HEAVY GOING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23129, 30 August 1938, Page 9

HEAVY GOING

NEW PLYMOUTH TRACK OLESSAMOR MOVES FREELY SEVERAL JUMPERS SCHOOLED [ItV TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday -Most of the horses with engagements at tho combined Hunt meeting 011 Thursday and Saturday were allotted useful tasks to-day. Misty rain mado it impossible to time some of the parly gallops, as tho back of the course proper was obscured. The Hags were out about 40 feet 011 the courso proper and tho track was heavy. To Huia finished in front of lied Mint and Glonvanc at tho conclusion of half a mile, tho last three furlongs taking 425. To Huia, who will bo ridden in tho Bracelet Handicap by Mr. H. B. Nolan, is working well. Clessamor moved freely over fivo furlongs, but he could not bo timed. Booklaw covered seven furlongs in 1.40. He handled the heavy track well. Windsor Chief ran three furlongs in 41 2 -5s in liis usual bold stylo. Ho is a fine cut of a horse who should win good races.

Deficit was allotted a working gallop over seven furlongs. It was his first serious work sinco racing last month. Glorietta, who is to make her debut as a hurdler 011 tho second day, covered a milo and a-half at three-quarter pace. Slio was tiring at tho end. Chat anil Even Money were companions in a schooling bout over five hurdles. Chat jumped safely, although she was inclined to screw at tho fences. Even Money gave a good exliibition. Basra cleared four hurdles in good style. Sho is a natural jumper. Glenvane was sent onco round over tho steeplechase country, jumping cleanly and safely, although a trifle slowly.

Useful work was performed by Ned Cuttle, Advance Plane, Namara, Annoyer, • Wynardo, Shangri-la and Majority.

SOCIETIES BENEFIT ENGLJSH BETTING RECEIPTS INCREASE OF 7 PER CENT The English Racecourse Betting Control Board's ninth annual report and accounts, for the year 1937, show that tho volume of business dealt with by totalisators on racecourses in tho year was £7,903,721, an increaso of 7.27 per cent over that for 1936. Of this sum, £2,149,225 was transmitted from ''off-thc-courso" sources, and the remainder was public betting on racecourses. Amounts retained from pools and other receipts totalled £722,517 net. After meeting all outgoings, including interest, and aftor providing for taxation and setting aside £ISOO for charitable purposes, there was a surplus of £318,176, as compared with £292,581 for 1936. Of this surplus, £150,000, as compared with £115,815 in 1936, lias been devoted to grants for horse-breeding, racing, and veterinary science and education, as prescribed in the Acts of Parliament, and £168,176 has been used in the reduction of capital debt, • including tho redemption of. stock. Grants include £54,128 for improvements in racecourses and the accommodation. £44,976 for increase of stake money, and £16.500 to tho racing authorities to assist them in their duties of control.

The fund for guaranteeing racecourses against loss in reduction of admission charges now amounts to £15,952, and £10,127 has been set aside to assist owners in transporting horses

An increased grant of £6600 has been made to tho Hunters' Improvement and National Light Horse Breeding Society, £750 to the Shire Horse Society, and £3OO to the National Pony Society, and assistance has been continued to the Clydesdale Horse Society. Veterinary research has been assisted to tlie extent of £2165. while £SOO bas been given to the building fund of the Royal Veterinary College, and £IOOO to the building fund of the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in Edinburgh, in addition to previous grants made.

Grants of £SOO arc also being made to the Glasgow Veterinary College and tho Liverpool University School of Veterinarv Science.

During the year the board's totalisators were operated on 330 days at meetings under Jockev Club rules, on 228 days under National Hunt rules, at 138 point-to-point meetings, and on 69 days at meetings under Pony Turf Club rules.

The abandoned days numbered 40, as compared with 46 in 1936.

Since the commencement of the board's work, grants allocated to the purposes prescribed in the Acts amount to £398,605; tho sum of £631,609 out of the surplus has been applied in reduction of the book value of tho assets; and a reserve of £75,000 has been built up for renewals and contingencies.

M. STEWART RETURNS TO SETTLE AT TE AWAMUTU Tho young trotting trainer M. Stewart, who for some time was successfully associated with Air. W. Johnstone's team at Tamahere, returned from Addington for the Auckland meeting. where he drove Our Peggy, Tommy McElwyn (second start) and Sir Frank. Stewart brought Policy back with him, and unless present intentions are altered will settle at To Awamutu. Stewart will shortly add to his team the pacer Navy Blue, a good performer by Man O' War from a Logan Pointer mare. Navy Blue visited Auckland for tho winter meeting of 1937 and won tho Liverpool Handicap. Sho handles any kind of track and has a record of 3.15 for a mile and a-lial.f Her present assessments aro 2.13, 2.47, 3.23 and 4.34. WINNING OWNERS SUCCESS OF CUTTS FAMILY Mr. S. A. Cutts, who is on a trip to England, headed tho list of winning owners at Epsom last Saturday, Kenworthy's success giving him £2lO, while anotfier of the family, Mr. J. Cutts, owner of Compass, was third with £175. Tommy Mel'jwyn's* first and second netted Mr. A. MeKenzie £lB5. Other successful owners were Messrs. C. McMillan, S. M. August, W. Hosking, .1. Klliot and G. Brady, £IOO, and G. A. Williams, £l4O. F. V. Cutts was the leading trainer and reinsman, through the wins of Ken worthy and Compass. TROTTING TAXATION AUCKLAND CLUB'S RETURN Taxation in connection with the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting at Epsom on Saturday amounted to £2620 4s 9d, made up as follows: Totalisator duty, £llß9 17s 8d; dividend duty, £l3Ol Is; stakes duty, £lB ss; and amusement tax, £lll Is Id.