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Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1937, Page 6

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DUNEDIN J.C. MEETING (Per Pfsss Association—Copyright,.. ; DUNEDIN, June. 10.’ fy The weather was bright and sunny for the second day of the Dunedin; .Jockey Club’s winter meeting, after' a white frost, which made the track even slower than the previous day.' The attendance was fairly good, and His 'Excellency, the Goveriior-Gencral was again present, and was entertained at lunch by the Club. The totalisator handled £12,110* for the day, compared with .£17,313* on the “oil day last year. Results were : Silver stream Handicap.—s-5 Dissemble' 1; 4-4 Sir .Rosenor 2 ; 3-3 Gamblers Luck 3. Won by four lengths; two lengths. Time 1.44. Wingatui Steeplechase. —5-5 Trisox 1; 2-2 Nocturnus 2 ; 1-4 Santoft 3. Won by a length ; fifteen lengths. Time 5.49. Provincial Handicap.—3-3 Cintilla 1; 1-1 Night-form- 2 ; 2-2 Royal Gallant 3. Won by a head ; half a length. Time Time 2.38 2-5. Southern Handicap.—-3-4 High Glee 1; •5-5 Hanlon 2; 4-3 Illora 3. Won by half a length; two lengths. Time 2.41. Members’ Handicap.—lo-10 , Bay Duke and 1-1, Double Shot dead heat .1; 5-4 Full Throttle 3. A dead heat;, three lengths. Time 1.42. AUCKLAND R.C. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the concluding day of the Great Northern Meeting on Saturday areTaniaki Steeplechase, about 2* miles —Emmancipation 10.8, Cynical Kid 10.5. vLucidus 1 10.4, St. Musk, Sky Pilot 10.3, Kinkle 10.0. London, Bells of Bow, Tea Ghat, Booklaw 0.0. Orakei Hurdles, LJ- miles: —Collision 11.12, Boughal 10.6. Gay Broney '10.3,•’ Englishman 9.11. Lady England 9:7, High Star 9.6, Cadger 9.3, United, I Keith Lu, Red Fox, Tutor, Bass, Smilin’ Thru 9.0. • York Handicap, 1 mile:—Kelly 9.0, Scotland, Tooley Street 8.7, Triune, Gay Rose 8.6, Boomerang, Prince Acre 8.4, Armacourt, Kiltowvn 8.2, Vfersant ! 8.1, Royal Appellant, Yalmint 8.0, Enge 7.13, Tybalt, Royal Daire. Bonny s Gay 7.12, Dark Shadow 7.11, Knight of Australia 7.10, Adalene, Kilonsa'.7.B; Day Wind, High Tea, Mungatopn, ; Tradesman, Light Comedy, Loombinatiou, Horowhemia, Pemiy-come-quick

Winter Steeplechase, about three miles:—Tudor 12.1, Royal T/moud 11-Q’, Yalpeen ’lo*l3, Windsor Lad 10.10, Billy Boy 10.8. Allegretto 10.7. D:n Erma 10.2. Irish Comet 10.0, Forest Glow 9.12, - Black Marlin 9.11, Sky Pilot 9.0: Ca, m p hell Hurdles, two miles: Lord Yal 10.8,. Sandy Dix 10.6, Yalpai 10.4. Huskie 9.10. High Quality 9:8, Modern Maid 9.4, Killadar, Prince of Orange 9.0. ; WY'

Yisitors’ Handicap, 6 fur:—Whirling 9.13. Peter Beekford 9.7. Versant, Black' Thread 8.10, Mata Hari 8.9, Greek Gold 8.6, Te Hai, Paso Robles 8.5, Gay Seton, Surella 8.4, Merial, Professional 8.0.

Fitzroy Handicap! one niile: —Small Boy,' Tail Light 9.12, Jewelled Girdle; Black Musk 9.11, Grand City 9.10, Phileinup 9.5, Valspear 9.1, Gay Rebe, i 8.10, Pirate King 8.9, Ringshot . 8.8.,’ Alvth 8.6, Thurwind 8.2; Hutana, Erlick, Melvanui, Locknit. Captain Bruce, Tane, Maliotu, Mai Be Mer, Ellanui ' 8.0. ' '■' GREYMOFTTI J.C. NOMINATIONS FOR JUNE 19. Tlie Greymontli Jockey Club lias received exceptionally good nominations /for its winter meeting at Onioto or , Saturday, June 19. -as follows: — Kaimata Hack Hanoiean, 61 fur- . longs.—Queen Linda. Maka- A hi, Potent, Priinak, Second Innings, Pol Rog:or, Malvasia, Wine Card, Gold-Boy, Emmeline Girl, Gayspear. : June Handicap Trot, 2.27 class, i mile.—Funny Jack. Flying Helen, Tru Beau, Kingussie, All Kings, Serenely, Streamline, Winning Post, Green Tan- . ger, Tague, Bridget Borough, Canadian Prince, Pukeuri, Chieftainess, * Kate Bineen, Lough Erne. Grandstand Handicap, lj miles.— Sweet Agnes, Maroha. Chaste, Emmeline Girl, Gold Rov, Giguleswick, Hunting Bag, Metal Bird, Dark Rose. Flying Handicap, Si- furlongs.—Royal Amphora, Copyist, Arrowrose, Deliurn, Arena, Landraid, Queen LindaWinter Hack Handicap, 1 mile.— Maka Ahi. Hunting Bag, Potent, Second Innings, Paper Note, Gold Boy, Roy Bun.

