RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20988, 17 October 1933, Page 12

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

TROTTING NOTES Reminders. Acceptances for the Oaniaru Trotting Club's spring; meeting will close at 9 p.m. to-day. Acceptances for the Greymouth Trotting Club's spring meeting will close at 8 p.m. to-Jay. Acceptances for the trotting events at the North Canterbury Racing Club's annual fixture will close tomorrow at 8 p.m. A payment of 5 sows for the New Zealand Trotting Cup is due at noon to-morrow. Answer to Correspondent. "Enquirer": (1) £1 19s 6d. <2p Was bracketed. (3) Only in second race. Off Colour. Tactless beean well in ihe Mark Memorial Handicap at Hamilton on Saturday, but at no stage of the race was he going in his usual style, and he was pulled up before completing the distance. This form it difficult to understand, as he performed well at New Brighton the previous Saturday, and he evidently went off on the northern trip. To Race Soon. J. D. Sm.th has named his Matchlight—Dusky Lncanda three-year-old Blue Spark. The roan gelding is to race at the North Canterbury and Bank's Peninsula Racing Club's meetings. An Oamaru Candidate. Nelson's Victory, who is engaged in the Oamaru Handicap of two miles and the Weston Handicap of a mile and a quarter, to be decided next Monday, has performed better over distances shorter than two miles than Tie has over the longest distance, but he has quite a good record in two mile events. Last season he was beaten a head by Arabond in ihe October Handicap at the Wellington spring meeting, and was in a similar position behind Grand Canyon at Forbury Park about a month later. Last November he registered 4min 22 4-sscc in finishing second lo Mountain Ore at Adclington, and u few weeks later was second to Great Parrish in the Auckland Cup, to follow this performance by success in the President's Handicap in 4min 23 2-ssec. ff he contests the Oamaru Handicap, these performances suggest that he will race well, especially as he has commenced the season in good style- in finishing a first and a second over sprint distances at the August meeting at Addington.

RACING FIXTURES October 19, 21, 23—Wellington E.C. October 21, 23—Gore R.C. October 23—Waverley R.C. October 23—Waipawa County R.C. October 23—North Canterbury R.C. October 23—Waikalo Hunt Club. October 2C, 23—Poverty Bay T.C. October 28—Banks Peninsula R.C. November 4, 6—Auckland R.C. November 4, 6, 8, 11—Canterbury J.C. November 9, 11 —Whangarei R.C. November 11—Hawke's Bay J.C. November 15 —Dannevirke R.C. November 18—Carterton R.C. November 18. 20—Waikato R.C. November 25 —L,evin R.C. November 30, December 2 —Takapuna J.C. November 30, December 2—Feilding J.C.

TROTTING. FIXTURES October 21, 23—Auckland T.C. October 21, 23—Greymouth T.C. October 23—Oamaru T.C. October 28—Wellington T.C. TURF GOSSIP, Reminders. Acceptances for the North Canterbury Racing Club's annual meeting, to be held at. Rangiora on Monday next, will close with the secretary, Mr L. W. Hariey. at Rangiora, at 8 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday). General entries for the Canterbury Jockey Club's metropolitan meeting will close at 8 p.m. on Friday. First forfeits for the Welcome Stakes, New Zealand Derby and Oaks, first acceptance for the Stewards' Handicap, and a further payment for the New Zealand Cup will be due. Withdrawn. Fairway was withdrawn from all engagements 'including the New Zealand Cup) at the Canterbury Jockey Club's metropolitan meeting at 3 p.m. yesterday. Cottesmore was scratched at 6 p.m. yesterday for all engagements at the Canterbury Jockey Club's November meeting. Wind Afflictions. More than one horse in work at Rictarton at present makes a suspicious noise when galloping, and that naturally encourages the belief that they are victims to the dread wind affliction which has defied treatment, medical jnd surgical, to such an extent that horses so affected have invariably been retired as soon as they have shown definite signs of the real trouble. In the case of the present day Australian champion, Chatham, he made a noise which was generally considered due to a wind infirmity, and as late as last autumn even his connexions feared that his career was to be ruined by the affliction. Mr Stuart Pottie. Sydney veterinary surgeon, was called in, and after a thorough examination, and a special gallop, he declared that Chatham was not broken-winded, and his diagnosis was that the horse was suffering from an over-richness of blood. It was far too heavy to circulate in the normal way. His lungs never got the correct supply of oxygen, and this often left him gasping for breath during or after working on the tracks. The veterinary surgeon relieved Chatham of four quarts of blood. After that he was. administered blood tonics, and the horse's improvement, after eight days' treatment, was so rapid that he was sent back lo his trainer. After a short spell Chatham returned to the scene of his former triumphs a .greater horse than hitherto. Little grain is now given Chatham. This prevents his blood from becoming 100 rich, and it is certain that he thrives on this diet.

Railway Arrangements. A special passenger train will leave Christchurch for Oamaru on Labour Day at 7.6 a.m., and is due at Oamaru at 11.-10 a.m. The return special passenger train will leave Oamaru at (3.30 p.m., and is due at Christchurch at 11.33 p.m. A special train taking horses and attendants will leave Christchurch for Oamaru on Labour Day at 5.45 a.m. A return horse train will leave Oamaru at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 24. In connexion with the Greymouth Trotting Club's meeting a special passenger train will leave Christchurch on Saturday next at 6 a.m., and will reach its destination in plenty of time for the first race at the Greymouth Trotting Club's meeting. A special passenger train will leave Greymouth for Christchurch on Monday, October 23, at 7.15 p.m. . Excursion fares will be available. A train taking horses and their attendants will leave Christchurch for Greymouth on Friday next at 3.10 a.m., and will stop to ljft. horses at Addington, Sockburn. and Rolleston. A return train for horses will leavo Gr-iyniouth for Christchurch on October ?\ at t.i.4:> a.m.

