SPORTING NOTES

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13851, 31 August 1918, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES

RACING FIXTURES. September 4—Marton Jockey Club. Sept. 11 —Dannevirke Racing Club. Sept. Iti—Egmont Racing Club. Oet. 11, 12—Dunedin Jockey Club. Oct. 17,18 —Masterton Racing Club. Oct. 19 —Auckland Trotting Club. Oct. 24, 25—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Oct, 26, 28—Wellington Racing Club. REDUCTION OF RACING. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club on Wednesday, Mr John Howe, the president, issued a note of warning in connection with the reduction of racing movement, statins the their club had been notified that they had temporary lust two of its days of racing. He stated that they were all of opinion that the reduction was quite unnecessary, and was only engineered by the opponents of sports for their own ends. Continuing, Mr Rowe said: —"1 feel that the same opponents are still working, and

I can see that the 'wolves in sheep's clothing,' or, in other words, the agitators who want to crush all forms of amusement but their own particular hobby, fad, business or picnic, are still strongly in evidence. I have sounded a note of warning year after year since I have been in this chair, and I am now going to reiterate it. It is this: If you do not combine and work to protect your legitimate sports, liberties and amusements, you will have no choice in your selection left, and you will be compelled to move about with smug faces and a hypocritical air to please a section of the community who think that that is the proper demeanour. We know that in our sports we are hurting no one; we know that we are encouraging a great national industry, we know that that industry is an enormous factor in the Allies' successful carrying on of the present war. We know that we are doing it without personal profit; in fact at some pecuniary personal loss. We know that a large proportion of the population has its greatest pleasure in, and out of, our sports, and is keenly interested in them. We know that a large majority of our boys at the front look to our papers for the accounts of our sports and races within sound of the guns. We know that every civilised nation outside the actual fighting area is carrying on its racing industry. These facts, which are obvious to any open-minded individual in the community should be sufficient to cause us to fight tooth and nail to protect this recognised industry and amusement and all such rights against the fanatical attacks of those who, probably never open-minded enough to go to a race meeting and see for themselves, condemn all sports in which they do not take pleasure."

MARTON ACCEPTANCES. The following are the acceptances for the Marton Spring Meeting, to be held on Wednesday next: — Hack Hurdles, one mile and a-half. — Municipal 11.3, Lord Ainslie 10.11, Vacuum 10.9, Paraoa 10.8, Tornea, Golden Grafton 10.0, Dancaster 9.12, Altercation 9.11, Bjorneborg 9.8, JuJitsu, Dasher Boy, Atuatoro 9.6, Undecided, Waioture, Janitor 9.3, First Line, Manawapango, Gwynne, Miss Lark, Whetoki, Anitra, Castlewood, Classification 9.0.

Trial Plate, five furlongs.—Utuwai, Kaimanawanui, Wakaruku, Toddy, Degeur, Bernice, Katmandu 8.13, Gatherer, Belle o' the Camp, Samaranga, Lagan, Omahu, Livland, Newlant, Cadet, Jarfe Douglas 8.11, Blighty, Narooma, Gloam 8.9, Kipling, Jingle Form 8.0, Hurry Up, Courtfleld, Penury Rose, Matatua, Admiration, Zedra 7.11, Cotillion, Tit Willow, Blended, Tigritiya, Moutoa, Ivanova, Goldconder, Amberine, Tunatau, Hylami 7.9. Hack Steeplechase, two miles. — Gaekwar 11.10, Record, Otter 11.5, Foemail 11.0, Dunrobin 10.11, Tirau, Simple Sam 10.3, Kurnalpi 10.2, Advancer 9.13, Lady Renown 9.11, Papatere, Juan 9.9, Loatu, King's Park, Walker's Ridge, Martinello 9.7. Marton Handicap, one mile and aquarter— Kauri King 8.7, Orleans 8.4, Colonel Soult 8.0, All Over, Lady Louisa 7.13, Meltchikoff 7.11, Detroit 7.6, Hydrus 7.3, Arrowfleld, Multaine 7.0, Hastie, Bronk Delaval 6.12, Altercation 6.10, Ladify, Rio 6.7. Rangitikei Steeplechase, about three miles.—Arlington 11.7, Gladful U.r>, Marton, Nita 9.12, Merry Jack, Record,Ormesby 9.9, Lady Renown, Papatere 9.7.

Electric Hack Handicap, six furlongs. —-Robur 9.2, Oratress, Rajput 8.3, Duchess Eudorus 7.12, Gold Problem, Melita 7.11, Quinn's Post 7.10, Vladineau 7.9, Zela, Star Glow 7.7, Idle Talk, Namur 7.6, Star Lady 7.3, Sea Foam, War Scot, Toddy, Whetoki, Falstone, Miss Fisher, Livland, Newlant, Katmandu, Jane Douglas, Penury Rose, Crystal Palace, Tata 7.0. Railway Handicap, six furlongs.— Devotion, Mascot 8.3, Hyginas, All Over 8.1, Depredation 8.0, Astrophel 7.18, Bo Peep, Elocution, Hyllus, 7.10, Demos 7.9, Glenroy 7.8, Bairnsdale 7.3, Vermillion 7.2, Rose Pink, Cyrisian, Detroit, Prince Delaware, Starengo 7.0, Cherry Mart, Vandubhe, Coropet 0.7.

