RACING AND TROTTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 129, 2 June 1936, Page 13

RACING AND TROTTING

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ELLERSLIE WINNERS

RECORDS AND BREEDING

PRINCE OF ORANGE'S LUCK

The victory of Prince of Orange in this year's Great Northern Hurdles on Saturday may smack as having been a lucky success, for he definitely would not have won had some of the others stood up; but safe jumping is nevertheless part of the contract, and Prince of Orange took the honour as well of having reduced the race record time by several seconds. At two previous attempts on the race the gelding fell himself, going out three furlongs from home three years ago and seven furlongs from the post two years ago, when in the lead; and this year he was without much question the bestweighted horse engaged, for he had only 9.4, whereas in his earlier essays he had 11.5 and 10.4 respectively. Another honour that the Prince achieved was that he was the oldest horse in the field, being now ten years of age. Indolent was the only other acceptor who had reached double figures in a birthday connection, but he did not start, The last horse of a like age to win was Sea De'il, who was eleven years old when he won in 1924.

OWNER REWARDED. Prince of Orange was bred by Messrs. W. Dunn and Sons, of Waihou, and he was bought privately as a yearling by his present owner, Mr. R. T. Reid, of Hamilton, who has had many important successes in flat events with horses such as Royal Artist and High Comedy. For his first three seasons he was raced on lease from Mr. Reid by Mr. J. H. Cheshic, for whom he was trained first by W. C. Wood and later by P. E. Pope, but he has carried Mr. Reid's colours since he was five years old and he has been in A, J. Julian's charge since he began hurdling at seven years. A rich bay with a white blaze, I Prince of Orange is a son of Valkyrian, who is in the famous Galopin sire

line, which has produced more successful jumpers in the Dominion than any other male family. It is only necessary to mention that Manchineel, General Latour, Spalpeen, and Lucullus, as well as Limond, Muskevtoon. King Lu, and Royal Divorce, are in this line. Valkyrian has not had a great many jumpers to represent him to date, hut Valpeen has been a notable one among them. Prince of Orange's dam is Lassie Doon, who was by Monoform (a brother of Multiform) from Cardoon, by Cardigan, and descends through No Name from the famous Man to tap. root, the earliest thoroughbred family imported into Australia. Lassie Doon, who was also bred by Mr. Dunn, had only two races herself, both as a two-year-old, and she was at the stud from 1915 to the date of her death in 1932. She had numerous other progeny, among the best of whom were Master Doon (A.B.C. Railway, etc.), Arch Lassie, and Arch Laddie. ; Prince of Orange began his race career bs a two-year-old, and he has raced every season since, mainly over the fences during the last four seasons, His record is as follows:— Starts. Wins. Places. Stakes.

At 2 years .... X --■ — At 3 years 9 V 1 . S5 At '1 years 21 3' 9 l.Oiil) At 5 years .... 11 --•■ 20 At « years 8 —•' 1 10 At r years .... 12 4' 1 710 At S years .... 11 --■ 1 15 At !l years ~,. 2 At 10 years .... 17 -1\ 3 1,100 Totals :...... 02 10 IS £3,000 The first success came to the Prince at Waikato as a 'three-year-old. and his wins, still in Mr. Cheshte's colours, the next season, were the Wynyard Hack Plate at Takapuna, an \ open mile at Te Aroha, and an open seven at Avondale. The next two seasons Mr. Reid found him unprofitable hn the flat, but when turned to hurdling- as a seven-year-old he made an immediate success of the game, winning three hurdles at EJlerslje and one at Te Rapa in his first season. That year:he fell in the Great Northern, and when taken down to Riccarton a couple of months later he ran off in the Grand National. He did not win again till fcist Christmas, when ho ran seconds on the first, sec ond, and final days at the Auckland Cup Meeting and wonj on the third day. He would have won on the last day too but for his rider's losing a stjrrup. Recently at Te Rapa he ran off the first day and finished fifth the second.

