THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 150, 21 March 1930, Page 18

THE RACING WORLD

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By

“The Watcher.”)

Acceptances for the first daj’’s races at the Manawatu Racing Club’s autumn meeting, and final payments for the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes and Manawatu Stakes, will close to-night at u o’clock.

Nominat/ona for the autumn meeting of the Masterton Racing. Club will close tonight at 9 o’clock.

Nominations, for the autumn meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, and forfeit for the Hawke’s Bay Stakes, are due tonight at 8 o’clock.

it a sale of horses in Melbourne last week King Mart changed hands for hu .guineas and Sir Roy for 400 guineas. King M-irt was bought li.v a Tasmanian and Sir Rov by C. T. Godby. King Mart was formeriy owned and trained at Wanganui bv Mr. B. T. Bennett, and he has done well in Victoria. Sir Roy won several races for his owner-trainer, A. McAulay before going to Australia. Don Quixote is his half-brother.

After the Rangltikei meeting Mr. L. G. Carter placed the grey gelding Whenuatonga in the hands of A. E. Neale at Bulls.

Al Carroll claims that the watering’ of the Trentham race track meant the difference between defeat and success of Pnganelll In the North Island Challenge Stakes. Paganelli Is a one-pace horse and when caught cannot do any better. Nobody can deny the merit of Cylinders performance in giving him four or five lengths start over the last half and outstaying him to the post. P T. Hogan has three jumpers in hand —Fabriano. Pamplona and Double Soult. The last-named is engaged in the hurdle races at Oamaru. E. A. Connolly Recovered. E. A. Connolly's horse, Dark Man and Broken Doll, have arrived at Randwlek. being the first of the Melbourne horses for the autumn racing. Connolly himself arrived, and he has made a good recovery from the serious illness which put his life In the balance a few months ago. Good Horses Carry Weight. Practically all the big handicaps in Australia this season have been won by heavily-weighted horses, and that has, no

doubt, influenced Mr. G. S. Wilson in assessing the better-class entrants so highly in the Doncaster and Sydney Cup (says a Sydney writer). Last Spring, Nightmarch won the Epsom with 9.4 and the Melbourne Cup with 9.2, being beaten by only Loquacious in the Metropolitan with 912 High Syce kept the ball rolling in the Caulfield Cup by prevailing under 9.4 from Amounis (9.5). Amounis (9.12) took the Cantala Stakes, while Highland (9.10) had previously captured the V.A.I.C. Toorak Handicap. In the Summer at Randwick, Donald won both the Summer C ■> and Anniversary Handicap under big weights, and the successes of Figure (9.9) in the Oakleigh Plate, Amounis (10.4) in the Futurity, and Grecnline (10.2) In the Newmarket, made the Melbourne Autumn sprints a harvest for the best class horses. Latin Quarter and Paris Go Home. The Southland owner. Mr. W. T. Hazlett, was a visitor to ’Wellington, but he was not greatly impressed by the running of Latin Quarter in the Autumn Handicap on Monday, and so he has decided to let his horses drop out of Manawatu engagements. It is probable, hoivever. that Latin Quarter will be at Rlccarton next month for the Great Autumn Handicap if he shows improvement. Latin Quarter and Paris went south on Tuesday night. P. Riddle Doing Well.

Thorough In his undertakings, P. Riddle was one of the leading trainers and reinsmen in New’ South Wales and New Zealand when associated with the trotting sport (says the "Sydney Dally Telegraph”). He has since paid attention to gallopers, and has quickly worked his way to the front. Last season winners for him were not so numerous as he desired, but this season his horses hare done welL and at Canterbury Park on March 8 he had the pleasure of returning two winners, Sweet Oration in the first division of the Highweight Handicap, and Happy New in the Canterbury Handicap. At the previous meeting at Canterbury Park Sweet Ora- ' tion was a short-price favourite for a similar race, and after moving away smartly she began to lose ground, and fourth was the best she could record. Recently Riddle received for preparation a yearling gelding by Windbag from imported Lady’s Day. This youngster was purchased at the Melbourne sales by Mr. R. Miller, who won numerous races with his sire.

