SPORTING.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10322, 8 March 1930, Page 4

SPORTING.

FIXTURES. Mar. 7. 8. —-Napier Park R.C. Mar. 7, B.—Cromwell R.C. Mar. 8. —Franklin R.C. Mar. 15, 17.—Wellington R.C. Mar. 15,17. —Ohineniuri J.C. Mar." 17. —Opunakc R.C. Mar. 20. —Waimate R.C. Mar. 22. —Bay of Plenty J.C. """"* Mar. 22, 24. —Oamaru J.C. Mar. 26. —Opotiki J.C. Mar. 26, 27.—Manawatu R.C. April 3, 5. —S. Canterbury J.C. April 4. s.—Masterton R.C. April 9.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. April 11, 12. —Otautau R.C. April 12.—Hororata R.C. April 12, 14. —Waikato R.C. April 12. 14.- —Westport J.C. April 19.—Tuapeka'Couuty J.C. April 19, 21. —Wairarapa R.C. April 19, 21. —Feilding J.C. April 19, 21. —Auckland R.C. April 19, 21, 22. —Riverton R.C. NAPIER MEETING. The first day of the Napier Park meeting opened in dull weather with rain threatening. The rain earlier in the day did not seriously affect the going of the track, fair conditions, good attendance. Results: ' OMARANUI HANDICAP. — (4) Jen 1, (6) King’s Jest 2, (5) Diana’s Lad 3. Won by a head, a length between second and third. Time 3.16. ESK HACK HANDICAP —(8) Keen 1, (1) Bell Star 2, (4) Cloyne 3. Also started: Royal Opera, Tourist, Abbey Quen, Kahn Ariki, Pereke. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time 1.14 2/5. AUTUMN HANDICAP.—(2) Hunting Day 1, (5) Te Awha 2. (3) Head Serang 3. All started. Won by a length and a-half, a length between second and third. Time 1.27 1/5. NAPIER CUP. — ( 6) Merry Damon 1, (8) Blimp 2. (3) Toxuema 3. Scratched; The Swell. Mountain Heath. Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time 2.5 2/5. MAIDEN SCURRY. 1. (3) Don Quixote 2. (2) Right Bower 3. Scratched; Hand Over, Corncroft, Merry Melody. Won by one and a-half lengths, one length between second and third. Time 1.2 1/5. . SAPLING STAKES.— (4) Rapallo 1, (6) Cylinder 2, (3) Henry of Navarre 3. Scratched: Love Song, ■Manuriri. Won by a head, with half a length between second and third. Time 1.14. FLYING HANDICAP. —Royal Duke 1, Aston 2. Cuticle 3.

