RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 138, 12 June 1926, Page 14

RACING NEWS.

STABLE AND TRACK GOSSIP. (By WHALEBONE.) SEASONS FIXTURES. June IS, 10—Napier Park Racin; Club. June 23—Hawke's Bay Hunt. June 25. 26—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. July 6. S. 10—WellinstoD hacin; Club. Arch Arrow has been added to the list, and will race in future as a gelding. The three youngsters purchased in ' Australia by Mr. W. G. Jorgensen have been entered for the Avondale classics. J. AndertQn has placed in work a rising two-year-old by Quin Abbey — Fidget. The youngster is a full brother to Criss Abbey. The gelding by Bavittock—Royal Beauty purchased at tbe recent Sydney sales by .T. T. Jamieson has been acquired by Mr. C. fi. Macindoe. At a meeting of the executive of the Franklin Racing Club, Dr. J. L. ForroanBull was appointed honorary surgeon, vice Dr. M. P. McSweeney. who ha? resigned on account of leaving the district. At Ellerslie this morning Royal Form (Warner) and Nenioir (Regan) were sent over a round of the schooling hurdles. Nemoir hit the second fence bard, but otherwise both horses jumped will. A private sweepstakes of lOOsovs each. 2">sovs forfeit, for two-year-olds, has been arranged between Lord Londondonderry, Lord and Lord Zetland, and will be decided at the Stockton Summer Meeting on Thursday. August 19. Each subscriber names two horses, one to go to tbe post. About six races were given away at I Wingatui last week by bad riding, writes I "Sentinel." Some owners and trainers I seem to show a great lack of judgment lin selecting their riders. Apparently i some of them would sooner put up a bad rider than give their horse to comparaI tively good riders who are without I mounts. The Franklin Racing Club has decided to request tbe New Zealand Racing Conference to allow it to secede from the Auckland country clubs' northern district, and link up with the southern district. The club also decided to sup port a resolution passed by the Country j Racing Clubs' Association that hunt clubs be compelled to bold their race meetings during the hunting season. Auratum is the name claimed for the filly by Absurd—Desert Gold. If breeding counts for anything the youngster should |be able to almost fly. Oth.?r names claimed by Mr. T. H. Lowry arc BiampI ton (colt by Lord Quex —Symbolism', | Doree (colt by Lucullus —D' Oro\ i Gascon y (colt by King John —First i Blow). Great Charter (gelding by King John—En Parole). Silver Grey (grey ! filly by The Grey Monk —Chlorite. l I Upon the last occasion when Richard jJ. Mason took a couple of coming two-year-olds across the water to contest at Randwick (N.S.W.) he won a couple of rich stakes with the brace, as Nincompoop prevailed in the Sires' Produce Stakes while Chignon scored in the Gimcrack Stakes. Mason is once again in Sydney, accompanied by a brace of rising two-year-olds, a filly by Absurd— Eulogy, and a colt by Limond —Waterwings, who are engaged in the events that were captured by Nincompoop and Chignon. A leading English turf authority wrote the following regarding Coronach, prior to the spring classics: —"Those who had not seen Coronach since he was beaten in October were astounded at the great ! improvement in his physique and in the I alteration in his colour. He is no longer ! a washy chestnut with a very light | flaxen mane and tail. The pigment of j his body and coat now carries a tinge of chocolate, and his tail approaches to j tbe same hue. His mane still has a i flaxen tinge, but not more than in the | case of Bend Or. It is in his neck that ! Coronach has made such marked im- | provement. Last year he was very light in front of the withers, and the muscles of the neck were indifferently developed whereas now no fault whatever can be found in this connection. He is really a grand colt; not so big as Captain Cuttle, and at least two inches less than Hurry On. At the Cnieveley Stud I saw his /'dam. Wet Kiss, a really beautiful rich chestnut mare, with her colt foal, by Captain Cuttle. The youngster is at present a light chestnut, and has four white stockings and a blaze face. I can well imagine that, at the same age. Coronach bore no little resemblance to this three-parts brother." DIVIDED RACES. MUCH NEEDED AMENDMENT. Since the new rule relating to division races has been in force considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed at the | rule both by clubs and owners. At present clubs, where it is necessary to : divide a race, cannot give any added ' money for second and third place because' the advertised stake must be divided between the winners of each division, no place money being allowable. In the Auckland district alone at least two clubs overlooked this fact and provided second and third moneys in a divided race, with the result that the owners to whom these amounts were paid had to make a refund. Another clause which may lead to considerable confusion is that dealing with the bracketing of any one owner's horses on the totalisator. * According to the rule these horses have to be given consecutive numbers in order to place them in separate divisions, but under the rules of the totalisator all horses of an owner in any one race must be bracketed on the machine. This has been interpreted to mean that a cross-bracket is necessary to conform with tbe rules. A crossbracket means that in a divided race where an owner has two horses engaged, one would be, say. No. 7 in the first division, and the other No. 7a in the second division, and that the backer of No. 7 in the first divison would be entitled to collect if No. 7a won tbe second division. This is consfdered, to say the least, to be confusing, and the Auckland district clubs south have a remit coming before the approaching conference, which, if carried, will give clubs power to add to any advertised stake a sum of money to be divided proportionately between the horses placed second and third in each division. These proposals are a step in the right direction, and should receive the support of delegates to the conference.

