RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20129, 20 March 1929, Page 13

RACING NOTES

[By St. Cl axe.]

GALLOPS TROTS March 21.—Southland R.G. March 23.—Thames T.C. March 21 Mauawatu R.C. ‘ March 23.—South Otago T.C. March 23. -Bay of Plenty J.C. JftS $ T.C. March 23. Hororata R.C. March 30 April 3.—N.Z. Metropolitan March 23, 25. Westport J.C. T.C. ’ March 30. -Tuapeka Comity J.C. April 6.—Taranaki T.C. March 30, April I.—AVairavapa R.C. Vm' ■ , "W^ ll S a ' ,u i March 30, April 1.-Feilding J.C. Apldl 20*—Te°Aroha'^T.C. March 30, April I.—Auckland R.C. April 20.—Ashburton T.C. March 30, April 1, 2.—Riverton K.C. May 4.—Cambridge T.C. April I.—Beaumont R.C. May 9, 11.—Forbury Park T.C. 1- -Waipukurau J.C. May 18.—Oamaru T.C. April I.—Kumara R.C. June 1, 3.-Hawke’s Bay T.C. •) pn }> 2.-Canterbury J.C. June 1, 3.—Canterbury Park T.C. Apr, 4.—Westland R.C. June B.—Ashburton T.C. Apn 6—Middlemareh Races. June 22, 24.—Auckland T.C. April 6.—Ureymouth J.C. April 6, 10. Avondale J.C, DCBjn&nncno April 10—Reefton J.C. KtffiifiUtKa April 12, 15. Mastorton R.C March 22.—Tuapeka Couniy J.C. acceptApril 18, 20.—Whangarci R.C. ances close. April 19, 20. —Hawke’s Bay J.C. March 22.—Beaumont R.C. acceptances April 26, 27.—Nelson J.C. close. April 27. -Amberley R.C. March 22.—Riverton R.C, handicaps (first April 27, 29.—Waika'.i R.C. day) due.

■I he 1 1 1 roe placed horses in the Oamaru Harness Trot ’.rent Amin Josee or bolter In a Minin M!)soc class race. To hare beaten Jessie linoii Glen Larg would have refpiired to have gone round about a Minin UOsee gait. At ild Bingen. who was made a good lavourito in the liarness event at Oamaru, gave a line exhibition of rearing and generally playing np at the start. She is one of the sort that no time should be lost in placing on the “ schooling list.” Since Miss Marco has gone into J. Iloss's stable at Oamaru she has made a great improvement, and in her race on Saturday nothing else had a elianeo with her, 'lids mare is a four-year-old now, and should win more hack races before the season closes.

It was extremely bad luck' for the Oamaru Club that only throe horstes went to the post in the Autumn Cu,p are F arewell Hand leaps. The money was on the course to bet with, but the public likes two-dividend fields. To have had £l,O-17 and £1,183| respectively on these two races showed the money was about. For eight out ol eleven acceptors in the last race to drop out was very disappointing. One of the most pleasing features of the Oatnaru Jockey Club’s fixture on Saturday was the splendid attendance of local people. There were very low visitors from cither Tirnaru or Dunedin. An oversight in neglecting to advertise the good train service to and from the meeting by which. Dunedin people could attend was chiefly responsible lor J Tio low from this town. The manner in which several inexperienced riders allowed their horses to swing wide at I lie* home turn at Oamaru on Saturday gave many the impression that the turn is a had one. '1 he more experienced horsemen ionnd no difficulty in keeping their homes close to the raiF. and from an inspection made of this turn a little while ago 1 could hud no fault with the radius.

Logan Brae appeared tn have every chance of winning the mile and a-half harness race at Oamaru, but tailed to stay On over the last two furlongs, lie seems to be one of the chickenhearted division when tackled.

