SPORTS AND PASTIMES THE TURF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 165, 18 June 1925, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES. June 19, 20—Napier Park R.O. June 24, 25—Hawke’s Bay J.C June 26, 27—Ashburton R..C. lune 27- Hawke’s Bay Hunt July 7,9, 11—Wellington R.C. July 18—South Canterbury Hunt. Aug. I—Christchurch Hunt (at Riccartou) Aug. 11, I'3. 15—Canterbury J.C. Aug. 15—Pakuranga Hunt (at Ellerslie) Aug. 20, 22—Wellington R.C. (American Fleet complimentary) AMALGAMATION NOT WANTED. Cisborne, June 17. At the annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club the chairman (Mr J. W. Nolan) stated in his address that the Dates Committee of the Racing Conference desired the amalgamation of the club with the Gisborne Racing Club. After discussion a motion was passed “that the Turf Club does not consider the time opportune for amalgamation.” DIVOTS. Dug by “The Del ver.” Nominations for the Wellington Racing Club’s Winter Meeting must be in by Monday next,.22nd inst. The dates fixed on for the American ( Fleet race meeting, which is to be held at Trentham, are .August 20th and 22nd. The Racing Conference has approved of Saturday. August 15. for the holding of the annual race meeting of the Pakuranga Hunt Club. From the fact that Pres Association messages giving the results of last Saturday’s races of the AVaverlev Racing Club were dated from the Wanganui office it was assumed that the meeting was, for some reason or another, being held on the Wanganui course. As a matter of fact, it was held on the Waverley Club’s own course. Eerie is reported to have given a splendid exhibition of jumping when she won at Waverley. Despite the 101 b. penalty thus incurred, the Nassau —MountAin Dream mare has accepted for the Napier Steeplechase to be run at Napier Park next Friday, and will there doubtless have plenty of backers. His many friends in Hawke’s Bay will be glad to know, on the authority of a Wellington exchange, that F. Cress, who recently had a recurrence of an old trouble, is making good progress under treatment. Owing to the course at Motukarnra being under water, as the result of the recent heavv rain, permission has been given for the Banks Peninsula meeting to be held at Riccarton next Saturday. It was reported that Master Peter had injured a roundbone during the running of the Great Northern Steeplechase, but the resultant soreness is said to have worked < ff since his return to Wanganui bust Friday. There is talk of the Wellington horseman, Roy Reed, going to Australia to ride. It appears that when Omahu fell in the Great Northern Steeples he injured a knee, and though he ran in the V inter Steeplechase, the trouble was affecting him and he was not seen at his host. A short spell will he given him before he is got ready for his Trentham engagements. Word from Now Phmouth states Hint the junipers l.ochson and Alteration are both amiss. In the case of the former, his owner-trainer is trying to get him right for the Trentham meeting, but the general opinion amongst Ihe track watchers is that there is .ittle chance, of the horse being right for the Wellington meeting. H. Gray was reported in Auckland last week discussing with counsel the 'L>n of appealing against his life disqualification. It has been definite! I decided to lodge the appeal, and per- | mission will be requested for the aid of i a legal adviser at the inqury. The appeal is expected to be heard at Wei lingtnn next month. So far as memory serves, the Conference judges have hitherto refused to permit the appearance before them of professional counsel. It is stated that there are considerably fewer yearlings at exercise at Trentham this winter than has been the case for some years past. R. O’Donnell and S. Reid have each got three in regular work, but this is the lot, with the exception of a couple belonging to Mr E. Riddiford which have not .yct appeared on the tracks. A renort from Dunedin states that the Solferino gelding Roseday has heon sold bv Mr J. Richardson to Mr J. Lindsay. The price was in the vicinity of four figures. He is said to have been bought for Australia. But the year’s disqualification imposed on him bv the Gore Racing Club does not expire' till 29th October next, so that lu- will have to miss the A-J C. Spring Meeting. It appears that when Zircon finished second to Archibald at Avondale last Saturday ho was running in the colours of Mr J. Paterson, who had bought him a week or so earlier. It may well he doubted whether the Auckland sportsman has got in him as good a bargain as when some good fairy whispered i Inin to give 110 guineas for broken ! down Surveyor. Still, you never can

Puawhata, who. after running nowhere in the Trial Stakes at Waverley mi Saturday, heat everything hut Reliutai in the last race of the dav, is a fmir-year-nld gelding by Guianforte— Country Picnic and so a> half brother to the Antagonist three-year-old TToariri, an unexpected winner at the recent Ellerslie meeting. The elder brother of the two paid an even better dividend for second than the other did ns a winner, it running prettv close up 1o tho score. The well performed Perfect Day is another from the same dame, and ’s also bv Guianforte. Heavy rain has fallen at Trentham .for dava past, and training operations I have been interruntod. Recently, 9'. • Qninlivan removed his active eontin--1 gent +o Wanganui for tho winter, and I row George New has decided to train Star Shell and Sottano at I.evin for a I " bile. i Sunny Yah. it is said, might have i reve’sed positions with the winner, j Anticipate, in the Oturi Hack Handi- ! cap at Wavorb'v had it not been that I he got blocked in an attempt to get 1 through on the rails. Ui connection with the Franklin I meeting at Avondale. H. rider I of Oiwloill in the Steenloclriso. wns called unon to answer a charge, of a I breach of the rules bv continuing in the race when his horse had gon.> outside a I flag. He wac fined £2. L. Dnlieu. ' rider of Lightwood in the Ihtcklan ! i! • ■ 5 was fin 1 £5 f r coming across too quickly when entering the straight.

