RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20434, 15 March 1930, Page 11

RACING NOTES

[By St., Ciair.]

RACING GIBBS

March 17. —Wellington R.C. March 17.—Ohinemuri J.C. March 17.—Opunake B.C. March 20.-Waimate R.C. March 22.—Bay of Plenty J.C. March 22, 24.—Oamaru J.C. March 25.—Opotiki J.C. March 26, 27.—Manawatu R.C. April 3, s.—Whangarei R.C. April 3, s.—Sbuth Canterbury J.C. April ♦, s.—Masterton R.C. April 11, 12—Hawke’s Bay R.C. April 12.—iCtautau R.C.

TROTTING IN AMERICA f

For some years trotting in America has been in a state of chaos owing, to there being three separate controlling bodies, the National, American, and Harness Horse Associations, and as each association had a different set of rules it can well be imagined that matters were anything hut satisfactory ; to owners, trainers, or the public. A big improvement has taken place, however, for the three -associations have got together, and have agreed upon a uniform money-winning classification table. “ Nd'w,’’ says an American journal, “a horseman will be able to •hip his perforraers from track to track without puzzling about the eligibility of his pupils. .. Heretofore he had three -different interpretations to ponder oyei*. Under the new system a horse’s ■ class will be determined by gross winnings, and it will he the same whether he races on a mile or half-mile course.” The money winning classification is not generally understood by New Zealanders, but Mr D. F. Dennehy, recently returned from the United States, explains the position. A maiden performer is regarded in 2.24 class, and he remains in this class until he was won £IOO. He then graduates to the 2.22 class, and remains there till he has won £2OO. The classification then runs as follows: —£300, 2.20 class; £4OO, 2.18 class: £6OO, 2.16 class; £BOO, 2.15 class; £1,100; 2.14 class; £1,400, 2.13 . class; £1,700, 2.12 class£2,ooo, 2.11 ielftss; £2,400, ‘2.10 class; £3,200, 2.9 £7,000, 2.5-class; £B,OOO, 2.4 class; £9 000, 2.3 class;, £19,000, 2.2 -class. - Afterwards a horse must confine, its racing to Free-for-AlI races.

JOTTINGS

The Oamam meeting next week-end, will be the first outing for the Wingatui horses, then Waimate and Timaru follow on in quick-, succession. ; It is, reported that the profit on the ■f » recent-meeting of the Invercargill Trotting Club was between £SOO and £6OO, This club’s financial standing is now very satisfactory. To select a probable favourite prior to the appearance of the, weights might be an indication to a handicapper to • • ■ give that horse an extra pound or two in the race.

Night Recital, who is engaged at , Oamaru, is a two-year-old hy Nightraid from Elocution, the dam of Gay Sonnet. He had his first sprint a few days ago, and shaped very well for a novice, :■ showing promise of being a smart performer later on. From a time' point of view Dusolina seems_ to hofd a mortgage on the Trial Handicap, to be decided at the Nelson meeting; on Monday. She went better than 3.30 at Motukarara, and at Nelson figures on the limit of a 3.54 twelve and a-half furlongs class. The secretary to the Dunedin Jockey Club.recently made an inspection of the accommodation provided by Wingatui trainers for their apprentices, and it is understood that his report was highly satisfactory excepting in one case. Battle Colours-was taken in hand recently, but D. Campbell has turned him put again, and it is unlikely that ho will be racing until next season. Subdivision, in to® same stable, has •v -been sent home to his owner’s station, where he mil have a spell for a few months. ■ ■ ’ > At Thursday’s meeting of the Dunedin- Jockey Club it was decided .to prepare a - reniit'to be considered at the next meeting of . the New Zealand Racing Conference urging the necessity of an amendment to the present rules'of racing so that-the “ rogues’ pen ” can again be used at the start.' The secretary, was instructed to communicate with all clubs asking for their support of the amendment. • The hopes of getting Wxnalot fit to pull off another big stake are not as rosy as. they were two or three weeks ago. A recent, Sydney exchange says that when eased up after galloping a Strong six furlongs at Randwick ,he showed signs of lameness in his near fetlock joint. It had been giving his trainer trouble for some time, and it would appear that Wirialot will not stand much galloping. ' < The Australian-bred stallion, MercianKing, by King Offa, died last week at Hastings. His death was due to tetanus, caused by running a rusty nail into one of his feet while he was being exercised. During his brief stud career he was well patronised by Hawke’s Bay breeders, and he left some very promising young stock. The racing arid trotting, world of : Hawke’s Bay has suffered a severe loss by the death on Saturday of Mr James Landels, a thorough sportsman and one who has been a strong supporter of racing and trotting for many years. ' He was for a number of years a horse owner, training his own horses, and he , was a well-known figure on the training track. No man was more popular than Jim Landels, and none will be , more truly missed. The jockeys at the Napier Park races on Saturday wore • black arm hands for the first race out of respect for his memory. During the last two years there was a. determined effort by a section of the English comm-nity to deal drastically with the popular and great sporting event—the Grand National Steeplechase._ But the movement in that direction fell, so to speak, on deaf ears, even in the Commons. In New Zealand , to-day, although so many thousand miles 'away from the Aintree course, there is an intense interest in this race, and, for that reason the handicaps for the most considered horses that may be saddled up on Friday, March 28, . are given hereunder :—Easter Hero, 12.7; Gregalach, . 12.0; Great Span, 11.9; Trump Card. 11,8;’ Gate Book, 11.8; Koko, 11.8. Then, looking further down the V list. Carfax has 10.11 and Master ' Billie 10.8. . , It,:;is 'some time since, a horse was hacked, with' such widespread _ confidence as in the case of Pahu in the

President’s Cup at Napier on Satur-J day. He had been doing excellent track work at Awapuni,“following his attractive form at the last Wellington meeting, when he finished third to

April 12.—Hororata R.O. April 12. 14.—Westport J.C. April 12, 14.—Waikato R.C. April 19.—Tuapeka C.J.C. April 19, 21.—Wairarapa R.C.

