RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21120, 22 March 1934, Page 12

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

racing fixtures March 22—Man aw a*, u F.C. 'second day;. March 23. 24—Oamaru J.C. March 24—Otautau R.C. March 24, 26—Bay of Plen.y J.C. March 24, 26—West port J.C. March 31— Hawkc's Bay J.C. March 31—Tuapeka C.J.C. March 31 and April 2—W airarapa J.C. March 31 and April 2—Feildmg J.C. Mcrch 31 and April 2—Auckland K.C. March 31 and April 2. 3—Hiverion R.C. April 2 —Beaumont R.C. April 2 —Waipukurau J.C. April 2 -Kumara R.C. April 2, 3— Canterbury J.C. April 4 —Westland R.C. April 6, 7—Greymouth J.C. April 7—Hawke's Eay J.C. April 7, 11 —Avondale J.C. April 11—Reefton J.C. April 14—Mastcrion R.C. April 19 —Waimate R.C April 19, 21 —Whangarei RC. April 21—Marton J.C. . April 21—South Canterbury J.C. April 21, 23 —Nelson J.C. April 27, 28—Pahiatua R.C. April 27. 28— Marlborough R.C. April 28 —Ambcrlcy R.C. TROTTING FIXTURES March 24—Wanganui T.C. (second day). March 31 and April 2—Hawera T.C. March 31 and April 4—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. April 7 —Taranaki T.C. April 14—Thames T.C. April 14 —Ashburton T.C. April 21 —Te Aroha T.C. April 26 —Marlborough T.C. .April 28 —Auckland T.C. TURF UOSSli'

•■expended to treatment as well as his) trainer expected. The Smuggler was | booked to take part in the Great: Autumn Handicap, but can now be marked down ;>s n doubtful starter. , tays the Dunedin "Star." Appointed Starter Mr D. J. Guincy. formerly of Christ- j church, has been appointed starter to ; the Stratford Racing Club. The Erbie Case A cablegram on Monday suited that S. W. Biggins, a prominent; trainer, was successful in his appeal j to the Australian Jockey Club against | his life disqualification imposed on | him in January last for his part in j the Erbie case. The facts of the case were reported as follows: — At Holbrook, New South Wales, last October. Duke Bombita. carrying lOst 91b. won a live furlongs race by five : lengths in lmin 3 3-ssec. The first; nrize was £5. Duke Bombita was de- < scribed as an aged bay or brown geH- | ing by Bombita from Cucini. After several weeks' investigation, Mr P. Bartiey. stipendiary steward of the Southern. Districts' Racing Association, decided that Duke Bombita was a ring-in. being identical with the Sydnev performer Erbie. Mr Bartiey imposed a life disqualification on the racehorse Erbie, also ".'.'crt Coughlan, nominator of Duke Bombita, Thomas McMa'non. Co-lessee of Erbie. Stanley Biggins and John Nathan, of Wagga. Erbie, an aged bay gelding by Bombita from Cervo, won three races last season, and early this season secured four placings in as many starts. Totalisator Declines At the last session of Parliament legislation was passe;! reducing the rebate on tiie totalisator tax of 5 per cent, from 1 per cent, to per cent, as from March 1. It may not be a consequence of this action, but it is certainlv mure than significant that eight out of the 13 meetings (exception Dannevirke, which did not race last ycari held on or since that date have shown declines 'in many <•- substantial' m tneir turnovers, says the sporting writer of the "F.vening Post. The sums handled by Hie totalisator.'. | at. these meetings, grouped according ;to whether the vvin-and-placc or I singie-pool systems operated, are as follows: —

Reminders Nominations for the Westland Racing Club's meeting will close at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow, and for the Greymouth Jockey Club's meeting at 9 p.m. on Saturday. Nominations for all events < including two trotting races) at the Easter meeting of the Westland Racing Club close with the secretary at Hokitika to-morrow at <5.30 o'clock. The meeting at Plokitika is the centre one of the five meetings on the Coast, constituting the Easter racing circuit. Southern Engagements Fairway and Colessian will make their first appearances for their new owners at the Otautau meeting on Saturday. Their stablemates, Courtyard and Cheap Money, are also engaged. These horses will go on to Biverton for the Easter meeting there, ana will be joined by Silver Sight, who will miss the Oamaru programme. Leaving for England Mr C. N. Draper, of Dunedin, owner of Custodian, will leave Wellington on Saturday by the Port Chalmers on a trip abroad, and hopes to be back in New Zealand after the Melbourne • Centenary Cup gathering. He intends to be at Randwick for the spring meetings, and has left instructions with his trainer. F. D. Jones, to take Custodian over if Jones considers the colt worthy of the trip. Mr Draper will be accompanied on th? tour by Mrs Draper. Struck Himself Cadland was unable 'to fulfil his V/ellington engagements. He struck himself during his gallop with Epigram on Thursday morning, and this accounts for his poor showing on that occasion. His owner. Mr T. A. Duncan, stated that the trouble was not regarded seriously, but he was taking no risks by running him. Double Success Predicted Silver Ring is looking a picture at present, and his Challenge Stakes win v. as achieved practically without effort, says a .North Island writer. Few will look past him in the Canterbury Jockey Club's Great Easter and Autumn Handicaps.

