NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 64, 12 September 1929, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY "VEDETTE.")

BACING FIXTURES.

. i; Sept. 11—Wanganui J.C. ' Sept 21—Asubimon County E.G. : '-. -Sept; 21—NapieS ParK B.C. --Sept. 21, 23—Avondale J.C. ... ■■ Sept. 26, 27—Geraldlno R.C. '■. "Sept. 28—Hawkes Bay J.C. ■■.-.■■ ( - ..-. Oct. 2—Blrchwood Hunt. ' '■--■'Oct. s—Napier Park R.C. . ;:Oct: s—Kurow J.C. > Oct. 5, 7—Auckland R.C. Oct. 10, 12—Dunedin J.C. •■- .Oct. IT, 10 —South Canterbury J.C. Oct. 19—Masterton B.C. Oct. 24, 28—Poverty Bay T.C. .Oct. 26, 28-^WeUlneton R.C. :. ' ■ Oct. 28—Waverley R.C. ' -■i-i'Oot. 28—Waikato.Hunt Club. -. Oct.. 28—Waipkwa County R.C. ■' /■ Reminders. • ■■" - v"New Zealand Cup handicaps are due to- ■: - morrow. ■ - : - "■'■ '.~ Nominations for the Auckland and ":'■■ Hawkes Bay Meetings close to-morrow. ' ..:• -night; when forfeits are due for the Great '■; Northern Guineas and Welcome Stakes • and Hawkes Bay Guineas. , '■ ' ■ Acceptances for the first day qf the Avondale Meeting close to-morrow night. ,; The Eclipse Stakes. ■ ■';"'■;•■'• Although .class races, in New Zealand • are.not: always patronised to the extent .; they deserve, they justify their inclusion :.:.. on programmes-because of their value as ... •i.tests.and the public interest centred on . them.";' The' Eclipse Stakes at Wanganui ..on Saturday should see Prince Humphrey, Keremoana,! Laughing Prince, Yertigem, ■: and possibly the two three-year-olds Eaglet and Admiral Drake in opposition. It ■'•". is to be regretted that the younger brigade is in not stronger force, but with only ; '.four -racing in the Guineas to-day, not -, x much more could be expected on. Satur- - day. With a race to sharpen him up, .^Laughing Prince oil his local. course no ' ..'doubt will be favourite in the Eclipse r Stakes, but in Prince Humphrey he will • have an opponent of the highest class, and' ■"'--;■ It should be a good battle between the J pair. . ■ J . ■ ■ .'.'.-'Tattersall's MeetinD. Randwick on Saturday will see the spring campaign in Sydney advanced an- ] other stage, when-Limerick's effort in the Chelmsford Stakes will hold most interest •.•for. New Zealanders.; He. will have to "., carry, a 71b penalty against Mollison, j '.:. Amou'nis, and Valparaiso, who appear to '.?'" be the pick of the opposition. 'The seven- -■ furlong event, the Tramway Handicap, ■r generally regarded as an Epsom Handicap ■ ■trial, has a solid field engaged, including •vPaqnito, Holdfast, Bright Glow, Gay Bal- ■ lerina/Cimabue, Fuji San, Ceremony, Ra- ' mulus, Killarney, Reonui, Nedda, Nightmarch, and Paganelli. The Spring Han- .. dicap, of a mile and a quarter, also looks ■'. . like being a great race, and it is thought ° . Tthis will be the event contested by Night- ' '-inarch. The others nominated include '- Paquito/ Valparaiso, Oratrix, Concentrate, ' " 'Tidal, Inducement, Bacchus, and Leadlight. ■• Home Made-and Clockwork are in the hurdle race; Briar Root and Pedes- . tal in the mile and a quarter novice event; \ , and Briar Root, Teri, Pedestal, Tasty, j First Acre, and Dalston in a mile welter < handicap. . ; N. 2. Colony in Sydney. ■■ 1 ' As a remedy for home-sickness,' New ■ ■ Zealand visitors could find nothing better ! than a trip to Chisholm's stables atßand•jAvick. It'is a home away from'home, and ! '.just at present represents a thriving New Zealand colony in Sydney, says the "Sun." ' : G.o -there and_- say anything detrimental ! • about theland of-the moa, and you will quickly.be put in your place. The reason ; /is not far to seek. The- majority of the • •vast army of visiting horses from the Do- ; minion are stabled at Chisholm's, and naturally their trainers and attendants spend ! most of. the day with them. What a for,tune these horses represent in solid cash! ' „:'Limerick, Paquito, Paganelli, : Aussie, ' INightmarch, Concentrate, Oratrix, Sea- . "town, and Ceremony are among the number; and it is doubtful whether any stables.in Sydney have ever before shel- .„,-. iered.so many, good.horses at .the same .'."/ time." If a man owned the lot and de- - • cided to Bell out he could be on velvet ' for therest'-of his life, and the eighteen ■ other New Zealanders ■at the same stables j would also assure a comfortable income. ■ ; ,Che others are JSright Glow, Tasty, Papa- > tv, Briar Root, Arikinui, Belcaire, Pomp, , Drastic, Pedestal, Teri, True Shaft, Cima- j ; bue, Oral,. Chief Singer, Royal Dtike, and • .three juveniles, p. Miisgrave, . one Vie- ■ , tonah among a crowd of New Zealanders, , v-Sj?