Tutaenui Hack Welter, seven furlongs.—Wapping 10.4, Hastie 10.2, Polynesian 9.10, Endure 9.8, Torchlight 9.7, Royal Park 9.3, Glueinn 9.2, Sabine 8.10, Zela, Idra 8.7, War March, Idle Talk 8.5, Utuwai 8.4, Ju-Jitsu, Turpinite 8.3, Amberine 8.2, Gwynne, War Scot, Guionaform, St. Demerius, Waipunoa, Grand Duchy, Notability, Hallowmas. Puee.lle, Classification, Janitor, Mick, Arihia, Willy's Knight, Orison 8.0. JOTTINGS. The classics for three-yeir-olds this season bears a much mere anvea--ance now that Almoner and Finmark are to run in the A..T.C Derby, and a number of owners will be sort of sorry that they have not kept their not so promising two-ve-ir-olds going. The New Zealand Cup winner, Mcnelaus, is doing good work at Trentham, and he will probably make his first appearance this season at the Masterton meeting next month The veteran steeplechaser, St. F.lmn, has heard the starter fry "Go!" on eighty-five occasions. Hisrecord doc", not read too well, being firsts. eleven seconds, nnd eleven thirds. The Woodvillo Jockev Club is erecting a memorial over the crave of the late secretary, Mr E. J Go+hard. £SO having been allocated for the undertaking. Up to the middle of June Lady -Tames Douglas was right nwav from nil +hp other winning owners in England this season the three, races accounted for by Gainsborough being worth a little over £IO.OOO. Mr Sol Joel was next ' with £SOBI, the result of ten wins by seven different horses. Mr F. .1. Marshall, of Morrinsville, has bis two-year-old colt Marble Slab, hv Marble Arch, in work, and all goinewell with him in the meantime, he will | be sent to Avondale to compete in the 1 C*ik«s in November. He takes pf'ter his sire in colour, has a lean, long i head, and some similar points in eon- | formation; but ho is not » big one. I though it is claimed that he stands higher than Bedford, the Winter Cup winner, did at the same age.

Hector Gray is engaged to ride Lady Louisa in the Marton Handicap, to be run next Wednesday. 1 The re-election of Mr J. Dalgliesh as a member of the Hamilton Racing Club marks his entry on 20 years' service with the South Auckland Racing Club, which changed its name a couple of pears ago to the Hamilton Racing Club. Figures published in Sydney relative to the amount of rcv( nue received by J the State of New South Wales during I the season from betting reached to nearly £200,000. The sum paid by bookmakers in the shane of the special tax amounted to £27,544. Surely racing should lie immediately stopped so that the State could go broke! King Lupin, who was not raced in the autumn, and who many were predicting would be standing as a sire this spring, is looking in good condition, and would not occasion surprise were he to be raced in the spring, but, so far. Mr Hannan has not been doing much with any of the members of his large team. Mr F. C. Loughlin's Marble Arch— Romola filly has been at Ellerslie for some weeks past, and the sister to Mullingar may c.irry her owner's colours at Avondale if she goes on promisingly. Bridgie, a three-year-old filly, and Middle Mark, a four-year-old gelding in the same ownership, are likely to be put into work later on, and may make a-start in the country district of the Waikato. It is recognised in England, says an exchange, that there is not the slightest possibility of Guy Crusader ever racing ag,T'n. 'The Derby winner of 1891 wa a champion to every sense, ol the term, and all lovers of a great horse must. regrei his premature exit from the racecourse. Still, he h.id a brilliant career is n three-year-old, for ho won the long distance 'Gold Cup race as well as the classic races, and a great future is assured for him at the stud. He was in the opinion of many a better horse than in this yeir's Derby winner. Gainsl>orough. Though Carbine's name has completely disappeared from the winning sires''list in England, Musket's wonderful son figures amongst the sires who claimed winning representatives yn Australia last season. This is entirely dre to the exploits of his Enrdi«h-br«i son Defence, who captmod £3803. It is interesting to chronicle tint no less than twelve sires claiming Carbine as parent were represented by winners in Australia last season, and their descendants won £29.542 in stake-money. Pistol who stands out as the most noteworthy descendant of Carbine nt the stud in Australia, has year by year worked his way near the ton. and on this occasion he is found in sixth position with £9o.'?:! opposite his name. "The Pnok" in the N.Z. Referee writes:— "Having known Biplane ever since he was broken in. and seen what work Mason considered it necessary to •mvo the thick-winded son of ConWy Kin" to premie him for bis race*, that is when 't Ricarton. "The Rook" ly»° nn idea that eitry-r all is not yell >'"M the colt, or that bis mission m wnvjthine at a later dale than the A..J.U Spring Meeting. Always taking a lively interest in Biplnne, T have invariably turned up nil the Australian exchanges available to see what work he has been doing, and how it has bo<>n done. This season's records of his work do not coincide with ''The Rook's" idea of what is required to tret Biplane ready to meet such gallopers as Desert Gold nnd coir.nnn*, i also they don't agree with the work ho

accomplished' twelve months ago, when all conquering. You will be wondering what all this talk is about, it is simply to advise the colt's admirers not to ho making wages aboi;t Ids capabilities too soon. Wait until the c'.ay, and then it" the reports to hand about Mr Greenwood's colt are good, bet if you like. Personally, "The Rook" does not like the look of things, and if Biplane meets Desert Gold at Randwick, then I shall be very surprised."