RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21026, 30 November 1933, Page 12

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

RACING FIXTURES November 30, December 2—Feilding J.C. December 1, 2—Winton J.C. December 2—Ashburton County R.C. December 2, 4—Takapuna J.C December 9, 11—Woodville J.C. December 16—Hororata R.C. (at Riccarton). December 16—Napier Park R.C. December 16—Waipa R.C. December 26—Poverty Bay T.C. December 26—Waipukurau J.C. December 26, 27—Westland R.C. December 26, 27—Taranaki J.C. December 26, 27—Dunedin J.C. December 26, 27, 29—Manawatu R.C. December 26, 23, January 1, 2—Auckland R.C. TROTTING FIXTURES December 9—New Brighton T.C. December 26—Gore T.C. December 2S—Ashburton T.C. December 26, 27—Wairarapa T.C. December 26, 27—Westport T.C. December 27, 29. 30—Auckland T.C. December 29—Winton T.C. TURF GOSSIP Reminders. Nominations for the Hororata Racing Club's meeting at Riccarton on Saturday, December 16, close at 8 p.m. to-morrow, either at the Canterbury Jockey Club's offices or with the secretary, Mr A. E. Byrne, P.O. Box 1018. Christchurch. General entries for the Auckland Racing Club's summer meeting will close at 5 p.m. to-morrow. First forfeits for the Royal Stakes, Oaks, and Derby will be due at the same time. The Ashburton Fixture. The Ashburton County Racing Cl>)» has received very satisfactory acceptances for the summer meeting to be held on Saturday, and three dividend fields are likely to parade for each event. The principal race, the Tinwald Handicap, has attracted a good class field of nine, the only defections being Tout le Monde and True Shaft, the latter figuring in the Wakanui Handicap later in the day. A special train will leave Christchurch at 10.35 a.m. Back Attain. Concentrate is to be given another chance to earn distinction, and is due to arrive at Riccarton from Wellington ihis morning, to rejoin C. Emerson's stable. He was quite sound when sent to Nelson some months ago for a spell, and as he is only eight years old, there is no reason to doubt his ability to win some more good races. Emerson has made arrangements to fake Croupier to Ellerslie, but the two-year-old Marcus Cicero will not go north, and will be kept until the Wellington meeting in January. To Be Spelled. Jaloux lias been an absentee from the Riccarton tracks since the New Zealand Cup meeting, owing to developing leg troubles, and is to be treated to a long spell. A Well-bred Juvenile. A two-year-old at Riccarton that has attracted attention of late is Trumpet Blast by Jericho from Capercailzie by Autumnus from Kirriemuir. He is a well grown youngster, and has shaped well in some sprinting tasks. He is the property of his breeder. Mr G. R. Macdonald, and is an inmate of the Chokebore stable. Capercailzie has a colt foal by Winning Hit, and has visited Paper Money this season. Mr Macdonald also owns Eulalie, who has a colt foal by Iliad and has been mated with Paper Money.

