RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20277, 11 September 1929, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By Sx. Clair.]

EALICPS September • 12, 14.- Wanganui Jockey ClubSeptember. 21.—Ashburton C. Racing Club.' . September 21.—Napier Park Racing Club. September-21, 23.—Avondale, J ockey Club. September 26, 27.—Geraldine Racing Club. September 28.—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. -October 2.—Birchwood Hunt Club. October;s.—Napier Park Racing Club. October 5. -Kurow Jockey Club. October 5, 7.—Auckland Racing Club. October 10, 12. Dunedin 'Jockey Club. Octobei 19.—Masterton Racing-Club. October 24, 26.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28. - Wellington Racing Club October 28.—Wavefley Racing Club. October 28. Waikato Hunt Club. October 28.—Waipawa C. Racing Club.

In England, the homo of its birth, the St. Simon line of thoroughbreds has drifted into, almost complete obscurity, not one of the breed _ being among the first twenty-three m the list of winning stallions for 1928. But in Australia the line continues in the ascendancy, as will be seen in the list of .principal winning Australian stallions, as supplied by the ‘ Australasian,’given below. . First on the list is Magpie, a descendant of the Hampton line; then follow Hossendalo (St. Simon), Sereluond (St. Simon), Valais (Bend Or), Saltash (Speculum), St. Anton (St. Simon), Demosthenes (St. Simon), Highfield (St. Simon), Limond (St. Simon), Kem.worth (St. Simon), and Paper Money (St. Simon). This is a rather remarkable state of affairs, which sets one wondering why this oncefamous line in England should lose its prominence altogether, and yet in Australia to never look back since the first

“Imported

JBTTIH6B Mr Adam Baird has been re-elected president of the Winton Trotting Club. Owing to inclement weather on race day the Winton Trotting Club made a small loss on last season. The Australian Jockey Club’s Derby will be run on October 5, and £B,OOO added money this year. The Australian Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting will commence on October 5, and be continued on October 7,9, and 12. The North Canterbury (Rangiora) Racing Club has decided to abandon the idea of holding the Labour Day Meeting at Riccarton,. and will now hold it on its own course. The following is the' field for the "Wanganui Guineas, SOOsovs, to be run to-morrow:—Admiral Drake 8.10, Eaglet S.o. False Scent 8.5, My Own 8.5, Count Palatine 8.5. There appeal's to be fairly strong opposition to the proposed amendments to the Gaming Bill, and well informed circles are doubtful about its successful passage through the House this session. When the locally-owned Jolly Pet won the Wainoni Handicap at the Brighton Meeting she returned a good price. The win was long overdue, and Jolly Pet had to go 2mm 47 4-ssec in a 2min SOsec class. She was handicapped on the 2min 48sec mark. Barometer is the surprise packet of the-present season. He won.the Jellicoe Handicap at the Pakuranga Hunt Meeting, and then captured the chief event each day at Marion. These perwould not be a matter for surprise in a young and improving horse, but Barometer is in his tenth year. Extract from the annual report of the Winton Trotting Club:—“The finances of the club are still in a very satisfactory condition, and despite this small reverse, your committee still intend to .adhere .to ' their progressive policy of catering for the public, and offering substantial prizes to owners, thereby encoui aging good class of horses to the meeting, which will naturally bring about better competition.” The Belmont Park Stakes, one mile and a-quarter, run at Arlington Park, Chicago, iii July was won by Mr E. R. Bradley’s Blue Larkspur, the most brilliant middle distance • horse racing in America at the present time. The gross _ prize amounted to 75,000d01, in addition to a gold trophy valued at 6,000d01. If costs an owner oOOdol to run a horse in this race. Considering the consistently good form Stealth showed as a two-year-old, be was well handicapped in the Vauxhall Handicap on Saturday, but few of the track watchers, including his owner, thought him far enough forward in condition to run out six furlongs yet. During the fourteen years that the Winton Trotting Club has had a totalisator license it has distributed £17,4-50 in stakes, and paid to the Government £12,406 in taxation. During the same period owners have contributed £6,671 in nomination and acceptance fees, and £4,637 has been paid by the club’s patrons at the gates. When Stealth won the Vauxhall Handicap : on Saturday evening, he is reported to have run unbacked by his connections. In a gallop a morning or so prior to the meeting with Sailing Home, the latter appeared to be having the better of it, and this no doubt was the cause of the neglect Stealth drew No. 1, and being in front all the way, never had to leave them. Gold Tinge and Royal Flower were nnder restraint in recording 1.21 4-5 for six fur|ongs,, the last half taking 64 3-5 at Riccarton on Saturday. The former’s trip to Sydney is not likely to be undertaken, and he will probably form one of the field for the Dunedin Guineas (says the ‘Press’). This season the Auckland Racing Club will disburse in stakes the sum of £58,550, which is the lowest amount since the 1919-20 season. The stakes have shown a steady decline since the pinnacle was reached ,in 1921-22, with £73,550. The Auckland Cup remains at £3,000, but the pruning knife has been applied in most other important raevs. :. . At Riccarton last Saturday morning Silver Paper and Aspiring, who have not been much in evidence of late at Riccarton owing to working on a private track, created a stir by reeling off four furlongs in 48, the pair crossion th* line abreast. The former

