TURF AND TRACK

Evening Star, Issue 19917, 13 July 1928, Page 11

TURF AND TRACK

NOTES FROM ILL QUARTERS

[By Otakou.]

11ACING FIXTURES. July 14.—Wellington R.O. July 19.—Waimntc District Hunt Club. July 21.—South Canterbury H.C. July 28.—Christchurch Hunt Club. July 2C, 28.—Gisborne R.O.

TROTTING FIXTURES,

July 21.—South Canterbury Hum Club tone event). August 11, 15, 17.—N.Z. Motropoh tan T.C.

A cron is still plodding along in his work at New Brighton, but the mile record holder does not appear to bo any too sound. Acron looks to be on the down grade. The two southern-ownevl pacers Joll/ Ret, who has raced so well this season, and his clever relative Jolly Chimes are both training on the right way under J. N. Clarke’s charge at New Brighton.

It'. L. M’Donald is the leading trotting trainer in Sydney this season, and in all his horses have earned place money on 102 occasions. He won fortyfive races, besides running a dead heat, was second thirty-one tunes, and third twenty-six times Altogether the stakes won totalled £8,315. Matters fortunately arc a bit bettor in New Zealand, for though W. J. Tomkinson has won but twenty four races his total for tlie season is over £lo,ooo’. For M‘Donaid Dolavnn’s Quest won seven races, was four time second and three times third, and the total stake money won was £842.' Marble Ridge, won nine races worth £625.

According to a West Coast writer, V. Alborn’s horses Golden Devon and Thorpy, who were turned out fot a time in the Grey Valley, have been brought in and are being taken, in hand again. Golden Devon, who was but a shadow of his former self when, brought in from the paddock, is a somewhat delicate horse; and that, no doubt, accounted for his losing condition so quickly. The Wairarapa trainer W. D. iMoroney, who will have David Garrick racing at the Wellington Racing Club’s Meeting this week, took with him to Trentham for education the chestnut gelding rising two years by Paladin from Per Anna. The youngster, who will race as Prince Palatine, was gelded seven weeks ago, and he is light and lively. Ho is a half-brother 10 Martarma, and he looks as if lie would make a good galloper.

Pedro Pronto, by Dor. Pronto—Doris M., who did such yeoman service for J. J. Kennciicy a couplo of years back, will stand the season in Victoria, and such a good type of horse should not lack patronage. Before leaving Now Zealand Pedro Pronin was mated with a few marcs, and Kennerley has one of his progeny in work at Addington. This is the rising three-year-old Pedro Pointer out of that well-bred mare Alone by Wildwood Junior. Pedro Pointer i« a good-looking youngster, and has already shown sojno ability on the trades. .

The jopkeys D. H. Morris, L. G. Morris, and J. Parry returned from a trip to the islands by the Tofua. on Monday (says an Auckland writer). The jockeys, with their wives, loft for Wellington for the W.R.C. Winter Meeting. Speaking of the islands trip Parry said that they did not see any racing, although at one port they missed a meeting by two days only’, The tourists were more mipr ised with the Apia course than at Suva, which was somewhat rough and encircled by wire. The Apia course was nicely laid clown in grass, and contained, a golf course in the centre. Several good racers have found their way to tlio islands, and at Suva a number of Australians v. ere in the game. “We saw a four-yoar-old by Day Cornet, ’ .fibserved Parry, “that would hold its own anywhere in the dominion. ,\Ve made a point oi seeing all the horses we could cn route.” The "New Zealanders think more ol the islands as a holiday retort than as a prospective hold tor high-class racing. There is a type of betting owner who di artists everyone associated with him in his, racing activities. He is an impossible man to work for (says an English scribe), which is reflected by the fact that his horses never stay with one trainer more than a season o; two. When a “job” .goes astray, when lie gets 9 to -J to his money instead of 10 to 1 which he expected, a man of this kind is disposed to think that his trainer has divulged his business in a greedy and disloyal __attempt to profit behind his back. Nino times out of ten such suspicions are entirely unfounded, but the tact that they_ are likely to arise is a source of considerable worry and anxiety to the small' drainer, whose patrons are conuner-cially-mindcd men with no great knowledge of racing. The rising threc-year-old Silver Paper is standing up to the light work that is being allotted him in the far south, and if all continues to go well with the son of Paper Money it is likely that the gelding will develop into a good three-year-old (says a Christchurch paper).' In his few starts this season ho showed that he was the possessor of great speed, but unfortunately, leg trouble came against him, and he had to bo thrown out of commission. Silver Paper is being prepared for next season’s classics, and if he trains on satisfactorily-ho may be found among the final acceptors for the Derby contests. . _ As the record-priced yearling in Australia, the 6,750 gs colt, by 1 Saliashfrom Wcltoa, which has been named Dominant, will naturally create tremendous interest in the early two-year-old races, assuming, of course, that ho comes through ids preparation satisfactorily. Information from : a reliable source is to the effect that so far the youngster is doing very well, and that, if he gallops as well as ho carries himself, it will take something out of the ordinary to beat him. Present intentions are that he shall tackle the A.J.G. Breeders’ Plate, which raco his trainer, C. T. Godby, won with Heroic. “Mr Parquhar,” ir whoso ownership the colt will race, is the assumed name chosen by the joint owners. Messrs E. M. Pearce (owner of Mollison), R. E. H. Hope, F. P. Robinson, and J. Poll, the last-named of whom races Hcuare and Urbani, two smart hurdlers who have raced well this winter