The running of Beaumont in the open seven furlongs at Lovin, says an exchange, was an eye-opener. The Bomform—Northern Rose gelding had been beaten in a hack race earlier in the day, and it was no surprise to find him almost the outsider of the field when he took on the better class. However, he ran a great race, and was one of the five horses who passed the judge in a line. He could not have been more than a (neck away from the winner. Cold Steel, last year’s winner of the Taranaki and Wanganui Cups, shows some signs of a possible come-back to form. In the Patea County Cup at Waverley on Saturday at the half-mile post Cold Steel and Troihis were together in front, followed by Santiago and Sunshot. Troihis turned for homo just ahead of. Cold Steel, and was closely followed by Santiago and Sunshot. At the distance Cold Steel looked a winner, but Sunshot finished fast and won by a length, with Troilus three lengths away. Bonlita, a cast-off from the Kemball stables, will in future race in the interests of Mr. W. Whiteman, of Upper Hutt. He is trained by W. Young, who intends trying him over hurdles, but in his initial tasks he has made anything but a satisfactory showing. A gentleman just back from Sydney is reported to have stated that the \.J.C. will probably cut out the £2OOO hurdles and steeplechase at the June meeting, as the resjxmse received from owners was not considered satisfactory. It is stated that New Zealand horseman F. Johnson, now in Sydney, proposes to ride at the V.R.C. Grand ’National and other Victorian Winter fixtures. In the south Pilliewinkie is regarded as one of the best horses of recent years, and a successful innings for him in Sydney is confidently anticipated. He should be a very fit horse by tho time the A.J.C. spring mooting comes on, and races like the Ra.ndwick Plate should find him nlaying a bold part. The ex-Ncw Zealander, C. O’Neill, brother to the trainer of Spearfelt, was in Sydney with the hurdler Ennis for tho A.J.C. winter meeting. O’Neill has bees located in Tasmania for some years, but he is shortly selling out and returning to the mainland. The cry is “still they go,” or are going. Further owners who are said to be contemplating a descent on Sydney for spring racing there are Mr. J. Donald, oti Auckland, with Musketoon and some lesser lights of the team trained by N. Cunningham, and Air. M. Carney, also of Auckland, who proposes taking over Bright Sol solus. The Sydney authorities will soon have to institute a N\Z. Handicap on their programmes. ♦ Tho amount won in added money and sweepstakes by Manna, when he scored in the English Derby was £11,225, of which, however, £5OO will go to thbreeder of the winner. The richest Derby on record was that of Sansovino, m ho last year credited Lord Derby with £11,755. “Steve’’ Donoghue, who won his sixth Derby on Manna, rode two winners in a day at Paris. Ho won the 68th Biennial (worth 30,000 francs) on Coram, and the Prix Porplexite (15,000 francs) on Alniaviva. Donoghue is not the only jockey that has accomplished the feat of riding six Derby winners. J. Robinson won in 1817 on Azov, in 1821 on Cedric, next year on Middleton

(owned by the Lord Jersey oi the time) in 1827 on Lord Jersey’s Mameluke, next year on Cadland. and in 1835 on Lord Jersey’s Bay Middleton. The lato Fred Archer won the race live times. The throe-year-old Argos—Capda.m* colt. Diomedes, who was undefeated in his five races in England last season, niado his i-eappearance this year in the Sevcrals Stakes, five furlongs, at Newmarket on April 16. In a field of seven he was sent out a heavily-backed favourite, and ho won as ho liked in Imin l|seo. his weight being 9.7. Din modes, who was sold as a yearling for 200g5.. was not nonjinnfed for anv <-f the classins. Earlv last year Airs Boer gave £3500 for Diomedes. and pro« r, nt C(| him to her son, Air. S. Beer. whn« n colours the colt carries. It is stated th.at during tho recent winter an American offered £20.000 for Diotnedes. but his owner declined tn consider the offer In England it is difficult to get the owner of a good horse to sell it during its racing career, no matter what the inducement.

