RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20306, 4 August 1931, Page 12

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

RACING FIXTURES. 1 1 nst TT, 13, 15—Canterbury 3.< X /.iijruft 23 —l'skuranga Hunt. August. 22—Hftwko's Bay Hunt. August 29—Taranaki Hunt. • u «pt. s—Otago Hunt. S«pi. 10, 12—Wanganui J.C. Sept. 19—Ashburton County R.Q. 24, 26—Geraldino R.C. Sept. 2fi—Hawke's Bay J.C. 2f5, 2 3—AronUalo J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. \ ijust 12, 14— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 29—Auckland T.C. September 24. 25—Geraldinft R.O. Spring ,'nvo events each day). TURF GOSSIP. Beminder. Final payments for tho Grand National Steeplechaso (6 sovs), Grand National llurdle Race (4 sovs), and Winter Cup (2 sovs), and acceptances for the minor events on the first day's programme of the Grand National .Meeting will be duo at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Answer to Correspondents. "Royal."—Tho -Marlborough Stakes, wju by Amytlias, and Royal Handicap, won by Royal Star, were of the same value, 1250* sovs, including cup valued at 25 sovs in each race. "Wager."—Gloaming's conquerors witc Sasanof, Desert Gold, Warplane, Voitrel, Thespian, Beauford (2), Razzle Dazzle, Heroic, and Ballymena. Except in New Zealand Challenge Stakes'; won 1>" Warplane, in which Gloaming fell at the barrier, he filled second place to each of tho other horses named. Facilities for Final Preparations. The course proper at Riccarton for both flat and steeplechase horses will be thrown open to-day, to-morrow, and on Thursday, and track-watchers should be treated to some interesting essays. Tho five furlong barrier on the course proper will also be available this morning. Jumping at Riccarton. Training work at Riccarton yesterday was confined to useful work, the only item of interest being two schooling tasks. High Pitch (A. G. Campbell), Apache (G. Dempster), and Cossack Chief (V. Dempster) were associated in a round of tho hurdles. High Pitch drew away after jumping tho second, and although losing ground by dwelling slightly at tho last fence, he was still about three lengths in front of the Southland pair at the completion of the work. This was High Pitch's first jumping exercise since running third in the Winter Hurdles at Trentham, and no fault could be found with his display. Paris (G. Dempster) and Taramoa (V. Dempster) were sent once round the inside steeplechase fences. There was not much pace on, and both jumped carefully.

The Cashmere Plate. As a result of the reduction of the winter minimum weight for flat races to eight stone, the fixed weights for the Cashmere Plate, to be decided on the first day of the Grand National Meeting, have been lowered a stone, three-year-olds now carrying 8-0 and four-year-olds and upwards 8-11. Tho list of handicaps for the event is as follows: Full Crop 8-11, Shot Silk 8-11, Rirl 8-11, Hoa 8-11, Pixie Gold 8-11, Sleip:ier 8-11, Binging Cheer 8-11, Tippling 8-11, Elude 8-11, Valrewa 8-11, % Solwit 8-11, Royal Amphora 8-11, Invictus 8-11, Lady Noel 8-0, Actaeon 8-0, Ruling Light 8-0, The Quorn 8-0, Belvoir 8-0, Earthquake 8-0, Acis 8-0, Croupier 8-0, Good Catch 8-0, Irish Chieftain 8-0, Chief Light 8-0, Pansophy 8-0, Nightguard 8-0, Rose of Orange 8-0, Eclair 8-0, Tautbow 8-0, Grecian Prince 8-0, Metal Bird 8-0, Palace 8-0, Jolly Beg- , gar 8-0, Flower 8-0, Manetho 8-0. Winter Cup Favourites. At the present stage Charmeuse and Knollmere are equal favourites for the Winter Cap, while Great Star has suddenly entered tho limelight and is likely to be one of the best supported ttu tho machine. It is interesting to note how Winter Cup favourites have fared during recent years. In 1920 Will Oakland ran unplaced, and so did Forest Gold in 1922, L'Amour in 1923, \ Magna Charta jn 1927, Panther in 1928, Black Duke in 1929, and Staghunter last year. In 1921 Heathersprig was second, and so were Broadwood in 1924 and Sun Up in 1925. In somo years all , the place-fillers have been remote choices, as witness Bon Spec's win in 1022 as fifteenth favourite, the second horse, Some Kid, being tenth favouriie, and the third horse, Will Oakland, twelfth choice. The public was still > wider of the mark in 1927, when Nin- , , compoop and Assurance, wentieth and fourteenth favourites respectively in the field of twenty-two, followed Solferite (seventeenth favourite) 'home at neck margins, with the second favourite, Kaiti, a head further back. Centralisation of Racing. The matter of centralising racing has " been the subject of much discussion in racing circles of late, but is evidently not meeting with the approval of many country clubs. Referring to the question at the annual meeting of the Pahiatna Racing Club last week, the president, Mr J. McCardle, said the point of view which favoured centralisation was quite erroneous from the standpoint of a small district like Pahiatna, where dairy farmers had their daily duties to attend to and could not afford to go to tho various attractions. Was it right that the farmers who worked so hard should be deprived of their day's sport through the centralisation of racing activities? He considered that the big centres had enough attractions and forms of recreation without having all tho racing centralised there.

