RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20757, 18 January 1933, Page 12

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

| KACING fixtures. January 19. 21, 23 —Wellington R.C. JaSuary 21—Bay of Islands R.C. JiMjary 21—Wtirio J.C. .r»fiu«rv 23—Ashhurst-PohansiiH K.C. ,'afioary 27—Opotiki J.C. January 28 —Napier PaTk K.C. •lanuar;- 2.=. ",n—Takapuna J.C. February j— R.C. February 1, 2—Kgmont R.C. Pobraary 2, 4—GisbOme R.C. February 2, 4—"Wairda R.C. I February 4—Mataraata R..C. | Fabruary 9, 11 —Taranaki j.c. ' February 9, 11—Dunedin J.C. February 9, 11—PoTcrty Bay T.C. February 10, 11—Marlborough K.C. Foferaary 11, 13—Rotortia lt.C. February 16—Tolaga Boy J.C. 8 —"VVanganui J.C. February 16—Olifden R.C. February 18—Canterbury J.C. February S3, 23—Woodrille J.C. Jebtuary 22, 23 —Gore R.C. February 23—Waiapu R.C. February. 25. 27—To Aroha J.C. j TROTTING FIXTURES. Jan&iyy 21—Timaru T.C. January 26, 28—Forburr Park T.C. I'abruary 4, 6—Kelson T.C. Ftbruary ,4 —N.Z. Metropolitan T.C February 9^—Marlborough T.C. February T.O. Februsry 13, N—-Iwckland T.C. fVbraary 25—Xevr Brightoa T.C. TURF GOSSIP. ... A Formidable Contingent. | \ All the Ricearton horses accepted for ' ___ ait, the Wellington llacing Club's Sum- " <ner Meeting have left for Trentham, fW4i|>L r -xith their trainers in charge, being as follows:—Xightguard (A. Mci AaJay), Monastic, Argentic (C. Mej C&rthy), Importance (A. S. Ellis), Counterplay, Niggerhead (8. Barr), Fracas, Cricket Bat. Morepork, Drum Fire. Rocket. Zeebrugge (H. Cutts), •laloux, Azalea (P. V. Mason), Sweet Agnes, Tea Garden (T. H. Gillett), ''oncentrate, Martian Chief (C. Emer?on), Great Star. Grand Review (J. H. Prosser), Red Heckle (F. Christmas), Crest. Tout le Monde. The Quorn ■ T. Lloyd). Juniper. Eupator (J. Lindsay). Shatter. Shelter (F. D. Jones), Ranclagh, Hurlingham (A. E. Wor- . maid), Grecian Prince. Idolize (E. W. King). Chief Light (E. Scoullar), and Wise Choice (R. Ellis). implicated. A*Vt the conclusion of the Auckland Meeting Mr P. F. Campbell, owner of •laleux, arranged with G. Humphries to ride his gelding in the "Wellington Cup, bat in the meantime his trainer had "Staged S. J. Camniick, who rode him it the last New Zealand Cup. Humphries will now be without a mount in the Trcntham race, and A. E. Ellis will si bo be a spectator. ■RiccarUm Track Notes. There was not a great deal of galloping at Riecarton yesterday owing to the departure of Ift horses for Trentham the previous evening. Strong Cup Candidate. Red Heckle, Ramo, and Shatter were asaoeiated in a seven furlongs task on the trial grass, the first-named finishing in front of Shatter, with Ramo eased off. The time was lmin 30sec, and Red Heckle pleased by his display. Socket and Shelter ran six furlongs on the plough in lmin 18see, the last three in 40 l-osec. The former has to be regarded as a light-weight possibility for the Wellington Cup. I "iely Improvers. Morepork and Zeebrugge covered five furlongs comfortably in lmin usee. Morepork will be ridden by J. Teevers in the Apprentices' Plate to-morrow. He j* not a light-weight's mount and will be better served later at the Mooting. Zeebrugge has not had a race for 12 Imoatlis. but has been galloping well of late, and will race prominently at j Trentham. A. Useful Pair. J lanelagh and Hurlingham strode over ais; furlongs at a solid pace. The former will bo ridden by R. AV. McTarish in the Anniversary Handicap, and A. Russell will ride Hurlingham iu iho Telegraph Handicap. Oood Prospects. Argentic and Monastic used the No. 6 traek and galloped six furlongs in lmin 16aec. Argentic, who now stands 16.2 hands, benefited by his trip to Reofton and will strip a fit horse tomorrow. High Aspirations. Importance sprinted half a mile on tao plough in 60 4-ssec. She is to contest the Wellington Stakes to-morrow, and, although not at present up to that standard, she should make a creditable showing. Ms? Surprise. Wist Choice finished better than Robin Hood at the end of six furlongs on the plough in lmin 18see, the last three in 39sec. Fast Gallops. Cricket Bat reeled off five furlongs on the plongh in lmin 2 3-ssec, and Drum Fire recorded slightly better time. Both should be worth following at Trentham. Has a Chance. Grecian Prince, who galloped a last six furlongs the previous day, was rgiven strong work over five furlongs. A. Messervy, who previously won on