SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13947, 27 July 1918, Page 6

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. Aug. 14, 16 —N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club. "August 15, 17 —Canterbury Jockey Club September 4 —Marton Jockey Club. September 11. Dgnnevirko Racing Club. Sept. 19 —Egmont Racing Club, Sept. 19, 20 —Ashburton County Racing Cl«b. Sept. 23—Otaki Maori Racing Club. Sept. 26 —Geraldine Racing Club. Oct. 3—Kurow Jockey Club. Oct. 11, 12—Dunedin Jockey Club. Oct, 17, 18—Masterton Racing Club. Oct. 19 —Auckland Trotting Club. Oct. 24. 25 —Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28—Wellington Racing Club. Oct. 26, 28—Gore Racing Club. Oct. 26—Otahuhu Trotting Club. Oct. 28—North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club. Oct. 28—Wave: ley-Waitotara Racing * Club. November 2, 6—Avondale Jockey Club. Nov. 4, 6, 9 —Canterbury Jockey Club Nov. 5, 7. B—Metropolitan Trotting Club. November 9 —Auckland Racing Club. Nov. 13, 14—Winton Jockey Club. Nov. 20— Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club. , Nov. 21 —South Canterbury Jockey Club. November 30 —Takapuna Jockey Club. Nov. 30—Feildirg Jockey Club. Dec, 4, s—Woodville5 —Woodville District Jockey Club. Dec. s—Methven5 —Methven Racing Club. December 7—Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. Dec. 12—Wairarapa Racing Club. December 14—Waipa Racing Club. Dee. 26 —Taranaki Jockey Club. Dec. 26 —Dunedin Jockey Club. Dee. 26, 27 —Reefton Jockey Club. December 26, 27—Manawatu Racing Club. December 26, 28, January I—Auckland Racing Club. Dec. 27, 30, Jan. 2 —Auckland Trotting Club.

NOTES. '!*'3 reason best known to himself th_> Press Association agent at Timaru did not send us the results of the South Canterbury Meeting, held on Thursday. An acceptance for the Grand Naional Steeples, Hurdles and Winter Cup is due on Friday next. By the way that the horses are dropping out of the first two events, the fields will be on the small side this year. Owners and trainers should lose no time in paying the accident fee of 10s for each of their horses for the 191S-19 season. The period covered by the present season's fee expires in a few days, and unless the fee is paid there is no eover for accidents occurring during training operations. Owing to being unable to obtain stable assistants, Mr F. T. Hall, the well-known Gisborne sportsman, has decided to reduce the number of horses that he has in training, and is offering for sale the four-year-old geldings Treasure King and Cymcr, and the aged mare Castalia, who has been a successful stak-winner on the flat. The trio ’ avo already shown a liking for tV 1 > raping business, and when more fec~sc..cd should prove good winners. On the first day of the Y.R.O. Grand National Meeting, John Bunny, who accompanied Gluepot to Melbourne, ran third in the Maiden Steeplechase. The ex-New Zealand jockey, H. Cairns, rode Bardol (Bardolph—Lady Portsea) to victory in th e Iraraoo Welter. Bardol is owned by Mr W. Eiordan, a onetime Wellington resident, and trained by the ex-New Zealander, M. T. McGrath. On the second day Cairns won the Keilor Hurdle Race, two miles, on Hobgoblin (Famous —Dixie). The committee of the Wanganui Jockey Club have under consideration the matter of purchasing a freehold property handy to trains and railway for th e purpose of forming a new race- ( course, their present course being a borough reserve. They also have under order a suitable site in town for new town "fficon, but so far nothing definite has been done. At one stage of this season's racing matters looked the reverse or promising for Sir Geo. Clifford’s stable to take anything like a prominent place «n the winning list, but with all the ill-luck and misfortunes that attended th c Chokoborc team they managed to capture £4706, which placed Sir Geo. Clifford in fifth position. In making up a statement of the stakes won by Sir George Clifford’s horses, embracing the period from 1805 to 1918, it will bo found that the same runs out to £114,744, so that whatever happens in the future, thc bearers of the popular yellow-and-bluc chequers are sure of a distinctive place. At thc annual meeting of tho Dunedin Jockey Club, the chairman (Mr P. Miller) congratulated the club on having had a fairly successful year. There had been two days’ less racing, but the stakes had been maintained. Of course, a good deal had been said about racing during thc war, but thoro -- a t a, lot to bo said in its favour. Racing in its present form had been a ▼cry great advantage to the war generally. The amount of money received by the Government was a great deal more than most people were aware of. That money was handed over without any expense to the Government. If racing wore discontinued the breeding of horses could cease, and ho considered that horses, in their particular sphere, wero jiist as essential as men were in theis. The curtailment of racing had meant a big struggle for some clubs, and he hoped that the war would soon be over and the meetings conducted at full strength. According to Southern reports, R. O’Donnell was at Eiccarton during the week with Mr G. L. Stead’s horses. Almoner is stated to have grown into a fine colt, and is looking the picture «f health, which makes it hard to understand why he is not to contest the A.J.C. Derby. r "■- ” out Racing Club will hold its !'.•!>•; Meeting on Thursday, September 1' and the programme should bring a good list of entries, as all classes of horses are catered for. The open races are tho Tawhiti Handicap, of 200 so vs., six furlongs, and Mcßae

Memorial, of 250 sovs., one mile and a quarter. There are three races for hacks —the Tongahoe Hurdles Handicap, of 150 sovs., one mile and a half; Waihi Handicap, of 130 sovs., one mile and 110 yards; and Telegraph Handicap, of 125 sovs., five furlongs. The club is offering substantial encouragement to hunters by including three events for hunters on its card—the Hunters’ Flat Handicap, of -20 miles, one mile and a distance; North Taranaki Hunt Cup Steeplechase, of 200 sovs., and a cup valued 25 sovs, presented by the Taranaki Jockey Club, and the Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap Steeplechase, of ’3O sovs., and a bracelet valued 20 sovs., about two miles. Nominations for all events close on August 29th; handicaps will be declared on Thursday, September 12th, and acceptances are due on Saturday, September 14th.

In issuing the licenses Jo jockeys for the ensuing season, the Taranaki District Committee considered it necessary to draw the attention of those granted licenses to Rule 4, Part 22, appearing on the face of the license issued, with respect to the betting with bookmakers .

The winter is now here in dead earnest, and sportsmen need something warm to keep out the wet and cold. Alf. Mahon has now on hand just the thing required. Call in and make your selection early while the supply lasts.*