RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23361, 21 June 1941, Page 11

RACING AND TROTTING

RACING FIXTURES June 21—Waipa R.C Junl !M~™ Sh & irton Cou nty R.C. i Une si- 23—Manawatu 'R.C June 28—Oamaru J.C. June 28—Dannevirke Hunt. iHl y a —Hawke's Bay Hunt Club. 'r U i y 1°- 12 ~Wellington R.C. July 19—Manawatu Hunt, r i y 19—Wa)mate District Hunt Club, r y oa —South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 26 —Rangitikel Hunt. TROTTING FIXTURES June 21 —Ashburton County R.C. (two events). June 28--Oamaru J.C. (two events). August 9. 13. 15— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 30—Auckland T.C.

ASHBURTON COUNTY R.C.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY

The winter fixture of the Ashburton County Racing • Club, to be held to-day, should provide some excellent racing. The fields are all of good size, without being unwieldy, and the going Is expected to be reasonably firm for this time of the year. The win and place system will be in use, and the following horses can be expected to race prominently:— Hinds Hurdles: Mungatoon, Donadea. Fundy Bay. Novice Stakes: Royoney, Myraid, An-, chusa.

Lyndhurst Trot: Canister, Ordnance, Swagger Jack.

Mayfield Hack Handicap: Valcron, Good Health, Greenbank.

Dromore Hack Steeplechase: Golden Glow, Panara, Recollection. Moreton Hack Handicap: Haughty Lad. Treasurer, Ann Mle.

Maronan Handicap: Boloyna, Lazybones, Gay Parade. Wlnchmore Trot: Jack’s Pal, Native Man, Recluse.

The programme Is as follows: 11.44 a.m.—

HINDS HURDLE HANDICAP, of £125; one mile and a half and 100 yards.—Sir Frederick 11-6; Survey 11-5; Mungatoon 10-1; Ponty 9-13; Donadea 9-12; Fundy Bay 9-11; Night Dress 9-7; Dropped Catch. Red Dragon, Prince Ruenalf 9-0. 12.20 p.m.—

NOVICE STAKES, Of £9O; six furlongs. Royoney, Myraid, Anchusa. Rangemore. Highland Dance, Frontiersman, College Girl, Thoraide, Rebel Lady 8-10; Leander, Lord Dundas, Solerlty, Lady Nottava, Gunga Din, Square Cut. Lunaria 8-0. 1 p.m.—

LYNDHURST TROT HANDICAP, of £115; 3mln 43sec class; one mile and a half—Canister Countless, Erin’s Empress, Jesse. Gentry, Keewah, King Axworthy, Le Compte, Navy Lass, Princess Maritza, Ordnance, Sailor’s Fancy, Star Performer, Warllne, Western Boy, All Serene scr; Serapeum 12; Swagger Jack 24; Straight 36. , 1.40 p.m,—

MAYFIELD HACK HANDICAP, of £140; one mile and a quarter,—Valcron 9-0; Greenbank 8-8; Scarteen 8-5; Nightglass 8-4; Princess Minerva 8-3; Roman Son 7-13; Good Health f-12; Lights Out 7-11; Parchment 7-10; Ryetown, Avenal 7-7. 2.15 p.m.—

DROMORE ; HACK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of £150; about two miles and a quarter.—Recollection 11-6; Guste 10-13; The Sandwlchman 10-1; Superex 10-0; Panara 9-8; Golden Glow 9-5; Waka 9-0. 2.55 p.m.—

MORETON HACK HANDICAP, of £105; six furlongs.—Treasurer 9-1; Atreus 9-0; Ann Mle 8-11; Big Joe 8-10; On Call 8-7; Haughty Lad 8-2; Blue Coat 8-1; Star Wink, Citizen, Jolly Time, Miss Tasta, Force, Comedy Hit, Avenal, Camphor 8-0 p.m.— M ARON AN HANDICAP, of £140; seven furlongs.—Haughty Winner 9-12; Last Refrain 9-1, Boloyna 9-0; Cymric 8-12; Lazybones 8-10; Waltoru 8-9; Gold Flight, Auctor 8-5; Roy Bun, Flame Queen 8,-3; Gay Parade 8-2 ;< Top Row 8-1; .Kllrobe, Sham B6y, The Wrecker, Metric Bro.

4.10 p.m.— WINCHMORE iROT ’ HANDICAP, of £123; 3min 38sec class; one mile and a half.—Bedrock, Dan's Pride, Great Waitaki. Jack’s Pal, Manpower, Native Man, Recluse, Straight, Walnonl Jack, Zlnoro scr; Black Label 12; Danzie Guy 24; Mervyn Derby 36; Yon Van 48.