TRQTTING NOTES. Jteminder. Acceptances for the firgt day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club's August Meeting close to-day at 12 noon. Answer to Correspondent. "Birehmark"—'The slowest run New Zealand Trotting Cup was that won by Blrchmark in 1905. The time 'registered was smin 17 3-ssee. The fastest run race for the Cup was in 1929, when Peter Bingcn won in 4min 18 2-ssec. fancied Candidate for Saturday. Betral Voyage has been going along nicely in her work at Upper Kiccarton, and ia pleasing her trainer, D. Withers, by the way she is coming through her preparation. It is quite probable that Sodium and Peter Lin, other members ofWithers's team, will bo brought over to Addington this morning, to bo givon a run on the race track. i

Trotting Register Now Beady. The 1930-31 Trotting Register is to hand, and is now on sale. It contains a complete record of all races run during the season just concluded, an index to each horse's performances, tabulated winners of principal races, fastest times, registered colours, entries for future classics, statistics, and the Rules of Trotting. Tho Register has made its appearance at a most opportune time, and as the season doe 3 not commence until Saturday, all those interested have time to consult last year's form as a guide to this season's operations. The Trotting Register, which is necessary to any person interested in trotting, is on sale at The Press office, for 7s 6tl, or will be posted for 7s lOd. 11l Fortune. L. F. Berkett sustained a stroke of bad luck when recently he lost his four-year-old gelding, Van Newton, who was a most promising performer. Van Newton began his racing career last Boxing Day, since when ho has contested twelve races, to register five victories and one second placing. His death was tho result of a chill contracted on the return journey from the Auckland Juno Meeting. Good in Heavy Going. All Peters has done well since being trained again by his owner, and is in good order for the approaching Meeting. At the Canterbury Park fixturo in June he was prominent both days until well into lino for home, but ho faded badly on each occasion, an unusual thing for him, as he is generally regarded as a good stayer. Track con ditions do not worry the Pctereta gelding, as he proved at the Easter Meeting, when he scored in very heavy going from Stanley T. and Repute. On that occasion he was trained and was driven by E. Townley. A Good Saddle Horse. Great Ballin is credited with having recorded the most striking saddle performances in the North last season. He won tho two saddle races decided at the Auckland Club's February Meeting in brilliant fashion. According to Auckland reports he could have gone faster and it will not be surprising if Great Ballin goes close to the oxisting Addington track saddle record, if conditions are suitable when he takes part in the saddle races to be decided on tho second and concluding days of tho Meeting opening on Saturday. A Becord. Of those performers who have bettered 2min lOsee for a mile, Logan Pointer holds the distinction of having sired more in that list than has any other stallion. His representatives and their records are: Acron 2min 3 3-osee, Nativo Chief 2min 4 1-osec, Logan Chief 2min 4 2-ssec, Bonny Logan 2min 7 4-5 sec, Jewel Pointer 2min 7 4-ssee, and Kid Logan 2min 8 2-ssee.

