LEADING SYDNEY JOCKEY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 719, 19 July 1929, Page 14

LEADING SYDNEY JOCKEY

MAY GO TO GERMANY (United F.A — Bjj Telegraph — Copyright; j SYDNEY. Thursday. 1 A prominent jockey, Jimmy Munro. j has received a good offer by cablegram ; to ride in Germany for Baron Oppen- • heim. Munro, who is recovering from a recent fall, intends to accept the offer.

NATIONAL PRELIMINARY

ENTRIES FOR HUNT FIXTURE (THE SUN'S Parliamentary Reporter.) CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The Christchurch Hunt has received a capital list of nominations for events to be run at its annual race meeting, which is fixed to take place at Riccarton on Saturday, August 3. The following is a list of the entrants for the leading events: LONGBEACH HURDLES, once round and a distance. —Paris, Troilus, Elysianor, Kawini, Perle de Leon, Bonogne, Projector, Lancer, Rangiawhio, Heisler, Overhaul, Aberfeldy, Gala Day. HOMEBY STEEPLECHASE, about 2* miles.—Lord Ranald. Glendowie, Radiate, Young Thurnham. Maunga, Mainspring, Fabriano, Radiate, Terehu, King’s Guard. BRABAZON HANDICAP FLAT RACE, 7 furlongs.—Solrose, King Balboa. Bonogne, Evening, Circulation, Solferite, Rascal, Overdrawn, Sagattarius, Taboo, Gay Sonnet, Subdivision, Battle Colours. Arikiwai, Malmsey, Perle de Leon, Anolo, Royal Tractor, Black Duke, Prickles, Pangolin, Chickwheat; Royal Game.

NO REMISSION

TAXATION ON RELIEF MEETINGS WELLINGTON, Thursday. Permission having been granted the Auckland Trotting Club and the combined Canterbury trotting clubs to hold special meetings in aid of the earthquake relief fund, it was suggested to the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, this evening that the Government might be willing to forgo its taxation \ on the meetings in order to augment the fund. The Prime Minister replied that he could not look favourably on such a proposal. It was the practice not to remit taxation and. while such a concession might be easily enough arranged in the present instances, it would create an undesirable precedent. The committee of the Auckland Trotting Club meets on Tuesday next to decide when its relief meeting will be held. Kilbronsyth Impresses By means of a three furlongs run, somewhat reminiscent of those that brought Amounis and Karuma to victory in the Epsom Handicap and the Doncaster Handicap respectively, Kilbronsyth won the Stewards’ Mile at Gosford yesterday, says a Sydney paper of Thursday week. With a little less than half the journey to go Kilbronsyth seemed out of the race, for ho had but one horse behind him. and Fairy Present was careering along many lengths in front. Fairy Present is not known for her staying quality and although she appeared to weaken approaching the turn into the straight she then got her “second wind” and Bartle shot her further away. At that stage most interest was being shown in the favourite. Palfrey, and Charmonte, but it was soon evident that Fairy Present had them well beaten. Suddenly Kilbronsyth came into the picture. The New Zealand gelding was galloping at his top, and, inch by inch, he gained on Fairy Present. With a furlong to go his task was not easy, but the lightweight, T. Webster, who recently arrived from New Zealand, rode Kilbronsyth hard, and the horse, not letting up, just got to the post in time. Charmonte was half a length away. Kilbronsyth had not any recent form to recommend him. A few supported him early at fours and fives, but plenty of eights was procurable as he went to the post. Palfrey found the early pace too much for him, with the result that he did not have an effort left in the straight. Costly Tattenham Corner Tattenham Corner, at Epsom, where the Derby is run, is notorious. The horses have to descend a slope just before the bend. and they take the corner in more or less gingerly fashion. This year Mr. Solly Joel’s colt Kopi slipped and fell at the bend, considerably affecting the chances of others. Posterity, who finished sixth, had to jump the fallen horse, while Walter Gay, who was placed second, was forced to go around Kopi to the outside of the field. Lord Derby’s Hunter’s Moon led at the top of the straight from the ultimate winner Trigo, and Rattlin the Reefer. Trigo. who had secured a nice run on the rails, settled Hunter’s Moon 300 yards from home, and afterward beat off a challenge from Walter Gay, winning by a length and a half in 2.36 3-5. Throughout the race Trigo was never further back than fourth. The favourites. Mr. Jinks and Cragadour. had the distress flag out before the straight was reached. The bookmakers are reckoned by the London “Sporting Life,” at a modest estimate, to have cleared within the region of £500.000 by the success of Trigo. Only two course fielders were trimmed bv heavy commitments about the Irish colt.