RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20498, 17 March 1932, Page 14

RACING AND TROTTING

latest news from far and near

RACING FIXTURES. Marek IT—Opunake B.C. March 17 —Waimaie R.O. March 17. 19—Wellington B.C. March 17, 19—Ohinerauri J.O, March IS—Otaatau R.O. March 19, 21—Waatport J.O. March 33—Opotiki J.C. March 23, 24 —Oamara J.C. March 28, 28—Walrarapa R.O, March 26, 28—Feilding J.C. March ,26, 28—Auckland h.O. March 26, 28, 29—Riyerton R.O. March 28—Beaumont R.O. March 28—Walpukurau R.CL March 28—Kumars R.O. March 28, 29—Canterbury J.O. March 30—Weitland R.O. March 26, April 2—Graymontk J,C. TROTTING FIXTURES. March 17—Waimata R.O. (I*o areata). March 19, 21—Weitport J.O. (two evanta each day). March 26. 28—Hawera T.O. March 26, April 2—Qreymouth J.O. (two eventa each day). March 26, 30— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. -April 2—Taranaki T.O. April 9—Chariot T.O. TURF GOSSIP. Por Ellerslie. Great Star and Grand Review will be shipped to Wellington on Monday, route to Ellerslie. Thoy will bo nominated for the Avondale meeting next month, and will remain over if they race satisfactorily at the Auckland fixture. R. Coveny will be on hand to ride them at Ellerslie, and will also have the mount on Fast Passage, should the Chokebore filly make the trip. Arvada. Included among the acceptors for the Railway Handicap at Trentham to-day is Arvada, a four-year-old filly t)y Lackham from Tigritiya. This filly is certainly bred on speedy lines, for her dam was a fine sprinter, winning, among other races, the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie, while Lackham has produced several speedy ones, including Golden Wings and Lack. Arvada has done well in hack company this season, winning over sprint distances at Levin, Stratford, Pahiatua (twice), Egmont, and Taranaki, while she has been placed on four other occasions out of 14 starts. Arvada is meeting a very strong field,but all the same she should run a good race. It should not be long before she makes her presence felt in good class fields. A Smart Juvenile. Chief Marionette, who won at Dannevirke last week, is a two-year-old filly i-y Chief Ruler from Dolly' Fisher, and is trained by Mrs A. McDonald at Awapuni. She has had a fair amount of racing during the last three months, and latterly she. has run most consistently. She first showed up' prominently when she finished third to Hoihoma and Sastrugi at Marton, and later at the Egmont meeting, after being just beaten by La Crown over five furlongs, won the next day. She was again narrowly defeated by Miss Cavendish at Taranaki, while at Hawke's Bay she accounted for the Sapling Stakes, and is stated to have been a good proposition beaten through interference in the Kuoa Handicap on the second ' day. Chief Marionette is engaged at Trentham to-day. A Bare Record. It rarely happens that a mare who has reached the age of 27 years produces a noteworthy winner. Delhiana, an imported mare by Zameiel, who was foaled in 1903, is the dam of Lady Joy, who won a double in- the two-year-old rlass at meetings in New South Wales last month.

Test of Stamina. " * In the long list of Australian Cups which have been run, 6ne stands out for » truly remarkable result. In the race of 1872, Saladin and Flying Dutchman ran a dead-hcat for first. Although the distance then was two miles and quarter, they ran off and again a dead-heat was recorded. Those were the "good old days," so the horses were saddled up for the third time, and this time Saladin won. Trivalve. "Pilot," writes in the Sydney "Beferee":—lt is interesting to read R. Lewis's opinion that Trivalve is ' the greatest stayer he eve? rode, and he has been on many in his time. Lewis says Trivalve was a very lazy horse, and once he got his head 1 in front would have made a race with a donkey. I have heard many three-year-olds praised for their Melbourne Cup wins but while Trivalve's defeat of Silvius was impressive,, it was not more so than the manner in which Artilleryman (also ridden by Lewis) ran "away from his Melbourne Cup opponents in the last furlong and a half. Artilleryman came heme as if he bad only joined in at the top of the straight. Trivalve is stated to have furnished into a very powerful horse, and some of his progeny should be gallopers.

Important Sales. Karapoti and Heremia, which were bought for one Australian owner, are to feo to J. T. Jamieson, at Randwick. Ihe former's price was 2000 guineas, and Heremia's 1500 guineas. Small Field. ' Cimabue is an unlikely starter in the Bailway Handicap at Trentham, and with Karapoti also missing the \ field will be the smallest for years past. The only southern representative, Grecian Prince, has not been seriously considered in earlier calculations, but his ability to begin and to stay on will assist him in taking a prominent part in the decision of the face.

