RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20500, 19 March 1932, Page 18

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

SACING FIXTURES. Mirth 19—Wellington B.C. (second tiny). March 19—Ohinemuri J.C. (second tlay). March 19—Otautau R.O. March 19. 21—Westport J.O. March 23—-Opotiki J.O. March 23, 24—Oamaru J.O. ifareh 20, 28 —Wairarapa R.O. March 26, 28— Feilding J.O. March 26, 28—Auckland R.O. . March 26, 28, 29—-RiTCrton R.C. March 28-—Beaumont R.O. March 28—"Waipukurau R.O. March 28—Kuroara R.O. March 28, 29— Canterbury J.O. March 30—Weatland R.C. March 26, April 2—Greymouth J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. March 19. 21 —Westport J.C. (two eT«nt* each day). March 20. 28—Hawera T.C. March 26, April 2—Greymouth J.O. (two eventa each day). March 26, 30— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. April 2—Taranaki T.C. April 9—Cheviot T.C. TURF GOSSIP. At Trentham. Fide weather was experienced in Wellington yesterday, and it promised to remain fine for to-day's rates at Trentham. The track will again be fast. For the Jtfgaio High-weight Handicap Sailor's Love and Blacksmith will probably again fight out the finish. There are no outstanding candidates in the Plunket Nursery Handicap. Investors may show most confidence in Topthorn, Chief Marionette, and the Might-Clangor bracket. Winsome Hind has a solid weight in the Muritai Handicap, but should again race prominently. Azalia and Lyrical will j/so carry strong support. The issue of the Autumn Handicap appears very open. Gay Crest will undoubtedly be favourite, in spite of his burden, and Shatter and Jaloux will also be in keen demand. An interesting contest is promised in the Challenge Stakes, and the best supported may be Cricket Bat, Golden Wings, and Lady Quex. The Hutt'Handicap has drawn a very disappointng field. The best of the half a dozen engaged Avill probably be Arrow Lad, Fiji, and Awaken. In another small field for the Suburban Handicap, Autopay, Grecian Prince, and Great Charter make most' appeal. The Meeting will conclude with the Belmont Handicap, for which The Quorn, if reserved, will be favourite. In Ms absence, Eminent and Weather■tep will be in request. Moorbird Sore. Moorbird was taken to Trentham . to race to-day, but she developed soreness after & gallop prior to leaving home on Tuesday. Hilary Coughing. Hilary has also had a trip for nothing, as his cold was still in' evidence yesterday, alwi -he was withdrawn from to-day's engagement. The stable, howv ever, has a useful substitute in Topthorn, who was a last minute departure from Biccarton. In a gallop on Tues- : day morning this youngster beat Hilary I over half a mile on the course proper, i so ho should be worth following to-day. • ' <• S Sldpped to Sydney. ! Araunah and I<ady Alert", the latter a sister to Watch Officer, were shipped ! to Sydney yesterday by the Ulimaroa, en route to Melbourne. W. Broughton accompanied them, to do the riding on the trip. Mr Boyd Davis. Mr Boyd Davis, m'entipried in the cable news, is an Auckland sportsman, who has been trying his luck for the put few years in England without a great deal of success, though .he has won minor races. Last' year he had three entrants in the Derby, all bearing Maori names, but his representative ran last. He appears to have had better luck lately lor bis representative ran second in the Lincolnshire Handicap, which opens thij English flat racing season. He trains his own horses. , \ v • " ■' A Stud Gem. Mr G. M. Currier has fered some brilliant youngsters at tye Koatanui stud, some of whieh )ie has raced himself, but more often big winners have been purchased by others as yOarlings. His great brood m'are was Eulogy, who, both through her own progeny .and that of her has proved a real stnd gem, thg members of this .family securing action's share of two and three-year-old classics for years past. On Thursday MidiUette, by Limond from Motley, -by Absurd from Pennon, by Coriander from Eulogy, fully maintained the wonderful speed reputation that members • of thl# family have built up for themselves. At Wellington on Thursday she beat a fine field of two-year-olds pointless in the Pacific Handicap in fast time, those opposing her including Inflation, winner of the Great Northern Foal Stakes, Head Lady, ; winner of the Wellesley Stakes, and Other good winners. 'Midinette showed ail abundance of speed early in * the * season and was fourth In the. Wellesley Stakes, deadheated for third in the Foal Stakes* was second to Closing Time in a handicap, and third in the Boyal Stakes. This form was excellent, so that, with the autumn improvement it was not surprising on she should have won. at Leger Winner. Peter Jackson has had a strenuous season,\as he has been racing since the spring. He was third in the New Zealand Derby to Bronze Eagle and Fiji, and second in the Great Northern Derby to Bronze Eagle, after a fourth in the Auckland Gup. His sire, Nigger Minstrel, a brother to Desert Gold, was S high-class performer on the Turf in the colours of Mr T. H. Lowry, and

although Peter Jackson is the first of his stock to win a classic race, Nigger Minstrel has already made a reputation by the performances of other horses he has sired. Left, dam of Peter Jackson, is by Martian from Lovelorn, and a sister to the New Zealand Cup winner, Menelaus, also to Nones and Lovematch, two other well performed members of the family. There is an interesting feature about Thursday's result for Left, dam of the winner, was at one time owned by Mr Eussell Grace, the .owner of the runner-up, View Halloo. Left was, like Menelaus, owned by Messrs V. and B. Eiddiford, who sold her to Mr Grace, but she proved a rank failure as a- racehorse, and was disposed of by Mr Grace after her first foal by Nassau died. She missed to Leighton iu the following year. Messrs Smith Brothers and E. H. Thomas then secured her, and they have had the good fortune, not only to breed Peter Jackson, but to have him followed by such another promising colt as Gaine Carrington, .who is by Hunting Song. Another interesting feature about Left is that following upon the season she missed to Loighton she was put back into training and was Taced. TROTTING NOTES. Reminders. - Acceptances for the Hawera Trotting Club's Meeting close on Monday at 8.30 p.m. Nominations for the. trotting events on the Oamaru Jockey Club's programme close on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Acceptances for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting-'Club's Easter Meeting close on Tuesday at 12 noon. Acceptances for the trotting events at the Greymouth Jockey Club's Meeting close on Wednesday at 12 noon. Nominations for the Wanganui Trotting Club's Annual Meeting close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Nominations for the trotting events at the Beefton Jockey Club's Mooting close at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Leading Reinsman. G. Garth, well known on New Zealand tracks as the trainer of Paddy with whom he met with a fair deal of success when on a visit to the Dominion a little more than twelve months ago, is easily Victoria's winning reinsman' this season. He has won 18 races, 11 of which were at Bichmond, headquarters of Victoria's lightharness sport. Oakbampton Horses. With favourable conditions prevailing J. Bryce is expected to ' visit Addington with somp of his team this morning. Chief interest will be centred in the, displays givea by his trio of two-year-olds which ate all candidates for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes. A likely Proposition. Betty Axworthy may be expected to race well in the Buller Handicap Trot at the Westport Meeting to-day. This Will be only her second start, but m her initial attempt which was in the Wairewa Handicap, of one mile and a quarter, at th.6 Banks Peninsula Meeting, she showed very promising form to finish third after she had been responsible for the pace most of the way. As her to-day's engagement is a mile race she should be admirably suited by the distance. Among the Pacers. The crack trotter Worthy Queen will make her first appearance before the public of her district when she races at Hawera next week. As there were not any suitable classes for her in the events for unhoppled trotters, she will have to compete against the pacers and it will be interesting to see how the filly " shapes. Judging by her solidity it appears that she will not be troubled to hold her own with the 'hoppled brigade. One Becent Winner. Of the Hawera Cup field eight of the eleven horses handicapped share' the front mark. Winning form i» not well represented, the only recent winnr being* Silver de .Oro, who scored at Carterton and, Ashhurat. Her, late efforts point, to her' prospects in thts race, but the locally-trained Arabond is one who has won some very useful races. Oamaru-trained Winner. Bed Spur, who opened his winning account in the Hook Trot Handicap at VTaimate on Thursday, is a three-year-old gelding by Wrack—Gianella. He is a half-brother to Latona, Gibraltar, and Lingfleld, and is trained by J. Henderson at Oamaru for Mr B. E. Richardof 3?unedin. / - A Recent Arrival. Elsie de Oro, a three-year-old Bey de Oro filly, is one of the latest to have joined J. S ; Shaw's team, which now numbers ten. The same trainer has sent home the two-year-old by Nelson Derby—'Childwood as he was growing fast and it was thought inadvisable to go on wjfh the half-brother to Great Logan at present. ' Improving. Sdmerby appeals, to be on the improve and he is looking bright and well and pacing freely in his work at presents It is some. Tim? since he won a race, but his last winning effort which 'was at Forbury Park, was a, brilliant, one, his time for one mile and a half being, 3min 21sec. He is likely to be raced' next in the mile saddle event on the first day at Addington. . Buyers are reminded-that on Thursday next, March 24th, at Ashburton, all Mr H. F. Nicoll's Trotting Stock will be sold. Also at the same time, on account of Miss P. Norton, eight head will also be offered. Special terms, 25 per cent, downj balance in two years, are being extended by Mr Nicoll to approved purchasers of over 50 guineas sales. Full details are set out in the catalogue, which includes the greatest offering" ever placed before the sporting publie. Same are available from the auctioneers, H. .Matson and Co., and Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd. —6 Another unreserved sale of .Trotting Stiidß takes place on Tuesday, March 29th, at 9 a.m., on the Addington Show Grounds, when all Mr R. M. Morton's (of Tai Tapu) valuable string of handicap horses, brood mares, yearlings,\ and two-year-olds go < under the hammer, including Ahuriri, Rawhitiroa, Ngingongingo, etc. Catalogues from H. Matson and Co., trotting stud salesmen. ■. —6 AVONDALE J.C. (PRKBS A3BOCUTIOJI TSMGBAH.) AUCKLAND, March 18. After first forfeit, the following remain in the All-Aged Stakes, of 500 sovs, six furlongß—Cadland 9-3, Lady Quex 9-1, Golden Wings 9-1, Easter Time H-£>, Tea Trader 7-9. Grand Sport UK