TROTTING FIXTURES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 51, 1 March 1930, Page 23

TROTTING FIXTURES

Mar. 6.' 6.—lnveicarglll T.C. March B.—Tlmaru IC Uareb 12-Manawatu I.U. March 15 —New Brighton T.C March 15 17. HawKes Bay IC, March U 18.-Nelson T.C March 22.— Wellington T.C. March 24.--South OtaßO T.C. .March 29 —Thames T.C. March 29.—Cnerlot T.C. ; April S.-Mnrluornußb T.C. April s.—Waikato T.C. April 10. 12.-Wanganul T.C, April 19 23.-NZ Metropolitan 'I.C. April 19, 21.-Hawera T.C. April 28—Taranakl T.C. April 25 —AshburtoD T.C. May 3.—Cambridge T C. May 8. 10 -Forburj Parfe T.C. May 17 —Oamacu T.C May 31 June 3.— Canterbury Part 1.0. Juno 7.— Ashburton T.C.

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. '"J.ji.,'* Otane.—Walmai was ridden by- \V: Ronnie when ho slipped on landing over the lost renco in the 1921 Grand >ational Steeplechase won by Coalition." Next Week. There is plenty q£ racing next week. The Te Aroha Meeting concludes on Monday. The Rangitikei Meeting will be held,on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday and Saturday are set down for the days of the Napier Park and Cromwell Clubs, and the Franklin Meeting will be held on Saturday. The St. Leger. Two of the most dismissed St. Lcgcr candidates in "Hunting Cry and Watcrhnc are both under a cloud, which may not be of any great consequence. From Southern reports'AVaterline's trouble vis not serious, and it is expected that he will be on hand at Trentham. J. M. Cameron at Dannevirke did not express himself too hopefully about Hunting Cry. The three-year-old was very badly galloped on on the concluding day of the last meeting at Trentham, and his legs are still the worse for wear. Count Palatine and Vali Avill now come into the picture, especially Count Palatine,- who is improving all the time. He should be a decided St. Leger possibility no matter how Waterliue and Hunting Cry fare in the meantime. New Arrangements. ...... J. H. Jefferd was at Dannevirke; and'he will have some of his team racing at Napier Park next week prior to bringing them on to Trentham. With R. Reed absent in Australia fresh arrangements will have to be made for the riding of Star Stranger and Co. 11. S. Bagby, who was in the saddle when Reed was absent in the spring, is now attached to J. T. -Tamieson's stables and Jamieson will have horses at the meeting. My Own. • My Own has galloped well enough at Hastings to suggest she was good enough to win in any company. This applied particularly iv the spring, but in her races .she failed consistently, and her backers lost heart. Like most of her sex the approach of autumn has seen her strike her true form in public, and both at Wattganui and Dannevirke she ran excellent races. She now comes into calculations as an Oaks candidate. Eaglet appears to have lost her spring form when she carried all before her, and these two fillies, with the- possible exception of Duellona and Greenaway, appear to stand out. Greenaway may. not be sent to Ellerslie at Easter, for it looks as if most of Mr. G. D. Greenwood's horses will be pacing at Riccarton at that season, for T. Green has been advised that he will be required for that fixture. Mr. C. O'Connor Improving. A private letter written recently by Miss O'Connor to a friend of the veteran starter was in hopeful vein. The operation, had more than pleased the doctors, and Mr. O'Connor's general health1 had improved very considerably. The letter also stated that it was hoped that Mr. O'Connor would be fit to. resume his duties at the coming Wellington Meeting. Racing folk will wish him a speedy recovery, for as an official he has been sorely missed. Likely Juveniles. The last two or three meetings have seen some promising two-year-olds produced. The hard track at Dannevirke was not in their favour, and one or two ■were showing signs of being shin-sore. The Arausio—Matty gelding. Henry of Navarre stood up to his racing and thrived on it, for he had four outings in eight days, and saddled up better each time. He carries the Toxeuma colours. Of the Dannevirke candidates, Fitz Quex, Futurist, Jason, and Souchong were the likely improvers. Fitz Quex is a brother to Disrank, but as a racehorse he should put his relative in the shade. He is nothing like him in appearance,*sfor he is a commanding customer. The' way he dashed up into a close fourth place on Thursday after being left was impressive. Jason, from the high-ly-strung mare Blue Jay, by Hunting Song, has his dam's temperament and her pace too. .Souchong is an attractive mover and individual. He is a stylish chestnut by Arausio from the dam of Kaihoro and Kaiti, Sura'tura. He looks like being a worthy addition to a useful family. Futurist, a big filly by1 Leighton from Fera, should win her share of races. Rough Riding. Rough riding was in evidence at the Dannevirke Meeting. In more than half the.events the only, horses with a possible chance of success were those in or near the lead. Even in the straight most erratic courses were steered, and it was not uncommon to see horses crossing each way ill'the straight. Apart from an inquiry into the Cup race, nothing else was reported to the Press. In Victoria recently it was not until there was a sequence of serious and fatal accidents that any move was made by the authorities. It is to be hoped that in the Dominion the same policy will not be adopted. An experienced rider this week spoke in unmeasured terms of the risks of the business. In the present hopeless state of honorary-cum-stipendiary stewards, the latter are unable to do anything, and adopt the least resistance policy. A Complete Change. * . Kaihoro on the first day of the Dannevirke Meeting was supported to the extent of £645. She showed plenty of pace for nearly five furlongs, but then retired beaten, and pulled up very distressed. There was a difference of opinion about her prospects on the second day, but 11. Gray was not one of the optimists, and her owner, Mr. P. F. Wall, did not invest a great deal of the £241 shown against her number on the totalisator. She again showed extreme brilliance out of the barrier, and drew clear of her field..Eased a little in the middle stages she was only just in front at the turn. A furlong from home Dobbin closed on her, and actually headed her. Over the last few yards, however, Gray fairly lifted her along, to beat Dobbin by a narrow margin. It was obvious that her race on the first day improved her, but without disparaging Burgess, who rode Dobbin, Gray's experience and ability won the race. ' The Rangitikei Meeting.. Since the last meeting of the Rangitikei Racing Club the scheme of improvements on the course at Bulls has been steadily gone on with. The new seven-furlong start now gives a straight of eleven chains before coming to the turn, has been fenced on the inside and outside of the course and now allows for twenty-one horses to start in a race. The course is in splendid order, and has a great sole of grass on it. Hot water will be provided free for those who take their luncheon on to the course next Wednesday and Thursday. Odds and Ends. Mr. W. G. Stead has sent the four-year-old gelding Braggart (Lord Quex—Bon Espoir) to be trained by R. Hatch at Awapuni. Braggart, who has ■ done very little racing, was sent by a slow train from Hastings, and arrived at Palmerston North rather the" worse; for wear. ■_. A. E. Ellis is a big asset in events set apart for hurdle race and steeplechase jockeys. It is difficult to estimate in pounds avoirdupois how much superior he is to the opposition. He gave two outstanding instances at Dannevirke this week, even allowing for the fact that Tunbridge is an improved galloper. Maiden plate events are now becoming easy to win. The general class in these