A cloud that hovers over racing even in Now Zealand is continually' appearing on tho Australian horizon, _ and that is interference by politicians with racing. in Now Zealand that Parliament"'has interfered so much is due in somo small measure to discontented racing people who have gouo outside constitutional racing authority because of fancied grievances. Now there is talk in Brisbane that the Government pronoses to establish aboard to control racing in the metropolitan area. Nothing definite has been stated in Governmental circles,_ but the opinion is strong that action is contemplated. It is’also stilted that later on the board, if created, will deal with racing in the country. Does this contemplated action forecast the appointment of a few Government nominees to control an industry on which .little knowledge is possessed by the nominees? (asks tho Sydney ‘Sun’). Pacing men always j fear, when there is talk of a hoard of control, that .this, control shall ho vested in people deficient in racing knowledge. Without going into the merits or demerits of a

board of control, it is, tolerably .certain that'the .present .control in .each. State is far better than any control a' Government , may„ bring, about. The president of -the- New Zealand Trotting Conference, Mr H. F. Nicoll, is to be congratulated upon the foresight he is displaying in bringing forward remits that arc required from time to time to keep the public immune from sharp practices of people who endeavour to hoodwink the section of the crowd that pays the piper (writes “Mascot”). During the present season there ; has _ evidently come under Mr Nicoll’s notice; a, system of giving a horse one driver-on the first day of a meeting and another on the second or third day. Hence the adoption of his proposal by the conference that a horse shall be driven or ridden through a meeting by the one horseman. • Mr Nicoll could, with advantage, have gone even farther, and have compelled owners- to employ the same horseman at meetings held within fourteen days of each other, always' giving the stewards of clubs the power to allow owners to change their riders and drivers in instances where that is not practicable. The fide passed yesterday has been in operation nt the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Meetings for several seasons, and it has worked admirably. Some, excellent proposals from the Wellington Trotting Club in connection with handicapping went ‘ clean oyer the heads of the majority of the, delegates who attended the New. Zealand conference at Wellington (writps in the ‘Sun’). So, rather than endeavour to make an improvement in a system that is regarded as faulty,, the members preferred_ to jturn down ' the suggestions of officials ,-who had given considerable thought and wisdom to the subject. Duo did not' .expect the conference to adopt all the .remits of the Wellington Chib, but in view, of the favourable report of the conference president, Mr H. F. Nicoll. it ..was at least expected that the; proposals would ho sent, on to a special committee, to bo,elected from members bfytiie conference, so that the scheme could be gone .into, thoroughly. 11 ml the Wellington Club ..only shepherded, the.Wellington remit providing" for every, maiden pacer_ or trotter -remaining as such until it had run a race, it probably would have been adopted. The.'Owners’ and Breeders’ 'Association.. is strongly in favour ; of such a rule, and so are many prominent officials and owners. Its defeat, along with other proposals of the Wellington Club, was brought. about simply because the -majority of delegates’ did not appreciate or understand the true worth of the proposals. POURPS HISTORY, . “Sir Modrcd,” of the ‘Southland Times,’ writes The _ Wellington Steeplechase winner, Pouri, won. his first race as a cross-country performer on the second day of the recent-. Te Kuiti R.C. fixture, held at. Ellorslie. After starting a hot favourite in the Otorohanga Steeplechase on June >lO and being badly beaten by Star of the East, he was dropped from 10.12 to 9.5 on July 2, when he met a better field. He was again sent' out as first selection, and, going away from his rivals, won by . 