Kaiata Handicap Trot. 5.2 class, 11miles.—Funny Jack, Little Gordon, Fly- | ihg Helen, Tru Beau, Kingussie, All I Kings, Serenely, Streamline, Winning Post, Green Tanger, Tagua, Bridget Borough, Canadian Prince. Jambo, Chieftainess, Pukeuri, Kate Bingen, I Lough Erne, Nahlin. I Final Handicap, 6V furlongs.—Primak, Royal Amphora, Monipero, Metal Bird, | Wine Card, Arrowrose, Carfex. Chaste, Arena, Emmeline Girl. OVER £9,300. PAID FOR, SYDNEY STALLION. SYDNEY, June 10. At the dispersal sale of IT. A. Taylor’s MaeQuarie stud at Wellington. New South Wales, to-day. the imported stallion. Melfort. whose stock figured prominently in recent yearling • sales, fetched 8,700 guineas, the buy- j or being H. S. Thompson, of Tarwin | Park. A New 1 Zealander. W .T. Ilaz-1 left, was' a bidder until 5.509 guineas, | when ho dropped out.

The stallion, Rampion. was bought by E. A. Taylor, for 550 guineas, and the stallion, Koomela by N. J. Veech. for 410 guineas. Sixty-six brood mares realised 8,930 guineas. 1 NAPIER PARK R.C. ACCEPTANCES NAPTER, June 10. Acceptors for the concluding day of the Napier Park R.C. Winter Meeting on Saturday, are: Waiohikij Hurdles, I.V miles.—Contact 10.12, Kentucky Song 9.12, En j Vidette 9.5, Unexpected 9:2, Puketi. Maliala, Master Hector, Begorrah 9.0. . Greenmeadows Handicap, 6 furlongs. Fossicker ?9.8, Joviality 9;0, Quake? 8;7 Paul Robeson 8:9. Marjory Dew, Hfncpit 8.5, Le Toquet 8.4, Perfect Lady 8.6. . - - ' j Marevva Handicap, 1 mile and -4 chains.—Trailer 9.3, Tractile 9.2, Salon 8.5, Unexpected, Agog 8.0. Park Steeplechase, 2| miles.— Dozic 10.11, Wykemist 10.5, Monarchy 9.0. Trial Plate, 6 furlongs.- Anubius. Mon Aee, Winitangi, Taparau, Marching On, Seattle, Defend, Master Hector, Cl aver court- Shani, Roj-al Romance ~o;7, Star Lad, Thala, Tuflamore 8.0. Winter Oats Handicap. 7 furlongs.— Pakanui 10.3, Passion Fruit 9.2; Blygain'B.ll, Passion Flower, Gay Hun 8.8, Gasman. Wasteland 1 8.0. • Newstead Hack: Handicap 7 furlongs —Fossicker 9.8, Gironde, Rovab Feast 8.TO; Blue Tiger, Bfack Fbx'B;7. Pan’ Robeson 8.5, Hinepiti Puccini 8.-1, , Perfect Lady 8.2, Golden Tima 8,0. v '

