RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20214, 17 April 1931, Page 14

RACING AND TROTTING

RACING FIXTURES.

April 18-rH»wke'« B»y J.C. (»t Tn&thsm). April 18, S»—'Waikato B.C. a - April 28—South Canterbury T.C. r April 30, May 3—Wh*ngarei E.O. April 80, Mty 2—Nelson J.C. May 2—Ambcrley-Hororata B.C. ■ combtnea. May J.O; - May 6, 7—Kfmont B.C. May 8, 9—Marlborough B.C, ; May 9—Franklin K.O. May 13, 14—Southland B.C. ; May 14, 16—Wangtanui J.C. May .22, S3—Maaterton B.C. ; May 28—Ashburton Couniy R:0. May 30, 25—Te Kuiti B.C. May 27—Opnnaie R.O.

TROTTING FIXTURES.

April 16—Ashburton T.O. 2Jay 2—Cambridge T.C. May 7—Marlborough T.C. May 7, 9—Forbnty Park T.Oi May 9—Te Aroha T.C. May 18—Waikato T.C. May 16—Oaxfiaru T.C. Jtuj® 3—Hawke'a Bay T.O. June S, &—Canterbury Park T.O. June 18—Aahbuxton T.C. June 20, 22—Auckland T.U.

TURF GOSSIP.

Reminders. Nominations for -the combined Am-' .berley and Hqrorata"Meetin'g,to be held at Biccarton on ; May 2nd, Trill, closp,atthe Canterbury Jockey Club rooms at S p.m. to-day. - ' ■ ' Acceptances for the South Canterbury/ Jockey Club's Meeting, to be held on Thursday of noxtweek, will'be' due at, 8 ,p.m. to-day. ' ' Marton Nominations. _* . , Bin Tin Tin -haq -evident# made a better recovery than: reported, as lie figures in the nominations for the' Marton Jockey Club's Winter -Meeting. His' trainer, D. P. Wilaon, has also Black Duke and Assemble included in the ■ 'list.,' Well Connected. , • Eminent, wlio-won, his first jraee,. at Tauherenikau at Easter, and is engaged at the Hawke's Bay Meeting, is a three-vear-old gelding by Leighton from Ex-., elusive, who,- by Boniform from Class, is a sijter to Bon Ton, Eligible, and The Toff, three of the Dominion's best performers some year? back. He has earned a reputation for speed in private, but except for his recent winning - expensive proposition in' public. , • i * • r t 'i i bragged Both dime., wellsince their Easter racing, and should race prof minently in their respective engagementsSst the Hawke't Bay Meeting 4 to- - morrow; - . W , *, A report; fjom .Otaki announces the ! death i«f KiHana/; th© half-brother by r Xilbroriey to Bayacre. Bapana'a last ' race wm on the, third day of ;tbe WelfprSf for

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

TROTTING NOTES.