TURF GOSSIP

At Ashburton To day Thoraide and Square Cut will be bracketed on the totalisator in. the Novice Stakes at Ashburton to-day, and this will be the only bracket in the day’s galloping events. Thoraide, bred by Mr A. S. Elworthy, and leased to Mr A. L. Power, is a three-year-old gelding by Valkyrian from' June East, by Lord Warden from Wild Work by Autumnus from Helter Skelter, and Square Cut is a two-year-old by Winning Hit from Grey Vixen by Hunting Song from Grey Eyes. Square Cut was bred by Mr G. Fulton, and was purchased as a , yearling at Trentham by Messrs Elworthy and D. Gould for 120 guineas.

First Appearances Lord Dundas and Gunga Din, who together sprinted smartly over half a mile at Riccarton yesterday, will be making their first public appearance at Ashburton to-day. The former is a two-year-old by Myosotis from Lady Ripon, a sister to Studley Royal, and is being raced by Messrs H. E. Cook and C. Holdsworth, for whom he is trained by F. D. Jones. Gunga Din is a two-year-old colt by Salmagundi from Coalpit by Cockpit from Gold Bound, and, like the dam, will carry the colours of the Hon. G. R. Hunter and the Hon. P. C. Webb, for whom he is trained at Yaldhurst by M. B. Edwards. Both show distinct promise, but are not likely to be seasoned enough for today’s race. Leander, another contestant in the Novice Stakes, is' a two-year-old by Iliad from the Lord Quex— Charlady mare Cleaner. He was bred by his owner, Mr J. M. Samson, and is trained at Riccarton by R. Wilson.

New Arrivals Mr G. R. Macdonald has placed two rising two-year-olds with the Riccarton trainer C. Dawson, to be put through their preliminary training. One is Cross-Question, a chestnut sister to Pleading by Solicitor-General from Eulalje, and the other is Wedding Ring, a gelding by Guarantee from an Antagonist mare. Mr Macdonald now has horses in three stables. Pleading and Shikari are at Chokebore and Bird of Prey is In C. C. McCarthy’s team.

An Owner’s Gesture In the event of no further action being. taken in the Norge case, it has been announced by Mr -G. H. Paul that he will' give'; the stake .money due to •him- toipngtofc funds. -Mr Paul earlier intimated that he appealed to the Canterbury-District Committee, not with the object of recovering the Stake, but of clearing himself of the imputation- of. knowingly riding in the, race .When h® did not hold a gentleman, rider’s .certificate. English Classics , . ■ Subscribers to the English classic races to be run in - 1042 include His Majesty the King, Lords Astor, Derby. Glanely. and Rosebery, the Duke .of Westminster, the Duchess of Norfolk, Miss Dorothy Page, and Sir Victor ■Sassoon.

Jockey Killed In Action Included in, a recent list of New Zealanders killed in action is the name of L. A Young, whose mother lives In Greymouth. Young served his apprenticeship with R. E. Hatch, and rode several good winners In the North Island. while he was well known; on the West Coast, where he achieved many successes, At one period he was attached to the stable of the ]ate Mr W. Jeffries, riding Wharfedale and other well-performed horses to i Vl . c j°?’ y ; Young retired from riding early in his career, and enlisted soon after the outbreak: of war.

Bwnllvre Reappearing . _ A Press Association cablegram from Sydney states'that Beauliyrp. who will make his reappearance in pubi c w the Dundas .Handicap at the RosehiU meeting to-day, in which he will carry top weight of 9*13, has been doing remarkably well on the tracks since his return from a long spell.

A Since who has been nominated for the cross-country event at Oamaru, - won the Wellington Steeplechase In he has raced only four times Nearly;a year later he worn the Pafeora Steeplechase and finished second in the' Wellington Steeplechase. In the following season-, he ran unplaced in the -Grand National Steeplechase, and second Steeplechase. It is approachtog three years- since*his last start, although he beeS-work more than once m the internal

W The ff .while it has "restricted racing in Britain during & ISB. erhment’s attitude, he said, it would be wrong economically to aboridon racing altogether, since such a drastic step would u “ darm i n industry and make its „ restoration much more difficult after the tween the second and/third races at a meeting at Newmarket,, which Mr McElllgott attended, bourns exploded not far from the course,:... „■

Tongue Over the Bit • , ' The • A.J.C. stewards have decided that in future a standard type of device must be used to prevent a horse from getting his tongue over the bit in a race. The device consists of a rubber band (through which the horse’s tongue is passed), attached by a ring to the bit. The chief steward* (Mr Donohoe) said the, stewards considered some of the devices employed by trainers were not designed to t?et the best out of a horse* The device we have standardised,” Mid Mr. Donohoe "lo used almost exclusively In Queensland, and ifes attalneda wide vogue in New Zealand. I understand it will be recommended by J. T. Jamieson. who trained in New Zealand before coming to Sydney.” Mr Donohoe added that the stewards bad sought to legislate only as to the tying down of the tongue7No objection woilld be offered to thereof a bridle desired to hold the bit in such a position as to achieve the same purpose.

