RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23378, 11 July 1941, Page 9

RACING AND TROTTING

RACING FIXTURES

July 19—Manawatu Hunt. July 19—Waimate District Hunt Club, July 28—South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 26—Rangitikei Hunt. August 2—Christchurch Hunt Club. August 12. 14, 16-Canterbury J.C. August 23—Pakuranga Hunt Club. August 28-rEgmont-Wanganui Hunt Club (at New Plymouth). August 30—Taranaki Hunt Club.

TROTTING FIXTURES August 9, 13, 15— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 30—Auckland T.C. September 6—New Brighton T.C. September 13, 17—Wanganui T.C. September 18, 20—Wellington T.C.

TUBF GOSSIP

National Weights Handicaps for the Grand National Steeplechase, Hurdle Race, and Winter Cup are due to be published on Tuesday next. From the South Southland stables will be strongly represented at the Grand National meeting, and many horses are booked for an early departure north. These include Ballybrit and Polar Star (J. Langford), Gnohill (J. Rowland), Surcoat, Pride o’ Central, and Merry Simon (P. Boyle), True Form (J, W. Painkhurst), and Made Money (J. Thistleton). On his arrival at Riccarton, Rowland will take over from J, Pankhurst the rising three-year old, Verlagia, who is owned by Mr W. Dixon, of Bluff. At Waimate Golden Glow, Guste, and Surcoat, three likely starters in' the Grand National Steeplechase, figure as entrants for the Hunt Club Cup Steeplechase at Waimate next week. Fundy Bay, a Grand National Hurdles candidate, is in the Studholme Hurdles, and Haughty Winner, Rebel Mate, Gold Flight, Star Wink, and Taxpayer, Winter Cup candidates, will be seen out at the fixture.

Disappointing It is evident that, as at Rosehill in his first race since resuming, Beaulivre ran without any dash at all, in the Doomben Newmarket Handicap. Beaulivre’s connexions expressed surprise at his Rosehill display, but as he had time to improve for Brisbane, and must have shown something to justify the trip, his latest performance would be even more unexpected. Cramped' Prices Some of the biggest doubles bookmakers have issued charts without waiting for the weights, and they have certainly taken no risks with Kindergarten, says the Melbourne “Argus.” Considering that the Caulfield Cup is four months off, his price straight out seems ridiculously short, and the odds about the favourite doubles—the two Kindergartens, and Kindergarten-BeaU Vite—are by no means long. Second favourites for the Caulfield Cup are Beau Vite and Zonda, with Beaulivre, High Caste, Lucrative Maikai, Session, Tranquil Star, and Veiled Threat on the next line. Equal second favourites in the Melbourne Cup list are Apostrophe, High Road, Lucrative, and Yaralla.

Desert Gold Family Burma,, the winner of the Okawa maiden at Hastings on Saturday, is a half-brother, by Bulandshar, to Sudan, who is by Beau Pere. The dam, Sahara, is a daughter, by Grandcourt, of Desert Gold. The first of her progeny, by Hunting Song, went to Australia. All are. fillies except Burma, who has been gelded.

Budding Horsemen “Proof of the efficacy of the training school for, apprentices has been evidenced during the course of the season by th,e coming to the front of a promising bunch of young riders," states the chairman of stipendiary stewards (Mr C. Corner) in his report to be presented at the annual meeting of delegates to the Racing Conference. “The success of these boys is gratifying, and will in future remedy a weakness of several years’ standing."

A National Fair It was anticipated that the introduction of an open .steeplechase at the Manawatu Hunt meeting would furnish Grand National candidates the opportunity of having a preliminary outing every country before going south, but both Bridegroom and Birkology, who will be among the favoured division at Riccarton, have been entered for the Cheltenham Hack Cup instead. Whereas Bridegroom has still to score on the flat, Birkology did quite well in that role before being put to jumping. A Good Season Ellerslie horses have had considerable success during the season just coming to a close, having notched 79 firsts and 121 minor placings for a total of £27,775 in stakes and trophies. The principal winner has been Kindergarten, the outstanding performer of the season in New Zealand, with winnings of £7175 and a gold cup valued at £IOO. It was not until after he had run a third and second among the hack sprinters at Avondale in September that Kindergarten went into the care of R. S. Bagby at Ellerslie, and, after, another second, he registered a sequence of 10 wins, culminating with a brilliant performance in winning the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie with 9-11.

Definitely Retired Catalogue, winner of the Melbourne Cup and of three Winter Cups in a row, will not race again. He has been retired and is enjoying days of idleness in a paddock at Awapuni, from which centre he was trained throughout his career. He lasted longer than most horses. He was not asked lor much in the early part of his career, and an ailment kept him away from racing for nearly two years after his second season.

The Good Days Prominent in the Australian sporting world is Mr T. Emanuel, who recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday. He was asked what was his best win bet on a racecourse. “Well,” he replied, “you mightn’t believe it, but when I was making a book I won £II,OOO on one race at Randwick between 30 and 40 years ago. There were only five starters in the race, and they bet 5 to 4 on one of them and took even money about another. Both were beaten, however, and I had a great win.” "Of course,” added Mr Emanuel, “they used to bet in thousands at Randwick in those days.” “What about your worst day?” he was asked, and Mr Emanuel answered without hesitation, “I lost every penny I possessed when Revenue won'the Melbourne Cup in 1901, but I didn’t take long to get it back. Bookmakers had great chances in those days, when taxation was so light.”

