Notes Of The Australian Turf., Daily Racing Form, 1913-04-01

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NOTES OF THE AUSTRALIAN TURF The Australian jockey W Kvans rccentlv piliter live winners in one day at Bombay BombayAt At a recent sale of yearlings at Melbourne tin average of 775 was realized realizedII II has been announced that the Western Australia Turf Club made a profit of 55000 on their annual meetihg This is easily a record for the club clubThu Thu Australian Jockey Club will distribute 35 750 in added money next season an increase of 10 000 as compared with the present presentThe The added money distributed by lie Australian Jockey Club at its meetings from the beginning of January 1873 until the close of the present seas ir will total no less than 1128210 1128210The The stipendiary stewards are getting into their stride in New Zealand They recently cautioned one jockey for looking round after entering lie straight and suspended another for twelve moiins for failing to ride his mount out when in IhfJr opinion he had a reasonable chance of winning winningIt It has been ollicially announced that the Victoria Racing Club stipendiary steward intend visiting the training tracks and would like trainers to rcpoit to them any jockey who refuses or neglects to rld work when engaged to ride in any approaching race Neglect to ride work will be taken into con ¬ sideration when a jockey annlies for a riding license licenseJockey Jockey J K Pike did not get far away from Syd ¬ ney before regretting his departure In reply to a cable from his traveling companion Air W Kelso Pikes former emplover sent a message to the effect that he still thought Pike would do better in Aus ¬ tralia than in Kugland This had such an effect on Pike that he cabled he would break hN journey nt Colombo and immediately return to Sydney At different times several prominent Australian jock ¬ eys have gone to Knglaud with the hea of at least doing two or three seasons riding in that country but in most instances their absence from Australia was cut much shorter than originally contemplated


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