THE TOTALISATOR. REMARKABLE ASCOT WEEK. (yaojf ode own coebespondent.) LONDON, June 25. The totalisator has broken all English records with a turnover for the four days of the Ascot Meeting of £227,711. Of this sum the Betting Control Board will receive £22,771 to meet the expenses of the four days. It is estimated that, totalisator and bookmakers combined, the betting turnover at Ascot has been in the neighbourhood of £1,000,000. With so many favourites successful the bookmakers had another disastrous week, following quickly upon their heavy Epsom lossos. The success of the totalisator has not affected the takings of tho leading bookmakers—four prominent men on the rails have had a combined turnover of £159,111 —but the "small" men in the ring have been badly hit. It is estimated that racecourse and starting price bookmakers collectively lost nearly £1,000,000 at Epsom, and that in trying to recoup these losses they parted with another £500,000 on the Ascot heath. Sir Clement Hiridley (chairman of the Racecourse Betting Control Board), in an interview gave Mb views thus: "We have demonstrated the capacity of this particular type of machine' to deal with any volume of betting which may be put upon it. Wo have broken soveral of our records, of investments on individual horses, individual races, and of a complete day's racing. This means that tho pools on each race were of the order which make it possible for comparatively large b®ts to be made without seriously affecting prices. "The attraction to the general public is undoubtedly the possibility of small bets, and the great volume of florin bets is an indication of tho satisfaction which the ordinary man gets from his small flutter. If it has done nothing else, the totalisator has reduced the level of the average stake in betting on horse racing. "Although Ascot, 1931, has broken tho record for totalisator operation in this country, l am confident that we shall break many more records. If the weather had been kinder, I think wo might easily have reached £IOO,OOO on the Hunt Cup day or on the Gold Cup day, and I feel confident that we shall do this in future years. x "The outstanding feature of "the week is that the public have learned that the totalisator has como to stay, and has established itself as part of racing in this country." An official of the Ascot totalisator said it only remained for the public to help in future by making their wagers earlier and so ensuring that no congestion takes place. ' On the opening day of the Meeting somp bookmakers working on tho course adopted a novel idfea to get customers. People making bets were advised to koep their tickots, and after each race a box of fifty cigarettes was awarded to the holder of the ticket bearing a certain number.

View of an Australian Visitor. Mr A. J. Cameron (Sydney) writes to a London, paper: "Unless the colossal overhead charges which the authorities here are incurring are cut to the bone, and the management and operation of totalisators left to the clubs and an ofticient private operating company (as is the system elsewhere), the totalisator in England has no future, and cannot possibly pay its way—let alone provide 'profits' for charities, horsebreeding, and the sport of horse-racing, which we were told was to be its object when the Act legalising the totaiisator was passed." The A.T.M. All-Electric Totalisator at is for forty horses, and some idea of its magnitude is conveyed by the fact that seven buildings tyre required to accommodate the complete equipment and tickets-issuing machines. The internal wiring of the equipment racks necessitates the employment of no fewer than 12G miles of wire. Over 40,000 "Mazda" lamps are used.