him at Treiitham, will pilot him in the Telegraph Handicap to-morrow. Back in Work. fe. Mnrray-Aynsley has reconimis■ioned Meprisant and Muff, whr have had a beneficial spell. The two-year-olds Liege Lord (Night Raid—Liege Lady) and Clout (Polazel—Disdainful) are being given short sprinting work in view of opening their racing career at sect month's Meeting at Riccarton. Both will probablv start in the Middle Park Plate. A Speedy Filly. Sweet Agnes raced green but decidedly well at the New Zealand Cup Meeting and has been in steady work aince. She will be put to a severe test in the two-year-old handicap at Trentham to-morrow, and, although not so well seasoned as most of her opponents. *ht> will give a good account of herself. Sweet Agnes, who is owned in Greymouth and trained by T. H. Gillett at Riccarton. will be ridden by xV. Eattwood. A Cheap Purchase. The two-year-old Staghorn. by Hunting Bong, owned by Mr AV. R. Kemball, was a tstauneh favourite for the race he won at Mordiallie (Melbourne) on January 7. He had revealod exceptional pace in the juvenile event at • Flemington on New Year's Day. He raisaed a place on tiat occasion, but in thia race he took charge before the home turn was reached :.nd drawing right away won by four lengths from the second choice, Lady Syghton. .Frosty Morn, dam of Staghorn, is by Firamorr. from Sunlight, by Birkenhead, and was purchased by Mr KemVUI at the Flaxmcre dispersal aale at <Tr«Btrtairi, with Staghorn at foot, for S7f guinea.

Return of Singleton. It is reported from the north that Singleton, who has been off the scene since, his breakdown in the Winter Hurdles at the Wellington Winter Meeting 18 months ago, is to be given another trial, and with this end in view he is now back doing easy exercise work at Takanini. When brought out on the traek last week he had the leg that caused the trouble heavily bandaged, but his general appearance was excellent. If he stands up to the work that must be allotted him from now on he should prove one of the best hurdlers, in the land this winter, for in his short jumping career previously he was able to give :i real taste of "his ability. He is now eight years old. I I TROTTING NOTES. j Reminders. ' Nominations for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Summer Meeting will close to-morrow at noon. Acceptances for the Forbury Park Trotting Club's Summer Meeting will close ou Friday at 5 p.m. j A Quiet Morning. There was little work of interest at Addington yesterday morning, when the j track was in splendid order after a I liberal watering overnight. j Engaged at Timaru. j Kuth Logan moved well over a mile and a half, the last ten furlongs of which occupied 2min olsec, and the last quarter 33 2-ssec. She is 1o race at Timaru on Saturday. Mountain Dell Impresses. Mountain Dell was responsible for a very attractive effort over a mile and | a quarter in which she gave starts rangj ing up to eight seconds to Biddy Parrish, | Free Advice, and Indianapolis. The last-named, who started. about a second in front of Mountdin Dell, whs the horse timed. He went his first mile in 2min 10 2-ssec, completing the distance in 2niin 44 2-osec, his last mile taking 2min Usee, and his last half lmin ii 2-ssec. Ho finished within a couple of lengths of the loader of the quartet and did his work very easily. As Mountain Dell gave him a start and she reached the post first after having travelled wide all the way her effort was full of merit, and she promises to be in fine order for the Duuedin Cup. After having trailed Muriel de Oro for the greater part of a mile and a quarter mission Somerby finished on terms with the maro in 2min 4P 1 s«ec. Editor Works Freely. Editor, who was accompanied for ! little more than half the distance of his | mile and a quarter mission by Silver do Oro, took 2min 53 3-ssee to complete his task after the first mile had taken 2min I 18 2-osec. I Royal Drusus. who has not long been rcconi missioned by J. J. Kcnnerley, was let off with an easy task, during which he had as a companion Peter Junr. Aristotle was let off with nothing more than solid work. Not Extended. Tempest was in front all the way of a two mile bout with Great Thought, the last-named taking 2min 22scc for the first mile, 3min 3Cscc for a mile and a half, and 4min 43sec for the journey. Neither was extended at any stage. Marred by Break. Peterwah was going very