RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21290, 9 October 1934, Page 14

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

RACING FIXTURES October 12, .13—Mastcrton R.C. October IS—South Canterbury J.C. October 13, 15—Auckland R.C. October 20, 22—Wellington R.C. October 22, 23—Gore R.C. October 22—Waverley R.C. October 22—Waikato R.C. October 22—Waipawa C.R.C. October 22—North Canterbury R.C. October 25, 27—Poverty Bay T.C. October 27 —Banks Peninsula R.C. October 27—Rangitikei R.C. November 3, s—Avondale5 —Avondale J.C. November 3, 5, 7, 10—Canterbury J.C. November 8, 10—Whangarei B.C. November 10—Hawke's Bay J.C. November 17—Carterton R.C. November 17, 19—Waikato R.C. November 24—Levin R.C. November 24, 26—Takapuna J.C. November 30, December I—Feilding November 30, December I—Winton J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES

October 13—Waikato T.C. October 20, 22—Auckland T.C. October 20, 22—Greymouth T.C. October 22—Oamaru T.C. October 22—Manawatu T.C. October 27—Wellington T.C. November 6, 8," 9—New Zealand Metropolitan T.C. November 22, 24—Forbury Park T.C. November 30 and December 2—Nelson T.C. TURF GOSSIP Reminder Acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting will close at 9 p.m. to-morrow. For Washdyke For th.e South Canterbury Jockey Club's- spring meeting on Saturday next a. special train, taking passengers at specially reduced rates, will leave Christchurch at 7.20 a.m., arriving at the racecourse at 11.10 a.m. This train will also convey horses. The return train will leave Timaru at 5.45 p.m., arriving in Christchurch at 9.20 p.m. The usual 8.35 a.m. mail train will also convey passengers from Christchurch at reduced fares, and will stop at Washdyke to set down passengers, who will be able to connect with a race special from Timaru. Trentham Nominations Riccarton stables are fairly well represented in the nominations for the Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting, the list being as follows:—HoroYata, Cricket Bat, Knockfin, Ranelagh, Vintage, Dollar Prince, Elbanor, Madam Pompadour, Davolo, Polydora, Silver Sight, Some Shamble, Penelope, ■Copyist, Strong Light, Trumpet Blast, General O'Duffy, Argentic.

Well Supported Latest reports from Sydney show that Silver Ring was fancied for the Epsom Handicap after all. Following upon his good race at Hawkesbury, there was a steady and insistent demand for him in the big mile race, so that his price, while still a good one at the start, had considerably shortened from what it stood at earlier. Silver Ring was also backed extensively in doubles with Oro and Waikare (winner of the Metropolitan).

A Derby Candidate Tauramai, winner of the Dunedin Guineas, is engaged in the/New Zealand Derby, as well as in the New Zealand Cup, and his easy success on Saturday gives him reasonable prospects in the classic. His leading pedigree lines are as follows: Sire: Paladin by Polymelus—Cestas by St. Amant—Abbot's Anne by Rightaway—Sister Lumley by St. Honorat— Lady Lumley by See Saw—Lady Alice Hawthorn by Newminster. ■ Dam: Fairform by Boniform—Satislaire by Birkenhead —Content by Dreadnought—Lullaby by Apremont— Hammock (imp.) by Orest.

