RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20193, 5 June 1929, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By Sr. Cl ah?.]

PAII APS hALLUro 13.—' Juno 12.—F.gmon t-W anganui Hunt. June 14, 15. -Napier Park R.C. Juno 20, 22. —South Canterbury J.O. June 21, 22. Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 29.-Ashburton County R.C.

June 29.—VVavorley R.C. j t ,]y io, 11, Wellington R.C TROTS „ ... . Juno B.—Ashburton X.C. June 22, 2-I.—Auckland 1.0.

I). O'Connor, who rode Fabriano to victory hi tho Otago Steeplechase on Saturday, also steered The Babe when he won this race twelve months ago.

Should no further accidents happen to either Craigmorc or Dubious, there is a chance that Mr L. C. J lazlett may yet be represented at both the Wellington and Grand National Meetings.

Amongst the young horses in Fielder's team, and they appear almost to he legion, is a very shapely chestnut rising three-year-old by Rossendalc. He was one of the batch brought back by him from Sydney.

The latest addition to C. Gicselcr's stable is a very handsome chestnut filly, rising two years old, from Satisfaction by Solferino, thus a lull sister to Battle Colours. She will carry Mr George Kain’s colours next season. The Otago Steeplechase was first run in 1909, so Saturday’s race was the twenty-first. For several years after the race was established Southlandtrained horses appeared to have a mortgage on the race, hub it is now ten years since Palladio won. and he was the last Southlander to win.

Lucky Light got a very had passage in the early stages of the Silverstream Handicap, and was well hack at the top of the straight. From there on she finished very fast directly she got clear. Filosol was another that met with interference in the early stages._ On Saturday the gate receipts at Wingatui, including about £7U paid for ladies’ tickets, amounted, to £83.3, about £l5O better than, 19.28, and on Monday tho gate receipts were £1,530, including about £l5O worth of ladies’ tickets, or £226 better than last year’s holiday.

■ Handy gave one of tho host displays of quick,, fast jumping ever seen at Wingatui when he won tho Hunters’ Steeplechase on Saturday. The atmospheric conditions were ideal for a horse affected in the wind, hut even so he showed, no signs of distress on returning to the enclosure after the race. The application to the New Zealand Racing Conference by the Waikouaiti Racing Club for an additional day’s racing with a totalisator permit has received a favourable recommendation by the Dunedin District Committee. Eight other clubs in the dominion have received similar recommendations from their respective District Committees. The gelding by Romo from Kia Kia In C. Christie’s stable is very much in the rough and on the small side. On the dam’s side he goes hack to quite good blood, as Kia Kia was by Fid las from Kea, a marc by Captain Webb from Kie Kie, by Lord of the Lies from Toi, by Diomedes from Toi Toi, by Hb. Aub.vu-.from Waiinea, by Sir Hercules from Flora M'lvor by Rous’ Immigrant. Air A. G. Macdonald, who won the Otago Steeplechase last year with The Babe, had no luck in either of tho steeplechases at Wingatui on Saturday, as both The Babe (in the Otago Steeplechase) and Royal Land (in the Hunters’ Steeplechase) fell, the same fence being fatal to each of them. There were fewer instances of rough riding at Wingatui than has been the case for some time, but there were plenty of cases of bad riding. Tho displays of horsemanship by C. Emerson, L. J. Ellis, and A. H. Eastwood were in marked contrast to many of the others riding at the meeting. Wharnclift'c looked too light for a three and a-quarter mile journey when paraded for the Otago Steeplechase on Saturday, and appeared to me to have had aboiit enough of it at the end of two miles. He jumped every fence very straiglitly, but does not appear to get away smartly on landing. He will have to improve a great deal to have any chance in cross-country races in Australia.

Prior to the Otago Steeplechase F. W.' Ellis informed me that since tho Riverton Meeting, where Nylotis fell the first day, he had not been able to give that horse as much work ns he would have liked, and for that reason did not think he would see out the journey. Nylotis is a natural stayer, and he ran on well over the last mile, and comfortably heat Terehu for second money.