Teacher’s Attitude to Wari—A sequel to an unsuccessful appeal against military service on conscientious grounds by a young sole teacher at Titree Point School was a meeting of parents who decided to refrain from sending their children to school while the teacher is retained in his. Present position. Some of . the parents are' returned soldiers who strongly resent the teacher’s attitude to war.

NO ABANDONMENT

GRAND NATIONAL THIS YEAR A rumour, circulated both in Christchurch and elsewhere, that this year’s Grand National race meeting ,set down for August 12, 14 and 16 at Riccarton, was to be abandoned, has been officially denied. This was announced yesterday by Mr F. T. H. Bell, secretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club, who said there was no truth at all in the rumour and every prospect that the meeting would be held.

Mr Bell said that he had been in touch with the military authorities, and that he had been given a definite assurance that the territorial training course now going on at Riccarton would be ended before National Week started, and in fact would be ended before the Christchurch Hunt Club meeting, which is held a week before the Grand National meeting.

TROTTING NOTES Leading Sires Jack Potts is well ahead of all other sires in New Zealand for the present season with a total of £30,615 10s. Next on the list is Grattan Loyal with £14,792 10s, and the defunct Wrack, £13,952, Rey de Oro £8653, and Frank Worthy £7439 10s. Then follow: Nelson Derby £7396, Man o’ War £6556 10s, Worthy Bond £6039, Quite Sure £4732 10s, Great Bingen £4520, Travis Axworthy £4182, Peter Bingen £4075, Adioo Guy £3873, Jewel Pointer £3780, Great Parrish £3140, Guy Parrish £2916, Maxegin £2860, Happy Voyage £2764, Truman Direct £2629, Worthy Bingen £2437, Native King £2352 10s, Wellington Direct £1956,Peterwah £1249 10s. Red Shadow £lll9 10s, Real Frisco £IO9B, Sonoma Harvester £1072. Jack Potts’s progeny won 131 races and filled minor places 200 times. Deaths of Horses The deaths of two fine trotters of the past, Koro Peter and Writer, were reported at the last meeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association. Koro Peter was one of the very few trotters to race as a two-year-old, and he beat a field of horses of all ages at his first start. In the same season he was matched with another two-year-old trotter, in First Wrack, and beat her, decisively. In following seasons he became a performer of the best class, winning many races for Mr F. W. Johnston, who bought him as a three-year-old and placed him in R. B. Berry’s stable. Writer was also a performer of the highest class, winning a Dominion Handicap when that race was a much tighter class than it is to-day. Writer was a double-gaited horse, and he won a race at the pacing gait before being converted. Encounter, who died recently, was a useful pacer by Man o’ War. At one stage she looked like developing into a high-class stayer, but she was retired to the stud at a comparatively early age, and she will shortly be represented on the racetrack. WAIMATE HUNT CLUB

HANDICAPS Following are the handicaps for the Waimate Hunt Club’s meeting on July STUDHOLME HACK AND HUNTERS’ HANDICAP, of £60;,.0ne. mile and ■ five furlongs.—Combat 10-10; Surcoat, 10-9; Fundy Bay 10-5; Superex 10-3; Gay Boa 10- Made Money 9-6; Top Row 9-5; Petersham 9-4; Mosglel 9-1; Noko, Sir Hugh, Great Flight, Hemembo, Drumpeel, Roddy 9-0. WAIMATE HUNT CUP, of £75; about two miles and a half.—Surcoat 11-2; Guste 11- Gay Boa 10-6; Golden Glow 10-2: Pride o' Central- 10-0; Dropped Catch 9-6; Prince Flaneur 9-2; Valens 8-1; Waka, Polar Star, Nijinsky 9-0.

WAIHAO HACK HANDICAP, of £6O; six furlongs.—Taxpayer 9-8; Mldgard 9-2; Big Joe 8-11; Retrogression 8-6; Parchment 8-2; Star Wink 8-1; Miss Tasta, Invincible, Don Roy, Overland, Red 8-0,

MORVEN HANDICAP, of £7O; seven furlongs.—Rebel Mate 9-12; Haughty Winner 9-7; Waltoru 9-3; Last Refrain 8-4; Auctor, Gold Flight 8-1; Sham Boy' 7-13; Flame Queen 7-12; Top Row 7-11; Petersham 7-10; Silver Slipper, Phillbun 7-7. HUNTERS* PLATE FLAT HANDICAP, of £75; one mile and a quarter.—Combat 12-0; Merry Simon 9-13; Gay Boa 9-12; Golden Glow 9-9; Waka 9-8; Dropped Catch 9-7; Remembo 9-2; Hunting Bay 9-1; Valens, Battle Vale, • Jacksonville, Good Fortune, Nijinsky 9-0. WAIMATE HACK HANDICAP, of £6O; seven furlongs.—Norse 9-0; Big Joe 8-10; Lights Out 8-7; Gold Don 8-6; Parchment 8-1;' Star Wink, Invincible, Milton Abbas 8-0. WINTER TROT HANDICAP, of £6O; 3min 43sec class; one mile and a half.— Best Seller, Conflagrate, Dot Parrish, Free Voyage, Great Deceiver, Harold Jinks, Hawich, Loyal King, Navy Lass, Prestigena, Scintilla, Wandle Chimes scr; Swagger Jack 24; Prince Grattan 36; Diviner 48; Man Power. Mirage 60.