RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21866, 20 August 1936, Page 14

RACING AND TROTTING

lATESI NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

RACING FIXTURES August 22—Pakuranga Hunt Club. August 27—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt C. August 29—Taranaki Hunt Club. September s—Otago Hunt Club. September 10, 12—Wanganui J.C. September 19—Ashburton County R.C. September 19—Foxton R.C. September 19, 21—Avondale J.C. September 24, 26—Geraldine R.C. September 26—Marton J.C. September 26—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Club. September 26—Napier Park R.C. TROTTING FIXTURES August 29—Auckland T.C. September s—New Brighton T.C. September 12—Wellington T.C. October 3—Methven T.C. October 10—New Brighton T.C. October 17—Waikato T.C. October 24, 26—Auckland T.C. October 24, 26—Greymouth T.C. October 26—Manawatu T.C. October 26—Oamaru T.C. October 31 —Wellington T.C. November 10, 12, 13— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. TURF GOSSIP Reminders Nominations for the Otago Hunt Club’s annual meeting will close tomorrow at 5 p.m. Nominations for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting will close to-morrow at 8 p.m. At the same time forfeit for the Wanganui Guineas is due. For Otago Hunt Burglar, who showed to advantage at the Grand National meeting by finishing second in the Enfield Steeplechase and winning the Aylesbury Steeplechase, is being kept going in view of the Otago ; Hunt . which will be held on September 5.. i He will be entered for the principal event on the programme, the Otago Hunt Cup, and in his present form ne should more than hold his own against the hunters he is likely to meet in the south. Burglar's record at the i Grand National meeting was spoiled t»y his running off in the Hunt Cup on the second day, but that mishap was not entirely his own fault, as it appeared that approaching. Cutts’s fence Royston helped to carry him off at that obstacle. Jottings Looking big in condition, Manetho has rejoined F. Christmas’s team. Sky Pilot, who was recently purchased by Major G. F. Huton, is a member of C. C. McCarthy’s team. He is to be given a course of schooling, and then will be . turned out Pahu is to be used as a hack until early next year when he will be brought in again to be prepared for steeplechase events next autumn. A. Third Attempt Jolly Beggar is to go into retirement for the time being, but he will be recommissioned in plenty of time to be brought up to the standard which won him his second Grand National Hurdle Race. Next year he will attempt a feat Which has. never been accomplished, that of winning the Grand National Hurdles three tunes. A Handy Quartet C. Emerson has a useful team with which to start the season. At present he has only four in active work; but it is a useful quartet, which has Sir Hugh as its chief member. Others in the team are By-Law, a three-year-old gelding by Philamor from Tuahine; Happy Night, a two-year-old gelding by Nightmarch from Gay Round; and Peseta, a three-year-old gelding by Paper Money from Kims. Sir Hugh has the distinction of being the first three-year-old of the season to win a race, and by his toe victory in the Cashmere Plate he has attracted attention to his prospects, for later m the spring. While he did not quite see out the mile of the Redclifls Handicap, in which he finished fifth last Saturday, his performance for this stage of the season was encouraging, and by the time the Dimed in Guineas is to be decided he should be thoroughly seasoned to run out a mile. To Spell Within a few days, Punchestown and Streamline will be sent to their owner’s property to be spelled. The former plainly was not himself, as he showed by his failure to run up to anything like his best form; but Streamline performed with credit. He will be brought into commission again after, Christmas, and judging .by his greatly improved form since he contested his first hurdle race last November he can be expected to be one of the foremost hurdlers next season. He is only a five-year-old, so he appears to have a most brilliant future. Course Sown Down Trainers were allowed to use the inside of the course proper for their two-year-olds only until yesterday morning, when that portion of the track was closed. It is to be sown down almost immediately in preparation for November racing. Represents Class Although little was seen of Paper Slipper last season, the colt performed so creditably that his prospects for this season must regarded as bright. - He has always been a-gal-loping mate of Wild Chase, and while the latter will probably make his first appearance at the Wanganui meeting. Paper Slipper may open the season at Ashburton on September 19. His first important race of the season is the Dunedin Guineas, which is set down for decision in October.

