RACING AND TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23704, 11 January 1939, Page 15

RACING AND TROTTING

ASTAIRE BOOKED FOR TRENTHAM DEFAULTER WELLINGTON CUP FAVOURITE FORBURY PARK NOMINATIONS

RACING NEWS By Sentinel FIXTURES January 13, 14.—Vincent J.C. January 14. —Cllfden R.C. January 19. 21. 23.—Wellington R.C. January 21.—Wairlo J.C January 21, 23.—Thames; J.C. January 23.—Ashhurst-Pohangina R.C. January 27, 28.—Pahlatua R.C. January 28, 30.—Auckland R.C. February 2, 4.—Walroa R.C. February 4.—Canterbury J.C. February 4.—Tapanui R.C. February 4.—Matamata R.C. February 4.—Opunake R.C. February 9, 11.—Dunedin J.C. February 9, 11.—Egmont R.C. February 9, 11.—Poverty Bay T.C. February 11, 13.—Rotorua R.C. February 17, 18.—Wlnton J.C. February 17, 18.—Woodville District J.C. February 18.—Tolaga Bay J.C. February 18, 20. —Waikato R.C; February 23, 25.—Wanganui J.C. February 24, 25.—Gore R.C. February 25.—Walapu R.C. February 25, 27, —Westland R.C. February 25, 27.—Te Aroha J.C, At Wellington Acceptances are due on Friday for the first day of the Wellington meeting. Astaire Astaire is booked to leave for Trentham to-morrow morning. The Favourite Defaulter has been elected the ruling favourite for the Wellington Cup. At Wingatui A number of horses engaged at; the Vincent Jockey Club’s meeting got through useful tasks at Wingatui yesterday morning. A strong gale and the fact that the majority of horses had recently, got through a fair amount of racing made time a secondary consideration. The Riverton Meeting The'first day’s card at Riverton has stakes of £6OO, £SOO and £3OO, and the second three stakes of £4OO. The stakes drop on the third day, which is a sort of anti-climax card to the attractive cards for the first two days. A Winning Chance Handicappers at times seem to be imbued with the idea that a horse on a run of more or less success should be asked to see how much can be carried in a race. Even a champion is entitled to a ; winning chance in a handicap. The Vincent Meeting The acceptance, received in connecnection with the Vincent Jockey Club’s meeting suggest that satisfactory fields will be on hand for each card Several horses claim more than one engagement on the first day, but the fact may not be responsible for any serious shrinkage in a field. Quality The entry of 25 for the Wellington Cup includes the winners of most of the important handicap events in the past fortnight, together with the Melbourne Cup winner Catalogue: the A.J.C. Metropolitan winner, Royal Chief; Defaulter, the champion three-year-old; Peerless (Oaks) and Arctic King (New Zealand Cup); Wild Chase (Manawatu Cup); Lickem (Stratford Cup); Royal Star II (Wairarapa Cup) and Lady Montana (Marton Cup). Three-year-olds Although a three-year-old. has not won the Wellington Cup since Rapine scored with 7.12 in 1923 in 2mm 81’ 4-ssec, that is ho reason why Defaulter should not win this season under 8,11. It depends on the actual strength of. the field when at the post. Defaulter has practically enjoyed a triumphant march, and no doubt it will take something considerably above the ordinary to lower his colours. It could be claimed that Defaulter is a better three-year-old than Royal Chief was at the same age, and the handicap points in that direction, as the former has 111 b above the scale and the latter 41b, but at the scaie of weights in the Wellington Cup they are rated at about on a par. The weight-for-age scale can, however, give a wide miss as a measure of racing merit, as, for instance. Defaulter is rated at 161 b better than Peerless, one of his own age, and she has shaped creditably against him over a mile and a-half. An Instance

