RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21808, 13 June 1936, Page 18

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

racing fixtures i 1 ~,, llav.ko's Bay J.C. (second * dav >. i I Jar.e 20. 20— Napier Park R.C. ! .luiva 20, 20, 24—Dunedin J.C. ; June 20—Cpoiiki J.C. (at Tauranga). 1 June 27--oamaru J.C. Julv I— Danncvirke Hunt Club. ; ji; v V, 9, ll—Wellington R.C. * ju: v 13—Hawke's Bay Hunt Club. 1 j. d ~y ] 3 —Wanna'.e District H.C. July 22 —RangiUkei Hunt Club. Ju.v 23, 23—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Ja.v 25-—S filth Canterbury Hunt Club. ' July 25—Manawatu R.C. TROTTING FIXTURES June 13—Ashburton T.C. June 20. 23—Auckland T.C. TIKI’ GOSSIP Ittni infers A-cepu..vjc.s for the first day's events a: V. n; :e.si will close at 5 p.m. on M .-ylay. N.ii'.n’.M.ens for the Oamaru Jcckey Club's n-xntc:r meeting will close at 0 p.m. on Tuoscay. Another for Kiccarton Puri" 4 the course of the Auckland Pun;:.’ Club's meeting Mrs D. Levin, ~t Wch-igt-n, owner of Pahu and Dollui BUI, acquired the three-year-old Maioru, by Acre, from his breeder, Mr IL Hannon, and the gelding will be handed over to J. S. Shaw at the Wellington meeting next month by his present trainer, J. F. Tut Chen; Change of Quarters C. T. Wilson, who has been one of •at most successful of the Dominion’s apprentices during the present season, has settled at Riccarton for a while. He v.ill attend the Dunedin meeting next week. Not idle Courtyard is getting plenty of schooling, and yesterday he was given .. task ever the pony hurdles, which l.e cleared at a fast pace. A Good Mount R. Eealc has arranged to ride Jolly Beggar at the Gr-and National meeting. The gilding will not be at Trentham. hut will be treated to steady work fmm no-.v vuvat the August gathering. i Proved Hurdler An interesting entrant for the hurdle < vents at Waneanui is Chile, who has hern off the scene in this role for month.*, and he may nrove a force to \r: reckoned with in the bigger jumpevents to com" this winter, for he j; a nrovrd himdler with the highest fnialif.cntions for stamina. Hiving a Holiday The Wfngatui light-weight. W. Jenkins who was disqualified for a year by (he Victoria Hoeing Club stewards for his part in the Geld Fox case, returned to the Dominion this week. l orftma'e Discovery At Fextcn. just before the Whirokino Stcc-ol chrse field was about to h' sent on its journev. the discovery v.-?w nude tint the field was being assembled at the wrong starting no’nt. A message was hurried across the course and everything was rut in order. Had th*> change not been made the fir’d would have run a distance of two m’T'-'s and a ouarter instead of two miles and a half, and under the rules of racing the race would have had to be run again. A Sncctacular Hurdler Thoueh she failed in her two races ru. Ellm-dm Vnl Watch showed that she is r’i'l t*u mo?* spectacular hurdler sn the D"mi n ’on. She made some crre-it leans and was going along nicelv in the lead when sh" fell at the la-t fence but on" in the Campbell Hurdles. It j.s doubtful whether she would have beaten Jollv Reggar if she had stood tin, but there is no doubt that she is re'l, and sh" will nmnv admirers if she is produced at Trentham or Riccarton. Allegretto Impresses Riwarlon victors to the recent Auckland mectieg were much impress xl with Allegretto, and all report that the manner in which he won two hack steeplechases was very impress! vr, m.e~e especially as he won on it comparatively short preparation. With three successive wins to his credit. Allegretto has placed himself well in the limelight, and he is a fine f‘river and jumper whose prospects 1 .ok br'ght if he keeps sound. All going well, he will be a distinct possibility for races like the Wellington S'ccplcchasc and the Grand National Steeplechase. A Day Comet Jumper Another very promising steeplechaser was seen out at Ellerslie in Irish Comet, who ran second to Tangled in the Hunt Club Cup, and also occupied a similar position to Forest Glow in the Winter Steeplechase. He jumped well in both events, and his owner-trainer, R. Sexton. evidently had a good opinion of him, as he withdrew him from the Tamaki Steeplechase, a hack event, to run him in the Winter Sfeeplachase. Irish Comet is by Day Comet, who lias produced several good jumpers, including Aurora Borealis, winner of the Great Northern and the Grand National Steeplechase, from Rape of the Lock, by Spalpeen (also a great producer of good jumpers) from Gold Tress, by Nelson, a treble winner of the Auckland Cup; Irish Comet, though getting on in years, should win a good jumping event before his career is ended. Assumed Names When commenting on the remit to come before the next annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference, proposing to allow the use of assumed names again, it was mentoned that such names were permitted in almost every racing country in the world, including England. Reference to the Rules of Racing in England, however, discloses that assumed names are no longer allowed there, the prohibition dating from 1919, the same year as it was incorporated in the New Zealand Rules of Racing. The present English rule (rule 93) reads: —"No owner shall make use of an assumed name for the purpose of entering or running horses, and any horse entered under an assumed name shall be disqualified.” The same rule exists in the National Hunt Rules. It is important to note that New Zealand followed England in prohibiting the use of assumed names. Whether a change back to the old order should be made here Is a matter for delegates to decide next month. May Have Been Lucky Sometimes a jockey accounts himself unfortunate to be beaten, but posepiy it was lucky for M. McCarten that be did not finish first on Rogerio in the Granville Stakes in Sydney recently. Rogerio hampered Gipsy Chief when the latter made his effort in the straight, and. If Rogerio had won, it is fairly certain he would have lost the race on protest Am It was, the stewards censured MoCartoo for not keeping Rogerio under bettor control, and they might have taken a more serious view of the occurrence if the interference had prevented Gipsy Chief from finishing ahead of Rogerio^