bility of the filly becoming ineligible for the hack class in New Zealand. Safari is in the Great Northern Derby, but, on what he has shown in Sydney recently, his chance of winning that would appear to be nil; and he will require very lenient treatment to make him a possibility for an ordinary handicap. Limarch is in the Great Northern Derby, but up to Tuesday of last week no decision had been made whether he was to return to New Zealand. Novel Stakes. The following rather amusing letter reached the Sydney writer "Pilot from a country town in another state a few days ago:—"Dear Mr Pilot,—Will you please tell the people who sent Yultewirra over from Adelaide to take him heme again before I lose all my pigs. In his first race a farmer here laid me two pigs to one against him' in the Melbourne Derby, four pigs to one; in the Carnival Handicap on Thursday six pigs to one, and he ran last. I have only two pigs left, and I cannot let him run against me now. If he starts in two more races I will lose the lot." Canterbury-bred. At a charity meeting held at Goodwood (Perth) on November 18, the concluding event, the Lee Steele Welter one mile, was won by Don Quixote (Paladin—Hornbeam). Another New Zealander, the Lucullus mare Lilt, was second. Don Quixote started at double figures, won by two lengths, and successfully survived a protest for interference. Sons of Night Raid. An Australian writer, in referring to the Derby and Canterbury Cup successes of Nightly, says that another son of Night Raid that seems likely to develop into a galloper much above the ordinary is Mr E. A. Connolly's colt Wheriko. He is a big, upstanding thoroughbred, but as yet is somewhat inexperienced. It was stated that his owner had backed him for a large amount for the last Melbourne Cup, but this notwithstanding he immediately relieved Wheriko of the engagement when the colt developed an abscess in the mouth. Wheriko is almost sure to be heard of next year, and in some quarters is already spoken of as a likely Centenary Melbourne Cup horse. Promising' Jumper. Mr T. A. Duncan produced a likely looking jumper in Silent Bill at Levin, and he ran a creditable race into fourth place, upon which he ought to improve. He is a strong, well-built gelding by Nassau, and shapes as if a journey would be to his liking. Silent Bill was bred in Australia by Mr W. Badgery, of Scone, New South Wales. His dam, Lady Christina, is by Mountain King out of Caserta's daughter, an imported mare by St. Simonmimi from Caserta, by Springfield. He was purchased at the Sydney sales as a yearling by Mr Duncan for 150 guineas. Peter Jackson. According to a message received in Sydney from Melbourne last week. Peter Jackson will not race again in Australia in the colours of Mr J. A. Phillips, who has decided not to exercise his option of a further lease of a year. Peter Jackson will be returned to New Zealand this week. The Moonee Valley Gold Cup was the onlyrace Peter Jackson won in Australia. TROTTING NOTES Reminders. Nominations for the Hororata Racing Club's annual meeting Ctwo trotting events) will close at 5 p.m. tomorrow, at the office of the Canterbury Jockey Club, Christchurch. Nominations for the Gore Trotting Club's annual meeting will close at 5 p.m. on Monday. Acceptances for the New Brighton Trotting Club's summer meeting will close at noon on Tuesday next. Nominations for the Ashburton Trotting Club's summer meeting will close at 8 p.m. on Thursday of next week, which hour is also the time of final forfeits for the New Zealand Champion Stakes, to be decided on Boxing Day.

Change of Trainers. The two-year-old filly Coronilla, who was in charge of R. Alexander at the New Zealand Cup meeting, is now attached to J. H. Jefferd's team at Hastings. Kiders at Takapuna. Riding engagements announced for the Takapuna Jockey Club's spring meeting on Saturday include the following:—A. Tinker: Gay Marigold, Greek Gold. Alignment; K. Voitre: Nun Nicer; C. Walters: Model Girl; H. Gilmer: Golden Sceptre; H. N. Wiggins: Merry Damon, Sunny Bachlor, Prolyxo, Morehu, Landlubber; E. Manson: Cherry King, Baroscope; F. E. .Baker: Neil; W. J. Broughton; Whakapara. Beneficial Escapade. While doing his preliminary for the last race at Ipswich Amateur Turf Club's meeting on Wednesday of last week Ted Cane threw his rider and jumped a five-foot fence into the school grounds adjoining. The horse had to be walked half a mile back to the course, the race being delayed for 15 minutes. As a consequence Ted Cane eased in the betting, but in the race he ran away from the field, •winning by 12 lengths. Doubles Totalisator. The first doubles totalisator in Sydney is to be installed at the Ascot racecourse, the Ministry having notified the club that it has approved of the innovation. It is hoped to have the machine in operation by Easter. In order that money will not be tied up unnecessarily, the doubles will be on consecutive races. Recovering. R. Inkson, the crack Victorian jumping jockey, who was seriously injured some months ago, and whose life was despaired of, continues to make good progress. His medical advisers consider that if he maintains the present rate of recovery that the New Year will see him a comparatively fit man again. Plunge that Failed. The New Zealand horse Beaconsfield, who was having his first race in Melbourne, was heavily supported in the Welter Purse at Caulfield on November 18, being backed from long odds down to favourite at a short price. He was the leader for six furlongs, but the extra two and a half found him out, and he missed a place. It is probable that he needed the run, and will make amends shortly. Returning Home. After Money and Safari are returning to New Zealand on December 2, and are to compete at the Auckland Cup meeting. After Money's owner decided not to run her after her re-

