SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 14

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. #«|y 10, 11, 18—Wellington B.C. July 20—Waimate Hunt. July 35, 27—Gisborne R.O. July 27—South Canterbury Hunt. Aagu.it 3—Christehurch Hunt. August 3—Poverty Bay Hunt. August 13, 15. 17—Canterbury J.C. August 24 —Pakuranga Hunt. August 24—Hawlce's Ba> Hunt. August 28 —Dannevirlce R.C. August 20.—-I'armevirko Hunt. August 01 —Taranaki Hunt. TROTTING FIXTURES. Aa«*»i 10, I*, 18— y.Z. Metropolitan T.C. TURF GOSSIP. Nominations for the postponed day «f the South Canterbury Jockey Club's Winter Meeting, to be held on Thursday, July 2oth, will close at 9 p.m. today. Nominations for the South Canterbury Hunt Club'rf Meeting to be held on Saturday, July 27th, will be due at the same time. The Hunters' Triala, controlled by .the Christehurch Hunt, will be held on Saturday next, commencing at 1 p.m., on Mr Johnson's property, about half a mile from Kirwee, on the KirweeGreendalc road. The events are comprised of:—Light -weigh t, heavy-weight, farmers' race, and children's pony handicap. The five-year-old gelding Master Garland, winner of the Hack Handicap Flat at the point-to-point meeting at Ashburton on Saturday, is held in the same ownership as Lord EanaJd. and like him, «laims Masterpiece as his sire. He Is from a St. Ilario-Lady Garland mare, and Lord Ranald is registered as from • Bay Chief mare. Master Garland is to join Lord Eanald with Mr:; J. Campbell's team at Kiec.arton this week. Reverting to Lord Ranald, it is not likely that he will continue his engagement in the Grand National Steeplechase, but will probably be raced in the shorter events at next month 's meeting. It is intended to then put him aside until next jumping season. Arikiwai's trouble has been located as a splint which has developed below the knee, necessitating his absence from the active brigade for a while. F. I). Jones, therofore, did not make the proposed trip with him and Marsharn to Wellington, and it is very doubtful if Arikiwal will accompany the team to Sydney.

The six-year-old gelding, Kentle, by Kenilworth, winner of the V.B.C. Grand National Hurdle Race on Saturday, is a half-brother to the Rieearton trained Amorist, by Baveratoek, both being from dhe Grafton mare Amicitia. As a yearling Amorist was purchased in Syd- , iey by his former owner, J. McCombe, ' for 120 guineas. This fact makes interesting reading in view of Amorist's * engagements at Wellington this week.

Limerick would not have to win many ®f the forthcoming weight-for-age races in Australia to overhaul Gloaming's re-, cord of stake money. His total to date is £37,973, or £5127 short of Gloaming's) figures. During the season just closing, Limerick as a five-year-old, won £6308, ns against Gloaming's total of £5630 at the same age. As a six-year-old Gloaming collected £5865, at seven years £4238, and at eight years £2205. Solrose, formerly trained at Wingatui, is now attached to N. C. Price's stable. She is due to race again at the Grand National Meeting. Comical will be ridden at the Wellington Meeting by A. 11. Burt. He is expected to do well in his engagements, and one Hawko 'a Bay trackwatcher has voiced the opinion that the veteran will be a tough proposition in the forth«oming Grand National Hurdle Race, which he won three years ago. The harsh treatment frequently meted out to New Zealand horses by Australian handicappers has frequently been the subject of comment. In this connexion it is interesting to find Australian writers drawing attention to the subject. In his comment on the weights for the Melbourne Cup, "Pilot," of the Sydney "Referee," had the following:—Nightmareh is good, but it is questionable whether he has done anything to justify his being considered superior to Winalot at weight-for-age. Our handicappers do not go out of their way to make big handicaps attractive to New Zealanders. No risk has been taken with Satrap, despite his northern .failures, and Concentrate is not exactly thrown in with 8-10. As an A.J.C. Derby winner, Prince Humphrey is fairly treated, but, as in addition to his kg injury in the Victoria Derby, he has since being gelded, it remains to be seen whether lie will return to his three-year-old form. Taboo, Oration, and Waltzer are the only horses in the Stewards' Handicap this year on the opening day of the Wellington Winter Meeting who ran in the face twelve months ago. It is three years since Paddon was last at Trentham. On that occasion he ran Rascal to half a length in the trial j Plate on the first day, and on the last j day won the Novice Handicap. On each day that year the going was very heavy. Twelve months ago Mr J. J. Corry sprang a surprise at Trentham with Kroezeout. Can he do the trick again this year with Imateagirl? So far the Tea Tray filly is in the maiden class. If Brigadier Bill wins the Wellington Steeplechase Mr J. Bull will have the distinction of being the only owner to win this race three times. Six owners, Including Mr Bull, have won it twice. Winter Meetings at Wellington are rather remarkable for the horses that consistently get into the money each year. Kiiig Lu, Nukumai, Fairy Herald, and Aberfeldy never failed to got into the money at Trentham in July. Horses that have raced prominently tinder wintc. conditions here in the past, and who aro again engaged this week, i do San Fera, Taboo, Waltzer, Nukumai, Kawini, Brigadier Bill, Matu, Radiate, Bisox, Paddon, Fairy Herald, Ula ' Mint, Gold Cure, Otairi, Marjoram. Rod Fuchsia, Mister Gamp, Comical, Aberfeldy, and Alarie.