WIN-AND-PLACE SYSTEM in-;:;. i'.'-i. : Club. ■' ■- Napier Par* . . *l>anks PoiMts.: 1 ..! . . '■ ; 1 "- 1 Frar.klin - - 1 "■ 1 ■ W.-i iknl- 1 V I". Wellincto" '2 15 "' i ~ , 4 ,^ Totals 1 '•' s SINGLE-POOL SYSTEM ■Crrtwi: ".'"i ■;^ fl -Otn.n.w- 4M i Bir.-r.uoorf V-'-'' ' 'Tnveroar; 11 Trots 1 I .'.'V-i IVTC^i Wt-I'initt --i Tro-s l-.-C-U Cheviot Trots 4.1!«"J • 't l Wsnganui Tut? .. 4..".4 3 ;5.«5.>:»4 TotaU 40.-i:a On three weeks' racing it is not practicable to draw particular conclusions, but at least one point should be fairlv obvious to the legislating body of the Dominion, and that is that it lias started to squeeze the racing revenue fount again before ever the head springs had had time to recover from the tapping that time has sufficiently well proved to have been very dange'rouslv excessive. The racing and trotting authorities make no secret of their renewed alarm with the present persistent trend. Yet they must sit and watch, pinioned by legislation, while the lifestream that nourishes them dries up slowly at its source.

Colt Destroyed Mr E. Martin's two-} ear-old The Weaver, by Paper Money from Fiquant. in A. D. Webster's stable, broke a leg last week and had to be destroyed. The Weaver was one of Webster's team in Australia last soring, and although he had no public form he \vr.= regarded as a promising jialloper, and his loss is a serious one. In Sydney Cup Peter Jackson ran a great race In the Australian Cup. and with his weight reduced to 8-5 he must have a splendid chance in the Sydney Cup < writes "Pilot" in the Sydney "Referee"). He will meet Gippsland on the same terms, but in the belief that !he will improve more than the latter 3 shall expect him to finish ahead of :>lurrLy'3 horse again. The reverse ■way of going is unlikely to tell against Peter Jackson, as he has already shown form at Randwick. Peter Jackson ran nowhere with 8-8 in the last Sydney Cup. but on the concluding day of the Fame meeting he seemed a trifle tut • luckv to be beaten by Pretzel in tae Dangar Handicap. In that, however, Yi carried only 7-G. His First Mount a Winner The former Wanganui horseman, sred Voisht. who is now attached to J. A. Rowland's stable, signalled his return to race riding by winning on i>ie first mount he had —Dunmure m the Hunter's Flat Handicap at Ir.vercargill on Saturday. Over the Country The win of Cultivator in the Turi Steeplechase at Invercargill on Saturcav was a verv popular one. and his owner. Mr W. E. H3zlett. of All Black lame, received many congratulations c.n his success. Andy, who was coupled with Cultivator, attempted to win all the wav, but when his stablemate and Willow Glen caught liim at the last fence he »as done -with, and Cultivator, well handled by !Sex Beale, onlv just beat the South Canterbury horse. The official time v> as T>ostcd. 3min 59sec for the two miles', and if this is correct it was the fastest steeplechase ever run in Otago or Southland. Mr Hazlett supervises the training of his own horses, and has both of these steeplechasers looking very well. Speakeasy Sptakcaiy was handled very_ indifferently in" the Turi Steeplechase at Invcrcargil!, and after hitting the second last fence punched out the last rnd unseate i his'rider. He was kept too far cut of the running all theway, and had he been allowed to run along at his fences would have given a better exhibition of jumping. Speakeasy Jooks well, and at Otautau next Saturday should give a much better account cf himself. During his stay in the south he is under the charge of F. W. Ellis. Doubtful Visitor The injury sustained by The Smugflir last week was caused through flipping during a gallop and straining floe of his joints, which filled rather badly, and at the week-end had not

