DARGAVILLE RACING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 39, 15 February 1930, Page 16

DARGAVILLE RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 22 AND 24. NEXT SATURDAY'S ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DARGAVILLE, Friday. The following is the list of acceptances ii'cceived foi' events to be run on the first day of the Diirgaville Racing Club's annual meeting, which opens at DtU'gaville on Saturday, February 22: — MAIDEN HANDICAP of GOsovs. Seven furlongs. Royal Day . 9 0 Reliia .... S 6 Ld. Hopetown 8 8 Lady Lu . . 8 t> Odd Sox ..88 Snowplane . 8 0 Thunderstorm 8 8 Bonnie Day . 8 C Neil .... 8 S TOKATOKA HANDICAP of Gosova. Six furlongs. Archeen i . 9 0 \Orclius ... 7 0 Owairaka . 812 Royal Lover 7 0 Big Bertha 8 !) Red Lion ..70 Ned Kelly .85. Terrapeen ~70 Valquette . . 7 4 Exalted ... 7 0 KAIHU HACK HIGH-WEIGHT of Uusovs. One mile and one furlong. . Nassock . .11 3 Red Lion . . 9 9 lirainpton . . 10 11 Fiery Lad 9 0 Bizarro ... 10 2 Royal Day 9 0 Frotliblower 10 2 ■ SETTLERS* HANDICAP of GOsovs. Six furlongs. Waning Light 9 0 Turn .... 7 13 lllingar ..90 Mineral ... 7 4 Kildeer » . . S 13 Tresor .... 7 1 Furore ... 8 8 De Aka ..70 Fiery Lad . 8 5 Lady Lu . 7 0 Lightwood . 8 0 DARGAVILLE CUP of 200sovs. One mile and a quarter. Glenstar ..79 Golden Respirator . 7 9, Wedding 7 7 Nassock ... 7 9 King Willonyx 7 0 Bizarro ... 7 0 AWAKINO HACK of GOsovs. About seven furlongs. "Valquette ..90 Lightwood . 8 0 Exalted ... *9 0 Royal Day ..80, lirampton . . 9. 0 Turn .... 7 13 lllingar . . 9 0 Wild Country 7 8 Terrapeen . 8 3 Bonny Day . 7 0 Orchus ... 8 3 Snowplane . 7 0 lIOBSON HANDICAP of GOsovs. One mile. Macroom . . 9 0 Ned Kelly . S 2 Archeen . . 9.0" Frotliblower 7 4 Owairaka . . 8 12 Bizarro . ..74 Gliina Bay . 8-11 Royal Day .70 Nassock ..87 AVOCA HANDICAP of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. Archeen . . S 8 Carl Idem . 7 12. Glenstar . . S ■ 8 Gay Cockade 7 11 Macroom ..88 King Willonyx 7 3 Partial' Tanagra ..70 /Jelipse 8 8 Ld. Hopetown 7 0 Big Bertha . S 3 Valquette \ . 7 0 Ned Kelly . 7 13

UNEXPECTED HAPPENS. ORIFLAMB'S WIN" AT WINGATUI. That a horse can never be counted out of a race has been forcibly brought home times out of number, and another instance cropped up on Thursday when Oriflamb scored in the Autumn Hurdles. The gelding' was formerly trained at lliccarton, first by F. Christmas and later by 11. Nurse. Some time ago lie was, sold and is now trained by his South Canterbury owner, Mr. E. H. Cuthbertson. He won a race at Grey mouth during the holidays and then went lame. Early this week, although Oriflamb had been accepted for at Dunedin, the trouble was still in evidence and it was not intended to run the horse, but the owner wag finally induced to start his horse, though his chance of winning was not seriously considered. ..Always in the picture aftei going half a mile, Oriflamb won in a close finish with Troilus.

CHAMPAGNE STAKES WINNER. ,

COMPENSATION'S BREEDING. Compensation the winner of the Dun-, edin Champagne Stakes on Thursday, was bred in Central Otago. His sire, Anomaly by King Mark, was a contemporary of some good horses, including The HaAvk, Winning Hit and Songbird. It is interesting to note that while The Hawk, a gelding, is racing yet, the other three Have sired horses who are on the way to make history. Compensation's clam, Hard Cash, was sired by Penates (an Australian-bred horse, who was a good performer, with a Winter Cup among his successes) from San Severo, by Sant llano from Savannah. After a -brief stud career in the south Anomaly died recently, while Hard Cash is also dead. i

LEFT AT THE POST.

COMMENDATION -PRAISE ; , COINCIDENCE. i

i With'not one first favourite returning ' a dividend at. Dunedin on Thursday, the majority of backers on the course wouid , Jiave anything but happy recollections of ' the opening day of the 1930 Cup meeting. The Cup saw two outsiders in Queen Balboa and Circulation fight out the issue,; but tlie Avorst blow those looking ' for Avinners received was Avlien Praise failed in -the Champagne Stakes. T"-o .. bay daughter of Limond — Eulogy wa.' backed down to a very short price, b"t instead of proving the support Avas Avar- , ranted she Avhipped round Avlien the barrier /was released and took no part in the race. It is a coincidence that Commendation, a full-brother to Praise, Avas responsible for a similar 'performance as a two-year-old when he Avas a screaming 1 hot favourite for the Great Northern Foal Stakes at Ellerslie in the summer of 1925. Commendation afterwards showed such a disinclination to face the barrier ■ in his races that early this season he was sent across to Sydney to be raced. It i 3 to be hoped Praise is not going to turn out as undependable as her brother.