Last season Bisox won the Parliamentary Handicap at the Winter Meeting at Trentham, and later -won the Winter Cup at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting. Bisox has had several races the last couple of months, but has failed to earn place money, although well backed. She finished sixth in the Cornwall Handicap a' Ellerslie last month, and, as she was not favoured with a good run in that event, the performance was a fair one, and showed that Trainer Jv Brown has the daughter of Bisogne in good condition. Providing Bisox contir to improve, she is likely to again run prominently at Trentham and Kicearton. At any rate, she should be a good deal more seasoned than she was when she was expected to run well a few weeks back.

j Latest reports credit Glena Bay with having trained on very satisfactorily lately, and it is expected that he will strip" in capital order to keep his engagements in the hack hurdle events at Trentham. For a beginner Glena Bay has shown a good deal of promise as a hurdler and should possess prospects in his class. It is in his favour that he stays on well and is also capable of handling heavy going. All being well, Glena Bay may be profitable to follov.' in his next few starts over hurdles. A win and a second is the record of Paddon in his two starts this season, and it is confidently expect 1 that he will soon add to his laurels, as he is onl. coming to his best. It was by a very narrow margin that he was beaten by Seatown in the Cornwall Handicap, and he will only have to display similar dash to go very close to winning at Trentham. Paddon is tne ruling favourite for the Whyte Memorial Handicap, and his admirers certainly have good reason to fancy his chance. He will be ridden by his trainer, A. Tinker. A good three-year-old is generally hard to beat in the Melbourne Gup, and the Derby winner is invariably one of the best backed horses in the race. No d - abt it will be the same again this year, though Honour, winner of the A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes and an aspirant for the A.J.C. Blue Kiuand, is not engaged in Australia's richest race (says "Poseidon"). In the last twenty years seven three-year-olds—Trivalve, Sister Olive, Artilleryman, Sasanof, Patrobas, Prince Foote, and Lord Nolan —have won the Melbourne Cup, while Manfred was unfortunate enough to strike such a champion as Windbag in 1925, anu Strephon, who had not done a thorough Cup preparation, succumbed to the nicely-weighted Statesman last year. Who will be our champion three-year-old next spring? Parkwood, the spring two-year-old champion of Melbourne, failed in the A.J.C. Siros' Produce Stakes, in which Comanche came from a long way back a- ran Honour to a short head, but subsequently the Backwood colt redeemed himself by beating Comanche into second place in the Champagne Stakes. In the latter race Parkwood was penalised 101b, and Comanche was only 510, but the distance was a furlong shorten than the Sires' Produce Stakes, and Comanche again finished strongly. Which will be the better stayer of the two is a moot point. It is in Parkwood's favour that he is a son of the Melbourne Cup winner, Backwood, but his dam, Yoorala, was only a sprinter. However, he has the appearance of a likely stayer, and there is no denying his pace. Comanche has always given the impression that he will be at home over a distance, and it will not be surprising if he is one of our best staying three-year-olds. TROTTING NOTES. At yesterday's meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association, a representative of the Railway Department waited on the Board with a proposal concerning charges on the carriage of sulkies. After a friendly talk the proposal that a flat rate be charged for sulkies as weighing 481b was made. If the Board were agreeable to this charge being made, it would save the' Department a good deal of inconvenience in the matter of weighing each sulky. It was decided to agree to the Department's suggestion, and this new arrangement should meet with the approval of all. At yesterday's meeting of the Trotting Association in Wellington, a letter was received from E. E. Edmonds asking for the refund of a deposit he made when entering a complaint against the driving of B. J. Mackle in the Wither handicap. Mackle, while driving Future, had interfered with Bingen Wilkes. Edmonds said he had not entered a protest against the winner, although his two horses had run second and third. He did not consider that a driver making a complaint such as he had made should be compelled to put up a deposit. He was acting in the interests of clean sport and the demand for a deposit was not giving encouragement to drivers to reveal questionable incidents in a race. If he was called on to forfeit his £5 he would do it, but he did not think it right. The members of the Board agreed with the sentiments expressed by Edmonds, and informed the Marlborough Club that in their opinion the complaint did not demand any fee being paid. At a meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association yesterday, a vote of condolence was passed with the Hon. Mr Witty, M.L.C., in the death of his wife, which took place last week. A vote of sympathy was also passed to Miss Nich©lls, chief typist in the New Zealand Trotting Association's office, in the death of her father, which took place rec«rfetly. Mr J. F. Beere has been appointed chief stipendiary steward. WAIMATE HUNT. STEEPLECHASE MEETING. I (PRKSS ASSOCIATION TILEOBASI.)