100yds. . He has . been looked upon for some time past .as a rod in pickle, and was expected to turn up at the recent Dunedin J.C .Winter Meeting, but did not. make the trip south, Following on his successful ’display at the To Kuiti Mooting he found some favour for the Wellington Steeplechase in the far north, but, apparently, the public would not have him at Trentham . yesterday. There is no doubt about the fact that Pouri comes of decided jumping, strains, as his sire 1 , Spalpeen, by. Oos soon, is credited. with the paternity of manv hurdle race and steeplechase wimiers, while on the dam’s side nl the house he, traces back to probably the most successful leaping ermine tribe of Hawke’s' Bay. Foaled in 1920.. he was the first, produce, of" his dam,' Ko Iwi, who in turn, was’ sired by .Demosthenes from,.. The ' ..Boyne,■ b'v Morriwce—The'-:”.Shannon, ■by Torpedo (son- of Musket)—-Rivulet, by Javelin —Crusade, by Sledmoro— Matoi witch. It will thus bo seen that..Pouri runs back to the Musket and Waterwitch families through his dam,..and as his sire (Spalpeen) descends in. the paternal line - from Goklsborqugh,. ho is bred for stoutness, which is strengthened by his. dashes, of Dem'ostbeues.iind Merriwee blood. If breeding can be taken as a guide, the winner ot the Wellington Steeplechase of'the .current season has been produced on approved lumping and staying lines, and Ins success is a good answer to scribes, who have been wailing, that there'arc no jumpers about this year except the few lights’ of past seasons. Pouri .claims engagements in the Grand National Steeplechase and. other valuable crosscountry events at the C.J.C. Gram: National fixture-next month. Re is trained at Frankton, near Hamilton, by Frank Tutchen.’who in his day .was one of the best-known and cleverest lumping horsemen in the North Island. Two years ago Tutchon came down to Riccarton in charge of Peter Maxwell, with whom he won the Grand National Steeplechase, and last season ho prepared the same horse again to finish second to Beau Cavalier. A WONDERFUL CHAMPION. A recent article explained .why.,; in the opinion of Henry Ten Eyck White ithe well-known writer in ‘ The Trotter and Pacer’) Rose Scott (1.593) is the best trotting mare of all time. Extracts from an article by the same writer on Peter Manning (1.503 the world's champion trottei, will be interesting to readers. ' The story of- Peter Manning, 'great•’eVfc’ by miles of all-' trotting _ geldings, need not be told m detail, since he is of the present day, and after live consecutive years of strenuous turf work is fai nearer the top of his form, than ever was any other'trottcr after a like experience in attaining the world’s record and going ■ mile- after mile at" record speed in exhibitions. ■' M Peter M.annmg.Tulfils all the requirements which combine to make Rose Scott (1.593) ; 'the greatest trotting mare. That he was a colt traitor' of extreme (probably phenomenal) ■ speed history shows. Not-broken to harness a two-year-old,' lie necessarily, was but , half-prepared- to do his best, at three. Yet, introduced to harness; in the spring in 1919 he made speed’so quickly it was all but unbelievable, and by September was ready to face in his homo town, Liburtyvillc, 111. (half-mile track) in 2.171-, 2J7R Virginia Humbug (present record 2.16:';), being always .second and taking the third heat in 2;21* A month later, with no severe work meantime, one mile in 2.10, the colt started against the watch at Lexington, and did the mile in 2,(31, trotting the last half under 1.1. : in-1920 the progress of Peter Manning was of the imperial sort. Ho won nearly all the rich prizes of the -tmJ to which ho was eligible, and in addition to doing tilings to the four-ycar-okl records, tieing the mark of 2.21 made’in 1918 by Miss Bertha Dillon, ho ;clicl-.the job in most spectacular fashion .in ..the Translyvania at Lexington, with The host loto of trotters,"ever assembled up to that time opposing 'him, their leader being Nedda (2.31), ;later to become champion trotting mare (1.581). In .that race Peter Manning did all and .much more than, his most ardent .admirers' (of -whom,' even then, he had aii army) had claimed for him. Not once glancing at any other member of the big field, he marched olf three heats in 2.3, -2.2J,"2.2.1 with an case winch betokened a reserve, albeit those miles’ constituted the fastest three consecutive heat's, ever trotted.

