RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20315, 25 October 1929, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING CLUBS October 26.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28.—Wellington Racing Club. October 28.—Warcrley 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, 15, 16.—Canterbury Jockey Club. „ . . November 16, 18.—Waikato Racing Club. November 20, 21.—W inton Racing Club. November 23, —Levin Racing Club. November 23 25.—Te Kuiti Racing Club. THE BARB AND CARBINE in the course of an interesting article the Melbourne writer, “ Fernhill,”’ penned the following:—“lt is time Australia produced another super-race-horse, one insensible to weight and distance. The Barb flourished in the ’sixties, Carbine came thirty years later, so that we are now looking for another thoroughbred capable of defying the handicapper, The Barb carried 10.8 to victory in his second Sydney Cup, while Carbine came through in the Melbourne Cup under 31b less. Therefore they must be accepted as a standard of greatness, since their weight-carrying feats remain unequalled. It would have been a bold man who would have attempted to fix a limit to the powers of The Barb and Carbine at their best. No one can say how much additional ‘ ballast ’ would have been required to steady these equine giants in their outstanding victories. We are surely due for another wonder horse of The Barb and Carbine class. ... An English authority once declared that in the whole ol the British Isles only one thoroughbred of the highest class was foaled a year. Ho spoke of the average over a number of seasons, and pointed out that even certain Derby winners, in the light of their subscque-nt showing, could not rank much above the secondrate division. On the other hand, there may be two ‘ smashers ’ in the one season, and this would maintain the average. Australia does not stand badly on this reckoning, though it must be admitted that our really good ones—that is, stout stayers with the fighting spirit • -have not increased to correspond with the greater number of thoroughbreds foaled from year to year. We have hardly made the advancement that might have been reasonably expected, say, thirty years ago. Still, the future is'not by any means without hope." JOTTINGS The first race at Gore on Monday (Labour Day) will start at 12.30 p.m. There is a notice posted on the scraping sheds at Wingatui drawing atten tion to the fact that the Dunedin Jockey Club does not approve oi bad language being used on its course. This paragraph is published for the benefit of some. jockeys who apparently have not read the notice. Gold Tinge is beginning to thrive well now and is fairly revelling in any tasks allotted him. This morning he did three rounds on the plough at hall-speed, and was anxious to increase the pace all the way. Heather Lad, who moves freely enough on the soft going provided by the plough track, but very cramped on the firm going, took uosec to run out half a mile on the plough. Tardy, Membo, and Beauty Light were sent over seven turlongs this morning on the plough track. Beauty Light was always well behind them, and Tardy finished nearly hall a length in front ot Membo in Imin 31 2-oscc. Money Mine, who was on the outside all the way, finished just in front of Tembroney, with Evening four lengths away, over nine furlongs on the plough this morning, the journey taking a tick better than 2min isec. It was a particularly cleasing ferformanoe on Icm broney’s part, as he conceded each ol the others weight. Wig Wag and Some Toff took Imin 13 2-ssec to run six turlongs on the plough track this morning. It was not a good gallop on the part of either. Sailing Home only beat Top Speed by half a head over six furlongs on tiro plough this morning in Imin IS 1-s,sec. Set Sail’s brother will have to improve on this to have a chance at Gore on Monday. -\ll Pink produced a full brother to Pink Note this week, which is seme consolation to Mr Ainge Cor the loss of l ink Note as a racing proposition just at the most important season of the year. Filosol has been turned out, and will be given a year’s spell. W are has been unable to find out just what is the matter with this disappointing son ot Solferino and Filigree. When Ardmohor won the New Zealand Cup in 1916 he ran unplaced in the Ranfurly Handicap, and won the principal handicap on the first day tt the Gore Meeting. It is possible that Giesclor may repeat these performances with Money Mine, who is galloping very well just now. Despite his age there is no i orsc at Wiimatui looking better for the racing he has had than Beauty Light, and he looks like adding to his list of w nmngs at the Gore Meeting. Anta-im Boy is still showing the scars of the injuries he sustained when he fell at the second last hurdle on the second day of the Spring Meeting. Remembrance of that spill might improve bis jumping at the Gore Meeting. The Wingatui contingent for the Gore Meeting will leave to-morrow morning, and a number of them will do their final gallops on the Gore course. Several of the telegraphed lists of acceptances show the minimum weight in the Trial Handicap at Gore as Bst. The official race card shows that nothing was handicapped under Sst 91b. Our Auckland correspondent selects the following horses to run well at Alexandra Park to-morrow afternoon, when the spring meeting of the Anok-

