RACING AND TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 566, 2 December 1915, Page 5

RACING AND TROTTING.

RACING December '4—Horotata R.C. Annual. December 8 aitd 9—Woodville J.C. Summer. December i&—Mcthven R.C. Annual. Decethber -9' and 10—Lake County J-C. ' Annual. December 27r~Taratalii-Cartcrton R.C. An- - nual. December 27—Kaikoura R.C. Annual. December 27—Htirunul Turf Club's Annual. December 27 and 28—Cromwell J.C. Annual December 27 and SB—Thames J.C. Annual. December 27 and 28—Taranaki J.C. Xmas. December 27, 28, and 2'J—Manawatu R.C. Summer. ' December 27 prid 28—Dunedln J.C. Slimmer. December 27 and-28—ReeftonJ.C. Summer. December. 27 arid 30, January land 3—Auckland R.C. Summer. December 27 —Porangahau R.C. Annual. ACCEPTANCES. . December 3—Auckland R.C. Summer. December 4—Methven R.C. Annual. December B—Lake' County J. C. Annual. December 10—Thames J.C. Annual. December 11—Kaikoura R.C. Annual. December 14—Manawatu P»iC. Summer. December 17—Auckland R.C. Summer. December 17 —Taratahi-Carterton R.C. Annual. December 17—Taranaki J.C. Christmas December 17—'Hawke's Bay J.C. Summer. Dfecetaiber 17—Hurunui Turf Club's Annual. December 18—Reefton J.C. Summer. ' December 18—Karamea J.C. Annual. December 18—Greymouth J.C. Summer. TROTTING FIXTURES. December 16 and 18—New Brighton T.C. Summer. December 27—Ashburton T.C. Summer. ACCEPTANCES. December 10—Nfew Brighton T.C. Summer. T.C. Summer.

TURF TOPICS.

A Press Association message from London states that at the Newmarket Bloodstock Sales three- horses were purchased on behalf of New Zealand owners. Amongst" them was Costello, a three-year-old son of and Penury, who realised 760gnsl Taken all round the prices, ruling \ were anything but satisfactory. On the morning of the' first day's paces at Feilding Astor collided with another horse on the track, and could not fulfil his engagements in consequence. , Bimeter made, some, amends for his defeat <in the Feilding Stakes by appropriating the Oroua Stakes yesterday. There was not a great de*al bf merit in the Canterbury representative's achievement, for it ■jvas anything but a high-class lot that followed him home. The Methven Racing Club receives acceptances for its annual meeting up till Saturday next at 8. p.m. Arrangements have been completed to run a special train to Methven on the <Jay of the meeting. • The Varco gelding Sedd-ul-Bahr improved on his Riccarton form by registering a first and a second at the Feilding Meeting. Now that he is becoming more tractable at the post he should show to still further advantage, as he is a ciuick beginner and can muster up a rare turn of speed. o Maniaroa followed by his excellent form on the-first day of the , Feilding Meeting by appropriating ' the chief event yesterday in very impressive fashion. As the result of his dual success the Maniapoto gelding will have to put up a 31b penalty in the Auckland Cup, bringing his impost up to 7.3. On his latest "showings Maniaroa is bound to play an important part in the Ellerslie race, for he stays well and is evidently in great heart just at pre- , Sent. . Bjorneborg, who acted as runnerup to Bimeter in the Oroua Stakes, is a close relative to BobrikofT, being by Finland from War Scare. As yet he is rather on the green side, but a good race is sure to come his way before long. After being off the scene for some time Kooya made her re-appearance

in the Manchester Handicap at Feilding yesterday. She failed even to run into a place and is evidently nothing like as brilliant as she was 12 months ago. Apparently Bimeter could not go the pace set by Tino Atua in the early stdfges of the Feilding Stakes. He was putting in good work at the finish and just missed third money. v Niltwood Jun quite failed to reproduce his Forbury Park form at Wintoh yesterday, for though backed down to a very short price in the Commissioner's Handicap, he could not be induced to strike a gait all through. Sir Joseph Ward filled a new role at the Winton Trotting Club's Meeting yesterday, when he was entrusted with the task of starting the horses in the Winton Trotting Cup. Subsequently he presented the trophy attached to the race to Balnamoan's owner.

Several Canterbury owners have expressed their intention -of being represented at the Auckland Trotting Club's Summer Meeting, which gives every promise of being the most successful fixture of its kind ever held in the northern city. The death is announced of A. J. Noud, one of the best known horse trainers in South Queensland. Noud trained Nyara, who has won several races this season. He was the owner of Haidee, winner of the Brisbane Cup of 1907. As the result of the hardship suffered by the Forbury Park Trotting Club in not being aible to hold the match between Country Belle, Our Thorpe, and Emmeline at its recent meeting, the New Zealand Trotting Association yesterday agreed to make an entry in the suggestion book with a view to ah amendment to the existing rules so that a match of this description should not be classed as an extra race. A lot of time and discussion was expended at yesterday's meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association in dealing with the licenses of ,C. F. Giesen and H. Gladding, two Auckland trainers, who took a prominent part in the famous boycott case. At a previous sitting Giesen had been granted a license, while Gladding's request had been refused. Mr Kitchingham pointed out that the board's action in connection with the two men had created an anomalous position. The application of one had been granted and the other refused for what was practically a similar offence. Mr Nicoll thought the association had certainly made a mistake in granting Giesen his license, but that was no reason why another error should be made so as to put Gladding on a similar footing. Mr Selig considered the board had done wrong in ever granting a license to any person who took part in the boycott of the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting except those who had subsequently apologised'-to the club for their action. He, thought* both Giesen and Gladding snould be compelled to apologise to the club for the part they had taken in the boycott. After a lot of further discussion it was decided "that unless C. F. Giesen can arrange with the Auckland Trotting Club to withdraw its embargo against him, the association would proceed at its next meeting to cancel his license." Gladding's application was refused on the same grounds. The muchly-discussed affairs of the New Brighton Trotting Club were again before the New Zealand Trotting Association at its meeting yesterday. At a previous sitting of the board a committee was appointed to investigate certain matters -in connection with the club's finances, and a report was handed in recommending that an auditor be appoint-