SILVER RING’S FIRST

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 163, 4 April 1936, Page 15

SILVER RING’S FIRST

To Run at Warwick Farm To-day WEIGHT-FOR-AGE EVENT (By The Watcher.) New Zealanders to-day wiil be keenly interested in the appearance of Silver Ring at Warwick Farm, where he will be a runner in the Chipping Norton Stakes, a weight-for-age race over ten furlongs, with penalties and allowances. According to the cabled weights Silver has not earned any penalty and Hall Mark 51b., and Garrio 31b., are the only two that will have over their weight-forr age. It is a strong field, containing some of Australias best horses, and one of her leading three-year-olds, if not actually her best. Kinnoull for Easter Double. Following his good gallop at the conclusion of Saturday’s programme at Washdyke, when he ran six furlongs in I. 1-5, Kinnoull has come into strong favour for both the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps. Inability to begin fast may tell against him in the former race, but with reasonable treatment over the early stages, he is capable of running a fast seven furlongs. He will be ridden by M. Kirwan, and L. J. Ellis will have the mount on him in the Great Autumn Handicap. Riding Engagements. D. O’Connor has gone south to ride Royal Limond in, the Otautau Steeplechase to-day. In his absence, Courtyard will be ridden by H. Turner in the highweight at Waimate. Three Riccarton jockeys will ride at the Westport Jockey Club’s meeting to-day and Monday. G. H. Humphries will be on Sweet Agnes, Ravine and Rose Vai A. Messervy will ride Rebel Star (first start), Princess Rawenc, Royal Gallant and Needful. L. J. Ellis will have the mount on Reber Star in his second start, while he will also ride Golden Dart, Black Lead and Bon Tray. Stipendiaries in England. The appointment of stipendiary stewards to assist the work of honorary stewards has been considered and approved by the Jockey Club, in England, and Mr. J. V. St. V. Fox, Captain the Honourable Algernon Howard and Captain

P. K. Campbell have been appointed as stipendiary stewards. They . were to take up their duties at Lincoln on Monday. March 23. An English writer says: The honorary stewards have done splendid" work all over the country, but in these modern times racing is flourishing, and people have not the time nor leisure for administering a growing concern as racing undoubtedly is. Everyone interested in racing will welcome this new measure, and it will be approved by the honorary stewards themselves, for it will tend to relieve them ot a task which has been becoming increasingly arduous. Death of Hurry On. Hurry On, unbeaten as a racehorse and famous as a sire, has been destroyed on account of age infirmities at the Lavington Park Stud, Petnorth. He was 23. The late Lord'Wooiavington bought Hurry On as a yearling for uOOgns. Hurry On could not run as a two-year-old owing to unsoiihdness. but the following season he proved to be one of the best of his age by winning all of his six races." These included the substitute for the St. Leger, which was run at Mewmarket in 3916, the Newmarket St. Leger, and the Joekey Club Cup. Hurry On did not run again*, being retired to the stud in 1918 at a fee of 400 guineas. He was the sire of three Derby winners. Captain Cuttie (1922), Coronach (1926). and Call Boy (1927). He also sired two winners of the Oaks, Toboggan (1928) and Pennycomequick .(1929) . two winners of the Qne Thousand Guineas, Plack (1924) and Cresta Run (1927) ; and one St. Leger winner. Coronach (1926). Hurry On was the leading, sire in 1926. when his progeny credited him with 159,109. His stock had won £304.152 in stakes to the end of last flat-racing season. One of • his sons in Hunting Song has made a name for himself in New Zealand, and Lord Warden, also by Hurry On, is siring winners. Wairarapa Acceptances. Acceptances for the Easter meeting of the Wairarapa Racing'Club will close on Monday at 8 p.m. Feilding Acceptances. Acceptances for the i eilding Jockey Club’s Easter meeting will close on Monday at 8 p.m. Answers to Correspondents. “A.K.,” Plimmerton —(1) £2/3/6. (2) £l/12/6. (3) £2/13/-. (4) £2/8/-. (5) £4/11/-. “Tam,” Palmerston North.—Egotism did not win at Trentham in January, 1922. She ran second in the cup, ridden by A. Reed, to Insurrection, and on the third day, ridden by G. Young, she ran third in the Consolation Handicap to Grucelle and Princess Eat. The incident you are thinking oi occurred the previous year, when B. Deeley was replaced on Egotism by M. McCarten and she won the Camp Hack Handicap. “K.C.E..” Wellington.—Card not yet hand. Dividend reported appears incorrect. “In Doubt,” Feilding.—As Tutor was in the sixth race and Velocipede ran in the fourth, you could not have a funds bet on Velocipede. “Wag.” Palmerston North. —Prince Reno was scratched for his Pahiatua en- ' gagements at 11.15 a.m. on Tuesday, and Chile for the Champinn Hack at 11.15 a.m. on Wednesday.