A Cheap Yearling Wise Boy, the winner of the Australian Jockey Club's Breeders' Plate, was .sold for the modest sum of 80 guineas as a yearling. Pie was bred by A. E. Thompson and Sons, Bylong Station, .Rylstone, New South Wales, and is a brown gelding by Treclare from Wiseacre, by Linacre from Sanity, an imported mare by Santoy. Wise Boy is Treclare's second winning representative in this race, he having sired last year's winner, Fashion Star. The run-ner-up this year, Rembrant, was another very cheap yearling, costing only 50 guineas; but the third colt Latharna, bred by Mr G. M. Currie, and a halfbrother to Pomp, cost 800 guineas. A Severe Ordeal In referring to the contest for the Hawkesbury Spring Handicap, run on September 22, a Sydney writer states that one of the starters, Custodian, had 51b over weight-for-age, and was set a strenuous task for a three-year-old so early in the season. He was nearly done when he met with interference at the straight entrance, and the in-dications-were not encouraging from a Derby point of view. However, he probably needed the race to bring him ©n. He had a strenuous week. He ran second at Victoria Park on September 19 over six furlongs to Australia Fair, galloped a fast mile at Randwick the next morning, and ran a mile and a quarter at Hawkesbury.

Auckland Meeting The fine weather of the last few days has been very beneficial to the course at Ellerslie, and the tracks, Which were holding last week, have dried considerably. With a continuance of the sunny days, the going will be excellent for the opening of the Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting on Saturday. So far the track work has not been very interesting, but the arrival of a number of visitors will give added interest to to-morrow's gallops. The arrivals include Spiral, Pomp, Burnish, Canopy, Limbohm, Capella Abbey, Gainsfid, Sporting Blood, and Kotou. Spiral is one of the popular fancies for the Mitchelson Cup, and looks really well. Limbohm is also in fine condition, and is well seasoned after the racing he has had in the last few months. Kotou, winner of the Prince of Wales Stakes at Napier Park is a very shapelv Ally, but she is not very big. By N"ight Raid from Courtesy, Kotou is bred to gallop fast, and her presence will add a lot of interest to the Welcome Stakes.

Riding Engagements Riding engagements announced for Saturday at Ellerslie include:— L. J. Ellis—Spiral, Jonathan, Burnish, Pomp, Galilee. H N. Wiggins—Solarium, Solomon, Kelly, Day. Wind. E. Manson—Baroscope, Ruling Light. J: F. Fergus— Chromadyne, Miss Dazzje. D. J. Burgess—Bamba. H. Long—Chief Cook, Aubretia. H. Goldfinch—Kotou. K. Voitre—Limbohm. W. J. Broughton—Carfex. R. Home—Versant. On Parade S. Tremain—Mungatoon, Mungacre, I British Columbia, Trevace, -Jaeldy S. J. Cammick—Glenhaupo, Ka-. rangapai. . B. H. Sullivan—Flower Bag.

An Interesting Colt The Seigfried—Left two-year-old colt in work at Wanganui is reported to be very attractive, and is the centre of thff^ulf 1 ?u interest - The future of this half-brother to Gaine Carrington and Peter Jackson will be watched with interest. To Be Gclde-i The Raider, by Night Raid from Valicare, will not do any further racing this spring. Mr P. H. Osborne is in accord with B. Payten's opinion that nc would be a greater racing success as a gelding than as a stallion, and ne is to be operated on. Okawa Team R. Alexander is taking Aescuhiss, Kotou and Coronilla to Auckland this week. Aesculus has improved considerably by his race at Napier. Coronilla has recovered from the slight mishap that befel her on the eve o£ Napier Park. This filly As sure to develop into a class handicap sprinter this season. Racing at Ellerslle

W. H. Dwyer and M. Gardner have left Wanganui for Auckland with Midian and Korokio respectively. Midian should be seen to advantage on the Ellershe course, and with 7-7 on his back he should make things interesting in the Mitchelson Cup. Korokio is improving with every race, and should soon win again. Midian figures in the Flying Handicap as well as the Cup. He ran a good race in the Waverley Cup last year on a light preparation, and is in much better fettle now. so that the son of Weathervane, if he starts in the t-up, will probably run out the miie and a half all right. A Useful Team

