THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 219, 16 June 1925, Page 4

THE RACING WORLD

NOTES AND COMMENTS

A reminder is given owners that acceptances for the first day’s events at the Napier Park meeting close to-night.

The southern horsematy J. Beale has decided tliat his son shall be given a chance to follow his father’s profession, and with that end in view the lad has been apprenticed to Trainer J. Lindsay. Frank Bullock, W. H. McLachlaud, and H. Gray, aJJ leading horsemen, have sons riding. A totalisator return of over £40,000 and not a very big outlay in stakes will give the Franklin Club a good lift along. Of course the country club was fortunate in being allowe'd to race on the Avondale course, and so get the benefit of the Auckland sportsmen.

At the inquest held at Dunedin to inquire into the death of the hurdle rider P. Keene it was not clearly established that the unfortunate lad had worn the prescribed skull cap. As the article mentione'd is a very valuable protection against injury, the officials should see that it is always worn, and a stiff fine should be inflicted for any failures either in races or when riding schooling work. Hoariri, winner of the Visitors’ Handicap at illlerslie and runner-up to Daylight at Avondale on Saturday, is a three-year-old by the Chokeborebred Antagonist, from Country Picnic. He is owned at Whangarei and is a half-brother to the well-performed Perfect Day.

R. Hannon, the Cambridge ownertrainer, rarely travels away from the Auckland meetings with his team. Last week he was asked if there was any chance of this team coming to Trentham, but he shook his head, stating that he finds it too hard to win at Trentham.

The Auckland Racing Club lias a scheme in hand for a memorial to the late Right Hon. W. F. Massey, and the country clubs have been circularised for donations. The Te Arolia Jockey Club has a similar project in hand.

Messrs. G. Gould and J. S. Barrett have been appointed to represent the Canterbury Jockey Club at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference next month.

At the coming sitting of the Racing Conference the question of unruly horses at the barrier will again come up for consideration, when a proposal for a “schooling list” will be debated, and if carried unruly horses will be debarred from entry. Bad horses at the barrier are a nuisance in many ways, but the difficulty would be got over if starters were firmer in applying the rule of standing such horses behind the barrier. livery effort should be made to overcome the trouble without actually debarring the horses from competing.

The local owner, Mr. J. A. Taylor, did not have any the best of the deal when he exchanged the Martian mare Dominant for the maiden Otauru. He was so disgusted with the form of the latter that he gave him away after the Levin meeting.

’ A report from Dunedin states that the Solferino gelding Roseday has been sold by Mr. J. Richardson to Mr. J. Lindsay. The price was in the vicinity of four figures.

Though jumpers are scarce .in the South Island, it is expected that Frenchman will be sent up to Trentham to race at next month’s meeting. The Masterton Club is still optimistic about the future of racing in the Wairarapa, for, despite the fact that a heavy loss resulted over its extra meeting this season, the club is again applying for an extra permit next year.

Judging, by the dates already applied for, there will again be trouble over the autumn fixtures of the Wellington, Manawatu, and Rangitikei clubs, for each has applied for the same dates in March of next year. An attempt is being made to adjust the matter amicably before the Dates Committee meets.

So far the Wellington Racing Club has not appointed its delegates to the Racing Conference, but more than likely Messrs. lan Duncan and C. P. Skerrett, K.C., will again fill the positions.

The ex-Auckland owner, Mr. Vic Casey, who is now residing in Sydney, has engaged his imported horse Tehimana, by Desmon, in the Melbourne Cup. So far Tehimana is eligible for maiden races. Beauford has definitely retired from the race tracks, but a two-year-old full brother is to take his place, and the youngster, who will race as Glengarry, is to be trained by S. Killick, at Newcastle.

Returned visitors from Ellerslie expect Trespass to take high rank as a hurdle performer, and the prediction is offered that, at his next outing he will be very prominent. He was going like a winner when he fell five furlongs from home in the Orakei Hurdles at the Auckland meeting. Another horse that attracted favourable attraction, and is regarded as a "comer,” is Yoma, who raced most consistently but with ill luck.

The Riccarton jockey F. E. Jones will leave for Sydney next Friday in order to ride Many Kittle at some of the winter meetings in New South Wales. His first engagement is at Rosehill on June 27. Jones expects to be back for the Grand National meeting, but he will return to Sydney again after the Riccarton fixture, to pilot I’illiewinkie and Many Kittle at the spring meetings in Sydney. In a letter received a few days ago, R. W. King stated that both his horses were very well. As the Ascot meeting in Sydney on June 3, Ransack recorded another win, making her third successive victory. Ransack is a four-year-old filly by Solferino—Raid, and as a two-year-old was owned by Mr. A. McDonald, of Wairarapa, and trained by J. T. Jamieson. She was started on six occasions and won two races, including the Nursery Handicap at the Auckland Racing Club summer meeting, while she was second in three other events.' At Ascot she started a-very hot favourite, and won nicely by a couple of lengths.

The spell which was found necessary for Royal Divorce has done the imported bay a power of good, and he is now one of the most commanding looking thoroughbreds in the Dominion. He leaves for Wanganui on Wednesday, in charge of his trainer, who will also have the two Grand Parade fillies with him.

Tinohari and Aeriform, both of whom have been spelled, are again doing regular work at Trentham. As the pair are both good performers on heavy tracks, they should lace .well at the winter meetings. The first-named is to go to the stud next season. The programme for the Fleet meeting at Trentham has not yet been drawn up. but the committee is going into the matter this week, and an announcement may be expected shortly.

