RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22215, 5 October 1937, Page 12

RACING AND TROTTING

TAUMARUNUI R.C.

VALAMITO WINS HANDICAP Opmsss ASSOCIATION TBLBaSAJt.) PAEROA. October 4. The Taumarunui Racing Club’s meeting was concluded to-day in dull weather. The course was in excellent order. Totalisator investments amounted to £19.232 10s. compared with £13,668 on the second day last year, making a total for the meeting of £43.648 against £37.403 last year. Results. EOTOKOHI? HACK HANDICAP, Of £IOO. Five furlongs. 1 I—MISS TE KOURA 8-8 .. Horne 1 Z. a-siam. 8-1 .. . McKenzie 2 10. 9—Raceline 8-2 .. McLaughlin 3 8, 7Te Maranui 9-0; 2.2 High Sea 8-3; IX. 11 Flash By 7-13: 6. 6 Te Poto 7-13; 9. to Te ldbers 7-13; 13. 12 Galloping Acre 7-13; 14. 13 Marheke 7-13; 15. 14 Little Idea 7-13: 4. 4 Seven Seas 7-13; 12. 13 Tralee Rose 7-13; 16, 16 Glical 7-13; 7. 8 Highland Queen 7-13; 5.* 5 Awatea Rose 7- also started. Won bv two lengths; half a length aecond and third. Time. Imin 1 2-ssec. HANDICAP HURDLES, Of £l4O. One mile and three-quarters. 1. I—L’ALLEGRO 9-12 .. Mcllroy 1 2. 2—Count Rousillion 9-7 .. Turner 2 7. s—Simint 9-0 .. .. Watson 3 3. 6 Con Fuoco 9-5: 4, 4 Bryce Street 8- 6. 7 Siwel 9-0; 3. 3 Floodlight 9-0; 8. 8 Sandy Mountain 9-0 also started. Won by a neck; a length and a half aecond and third. Time. 3min I6scc. OCTOBER HANDICAP, Of £l5O. Nine furlongs. 2, 4—PHILEMUP 8-11 .. McTavish 1 L I—Gay Streak 8-12 .. McKenzie 2 8. 6—Hopalong 7-7 .. Thompson 3 3. 2 Dutch Girl 8-10: 7. 8 Kena 8-6; 4, 9 Ringshot 8-1; 6. 7 Hikutaia 7-12; 5, 5 The Vamp 7-12 also started. Won by half a length: a length and a half second and third. Time. Imin 55 8-Baec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Nine furlongs., a, 2—VALAMITO 7-5 .. Long 1 L I—Orac 7-8 .. Goulsbro 2 4. 4-Small Boy 7-6 ... Wiggins t • s Bona Bay 7-3 .. Thompson t S. 6 King Bey 9-0: 3. 3 Miss Lu 8-7; 7. B Bonny Gay 7-6; 6, 7 Johnny Walls 7-0 flfo started. . Won by a.neck; half a length second and third. Dead-heat for third. Time, 3 rein 53sec. NOVICE HANDICAP, Of £IOO. Seven furlongs. *. 2—LAND GIRL 8-6 .. McTavish 1 4. St—Barrister 8-9 -■ Cameron 2 I. 4—Maereana 8-3 .. .. Dulieu 3 T. 1 ErXlck 8-9: 9, 10 Libra 8-7: 3, 3 8-2; 12. 12 Mia Frattollo 8-1; 6, Icometarlum 8-1; 7. 7 Windress 8-1; 8, 8