TROTTING NOTES

Bracketed Warline and Jesse Gentry will be bracketed in the Lyndhurst Handicap at Ashburton to-day. Change of Name Western Boy, who will start in the Lyndhurst Handicap at Ashburton today, is a five-year-old by Western King from a Lord Chancellor mare, and at the Ashburton’ Trotting Club’s meeting last month raced under the name >of Spats. After this horse was registered it was found that a horse in Australia had been named Spats, and the owner was asked to change the name. Well Bred

Eifin’s Empress is a well-bred mare by Wrack from Erin's Pointer, a fast placer raced by E. C. McDermott a few years ago. Up to the present Erin's Empress has done little on the race track, but, now in J. Bryce’s stable, she may be heard of in the near future. Novices *

Maiden performers engaged at Ashburton to-day include Warline, by Man o’ War—The Linnet, and Jesse Gentry, by David McElwyn—Matchlight mare (F. Jamieson), Le Compte, by Rey de Oro—hostess (C. Nordquist), Countless, by Jack Potts—Purple Patch (Q. McKendry); Navy Lass, by Man o' War—Windy Morn (R. Townley); Canister, by Jack Potts— Logan Pointer mare (J. Grice); Star Performer, by Acron— Pretty Pointer (A. Fairbairn); Ordnance, by Nelson Derby—Wrackway (M.; C. McTlgue); Keewah, by Wrack—Native Queen (J. Behrns); All Serene, by Rey do Oro— Wrack mare (W. K. Tatterson). A Crack Trotter

One of the best trotters in Australia to-day is White Globe, who has been credited with performances that would place her in the test New Zealand class. In her most recent performance she was handicapped on zzs yards behind in a mile and a half race, and she finished second after recording 3min 19sec. The field was not regarded as good class, but previous to this White Globe had trotted, a mile in 2min Bsec. At the Sydney show she had trotted a mile and a half in 3min 16 l-ssec, and at Harold Park did two-miles in 4min 31 4-ssec, and two weeks later recorded 4mm 32 1-5 sec. Her best winning record over a mile and a half is smin 20 3-ssec, against a field of hoppled pacers.

Of Interest A recent winner at the Harold Park meeting in New South Wales was Van Ayr, by Van Derby from the New Zealand-bred Ayr. who recorded 3mm 25sec for a mile and a half. Feature Events

Feature events in the programme for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting will be the National All-Age Stakes on the first day, the August Free-for-All on the second day, and the Metropolitan Four-year-old Stakes on the concluding day of the meeting,. The All-Age Stakes will be run over a mile and a quarter, and will give Pacing Power his first chance in the new season. It may be a bit early in the year for three-year-olds, and a start of 24 yarda from a four-year-old like Walter Moore, and 36 yards from the older horses, may not be sufficient inducement for R. B. Berry to start his crack juvenile. The Free-for-All will be run over a mile and a quarter, as will the Four-year-old Stakes. In the last-named event, the wl nn | r d* classic race will be 12 yards behind, and the winner of two or more will be asked to concede 24 yards start In the three days’ racing, there will be three races of £650, and no fewer than 10 of £SOO or more.

MANAWATU R.C.

TO-DAY’S PROSPECTS

(P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, June 20. Qood fields are carded for the opening of the Manawatu Racing Club’s winter meeting at Awapuni. There Is a field of 28 in the maiden event, the Rangltane Plate, and four scratchings will be required to avoid a division.. In the event of a division the stake will be increased to £155, the winner of each division to receive £62 10s, second £lO, and third £5. The divisions'-will be as' follows :-r-

' First Division.—Ata Puwhero, Golden Acre, Manahau, Midvane, Rich Blood, Ringlets, Sir Rodney, Swell Chance, Athenian, Blue Lagoon, Deoiaii, Greek Effort, St. Fellcien, Spliced. Second Division.—Cloverlea, King Hlkorangi, Merlac, Rangitikei, Sporting Sister, Salvation, Sly . Girl, Ara, Bendemeer, Broker’s Dream, Elgin, Molly Malone, Self Preservation, Te Awe Awe. Betting will be on the single pool, and the following horses may be supported in their engagements:— Ngata Hack Hurdles: Malacca, Pekoe. Rangltane Plate: First division, Athenian; second division, Bendemeer.

