RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16416, 3 May 1921, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING.

"ARGUS") ■FIXTURES. s. T— For’om-r Park Trottinsr Clab. Mar 6. T-MarlWwlfrh SftdOT Clnb. <»*■ Mnv U • PakuvMgfl Hunt. J':„. 1, 3. 4—" Dunedin Jockoy Oh*. •• .-•? s-Soutb Tr.ir.rkOT TroM.Bg .luis« 3. 4—Canterbury Park J-.iu« 3. 4. S—Auckland Racing Club. JCOMTTv ATTONF. >r av e— Forburv Park Trctting Club (TrotTrottin, auk c*. HANDICAPS ?'»t »-AncW(ma F.cinir Olnb. . 51:: CT,Vaccfptaxcf.s. Mut ft—-Egmrnt Wftb , .... Mar e— Ashburton County Harm* Club. May Klltt Club. Mav 25—Dunedin .lookry Club. JUy |i.-CMt k XV’r.'?V* Trying Club. making racing pay. The total amount, of money invc«ted b v the public in betting on French is recourses during last, year readied the enormous sum of 1.206.787,732 francs, or. at the normal exchange rate of twenty-five francs to the pound, veil error £ 48.250,000. These figures j-<‘t up an entirely new record, exceed* sng by hundreds of millions of franc* the total for any previous year. The sum in question represents the money staked at the official Pari MutueJ booths on the French racecourses, and docs not include the large amount cl betting done with private bookmakers, whose trade, although it is prohibited 1' \ law in Frtancr, is notoriously so flourishing that formal proposals were brought, forward a few months ago to recognise them to the- extent of bprnpollmg them to register and to pay a percentage of their turnover in the term of taxation for the benefit of the Skate. From the huge tVot r%l given rlioTC. eleven per cent. or over £5.250-000, was deducted hv the State before payment was made, to the lucky backers. Paris ratepayers received re_ lief to the extent, of about £3.000.000 in the form of a 2 per rent tax on the total bets, which was allotted to poor relief. Agricultural and educational funds benefited to the extent of about £150.000. A sum of nearly £130.000 was devoted to water supply purposes in the Paris region, nearly £1,000.000 vent to the relief r>f flic poor and to the water supply in the devastated regions, and nearly £500.000 to jbhe encouragement of horse breeding, while I he racing organisations obtained from the same source £1.912.000 for the upkeep of courses and other necessary expenditure. From these figures it evident that in France, whatever happens to the public, tiie State is able to make raring pay. The weather was dull and cold while ■training operations were in progress at Ti »©carton this morning. The inside of the trial grass track was open for fast ovk. but most of the trainers patron•mod the plough, which was in good order. *" Palestrina covered five furlongs in 1 min 6 2-ssec, finishing avclJ, but without being ridden right out. Caverook. assisted bv Royal Star over, the last seven furlongs, covered a mile in lmin 44 4-ssec, and was going on well at the end of his task. Battle Scene beat Indus over five furlongs in 3min 3eec. She finished strongly and it was a useful effort. Brave Deed and Marauder sprinted half.a mile up the back, in 50 1-osec, a tmart performanceMacduff and Link Up covered five furlongs in 1 min 4-sec. T hey finished to pci her, with Macduff going particularly well. Clean Sweep had an advantage over Comment as they went off from the. six furlong mark, but thev were together at the end, the time being Imin 16 13 They were followed by Kilderg, vlin reeled off five furlongs himself at a sound pace. Mustard Pot, ran six furlongs comfortably in ] nnn 1 7 2-osec. w hile Malaga was restricted to useful pacing over the same ground. Gang Awa gave a good exhibition of jumping over a round of the steeplechase. fence?, but he was not aft his top * peed. Tirangsr finished well at the cud of a. working gallop over seven furlongs, while Braid and Bonny Mac were associated in a splinting task tin tho back. Manawapango moved freely in useful work over a circuit. He is moving soundly again, but he will not fulfil bis engagements at the Egvnout meeting. Counter Attack occupied Imin 211-5 see over six' furlongs, without being mi duly hurried at any stage. Royal Stag was going on nieelv at the end of a mile, which he covered in Imin •ioaec. with Timepiece as a mote over th© last part of the journey. Demonstrate and Red Gown finished -roge ther after sprinting half a mile in 51 see, and Jazz heat Necessity over the same ground in 50 4-osec. Fabrinade covered fivp furlongs comfortably in Imin 5 3-ssec, Algidus following in Imin 4 4-s.se©. Hylnus and Golden Prince were out early and were given useful tasks F. P Tones -Rill leave to morrow for the north, with Lang Awa. Malaga, and Mustard Pot They will h=> raeed next v-sek at the Lgrnont meeting, and afterwards at Wanganui- Their programme has not yet been decided on. hut tbev will he nominated for the Auckland and Otaki fixtures. Clean Sweep has recovered from his TGrent cold and he is again hitting out freely m his work. He will be racing Ashburton next week. Trickery and Hytem are * couple of Ric©arton horses who are being qualified for hunters’ races. ® Trilford had G©lden Prince and ffdans engaged in jumping events at f he 'Hemont meeting, hut ther will not be sent nerth.

