, country clubs three members. It was voted that the donation of £7 7s to the Stratford A. and P. Society, voted at the annual meeting, be handed'-over unconditionally. It was resolved that the recommendation of the annual meeting in connection with members’ privileges be adopted. The club’s delegates were empowered to act in connection with privileges for the season 1924-25, lawn and gate charges, which will be discussed at the forthcoming meeting of the district committee.

Mr. W. P. Kirkwood was appointed treasurer, vice Mr. J. B. Richards, resigned.

Committees in connection with the forthcoming race meeting were set up. The programme committee were instructed to frame and present programme on the basis of an increase of £SOO in stakes, total stakes recommended being £3BOO. It was resolved that a, letter of condolence he forwarded to Mr. .J. E. Henrys in conenction with his recent bereavement. It was resolved that the chairman convene a meeting of the general committee. to he held on the racecourse at an early date for the purpose of annual inspection. 1 It was resolved that the painting of buildings and installing of turnstile be discussed at the next meeting. Accounts amounting to £165 3s 3d were passed for payment.