TRAINING FACILITIES.

IMPROVEMENTS TO. WINGATUI TRACK. The facilities for training at Wingatui will be greatly increased Avhen the work now in progress is completed. The giound along the back stretch of the schooling course has been levelled and graded by filling dips and topdressing, and the Avork on the rest .of the circuit is now nearing completion; A great deal of work has been involved in carrying out the very important, improvements on the 'coiivse and it requires inspection at close quarters/to gather anything like a correct idea of the amount of money and labour expended on the formation of the neAV tracks.

The schooling hurdles Avill be nine yards Avkle, the schooling fences 15ft wide and in addition there Avill be three stretches of galloping ground each 15ft wide.

DEATH OF POSEIDON. ' i - BETTING COUP RECALLED. AUCKLAND HORSE PLAYS LEADING PART. Th& death of Poseidon, winner of two Caulfield Cups in . succession and the only horse to win the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in the same year, recalls the second occasion upon which the son of Positano won the Caulfield Cup, and the stable landed a big coup when Apalogue, a stablemate of Poseidon, after following the latter home in the Caulfield Cuj.> ; went on and won the Melbourne Cup. Apologue was Auckland-bred and. owned at the time. He was by Phoebus Apollo—Miss Gladys, and though anything but a nippy youngster, being rather on the tall side, he won one race as a two-year-old. He was then trained and raced in the nomination of the Ellerslie trainer, J. Thorp, but at the conclusion of his two-year-old season Apologue was sold to dissolve a partnership and became the property of Mr. R. Cleland. Mr. Cleland at that time was one of Auckland's leading pencillers, but for a long number of years now lias been interested in the movies in Auckland. Purchased by Mr. Celland, Apologue was placed in the late Charlie Coleman's stable, and in the spring of his three-year-old career the Phoebus Apollo gelding created a sensation by winning tiie principal handicap on the second day of the Takapuna meeting. At this time the, double totalisator was operating on the courses, and for the Spring Handicap C. Coleman saddled up tAvo horses, Apologue and Landlock. The sprint race had .been won by Black and Gold, a speedy horse owned by the Messrs. Duder Bros. When the field went out for the Spring Handicap Landlock was regarded as tV best of good things, but there was a surprise in store, as the favourite could only finish third, and Apologue, ridden by H. Gray, in a desperate finish wiu ' Scotty, Avon by a head. In the sprint Black and Gold paid £5 2/ and Apologue in the Spring Handicap .£9 12/, but the combination on the double tote returned £932 8/ —not a.bad return for £1.

Apologue only had one other run in Auckland that season and he Avas then sent over to Sydney to be prepared and lie Avent into the same stable as Poseidon. The combination Avas supported to win the two Cups—Caulfield and Melbourne — for a fortune, but Mr. Cleland, OAvner of Apologue, Avas not a betting man, andi outside the stake attached to the Melbourne Cup he profited little. Apologue started one of the shortest priced favourites on record, and Mr. Cleland was present to see his gelding Avin, but did not return him to Ncav Zealand, the horse being sold at a good figure.

A GREAT FINISH. QUEEN BALBOA ALL THE WAY. Particulars of. the Dunedin Cup'show that the finish Avas one of the most exciting connected Avith the history of the event. Years ago, Avlien bookmaking Avas legal in the Dominion and substantial ante-post betting took place, the Dunedin Cup Avas the medium of much Avagering; in fact, the race Avas probably regarded as the most important handicap decided during the NoAvadays other races have eclipsed it in importance and interest, and probably the most money is now involved on the two Avinter doubles—the Great Northerns and Grand Nationals.

Queen Balboa, avlio scored in the Dunedin Cup on "Thursday, is a nine-year-old mare by Queen and is trained by F. W. Ellis at Invercargill, A perusal of her record slioavs that in liei seven seasons' racing she has led her opponents home on tAventy occasions. In her latest victory she Avas not regarded as likely to be dangerous, and when the field of ten starters lined up at the barrier there Avas only one less supported than her. But this did not stop her from at once going to the front, and at ho stage of the trip Avas she headed, although at the finish several sent out strong challenges and half a dozen horses flashed past the Avinniiig post almost in line.

Golden Queen, the dam of Queeii Balboa, does not appear in the Stud Book.'* Balboa, the sire of the Cup Avinner, Avas himself a real racehorse in his day. He Avas owned by Mr. T. H. LoAvry and trained by F. Davis, and among many important races he Avon the New Zealand Derby at Riccarton in 1914 and the Auckland Cup the folloAving year.

JOCKEY'S BAD LUCK.

ACCIDENT TO L. J. ELLIS. The injury received by the South Island rider L. J. Ellis, Avliile riding at the Tapanui meeting last Aveek, Avas a most unfortunate one for him as, in addition to the physical injury, it meant a substantial loss financially. Recognised as one of the best -riders in. the South, his services are ahvays much in demand, and two horses he had been engaged to ride at the Dunedin meeting on Thursday Avere Queen Balboa (winner of the Cup) and Quinopal (winner of the Trial Stakes). As Ellis Avas unable to ride the mount on Queen Balboa Avas given to T. Green, and R. Reed piloted Quinopal.