RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20312, 22 October 1929, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By Si. Claxh.]

RACING CLUBS October 24, 26 Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28.-Wellington Racing Club. October 28. Wavcrley Racing Club. October 28.—Waikato Hunt Club. Octobe 28.—. North Canterbury Racing Club. October 28.—Waipawa C. Racing Club. October 28, 30.—Gore Racing Club. November 2.—Omarama Hack Racing Club. November 2.—Carterton Racing Club. November 2.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. November 7, 9. —Whangarei Racing Club. November 9, 11, 13, 16.—Canterbury Jockey Club. November 16, 18.—Waikato Racing Club. November 20, 21.—Wmton Racing Club. November 23.—Levin Racing Club, November 23 25.—Te Kuiti Racing Club.

AT WINGATUI THIS MORNING The plough and tan tracks were open for fast work at Wingatui tills morning, both being in fast condition. t Tembroney, Evening, and Royal Saxon were sent over a mile on the plough track this morning, covering the first half-mile in olsec and the raue in train 43 2-ssec. They' finished practically on terms, and the gallop will bring Royal Saxon into favour for the Murihiku Handicap at Gore on Monday. Waving Corn, who will not be taken to the Gore Meeting, ran half a mile on the tan track in 51 3-ssec. She is looking well, and, provided a suitable horseman can bo found for her, will be a starter in the Stewards’ Handicap at Riccarton next month. Stealth, who was in receipt of a good deal of weight, beat Money Mine over nine furlongs on the plough in train 57sec. Stealth had two or three lengths’ advantage at the start, and, taking olsec for the first half-mile, was always able to shake Money' Mine off when he challenged. It was a good gnllop on the part of both horses, and gives Stealth, who will bo ridden by F. Voight, a chance in the Derby. Narrative was going a little better than Glenrowan at the end of seven furlongs on the plough, which took Imin 31 4-ssec. Both these horses are well, and Glenrowan will be one of the hardest to beat in the Waimea Hack Race on Monday’. Blue Metal and Dumblane ran six furlongs and finished together in Imin 18 2-dscc, the former looking to be doing the better. Solmar ran four furlongs on the plough, and appeared to be stopping over the last bit, the last two furlongs taking 23sec. Wig Wag and Top Speed ran five furlongs in 65sec, and Top_ Speed was going the better of the pair when the post was reached. Positive was beaten by Captivate at the end of six furlongs in 19 4-ssec. The latter has improved during the past week or so, and can be given a good chance in the Trial Handicap on the first day’ at Gore. Membo and Tardy took 2min 0 4-ssec to run nine furlongs, and the latter was going the better at the finish Black Duke was doing better than Francolin at the end of seven furlongs, the last six of which took Imin 18 4-ssec. Some Toff appeared to be going better than Sailing Home at the end of six furlongs, which took them Imin 19sec. Academy took 52 1-osec to cover half a mile. He was inclined to stop over the last bit. Gold Tinge and Royal Flower covered the same distance in 50 2-ssec, and finished together. Gold Tinge has improved a lot since he took part in the Dunedin Guineas. JOTTINGS Cashier 7.13, Chid© 7.4, and Prodico 7.8, are the ruling favourites for the New Zealand Cup King Craft limit, Prince Pointer 36yds, and Ahuriri 36yds, are the most in demand for the New Zealand Trotting Cup. During the past two years the Upper Clutha Racing Club has spent over £3OO in railing its course. The club lias nov a ~ery well-appointed course, and its application for a totalisator license is certainly worthy of consideration the first time any permit is available When Greencloth returned to the uclosure after winning the principal handicap at the Upper Clutha meeting, Mrs R Wilson, wife of the presi- ; dent ot the club, decorated Mr Tohill’s mare by ty ng round her neck a blue ribbon with the name of the race printed ir. gold letters. Caretaker Crawford and his staff are busy top-dressing the course proper at Wingatui witli soil that looks as if it would promote tho growth of grass and not pack hard. A shower of rain would help the grass tracks, which have now become very hard. Fortunately both the tan and plough tracks are hi first-class order just now. John Biadbury made the pace merry while his condition lasted in the Flying Handicap at the Upper Clutha meeting, and has apparently become quite sound again. His old trainer, J. Ross, of Oamaru, looked him over well after the race, and it is more than likely that the Paper Money—Eoa gelding will be placed under his care again. The finish of tho principal handicap at the Uppex Clutha Meeting was spoiled by the bumping between Greencloth and Martis as they raced down the straight together. Greencloth gained the judge’s verdict by a head, and this appears to have been disputed by tbo rider of Martis, W. Dixon, as the committee bad to deal out a fine of £2 for gross impertinence to the judge on this young horseman. Full Flight died shortly after being turned out in a paddock after her gallop on Monday morning. A post-mor-tem examination revealed a hole in one of her lungs. This mare was held on lease by Fred Shaw from Mr Geo. Kain, and as a racing proposition was just coming right. She promised to stay on as well as go fast, and as a brood mare she must have been very valuable. By Archery from Satisfaction, by Bezonian from Satisfaire, by Bukenliead from Content, by Dreadnought from Lullaby, by Apremont from the imported mare Hammock, she was bred for stamina. “ Australian racing men arc not very pleased at the way New Zealand horses are coming over and lifting so many thousands of pounds in stake money,” said Mr C. J. Morrison, a city business man who has just returned from a month’s holiday in Sydney and Melbourne. One prominent sporting man whom I questioned about the superior staying powers of th" New Zealand-bred houses said be put it down to the abundance of green feed available in this country. ‘To treat a horse as well in Australia,’ he said, ‘would cost a fortune.’ If this is so with racehorses, surely it will be the same with our New Zealand sheep and cattle.” ,

