RACING WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 168, 16 July 1921, Page 11

RACING WORLD.

"RACING FIXTURES. Julr 13. Iβ—Wellington K.C. Inly 14—Waimafe District Hnnt Club. July 21—Sootu Canterbury Hunt Club. A filly by'l.iicullus is the latest addition to A. .Itillnn's team lit headquarters. Padfli- Slope came ba?K to the i-ildilnek very lame after contesting the Wellington Winter Hurtles. Mr. w. Hlchmontl, the well-l&own Ilawke's -ltay sportsman, left on a business visit to England by the Makura. Mannish was very lame when ho returned to the pnOdock after tftc Vlttorla Hurdle Itn'-e at Trenthuiu on Wednesday. Desert Onld, which was mated with Finlaud in. her first year at her owner's stud. Is showing unmistakable signs of being in foal. A much larger number of AnrMandcrs than usual made the trip South !hN" year fur the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting. ■Wniinal hns been plying his trainer some troubl,>_ and doubts are expressed as to whether be will stand -a preparation for the C.J.I. National Steeplechase. John Runny ran a Rood race in the Flack nrii Hunters *Uecnle<-hfise nt Trettfkam on Wednesday, but the best he e-miliWfo was to run second to Silent Dick, to which he was couredtag 18tt>. I.unerino was allowed io <ro out nt a very long price in the Wellington Wlnrer Iluniles, and had he b.-en xii-cossfiil a <!hiden<l of over a century would haw been returned his supporter-:. NorHiland broke down badly while workins at Trcnthnin before the Wellington liacing Club's Winter Meeting opened, and as a consequem-e was unable to fulfil his engagements. Stmtogv wns sPnt out n vory warm favourite for th> Wellington Parliamentary lUndicap etl Wednesday but the best he could-d'i was to Kit third after having every cbaEce to win bad be been bckml enough. The Auckland owned Cantoris was not nrniiiiiient in the parly stages of the Trenfhini. TriTl n.ite. but finished i>n well, and It slioulil' not" be long before he wins a race. Mr. Victor r.hiiie has placed Smoke Concert and l'onoiia under the care of Mr. W. Soloi.ian. of Ivn;om. in preparation for the spr'tjg campaign, lloth horses are lookla:: well. S.-a He'll ran a real go-id ra.v iv 1 be. Wellington" Winte r Hurdles, ailii with a Mt batter luck might have iv.-pn-'d places with AiliK'tion. The little son .if S.*tl,i-i IVava! covered a lot more ground tlmn the vliiner, iind M this can largely lie attributed Ms defeat. .:■!£.« ■:■:■'■ The fences to be .jumped in the C.J.C. National .; Steeplechase are: Itrush hurdle 4ft Jin. brush hurdle 4ft 4in. brush Imrdlo. 4ft 4in, r .iuanul.u brush 4ft flin. sod wall rrffMMn, post and rail :!fr Bin. first of doilb'e :!ft !Hn, secijnd of double 4ft Kin, sod wall r,ft-(!in, manuka brush 4ft 01 n. -JleTAfinta; a two-year-eld by Absurd —Itose !>esinoud. which linishe-1 rhird in the Wellington Trial riite, showed a lot of pace in the Parly stages, but ran very green. Tile race should do him a considerable amount of good, and be promises to develop into a useful three-year-old. .T. O'Shea nearly brought off a bi-' surprise in the Trial Hate at Trenth.im on Wednesday on Hose of Athens, ttie Messrs. Dwan V.ros.' filly, lending to within tifty yards of the post before Grotesque headed her. ..Unpe of Athens returned a nice soennd dividend' .When.the taUuranga .Hunt.Club applied for September 17 for the diVte for thehannual meettoir an objection wns io<lff»<l by tl|e Avondale Jockey Club...and unheld by die' Dtstrlttr' Committee. The Hates Committee -ofithe Conference have, however, grunted the Arieklan<l Club September 17. At the New Zealand Racings Conference the Waipa I'arlnjr permission to give- flic- turn of £ir.cxi in stakes for rtheif meptinc: on condition that the club proejeeds with the erection of stewards' stand, '.''leose-boxes, and caretaker's residence. ... , " M>nus; ; t'iie fwo-y ear-old 'son of WolfiWa — Lit-X.qttei.lwhjpji gave j;reat jnromlse last spring.' but which unfortunately struck trouble, made a re-appearance under silk at Trentham on Wednesday, when he contested the Trial Plate. He looked very luickward, and was never prominent In tbe race. , , F. Davis lias a fairly large team in work nt Woodville. iucliulin& five rising two-yenr-olds. Aureate, tbe full-slHter to Desert Gold, which has been spelling. Is to be taken up again, -while , - Saltbnven. wnlch is coming three years .Old, but which has not yet raced, has Just'recently started work niter being spelled. "Tbe one-timi Aiifklander .Miss" ihiriel was one of the outsiders of the field that contested the Parliamentary Uamjjpai) at Trentham oir' Wednesday, ou' ran' a surprisingly good rafe. defeating ai; the. others exceptine Arpb Salute, which, however, won a. two-figure, dividend. • , Hitherto the Xew Zealand Trotting