Disturbed 8-1; 10. 9 Gal Wind 8-1; 13 13 TahaeMea 8-1; 11. 11 March Pbar 8-1; 14. 14 Paunul 8-1 also started. Won by half a length; a length and a fcaif second and third. Time, Imln 29 l*tKC. TALLY-HO STEEPLECHASE. Of £l6O. About three miles. 8. B—EMANCIPATION 9-7 Sullivan 1 2, 2—Mlo Lume 9-9 .. .. Mcßae 2 i 4—Windsor Lad 11-7 Baker 3 L 1 Klnkle 9-7; 3. 3 Grantham 9-0 also Btarted. Won by lour lengths; a neck second and third. Time, Bmin 41sec. KAILWAY HANDICAP. Of £l5O. Six furlongs. 4. 4-GAY SETON 7-7 .. Wiggins 1 7. 7—Sergia 7-7 .. Glading 2 X. 2—Alram 7-12 .. Maria 3 8. 9 Impasto 8-9: 10, 8 Sinking Fund 8-8; 1. 1 Trilliarcb 8-3; 6, 6 Golden Blonde 8-0; 2. 3 Merial 7-13;; 9, 10 King Musk 7-U; 11. 11 Prince Ven 7-7; 5. 4 Strathire 7- also started.. . , .... Won by a nose: same second and third. Time, Imin Issee. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of £l3O. Six furlongs. 4. 7—LITTLE ARTIST 8-13 Goulsbro 1 8. 4—lnver 9-0 .. .. McTavlsh 2 1. I—Rainer 7-7 • • • • Marsh 3 9. 3 Grand Score 8-4: 6. S Melvanui 8- 12. 9 Belbroney 8-5; 11, 13 Ellanui 8-1; 8, 0 Gay Egypt 7-11; 2 Z Barricade 7-10; 10. 12 Poland 7-9: 7, 8 Queen Lu 7-7; 9.'11 Tavern Song 7-7; 12, 9 Madelon 7-7 •Iso started. . . .... Won by a length and a half; a head fMvmrt and third. Time, Imin 14 4-ssec.

RACING FIXTURES October 7. 9—Dunedin J.C. October 9—Hawke’s Bay .J.C. October 9, 11—Auckland R.C. October 14, 10—South Canterbury J.C. October 14. 16—Masterton R.C. October 16. 18—Avondale J.C. October 21. 23. 28—Wellington R.C. October 23. 25—Gore R.C. October 28—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—Raagitikei R.C. November 5. 6—Whangarei R.C. November 6. 8, 10, 13—Canterbury J.C. November 13—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Club. November 13—Napier Park R.C. November 20—Levin R.C. November 20—Southland R.C. November 20. 22—Waikato R.C. November 27—Ashburton County R.C. November 27. 29—Takapuna J.C. November 27. 30—Feilding J.C. • TROTTING fixtures October ft-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. November 9, 11, 12 —N.Z. Metropolitan T.C.

3faßfaaal Foaling* * The Limond—Lady Cavendish mare mSAtm Hair, winner of the Victoria Club’s Oaks and the Thompson HBodkap. has foaled a brown filly to Phileron Bay at the Grange Stud, Westmere. and is again to bo mated with the Phalaris horse. TJus is Golden Hair’s first foal. Emberalto. the dam of Graceful, has a brown colt by Beau Pare, and Mandane a brown sbJt Bar. .

ENGLISH RACING

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ST. LEGER CONTEST HIGH-PRICED YEARLING (tbou otra owir cosKBSPONDEirr.) LONDON, September 11. Chulmleigh, winner for Lord Glanely of the St. Leger, attracted attention in the paddock on account of his massive proportions. He was the biggest of the 15 competitors. His height*is about 16 hands 3 inches, and he is built in proportion to his height. A remarkable coincidence is that the only classic races previously won by Gordon Richards were, on the sire and dam of Chulmleigh, namely, Singapore and Rose of England. Lord Glanely’s colt ran three times without success last year. This season he did not reappear until the Newmarket First July meeting. A fortnight later he won the Summer Stakes at Chepstow. At a more recent meeting on the Knavesmire, Chulmleigh appeared unlucky to be beaten-a neck by Mange Tout in the Great Yorkshire Stakes. He has four more engagements this year, and will probably compete for the Jockey Club Stakes, the most valuable of them. . When Michael Beary managed to extricate Mid-day Sun, the Derby winner, showed that he must have been a thoroughly unlucky loser by finishing faster than anything else. However; he had not the time to do more than get third place, but it will always be agreed that he had much less good fortune than he deserved. Beary says his mount was the unlucky horse of the race. But for being pocketed and bumped just after entering the straight he would have won in a canter. Here is his own version of the bumping; “Dick Perryman started the trouble on Fair Copy. Dick came on to Elliott on Goya II; Elliott came on to Smirke on Sultan Mahomed and Smirke came on to me.” The trainer could not say much because his horse was beaten, but he pointed out in confirmation of Beary’s story that Mid-day Sun had all the bad luck that was going, and that when he started his Anal and clear run he was beating everything. “He would have won in another 100 yards,” said the trainer. Mid-day Sun retires

