Sporting Notions.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XI, Issue 521, 11 May 1915, Page 5

Sporting Notions.

By "Waiau." ; The announcement of the li.t of new permits under the Gaming Act Amendments Bill came as a surprise to local sports. The Clifden Hack Racing Club and the Winton Trctt jg Club are to be congratulated. T.y of all Southland Clubs deserved a permit. No one, even[ the biggest eroaker but thought that the Birchwood Hunt would have secured a permit for of all sporting bodies the Hunt needed and deserved the permit. Half a loaf may be better than no bread, but it does not follow that a permit every second year will bring to the coffers of the Huut half of the revenue that an annual pormit would. In tbe past the Hunt has been sai'y burdened in its effort to keep its financial matters

plight and the fresh set of circum stances raised i? only heaping addition al financial worry on the shoulders g f the executive committee, as they, a_ 8port8!«oo. oannot ium down this opDortunity, meagre aud all as it ceitainly is.

Th* field which contested tbe Ashburton Cup on Thursday one of the be^t that has been seen on the Ashburtou cnur*« for o Jo.ig time. There waiv eleven competitors, most of whom had recent form to recommend them, and they provide 1 a very interesting coutest. Honesty made most of the running, and at the entrance to the straight she looked as if she would stay in front to the finish. She tired in the ruu home, -however, and Magdala headed ber just before the wiuuing post was reached. Magdala was bred in Southland and is by (Jomaduw, a horse imported from Australia, while his dam, Minaret, by _tl.d_.Uion -Mis? Lucy, is a sister to Miniature, the dam of Aberbrothock. Magdala camejinto prominence nearly three years a_jo, when he won the Winter Oup, but his subsequent form that season did not come up to expectations- Nearly a year ago he won the 13irthday Handicap at Wingatui, and he has run well several times lately, his foim at present being better than at any pievious stacje of his career.

The published entry list of entries for the D. J. 0. winter meeting ia still another adverti°mont lor thi. Birchwood Hunt. There ard 35 chasers nominated to take part in k>ur e"e<itt» and no less I baa 16 of these huvd qualified behind tho Birch wo .d pack Oae would naturally lave conclude J tLat such things would tell with the Otin--oiscioners' The Otago Hunt's, percentage of the other 19, considering that the meeting takes place at their headqiarters, is noteworthy of special comment. The entries in the steeples are : — ,

Otago Steeplechase of 500 sovs, 3 miles — Tommy, The Brewer, 'iiucii Sea, Sportsman, Te Tua, The Guuuer, True Blue, Royal Me Ul, Fritz, Uo.cleu Grape, Gluger, N .riheru, Card ill', Mylaw.

Hunters' Steeplechase of 130 sovrf, 2 miles — Parraunitta, Gaent, Aratonua, Golden Da. vn, Curilla Tolhtoi, Irairio Fire, Zingabee, lrausand, Albert, Wuinono, geldong by Kulnine, Well ward, Mountain Deer.

The additional horses in the Wingatui Steeple of 300 eovs, 2^ miles, tho second day are — The Jew, Ghent, Aratonua, Stroller; Wjinono, Albert; and iu tbe Hack and Hunters' Steeple, 180 sovs, 2 milea — Tommy, The Jew, Fritz Golden Grape, Deuia l , J'e Tua, Notth-. ern, ' iinon Pure-

FIRCIIWOOD HUJJT

A meeting of tho .Executive Cooimittee was lu Id in Keith's Hotel lasp evening, the Master presiding and thare was a good attendance ol members. The chief busiuess ol the meeting was to daal with tho permit, a lettp- beiug received from the secretary of the Racing Conference urging the Jluut to make an early application, for thsir date. A motion was carried, after lengthy discussion, that an application be forwarded for a permit to race at 'Otautau on Dominion Da/, A.ond iy, _:7ih September, A committee cuu._s.tiug if Mts ? rs J. T. Wilson, A. C. Milia, VV. Jsle.tn, W. Ledingham, A. A. L.daea aad the Seor_tary, 4 was appointed to drat; rules to submit to a future nueting. ihe executive committee committee will, meet on Monday eveningflto draw up; the next list ot lixturtja. The question of arranging for new kennel f was held ovor meanwhile.