RISE TO STARDOM. While Prince of Orange's triumph at the present Auckland jMeeting has been the reward of perseverance, One Whetu, the Cornwall Handicap victor, has simply driven his way to the forefront of the Dominion's handicapp«rs with a splendid chain of successes during the past three months or so. Until he won the Feilding Cub at Easter he was still in hack company, but before that he had very clearly that he was above ordinary hack standard.

One Whetu was merely a name to conjure with in acceptance lists early in the year, but though he was little known outside of Taranaki there were good judges who predicted a bright future for him. He is a fine big chestnut gelding, and one thing he has already proved in his racing is that he is a master of all conditions and able to handle solid imposts. It was not till last season that One Whetu made his first appearance, but before its close he had won three races at Taranaki and JJgmont meet? ings. He did not reappear this term until Christmas, and the racing he ttien had on the Taranaki circuit set him up for his autumn and winter campaign, during which he has already won eight races, including events at Trentham, Awapuni, Feilding, Hawera. and EUerslie. At his first start in open company he ran third at Awapuni, then .came out to beat the hacks Under 9,10 on the final day of that meeting. He went from there on to win the two big handicaps at Feilding, and he also won an open sprint unexpectedly at Egmont last month when tackling this quite unusual distance so as apparently to avoid a rehandicap for the Cornwall. His record reads:—

.Staliea. Starts. Wius, Places, u At 3 years J!2 a JO 330 At 4 yeur» 21) 8 1 1100 Totals , « 11 11 £1810 One Whetu was bred by Mr- A. McCracken, of Manaia, but he was acquired within a month of his foaling by Mr, H. Nuku, of Okaiawa. Before he raced Mr. Nuku leased him'to Mr. J. F. Kiley, of Hawera, with right of purchase for £300 after ho had won £300 in stakes, but Mr. Kijey finally bought him outright before he had started to win, He has always been In charge of J. Fryer at Hawera. Now only four years old, One Whetu is a son of the defunct Australian-bred Sands of the Orient horse Sandstar, his name being Maori for pandstar. Sandstar was bought for 210 guineas as a yearling in Sydney and he won a number of races Jn good class In the north for Mr. W, Scholium, but did not race after three years. He went to the stud in Taranaki, and in a brief career has left a number of winners, though One Whetu is easily best of them. He died in 1932. One WhatuVdam is the Kilbroney mare Kilcoo, a half-sister to that useful galloper Eka, whom Fryer raced himself. Kilcoo was from the Sylvia Park—Ebb Tide mare Park Tide, tracing back- to the Irish mare Barbary, one of the early importations to New Zealand, and the taproot from which such horses as Dudu, Fame, Foam, and Captain Webb descended. Kilcoo did a fair amount of racing herself, but though she was a winner of one small event she was not a success on the race track. One Whetu is the last of her progeny recorded in the returns and the only one to have, been raced.

AUCKLAND RACES

STEEPLES TOMORROW

HORSES IN LIKEUY FORM

(Special from "Early Bird.") j t AUCKLAND, This Day. 1^ With splendid fields engaged again | t at Ellerslie tomorrow, and the going Id Still very good for this time of the.c year, the prospects are for another, interesting day's sport. l The big attraction will be the Great j Northern Steeplechase, in which both > of the early favourites are now num- < bered among the defunct. At pre- ' ( sent the issue stiU appears to lie be* | tween Forest Glow, Royal Limond, < Diamond, and Billy Boy, but with the issue generally held to be very open, betting may take a wider range than j US A large field is engaged in the seven j furlongs King George Handicap, so the draw at the barrier will mean a good deal. Of the . well-weighted division, King Rey may be a difficult , horse to dispose of in view of the tact , that he is rapidly coming to harm. Pakanui, too, reads a good proposition, for he led the Cornwall Handicap field up to within fifty yards of the post, and seven furlongs should una him a hard horse to dispose of. Galilee is a possibility, and Dollar Bill and Adalene went so well in Saturday's sprint that the extra furlong may be in their favour. Tradesman, who will be coupled with King Rey, is also a possibility, for he is improving. Lagoon, Crooning, Scotland, Solaria, Tooley Street, and Sea Fox are also likely, and if Tooley Street is better ridden he may lead the field home. Pakanui appears to be the right horse for the task in another open race in which the good beginners will have a decided advantage. The scale of weights in the Remuera

