RACING AND TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 198, 25 September 1914, Page 11

RACING AND TROTTING.

RACING FIXTURES. September 26—"Wanganui J.C. Spring. September 28 and 29—Otaki Maori B.C. Spring. October I—Kurow1 —Kurow J.C. Spring. October 3 —Napier Park R.O. Spring. ACCEPTANCES. September 30—Napier Park R.C. Spring. TROTTING FIXTURES. October 14 and 17—Auckland T.C. Spring. October 26 —Oamaru T.O. Annual. October 26 and 29 —Greymouth T.C. Spring. ACCEPTANCES. October 20—Greymouth T.C. Spring. October 21—Oamaru T.C. Annual. turf Topics. The success of Mr Hunter's Gaming Bill will be hailed with delight by all who have the interest of racing at,heart. Its effect will be to greatly popularise sport in country districts, and will be instrumental in bringing prosperity to many small racing and trotting fixtures that have been struggling along for years past under adverse circumstances. No club at present holding a totalisator permit will be affected. All the new j permits will be given to clubs that in the past have not been favoured in that respect, and to those that when the reduction took place lost their only privilege. No doubt a certain amount of dissatisfaction will be felt by some clubs on which the pruning knife was used all too severely when the reduction took place, but had any amendment been proposed to the Bill in the direction of favouring existing totalisator clubs, it would have jeopardised the success of the measure. In the meantime it lays with the Minister of Internal Affairs to allocate the permits, arid it may be" months before the result of Mr .Hunter r s Bill is given effect to. Supporters of trotting have every reason to be pleased with the extension from three to eight days available for light-harness racing, and the eight days set aside for hunting fixtures is bound to have a most beneficial effect on the breeding of horses suitable for army remounts. The three Ashburtoh-trained New Zealand Trotting Cup candidates, Enimeline, Win Soon, and Eccentric, are all doing well in their preparations, and can be regarded as certain starters in the big event next November. As a two-year-old Eotheida showed remarkable promise, arid it was anticipated that the son of Rothschild and Areida would have a brilliant racing career. This early prOiriise has not as yet been realised, but in the Orari Trot yesterday he gave his, best showing to date by reeling off his first mile at a 2.23 gait, only to more than meet his match in the greatly improved O.M.Y. The Show Grounds track at Ashburton, on which A. Pringle and R. MeDon-

