RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20468, 26 April 1930, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By St. Claih.]

RAGING CLUBS April 28.—GrcymouUi J.C. April 30.—Avondale J.C. April 30. —Reefton J.C. May 3.—Amberlcy R.C. May 8, 10.—Eginont R.C. May 9, 10.—Nelson J.G. May 14, 15.—Southland R.C. May 15, 17.—Wanganui J.C. May 16, 17.—Marlborough U.C. May 24.—Ashburton County U.C. May 24.—Taumarunui R.C. May 31, June 3, 4.—Dundein J. C. June 5, 4.—Otaki-Maori R.C. Juno 3,5, 7.—Auckland R.C. June 13, 14.—Napier Park R.C. June 14.—Oamaru J.C. June 19, 21.—South Canterbury J.C. June 20, 21.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 25.—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club, June 28.—Ashburton County R.C.

DAM OF SYDNEY CUP WINNER There is no question that New Zealand blood is predominant in Australia at the present time. Last season’s crack three-year-old, Strephon, is out of a Martian mare bred and raced in New Zealand, and this season’s champion, Phar Lap, is New Zealand-bred. In addition Nightmarch, Epsom Handicap and Melbourne Cup winner, is a New Zealander. The number of good winners supplied to Australia by New Zealand studs is legion, and the dominion blood comes out especially m stayers. The latest evidence of this is shown in the result of tho Sydney Cup (says “ Tho Watcher ”). We are told by cable that Gwillian 0. scored a runaway victory in the big two-mile handicap in 3min 22(sec, winch is only a quarter of a second outside Star Stranger’s Australian and New Zealand record. The dani of Gwillian G. was bred in New Zealand, and raced with considerable success hero before being sold, on the death of her breeder, ana reaching Now South Wales. Gwillian G is by Tho Welkin horse Colugo (a member of the great Agnes family) from Soultoria, by Soult from Pic ton a, bv Cuirassier from Winnie, by Ivingfisher from Dolly Varden, by lacihe from Brunette, by Van Tromp, and she was bred by Mr A. P. Wade, of the Borambola Park Stud. Vagga, New South Wales. Her dam, Soultoria, was bred in New Zealand by the into JMr James Roulston in 1906. and was raced by him with considerable success, bhe was not started as a two-year-old, but she was a winner at three years, and it is interesting to note that she was -on that occasion (Maiden Plate at laß'" puna in May) ridden by Hector Cray. Bbe raced eight times as a four-ycai-old and was never out of a place, but she had exasperating luck, securing only oTio win. Sho won two races and was only three times out of a place the following season, and then Air died. In December of that year (1912) she fetched top price at his dispersal sale, 97ugs, being bought by Mr V. R.van, the well-known Auckland bookmaker, now deceased. That ks the end of her New Zealand record. - She then appears as the property of Mr I. C. Trautwein, of New South Vales, as a brood mare up to 1920, when she was disposed of to Mr Wade, She was seventeen years old when she dropped the Sydney Cup winner in 192 J, after missing tho two previous years, and, served again by Coluga in 1924, she disappears from tho records with marc sold.” Such is tho luck of racing. Hero is Mr Trautwein, tho possessor of the dam of the Sydney Cup winner tor a number of years, only to pass her on too soon, and then pay 6,000 gs lor Chide, who could not start.

