Today’s Turf News

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1063, 29 August 1930, Page 10

Today’s Turf News

GIMCRACK STAKES TRIUMPH FOR FILLIES IMPORTANT JUVENILE CLASSIC United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright | Reed. 12.30 p.m. LONDON, Thursday. Tho York meeting, which opened on Tuesday, was continued today. The two-year-old classic contest resulted as follows: GIMCRACK STAKES A sweepstakes of £lO each, with £I.OOO added: for two-year-olds; colts. 5.7; fillies, s. t, with penalties. Closed with 127 entries. Six furlongs straight. FOUR COURSE (Lord Fllesmere), b f, by Tfetratema Dinner, s.t 1 LAMPHTO (Major Me(’almont), br f, by Tetratema—Hespia, 8.4 .. .. 2 PISA (.Lord Derby), br f, by Bland - lord—Piazetta, 8.4 3 Thirteen started. Won by a short head, with a neck between second and third. Many high-class racehorses figure among the winners of the Gimcrack Stakes. One of these was Black Watch (1927), who was bred by the New Zealand sportsman. Mr. J. B. Reid. A couple of years ago the Aga Khan supplied both the winnei* and runner-up. He* had nominated eight two-year-olds foi* yesterday’s race, but if any started they were not in the money. Last year the Gimcrack Stakes was wqrth £1.460; yesterday’s stake was iyi the vicinity of £1.600, so that after [nil the stake is not a big one. Nevertheless, the Gimcrack is a race that all the big men of the Knglish turf like to win. Following the race the annual Gimcrack dinner eventuates, at which the owner of the winner is called upon for the speech of the evening. Lord KUesmere, the owner of Four Course, is one of the pillars of the turf in the Old Country, and in the past he lias owned several good horses. Perhaps in Four Course he has an exceptional filly. The owner of the second filly, Lampeto, is owned by Major D. McCalmont, who raced the “rocking horse,” The Tetrarch. The Tetrarcli is the sire of Tetratema (who got both Fair Course and Lampeto), and also of the Westmere sire. Chief Ruler, who was at the top of the New Zealand sires last season. Major McCalmont has owned several outstanding performers outside of The Tetrarch. One of his latest was Mr. Jinks, winner of the One Thousand Guineas last year. WAIKATO CLUB MEETING OF MEMBERS Special to THE SUN HAMILTON, Today. “While the additional 2& per cent, totalisator-tax will make it harder for clubs to carry on successfuly, I cannot see how they can reasonably expect to escape it, as apparently the Government must have money to meet its obligations,” remarked Mr. G. W. Ver- ! ooe, president, at the annual meeting .of the Waikato Racing Club today. “I think the time has arrived when those in control of the sport should consider the advisability of the amalgamation of some clubs where it would be in the interests of themselves and of the sport in, general.” Air. S. V. Tyler quoted figures to show how the gate takings had increased owing to the drastic reduction in complimentary tickets, and attendances had ■ also increased. It was noticeable bow other country clubs had followed Waikato’s example, Mr. Campbell Johnstone considered the new tax was about the fairest pos- ’ sible, because investment on the tote was purely voluntary. An extra 6d in the £ would not stop anybody betting. Decrease in betting was due to ’ economic conditions. Anyone who ’ went to the races with the object of [ making money was an optimist, f A Member: A super-optimist! Another Menlber: If you publish , that you will stop people going (laugh- \ ter), . Mr. Vercoe said the outlook for racing was not particularly bright. He predicted in 10 years the Waikato Club •would be' one of the leading bodies outside the metropolitan clubs. Its course was the object of favourable comment from owners everywhere. He hoped tho time was not far distant when better buildings could be erected. Mr. G. W. Vercoe and Mr. F. R. Seddon were re-elected president and vice-president, respectively, unopposed. The following committee was elected: Messrs. W. T. C. Christie, S. V. Tyler, H. D. Caro, J. Fraser Smith, O. M. Monckton and G. J. Peach.