WANGANUI.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1522, 26 June 1919, Page 11

WANGANUI.

Client and Tempo May be Taken to Trentham —Engari Joins C. Jackson’s Team at Hawera —Death of a Promising Husbandman-Applause Colt —Allocation of Racing Days in Taranaki — Extra Days Needed — Wanganui Trotting Club’s Proposals to Forthcoming Conference. WANGANUI, Monday. If the weights suit, F. Tilley will take Client and Tempo to Trentham. The first-named gelding figures in the big handicap flat events, while Tempo has been engaged in some of the minor events. Tempo can gallop, and if he behaves himself at the barrier is likely to be hard to beat in what-

ever he starts, as he can gather up hjs. pace’ quickly and keep going when in the humour.

Client has been responsible for some good solid work since he ran second in the Connolly Handicap, and if not overweighted he should be handy at the finish of the Parliamentary Handicap, as the track at Trentham should suit him. Zola has also been nominated for the three big flat events at the Wellington meeting next month. He has gone on all right since he won at Horowhenua, and is looking as well as ever he did. He is a long-striding customer, and if the going is soft it will be all against him, but with decent conditions he is likely to give a good account of himself, judging by the way he is shaping. It is more than likely that F. Tilley will take a horse down to Riccarton for the Grand National meeting. If Client shapes well at Trentham he might go south, but so far the son of Elevation has not run at all well at Riccarton.

All Over will probably be seen to more advantage at Trentham than at Ellerslie or the Napier Park meeting, as the racing he has had will have done him good. Engari has joined C. Jackson’s team at Hawera. The daughter of King Rufus —Vane was secured cheaply at Mr. E. Short’s dispersal sale. The lengthy spell which she has had should have done her good, and she may not have any trouble with her

nose, which was injured rather badly through an accident. Trainer J. Brown, of Hawera, had the bad luck to lose a brown colt by Husbandman —Applause, which dropped dead on the local track. The colt gave promise of being fairly useful, as he was a full-brother to Revocation and Encore, both of which could gallop. Movement’s win at Napier Park did not come as a surprise, as the black daughter of Advance was in capital nick when she left for Napier. Damien is another which should pick up a race shortly, as “Dick” Johnston has the daughter of Wolawa very well just now. Representatives of the Stratford and Eltham racing clubs met the parliamentarians of the Taranaki district at Eltham the other day, and brought under their notice the unfair allocation of racing days in Taranaki. They urged that the division should be more equitable. The Stratford Club should be granted another day, and the request of the Eltham Club for a permit should, it was urged, be granted. It was pointed out that Taranaki, with a population of 55,925, had It days’ racing, while Hawke’s * Bay, with a population of 54,263, had 33 racing days. In Taranaki itself, Hawera had four days, New Plymouth four days, leaving only three for central Taranaki, two at Stratford and one at Opunake. Taranaki had less racing days than any other province in the Dominion. Mr. G. V. Pearce, in reply, said the figures quoted clearly showed that Taranaki had been unfairly treated. He did not think that they would be able to increase the number of days for the Dominion, and if an attempt

was made to grant one there would immediately be a further 'fifty or a hundred applications from various other districts. Mr. C. A. Wilkinson said it was practicallj’- hopeless to expect any legislation on this matter this coming session. However, the figures showed clearly that Taranaki was being unfairly treated, and some alteration should be made.

Messrs. Hine and Smith expressed views in accord with those of the previous speakers in regard to the allocation of racing days. The Wanganui Trotting Club’s delegate to the Trotting Conference has been instructed to move in favour of the reintroduction of the double tote, and also that inquiries should be open to the press, except in cases where there are strong reasons to the contrary. Both propositions appear to be likely to meet with solid support, and the proposal to abolish the present star chamber method of dealing with inquiries is one that will meet with the approval of the great majority of racegoers, whatever the “heads” may think of it. The annual meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club will be held at the end of next month. The new total isator which the Wanganui Jockey Club is purchasing will not be installed in time for the spring meeting, the influenza and strikes in Sydney having delayed its construction and shipment to Wanganui.

The Wanganui Regatta Association intends making a big effort to have the N.Z. championships rowed here next season (writes our Wanganui correspondent). If the proposed carnival is held no doubt the regatta will form one of the principal attractions. In any case rowing men here intend making the regatta a great success, provided it is allotted to Wanganui, and hope to be in a position to issue a programme which will surpass anything of the kind yet seen in the Dominion.