RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 19985, 1 October 1928, Page 2

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING FIaTOKES. October 6.—Kurow J.C, October 6, B.—Auckland R.C. October 11, 13.—Dunedin J.C. October 13.—Carterton R.C. October 20, 22.—Wellington E.C. October 20, 22.—Gore R.C. October 20, 24. Waikato E.C. October 22.—Waverley R.C. October 22.—Waikato Hunt Club. October 22.—Wkipawa County R.C. October 22,—North Canterbury R.C. October 25, 27.-Poverty Bay Turf Club, October 27.—ilasterton R.C. October 27.—Banks Peninsula E.C. October 31.—Birchwood Hunt Club, November 3,5, 7, 10.—Canterbury J.C.

Hi. CUP AND MOSGIEL HANDICAP Though the New Zealand Cup, to be run next month, is a two-milo race, and the Mosgiel Handicap only ten furlongs, it is interesting to compare the handicaps of these two races as framed by Messrs Ilcnrys and Hassell respectively ; N.Z.

Both Set Sail and Hoylake have been made to pay for their respective wins at Geraldine and Ashburton, and Mr Hassell has made it quite plain that lie considers the shorter distance of the Mosgiel Handicap will suit Footfall, Taboo, and Pink Note better than two miles. Countersign has shown her best form on the Wmgatui track, and should she have returned to form she must have been one of the hardest to beat. At a difference of Sib in the .Geraldine Cup. . :k Note, after beating off Malmsey in the straight, only just went under to Set Sail in the last stride or so. Ho only meets Set Sail on 21b better terms in the Mosgiel Handicap, and on this slight rise, it started, she should beat him again. Neither Set bail nor Pink Note has gone well further than a mile and a-half, and u the New Zealand Cup Mr Hcnrys makes the difference between them 61b in Pink Note’s favour. Since that handicap was framed Set Sail has given Pink Note 81b and a heating, and now Mr Hassell only makes the ...horence between them 101 b. On paper he has _ given Mr Aiijge’s horse no chance with Set Sail. Outside this comparison and the fact that neither Count Cavour, Rapier, >ior Footfall is likely to be seen at their best the handicap leaves it an open race. JOTTINGS

Mr A. S. Cambridge was in town for a day or two last week. Mr J. Trcngrove left for Sydney during the week to see a couple of day’s racing. Ho anticipates only being away about a fortnight. The recent meeting of the Asnburton Racing Club resulted in a small profit of about £2O. When Locanda Lu started in the Orari Trot at Geraldine last Thursday there was £1,5455 invested on the 'totalisation but not even a ten-shilling ticket on her chance. Messrs D. L, Poppolwell, I''. Wallis, sen.. J. T. Martin, M. R. Lawlor. and A. T. Pettigrew have been appointed tho Judicial Committee for the Gore Spring Meeting, to be held this month. Gold Mint has become very bad mannered at the barrier, and his owner informed me after the Geraldine Meeting that he intended spelling him, and might school him over hurdles before racing him again. Thorndale, who has not been up very long, won the President’s Handicap on Friday very convincingly, and hr looks the best of good things for the Kurow Cup, to be run next Saturday. The Kurow Meeting will be held next Saturday, and the race card promises an interesting afternoon’s sport. Horses that should run well at the meeting are Mime, Waving Corn, Taboo, Thorndale, Tripnway, Royal Tractor, ..ml Meadow Lark. Vaward, who was making his reappearance in a race after over a year’s spell, looked well and sound at Gcrsudino. He wa-s started in the mile race each day, and in the Farewell Handicap on Friday he was close up with the leaders for nearly half a mile. Vaward looks Hke coming back. Waving Corn is inclined to be a little unruly at the barrier. In the Wainui Handicap on the second day she drew the rails, and, though she was in line when the barrier rose, she lost several lengths—just enough to cost her the race. ~ ,

The committee of the Gore Racing Club has decided that the very handsome silver cup donated by Mr W. F. Janies, and to go to the winner of the principal handicap on th second day of the meeting, shall be placed on view in Dunedin and Invercargill prior to the meeting. ... Carinthia, who ran an excellent race ’’on the second day of _ the Geraldine Meeting, despite the fact that toe much use was made of him, will not bo a starter at the Kurow Meeting on Saturday. Mr Samson will race him at Dunedin next week, and in ail probbaility J. T. Humphris will have the mount on him.

