N.Z. YEARLING SALES

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27859, 6 January 1956, Page 4

N.Z. YEARLING SALES

AUSTRALIAN FUNDS CUT 50 PER CENT. (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, January 4. A cut of about 50 per cent, on the sum spent at the last national thoroughbred yearling sales in New Zealand has been imposed by the Federal Treasury on funds of prospective Australian buyers at the sales opening on January 16. The allocation Is £A70.000. equivalent to £NZ56.000. Out of this, all costs of sending yearlings to Australia will have to be met. Allocations for Australians interested in buying this year have been made in Australia on the-basis of the buyers’ expenditure at the last sales. The success of New Zealand horses in Australia during the last 12 months increased the number of would-be buyers considerably, but with the allocations based on last year’s sales only, the newcomers had no opportunity to enter the lists. New Zealand thoroughbred breeders have made strong representations to the Federal Treasury. through the New Zealand Government officials in Australia, for an easing of the import restrictions, but so far without avail. One argument advanced by New Zealand breeders is that the cut of 50 per cent, made by the Treasury in the allocation of imports of thoroughbred yearlings ms excessive, when cuts in other imports range between 7} per cent, and a maximum of 25 per cent. REHANDICAPS FOR PAHIATUA (New Zealand Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH. Jan. 4. The following are rehandicaps for the Pahiatua Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday:— Eketahuna Handicap: Tamatoa, 61b to 7-13 Konini Hack Handicap: Statice will carry 8-6, not 8-9 as previously given. There is an additional bracket in the Eketahuna Handicap. Pirate will be bracketed with Galileo.

SIR WILLIAM’S WIN CAULFIELD SUCCESS NEW OWNERS CLEAR COSTS (From the AnstTaliad Correspondent oj The Press”) landed fortunes in bets for S lh™S* U ' a "’ Pared Cor the plunge hose pre ’ was ridden by W H Carr S: 1“ b r v 4“ 1 Ameri?an PO ) oek e ev jTdLns" £T* fc the :" d BVo e ni° U,^sem'a Can V A v ' ub - ythich also paid exopnepe V loVa l a „d Of m he ,' aa ding Italian P r?de? J.' Doya’abwe. dmR French rider -

Many persons are sorry thev would tint the Purchase' of Sir William when he was first brought to Australia but it n SJ- the rt WaS not P artic ularly high' bo -se*„ m ore . ,han enough* for a X h t r » d ee Wi,h * he ‘m p ~m Eventually Sir William made an amazthfrH rUn m - Me,b °urne Cup to be third amazing because all his trainino and racing seemed designed to'keep h m “n a asYXl e y r er rather ,ha " d -e‘»T top h o? h the ha handtap d h the"'Rockman" stepped in and bought the horse J Orm entil ' s Sir William to con~daratK>n as a prospect for the Sydney Cup to be run at Easter, with a first P _ p rt>baoly exceeding £lo,ofio. Masic Carpet continues his d l^ appointl ng run. after a very bad a rain-soaked track on'which Villiers Stakes was run on Christmas

? ha J race Masic Carpet at th. k m« to / e *J n a wm ning position at the top of the straight, and each fL7?!r a , S he d , id in the last Bosom—he has mu 12 maka a run in the straight. Vl^ ee 'S e ar-ol<i. Gold Trek, bought at. the New Zealand sales, won at Randwick on Saturday in a convincing wav Goltl Trek is by Marco Polo from'Gold Point, and is one of a number bought by the trainer T. J. Smith for his clients.

Smith is the biggest buyer of yearlings from Australia and last year spent more than 12,000gns at the sales. Because of import restrictions. Smith will not be able to spend more than one-third of that amount this year unless he can secure allotments from other trainers who do not wish to buy. NOMINATIONS KUMARA CLUB Nominations for the Kumara Racing Clubs annual meeting to be held on January 14 are:— TRIAL STAKES, of £150; five furlongs and 75 yards.—Topical Cim, Golden Demonic, Gold Peanut. Nasib, Appreciate, Silver Sandal. First Clue, Private Angelo, Royal Vai, Red Elm, Skyrain, Goldwatha. BOROUGH HANDICAP TROT, of £182: 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter and 100 yards.—Haughtiness. Sir Herbert, Lord Robin, Auto Dance, Major Ferguson. Gay Helen, California, Gay Wanderer. Black Gem. Regal Copv, Staraider. Half Back, Noble Trail, Harewood's Pride, Platinum. Shyanna. Day Girl, Wee Chief. Young Paul, McGimpy, Jimmy Creed, Lusty Flight. Punakai. Drioli. JACK REEDY MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, of £200; one mile and a nuaiter.—Wininng Gold, Devalue, Peter Bruce, Litmus, Instanter, Blue Star, Minto Girl, Moilynn, Karoro. Rich Wind. Matahiwi. Goldwatha. GILBERT MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £330; one mile.—Winning Gold. Argive, Incredible, Costello, Merriment. Tony. County Fermanagh, Lights On, Gold Stage. Ngapunawai. DILLMANS HACK HANDICAP, of £180; six furlongs.—High Time. Jesse James. Kelman. Silver Sandal, Instanter, Big Ben, Legalise, Royal Vai, Minto Girl. Benalla, Arosa. Ponto, Royal Scroll, Beauty Queen. First Clue. DIGGERS’ HANDICAP TROT, of £182: 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter and ICO yards.—Haughtiness. Sir Herbert. Lord Robin. Auto Dance, Major Ferguson. Gay Helen, California, Gay Wanderer, Black Gem, Regal Copy, Staraider, Half Back. Noble Trail, Harewood's Pride, Platinum. Shyanna. Day Girl. Wee Chief. Young Paul, McGimpy. Jimmy Creed. Lustv Flight. Punakai. Drioli. FLYING HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs.—Argive. Incredible, Big Ben. Costello. Merriment. County Fermanagh, Liehts On. Gold Stage. Ngapunawai. TARAMAKAU HACK HANDICAP, of £180; seven furlongs.—V’inning Gold, Devalue. High Time. Jesse James. Peter Bruce. Litmus. Gold Peanut.- Instanter. Incredible. Red Elm. Blue Star. Minto Girl. Tony. Moilynn. Karoro. Aglow. County Fermanagh. Arosa. Benalla. Matahiwi, Beauty Queen, Goldwatha, Legalise.