Moorefield Winner Jubilee Singer, who won. the second division of the Three-year-old Handicap of six furlongs at Moorefield (Sydney) last Saturday,’is a New Zealand-bred colt who claims an engagement in the A.J.C. Derby. Jubilee Singer is by Nigger Minstrel from Bravado, by Psychology from War Scare, by Martian from Gossip, and he' was purchased by the Sydney owner-trainer J. T. Cush at the 1935 yearling sales for 500 guineas. Last season Jubilee Singer was raced seven times but he failed to finish in the money on any occasion. He was bred by Mr T. H. Lowry. Okawa, Hawke’s Bay. Gallic at Pakuranga Gallic, winner of the last Great Northern Foal Stakes, and ranking second to Stretto amongst the North Island two-year-olds, is set down to have his first race as a three-year-old at the Pakuranga Hunt Club’s meeting on Saturday. Gallic was weighted at 9-1 in the Dunedin Handicap of six furlongs, and his track form at Te Awamutu suggests that he is more forward than may be expected, and although three-year-olds generally have not fared well in the sprint at Pakuranga, Baroscope was a winner at that age, and Gay Blonde filled third place when she was below her best form. Brood Mare Dead The loss of several valuable racing trophies was not the only misfortune suffered by the Southland sportsman, Mr W. T. Hazlett. last week. On Saturday the matrons’ paddock at his well-known private stud was depleted by the death of the brood mare Speed Light. Although not a great success on the turf. Speed Light displayed galloping ability in private, and from the viewpoint of breeding her loss will be a severe blow to the Southland breeder and sportsman. Value of Gold Bod? A plucky buyer appeals to racing men, and if C. M. Sawyer has secured a bargain in the three-year-old Mitsui at T 650 guineas it will afford general' satisfaction: Mitsui’s form was good when he beat Benedict and Tonga in the Stradbroke Stakes at Flemington on New Year’s Day. In the autumn he looked like being a dangerous opponent for Gold Rod in the V.R.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes, but though he looked well enough, he could not have been himself, or he would have run better.: 1 His sire. Eastern Monarch, was a stayer, and his dam, Charlecote, is by Charlemagne 11., from Trebla, by Cooltriin from Lady Trenville, by Trenton. So he, too, may get a distance. In view of the price realised for Mitsui, it makes one wonder, writes “Pilot” in the “Sydney Referee,” how far bidders would go if Gold Rod were now to go into the sale ring. First money for the A.J.C. and Victoria Derbies totals £7300, and Gold Rod has other valuable engagements. A buyer would have to - take' the risk of his being a stayer, but, as several would be prepared to do that, it is difficult to say what figure Gold Rod would reach. Mitsui has 7-4 in the Melbourne Cup. and, if the handicapper is correct in his computation that he is inferior to Gustos. Ilium. John o’ Groats, and Tonga, they are others who should sell well. TROTTING NOTES A Reminder. Acceptances for the Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting will close to-morrow. Answer to Correspondent Enquirer— (l) Fritz v. Ribbon wood match, Easter meeting, 1903. (2) Metropolitan TrotfcVig Club’s course opened in November, i 399. Trotting Roles Under the heading “Evident Breach of Trotting Rules” a correspondent who signs himself “707” writes to the editor of “The Press’’ as follows: Sir,—On reading over the results of Friday’s trots, as published in "The Press," it would appear as if a breach of the rules has been committed in the Lightning Handicap. Kibo and Happy Knight were coupled on the tota iisator, so apparently the owner of the firstnamed, who trains and drove Happy Knight, is one and the same J. Walsh, so why did he not drive his own horse? Another matter which required attention was the late coupling of Rustle and Kuini on the first day. According to the rules one or the other should have been scratched for the event. Evidently the stewards were too busy trying to get the meeting off up ‘o time to look into the above matters. West Coast, August 17, 1936. In hL first question the writer has raised an interesting point, and while there is plainly a breach of the rules it is difficult to see how it could have been .avoided in the case of Happy Knight and Kibo. Kibo, who is owned by J. Walsh, is trained by G. McKen-' dry, while Happy Knight is trained by Walsh for Messrs Ward and Smith. Rule 212 of the Rules of Trotting says: “The owner of a horse competing in any race shall not .ride or drive any other horse in such race. . . This rule debars Walsh from driving any horse but Kibo. Rule 213, however, says: “Neither the trainer of a horse. Or horses competing in a race, nor the representative of such trainer, s .,_ * ride or drive a horse in a race other than that trained by such trainer. . . . In this rule Walsh is debarred from driving Kibo. In the strict reading of the rule J. Walsh, owner of one horse and trainer of another, was not entitled to drive either. In the Rustle-Kuini case the registered joint interest was not notified to the club until Saturday morning. As soon as the information was received by the club the totalisator proprietor was notified and Kuini and Rustle were bracketed. The Stewards took action and imposed a penalty on the nominator of Kuini for not notifying the joint interest. There is no rule to say that either Kuini or Rustle should have been scratched, -but they certainly should have been bracketed under one number. It seems only reasonable to suppose, however, that any investments made on Kuini before the horses were bracketed should, later, have been transferred to the Rustle-Kuini bracket. New Brighton Trotting Club Owners and trainers are now considering the programme for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting to be held on September 5.- Big nominations are assured, for .those most intimately connected with the sport of trotting appreciate the efforts of a club that is making progress. The programme to be presented shows an increase in stake money and a tightening of classes that has been long awaited. The improvement made shows confidence in the light harness sport, and a successful meeting will mean a still further increase in stakes. The New Brighton Club has adopted the right policy, and it is entitled to the strongest support when it makes a call for nominations at 5 p.m, on Tuesday next. Losing the Money “The handling of investments at both Riccarton and Addington left a good deal to be desired,” writes Sentinel in the “Otago Daily Times.” “When money, is about on a racecourse every possible facility, should be provided for its acceptance, and it is also of equal importance that a minimum of delay should occur in paying out dividends. At both places it was difficult to make a bet, arid difficult to get paid in the event of success. It is perhaps the investor’s own fault if he delays m making a bet, but the system of paying out is all wrong, and totally inadequate to meet requirements. When a favourite wins or runs into a place far more expedition is required than when an outsider gets the money. It is only commonsense business methods to pay as promptly as possible in .order