Hurdles is vastly different to that in the Great Northern Hurdles, but, despite this, a field of nine is considerably more satisfactory than some that have contested this event. Clarion Call seems to be the outstanding candidate, judged on his great showing the first day, and a rise of 121b may not check him this time. The Smuggler made one bad jump in the Northern, but he should improve by the experience, and he reads well at his weight. Contact, too, may be a better horse, and Prince of Orange is again an interesting acceptor. A field of 28 for the Ranfurly Handicap just equals the safely number,. bo this race will not have to be divided. \ Form horses for tomorrow are the , following:— Hunt Cup.—Tangled, Hlummagb, and Cometra. ' Ranfurly Handicap.—Sergla, Dark ' Shadow, and Matoru. _ „ Remuera Hurdles.—Clarion Call, The Smuggler, and ContaaJ. Great Northern Steeplechase.—For- '. est Glow, Diamond, and Royal Limond. King George Handicap.—Pakanui, ' King Rey-Tradesman bracket, and , Tooley Street. „ ~ : Panmure Hurdles—Teddy Boy, , Sporting Song, and Curlew. Carbine Plate (amateur riders).— 1 Black Man-Donegal bracket, Tail Light, Loombination. Following is the card:— HUNT CLUB CUP, £213; about 2V- miles. fvnlc.il Kid . 10 7 Dark Princess !> 0 Illumlniigli ... 10 7 Irish Comet .. It I) Cnmetrn 0 JO Bolls of Bow . !• 0 Tangled 0 7 Prlondly Boy . 9 0

RANIi'UIUY HANDICAP. £275; 7 furlongs. Pi>lirnf 10 2 Professional .. S. ft Queen Nona .. (I 12 Johnny Walls . 8' 0 Valspcnr 911 Enlightenment 8 6 Vulmlnt 0 10 Horotlu S 5

TOOLEY STREET'S EFFORT

High Tea ... fl S Orao 8 S Bautry 0 5 Landlubber .. 8 2 Mungukaha .. 0 5 Dark Shadow 8 2 .Sorgla n 8 Frances Aero . 8 0 Ballymoney ... 0 3 Persian Lady . 8 0 Mustang 8 13 Lc Chasseur . 8 0 Matoru 8 33 Siirvoy 8 0 Golden Sceptre S 11 Cyllnroa 8 0 Glenavon .... 8 11 Whlrlmlnt 8 0 Floetwlnd ~., S 11 Hawthorn .... S 0 RHMUERA HURDLE RACE, £430; 3 miles. Val Watch ... H 8 Contact 0 S Soloist 11 7 Count Clarion Call . 10 5 Roussillon 9 0 The Smuggler 10 2 Bonklaw 9 0 Vrinco of ' Silk Sox » 0 Orange 0 12 CHEAT NORTHKBN STEEFLKCHASE, £1100; about 3% miles. Vnloeen 32 3 Absent 0 3 King's Archer . It 0 limtall ..;.... f> •> Royal Limond . 10 10 En Tour fl 0 (Jolden England 10 7 Dark Princess , ft 0 Thespis 10 7 London 9 0 Billy Boy 10 7 fipalpiko fl 0 Diamond .... 10 3 Petrarch 0 0 Wee J'at .... 10 8 The Hiker ... !• 0 Master Musk . 10 0 Woodful , 0 0 Forest Clow .. 0 13 Town Beauty . 1) 0 KINO OEORGG HANDICAP, £150; 7 furlongs. Bcrcatu 913 Crooning .... 711 Namiikla .... 813 Scotland 7 ft King Rey .... 811 Tradesman ... 7 ft l'akanul 8 8 Solaria 7 4 Ualilee 8 8 Tooley Street . 7 3 Gay Rose .... 8 2 Sea Fox 7 3 Dollar Bill .. 8 0 Keith Lu .... 7 0 Adalene 8 0 Prince Aero ~ 7 0 Lord Val .... 711 Whirling 7 0 Lagoon 7 11 Coronis < 0 Greek Gold .. 711 PANMURE HURDLE RACE, £275; 1% miles. .Contact 1110 Silver Wattle . 9 2 Modern Maid 10 11 Toddy Boy ... 9 0 Curlew 9 15 Summer Hill . » 0 Sporting Song fl 8 United 9 0 Kanapa 9 6

