HAWKES BAY NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 301, 30 April 1896, Page 8

HAWKES BAY NOTES.

[from own correspondent.] The following telegram was received by the Hawke’s Bay Trotting Club on Tuesday, from the Canterbury Trotting Club : — 11 We beg to confirm the telegram sent on Saturday. We had suspicion that Fiona, who trotted at your meeting under the name of Clive, was in your district about a month ago. Parnell Munroe, trainer and lessee of the mare, was given three days in which to produce her, but failed to do so, although he persistently stated t hat she was still in his possession. We strongly urge that criminal proceedings be taken against all parties concerned for false representations, with intent to defraud your club. We are determined, at all hazards, to put

the law into motion at the first opportunity. The public and healthy sportsmen demand protection, and the unhealthy must be quarantined.”

So far very little help has been given by other clubs. It is a sport which is admittedly open to the poor man, and will soon drop out of existence if those who can give information about “ ringers” and will not do so.

It was decided to run the race for the Juve nile Stakes, to be decided at the Club’s Birthday Meeting, in three heats, and to add £2O to the stake, to go to the winnerof the third heat. The various heats will be drawn, but no two horses the property of one owner will be permitted to start in the same heat.

A meeting of the stewards of the Canterbury Trotting Club was held on Friday night, when the protest against Viking, who finished first in the Sires’ Handicap, decided at the Club’s May meeting, was discussed. Mr AV. Jardine, the owner of Viking, produced a sworn declaration made by the previous trainer of the horse, to the effect that he had never trotted two miles in smin ssec, as stated in the Sydney Tribune. His time being 2tnin 41ifSec for one mile. Die only evidence brought forward by the protestor was the statement which appeared in the Tribune. The objection was, therefore, dismissed.

Yesterday (Monday), Mr A. J. Rattray received information from the Hawke’s Bay Trotting Club to the effect that a mare which had run at the Club’s Autumn Meeting, under the name of Clive, but believed to be identical with