Conference has only had one permanent stipendiarx steward, Mr. T. 11. Dayey. and n liumhor of d<»pt;ties. It has now been decided to appoint another to a permanent position, and Mr. A. G. Mlibeo. of Auckland, who for some time has been acting as •'V -deputy, has reeeive<l the apiiolntmeiu. Sylvan was nnlncky at the start of the Wellington Parliamentary Handicap. for the field crowded to the outside -mil, and the Auckland-owned mare got one ot her through the iron fence. She cut heraalf i , bit, thong-h she ran a reai goi'd race. Mr. Alison paid uip for Sy'vea- m tlie Winter Oats,.run to-day, but At the time of writing was extremely doubtful If he would be able to start her. The victory'of Arch Salut3 in the Wellington Parliamentary Handicap on Wednesday was the easiest of the day. McKllnn had the Ellerslie trained gelding in a handy position throughout, and when he took him to the front as they ronnded the home turn he left the opposition as if they n-ere auchored, and eventually won by four lengths. Arch Salute paid a nice two-D-siire price. to the New Zealand Racing Conference when moving for the reduction of the minimum weight in steeplechase events to !>st. He stated that in 37 years the Great Northern Steeplechase had never been won ny a horse carrying 12.7 or over, the Wellington Steeplechase in the same time had nover_bee,n won by the .12.7 or over, division, while only nu four occasions in 44 years had the -C..T.C. National Steeplechase fallen to a horse with 1-7 or over in the saddle. The proposal was carried.

THE LICENSING QUESTION*. The Vexed qnestion of issuing trainers, jockeys, and apprentices' licenses by the New' Zealand Racing Conference, instead of by district committees as at present, created considerable discussion at the recent Conference. As flrst put, the jnotion, the Hon. O. Samuels pointed out, was not workftbleV and considerable time -was spent in putting it in order. Eventually it was. presented in the following form: " That a committee be set up, ' consisting of the president and one person from each district committee, such committee to have poyrer to grant or refuse licenses as they may think tit, and are authorised to make and prescribe such by-laws or regulations: which will have equal effect as if they were made t»" the Conference itself. The committee, shall meet each .year during the month of July, and deal with applications received in time to be dealt with. The committee, of which the president shall be [ I chairman, may, as respects other business, | delegate to him- all or any ofvtbe powers, i other- than power of making, or rescinding i or varying by-laws and regulations. The | chairman may exercise such, delegated i powers after consulting the other members j of committee by correspondence or otherwise as if they were hereby conferred on the chairman. In the same manner as they are hereby, conferred on the committee." In this form it' was put to the Conference and declared carried, but some of those who voted against It were evidently in doubt as to whether they were voting for the whole motion or only to confirm the Wording- "Us above. At any rate, a little while after it had been declared carried on ( the voices. Mr. Hailitt. <■-■<> of the oppo- j nents of the measure, asked for a division, bat ' the- chairman refused permission,, though he put, U to the Conference, who. •however upheld the chairman, and the motiom.went The measure doesj not come into JEoxce. * --"-

P. Brady had Forest Gold at Trentham for the Wellington Itacdng Club'e Winter Meeting, bnt the seldinsr went Slightly amiss, and could not fulfjl his engagements at the fixture. Archie was rnnninc on well at the finish of the Stewards Handicap at Trentham on Wednesday, and would not want for eupporters in the Winter Ont>s IlAoiiic&p ot Trentham to-day. Prince Feronz. which sliovred wlnninp form in the autumn, Is wintering well, nnd all being satisfactory in Mie meantime will be brought North for the Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. Two Northerners in To Oro nnd Sir Asnes contested the Vittoria Ilnrrlli- Race ;it Trrntham on Wednesday. The former was prnminent throughout, anu eventually finished third, but Sir Vsrnes never once looked like a winner. The eX-Aucklander General Advance made nn appearance as a hurdler nt Trontham on Wednesday when he contest"'! the Vlttorla Hurdle "Handicap. He mnrie no sort of a showing, althonah he got round safely, and It will be Interesting to see if he improves as a jumper. Mr. T. n. Uwry limited tho outside subscriptions to his-- imported horse Kins John to six. but this number could have been exceeded many times if desired, for nnpllI'iitions were received from all parts of the Dominion desrlrlns to bonk a subscription to the yon of Roi