A Lon.? Career Gladshot, probably the oldest horse in training in Australia, has been retired. He was six years old when ; he first won a race and has been kept at it in the western parts of New South Wales for 10 years. Since the 1925-26 season began he has had 112 starts for 26 wins, which included the Dubbo Cup. He has 30 seconds and 20 thirds to his credit —a constant source of revenue to those who use the totalisator. Gladshot had some trips to the metropolis. He won a Flying Handicap at Rcsehill and showed fair form on other courses. He had been twice placed in the Dubbo Cub before winning, when he was 11 years old. He must have been one of the hardiest horses known to Australian racecourses. Gladshot is by Valido. who was sired in England and foaled in New Zealand. He was by Veles (son of Isinglass.) from imported Slaveaway, by Rightaway, sire of Abbots Anne, granddam of Marconigram. Big Juvenile Winners When the stake winnings of Mollisen at two years old were chronicled in 1923 the prediction was offered in Sydney that the record would probably stand for some years, and at an interval of eight years there seems little likelihood of its being approached. It has, of course, to be borne in mind that prize-money now is much below that which ruled when Mnlliscn scored his record. The following is a list of the stakewinnings by leading two-year-olds on the Australian turf:— £ Mollison. by Seremond .. 17,318 Royal Feast, by King Offa .. 13.119 Kuvcra, by Brazen .. 11,522£ Heroic, by Va’ais .. 11.301 Rampion, by Rossendale .. 10,215 Ammon Ra, by Limond .. 8,686* Hall Mark, by Heroic .. 5,866 Young Idea, by Constant Son 7.643 Gold Rod, by Chief Ruler 5,935 ♦lncluding £2735 won in New Zealand. Five of the nine horses included in the above statement were bought at auction for the following amounts: — Royal Feast, 700 guineas; Kuvera, 270 guineas; Heroic, 1800 guineas; Young Idea, 500 guineas; Gold Rod, 350 guineas. Mollison was bought privately when a foal for 600 guineas. Interesting Breeding Forest Glow broke a long series of second placings when he won the Winter Steeplechase at Ellerslie. Earlier in the season, after winning at the Ohinemuri meeting. Golden England beat him on the second day. He was later runner-up in both steeplechases at the Auckland autumn meeting and, going to Hawera, was only beaten by Rasouli in the Egmont Steeplechase. His next effort was in the Waikato Steeplechase, in which Billy Boy was the only one to finish in front of him. In the Great Northern Steeplechase he and Billy Boy had a great battle over the last part, 1 and Billy Boy again prevailed. Forest Glow is a six-year-old gelding by an Archiestown colt from Lady Winsome, and is therefore a half-brother to Desert Glow, who was a good performer on the flat when trained by the late F. Loomb. His sire, the Archiestown colt, is from Mereina, by Westmere frem Anlerina, and was bred by Mr T. Hinton, of the Waikato. It is Interesting to knew how Forest Glow came to be bred. Lady Winsome, his dam, was owned by Mr A. Pretty, and he was looking round for a sire to put her to. He discussed the matter wiih Mr Hinton, of Eureka, and the latter said he had an Archiestown colt at home, and if Mr Pretty liked to go and get him he would make him a present of the colt. The offer was accepted, and the result was Forest Glow. Subsequently Mr Pretty gave the colt to some Maoris, and later on Mr Hinton bought him back again lor £2, and sold him to Mr S. Henry, of Te Akau, for use on his station at Waimai. Town Beauty is also by the same colt.

