RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20422, 1 March 1930, Page 10

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING CLUBS March 3. —Te Aroiia J.C. March 5. 6.—Rangitikei B.C. March 7, B.—Napier Park R.C. March 7, B.—Cromwell J.C. March B.—Franklin R.C. March 15, 17.-Wellington R.C. March 15, 17.—Ohinemuri J.C. March 17.—Opunake R.C. March 20.—Waimate R.C March 22.—Bay of Jlenty J.C. March 22, 24.—Oamarn J.C. March 26.—Opotiki J.C.

JOTTINGS Tile committee of the Forbury Park Trotting Club meets on Thursday evening to adopt the programme for the winter meeting Too much latitude was given to unruly horses at the barrier at the Coro meeting, and several well-behaved horses suffered either by being kicked or left at the barrier. Though he finished last in the .Pacing Club Handicap at Gore on Wednesday it is reported that Latin Quarter was supported from the right quarter for the race. Onyx has never looked bettor than at present. Not proving in foal, it has been decided to put her into work again, but it will be same time before she will be ready to race. She is quite sound. Bright Glow had one race only at Wanganui, in the cup. Her form was fairly good, but something better may be expected of her at the Wellington meeting next month if she is given a chance to freshen up in the meantime. When Inevitable paraded for the open sprint race at Gore on Wednesday ho looked jaded and tired. On the next day he wore quite a different appearance, another improvement was also seen in his running.

in the four trotting events at Gore seventy-one starters carried £7,178 between them. This gave the trotting races an average of £1,794$ per race, as compared with £1,480$ on each of the twelve racing events.

The notice board at the Gore meeting was hardly attended to, and only very occasionally was the information posted regarding the overweights and allowances. This information promptly posted very frequently helps the totalisator investments.

Vinegrove, usually a very docile gelding, was well on his toes the first day at Gore, and when his rider was attempting to persuade him to leave the barrier Vinegrove lashed out, and kicked the race book out of a spectator’s hand. ft was stated that The Hawk displayed symptoms of unsoundness after contesting the Wanganui Cup. The fact of the veteran having been nominated for the leading handicap events at the Wellington Autumn Meeting and also for the Trentham Gold Cup points to his training on all right. Waterline has been sulfering from lameness since racing at Riccarton on Saturday, the trouble being a bruised foot, which is, however, jielding to treatment, and it is hoped to have the promising three-year-bld right again for the Wellington Meeting. The Night Raid three-year-old gelding Push has recently been under offer to Australia. The negotiations have now been completed, and Push will leave on an early boat. Although by Night Raid from a Martian mare (Boutacle), Push has shown only very moderate form. Gieseler, who scored three wins at the Gore meeting, took his team of live horses to and from the fixture by a motor conveyance recently constructed for this by a Mosgiel business man. It is understood that the same conveyance has been engaged to take five horses from Wingatui to the Cromwell meeting next week. Wake up, railways! Royal Saxon was the. unlucky horse at the Gore meeting, and O’Connor cannot be complimented on biding him well in cither of the races.'. He got into trouble each day, and On Thursday was unlucky onought not to be sighted by the judge when he got up into second place to Inevitable just on the post, after putting in a wonderful run from the turn for home. By recording three firsts and a similar number of seconds in the last six races be has contested Brampton has been racing with marked consistency. The Lord Quex gelding has never been better than he is at the present time, and if he retains his present form is likely to win in better company before the season is much further advanced. The Wingatui horseman, W. Cooper, has been doing a lot of travelling lately. From the Dunedin Cup meeting he travelled to Clifdon, then to Riccarton for the midsummer meeting. This week he was riding each day at Gore, and yesterday left for Christchurch to assist at the Banks Peninsula meeting. Mr E. Riddiford made Mr Ken Austin a present of a two-year-old halfsister by Royal Divorce to Fool’s Paradise during the latter gentleman’s recent visit to New Zealand. As the filly is a daughter of the Martian mare Mascot, she has a great potential value for the stud.

The lliccarton jockey, R. E. Coveney, incurred the displeasure of the Dannevirke Racing Club stewards this week, and he was suspended for fourteen days, for careless riding in the Cup, in which ho finished third on Balloon. This will necessitate fresh riding arrangements for several horses at Motnknrara on Saturday.

The following nominations for vacancies on the executive of the Otago Hunt Club have been received, and ns they do not exceed the number required they will be declared duly elected at the annual meeting on the 17th hist President, Mr H, S. Irwin; vice-president, Mr 11. Acton-Adams; committee—Messrs G. ■!. Barton, J. M. Samson. B. S. Sleigh, and J. Trengrovo.