Herode. At rbe annual moPtitiK of rhe N.Z. Racing Conference two patents were put before the ineetinc—one fnr attaching 10 hurdles c.nil yt.pf*pl**< - h;isps to prevent hor^* , -* f;i II itilt, finii the other to act as a sort of false rail to i. r ive horses a chance to spread our after the harrier had been released. No action was taken. Kohinahina did not a|>prar to be walking altogether sound when lip went nut to contest the Kirst Hack and Hunters Steeplechase ;:t Trenthain on Wednesday, but .v-ns made a pronounced favourite, lie never really looked dangerous when the business end was entered on, and was very sore when 'he pulled up. Grotesque, the winnpr of the AVelHnjrton THnl Plate. Is the two-year-old by Absurd from I'.ronze. and was operated on after the A.ft.C. Summer Meeting. Grotesque was sent out a warm favourite, and finishing well won nicely by a length. As a yearling Grotesque was purchased at a rcaso":itiie figure by the Auckland trainer .1. Williamson at' the same time as he secured IJoyal Irish, and the p:iir were nut under off;-!- tn Mr. A. It. Williams. The latter preferred Grotesque to Loyal Irish, and purchased him at :i good price. Roth the yoinnjnters (ire tk>-.v winners, and it looks iis if both would show good form at throe years old. I WKLT.IXOTOX WINTKIt IIfUDLES. The Wellington Winter Hurdles brougnt out the good tield of fifteen, and it came ac some surprise t.> Northerners to see Sir Fanciful Installed a (rood tlrst favourite. I lie son i>r iltokeuy being entrusted with nearly four hundred pounds more than Mulllve. wlilch looked very well. Soa Deil was the only other starter to so over four liuures. the Ai'.eklniulers Lord Kenllworth and r.uperino I>eiUK two of the outsiders of Hie '.leld. H.VRinas was resimusiMo for- most of the pace, but when the la>t half mile was 'cinerrd on it could he seen that Alteration. U;iildful. and Sμ De'il were Ihe only ones left with ii ehnure. Alteration. w!i;i-h was being hard ridden hy McSweeney. was in front i-rossins the top. but lihulfiil and Sea 'De'il kept handy, and. tnmlns for lio'iie, it .looked as if tllidfnl would win. Hijrht up to the Inst fen.ee It appeared that he would catch Alleraffon. the cinly one then ahead lof bim. once over the obstacle he beiran 'to tire and Sea He'll c-iuiirlit him. and the !t>air strilKirled on in pursuit of Alteration. i which however, stayed on In streiit slyle. !,md had a.three leUKths advantage when the ; p,.st was reached, while Si-a IJe il heat m.idful a neck. Alteration only had the ligbt weisht of !).:t In Hie saddle, but his performance was not a toad one. for lie has done Tery little racing orer the obstacles, and it was a long way for n prnntically ijrreen jumper. The son or Elevation ran a decent race at the Wanffanui meeting, and unite a uumlter picked him out as a likely winner of'the Great Northern Hiirdles. but he was not 'asked to contest that event. He should be improved by the race. Sir FauelTul ran very disappolntinsly. for nt no sta?e did he look to have a chance while Mnltive. after beins handy In the early stapes, died out of It wTien the real istrucsle commenced. I.ochella and I.nperluo were always toilinp nway In the rear, but Onmecock finished on all right, and might win a decent race shortly. i ■JVietiGBKA HAOKOOUnSK. pnooßioss ijirnovEMEXTS ■ scheme. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) BOTORTA. this day. Improvements to the Kotoruji faeeeoursp and its surroundings arc I.eliJS rapidb I pushe.l abead. The whole track has been formed for a width of 22 yards, an increase o?Te4r.ri yards, while outside it with a nvircln of three feet, is a live hedce or barberry wing «.«» i cultl " R h s ' Men are now enirairetl topdressin« the course with the best soil left over from the formation process. Ihe whole of the bad bends in the old course have been eliminated and the course transformed into one curve seven furlongs In lenßth, the corners beins banked one foot in twenty, and the whole track disced eighteen Inches, assuriV compctlns horses a better balance and foothold. All encroaching trees have been removed, jrre.itly adding to the startlnc space. The lawns around the grandstand have -been , graded from ttie bn.-fc to the front fence, (jivlug a sentle slope ihe length and width of the new straight has I impressed: all racing men who have Ini s-pected the improvements. To provide more room for patrons the saddllnir paddock has been removed to the middle of the pine ! trees. On completion of the topdressiuß it • is proposed to manure the soil with lime ■! nnd blood, followed by a sowing of srass I when the , - weather is favourable. It is ■ evident that when the Improvements are effected the course and track, for their size, will be second to none in the Dominion.