THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 30 May 1914, Page 8

THE TURF

.1 SMJE OF RACING STOCK. (Uwehd Pebss Aasoci*Tio«.| ■*; ? ' "TIMARU , May 29. Mr W. H. Palmer's racing stock was guineas, but tnere There was a s. S*£* paid being 33 guineas.

THE ENGLISH BERB"i • FOR THE BOOKMAKERS. . t . LONDON", 'May 28. The Dertv. from a spectacular point of view disappointing. There >\ as a teSs delay of 21 minutes at the post," and one, fake start. , „ . _ The onl'v untoward event vided bv a suffragette. Ada .XtfS, wjio fired a "pistol loaded with. cait rid"e at a policeman, who was clearing the course. P TBe shrf burned the poheeman's clothes and injured a leg. me woman was arrested. Mr Duvea. the owner of Durbai, i& a. "wealthv° American. who went to iFrance and established . a stud farm •when, the betting restrictions were enforced in New York State. He v. on ♦ Vip Two Thourand Oumeas m 4.91-4, ana twelve races, of a value of £15,C00, in 1913. .The' result rf the Derby was a eurpri=;e and a tvp.mendous win for the bookmakers. The crowd was stunned and silent.

RESULT OF OAKS STAKES. (Received Mav 30. 9.25 a-in.} LONDON. May 29. *Vt the Eo-om meeting the Oak* Stakes T e=n\t«i: Princess Dorrie 1, Wassilissa 2, Torchlight 3. CONSIDERATTON FOR STARTING ■ HORSESLONDON.. May 29. The "Dailv Telasraph'' savs the •Jockov Club is considering Vhe effect- of the Calcutta sweep on the Derby :n inducing owners for a consideration to start horses. Prominent members opine that th"> practice is injurious to sporting and the honourable character of the world's greatest race.

N F.LSON TROTHN(CLI : 1 5. committek meeting. A meeting of the committee of the Nelson Trotting Club was held at Mercer's rooms, there being present Messrs H. Baigent (president), E. 15. 1 rask, C-. .J. Ruff ell. 31. P Webster, and T \\ . Moorhouse , t i Apoligies were received from 1. *-->• Edwards and U. M. Rout. It was resolved that the Ist of J-en-ruary be applied for as the date tor the annual meeting. The secretary (Air J. C!len) was pointed delegate to the trotting conjei ence to be held at Wellington during July. . , ' , , No action was taken with regard to nopointing a delegate to act with the Nelson Advancement- Society in regard to the proposed carnival in 1" ebruary next The matter wlli receive attention when the date of the race meeting :s settled bv the conference. _ The secretary of the Zealand Trotting Association advised that the eub-committee set up to enqirre into the questipn of starting had obtained the views of a number of experts and trotting club offices.. _&s well as inspecting a starting device, and the committee reported as follows : . (1) That the starting clock "be placed at the starting post. (2) That all start? to be the walking up start, and that the limit horse be lined up not niore than 10 yards from the starting post. (3) That the .clubs provide ass:stan's or supervisors equivalent to at least ° lle i for each two ranks between the limit and scratch horres. such supervisors to | immediatelv report to the starter any j horse getting out of his rank. (4) That the club's attention be drawn ; to rule* 239 and 243. That rule 249 be re-drafted to embody the following additional conditions ; —That for the fir<t offence the rrinimum fine shall be £lO. For the second or mv subsequent offence the penalty «hall be cli qualification cf the liner or driver for a term, unless in the opinion of the starter such offence er offences -was unintentional. - {6) That in view of £ portion of the .expert evidence submitted to the rti-b- - connection with the mje rnces. we would recommend that a trial c r the distance start be givm in short limit races. H. E. Nicc'l, W . 11. Denton. C. F. Mark,. W. E. Simes. Sub-comnrt-tee The report was received, ro mottoif being mov-ail in respect thereto. Fortunes have heen lost to ingenious men simply because they d:n r.ot adequately nrotert theii Hut no tnvpntor in New Zealand srffer loss if he reads rareful'v the "Guide" published by Messrs Ba'dwin and Rayward. Patent Attorney representative. Mr C. Langley Bell. Estate Agent. Tra-falgor-street. This is a most interesting ' book by acknowledged authorities. Copy sent Free on request.*