RACING STATISTICS

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 152, 30 June 1939, Page 12

RACING STATISTICS

A FINE RECORD.

TAKANINI TRACK.

OVER £21,000 WON.

SOME INTERESTING FIGURES. Although Bronwen, Miss Valerie, .lack 'Jar. Veritable and Bachelor King are among the Takanini horses nominated for the Wellington meeting, it now transpires that only Bachelor King and Jack Tar will he making the trip, and with the season virtually finished as far as Takanini trained horses are concerned, the statistics for the current term should prove of interest. During the season, some changes have taken place. W. Townscnd having transferred his team to Cambridge. Hector (iray aml»J. Wallace having established themselves in this centre. Wallace has taken over the establishment of the late W. H. Patterson, whose death early in the year was deeply regretted by his fellow trainers, (iray has returned to his own property, and this may mean a revision of I).' -I. Burgess' plans for the training of his team in future, although he :s still located at Takanini. A decision was also made during the year, to exclude trotters from the use of the zalliM'iii'-' track, but this affected only A. W. Broiightoii. who transferred his team to Te Kapa the other trainers havbeen aide to make arrangements to train on the (Jlenora l : ark property, re cently purchased •'>' tlle •"'uccessful trainer. K. Smith. Dealing' with the returns since Takanini*.* inception, a very gratifying result has been achieved, and steady improvement ha* been noted with the increased growth of the centre as a training ground. Manv good performers have been prepared' here, and figure* bear ample testimony to the suitability ot the facilities offered. The position of the trainers, and the individual efforts of the respective mem Iter* of their teams are as follows:— r\ SMITH. Wins Plac Stakes lnsrs Round tip . . 5* 3 Valamito •• • 2 b l;»;>'' Paddy the Kip 5 •> ■'•'- Orelio 1 ;• j^J Full Hand ... 2 1 -}'■' Hot Box .... 1 — ■*■''[ Te Roto .... 2 J *•;" (Irateful 1 \ -'>% Vaalso 2 f oio Anion — 3 ISO Tahiti 1 — 10 ° Princess Val . — 1 _____ 22 28 £8572 P. E. POPE. Wins Plac Stakes ings Pa lustre .... 2 4 £1025 Anopheles ..2 1 <i" Bronwen .... 3 2 040 Maxam .... 4 3 ;{-J .Penzance ... 1 2 --- Bronze Trail . 1 1 -- Sac-cone 1 1 J> Roinanl — 2 100 Solitary — 4 T4J Miss Valerie . — - ;]•' Esquire —. — 1 *>°_ 14 24 ' £3045. D. J. BURGESS. Brazilian 7 3 £1170 High Sea .... 3 a BS^> 10 8 £2055 W. TOW_;SEND. Wins Plac- Stakes ings Royevrus ... 4 2 £I _s°, Pocket Venus . 2 1 u7O Our Jean .... 2 2 435 Bonstar .... 1 1 330 9 6 £2795 A. TINKER. Wins Plac- Stakes ings Bachelor King 4 — 817J Dauber .... 2 2 255 Vaalsstar . . 1 1 160 Marie's Acre . 1 1 150 Lady Fox .. — 2 60 ■ 8 6 £14421

C. MORSE. Wins Pine- Stakes lugs Inquisitor ... 2 0 £545 Valimeen . . 2 2 47."i Dutch Girl . . 1 — 125 Hunter's Rose 1 — 310 6 8 £1255 J. CRUSE. Wins l'lac- Stakes ings Veritable ... 2 5 £545 Mia Acrea ... 3 2 480 5 7 £1025 _ T. VERXER. Wins l'lac- Stakes ings Jack Tar .. 1 4 £290 Gamos .... 2 1 270 3 5 £560 K. MILLER. Wins Plac Stakes ings Flood Tklc . . 1 — £280 luver — 1 50 1 1 £330 L. G. ABEL. Wins Plac- Stakes ings Ga.T Movie . . — 4 £83 Plash By — 1 40 — 5 £125 The grand total for the season is therefore 7S wins, 98 jilacings and £21.80.") in stakes, representing an increase over the previous best season of £]4S.">. and the total number of wins falls short, by only three, of the best figures returned in the manner of winners in any one season. The track was established in the 11128-2(1 season, since when the following figures provide an interesting barometer: — Wins Plac- Stakes nigs £ 102K 20 . . ;\r, ijji 8,705 1920-3O .. 59 III! 18.293 l!>.'SO-:;i .. 75 111 20.320 1931-32 .. 81 IoS 11.541 r.i 32 :!.•{ .. 7d ius ii.32i;i 1933 34 53 02 K.539J 1934 35 .. 39 75 7.:;t;4 : 935-30 .. 45 (ill 7.829J 1930-37 49 75 10.023' 1937-38 .. 4!) 107 14.(!33i 193*39 .. 7N 98 21.805 Grand total 039 100S £145.3801 The follow ins is a list of, the trainers who have done so much to contribute to the handsome figures in the above table:— Wins l'lac- Stakes ingtf £ P. E. Pope .. 127 22.'! 28.231 .1. T. J.-iinicson 110 isii 34,8501 E. Smith .... fid 1.-,.-, 20.2281 .1. L. Cray .. 52 40 10,"591J ('. Morse . . 50 T«» S.IBB W. Gospomb . 2<! 211 3.185 W. Cathro .. llt 38 3.347J S. Hodge .. 14 20 2.703 .7. Cruse .. 13 31 1.1)031 D. J. Bnrjress 12 20 2.705 W. Townsend 11 12 3.35." A. Rhodes .. 11 22 1,9771 R. S. Bngby . n 9 1,102 A. Tinker ..12 7 1.1*021 Other, trainers who have contributed to a lesser degree during their respective terms here were:—W. Jarvis, W. Wood. R. Gourlay. A. Quinlivan. L. Manson. H. Gray, \V. H. Patterson. R. Miller, I. Tucker. T. Winer and L. G. Abel. Some reference to the horses themselves should also refresh memories good performers of the past, the undermentioned list comprising four figure ' stake-earners in the Dominion during their period of training at Takanini only, and not including Australian successes. 6 • f Eaglet .... 6800 Ens* 1490 Round Up .. 5435 tmpor'l Prince 1450 Bronze Eagle 5"45 Envoy 14 42 (lav Blonde 3915 Nun Nicer .. 1400 Vaiamito . . 3875 Hot Box . . 137 C In the Shade 3400 Invet 135(1 Speedmint .. 2875 ].« Choueas 1340 Greek Gold . 2045 Hard Words 1220 Flood Tide . 2540 Grateful .... 1200 Amnion Ra 2535 King Willonyx 1197 Refresher .. 2410 Brazilian ... 1100 Palustre .. 2245 Anion .... 1151 Tea Trader 2050 High Quality 1102J Roval Artist 1987 Rosshirc ... 10S5 Vali 1935 Huntingdon loso Bachelor King 18871 P. of Orange 1000 High Comedy 1822 High Sea .. 1050 Chief .Tor .. 1775 Polyxena .. 1"40 (Jav Shieln 173(1- Keren til .... 102" Itovevrus .. 1705 (Jar Slliek . 1013 Ua'v Talkie 100? White Wines 1005 King March 1597 Paddy the Rip 1002 Exaggeration 15S0