RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20149, 13 April 1929, Page 17

RACING NOTES

[By St. Claus.]

GALLOPS April 18, 20.—Whangarei K.C. April 19, 20.—Hawke’s Bay J.C April 26, 27.—Nelson J.C. April 27.—Amberlcy R.C. April 27, 29.—Waikato K.C. May 3, 4. —Marlborough -K.C. May 4.—Oamaru J.C. May 4.—Marion J.C. May 9, 11.— Egniont K.C. May 11.—Franklin K.C.31 ay 16, 18.— Wanganui J.C. 3lay 25.—Ashburton County R.C.

Owners arc reminded Hint nominations tor the Eorbury Park Trotting Club’s Winter Meeting, to be iicld on May 9 and 11, close next Thursday afternoon. The Amberlcy Racing Club, whose meeting is set down lor 27th inst., has received excellent nominations tor its fixture. The races won by Limerick and Paquito at the Sydney meetings tins autumn were worth £4,023 to their owner, Mr IT. A. Knight. The Riverton trainer. W. MTvay, who has been spending a lew days’ holiday with his people, was a spectator ot the work at Wingatui this morning. It has been st.'iied that Honour, if not sold in the meantime, will remain in Sydney, and run there as a threc-year-old in Mr G. U. Greenwood's interests. Gay Rallcrnia has won £2.100 tor her pros'ent owner, Mr H. G. Kirkpatrick. He gave 2,OU(Jgs tor her, and her total winnings as a two-vcar-okl amount to £4,0-50. “ .

Nedda, accompanied by a yearling by Tlie Tippler, who was bought by Mr K. M. Grecnslado at ihe recent (Sydney sales, arrived at Wingatui yesterday afternoon in charge of J. Fielder. At Wingatui this morning Hlack Duke and Hoostcr were sent over half a mile on the plough, and the former appeared to be going the better at the end, the journey taking 53 2-sscc. The Macing Conference advises that the annual meeting of the conference will be held in Wellington on July 12, and that all notices of motion for consideration at that meeting must bo in his hands by May 20. Mr Joint Edmond, a very old resident of Dunedin, who has been living in Melbourne for some years, was a passenger by the Manuka, which arrived yesterday afternoon. Mr Edmond is ilie owner of Ualinarino, one of the best tilree-yoar-olds in Victoria this season. Jlotorcx and Antrim Hoy were companions over lour schooling hurdles at Wingatui this morning, and from Icnce, io fence took- linin 194 see. Antrim Hoy had the best of the go, Hotorex being inclined 1o chance some ol his fences.

Miiitali and Overdrawn were jumped over two fences along the back at Wingat.ui this morning, and Miulali gave the better exhibition. Though not able to go ivil.li Overdrawn on the Hat io Hie lirst hurdle, he jumped the taster, and is a likely-looking hurdler. “ Pilot.’"' in the Sydney ‘ Heferce,’ says Mr G. D. Greenwood has owned .some good horses, but it is doubtful whether he has ever had a more brilliant two-year-old than Honour. That eolt was faster than any of his A.J.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes opponents, but at Ihe finish was all out to stall off Comanche, who came home in great style. The time for the race was 1.26;;, against the 1.32 recorded by Mollison on a slower track la-st year. According to a writer in the ‘ Australsian,’ Strcphon’s dam was a nine] sucker. She died when a comparatively young mare, and her only other progeny was a mare by Magpie. This mare is believed to bo now in foal to Simeon’s Ford.

Honour, who is nut of Homage fAbsurd—Eulogy, by Cicero), cost Mr G D. Greenwood 2,300gns as a yearling in Now Zealand, and a winner in Christchurch at his first appearance, he then registered a first and a second in Auckland, and followed up these performances with a win at Wellington. His

June 1, 3.—Otaki-Maori R.C. June 1,3, s.—Dunedin J.C.

TROTS April 13.—Cheviot T.G. April 20.—Te A roll a T.C. April 20.—Ashburton T.C. May 4.—Cambridge T.C. May 9, 11.—Forhury Park T.C. May 18.—Oamaru T.C. Juno 1, 3.—Hawke’s Bay T.C. J nne 1, 3. —Canterbury Park T.C, June 8. —Ashburton T.C. June 22, 24. —Auckland T.C.

record consequently stands at four firsts and a second in five runs. "

'the Adelaide correspondent to - the ‘Australasian’ says: Of the seventeen acceptors for the Great Eastern Steeplechase, only Unolioo dropped out, and Extortion came in for most support, but after having had- every chance, he failed to sec out the"distance. Glentronie and Zircon mado most of the running for nearly 1h« whole of the journey, and Wooniora, was going well in third place when ho fell at the first fence the second time round. Zircon, Laurelmond, . and Glentronie were the leaders in the Hast round, and Zircon had the race won when he fell at the second last fence. This left Laurelmond with a long lead, and he hung on to win from Glentrqnio and Exbourne. Laurelmond is by Seremond, and this was by far his most important win. He is raced by the. wellknown business man who races as“ J . W. Johnstone.” Huja was a poor fourth. Epergnc fell early, and Orange Dark gave a poor 1 display until" hu throw his rider. Zircon was most "unlucky, as with a stand up he would have won. The committee of the Eorbury Park Trotting Club will meet on Monday evening to consider the question'...'.of making a charge for admission ot ladies at its meeting next month. Mr Csfffiu has gone to a lot of trouble in finding out what other clubs charge, and" 'as was the case until recently with the Dunedin Jockey Club, ladies havfe been, very generously treated by the Eorbury Park Club as compared with their, treatment in other cities. In Christchurch the Now Zealand Metropolitan Club charges 2s to the outer enclosure,and an additional 5s to the lawn, and the Canterbury Park Club does ;the same. The New Brighton Club charges them ss. Auckland and Otahuhu each 7s Gd, Timarii the same rate as men, Gore 3s to the inner or 2s to the outer enclosures, and .Invercargill and Wellington Chibs 2s 6d. it looks ns it tho local club has been losing a . lot „~,of revenue that other clubs have been catching for years. 'The year in which Hermit won-tha English Derby there was a man Vho earned the sobriquet of “Ready Money Riley.” through his insistence ,mi always betting for cash. At . the - beginning of the season of 1866 he, was in very poor circumstances, but being' a shrewd man lie evolved a system■•xof backing horses. ’Whether there ‘was anything in it was never known, for the secret died with him. At any, rate, he managed to borrow a £5 note 'to begin with, and in a few months had £30.000 to In’s credit. Ho would bet.- in thousands on a race, and always staked his money. One day he backed Hermit tor £I,OOO, and when he asked Henry Steel, tlie bookmaker, to double The bet he refused, telling Riley that -in future ho could not possibly nndelijiko to cany such heavy sums of money about with him. He declared he would have to do as others did. book bis Jiets and settle on the Monday. This'* appeared to break the system up. Whether it was that- when lie ceased to handle money he was less careful than when he had to stake, it at Hi a time, it was a ease ot up like ariiekot and down like a stick, Riley in a very short time was borrowing a sovereign from the man who lent him the liver to get back to town after a race meeting.