Tn the course of his disclaimer at Hamilton reoently of any intention to interfere with thp totalisntor privileges now eninved hy hunt chibs, the Afinister of internal Affairs ftbo Hon. R. F Bollard) said that tho only lpoi«lnt’'nn ho proposed to bring down next session affecting racing was to relieve some the smaller racing clubs, making tho Government totalisntor levies 1J ]>er cent, on the first £20,000. In Canada, where all the betting is done on the pari-mutuel, the percentage deducted hy the State is worked on an entirely different basis from that in vogue in New Zealand. It is on a sliding scale applied to each race separately.—seven per cent, if the investments do not exceed £lOOO, six for £6OOO. five for £BOOO. four for £12,500. and three if more than that amount is put through tho “chcker,” as the pari-mutuel is known. There are three ways that the Canadians bet—“straight.” “place,” or “show.” The “straight” machine pays on first horse only, the “place” machine on first and second, and tho “show” machine on I—2—3. The straight system is favoured bv the big bettors, but the small betting people support the other ’two methods.

From Sydney exchanges to hand last night it appears that, although tho Maoriland horseman George Young had steered Kina Seremond into a place on each of the first two days of the Q.T.C. meeting, ho did not. after all, have tho mount on him when he won tho Aloreton Handicap on the third day. Young. Tiowever. scored two other successes that afternoon, being on the Seremond gelding Taupo when > he won the Claret Stakes. 7 furlongs. | and also on the Malstor horse Admo- * tus in the w.f.a. Royal Stakes. 9 fur- | longs. It will be remembered that I Noting rode the latter horse to victory , the first dav in another w.f.a. race. I To Kara was a starter in the Royal 1 Stakes, at tho fini h of which ho was acting as whipper-in. | Among New Zealand bred winners at ‘ King’s Birthday fixtures wore AlicroI noria (Thurnhain —Seatonoria), each of ' nnri.-i (Thurnhain Seatonoua). each of ] which got home first in a race at tho i Belmont. AV.A.. mepfin". Curiously I enough, both those winners on the same day in a distant land are dej s'ondants of that great old mother of > success, flip Kingfisher mare Winnie. who. thouch her name is excluded from the St ml Book, can claim a. ho't of win. tiers that come of her line. Another Maorilander to score on His Majesty’s ' natal day was Arolia Nui (Lucul’ns—• I Mahono). who accounted for the Cornwall Welter Handicap at the V.R.C. • meeting. | The race for the big hurdle money at the A.J.C. meeting seems to have been

a very poor affair. Pildin (Burrabadeen —Perrier) went to the front early in the running and was never afterwards troubled, winning as he liked by five lengths. Although he had for some time been favourite in the ante-post quotations, on the course he was fourth down the betting at the start. This, ft is said, was due to doubts as to whether he had fully recovered from the effects of a fall he had in schooling a. day or two earlier. lie quickly removed any doubt on this point as *oon as he got going. In describing the First Steeplechase, 21 miles, run on the same day, Alonday of last week, a Sydney exchange says: At the half-mile jump Palbi and Grand Urchin were out three lengths from Black Art, who was followed by King Howard, Bonnie Russell and Pay Day, and at the first of the straight treble Palbi and Grand Urchin were on terms, slightly ahead of Black Art and Powtraven. There was practically no change at the second, except that Black Art moved up smartly, and at the last of the treble Black Art and Grand Urchin led Palbi. Black Art, who ran out wide, was nearly down at the fence leaving the straight. At the nine furlongs jump Black Art and Grand Urchin were stil Itogether. from Palbi. Black Art had drawn clear of Grand Urchin at the obstacle at the foot of the hill, and at the jump on the top of the rise Black Art was in front from Grand Urchin and Palbi. Black Art was still in front at the jump at the foot of the hill, but at the second last fence, Palbi had gone to tho front, and was half n length in front of Grand Urchin, who was followed bv Black Art. Palbi led over the last jump, and was well