Foalinss at Royuon. Tiic following Joalings ;;rt reporled from Roydon Lodge, where this season Mr J. R. McKenzie's I'.vo s!allions. Silk Thread and Great Bingon, are located:—Pearl Light, a bay iilly by Silk Thread. Will'be mated with Great Bingen. N'.vallo, a brown filly (half-sister to Taxpayer >, bv Silk Thread. Will b: mated with Great Bingen. Roydon's Pride limp.), by Axvvorth—Belle Kellow, a (illy foal t'o Silk Thread. Will visit Great Bingen. Native Queen, a bav colt by Silk Thread. Will visit Silk Thread again. Dice, a brown fillv by Silk Thread. V/ill visit Sill; Thread again. Belle Keiiev/ (imp.) I'Orlollion Axworthv--Baroness .ATono.'. a bay !:!!;.- 1,, sjlk Thread. Wdl. visil Great Bingen. Miss; Worth (imp.;, a bav colt by Silk Thread. Will visit. Great BiiiL'en.

Lucky Mischance. It was only by mere mischance that Regal Son. winner of the recent Australian ..'ockey Club's Metropolitan Handicap, ever raced in New South Wales. Mr J. Hackett, the well-known bookmaker, purchased a colt and a filly at the yearling sales five years ago on behalf of his step-brother, Mr T. Hickey, of Western Australia. When placed on the steamer, the colt was found to Vie suffering from strangles, and remained behind. The filly was named Jarrah Queen, and the colt Regal Sen. Jarrah Queen has won races in ihu West, but has not risen to the heights attained by Regal Son.

in Victoria Derby. Deputy Ruler is now being trained at Randwick by F. McGrath, who trained Arnounis for Mr W. Pearson, the new owner of the New Zealand colt. The sale at. 2000 guineas carries a contingency of £SOO if Deputy Ruler should win the Victoria Derby.

Conditions a( Qamaru. With the track at I he Oamaru racecourse in first-class condition, and with good fields, a splendid day's outing ■is assured at the Labour Day trotting meeting at Oamaru on Monday. This; meeting is always popular with followers of the sport, who on this occasion will have the opportunity of seeing several candidates for the New Zealand Cup in action, while with a better class of horse entered in the big race and the mile and a quarter than has ever been received by the club before, an exceptionally good day's racing may be expected. Following the usual custom of the club, admission, for ladies to the course will be free, and everything points to a very large attendance of the public, not only from North Of ago, but also from Duoeciin and the Canterbury centres. The Railway Department has catered for patrons with special trains, arriving in ample time for the first race, and re-turning home the same evening. Many improvements have been eUected recently at. the racecourse, which at present, is looking at its best.

Going to Brisbane. The New Zealand bred Waikare, by Limond from Waterwings, is not to be among G. Price's team in Melbourne for the spring meetings. He is to be sent to Brisbane for the Queensland Derby. His owner, Mr E. J. Watt, races a few horses in Brisbane, and has made several attempts to win the Derby, but he has not yet been successful. Another Sydney three-year-old to be sent to Brisbane for the Derby is Burlesque, who won Ihe Members" Handicap at Randwick. Last year the Members' Handicap winner, Braeburn. won the Queensland Derby and Cup double. A Lucky Purchase. Lord Glanely, who has engaged the Australian rider, W. R. Johnstone, as first jockey for 1934, is a leading owner and .breeder in England. A fearless boycr of bloodstock, Lord Glanely has hot always had the best of fortune, but he obtained a rare bargain when he bought Grand Parade as a yearling for 470 guineas. As a two-year-old, Grand Parade won .five out of his six races, and in the following season he won the English Derby. Lord Glanely was not so favoured when he gave 11,500 guineas for Westward Ho. This horse won only one uce, valued at £482. For a half-brother to Westward Ho, Lord Glanely paid 14.500 guineas. He was a worse disappointment, as he fell in the only race in which he competed. But other horses owned by Lord Glanely have compensated him for the failures of Westward Ho and his relative. Lord Glanely's colours have been carried to victory in the Oaks. Stewards' Cup, Manchester November Handicap, Royal Hunt Cup, and many other important events. If Johnstone, who was well known in Sydney before he began riding abroad, is able to retain the form he has shown in (he saddle in France recently, he is sure to win many races for his new pahon.

WAIKATO HINT (LIU KEHANDICAI'S (FEI33 A33OCrATIO.t IS.LY.ankU ) AUCKLAND, October b>. Following are rehandicaps for the Waikato Hunt Chin's meeting:■--Bardowio Handicap.■- Star Artist oib, making P.-8. Bollard Memorial. Chief Cook 101b, making 8-10. APPEAL DISMISSED (>I!EKS ASSfiCI.VMO.V TBLEORA.M.) DUNE DIN, Ocfober 16. The District, Committee to-night dismissed A. E. Ellis's appeal against the suspension of two months imposed, following crossing by Coniro! in the McLean Stakes.