At the New Brighton Trotting CluVk meeting last week the progeny of Harold Dillon won £836. The America.Ti at-allion’s record to date this season is £1049 10sThe pacer Tiranna has so far had an unlucky season, as she has not yet won a race, though, she has been five times in third place and once second, winning £B-5. The special train which left this morning, in connection with the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting, carried thirty horses from Christchurch and Sock bum. while-others were picked up further on. Horses and passengers will return from the south by special train leaving Dunedin on Saturday night. The Forbnrv Park Trotting Club will take nominations for the Now Zealand Trotting Stakes, to be derided at the. Hummer meeting next season, up till Friday. Tndra is reported to bo amiss and the- Ashburton pacer is unlikely bo fulfil his engagements at tho Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting this Yilo is the popular fanc-v for the nriucipal event, at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on Thursday, while Soprano has a lot of friends for the milo saddle race. Silver Peak and Elcus hare had an easy time since they returned to Invercargill. after their North Island trip. Silver P©ak Tightened up with travelling and racing, but Elens is reported to bo putting on condition. General Advance, who won a six Jur. long flal nr-p, at the South Canterbury meeting, is to he tried as a jumper, and if all goes well in the interval he •'4ll ho n competitor in the Grand National Hurdle Handicap. He has a lot of pace and only has to take to the jumping pert to do well in hurdle races. The Hawke’s Bay studmaster. Mr . G. Stead. w«h so pleased with the. recent form of bis two-vear-old. Prince rerouz, thai he has decided to send »dl Lis imported mares to Fei-aniorz Nominations for the Ota.ki Maori Racing Club’s meeting will close on Friday. The principal event, the Ran kawa Cup, is worth £9OO this season. At Hasting?, .J. R. Ware has been Schooling Dfinaoggue over hurdles, and the hay gelding is to make his first appearance in a jumping race at. the F,gmont meeting. A new recruit to the jumping game is the chestnut gelding Otauru Kid. ft is said that the son of Campfire has been hunted, and jumps well. He is to race at the Egmoni meeting. So far Ladoguer lias not done any schooling this season, and it is not likely that lie will be raced at the Egmont meeting. Tauuahan has been leaded hy a rcsi dent- of Waiptikurau, who intends to put the son of Demosthenes and Mangaroa. to stud work in the W;iipukur.au district. At Wanganui Sir Fisher was given i turn over the schooling fences the other morning, and shaped verv well, j He is engaged in the cross-country events at, the Egmont meeting. If tiie. Maninpoto gelding keeps Found he should pick up a race or two during the jumping season. Maioha is the second biggest- stake : earner of the present season, his total being £5480 Gloaming has won £0630. A. Melbourne exchange lias it that, owing to fracturing a bone in a finger while playing cricket in Sydney. G. Harrison will be unable to ride again for a little while. The meetings held in the southern portion of the South Island of Neve Zealand are not of the importance of i-Giue of those higher up (says a Sydney writer), hut I notice that in Ibe Southland district the 3 23 races run in twenty days this season average £lB5 15s a race. Without the Tote, the average in towns of the size in which the meetings referred to wore held would probably be neart-r £SO. Poitrcl lias been transported to •\ wowfield.- a* which estate he will take up stud duties next season. ft is to be viewed as extremely sat isfactory (hat Poitre! will have a first-class chance to make a name for himself as it sire: and it goes without saying that < on.-iderahle interest i- centre 1 m his elud career for no horse since tindays of Carbine has had a better record as a racer. HAWKE’S BAY NOTES. (Special to the “Star.") N A PIKiK, May 2. Miramar has been sold to a. South Island sportsman.. General Raven, Diavolo and KohinnJiina will be taken iu Egiuout by trainer 11. Hickey. The trio have all boon jumping well, particularly the two tirstaamed. who ought to make good over the big fences. Kohmahiua has been off: the scene for some time. Multivc is shaping well in Ins essays over the big lences. One ol Hie Hastings horses, however, have been getting as much jumping as their trainers could wish, owing to the liafd nature of the tracks Demagogue has made a good impression in his schooling work over the small sticks. Athens 11. is looking well, and he s to he schooled over hurdles this week. Bon lleve has been nominated for the two open steeplechase events ai Wanganui. and if ho stands up to his work he may be. taken across. The two-year-old Soldier's Love is on.joving a. 'spell at present. Slumix who was jumping steeplechase fence? in real good style at Hastings, lias gone amiss. Mumble has been sold to the Auckland trainer I. Buchanan, for a patron of his stable. Ladoguer. Hyttus and Poonui wove sent forward as nominations for tho Auckland Winter meeting, but their names were withdrawn before the nominations closed. The English trainer. Howards, who occupies the stables at, Greenmeadows formerly occupied by Jim Jones, has Kincr Albera. Hyrax. Gay Boy and Rinehaka in work. The quartet have - i-iI been doing schooling work and doing

Bagdad- who is a good winter horse, has been nominated for flat, event® at the Auckland Racing Chit's meeting. Msnsla’iß is in work i-t Hastings, under the guidance of trainer T K. Quinlivan 1/uke Wilson’s team are 811 cn.ieying turf Those who have seen ms late efforts will probably have >een prepared for his retirement Taunaha is to do Hud duty at A aipukure.u during the .copung 'taSPU.