THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 149, 20 March 1931, Page 13

THE RACING WORLD

Straightcourse Wins Waimate Cup

MANAWATU FIELDS REVIEWED

Notes and Comments: Smart Hack for Awapuni

(By “The Watcher.”)

First acceptances for the C.J.C. Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps are due on Friday at 8 p.m. First forfeit for the Champagne Stakes and Challenge Stakes, also general entries for the meeting, are due by the same hour. Historic, 9.2, was omitted from the list of acceptors in the Awapuni Gold Cup. At the West Australian Turf Club meeting on March 7, the Trial Stakes, second division, seven furlongs, was won by the New Zealand-bred Imperial Guard (Valkyrian—Whitianga). He is a four-year-old brother to Red Sea and Dulen. On the same day the Claremont Handicap, six furlongs, was won by Prince Paladin. Mountain Heath was at Trentham to fulfil his engagement in the Highweight Handicap on Tuesday, but no hurdle or steeplechase jockey was available to ride him. Mister Gamp is likely to take on crosscountry racing during tlie approaching winter. He is engaged in the Hack Steeplechase at tlie Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting. Tlie Trentham two-year-old, Oratorian, is booked for a trip to Riccarton at Easter, to contest the Champagne Stakes and Challenge Stakes. He hardly raced up to expectations at Trentham. M. Carroll was confident that Paganelll would race well at Trentham, but the Lord Qucx gelding was one of the disappointments of the meeting. Freehold won his first race for Messrs. D. H. McLeod and C. H. Slater, of Hastings, when he scored at Gisborne on Saturday. Tn the hurdle race at Opunake on Tuesday, there was a chapter of accidents. Tlie Warden lost his rider (H. Dulieu), who sustained a bruised arm. Waltzer fell, his rider (A. Hobson) escaping injury. Denier ran off the course. Otairi as Steeplechaser. Otairi figures among the nominations for the Autumn Steeplechase at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting next month. In view of his excellent form on the flat this season, Otairi will be a hot proposition for the average cross-country horse to tackle in jumping events. Nedda for Sydney. After Easter the four-year-old mare, Nedda (Paper Money—Michaela), is going to Sydney, and will be trained by F. McGrath, at Randwick. At two years Nedda won three races In New Zealand, and the Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington, starting at 20 to 1. She raced unsuccessfully in Australia last season, and her only New Zealand win was a mile handicap at the Southland R.C. meeting. Nedda has been spelling nine months. Ammon Ka's Prospects, Ammon Ra is a gelding, and though the price is said to be a record for a New Zealand two-year-old, his new owner has an excellent chance of winning over £BOOO in two races at the coming A.J.C. meeting (says a Sydney writer). There arc no penalties attached to the A.J.C. Sires Produce Stakes, and, if Ammon Ra fails in that race, I doubt whether anything he has won in New Zealand entails more than 51b. for the Champagne Stakes —at most 71b. Unless New Zealand form is a lot below that of Victoria and New South Wales, and there is no reason to think so, it would seem only a matter of Ammon Ra retaining his recent condition to go very close to adding to his winning record next month. Dulen for Auckland. The South Canterbury trainer, P. T. Hogan, was at Trentham last week with his two-year-old Dulen, and at the conclusion of the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting Dulen was taken over by the young Auckland trainer, J. Gray, who will have charge of tlie two-year-old during his racing at Ellerslie. Hogan returned south, and he will be at Riverton at Easter with one or two horses. Always Near the Top. Luck may enable a trainer to figure prominently in the winning list for a season or two, but to continue there year after year indicates superior ability. It is easy to praise success, but the continued prominence of G. Price since he arrived in Sydney some years ago can only mean one thing (says "Pilot.”) It cannot be claimed he gets all the good horses, but in the way of important races lie has done remarkably well. Like every other trainer lie has had disappointments, but his list of handicaps now Includes the Melbourne Cup, Sydney Cup, Australian Cup, aud .Metropolitan. In the way of classic races he has the A.J.C. and V.R.C. St. Legers, and it is probably only a matter of time for the two Derbies to be added to his record. All Make Mistakes. A horse named Ballyscanlon was one of England's hurdling sensations in January. Bought for 105 guineas, lie won a race and £lOOO in bets for his new owner the next day, and followed that up with a second and a win. When Ballyscanlon's previous trainer was handing him over to tlie present trainer, 11. Hedges, lie said that if he ever won a race witli the son of Limond lie would present him with a watch as large as Big Ben. It must have been a shock for that trainer when Ballyscanlon won at his next start. Canadian Figures. In Canada last year racing felt the effect of the depression, there being a great fall-ing-off in’attendances, and, of course, in totalisator speculation. In all, 2058 races were run for a total of £347,700, the principal contributor to that total being Woodbine, with £40,883, an average of about £3348 for each of its fourteen days. The Seagram stable, with 49 wins, 30 seconds, 29 thirds, with a total of £10,711, did best, while tlie most won by any horse was £3OOO by tlie three-year-old Yarn, who is to race in England this year.

Big Winners. The principal winner in France last year was tlie tiiree-year-old grey filly, Coinnianderie, whose earnings were just short of £12.600. Next to her was another three-year-old, Chateau Bouscaut, with £B7OO, and the leading two-year-old winner was Pearl Cap, with a little over £(KXX). Two-year-old earnings in France and England are completely dwafted by those of

America, where Equipoise won £31,367 and Jamestown £30,385 last year. Portlaw’s £8784 was the best for England last year.