° has-his'horses''stabled at Chisholm's. They comprise Parkwood, Field-Artillery, ; ' .Beauelare, and Muratti, but the last-named i struck himself recently, and will return , to Melbourne without racing here. j 'Apprehension in N.S.W. j Racing circles are apprehensive regarding 1 , the probable effect the Victorian proposal ..: to restrict .racing will have on the sport. , :?n Sydney if it becomes law, says an Aus- : .-Htraliari exchange. Thafthere will not be" . ■■:«. great influx of horses from. Melbourne to ; ;. race Regularly on A. J.C. tracks is the gen..:..Eial "opinion. Nor are trainers sand book- > ,;.makers licensed by the V.R.C. likely to ' ; - -apply in force for the right to operate ' .:■;.;• on.Sydney's horse courses. The outlook so ... far as.pony racing is concerned, however, ns.somewhat different. Already this branch • .. .?£ racing is in a more advanced stage in 'Sydney than in Melbourne, so if its at- ' -tractions down south are lessened by Par- ■ ■ -liament the natural result would be the ' ..-..- flooding of Sydney's pony tracks with Mcl- : ■■-.• bourne horses. Whether bookmakers would : .-..- tollow the horses is doubtful, for the aim- ; ■-•i;?., reason, that they would experience c0n- ,;... mderable difficulty in securing permission \ to field at Victoria Park, Ascot, Kensington, and Rosebery in any great numbers. Mr. J. Undernill, secretary of the A.R.C., declined to comment on the position. His - attitude is that it is advisable to wait and \ , see if the Victorian Bill becomes law. It may be accepted, however, that he would • not welcome any incident which would „; add to the size of the progi-ammes arranged tor A.R.C. meetings. Regular fixtures - -•■™ sixteen or eighteen races would probably result in action on the Victorian lines being taken by the New South Wales Government. . . ' . ' ■ : Probing Queensland Turf Matters. ;:_ It is, conceded in Queensland racing circles that the terms of reference for the .Racing Commission, which is expected to r -enter upon its investigations next month, are of a comprehensive nature, and will give the Commission the fullest scope to prosecute its inquiries. The persdnnel of . tne Commission is: Mr. Justice H: H. Henchman (chairman), Mr. James Cadell : v Oarnck (barrister), and Mr. Frederick ; James, M'Carthy (barrister and Acting- . Vommissioner of Stamps. The. terms of . .reference set. out that it is expedient, in '-„'*?? Pubhe interest, that full arid careful .:,. lnS.mr y should be made into the control - and management of horse-racing and race- • -.courses in the metropolitan area, which is to include Ipswich. The ownership of all courses (registered and unregistered) will ; - be inquired into; what clubs, committees, . and managements exist; how these bodies .: are appointed; what limitation there is in - -. membership, and how the moneys derived _„;...*rpm. the racing are disposed-of. The , Commission, will also be asked to report on .the question: of reducing the number of racing days; \.> v her. there should be limi- ■ tftion to Saturdays nnd public holidays; • whether there sho;:W. he any reduction in • cliobs; whether th? racing should be re- : .stricted or prohibited under any of the existing forms of control," wLat are the terms of any iea?ea or mortgages existing 10 1 regard to any of the racecourses and ..whether it v destrabls to constitute a racing board of control. It is also asked \- whether jt.. ia.\ desirable . tKat stipendiary ■ Btewarns suonld be subject to the control . of an authority other than the persons by ™crtV uch ."^ards are appointed or paid, Commisison has been empowered to „summon . witj cases to give evidence on : oati. Roaah Riding. _ Riding tactics have been much discussed in .-Australia recently because of several - serious "accidents, and although the inex- ... ' penerioed. apprentices have been given the .rctist of the blame, apparently the older ""iidftrs nhouid not escape scoWree of critic-' ■ ?£ m; -Much the gome applies in New ; ' Zealand, where if any punishment is handed out it is generally to some obscure apprentice. The Melbourne writer "Beacon" has the tollowinj! in the last issue o£ the ..,'Leader :—^he controversy regarding pre-':\?2nt-daf. riding methods. is still going on, •'■anij-rhe iendency all through the discussion has been to ]ny the blame at the feet- of the inexperienced apprentice riders.