CARBINE PLATE, €275; for gentlemen riders; 1 mile. Admiral Lu ~ 11 4 Kin* Spear ... 11 4 Bellbroncy .... 11 4 Le Chasseur , 11 f Black Man ... 11 4 Loomblnation . 11 * Chief Lap .... 11 4 Modern Maid . 11 4 Donegal 11 4 Mountain Maid 11 4 Gay. Duke .... 11 4 Mountain Bruce 11 4 Hunting Mars , 11 4 Queen Nona ..11 4 Husltie ....... U 4 Shy •••••••• ]} * KUladar ..... H 4 Tail Light ... H 0

REJOINING THE RANKS Mr, C. G. Macindoe, of Auckland, is j returning to the ranks of owners, and i the Chief Ruler— Prestige and Lord Warden—Full Swing colts are confidently expected worthily to carry his colours, which have not been seen prominently for a few years. Mr. Macindoe won the Winter Cup in 1926 with Le Choucas, and his second string, Nippy, filled third place. OTAKI ACCEPTANCES OTAKI, June 1. Accentini'»s For the first day of the Otalti Racing Clu»'s Winter Meeting, to bo held on Juno 4 and fi, are as follows:— TARARUA HACK AXD HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, £70; VA miles. Royal Banquet 10 It The Ranger .. 0 8 Taura Lad .. 9 13 Sir Ronald ~. » 0 12.40 KUKU MAIDEN, £60; 0 furlongs. Bine Bell .... 8 10 Terry f " Cosmic Bay ~ 810 Warehl .... 810 Golden Anne . 8 10 Lavish S 0 Highball .... 810 1.20 WAITOHU BACK HANDICAP, £80; 6 furlongs. Vlnco , fl 5 Mid Acre .... 8 2 Yousslpof .... 8 5 Minnow » o Garter Red ... 8 5 JMster Ques . 8 0 Gladtum 8 3

K%KAWA CUP HANDICAP, £ITS; 1U miles. Might 8 11 Lapel J*? Arctic King . SO RoseVal .... < 1» H»zoor S T Hunting Lodge 7 4 Peter Jackson . 8 5 fflenvano • • \ \ Gay Boy .... 8 S Blitchblrd .... ' « Slippery .... 8 0 OTAJCI HACK HANDICAP, £80; 1 mlla and 55 yards. nine Boy 9 7 Windward ... 8 2 Chile 0 « Ayresletgh ... R » HtJtcliUlrd ... 8 6 Script 8 V 3 20 ' lIUIA HANDICAP. £1«0; G furlongs. Beau GalJunte S JO Miss Husliabyo 8 3 Boomerang .. 8 IS Bnd.vHnc .... » » Lavington .... 8 3 Royal Bengal S 0 TK liono HACK HANDICAP. £S0; 7 furlongs. Vlnco 9 i Boyal Solo ... 8 » Ktnie Hank ..HI Cloudy Hny .. » - .Maestro .... 8 8 OUtiril King * » " Revival ».!•• S Z Minnow ..£,* S.B