TROTTING NOTES Bracketed Horses At Ashburton to-day the following horses will be bracketed on the totalisator:— Trial Handicap: Lord Axworthy and Thornworthy, Rollalong and Wall Street. New Zealand Sapling Slakes; Frisco Boy and Zincali. Mayfield Handicap: Raclaim and First Wrack. Tinwald Handicap; Casanova and Vanity Fair, Ace Pot and Trireme. A Novice Wall Street, who will make his first public appearance in the Trial Handicap at Ashburton to-day, is a three-year-old filly by Llewellyn—Belle Keller and is trained for Mr G. Rosenbaum by R. B. Berry. In America. Belle Keller produced Chestnut Axworthy, who took a mile record of 2min 53sec. Spey Royal Spey Royal is the name chosen for the five-year-old gelding by Author Dillon from Nyallo, and if he inherits the family speed there will be nothing faster in the Trial Handicap at Ashburton. Author Dillon is rated amongst the best three horses New Zealand has produced, and Nyallo is a half-sister to the brilliant Acron. Trotting in Australia Trotting 'has become so popular in South Australia that clubs have had to take measures to protect themselves against unwieldy fields. While no horse can be nominated for more than one event on a programme, it is now proposed to debar an owner from nominating mote than one horse in a race. On the night of June 15 a big gathering of trotting enthusiasts will be held in Sydney with the view of impressing upon the Government the claims for night trotting. In the afternoon it is likely a match will be staged between the two crack pacers Wirra Walla and Lawn Derby. While trotting in New South Wales is only allowed 40 permits a year, dog racing licenses are granted for 52 Saturday night meetings. The Trotting Progress Association in Sydney is engaged in a hard fight, and the main object is the abolition of proprietary interests in clubs. Sutton McMillan, one of the bestknown trainers in New South Wales, recently took his good pacer Marble Bath to Adelaide to win the Ridgway Handicap at the Wayvillc meeting. From a double-figure price the Marble Arch gelding was backed down to odds on, and the bookmakers had one of the worst reverses in recent years. Marble Bath will probably remain in South Australia for the Inter-Dominion Championship meeting, which, extending over three days, will provide £7OOO in stake money. Trainers at Ashburton R. B. Berry’s team at Ashburton tomorrow will comprise the following:— Fantine, Rollalong, Wall Street, Grace McElwyn, Parisienne, Valdor, King’s Guard, and Lucky Jack. M. B. Edwards will be represented by Frisco Boy, Zincali, Red Flush, and Tangatu, and C. Dunlevy will have Royal Doulton. Cloudy Range, and Rongomai. From Wellington Tne Hutt Park trainer L. O. Thomas will race Rare Rey and Guy o’ Mine at Ashburton to-day. Guy o’ Mine’s latest displays have not been promising, but at the recent Addington meeting Rare Rey finished second to Frisco Lady in the Peninsula Handicap, of a mile and a half. He may do even better at Ashburton to-day, where he is engaged in the Acton Handicap. Transport to Ashburton The New Zealand Railways Department has made arrangements for the

Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting to be held to-day, and a special passenger train will leave Christchurch at 9.42 a.m. and will arrive at the racecourse siding at 11.19 a.m. The return journey will be commenced at 4.40 p.m. For the convenience of owners and trainers with horses engaged a fast special horse train will leave Christchurch at 8.40 a.m. It will lift horses if required at Addington, Sockburn. Templeton, Rolleston, Dunsandel, and Rakaia. The return train will leave the Ashburton siding at 5 p.m. It will take horses returning from the races for all stations. Passenger accommodation will be provided on both horse trains. The special horse train has been 'scheduled at express Speed to make the departure time from Christchurch as late as possible. Dispose of your pets and excess Live Stock through the medium that brings results to thousands, "The Press” Classified i Advertisements— l2 words Is, 3 insertions 2s 6d. 'Phone 33-358.