COUNTRY RACING CLUBS CONFERENCE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 12 July 1917, Page 2

COUNTRY RACING CLUBS CONFERENCE.

WELLINGTON, July 10

t> - Annual meeting of Country •Racing Clubs the question of the curtailment of racing was considered, and a motion was proposed protesting against the method decided on by Cabinet, and urging that the matter be re-opened and brought before the House, but the motion was lost.

A resolution was passed protesting against the curtailment of race trains and that representations be made to the Minister for Railways on the matter.

Another resolution was adpnted regretting the persistent efforts' of a section of racing representatives to hare permanent racecourse detectives appointed.

The Masterton - Racing Club made a net profit of £291 4s 5d on its farming operations last year. Local sportsmen were pleased to note that Mr C. H. Washer's conpistent mare Nit a gathered in a stake at Hatsmgs. She has often been in places, but does not win out of her turn. The local horseman L. Graham was associated with Nita's success. W. Young sustained . a dislocated shoulder when riding Ranza at the -Vlanawatu Hunt point-to-point steeplechase at Cheltenham on Wednesday. Dood was sold to an Auckland sportsman while at the Hawke's Bay meetings, but will remain in Fryer's stable, and has gone on to Trentham. The death of the well-known hurdle horseman Alex. Gordon is reported from Wanganui. He had a fall from Royal Patron at Hawke's Bay, and broke several ribs. On returning home haemorrhage of the lungs set in, and he died in the Wanganui Hospital. The South Island mare Bee is to be raced in Australia again in the spring, and will shortly figure among the horses in training at Randvsick. The Eaton stud, one of the most famous in England, will come under the hammer next month. Some race bargains should be available, though the nresent Duke of Westminster did not keep the stud up to the standard set by his predecessor, w^o h?rl such great horses as Ormonde, Kendal, Greying, Bond Or. Flyincc Fox, Sceptre and Troutbeck. The" Eaton stud has been in existence for over a century and a half.

T. I<\ Ouinlivan has arranged for second call on A. Rood's services for next season.

The veteran Australian trainer, Walter Hickenbotham, who handled Carbine after he was sold to the late Mr T). O'Brien, can claim a great record, as horses trained by him have won nearly £200.000 in stakes since IS7I.

Writing to a friend in Melbourne. Mr E. J. "Watt, owner of Bvntinjr. said that the son of All BlaHc—Red Plu-ne i'l.st managed to struggle home in the Brisbane Cup. after breaking down about two hundred yards from the winning post. Tt \vfi.<j V.r Watt's intention to enter Bunting for all the important spring handicaps in Australia, hut in consequence of" the horse going amiss this programme had to be abandoned. TV r.ofing career of Biil'awarra, one of the best hordes ov^r fibstn'-V.s in Australia, has ho.Mi eloped. Ho has been pensioned off, and will soend the rest of his days on his owner's station it: O"eenslancl. During his career the St. Simon gelding won twelve races, including the Australian Steeplechase, in he carried 12.11. He was subsequently sent to England, and com-

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peted unsuccessfully in the Liverpool brand National at Aintree, and a few other eross-counu-y events on the En£iish turf; On his return he won a steeplechase at Williamstown under 12.13,, and the Select Steenlechase at Moonee Valley with 12.7 "Besides being a good jumper, Buliawarra showed P u Ce xon,o^ e tiat > and won m stakes about £3500.

The programme agreed upon for the Grand National meeting eliminates the lally-Ho Plate, Jumpers' Flat Handicap, and Hunters' Hurdle Handicap on the first day, the Grand National Hurdle Handicap, Hunt Cup, and Sumaaer Handicap taking their place* Oa the second day the Aylesbury Steeplechase takes the place of the Hunt Cup, the Redeliffe Handicap of the Sum ncr Hanjdieap, and the Sydenham Hurdle Handicap, of the Grand National %i-dle Handicap, while the Woolston Plate is a hack race without selling conditions. These alterations will mean an increase in stakes of £530 *o£ the two days, compared to last year s programme. Among the North Island l-ainers drawn m the latest ballott are J. Cbyl© J. Mitchell, T. Wilson, C. Chaafe T Higgins, and W-. H. Coffey, while'th« jockeys sn the list include J.. F.'Bradv W. H. Bush, N. Goddard and L. Noqder. The New Zealand jockey, H. Cairns, ■ Tvno has been riding in Victoria, for ! several years, has acquired a great reputation on jumpers. A Melbourne writer, in referring to him recently, : said his -'judgment in .& ra ce 'is * worth nearly as much as was that of J X Brewer in the nineties." Cairns rode the winner of the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles last week, and the cables specially mentioned his fine horsemanship. I An incident which occurred at the ' •stables of the New Brighton trainer, M. Edwards, recently is mentioned in •southern exchanges. It was Edwards' i practice to leave many of the horses out ! at night, in separate yards, and among ' those so treated were four of his own horses, these being the stallions Reggi* Huon Wallace Wood and Dillon bell, < and the champion mare, Adelaide Direct, holder of the Australasian record i tor a mile. When ihe stable hands went ; out one morning they found that these y tour were out of their yards, and all in ; 1 one enclosure. The yards were all se- M curely fastened -with padlocks, and some ' trouble had been taken before the' gates were opened, either by breaking J the padlocks or taking the screws out of the hinges. When the horses were wi\ m tho morni»g Reggie Huon and Wallace "Wood bore unmistakable evidence of an encounter, as they had injured one another very considerably, while Adelaide Direct also showed signs that she had been in a fight. In her case, m fact, the damage seems to be or a particularly serious nature, and j : it may mean that the last has been seen ! ] ot her on a racecourse. Dillon Bell had ■ apparently only got out of his yard a: : short timo before the attendants ar- j : rived on th.c scene, and had not partici- j' pa tea m tne meiee. i It is reported that the Southland- ' owned mare, "Win Soon, who won tho ISew Zealand Trotting Cup in 1914, and who has since had a spell at the stud, is to be put into work again shortly. i Mr T. H. Lowry is popularly regard- | ed as a lucky man in his racing affairs. Ho never has a particularly big teamm training, but for several' years past , he has always had at least one high- - class horse to carry his colors, and in the last five seasons his representaitves have won £47,508 in stakes. Speaking at a recent meeting of owners and trainers in Auckland concerning the importance of conserving racing interests, Mr Mackenzie pointed out Uiat Aow Zealand horses were considered the best in Egypt, where many representative breeds were gathered for war purposes. All the Now Zealand ' owners who wore at the front were still racing their horses.