SPORTING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 6 September 1930, Page 18

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. September 6—Marton J.C. September 11. 13—Wanganul J.O. September 13—Otago Hunt. September 20—Aahburton County B '°* September 30, 32—Avondala J.C. September 25, 87—Geraldlne B.C. Septomber 37—Bawke's Bay J.O. October 4—Napier Park R.U. October 4—Kurow J.O. October 4, 6—Auckland R.C. October 9, 11—Dunedln J.O. October 10, u—Otaki Maori R.O. October 10, 18—South Canterbury J.O. October 18—Maaterton B.C. October 35, 27—Welhmton B.C. October 27—Waverley B.C. October 37—'Waikato Hunt. October 37—Waipawa County R.O. October 27—North Canterbury B.C. October 37, 39—Gore B.C. October 30, NoTember I—Poverty Bay Turf Ohio. TROTTING FIXTURES. September B—Now Brighton T.C, Oatober 4—-llethven T.C. Ootober 11 —Waikato T.C. October 18 —Northland T.C. October 35, 37—Greymouth T.C. October 35, 37 —Auckland T.C. October 27—Oamani T.C. TURF GOSSIP. Nominations for the Gteraldine Rocing Club's Spring Meeting will he due at 8 p.m. on Monday. Acceptances for the Otago Hunt Club fixture will close on Monday. Nominations for the Kurow and Auckland Spring Meetings will be due on Friday next. Racing in New Zealand to-day will he confined to the Marton Spring Meeting. H. Nurse nominated Gold Mint and Sleipner for the Otago Hunt Club Meeting next week, but will not malse the trip. "White Fang was shipped from Wellington for Sydney yesterday. He is engaged in the Epsom Handicap with 8-IT, Last season White Fang won four of the eighteen races he contested, comprising the O.J.C. Stewards' Handicap, President's Handicap (Avondale), Suburban Handicap (Trentham), and Autumn Handicap (Avondale).

Quarterdeck (E. Shaw) was given her first schooling task over the Riccarton big hurdles yesterday aud executed a very pleasing display. Much interest will centre in hor first appearance ever the battens at the Ashburton Meeting on September 20th. The Marton Jockey Club's Meeting to-day commences a busy Period early spring racing in the North island, as the Wanganui Jockey Uub s Meeting will follow next week, and the AvondnTe Jockey Club's Meeting in the succeeding weok. Many horses who have been off the &c<Jn<j through the winter will be making their first appearance for the season at these Meetings, and keen interest will bo displayed in their form. Of chief importance at the Maijton Meeting will be the Marton Handicap, which _ has drawn a field of nine. The Wsukato horse Paddon, a winner at his last staff, is top-weight,' and Others with recent form engaged are Marjoram, Courageous, and Balloon. lif the hands of H. Gray, Paddon is certain to be strongly fancied, and what beats him should win. Good handicap horses in Historic and Merry Damon head the list in fhe Railway Handicap, the open sprint event, but they will oe trouble" to pace it with the speedy sprinters engaged over this short course. However, both should benefit by a race, and ihe.y will be more at home over longer distances at future Meetings. Others engaged are Tenterden, a good two-year-old last season, Broad Acre, Maui and Coon Song, a recentlypromoted hack who is expected to do well in open company.

The Sydney iockey, J. Munro, writing to a friend, said that he was endeavouring to return to Australia about the end of October. Munro, who has ridden winners of £14,000, and expeots the total to reach £20,000 at the conolusion of the St. Xeger Meeting, added that Baron Oppenheim would release him from his contract after the important fixtures. Munro, whose riding weight in Germany » a 8-3, ivutioipateig that ho will bfc ®blo to go to scale at 8-0 in Australia.

It was reported in England that Lord Glaoely bad an idea of retiring from racing. In view of the great sucoeas he ia having this season it would hav« surprised if he had taken that step. After a recent visit to Lord Glanely'e stud, the "Special Commissioner* cS the "Sporting Life '_stated ■with poeitivenesa that Lord Glanely had never even given thought to severing hi* connexion with the Turf, and wm looking forward to winning the 1980 Derby and possibly the Oakn. He it so nuxk in December to make room for more, and, for the mum reason, disposed of a number of yearling* at the July sales. Avro la engaged in/hurdle events at the Wanganui Meeting, but in the meantime it ia apparently tl» intention of bis owner to- race mm on the flat at Morton, for he has been paid up for in the Marten Handicap. # A aeaeon.or two ago Avro was a useful galloper, and since he has been put to hurdling he has more than paid his hh, He won at Otaki and also at Trontham over the "sticks," and with 1&8 in the Okehu Hurdles at Wanganui he looks to have more, than an average chaaoo, for be is improving all the time. Marjoram ran two good races at the Manawatu Winter Meeting, winning the Clifford Handicap, one mile an<f a quarter, on tha first day, and running second to Paddon in the Newbury Handicap, nine furlongs, on the second day. He hM not been sflddlsd up since, but is duo to make his next appearance at the Marton Meeting today.

Paddoa will bo ridden m the Morton Handicap to-day by H. yray. Paddon raoed well at tbe Manawatu Meeting, feeing third in the Clifford Handicap, one mile and a quarter, on the first day, while he won the Newbury Handioap, sine furlongs, on the second day. Though he has not won over a mile and a quarter, he baa been unlucky in at Ipnst two of the races he has contested over this distance, and though he is (jiving away weight to the others engaged, he will probably he installed n strong favourite. Hitherto backers have had one great objection to "division" races, that b©, ing the absence of any dividend for " the sooond horse, A sound suggestion was made in this connexion by the treasurer of the'Te Aroha Jookey Club at the recent-annual meeting. In

referring; to the financial position, Mr H. JE. Wilcox expressed the opinion that it was probable the Gaming Act Amendment would be passed this session, and he proposed that an effort bo made to include in the Bill a clause allowing dividends to be paid on second horses in division events. This was seconded and carried.