ASCENDANCY OF THE ST. SIMON LINE

October 28.—North Canterbury Racing Club October 28, 30.—Goro Racing Club. TROTS September 14.—Earthquake Relief Fu Meeting (Christchurch). October 5. Wellington T.C. October 6. • Metbven T.C. Octobei 12. Waikato T.C. October 19 -New Brighton T.C. October 26. -Earthquake Reliei Meeting (Forbury). October 26. 28 Greymouth T.C. October 26 28. Auckland T.C. October 28 (Jamaru T.C. October 23 Northland T.C. November 12, 14, 15.—New Zealand Metropolitan T.C.

St. Simon horse (Bill of Portland) was imported.. However, there it is; and 1 suppose “climatic conditions ” can be the only answer to this puzzle to students of breeding. It has been prophesied more than once that the St. Simon line will yet come into its own again in England: but, instead of doing so, it is receding further and further into the background, its chief living representative in 1928 being Tagrag, a grey horse by Chaucer from the grey mare Tagalie, whose stock won six races worth £3,999 10s, of which sum the four-year-old gelding Tag End annexed £3,250 for three of the six wins. It therefore does not seem likely that the illustrious son of Galopin will ever again appear as a rival 'to Bend Or ns a sire with a lasting influence on the British thoroughbred. Here is a list of the first eleven Australasian stallions, with their Australian winnings:—

carried about 2st more than his halfsister, and his performance was good. Aspiring, on the other hand, showed a return of her two-year-old form, and should race prominently if produced at the Ashburton Meeting. During last season frequent mention was made of rough riding, and it was urged that there should be a firm check on such practices. The present season is not very old for a pointed comment to be made in regard to rough riding. By all accounts this was of so pointed a character at the Dannevirke Meeting as to cause amazement'. As is well known the powers of stipendiary stewards are limited (says a northern writer), and until there is an alteration in the system at present in force the. is a growing opinion that the suppression of foul riding will not be effectually dealt with. When half the English racing season has beeu completed the grey stallion Tetratema (The Tetrarch —Scotch Gift) had an unassailable lead in the winning stallions’ list. Scotch Minstrel (Eclipse Stakes) and Mr Jinks (Two Thousand Guineas) were his principal winners, but eleven others had contributed to the total of £49,751, Bland ford, sire of the Derby winner Trigo, came next with £22,070. When The Tetrarch won the premiership in 1919 his total was only £27,976. Tetratema is the first of his sons to repeat the performance, and his total is quite likely create a new record. The best figures are credited to Hurry On, who sired the winners of £59,109 in 1926. Eaglet last year, as a two-year-old, fell very little short of the top class, and her concluding race of the season saw her split Gay Ballerina and Aussie' at the finish of the Avondale All-aged Stakes. Produced for the first race of her three-year-old career in the Railway Handicap at Marton on Wednesday, she scored a narrow win after making practically all the running. There is not much doubt that had the boy on Blimp been of more use to him at the finish, or had Moutoa Treasury received more luck in running, Eaglet’s victory might have been turned into a defeat, but at the same time it was an attractive performance for a three-year-old filly at this period, and she is sure of solid support in the Wanganui Guineas, to bo run to-morrow.

