RACING INTERESTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20886, 30 May 1931, Page 9

RACING INTERESTS.

STAKES AND TAXATION. CANTERBURY CLUB'S VIEWS. The hope that when the Railway Board of Management took oHico the matter of n reduction in the cost of travelling horses by rail to and from meetings would be placed before it and that it would meet owners "and trainers in that respect was expressed by Mr. 11. A. Knight, chairman of tho committee, at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club this week. Lower railway charges would, he was sure, make an appreciable difference in the number of horses going to meetings. In regard to the five shillings totnlisator, it was very difficult to obtain any convincing evidence that the change would be of much value at tho club's meetings Die necessary alteration of the. machine and other details would be very costly and the committee had been ur able to come to any decision on the project.

On the subject of a machine for the straight-out backing of tho first horse, the chairman said hat Mr. O. S. Watkins. president of the tacing Conference, had been much impressed with the working of the machine at Randwick. but that machine was much laipcr, and so were the facilities for using it. Again, the idea would be very costly, and the committee had not as yet 6een its way to go seriously into the matter.

Mr. George Gould said tho stakes to be given at the next Grand National meeting were almost identical with thoso in i 909 and 1910. For the small races, and also for ope.n tlat events, th ■ stakes were larger than in thoso seaso is. Against this was the fact that the costs of racing now were just about double in comparison. Racing was being strangled by taxation, ami. unless conditions improved, he did not know how some of the clubs could carry 011. The Government should len use the great number of people deriving a living from racing, apart from those who indulged in it for the eport, and it would be ;l good thing if racing and trotting authorities had a census taken of who depended upon tho two bronchos to mako their livelihood. FORM AT OPUNAKE. ROYAL FINANCE'S WIN. GOLD DAWN AS A HURDLER. [from our own correspondent.] NEW PLYMOUTH. Thursday. A slow pace in tho early stages of the Opunako Cud suited Paitonu. and, after lying in behind the field nearly nil the way, Gray brought l.im along in the straight and won with something in hand. Royal Finance registered a tine performance in winning tho Flying Handicap, as she had to go round three or four horses at tho bend, but she finished very resolutely and just got un on the post. She can handle the heavy going and should run well at Otaki. Richfield, with B. H. Morris up. was a good favourite in the Flying Handicap, but a poor get-away made hi® task a hard one. Nevertheless lie came with a good run in the. straight and was less than half a length behind the winner. The Cornwall Handicap candidate Little Doubt was a hot favourite for the last race and had to register a good per.ormance to win. lie was not well placed with lessthan a furlong to go, but then Gray got him clear and he. won by half a length. Cold Dawn (gain failed after having every chance in the Flying Handicap, and it is probable that she will be tried as a hurdler in the near future As many of Day Comet's have earned distinction as jumpers, it will be interesting to see bow she shapes. As was to be expected Mtor his recen steeplechasing essays, Copey jumped very big in the Hurdle Race, but he was running 011 at the end. CANTERBURY PARK CLUB. NEXT WEEK'S MEETING. LIST OF THE ACCEPTANCES. [I!V TELEGRAPH.—PIIESS ASSOCIATION.] .CIIRISTC.'HURCII, Friday. Tho following acceptance list was posted at noon for the first day of tho Canterbury Park Trotting Club's Winter Meeting on June 3 and 0: — PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, Of £'7o limit 8.38: 11 miles. Todd Lonzia . . LI. yds bhd Wah Lt Climax . . . i2 Deceitful Lt Jade 21 Mat Voyage Lt Molly Molloy 21 Welcome Guy Lt Great Glee 48 Mountain Mist Lt Great Kelson 4H yds bhd Repute If Hawkesbury's Merce Bingen <ts Pride 12 Great Way . 00 HAREWOOD HANDICAP, Of £2CO: limit 3.30; 11 miles. Glenlake Lt _ yds him Sunrancs Lt Netta Oro . 12 Avrmont Chimes Lt. Logaleen • . 12 Audrey Dillon Lt Brentlight • . 12 Bay Admiral Lt Loranda Boy 21 \'ona Bingen Lt Kreisler 2t (lur George Lt Somerbv ... 21 Priceless Lt Holly Bank . . 2-1 yds bhd Awaiti 12 KING GEORGE HANDICAP. Of £300: limit t.29: 2 miles. Sir Author Lt yds blid Grandlight . .Lt Lindbergh 21 Great Logan Lt The Abbey . 21 Glenrossio Ll Erin's Fortune 21 yds bhd Dundas Hoy 21 Vesuvius 12 Logan Chief . ,10 phito 12 Native Princo 'l9 ELEVATION HANDICAP. Of £'2oo limit, t <ls 2 miles Gemlight Lt yds bhd (. rea t Glee Lt. Boneta 21 fit Pet rox Lt All Peters 36 yds bhd White Satin 00 Standby 12 Quickfire 00 Nelson Boy 12 Home Voyage /2 Nelson Ala 2t Sarsapanlla . M PIONEER HANDICAP, Of £200; limit -1.38: .2 miles. Sonoma" Lt yds bhd Bay n tit Lt Ngingongingo l-s Carbine Direct Lt St. Georgo . . 0t IM Direct, Lt. Meteor 2t Mac Dillon Lt Kelp . . 21 Dillon Logan 30 ADVANCE HANDICAP, Of .£'27o limit 2 17: I! miles. Sunny Rob Lt. yds bhd Satin King Lt Cranlcigh . 12 Playwiivo lit Nulfion do Oro I'2 Toremon. . Lt Steel All '2 Major Lind Lt Glenrossio • 12 Hollo ■ • Lt Red Shadow . . 12 John Noble Lt. Dilnon .... 21 yds blid Pageant .... 21 Avenger 12 Delightful ■ 21 Harvest Child 12 TELEGRAPH HANDICAP Of 1200; limit 2.10; 1 mile. Roicole Lt. yds blio Maurice Dillon Lt Grey C loud . 12 Kreisler Lt NVr'wester 12 Holly Bank Lt Teremoa 2 Sod in in John winks 12 yds bhd Vcctn 12 Ba.-on Bingen 12 Tnmatakuru 2-t Hey Logan 12 Real Light. JO Dillon Logan 12 Linknum CO FINAL HANDICAP, Ot £2OO saddle limit 2.10: 1 mile. l'oarl Logan Lt yds bin' Dick Switliin Lt. Sunchtld 19 Bob Logan Lt Great rnumpli 12 Macaranda Lt Wild Voyage 12 yds blid Our Bird 12 Meteor 12 Steel All 3f AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. ENTRIES NEXT FRIDAY. Nominations for the Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting on .Tune 20 and 22 close at 5 p.m. next Friday, with the secretary. Mr. A. G. Malice. At tho same time entries for the Great Northern Trot ting Derby, 19J2, are due. TROTTING FIXTURES. May 30—Waikato Trotting Club. June 3, 0— Canterbury Park Trotting Club. Juno 3—Hawke's Bay Trotting Club. June 13—Ashburton Trotting Club. June 20, 22—Auckland Trotting Club.