SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10406, 20 July 1912, Page 5

SPORTING.

RACING IN ENGLAND. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 20, fTO a.m. London, Jnly 19. The. Eclipse Stakes resulted;— Prince Palatine 1, Stedfast 2, Lycaon 3. WELLINGTON R.O. MEETING. SECOND DAY. Per Press Association. Trentham, July 20. The second day of the Wellington R.O. Winter Meeting opened to-day in line weather. The course is very heavy, but a little better than Wednesday. The attendance is moderate. Results < Onslow Handicap, sis furlongs. —Mount Victoria 1, Crown Pearl 3, Beacon 3, Scratched; Deploy. Crown Pearl led into the straight, but was by the winner, and after a good race. Mount Victoria won by half a head. Time, Imin 28sce. Second Hack and Hnntera’ Steeplechase, two miles.—Torbella S, Taiha 2. St. Amelia 3, All started. A good race. Soman and Nadra made most of the running. Torbelle wont to the front at the bend the second time round and won easily by six lengths. Nedra and The Chief were the only others to finish. Time, 6min 2seo.

" Crof ton Handicap —Kilrain 1, Ngatimaru |2, Ceylon 8 Scratched ; Amaru, Serenity, Otaraira. Winner led all way. Woa by four lengths. Ceylon cams with a great rush and just missed. Time, 1,45 1-5.

THE RAGING CONFERENCE. COUNTRY RACING CLUBS. Wellington, July 19. A reply given by the Premier and she Minister for Internal Affairs to a deputation from A&hhazst Racing Olnb to-day indicates that the posifion of country Racing Clubs which lost their permits aa the result off the findings of the Racing Ocmmxsitca will be dealt with by way of a private Bill when Parliament, again assembles Mr Massey said no opposition wonid'bo offered So snob a BUI providing always that it did not overstep the bounds of reason.

A strong plea was made by the deputation for the reinstatement of the Club’s permit. The Hon. Mr Ball. In reply, defended hia action in giving Rangltfkei Club two days’ racing. He sympathised with Ashhurot Olnb, but said he could not recede from the position he had taken ap. The Premier told the deputation that the cause of the troabio was the licensing of bookmakers under the amendment to the Gaming Act of 1907. Parliament agreed to the nroooaal very unwisely and the direct result was an increase in racing and a vary great increase in gambling. While Government had no intention of encouraging gambling, the deputation would ffnd no difficulty would be placed in the way c£ genuine sport. With regard to the proposed private Bill, Mr Masaey said : “So far as Government is concerned you will get a £aii ran. Of course the forms of the House often etsmd in the way of a private BBS, and until wo sea the Bill we cannot promise to support it. “ Mr Guthrie, M:P , assured, the Minister that tbs Bill would not contain anything that was unfair. All they asked was that the forms of tbs House would not hs used against them and that the question would be made a non-patty ouv. At a meeting of representatives of the country racing clubs of New Zealand to-night, a resolution was carried to promote a Btll daring the oomi.Bg session to restore lost days of racing. During a long discussion, Mr Vavasour. kU’rlbcrr.cgh. said the promotion of s Bill would be inadvisable. It would only add another lever for good-goody people and invite opposition ell over the country Mr Allison, Auckland, thought, it a shame Canterbury had lost & day, but it would bo a greater shame fas Bungitikei to be wiped ous. Mr EL Cooper, Manawatn, thought this was a matter that should bo dealt with by the Racing Conference. If a Bill was brought forward, they would have a hoxsota’ nest. They were going to have wosors rising to rednoe them. Mr Albert Brace. Thames: “if larger clubs tn show want of sympathy for smaller clubs, then smaller clubs are going to bring the whole bally thing down. It is the injustice that has been practised by the larger clubs on the smaller clubs that his brought us together. I have no time for the man who Will only look after his own skin.’’

STIPENDIARY STEWARDS. The Racing uonferance unanimously decided to appoint stipend!ary stewards to guard the interests of the sport, and after some discussion resolved “At each conference six parsons shall be elected to constitute, together with the president, a committee to be celled the stipendiary stewards committee. . The committee shall determine the remuneration to be paid to the stipendiary stewards for their services, and the amount required for the purpose. . snell bo providedgby the totaliaator clubs *n proportlon'not to exceed % per cent, of the gross amounts received . The following committee was set up:—Hon. W. H.f?Herriea (Auckland country clubs), Messrs W. E Bidwill (Wellington country club*), H. Friedlander (Ashburton), P. Miller (Dunedin), R. H. Kola** (Greymonth), E. R, Guinness (Cantarbnry), and the president.