J" Yes, Peter Maiming, among geldings of the trotting sort,is supremo in every

department. Aside front speed which placed ..him .at the, head of .all horses of his gait, lie possesses a physique, that has made him a veritable monarch among trotters,- since, with speed but imperceptibly diminished since its apes was reached,' lie has gone one and on. season after season f delivering a series ■of miles over tracks of - all sorts such as no other trotter ever approached in the speed line. And, best of all, he still is with us. WELLINGTON RAGES SECOND DAY BISOX WINS PRINCIPAL EVENT. : For the second day of the Wellington races the weather was cold and the track was a trifle slower than on the first day. The totalisator hand led £39,6425,- compared with £39,053 i tor the second day last .year. Concluding results PARLIAMENTARY HANDICAP, SOOsovs , lim.

7—R. Hicks’s b m BISOX, by Bisogno Canary Creeper, syrs, 9.0 (A. M'Cormack) ... 1 9_s G. Davidson’s hr g Nukumai, awed, 10.12 (W J. Bowden) 2 I—H. H. Tvers’s b g Ring Boy, 3vrs, 9.13 (R. Reed) 3

Others: 5 Black Mint 11.1, 11 laitonu 10.8, S Day Guard 9.9,-R Queen Arch 9.8, 6 Shining Armour 9./, 13 David Garrick 0,6, 0 Royal Mint 9,0, 10 Kilraiss 9.3. 4; Gold Mint 9.0, 14 Kilmoyler 9.0, 12 Kilperon 9.0. A neck, with four lengths. Royal Mint was fourth. Time, 2imn lOJ.scc. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, 300sovs. 1m and 3f

7—D. Kemp’s b g PATUKI,;by Solferiuo—Mazurka, aged 9.3

(P. M'Brcarty) 1 2—Mrs S. Bovle’s b g No Favours, 4yrs, 9*13 (S. Henderson) ... 2 4—H, L. Kingan’s ch m Lady Gay, aged, 9.3 (A. Jenkins) 3

Others; 5 Pcrlo do Leon 11.2, 1 Nucleus 10.8, 9 Olympic 10.0, 6 Poueus 9.8, 3 Kauri Park 9.7, 8 Star Shell 9.2, 10 Braeman 9.0. . Three-quarters of a length; wo lengths. Pencils was fourth. Time, 2miu 38scc.

MEMBERS’ HANDICAP, 300sovs. Gf. 3R. B. Hines’s b h KING LU, by Lucullus—Shower of Gold, syrs, 10.11 (A. Tinker) ... ... 1 4 L. Kclcher’s eli g Taboo, aged, 10.11 (B. Brodie) ... ... ... 2 5 P. F. Blundell’s blk g Duke Abbey, 4yrs, 10.3 (R. Reed) 3

