SPORTING

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160733, 20 August 1920, Page 4

SPORTING

FIXTURES. Sept. I—Marten J-C Spring. Auf. 26—North Taranaki Hunt Club. Sept. 4 —Otago Hunt Club. Sipt. S-—Manawatu Hunt Club. Sept. 23, 2-I—Ashburton County R.C. Sept. 23, 25—Wanganui Jockey Club. Sepi. 2-5, 29—Avondale Jockey Club. Sept. 27, 28—Otaki Maori Racing Club. Sept. 30 and Oct. I—Geraldine R.C. Spring. Oct. 2—Napier Park Racing Club. Oct. 14, 16—Masterton Racing Club. Oct. 15, 16 —Dunedin Jockey (Tub. Oct. 23, 27—Auckland Trotting Club. Oct. 23, 26—Wellington Racing Club. Oct. 26—North Canterbury and Oxford J.C. Oct. 25—W a vcrl ey-W a ito tar a Racing Club. Get. 25—Waipawa County Racing Club. Oct. 28, 29—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Oct. 30—Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club Nov. 6, 8, 10, 13 —Canterbury J.C. Nov. 6, 10—Auckland Racing Club. Nov. 17—Horowhenua Racing Club. Nov. 20, 24—Takapuna Jockey Club. Nov. 27, Dec. I—Otahuhu Trotting Club. It is not always the highest-priced horses that will win the most money. Oakleigh. who only cost £B, has alreadv won £2OOO in stakes this season. The wins of Coalition and Hylans at Iliccarton placed their respective owners, Messrs Riddiford and P. Delargy. at the top of the list of winning owners at the recent C.J.C. meeting, each stake being valued at 1050 sovs. Rosvth, who finished third in the Australian Steeplechase, can lay claim to an aristocratic pedigree, ho being by Wallace from the Yaldhurst mare Cruciform. The South Canterbury trainer. S. Trilford, had a very successful time with his team at tlie Grand National meeting. He raced eight horses, and tho only one who failed was Braid. The seven jumpers all got- money. Thev were Hylans, Crib, Golden Prince. San Sebastian, Gamecock, Six Cvlinder. and Golden Crape ; their record was four firsts, four seconds, and two thirds, with stakes totalling £3105. J. T. Humphries and 0. Wormald each rode three winners at the meeting (all over jumps), and J. Campbell piloted two winners on the flat. These were tho onlv jockeys to win more than once.

The committee of the Takapuna Jockey Club has now completed the programme for its coming spring and summer meetings. The stakes apportioned amounted to over £13.000. The stakes in the principal events are as follows:—Alison Cup, £750: St. Andrew’s Handicap, £600; Takapuna Cup, £1500: Takapuna Jockey Club Handicap. £SCO. There is a general increase throughout in the stakes. The report- to be presented to members at the annual meeting o f the Manawatu Trotting Club, to be held on the 31st instant, states that “the club has experienced a most successful year—in fact, in many ways, the most successful year it has vet had. Unlike last season, the iManawatu district, like most other parts of New Zealand and the British Empire has passed through a very successful time, and the club has U'-ncfited considerably. During the season just ended slakes amounting to i 1200 (including a cold cup valued at £SO, |-resented to the club by the president) were competed for at the annual .meeting.