Corn Money showed at Oamaru on Saturday that he has not yet lost hi.s pace, as ho made the first half-mile of the Living Handicap pretty fast, tie is nob ready yet, but when Ross, in whose stable he now is. has him ready and well placed it will take a good one to boat him. it is reported that the Oamaru Jockey and Trotting Clubs intend building a new stewards’ stand and others on the north side of the grand stand. This will ho appreciated by Gainers, as at the present time the stalls are too far away from the birdcage. Our Ihrd had to register a fad mile t i beat Listen In in the saddle race at Oamaru. tie was giving Listen In a fair 'tart at the home turn, tint lie unished down tho straight very i last, and non comfortably in tlmin Jtisec. Li-icn In went khnin 1(1 L’-dsec t i get second, so the-e two A-li On it ontrained pacers are going to be difficult to place in future. Gaddies, who finished second in the harness rr.ee at Oamaru, is by Logan Pointer Irma Lady Hetty, and a lairly useful .-on. Though starting oil - the limil .he v> a long way hack alter going hull a mile, and still had a lot of ground in make up at the home iurn. Once in the straight he finished very fast, and would have beaten 11 10 winner at the end of another Inrlong. Tripawny is a very -mart -planter, and with the minimum in the flying Handicap at Oamaru she was always in the bring line. Siie has done very little racing this season, hut it would not he surprising to iind this man' winning good races next season, as many of the Archery stock improve with age. Meinho. who did not appear to be very sound when he went into Giescler’s stable about six weeks ago. evidently felt the effects of the race he won at Waimate two days previous to the Oainaru fixture, for he was unable to .jump out with (he others in Hie High-weight Handicap, nor gallop like a winner at any stage ot the rare. When it. i- remembered that Loyal La son's recent work on the tracks titled him more for sprinting (ban -.laying he mini lie given a lot of credit lor his tmi in the Oamaru Autumn Gim. Certainly the race was run to suit him. and it looked as P 11 n inphris. on Thoi mhile, the best- stayer in the race, did not use his best judgment when he made tho pace so slow over tho first half' of (he journey. On the work he has Leon doing at Winenfui since joining Gieseler s stable Attract was given a great chance in the Hack Handicap at Oamarn._ hut his (rouble in the wind found him out in j lasi furlong, and Livening heat him fairlv comfortably at the finish. The hitter is, T understand, on the private rale list, and should ho a bargain at iiie price her owner is reported to he There was very marked ddierence in the support accorded Meitm in hci rnr . C ;; ; 11 Waimate or, Thursday and Himaru on t-aturdav. In her race at Waimate she had less than inn tickets on her chance, and at Oamaru over 7nil, 'fids filly is improving, and was fini-liiiig on well after being badly placed in the tir-t four Inrlong-.

Though Wnterlow appeared to heat Barrington more easily than the halllength margin would, imply, it looked as if had the riders oi these !wo horsChece. reversed the placing would also hav e been reversed. ,Bai ringum was not- veil bandied, while the winner had the rails all the way. Barrington is a good iicm-grey fonr-ycar-old gelding by Thurnham from -Margo, and is trained by ,K. J. Kills at Wash dyke. His tiainer informs me that Barrington has already shown jumping ability, and he certainly looks the part ol a jumper. .Meadow Bark put up anutlicr attractive y, i lormaiice w hen he won the l‘lying Handicap at Oamaru with 0.0 in lni!ii 1 1 :-et . lie started lioiu next I" First Laid, who was on the rads at iho barrier, and, heating him otr the mark, (piiekly had the rails and neve;' leu! them. First Baid lost his position and was lying fourth at the home turn. Once he got clear he finished very ta;a. and with a heller run in the early stages of Ihe race might have won. Ji e ikies not appear to he a hghl hoy's horse. Meadow Lark is very wed jus, now, and lie must he hard to heat in any race he starts in at Faste r I into. The slow pace set. lor the lir-i haltmile in ;ho Autumn (.'up ,ii Harnaru on .''atiiiday would have made the rae-.' an absolute gilt to Hay Sonnet had she been well, hut she is not quite ready yet. and the hal'd course was not to hi j liking. A private watch clocked Thonulale to lake OS-.ee tor the first live, which left him to run the lasi livo in Oi l-j-.ee. Jioyal Saxon was ro-spor-ihle lor the pace over the lasthalf mile, and at the distance it looked odds on that he would win, Fnlor innately for his owner Dowell did nut go over on to the rails when ho turnedinto the sti night, and Thurndale. who appeared to lose, his position on ihe turn, was able Id get up on llu: inside of him. It was an interesting race lor a liirce-lioi'nc contest, and liumgi: TTiorndale appeared to win by a good head trom the stewards' stand, wlm-ti, by the way, is ait impos-ihle angle from which to judge a iinish. an experienced judge hi fhe grandstand who was in a good line with the winning y.'ost. told Hie writer afterwards that it was a proper decision that Mr Aidworth gave.

North Otago appears to bo a happy hunting ground lor the Rkrarton trainer, L. P. Giandge. in the early part of Hie season he did the hat trick at the Knrow Meeting, and on Latnr day he repeated tho perlormance at Oamaru. GJaridge is no stranger in this, district, as for .some years lie was established at Bedcastle as private trainer to the late St. John Buckley. It is also interesting to note that G. Gu'seler. who leads the list of winning Iranmis this season, was lor some yea is in Glaridgc’s stable at A-dihurron When the now defunct Ashburton Hounds had i lie reputation oi having ihe hardest- riders in the dominion as Pilhiuci’s Glaridge wa- liunl.-man and Gieseler lirst whip.