AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3031, 17 April 1912, Page 55

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

By Tathoa April 15. After EUerslie most, of the principal trainers are giving that chfi.rcres a rf?»r>rt respite, but with t.V> Aron Ade Jockey Club's autumn mooting' cominer on n«xt week there are still most of tbe jumpers

«x! Wo: lights being kept steadily M .work levelling of the course proper. Last weeK viewing the work, and there c d " n fc ledy popular course with city andloM« ry single line of rail, with long ing on to a branch line at J>ew™ , have been a senous hjP* o ** Jfefcrt way Department is 'JStoSS. to overcome this difficulty, ai.u there will be some improvement for the forthcoming meeting. . , . The hWioaws for the opening clay at the adjustments of Air W**»" Sarlv in the jumping events, is al*»e t %Tb?g ge race of fl» day is the Avondale Handicap for which 16 hordes have nomSd Pride of Place in the weights _ha« beoTawarded to that sturdy galloway.Jack Delaval, who scored: a meritorious double at mS& *i S month against strong oomrutnv He has been awarded Sst. lnis cSnly make* him out a particularly fine Performer, considering he is calW «n to &vo weight" to such horses as Koval fcoult gU Sir Artegal 8.10 (who won a good race then he won the Tradesman s Handicap, o?e mile and quarter at ™ C \%™,J: holding course in 2min lOeeo last Monday xS arid Wee Olga 8.9 (who won a double at BUerslie, including the Stewards Handicap, of a mile, in lmin 41 2-ssec, also on a wet course).. ~, Following on Hon. G. W. Russell s remarks concerning the issuing of totalizator ■ permits for the forthcoming season, thorn is some activity among country clubs to press their claims. Certainly the new Minister of Internal Affairs remarks left an impression that country clubs could look for more favourable treatment than they received at the hands of the Racing Commission, desnite the fact that the Gammfr Aot of'hist Parliament put a statutory limit on the number of permits to be issued.Whether or not the Minister's utterances may be taken to foreshadow a further amendment to enlarge the statutory limit there are quite a number of country clubs ill the north hopeful of receiving permits. Thiis week the Northern Wairoa Racing Club was resuscitated under the presidency of Mr J. G. Coates, M.P. for the district Tt was decided to purchase 125 acres, and have it ploughed and got in order at once. Four hundred pounds odd: of debentures •were sold at the meeting, and an influential committee set up There are other country clubs' also announcing tneir intention of putting forward claims to totalisator permits.