TROTTING CLUBS Octobei 26. 28 —Groymouth T.C. October 26. 83.—Auckland T.C. October 28 -Oamaru T.C. October 28 -Northland T C. November 2.—Wellington T.C. November 12, 14. 15.—New Zealand Metropolitan T.C November 20, 23.—Otahuhu T.C. November 28, 30.—Forbury Park T.C. Decembej 6, 7.—Nelson T.C. December 14.—New Brighton T.C. December 26.—Ashburton T.C. December 26.—Gore T.C. December 26, 27.—Westport T.C. December 26, 28.—South Wairarapa T.C December 27, 28, 31.—Auckland T.C. December 28. —Winton T.C.

The riding at the Upper Clutha meeting was decidedly on the rough side, but this was due much more to the inexperience of most of the offenders than any wilful intent. The stewards were quite alive to what was going on, and in tho one case that came before them they were prompt in dealing out a well-merited punishment. Tho Banks Peninsula Racing Club has secured an exceptionally good list of nominations for the meeting to be held on Saturday, November 2. The chief event, the Akaroa Handicap, has a good field, including Count Cavour, Amor, Hoylake, Prickles, Pride, and Malmsley, who are New Zealand Cup candidates, also the three-year-old, Meprisant, winner of the Dunedin Guineas, and now an aspirant for Derby honoursMalolo, who won the seven-furlong handicap at the Upper Clutha meeting on Saturday, is a good-looking chestnut mare by Tburnbam from Rorke’s Fancy, and though Korko’s Drift’s dam was always given as O'Rorke’s Fancy, Malolo is said to bo a half-sis-ter to that good horse. Malolo is owned by Mr John Wilson, of Omakau, ono* of the oldest sportsmen now living in Otago Central, and he evidently has a very useful mare to carry on with. The fivc-ycar-old division has won the Caulfield Cup on fourteen occasions —viz., Newniinster (8.10), Ben Bolt (7.6), Oakleigh (6.9), Chicago (7.4), Boz (7.9), Vengeance (6.13), G’Naroo (7.13), Paris (8.8), Sanfoin (7.13), Murmur (6.12), Flavinius (8.1), Lady Medallist (8.5), King Offa (7.11), and Maple (8 7). The five-year-olds engaged in this race are High Syce (9.4), Paquito (8.8), Catkin (8.4), Alfred the Great (8.1), and Prince Viol (6.12). In the good old days when racing in the Goldfields, as the Central Otago district was then known, was at its height, some of the best handicap horses in the colony were talked long distances from meeting to meeting, and thrived on this form of training. Martis was taken up to the Upper Clutha Meeting, by train to Cromwell, and then walked about fifty miles on to Hawoa Flat, where the races were held. On the form he showed by running third in the Telegraph Handicap on tho second day of the D.J.C. Spring Meeting, he looked a racecourse certainty for any race he started in at the Upper Clutha Meeting. However, a second over six furlongs and another second over ten furlongs was the best he could do. To test out the early days method of training, his owner started him a third time, over seven furlongs, but, as would bo expected, he failed to run into a place. Evidently the horses of to-day have not the stamina of those racing fifty and sixty years ago. The ex-Southland pacer Away is back in A. G. Wilson’s charge, Awav was trained by E C. M'Dermott, and just when he was coming to his best speed—having qualified for the New Zealand Cup—lie broke down badly in his preparation, and had to be given a long spell. Since then he has been trained more than once, hut lias quite failed to come back to his best form. Some time ago ho went into A. G, Wilson’s stable, where it was hoped the softer track at New Brighton--assisted by the beach and salt water would effect a cure, buton leaving there and returning to M'Dermott’s charge the pacer failed to stand up. Away was one of the most promising of pacers prior to his breakdown, as he had both speed and stamin, and he was improving all the time. It is to be hoped that the treatment ho is to receive will bo satisfactory, and that he will be seen in his best form with the colours up later in the season.