clear entering the straight from Grand Urchin. Black art and Pay Day. Pay Day finished very fast, and got within a length and a half of Palbi at the finish. with eight lengths between second and third. Bonnie Russell was fourth, followed by Black Art. RUGBY FOOTBALL. BEBBINGTON SHIELD MATCH. Pahiatua, June 17. In a Bebbington Shield match, Bush (holders) v. Horowhenua, there was no score after a gruelling tussle on a sodden field. Bush maintained reputation as mud larks nnd kept the game well in hand. ALL BLACKS’ ENGLISH TOUR. PROFITS DISTRIBUTION. Wellington, June 17. Tho extent to which the English Rugby football clubs and unions benefited financially by the visit of the 1024 New Zealand team is indicated in advice which has come to hand of th j distribution of the profits of the touu Nineteen Rugby organisations each tpke a share of the sum of £21,984 which was stated to bo the profit accruing from the tour. The distribution is ns follows (shillings and pence omitted)London £4297, Combined Services £3152, Leicester £2128, Lancashire £1517, North Midlands £lO5O, Oxford £928. Warwickshire £917, East Midlands £894, Gloucester £BBB, Cum berland £B7l. Northumberland £705. Cheshire £687, Devon £659, Yorkshire £633, Durham £621, Hants £607, Somerset £578, Cornwall £4oo’ Cambridge £3BO. These figures have been work cd out upon tho basis of the gate takings in the different centres. CH I'I’ICISING REFER EES. (To the Editor.) Sir,—At the last meeting of the Hastings Sub-union a resolution was passed, to bo forwarded to the H.8.R.U., protesting against the action of a certain outside paper in criticising referees. 1 am a constant reader of the paper and only on one occasion has it done so, and it must have had good grounds, for at the next meeting of the sub-union a new appointment board was set up. I think, sir. it is about time the subunion dropped this matter of passing resolutions when anv one is criticised, and if they think it is going to stop reporters from making fair comment then tlmv will wake up. When a certain local referee was being rriHeised two years ago. no one on the sub-union raised a voice, but different referees different treatment seems to he the motto of the Hastings Sub-union.—l am, etc., REFEREE. Hastings, 15/6/25. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. ENGLAND DEFEATS IPSWICH. Brisbane, June 17. England defeated Ipswich bv 3 goals to nil. The home team was outclassed, but their speed and dash extended the Englishmen, who scored in the first half through Elkes and Williams, and in tho second half Williams again scored. SACHS-JOHNSTON SHIELDS. The following team will represent Hastings United against Napier Y.M.A.C. at Napier on Saturday. June 29th: A. Rattray, R. Boyd, N. Ridocout, •!. Farkhill, T. Maye, D. Boyd, P. Gibbs. D. Parkhill, A. Clark, H. J. Clark, and IV. V. Clark. Emergency: F. Price. Team leaves by the 1.30 train. RIFLE SHOOTING. HASTINGS MINIATURE CLUB. Twenty-eight members attended tho weekly shoot last evening. The shooting was very keen with the result that two shoots off had to be held in A grade before the trophy finally went to F. T. White. Tn B grade K. Crichton and W. I. Robertson tie*! with 98 off the rifle. The trophy wont to K. Crichton, who put up tho possible of 50 in a second shoot-off. The best score off tho rifle was E. W. Crook’s 99. Six other members got 98 off th*rifle. Hollowing are the detailed scores: — A grade: E. W. Crook (scr), 99; F. T. White (1). 99: I. J. Mackersey (1 , 99; W. S. Candy (1), 99: E. L. Brath waite jun. (2). 99; J. Halligan (2). 99. L. E. Brathwaite (scr). 98: G. O’Leary [ (3), 96; F. Helm (4). 96: C. Torr (3), 95; L. Taylor (3). 93. I Semi-final: F. T. ’While (J),49l:Lin Brathwaite (J), 49’; E. W. Crook (scr), 48; J. Halligan (4). 47J: W. S. Candy (S), 45’; I. J. Mackersey (scr*, 45 Final: F. T. White (scr;, 50; Lin Brathwaite (scr), 46. B grade: W. I. Robertson (s<*r), 98! K. Crichton (scr). 98; G. A. L. McLean (2), 96: U. B. McLcnd (3). 90: IT. J. King (4), 96; G. Gooday (5). 96; W. J. Burton (6), 96: H. J. Tanner (6) 96; B. Appleby (10), Do; IT. r. Park (2 i. 95: T. Rosenberg (9), 94; A. Archibald (2094; L. Knuckey (3). 93; B. M. Kcssell (4). 91; C. Smith (7) 89; G. Knuckey (1), SB.