Bred In the Purple Among the six yearling fillies to be sold at the Elderslie dispersal sale is an interestingly-bred chestnut by Iliad from the Dark Legend mare Folk Lore. This is a first foal, and is a charming qualitied filly, as you would expect from her very high-class breeding, which is good enough to warrant her becoming a foundation mare for any stud in tne southern hemisphere Her third dam, Radesia, was sent to Australia during the blackest period of the war from England, and this daughter of Radium ranks as one of the best bred mares to have left England Radesia was a half-sister to the English Oaks winner My Dear and half-sister to Ciceronetta, the dam . the ill-fated Picaroon, the best horse of uis year in England. Radesia after her arrival in Australia was purchased by the late Mr L. K. S. Mackinnon, the chairman of the Victoria Racing Club. He was one of the favoured few to get a service to the A.J.C. Derby winner Wallace Isinglass for her, and the result of the mating was a good solid mare called Susie Pye. who won, among other races, the Gleihuntly Cup at Caulfield. Mr Mackinnon thought such a lot ol thia mare that he arranged tc send her to France from Australia to be mated with Dark Legend to Australian time, and on her return she produced a very good-look-ing brown mare who carried Mr Mackinnon’s colours for a short turf season under the name of Folk Lore. She was only raced very lightly, as she was bred by her owner especially as .. prospective brood mare, and among her starts at Flemington and Caulfie’ ’ she was narrowly beaten in the Edward Manifold Stakes and the vlalvina Welter. Folk Lore is the only female descendant of the great mare Galicia in New Zealand, and this first foal of hers is the first yearling descended from Galicia tc come into a sale ring here. Few yearlings can boast of a more attractive pedigree—she has a double cross of Carbine, a trebling of St. Simon, a doubling of Bend Or. and a double cross of Isinglass, and as an individual is a charming filly who should develop into the beau ideal of a brood mare. The Iliad fillies being sold at Elderslie should interest racing men and breeders. Iliad has been a successtul sire of the weaker sex, for he has sired Yaringa, a highclafcs winner of the W.A.T.C, Derby and Leger; Cyrillian, a most promising mare; Penelope, Soliad, Red Cat, Lyric, and Royal Helena (both winners in Australia), Ilias, Dainty Jerse (a good winner in Western Australia), Endorsement (winning two-year-old this season), Litigation (winning two-year-old in Sydney), Red Clover, and Odilion, and nearly every filly by Iliad who has been put into work has been returned a winner. The Elderslie Sale

The dispersal sale of the Elderslie Stud, which takes place to-morrow, is really a matter of great regret even though it supplies opportunity for buyers. It is to be hoped that the Elderslie Stud will, Phoenix-like, rise stronger from the ashes of the old combination of sires and mares that preceded the one going under the hammer. It will be interesting to note how those assembled at the ringside will regard the stock under offer. The stud is-not a haphazard collection of stallions and mares and.represents the most successful strains that can be found in the Stud Book. In fact, the Elderiie Stud did not build its reputation as a very successful nursery of the thoroughbred on anything but the best available material, and if one desired to pick holes in the stock forming the catalogue of the sale it would be tantamount to selecting any particular hole in a fisherman’s net. Iliad has been a somewhat unlucky stallion. He opened with most remarkable success and then through a combination of circumstances mostly dominated by bad luck, fell out of favour. He is still young and on pedigree and conformation can still came back to the promise he first displayed at the stud. Possibly Iliad may prove a great bargain. The writer has a mental photo _of Solicitor General when first making his acquaintance. He was saddled and cantered round the big paddock to the north of the stables. His easy and smooth action marked the stayer because it requires perfect machinery of frame to carry on over a distance in addition to temperament and courage. Solicitor General showed more than sufficient form in England to prove himself a real racehorse. The great value of his pedigree does' not require prolonged study, it can be seen at a glance. Guarantee cannot really be regarded as an Elderslie Stud stallion. He, however, represents a winning pedigree, and as an individual makes a very strong appeal indeed. He was a good winner with plenty of speed, and judging by the manner in which he ran on at the end of his races would have stayed a good journey if properly set for the task. The tabulated pedigrees of the mares in the catalogue do not require extended notice. Anyone interested can sum them up at a glance because they spell success on the turf and in the paddock, Some of the mares will no doubt arouse keen competition and it is to be hoped that sufficient cash and courage will keep them in New Zealand in order to enhance the future prestige of our bloodstock.