JOTTINGS The race Phar Lap is engaged in this afternoon is tho A.J.C. Plate) with C2,D00 added money and run at standard weight-for-ago over two miles and i-quarter. Tho result will be announced in to-night’s ‘ Sports Special.’ Tho next meeting of the board of the New Zealand TroUing Association will ho held in Dunedin at 9.30 a.m. on May 9. . A feature of tho racing at the recent Auckland Meeting was that all the winners were visitors to tho northern city, not on© Ellerslie-traiued horse succeeding in winning a race. No, 1 was easily the best number to follow at the Auckland Meeting. Horses carrying No. 1 saddlecloth started in fifteen races, and the record was seven wins, on© second, and one third. On Monday no fewer than five No. I’s won... Til© Absurd gelding Deluge, a winner at Hokitika, was purchased by his present owner for a small consideration on th© ©ve of tho Westport Meeting, at which he scored double Tho handicaps for tho Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Winter Meeting (first day) were declared to-day. Owners are reminded that accejitances are due at 5 p.m. next Friday. All .the horses at Wingatui are enjoying a let-up after their busy time at Easter. Excepting those horses which did their racing at lliccarton, most of the other teams had profitable trips. On the opening day of the Auckland Racing Club’s Easter Meeting H. Gray earned £95 12s in riding foes, made up as follows: —Pegaway, £4B; Cylinder, £24; Star Stranger, £l4; Duellona, Biddy’s Boy, and Don Quixote, £3 4s each. Hoylake has developed trouble in one of his tendons, and though he might come back quite sound after a few months’ spell, it is possible that his racing career is over. This is.tho present idea of his owner, Dr M. G. Louisson, who contemplates retiring tho imported grey to the stud. Tho sentences meted out to N. IT. Wiggins and N. Voitro on Monday are severe, but if all clubs show a similar determination to deal with infringements it will do tho game good, says “Tho Watcher,” in the ‘Dominion.’ Tho rule under which Wiggins was disqualified is for dealing with any person who “wilfully and corruptly supply any false information, or make any false declaration respecting any matter connected with racing. . . .” Since being purchased by Dr Louisson a couple of months ago, tho Slnllingleo gelding Gay Crest has won five races. Although bred and in Australia, his dam, Hoopeo is a Now Zealand product, being by Achilles— Bulbul, by Sir Lancelot. Hoopoe was bred by Mr 1. G. Duncan in 1910, and both her and her dam found their -way to Australia. Gay Crost was bought by F. D. Jones for lOOgns as a yearling—another sahy ring bargain. It is probable that Red Heckle was tho unlucky horse of the Great Easter Handicap (says tho Christchurch ‘Star’). Ho has enough speed to be in a wood position in tho early part of a race but on this occasion ho seemed to meet a lot of trouble in tho first few furlongs Ho was a long way behind the leader when the straight was reached, but a brilliant run oyer the last two furlongs enabled him to snatch third money on tho post. Better placed in the first part of the journey he would have won.

TROTTING CLUBS April 28.—Greymoulh J.C. (two events). April 30.—Rccfton J.C. Autumn (two events). May 3.—Cambridge T.C. Annual. May 3.—Amberlcy R.C. Annual (two events). May 8, 10.—Forbury Park T.C. Winter. May 9, 10.—Nelson J.C. Annual (two events each day). May 14, 15.—Southland R.C. Winter (one event first day, two second day). May 16, 17.—Marlborough R.C. Autumn (two events each day). May 17.—Oamaru T.C. Winter. May 24.—Ashburton County Racing Club Autumn (two events). May 31, Juna 5. —Canterbury Park T.C. Winter.

Up to tlio present Toxeuma has contested forty-six races, and his record stands as iollows:

