THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 151, 20 March 1924, Page 4

THE RACING WORLD

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “The Watcher.’ 7 ) Nominations for the C.J.C. Great Easter and Autumn Handicaps close to-morrow at 8 P.m. Acceptances for the first day’s handicaps at the Wellington autumn meeting will close to-morrow at 9 p.m. 'Hie Waimate meeting will be held to-day, Rangitikei to-morrow and Saturday, and Oamaru on Saturday and Monday. Mr. Alison’s pair, Landslide and Dancing Doll will be racing at Trentham. They will bo quartered with T. F. Quinlivan. Albert Goodman, the well-known Trentham trainer, has purchased the licensed premises at Richmond, Nelson, and will take over early next month. It is Goodman’s intention to hold a sale of all his racing and thoroughbred stock on the intervening day between the racing at the end of the month. Ho will still continue, however, to train and race a horse or two of his own when he gets settled down in his new home, G. Jones is due to receive shortly four horses belonging to Mr. T. H. Lowry, also a couple more from Mr. W. H. Gaisford. Tire tracks at Trentham will be in splendid order for racing at the autumn meeting. Good progress is also being made with the new public stand, which lias had the temporary roof for the meeting completed. The successful racing relations between Mr. A. McDonald as owner and J T. Jamieson as trainer, have been severed. The horses of the Wairarapa owner are being taken over bv J. Coyle. Jamieson intends to reside in Auckland. Dignity and Skylight, winners at Opitnake, are liable to rehandicaps at Rangitikei. The former is in the welter and Skylight is in the cup. At a recent meeting of the Australian Jockev Club, disqualifications were removed from several horses for competing at unregistered meetings. Amongst them was a horse named Gloaming (no relation to Mr. Greenwood’s champion). The rising two-year-old colt by Kilbroney out of Mayhap, which was to have been disposed of at the Waikanae sales in January, but was withdrawn owing to getting cast in his box. has been sold to a Southland sportsman, and leaves for his new home this week. The coming twe-vear-old full brother to Parody, purchased by Mr. W. H. Gaisford from Mr. Currie last month, is to race as Mime. On Tuesday morning on the Wanganui tracks, Siaosi and Civility weie sent live furlongs together. The former hopped off with a fair break, but Civility was alongside as they finished together. Both wont very well. Veil and Motley were companions in «. o-eod working gallop, cutting but the last half-mile in 51 2-osec. comfortably, with Motley pulling hard. She appears to bo in tip-top fettle. Although he served as a companion over a mile journey on the local plough gallop on Saturday morning (says the “Southland Times”). Master Sandstone was not able to extend feilvor Peak bv the way. The old mare was not stirred up, lint with a featherweight in the saddle, she made light of her task, and pulled up as if her work had been of a light character. .

Mr. A. B. Williams has leased from his breeder Air. A. J. Toxward, tho coming two-year-old Star Stranger. The youngster is by Martian—Star Lady, the latter mare being by Demostlienes out of the New Zealand Cup winner of 1919, Lady Lucy. J. IT. Jefford is not persevering with the disappointing Martian filly To Arms, and she has been turned out. Rapine will bo accompanied to Tientham by Tuahine and Mv Hobby (Ayt.umnus —Margerine). My Hobby will not race at the Wellington, meeting, but will be seen out at Awapuni. After the Manawatu mooting it is intended that Rapine will leave for the autumn meetings at' Randwick, sailing on April 4. Tn hi.s last start in Sydney Ranine ran third to Rivoli and Dnviu in tlio Randwick Plate, and he would appear to have excellent prospects in the longer weight-for-ago events at the forthcoming meetings there. Listening Post galloped well over five furlongs at Invercargill on Saturday, and all going well ho will accompany Silver Peak to Trentham. On Tuesday morning at Riccarton Gloaming ran six furlongs, under a strong pull, in Imin. 21sec., on the grass. Ballymena, assisted bv Mustard Pot over tho first six furlongs, galloped nine furlongs, with a light boy up, in 2rnin. 0 2-” sec., tho last mile taxing Iniin. 47 2-ssec. Lucinette, with a light boy up, covered half a mile in 53 2-ssec. Ardour was under a strong pull to keep her back with Carpentier, both with fair weights up, over six furlongs, run in Imin. 20 2-ssec. Haze, with a good weight up, sprinted four furlongs in 52 3-ssec.

