SPORTING

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 85, 15 August 1923, Page 7

SPORTING

FIXTURES. August 14, V lB, 18—Canterbury J.C. August 22. Egmont-Wanganu"' Himt Club. August v!u—Pakuranga Hunt Club. September I—North Taranalii Hunt Club. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING, i Per Press Association. Christchurch, August 14. The totalisator investments were £65,921, compared with £68,386 10s on the opening day last year. Additional results: Grand National Steeplechase. Three miles and a half.—Oakleigh (J. Roach) 1, Master Peter (H. McSweeuey) 2, First Line (J. Proctor) 3. Also started Omahu, Explorer. Dick, Whipcord, Zeus, Rec- Cent, Staff Officer. Won by a length, six lengths between second and third. Time, 7min. 10 2-ssec. Zeus, Staff Officer, Explorer, and DicJi fell. Enfield Steeplechase. About two miles.—Mettle Drift (C. McSeveney) 1, Noble 2, Blue Hall 3. Also started: Isla Bank, Rhoboro, Birkwick, Ready, Orange Bitters. Won. by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time 4min. 1 2-ssec. Orange Bitters refused to jump the sod wall, Birkwick ran off, and Rboboro and Isla Bank fell.

Winter Cup. One mile. —Sunny Loch (A. Wormald) 1, Boadicea (C. Emerson) 2, Carmine (E. E. Jones) 3. Also started: Bon Spec, Some Kid, Will Oakland, Santonia, Guncase, L'Amour, Purple Spur, Martial Dawn, Pitprop, Arataura. Bosker Boy, Tenterfield, Passionless, Heather King, Twinkle. Martulla, Contempt. Incursio. Won by a l»ngth, a length between second and third. Time, lmin, 42 3-ssec. Avonhead Handicap. Seven furlongs.— Birkenella (R. S. Bagby) 1, Warseer 2, Barmaid 3. Also started: Mountain Signal, Santiago, Kukume, Dame Straitlace, Auckland, Linmark, Blazes, Stream, Bandalero, Kilbirnle. Won by two lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, lmin. 31sec.

TAXING COUNTRY CLUBS. Per Press Association, Auckland, August 14. Afc the annual mooting of thm Auckland Racing Club, the Hon. E, Mitchelson, chairman, .referring to taxation, .said that the club paid to the Government £74,784 djring the financial' year. Tliis was £IO,BB-1 more than was paid to owners in stake money. The proposed reduc lion in taxation would afford relief directly and inllirecily to the country dubs. Without this relief many o: thorn would have ceased to exist, as they would not again be permitted to race on any course other than their own. "We are promised a now Gaming Bill," said Sir Edwin, "bufc its* provisions have not yet been made* known, although it certainly will provide for an increased number of permits." He predicted that if these were g.eater in number than those reectamended by the Racing Commission the Bill would have a hard run. He was hoping it would also contain: provision for telegraphing money to racecourses for investment through the secretaries of the various dubs, for the publication of dividends, and for re-establishing telegraph offiooj on the racecourse.