RACING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10687, 6 September 1920, Page 8

RACING

FIXTURES. Sept.’ &—Manawatu Hunt Club. Sept. 11—Amberley Racing Club. , Sept, 23, 24-Ashbuiton County Eaoxnif Club Sept. 23, 25 —Wanganui Jockey Club. Sept. 25, 29 —Avondale Jockey Club. Sept. 27, 28 —Otaki-Maori Racing Club. Sept. 30, Oct. I— Geraldine Racing Club. Oct. 2—Napier Park Racing Club. Oct. 6—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. Oct. 7 —Kurow Jockey Club. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By “Carbine.”) There'were some heavy falls in the steeplechase at Marton and W, Fending, R. McSoveney and West all received nasty shakings. Jedding .bad to b© removed to- a private hospital. The original entry of 53 for the Now Zealand Cup has already shrunk to 37. Battle Song dropped out before trio weights were declared, Sasanof jxnd Amvthas were scratched« immediately after the handicaps wore announced, and fifteen were allowed to drop out at the first payment. There are still soma in the Cup who have little right there.' „ Pretty Bobby is the cut of a horse to make a -good jumper, but in the Hack Hurdles at Marten he came ip. at the tail' of tho field. f . Two .well-known members of Parliament, Messrs. W. T. Jennings and R W. Smith, have been elected patrons of the Taumarunui Racing Club. ' R. Barlow is having rather bad • kick with Depredation. Not so long ago he brought the little ■ Campfire gelding down to Otaki to win the chief flat - event there, but saw his horse beaten- into second place after having much- the worst of the luck. The other day Depredation was taken to. Marton where he defeated- all but Classification, whose last success was so far. back that he could not reasonably bavo been' taken into account. The New Zealand Cup candidate Athens ll.* was given a run in tho principal flat event at the Marton meeting, but he went badly and finished last. Horses in training were selling at very high prices in England at the end of June. Touching on this, Mr W. Allison stated in the "London Sportsman” that he received a wire from Gibraltar commissioning him' to bid up to 200- guineas for the' three-year-old Bow Street (Bowman —Moravia), who was to be offered at the Newmarket siles at that time. .The colt sold for 2000 guineas, just ten times as high as the would-be buyer was prepared to fo. Bowman, sire of Bow Street, is oing stud duty in N«w South Wales this season. The jookey boys came out with flying colours over their boycott of the last race at the Gawler meeting, says a South Australian writer. The lads bn that occasion declined to ride unless tho race was divided because there were 27 . final acceptors’. Instead of the stipendiary stewards, who have complete control over all meetings, asserting their authority, they allowed the lads to wrangle with the committee of the club, and these authorities declined to be bullied by the jookey boys, and refused to divide the race. The riders then left the course, and the race was abandoned. Everyone then expected the stipendiary stewards, to show their strength in the matter, but after days of delay thtey have .issued the following report: “The stipendiary stewards have concluded their inquiry into the lapsing of the Welter Handicap at Gawler on Saturday last They have decided to take ! no action against the riders, and have : sent a report to the committee of the ; 5.A.J.0.” ! ’ The veteran English ex-jockey, John Osborne, was present at the Newcastle meeting on June 22nd, looking as well as ever. He ip still training at Middleman, and saddled a' couple of runners in the . coursed of the afternoon, but, met with no success. “Johnny” is now well over 87 years of ago, buying been bora at Bretby. Derbyshire, ; on January 7th'/1833. AUSTRALIAN RESULTS. ’ By Telegraph—Press Assn -Copyright, (Received September 5, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, September 4. The principal races on Saturday ,rei suited as follow: Heatherlie Handicap: Scottish . Knight 1, Queen Comedy 2, Wildun 3. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 55J see. , Memsie Stakes: Burythmie 1, Bandurria 2, Reciprocity 3. Won easily by three lengths. Time,- Imin 55J sec. N.Z, TROTTING CUP HANDICAPS DECLARED. PjER raws ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, September 5. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr H. Brinkman for the— NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP HANDICAP (Harness), of 2500 sovsj two miles.—Author Dillon scr, Matchlight 4sec, ’Cello Sydney Wilkes 4, Trix Pointer 5, Agathos 6, General Link ■ 6, John Dillon 7, Sherwood 7 S Dean Dillon 7, Albert Cling 8, Willie Lincoln B,' Moneymaker 9, Erin’s Queen 9, Mmteon 9; Steele Bell 9, Rata Peta 9, Hal Junior 9, Oinako 9.