TIMARU, July 8. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr J. E. Henrys for the Waimaie Hunt Meeting:— BLUECLIFFS HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, of 60 sovs. 2Jni. Greenstone . . 11 2 Lord Leslie 9 8 Beauty Lipht 10 9 Royal Dispatch 9 8 Royal Land 9 IS piamond Jack 9 7 Silver Light 9 13 Chief Justice 9 7 Soldier's Synions . . 9 7 Dream 9 12 Ma Rosa . . 9 7 Te Maui . . 9 11 Te Haunui . . 9 7 Valves . . 9 11 Krasnoi . . 9 3 Exide . . 9 11 STUDHOLME HURDLES, of 100 sovs. lm sf. Lancer , . 11 6 Memho . . 9 7 Projector . . 10 If; Goldtown - . 9 2 Carinthia ..10 8 Royal Land 9 J, Uleaborg . . 10 6 Blue Peter . . 9 o Paris . . 9 12 Shut Eye . . 9 0 Beauty Light 911 Clarenson . . 9 0 WAIMATE STEEPLECHASE, of 130 sovs. 2Jm. Fabriano . . 10 11 Scion . . 9 0 Mainspring .. 10 1 Radiac . . 9 0 Oriflamb .. 9 13 Terehu . . 9 0 Handy . . 9 11 Tararaoa . . 9 0 WAIHAO HACK HANDICAP, of 75 sovs. 6f. Membo . . 10 9 Blue Ray . . 9 0 Miss Marco 9 13 El Xido . . 9 0 Martian Spear 9 4 Frasquita . . 9 0 Broadfield . . 9 3 Toss Up . . 9 0 F.l Boa ..93 Mount Boa . . 9 0 Gaybird . . 9 3 Lady Twist 9 0 Boniform It. & a HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE, of 75 sovs. Handy . . 11 9 Valves . . 9 8 Greenstone 10 13 Mataipuke 9 »> Nfßhtraid ..10 10 Royal Dispatch 9 5 Silver Light 9 10 Chief Justice 9 4 Soldier's Te Haunui ..94 Dream 9 9 Krasroi . . 9 0 Te Maui . . 9 8 HUNTERS' PLATE, of 65 sovs. Uin. Tintoretto . . 11 13 Barrington 10 3 Mime ..11 g Clarenson ..10 7 Beauty Ltfeht u 1 Pateretta . . 10 7 Exide . . 10 13 Symons . . 10 7 Roy»l L»nd 10 13 Blue Ray .. 10 T Ayrburn ~ 10 12 Mount Boa .. 10 7 Shut Eyd .. 10 8 Hidden Wfaiffler ..10 8 Mystery 10 7 MORVEK HANDICAP, of 75 sovs. 7f. Royal Tractor 10 2 Ronaki . . 9 8 First Raid ... 10 1 Martis 9 8 Wayward . ■ 9 13 Miss Marco . . 9 0 ■Wnterlow • ■ 9 1?