TARANAKI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 800, 6 July 1905, Page 8

TARANAKI.

July 4.

A meeting of the Taranaki Metropolitan Committee was held on Fridav when Colonel Ellis, in the absence of Mr. J. Paul, presided. In reference to a letter fmm the Racing Conference, it was decided to recommend the cancellation of the licenses of the following registered clubs:—Egmont Hunt Club. Eltham Hack Racing Club. Okaiawa Racing Club, Stratford Mounted Rifles. Urenui Hack Racing Club, they not having held a meeting during the past 12 months. The secretary of the conference inquired about certain assumed names, and the secretary of the club informed the committee that he had sent the information. The trustees of the accident fund granted C. Stewart £2 18s 6d in connection with the injuries he received while riding Toledo at the Egmont Winter Meeting. The Egmont Club forwarded a claim from W. Frabery, who was injured while schooling Tambowie on the Egmont course, and this had been forwarded to the trustees. The Hawke’s Bay Club wrote asking if the committee had any objection to a jockey’s license being granted to Henry Jury. The committee decided they could not recommend the club to issue such license. The Masterton Club wrote complaining that a trainer in' the Hawera district had left Masterton without paying certain small accounts, including one to a widow. The secretary stated he had sent a copy of the letter to the trainer with a request to attend to the matter. The Robertson Totalisator Syndicate, Christchurch, wrote asking the club to give their double-event machine a trial. The matter was held in abeyance for the present. Several accounts were passed, including one for royalty on Gray’s starting ma-

chine. . Mr. J. Paul, preisdent of the Taranaki Club and chairmanof of the committee, returns this week from Marlborough,, where he has been spending a couple of weeks. Mr. W. Elliot, of Waitara. is about again after his accident. He has six charges in his stable, including Lady Lancelot, rising 3 years, by Sir Lancelot from Auray; and Lady Mere, rising three, by Westmere from Fanny Fisher, and therefore half-sister to Maniopoto. All sorts of wild statements are being circulated about the. backing of Maniopoto. I would advise backers to stand off till thev see how he shapes at the A.J.C. Spring Meeting, for .that is the Souit horse’s mission, all going well. A private wire was received here the other dav- stating that P. Johnosn, on behalf of‘his brother, had sold Lurcher at Hastings for £2OO. Mr F Stohr is now about again, but he* looks’shaken up after his severe illness Inglewood will be sent to. Sti atford, where he will be spelled till the fP T understand that Heroism is showing -ntitude for the jumping game. , ‘ p Johnson returned from Hawke s Bav on Saturday night. He states that Lurcher was sold to Mr. F. Armstrong.

a well-known landowner in the Wairarapa. Mr. Armstrong is visiting England shortly, and will take the St. Hippo gelding with him for a hunter. Johnson has been engaged to ride Mr. P. Donnelly’s horses in jumping events at Wellington and Riccarton.