SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 46, 19 September 1918, Page 7

SPORTING.

! RACING FIXTURES. Sept. 19, 20—Ashburton County Rac- ! ing Club. Sept. 23—Otaki Maori Racing Club. 1 October 3—Kurow Jockey Club. October 11, 12—Dunedin Jockey Club October .17, 18—Ma'stcrton Racing Club. October 19—Auckland Trotting Club. , October 24, 25—Poverty Hay Turf I ' ciub. October 'JO, 28—Wellington Racing Club. November 2, 6 Avondale Jockey Club. November 9—Auckland Racing Club. November 30—Takaptma Jockey Club December 26, 27—Maiiawatu Racing I Club. December 2(5. 28, January I—Auckland Racing Club. December 27, 30, January 2—Auckland Trotting Club. January 1, Stratford Racing Club. January 29, February I—Takapuna Jockey Club. RECORD HIGH JUMP. PONY AND HORSE CLEAR 7 FT. SINS. j The Australian record high jump ' u;ts beaten at Albury on Wednesday September 4 when W. J. Weir's Peter and Mrs A. Judd's pony Thumbs Up I cleared 7it sin. : The president announced this fact to a large and excited crowd at the show, but subsequently the measurement was officially corrected, and 7ft ■ 2in was given as the height jumped. ! A number of committeemen wit- ' nessed the taking of the accurate | levels of the jumps and the takeoff, by Messrs George S. Read, ! C.K.8.C., 'municipal engineer), J. jW, Windridge (licensed surveyor), j and Louis Harrison, F.R.V.I.A.A. | These gentlemen will make a statutory declaration that W. J. Weir's | Peter and Mrs A. Judd's pony j Thumbs Cp both jumped 7ft. 5.22 in. Miller's ''Sporting Pamphlet" gives Bandolier's Quirindi show record as 7ft. 2J in., so that the Albury record beats this by Ssin..v ! The declaration will be forwarded to the committee of the Sydney Royal . Agricultural Society for official acceptance, and.a request will be made, to send an official to verify the levels, if it. is deemed necessary.

The breaking of the record Ims caused, considerable interest, in view of -the disappointment in the announcement that the height was only 7ft. 2in..: