TURF TOPICS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4871, 24 January 1903, Page 6 (Supplement)

TURF TOPICS

i.Dy “Advance.”)

PAHIATUA RACING CLUB.

The annual mooting of tho Pahiatua Racing Olnb will bo bold on Wednesday and Thursday of next wook. For the seven events on the iirst day, 1131 acceptances were received. For fho Cup, out of tvventy-fivo handicapped only three tlropped out, who a is a i>articnlarly good response. The course and appointments arc Jirst class, and tho club’s olliciats aro amongst tho most progressive in the district. To pick out tho best of those engaged in such fields is a suinowliat difficult task. Winners at the Ifjitt and Foxton will bo penalised. Tho following may run well: — Flying Handicap, six furlongs—Gold Dust and Shackle. ■ First Handicap Hurdles ono mile and three-quarters—Otairi and Mourner. Trial Handicap, seven furlongs—Apprentice and Iniwa. Pahiatua Cup ono mile and a quarter—Kahuwai and Benefactor. Telegraph Stakes, five furlongs—Spun Gold and Waikakaho. Railway Handicap, six furlongs— Field Battery and Ringlet. Konini Handicap, soven furlongs— KowTioto and Tikirawa. WAIPAWA COUNTY RACING CLUB. The summer mooting of tho Waipawa County Racing Club passed olt successfully on the 14th iust. _ The amount passed through tho totalisator (£20o0) was an increase of £3OB compared with tho gathering hold a year ago. Air Paul Hunter, who acted as starter, was very successful in his despatches. Defoe, a four-year-old half-brother, by Robinson Crusoe, to Ruby, Moifa, Abergoldie and Rhyl, put down a good favourite in Bounce in tho Maiden Hack Race, six -furlongs, for which half a dozen started. Tauiwha, tho host hacked of tho other mnners, filled third place. French Maid, a sis-yoar-old full sister to Torowni, brought about a big surprise in tho Grand Stand Welter Hack Handicap, seven furlongs. Sbc was the biggest outsider in a hold of ton, and paid her eight support ers .£2B 12s each. She was ridden by W. M 7 hitaker, who was serving in the grand stand bar at the Hawke’s Bay meeting.

Tito six mo tiers lor tho Waipawa County Handicap, one '.nile, wore pretty evenly hacked. The Carbine mare Mongonni, who strikes form periodically, tTon from the consistent Pallynoety, whom weight appears to stop. A.B.N. filled the other place. Mongonni paid the nice price of £o 13s. Later in the afternoon she put np a 101 h penalty in too Flying Tlandicap, six furlongs, and heat Assurer, Lallyneet.y and threo others. Kirk, who is associated with A. Wood’s team, rode Mongonni who ran moro gonqronsly than at Castings. Tall.ince. a five-year-old sister to Comfort heat Modesty and Baignensc in tho January Hack "Handicap, seven furlongs.

A. Lord, who steered Ta.lfnnee. also scored on Sera phi ne hv Jet. d’Eau— Seraph, in .the Disposal Stakes. Bounce, who has keen raemg consistently hnt without any Jnek since tho hoginning of the season, scored in the electric Hack Handicap, five furlongs, from French Maid and six others. Bounce, is hv Cantrip Wehh from Hine-to-po, the poenllarlv named daughter of Carl yon and Nampa. STIPENDIARY STEWARDS. Tho Sydney stipendiary stewards, appointed by tho Australian Jockey Club, commenced their duties at Moorofiold, Sydney, last week, and this reform in colonial racing will bo watched with considerable interest. A salary of Aooo a year each is to ho paid, so that there should be no reason why their judgment should bo influenced by monetaryconsiderations. Elaborate regulations for their guidance have been prepared by tho A.J.C., and they provide, inter alia, that tho stewards shall attend all race meetings given in tho list of racing fixtures, and any steward nob present half an hour prior to tho time appointed for tho starting of tho first race is not to be remunerated that day. Two stewards shall form a quorum, and in tho event of that number nob being present, the steward who may happen to be there is to appoint one person to act with him. the one so appointed to bo paid tho i 'numeration apportioned for ono steward, while should all the stipendiaries bo absent their powers and duties shall devolve upon tho committee conducting the meeting. _ Tho stewards are authorised to exorcise all tho powers and perform all tho duties of the committee, conferred and imposed in certain rales which are mentioned in respect of all matters arising on tho day of racing. A fine of nos less than £1 is to bo_ inflicted on persons running a horse in wrong colours. Tho evidence at inquiries is to be fully reported and sent to tho secretary of the A.J.C., and it is made clear that at all such inquiries “any person affected shall have the right to bo present. to hear the evidence and crossexamine witnesses, and also to bo heard and to adduce evidence.” Appeals from tho decisions of tho stipendiaries will bo heard under tho laws at present in force. Tho instructions for stipendiary stewards sot out that “they shall not engage directly or indirectly in any businesss connected with the sale, leasing or management of any racohorsos or blood stock, or act in tho management or conducting of any race mooting outside the radins,” without'- the consent cf tie A.J.C. committee. They arc not to bo in any way beneficially interested in tho proprietary racecourse, or directly or indirectly interested in tho ownership of any racehorse. Tho stipendiaries are prohibited from bet-

