THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 181, 26 April 1924, Page 10

THE RACING WORLD

(Continued from page 9.) Sunaj-t waa a trifle sore after his race in the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton, and lie was not started on the -second day. According to Christchurch papers the trouble was a ricked joint, and he should be all right again now. Quest is given credit for finishing ver v gamely in the Templeton Handicap at R’ccarton on Saturday, and over the last furlong he made his opponents look very cheap. Mr. Coyle rehandicapped him 31b- in the Admiral's Cup. to be run to-day at Trentham, and 51b. in the Adelaide. Handicap. A repetition of his Riccarton running would see him well' forward :in the sprint. An endeavour is being made to secure the'services of J. Barry for him in this race. Glentruin will meet Tamatete again to-day at Avondale in the All-Aged Stakes, and on Ellerslie running she should be capable of reversing handicap form. Zaragoza, another of Jones’s team, will be ridden in the Chevalier hack race by MoCarten, and beincr a good beginner, should not - oe troubled by the large field. Parody is set to carry 9st. filb. in the Railway Handicap at Avondale today. On this season’s form she is easily 41b. better than Murihaupo oyer six furlongs, the amount the handicapper has placed between them. Hipo will no doubt have Gray up. It appears that there were discrepancies in the telegraphed times of the race for the Challenge Stakes at Riccarton, when Razzia Dazzle beat Gloaming. The race was run in Imin. 24 4-ssec.. not 2-ssec., which makes it a Now Zealand record, but not an Australasian one. Also the report that Gloaming was beaten by a neck is not correct. He lost only by a short head. A majority of the horse-owners present at the Westland . meeting at Hokitika on Thursday, signed a petition to the Reefton Jockey Club asking that the club’s meeting be held at Greymouth owing to inability to carry horses to Reefton in consequence of the railway strike.—Press Assn. MARLBOROUGH HANDICAPS The fbllowine lia.ndida.-nis have been d«cla<red bv Mr. .T. Fl. Henrys for the Marlborough Racing Club’s meeting:— ■ffATERT-FA CUP. of 2£o rots. One mile and a quarter and 150 yards.

RUMOURED DOPING OF RAPINE NO NEED FOR ACTION Sydney, April 24. Commenting on Rapine’s win in the Cumberland Stakes the “Daily Telegraph” says that he won comfortably, and to date ho is the only horse to have scored twice at the meeting. Rapirio has won £3340 in stakes at the meeting. No official announcement has been made into the alleged doping of Rapine. It was rumoared that the gelding did not appear to be himself in the morning, and the owner reported to the stewards that the horse had been doped. There was nothing in his appearance to indicate this, so, as ho won comfortably, the rumour was apparently without foundation.—Press Assn. (Rec. April 24, 10.10 p.m.) Sydney, April 24. The official view expressed by the stipendiary stewards, supported by two detectives, who made inquiries regarding the matter, is that there is no need to take further action in regard to the rumours of the doping of Rapine prior to his victory in the Cumberland Stakes. Mr. Colin Stephen, chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, in an interview, said he was satisfied that this was another case of the rapidity with which racecourse whispers pass round. He added That the trainer found Rapine scouring, and called in a veterinary, who treated the animal. The owner insisted on a start if possible in order to keep faith with the public. The horse improved, and the veterinary advised that it was safe to start him. It has been suggested that somebody «aw the veterinary looking at Rapine, and apparently a story got round that the horse was not well. But Rapine answered all questions. The proprietor of the stables where Rapine is housed stated that outside interference was suspected, and fingerprints were discovered on the dust of the window of Rapine’s stall. It was unlikely that anyone could get through the window, but something might have been thrown to the horse. Another suggestion was that grass, which formed part of the horse’s feed, might- have included a deleterious herb. —Press Assn.

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