Kuhio, who was tried over a middle distance at Levin, where he ran quite a pood race, is being kept up to the collar at Trentham, and it is evidently the intention of his owner to race him in the distance events at the winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. The racing he had at Wanganui, Otaki, and Levin has left him well forward in condition.

Bonlita, a cast off from the Keniball stables, will in future race in the interests of Mr. W. Whiteman, of Upper Hutt. He is trained by W. Young, who intends trying him over hurdles, but in his initial tasks yesterday he made anything but a satisfactory showing. There are considerably fewer yearlings at exercise at Trentham this winter than has been the case for some years past. R. O’Donnell and S. Reid have each got three in regular work, but this is the lot with the exception, of a couple belonging to Mr. E. Riddiford, but which have' not yet appeared on the tracks.

Visitors to Trdntham next month will be surprised to learn, that the concrete in front of the main totalisator has been done away with and the place is being turfed. This is a questionable move, for the concrete always provided drv going in wet weather. A pleasing feature for the new season will be the erection of a number of rockeries »n different parts of the paddock.

D. McCauley has been laid aside with influenza for some time past, but he has resumed duty at Trentham, and will recommission Ilka and Tresham, who have been spelling, at an early date. This pair are to be given a preparation for the New Zealand Cup and Stewards’ Handicap, for which they promise to be in early demand.

11. Gray was in Auckland last week discussing with counsel the question of appealing against his life disqualification. It has been definitely decided to lodge the appeal, and permission will be requested for the aid of a legal advisor at the inquiry. The appeal is expected to be heard at Wellington next month.

Word from New Plymouth states that the jumpers Locbson and Alteration are both amiss, and can be counted out of their Napier engagements. In the case of the former, his owner-trainer is trying to get him right for the Trentham meeting, but the consensus of opinion amongst the track watchers is that there is little chance of the horse being right for the Wellington meeting.

Santiago is backward in his preparation for winter racing, and the.fact that he has not been entered for the Hastings meeting suggests that he will be missing from the Napier acceptances. His absence, combined with that of Lochson and Alteration, should made the open hurdles at Napier fairly easy to win. ,

Eerie is reported to have given a splendid exhibition of jumping when she won at Waverley. Her trainer was undecided on Saturday about starting on the first day at Napier, as the mare has earned a 101 b. penalty. M. Gardner, trainer of Gaillard, was nonplussed at the poor showing macle by the chestnut at Waverley, for at no stage of the Wairoa Handicap was he going like a winner. The weight and going were correct, and the horse’s condition was right. On last year’s form he should have been well to the fore. F. Davis arrived at Woodville yesterday, and took over the active members of Mr. T. H. Lowry’s team. At present it consists of Phoenix Park, Oreum, and the champion Nigger Minstrel. THE FRENCH DERBY Paris, June 14. The following is the result of the IRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB (French Derby), of 8000 sovs; for three-year-olds. One mile and a half. Belfonds . 1 Due Decaze’s b. c. Pitchoury, by Cannobie—Prude 2 A. K. Macomber’s b. c. The Sirdar, by McKinley—Gibbs 3 —Reuter. FIXTURES June 19 and 20—Napier Park R.C. June 20—Banks Peninsula R.C. June 24, 25—Hawke's Bay J.C. June 20 and 27 —Ashburton County R.C. June 27—Hawke’s Bay Hunt. July 7, 9. 11—Wellington R.C. July 18—South Canterbury Hunt. August I—Christchurch Hunt (at Riccarton). August 11, 13, and 15—C.J.C. Grand National. TROTTING PRINCIPAL WINNING OWNERS AND HORSES By Telegraph—Special Correspondent Christchurch, June 15. The Ashburton Trotting Club’s winter meeting closed the ■ season so far as big fixtures were concerned. The following are the lists of the principal owners, horses, and sires for the 192425 season:— WINNING OWNERS. £. R. M. Morten 4729 J. R. McKenzie 4003 G. J. Barton 4292 J. Duffv 3795 L. G.'King 3017 Newdick Bros 2845 Miss N; Gunn 2585 J. A. Mitchell 2562 E. J. Smith 2550 T. G. Fox 2189 C. M. Ollivier 2078 O. Riddle 2055 F. C. Hogarth 2027 J. J. Kcnnerley 1903 J. Trengrove 1850 WINNING HORSES. £ Logan Chief 3770 Onyx 3017 First Carbine 2255 Locatida Mac 2530 Kohara 2125 The Sheik (Australia) ... 2055 Glenelg 1955 Great Bingen 1910 Great Hope 1850 Jack Potts IRII Bessie Logan 1782 Dalnahine 1535 Dolly Dillon 1517 Pedro Pronto 1515 Vilo 1465 Brutus 1422 Away 1355 Acron 1275 WINNING SIRES. £. Logan Pointer 24.952 Great Audubon .. ..11,514 Nelson Bingen 10,553 Petereta 10.136 Brent Locanda 9708 Wildwood Junior 8358 T-Tnrolrl Dillon 771 q Gold Fell 5170 TT.nl Zo’ock 4600 Four Chimes 4170 C.nthedrnl Chimes 3951 Fl Carbine 3700 Adonis 3481 Harold Rothschild 2631 Marvin Wilkes 2277