Eemindera. | The first race at Ashburton to-1 morrow will be started at 12.5 p.m. A I special train will leave Christchurch at i 9.40 a.m., and is due back in the Cityi at 7.6 p.m. _ . ; Acceptances for. the two trotting events at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's Meeting are due at 8 o'clock tonight. ' i Brother to Bon. . Great Thought, a double winner on ■ the West Coast of late, is by Beal Guy from Mindful, and is trained at Reef ton by W. B. L. Fascoe. He ranks as a full-brother to Ron, an improving hoTse in C. S. Donald's team. A Possibility. . Herod, one of J. Bryce's team, is engaged in minor events at Ashburton on Saturday,' but up to the present his form does not present him as a dyed in the wool stayer. By Rey de Oro from a Hal Zolock mare* he should possess a torrent o£ speed and should stay. Erratic. Millaquin, who is at present trained on the Coast and has well repaid his present owners for their outlay, is a big -chestnut gelding by Bey de Oro from Hannah H., and has always possessed a rather peculiar temperament. In • his "West Coast racing of late he has refused to leave the mark, a that is not surprising after his work in Canterbury. . ~ Leading Trainers. Following. is a list of winning trainers in New .Zealand:rM3. S." Donald: 37, W. J. TomkinßOn 22, J. Bryce 17," O. E. Hooper 14, B. A. McMillan 12,i B. Townley 12, L. F. Berkett 12, M. B. Edwards 11, D. Warren 11, L. O. Thomas McKendry 10, J. T. Paul IQ, J. Young 10," A. E. Bussell 10, J. Henderson 10. Winning Beinsmen. Winning rQinsmen are as follows; M. Holmes 27, C. Si Donald 25, W, J. Tomkinson 21, B. A.McMillan 10,0. E. Hooper 14, F. J. Smith 14, D. Withers 14', F. G. Holmes 14, S. A. Edwards 13, J. Bryce 13, R. Townley 12, L.« F. Berkett 12, M. B. Edwards'll, G. McKendry 11, R; B. Berry 11, J. T. Paul 10, J, Young, jun., 10, A'. E.. Bussell 10. In Error. Tn commenting on Meeting at Addington.a Timaru writer in the" "New Zealand Referee" says that in the- Sumner Handicap "Master-Audo broke three times and went .past' the post on a brea*,"-This is ' incorrect, Master! Aitfojcertaiqly broke twice .in the straight but, he struck his gait again before the po£t was reached/Anyone who had -'Watched IMm In his trainc ing would >aWk\ow« just how quiqk 'Master Atid'ois to'catch after a break and though an enquiry as- to his running at. Addingtox.might have, been »Bti- . tu«ed,'- thought ;it^nnneces-, At Hfcwtfra. thabpiy-out 'windows at the totalisStor comprise " thick- glass above a wooden shutter. They certainly cannot withstand an onslaught s® was the case -on' the opening day of the recent Meeting when a disgruntled bettor went intd aetion, says an exchange. After a dispute with the pay-out' clerk the shutter was dropped, in j his face, and the bettor,-' becoming , .furipus, reached up and put his fist' throtfgh the glass. It- was a straight right and eaused no little surprise "in the-tyiila-ing. . '' r 'Pi '/* V i , Bwedtog tliit Counts. ~ , "Worthy Queen, a winner at the recent •Tarana&i Meeting, attracts, attention on : aeoo»foVi>* She is a chestnut 41Iy.Jby Wehrthy Blngfctt (a brother Chiweifwho, fit ISIB, won ttwr Champion Stakeaat Addington, when trained by gKSHM&SBVtt Btreaia,Sella, froai Vanquish, therefore rankinghalf-sister to/Marie Marella 2min 10 l-ssec (who leftyftral Dufanlt and Marie Tempwt); RnnaWay;.,, ,(the dam of vanita 3mis ' " Florence la Badie (dam 1 of Oxford The i family," #om - which •yfpxtby Quctan descends hfif, helped Australia and New, Zealand famous,''for Vapquish is by Vafclftve (sire of Fritz afidmany other noted* perforihers>'from jVletfess/-' who: .-was',,-by, Abbotsford Agnes, by John Nelson/ j, GieatPeterDead. •' ... . Ifann at Mataniata on Friday last.Great rPflter '• wsi|, by Nelson ■' • Bingen - from ,and when jbe commenced '"Taeingi.jtS'a in ithe 192627i season 'displayed exceptional -promise winning«three* of his five tis/victories including the Great Trotting Derby and the €ham-Iplon-i'Stales. The; following season he hid, bnly' four starts for one win, and again fi# a five-year-,old ho itras raced lijtfe, - notching.-o'u'e trim' in , n six starts tturoftgh the season. ' As a' six-year-old'lie notched three wins .and ,three thfcie in six starts, and it was -then, thought tljat, ie wotild "take high .rftife among out pacers. Unfortunately he contracted «ome ailment when .beihg /trained for the* Otahubu -Trotting, Cup and had to -ber given a Spell. Great Peter.made a .reappearance this season but, although he registered a couple of creditable seconds, he tailed to reveal ■ the form-expected and was sent; to, his owner's'farm recently for a spell. OVfrfe >"to a deKcate constitution Great. P et&rwas not extensively raced/ .aid >in contested only 26 races eight winii. -flis stake-winning# amounted" to £9950, and Ms best performance was to-tfpee. a winning record of 4min 28 '3<6jjsetf over two miles. ■ WIPJGATUI 1 NOTES. Ij LTH» PBBBB SyecUl . t 7 A 4 „ ,i Hi m * • ' DUNEDIN, April 16. | * ;,Since Wingattii trainers returned j from tiie- EasWr. meetings has been very little activity, at Wingatui, and broken weather until the beginning of the .week made the tracks uninviting for any fast work. Most of the trainers have reduced teams, and until they commence handling the rising two-year-olds there will be a number of empty, boxes in their. Btablea. , Pink .Note i» again, under v a .cloud insofar as soundness goes. Memories, who went sore all • round, has' been returned to his, owner, and Some Tofl, who','showed iio . form at the' Riverton fixture, has &lso been turned out Sot a, spell., 1 V ' ' , ' Meitui) Vho"r^p f eatedly-showed _good -forin on -the 'tracks, but 'only T?on one raetei-jdnring several seasons' racia% wa® j