Racing in Form. While his Forbury Park efforts were not of an outstanding nature, Wild Guy finished in the money both days, and he has the record of being in the money on every occasion he has raced since he returned to winnin" form at New Brighton early in October. He will race at that course again next week in the mile saddle race, conditions which will suit him; he will have many followers even from the back 24 yards. Wild Guy usually races well in saddle, and he will be given another chance to prove himself in this direction. Better Suited. Desert Maiden did not appear to be able to handle to the best advantage the track at Forbury Park, and she is likely to do better when she races on a large grass track. Her best showings have been made on grass tracks and those of greater circumference than five furlongs. Under Discussion. It is likely that in the near future there will be some amendments to the handicapping system. Chief of these will be in regard to the penalising of winners of one mile and a quarter races on their two mile marks. If the proposal is carried there will not be a repetition of some of the form shown in mile and a quarter events leading up to the New Zealand Cup. While the major proportion of the system will remain the same, the proposed alterations will be in relation to those horses handicapped on marks faster than 4min 27sec. Another amendment which may come into effect in these classes is one which will deal with horses engaged in the principal event on the card and also the fast mile and a quarter race. If carried, the new rule will debar the winner of the big race from contesting the mile and a quarter event without being penalised, and a 12 yards penalty will be enforced for that race on that day, but will be lifted the next time the horse is handicapped over a mile and a quarter. Novice Pacer. Sea Horse, whose name figures among those of the many novices in the Improvers' Handicap at New Brighton, is the Nelson Derby—Bridget Pointer gelding trained by C. Tasker at Addington. Bridget Pointer was by Logan Pointer from Bridget Galindo. Bridget Pointer is half-sister to Attorney. An Ashburton Prospect. The form shown by Real Burton at meetings earlier in the season was fairly useful and she would not need to show a great deal of improvement to have a very good chance of leaving the ranks of non-winners when she contests the Melrose Handicap ct Ashburton on Saturday.

