TROTTING Spring Garrison And. Urrall For U.S.

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30879, 12 October 1965, Page 5

TROTTING Spring Garrison And. Urrall For U.S.

Spring Garrison and Urrall will do their future racing in the United States in the interests of the Pennsylvania owners, Mr and Mrs M. Gastwirth. The sale of the horses, subject to veterinary certificates of fitness, has been negotiated by National Mortgage and Agency Company, of New Zealand, Ltd.

Spring Garrison raced this season in the interests of the Papanui trainer, C. McDonald, who with Mr A. Clemens, of Christchurch, bought him for 575gns in March, 1964. Spring Garrison showed fine form for the combination and last season gained three wins and eight placings worth £2745.

Spring Garrison, a seven-year-old gelding by Garrison Hanover from Spring Edition, did his early racing in the interests of Mr M. Duffy, of Winton. He did not win until after he had been bought by Mr J. MacG. Inglis, of Motueka, and the late Mr D. Huckle, of Timaru. for whom he was trained by W. R. Butt.

In slightly more than four seasons of racing, Spring Edition contested 77 races for eight wins and 26 placings worth £5160. He was a capable pacer over all distances, but was at his best up to 13 furlongs. He graduated to a 2:12 mark. Urrall won £7877 for his Hinds trainer, W. E. Lowe, and graduated to New Zealand Cup class. He had 92 starts for 10 wins and 20 placings. He paced sound races in the best company, but fell just a little below the best pacers in ability. Like Spring Garrison, he should be a sound prospect in the United States where horses are placed in races according to ability. Urrall’s best season was as a six-year-old when he gained three wins and 11 placings worth £3860 from 29 starts. He is a nine-year-old gelding by U. Scott from Inverary. Tuarangi Chief is another Canterbury pacer destined for the United States. He was sold recently to Mr C. L. Rhodes, of Christchurch, in whose interests he probably will race for some months in this country. Tuarangi Chief was raced in partnership by the Templeton trainer, G. Holmes, and Mr R. Good. He showed considerable ability at times, but his inability to begin quickly from a standing start slowed his progress. He won three times last season. Tuarangi Chief is a six-year-old gelding by Morano from Glenis Chief. Record Gate receipts of £656 were a record for the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club, which held its annual meeting at Motukarara on Saturday. The previous record for the club was less than £6OO. Chertsey Club A profit of £215 is shown in the accounts presented at the annual meeting of the Chertsey Trotting Club. Proceeds from the equalisator at the club’s annual meeting amounted to £503, compared with £514. The club had achieved a growing popularity with trainers and two of the nine races had been run in divisions, said the report of the president (Mr K. V. Hood). With attendances of more than 5000, the dub had brought many people into contact with trotting. Promising Effort Gala Song’s fourth in the Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup at Motukarara on Saturday was a promising first showing in the best company. Except for When, she was the best-backed runner in the field and tried hard to justify that support. Gala Song was in touch with the pace all the way and was still going so well at the furlong that the chance of her reaching one of the dividend-bearing places

seemed assured. But she weakened slightly closer to home. The worst that Gala Song has been in five starts this season is fifth. Her other three starts before Saturday resulted in a win, a second and a third. She will get further opportunities soon to improve her record for Messrs B. J. and K. G. Morris and H. E. Stevenson, ‘or whom she is trained at Yaldhurst by N. L. Berkett, Expensive Failure One of the most expensive failures at Motukarara on Saturday was Rannach Lad, which was & short-priced favourite for the Halswell Handicap. Rannach Lad, which was unbeaten in his two previous starts, was expected to complete a hat-trick but his chance disappeared when he broke while being hustled along to get closer to the leaders with a little more than six furlongs left. Although that error cost him several lengths he made another big run to be third

equal on the liome turn. But the effort left him without any reserves for the finish and he was beaten into fifth. Rannach Lad was only one of seven favourites which failed at Motukarara. The successful favourites were When, in the Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup, and Humphrey, in the Paparua Handicap. The best that the other popular fancies managed were minor placings. Powerful Light finished a distant second to Gay Gordon in the Ellesmere Handicap and Toff Scott, the place favourite in the Waihora Handicap, finished third. Naming Naming horses has reached a low ebb, and it appears that the Trotting Conference has no set naming policy. Too many similar names are being approved, as was shown when Royal Smoke was scratched at the Banks Peninsula meeting last week. His name was confused with Loyal Smoke, another candidate for the same meeting. A horse named Loyal Friend at present is contesting qualifying trials in Canterbury. A horse of the same name was one of the best pacers during the Second World War, his man}’ wins including the 1943 Auckland Cup. Another J.ame which should never have been passed is .Cuddle,- as a mare of this name was one of the most famous gallopers of 30 years ago. Her many wins included two Auckland Cups and a New Zealand Cup. Included in the latest list of registrations issued by the conference is the name Systematic. A horse of this name was a good winner from G. S. Smith’s stables. His last win was a £1750 race at Addington in 1951. The name Co Pilot, without a hyphen, is another name recently listed by the conference.