RACING AND TROTTING LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22194, 10 September 1937, Page 16

RACING AND TROTTING LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

RACING FIXTURES September 11 —Wanganui J.C. (second clay •. September 13—Ashburton County R.C. September 18, 20 —Avondale J.C. September 23, 25 —Geraldine R.C. September 25-—Foxton R.C. September 25- —Marton J.C. October 2—Otaki Maori R.C. October 2—Kurow J.C. October 2. 4—Taumarumn R.C. October Y. !)—Dunedin J.C. October 9—Hawke’s Bay J.C. October 9, 11—Auckland R.C. October 14, 16—South Canterbury J.C. October 14, 13—Masterton R.C. October 16, 18—Avondale J.C. October 21, 23, 25—Wellington R.C. October 23, 25—Gore R.C. October 25—North Canterbury R.C. October 25—Waverley R.C. October 25—Waikato Hunt Club. October 25—Waipawa County R.C. October 29, 30—Poverty Bay Turf C., October 30—Banks Peninsula R.C. October 30—Rangitikei R.C. TROTTING FIXTURES September 11—Wellington T.C. October 2—Methven T.C. October 9 —New Brighton T.C. October 16—Waikato T.C. October 16, 18—Westport T.C. October 23, 25—Auckland T.C. October 23. 25—Greymouth T.C. October 25-—Oamaru T.C. October 30—Wellington T.C. October 30 —Invercargill T.C. October 30—Thames T.C.

TURF GOSSIP

v For the Ashburton County Racing [,-• Club’s spring meeting next week, a special passenger train will leave Christchurch at 9.50 a.m.. and the return train will leave Ashburton at 5.2j p.m., arriving in Christchurch at 7 r ! p.m. A horse train will leave Christchurch at 8.55 a.m., and the return rf train will leave the racecourse siding J: at 5.35 p.m. ? Track Work at Riccarton 'll. Conditions were ideal for work at "'! Riccarton yesterday, and the tracks I were kept busy throughout the morn- | ing. The new No. 9 grass track was 15 open, but although it was fast, very | few horses were sent out on serious I missions, half-miles taking round about I 53sec, five furlongs Imin 6sec, and six ;* furlongs Imin 19sec. With the handi:s caps available for the Ashburton I County .Racing Club’s meeting, the f work on Saturday should be speeded | up, and will provide more interest. | Palmyra and Rousseau covered i seven furlongs, finishing togetljpr. Paper Slipper Absent Wild Chase galloped six furlongs, and seemed anxious to go faster. He was without his usual mate, Paper i Slipper, who is suffering from a cut ; front quarter caused by over-reaching himself on the previous day. The trouble is not considered likely to have any serious effects, but it will keep him off the tracks for a while. Great Star, who looks exceptionally well, accompanied his half-brother by Robespierre over six furlongs. Screamer and Solpit went over the same ground, and Top Rank, Cape Gabo, and Recollection also ran six furlongs. , „ , Gresham, Clubman, and Tarboe (Pink Coat—Jarretiere) galloped five furlongs, and Redolent covered six furlongs at a solid pace. Useful Tasks Waitaka easily accounted for Greek Gold In a five-furlong task, and Lazybones finished clear of Nightdress in similar work, j Maroha, who has made marked im- | provement during the last few weeks, j was too good for Dropped Catch over a strong six furlongs. I Heloise and Moonraker ran five furlongs smartly, and Forum and Private 1 Buncby followed over the same 1 ground. Half-mile tasks were carried out by Rodeur, Pelmet, and Love Affair, Epic and Glenogil, and Paper Note, and five furlong gallops were credited to Deliura, Nuipai, and Irish Fiddle, Gaysome and Rebel Chief. Wine Card and Fiord, and Short Circuit. Mulatto and Great Bramble sprinted a smart three furlongs along the back stretch. Tunneller hit out well over six furlongs, and Argentic and Monastic were . together in front of Greek Shepherd ! at the end of a like task. Miracle, picked up by Allspice, also galloped six furlongs. Over Hardies The unnamed Robespierre gelding in J, B. Pearson’s stable jumped four hurdles without having much pace on. Gold Boy went over two pony hurdles, and then jumped four of the bigger hurdles satisfactorily. Well Connected At the last Trentham sales, a yearling by Robespierre from Distrait, was offered by Mrs H. S. Perry and Mr H. G. Cogan. of Christchurch, but was passed in at 150 guineas. He has since been purchased by Mr W. A White, of Christchurch, and is now in J. Tcmkinson’s stable, which also shelters Emissary and Sunbeam, belonging to the same owner. Distrait is a halfsister to Left, dam of Peter Jackson. Gaine Carrington, and Wotan, and also to Nones, Menelaus, and Lovematch. A New Owner Primak, formerly trained by J. S. Shaw, has been sold to Mr C. Mcßae, of Masterton. Coming On Advice from Trentham states that Cuddle is getting through her work satisfactorily, and may not be long in coming to hand again. New Zealand Blood Black Mac. who beat Young Idea and others in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday, has a pedigree with a strong smack of New Zealand on the dam’s side. He was got by Beau Fils from Faluga, by Trafalgar from Littawa, by Soult from Keepsake, by St. Leger from Bangle, by Musket from Locket.

