RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20258, 20 August 1929, Page 5

RACING NOTES

GALLOPS August 24.—1’akuranga Hunt Club. August 24, Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. August 28.—Danuevirkc Racing Club. August 29.—Dannevirko Hunt Club. August 31.—Taranaki Hunt Club. September 4, s.—Marton Jockey Club. September 7. —Otago Hgiit Club. September 12, 14.—Wanganui Jockey Club.

Owners are reminded that nominations for the New Zealand Cup, to be run on November 9, close on Friday next, at 8. p.m. it was intended to give Pink Sunrise (Tractor—All Pink* a run at the Otago Hunt Club Meeting next month, but this filly slightly ricked herself in tlic sand roll, and will not now ho able to start. ; A dividend of £23S for £1 was paid on tho totalisator at Catterick on August 2, and it is a long way the largest dividend yet returned on ( the totalisQtor in England. In the betting ring the price 1 was only 20 to 1. An interesting record in connection with this year’s New Zealand Grand Nationals is that Wiltshire and Alangani arc both the progeny of Day Comet (son of St. Frusqnin and grandson of St. Simon). The New Zealand-bred gelding Fool’s Paradise, who was bought a couple of years back by tho Sydney sportsman, *AIr Otway Falkiner ’on the strength of an attractive victory in the Jockey Club Handicap, run at Biccarton in the spring of 1926, but who failed to reproduce tho same form in Australia-,-was sold at auction last week in Sydney for 140 gs. Tho tracks at Wingatui have dried up well during the pasi few days, and are now in excellent order for training operations. With the Hunt Club Meeting only a fortnight away from next Saturday trainers will soon be commencing to scud their horses along in earnest.

It has been decided to have a two-year-old parade at the Otago Hunt Club’s Meeting next month. _ Owners and trainers who wish to give their youngsters a sprint in company should communicate with the secretary before acceptance day, so that the full particulars may bo published on the race card.

This year will be regarded as Waikato’s year in connection with the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdle Race, Wiltshire and Mangani, tho respective winners, hailing from that quarter. Wiltshire was trained by 11. C Syme and C. L. Lowe trainee! Man gam. Both horses were bred iq the Waikato, and they are respectively owned by sportsmen resident there. Horses bred in Ireland are placed well in the limelight this year in con ncction with events nf fbe English turf It is computed that up to the end of J uno the Irish-bred horses had won prize money this year to the _ amoui.it of £52,097. Trfgo’s victory in the Derby was worth £11,965. and the win of Mr Jinks in the Two Thousand Guineas re presented £10.4-10 in prize money. Historic,, who carried top weight <10.4) to victory in this year’s Winter Cup at Riccarton. was a good performer last season. Ho ran fourteen races, won four of his engagements, was five times second, one third, and was only unplaced on four occasions. __ Historic is a five-year-old sou of Nassau and Drayton, and it is interesting to ntoc that lie is a full brother to Affirm, who has won many races in Australia, and who, like Historic, opened tho -present season with a winning performance

It is possible (says the Auckland ‘Star ’) that the earthquake relief fund meeting to be held in Auckland my not he subject to the usual Government taxation. Tins matter lias been seriously taken up by Mr Baiklon, Mayor of Auckland, who has favourably impressed Sir J. G. 'Ward with the representations he has made It may be necessary to introduce special legislation to bring about the desired exemption, but tho Prime Minister lias referred the matter to the Solicitor-General to ascertain how best to give effect to the proposals. Tho records published in connection with tolalisator investments in New South Wales are always interesting by reason of tho bookmakers operating against the machine. In a statement issued by tho Australian Jockey Club in regard to totalisator receipts it is shown that thd sum passed through the totalisator at Randwick for the twenty-one days held during the season ot 1928-29 was £968,360 ss, and for the nine days at Warwick Farm £Bl,230 lus, making a total of £1,049,591. as against £1,078,737 15s for the previous year. The amount paid to the Government in the form of taxation on totalisator investments amounted to £94,403.

[By St. Clair.]