Chido had an easy time last week, ' following on his race at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Meeting, where he won the Mosgiel Handicap (sa3 T s the ‘Christchurch Times’) His success in that event was scored very easily, the opposition being disposed of very quickly when the Paladin four-year-old put in his claim. So far he has not been tried further than a mile and aquarter, but the manner in which he ran out that distance at Wingatui was impressive, and he looks now as if no journey would worry him seriously, i With 7.4 to carry m die New Zealand Cun, he is very handily placed, and his light burden will assist him at the end . of the two-mile race, against • more I heavily burdened opponents. Chido has ! had two races this season, and he has i won on each occasion, lie will not be j started again prior to the New Zealand Cup, for which he cannot be rehandicapped. He is very forward in his preI pnratio'n, and provided that nothing 1 occurs to prejudice his prospects during the next three weeks ho will be a very , fit horse on Cup day. Gold Jacket (who, all going well in the meantime, will be sent south to contest the New Zealand Trotting Cup) is going along nicely in his preparation, and by the time the heats come up for decision on November 12 L. M'Mahon should have Mr E. J. Pnrkes’s fine pacer at the top of his form (says the Auckland ‘ Star ’). The Gold BellLady S. gelding is a ball of condition, and everything he has been asked to do ho has accomplished in fine style One morning recently L. M'Mahon strapped Gold Jacket up and worked ; him two miles left-handed with Uncle ! Bert. The latter, driven by W. Kerr, jumped away 2 3-osec in front of Gold , Jacket, and M‘Mahon, after closing up ' the gap to less than two lengths, was content to trail Uncle Bert to the end. Uncle Bert having a length’s advantage ' at the finish, but Gold Jacket was going I the stronger of the pair. Uncle Bert ran the first half in 1.11 3-5. mile in 2.18 2-5, mile and a-half in 3.25 3-5, and two miles in 4.35. Seeing that Gold Jacket stood him a start, the Cup horse ran about 4.33. This is nothing wonderful for a horse handicapped on 4.24, but it was a useful piece of work, and plenty good enough a month before the big race. In her first appearance as a four-year-old Prodice put up a very pleasing effort when she acted as runner-up to Historic in the Avondale Cup, in which event she was less than a length away at the finish. Historic carried 8.11 on that occasion, and in view of I his : subsequent win in the Mitchelson

Cup with 9.7 ou hia back it was a good performance on the part of Prodico to finish second with 8.7 in the saddle. Prodice figures in the New Zealand Cup with 7.8, while Historic, who has been rchandicappcd, is now weighted at 9.5, which means that Prodice has 211 b in her favour compared with their last meeting. Certainly Historic is credited with being an improved horse since he raced at Avondale, but at the vast difference in the weights Prodico should certainly have the tetter of the argument if they both go to the post. As a three-year-old Prodice displayed her ability to run out a distance, for she won the Great Northern Oaks, was second in the Great Northern Derby, and was third in the Great Northern St. Ldger, Handicapped at 151b'under weight-l'or-age, the Te Awamutu-trained mare should run well in the big event at lliccarton. The Christchurch ‘Press’ says: The track work at lliccarton on Saturday was responsible for some smart performances on the part of two-year-olds engaged at tho Wellington Meeting. King Musket, by Shambleas from Hornbeam, dam of Sir Hoy, created a good impression by his effort, and should give a good account of himself in the Wellesley Stakes. He is owned by Mr D. Spence, and is one of 11. W. King’s team. Ball Dress, a neatly-conformed filly by Winning Hit from Equipment, dam of Centrepiece, Full Feather, and Semper Paratus, showed a turn of speed in her gallop with King Musket, and is likely to do well in the handicap events at the meeting, while Tray Bond, who will have the benefit of a race in the M'Lcan Stakes, will carry much southern support in her engagements. The winner of the Dunedin classic, Satisfy, also galloped fast on Saturday, and will be a tough proposition in the Wellesley Stakes, for which C. Emerson will make a special trip to Wellington to ride her. With this quartet lliccarton stables will te strongly represented in the two-year-old events. Among the passengers on the Niagara from Sydney yesterday was Dr W. C. Ring, veterinary surgeon, who was recently invited to Australia to operate on several horses for “roaring,” telegraphs our special correspondent. He operated on nine horses, including Mngnifico (a full brother to Windbag), who cost 4,000 gs as a yearling. Two horses came to him at Sydney from Brisbane, and two others from ROD miles out west. The owners took a keen interest in these operations for respiratory troubles, as they were something new over there, although well known in the dominion, where they had teen very successful. Dr Ring returns to Sydney in January for more operations. Bright Land was sent over to Sydney by Dr Ring with the intention of racing over the hurdles there, but owing to tho extreme view the handicappers took of his ability tho horse was not started, and will be brought back to the dominion immediately.