ling at t.ny meeting at which they may lie ai,-i ing olhciaily, and are ~o be iaj:• j;from Uic funds of the club aguiusl, an)' legal proceedings that, may bo instituted against them, provided Limy keep within Urn scope, of their instructions and tin; rule;-; of racing. No expenses are to b" allowed to them outside the salary attaching to tho position, and tim A.J.C. committee', has the pov. er to discontinue at any tune the services o[ tho stipendiary stewards, or any of them, on giving one mouth’s notice', for inefficiency, irregularity of conduct, disobedience of orders or_ infringment of tho rules and regulations or by-laws. The clubs at which the stipendiary stewards are to act aro to admit them free, an enclosure m tho stand is to he set apart for their exclusive use. and tho secretary is to provide the stewards with facilities for holding inquiries and taking evidence in writing, no one hut the stipendiary and the person whoso presence they require to ho present at the inquiries. The secretary of each club is to forward to (ho A. J.C. at least two days prior to auv race meeting to he held under its management a cheque for £2O for each day of tho meeting to defray tho remuneration of tho stipendiary stewards, and in the event of any of thorn hoiug absent tho contributing club will ho credited with tho amount of any unpaid remuneration. Any question arising which is not provided for by tho regulations or instructions is to ho determined by the committoo of the A. J.C. , CHATTER.

A case of alleged unauthorised entry canto under tho notice of tho Masterton .Racing Club Stewards. Mr. T. Duncan (Secretary) _ statedthat at tho recent mooting of tho club a horso named Insurgent was nominated by telegram under the ilium of H. Johns, Lower Xlutt. The horsy was not sent to tho meeting, aud tho foes (€2 10s) had not been paid. Mr Duncan communicated ■ with Mr Johns, aud no reply was received, but in response to a. second letter, Air Johns slated tho horso was nominated _ without Ids authority. Ho .said he did nut mind paying any reasonable sum, but when trainers took it upon, themselves to nominate horses without the consent; of the owner, ho thought they should ho held responsible. Mr Duncan said that ns the horso was nominated in his name, Mr Johns was held responsible. Nothing had been nano since.—lt was decided to inform Mr Johns that tho Stewards held him liable for tho fees, and to request payment at once.