Manawatu Steeplechase; Cherry Plum, Ruling Star.

Manawatu Winter Cup: Trench Law, Du Maurier.

Rangltira Hurdles: Foxlana, Hot Shot. Ruahlne Hack Handicap: Lucky Lulu, Dainty Dell.

Rongotea Handicap: Battlegaln, Trig Station.

MangawKata Hack Handicap: Hasten, Klnkajou.

WAIPA R.C.

TO-DAY’S MEETING

(P.S.S.) AUCKLAND, June 20. The weather has been fine to-day, and the outlook for the Walpa Racing Club’s winter meeting appears favourable. The track ,1s one of the best winter courses in the Dominion, and the going should be fairly good. Betting will be under the win and place system. Horses likely to be well supported include:—

Andrew Kay Memorial Steeplechase Comrle, Paint, Conflagration.

Arapuni Hack Handicap, First Division; Glenbevan, Air Port, Royal Pilot. W. G. Park Steeplechase; Gar Vaals, Dark Rose, Allegretto.

Arapuni Hack Handicap, Second Division: Glen Connell, Nan Vaals, Little Rose.. •

Orakau' Hurdles: Radiant Bay, Hessketrfon, Bisqult. Hairinl Hack Handicap: Prince Rewa, Land Court, Town Survey. . Paterangl Handicap: Cheval de BataiUe, Lord Waltangl, Flying Acre.

WELLINGTON R.C.

NOMINATIONS

(P.S.S.) WELLINGTON, June 20. For the principal events at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting next month the following nominations have been received

STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £450; six furlongs.—Trlg Station, Sunny Knight, Calula Boy,• Minority, Sham Boy, Boden Park, Royal Star 11, Duncannon, Sceptre, Algerian, Sea Link, Star Zone, Phllemup, Augment, Black Majesty, Battle Gain, Autollte, Lady Tinkle. Boloyna, Strip, Poutatau, Lucullus Boy, Screen Star, Secret Flight, Top Row. Radlpnt Vaals, Colfort, Proclamation. Colincamps.

WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE. of £1000; three miles and a quarter.—, Streamline, Saint Musk. Allegretto, Aussie Ra, Slayer, Whirr, Ruling Star, Brigadorc, Erlnatlon, Tudor, Baldric, Sunee. Dozie Boy, Panara, Jewelled Girdle, Lucidus, Anlni, Blrkology, Cherry Plum, Astral Flame, Guste, Santoft, Golden Glow, Chat, Survey, Gay Boa, Gar Vaals. TRENTHAM HURDLES, of £500; one mile and three-quarters.—Black Musk, Streamline, Tldewalter, Llmbohm, Esperance Bay, Gay Fox, Majority, Student Prince, Mataroa, The Dozer, Bisqult, Great Quex, Foxlana, King Rey, Jewelled Girdle, Dividend, Erllck, Mungatoon, Sir Frederick. Hot Shot, Hesketoon, Survey.

WHYTE HANDICAP, of £600; one mile. —Arctic Dawn, The Cardinal, Kllcash, Flying Acre, Noble Fox, Sunny Knight, Royal Star 11, Meamea, Ned Cuttle, Kena, Young Paddon, Kentucky, Trench Law, Amigo. Globe Trotter, Filbert, Windsor Chief, Phllemup, Gayest Son, Augment. Gladynev, Colonel Bogey, Greek Queen, Esquire. The Monarch. Sheeny, Boloyna, Strip, Centrepolse, Secret Flight, Wardress, British Talent. Islay Downs, Lambourn, Top Row, Vltement, Our Jean. Lazybones, Proclamation, Aurora’s Star, Gaelic Song, Diana Tetrix, Games, Waltoru, Winsome Lu, Night Eruption;

WINTER HURDLES, of £750; two miles and a quarter.—Black Musk, Streamline, Tidewalter, Limbohm, Regicide, Esperance Bay. Gay Fox. Majority, Pekoe. Student Prince. Mataroa, The Dozer, Bisqult, Selkirk. Great Quex, Foxlana, King Rey, Jewelled Girdle. Dividend, Erllck, Mungatoon. Sir Frederick. Hot Shot, Hesketoon, Paint Segra, Survey.