Antrim Boy did not go far in his first public appearance over hurdles, the first hurdle proving fatal to his chances. However, he went at the hurdle straight, and showed no signs of shirking, and, though he did not appear to hit the hurdle hard, he toppled right over. The experience will do him good lor future efforts. Waving Corn was one of the unlucky ones in the Ohapi Hack Handicap, for she was by a narrow margin by First Raid, who had all the best of the running, while Mr Gardiner’s (illy had a lot of ground to make up from the home turn. She has a nice style of galloping, and was staying on better than anything else in the race. When Pound Note me with interference at the home turn in the Wainui Handicap his sk 1 was badly scored, and his rider (L. Woolford) had bis left boot torn and his foot badly injured. At the inquiry held afterwards the Judicial Committee failed to find the horse that was responsible for the interference. What are our stipendiary stewards for? Front Rank was started in the six furlong race at Geraldine on the opening day of the meeting, and was one of the last three to finish. On the second day she won over a mile, and two furlongs from home was one of the last. She put 'in a great run over the last furlong and a-nalf, and has built up a lot in condition since going into J. Bond’s stable. She will meet Gay Sonnet in the October Handicap on Illb worse terms than when she boat her on Friday afternoon. The assistant to the starter a.t tho Geraldine Meeting may be a very efficient man in his position, but ho is. I'nr ton rough in handling horses by the mouth when turning them into the barrier. Ho grabs the reins and jerks iiic bit in such a-rough manner that

TROTTING I'IATUJiES. October 6.—Mothveo T.C. October 13, 17.~AucIdand T.C. October 20, 22.—Greymoutb T.C. October 22. Oatuaru I.C November b, 8, 9. Metropolitan T.C. November 17, 21. Otalmliu T.C. November 24.—Wellington T.C. November 29, December 1. Forbury Park T.C. December I.—Waikato T.C. December B.—Cheviot T.C. December 15. 17.—New Brighton T.C. December 26.—Gore T.C, December 26.—Ashburton T.C. December 26, 27.—South Wairarapa T.C. December 26 27.—Westport T.C, December 27 29, 31 —Auckland T.C. December 29.—Winter T.C. December 31.—Inangahua T.C.

makes young ones ver- frightened of him coming near them a second time. Ecstasy, who started a good favourite in the Winchester Saddle Trot on the second day of the Geraldine Meeting, with 754 tickets on tier chance, started from the same handicap in the Oran Harness Trot on the first day with only 56 tickets on her chance. She showed nothing in the first clay’s race to warrant such heavy support in her second day’s effort. Still, no doubt there was a good reason if it were inquired into i Though Town Bank was decidedly lame when he returned to the enclosure after taking part in the Geraldine Oup on Thursday, his owner informed me that he expected to be able to start him at the Dunedin Spring Meeting next week. He says that Town Bank frequently shows these signs of lameness after galloping, but they go away again and apparently leave no serious ill effects.

The trotting events on the Geraldine programme did not produce exciting racing, nor racing that would improve the tone of the sport. Tho sooner the trotting authorities appoint competent men to take charge of those races on racing club’s programmes, the better it will He for the light harness sport, and surely the public who support it are entitled to some protection from the present undesirable tactics that are allowed to pass unquestioned. In their race on the first day Royal Flower ran out at the home turn, which is a bad one, and carried Tea Girl nearly to the outside of the course. On Friday in the Wainui Hack Handicap Tea Girl was on the rails all the way over the last half-mile, and Royal Flower also took the shortest route home. This pair finished first and third, and Tea Girl returned a good price, after going out second favourite on tho first dry. She is a speedy filly, and tho first of Tea Tray’s progeny to win in tho south for some time.

Carintliifi, who was made a very hot favourite for the first hurdle race at Geraldine, did nut have the best of passages, but was not jumping as well as be did on the two last days of the National Meeting. When Mime ran down the hurdle near the six-furlong post he appeared to check Carinthia, and from then on he was a beaten horse. The race was run at a very solid pace all the way, and his rider would have been better to have been clear, either in front of or behind Radiate and Red Heather, who did not give him much room at the hurdle opposite the stand. Mime, who was making his first appearance in a hurdle race, would have been returned a winner had he not run down the hurdle near the six-furlong post. By making this mistake he lost several lengths, and was only beaten by half a length, which would have been much less had his rider punched him out at the finish. Mime had; a lot of pace on the flat when he chose, to show it, and now that he has been put to the hurdling game he should make good. Ho is an Absurd, several of whom have made good at the jumping 'game, and ho appeared to stay on well. With a little more experience ho should be worth following. Money Mine carried 7,2 when ho won the Squatters’ Handicap on the first day of the Geraldine Meeting, and was in receipt of 31b from the favourite, Silver Coot. In the Stewards’ Stakes Handicap the second day he was raised IGlh, Buoyant, who ran second to him the first day, 71b, Tuahine, who finished third, 41b, and Silver Coot, who finished fourth, 51b, With a little more vigorous horsemanship on the part of Money Mine’s rider he would have beaten Buoyant for second place, but ho had no chance of catching Silver Coot, whom he was meeting on 111 b worse terms. If they moot in the Electric Handicap at Wingatni next week they will he on even terms, and on Geraldine form it points to Money Mine boating Silver Coot. Rapier was started each day at the Geraldine Meeting, and was well bandaged on both front legs. Ho looked on the big side, but was finishing on well at the end of six furlongs in the Squatters’ Handicap on the opening day. The next day he was started in the President’s Handicap, one mile and 100yds, but ran several lengths behind his field all the way. I thought he was moving a little sore in his preliminary to this race, and lie certainly did not show danger at any part of the journey. I understand that ho ran unbacked by his connections in this race. Pink Note looked very well when he was stripped for the Geraldine Cup, and considering that it was his first race since the Dunedin Cup last February he put up a good performance. As usual, he palled himself to the front early, and this may have been his undoing in the race. A strong wind had to be broken all the way, and this fell to his lot. He had to do his best to head off Malmsey after the turn into tho straight, and this left him without enough steam to stall off the deter, mined challenge made by Set Sail over the last hundred yards. Pink Note is not at his best yet, and tho race will no doubt do him a lot ot good. The Geraldine Racing Club is one of the very few country clubs that ring a boll to signal that a race has started. It is an antiquated idea, and of no use on the courses in the dominion a hero everyone can get a good view of the .starts. The start for the Winchester Trot oi. the second day tool; place right opposite whore, this bell is mounted on the Orari course, and tho loud clanging just ns the starter gave the signal to start frightened two of the three horses on the limit, including No Fear, who was a very solidly supported second favourite. She lost all her handicap before settling down, and showed such a lot of paco in the race that it is quite possible that the ringing of this bell cost her owner the race.