When Winning Hit ranked as the best three-year-old of his year he failed badly when raced in a handicap. Winning Hit opened up his three-year-old career by winning over seven furlongs at Ashburton as a pipe-opener for the Dunedin Guineas, in which he beat Pluto a head. Winning Hit beat The Hawk and others in the New Zealand’ Derby and followed on by winning the Stead Gold Cup in 2min 3 l-ssec Then came his win in the Great Northern Derby, beating Thespian and The Hawk. In his next appearance Winning Hit 8.11 started favourite for the Wellington Cup, but finished outside the places occupied by Insurrection 7.0. Egotism 7.5, and Sycorax 6.12. Insurrection had previously finished third in the Auckland Cup. Pluto beat Winning Hit in the Middle Park Plate, and the latter then came down for the Dum tdin Cup meeting. He was unplaced behind Trespass 8.3, Vagabond 8.11, and Amythas 10.5 under 9.5. Winning Hit 9.5 won • the James Hazlett Gold Cup in Imin 39 l-ssec. showing that he was in racing shape. He next came out at the Wellington autumn meeting, but had to be content with third place to Amythas 9.4 and Kick-Off 8.2. When carrying 8.2 Winning Hit was beaten in the Manawatu Stakes and finished up with a second to Gloaming in the Challenge Stakes. Winning Hit s three-year-old form shows that, however good a colt may be wher meeting those of his own age, it may be a different story when carrying weights allotted according to the giamour of classic form.

TROTTING NOTES By Sentinel FIXTURES January 14.—Cambridge T.C January 14 —Timaru T.C January 28 28.—Forbury Park T.C. January 28 February I—Nelson T.C. February 2, 4.—Wellington T.C. February 11 15.—Auckland T.C. February 11.—Otakl T.C February 11.—Canterbury Park T.C. February 18.—New Brighton T.C. February 25.—Kaikoura T.C. February 25.—Wairarapp T.C. At Wellington The Wellington Gold Cup, of £7OO, will -be for a 4.26 class. At Vincent Good fields are engaged in the trotting events on the Vincent Jockey Club’s card. At Eiverton Sport between the flags is the dominating feature of the Riverton meeting, but the third card provides two events for trotters. At Timaru The Timaru trotting track is reported to be in (excellent order for the meeting on Saturday. The turf has been cropped short and rolled well, and the conditions promise to be favourable for sending Lucky Jack on a recordmaking mission. Publicity The opinions expressed in print in connection with recent form are comparatively mild to what has been heard. It is sincerely to be hoped that the vocal criticism will not fall on deaf ears, but be submitted to a thorough and searching investigation, with the object of benefiting the sport Publicity of any sort is far better than none at all if it opens up questions which, when satisfactorily answered, should do a lot of good in every direction.

A Unique Honour The freedom of the club was conferred upon F. Holmes at a gathering of members of the Greymouth Trotting Club on the conclusion of the first day’s racing. The president, Mr H. W. Kitchingham, said that for 42 years Mr Holmes had been a constant patron of the club. On the occasion of his first visit he had ridden the winner of the principal event. During all that time he had never had to appear before the stewards. It had been the intention to make Mr Holmes a life member but the rules did not permit of such a decision, and it was thought the next best thing was to give him the freedom of the club. Mr Kitchingham thanked Mr Holmes for his assistance to the club, and asked his acceptance of a handsome gold medal, suitably inscribed, which gave the recipient the privilege of admittance to all enclosures at the club’s meetings. In reply, Mr Holmes said he was very proud to be the first trainer in New Zealand to have conferred on him such a privilege. FORBURY PARK CLUB NOMINATIONS FOR CUP MEETING TEN IN PRINCIPAL EVENT The following entries have been received for the summer meeting to be held on January 26 and 28:— Vauxhall Handicap (in harness), of £2OO. Class 3,40. One mile and a-half.—Shadeland, Patch’s Discovery, Sphinx, Lady Ede Appomattox. Bill Grattan, Orphan Bingen, Violet Wrack, Jenny’s Guy, Parrish Chimes Anna’s Voyage, Co-Director, Parachute Golden Bingen Esther, Native Ruler Dalaruan. Southland Handicap (in harness), ol £2OO. Class 3.39, One mile and a-half —Marfax, Golden Miller Iron Duke. Regal, Great Joy, Waikari Jack, Pecunia, Capri, Charles Russell, Seascape, Coquette. Bedrock Sinbad De la Paix. Electric Handicap (in harness), of £225. Class 2.16. One mile.—Labourman, Walter Gay, Roan Duke. Superior Rank, Connenora. Racketeer. Dunedin Cup Handicap (in harness), of £750 Class 4.26. Two miles.— Ironside, Willow Wave, Lucky Jack Parisienne. Morello, Blair Athol, Plutus, War Buoy. Pot Luck. Logan Derby. Otago Handicap (in harness), of £350. Class 3.29. One mile and a-half.—Lady Sonoma Gyrate. Bittersweet, Golden Eagle, Walter Wrack Flotsam, Guy Hugo, Peggotty, Lament. Aristotle, Pilot Peter, Helen’s Bay Royal Romance, Little Reta, Discord. Musselburgh Handicap (in harness) of £2OO. Class 3.33. One mile and ,a-half.—Salalon, Gay Avon, Cruiser, Palomar, Tinker Glenastle Grand Meteor, Tritoma, Directly, Labour Chimes, Master Potts, Mazaire, Jesse Owens, Charles Russell. Norham Lady. Tawny. King George Handicap (in harness), of £250. Class 3.4. One mile and three furlongs.—Red Ranger, Lightning Lady, Waipahi, Fremont, Fine Art, Donald Dhu, Red Pigeon, Waitaki Power, Colonel Grattan. Southern Smile, Icevus. Flying Handicap (in harness), of £3OO. Class 2,44, One mile and aquarter. —Rongomai, Ironside, Willow Wave, Morello. War Buoy, Pot Luck. Logan Derby. SECOND DAY Waverly Handicap (in harness), of £2OO. Class 3.40. One mile and ahalf.—Shadeland, Patch’s Discovery, Sphinx, Lady Ede, Appomattox, Bill Grattan, Orphan Bingen, Violet Wrack, Jenny’s Guy, Parrish Chimes, Anna’s Voyage, Co-Director, Parachute, Golden Bingen, Esther, Native Ruler. Dalaruan.

