RACE TRACK EVENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 1 August 1931, Page 4

RACE TRACK EVENTS

WAVERLEY RACING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. The annual meeting of the Waverley Racing Club on Thursday was not largely attended. Mr. J. E. Palmer presided. The ,committee reported a loss ot £386 'for' the year, arid, ’ though the. club’s financial position was very solid, a few • more' yea I*6 such as thut. would spell serious difficulties. The stakes amounted to.' £l2BO and the taxation payable to the Government was £lllB. The racing public could not be expected to pay at that rate. The appointments of the club wpre. in a very satisfactory condition. Special. thanks were accorded Mr. H. Coyle',, handicapper, for his donation of his Ices.- _ The committee .-had. been offered tne loan of. a vacant permit for'l93l. As it was not a permanent, permit the committee had-thought best not to accept on account of the'-.eeonomic conditions. There were over , 100 members. - The farming operations had again shown aloss. ... The officers -and stewards were reelected. Consideration of the stakes :was left-to the .committee. Mr. J. E,TBaliner was re-elected ichairmaii of caniinittees. Thanks were accorded: Messrs... Bremer Bros., Mr. W. R. Hunt and Mr. G.‘ Spratt for their assistance to-the club.

POVERTY BAY RE-HANDICAPS. By Telosrrxph.—Press Association. Gisborne, Last Night. As a result of re-handicaps weights are as follow for to-day’s hunt club meet•ntr._Hexton Handicap: Hunting. Day 9.2, Malahat 9, -/.-Ferguson Gold Cup Steeples: . Haumarire 11.0, Swarthmoor 9, Tarchai 9. Rapanui Hack: Malahat 10.2; Tarcha 8.9, Bob In 8.7. LEAP WINS GOODWOOD CUP. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, July 30. The .Goodwood Cup resulted: Salmon Leap 1, Brown Jack 2, Trimbon 3. Six started.. Won by a neck, fpur, lengths between second and third. TURF TOPICS. ■ (By “Moturoa.”) ' ; To-day is the first day of the new racing: season.. . •«,- There will be racing at Poverty Bay to-day.. » > The-Master’s hunt at. “Ferngrove/ Urenui, on Thursday, will conclude the 'meets of the-Taranaki Hunt Club this season. 1 , ' There, has been a definite move in tp6 past few’days to favour Omeo for the Grand-National Steeples, and he is now equal favourite with-Wiltshire,- ; Prince Arim, who was killed at Randwick on Wednesday, was’one of the three nominated . for the steeplechase at Warwick Farm- to-day.. So now’ there are two! • Sunny Sky, who won three races at Gisborne last week, is a three-year-old by Hunting Song from Sunny Roe, a half-sister to Merry Damon. Sunny Sky is a three-quarter sister to the Manawatu winner Merry Hunter. Blacksmith is improving in his hurdling and may make amends for his recent failures at Poverty Bay to-day. Hunting Day is to be tried ov ei a middle distance, and the Hunting Song sprinter features in. the ten furlong Hexton. Handicap at/Poverty Bay to : day, with 9.0.. . -. j . Hector/Gray . topped the list of wnir ••ninw jockeys last season with 116 wins. Following him..are L. J. E11i5.57,-A. E. Ellis 53,°K.-Voitre 48,.8.. H. Morris 47, H. Goldfinch 44, T. Green 42,‘R. Reed

41 Tho leading sires of juvenile winners this season are Tea Tray £3295, Limbhd £2655/Leighton’. £2500, Chief Ruler. £2480, and ’ xthervane. £2210. The following Taranaki licenses have been granted for the 1931 7 32 season:— R. Barlow,-J. F,.-Butler, R. Brough, J. Brown, M.- Conway, O. Cox, D. Duffy, G. H. Edgecombe, J.. Fryer, E. George, L* E. George, R. Johnson, D. P. Moraf whan, W.’F. Mantle,. J. O’Neill, ,W.-Pine, T. i Tiio, Jy. T. Wade.. Jockeys r L,, E, George, M.’ 'Gray (conditional), .K! Grylls . (conditional), R. Miirsh (condiH.- Mills'- (conditional), L. A. Pine, I.- J. Tucker• ’(conditional). Apprentices: J. T. Hesse, J... W. Hill, M. Hobbs, W. B. Hockley, W. Hona, R. •Horne, W. Horne, A. E. Neale, F. W. Davis, .G. Neich, M. J. Carroll, P. E. Pope, W._ D. Young.