on the following race. At different times throughout the week long lines of dividend collectors were waiting to be paid on favourites, while other windows paying outsiders were idle. The real remedy for dilatory payment can only be found in one way, and that is to pay any dividend at any window. It costs both clubs hundreds of pounds because they stick to antiquated methods of paying dividends, and it is about time that they woke up to the fact. Backing a horse for a win and a place at the same window must be provided, and paying any dividend at any window must come if clubs are wide awake enough to study their own interests.” Name Disallowed The name Achilles has’ been disallowed for the three-year-old gelding: by Nelson Bingen from Wild Pirate, and another will have to be sought. The gelding has been nominated for the Auckland Trotting Club’s August meeting and figures on the limit in the Introductory Handicap. AUSTRALIAN RACING GOLDEN TREASURE WINS AT ROSEBERY (UNITED PRESS iMOCIATTOK —COPTBIGHT.) SYDNEY. August 19. At the Rosebery races, H. E. Russell’s sequence of unlucky seconds was broken when Golden Treasure, having it 9 first test over a ‘’middle distance, convincingly won the Rosebery Handicap, • The mare. Kembla, whose recent racing has been in the country, led all the way to win the Encourage Welter Handicap. Golden Gate and Riposte were unplaced in the Flying Welter Handicap. The results Included I 9 ROSEBERY HANDICAP. GOLDEN TREASURE R i £— B !i 8 - 3 •• .‘‘Hickey 3 half between second and third. Time, 2mln B|sec. ENCOURAGE WELTER HANDICAP, McGgm, . Burrandooie 8-9 • - McCarten 3 Twelve horses started, . . Won by a length: s . am ® # }*J?*J 7eea secoad and third. Time. Jnfia