TURF ITEMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 11021, 11 September 1897, Page 2

TURF ITEMS.

A meeting of the Taranaki Jockoy Club Committee was held on Friday night, Mr Samuel being in the chair. It was decided that at both meetings in the forthcoming season no deduction of 5 per cent be made from the stakes. That a programme for tho summer meeting be adopted similar to that of last year, and that tbe meeting be hold on Monday and Tuesday, December 27th and 28th. The dates for the autumn meeting were fixed for February 16th and 17th, and Messrs Paul, Cock, and Watson were appointed a sub committee to frame a piogr.unine so that theru be no pony races, and that tho stake S do not exceod £5C more than at last meeting. Mr J. O. Evett was reappointod handicapper for open, and Mr R. G, Pardy for hack events ; und Messrs ' Neylor and Spriggeus' tender to work the totalisator was accepted. Mesvrs R. G. Bauchope and W. L. Newman were appointed trustees for the distressed trainers' and jockeys' funds. T. Lloyd's disqualification was removed as recommended by the Egmont Racing Club. That as D . Knight's name is still on the unpaid forfeit list, his application for a trainer's license could not be entertained. That J. Stackhouse, J. Crocker, H. Jakes, J. Wilson, and J. W. Porter be informed that their disqualifications for. taking part in an unregistered meeting cuinot be removed. That the sum of £5 5s be paid to the Foilding Jockey Clubas promised on April sth, and a bouus of £3 3s bo paid to the publishers of the NZ. Turf Register. The Putea Club, will be informed re H. Stevens' disqualification at their meeting last year, that Rule 160, relied on by them, only ptovides for the disqualification operating until the Metropolitan Ciub has decided, and not to set at nought tho decision of the Uttor bedy.

At the second day's racing of the Doncaster September Meeting the St. Leger Stakes resulted G.iltea More, by Kendal — Morganatte, \ ; Dhelandry, 2.

Tha Victorian Rac ng Club has adopted its new rules without material amend mont. It struck out tho rule fixing tha maximum weight for juinpiug moos at 18st Tib, and d«cidod that all thies should go to swell tho Dis,t?eis-jd Jockeys' Fund. " SilTorsuur 1 * stuss, that 11. Ray, of Ckristelmrch, is to finish WauikuVpreiurs:irm for tho New Zealauil Cup, and in .t the his; sou of ht Leg»*r will shortly K'avo for the seeno of action.

Tho Australian Jockey Olnb Derby was run to day. Tha final acceptors numbered only five : (Abercorn—Prelude), Motford (Garbiuo — Marchesa), Patriot (Autonomy — Bangle), Clarion (Carbine — Clara), Amberito (Carbine —Duenm). Tha last named was favorite.

Phmton in tho Auckland Herald days ; It has for some time past b^n a matter of geuoral knowledge ia sporting circles that the committee of the Auckland Racing Club intended this year to scan all applications for trainera' and jockey*' licenses with a lynx eye. Monday last was the day set apart for tha consideration of tho annual applications named, and the committee, sas until five o'clock, the resnlt oi their deliberations being, it is understood, that tho licenses of a nu,tuber of jockeys and that of 11 wellknown. tra.in.or have been hold iv abjovauoo uutil oertaiu matters arising out of a "little party' 1 which assembled at a country uostehy have beon explained to tho satisfaction of tho metropolitan body. Tho withholding of the licenses in question nuder such circumstances, and tho alleged facts rolatiug thereto, created quito a mild sensation. The committee has decided to lay down v hard-and-fast rule that licenses to train or ride shall only be issued to persons in actual work.

The same writer states:— A few years back tho Flou. Captain Rusmll treated us to a freak iv nomenclature when ho aoiuod tho name of Aronoel (Leonora bpolled backwards) for his iiUy by Apromout from Leonora; but he has gone one buttor (or would it not be more coirect to si»y ono worso ?) by conferring the lengthy title of Ekaterini Pussaropoulo on tho yearling filly by Dreadnought from St. Kutherine. Oh dear, Cup tain., Jam afraid you will have a lot to an-wer for at least at the hands of tjw press scribes. A full brothov to tho well performed Wniuku, tfcig wook made his appearance at Wellington Park, whither Mr Sandy had again seat Musket Maid on a visit to St. Leger,