races is always poor at this part of tlie season. Black Acre may make amends for Dannevirke failures when he strikes a track that is not quite so hard. G. Neich has worked a big improvement in the manners of both Stanchion and Emotion. Certainly he had plenty to work on, and while they are not paragons of virtue yet by any means, their behaviour is exemplary in comparison. Thick and thin followers of R. Johnson's horses had a disastrous experience at Dnnucvirke. The Swell and Ridgemount were costly failures, Bonogne failed once and ran second, showing a small profit for the latter, and Belle Star was the only bright exception. Her first dividend was not overwhelming, however, and there was a- considerable debit balance on the second dividend. Billion is an improved galloper, and appears to do best on hard tracks. His second in the Woodville Cup, good showing ill the Dannevirke Cup, uiu! success in the Hartgill Handicap, were all excellent efforts. W. Galbraith also secured a good win with Waterspear on Thursday, a gelding who had raced unluckily in his immediately previous races. B. Burgess is a trainer, whose horses, once they- show a glimpse of form, can be expected to keep on improving." St. Melba, Acreline, and Werata were ,nll examples of this at Dannevirke. Werata did not pay a dividend, but he "should oblige before long. Grattus nnd Whakaue were two brothers racing at Dannevirke. They are alike in conformation if not in colour, am! neither is a prepossessing animal. Cook and Air Laddie both failed at Dannevirke, but they should not be discounted too materially. The hard track was against Air Laddie, and Cook should soon make amends. ■- I My Own and Royal Parade, the double winners on the first day at Dannevirke, left for home on the morning of the second day. High Society is not far away from another winning bracket. Kahu Ariki ran two useful and improving races at Dannevirke. This mare has done well under J. M. Cameron's charge.