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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1937, Page 3

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- ■ W BCLING TON IUCES. (Per Press Association—Copjuglit WELLINGTON, July 8. The winter ineetirig of the Wellirig- ,-. ton ilricihg Club was continued at j. Treritham, to-day,Hn fine, sunny wear ther. The track #as lieavy j arid holdI mg, after a ; hard overnight frost. The attendance was good for an off day. The totalisator handled £43,001*, an ’ increase of ,£3805 . on the correspondj irig day of last year. Results: j Matsii Steeplechase—3-3 Chang 1, j 4-4 Arctic. Star 2, 2-2 Hunting Go 3., • j Won by a head. Time 5.45*. Parliamentary Handicap—7-G Enge “ 1, 1-1 Arctic lying 2, 3-3 Last Refram ’ 3. Won by four lengths. Time 2.21. 1 Members’ Handicap—2-2 Grey Hon-' * our I, 5-5. Pukeko 2, 7-7 Gold .Mission 3. Won by a head. Time 1.35. > Petone Handicap—7-7 Dutch Girl > 1, 3-4 Chat 2, 2-2 Warehi 3. \Vori by half a neck. Time- 1.435, .. . 5 V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL ) ' STEEPLES. . a ' MELBOURNE, July 8. t The acceptors for the Grand Na- » tional Steeplechase on Saturday, are fc as follows: —Santa Casa 11.7; Sey- - inour 11.3; Wakcrife 10.10; Stohus,. Last End 1.0.2; Bermuda 10.1'; Cliar--5 acter 9.13; Lady Madge 9.12 ; Monkey ■ Thicks, Cape Bilock 9.10, Keiinamon, Montargis 9.9; Tongalla 9.7, Rehahoam, David’s Legacy, Howarth 9,5. ‘ TROTTING DATES. ’ CHANGES MADE. J WELLINGTON. July 8. At the N.Z. Trotting Conference, It ’ was reported that a number of lloat.f ing permits, .including those of the , Hawke’s Bay, Northland, and T e Aro- ( ha Clubs, have been freely applied for. i Methven, Gore, WinJm,, Fofbury Park. Greymouth, Taranaki and Mana- , watu chi IB forming the advance/ I guard of applicants. " ' Applications for dates were approv- ; ed with the .following exceptions and , alterations:—,; , Forbury Park Club has been asked to select other dates than October 21 and 23 for its Spring meeting. Manawatu Club date has been changed from November 20 to 13, ami West* I land Club from. January 5 to January 4. The MeJtrppplitan Club has drop-; ped its meeting,.on January 22 and will add this .da.ty to the .championship meeting for April 16, 20 and 23. The application -pf., the Auckland Club to

race on .February- 5 an?) 7, lias boon granted February 2 and 7. Marlborough lias been allotted May 13 instead of May 5, Taranaki will race oil April 23 instead of April 9, Waikato will race on May 14 instead of May'7, Ashburton. Ojub has been granted April 9 in place of April 23, and hag been granted June 9. The granting of June 9, was opposed by the delegates of Timaru, Canterbury Park and New Brighton, who. stated Ashburton was not entitled to. the date, which belonged rather to Canterbury. .Park. The Ashburton Club’s . delegate . ..said the Club had raced in the first wbek of June,for 2d, years. , . ... ~ .... , Mr Irwin, said Mr H. F,, Nie- ’ oil president of the conference ‘ and of j the * Ashburton Club, had taken no pa’ft'nj the.matter, which had been decided o** 0 ** by other members of the dates’ committee. One club had sought I intervention of the Department of in- | ternal Affairs' on. this question, an action that was to be deprecated. Mr Nicoll said lie regretted that a certain club had "approached the Minister of Internal Affairs over the heads of the conference. A motion liy Timaru Club that June 9th bo 'not allotted to Ashburton, was defeated. - The Board decided to advise Auckland Club to pay out on the judge’s in the race which Charteris Bay won from the wrong mark. Buie 469 provides for a mistake of this kind being rectified before the advertised time of acceptance but not Cere--11 ft Ci". RACING FIXTURES. ! July 10-y-Wellington JR.O. Juiy I.7—Hawke’s:Bay Hunt Club. July 17—Wairnate Hunt Club. July 24—Rnngitikei Hunt Club. July 24—S. Canterbury Hunt Club. July 29, 31—Poverty Bay T.C. July 31—Christchurch Hunt Club. (August 10, 12, 14—Canterbury J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES, August 7, 11, 13—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 28 —Auckland T.C. September 4—New Brighton T.C. September 11—Wellington T.C. October 2—Methven T.C. October 9—New Brighton T.C. October 16—Waikato T.C. „• October 16 —Westport T.C. October 18 — Westport T.C. October 23, 25—Auckland T.C.. October, 23, 25—Greymouth T.O. October 25—Oamarti T.C. October 30—Wellington T.C. October 30—Invercargill T.C. October 39—Thames T.C.