NOKTIIERN HIGHLIGHTS |

(Special from "Early Bird.") AUCKLAND, June 1. J' Out in the middle of the track going y out of the- straight in the Co nwall ti Handicap, never less than fouiho ses out along the back and across the top, K and then about six horses out at the u home turn, finally finishing, six h, two a, lengths away from the wmnei fhat was the performance of Tooiey autti, and it deserved a better reward >• Prince of Orange was number 13 in R the racebook and drew ; lion number 13, so that the s«Pe™i Itious had little to say after he won the >. 'prize of the day at Ellerslie on Jf E jurday, the £70(5 first attached r lo the Great Northern Hurdles. A sac h l jumper, he managed to stand up whUe fthe so-called cracks were biting the q I dust one after another- The owner ft ,of .Prince of Orange was the luckiest a \ m te° n f^^TlL ih iA second J horses in the Great Northern Hurdles, Prince of Orange and The Smuggle!, a were not entered for the Great North- t ern Steeplechase indicates tharitiSjc always hard to select a horse with the r dual engagement likely to capture both big jumping events at Eucrsiie. very t often the big hurdles winner has not t been entered for the cross-count y event, and with the horses being able to gallop faster year by year, going on times the Great Northern double is i Sto be more difficult than ever to t win. / WHAT 3VHGHT HAVE BEEN. < Jolly Beggar had small chance of ■ caching Cufrion Call when he smash- < < ed through the second to to? 4 h™*" o "* i • the Great Northern Hurdles, but he ; waS beating the others just as easily ■ 1 as he himself appeared to be getting ( ; vanquished by the Marton jumper. Al--1 though Prince of Orange eventually ( won, it did not say much for the ( ' others; but then this years Great , 1 Northern Hurdles contest was •like . " none of its predecessors. Clarion c-au ; is one of the most brilliant hurdleis ] ■ ever seen at Ellerslie. ' The two and a half miles of the ■ Great Northern Hurdles, with its ten 1 obstacles, was run in time that bei- ' teved the previous record by Mlsiei : Gamp in 1929 of tain 49sec by no less ; than eight seconds. Imagine what the ■ time would have been had Clarion Call 3 not lost his rider at the last fence. As he held a lead of about 100 yards over 1 the eventual winner at that stage it is 1 reasonable to assume that he would ' have bettered Prince of Orange s time : by another seven seconds, which would J have made it approximately 4min J4 1 sec. There are few two and a halt ' miles fiat races in Australia and New • Zealand, and the colonial record lor i this distance is 4min 393 sec, registered 1 by Trenton at Flemington. No wonder ' that Clarion Call blundered at the last ' hurdle after setting such a torrid pace! ;• Allegretto is indeed a fine 'chaser. [I but his rider on Saturday appeared to do everything to get his mount beaten. ~ He was strangling the big chesttiu • throughout the race, and even on top i' of- the hill the second, and last, time che had a big hold on him. Diamond then ran past him, although it was i, only on sufferance, for the pair rose at the final fence together and a bad k landing by Diamond enabled Allegretto to go on for an easy win. This 1, was a good Great Northern Steeplechase trial for the Trentham gelding, •- for he was taking on something pretty 1. good in Allegretto. The latter might i, have won by half the length of the d straight had he not been so restrained in the final round. It is a pity that ', he is not in the Winter Steeplechase, the big jumping event on the final day - at Ellerslie. '■ ABOUT SPORTING SONG. Sporting Song gave a disappointing showing in the hack hurdles event on Saturday, for he was last in the early part, but not so far away, and yet with seven furlongs to go he had been so allowed to drift that he was well over twenty lengths behind the leaders. He certainly finished well, but what i horse would not after being given such i a breather in the first three-quarters of a mile? Well ridden next time ! Sporting Song should show that ' he is capable of better things. His i fourth on Saturday was moderate 1 enough, despite the ground he made up ' in the final half-mile.