for a bit and may not race until next season. . Captain R. F. K, Gooch, who trains at Hodcott House, West Ilsley, in Berkshire, Is to retire at the end of the season. He has been a ( semi- _ invalid since he had a fall while hunting with the Quom in 1928, His spine was fractured in two places. His horses will be put up for sale at Newmarket in December. F. Fox, the Royal jockey, who retired from riding at the end of 1936, has this year assisted in the management, of the stable. When Steve Donoghue retires from the saddle and takes out a trainer’s licence at the end of the present season, he will move into the stables at Hodcott House. To the delight of all present, Steve gained .a nice win for Sir Victor Sassoon on the filly, Carissa. in the valuable Coronation Handicap Stakes at Doncaster. The jockey held up his mount, who barely stays more than five furlongs, for a final burst, and so cleverly did he time his run that the daughter of Hot Night, and Jennie Deans—who also used to be ridden by Steve-in her racing days—got up in the last few strides to win a great race by a head .from Foray. Carissa now retires to the? stud where she should be of great value. Donoghue always used to say that Jennie Deans was the fastest thing on four legs he had ever ridden. Carissa appears to be. nearly as fast. Big Outlays Miss Dorothy Paget and Mr R. Day paid the highest prices at the Doncaster yearling sales. The former gave 6100 guineas for a bay filly by Solario from Friar Palm, the dam of Denbigh, and the latter gave the same sum for a Fairway colt, the property of Mrs J. J. Mather. Captain C. Boyd Rochfort was not far behind with his 6000 guineas for a Trimdon colt, the property of Mrs E. Bellaney. At the corresponding session of the sales last year Miss Paget paid the record price of 15,000 guineas for a yearling at public auction for the colt by Fairway from Golden Hair. This colt has run once this year, being beaten in the valuable National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown Park in July. The previous highest price at Doncaster this week had been 5600 guineas, given by Mr J. L. Jarvis for a chestnut colt by Pharos from Gwyniad, one of a batch of yearlings submitted by Viscount Adare. Seven lots from the stud realised 10,060 guineas. Ten of the yearlings sent up from the Worksop Manor Stud sold lor 10,310 guineas. Prominent was a good-looking filly by Mr Jinks— Futurity, which - realised 2600 guineas. Another yearling -by Mr Jinks to sell well was a colt from Chatford, for whom Sir E. Hyde bid 1700 guineas. Others in the same batch to fetch four figures were a colt by Blenheim —Lilamade for 1350 guineas to Mr J. J. Parkinson, .and a colt by Dastur—Council Rock for 1550 guineas to Mr J. Jarvis. Roytpi’s colt by Beresford, sent up by Mr Michael Quinlan, attracted much attention. This own brother to Berestoi was sold to Mr J. L. Hall for 2100 guineas. Yearlings from the famous Yorkshire stud at Sledmere realised, 25,290 guineas , for 13 lots, which'' sum compares favourably with 17,050 guineas for the nine sold last year. One of the best-looking was Flying Cloud 111, a bay colt by Pharosj-jAqua Fprte. There was keen competition to secure this French-bred yearling, and after some brisk bidding he was knocked down to Mrs Glorney for 5100 guineas. Mr Frank Butters outstayed all others when he. gave 4500 guineas for a bay colt by Blandford —Benvenuta Cellini (a winner of three races in Italy). A brown colt by Bosworth— Love in the Mist attracted much attention, and because the property of Mr J. T. Downing at 2600 giueas, i The aggregate for the four-days’ sales , was 224,800 guineas, compared with ; 262,955 guineas last year! There are. i however, a number of private spies 1 still to be taken- Into account

Trains for Washdyke For the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s spring meeting next, week a special passenger and horse train will leave Christchurch on Thursday at 6.55 a.m., and on Saturday it will leave at 7.40 a.m. The Christchurch to Invercargill express train and the Invercargill to Christchurch express train will stop at Washdyke on both days. For Wingatui The Riccarton representatives for the Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring meeting, comprising Lazybones, Haughty Winner, Great Memory, Invoice, Great Baby. Happy Night, and Redolent,, were railed south yesterday. Nightdress was not sent because of slight debility, and he is te have a lew days’ rest, but it is hoped to have him ready to go to Trentham. Riding on Thursday Some riding engagements for the Dunedin meeting are;—A. E. Ellis, Silver Streak, Mount Val, Petersham: L, J. Ellis, Queen Dorothy, Thermidor, The Surgeon, Ardchoille; J. Jennings, Lazybones: A. C. Messervy, Haughty Winner, Great Memory; H. Hibberd, Happy Night: A. Messervy, Dissemble, Silver Slipper; M. Caddy, Galleon, Rebel Mate, Donadea; G. Ridgway, Redolent. A. E. Ellis will ride Haughty Winner in the Dunedin Guineas on Saturday. L. J. Ellis will fly to Auckland on Friday to ride Royal Chief and Protector at Ellershe on Saturday. Only Temporary A cable message from Sydney on August 1 stated that a stir had been caused in racing circles by 'the omission of the names of three jockeys from the list of those granted licences for the new season. most prominent was K. Cook, and the others were J. M. Coutts and D. H. Webb. Another cable message on Saturday stated that Cook had been relicenced, and would be able to ride at the Randwick carnival, one of his mounts being Old Rowley, in the Metropolitan. His reinstatement was, however, of short duration, as he was found guilty of causing interference in the Kensington Handicap, and was suspended for two months.