Deep Drive galloped five furlongs, the last four taking 53 2-ssec. She was stopping at the finish. Gold Town and Cupidon were sent six furlongs, which they left behind in Imin. 18 2-osec., finishing on terms. Top Score and Gamebag were together at the close of four furlongs run in 49 4-ssec. Wharfedalo, with the better of the weights, and well on the inside, bcai Murihaupo over six furlongs in Imin. 15 4-ssec. Pilliowinkic, assisted by Red Gown over the last four furlongs and a half, galloped a mile in Imin. 43sec. The former had a very light boy up, hut Red Gown was easily holding him over the last furlong. The Polymnian and Red Wink were companions over seven furlongs, finishing on terms in Imin. 30 3-ssec. Both had light boys up. Gloaming’s five-year-old brother Lightning, who has been spelling for a long time, has again been put into work in Tasmania by Trainer MeCooinbe. As a yearling Lightning was sold for 1200 guineas, but his Tasmanian owner got him for many hundreds less. If Ballymena is to be the three-year-old to beat Rapine in the Gold Cup at Trentham ho should be capable of making a showing to-day in the Waimate Cup, in which he carries Ost. 21b. It is a big weight for a three-year-old, and he° may not be able to concede Palestrina 31b. There is not a very good field engaged in the President’s Handicap, and form points to Dancing Days running well forward. A runner in a steeplechase at Plumpton (England) on January 24 was Wake Un (bv Hurry On), who was making his first appearance on a racecourse. His height is 17.3, which caused a spectator to remark that a spill from him would be like a fall from an aeroplane. Wake Up fell early in the steeplechase in which he competed, but his rider was not injured. At the present time Absuraum, by Absurd, from Holyrood, is in the pink of condition (says a Melbourne writer). It would take a good one to beat him at even weights. Tins he demonstrated in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill, in which with 9st. 101 b. he was opposed by 15 smart opponents, with that useful mare Naharadan. in receipt of 131 b. from the New Zealand bred gelding. Many thought that he could not give away that poundage. However, the majority stuck to the gelding, who, in winning as ho did, easily, with a couple of lengths to spare from Call Bell and Melia, in the smart time of Imin. 13’sec. (only the fraction outside the course record) put up a. sound performance. The cables recently reported that Beauford had broken down. His trainer, Killick. stated that the horse had strained the back tendon of bis off foreleg while at work. It was a recurrence of the trouble from which the champion had suffered when he was defeated by The Hawk in the Hi« Stall,-es at Rosehill last year. Instead of improving, the leg became worse, nmd Killick has been compelled to abandon all hopes of racing Beauford again this year. He also stated that whether the champion would ever start again was problematical. The leg would be treated and Beauford would bo turned out for at least six months. Killick added that he had never had the champion looking so big and strong, and it was bitter disappointment that Beauford should have met with this misfortune. At Randwick next month (says the “Referee”) the Martian —Alary of .Argyle gelding Lascelles will bo put into work again by D. Lewis. Last spring a lot was expected of Lascelles, but lie did not train on as well as anticipated, and Dlr. J. J. Leahy, who bought him front G. D. Greenwood, sent him awav for a spell in October. Lascelles is bred to stay, and next season he may return to Mr. Leahy his purchase money with interest. The Axedale (New South Wales) races, held recently, will be. indelibly stamped on the mind of Jockey A. Brown. In the first race he had the mount on Sister, who fell. The ueoond race brought no change in luck, for, riding Devon, he passed the post a long way ahead of the field. He lost a lead liag in the straight, and being unable to weigh in, lost the race. In tTie third event he had the mount on Don Ardo. who ran second to Theocritus. Brown lodged a protest for alleged interference, but it was dismissed and his £2 deposit was forfeited. Brown is alleged to have made certain remarks to the stewards, in consequence of which he was disqualified for 12 mouths.

REHANDICAPS FOR RANGITIKEI By TBT.EGBA.rH.—Press Association. Marton, March 19 Hohandicaps for the Rangitikei meeting arc as follow : — Clifton Welter —Skylight Bst. Gib., Dignity 7st. 101 b. Bracelet—Dignity lOst. 121 b. fixtures. Marell 29—Waimate B.C. March 21. 22— Bangitikei H.O. March 22, 24—Oamaru J.O. March 25, 27—Westport J.O. March 27. 29—Wellington It.O. March 29—Franklin P.O. April 2—Otautau K.C. April 2,3— Manawatu It.O. April s—Amberley R.C. April 5, 7—Westport J.O. April 9. 10—Southland R.O. April 12—Jlororuta R.C. April 12—Waverley R.O. April 19—Tuapeka County J.O. April 19, 21—Auckland R.O. April 19. 21—Feilding J.O. April 19, 21—Riverton R.O. April 19, 21—Wairarapa R.O. April 2t—Beaumont R.O. April 21—Kumara R.O. April 21—Waipukuran J.O. April 21. 22—Canterbury J.O. April 23—Westland R.C, April 26—Greymouth T.C. April 26. 28—Avondale J.O. April 30—Reef ton J.O.