TROTTING NOTES [r Reminders ' Acceptances for events the first ; clay of the New Zealand Metropolitan ; Trotting Clnb'.- Easter meeting will ''' close at 12 noon on Tuesday nc:ct. Nominations for light harness events cn the Westlnnd Racing Club's programme will close on Friday. I Nominations for the Thames and Manawatu meetings will close on Friday. Acceptances for the Haweru Trot- : ting Club's annual meeting will close on Saturday. ! ' Barrier Practice Mr A. J, Hastings will visit New , Brighton this morning to give barrier , practice to any horses that may re-, quire it. On Tuesday next he will j be at Addiugton, and will arrange for , starting practice at the two miles post. , ! Walla Walla and Auburn Lad > : The Australian pacers Walla Walla and Auburn Lad have brightened ud sir.ee arriving at Addington. and both ; horses apnear ready for fast woi'.t. i While Auburn Lad was allowed to run along at a fair pace for a mile . on Tuesday, Walla Walla was kep^, to verv steady jogging. Auburn Lad will prcbablv be given a mo-'e severe test this morning, and Walla Walla may be all-owed to run along over a < S mile. It is the intention to give both j ! horses fast work on Saturday mom--1 ing. | Easter Meeting i The New Zealand .Metropolitan ( I Trotting Club will adhere to the popu- ! iar prices it has charged for admi: - i «ior to the course, and at the cost of: I one shil!ir?2 patrons are promised one ; of the finest programmes ever staged , jat Addington. In this respect lol- ! lowers of trowing are fortunate, and it i is doubtful whether any trotting or ' racing club in New Zealand provides < i its patrons with the same enlcrtainI merit at such a low cost. Admission, to the lawn enclosure has been fixed at live shillings, and one Mull;: 1 .," will . be charged for root'jr-wu* v: The Stud Book Mr W. H. Larc«..:nbe. compiler of the New Zealand Stud Book, reports a verv readv response on the part of breeders to an appeal for nominations published in "The Press" a fortnight ago. Every day sir.ee entries l-.avc been received, but there are sti l ! owners of well-bred mares whu_ ro net appear to realise the value ct an entrv in the Stud Eook. 7he presence of many visiting sportsmen during the next" week or so will result in many more nominations being received. "and it is the ambition of the compiler to make Volume X. of the New Zealand Stud Book a complete record 01 the breeding of trotters and pacers, and a credit to the sport. A c a concession to visiting breeders, it has been decided to extend the do ing of nominations from March 31 to April 4. ' Oamaru Jockey Club ! Some useful pacers arc engaged in. J the light harness events to be de- ; cided at the Oamaru Jockey Club'.; meeting to-morrow, and if the track is in rood order a big improvement on the handicap times may be expected. In the Waiknura Trot Handi-, cap the favourite will probably be Snowy de Oro. a grey gelding by l?cy : de Oro Logan Pointer mare, trained in South Canterbury by D. Tcahen. At the recent Timaru meeting Snowy de. Oro was made favourite for the; Trial Handicap, and after putting up a good race he occupied fourth posi- ; tion behind Colene Parrish, Adsum, and Great Horatius. none of whom is engaged in to-morrow's race. Another promising sort engaged is j Greenmantle. a three-year-old gelding ' by Wrack—Nanfwich, who raced at)

in Januarv and finished second to Social Pest in the Improvers'! Handicap of a mile and five furlongs; in 3min 47 3-ssec from a 4min ssee mark. This represented a fair performance. and it may be remembered that Captain Heath, who finished t..iru j to Social Pest and Greenmantk*. will also race at Oamaru. He is an ageu gelding by Cathedral Chimes from a ■ I King Cole mare, and is trained by J. McLennan. I Charteris Valr I Charteris Vale, who is an acceptor for the Waikaura Handicap at Oamaru ' tomorrow. war; a winner at Che\ 10. ' on Saturday last, and in consequence she has incurred a penalty of 30 yaicis. i She is a smart pacer, but will have j 1 to be on her best behaviour to win 1 against some fairly useful paccrs.