Portray won the Petone Hack Handicap, six furlongs, at the Wellington Winter Meeting, Ho was token to the Manawatu Meeting, and was fourth in the Rangiotu Handicap, six furlongs, with 10 a. Portray mado his next appearance at the Grand National fixture, running second in the Avonhoad Handicap, seven furlongs, with 9.12. lie met with interference in the Woolston Handicap, sis furlongs, and was out of the money at the finish. On the concluding da.v. Portray was second in the Redcliffs Handicap, seven furlongs, to Dosert Song, with 8.3, and is due to mako his next appearance in the Spring Hock Cup, seven furlongs, at Marton to-day.

Coon Song has been accepted for in the Railway Handicap at Marton today, and the son of Hunting Song has good form to his credit over sprint distances recently. At the Wellington Winter Meeting he won the Woburn Handicap, <iix furlongs, with 9.0, in i.U>l, which was only beaten once at tho fixture, and that was when Havering ran I.ICJt in tho Members' Handicap on the final day. Coon Song accounted" for tho Trial Plato, six furlongs, on the second day, and with LO.J2 ho was beaten into third place in the Kin Orn Handicap, six furlongs, on the concluding day. His next start was at tho Manawatu Winter Meeting, where he won the Oroua Plate, six furlongs, in very hollow fashion. Coon Song has plenty of pace, and, being on the minimum, should give tho others something to do to catch him. Tlioi'o ara good stakes to be Avon in America, as ' tho champion three-year-old there, Gallant Fox, has won stakes amounting to £54,996 this season. In winning the Arlington Classic at Arlington Park (Chicago) ho registered his sixth successive victory. The event was contested over IJ miles, Gallant Fox covering the distance in iJ.3 4-I"), which is 8-5 of a second slower than tho Australian and Now Zealand record established by Winning Hit at Jtioonrton nine years ago. The world's time record for the ton furlonas ia held by Whisk Broom (America), 9.18, Top Gallant, 9,0, and Hnrk Forrard (England), 6.2, who all registered two minutes for the journey. Racing in Japan is vory popular, and tho principal course, as shown by photographs in recent exchanges, is well equipped with up-to-date stands and other appointments. Ono stand accommodates 10,000 people. The racing, which begins at 9 o'clock in tho morning, is restricted to horses bred in Japan, and they must not race until three years old, and not over'distances shorter than one mile. Tho Japanese show wisdom in not encouraging sprint racing. The sport and breeding aro supervised by tho Government, whose solo object i« to obtain first-class cavalry horses. A penalty is carried for every race won, and after winning 15 times a horse must retire from the turf. If it is approved by a Departmental Committee, it is allowed to be used for stud purposes. Nor are horses allowed to bo raced after they are six years old. Some years ago Diplomat, who was in the Merton Stud in New South Wales, was purchased by the Japanese Government for stud purnose!}, hut of recent years good-class horses have been imported from England, two recent purchases being Priory Park and Shian Mor, who were first-class performers. Priory Park won the City and Suburban and Royal Hunt Cup. ond Shian Mor. was third in the Derby, won by Call Boy. Horses have also been purchased in America for stud purposes in Japan.

TROTTING NOTES. Mr J. R. McKenzie appeared at the meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association yesterday on crutches, nursing a badly sprained ankle, the result of a fall from a horse. It appears that Mr MoKenzie was making his usual rounds at <Uoydon Lodge on one of his young thoroughbreds, when the youngster became unruly, and got rid of its rider. Mr MoKenaie was hung up in the stirrups, and was perhaps luoky to escape with comparatively minor injuries.

Mr Geo. McMillan is suffering from influenza, and was unable to come from Auckland to attend yesterday's meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association.

Mr 8. W. Kelly, of Wellington, is getting » select lot of horses together, and his latest purchase is the American mare Ruth Colman Gay, the dam of Shirley, 2.4.

According to tHe rules of the New Zealand /Trotting Association, "No member shall sit or vote on any question in which he or any club ?f which he is a member, or an official Bhall bo interested directly or indirectly," and bo at yesterday's meeting; of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association it was found that there was not a quorum to deal with matters forwarded by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. These affairs included the Royal Silk case the fine of £25 imposed on J. S. Shaw t for careless driving, and the unsatisfactory evidence; given by F. G. Holmes in connexion with the accident in which Travis Axworthy and I4nkman were concerned.

A rule that might cause hardship on non-totalisator clubs was brought before members of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association yesterday, when the Waian and Omarama Clubs asked whether the new Rule 105 A applied to non'totalisator clubs. The rule is as follows:—"No races shall he included _ in any programme with slower limits than 52.30 to the mile for pacers, or 2Si to the mile for trotters." The Waiau Club explained that the enforcement of such' a rule would inflict a hardship. Members decided that such p rule was not intended to apDly to such clubs as Waiau and Omarama, and it was decided to reply to this effect.

Horses that will be bracketed at New Brighton are Pearler and Desert Rey, and Dusolina and Donard in .the Belfast Handicap, Proud Dillon and Sonoma in the Burwood Handicap, Repeta Mac and Boneta in the Autumn Handicap, Proud Dillon and Avongcu, and Dilnon and Bessie Logan in the Wainonl Handicap, and Oaknut and Black Wattlo in the Electrio Handicap.

The idea of taking horses to race meetings in motor trucks is no new idea, but it remains for Mr J. B. McClure, owner of Brigand, to cater for owners of brood mares in this reppect. Mr McClure has decided to stand his horse at Marshland, and to take him by motor lorry to any adjacent district where his services may be in demand.