CONTROL OF RACING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 97, 7 April 1934, Page 2

CONTROL OF RACING

H.B. DISTRICT COMMITTEE. The Hawke’s Bay District Raising Committee met yesterday afternoon at the Hastings racecourse. Present: Mewe G. D. Beatson (chairman), T. V. Morrin, W. J. Wood, C. E. Twist. G. Ebbett, J. H. Macniven. The New Zealand Racing Conference advised various licences granted and notified the committee of the various stipendiary stewards’ reports and of fines imp: sed nt race meetings. Files from the Zealand Racing Conference were received bearing on licensed parties in (he Hawke’s Bny district, which were dealt with. Lists Of fines and inspectors’ reports were tecsived from the Napier Park Racing Club, Waipukiiran Jockey Club, Dannevirke Racing Club and the Hawke’s Bav Jockey Club and were all approved. , Applications for licenses were dealt with and forwarded to the New Zealand Racing Conference to place before their licensing committee. H.B.J.C, COMMITTEE. The committee of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club met yesterday afternoon. Present: Messrs G. D. Beatson (chairman), T. V. Morrin, J. A. Macfarlane,

J. N. Lowry, T. S. Roulston, G. A. Maddison and H. A. Russell. . Circulars were received from the New Zealand Racing Conference. Advice was received from the conference and the Department of Internal Affairs of the granting of the rebate on the totalisator tax in response to the interim balance-sheet forwarded by the club for its three days’ racing. Applications were received for dates for the 1934-1935 season, which are to be placed before the programme committee. Dr. Romaine Wright wns given leave of absence, and Dr. A. D. 8. Whyte was appointed in his place. Accounts amountiug to £42 19/8 were passed for payment. Various routine correspondence was dealt with. WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB SPECIAL MEETING APPROVED. tßy Telegraph-Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 7. The Dates Committee has approved the Wellington Trotting Club’s application for a special meeting on May 19, for which a permit was available. Mr. Martin, owner of Walla Walla, has agreed that the champion will appear in a spocial_scratch race. His opponents probably will be Harold Logan, Red Shadow, Lindbergh and Glenrossie. SYDNEY YEARLING SALES HEROIC STOCK IN DEMAND. (Received 7, 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 7. At the yearling sales a chestnut colt by Heroic, from Shepherd Princess, described by the auctioneer as the living image of his sire, brought 1100 guineas, the purchaser being Mr. R. Skelton. Another by Heroic, from Tresseith, also brought 1100 guineas. The purchaser was Mr. E. O’Sullivan. A chestnut colt by Rampion brought 500 guineas, nnd other Rampion progeny made from 85 to 275 guineas. A Brazen colt made 260 guineas; Legionnaire stock from 140 to 425 guineas; Caledon stock froin 70 to 275 guineas; and an Excitement filly 300 guineas.