Optimistic Owners A youngster in whom a good deal of interest will be shown made her first appearance at Paeroa. This is Marheke. who was one of the unplaced division in the Trial Handicap. That this filly was purchased for a mere 50 guineas at the Trentham sales last year does not suggest that she calls for more than passing mention: but Marheke is a sister to Martara. It is known that the owners of the younger galloper have resisted many tempting offers to part with her, end this confirms the report that she knows how to gallop. Had Marheke come under the hammer 12 months later than she did her present owners might not have been in the market, for. with the performances of her older brother, her value would have been enhanced many times over. The story of Martara himself is of the romantic type, -for he, too, was picked up cheaply at- the yearling sales for 20 guineas, sold just afterwards for 25 guineas, won, £2085 in stakes, and was then sold to an Indian potentate for 3000 guineas. In the circumstances, the owners of Marheke have every reason to be optimistic. Another Trip Mr J. Richardson, of Dunedin, will shortly leave for Australia to see ms colt Royal Order race at Flemmgton. He will see the Melbourne Cup race and then intends returning for the New Zealand Trotting Cup meeting. Melbourne Cup One generally looks to the outstanding three-year-old, or the proved four-year-old, as the likely winner of the Melbourne Cup, but older horses have a fairly good record in the Flemmgton two-miler. The six-year-old Black Mac, who has made great headway, isnow favourite again for this years cup. Black Mac. after his remarkable run to victory in the Memsie Stakes 'at Caulfield, trod on a nail, but he has almost recovered from his foot injury. Whether he is equal to the achievement of adding to the list of six-year-old winners of the Melbourne Cup remains to be seen, but he undoubtedly is a galloper whose vast improvement gives him bright prospects. There have been 76 Melbourne Cups, and three-year-olds hold the best record, horses of that age having scored 22 times.' Five-year-olds rank second with 20 successes, and four-year-olds have won on 19 occasions. There have been 10 six-year-old winners, and five aged gallopers have triumphed. The horses who have won at six years are: 1862, Archer: 1869, Warrior: 1872, The Quack; 1873. Wollomai; 1889. Bravp; 1897, Gaulus; 1905, Blue Spec; HJll, , e Parisian: 1920. Poitrel; and 1924. Backwood. The aged horses to have won the Melbourne. Cun are: 1865. Toryboy: 1870, Nimblefoot; 1880, Sheet Anchor; 1893. Tarcoola: and 1904, Acrasia.

Scratching Feldberg was scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting at 12.55 p.m. yesterday, and Waitarma was withdrawn at 10.49 a.m.

AUCKLAND R.C.

REHANDICAPS . (PBESa ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, October 4. Rehandicaps for the Auckland Racing Club’s spring meeting are:--Mitchelson Cup—Mungatoon, 7-3. Flying Handicap—Miss Lu, 8-0. Shorts Handicap—Gay Seton, 7-2. Valamito and Land Girl, who. were successful at Paeroa, will not be rehandicapped.

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PLANS FOR MALA AND TALKING If Mala and Talking should go to America they will, of course, do their first racing in California, the Santa Anita meeting commencing towards the end of December. The trip across would not exceed three weeks, and it would not take long for the horses to acclimatise. The San Francisco climate does not strike one as differing much from that of Sydney. Unless special races were put on, Mala and Talking would have to do their racing on the Californian side —and almost anywhere else in America —in handicaps, but over there they do not believe in dealing at all harshly with good horses. . It is a matter of opinion wmcti horse would be the better proposition in America, but most would incline to Talking, in the belief that he would be better suited by the dirt tracks than Mala. If both horses should go, and reach their best, they will do a lot for Australia and New Zealand in respect of trade with America in thoroughbred stock.