Set Sail won the Geraldine Cup last year after having a race at the Ashburton Meeting over six furlongs. This season the Geraldine Cup was Her first start, and she looked big and lusty. Voight always had her nicely placed,, and when she turned into the straight she was not more than a couple of lengths behind Rink Note and Malmsey. Pink Note had to be shaken up to head off Malmsey 100yds from the post, and it was then that ■Voight sent Set Sail along. She finished with all hm old gameness, and both outpaced and outstayed Pink Note over the last bit. The gallop will do her a lot of good, and considering_ the strong wind that was blowing, the time, 2rnin 9 2-ssec, with 9st -lib up, was a sterling good performance. Mr J. A. Rowlands, the well-known horse trainer, decided to bring part of ids team, with engagements at Dunedin next month, to Riverton for special preparation, and while entraining at Invercargill on Wednesday morning for Riverton one slipped on the wet

platform and toll (states the ‘ Western Star’). In tiring to rise it again slipped and rolled on the platform and fell on the rails on the west side. The jockey in charge retained his hold on the reins and was dragged over tho edge of the platform, but at this juncture another jockey rushed to his assistance, seized the reins, and soon had tho nervous horse on its feet. This was the Tea Tray colt entered for the M'Lean Stakes. Mr Rowlands says he was one of the best of his team, and it will be a great disappointment to the ow um

to be eased up in his work, and naturallv withdrawn Iron, the classic race tea Girl, who spreadeaglcd her field on tho second day of the Geraldine Meeting, was one of the young ones Mr Samson offered for sale. One buyer inquired about her, and when the price was mentioned ho replied by offering half the amount. After seeing her win at Geraldine ho was anxious to take the Tea Tray (illy at Mr Samson’s price, but the latter was not inclined to part with her then. It was against his trainer’s advice that Mr Samson started her in the race she had won, Keeper knowing that the filly was inclined to be sore. As she had been practically run off the course the first day, Mr Samson had not been able to got a line on her form, and was anxious to find out how good or bad sbe was. !3y the way she won this (illy showed site has plenty of speed, and as sbe is still growing she should improve. Camisader ran two good races at Geraldine considering that ho has only been about five weeks in work, and though he finisned second on each occasion Ids backers lost money. in the Raukapuka Handicap on Thursday he appeared bo have the race in hand, when Zeuvis, who turned into tho straight whipping in the field, got a clear run on the rails and up on the inside of Camisader, and beat him home a short length. It was a very lucky vuu that Zeuvis got. 1. never remember seeing a horse get through from so far back before, and had ho had to go up on the outside ho could not have caught Mr Tracey's gelding. On the second day, over six furlongs, a furlong less than on Thursday, Voight was content to wait behind Royal Tractor and First Raid until reaching the straight, and no doubt expected that each of them would stop, as they appeared to bo cutting each other’s throats the pace they were travelling at. Camisader responded well when called on, but just failed to reach the big Tractor gelding, who, despite being touched in the wind, stayed on well. It looked as if had Voight made his run a little earlier he would have won.

Count Cavour ... Cup. 9.0 Mosglcl. Rise. 9.13 131b Rapier 9.0 9.12 12lb Footfall 8.6 9.6 141b Sot Sail 7.13 9.1 161b I’ink Note 7.7 8.5 121b Taboo 7.1 8.0 131b lloylake Town Bank 7.0 7.10 101b 7.0 7.10 101b Countersign 7.0 7.6 61b V r awar,d ... ... 7.0 7.5 51b Lucy Lockot 7.0 7.0 — Overdrawn 7.0 7.0 —