Elzear is reported to be doing steady work at Addington. The trotter has never looked better than at present, and although she is now on a. very tight mark she may make further improvement and win more races. She should be at her best in November. Lingfield did not race as well as was expected at the August Meeting, but the Author Dillon mare looks in capital form, and is pacing attractively in her training. Slie did a good deal of racing last sea son, and she may be feeling the effects of it at present, although she looks well. Wilma Dillon and Dalmeny were worked at Addington on Saturday, and both. pacers moved in their best style. The wei'e not asked to do their best at any stage of the work-out, which was about a mile and a-half. Pacing along with his usual freedom of action, Wilma Dillon led his companion all the way, the pair going the right-handed way of the track. In the straights the pair paced much faster than over the other portion of the Journey. Foaled in 1921, the Valais gelding Fujisan is now eight years of age, and may have seen his best days; but that he still retains “ a shot in the locker ” he demonstrated at Rosehill recently by conceding from 221 b to 481 b to seventeen opponents and winning the first division of the Handicap from Pavilion and Bonnie Marjorie. The riding of J. Pike was a contributing factor to Fujisan’s success, for that fine horseman did not cover an inch of up necessary ground. Coming to the home turn Fujisan was fourth and as the leaders swung rather wide Pike drove his mount into the opening, and thus gained several lengths. Pavilion, on the other hand, went round the erstwhile Raders in pursuit of Fujisan, and rapidly gained on him. and as the hitter was conceding 3st all but lib to his pursuer the vast difference in weight was expected to tell its tale; but when Pike called on the old follow for an effort in the lasi 50yds ho began to leave Pavilion again to win by three-mi arte rs of a length. Carrying'll.6,.Fujisan ran the six furlongs in Imin 14soc; and the .merit of the performance is emphasised by, the fact that the_ speedy Luita, winnei of the second division, and also ridden by Pike, carried 9.6 ; or 281 b less than Fujisan, and occupied a see-

ond longer to cover the distance. What a good thing Pavilion would have been for the second division! WIHTON TROTTIKG CLUB Appended is a table showing a comparison of the principal items on the Winton Trotting Club’s balance-sheets since that club has held totalisator meetings:—

1928-29 1600 958 586 467 12,910 VICTORIA'S CRACK TWO-YEAR-OLD The crack Victorian two-year-old of last season, Parkwoocl, is expected to do well in his spring engagements, which include the A.J.C. and V.R.C. Derbies and Melbourne Cup (says a Sydney writer). He has furnished into a fine colt since he was here in the autumn, when he won the Champagne Stakes at Randwick. Parkwood is a son of the Melbourne Cup winner Rackwood, and his trainer, t', Mnsgrave, has high hopes for the colt’s future. His two-year-old record reads as follows; — Won Marbyrnong Trial £7OO Won Debutant Stakes 1,100 Won Maribyrnong Plate 2,006 Second V.R.C. Sires’ Produce ... 600 Third Ascot VaR Stakes 150 Unplaced A.J.C. Sires’ Produce Won Champagne Stakes ... 3,265 Total £".82: Parkwood did not do as well in the autumn as was expected of him. Nevertheless, he won the A.J.C. Champagne Stakes in heavy going ,and is a solid fellow, well up to weight, though not very big.

Name of Sire and Pedigree. Wimmrs! Whisf Total Amt. Woi “Magpie, by Dark Ronald —Popinjay 42 85 £38,596 “Rossendale, by St. Fnisquin—Menda 27 49 28,145 “Seremond, by Desmond—Sercnata 31 66 26,603 “Valais (dead), by Cicero—Lily of the Valley 26 36 21,863 “Saltash, by Sunstar—Hainoaze 8 20 19.034 “St. Anton, by St. Fnisquin—Grig 54 93 17,732 “Demosthenes (dead), by Desmond—Carlin ... 10 22 17,704 15,265 “Highfield, by William the Third—Meadow Rue 27 734 “Limond (N.’Z.L by Desmond—Linda! 6 134 12,919 “Kenilworth (dead), by Chikhviok—Kizil Kourgan 26 “Paper Money (N.Z.), by Greenback—Epping 51J 12,252 Rose ... ... 25 414 12,053

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1915-16 750 309 274 104 6273 1916-17 800 315 231 120 6381 1917-18 800 339 288 146 6571 1918-19 800 416 364 151 8290 1919-20 900 625 401 240 12,515 1920-21 1300 746 596 3?5 14,544 1921-22 1500 1161 621 392 13,504 1922-23 1500 1131 594 353 13,149 1923-24 1500 1986 556 404 12,624 1924-25 1500 1106 466 459 13,809 192,5-26 1500 1149 575 443 14,629 1926-27 1500 1099 545 496 13,645 1927-28 1500 1070 574 487 14,462