Phaleron Bay The first of the progeny of the Philaris horse Phaleron Bay, stand-

ing at (he Grange Stud, Westmere, arrived during the week-end, Bayloch foaling a brown filly to the Englishbred sire. This filly is the first ot (he Phaleron Bays, unless Royal Chief’s dam, Modiste 11, has foaled earlier in New South Wales. Bayloch is an Eng-lish-bred mare by Bay Drop (Bayardo —Rosedrop) from Longendale, by Sunflower II from Fair Anna, by Mocanna. She had previously given the Turf Bay Tree and Whernside, and is from tbs same family as the unbeaten Tiffin and Marabou (winner of the Melbourne Cup). One filly from Bayloch was sold to go to Chile and is reported to have turned out one of the best gallopers at meetings in the vicinity of Valparaiso. Outlook Not Bright “New South Wales three-year-olds have generally played a prominent part in the classic races of the spring. but present indications are that this year will be an exception,” writes "Pilot." “Victoria has had two A.J.C Derby winners in 10 years. They were Trivalve and Hall Mark. On the other hand, Phar Lap, Balloon King, Johnnie Jason, Thco, and Talking, trained in New South Wales, have been successful in the Victoria Derby hi the same period. This year, unless Lynch Law comes on rapidly in the next few weeks, it would appear as if our Derby representation will be weak. Even Lynch Law has to be taken somewhat on trust, as he was not racing in the autumn, when the best of his age were seen cut. Caesar will be ready, but Hua was too good for him in Melbourne, and as Ajax was much superior to both in Sydney, improvement on Caesar’s part will bo necessary to bring about success in the Derby. His win in the Hcbartvillo Stakes was only to be expected on two-year-old form, but it can be said of him that he finished strongly. In addition to Ajax and Hua, Victoria has Damalis, John Wilkes, Avenger, and Nightguard, and it will be a pleasant surprise if even one of the important three-year-old races is credited to a Sydney colt.” At Wanganui Yesterday _ Florence Mills, winner of the maiden event at Wanganui yesterday, is being raced by her breeders, Messrs H. M. Pharazyn and M. Greenwood, of Hastings, who won the Auckland Cup and other races with Motere. She is a three-year-old by Nigger Minstrel from Liaison by Lord Quex from Lovematch, dam of Motere. Lovematch, by Martian from Lovelorn, is a sister to Nones. Mcnolaus and Left, and included in her victories on the turf was a success in the Hawke’s Bay Cup in 1920, when raced by firs M. A. Perry. Amongst the unplaced division in yesterday’s race was Amoroso, a four-year-old chestnut gelding by Philamor from Amourette, by Psychology from Lovelock, a sister to Lovematch. He is owned by J. H. Jefferd, who secured him last January from ti.e breeder, Mr G. Gerard, of Canterbury. Civil is a five-year-old mare by Grand Knight from Civility, and is owned by Messrs H. M. Speed (who raced Civility) and C. G. Russell. Mahutai is a three-year-old gelding by Hunting Song from Humoresque, a sister to Town Major, who raced well a few years back. Penalised Winner All of the seven two-year-olds in the John Grigg Stakes, to be run at Ashburton next week are engaged in the McLean Stakes. As the winner’s share of the stakes in the Ashburton race is £2lO, the winner, if started in the McLean Stakes, will have to carry a penalty of lOlh. Name Changed According to advice received by Mr A. D. Potter, of Auckland, who purchased Gay Talkie for the Maharaja of Idar, the name has been changed to Duke of Wellington, The horse has been resting, and will not-race until December. At Randwick The next important weight-for-age race in New South Wales is the Chelmsford Stakes, nine furlongs, to be run at Randwick to-morrow, and, if Talking and Mala are called upon to again measure stride with Allunga, much interest will be centred in the result. TROTTING NOTES A Transfer B. Jarden has disposed of his lease of Donalda to Mr G. Deyell, and the gelding will in future be trained at Addington by J. Davidson. Donalda was bred by Mr J. Westerman, and was one of the most promising two-year-olds of his year. He nas more speed than the average horse in his class, but unsoundness has been against him He has just concluded a long spell, and now six years old he may survive a preparation. An Early Foal The first foaling reported for the season in Auckland is a filly by Kewpie’s Crest from Nancy Bell, dam of Bedford and John’s Last. Kewpie’s Crest, who is by Blue Mountain King from Kewpie, is represented by a very promising three-year-old, Blue Crest, and a two-year-old filly from the dam of Zanzibar. Blue Crest and the filly may make their first public appearance at the matinee meeting on October 2. Son of Auto Machine