A Reminder Acceptances for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s October meeting will close to-day at 5 p.m. In Auckland Matinee meetings in Auckland have caught the public’s fancy, and a fixture held on Saturday was attended by more people than the Owners’ and Breeders’ Association expected. Outside the splendid performance of Nervie’s Last, who created a new grasstrack record for a mile, there was a fine parade of two-year-olds, representative of the following sires; Auto Machine (2), Great Parrish (2), Worthy Bingen, Surprise Journey, Nelson Tasker, Kewpie’s Crest, and Travis Axworthy. The Derby Trial showed Axminster. by Ringtrue—Great Eyre, to be a class above the other three-year-olds paraded and, well handled by N. Paul, the gelding won as he liked. Maiden Trotters Good. maiden trotters are few and far between in the South Island, but several promising young horses were seen at the Auckland Owners’ and Breeders' Association’s matinee meeting on Saturday. In a race over a mile and a half Pirate’s Last just defeated Real Red and Red Eagle. F. J. Smith drove Real Red, and was so impressed with his display that he purchased him after the race. At New Brighton When racing well out of his class at (he New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting last month, Judgment finished fourth behind Nahlinga, Pilot Peter, and Indolent, and this appeared to be justification for making him favourite for the opening event at Methven and for his heavy support later in the day. In neither race, however, did Judgment show the form expected, and at no stage did he look a winner. His form was a long way below what was expected of him. Another trotter, however, that failed to. show any form was Nahlinga who, in the Riverbank Handicap, began very slowly and afterwards gave a wretched display. Nahlinga has been nominated for the Innovation Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday, but after his latest exhibition it will not be a surprise to find his name missing from the list of acceptors. At the last meeting held at New Brighton Nahlinga gave a fV>od display of trotting, and on a holding track covered a mile and a half in 3min 44 3-ssec. Matinee Racing The Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders' Association will hold a matinee meeting at Addington next Tuesday, and nominations will be taken up till Saturday evening. The programme, which may be added to, at present comprises races for maiden pacers over one mile and a half and one mile and a quarter; an improvers’ race, of one mile and a half; and a maiden trotters’ race, of one mile and a half. Mr F. Turnbull, the secretary of the Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association, will take the entries, and owners will be afforded ,a rare opportunity to give their young pacers and trotters racing experience

LOGAN DERBY’S RECORD Logan Derby, bought by Mr W. Balloch, of Melbourne, as a foal, and sold for 60 guineas as a rising three-year-old, has proved a wonderful bargain

for Mr 9. Barnes, of Launceston, says the “Australian 1 Record” of September 15. At the 1936 championships in Perth the son of Globe Derby and Belle Logan was undefeated and has won in every State excepting Queensland, where the sport is at a very low ebb, Mr E. Tatlow again has the honour of breeding a! wonderful racehorse, and One that should do well if the contemplated trip to New Zealand for the inter-Dominion championships at Addington next year is made. When Logan Derby was in Victoria more than two years ago it took him all his time to win at a 2min 21sec rate in very ordinary company, but since then he bas made history. In Perth his ■ winning times were. 2min 9£sec, 3min ISsec, and 4min 24Jsec. He also ran 3min ISsec (2min 12sec rate) in winning the grand final. If ever a horse was made to order it is Logan Derby, and J. Agnew, his pilot in all his races outside of Tasmania, is; to be .congratulated on his

training and driving ability. Recently Logan Derby added further to his fame by beating Lawn Derby for third money in Sydney, both renowned pacers starting off the same mark. Belle Logan, the dam of Logan Derby, was bred by the Riccarton sportsman, Mr W. J.’ Morland, and left other useful pacers in Dillon Logan and Pendant. • She is by Logan Pointer from Curfew Bell, a good performer and an excellent brood mare.

MELBOURNE NOTES (UNITED press ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (Received October 4, 9.15 p.m.) MELBOURNE. October 4. Evening Mist and J. T. Jamieson’s two-year-old, Normal, arrived to-tay. A. Cooper is likely to ride Desert Chief'in the Caulfield Cup. Northwind, Aitchengee, and Parodier have been scratched for the Caulfield Cup. Sir Regent is likely to come to Melbourne to race in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. '