THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 236, 18 July 1936, Page 2

THE TURF.

TIMARU HUNT CLUB. HANDICAPS DECLARED. TIMARU, July 17. Following are the handicaps for the South Canterbury Hunt Club’s steeplechase meeting to be held, on July 25: Hadlow Hurdles, of 80 soys; one mile and a half—Look Smart, Havering 10.8, Dunmure 10.5, Hunting Go 10.1, Blazon, 'Courtyard 9.10, Lord Hereford 9.5, Latitude 9.4, Aesculus 9.3, Crash, Footwork, Goldstead, Sunny Camel, Redolent 9.0. Pareora Steeplechase Handicap, of 40 sovs; about two miles—Wykemist 11.13, Roys ton 11.8, Bandy Boa, Burglar, Scotsden 11.7, Harkaway 11.6, Waikari, Hokonui, Bonny Buff, Cock of the North 11.0 * South Canterbury Steeplechase, of 100 sovs; about'two miles and a half— Pimchestown 10.13, Dunmure 10.7, High Speed 9.11, Nightcap 9.10, Velvet 9.9, Lycidas 9.3, Trisox, Night Parade, Nocturnus 9.0. Levels Hack Handicap, of 70 sovs; six furlongs—■ Rebel Lad, Silver Sail 9.3, Silver Coat 9.2, Gold Cross 9.1, Needful 8.7, Polygraph, Silver Jest 8.6, Rose of Tralee 8.2, Elbanor 8.1, Elgindale, Silver Lark, Call Money, Dracula, Golden Vision Mutus, Pharaoh, Desirable, IDonadea, Last Dance, Sunny Comet 8.0.

Teschcmaker Memorial, of 90 sovs; about two miles and a half—Royal Buck 10.9, Night Parade 10.6, Money Mine 10.1, Joppa 10.0, Wykemist 9.12, Crash 9.7, Scotsden, Bandy Boa 9.6, Tea Urn 9.5, Harkaway 9.4, The Joker, Bonny Ruff, Pallaform 9.0.

Hunters’ Plate Handicap, of 60 sovs; one mile and a quarter—Crash 11.5, Tippling 11.4, Joppa 10.11, Hot Tea 10.9, Acena, Polabran, Pink Coat, Gay Boa 10.7. Washdyke Hack Handicap, of 70 sovs; one mile and 35 yards—High Glee 9.5, Rebel Lad 9.3, Queen Dorothy 9.1, Poniard 8.7, Polygraph 8.6, Honours Lass, Jack Ahoy 8.3, Call Money, Silver Lark, Cape Gabo, Perpetuus, Last Danc-e, Tautau Maid 8.0. Claremont Handicap, of 90 sovs; one mile and 35 yards—Epris 9.13, Comcertpitch 9.3, Bay Duke 8.12, Rona Bay 8.8, Capital 8.7, The Surgeon 8.6, Golden Dart 8.5, Double Shot, Last Refrain 8.2, Cleaner, Acla 8.1, Daring Deed 8.0, Silk Arrow 7.13, Final Shot, Toreador, Execution, Mount Val, Shock, Queen Dorothy 7.7. POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB, THE ACCEPTANCES. GISBORNE, July 17. Following are the acceptances for the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meetinig on Thursday, July 23:—• Park Hurdles Handicap, of 60 sovs; one mile and a half.—Emotion 10.9, Good Hunting 9.10, Summerhill 9.5, Souchong, Evermore, Royal Toast 9.0. Hack Flat Handicap, of 55 sovs; seven furlongs.—Quake 9.3, Hawthorn 8.5, Ruinette 8.3, La Femme Noire 8.2, Minnow 8.2, Jaybird, Fossicker 8.0, Ua-Ia 8.0, Flying Mimic 8.0. Maiden Race, of 50 sovs; five furlongs.—Hunting Crop, Ace Willonyx, Locknit, Fine Stitch, Hine Pit, Chaytor, Miss Blue, Lucullus Lad, Hunting Step, Southampton, Fenny-come-quick, Bold Bruce, Joe Louis, Thu, Skyw r ay, Aceful, Jaybird, Taupiri, all 8.0. Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase, of 70 sovs; about two miles and a half. — Dozie 11.2, Cotsfield 10.13, Capeila Abbey 10.7, Count Willonyx 9.11, Dark Princess 9.10, Royal 'Shift 9.0, Royal Toast 9.0.

Publicans’ Purse, of 55 sovs; one mile. —Leo Colossus 9.5, Quaint 9.2, Stitchbird 9.0, Summerliill 8.8, Bothwell 8.0, Broad Highway 8.0. Winter Oats Handicap, of 75 sovs ; one mile and a quarter.—Alby 9.5, Lordly Knight 8.11, Stitch 8.7, Gasman 8.7, Stitchbird 8.5, Malahat, Kahunoke, Broad Highway 8.0. Tramway Hack Flat Handicap, of 55 sovs; six furlongs.—Quake 9.5, Hunter’s Morn, Blygain, He Friend 9.4, Hawthorn 8.5, Le Femme Noire 8.2, Bing Boy, Kura, Fossicker, Flying Mimic 8.0. THE SMALL HORSES BEST. An interesting feature of the recent English Derby is that the Aga Khan’s horses who finished first and second, Mahmoud and Taj Akbar, were the smallest horses, measured by height, in the whole field. Taj Akbar was actually the “baby,” measuring 15 hands 2i inches, and Mahmoud is a quarter of an inch taller, sharing this height with Squadron Castle. The tallest colt was Thankerton, who finished third, and who is 16 hands 2£ inches. Despite their height, however, Mahmoud and Taj Akbar have larger other measurements than many of their rivals. In girth Mahmoud, is 69 inches and Taj Akbar 69£ inches, while one of the colts in the field (Magnet) is only 66 inches in girth. Mahmoud’s length of rein is 45 inches and Taj Akbar’s 42 inches, Mahmoud’s measurement being about the average. Both colts have eight inches of bone below l the knee, the largest measurement in this item having been Bel Aethel’s 8J inches. LEADING WINNING OWNER. MR G. J. BARTON’S RECORD. Mr G. J. Barton, whose light-harness horses have won £6691 this season, and place him for the seventh time at the head of the winning owners’ list, has also been in the news lately through the prowess of his galloper Jack Horner, a regular winner in Australia who is being hailed as a Melbourne Cup possibility. Mr Barton was born at Marysville, Victoria, and came to New Zealand in 1904. During the past thirty-one years he has been a keen supporter of rac-

ing, and lias earned a reputation as a courageous buyer. Re prefers to pay the price for pacers or trotters that have proved themselves on the race track, rather than breed them. It can be said that his present team is the strongest he has ever possessed, and he seems destined to enjoy . another successful season. Mr Barton is a member of the Dunedin Jockey Club, Otago Hunt Club, and the Forbury Park Trotting Club. He first became interested in horses through the agency of a grand old mare he used to drive in a butcher’s cart. This mare beat everything she met on the road. This gave Mr Barton a taste for racing, and in 1921 he purchased the pacing gelding Adair, who was trained by O. E. Hooper. About a year later Mr Barton developed a firm friendship with the late Mr W. J. Tomkinson, and gave him Adair to train. From then on his team gradually increased until he is now the leading owner in the Dominion. During the past fifteen years his horses have won two New Zealand Trotting Cups, two Dunedin Cups, two Otahuhu Cups, the Waikato Cup, Ashburton Cup, and Cheviot Cup.