There was a time when Gisborne horses were a force always to be reckoned with at Ellerslie, and elsewhere. Few in number, they made their presence felt on Saturday at Ellerslie, for Hunting Mars pulled off the first division of the hack seven furlongs and Black Thread was a close second in the second division. In the open sprint another Gisborne representative in Alby was flying at the finish, getting through on the rails and being only a neck away from the winner at the post. He was paying a price the equivalent of Billy Boy's at Te Rapa to win, and this under the old of betting.

With Windsor Lad debarred from competing in the Hunt Cup on the second day at Ellerslie, that event bears an open appearance, and perhaps the good race run in the Hunt Club Hurdles by Illuminagh and Tangled will ensure them most support. Cometra, with a professional jockey up, would be one of the possibilities, for she went a good race on Saturday with her owner jn the saddle, and he, was not seen to great advantage. Cynical Kid is a newcomer who is well forward and looks well, and Irish Comet and Bells of Bow may make it interesting. However, form in the hurdle event confined to hunters is often a reliable guide to the Hunt Cup, and this year's contest may be no exception.

ASHBURTON HANDICAPS The following handicaps have been declared for the Ashburton County Racing Club's Winter Meeting, to be held oil Saturday:— 12.29 HINDS HURDLE HANDICAP, £100; V/b miles. Streamline ..11 9 Wexford Bridge 9 0 Hunting Go .. 9 9 Colosslan 9 0 Nightcap .... 9 G Crasll , 9 0 Sohvit fl 4 'Footwork ... 8 0 Miss Winston . 9 0 12.55 MORETOX HACK HANDICAP, £75; . 0 furlongs. Execution ... 'J 9 Rose of Colombo S 8 Tralee S 3 .Sliver Coat .. 0 i» Jlntnfcltio ..'.. S 0 Braw Lad ... 8 8 Culotte ..... S 0 Needful 8 8 Cold Coat ... 8 0 Fiord 8 8 Lady Kate ... 8 0 Call Money ..8 4 Lochaiu .... 8 0 Grampian ... 8 4 1.33

LYNDIIURST THOT HANDICAP, £00; 5.43 class; 1 '/a miles. Aide-de-Camp .. scr Lord Worthy ... sit Apollo scr Mnltrarers sor Becky Direct ... scr Mary Aubert ... scr Black Marble ... Bcr Old Faithful ... scr Buddy scr Parislenno scr Chlcftalness ... scr Rebol Girl scr Donald Dim .... scr Renew scr Vine Art scr Renown's Bert ~ scr Frisco Boy scr Boyal Doulton . scr Crattan Girl .... scr Temerairo scr Green Tanger .. scr Zhirali scr Heather Queen ~ scr Luureen Wood . scr Labour Man ~. scr Peter Bee scr Lord Axworthy . scr Pukeuri scr 2.15 HATFIELD HACK HANDICAP, £90; I' 4 miles. Execution ~9 8 Rose of Tralee 8 3 Latitude .... BIS Top Note .... 8 2 Last Refrain . 8 10 Cape Gabo ... 8 0 Impossible ..8 3 Lady Kate ..8 0 Honour's Lass . 8 2 Madge's Coin . 8 0 2.90 DROMORE STEEPLECHASE, £110; 2 miles. Pahu 11 3 Wykemist .... '■> 0 Trlsox 913 Scotsden .... 9 0 Velvet 0 }3 Nlglltwlnd ... » 0 Barriugton ... 913 Hostage .... 9 0 3.30 MAROXAN HANDICAP, £»3; 7 furlongs. Kprls 913 Golden Dart .. 8 4 f'rauford- .... 9 1 Itoyal Gallant . 8 4 Davolo 8 13 Final Shot ... 8 <> Vino .... 8 0 Execution .... S 0 Metal Bird .... 8 5 4.10 WIXCHMORE TROT HANDICAP, £90; 3.39 class; l'/j miles. Boltaire scr Bod Flyer scr Cam Dillon scr Reno scr Chlcftalness ... scr Renown's Best .. scr Crortit Funds ... scr Boyal Doulton , tier Hunt scr Southern Chief . scr •Fay Roy scr Tenor scr Lord Axworthy . scr Trinidad scr Huzcl Kitssoll ... scr V Hcott scr Lottiu Guy ..... scr (ilorlclta - Major Guy .....scr King's Drlvo .... 1Nativc H0n.... scr Casanova, ;! [j Peter Silk ..... .w GaUlard ' S I'laycr ■ wv Uiirry XUorpc -a. 1$