Stepping Along. Nightmare!) was soon bowling along after his arrival nt Randwick, and, from the many ■ evidences of bls genera! wellbeing. A. McAulay will have him just as fit this autumn as he did last spring. One morning last week Nightmarch covered five furlongs in company with Amor, wide out. on the course proper, in Imin. 10sec.. doing the last four tn 53sec. The Melbourne Cup winner was not asked to make time, but as the going was very heavy and he covered a good deal further than the stated distance, the gallop was much better than the time indicates. Affected Their Plans. But for the untimely death of Mr. John Brown, the Sydney trainer. W. Booth would have been receiving half-a-dozen horses from that owner’s stud. Mr. Brow-u had Intended distributing several of the horses bred bv him among various Sydney trainers, but his death has naturally annulled the arrangement. Booth was to have gone to Mr. Brown’s property to select five two-yeftr-olds and a three-year-old. Other Sydney trainers who already have horses belonging to the Newcastle mine owner are in a quandary as to what to do with the horses under their control. K. O’Donnell has several ready to race, including the good two-year-old. Balloon King "but owing to the death of their owner, their future engagements arc in doubt. A Hardy Annual. , The committee of the Dunedin Jockej Club decided to prepare a remit to be considered at the next meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference. tirginK the necessity of an amendment to the present rules of racing so that the "rogues’ pen”, can again be used at the start. The secretary was instructed to communicate with all clubs asking for their support of the amendment. Strephon’s Opponents. ’ . ■ A sound authority on English racing just back after an extended visit to the Old Country, is Mr. Andy Robertson, who went Home with Strephon, and his views on the form of horses the Australian champion will have to meet are interesting (says an Australian writer). Mr Robertson handed over Strephon to Fred Darling to train on arrival, and he says that, the horse not only acclimatised well, but has done well in his training, and when he left looked a grand horse and appeared to be In great heart for his coming engagements. But Mr. Robertson is not one who boasts about what the Australian will do to the English aristocrats. He realises that Strephon has s n me great horses to beat. “In some years,” said Mr. Robertson. I have seen poor opposition In Enjjlitnd s biggest'races, and there have been many occasions when the best Australian horses, such as Poltrel. Windbag, and Limerick, could have won the great distance events. But this year. Mr. Robertson declares, there is at’least one top-notcher preparing, and perhaps more. One Is hairway, and another may be Bosworth. Fairway is a flve-vear-old who last season won four of his five races, including the Eclipse Stakes of £13.000. J He is so fast,’ says Mr. Robertson, "that I believe he. could give our Newmarket winner, Greenline, weight and a beating over six furlongs up the Newmarket straight, yet can stay, as he showed in winning the Leger over a mile and three-quarters and 132 yards. Naturally such a brilliant .customer possessing stamina too will prove a tough nut, in the Ascot Gold Cup. of two miles and a half, which will be Strephon’s chief race this season. Bosworth was not a great performer at three years, and ran unplaced in the Derby, but is said to be so much improved that success in the most notable events is ex-, pected this season. With such a champion as Fairway to 'contend against, not to mention Bosworth or others who are likelv to develop, it must be realised that Strephon will have to be all that Australians believe him to be to prevail in England. . ELLERSLIE FORSES FOR TAURANGA AN IMPROVED JUVENILE

Dominion Special Service.

Auckland, March 20. The tracks at Ellerslie are very hard and little fast work is being carried out. Among those to work nicely this morning was Cynthia N., who claims an engagement in the Tauranga Cup, In which she is expected to rifee prominently. She ran second to Eaglet last time out at Pukekohe, thus showing that she is well. She has previously run good races up to nine furlongs. ■ z . „ Rafflight finished in front of Tremetus and Thespis In a.nicely-run half-mile. This half-brother to-Gemlight is the most improved juvenile at Ellerslie, and he will get support the next time he faces the starter. . ■ Our Comet is another juvenile that is coming on, but he is not so forward as Rafflight. Our Comet will have his maiden race at the Waikato meeting. Kerry Dance, Glittering Gold, and a gelding by Day Comet— Dally Clements all schooled well for novices. Kerry Dauce should make good during the winter, but he is backward in condition at present. Subsequent to his poor showings at Paeroa, Oil King has been, turned out. It is not unlikely that after a spell he will be sent to Sydney to be trained by Frank McGrath.

