SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13915, 28 May 1909, Page 6

SPORTING.

THE DERBY. AVON BY THE KING. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, May 26. At the second day of the Epsom summer meeting, the following was the result of the Derby Stakes: — His Majesty the King's Minoru ... 1 Mr Wi Raphel's Louviers 2 Sir John Robinson's Fourth 3 There was a poor attendance, owing to heavy rain, which, however, ceased at the start of the race. Minoru secured the inside running and led to Tattenham corner. Louviers challenged Minoru strongly when near home, but- was by a head. Time, 2min 42sec. Sir Martin, the favourite, tell. King Edward and Queen Alexandra were enthusiastically cheered, and the cheering was redoubled as the King led Minoru in. The cheers were repeated at Victoria station on arrival of the Royal train. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, May 27. The annual meeting of members of the Canterbury Jockey Club was held to-day. 'I tie committee's report stated that though over £'looo was added to the stakes the profit on the year exceeded any other in the history of the club. The profit olid loss account shows that the receipts amounted to £46,842 8s lid and expenditure to £38,314 Qs Id. Mr F. H. Pyne (the chairman) said it had lately been stated that racing clubs did not take sufficient precautions to find out the character and financial standing of bookmakers and that their solo wish was to make as much money out of them as possible. This statement was certainly not true so far as the C.J.C. was concerned. Ever since the Betting Act came into force the committee had been careful not to license bookmakers of bad character and xhey would not license any man who was a defaulter. It was possible that they might make it a condition of licensing a bookmaker that he must produce ability to pay, but that he thought was not a matter for any particular club, but rather for the conference or for amendment in the Betting Act. So long, as the law compels clubs to license bookmakers, they must of course do so, but he would never cease to plead the cause of the totalisator, every penny of profit of which was expended for the benefit of racing. He had had some regulations drafted which he pronosed to submit to the incoming committee. He believed that those regulations would be considered a honest attempt to overcome the difficulties which at prepent- exist in -icensing bookmakers. The meeting resolved to send a cable message to the King congratulating him on his Derby victory.