I nell work their teams, is very hard just |at present, and is badly in need of i rain. j 0.M.Y., who showed such splendid , forra in the Orari Trot yesterday, is a half-sister to Frandoeia. Like the latter, she possesses both speed and stamina, and there should be a brilliant future in front of her. Though Football's name did not figure amongst the list of starters for the ' Wanganui Guineas, as given in the Press Association report, Mr Watts's colt was amongst those that chased Reputation home. His many friends will regret to hear that there is no improvement in Mr Harry Piper and at present he is reported to be in a very bail way. Gold Coin now has two successes in the Geraldine Cup to her credit, and the daughter of Golden Knight evidently has a liking for the Orari course. Blackall, who won the Maiden Hack Race at Wanganui yesterday, is a halfbrother of the triple crown hero, Noetuiform. He was engaged in the New Zealand Cup, but was allowed to drop out of that event when first acceptances fell due. , ># The South Canterbury Joekey Club receives entries for its Spring meeting up till to-morrow evening. Each of the place-fillers in the Wanganui Guineas claims engagement in the C.J.C. Derby, and their meeting over the mile and a half course at Ricearton will be fraught with interest. The death of Multifoil removes one of the most fancied candidates from the A.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap. From the declaration of weights for that event the son of Multiform and Eloping Lady was in great demand with backers, but a fortnight ago he had an attack of staggers, from which he subsequently succumbed. Multifoil was owned by the Newcastle sportsman, Mr W. Brown, and last season showed promising form in his three-year-old essays. By winning the Wanganui Guineas yesterday in 1.42 Reputation put up a fresh time record for the race. His achievement is sure to bring him into great favour for the C.J.C. Derby, for, like most of Martian's progeny; he is not deficient in stamina. The pleasure of those who attended the Geraldine Racing Club's Meeting yesterday was marred to a large extent by the strong nor'-west wind, and its accompanying clouds of dust. .. Only for this the fixture would havebeen entirely successful, for the sport was interesting, the fields of more than average strength. Despite a falling-off of some £624 in the totalisator receipts, the other sources of revenue were so good as to suggest that the club will have a substantial surplus to hand over to the Patriotic Fund. Kingsway was easily the best of the poor lot of jumpers that contested the First Hurdles at Geraldine, and his task was made the easier by Canterbury stumbling at the very first obstacle, aji example that was followed by Eaglestone at a later stage. Hinetoa ran a fair race till want of condition told its tak, and Merry Valet will be benefited by the rgfce. ' The piiblic fastened on to Reval as the best of those engaged in the Squatters' Handicap, and right well the little son of Finland and Lady Symons looked. Getting all the best of the start the favourite never left the issue in dou* t, and his performance was a distinctly creditable one. Bon and Baritone made an interesting . contest for second money, which ended in-favour of the former who outstayed, Baritone, Thee was some spirited betting on the Orari Trot, in which Rotheida and O.M.Y. carried the bulk of the investments, Once again the public were well on the mark, as the pair cleared right cut-from the field. All through the first mile it looked as if Rotheida bad a fair chance' of heading O.M.Y;, but the.) he tired badly, allowing her to scorp comfortably at the finish. The time for the ten furlongs works out at a 2.26 gait, which, considering the un-favourable-.eonditions, was remarkably good. • The good work he has been accdrri-pUr-li i jv£ recently o--\ the Riccarrori tracks was no doubt responsible for vht favour'tism accord jd Moddite in the Geraldine Cup. was also plenty of support for tl< Ashburton-trainoJ Gold Coin, who was looking in much better trim than when she last sported silk. If was an interesting contest, for after Miss Finland had beaten herself by fighting for her head, Gnome looked to have rare winning prospects. It was not till well into line for home that Gold Coin' put in her claim, and, outstaying the opposition, she scored comfortably from Troon. The latter finished much better than at Ashburton, and headed Gnome in the last few strides. Corrie found the hard going and increased poundage too much for her, while Moddite, whose connections were very confident of success, let them down badly. Petrosus, who was backed for the Ohapi Handicap as if the result was a foregone conclusion, showed a rare turn of speed in the early stages, clearing right out from her field. When asked for a final effort to stall off Glee, howeve], she compounded badly, and finished very tired. There is no question- as to Petrosus's great turn of foot, and when more seasoned she is bound to take high rank in the lists of .sprinters. Glee is a useful filly, but her past record does not suggest her ever being anything out of the ordinary. A handsome three-year : old brother to Emineline, known as" Emilius, made a succe c sful racing debut by appropriating the Geraldine Trot in : such a, style as to suggest his turning out; something above the average. In appearance he is a good deal like his illustrious sister, and undoubtedly possesses her brilliancy. Altogether Emilius is the most promising three-year-old seen out. this season, and is just the sort to develop into a Derby winuer. 1 hough opposed by a good sized field of sprinters, Peg was backed down to odds on for the Belfield Welter, and duly landed the goods. She is not yet at liei best, and can hardly fail to score again before the season is much further advanced. Yura Dillon, a promising four-year-old daughter of Harold Dillon and Stop It, was made a, staunch favourite for the Geraldine Trot, but never looked to have winning prospects. Soon after the siart she suffered some interference as the result of Woodpine and Master Rothschild colliding, but even when straightened up failed to show the least • justification for the support accorded her. In her preliminary she looked to be lame, and evidently did not relish the hard going. TEMPLAR.