W. Rayner has also left Wanganui for Ellerslie with Burnish, Spiral, Pomp, and Canopy. They are all m good fettle, and both Burnish and Canopy appear to be considerably improved since racing at Wanganui. At the same time Burnish has not yet shown the brilliance she displayed when at her top form last season, as she seems to be a bit tied up. However, it is on the cards that she will show something approaching her real quality at Ellerslie. Rayner has not given his team much fast work the reverse way, but intends to put some good gallops into them when he reaches Ellerslie. Before leaving. Pomp and Spiral were trotted and cantered, and then went a mile fast, the last seven furlongs being cut out in lmin 32isec, both being together and going well within themselves. It was a good gallop, as the going was fairly soft after heavy rain. Burnish and Canopy were companions in a five-furlong sprint. From a flying start, they ran the first quarter in 23 l-ssec. three furlongs in 36sec, and came home under restraint in lmin 3 3-ssec. Rust, who will have her next outing at Feilding, was given a couple of rounds of gooi pace work. A Handy Loan Some New Zealand jockeys are game enough to do almost anything, but they would scarcely go as far as attempting to borrow a stirrup iron to weigh in with after gaining a place in a race. This occurred at a recent meeting at St: Cloud (France). The rider of the third horse lost an iron in running, and, on dismounting to weigh in, borrowed another one from a friendly rider. The stewards, hov/ever, did not disqualify him or the horse,* but contented themselves with fining the jockey about £4, and censured the trainer, J. Torterolo, for not more closely supervising the unsaddling. Such a decision would have been impossible on a leading course in either Australia or New Zealand, and it is not to be wondered at that a Paris writer said he could not understand it.

Improvement in limes According to many racing men time really counts for nothing, owing to the improvement of tracks. Nevertheless, comparison is always of interest, says "Pilot" in the Sydney "Referee." To those who know Randwick on other than racing days there does not appear to have been any marked change in the last 25 years. The grass is cut shorter and heavier rollers are used in preparing it for racing, but improvement has not gone beyond that. The changes mentioned would not alone account for the faster times. It would be fairer to admit that our breeders have accomplished the principal thing aimed at in the breeding of racehorses—the increase of speed at all distances.

Bearing on races run at the Australian Jockey Club spring meeting, the record for the Epsom Handicap 25 years ago was Melodrama's lmin 38Jsec. Now it is Amounis's lmin 36.Jsec, while Nightmarch did lmin 36|sec, and Autopay and Chatham lmin 37sec in the respective years they won the race.

The Metropolitan has been run at its present distance only 14 years, Pershore winning in 2min 44isec in 1920. Since then the time has got down to 2min 43sec. at which Cragford holds the record.

Twenty-five years ago the Derby best wao still Noctuiform's 2min 32Jsec in 1905, which was 4Jsec faster than anything accomplished at any earlier period, and was so outstanding that it was not until 1920 it was improved upon, Salitros running 2min 32sec. Phar Lap's 2min is now the record. And there has been similar advance in nearly all races run at Randwick.

Sire for Hastings Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd.. bloodstock salesmen, advise that the purchase has been completed in England of the five-year-old bay horse Bulandshar, bred by his Highness the Aga Khan. Bulandshar. who is to be shipped to the Dominion immediately, is destined for stud duties at Mr Frank Ormond's Karamu Stud, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, having been acquired on his behalf. Negotiations have been in train for some time on behalf of various Dominion interests in an endeavour to secure the offer of sons of Blandford, the great presentday sire of England, but owing to the keen competition for his stock very few of his sons are available for export, and Mr Ormond is to be congratulated on securing such a wellbred horse as Bulandshar, who, it is understood, is the first son of his sire to be bought for the Southern Hemisphere. Bulandshar proved himself to be a high-class three-year-old, and. as he is bred on most attractive lines, should prove to be a valued addition to the bloodstock of the Dominion. His Fire, Blandford, was himself unbeaten as a three-year-old. but he was not a contender for the highest classic j honours. As a sire he has made an 1 outstanding mark, his sons including Trigo (winner of the Derby, St. Leger and Irish St. Leger), Blenheim (winner of the Derby), Windsor Lad (winner of the 1934 Derby), and Harinero (winner of the Irish Derby and St . eg ? r 2'^ and amon S his fillies are included Campanula (winner of the One Thousand Guineas this year), and Udaipur (winner of the Oaks last year). Bulandshar who was foaled on April 14, 1929, is a son of the Spewmint mare La Douairiere, a daughter of Dormouse, by The White Knight from Craigie. by Orveito from Morgiana, by Scottish Chief from Lady Morgan, by Thormanby. It is an exceptionally stout pedigree.