RECORD ENTRIES. THE AVONDALE CLASSICS. When the entries for future Avondale classics were totted up last evening it! was found that a fresh record has been established for the club, the total being seven more than last year's contribution. For the Avondale Stakes the entries reached 81, the Guineas 141, and the All Aged Stakes 14S. This must be considered particularly good and a glance through the list shows that owners from one end of the Dominion to the other are represented. Mr. W. G. Stead has entered no less than 13, Mr. T. H. Lowry seven, patrons of J. T. Jamieson's stable contribute 11, N. Cunningham six. J. Buchanan six, Mr. W. E. Bidwill four, Mr. Currie five, and Mr. G. F. Moore six. A pleasing feature of the nominations for the All Aged Stakes is the presence of Nigger Minstrel. Reremoana. The Hawk, and Glentruin. The latter has twice won the event, and though it has been given out that she is not to race again, her nomination for next spring suggests her owner still entertains thoughts of giving his smart sprinter a chance to earn further laurels. If Glentruin. Nipper Minstrel. The Hawk, and Reremoana. together with the expected smart two-year-olds line up. the event would be a memorable one. AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB. NOMINATIONS OF OFFICERS. Nominations for official positions to the Avondale Joekev Club closed today at noon, and as these did not exceed the number required, no election will be necessary. The nominations recfived were:—President, Mr. Donald McLeod; vice-president. Mr. A. Davis; committee. Messrs. .T. Archibald, A. Burton W. Fallen -T. E. Wells and Dr. Murphy.

JOCKEYS' EARNINGS,

AT GREAT NORTHERN MEETING. The Auckland horseman. R. E. Thomson, easily beaded the list of riders in the amount of money earned in riding fees at the Great Northern Meeting. He had thirteen rides during the three days, and his actual riding fees amounted to £221 2/. Of the amount his two seconds on Kawini brought in £81, while his win on Kendal was worth £03. and on Greekson £31 10/. A second on Glenidle earned him £3. and his other fees were for losing mounts. "Rangi"' Thompson, with two rides on Dick and two on Crown Coin, earned £1-32 4. of which total £130 was the result of DicV winning the Great Northern Steeplechase. W. Bowden's cheque for riding fees was £142 4/, Landbird, by winning tbe Groat Northern Hurdles, being responsible for £12(1. the remainder being made up by three losing mounts. R. Reed, who rode the winners of four flat races at the meeting, earned £9"> 12/, the chief contributor being Degage (£2SI, Nadarino (£2f>>. Roariri (£2o'i. and Titane-ss (£lO.l The American marc. Eager Eyes, is to be mated with imported Tea Tray next season. Mr. E. M. Russell having completed arrangements to this end. When the dam of Listening Post goes to Elderslie Stud she will be accompanied by her daughter, Laughing Eyes, by Balboa, which is to be one of Paper Moneys consorts. Amongst the innovations put into practice by the Racing Conference las*, year was the rule relating to allowances, providing that '"no apprentice jockey shall be entitled to claim any allowance if the horse in respect of which such allowance would otherwise be claimed is weighted at 8.5 or over." This rule did not meet with the approval of practical racing men, as it was considered unduly harsh on the horses for whom an allowance could reasonably be claimed —those at the top of the handicap. That ihe authorities have come to the same opinion as the result of twelve months' trial is apparent from the fact that at the next meeting of t:ie conference in July the president will, at the request of the conference committee move to strike out the rule, so that apprentice allowances shall be available for any horse irrespective of the weight to be carried. The motior to do away with the present rule should receive the sunport of the delegates.