,\ Promising; Paccr Dundee, a winner fit ihr recent, meeting at Wellington, is by Nelson. Derbv. from Tairane, the dam oi Dundas Boy, and is regarded as one of the j most promising paccrs at Addington.j In the Oamaru Trot Handicap to-mor- j row he is set to give away 1- yards . start, but the company is_ not very | select, and Eddystono will find it hard j to rive him liG vards. Modem Lady ; and Ronald Derby may also race well. '

Trotting in Sydney i As trotting is conducted at present j it is not to the advantage of any trot- j ting owner or trainer to have a horse in "his possession break a say;, a writer in 'lie Sydney "Ueferee.' 'lhe pcnaltv incurred makes it exceedingly diilicuU for the horse to win, as he is handieaoptd und'T '.lie Sydney system to run 'his best time on all occasions. This is impossible, and to help the position the Australian Trotting Club instituted a scheme whereby a horse j is allowed 12 yards after three unsuccessful starts, whether placed or unplaced, in the same class of lace, j If the New South Wales Trotting Club cannot adopt this rule trotting men suggest that any owner possessing a horse that breaks a race record should receive .i_3o, in addition to the v alae of the stake. This is a modest request. and one that would help the club to achieve its ideal of class racing. At present there is no inducement to owners to break records, as the monetary gain docs not compensate the owner for the added difficulty tie has iii winning a race. Speed and more speed is Ihe mission of the trotting and paciim horse, and unless something is done to encourage taster pcrformances w ■ shall never icai i the standard of New Zealand trolling and pacing, and its consequent strong appeal to the public. That our cnampion. Walla Walla, has to go to New Zealand to find horses of his own class is enough proof that ruore encouragement should be given to owners to dei velop the best speed in their horses.

OPOTIKI J.C. : Ci.MNSl'l I) WINS (.'I I' ,1 KIN.-, is .JU4TI-!. ironu , OPOTIKI. March 'JI. The Opotiki Jockey Club's meeting , was held in good weather. The track - i was in good order. The totalisutor ! handled £1674 10s, as against i-IG-i * last vear. There was an inci case of : £2O in the gate takings. Results:— [ ! MAIDEN PLATE, : o: xv ' f " r , - MAKI H!N<l S"N(, ','-"','7 ! - 1 |;ov 3 ! a.hl Van) i-.\ i.-mt «.«» ; Won b* •' W-'h: -'..,.1 sen::-.. :.m! T-tr.o. Imm ITht. , ; , OPOTIKI HACK CUT. ! • j :,---iri:ANn city To irom.-i.-; J [ il

WAIWOEKA STAKES, Of 4'J I \Wijsli«-f«»r-as>\ >r <» t' o n " ji J• i (•«. Hv.; furious*. v,..\-ny .•< >\ ' v. 1 '2 —)!o:i t .-"UK ■ ■ V'"' 1 1 ■■ ' ,J i ~)!>Ut!t> h nl-n »t:ii :' '1 W.,[: Ny :i : a h'.'a'l •" 1 n<l ''l ' "■' • Tim.% limn OPOTIKI cur. (if 1 1-.I }"\>. '"•><• Wi'.o aim .i ..o-;-r. •j -liAiNsnn ."-ii ■■ Wa!-:> i I—Minuv1 —Minuv Sky 7-u w •f'"'! " 4 —l.a<t 1 .rip Ti; • _ ' I'cti-r l'mil 7-<>: *' ll ' 0 ;i 1 Martml. W..M f<y half a a " 1 m -'l ;itii] t'niol. *1 ius•' i 'Jinm t.-ty. EAST COAST HACK lIANDICAr. Of -in stjo. s iN furloiig». •j— MAwiuxii >:u.vu H 1 1 -A'_"incii'irt " ■ - • ' C, --I'rin.-ps, l.ai. M" ■ • 'f"" 1 AT''.. Howl s-: SO; It.-ya. 7-10 also W'nu i«v :: i -,' l!i ; 'wu j; crt 11 s scor.tt nrd :!i i 1. Time, 1 m 111 1 " BAY OF PLENTY HIGH-WEIGHT HANDI CAI\ of -!•> >-.% 1 -r.nTliWl'l,!. S-7 Walsh I 2 Miss TstolK* S n Trein;ii n:i T:i*? only jtinrfM'-. Woi; iiy' t'.vo t.M.-I Imiri r LYING HANDICAP. Of -!n .mc f'.irlontv * -i.IM K.X s i i r, r i I—(fraud C'iiy 7 n Trfm.i.i." - T'ir o\\]y ftrtrlri-. \\\,n i.y'|pn s i''«. 'l'ii.K'. i jruti THE RECTOR DIES FROM INJURIES

llt>"\ Al. IH KK DH-TKOVKI) INVERCARGILL. March V,'. Dairci's gcldin;;. The Hector, diet to-day from injuries rec-'ived at t!v Birchwood Hunt meeting I;tst Saiur dr.\. Vi'iiile cxcrci.-.i:;: at Gore U - !. '1 G. Pollock's v.-oH-known Royal Duke, broke a leg and v;s tic >t roved: