NOT OUT

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 138, 6 March 1940, Page 13

NOT OUT

An Easter Prospect NOTES AND COMMENTS Horses For New Plymouth (By The Watcher.) Not Out has won six races in 11 starts, the last four in succession. His double success at the Wellington summer meeting showed him to be a hack above the ordinary, and he had no trouble on Saturday in winning at his first start iu open company. He did not meet strong opposition, and he had a light, weight, but there is so doubt Not Out is good class, and he will be oue of the favourites tor the C.J.C. Easter Handicap. Not Out is a three-year-old by . Winning Hit and he greatly resembles his sire, who was a high-class galloper in his term, which also saw many really good horses. Not Out’s dam i« Dutch Money, by Paper Money—Dutch Clock, by Nassau from the English mare Ormolu, by Orme. Ormolu was the dam of Bon Bord, who in turn left those good horses Count Cavour and bis brother Gustavo. Looking Ahead. Beau Vite is not only being discussed as a certainty for the St. Leger but one southern writer is picking his dividend. Catching Up. With two wins at Bulls, B. H. Morris is now only five behind the leader H. N. Wiggins on the jockeys’ ladder. Riders for Carterton. Hiding engagements for Carterton on Saturday include: P. Burgess. Lord Cavendish, Locrian and Dark Water; J. Hayes, Ruling Star and Batsham; P. Atkins, Siglow, Dainty Sue and Globe Trotter; S. Waddell, Galteemore,. Alunga; I). M. Power, Trebor, Floral Robe : E. Baker, Maharajah; R. Marsh, Equity.

Horses for New Plymouth. ■ ' T. George has gone on to New Plymouth with Beau Vite, Duncannon, pungarvan and Trench Law. M. Williams

left Otaki yesterday with Sir Crusoe aud War Cloud.

Winner Owned in Wellington. Great. Night, the winner of the last race at the Banks Peninsula meeting on Saturday, is owned by Mr. R. J. Murphy, of Wellington. She is a four-year-old marc bv Nightmarch from Bonny Dawn ami had her first win in her previous start at the C.J.C. midsummer meeting last month. She is trained at Riccarton by A. J. Martin.

Win for Mtirtara. Advice lm« been received in Auckland that the New Zealand-bred Martara recently won the Byculia Club Cup, one mile and three quarters in lud‘“- M ar ’ tara io a six-year-old gelding by Martaima from Tnraheke. by Paladin from blower of the West (imp.), by Arizona, and he was secured for India when a three-vear-old by the Australian A. Higgins, for whom he has been a good performer.

Clifden Pennit. As the Clifden Racing Club has decided to forgo the use of its permit this season the Southland District . Committee has circularized clubs in its district inviting them to make application for its use.

Taurunmi. Tauramni, who has been nominated tor the Riverton Cup and other events for the Easter meeting, has only started three times in the last couple of seasons. He is now in his eighth year, but his veteran trainer, G, McLean, has pottered him about in the hope of getting the Paladin gelding right again. Although he is produced now and again, and given a race it is some seasons since Tauramai was'produced anywhere the top of ins form The chances of getting him right are far from bright, as he is continually sore. At the Southland summer meeting during the holidays Tauramai finished third in an open mile in which there were four starters. Foxlove, who was last, broke down during the running.

Corowa Reappears. Rather a surprise entrant for the principal flat events on the second and third days of the Riverton Easter meeting is Corowa, whose last appearance in public was a’t the 1937 Grand National meeting.- On that occasion he raced over hurdles, and since being taken to Southland he has done a lot of schooling,, in which he has shaped quite satisfactorily. The Mintleaf gelding is now in his eighth year, and he bears a greatly improved anpearance at the present time, and if t the -oing is heavy at Riverton he may show up As a four-rear-old he won three

races aud was four times placed, one of his successes being in a back mile at Trenthuiu, when he beat a- particularly good field on a heavy track. The following season he won twice and was five times placed. He beat Lc Grand and International over nine furlongs at Taranaki, and beat a highweight field over eleven furlongs at Trentham. Jockeys’ Tips.

Meyrick Good, in his ‘'Memoirs”, in the Londou "Sporting Life,” gives his impression of the value of jockeys’ tips. In referring to the fact that he had never missed a Derby Club luncheon —inaugurated bv the late Edgar M allace at the Press Club, he wrote as follows:—Steve Donoghue and Freddie Fox have been the star performers at many of the Press Club celebrations. They.have mounted chairs and given us their views of the chances of their mounts. Other jockeys have done the same, but I cannot recall anv of them tipping the winner of the Derby. Ringtrue Sent South.

Ringtrue, who wou the Stewards’ Handicap at Alexandra Park on October 21 for J. T. Paul, has been sent south to R. B. Berry’s stable at Christchurch. Ringtrue wus expected to make a quick rise to metropolitan company a few seasons ago, but after winning four races iu a row be suffered from recurring soreness and has not been seen out a great deal. He is one of the best, bred pacers in the Dominion, being bred on the famous Golden Cross. He is by Travis Axworthy from Bertha Bell aud ranks as a halt-brother to such celebrities as Great Bingen and Peter Bingen, winner of two New Zealand Trotting Cups.

The Totalizator in America. Totalizator betting is to commence in New York iu April, mid that State’s five tracks have signed installation contracts with the American Totalizator Company. Everything must be in readiness for operation at the Jamaica track in April, and this evidently put the Australian and English companies out of the running. 1 he “Thorougltbred Record” says that, owing to the war, they could not guarantee installation as early as required Ihe Julius machine operates at Hialeah (Miama, Florida). Acceptances and Entries,

First acceptances for the C.J.C. Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps, forfeits for the Champagne Stakes and Challenge Stakes, and general entries lor

the meeting will close on Friday at -J p.m. , . Acceptances for the brut day of the Wellington Racing Club’s autumu meeting on Thursday and Saturday of next week will close on Friday at o p.m. Answers io Correspondents. “Subscriber,” Wanganui: (1) xlti/i/-. (2) £B/18/6. nn/u/a. “R.P.,” Marton Junction: £lO/u/o, IM Fan,” Levin: £l5/7/-; £4 1G "Forty Mile Bush,” Eketahuna: (1) Aiiiitjo was ridden in the Kailway Handicap by A. E. Ellis. (2) Amigo was ridden bv A. E. Ellis in all bis Auckland engagements. (3) L. J. Ellis rode Disdain in the Railway Handicap. “A. 8. Mnrton: Pekoe was scratched for the Rangitikei Cup at 12.40 p.m. on Saturday. ~ “Old Sport.” Otaki Railway: (1) 11/6: £l/11/6. (2) £‘l/6/-. “Ace,” Pa tea: (1) ±B/14/-; £3/0/b. (2) He ran fourth the second day at Waikato. (3) £4/1/-; £l/17/6. (4) ±- 12 “D.D (1. £l/18/- <2) £l <Joe’’ : Le(-h i: (1) f2) £1 0/ “ l u^sf^’ £ dm l^^ /J^,- £5/5/6: £l/16/-. (2) £2/19/6.