SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19624, 21 May 1929, Page 12

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES.

May 25 —Ashburton County R.C. June 1, 3—Otaki Maori R.C. June 1, 3, s—Dunedin J.C. .June 1. 3. s—Auckland R.C. Jure 1- —Kfmcnt Wanganui Hurt., June 14, 15—Nnpier Park R.C. Jiin- -■', 22 —S.iuth Canterbury J.'.. June 21, 22—Hswke'i Bay J.C. Jun-; 29—Ashburton C<r-nty R.C June 29 —Waverley R.C.

TROTTING FIXTURES.

,-,,-t ! S-tatiTburv Park T.C, J".-:0 l' 3—Hawke's Bay T.C. June S—Aali burton T.C. June 22. 24—Auckland T.C.

TURF GOSSIP.

\< -ceptancc s lYr the Ashburtcn County Racing Club's Autumn Meeting will close with the secretary at at 8 o'clock this evening. Vcceptances for the Dunedin an<l Ottiki Meetings will close on Friday. Acceptances for the Auckland Winter Meeting will close on Saturday.

The election of a new committee ior the Canterbury Jockey Club will take place nt the annual meeting of members, to be held on Thursday. Voting papers have been posted to members, and these are to be handed in by noon on Thursday. The New Zealmd Cup winner. Sunart, is at present being qualified as a hunter.

Millais, by Leighton from Marty, was only purchased at a good figure bv the 'Palmerston Noith sportsman, Mr C. Louisson, a few days prior to the Wtinganui Meeting, and it must have been a sore blow to his newowner to lose the services of the gelding in his second appearance under his colours on Saturday. The sires Night Raid and Polazel and 26 brood mares will be removed towards the- end of the month from the Seadown Stud, Timaru, to Mr A. F. Roberts's recently acquired stud farm at Kaituna. The majority of the mares are in foal to Night Raid and the remainder to Polazel. The New Zealand-bred gelding Licinius (by Lucullus—Hcllanois) continues to pay his way in Western Australia. His latest win was recorded in the Federal Handicap, in which he carried 8.1 and beat a field of 11. Jockeys C. McCarthy and L. A. Pine have left for Fiji. They should get plenty of riding there, for the racing season is just about to commence in the Islands.

A New Zealand trainer who had twelve millionaires to train for would scarcely be able to realise his good fortune, but that is the position of Max Hirseh, who prepares his team at Belmont Park, New York. Hirseh, who has 59 horses in his care, was third in last year's winning list of American trainers, his total being a little over £41,000. He had 65-winning horses. There are some New Zealand trainers who, if they had a few millionaires as patrons, would always be designing to break the bank. As it is, they tell good tales to get their patrons to launch out, but they would eclipse themselves if they could get a few millionaire owners to listen to them.

The Ilandwick traine», R. D. O'Donnell, has the following yearlings attached to his t«>am: —B.c, by Air BalloonPrincess Berrv; eh. c., by Air Balloon Duchess Glass; ch. c, by March Along—Barcallene; br. f., by March Along—Princess lan; b. f., by March Along—Ladv Wliittingham; ch. c, by Air Balloon —Glass Baroness; ch. g., !>v Air Balloon—Princess Winifred; ch. i.~, March Along—Duchess Eleanor. There is a possibility that Potoanui will capture the Great Northern Steeplechase. Just a possibility, notwithstanding that his deeds do not warrant him being placed at all. A quick and able jumper, and one with as much speed as anything in the race Potoanui's chance might be assessed highly, but for one thing—he is the tearaway kind who beat themselves. Looks are certainly not a strong point in Potoanui, but his condition is solid and he will run as good races as most horses trained at headquarters.

TROTTING NOTES.

Acceptances for two light harness events at the Ashburton County R.C.'s Meeting on Saturday close to-day at 8 p.m. Mvra Locanda has been penalised 120 yard's in the Selma Trot and 60 yards in the Rakaia Trot at the Ashburton Racing Club's Meeting. Wrackler's winnings now total £2325. Almost certain starters in the New Zealand Sapling Stakes now appear to be Purser, Grand Canyon, Ngingo Ngingo, Aquiline, Reylit, and the eolt by Wrack—Queen Cole in D. Withers's care. This field alone would provide a good race. Deceitful has been nominated for e\;enta at the Hawke's Bay T.C.'s Meeting. She is by Nelson Bingen from a Rothschild mare, and, though she has as yet failed to win a race, she is at least* promising. Racing in New Zealand must be very clean as compared with conditions ruling in Australia, for at each meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association advice is received from the other side of some disqualification or other, while New Zealand has seldom a case to refer to the New South Wales, Victorian, or West Australian authorities. The recent disqualification of the leading driver and trainer, E. L. McDonald, prompts a Svdnev writer to pen the following: — E. L. McDonald is the sixth trainerdriver to be laid on the shelf by the stipendiary stewards in the metropolitan area. * Four of them are among the biggest men in the game The stewards are, in a way, to blame for the suspensions. They'have lulled horsemen into a false sense of security by ignoring time after time breaches of the rules, and then imposing the heaviest of all penalties, suspension or disqualification. went out for breaHnr the rule which reads: "A horse must not cut across to the rails until he is two clear lengths ahead of the horse he is crossing." The rule has never, by am- chance, been enforced. Nor fins a driver been fined for i<niorino- it. Two fe«t or even two inches would be nearer the mark than two lengths in most cases when horses have cut across.