Favourite Divisions. In Wellington yesterday Cadland was a staunch favourite for tho Thompson Handicap, with Cricket Bat and Chrysology nest in demand. Lady Quex was an outstanding first choice for tho Railway Handicap well clear of Autopay and Golden Wings. Autopay will be ridden by H. Gray. Out of Action. H. Wiggins, who has been indisposed since the Dannevirke Meeting, will not be riding at Trentham. Hunting dry. B. H. Morris will ride Hunting Cry at Trentham to-day. This well-per-formed gelding is reported to have done exceptionally well during the past fortnight, and before leaving Hawke's Bay galloped six furlongs in lmin 14sec. Should the track by any chance bo soft to-day ho will be a decided possibility for the Thompson Handicap. Admiral Drake's Rider. Advice from Sydney states that T. Webster has been engaged to ride Admiral Drake in the Sydney Cup. Bronze Eagle Scratched. Bronze Eagle was scratched for tho Avondale All Aged Stakes at !).30 a.m. yesterday. TROTTING NOTES. Reminders. dominations close at 8.30 p.m. to-day for tho trotting evonts on the Westland R.C.'s programme. Nominations for tho Cheviot T.C. Meeting close to-morrow at 9 p.m. An Improved Pacer. Impromptu does not show any illcffects as a result of his recent racing and he has gone on tho right way'since rejoining J. S. Shaw's Addington team. His tasks have not been of an exacting nature since he raced at Wellington. » To Visit Addington. J. Bryce will visit the Addington track on Saturday morning with a portion of his team. The main object of the visit is to give threo of his Sapling Stakes candidates a run of the clay track at headquarters. The trio comprises a • Matchlight—Jenny Lind Jr. colt, of whom the Hornby trainer speaks highly, a Rey de Oro—Bright Alice gelding, brother to Rawhitiroa, and a Matchlight—Margj Pointer gelding. Red Shadow will accompany his stablemates. Change of Ownership. Golden Cross, the two-year-old .colt which was submitted to auction by Mr ■E. E. Edmonds at New Brighton last week but was passed in, has since been purchased by Mr E. E. Buchanan, and J. D. Smith has the youngster in his stable. This, colt js by Great Audubon from a mare by Real Guy from Lady Sybil, by Rothschild from Thelma, so he does not lack anything on the score of breeding. Consistency Rewarded. Erin's Advance, whinner of the Wyndhain Handicap, the principal event decided at Wyndham yesterday, is an aged mare by Erin's King from an- Advance mare, and her recent success was the reward of consistency during the pafet two months. Her forward running at the Timaru Meeting in January, when she finished in a place, predicted an early win, but she was again beaten out of the major money at the Forbury Park Meeting. At the Invercargill fixture /two weeks ago she again ran second, so by annexing a race yesterday she did not win out of her turn. Erin's Advance is trained at Oamaru by J. McLellan for the Southland sportsman, Mr S. G. Inder.

Three Wins. The Canterbury representative, Astral, continued his winning way at the Manawatu Meeting yesterday, when he won the Fohangina Handicap, but it was after he had been beaten in the previous event. This gelding has been in the limelight lately as he has now won three races within two weeks. An Outsider. Highland Derby. sprang a surprise by leading the field home in the chief event, at the Manawatu Meeting, being ninth choice on the totalisator. He was accorded much better support in his engagements at the South Wairarapa Meeting last Saturday but he failed to materialise. Highland Derby is a six-year-old gelding'by Nelson Derby from a Dominion mare, but his previous efforts have met with only moderate success. Added to Winnings. » The Hawera owner, Mr J. K. Corrigan, added to his already good list, of wins for the season, when his four-yea - old filly Wisteria by Worthy Bingen—■ Priscilla Dean, bred by y himself, annexed the opening event at Palmerston North yesterday.

Wellington Owner 111.. The Wellington owner, Mr J. W. Murphy, who was present at Timaru to see his horses Baron Bingen and Special Sun racing on Saturday, waß taken ill on Tuesday morning and was admitted to hospital when he - arrived in Wellington to undergo an operation for appendicitis. ,

• PHAR LAP. ELLIOTT AS JOCKEY. £IO,OOO RACE NEXT SUNDAY. (united press association— bi elicteio TixjsoftAPH—coPTaian-r.) (Received March 16tli, 7 p.m.) * AGUA CAI4ENTE, March 15. "Billy" Elliott, the Australian jockey, will ride Phar Lap in the Agua Caliente Handicap on Sunday. Mr David J. Davis, the owner, announced this decision to-day. Elliott was brought from Australia to ride F'har • Lap in the 50,000-dollar race, tun the final decision as to the rider was delayed until Elliott had a chance to ride in a few races on American tracks. Heavy rain began last night and continued to-day. The downpour may materially affect the track. Mr D. J. Davis, part-owner of Phar Lap, told til© Australian Press correspondent, however, that he did not believe that it would make ' any difference whether the track was fast or muddy on Sunday. He is confident that Phar Lap will like any kind of going.