The outstanding feature of the first meeting of the new season at Harold Park, Sydney, was the performance of King Auto in winning the President’s Unhoppled Handicap, from 120 yds behind, with a sensational finishing run, in 3min 21 4-ssec, which was only four-fifths of a second outside Walla Walla's record for the race. King Auto is a son of the Epsom-trained Auto Machine, whose few representatives in Australia have been good winners. Great Way I The New Zealand-bred trotting gelding Great Way is much in the limelight in West Australia. Recently, at Perth, he conceded a field upwards of 288 yards over .two miles and had the race in safe keeping two furlongs from home. His performance worked the crowd into a pitch of excitement, and the gelding received a great ovation on returning to scale. Since his arrival in Perth about a year ago. Great Way has won six races, has been three times second, and three times third. Great Way did most of his racing in New Zealand under C. S. Donald, who has Captain Bolt, a brother to Great Way, in his team at Belfast. Novices at Ilutt Park

ivy Peterson, engaged in the Hutt Park Trial Handicap at Hutt Park tomorrow, is a six-year-old mare by Rey de Oro from Lady Peterson, and is owned by Mr C. L. Rhodes, in whose nomination Bill Grattan woq, at New Brighton on Saturday. Other horses engaged in this i'ace and not well known to the racing public include Mr R. E. Hall’s Twenty Grand by Jack Potts—Mustapha, trained by M. B. Edwards; Winning Post, a four-year-old filly owned and trained by G, Edwards at New Brighton: Stepson, a four-year-old gelding by David McElwyn, owned and traifTßd by J. A. Bentley, Petone; Acora, an aged mare by Acron, owned and trained by J. A. Walk Lower Hutt; Lombard, a four-year-old filly owned by Mr W. E. Stickings, and trained by C. S. Donald: and Desperado, a five-year-old gelding by Brigand—Evolution, owned by Mr P. R. Dailey, and trained by J. D. Gough, Petone. Charlie Chan is a five-year-old gelding by Nelson Parrish —Kotiro, and has shown promising form. • American Blood