SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14601, 26 February 1921, Page 14 (Supplement)

SPORTING.

RACING DATES. c-b. 26, 28—Thames Jockey Club, ’ar. 5, 7 —Te Aroha Jockey Club, ar. 12, 14—Ohinemuri Jockey Club, far. 26, 28—Auckland Racing Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

jincruirer," Hamilton. —The correct ■ position of Unahi In Die Tamahere Slakes was third. No. 14 (Passionless) was originally hoisted, but it was altered later to (1) Unahi, as the .judge had placed him. Passionless was fourth. " AUCKLAND.'' Hamilton. Woody Glen started in the last Auckland Cup race. 'STAKES," Morrinsville.—lt was in 1890 that the Hotchkiss horse Sorewgun, won the North Island Challenge Stakes. The, following year Formosan, by St L.eger. annexed the event for the same owner, while the third successive win to Mr G. O. Stead was izamed 'by the Stepniak representative, Menschikoff.

WINNINGS AT HAMILTON. The stake earnings at the two lays Hamilton mcctinK. which eached a total of £6250. weri livided among no fewer than .12 wners. At the head of the list, was he Waikato representative, Mr R. iannon, with £lOlO. whose principal evenue source on the occasion was hrough Royal Abbey's success in the lamilton Cup, the most richly enlowed race of the meeting. The ther earnings were as follows: — tessrs H. S. Keesing Auckland) 610, K. S. Williams Hlawke's Ray) ;50o'; J. Hetet £JOO. H. Raker £350. £ G. Gibbons £350, A. N. Dingle ;310. G. L. Stead, £285, L. lyde ''27o G. C. Maclndoe £270, I Wells £2lO. 11. A. Swaffleld £2lO, V. Colebourne £2OO, D. Hyde £l5O, McNlco] £lO5. A. Me Arthur £IOO, I Molloy £IOO. F. C Ross £IOO. W. B Henderson £OO. H. R. Burrctt £OO, iVyllie and Coxhead £6O, D. J. lu'ghes £6O, W. J. McLean £SO, Smith and Morrison £SO, H. A. Burch 150 W. T. Burrett £SO, H. Manuel 250, H. D. Matthews £3O. Mrs M. sha\v £3O W. C. Vincent £3O, P. A. lerman £25, S. Tapp £25.

BTAKEB FOR NEXT YEAR. The big increase in the volume of otalisator revenue at the meeting neans that there will be a considerate enhancement in the value of the jrize-money which the club will be iblc to offer next year. Of late here has been annually a very prolounced advancement, but the finan;ial returns from the latest carnival ;vere such as to ensure a more maglifled cause for stake increase than sver before. For the two days recently decided the club offered £6250 in stakes over the sixteen races 3n its programme. When apportioning the money for the 1922 season the total upon which the programme Ban be assessed will he well in advance of £7OOO. This is indeed a very lavish allotment of stake money, and the reward should return t othe club 6y the attraction of horses from fur,her afield than the even wide district that already gives its support to the fixture.

THE TE RAPA COURBE. While the Hamilton Club has achieved highly successful results from its recent meeting, its executive is fully alive to the fact that congestion at Claudelands can be alleviated only by a shift of headquarters. With the popularity which the meeting enjoys among- the racing fraternity the appointments at

Claudelands are taxed to their very utmost. The club has made every Effort to make the surroundings as congenial as possible for the thousands who come to assist at the fixture, but the limit has been reached of the extent to which this provision can extend. The preparation of the club's new property at Te Bapa is to receive urgent attention, and the big scheme placed under way with a minimum of delay. The complete work of preparation is extensive, but H is to be the club's aim to have the main track ready for racing in the season of 1023. Hamilton will then be in possession of racing facilities second to none in the Dominion, and control fixtures drawing increased patronage of horses and wider support, too, of the raring public.

THE TE AROHA FIXTURE. Everything points to the Te Aroha Jockey' Club conducting a highly successful race gathering on Saturday and Monday, Marcti 5 and 7. The nominations for the meeting are the best that the club has received during the long period of years it has been controlling gatherings. Acceptances are due to close on Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock, and the nature of the nomination list guarantees that the fields left' in for the first day will be large numerically. Special train arrangements have been entered into to suit all parts of the racing portions of the province, and everything points to secretary E. 0. Tvasli being able'to record a record meeting from attendance and revenue points of view.

JOTTINGS. The trotting candidate. Wild Nut. has been leaped by .1 .Teddy (Jnr.), and is in F. Conway's charge at Matangi. Desert Gold won oyer £23,000 on the race tracks", and Gloaming is now very close to her on the winning list. raced next season with any success the Welkin gelding will beat the mare's fine record. A by no means isloalerl offence, among owners is that of sending their riders out in wrong colours. At the recent Hamilton fixture there were several instances of remissness in this respect. Fines were imposed in no fewer than eight cases, two owners beine- fined twice for this neglect.. Gloaming's hrother, Hare Hatch, is .. -. ~ P -; n ~ U p the family reputation. Eflthoush he is doing his best, and at ••• W.A.T.C. summer meeting he rlsad-heated with Wonderup Caddie for first place in the .lumpers' Flat

importance that devolves upon :■ -nfion to the minute details, as nffpr-t the pmmpt controlling or a fa 'ing fixture is, perhaps not recognised by the average patron. At the recent Hamilton meeting there was occasion to fine two owners for late scratching of their horses. Any unruly candidate at the harrier Is one of the annoying features associated with racing. Fortunately, in proportion to the number of candidates the percentage in this province Is not large. Starter Skipwith dealt

with the recalcitrant ones very strictly at Hamilton, ami on three occasions ordered them to take their positions behind the Held.. The starter had a big Held to get away in the Taupiri Hack Handicap at Hamilton. The posl seven furlongs) where the despatch was made from is not a pood one for an even barrier get out. as il Is rich! near the bend. As tar item al the Raster meeting at Rllerslie will be the clash between Gasbag and Duo in the Great Northern Si. Leger. The nacing Commission is now making towards the West Coast racecourses. Its trip cannot be tlnished before the first week in April .so there seems little chance of the matter reaching Pi, liament this session. • The programme f>r the autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club will contain no fewer than live races of £IOOO or over. The Thompson Handicap, one mile, will be worth 1500 sovs., and there will be a two-year-old handicap of 1000 sovs. with a 0.7 minimum. Lightning is in the pink of Mile, and always in the firing line. The aged Benzonian marc was finishing' on well at Hamilton, where she had none of the best of the running- in the Kirikiriroa Handicap on Thursday. Well placed her turn should come soon.