No doubt they are responsible for a good deal of it, but the oklrv jockeys.are by no means blameless. I have been associated with Melbourne racing now for a period of.:, over-, twenty'years, and in the whole of that time I cannot recall a rougher race than the Welter Handicap at Aspendale Park. It was a bumping match from start to finish, and practically the whole of the trouble was created by the old hands. About the only horse to escape the scrhnmnge was Pedlar, who was ridden by an apprentice, and he missed it because he was at the tail end of the field. Weston, the rider of Mattan Dook, who finished second, was reprimanded for not keeping a straight course. He was responsiblefor the interference to El Castor, arid Melton Duke- #bout three furlongs from home. When Melton Duke returned to the scales he had a large white patch on his quarter where he had come into contact^ with the running rail. The stewards seemed to have missed, the scrimmage which almost brought Lunan Bay to grief, and the interference met with by Rudyard along the back stretcli. It was a race into.which there should have been a very thorough investigation. There was ho excuse for the bumping which took place in the race, as theVe were only twelve starters, and with only two exceptions the jockeys engaged in it were riders of mature experience. Tall in' Every Way. Some remarkable leaps by foals have been recorded recently in England, and the story of an amazing one was told by Lady Lindsay. A foal not many weeks old was left in a. box whilst its mother was taken outside. For some reason the foal got in a great state of excitement, and decided, to join its parent outside. It actually, jumped through a small window in the box at least seven feet above the floor of the stable, and, what is also very remarkable, did not in the least injure itself. It was a tall jump and a tall story, but there seems to be good foundation for it. : Surely that foal is destined to make d wonderful steeplechaser. Leader and Amor. :T. Hi Gillett leaves Christchurch to-day for Auckland; with Amor and . Leader; They;will compete in handicap events at Avondale, and then will wait for.- .theAuckland Racing, Club's .Spring.Meeting, at which Leader will tackle tile" Nor,th Island .three-year-olds in the Great Northern' Guineas. Gillett ihas his pair in' the best of health. ' ■;-'-.(.■; ■■ Apparently Promising. ■ ": The Riccarton three-year-old gelding Meprisant, by Paladin from. Disdainful, will have his first race next week,: when he Will contest the Trial Plate at Ashburton. ' He has great speed,'jbut lack of race experience may tell aaginst1 him. He will go south,next.month for the Dunedin Meeting, at which he may be a Guineas candidate. „ y ' • Totallsator Troubles in England. V ; 'Under the heading "Breaking the Tote;" a London paper of 15th July says: "A portable 'totalisator,' invented by: a Liverpool- electrician, which was being tried for the first time at Aintree yesterday, was closed after the first race, as backers had taken more money out than they had put in.' There were only two runners in the first race, and the winner's price was declared to be 3to 1 on. Backers eagerly pressed forward to draw their winnings,- but before they had been all" paid out the man in charge found his money exhausted, with a number of successful hackers still clamouring for their winnings. An s &.O.S. was sent out, the deficiency ?? s nooc? m? de vp > ?nd all '"rere Paid. Mr. E. S. Spicer, the inventor, said there was nothing wrong, with the tote. The odds paid out were correct according to the points placed on "each horse,'and he could only suppose that after the race some people /presented losing tickets which in the rush, wer e paid as though they were winning tickets." ; The St. Leger. ■Discussing the prospects of the last of £the classics, decided yesterday, "Augur" Sporting Life") says: Perhaps the St. eger will settle the three-year-old question once and for all, as it has often done in the past. In Bayardo's year, for example, though Mr. ''Fairie" Cox's colt was beaten in the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby, most of us were satisfied, after S? ? a i.d won th? 8t- Leger > i£ not before, that he was, when fit, a better racehorse than Minoru, who.won both the "Guineas" and the Derby. , ; Walter Gay found all sorts of trouble without seeking it in the Derby, and altogether he came through the ordeal quite creditably. . No one desires to belittle the performance of Trigo, who carried off the greatest race in the world in the style of a good, game colt; but nevertheless Walter «ay%- v oth? fan°y as bein B of the stuff ot wmch bt. Leger winners are not infrequently made, Walter Gay has yet to open .nis-winning account, and it would be SPMW 1?* curious if he lost his maiden cerbhcatem a ( race of the importance of the : Yorkshire "classic." He has, however, only run three times all told, so that his opportunities have been Very limited. Fred Di«]"ig. wisely, has not hurried him. , A*V er fhe had won the Oaks in more decisive fashion than Trigo in the Derby W<*fT 8& reV floUsly> PenSycomequick came right to the front as a St. Leger proposition, but the filly has fallen back a bit as the, result of her unexpected defeat at l! n. eXpletid .' tna? is ' to the general public, though those in the stable may not have been unprepared, as it has since been said that the Oaks winner was not «l r+£ S? f^ occ.asi°n- I" taking stock or tho St.- Leger situation, then, we may be on safer ground if we deal with Pennycomequick ca her Epsom display rather *£?.J n ■'£*■ ,r!J n?in, g j1 tl le Coronation Stakes. Lord Aster's filly is not the first Oaks winner to bite the dust at Ascot. We may see a vastly different Pennycomequick at Doncaster, one'that will make the best ■rt,e-«°s? er sex Ka'loP for all they are * n?? vey are to ? a' n honour and glory. Other Epsom performers that are attracting some attention in connection with the St. Leger are Brienz and Posterity. The former caused surprise by running far better ,n the Derby than his more fancied poX . S om. pamon .' Cragadqur, just as Trigo Voleur ma WTlatcom^e hope, fe • looks to be of the staying type, fmprore? ' moreoTer- that Prom&es to Mr. Jinks, Costaki Pasha, and Gay Day are discarded as non.-staysrs by "ilg"?"'