RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20196, 8 June 1929, Page 9

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

GALLOPS June 12—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. Juno 14, 15.--Napier Park R.C. June 20, 22.—South Canterbury J.C. June 21, 22. Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 29.—Ashburton County R.C.

The total stakes paid by the Dunedin Jockey Club in connection with the Winter Meeting amounted to £6)125, and to win their respective amounts owners paid no less than £1,063 1 It: 6d in riding fees, approximately 16 per cent. Appian Way was very solidly supported for the Welter Handicap run at the Belmont Park (W.A.) Meeting on May 25, but according to the ‘Australasian ’ the distance was too short for him, and despite the fact that he finished strongly he was beaten by another well-backed horse in Eucalyn. A. E. Didham, who_ was fined £2 at Ellerslie for starting from the wrong position on Black Duke, in the Member-s’ Handicap on Saturday, drew No. 27, the outside of the field. It is said that he started about ten horses cut. So far as the winning of actual races is concerned, Dundas Boy has been the most successful horse in New Zealand in trotting events this season, for ho has six wins to his credit The champion horses do not always win the most money, and this is shown by tiro fact that during the present season Great Bingen has not won a race, while four lots of place money has brought his total to £930._ Peterwali, the champion trotter of New Zealand, has won £OSO for the season. Crown Area was made the medium of a heavy plunge at the Warwick Farm Meeting on May 25. He started second favourite for the Casula Handicap, one mile, but was beaten threequarters of a length by the favourite, Lord Eudorus, in Imin 39£sec. Crown Area conceded the winner 81b, and, according to reports of the running, may have been a bit unlucky, as Bagby had to go on the outer, whereas Pike, on the winner, stuck to the rails, and got an opening. The following were the most successful jockeys at the recent meeting at Wingatui, ai>d the amounts earned by them:—D. O’Connor, £134 3s; E. Shaw, £76 10s; A. H. Eastwood, £6O Ss; L. J. Ellis, £SB 4s; D. M'Mnllan, £36 18s; W. Cooper, £36 14s; B. H. Brodio, £32 16s; A. Messervy. £29 6s; C. E. Eastwood, £27 12s; G. Dempster. £27; 1. C. Tilson, £27; F. J. M‘Kny, £26 6s; J. T. Andrews, £25 12s; G. Salt, £24 15s; C. Emerson, £23 8s; R. Coveney, £2O; and A. S. Ellis. £l6 19s. Of the apprentices, L. J. Woolford earned £-14; C, W.

June 29. —Waverley R.C. July 10, 11, 13—Wellington R.C, TROTS June 22, 24.—Auckland T.C.

Brodie. £25 W. J. Pascoe, £25 12s; M. B. Cappie, £22 8s; R. G. Stratton, £2O 16s; and N. J. Dwyer, £2O. Some interesting turi' identities figured at the Fairlie point-to-point last week. First there was Scion, one of the only two horses which have won the New Zealand Cup and the Auckland Cup in one season. Then there was Ayr bun. who won ten races in eleven successive starts, and was then sold for four figures. But probably more notorious than either was Royal Dispatch, who was rseponsible for the disqualification of F. D. Jones and M. M‘Carten. Scion won the two big cups, but that was over six years ago. On his Fairlie form, when he was conceded 221 b and a beating by a mare who had never raced, and had been out of the paddock only six nr eight weeks, Scion seems a back number. ‘He jumps well enough, however, and a year ago lie was callable of winning an open hurdle race at Dunedin. An interesting point in racing law cropped up at Otaki on Monday (says the ‘Dominion’). There were twenty-nine acceptors and twentyeight starters in the Waikauae Hack Scurry, consequently the race was run in divisions. _ Part V!., 'clause Fid, Rules of Racing, says, inter alia: “ No jockey shall ride in both divisions unless with the consent of the stipendiary steward in attendance, who may, at his discretion, upon being satisfied that no jockey of suitable weight is avalable for the horse in question, per. mit a jockey riding in the first division to ride such horse u the second division.” No rider having been secured for Arrowzonc in the second division, the stipendiary steward, Mr G. Curry, used his discretion and permitted C. Broughton, rider of War Zone in the first division, to ride Arrowzone in the second division. The point is, on what grounds did Mr Curry satisfy himself that no jockey of •suitable weight was available for the horse in question ? It was stated by parties interested that at least two apprentices—W. H. Gouiin and J. Gunn—won, without mounts, and that Air Curry’s attention was drawn to this fact. Neither boy can be held imsuntable, for Goiinn has had previous experience, and Gunn has ridden winners—as a matter of fact, he rode the last winner of ihe day. Under such circumstances, the horse’s weight he-

rug b.O, if. would seem that the stipendiary steward, while within the powers; conferred upon him by the .Rules of Racing, committed an error of judgment. Tho position was further aggravated by the delay caused in the starting of the second division, for Broughton had to dismount from War Zone, who ran second, weigh in, change colours, mount Arrowzone, who had been held in the birdcage, ana then proceed to the post for tho start of the second division, There would appear to be no doubt whatever that in such cases every possible means should be exhausted to secure a suitable rider before the stipendiary steward uses his discretionary powers. The horses for the second division were, as a result, paraded for nearly an hour before their start. What a business for them and their riders had it been a wot day.