Logan Derby.

Stewards’ Handicap (in harness), of £2OO. Class 3.39. One mile and a-half —Marfax, Golden Miller. Iron Duke, Regal, Great Joy, De la Paix, Waikari Jack, Pecunia, Capri, Charles Russell, Seascape, Coquette, Bedrock, Sinbad. ..... , , Telegraph Handicap (in harness), of £225. Class 2.16. One mile Labourman, Walter Gay, Roan Duke. Superior Rank, Connenora, Racketeer. Metropolitan Handicap (in harness), of £550. Class 4.26. Two miles.— Ironside, Willow Wave, Lucky Jack, Parisienne, Morello. Blair Athol, Plutus, War Buoy, Pot Luck. Logan Derby. . , Crescent Handicap (in harness), of £350, Class 3.29. One mile and ahalf—Lady Sonoma, Gyrate, Bittersweet, Golden Eagle. Walter Wrack, Appomattox, Flotsam, Guy Hugo, Pegnotty, Lament, Parrish Chimes, Aristotle, Pilot Peter, Helen’s Bay, Royal Romance, Little Reta, Discord. . Gore Memorial Handicap (in harness), of £2OO. Class 3.33. One mile and. a-half.—Salalon, Gay Avon, Guywin, Cruiser, Palomar, Tinker, Glenastle, Grand Meteor, Tritoma, Directly, Labour Chimes, Master Potts, Silver Laddie, Mazaire, Jesse Owens, Charles Russell, Norham Lady, Tawny. Royal Handicap (in harness), of £250. Class 3.4. One mile and three furlongs.—Red Ranger, Lightning Lady, Waipahi, Fremont. Fine Art, Donald Dhu, Red Pigeon, Waitaki Power, Colonel Grattan, Southern Smile, Icevus. Au Revoir Handicap (in harness), of £3OO. Class 2.44. One mile and aquarter—Rongomai, Ironside. Willow Wave, Lucky Jack, Parisienne. Morello. War Buoy, Pot Luck. Logan Derby. RACING AND TROTTING INVESTIGATION BY COMMISSION FULL SCOPE OF INQUIRY (Peb United Press Association) • WELLINGTON, Jan. 10. “It is to be made as comprehensive as it is possible to make it," said Mr Parry, when asked as to the scope of the Inquiries to be undertaken by the Royal Commission to investigate racing and trotting. “A draft of the order of reference has been prepared, and will shortly be submitted tp Cabinet. The Government’s desire is that a full opportunity be given the commission to inquire into various phases of racing and trotting Any legislation required for the amendment of the gaming laws will be based on its findings and recommendations." THE TOP WEIGHT ROYAL CHIEF’S RECORD It is customary in scanning the weights for such a race as the Wellington Cun to refer to what has been accomnlished in the nast in connection with it. The result may not throw much, or in fact very little, light on what is likely to hapnen in the future, bf rause the racing merit or strength of a field generally rises or falls according to the quality of the horses in training. This year a strong field is engaged and the ton-weight and the peg on which the handicap hangs is Royal Chief who proved himself one of the best performers in Australia during the soring campaign His form in New Zealand last season does not however, show outstanding merit as defeat as well as victory has to be weighed in the balance. He won the Wanganui Guineas, in which The Crooner was unplaced. Then came a win in the Avondale Guineas. Smoke Screen beat him ir the Great Northern Guineas and the positions were reversed in the Trentham Stakes Royal Chief beat Cuddle ,n the HarcouH Stakes and he accounted tor Smoke Screen and The Crooner in the New Zealand Derby Cuddle neat him in the Canterbury Cup. and he missed a place J n the King’s Plate, won by Courtcraft from Trench Fight and Oratory in Imin 36sec. Courtcraft beat Royal Chief in the Great Northern Derby and he did not show much superiority when beating The Crooner in the New Zealand St Leger, Stretto beat him in the Awapuni Gold Cup. and that concludr d his work for the season Royal Chief ranked as a high-class three-year-old and trained on to display good form this season in Aus'ralia. but still the fact remains that he was both rocked and knocked off the pedestal he occupied at times at that stage of his career.