The Auckland-owned gelding In the Shade has been accorded a nomination for the Trontham Gold Cup. The Aus-tralian-bred gelding managed to win the Wanganui Cup on the 13th inst., but with 7.13 he had an impost 181 b

March 26, 27. Manawatu R.C. TROTTING CLUBS March 5, 6.—lnvercargill T.C. March B.—Timiiru T.C. March 12.—Manawatu T.C. March 15.—New Brighton T.C. March 15, 17. Hawke's Bay T.C. March 17, 18.-Nelson T.C. March 19.—Wyndham T.C. March 22.—Wellington T.C. March 24.—South Otago Trotting Club,

below weight-foliage. In the Shade has yet to accomplish a good deal before ho can be seriously accepted as a weight-for-age horse. The New' Zealand filly Gay Ballerina having been left in the Newmarket Handicap, it would seem ns though she will bo given an opportunity to earn distinction in the big sprint race set, down for decision at Flomington next Saturday. With 8.7 Gay Ballerina is called upon to carry an inmost 21b in excess of weight-for-age. But she is ticked off to play a part in the settlement of the question. The Salisbury apprentice F. E. Ingram rode tw'o particularly good races on Stealth at Gore, and for so young a lad rode exceptionally close to instructions. He sat very’ still when finishing on Stealth the second day, and never looked like unbalancing his horse. He showed good judgment in riding Inevitable on the second day, when through Ace of Hearts running out at the turn ifito the straight there was a bit of a scramble. Before several of the dangerous competitors could get going again after being nearly pushed off the course Ingram shoved his mount" along, and the advantage he gained there just enabled him to win the race.

When Mr Geo. M'Millan a few weeks back announced bis intention of retiring from the trotting sport be advertised all his horses for sale. White Satin was one of them, and the price asked was £1,250. This seemed a substantial sum, and did not lead to business, but the Wrack filly has since shown that she was worth the money. After her performance on Saturday, when she put up an Australasian record for a three-year-old trotter, by coiering a mile and a-half in 3.31 4-o, Mr M’Millan was approached by a would-be buyer. Mr M'Millan could have sold her at £I,OOO, but ho asked £1,500; in fact, ho went so far as to sav that he was not inclined to sell at all. Amounis having been withdrawn from the Newmarket Handicap, that action points to his owner having deemed it more profitable in regard to his gelding’s record to restrict him to woignt-for-ago events at the approaching meeting at Flemington. On Saturday next Amounis is down tor an engagement in the Essendon Stakes, of £1.500, which event is run over a mile and a-quartcr, and mi' March (5 he is engaged in the C. M. Lloyd Stakes, of £1,500 (one mile), and the Governor’s Plate, of £I,OOO (one and a-half miles), while on March 8 he figures among the entrants for the King’s Plr.be, of £1,500 (two miles). Matters shape most promisingly for Amounis to win chief place among the weight-for-age performers likely to compete at the forthcoming meeting at Flemiilgton.

The visit Mr George Paul to Sydney will mean the addition of a trio to the number of Australian-bred horses at present held in the dominion. The trio bought by Mr Paul ,are all geldings, and the particulars of their respective pedigrees, etc., read as follows Tnshna, ch g, 4yrs, by Seremond—Malaig, by Clanranald; Shamgar, hr g, 2yrs, by Moabite—Lnlagun, by Tressady; King’s Knave, hr g, 2yrs, by Comedy King—Ennulia, by Comedy King or Enrythmic. Tmbna is credited with winning four races, but Sbambar and King’s Knave have yet to score. The lact, however, of the two latter being at the juvenile stage of their career means that they have all their future before them.

A cable from Melbourne reports tbe dispersal sale of tfio Noorilim fetud, which was established ten years ago by the late Mr Norman Falkiner, attracted buyers Irom all*parts of Australia and New Zealand, Several mares were purchased tor the dominion. Thirty-seven mares were sold tor 16,155 guineas, making an average of 435 guineas. The top price was given for Battery Queen, a. full sister to the Melbourne Cup winner Artilleryman. She was purchased by Mr G. Buckley for 1,400 guineas. He also bought her sister, Queen’s Cross, for 1,000 guineas. The successful sire, Spearhead, now 17 years old, was bought by Messrs Thompson, Basche, and W. Booth (or 1,300 guineas. The thirteenth Derby, conducted by .the W.A. Trotting Association, was contested on the night of February 8 and was won by Wilfred, a full-brother to Willowcliffe, who took the blue riband event last year. It is only in recent years that three-year-olds in Western Australia have been trained for early speed. When Freckles won the first Derby in 1917 she merely jogged and got to the line nearly half a lap to the good. Her mile rate was 3.3£. Wilfred stepped at a 2.23 i clip, and could have done better had it been necessary. There were six starters, one of them being the Victorian-bred Frank Derby, who was made favourite, but who could not do better than finish third, behind Wilfred and Monty Blue. The five others than Frank Derby were bred in Western Australia. When he won last year Willowcliffe went at a. 2.24 rate. Since then ho has got into tim first class, and ho is credited with a money-getting record of 2.15. Katie Wood holds the Derb, record, which stands at 2.223. These races are from a flat start, Wilfred and Willowcliffe are by the Ribhonwood horse Alfred Donald, from Princess Willow. The bitter is by tbe New Zealand horse Willowwood', from Princess Derby, a mare by Rex Derby, who was imported to Western Australia from Victoria by Mr James Brennan in 1910, and who won an event at the first meeting held by tlie W.A. Trotting Association. That was on the Belmont Park course > December 24, 1910, Wilfred is likely to turn out as good a performer as Willowcliffe is.