SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24742, 6 December 1945, Page 3

SPORTING

DUNEDIN J.C.

NOMINATIONS

fi The Duncdin Jockey Club has received 1 jTinations for the principal events at fi meeting this month as folIj >' tii '~' Second Day | PUBLICANS' HANDICAP, of £700; six P,;,nnes.—Aurora Australis, Burberry, ?<nnv Flight. Derene, Gamble. Grand Iciest Gold Spur, Irish Note. John Gay. tlSeiv'er. Kiloney, Lisheen. Loch Derg, «ISflall Martial Note, Powys, Ring Chief, SSIinE Lad. St. Nattar. IInOTIIDIN CUP HANDICAP, of EISOO i hj solo cup valued £100; one mile and W half— Amorlad, Aurora Australis, itahenticf Boolamskee. Benbecula. Beau I tarsi Competitor. Good Cast, Gunga B*!f Golden Souvenir. Gold Lance. JoyEl PL Lord Dundonald. Lord Elgin, Lance M«e Martial Note, Night Robe, Pride of iawsburn piccolo, Palfrey, Royal Chance. IfSral Rae, Signal Officer, Silver Sal. I jjrnbridge. Vafort. 6 Third Day i* DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, lb £1000; one mile and three furlongs.— fnmorlad Aurora Australis, Authentic. l&amskee, Bsnbecula. Beau Cheval, Kinie Chela. Competitor, Dearo, Double li.?n=s Eastern Coin. Foxchase. Foxhaven, aMd Cast, Gunga Din. Great Coon. Gold 9rince Joygiver. Lance Wing. Lyndali. HiKrtial Note. Nieht Robe. Pride of Mossft piccolo. Palfrey. Royal Chance. si;«va'l Rae, Rahiri. Silver Mask. Sascha. aSLA Officer. Silver Sal. Thornbridee. Vafort. Western Front. $ Tames hazlett gold cup. of saou P (including gold cup valued £100); one '•■ ne —Amorlad, Alamode. Benbecula. Beau Srt.val Boulder Dam. Douglas Haig. Denn„r foxhaven. Golden Souvenir. Gold 'i emir Irish Note. Joygiver. Kiloney. Lord hj iLdonald, Lord Elgin. Lance Wing. MonSauna Martial Note. Real Chase. Royal i\ nance" Signal Officer. Te Anau Lady. . jje Joker. Tenor Royal, Western Front.

TURF GOSSIP

Ii Strong Team Rlccarton stables are represented by tie following horses in the nominations for the principal events at Wingatui:— Burberry. Derene. Gamble, Irish Note. Authentic, Benbecula. Beau Cheval, Comwtltor, Gunga Din, Golden Souvenir. Wfd Elgin Piccolo. Palfrey, Royal Rae. tflver Sal, Thornbridge. Vafort, Double Cross, Foxhaven, Rahiri, and Monteimna.

At Wingatui Irish Note was nominated for both the rtndalton and Members' Handicaps at jccarton this week, but was withdrawn jom the tatter before being weighted He was allotted 9-2 in the Fendalton Handicap, but was not paid Up for, and Sis next race will probably be in the limes Hazlett Gold Cup. a weight-for-age rice; to be decided over a mile on the aird day of the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting. He has also been nominated {or the Publicans' Handicap on the sectnd day.

Auckland Cup jj Nine South Island horses appear in the ; weights for the Auckland Cup, but there ; [5 a doubt about the South Island being The list comprises ImnieIdfate. First In, Golden Souvenir, High Play, Kevin, Piccolo. Beau Cheval, Palifcey, and Miss Medley. Immediate, First %, and High Play are still in Australia, and Kevin can be considered as hav,lng finished his racing career. Golden -sSouvenir is an unlikely visitor, as it is ptended to take him to Wingatui, and Jb race him in the Wellington Cup next jsonth. Piccolo, Beau Cheval, and Palllrey did not give much encouragement pr the trip by their recent efforts. It jfwill be left, therefore, to Miss Medley jSio carry the southern banner, and a deSdsion regarding her programme will be airade after this week's racing.