NOTES FROM TRENTHAM RIDER FOR ARCTIC KING FLORENCE MILLS’S PROSPECTS (Special to Daily Times) WELLINGTON. Jan. 10. A. Jenkins has been engaged to ride Arctic King in the Wellington Cup. Dainty Sue will not run in the Wellington Cup. She did not do well on the Stratford trip, lightening up a lot. She is now picking up again, but it has been decided to reserve her for a race on the second or third day Nereus has been sold by Mr W Devon to a patron of the stable of RBarlow at New Plymouth, and the gelding is temporarily at Trentham where he will be taken over next week by his new trainer W. J ‘Broughton will do the riding on the Fordell-trained horses at the Wellington meeting. Due to the frequent rain during this summer, the course proper and the grass tracks at Trentham are in splendid order. Ladv Fox, Blissful Lady, and the Lord Warden —Palestrina filly have been ■ withdrawn from the Wellington Stakes. The Nightmarch colt Dark Water should be included in the field One of the runners in the Apprentices’ Plate on the opening day at Trentham who will attract attention is the four-year-old mare Florence Mills. This event is open to hacks and although Florence Mills has lately been running in open company, she is still eligible for hack races Her straightout winnings amount to £475 She was successful in a hack sprint at the last Wellington meeting under 9.0 and at her last start she was third in the open six furlongs at Manawatu to Black Thread and Russian Ballet As she will carry only 8.4 under the set weight conditions of the apprentices’ race, it will be seen that she is very favourably placed to add to her record LINKS IN PEDIGREES APPARENT WEAKNESSES ' When seeking a filly or mare with the ultimate idea of adding to a stud an apparent (and not always real) weakness in a pedigree should not act as a deterrent to purchase A name in the quartering of a pedigree should not be regarded as a weak link but rather as a vehicle for linking up one strain with another. Paper Money for instance, may be regarded as a weak link in a stayer’s pedigree and in fact, has been, but the dominating factors of his pedigree. St Simon and the Sunshine taproot, may lend force instead of weakness. A sire or dam may be regarded as lacking in some respect or other, but if either represents a quartering in a pedigree lacking in individuality.'but still nevertheless full of good strains, then the collective stock and not the individual should be considered. For_ instance one may entertain an objection to buying a Night Raid or an Iliad fillv with the ultimate object of breeding but the objection would not. to any student of breeding, be worthy of consideration because both sires can be regarded as vehicles carrying the most successful strains of blood in the world from one quartering to another in a pedigree. Combination must be regarded as the principal essential of strength in a" pedigree which, suitably allied to the individual, represents something worth buying.