TROTTING NOTES Reminders Nominations for light harness events at the North Canterbury meeting will close to-morrow. Nominations for the Wellington Trotting Club's Cup Trial meeting will close on Monday next. Acceptances for trotting events at the South Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting will close to-morrow. Acceptances for the Auckland Trotting Club's spring meeting will close on Friday. An Accident E. N. Kennerley received a broken collar-bone when Sister Rose fell with him in the Farewell Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday. He is making a good recovery. The Limit of Speed In years- and years of valiant attempts to attain phenomenal speed no pacer or trotter in America has yet succeeded in breaking two minutes over a half-mile track, and it is hardly possible that in New Zealand there is a horse that can do the time on a six furlongs course. The fast scoring up on mile tracks makes for fast time, but there are very few pacers who have gone better than lmin s!)sec. It is still less likely that any pacer will ever do this time from a standing start. Harold Logan on Saturday averaged better than 2min ssec to the mile, for a mile and a quarter, but this gelding enjoys an advantage over every other horse because of his uncanny swiftness away from the barrier. There have been some brilliant beginners on New Zealand tracks, included in the number being Pedro Pronto and Roddy, but neither would have a chance with Harold Logan in a race from a flatfooted start over 100 yards. It is apparent that he won his race on Saturday in the first two furlongs, by which time he had picked up half his handicap of 84 yards. Many would like to see the chubby little pacer attempt a two-minute record, but it would be setting even the wonderful Harold Logan an almost imDossiblc task. From America' The two fillies purchased by Mr J. R. McKenzie during his recent visit to America have arrived at Roydon Lodge. Both arc two-year-olds, one being by Guy Day from Willina Chenault, while the other is by Mr McElwyn from Molly Font, by Feter Chenault. The last-named was imported to New Zealand by Mr McKenzie after he had left a number of winners in America. Another recent importation is Mr S. W. Kelly's four-year-old filly Fanteen, by Guy Abbey —Olive Font (2min 6Ssec), by General Watts. The three trotters will be given a chance to acclimatise, after which they will be put into work.

Impromptu While Harold Logan was registering the sensational performance of 2min 30 2-ssec for a mile and a quarter at New Brighton on Saturday the Auckland pacer Impromptu went a great race to get second place in the President's Handicap at Waikato. He was handicapped to give away 108 yards and to do 2min 41sec, and strange to say the race, a 2min 50sec class (the winner handicapped on 2min 49sec), was won in 2min 52sec. This may have been the undoing of Impromptu, for while the field slowed down and bunched he would probably leave his run till late, and then have to cover a lot more ground than would have been the case had a fast speed strung out the field. Though hardly to be compared with Harold Logan's effort on Saturday. Impromntu's race show? him to be in fine order for a serious preparation, and with an outing in the New Zealand Cup Trial at Wellington he should be ready for the race of his life. After the Wellington meeting on October 27 Impromptu v/ill probably join J. S. Shaw's team for the final stages of his Cup preparation.