Weeli Day Racing Although no official announcement has been made, several clubs with two-day permits have been granted permission to race on week-days. The Marlborough Racing Club, granted February 2 and 23 when full racing dates were restored, will now race on Saturday, February 9, and Monday. February 11, and the Vincent Jockey Club, previously granted December 1 Jind January 12, have been allowed to change to January 11 (Friday) and January 12. ,The Greymouth Club will race on Saturday and Monday, February 16 and 18, and the Westport Club will race on February 2 (Saturday) and February

To Ride in N.Z. The Australian jockey, G. Young, has accepted an engagement to ride in New ifaaland. His father was a leading rider •in the Dominion before transferring to jaustralia. He gained great prominence fas a rider of Gloaming.—Sydney, December 5.' " . Names Claimed

' Included in this week's list of names claimed are the following :—Best Behaviour, by Phaleron Bay—Good Conduct: Bold Knight, by Medieval Knight—Miss Rangi: Gambia, by Dink—Chandlery; Mighty Atom, by Ballater—Tririr; Our Kitty, by Nizami—Our Jean; Pal Mate, by Man's Pal—Thessaly; Penny Trail, by Sky Cracker—Penny comequick; Rene Leighon by Leighon—Lady Rene; Royal Bian, by Lang Bian—Drathiila; Taipo-iti M Gay Circle—Amoretto; Tamarukau, by Salmagundi—Norwood. Unusual Feat Alethea recorded an interesting performance at Bulls last Saturday by winning the open sprint, the McKelvie Memorial, for the third successive year. Chance Rides W J. Broughton secured a last-min-ute ride on Miss Medley, winner of the New Zealand Oaks last year, but he was unlucky to miss the mount on Lady Scholar, this year's winner. He was originally engaged to ride Lady Scholar, but when it was thought he would not be fit to ride on the second day, after his fall from Keening on the first day. J McFarlane was given the mount. I Broughton made a quick recovery, and iwas able to ride on Saturday; but the I arrangement with McFarlane was allowed

■/■ to stand. Broughton secured the mount l on Swingalong. whichi acted as runner- »:. up to Lady Scholar. This was McFarlane's ; | last mount in New Zealand before leav-J-jing for India this week. W. J. Stevens, J:vjwho will accompany McFarlane, had two pjwlns at Bulls on Saturday, and these three wins at Woodville in the a previous week.

Not Favoured "Thoroughbred strains would seriously deteriorate if artificial insemination was adapted," said Lord Roseberry, speaking !»i Newmarket. He added that if bottles M Hyperion and Fairway's extract wert oisseminated throughout the world, the weed would be so Inbred in a few years tnat it would deteriorate beyond Imagination. Everyone who paid for the serWce oi a stallion was entitled to nave that particular service for a particular mare.—|N.Z P.a.

Bloodstock Sale M Ihe Swedish Government paid the ;y highest price at the Newmarket bloodstock sales on the second day—76oogns T.ifor the Aga Khan's Durbhanga, a threepj year-old colt by Dastur from Mutaz Geivjium. Durbhanga will stand in Sweden '.'-.as a stallion. The aggregate for the day .;:'.( *K 127.155gn5. and the average 784gns. father high prices included 6300gns for ■i P* 15-year-o!d mare Sister Sarah, by l Abbot's Trace from Sarita, and SlOOgns . i™r the nine-year-old mare Calgary, by •Bosworth from California —N.Z.P.A.