fast when a bad break spoilt what would have been a most impressive display of trotting. Starting three seconds behind Chenwood and Willie Derby (saddle) the trotter had not made up much ground with :lve furlongs'of the mile and a quarter distance covered, but he was overhauling them with three furlongs to go when a break, from which he did not settle down for a furlong, marred his effort. Even then he covered his first mile in 2min 12 2-ssec, and completed his work in 2min 4G 2-ssec, his stable-mates atill being well clear of him at the post. College Boy and Honeymoon were not hurried over tho early part of their mile and a quarter run which took the former 2min fiosec. Tho pair were sent along faster over the last half mile, the trotter leaving that distance behind in lmin 4see. He finished better than College Boy to have a slight advantage at the post. Sprinters. Hard AVoids and Delightful were let off with a sprint over less than a mile, both horses displaying plenty of keenness. Linkman is once again among the regular workers, but ho was let off with very easy exercise, as was tho case with Denver City, who is beginning to shape up into good racing condition since he was brought in a few weeks ago. Bingen Spiers and Coral Prince were subjected to several short sprints in company, and Belle Lorrimer was not required to show much speed in her work over a mile and a half. Belinda and King's Voyage were- others let oft with light tasks. Recovering. , Lindbergh, who suffered an attack of colic on the ferry steamer on Saturday night when returning from AVelllngton. has responded well to treatment and he had the remainder of his journey —from Lyttelton to Belfast —continued on Monday. He was left in Lyttelton on Sunday to be treated by tho veterinary surgeon as he was too bad to travel. Bright Prospects. Although there was quite a fulling off in some of the races on the Timaru programme when acco tances fell due on Monday, the fields are now of ideal size to ensure good racing and sound totalisator .business. AVith such a good class of horse engaged at the fixture and the added attraction of the niuch-looked-forward-to Roi l'Or-Harold Logan match, it only remains for the weather to be fine for'the Meeting to be successful. Wellington Reassessments. Placed horses at the AVeliington Trotting Club's Gold Cup Meeting have been reassessed as follows: —

Addition to Team. M. Holmes has an addition to his team in the Auckland-owned pacer Little Guy, -which he Trill prepare for the sprint events to be decided at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's Meeting to be 'held next -week. Little Guy's ; former trainer, F. J. Smith, was very successful with Ihe Real Guy pacer. [ TRENTHAM NOTES. I i YESTERDAY'S GALLOPS. ; i 'PRESS ASSOCIATION -, ILSURAiI.) ! WELLINGTON', January 17. j After a long spell of fine weather there was an unexpected change ovornight, and heavy rain began to fall at Trcntham in the early hours, and it continued to como down heavily all through the galloping hours. Later the rain cleared off. but the weather is still threatening. A few gallops were attempted early on the plough, but the going was too heavy for fast work and subsequent galloping was done on the trial grass, which' was fast, but inclined to be slippery on the turns. On the Plough. Auiopav was picked up by Maypay for the last two furlongs, and ran the balf in 51 t-osoc, beating his companion home by a good length. Cape Fair and Capetown did seven furlongs in lmin ">7 3-">see, the last half in 57scc. On the Course Proper. Pegged Exchange came down from the half-mile barrier in 40sec and Dole did his customary easy Ave in lmin lOscc. On the Gras3. I Might and Clangor ran live furlongs in lmin 4sec, the last half in 50 4.-ssec. Courtyard, who does not come in tilt *be second day, slipped over half a mile iu uOscc'and Eminent did a like task in 50 ;)-ssee. Flower proved a length, too good for Purse over six in lmin ISscc, the last half in 52sec. Golden Horn disposed of: Cape of Good Hope by a couple of lengths over seven in lmin 31. 