L. J. Ellis was not able to add to his winning score on Saturday, though he very nearly did so on Salmo Salar. Some of the mounts he had were on the rough side. He has evidently put on weight lately, as he was not able to ride Royal Tractor in the Tradesmen’s Handicap under 7.8. On Monday lie rode 7.4, and secured a good win with Red Boa, his first success at the meetinig.

Terehu, by Elysian from .Mobility, who ran so prominently in the Otago Steeplechase on Saturday, was pur-

chased in the North Island by his owner (Air G. C. Bain) a few months ago. Ho was barely forward enough in condition to run' out a solid three and a quarter miles, but is a very welcome addition to the cross-country horses in the South Island, and sure to win races. In the list of dates of race meetings applied for for next season the Southland District Committee has asked the Birehwood Hunt Club to apply lor another date than October 30. This club would certainly get better entries and fields in its races for qualified hunters if it were to hold its animal race meeting on the Saturday or Wednesday just before or after the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting. Caretaker Crawford informed me at Wingatui on the eve of the Winter Meeting that since stecnlechasing has been established on that course he does not remember a season when so little schooling over the steeplechase fences has been done. As a rule Mr L. C. Hazlett has several junipers in commission to swell the numbers, and this year they have been missing. However, the" line schooling fences erected at the beginning of winter aro yet likely to be used, as several Wingatuitrained horses have been noininatcd in the steeplechase events at Timaru, and thev will also probably bo kept going for" the Hunt and National Meetings during the following two months. Magna Charta and Brightling each gave good exhibitions ior maiden hurdlers, and had the former not made a faulty jump early in the race lie might have troubled both Amorist and Nine of Spades. The rider of Valves steered a very erratic course almost throughout the race, and never gave his horse a chance. When ho dismounted ho was questioned by the stipendiary steward, but no official action was taken. Iho unlucky horse in the race was Lancer, who w.is going very well when he fell, and when taking off at the hurdle it looked odds on that he would have returned a dividend. Antrim Boy, who was suffering from a pricked loot, ran a good race until about three furlongs from homo, when he began to tire badly.

Mr George Kain informed flic writer on Saturday that he lias sold the stallion Solferino to Mr J. D. Gordon, in the South Canterbury district. Solferino, who is now well up iu years, does not show his age, and the" splendid percentage of foals he left last season is proof of. his wonderful vitality, a characteristic he Jinparts to all his progeny. Mr Kain does not intend keeping a stallion at his stud in the future, but only parted with Solferino after satisfying himself that he was going to u home where he would be well eared for. On Saturday Solferino bad cloven of his progeny racing, and Great Star, Fabriano, and Waving Corn were returned as winners, Salmo Solar' a second, and Narrative a third—a splendid record for a horse of his age. When Rorke’s Drift was sold at auction in Jnvcrcargiil for G2ugs, as he was being led out of the sale ring he slipped on the asphalt and knocked a little skin off one of his legs- As is often the case in similar circumstances the amount of injury was exaggerated, and when one of Mr Fred. Price’s friends condoled with him on the accident, Mir Price replied to the effect that the injury sustained was very trilling, and was caused by Ruike’s Drift becoming excited at finding out bow valuable lie was. At the time of the sale it was generally thought Mr Price had paid more than bis real value, but the latter laid P. T. .Hogan’s advice to act on, and the latter’s judgment proved to be sound, for Rorke’s Drift won o\cr .CIO.UUO in stakes.

[t is practically certain that J. J. Kcnnerlcy will accept a position as private trainer lu tho Jo Awamutn sportsman, Mi - W. Johnstone, and take up the position in about a, month or six weeks’ time (says our Christchurch correspondent). Since coming to New Zealand from Australia Kennerley has enjoyed great success, and his victories with Acron, Great Bingen, _ Pedro Pronto, Logan Chief, Peter Swift* Native Chief, Peter Bingen, and Jackie Audubon are fresh in the minds of all. Kennerley will be missed in Canterbury, for he is one of tlie most popular men associated witll the light harness sport, and has shown marked ability in his capacity as a trainer. Kennerley will have a number _of horses iu his care, including the New Zealand Cup winner, Peter Bingen, who may he a starter in the J''rcc-for-all at Addington next November, and will afterwards bo taken over to contest the Australian and New Zealand championship race at Perth.