! TROTTING NOTES

j : J Reminder ! the Canterbury Owners'and *]sSS:. ers Association's Trials at New :,,Iwignton close to-night at 5 p.m. —6 j|Ashburton Nominations '"' f„E nt J les for all handicap events and final V; gnats for the New Zealand Champion •3 :,„ Kes ' 19 *3. to be run on Boxing Day ; ■ «ose with the secretary, Ashburton IYot■i m Club To-day (Thursday). December .-. ' a > 8 Dm —6 lira's' Hall si) t ~ ara ' s Hall created a good impression smf n she lvon at Waimate at her only 3 Wfrance last season, but in her three ft J? ns s "ice August she has failed to re- | t ™2, uce _ that form. She began slowly § w.m Forlj ury Handicap and was never S if. n str 'king distance of the leaders i te k a l as - Bred by Mr A. J. Nicoll, she $ »« y , D . lUon Ha " from Vanity Fair, by M £f ac * from Pearlchild, bv Rothschild % «0m Verity at Winchmort *iiw **"' Col'ison, who trains a small a vvl nchmore. produced Ingle BelMi&S* good order a t Forbury, and this fJS»£ t0 Countless £ave two solid dls*lthl>P ° vfinisn second to Elvo's Pride in §2'&»™ pire Handicap and second to Caie- % tfi» i, 9 irl in the December Handicap. Hern., . oeln ß forced to cover some extra SaSn„ l lw Ingle Be lmer has started seven 'Start * seaEOn f°r a win, four seconds, •33 tv! fo y nh Placing, and she looks one lir« .' best orospects in sight in her ;; ik* ' class - In gte Belmer and Count;vl£L ar ? b °th out ot Purple Patch, the i'Uiri <"„ another winner in Loyal Hey, '•• •It t t ° lllSon 's confident that a brothei ■M Wn k latter - which he has In work. ■;'~i:U-■ "ewme a useful performer. His team ? JftonvVu 6 up b y a mare b y Vo, ° "3w ■. e * ame dam Purple Patch; which m-bt, « by v Goulding, Christchurch. ■fsßDiara "i? y de oro fr °m a Logan Pointer *li££ het second dam being by Adm&™-- and her thrid dam being the Papilla.

Too Slow at the Start Joe's Dream, which is owned and trained at Dunedin by L. C. Torrance, is an aged gelding by Wrack from a Peter Chenault mare. He started in the Otago Handicap on Saturday, but was too slow off the mark to have any chance. Stake Winners The following were the principal stake winners at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's meeting: W. L. Parkinson, £465; O. E. Hooper, £405; H. Stafford, £290; D. Coffey. £265; M. C. McTigue, £235: P. A. Watson, £235; C. L. Rhodes, £225; F. E. Graham, £140; V. Alborn. £140; F. Young. £l4O. Broke at Start Fantom's sister, Valola, was well supported in the St. Kilda Handicap at Forbury. but she lost any chance she had when she broke at the start. Valola is taking time to settle down, but she should be well worth all the trouble M. Holmes is taking with her. At Nightcaps R. W Townley has a useful team in work at Nightcaps, including Sure Bond. Ima Grattan, Grattan Wave, Convincer, and Jolly Biddy. Jolly Biddy is a smart mare by Sandydale from Jolly Girl, and at her five starts has recorded a win and two second placings.- At her only appearance this season she won the Waverley Harness Trot at the Southland Racing Club's meeting at . Invercargill. and Townley expects her to carry on* to much better compajiy. Convincer, a mare by Quite Sure from Sun Deoch, has not won for some time, but she showed signs of returning to her best form when she finished second to Happy King in the New River Harness Trot at Invercargill recently. Grattan Wave, a gelding by Grattan Loyal from Wave Soon, 4ias taken time to settle down to serious racing but the manner In which He finished on to dead-heat with Master Robert in the Oreti Trot at Winton left no doubt as to his ability. Besides the horses named, Townley has several promising youngsters in work, and his prospects look bright for a successful season. Auckland Trip Probable Although Emulous is eligible for the main event on the New Brighton Trotting Club's programme, it will probably be found that he will make his next appearance at the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting at the end of the month, where he will have several opportunities of adding to his good record. The Jack Potts horse began his racing career as a three-year-old. At his first appearance he finished fourth to Scottish Emperor, Acropolis, and Native Scott in the New Zealand Futurity Stakes at the Metropolitan Trotting Club's 1944 Easter meeting, and a fortnight later he finished a good second to Jack High in the Hutt Handicap at Wellington. His next placing was to finish third to War Form and Traverse in the Trial Handicap at the Ashburton .Trotting Club's meeting in June aftei having all the worst of the running, and after that performance he was highly rated by keen judges. His record since then has confirmed the high opinion formed of him. and in 17 starts he has finished out of -the money only twice, winning six races and gaining four seconds, four thirds, and a fourth placing. Emulous is undoubtedly a Cup horse in the making, and, now assessed on 4min 27sec, he should make the grade comfortably • before the season closes. Bred by Mr A. Haslett, Rakaia, Emulous races in the interests of Mrs M. A. Haslett, for whom he is trained at Rakaia by W K. Tatterson.