3-ssec, the final half mile in 53 l-ssec. The Quoin stretched out iu his usual attractive style to stop over three furlongs in 36sce. Tout le Monde and Gay Crest ran a mile in lmin 43 2-ssec, the last half in u'Jsee. the former again winning the , trial by a short head. ; Joie' do Val, who comes in on the j final day, beat My Own comfortably I by a length at the end of a round, the I last mile taking lmin 17 2-sscc and the | last half mile 53see. ■ Lyrical finished a length and a half in front of Palace after running six in 4min -Osec. the last half in o-t l-ssoc. Palace, with his long strides, did not handle the slippery going well. Good Hunting started a length behind Aiguille at the half and came home half a length in front in 49 3-sscc. Shortly afterward, Broken Rule slipped over the same distance in 49 l-sscc. This completed the fast galloping. but several visiting trainers had horses out doing useful work on the sand or the plough, and other Trcntham-trained I horses also did serviceable pacing. Among the additional arrivals are Diatonious, Bon Ttapido. "Refresher. Glenvane. Gold Trail. Orapai, Glowlight, Lordly Knight, Tabomii, and Chrysology. ENGLISH RACING. DEATH OF CHAMPION RIDER. (KfIOJJ OUR OWN COBRSSrOKDS.NT.) I LONDON, December 7. Regret will be felt at the news of the death, which occurred at his home, Middleton Cottage, Newmarket, -on Saturday last, of Sam Loates, who, as joekoy and trainer, left his mark on the turf. Sam Loates, who was 08 years of age, was apprenticed to the late Tom Gannon, and gained his first big success on Hackness in the Cambridgeshire Handicap of 1882. Seven years later he was champion jockey with 160 winning mounts, and in after years he frequently topped the century. Ho rode Harvester when ho dead-heated with St. Gatien in the Derby of 1884, and eleven years later rode Sir Visto to victory in the Epsom classic. , These classic successes were by . no means isolated, for he rode Disraeli and Nun Nicer to victory in 1808 in the Two Thousand and One Thousand Guineas respectively. He won the One Thousand Guineas again in 1900 on AVinifreda, and five years earlier took the Oaks on La Sagesse. Other noteworthy victories were gained on The Solicitor in the Royal Hunt Cup in 1902; Merry Duchess in the Citv and Suburban (1887); Biserta (1888), "Merry Prince (1885), and Count Schombcrg (1897) in the Chester Cup; Partington in the Manchester November Handicap (1890); Quillon in the Ebor Handicap (1894), and Tom Cringle in the Ascot Stakes in 1899. Won by a Neck. "* Loates was at the height of his career when Tod Sloan was carrying all before him in this country. The pair rodo in a match at Gatwicfc in which two notoriously bad horses were the contestants. Loates was on Rowanberry and Sloau rode Shepperton. The American jockey was the famous exponent of the crouching seat, and in this match Loates shortened his leathers and took on Slonn at his own game. Odds of (5 to 5 were betted on Shepperton, and a thoroughly desperate race was the result, Loates getting his mount home "by a nock. Loates once said that Cyllcne was the best horso ho ever rode. After the combination had won the Ascot Gold Cup in 1599 Loates said: "He could ha-e gone round again. He is not a horse, he is a steam engine.'' Two serious accidents in 1901 shortened Loates's riding career. He was badly injured when a man ran across the track at the Northampton Autumn Meeting of that year, bringing down his mount, Nateby, and two others, and he gave up race-riding in 1003. Sam then took up training, and at one period had charge of the late Mr Sol Joel's horses. Tn 1919 he trained the winners of 3* races to the value of £II.BOO. JAGUA CALIENTE HANDICAP. PILLOW FIGHT TO CARRY 117LB. (Keccived January 17, 7 p.m.) 'UNITED rKBSS ASSOCIATION—SI EUCTJUC TKL.ICS6i.PH—COrTKMKT.) I I AGFA CALIENTE (Mexico), | January 16. Plucky Play, one of the country's outstanding stake horses, has been allotted the top weight of 9st for the 50,000 dollar handicap, of one mile and a quarter, on March 26. The New Zealand horse, Pillow Fight, has been given Bst 51b. He is ..expected to arrive about February .1. The English horse, Boy Painter, will cany Sst.

rable. Line. Arion Axworthy (1) (1) Baron Bingen .. (i) 2.13 2.47 3.22 College Boy(i) (15) Deceitful (2) (24) Fairyland (2) (24) Garner (2) (29) Gold Country .. (1) 2.10 2.13 4.20 Golden Harvest (1) (7) Lindbergh (1) 2.10 2.43 4.25 Little Guy (1) 2.12 2.45 4.31 Raydus (1) 2.13 2.47 4.33 Key Spec (1) (17) Eoddv (1) 2.12 2.4ti 4.34 Eoi I'Or Cl) 2.7 2.30 4.22 Ronald Derby .. (1) (6) Royal Chenault Stanley Bingen (1) (20) (2) (31) Tactless (1) 2.13 2.17 4.33 Trafla (I) (5) Wah (2) (2S) Wilma Dillon .... a; 2.12 2.16 i.ol