His Luck. There is often a good luck story to tell about a big event. That regarding the Australian Cup concerns W. Duncan and his winning ride. Duncan was to have ridden El Rey in the Cup, but, when that gelding’s form was not impressive, J. Holt, his trainer, asked Duncan if lie wanted to get off to ride Carry On. The jockey said “No.” After Carry On had shaped well in the River Handicap, Holt impressed upon Duncan the great chance he had of winning if he rode that filly. “I’d rather ride yours,” said Duncan, but, not wishing to stand in the way of the jockey, Holt relieved him of his engagement. Wanganui Winter Meeting. It has been announced that the Wanganui Jockey Club has decided to reduce its two-day winter meeting in May to oue day. A one-day fixture is not looked upon at all favourably by owners and trainers. It is just as expensive to travel to aud from a one-day meeting as it is to a twoday meeting, with the advantage to the latter that they have two chances for a stake. Marton discovered this at its oneday spring fixture. Owners and trainers are more ready to patronise a two-day fixture at Wanganui than a single day, especially in May, with steeplechasers and hurdlers going to Auckland. Even substantial reduction in stages is preferable to splitting a two-day meeting of such long standing as the Wanganui Steeplechase fixture, and owners would not be deterred by the prospect of less prize-money if they are given the opportunity of trying out their horses. It is to.be hoped that the decision to abandon one day is not irrevocible, aud that wise counsels will prevail. Further, such a two-day meeting should be hold on successive days. Club’s that rush in to abandon a day’s racing should not overlook the fact that no guarantee can be given that such day will be protected for future use. Several clubs have for years past been clamouring for extra davs, and once a day is abandoned there is no likelihood of it going begging. Once it has changed hands the club giving It up will have a difficult task in getting It back again. SECOND CUP ON END Straightcourse Again WAIMATE MEETING By Telegraph—-Fress Assoeialion. Waimate, March 19. The Waimate Racing Club's jubilee meeting was favoured with fine weather, and there was a good attendance. The track was hard and fast. The totalisator handled £8340/10/-, against £9578/10/- last year. Results are as follow: — STUDHOLME HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs—l Giggleswlck, 9.6 (Peart) 1; 2 Raineses, 10R (Mackie), 2; 3 Owlsllight, 9.0 (Salt), o. Also started: 6 After Ten, 9.0; 6 Qriflamb, 9.0; 5 Pangolin, 9.0; 7 Diamond Jack, 9.0; 4 Corn Queen, 9.0. One length and a half each way. Time, Imin. 28 3-ssec. TRIAL PLATE, of 100 sovs.; special weights. Six furlongs.—l Night Recital (L. J. Ellis), 1; 2 Tea Urn (Brodie), 2; 4 king Musket (Dooley), 3. Also started: 5 Dukla, 7 Flaxbird, 10 Miss Warbler, 3 Positive, 9 Golden Note, 6 Miss Tembaron, 8 Rose Dart. Two lengths; one length. .Time, Imin. 15 3-ssec. WAIMATE JUBILEE CUP, of 250 sovs. One mile and a quarter. 1 STRAIGHTCOURSE, 7.9 .. (Covency) 1 2 BLACK DUKE, 8.10 (Didham) 2 6 RED RACER, 7.5 (Cooper) 3 Also started: 7 Night Effort, 7.0; 4 Money Mine, 8.0; 5 Glcnrowan, 7.9; 8 Admiral Drake, 7.7; 9 Shortly, 7.0; 3 Mlnerval, 7.0; 10 High Speed, 7.0. Nock; one length and a half. Time, 2mln. 6 2-ssec. MORVEN TROT HANDICAP, of 110 sovs.; 3.4'5 class. One mile and a halt.— 1 Scotty Bingen, 12yds. behind (Holmes), 1; 1 Prince Wrack, scr. (Watts), 2; 3 Free Logan, ser. (Cavalier), 3. Also started: 9 Onoto, 8 Lady Emmett, 5 Jacob, 7 Tatsy Nelson, 2 Lord Antrim, scr.; 4 Black Watch, 4Syds. behind; 6 Ellen Terry, scr. Neck; head. Time, 3min. 28 2-usee. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 125 sovs. Six furlongs.—l Charmeuse, 7.13 (L. J. Ellis), 1; 4 Caterpillar, 8.5 (Didham), 2; 5 Impertinence, 7.0 (McEwan), 3. Also started: 2 Waving. Corn, 8.5; 3 Francolln, 7.12; 6 Valuator, 7.0. Three lengths; one length and a half. Time, Imin. 14see. WAITANGI HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. One mile. —1 Some Acre, 8.2 (L. J. Ellis), 1; 3 Royal Limond, 7.11 (Eastwood), 2; 2 Pharaoh, 8.3 (Brodie), 3. Also started: 4 Good Gift, 7.10; 5 Felony,. 7.10; 6 Totolamal, 7.10; 7 Gay Nita, 7.7. Four lengths; five lengths. Time, Imin. it 4-ssec. HOOK TROT HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; 3.6 class. One mile and a quarter.—2 Nelson Guy, scr. (Watts), 1; 3 Lord Antrim, ser. (McMillan), 2; 8 Jacob, ser. (Edwards), 3. Also started: 2 Alpha Wrack, 7 Ellen Terry, 7 Free Logan, 9 Onoto, (i Tat Wrack, 4 Estermoa, scr.; 5 Black Watch, 24yds. behind. Five lengths; two lengths. Time, 2mili. 51. 3-ssec. •STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of 100 SOVS. •Seven furlongs.—3 Night Effort, 7.7 (Eastwood). 1; 2 Francolln, 8.4 (Didham), 2; 1 First Raid, 8.8 (L. J. Ellis), 3. Also started: 4 Waving Corn, 8.9; 5 Impertinence, 7.7. Head; one length and a half. Time, Imin. 27 3-ssec. Two permits for racing days are at present vacant owing to meetings being abandoned. These have been offered to the Waikato Racing Club, and will be used to hold a winter meeting at To Rapa.