J. Buchanan’s team, Respirator, Bramp--ton, Neil, and Tambourine, are to race at Tauranga. All are. In good condition, the last-named being an improved mare who should relish a bit of distance. Good Boy, another Ellerslie entrant, is unlikply to make tlie trip. King Willonyx and Lady’s Boy were very, sore at Paeroa, and it is not yet knows whether they will be started. Taku(anm, Page Boy, and Rose Willonyx have been. unlucky in their latest outings, and they may get a-turn.at Tauranga.

COMMENDATION LAME (Rec. March 20, 10.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 20. The New Zealand racehorse Commendation pulled up lame after a gallop at Randwick to-day. Commendation’s forelegs are causing trainer Price anxiety. It is not known whether the trouble is temporary, but the next few days will settle the question. Nightmarch has accepted for the Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap of a mile and a quarter at, Moorefield next Saturday. His weight is 10.7. This will be his first race since his arrival.

WAIMATE MEETING TARDY WINS THE CUP HAZE AT LONG LAST Waimate, March 20. The Waimate Racing Club's, annual meeting was favoured with fine weather, and there was a good attendance. The track was firm. The totalisator handled £9378/10/-, against £10,509/10/- last year. Dominion Special .Service. Waimate, March 20. A COMFORTABLE WINNER. The proceedings commenced with a onedividend field for ’the Studholme Hurdles Handicap, Gala Day being installed a sixty-ticket better favourite than Gayoma. Gala Day and Mime made the early running, but the former went to the front at the end of three furlongs and led along the back from Oriflamb,' Mime, and Gayoma. Gala Day was well clear of this trio entering the-straight and ran home a comfortable winner by three lengths from Gayoma. who outstayed Mime to beat’ him by a length and a'half for second money. Mime, who was purchased before the race by Mr. E. M. Sheedy, was .well .beaten off, and Rangatahi, ridden by E.‘ Shaw, occupied the rear position throughout. Gala Dav suffered a leg injury during the race, and is an unlikely visitor to the Oamaru meeting.

BAD START IN TRIAL PLATE. There were no withdrawals from the Trial Plate, for which surprising support made the Paladin—Ada Merly filly. Palada, a staunch favourite, but she finished out of a place. After a delay the field were not sent off on the best terms. Fair. Money and Kentish Lady ■ were prominent early and the former led throughout. He . was followed into tho straight by Kentish Lady, Palada, and Auidence. and was not troubled in ■ the run home to win by two lengths from Kentish Lady, who kept her place to beat Audience by a similar margin. Palada was a moderate fourth in front of Corn Queen, Solmuri, Night Attire, and Bellbird.

The winner owed his victory mainly to n good getaway. He, is. a half-brother to No Favours and Killibr, but appears to be a better proposition than that pair. ' Audi: ence ran a solid race after standing up the leaders a lot of ground at the start. NECK VICTORY IN CUP. '

Master Clarence, Night Lad, Waving Corn, Topere and Courtlike were withdrawn from the Waimate Cup Handicap, leaving another one-dividend field. Thq prospects of King Balboa were considered more favourable than those of Stealth to the extent of a hundred tickets. Taboo’ took charge from the start, and led to the fivefurlong post from Tardy, Stealth, King Balboa and Mount Boa, Taboo .retired at this stage, and Tardy. was left in charge, leading into the straight, closely attended by Mount Boa, with Stealth and King Balboa on their quarters. An interesting finish resulted from the.top of the run home, Tardy hanging on to gain the verdict by a neck from Mount Boa, who beat Stealth by three-parts of a length. King Balboa was next, with Taboo tailed off. The race was spoilt to a certain extent bv the trouble which occurred when Taboo fell back. This settled King Balboa’s chance. The result of the race would come as a stable surprise,’ as Stealth was much, preferred to the winner. Taboo sprinted well on the hard ground, but was done with a long way from home. LED ALL THE WAY. Lady Antrim and Lady Zephyr closely contested favouritism in the Morven Trot Handicap, but the winner turned up in the fourth choice, Liquorice, who led al' the way. He won by two lengths, with Pando Pointer a length and a half away. Wee Brent was next, and then came Lady Zephyr and Elite Bingen. FAVOURITE'S SUCCESS.

