RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20151, 16 April 1929, Page 13

RACING NOTES

GALLOPS April 18, 20.—Whaugarei R.C. April 19, 20.—Hawke’s Bay J.C, April 26, 27.—Nelson J.C. April 27. Amberlcy R.C. April 27, 29.—Waikato R.C. May 3, 4.—Marlborough R.C. May 4.—Oamaru J.C. May 4.—Marlon J.C. May 9. 11.—figment R.C. May 11.—Franklin R.C. May 16, 18.—Wanganui J.C. May 25,—Ashburton County R.C.

JOTTINGS the racing statistics for the Southlaud district will appear in the ‘ Sports Special 1 on Saturday night. On Saturday morning at Hastings Silver I’aper ran si.\ furlongs in 1.2 U, and accomplished the best ol : the morning’s work. The tirst three furlongs took dl), and the last three 41. He finished strongly under a slight pull. In winning the Wanganui Cup in t.;i7 2-5 Great Delight wili still he on a good mark to get more money. The Kea Dillon gelding is a fine stayer, and this win makes the third on end for him. Haze lias been kept in steady work since being acini rod by a patron ot K, I*. Claridgo's stable, and will most likely make his reappearance* at the Amberlcy Meeting. Kaikahu has given every satisfaction in the light tasks allotted him since being recommissioned, and is to be given a race at the Amberlcy Meeting It lie should keep sound he will probably he tiled over the country later in the year. It has been decided to iry Gobi Mint as a hurdler. The gelding had his first lesson at H. Nurse's establish men t, and on Saturday, with A. J. Peart in tiie saddle, was sent over a couple ot hurdles at Ricearton. He gave a most promising display, and indicated that, ho might prove a more useful .proposition over the battens than was the ease with him in llat events.

A yearling lull brother to Mollison (by Seremond—Alolly’s Bobo) figured among the lots submitted .it Bandwiek on the drd lust., but though 1 lie- colt was of prepossessing appearance ue one was prepared to advance the bidding beyond l,ooogs. and he was passed in. Bnbseqnently .Air fl. L. Scott made an offer privately for the youngster, and this being regarded .is satisfactory the cult was sold. It will be interesting to note as time rolls on which side had the best ol it—the buyer nr those who declined to go above I.lKHlgs. Many sportsmen have raced horses for years, and in that time have spent a tori one in an effort to secure a performer capable of winning a weight-lor-age cUs.de or important cup race. Although the Wellington owner, Air B. J. Alnrphy, has only figured as an owner for about eighteen .months, in that short time horses owned by him have won a New Zealand Cup (Oratrix) and twd St. Lcgers (Concentrate).

Air J. A. Beale, at one time a wellknown Otago jockey, but now residing at Waikari, who has had a fair amount of success with Arrowmir, ami who recently secured the rising three-year-old (illy Cladach In Grandcourt out of Scqninette, has launched out further by purchasing Bniolo, by Bisogne from Footstep Uulolo, who has been trained at Itllorslie for some time, will fulfil an engagement at the Whangarei meeting ,this week, before coming to Biccarton. Ifo is recognised as a speedy hack, and as the price was not very high, his new owner should not have to wait long for a return.

A Sydney writer, commenting upon the third placing of Bing Boy at (ho recent Handwick mooting, says; “ The ex-Xew Zealander, trained in Victoria, just boat Fool’s I’aradisc lor third place. His was a particularly promising performance, he having been last of the held when it. settled down. Ovci the last bit. too, his rider took things so easily that he did not appear anxious to fill the minor position.” Ring Boy was formerly trained at Trcnthani by A. Goodman for Mr H. H. Tver, and when sold for Victoria fetched I.OOOgs.

On form there seemed to be good roason ti sum up the Avondale All-aged Slakes in favour of Aussie.- In some quarters the opinion is held that Aussie should have eon, and the main reason advanced in support of the theory in that the last run was left with the two-year-olds. Possibly there is something in the view expressed; but I rather incline to the opinion that Aussie was nob quite himself tsays “ Phaeton ’’). Tlnudi never an attractive horse in easy movement I thought ho was unduly listless prior to going to the post on ,Saturday.

The installation’ of the totalisator is not compulsory in Kngland, and as Kpsom has not applied to the Rm ecoursn Betting Control Board lor approval, the totalisator will not he in use at that course when the Derby is run this yeai. The ‘Sporting Life’ says that "Epson probably presents more difficulty in being adapted to tho system than anv other English course, because there' i: so much common land which cannot he enclosed, and tho stands back on to the public road. It is improbable the totalisator buildings will bo ready in time for use at Royal Ascot this year, but backers will have llm machine a a a betting medium at. Doncastei. when the St. Lcger is run In regard to the starting of a race before the time fixed on the programme, the records reveal that an incident o) that character was connected with the Suburban Hurdle Race run a* the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Exhibition Cup Mooting, field at Riecarton in the spring of 1 HOC>. The race in question was timed to be started at 11?.30 p.tu., but the starter despatched the field at 12.120—ten minutes before lime. Leeside finished in fust place. ’I ho stewards ordered the race to bn renin at G.l-3 p.m, on the same day. In the second 'race Loeside made a game bid to win again, but. in an exciting finish Surclonvx beat him by a bead.

