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NOTES OF THE TTTBF A wellknown personage on the Australian turf Thomas Beibey described as once a clergyman and always a sportsman is dead at the age of nincty one years There is now on the American tnr a trainer who was once a clergyman stationed at Hamilton and Detroit DetroitThey They are not so slow in England The moving pictures of the Grand National Steeplechase run at Liverpool at three oclock were shown that night in the music halls of London 200 miles away A gale of wind made it impossible for an aviator who had been engaged for the job of carrying the films to London to ascend but a motor car and a special train accomplished the task taskThere There are three recognized racing clubs in north ¬ ern Nigeria viz the Lokoja Race Club the Zun geni llace Club and the Western Soudan Turf Club Kano says a correspondent in British West Africa The races comprise as a rule a hurdle race or steeplechase maidens weight for inches and welter races There are many challenge cups given by past and present officials Many good races have been seen on these courses and the ponies would not disgrace ponyracing in any part of the world It will be seen therefore that we are not really so much at the Back of Beyond Though the totalizator receipts continue to mount up rapidly at all thu principal meetings there is no gainsaying the fact that the two nnd onehalf per cent on the gross receipts exacted by the govern ¬ ment at all race meetings is a source of much Irri ¬ tation ami a good few of the lesser clubs will prob ¬ ably find it necessary to shorten sail on the ques ¬ tion of stake money This severe taxation must tend to cripple racing but that any attempt will IMS made to ease the burden for some time is generally thought to be improbable The racing clubs will I fancy have to just grin and liear the demands of the tax gatherer Aukland N Z Chronicle