TROTTING CLUBS October 26. 28 —Greymouth T.C. October 26, 28.—Auckland T.C. October 28. Osunaru T.C. ■ October 28. —Northland T.C. November 2.—Wellington T.C. November 12, 14, 15.—New Zealand Metropolilan T.C. November 20 23.—Otabubu T.C. November 28, 30,—Forbury Park T.C. December 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. land Trotting Club will be opened:— Tamahine and Eva Reta; Jacky Logan and Horoto; Wrackler and Jean M‘El- - Great Parrish and Ngahuia; Etta Cole and Bingen Starr; Joy Bird and the Warplane—Carmal bracket; Sunshower and Explosion; and Mountain Doll and Sunfish. Rio Rita, who lias been in C. Gieseler’s stable at Wingatui since the beginning of the season, will be taken back to Gore with that trainer’s team to-mor-row, and, with other horses owned by the late Mr J. J. Green, offered for sale at ID a.m. on Wednesday, the second day of the Gore Meeting. This three-year-old filly is by Panmure from Kiltess, a mare by Finland from Miss Lochiel, by Lochiel—Miss Rnssley. There was considerable disappointment at Masterton on Saturday that Commendation was not produced in the Grandstand Handicap. The rough state of the truck decided his owner and trainer against running him. By the latest English files it is learned from the London ‘ Sporting Life’ that 200 special trains were requisitioned for Doncaster on the St. Leger day, when the attendance was approximately 600.000. The paper referred to says: “Doncaster tradesmen have provided amply for the needs of the crowd. The list ranged from I, bottles of beer to 150 tons of butterscotch.” Wonderful! At Trentham on Tuesday morning Commendation and Hynnnna were to go seven furlongs together on the course proper. Commendation commenced better than Hynanna, who ■ as not able to get near his mate, Commendation being under a good pull all the way down the straight, and running the journey in Imin 41sec, SGsec for the Inst half-mile. As the gallop was done on the extreme outside, actually a good ckal further than seven furlongs was covered. The Solferino gelding Great Star has not raced for some time, but he hears a very much improved appearance (says a Christchurch writer). He is n landed Stewards’ Handicap candidate, and if he shows to advantage at the North Canterbury Meeting at Rangiora on Monday next he is sure to firm for the big six at Riccarton. Great Star galloped a fast three furlongs at Riccarton on Saturday morning, and it is apparent that he is getting back to his best form. Last year Rabbi, by Mr A. G. Hill's imported sire. Paladin, gradually improved until at the back end of the season he was rated as a fair handicap horse. His last ten starts showed a record of live firsts, three seconds, one third, and one unplaced performance, and these no doubt induced the Australian handicappers to rate him very highly. Now it looks as if they may have something to say in reply, for he looks a likely light-weight possibility even in the New Zealand Cup. A milo and a-quartor sees him finish very well, and, like many other Cup winners who previously have yet to prove themselves, he may not be found wanting at the end of two miles. Among the jockeys at the recent A.J.C. Spring Meeting tho Victorian, W, Duncan, was th° most successful numerically, fo> he rode three winners. Eight riders had two successes They were W. Cook, who was second four times; M. M'Carten, J Munro, N. Percival, 1 Webster, E. Bartle, R. Reed, and J. Pike. Pike earned riiost in winning fees, his successes on Phar Lap in the Derby and Winalot in tho Spring Stakes being worth £428 4s; J. Munro’s wins in the Metropolitan and Canonbmy Stakes were _ worth £303 ss. and for his winning rides on Nightmarch Rov Reed’s percentage amounted to £247 ISs. Gesture, the winner of the two-year-old race at Masterton on Saturday, is by Chief Ruler out of Nottava (a half-sister to Rapier), by Solferino —Stepka, by St. Leger—Stepfcldt. This is one of New Zealand’s most famous and successful families, and Gesture, besides promising to be a useful racehorse, should be a valuable brood mare. She was bred by Mr John Donald, oi the Westmere stnd, and was secured b’ her owner, Mr A. F Symes, of Hastings, for LOOgs at the last yearling sales. Mr Donald also bred the second horse in _ Saturday’s race, Princess Betty, who is by Chief Ruler—Marceline, and fetched 160 gs last Januniy The mishap in the birdcage at Masterton last Saturday draws attention to a matter that appears to be escaping official attention a good deal nowadays (says “ Vedette,” in the ‘ Post’). It is not suggested for one minute that Mr W H. Ballinger, the victim of the accident, was at fault, for he is one of the best patrons racing clubs have in New Zealand, but looking down on the wave which goes out from the stand in the birdcage ns horses go out for their preliminaries, one wonders what justilcation a percentage have for their presence In that part cl the course. One or two clubs still pay strict attention to this matter, but the great majority have become very slipshod about a most important measure. Apart from the risk of accident, it is undesirable that there should be almost an open sesame for this enclosure