Others; 6 Royal Damon 10.8, 13 Star Ranger 9.10, 8 Royal Game 9.9, 7 Oration 9.8, 5 Beaumont 9.6, 9 Bonognc 9.4, 1 Cholone 9.4, 10 Ballymoy H. 9.0, 11 Fairy Herald 9.0, 12 Ronaki 9.0. Half a. length each way. Royal Damon was fourth. Time, Imin lOjjsec. PETONE HACK HANDICAP, SGOsovs. 6f. 5 J. B. Corry’s b f IMAROSEBUD, by Romeo —imaribbon, 3yrs, 9.0 (S. Henderson) 1 6S. W. Feast’s b f Graymist, 3yrs, 9.0 (R. J. Mackie) 2 3—P. Tito’s ch m Monsoon, 4yrs, 9.5 (T. Tito) 3 Others: 2 Callanmoro 9.13, 4 Amorist 9.5, 1 Meadow Lark 9.4, 7 Cold Air 9.0. By two lengths; length and a-hnlf. Cntlanmoro was fourth. Time, Imin 20f sec. . GISBORNE WEIGHTS Park Hurdles. 13m. —Llewellyn 10.11, Ballvi’amon 10.6, Royal Heather ]().5, Coinedv Prince 1.0.0, Ruhepoto, Cohesion 9.13, (.end Spurt 9.5, Merle, Dapper Boy, CnJina, Cullegio, Jen, Middleman, Master Arch 9.0. Riving tlamlicai). 6f. -Huikai 10.8, Dave 10.5, Jeannelte 10.0, Epistle 9.11, Cool Card 9.10, Fee Simple, Superb King, Scotch Mixture 9.9, Singleton 9.3, Wanga, Night Song, Othon, Princess Ngata* Inner Harbour, Takuiama, Killuß- 9.0. Gisborne Steeplechase. _ 3m.—’Frisco Jack 10.12, Llewellyn, Highway 10.10, Garzon 1.0.5, Royal Heather, Ballyfaruon 9.12, Handy 9.8, Bahadur 9.6, Master Arch, Nowra, Progrcssor. Pillar Box, Bendower 9.0. Hack" Flat Handicap. Of.—Singleton 10.3, King Wanga, Essential, Dreamy 10.0. Takiitama 9.11, Royal Elm 9.10, Blue Jay 9.9, Rapiata 9.8, Killute, Tea Ladv, Le Champ, Sanctburr 9.6, Palo Star 9.3, Cherry Girl 9.2, First Prince, Abisognc, Rongo Nahi. Bold Front, Cairo, Chip Chase, Toka, Takaroa, llinchohoro, Mangaruhe, Whakaotirangi, Fall o’ the Year. Nightwirch, King) Pita, Eastbonrno, Kinsel, Otcno, Rakaroa, Plimmerton 9.0. Tramway Steeplechase. 2m.—Garzon 10.12, Royal Heather 10.9, Handy 10.4, Rahcpoto 10.1, Bahadur 9.13, Comedy Piince 9.12, Master Arch, Bendower, Progrcssor, Nowra, Pillar Box, Kilrain gelding 9.0. Winter Oats. Urn.—Cohesion, Polonetto 10.5, Princess Ronnie 10.1, Wanderlust 9.10. No Favours 9.9, Patnki, Scotch Mixture 9.7, Addlepato 9.6, Superb King 9,4, Pita, Blue Jay, Othon, Palo Star, Kingi Pita 9.0. WAIKIATE HUNT AGGEPTORS BlneclifFc Steeplechase, 60sovs. 2im. —Captain Sarto 11.4, Goldtown 11.0, Ramanuwhiri 10.1, Message Boy 9.11, Mataipuke 9.8, Krasnoi 9.5, Master Garland 9.5, Miss latter 9.5, Donation 9.4, Faloose 9.4, Petorline 9.4. Stndholmo Hurdles, lUOspvs. lim-—• Aberfcldy 11.9, Heather Lad 9.12, Tintoretto 9.11, Clontarf 9.11, Nine of Spades 9.5, Armchair 9.0, Waimat-e Steeplechase, ISOsovs. 2im. -—Mainspring 10.9, -Raimi 10.8, Royal Fashion 10.7, Captain Sarto 10.4, Royal Wink 9.10, Ramanuwhiri 9.0, Ready 9.0.

Waihao Hack Handicap, 75sovs. 61'. —Tripway 10.7, Despot 10.0, Waihomo 9.10, Princess Mafalda 9.10, Exido 9.6, Narrative 9.4,'Prompter 9.1, Claret Cup 9.0, Mcmbo 9:0, Sachet 9.0, Missioner 9.0.

Waimate Hunt Cup, 75sovs. 2Jm. — Captain Sarto 11.1, Nightraid 10.12, Rbuboro 9:8, Ready 9.8, Message Boy 9.7. Mataipuke 9.4, Monko 9.4, Krasnoi 9.0. Donation 9.0, Miss Tatlor 9.0. Winter Trot Handicap (saddle), 70sovs. 1-iiu. Economy, Lyon, Self Reliance, Moving Pointer, Onoto, Wee Brent, Harold Lyon, Lady Bee scr, Dan Logan, Sunny Vuo 24yds behind, Imshi 48, Kiowa 60, Rota 144.

Hunters’ Plate, Oosovs. lim. —Goldtown 11.9, Pink Rose 11.6, .Exido 11.1, Armchair JI.l, Royal Despatch 10.12,

Prompter 10.11, Silverlight 10.9, Krasnoi 10,7. Diamond. Jack 10.7, JWhiffer 10.7, Faloose 10.7, Morven Handicap, 75sovs. 7f.—Antrim Bov 10.2.- Carnot 9.13. Bronstell 9.7, Amorist 9.6, Shandre 9.6, Princess Mafalda 9.1, Missioner 9.0.

D.J.G. NOMINATIONS OF OFFICE-BEARERS The following nominations have been received for positions as office-bearers oi the Dunedin Jockey Club for the ensuing year;—President, Mr A, C. Hanlon: vice-president. Mr L C committee —Messrs W. H. L. Christie, J. A. Cook, C. N. Draper, E, H, Lough, H. Divers, and H. W. Phillips. As there are only four vacancies on the committee an election will be held at the annual meeting on July 26. Messrs Christie, Cook, Draper, and Lough are nt present members of the committee. TURMN AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE. July 12. There are no New Zealand horses among the twelve acceptors for the Grand National Steeplechase.—Australian Press Association.