WEIGHTS, ACCEPTANCES, Etc.

Otago Witness, Issue 3101, 20 August 1913, Page 53

WEIGHTS, ACCEPTANCES, Etc.

NEW ZEALAND CUP HANDICAPS. The following weights have been declared for the New Zealand Cup :—Bobrikott 9.fa, Midnight Sun 8.13, Masterpiece 8.11 Go.dfindcr 8.9, Bon Ton 8.9, Vice-Admiral 8.6, Eon Rove 8.6, Bronze 8.5. Blcnot 8.4, La Rema 8.3, Undecided 8.2, Labour Day 8.2 Domino 8.1. Sir Solo 8.1, Mira 8.1, Soldiers Chorus 8.0, Cheddar 8.0, Haskayno 8.0, Eniporador 8.0, Byron 7.12, King Mark 7.11, l‘ort William 7.10, Quarantine 7.9, Potoa 7.9, Expect 7.8, Bulletin 7.7, Thrax 7.7 Somte 7.7, Tannhauser 7.6. Kopu 7.6, Smapis 7.5, Multiply 7.5, Peroneal 7.5, Mowbray l.u. Passadena 7.4, Sea Pink 7.3, Rmaldo 7.0, Cherubini 7.1. Salzburg 7.0, Royal Arms 6.13, Roosevelt 6.13, Ogier 6.13, Lady Moutoa 6.12, Imagination 6.12. Stevedore 6-12, St. Francis 6.12, Julian 6.11, Ceylon 6.10. Gapon 6.9. Ariom 6.9. Monorail 6.9. Sir Daniel 6.9, Mangaroa 6.9, Immor 6.9, Sauci 6.9, Multifid gelding 6.9, Bonnie Boy 6.8, Invader 6.8, Martel 6.8, Birkful 6.8, Brown Trout 6.7, Waikehau 6.7, Braeburn 6.7. Gold Cup 6.7, More 6.7, Yankee Doodle 6.7, Lady Marcia 6.7, Tiwari 6.7, Corrie 6.7, Kimkobi 6.7, Aviator 6./, Sir Mosely 6.7, Bodomham 6.7, Guiding W r ay 6.7-, Anguish 6.7, The Summit 6.7, Boii Rain 6.7, Somniform 6.7.

A GOOD PERFORMANCE. LONDON, August 17. Fraaik Wootton rode eight consecutive winners last week. MR WOOTTON RETIRING, LONDON. August 13. Mr R. Wootton intends to retire from the turf at the end of 1914. His sons will carry on the stables. PAHIATUA RACING CLUB. RESTORATION OF PERMITS URGED. APPEAL TO MINISTERS. WELLINGTON, August 14. A deputation from the Paliiatua Racing Club waited on the Prime Minister and the Hon. H. D. Bell to-day, and urged that the club should be given the two day’s racing of which it had been deprived as” a result of the Racing Commission’s report. It was suggested that two days could be taken off Wcodville, and that it would not be unreasonable to take a day off Palmerston North. Mr Massey, in reply, said lie had a good deal of sympathy with the Paliiatua Club He thought they had a grievance, but it was not always easy to remedy a grievance. The number of days’ racing could not be increased without an Act of Parliament. He had promised to give Mr Hunter an opportunity of moving the second reading of his Bill, and until the fate of that Bill was decided it was impossible for him to say whether or not Pahiatua’s request would be acceded to. HIGH PRICED HORSES. LONDON, August 16. The Sportsman states that Colonel Hall Walker has refused £30,000 for the stallion White Eagle. The Russian Government has purchased Minoru.