SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22769, 22 July 1939, Page 20

SPORTING

RACING LEADERS MEN AND HORSES YEAR’S CHIEF STATISTICS (By Carbine.) Next Saturday the last meetings of the racing year will be run. Those who keep statistics cannot complete their lists till then, but the leading pies it ions can be announced now. They are:— Owner—Estate of Sir Charles Clifford. Trainer—T. R. George. Jockey—W. J. Broughton. Sire—Beau Pere. Horse —Defaulter. The winnings of the Clifford Estate are £6540. The Clifford horses, trained by the Cutts’s, have had remarkable success on the turf. This is the fifth year in succession in which they have topped the list, and there were occasions before the sequence was broken. Last year the team won £4480. Higher stakes have been offering this season. One of the best seasons for the stable was 1911-12, when Sir George Clifford’s horses won £12,030. The following other owners won mors than £3OOO: —Messrs H. D. Greenwood £4843, W. Higgins £4275, T. A. Duncan £3990, T Impey £3BOO, G. M. Currie £3495, T. H. Lowry £3295, F. Ormond £3163, A. Rowan £3140, E. Fitzgerald £3079, A. F. Syme £3068, and the Hon. G, R. Hunter and the Hon. P. C. Webb £3049. It has already been mentioned in “The Press” that Beau Pere is the leading sire, he having deposed Hunting Song, who reigned for six years, a record equalled by Martian and almost equalled by Soult. Defaulter won more than any other horse, his total being £4515, which is 50 per cent.' better than last year’s leader, Stretto, did. Her winnings were £3040. The successful Auckland handicap performer, Round Up, won £3125, Beaupartir £2890, Cheval de Volee (winner of the Auckland Cup) £2675, Survey (Great Northern Steeplechase and Wellington Steeplechase) £2388, Beaulivre £2315, Peerless £2260, and Llangollen £2040. T. R. George, who is - making a habit of heading the trainers’ list, is on top again. His 44 winners give him" a comfortable lead over L. G. Morris (29), H. Dulieu (28), I. Tinsley (28), and H. S. Greene (27). The leading South Island trainer is F. A. Roberts (23), who last year shared first place with George. Next come M. Conza (21) and H. and A. Cutts (20). W. J. Broughton is the leading jockey, with 76 wins already to his credit. H. N. Wiggins (64) is second, and G. R. Tattersall (49) third. B. H.Morris <'47) and A. E. Ellis (42), whose opportunities are . limited by their weight, have bad good seasons. L. J. Ellis, who headed the list last year with 89, has had an interrupted season, and his total is 18. Last year Broughton was fourth with 51. TROTTING NOTES A Reminder Acceptances for the first day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting will close at, 5 p.m. on August 1. Answer to Correspondent • E.P., Linwood —Thank you for the information. Aircraft started in the Saltaire Handicap at the New Brighton summer meeting in December. E. N. Kennertey’s Team E. N. Kennerley, now firmly established as a public trainer in Auckland, is to have several additions to his team in the near future, and the new arrivals will include Sewand and Don Acron. Recent additions to the team include Lady Vasclyne, Isabel Derby, and Repose. Isabel Derby, by Nelson Derby—Rarebell Direct, is half-sister [to Loyal Direct, and has reached the line of 2min 47s«c, 3min 21sec, and 4min 30sec. Lady Vasclyne, by Wrack —Vasiliki, is an improving pacer, who won three races this season. Repose, a three-year-old with little racing experience, is a half-sister, by Jack Potts, to Shrewdy. Sewana is brother to •Roi I’Or, and was formerly trained by L. O. Thomas. Don Acron, a four-year-old, by Acron—Donna Gulvallis, won four times in 12 starts this season, his chief successes being at Greymouth. On 2min 21sec, 2min 57sec, 3min 34sec, and 4min 48sec. Don Acron should not lack opportunities in the north. His dam Is one of a team brought to New ' Zealand a few years ago by the Melbourne trainer, F. B. McFarlane. A Good Year The Methven Trotting Club’s annual meeting was presided over by Mr T. S. Harrison, who presented a report showing a very successful year’s working. It was agreed that the sum Of £768 5s 2d be paid in reduction of the mortgage on the racecourse. The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mr T. S. Harrison; vice-presi-dents, Messrs C. Goodwin and H. Green; committee, Messrs F. S. McDonald, J. H. McKendry, F. Thompson, J Wootton, S. Thompson, G. Kelly, J. McAnulty, A. E. Henderson, G. M. Jackman, J. O'Connell, and J. Campbell. Delegate to Conference Mr T, S. Harrison, the president of the Methven Trotting Club, has been appointed a delegate to the New Zealand Trotting Conference to be held in Christchurch on August 7. An Auckland Team In addition to F. J. Smith’s four horses—King’s Warrior, Ironside, Swordsman, and Nell Volo —Kenworthy and the Hamilton trotter Chudic may represent the Auckland Province at the Addington trotting meeting next month. Other well-known horses now trained in the South Island who are engaged are Mute, Te Kahu, Great Jewel Nervie’s Last, Manna’s Son, and King’s Play. With the exception of a visit two years . ago to Wanganui, Hawera, and New Plymouth, Kenworthy has done all his racing in the Auckland district, and in view of his splendid form at all distances this season, his record being three _ firsts, five seconds, and two thirds in 12 starts, he will be a keenly-scrutinised visitor to the southern meeting if a recent injury does not keep him at home. Assessed on 2min 46sec, 3min 20sec, and 4min 28sec, Kenworthy figures in the August Handicap, 4min 28sec; International, Dash, and Farewell Handicaps, 2min 45sec; King’s Handicap, 3mm 19sec; and National Plate Handicap, 4min 27sec. Kenworthy is likely to be driven by A. W. Broughton, who drove the pacer to victory in the C. F. Mark Memorial Handicap. Chudic, who raced in the South Island as a pacer, won two races for C. Moran at the trotting gait, and is assessed in the latter department at 3min 34sec and 4min 57sec. He is entered for the Introductory and Midwinter Handicaps. 3min 34sec, and the Improvers’ Handicap, 4min 49sec. Swordsman, on 3min 33sec and 4min 46sec, is engaged in the same events. A Question of Service At the annual meeting of members of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club, Mr G. M. Julius sounded a discordant note when he moved that “no one who had not been a member of the club for a period of three years should be elected as an official.” The motion brought a strong protest from Mr P. F. Ryan, a past president, who said the idea was only a direct discouragement to young and enthusiastic members. Mr Arth#r Rose raised the question whether a notice of motion wa3 required, and Mr H. J. Otley said the motion was “one of the Silliest he had ever heard of.” The discussion brought a warm reply from Mr G. Franks, who claimed to be a “baby member” of the club. Mr Julius refused to entertain the suggestion that the motion should be \yithdrawn, but gave notice to proceed with it at the next annual meeting.