From A.', R. Elcock.' agent for '.Tofik* Whitten Haile, * application to subdivide' section 3320,-Weld Street.—Received and approved. From Mrs S. Payne, application for road access to. section 1292, on the nesf> side of and north-of, Hampden : stre6tvy-Rt’ceived . and approved. . ; From H. Staines,-GibsOn.Quavy asking for the Council’s assistance^in, regard to his drainage.—Received; overseer to report. .. _Y ’ ' •' : : From contractor, Hotel \ Wfistlapd, asking permission to' ereCfc( a' ;Beaffolding.—Received- request?: granted; • !.- From A. Jamieson, ,in regard to access:—Received deferred till < titles :to friiid are l cleared up'. '■ - Y: 1 y v : REPORTS. . V . The Treasurer reported receipts < .C360/6/o,‘. payments £B5l/0/9, -deliit balance £492/10/4.-fßeceived. / 1 - l Aceountsamounting^to £678 general account,'ami £56/6/8-water supply -.account, were passed for payment.,- ; ■. c v The manager of the Abattoirs-report-ed for May there were -slaughtered.: 58- cows; 25 heifers, STpbullpcks--;,246 sheep, -100." lambs, 28 pigs, L& calves. Condemned:—2 cows, 1 bullock, sheep, 1 pig. Fees. 1 for month.:£B4/3/6 (same period last' year £7/3/3/-).— rßeceived. ■ : y .f J >; yY'-y-cY - The tender of Mrs Coyle for ,the supply of gravel for''six-months-..was aq- ~ cep ted. i * ' u \ . - v - The Council resolved to offer Whitcombe Square to the Government’; for the housing scheme,' subject, .to the Government roading and draining the ; area; free of .cost. The offer.! pf;;Schofield and Payne for formation of Hoff- , man street was referred to the Public:- Works Department.- .-. •/’ s FOREMAN’S REPORT. v The footpath in Park street on the north side was repaired otitside Mr.G. ■■■-, King’s! and in Stafford street outside Mr L. Dwan’s,. and a down-pipe -put in: and a down-pipe in Rol leston,street, -repaired. The - drain at the comer .of Sewell, and Stafford, streets was clean- : ed out, also the -footpath. The kerhing channel, was cleaned out, in Weld street between Bealey: and; FitzhCrbert.streets, And in Fitzherbert street (between Weld street (rind the Quay,.: ahd .in . Gibson Quay between Bealcy. and:,Hall .streets. A section of drain in Hampden street between; Sewell-- and : Tanqrjed streets was cleaned; out.: .THe growth ‘ . was cleaned .away, . along the- eastern boundary .’ find : the’ fencq repaired;:;A burst pipe Was. repaired on the, ;)ake ,rorid and ,-one-in Weld street!repaired..with bands. The pipes .at ' McKay’s creek sidling, slipped £aWay, these-vwe . lifted aud secured. A water service, was put in to Mr Hutchinson’s, near Stribling Creek, on the lake road for .the Hoki-tika-Kanieri Sawmill, Co., ”rind'.; the Writer, connected from Rolleston street With Stafford .street main. ; Two days ywere; speiit'wifcfr L drays, assistingytlie cl ray man filling pot holes with .gravel. Crossings were; put in;.;’ at .. M^s, E. Cameron, in Park Street, for the Kanieri Sawmills’ Co. in : ■Ldvingstp.no street’ also for J. Knowles-' in: Sale ' street'. On the I4th a shipment of hitu,‘men pipes arrived, these we- assisted in uiirovdiiigk’and carted along the,line from tiie reservoir -to? raeecoiTrs©. bill, and two consignments pfLEyprite > \ pipes by the railway. These'were plaeed. in the .yard at the rear..of.ythe/ Town ■ ' ' Halt;: and 'tlie gasworksY yard..-The , ■ number ; of Evbrit^: pipes arrived Lay date is 300.6- inch number of . bitUmen pipes, ! to: date; is 617. A number thole * pipes'. .are • ’ slightly'damaged on the outside, Which iwill need repairing before 'being laitK ji 'J*ne average depth of water *in . the , reservoir for the month'Was 3ft. Sin.

TOWN CLERK’S REPORT. With reference ■to the application of the Hokitika Businessmen's 'Association , askiiig that the streets' in; the business area be cleaned: " more fre-i quently and if possible tlirice- weekly, r beg to report that the tijne occupied for clearing the area ' weekly is. 8 hours, and the' cost of man, Horse and dray' for that : time is £l/4 /2 • (wages -16/8, horse and dray 7/6). ! - ‘ • In respect of the present street ■ lighting service which extends- from sunset to sunrise; the cost is 27 ’6O c.p. lamps at £3/9/- p.a, £93/3/- 49 100 c.p -Jumps at £4/12/p.a. £225/8/- Annual cost £3lB/11/-v ' The original agreement made with the Kanferi •Electric Ltd. in: 1919, is; 60 c.p. lamps £3 p.a.; 100 c.p. lain £4 p.a. Lamps? to be lit from sunset to midnight’. The increase ire: cost is Joe to the all-night service instituted during 1932, the 1 increase- being £3B p.a. —Received/; consideration -deferred: Tlfe Mayor reported) that the. balance of the loan, £6OOO, had been rais-

ed.—Received. ■- u* : Tbe‘tender of A. Gederman for drilling . pieces for the water pipes was accepted. The question of the procuring of an electric hoist was referred. , to the Mayor, Cr. Parry, and the Town Clerk, with power to act'. ■ T -‘: v-y

It was resolved-to reduce the percentage on the net &ate--talefhgs :.on Cass- Square bv the Sub-Unioiv from, ten to five per cent. ~ ■ .