TROTTING CLUBS

March 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 Otaeo Trotting Club,

Rational 11. and Te Awhina in the Douro Cup, and heat Te Awhina and Head Serang on the second day. No excuse could he offered for his failure on Saturday, for he had a perfect, run through on the rails in the straight. At the same time it was a desperate finish with five horses roughly in a line right on the post, and he was one of. them. He may make amends at Trentham.

It is often remarked that in the fliish of success the winning jockey is singled out for special recognition, while the trainer of the winning horse is quite overlooked. However, it is pleasing to notice an increasing desire to honour the trainer. The committee of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club has decided to present a gqld stop-watch to cost £25 to the trainer of the winner of the Ohinemuri Cup at the approaching meeting at Paeroa. The committee of the Waikato Racing Club announces that the trainer of the winner of the Storey Memorial Cup at the club’s Autumn Meeting next month will be presented with a pair of-field glasses of the value of 20gns. A grandson of Carbine was' the champion sire, of America for the year . 1929. This was Chicle, sire of Whichone, who as a two-year-old won £26,000 in stakes. Chicle was bred in 1913 and is by Spearmint from Lady Hamburg 11. by Hamburg. The list of Chicle for the present season at 2,000d0l is full. He is one of the eight stallions located at the H, P. Whitney stud farm at Lexington, Kentucky. ■ The next horse in the winning sires’ list was Light Brigade, by Picton from Bridge of Sighs by Isinglass, son of Isonomy. Picton/was by Orvieto, a son of Bend Or and Heouba, by Isonomy out of Helen of Troy by Hermit.

Cherry Pie has been retired to Mrs Payne Whitney’s farm in Kentucky (says the New York ‘Police Gazette ’). The horse is ten years old, and deserves the pension bestowed upon him by his owner.. This fine old thoroughbred made turf history and earned £15,000. Mrs Whitney considers him the greatest horse of any .breed ever foaled in this or any other country. He established a world’s record for a mile six vears ago which still stands. In the Jerome Handicap that year, with Frank Coltiletti on his back, ho stepped over the mile course at Belmont Park in 1.35 2-5, clipping 2-ssec from Man o’ War’s record. But if Cherry Pie had never won a race, if ho had been too slow to ever reach a starter, he would nevertheless be Sirs 'Whitney’s best horse. Since the day he hit the ground at Brookdalo Farm he has been her pet and her pride. By Chicle, he is out of Cherry Malotte, the once famous cross-country mare which vised to carry Mrs Whitney’s famous black and pink silks to many victories. He is another case of an American champion with Musket blood in his veins.

With the departure of Bilyy Barton to America in December ends a very interesting experiment, and one that has done much to increase the general interest taken in' the English Grand National. It is now rather more than two years since his owner , a wellknown hunting and racing man in the United States, decided to send Billy Barton to England to run in the Grand National, The horse had won the most important steeplechase, in his own country. _ In England he was trained by Hastings, and made his first appearance in a steeplechase at Newbury, in which he was ridden by Tommy Morgan. There was no evidence in the betting on' the race that he was fancied at all, but he won with ease after an excellent exhibition of jumping and galloping. In order to make the thing all American, his owner then had his American rider, Ohler, over to ride him, but this fine horseman never got used to the' English, fences, and the horse'was never able for that reason to reproduce his first running in England, the National came along the ride was given toi CulHnan,' a very promising young Irish rider. Interest in the race in America and England bad never been so great, and there was a lot of American support for the horse. As to whether he was unlucky to be beaten or. not, will always bo a subject of argument. The conditions in which the race was run were very bad indeed, and long before the finish most of the large field had been pulled up or had fallen. He finished second.

The..earnmgs of Carbine stood, as the record for many years, the total amount- of stake money credited to him being 29,62650v5, but then Eurythmic passed those figures, winning 36,891sovs. Gloaming gradually overhauled Eurythmic’s figures, and eventually wound up with 43,10050v5. Heroic was the next to make a bid for supremacy, but he went amiss after winning 38, vs, which put him second to Gloaming. Limerick was the next to come .on the scene, and only for going wrong in Sydney last spring he threatened to head Gloaming, his total to-day standing at 38,70050v5, which elevated him above Heroic. Now Amounis is a serious rival to Gloaming, for so'far he has won 37,79650v5. At the Sydney autumn meetings ho will be up against Nightmarch and Chide, bat, according to a Sydney writer, should find races like the Roschill Eawson _ Stakes and the Warwick Farm Chipping Norton Stakes to his liking. They carried 512sovs and 756 sovs respectively last season, and at the same value would bring Amounis’s total to 39,06150v5, leaving 4,03650 vs to catch Gloaming. At Randwick at Eastor the chief engagements of Amounts will bo tho Autumn Stakes, ono mile and a-half, and the All-aged Stakes, ono mile. These were worth 1,83250 vs and 2,20450 vs respectively last season, and assuming they were just of,the same value this year (of course, they are sweepstakes, and will probably vary), and Amounis won them, he would have just tho exact amount as Gloaming has to his credit—viz., 43,10050v5.