THE TIMARU FIELDS ACCEPTANCES FOR SATURDAY (Per United Press Association) TIMARU. Jan. 10. The following are the acceptances for the Timaru Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday:— CLAREMONT HANDICAP, Of £lls One mile and a-half. Co-director ~ scr ydsbhd Cracksman .. scr Kilmorlck .. 12 Donald Guy .. scr Great Mountain 24 Frances Worthy scr Lewellyn's Pet 24 Guytakl .. set Mother's Boy 24 Lady Ede .. .. scr Patch’s Native Ruler scr Discovery .. 36 Thor .. ... ... scr SALISBURY HANDICAP, . Of £135. One mile. Brigadier . . ..scr ydsbhd Cruiser ... ~ scr . , Battlevale .. 12 Devotion .. .. scr Colonel Envious .1 .. scr Axworthy .. 12 Frisco Silk .. scr Colonel Bogey 12 Jane Worthy scr Oversight .. 12 Our Fay .. .. scr Perula .. .. 12 Palomar .. .. scr Waltemata .. 12 Stylish Boy .. scr. Chenaway .. 24 JOHN HOLE MEMORIAL HANDICAP. Of £355. Two miles. Colonel Grattan scr Horsepower .. 24 Fremont .. .. scr Red Ranger .. 24 Icevus .. scr Toorak .. .. 24 yds bhd Llewellyn’s Donald Dhii .. 12 Pride .. .. 48 Fine Art .. 24 LEVELS HANDICAP, Of £l3O One mile and a-half. Acuity .. .. scr Dancing Pirate 12 Four Square scr Kilrea .. .. 12 Loyal Rey ..’ scr Marfax .. .. 12 Macgregor .. scr Waikari Jack 12 Orhy Lad .. scr Black Marble 24 . yds bhd Llewellyn’s Pet 36 Charles Russell 12 WAIMATE HANDICAP, Of £135. One mile and five furlongs. Frances Worthy scr Great Linnet .. 24 Guytaki .. .. set Great Mountain 24 Lady Ede .. scr Mother’s Boy .. 24 Native Ruler.. scr Patch’s Thor .. ..scr Discovery .. 36 ydsbhd Swift Guy .. 120 Kilmorlck 12 KERRYTOWN HANDICAP. Of £l5O. One mile and a-half. Brigadier .. scr Devotion .. .. 12 Cruiser .. ..scr Our Fay .. ~ 12 Frisco Silk .. scr Aqua Bond .. 24 Glenastle .. ..scr Battlevale .. 24 Palomar .. .. scr Colonel Tinker .. ..scr Axworthy .. 24 yds bhd Oversight .. 24 Ace High 12 Perula .. .. 24 PAREORA HANDICAP, 01 £225 One mile and a-quarter. Donald Dhu .. scr Waltakl Power scr Fremont .. .. scr ydsbhd Horsepower. .. scr Icevus .. .. 12 Lightning Lady scr Iraq 12 Red Pigeon . scr Southern Smile 12 Red Ranger . scr Llewellyn’s Toorak .. .. scr Pride .. .. 24 FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of £135. One mile and a-quarter. Acuity .. .scr Marfax .. ..scr Coquette .. ..set Maltravers .. scr Charles Russell scr Macgregor .. set Crusheen .. scr Orby Lad ~ scr Dancing Waikari Jack scr Pirate ~ .. scr yds bhd Four Square .. scr Bedrock ... 12 Kilrea .. ..scr Black Marble 12 QUEER RACE MEETING THREE RUNNERS IN FIVE RACES (From Our Own Correspondent) SYDNEY Jan. 6. One of the queerest horse race meetings held anywhere in the world took place at Wanganella near Hay in tlu-south-western part of New South Wales. Only three horses competed in five races at the meeting, one race being abandoned because every entry was scratched. The three runners were Mundiwa. Carbungie. and Lady Pinnacle. A fourth was present, but was ineligible because its registration had not been completed. Mundiwa had a walkover in the Zara Handicap and Falkiner Handicap, and won the Wanganella Cup. with Carbungie second and Lady Pinnacle third. Carbungie won the Caroonboon Handicap, with Lady Pinnacle second, and had a walkover in the Welter Handicap.

A publican’s booth and a refreshment stall did good business. Thirsts were evidently unimpaired in this hot dusty centre of the State. The explanation why the meeting was carried on and aot abandoned was that patrons could legally bet on races being held in Melbourne and Sydney descriptions and results being broadcast to the course