TUBE NEWS IN BBJEE |

Betting at Olaki this week will be under ih'e single-pool system. The appeals oi B. Burgess and A. Jenkins against their disqualification. will be heard by the Auckland district committee this evening. The committee of the Geraldine Racing Club has been recommended to insure the annual race meeting against rain. v-,„a On the performances of Royal King and Kaola at Foxton on Saturday, the. hurdling class at Marton a' fortnight,, previously must have been even lowlier | than believed at the time. Lord Carnarvon's colt His Grace,. fifth in the Derby, is by Blandfoid from Malva, therefore a brothet to Blenheim, the winner of the JU-JU Derby and the sire of Mahmoud, the latest winner. ,„, , . Although Kinnoull did not fulfil ws engagements at the South Canterbury Meeting last week, there is nothing amiss with him. It is probable that he will be nominated for important spring handicaps in Australia. After having cleared three fences in a school with Welbeck at Williamstown recently, the Dominion-bred I Countermarch, an aged son of winning Hit who went over to Australia ■ some years ago, fell heavily.at the ' third of the treble in the straight and

broke his neck. . Mr. Ken Austin, the president of the Oamaru Jockey Club,.was a wellknown amateur rider in New South Wales a few years ago. He is now getting into form again, with a view to riding in the Gloucester Cup at the Grand National Meeting in August. A welcome feature in the programme of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National Meeting is that there will be no rehandicapping of winners for the principal events. The only penalties provided for are two of 71b on the final day of the meeting. . . C. Thomson had ill luck in losing the I Great Northern Hurdles on Clarion Call, but he was lucky in obtaining what might have been a winning ride. During the week he had been tentatively engaged for Jolly Beggar, a ride he had to forfeit when R/ Beale was passed fit on Saturday, and the mount on Clarion Call then came to him through the disqualification of A, Jenkins. , , . Mr. F. Armstrong has been unfoitunate so far in his racing ventures. His Night Raid two-year-old colt Gay Night, a half-brother to Greek Shepherd, was shaping well till he became affected in the wind. He has-been sent up to the North Island, to; be operated on. . „!,,,! At the annual meeting of the Geraldine Racing Club the committee was recommended to increase substantially the stakes at next season's! meeting. The club is in a sound financial posi-

tion, with a balance of assets over liabilities amounting to £3018. A fortnight ago Mr. C. B. Kellow secured a lease of the steeplechaser Woodlace, and took possession of the horse after he had finished .second to Master Comique in the Moonee Valley Millswood Steeplechase, in "which he ran a rather sour race. Wpodlace is to be trained by J. Holt for the Grand National Steeplechase at Fjemington. He wpn the race two years ago, but his form since has been rather, a disappointment. The big fenced at Flero:ington should suit him. • >

