RACING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10562, 13 April 1920, Page 8

RACING

FIXTURES. April 14-Reefton J.C. April 15 and 17—Wellington. B.C. April 17—Hororata R.C. April 21 and 22—Manawatu E.G. April 2S and 29—Hawke's Bay J.O. A STRIKE BY JOCKEYS (By "Carbine.") The occurrences at Avondale on Saturday, though regrettable, and in a sense unexpecteu, cannot bo said to nave been regarded as beyond the realms ot possibility. Whatever the merits of the case, the failure of the Racing Conference to recognisa the Jockeys' Association and the jockeys' resentment of that attitude have given. rise to a position from which it has seemed for some littie time that trouble might easily spring. The Avondale affair, ot course, has not arisen from the failure of the governing body to recognise the riders'" society, but there seems to exist, some Jack of understanding between the two sections that all concerned would like to see removed. From the* information available it appears that the strike was caused because cue boys were of the opinion that a member of the association, L. H. Hewitt, had been suspended for having taken a prominent part in a movement to have the races postponed oi-. account of *i,e bad state of the course ihrivi;.;!i isin. It appears also that .at that ■•me the stewards had not disqualified Hewitt, but had only adjourned the inquiryWhatever the niceties of procedure may be, the horsemen will have all the public behind them if thev can establish the fact that the course was dangerous. If that is the case no one will blame them for desiring to have the meeting postponed so that they and their fellow-riders should not have to risk life and limb to make sport tor anyone. If, on the other hand, their case is frivolous, the- matter should not be lightly passed over. More will bo heard of the matter during the week, and advice received here is to the effect that a deputation from the Jockeys* Association intends to wait on Mr Massey on Wednesday afternoon. NEW TOTALI3ATOR FOR TRENTHAM The Wellington Racing Club has just installed at the course at Trentham a new electrical totalisator, and the machine is to be in use at this week's meeting. This .machine is an improvement on the electrical machine in use at Elleislie.. and is the finest in New Zealand. It is hoped that it will facilitate betting in every wav and as there is not the same occasion for checking as there is with the hand machine wagers can be received right up to the time of the race. Whereas with the hand machine the windows had to be shut at least five minutes before starting time. TRACK WORK AT TRENTHAM A fair number of horses have now arrived ot Trentham and yesterday morning some work was done on the outside of the course proper. The track, which had been well prepared bv Mr Scott and his assistants, was on the' heavy side, but afforded good going. Hyniestra and Bonnetter were sprinted. The last four furlongs took 52 2-5 sec. Kebufl and Vasilkov went sis furlongs in Imio 20sec. Swanee River was given easy work. She has been off the tracks for a while. The Poverty Bay two-year-old Humbug, Chrysostom, and Caricature, all loosing very well, were not extended. The Blenheim- maiden, Maritza, was beaten by Raceful in a run over a. sprint course. Tigritiya was given easv exercise. Trespass and. Miss Gold went six furlongs together in lmin 19sec. „ 80, Peep went a mile at a sound pace and 'did it very nicely;. Wake and Insurrection covered three furlongs in 39sec. Explorer and Vagabond were sent sis furlongs together. The time was lmin BCsec. Bonnie Maid and Battle Song went six furlongs in just under lmin 19sec. Dainty Step was a shade behind them. Imaribbon run six furlongs in lmin 19 sec. Santorini was worked on the lead. Fortune Teller, Canyon, and Printemps were sprinted. NOTES AND COMMENTS The Fellding Cup winner, Imaribbon. will be ridden by W. Bell in the Thompson Handicap. L Morris has recovered from his recent mishap and will be up on Bo Peep in the Thompson. Santorini is one of the fancied division for the Railway Handicap. His win at Feilding impressed all who saw it. Among the better fancied candidates for the. Thompson "are'Fiery Cross and Tigritiya. F. Christmas is expected to arrive with Fiery Cross and Arrowsmith today. Onslaught, Arnytlras, and others are due this morning. , Nominations for the Christchurch Royal meeting close on April 23rd. MARLBOROUGH RACING CLUB Nominations for tho Marlborough Racing Club's meeting close to-morrow (Wednesday), April Hth. Tho programme has been made more attractive to owners as against tho March meeting. The second and third moneys have been increased, and placed horses are assured of at least their expenses. Th-3 club is again meeting owners in the matter of transit charges, and will pay half tho return steamer and railway freight from Wellington or Nelson to Blenhotm. Tho hot course at Waterlea received most favourable comment in March, and the improvements effected since then should main tho going on May -ltli and sth particularly .good. Good nominations are confidently expected..^ THE A.J.C. MEETING, j Br Telegraph—Prtfss Assn. —Copyright SYDNEY. April 13. Tho attendance for the four days racing !<t Rand-wick totalled 235.0C0. while .£237,990 passed through the totalisator—both' records-. Sporting writers comment scathingly on tho Plato fiasco, by which tho added monev was reduced to 750 sovs owing to the time exceeding snr:n 45sec. Some suggest the omission of tho three-mile event, as a reduction of the prize-money had not the desired effect. SYDNEY YEARLING SALES. BIG PRICES FOR N.Z. COLTS. The yearling sales have concluded. Four New Zealand colts fold on behalf of Mr T. H. Lou-ry caused spirited bidding. One by Demosthenes—Tete-n-Tcte rpaiisri 1700' guineas, a. Finland—Gossip colt. ,1300 guineas, a Finland—The Hague colt 1000 guineas and a. Finland—Alls Well colt 950 jminnas. A Buckwheat—Lager filly fetched 1-000 guineas.