ENGLISH WINNERS. PRIZE MONEY THIS SEASON. MR DEWAR LEADS. (MOB ora OWN COBRESroSDESX.) , LONDON, Juno 2#. So far tliis season, Mr J. A. Dewar retains his long lead in the list of prize-money on the turf, reports "Sporting Life." The list is as follows: OWNERS. No. of No. of Amount. horses, races. £■ Mr J. A. Dewav .. 4 6 30,720 Lord Ellesmero .. 3 -4 11,431 Lord Astor • » 'I 11,226 Lt.-Col. C. W. Birkin .. .1. 1 0,067 H-H. Aga Khan .. 5 9 7,900 Lord Woolavington .. 5 7 7,176 Mr W. M. G. Singer .. 7 8 6,421 Mr W. Woodward -. 2 3 6,215 Brig.-Gon. Charles Lambton 1 2 5,735 Lord Glanely 6 7 5,881 Mr Anthony de Rothschild 7 10 5,30S Lord Rosbery .. 1 • a 4,555 TRAINERS. No. of Races Amount. Horses. Won. £ P. Darling .. 12 17 50,249 t T. Lawson .. 16 23 34,833 P. Hartigan .. 24 37 12,502 «T. L. Jarvis .. 14 21 12,040 Capt. O. Boyd-Rochfort 0 7 0,207 In France 1 1 9,067 H. S. Persso 8 10 8,892 It. O. Dawson 6 9 8,325 M. D. Poacock .. 22 28 7,238 Capt. T. Hogg .. 6 7 5,387 It. J. Colling ..16 £0 5,074 W. Nightingall .. 11 13 4,706 BREEDERS. Winners. Races. Value Won. £ Late Lord Dewar C 8 52,107 France .. .. 27 31J 18,4331 Lord Astor .. 3 3 11,226 Mr J. P. Arkwright .. 1 1 8,8543 H.H. Aga Khiyi ..5 7$ 7,970 America .. 6 7 7,423 J National Stud ..8 11 6|BGB Mr J. J. Muher .. 3 5 6,841 Late Lord Durham .. 3 <i 6'siG Mr A. de Rothschild ~7 <IJ 4^757 Lord Glanely .. 6 ti 4 728 Uxors of Mr J. W. Corrigan .. ..4 2 4,210 SIRES. Races. Amount Horsos. Won. £ Pharos (1920), by Phalaris—Scapa Flow 6 8 33,339 ►Solario (1922), by Gainsborough SunWorship .. . . 5 7 15,059 Tetratema (1917), by Tho Tetrarch—Scotch Gift .. ..12 11J 13,G81 J Son-in-Law (1911), by Dark Ronald—Mothcr-in-Law .. ..10 13 13,338 Bruleur (1910), by Chouberski Basse T»rro . . .. 3 4 10,0511 Abbots Trace (1917), by Tracery—Abbot's Anno .. .. 10 12 J 9,55'0 Gainsborough (1915), by Boyardo—Rosodrop .. ..10 9J 7,192 Sansovino (1921), by Swynford—-Gondoletto 4 4 7,000 Grand Parado (1916), by Orby—Grand Geraldine .. ..9 10 6,497 air Galahad 111. (1920), by Teddy—Plucky Liege . . . . 2 3 6,215 Ilurstwood (1921), by Gay Crusader—Bleasdale .. ..5 10 6,153 Buchan (1916), by Sunstar—Hauioazo 4 51 5,891 i

HOESES. Races Amount Won. £ Cameronian (Sjtb), b c by Pharos —Una Cameron . . 3 29,484 Brulotte (3yrs), b f by Bru-lour-Seawecd . . 1 9.067J Four Course (3yra), b t by Totvatema —Dinner .. 1 3,854J Sunny Devon (3yrs), b f by Solario—Plymstock .. 1 7,600 Trimdon (syra), b h by Son-in-Law—Trimestral .. 2 5,735 Sir Andrew (3yrs), br c by Sir Qalahad lll.—Gravitate 2 5,375 Sandwich (3yr«), b c by San- () aovino—Waffles .. 2 4,680 Orpen (Syrs), b c by Solario —Haspy .. - 4,210 Brown Jack (7yrs), br g by, Jackdaw—Querquidella . . 2 4,180 Diamalt (Sjrrs), b £ by Diomedes —Zarate .. 1 3,660 Truculent (3yrs), bo by Teddy—Saucy Sue .. 1 3,375 Parenthesis (4yrs), b c by Son-in-Law—Bracket .. 2 3,185 NORTH CANTERBURY RACING CLUB. The following have been nominated for the various offices of the North Canterbury Racing Club for the coming season : President, Mr H. C. D. van Ascli; vice-presidents, Messrs W. A. Kelcher, G N. McLean, and A. J. Tutton; honorary treasurer, Mr A. J. Tutton; stewards, Messrs C. M. Archer, J. Brosnan, D. Chapman, B. Croft, P. Gaffaney, V. Guy, L. J. Harper, J L. Kinley, C. E. Lindsay, J. Mason, R. Macdonald, R. G. McLean, J. McMullan, and D. Rodgers. As only, twelve stewards are required, a ballot will be necessary. / ~ AUSTRALIAN RACING. (T'KITZO PRESS ASSOCIATION—BV ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT ) (Received August 3rd, 8.50 p.m.) ' SYDNEY, August At t,lie Canterbury Park Meeting following was the result of the THREE-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, A sweepstake of £1 10s oa.oli, with 150 sovb added; second 30, third 15. One mile and one furlong. H. J. Stanbridge's b ? HUNT THE . SLIPPER (N.Z.) by Leiglitoa-Golden ' Shoe 9-9 _.. .. 1". Webster 1 Fiinceas Cistercian 8-0 "W. Johnstone 0 Hunting Lion 8-2 .. P. Boots 3 . Ten started. Won by a head; neck second snd third.