There was a close tussle for favouritism in the President’s Handicap between Waving Corn and Arrowmir, only ten tickets separating them. Arrowmir was the first to find his feet from: the start, and soon had a break on Firkt Raid and Wig ’Wag. The three entered the straight in this order, and although the leader’s advantage was lessened in the home run, he recorded an easy win by three lengths from First Raid, who beat Wig Wag by a length. Royal Tractor was well back, with Waving Coni next. Arrowmir had an . easy task after being the best favoured at the dispatch. "Waving Corn was not so well served and she was knocked back near the half-mile

post. In any ease she would have found it difficult to have troubled Arrowmir. HAZE AT LAST. Quinopal was voted the best proposition in the Waitangi Handicap, but he had a bad passage through the race and was beaten into second place. After a somewhat straggling start Haze., who drew the rails, shot to the front and led to the back from Crossbow, Bomitic and Birdwood. Haze still had a clear advantage front. Crossbow, Quinopal and Bowline entering the straight, and in a well-sustained finish lie stayed on the best to beat Quinopal by a length. Crossbow was half a length back in third place, and was followed by Revision, Felony and Bowline. The race was marked by a large amount of interference, and the winner by his smart beginning escaped all trouble. This was Haze's third win during a long career, and his first victory since leaving the Greenwood stable last season. ANOTHER FAVOURITE WINS. Lady Antrim was installed a thirtyticket better favourite than Nor-Wester in the Hobk Trot Handicap, and • they returned the dividends. Lady Antrim rushed to .the front five furlongs from the post, and romped home an easy winner, showing up four lengths .in front of Nor’Wester, with a similar gap to Otaio Rose. TOPERE'S STRIKING PERFORMANCE. Topere was sent out the biggest favourite of the day in the concluding event, the Stewards’ Handicap, carrying over a third of the machine’ total. He duly won after a striking performance, as he got- the Worst of a moderate start and. gave the leaders—lmpertinence, Night Lad and Jock O’Hazeldean—a big break over the first three furlongs. He moved up: gradually rounding the far turn and was close in behind Impertinence and Jock O'Hazeldean entering the straight, with Honeycomb putting in a promising run from the rear. Topere had the race in hand well down the running, and although Honeycomb finished fast he had no chance of overhauling the favourite, who crossed the line with two lengths, to spare. Honeycomb beating Impertinence by half a length. Jock o’ Hazeldean was next, with Night Lad beaten off. Honeycomb went down very seratchily. and this accounted for the poor support accorded him. He failed to get going until half the journey was covered, but put in telling work when'warmed up. Night Lad compounded when the pressure was applied. ■ , ’ . By Telegraph.—Press Association. Results-; —. ■ STUDHOLME HURDLES, of 110 sovs. One mile and five furlongs. 1 R. W. King’s Gala Day. 10.6 (I. Tilson) 1 '2 F. W. Ellis's Gayoma, 10.13 (Jas. Ellis) 2 3 E. H. Cuthibertson’s Oriflamb, 10.13 (E. Mackie) 3 Also started: 5 Rangatahi, 9.13: 4 Mime, ,-9.1. ' Won by two lengths, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 2 min. 58 l-ssec. TRIAL PLATE, of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. 3 C. A. Shiel’s Fair Money, 8.0 (A. Ellis) 1 5 E. M. Sheedy’s Kentish Lady. 8.4 (T. Green) 2 2 P. C. Webb’s Audience, 8.4 (R. Coveny) 3 Also started: 1 Palada, 6.13; 8 Double Soult, 8.7; 12 Coupling, 8.7; 13 Saxie. 8.4; 6 Royal 'Limond, 8.0 (coupled with Solmuri. 8.0); 12 Tea Urn, 8.55; 7 Bell Bird, 7.11: 9 Knight Attire, 7.11; 10 Princess Thurnham, 8.13 J; 4 Corn Queen, 8.65. Two lengths each way. Time, Imin. 14 4-ssec. WAIMATE CUP HANDICAP, of 260 sovs. One mile and a quarter. 3 H. S. Orbell's Tardy, 7.0 (A. Eastwood) 1 5 A. L. Aubrey’s Mount Boa. 7.0 > ■ (R. Coveny) 2 2 H. Diver’s Stealth. 7.8 .. (F. Ingram) 3 Also started: 1 King Balboa, 7.13; 4 Taboo, 9.0. Won by a head, third horse half a length behind. Time, 2min. 8 2-ssec. MORVEN TROT HANDICAP (harness), of 120 sovs. One mile and a half. 4 R. Harrison's Liquorice, scr. . . (A. Smith) 1 1 T. Wallis’s Lady Antrim, scr. (F. Wallis) 2 5 R. A. McDowell’s Pando Pointer, scr. (Owner) 3 Also started: 7 Wee Brent, scr.; 3 Elite Bingen, scr.; —.Valehead, scr.; 8 Lady Emmett, scr.: .2 Lady Zephyr, scr. Two lengths each way. Time, 3min. 31 3-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 130 sovs. Six 1 J. MacCausland’s Arrowmir. 8.3 (T. Green) 1 5 L. J. Brown’s First Raid, 7.2 (L. Woolford) 2 3 H. S. Orbell’s Wigwag. 7.0 (A. Eastwood) 3 Also started: 2 Waving Corn, 8.9; 4 Royal Tractor, 7.0. Won by three lengths, a length between second and third. Time, Imin. 13 3-ssec.