TELEGRAPHING BETS. PRIME MINISTER TO BE APPROACHED. [THE PBBBB Special Service.] WELLINGTON, May 20. The movement to obtain an amendment of the Gaming Act, to permit the telegraphing of bets to the racecourse and the publication of dividends, is being vigorously prosecuted. Representatives of the racing, trot* ting, and hunting interests, as well as of the Sports' Protection League will wait on the Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) to-morrow morning, to urge that the Act be amended in this direction.

! PONY RACING. I SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION ! IN ENGLAND. iC:nTZD SZKSS ASSOCIATION—BY electsic TZLBG-3APH —COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, May 19. Ponv racing is London's newest [ thrill. The sport was introduced toi day on the well-turfed and attractive|]v situated Northold Park course at i flar*ow. under the auspices or the Pony 1 Turf Club, of which Viscount Lasoelles i and the Earl of Carnarvon are stewlards. The course cost £250.000. i Tin- ponies are limned in size to lo i hand:-, and six races constitute the | programme. Admission to the eour.se : is Is 6d, and to the stands 4s Od. i There are live stands, parking accomj modation for 60CO cars, and stabling i for 100 ponies. i xhp> bookmakers anticipate swift j popularity for the new sport.—Lnitei i .Service. WELLINGTON NOTES. j | COMMENT ON WANGANUI FORM. (THE PKESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, May 20. Alatu practically broke down in the Wanganui Steeplechase, and he returns to Trentham on Saturday. Ho can be written out of his Great Northern engagements, and it will probably be a considerable time before he races again. Brigadier Bill, by his races at Hawera and Wanganui, has fully re-established himself a* a cross-country performer, but he did not start on Saturday owing to being a trifle sore after his success in the Wanganui steeplechase. Mr Bull stated on Saturday that Brigadier Bill would not go to Ellerslio for the Great Northerns. Elicit, who was at Wanganui -with Red Fuchsia,' Locarno, and Mountain Crag, struck himself on the track, and in consequence was eased in his work. _ As his connexions have expressed dissatisfaction with the weight allotted him in the Great Northern Hurdles, the combination of circumstances is likely to result in him not running at Ellerslie. While this is not actually definite it can be taken that unless matters take a different turn from Saturday's position Elicit will not run in the Great Northern.

A. Hobson, who rode Mister Gamp to victory in the Century Hurdles at Wanganui, is keen on securing this mount for the Great Northern Hurdles, but lie had previously engaged himself to ride Kilburn, whiah he rode at Avondale. Kilburn's connexions are not likely to release Hobson from his engagement, and so far Mister Gamp is without a rider. The prospect of Elicit not running, however, will allow A. E. Ellis to accept the mount, which is practically certain will be offered him. It transpires that Locarno hooked a fence in the concluding stages of the Century Hurdles and suffered slight injuries. Even under this handicap Locarno ran a great race, and but for it would have made the finish decidedly interesting. Nukumai was withdrawn from his engagement on the second day at Wanganui. There is nothing seriously wrong with him. but A. M. Wright did not consider him forward enough for two hard races in the week. Havering, who won at Hawera and again at Wanganui, is a half-brother by Quin Abbey to Bon Reve. He is an extra good hack and will go on improving into a really useful horse Bred as he is he can hardly help making a jumper when the tim# comes for him to retire from flat racing.

Maunga, after falling in the majority of his races, completed the course in the Grandstand Steeplechase at Wanganui on Saturday, but he was a long way back in moderate company.

Tiega will make good as a hurdler judged on his displays at Wanganui. He was a certainty beaten on Saturday. Booster galloped well over half a mile at Wanganui on Friday, but was very sore the next morning. It is said that he will give a lot of trouble to prepare in the future. The southern trainers, D. P. Wilson (Booster, Overhaul, and Black Duke), and F. Shaw (Kapuna and Umtali) left Wanganui for Auckland to-day. So far their trip north has not been very successful, but Kapuna should have been a winner before now. and Black Duke was very unlucky at Wanganui. Had he got away either day he would have gone very close to winning. His form was aeainst very good class sprinters, and over a longer journey at El'erslie he looks certain to pay expenses. What will be the last of the Absurds are being worked on the Wanganui tracks by W Rayner. They are a brown colt ont of Pounjoig and a chestnut fillv out of Drax. both Engl'sh mare*. Both are good movers on the track and are well forward. The colt is 5 grand specimen, and good judges who have seen him in action will be confounded if he does not make a name for himself next season. Roman Abbey was priced by an Australian commissioner last weak, but he was stormed bv the price. 2000gns. Wharncl'ffe, Aberfe'dy, Booster, and Gala Day left for the south to-nisrht. Gala Day has been taken over by R. W. King and in future will be trained at Riccarton.