TROTS September 7.—New Brighton T.C. October s.—Wellington T.C. October s.—Metbven T.C, October 12.—Waikato T.C. October 19. —New Brighton T.C. Octobei 26, 28.—Greymputh T.C. October 26, 28.—Auckland T.C. October 28.-Oamaru T.C. October 28.—Northland T.C. November 12, 14, 15.—New Zealand Metropolitan T.C.

Historic, who won the Winter Cup with 1D.4, was handicapped to carry 11.9 in the Selwyn Handicap on the last day of the meeting. Needless to state his owner declined the engagement. A lift of 191 bon such a high scale of weights appeared to me unduly harsh, particularly when Gold Cure was only raised KJlb in the same race after winning the August Handicap on Thursday just as convincingly as Historic won the Winter Cup. The late Mr J. F. Reid, of Burnside, near Oamaru, had, at.one time, one of the largest studs in the South Island. Amongst tho many brood mares he had at Burnside were Admyra, Ardour, Arma, Anita, Augele, Avia, Bella Donna, Elaine, Groenstreet, Halina, Italian Beauty, Mazurka, Nada, Panama, Raid, Rosalita, Rose Red, Range, Tango, Temha, and Zia. Some of those ho bred and who won races during the past lew years were Aphaea, Solgele, Rokelaine, Note. Solierite (Winter Cup winner). Honey Cultivate, Bugle Note, Markpy, Gold Brick, Nadarino, Suez, Ivensio, Polly Flinders, Temhoney, and Scrip. For quite a long stretch of years the lUOUgus at which Sceptre, the daughter of Persimmon and Ornament, was sold as a yearling stood at the bead of the list as the longest price paid for a filly, but of late the same lias been well beaten. In 1925 a filly by Tetratema from Comfey was sold for 12,UUUgus, and in tho following year a daughter of Gay Crusader and Tete-a-tete realised lU,soogus. Last year a filly by Gay Crusader from Love Oil was sold tor 13,000gns, and another filly by Buchan from Harpsichord realised 12,SOOgns. Advices to hand state that a filly by Tetratema from Uolabella was sol'd at Newmarket in July for 11,OOOgns. Unless he mends his ways the New Zealand hurdler Homo Made, who joined A. 13. Cowell’s team after Ins arrival in Sydney recently, will bo known as “ home-wrecker ” (says a Sydney writer). The trip across tho Tasman evidently upset him, as he has behaved badly ever since his arrival. Taking a dislike to his stable door, he lashed out and smashed tho upper portion of it in two, and. still npt satisfied ho broke a thick partition dividing his bos from another. Cowell has now replaced the wooden partition with a brick wall. For the sake of his new owner it is to be hoped that Home Made settles down to his new surroundings. Leadei, who has won three times out ot three starts this season', was only started once as a two-year-old, and then finished second to Francolin m the Russely Plato at the Easter Meeting at Riccarton. He is by Chief Ruler from Formless, who was the dam of the disappointing Credit, who was at one time trained nt Wingatm. Formless was also the dam of Lava, who won several good races for Mr J. M. Samson. Leader is a much bigger horse than either of the two named, and is also a very handsome three-year-old to look at." He may not stay over long journeys, but may bo seen to advantage later on in the season in any races up to a mile, and bo has several classic engagements ahead of him

A filly with an unbeaten record graces the turf in England at the present time. This is Tiffin, a daughter of Tetratenia and Dawn-wind, who »s owned by Lord Ellesmere. At two years old last year Tiffin won the whole of her engagements—five in number, and when the last mail to hand left London she was still unbeaten. At Newmarket on July 4 Tiffin was produced to contest the July Cup (six furlongs), in which she was weighted at 9.2, and had to measure strides against a first-class four-year-old m Royal Minstrel, who carried 10.3. In an account of the race it is related that a hundred yards from .the pest Royal Minstrel had a neck advantage, and it seemed as though the filly was to lose her unbeaten certificate, but an unexpected incident occurred then which gave her her last chance, and with great courage she made the most of this dramatic opportunity. Royal Minstrel changed his legs, as a tiring horse will do, and the momentary and almost imperceptible check which this involved cost him the race. Tiffin won by a. short, head amid great excitement, and there was a marked display of enthusiasm when tho filly came back lo the enclosure.