Silver de Oro Silver de Oro. who may not have been wound up to concert.'pitch, went a fine race in the Avon Handicap at. New Brighton on Saturday, and with one of her short sharp "dashes she almost robbed Pegaway of .second place. It was a very nice trial in view of the mare's engagement in the New Zealand Cup next month, and G. McKendry should have her at the top of her form on the day of the race. Silver de Oro may not have the stamina of some other horses engaged, and may not be able to set as solid a pace as some of the others. If the race is run to suit her, however, and she can

remain comfortably tucked in behind I a good pacemaker, she may unwind a burst of speed that will prove too much for the remainder. In a furlong sprint there are few more brilliant pacers in New Zealand. The Double For the second year in succession the Methven trainer, M. C. McTiguo, won the Waimairi Handicap on Saturday. At the meeting 12 months ago he drove Waress to a decided victory from Guy Denver and Holly Bank. Bulloch Lade Cup The Bulloch Lade Cup, valued 100 guineas, for the first horse breaking the New Zealand record of 2min 2 2-ssec held by Auburn Lad is still open for competition,' but though this handsome trophy would be prized by any owner, no attempt has yet been made to win it. The opportunity presented itself at the last meeting held at Addington, but evidently certain horses were not quite in condition to make the atte. nt. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club has offered a purse of £250 to the owner of the first horse to do a mile in two minutes, but this feat is not likely to be attempted by any horse in commission at present, and if the time the twominute mark is reached the £250 will have earned enough in interest to provide a handsome present for the driver. To ask any owner to produce a horse to-day capable of going two minutes is merely asking the impossible. The record must be lowered by degrees, and it seems the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club might adopt a suggestion made in these columns when its offer of £250 was first made. The suggestion was a grant of £25 for every fifth of a second taken off the present recofd of

2mm 2 2-ssec, and even if a horse did register two minutes the cost would be only a little more than the sum offered. If the record were lowered to 2min 2sec, which is as much as could be reasonably expected, the club would only be liable for £SO, and if the record were placed at 2min lsec there is not a member of the club who would not be willing to make a grant of an extra £125. The Bulloch Lade Cup is one well worth winning, but a cash prize should also be offered, and the club making the offer can be assured of increased totalisator and gate receipts. Harold Logan at the present time seems to be the logical contender for such a prize, but it should be remembered that Harold Logan is not a perfectly sound horse, and every race demands a strain that cannot be regarded lightly. If a prize of £25 were offered for everv fifth of a second taken off the record it is possible the Harold Logan connexions would be pleased to avail themselves of the opportunity. The chance may come at the meeting next month, but the champion will have three very serious races—the New Zealand Cup on the first day, the Free-for-All over two miles on the second day, and the Free-for-All of a mile and a quarter on the final day of the meeting. It is quite possible, however, that Hie owner, Mr E. F. C. Hinds, may find an opportunity to set his horse against , the record on one day of the meeting, and if he declined the chance, I then Mr G. J. Barton with Indianapolis may make the attempt to lower the New Zealand record of 2min 2 2-ssec at. present held by the Australian pacer, Auburn Lad.

WELLINGTON R.C.