Improving; Pacer. It will be interesting to see how Jimmy de Oro performs over two miles on Saturday next at Ashburton. In his more recent races he has shown a good deal of improvement, and,he now leaves the mark much more smartly than he did a few months ago. Furthermore, he has been very close up in most of his later outings, which | were over a shorter distance than two miles, but on all occasions he has been finishing on well. i Next Appearance. The champion three-year-old, War Buoy, has to date contested only two handicap races, which he wen handsomely, but it is likely that he will be seen in similar company next week at New Brighton, where he claims two engagements. His outing next week will serve to keep him up to the mark for his classic engagement at Ashburton on Boxing Day. Not as Expected. On lus Oamaru showing on Labour Day Bon Haven was expected to show to better advantage before now, but he has in his two subsequent engagements failed to do so. His chance at Forbury Park last week was prejudiced, as on the first day he bolted round the track before the start of his race and although he later took part in the event, he bad become unnerved and failed to settle down. On the second day of the meeting he again failed to trot correctly, probably the result of his first day's experience. A Popular Fixture. One could not wish for better proof of the popularity of light harness racing than that supplied by the large attendance at Forbury Park on Saturday last. The card couid not be considered particularly high class, yet it proved strong enough to draw a very large attendance. If the club could supply sufficient attraction to draw two high-class fields each day the local meeting would go ahead by leaps and bounds. The class to draw business is the one known to the public and not the apparently slow field containing the unknown quantity. In Form. Royal Di'iisus, although on the back cf the Mace Memorial Handicap, 43 yards, is sure to have a large following of friends when that race comes up for decision. He went to the Forbury Park meeting with perhaps better prospects that any horse, and although he was well beaten in the mile and a quarter race on the opening day he was very unlucky in not receiving a clear run over the concluding stages of the Forbury Handicap won by Blue Mountain from Silver de Oro. He has raced well at New Brighton on several occasions, and he will be expected to give another good account of himself next weelc. After Good Absence. Prince Author, who raced so nrominently last Christmas, but went off in his Jater races, was turned out last autumn and has since then enjoved a good spell. He will make his reappearance at the New Brighton meeting and may be in the right form . about Christmas to show something like his form of 12 months ago, when he is raced at the holiday meetings. ENGLISH UOOKMAKING SOMK HHAVV SPECULATORS !n England few fortunes arc now made by bookmakers, though, with a number of young men inheriting money, there are still backers who invest in a very largo way. The London "Daily Express" recently published an interview with a leading bookmaker, and his statements are interesting. According to him, 5 per cent, of backers win regularly and 15 per cent •Dreak even," whicn leaves «u per cent, working for the booKmaKor 'rne OooKinaker who was interviewed mentioned live races this year on which he had won £SOOO or more but he tost £6500 on the Hunt Cup at Ascot, and had experienced other bad races. It was put to him that bookmakers never seemed to go •'broke," to which he replied that many of the smaller men did. During the current year his firm had taken over the business of two others whose annual turnover was more than £50,000. The success of Gordon Richards had assisted in getting them into difficulties. IJugc Turnover. The firm with which he was connected had an annual turnover of more than £3,000,000, which was onethirtieth of the total turnover of all the bookmakers in England. Early in October the firm paid out £68,000 in one week, but still it was a winning i week for them. At most the net profit over a year was never more than 5 or 6 per cent. A big item was bad debts, which occasionally ran into' £50,000 annually. There were seven people who did business with his firm who would regularly bet from £3OO to £SOO on a race. Among these was a Cabinet Minister, who would put £SOO on a horse a minute before the "off." which gave the bookmaker no time to hedge, and sometimes that backer won. Several women also invested up to £SOO. "One or two Guards officers," he continued, "are betting very heavily indeed at the moment. One put £SOOO on a horse last week. This suits the bookmaker very well, because he can get this money on-the horse at all prices down to even money. "One of the safeguards of the bookmaker is The Blower. This is a limited company which has a' telephone open to every racecourse, and a renresentative who executes commissions for bookmakers in the big cities. If a bookmaker suddenly finds at the last minute Ihat ho has mo'-e money on a horse than he wa"K he bode«s by nutting, le*- "=; "v. £2OO on the ho'-se to win via B'owc. bookmfiVers ei*hev use Tb" P.lown* or hpdsre t>i»ir bet* with th" biff bookmakers l;l 'e if We have dealings with at least 50 of them. Shonl'l Not Take Cr-we«. "If bookmakers go bankrupt it is usually their fault. It means that they have been too rash in standing bets instead of laving them off. or that they have not thought fast enough. One reason why bookmakers have done so badly this year is because the going has been consistent. This means that form could be accurately gauged. "We havi had a very bad yefr so far, but it does not mean that we have actually lost money. It does mean, however, that our net nrofit may be onlv 1 or 2 per cent, instead of 5 or 6, and when you consider the thousands of nounds we have to have at the bank with which to pay out winning accounts it is a very serious matter. j , P.eat the Tote. "With regard to betting with the tote or the bookmaker, the bookmaker will give better odds 99 times out of 100 when the horse starts at six to one or less. "As for Gordon Richards, he has certainly cost us a great deal of money this year. It runs into many thousands' if you consider the whole ring. "In this firm we do not pay any attention to bets of less than five pounds. At Chepstow the other day we found we had to nay out £3OOO in half-crown and fwe shilling doubles which we had not bothered to count or lay off. "Bookmaking is a distinct • gamble for the bookmaker to a certain extent. If he is wise he can limit his liabilities pretty accurately by hedging, but it cannot be an exact science." Have you anything to sell—Do you . wish to buy ? If so * small advertisement in the classified sec- i tion of "The Press" will be all you I need. 12 words Is, tl.ree insertions 2s 6d. —GI

FEILDING J.C.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY The Feilding Jockey Club's spring meeting will open to-day with the following programme:— 12. Noon—

TAKAPUNA SCKATCHINUS i-I'RESS ASSOCIATION '1 EI.KGRASI I AUCKLAND, November 29. Gigantic was scratched for all engagements at the Takapuna Jockey Club's meeting at 2.47 p.m. Gay Marigold was scratched for the Takapuna Plato at 4.45 p.m.

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