OTAKI-MAORI R.C. HANDICAPS. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGKAM.) WELLINGTON, May 20. Mr 11. Coyle has declared the following handicaps for the Otaki Maori Racing Club's Winter Meeting:— TARARTXA HACK HURDLES, of 150 sovs. ljm. Beaumont . . 11 5 Modern . . 9 10 Red Bank . . 11 2 Pale Star . . 9 7 Tresham . . 10 12 General Wai 9 0 Pantagruel .. 9 13 Some Red .. 9 0 Sir Moment .. 9 11 Ali Baba .. 9 0 Lady Gay .. 911 Gambler ... 9 0 Peshwa . . 910 Pine Acre .. 9 0 Raukauponga 9 10 Sneerer . . 9 0 Horomea . . 9 10 WAITOHU HACK HANDICAP, of 130 sovs. 6f. Brown Sugar 9 0 Le Champ . . 7 9 Grand Acre . . 8 7 Transact . . 7 0 Second Wine Tray .. 7 0

Thought 8 1 Money Mint 7 0 Propaganda .. 713 Whakaaro . . 7 0 High Society 7 10 Guide Light . . 7 0 Derrood . . 7 9 Star Girl .. 7 0 Lucky Bag . . 7 8 Lucretia .. 7 0 Australis . . 7 8 Catuna .. 7 0 Bissac . . 7 4 Long Acre . . 7 0 Golden Flower 7 -1 Bank Note . . 7 0 KAUKAWA CUP HANDICAP, of SSO govs. 11m. Paitonu . . f> 0 Joy Bird . . 7 4 Merry Damon S 9 First Acre . . 7 4 Tresham . . 3 8 Imperial Spark 7 2 Atholspear . . 8 1! Tcheka . , 7 2 Spcarmiss . . SO Thrift . . 7 2 Blimp . . 7 13 Briar Root . . 7 0 Black Mint ..79 Henna .. 70 Anolo . . 7 9 Borsalene . . 7 0 Shining Armour 7 7 Kilbronsyth . . 7 0 Lady Limontl 7 7 Goodwill .. 7 0 Royal Mint .. 7 7 Shrewd .. 7 0 j Starboard Light 7 5 Gold B% . . 7 0 Bonogne . . 7 4 Whisogne . . 7 0 OTAKI HACK HANDICAP, of 130 sots, lm 55yds. Royal Blaek 9 0 Monetize . . 7 5 ! Disrank . . 8 8 Tunbridge . . 7 2 Skyrider . . 8 a Fallow . . 7 0 ! Gold Bag . . S3 Merry Mason 7 0 Kiriana . . 7 10 Kilorell . . 7 0 First Ruler . . 7 9 Ironic . . 7 0 1 Imperial Fame 7 9 Pine Acre . . 7 0 Balloon . • 7 S HUIA HANDICAP, of 200 soys. 6f. Keddar . . 9 2 Hr.ui . . 7 4 Oratrix .. ' 8 9 Broad Acre . . 7 S Piuthair . . 8 7 Last Crust .. 7 2 Atholspear .. * -i Gardant .. 7 2 Consent .. 7 11 Arrow Boy .. 7 0 Dobbin . . V 11 Cerf .. 7 0 Moutoa Monsogr.e .. 7 0 Treasury 7 10 Toapaitt .. 7 0 Roval Game .. 7 10 Propaganda ..7 0 Bonogne .. 7 10 Grand Acre ..7 0 First Acre ..77 Second Helotis ..7 4 Thought , 0 Joy Bird ..74 TE HORO HACK HANDICAP of 150 sots. 7f. Brown Sugar 912 Monetize . . 82 Monsosne .. 311 Tunbridge . . s 0 Rovsl Black 9 9 Volplane .. 3 0 Marjoram ..93 Handsome . . SO High Societv 8 10 Otauru Lags 8 0 Moth Plane'.. 8 S Clover Leaf . . 8 0 Metellus . . 8 3 Callagam .. 8 0 Malahat ..88 Kilorel! .. 80 Imperial Fame 8 " Hard Go.d .. 8 0 Balloon -. 3 6 Vindication .. 8 0 Bisssc . • S 4 Bon Acre . - 8 0