REDCLYFFE HACK HANDICAP. I—(4) Rich Harvest 1, (3) High Soicoiety dead heat 1, Merry Melody 3. [Also started: Fine Acre, Goldlike. Crown Link, Whakane, Kaokoaroa. Only a head between first horses and MHerry Melody. Time 1.41 2/5. The totaiisator handled £12,362. | UNBACKED WINNER. I I ' Adelaide, Feb. 20 I To-day, for the first time for many ‘years, at least in South Australia, the ■winner of a race was unbacked. ! In the Hack Race at Port Brougli- ; ton, in the north, Moonlight won [without a solitary supporter on the totaiisator. The officials, acting un- : der a rule which was superseded by 'a new rule 18 months ago, ordered ! that the amount of the dividend to ; which backers of Whippet, the second i horse, would have been ordinarily entitled, be paid to the investors on that mare, and that the balance or- ' dinarily distributable among the inIvestors on the first horse be returned to backers of all the other horses, [each of whom received 3/6 for ss. ! The S.A.J.C. totaiisator rule, which ! came into force throughout the State ion September 1, 1028, and should | ave been applied, provides the horses ! placed 2 and 3 respectively shall be j treated as being 1 and 2 and divi- | deiids paid out accordingly. As it was, backers of Whippet received only one third of the dividend to which they were entitled under the rule, and backers of the stable mate of the winner, which ran third, were dei prived of their right dividend. OPOTIKI HORSES. There is a possibi’ity that T. Parkinson will be taking a couple of horses to the Paeroa fixture on March 15 and 17 (says “Calendar” in the Opotiki Herald). Peter Paul is showing vast improvement in condition and is doing all that is asked of him in his recent track work. It would be pleasing to chronicle a win for his popular owner. It is the intention of Trainer T. Parkinson to give his string a run at the Paengaroa-Tc Puke meeting prior to the Tauranga fixture. During the week-end Kiwinui was too good for Otahgihaku from a barrier start for five furlongs run in 1.5 J. Primitive alone surprised by running four furlongs in 51. He has speed, but is inclined to stop quickly when running a longer distance. Lady Castlemaine may be the stable’s hope for the local Cup. She is not a good doer away from home, and may be reesrved for the Opotiki meeting only. Last year she had the distinction of winning a double and is in good trim to repeat the performance this year. T. Hennessy has brought over a horse from Gisborne way to compote at the local fixture. He informed "Calendar” that there is a good prospect of quite a number of Gisborne horses competing at the Opotiki meeting. If such is the case and horses competing at Tauranga come on, a record meeting should result. NOTES. Archeen has been purchased by Messrs Whitmore and Armstrong, of Whangarei. The Marble Arch gelding is to remain in G. A. Reid’s stable. At the Mentone (Victoria) races on February 26 Pamona, a four-year-old mare by Paper Money—Minona, carrying 8.4, won the Newmarket Trial Stakes (six furlongs) by a length in imin 14sec. Amongst the also starteds was The Wcnsum. Pamona was favourite. She was bred by Mr V. Riddiford, who raced her here under the name of Chit. At the Helena Vale (Perth’) meeting on Feb 22. the Bellevue Purse (one mile) was won by the ex-New Zealander Atum Lad, a five-year-old son of Autumn and Puia, who formerly raced in the Auckland district. “1 do not think there is a single owner operating in England to-day without loss,” was a sweeping statement made by Stanley Wootton just i before leaving England on his present trip to Australia. Continuing, he said: “I am sure, also, that there is no other country where owners could be found to face this apparently inevitable result, and still continue I to have their horses trained, satisfied i with the pleasure which they derive ! from the sport. It is essential, in my | opinion, that the ruling body should try to put racing, from the point of view of the owner, on such a footing I that he has some real chance of making ends meet, instead of Incurring as at present, a certain dead loss.” Mr Frank Armstrong, in the course of a conversation at Dannevirbe last week, remarked to J. M. Cameron that it was only bad luck which prevented, him from being the owner of The Hawk. He sent a commission to Mr J. F. Buchanan before the sale for 500gns for the brown colt by Martian—Sparrowhawk. The colt fetched 180gns at the sales, but it was not Mr Armstrong’s money that bought him. Mr Buchanan replied to Mr Armstrong’s letter saying that the colt was too weedy a specimen for his friend’s money, and returned the cheque. The clearing sale of thoroughbred horses owned by Mr W. H. Gaisford was held at Dannevirkc last week. Of the eleven lots submitted there was only one passed in. Following were the sales recorded; —Black filly, two-year-old, by Royal Divorce—Regal Star, Mr R. Gooseman, 30gns; bay filly, yearling, by Limond—Peradiniya; Mrs A. Rutherford, . 45gns; bay gelding, Kiloggie, three-year-old, by Kilbroney—Temba; Mr'C. C. Kennedy, 20gns; brown gelding. Chelonc, live-yearrold, by Leighton—-Cheloma; Mr T. Morris, 65gns; bay filly, Teapoy, three-year-old, by Tea Tray—The Linnet; Mr A. F. Lawrle, COgns; bay gelding Nukutere, seven-year-old, by Quin Abbey—Glen Opal,: Mr R. Han- j nan, Signs; brown gelding. Excess, five-year-old, by Kilbroney—Fulsome; . Mr R. Goodwin, 20gus; bay gelding, | Disrank, four-year-old, by Lord Quex j —Morganatic; Mr L. E. B. Wallace, 60gns; bay mare, Peradiuiya, aged; , Mrs A. F. Lawrie, 41gns; the well- j known hunter, Mawhlti; Mr G. Neich, ; 17gns; bay gelding, Archeria, was i passed in. When the Valais mare, Valicare, came here from Australia last week, j she was accompanied by a filly foal j by Magpie (says the Christchurch | Press). At first it was not intended j to send the youngster over but being a first foal she had not thriven par- J ticularly well, and it was thought | that a change to New Zealand would j lo her good. Valicare is a mare of I aigh quality, somewhat of the Pales- i trlna type. * Hakanoa was lame after contesting the Cup at the Rotorua meeting, in which he was out a place. His j lefect, no doubt, had a serious affect ipon his galloping in this race. The | Valykrian—Fanny Homer gelding ivas an acceptor for second day engagements at Rotorua, but he was :ompelled to forego them. Hakanoa las been racing consistently since the ate spring, having a winner at Taunarunul (2), Waipa, Thames, Bay if Islands and Waipapakauri fixtures n the interval. A two-year-old half-sister to the | jrilliant galloper Toxuema, a filly by Irausio, has been displaying promise tn the Hastings tracks. It is stated that during his recent

visit to New Zealand H. R, Telford spent llOOgns on the purchase of three yearlings, and that the gelding Auda, by Lord Quex, cost him 600 guineas. The seven-year-old Paper Money— Kitiroa gelding Bank Draft, who before going to Australia won races for Mr A, McDonald in the North Island, and subsequently for Mr J. Johnston on the West Coast of the South Island. is now voyaging still further afield. Sydney papers state that he has been sold to go to Japan, where, so some humorist has said, “they feed ’em on chrysanthemums.” Among the mares running at Mr G. N. Magill’s Ensemble stud, Molong (says a Sydney writer), is Nottava, the dam of New Zealand’s juvenile champion. Gesture. Mr Magill was fortunate in having to pay only 200 guineas for the mare last year, as it is safe to say that, if she were auctioneed to-day she would realise infintely more than that amount. Nottava has a yearling filly and a filly foal at foot, and as both are by Chief Ruler, and therefore full sisters to Gesture, they have considerable value. It is Mr MagilUs intention to send Nottava on another visit to Chief Ruler next season, and the chances are that she will be accompanined by the disappointing Bouveret.