WAITANGI HACK HANDICAP, of 100 1 sovs. One mile. . 2 F. P. Claridge's Haze, 8.5 (T. Green) 1 1 A. C. Mills’s Quinopal, 8.2 (L. J. Ellis) J 4 T. Crozier's Crossbow, 7.11 (J. Dooley) 3 Also started: 3 Miss Marco. 8.0; 6 Revision, 7.7: 9 Bonatic, 7.4; 8 Felony, 7.7: 5 Bowline, 7.7: 7 Birdwood, 7.8. . Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, Imin. 41 2-ssec. Birdwood fell when entering the straight, but the jockey was not injured. HOOK TROT HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. One mile and a quarter. 1 T. Wallis's Lady Antrim, scr. (Owner) 1 2 Mrs. C. de B. Galway's Nor’wester, scr (A. Smith) 2 3 W. Toohy's Otaio Rose, 24yds. behind (R- Townley) 3 Also started: 6 Pando Pointer, scr.; 5 King’s Cup, scr.: 8 Wee Brent, scr.; 4 John Appear, scr.; 7 Tat Wrack, scr. Four lengths each way. Time, 2min. 51 4-ssec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of 120 sovs. Seven furlongs. IG. R. Hunter’s Topere, 8.3 (L.. J. Ellis) 1 5 G. Gould’s Honeycomb, 7.13 (R. Coveney) 2 4 R. Tohill’s Impertinence, 7.7 (C. Brodie) 3 Also started: 3 Night Lad, 8.13; 2 Jock o’ Hazeldean, 7.7. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 28 2-ssec. OAMARU REHANDICAPS .By Telegraph.—Press Association. Timaru, March 20 The following rehandicaps have been declared by Mr. J. E. Henrys for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s autumn meeting:— Hurdles.—Gala Day, 11.4. President’s Handicap.—Topere, 7.13, Hack Handicap.—Fair Money, 7.9. Flying Handicap.—Arrowmir. 8.10. Parkside Handicap.—Haze, 7.11. Penalties for trotting events are as follow:— Oamaru Trot. —Liquorice, 48yds. behind. Waikaura Trot. —Lady Antrim, 48yds. behind.