[By St. Cunt.]

Jane 1, 3.—Otaki-Maori R.C. June 1,5, s.—Dunedin J.C. TROTS April 20.—Tc Aroha T.C. April 20. —Ashburton T.C. May 4.—Cambridge T.C. May 9, 11.-Forbury Park T.C. May 18.—Oamaru T.C. June 1, 3.—Hawke’s Bay T.C. June 1, 3.—Canterbury Park T.C, Juno B.—Ashburlon T.C. Juno 22, 24.—Auckland T.C.

The first race at the Forbnry Park Trotting Club’s Winter Meeting will start at 11. Id each day, and not lI.Id, as stated in yesterday’s notes. Before operations had proceeded very far at the Easter sales of yearlings at Sydney on the second day (says a Sydney writer) it was apparent that the market would remain dull. Messrs ]]. Chisholm and Co. had. the first day, and the auctioneer, Mr Ken. Austin, subsequently stated that it was some years since the firm laid c.Npcfienecd such a sale. Tho catalogue consisted of 220 yearlings. Of them twenty-six were absent, and 123 wore .sold for 23,925g5, nr an average of approximately 19-lJgs. Last year, when the linn also had first s alo. the average for TIG locs was 11 lugs. Owners and trainers seemed averse to bidding for anything, and some very low ;stalls wcie given for youngsters bred on really first-class lines, ami having the appearance of galloping ability. Racing at Avondale on Saturday was not without a human note, and ouo man who has had a vast amount of experience of the turf, for which incidentally ho has paid dearly, now believes rather more than h« did before in tho honesty of the racecourse (says ’‘Vedette.”). Me bought a ticket on Cay Ballerina and lost it. Me applied to tho tolali.salor. and was astonished to find it handed to him, the ticket having been picked up and handed in. There is a sequel to the story. The linder ol the ticket was the happy investor ol Ci on King Lu and tj I on Subdivision. When on his way to collect litis Lud odd he happened on the ticket on Cal Ballerina lying discarded on the grass. Satidicd' with his own success, ho handed in the ton ml ticket. The cynic will say that if it laid been a losing day the ticket would not have been returned to its right lid owner, but the fact remains that even in the hard schools of racing there is still room for one honest man. With the determination ol the A J.C. Champagne .Stakes, the premier juveniles of tho season will go into retirement until the spring. Parkwood. who went through his initial spring activities without suffering defeat, enjoys the honour of figuring as tho chief stakeearner. His Champagne Stakes’ victory increased his aggregate to D 7.821. He has proved a profitable proposition to his owners, one of whom figures as his brooder. It is titling that Honour should prove a. good stake-earner, because when he was sold as a yearling in New Zealand for 2,30t1g5, a record, since beaten, was created for tho dominion. Honour has won X7,G-W in stakes. While Park wood and Honour have proved excellent winners, their tallies fall far short of recent record-winning two-year-olds Heroic put together Cl,l .SO] in his first season, hut his record was shatlered when Royal Feast came along with £13,119 in stakes. Since then’ Mojlison has sot a highwatcr mark with £17,348, and this figure is likely to remain for some lime. OWNERS FIRST A correspondent, wiiting to tho Christchurch ‘ Press,’ makes the following suggestions regarding the working of the totalisator to give owners a chance of backing their own horses on the machine at “to win only” condition.-;, which he maintains would help to settle tho bookmakers. He says:— Owing to the rapacity of Governments in exactions from racing clubs and racing people, and further from their vacillation in enforcing tho law against bookmakers, both clubs and owners are ha'dug a thin time. My concern is chiefly fur owners. Stakes are so reduced at country meetings that a win will only pay expenses and a lew weeks’ training bills: and wins don’t conic every meeting. Before the war the groat merit of the totalisator was that it provided good stakes, which enabled an owner to live without betting if he were so minded, hut now, with the stakes hind depleted by the Government, and (irst and second dividends, the poor owner cannot even make a wager at decent, odds if lie wants to keep himself. Tho only man who is prospering at present is tho outlaw bookmaker, who nourishes like the green hay irce. T am told there are twenty of them between, the Clock Tower and the railway station. To meet tins parlous state of things, I have an idea which 1 seek to ventilate through the hospitable columns of the ' Press ’ It is lids: That, for, say, five minutes before the totalisator opens for the customary betting on each race, it should do business on a single dividend basis, and so enable an owner to maim iii.s bet at sudden death odds. There would always be plenty of other people watching to see that nothing went unbacked. The machine would then close. Tho result of what 1 should term the owners’ pool would be posted on tiie machine, and the totalisator would thou reopen for ordinaly business. Say fifteen minutes before closing time. There is so much time cut to waste in New Zealand staripg at the totalisalor that there is ample time to work my scheme. Beyond the fact that it would give an owner a chance to get docent odds about his horse, the groat point is that it would put the legal form of hotting ‘hrough the totalisator iu a position to compete with the bookmaker, into whose hand* everybody is playing at present. Surely there is merit in the idea! It looks to me, as though it would suit everybody, except the bookmaker: at. any rate. I hope tills letter will draw both criticism and comment.