At the meeting of stewards of the Ta ratahi-Cart or ton facing Club the chairman, Air G-. \V. teller, introduced tlio question of salary of tlieir energetic and painstaking secretary. Mr Duller explained that Mr Bairstow was appointed to the position of secretary somo fifteen months ago, and although at no fixed salary, had earned out'the duties in the capacity of such in a faithful maimer. Ho further pointed out that tho question was from time to timo held in abeyance in order to allow tho stewards and judge what remuneration should bo paid to a person fulfilling the secretarial duties. During the la.se twelve or eighteen months tho business of tho Club had grown very considerably, making it essential that a paid officer should ho engaged to perform and conduct its arrangements. The construction of tho new racecourse also entailed an amount of additional labour aud time, and this Mr Bairstow had (fivea willingly and gratuitously. He did not, think it proper, however, to allow Mr Bair.dow’s services to go unrecognised. Tho maimer in which he (Mr '"Bairstow) had • conducted their Into race meeting-proved that they had tho “right man in tho right place,” and to illustrate and substantiate his (the speaker’s) statements in this direction ho referred tho members to the balancesheet, which showed a credit on the right ’sido of over £SOO. General discussion then took place, _ tho unahimons tone of opinions being that Air Bairstow had performed tho duties in an efficient and admirabb manner, and that such should receive practical recognition from the club. Air Dollcr proposed, and Air Tulloy seconded, that it bonus of £75 bo granted Air Bairstow for past sendees, aud that ho bo reengaged at a similar srJary per year. Air Bairstow, who left tho room during tho discussions, was then called in and informed of tho decision that had been arrived at, for which ho returned his heartiest thanks, and hoped that ho would bo ablo to perform the duties of secretary in tho future to even greater satisfaction than in tho past. Tho Alastorton Racing Club has rn- ■ commended to tho Alctropolitan Club that tho fines of £lO for nominating a horso while on tho unpaid forfeit list and £lO for making an unauthorised entry, inflicted by that club on Goorgo Cooper, of Pahiatua., bo reduced by one half. "

Messrs W. E, Bidwell.and J. Card have been elected country delegates by tho Metropolitan Committee of the Wellington Raciilg Club. Mr A. W. Cave, President of tho Mastorton Racing Club, is evidently not enamoured of racing as it is conducted in England. Ho has recently returned from a trip to tho Old Country, and at a meeting of tho Masterton Racing Club stewards had some interesting remarks to make. He enjoyed himself thoroughly, but ho did not like tho racing ho saw nearly so well as that provided by the clubs in tills colony. In the Ascot Gold Cup race, of li mile, an the view ho could got from tho grandstand, said Mr Cave, was three or four chains from the winning post.

, An old turf scandal was revived by a letter received by tlio Masterton Racinging Club from Messrs Adams and Kingdom, solicitors, Nelson. Writing on behalf of Mr J. A. Coogan, they stated that in September, 1893, their client was disqualified for life by tho Masterton Racing Club, for tho in” of tho mara Ethel. Notice of tho disqualification had been published weekly in tho “Weekly Press” (Referee) ever since, and Mr Coogan now thought the club might allow tho notice to bo discontinued. Ho was in business, as a hotelkeeper in Nelson, and the continued publication of tho notice was likely to do him harm. Messrs Adams and Kingdon thought tho notice might very -veil ho stopped after tho lapse of so long a period.—Mr Duncan said they were bound by rule in tho matter. _ If they ceased publishing the notice it would bo assumed that the disqualification had been withdrawn. Mr Coogan had no justification for special consideration at their hands, after tho way ho had acted, said Mr Duncan. —The stewards decided to take no action in the matter.

Australian papers to hand record the death of tho chestnut gelding Waterbary (Natator —Sunshine), the wellknown hurdler and steeplechaser, who formerly competed with success in Wanganui. Amongst other victories to-his credit in this colony was tho Grand National Steeplechase of 1893. He was subsequently taken to Australia, and

at tho A.J.C. meeting in 1835 woi both steeplechases.

At a recent me-eling oi tho steward.-, of tim Masterton Racing Club a resolution was pa.-'v-d to the 1 !!• et that, in their opinion, a person's name .-aoue'i bo removed from tho unpuid forfeit list as soon as the foes were paid. Jins was forwarded to the Vieuingtou Racing Chib, and the fo!icwing icply was received from the secretary and read by Mr T. Duncan (secretary; at a meeting hold 011 tin* i Ith : —“i am directed by’thu Chairman .to inform you that the tpiesliou of the removal of names Iron; tiro unpaid, forfeit list was mentioned i n debate at tho la-t conference, ami an expression of opinion was made that per.-oi.s on tin; unpaid forfeit 11-t were iiDi; relieved of disability nmd liie issue of tho weekly calendar .subsequent to the ono in which their mini's appeared.” Tho letter was received without discussion.