HAWKE'S BAY ENTRIES i Tlic following nomination? havfe been received for the first day of the Winter Meeting of tlio Hawke'a Bay Jockey Club, to bo held on the Hastings racecourse on Thursday and Saturday, June 11 and 13:-r-r Maiden Plate*, £70; SV» furldnes.—Essex, Trailer, Inheritance, i'uUia-o-Tiirl, HuntluE Tartan, Master Hector, Lucidlus L&l, Tractile, Kiuinv Blonde, Agog, Silver Tide, Helios, Lo Toquct, Tupne, Mon Ace, Count Siegfried, First Hand, Glronde. Huwke'.s Bav"-Hurdles, £125; 1% ' iullpb.— Hoval King, Souchong, Count Wlllonyx, Emotion, Journet, Speed, Contact, Morning Quest, Bine llo.v, Manawatu. Corinthian l'late, £70; 1 mile.—bunny Sky, Tahoma, Lord Hereford, Manifesto, Laconic, lddo, The Grasper, Tiger Bill, KpWaltes. June Steeples, £125; about 2',i Dill"---Otakl, Cotsfteld, Strome, Taura Lad, pojio, Monarchy, Kaokaoroa, Itoyal Banquet, Beau Star, Itoyal Songster, Battle Ground, Petrarch. Winter Handicap, £S0; l'/i miles,—Contract, Botiiwcll, Snowball, Laconic, The Grasper, Sunder, Stltehbird. Clifton Handicap, £70; -6>,& furlongs.— Forum, .Small Boy, Mota HarJ, Trailer, Tudjr Wench, Blue Cutter. Glenrossle, Hunters Morn, Blvgaln, Blue Shirt, Joviality, Tractile, quake, Caen, Gllde.iloug, Itoyal Solo, First Chapter, Minnow, Master Cyklon, Begnrrah, Granville. Hurctamiga Handicap, £80; CH lurloncs.— I'akanui, Sunny Sky, Big Book, Quake, Contact Passion Flower, Curio, Cawbeen, Hoyal Bengal. Slippory, Lavina, Solaria.

"BOOKMAKERS' HEAVEN" One of Tasmania's greatest revenueproducers for the Government is Tattersall's sweeps, and it has no intention that South Australia should cut in on

At present, South Australia Parlia-' mentary activities include a Roy, al Commission on Lotteries, one of the objects being to learn whether lotteries would be worth running for the purpose of obtaining funds for hospitals and charitable institutions- The Adelaide Royal Commission, thought that some desirable information might be obtained from Tasmania, and asked for it, but the Government of the latter State was not agreeable, regarding South Australia as a probable competitor. It has consequently decided that no Government official shall be permitted to give evidence before the South Australian Commission. The South Australian Government would appear favourable to exploiting everything associated with "games of fortune" to the fullest extent, and Adelaide, once known as the City ot Churches," is now a bookmakers heaven.

TROTTING BREVITIES Noble Prince may have lost the saddle race at Addington through a slow beginning, but Rocks Ahead won very easily, and previously took a saddle record of 2min 9 l-ssec at Forbury Park. . , .. King's Guard, who is gradually climbing into select trotting company, is an aged gelding by Native King ta Dominion Handicap winner) from Lady Nan, by Petereta (sire «f Reta Peta, Peter Swift, Elzear, etc!) from a mare by Mauritius from Boudrie, ancestress of Talaro (winner of £10,000 in stakes), Tom Thumb. Garner, and others. , While on her way from Auckland the two-vear-old filly Parisienne had a hip injured, and this has hampered her in her preparation for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes. Her trainer has spent considerable time in.massaging the affected hip, and it is reSP Tbe "uvo-wold filly Becky Direct has improved with the racing and raining she has received during the past month. She was associated with Hannah M and Wise Guy in a spin over ten furlongs at Addington recently, and worked very well. Becky Direct is a level-headed Ally, and has never made a mis-step in her races or tr J n j ng kennerley has been restricting Southern Chief to two-mile work at little better than half-pace. In his races Southern Chief has been, too keen at the start, and has blundered before he has got on the journey. The course of training .he is receiving should help to put him in proper shape for the New Zealand Sapltiw Stakes. In nearly every .photograph of a race, whether it be at the start, during the contest, or at the finish, one. sees drivers with one leff dangling, and the other in a sulky stirrup. Not so in America, which is regarded as the home of leading reinsmen. The American drivers sav that it is imperative to maintain balance in the sulky to help a horse, especially in a slogging finish. The habit of allowing one leg to dangle neither helns a horse nor makes a good picture.

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