HANDICAPS (TRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) WELLINGTON', October 3. Following are the handicaps for tho first day (October 20) of tho Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting:— GLEN' HURDLE HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. One milo and three-nuarters. Et. lb. St. lb. Itujal A'crdcn .. !l 8 Lineage 3 I f> Chile .. . <j 5 Palm .'.lt 0 lied Sun .. 0 f> Illuminate <) 11 Diamond .. 0 0 Revision . . 9 U Yilaphono 0 0 TAITA HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. I'ivo furlongs, al.ll". «t. Mi. Kcton . . 8 :. Matrimony 7 J 2 Koiup Along 8 i) Tlororala .. 7 6 Going Gay 8 0 Night Lass 7 (3 I [auto Mood 3 u Pomposity 7 U Hound Ul> .. 7 12 WAINL'I HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. One mile. St. lb. st. Hi. Cricket Hat !> !> Midiai, . . 7 1:J Agn Khiiu . . 8 12 Aiguille . . 7 10 Vintage .. 8 1 •_» Cvdonio .. 7 .10 Trite Shaft 8 11 Larlv Spy .. 7 .10 Ranclagh .. 8 'J Mother Princess Superior 7 0 Dorccn 8 7 N'ightguard 7 7 Pomp . . 8 4 Semper Knocktin .. 8 1 Parutus 7 7 -Might ...SI Sporting Prince Val 8 1 filood 7 7 Martian West Tor . . 7 7 Chief 7 IJ KIMUTAKA HANDICAP, of 206 sovs. Seven furlongs. st. lb. M. lb. P.eau Gallant !l 1 I'.av Area ..7 0 Hunting .lay !l -1 Chaste . . 7 0 Grand Sport '■> 2 Consummation 7 0 Diagano .. 8 12 Dumpier .. 7 0 ('awheeii . . K II Dawn Pl.idie . . 8 8 Princess 7 0 Dollar Prince 8 8 Dick WhitKing tington 7 0 Thoniond 8 7 Knif .. 7 0 Host . . 8 .'. Kthinp . . 7 0 Oourtoga . . 8 " Kvasion . . 7 II Donibev .. 8 2 Flamingo .. 7 0 Hunting Klammarion 7 n I.odgo 8 1 Flash Ronald 7 0 Wasteland 7 12 Madam PotuTimorou* . . 7 11 padour 7 0 Cherrv King 711 Orliv's Last 7 0 De Trop . . 7 0 I'av.kv . . 7 0 F.lhanor .. 7 .'» Roderick Dim 7 0 Gav Hot . . 7 . r > Round Score 7 0 To I'a . . 7 .". Royal Dash 7 O Arctic King' 7 :t Talari .. 7 0 At-irtiment . . 7 ti Wlivte Avrsleigh .. 7 i> Melville 7 O Rallies . . 7 0 Wonderful 7 0 WELLINGTON HANDICAP, of .mo j>ova One mile anil three furlonis. M.1).. fcl.lb. Jonathan ..07 Sou).Dnvolo . . 8 10 shamble 7 7 Red Manfred « 8 Gainsfid . . 7 4 Pramblotorn 8 4 Lady Ronald 7 4 A'intage .. 8-1 Water Power 7 4 Polvdnm . . 8 :; Princes* Gold Trail 8 2 Dorecn 7 f! Agn Khan. .. 8 1 A.v.ulus .. 7 :t Spiral ..81 Walton Park 7 V, Hazoor . . I l:i Pawky .. 7 0 Catalogue . . 7 12 Prince Val 7 0 Arikira . . 7 12 Roval Artist 7 O Ranclagh . . 7 8 Silver Sight 7 0 Copper King 7 7 Might .. 7 0

SHORTS HANDICAP, oE 300 sovs. Six furlongs. st. lb. st. lb. Jonathan .. 9 7 Copvi.st .. 7JO Autopay .. 0 5 Star Artist 7 9 Diutoinous H 7 Slippery . . 7 7 Cadland ~ 8 5 Wnter Power 7 fi Palermo .. 8 1. l'orotiti .. 7 3 Inflation .. 7 11 Pin Money 7 2 Impasto .. 7 10 Burnish .. 7 0 Good Cawbeeu . . 7 0 Ifuntin,"- 710 Grand Sport 7 0 OCTOBER HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. One mile, st. Jl,. m. lb. Svnaffoi;ue '.> S I'.beum . . 7 8 Cvcloni". .. 'J - Grand Blow 7 (l Silver Sight " - Loith .. 7 0 West Tor .. fill Linoleum .. 7 0 Davistorlr . . S 0 Mercian Sir Xisel .. o 5 Queen 7 0 King Revival .. 7 0 Thowond s 2 Royal Dash 7 0 Korero .. « 1 Sweet llus-io 7 0 Dorado . . 7 (I Top Coat . . 7 0 Boudoir . . 7 8 Trumpet Cherry Kins 7 8 r.la»t 7 O Stron? Light, 7 8 Wonderful 7 0 Canopy ..7 7 Purse ..7 9