Toxeuma was bred by his owner, Mr F. Ormond, and having won stake money to the amount of £5,140, ho has paid his way very satisfactorily. The dual National winner, Wiltshire, looked as round as an apple when produced for the Brighton Hurdles at Ellerslie. He was quite passed by the multitude, and carried only a handful of tickets. They showed their wisdom, for he was never really in the picture, and finished well back. He looks in excellent health, however, and no doubt by the time the really serious part of tiie jumping season comes along he will again bo a force with which to be reckoned! Kid Logan is by no means reliable on the race track'(says the ‘Press’), but in the Oxford Handicap she did everything that was right. She made a quick beginning and was soon in front. Always under restraint, she went the mile in 2.8 2-5, which establishes a world’s race-winning record in saddle. Possibly Kid Logan could not have done a great deal better had she been ridden out, hut in doing such sensational time she set the back-marker Maiwhariti a formidable task. Ho would need to have gone 2.5 to have won. By winning the C.J.C, Champagne Stakes Gesture furnished further evidence of her prowess, and also that the Wellington sportsman, Mr It, J. Murphy, made a happy purchase when lie bought the bay filly- at Ellerslie last Boxing Day for 2,000 gs after she had registered a victory in the Great Northern Foal Stakes. In the interval Gesture has won three races for her new owner, the stakes attached to which amount to £1,300. Gesture’s total winnings to date amount to £2,855, which is the product of eight successive victories. Amounis is one of the greatest racehorses that has over raced in Australia, and lie must now bo very close to eclipsing the stake-winning record held by Gloaming. Without a knowledge of the forfeit money it is not possible to ascertain the amount of his winnings on Wednesday, but for his second on Saturday ho received £SOO. Yesterday’s stake would slightly exceed £2,000. Before the meeting started the records stood; Gloaming. £43,100 and Amounis £37,796, so,Amounis has only to win another good race and he will be the greatest stake-earner Australia or New Zealand has ever seen. Gwillian G., who won the Sydney Cup Nit llandwick on Easter Monday, is included with bargains of tho sale ring. When a yearling he formed one of a collection of yearlings sent up to auction at llandwick in the autumn of 1925 by Mr A. P. Wade, and he was bought for 65gs by Air S. A. Marsden. Previous to winning the Sydney Cup Gwillian G. had scored several successes, and as he ruled second favourite, after his victory in tho Autumn Cup run at Warwick Farm on April 12, it would seem safe to conclude that he was a well-backed horse for the big race at Eandwick.

Successful ridoi's nowadays get over some country in fast time to follow their calling. A. E. Ellis was at Taulicronikau on Saturday, and after riding the winner of the big race and of the concluding event, ho was able to catch that night’s boat from Wellington. T. Green and B. H. Morris had even a more difficult task, as they attended the Feilding Sleeting, at which Green rode the winner of the Cup and Morris the -winner of the sprint, and motored to Wellington. Both riders were on duty at Eiccartou on Sunday morning. A. Eastwood and 11. Coveny redo at the Riverton Meeting on Saturday and returned to Eiccarton by train on Sunday. No doubt they will soon be using aeroplanes. At the recent Riverton Meeting the trainers’ list was headed by F. VV. Ellis with four wins, G. Fielding was next with three wins, and H. J. Smith, T. E. Pankhurst, and A. J. Cassells saddled up two winners each. Those with one winner; 11. Al'Kay, G. Hope, F. Shaw, P. T. Hogan, R. Al'Donald, F. J. Conn, D.P. Wilson, A. Morton, A. Cameron, T. G. Pollock, and J. O. Hymers. L. J. Ellis was the most successful jockey with live wins. • D. O’Connor, B. Brodie, and J. M. Dooley rode three winners each, and W. Cooper was next with two firsts. Those v'io rode one winner were P. Powell, W. Austin, F. E, Ingram, H. Anderton, N. C. Dwyer, E. Mackie/ J. L. Cotton, and B. C. Sbaud. That good jumper and stake-earner, King’s Guard, literally died in harness at Ellerslic on Monday. He fell heavily at the first fence on the top of the hill, and when it was seen that he did not rise, the worst was feared. He ran a lino race in the Brighton Hurdles with 12 stone aboard, and had only lib less in the steeplechase. Since his three firsts and one second in hurdle races at the Auckla; Cup Meeting, he had won two races on the Hat. He was one of the best horses 'raced by the Waikato jumping enthusiast, E. Hanlon, and the loss is a decided one. A popular horse with northern racegoers, much regret was expressed when the news was passed round that a good honest performer had ended his career with a broken nock. King’s Guard was nine years old, and won £4,552 in stakes. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association a complaint made by T. M. Robertson concerning the fiction of the stipendiary steward in questioning tho running of Nella Dillon in the Kerepehi Handicap at tho Thames Meeting was considered. The race was over two miles, and Nella Dillon had run unplaced. On returning to the birdcage, Mr R. T. Reid, stipendiary ' steward, had asked Robertson and his trainer, F. J. Smith, whether they had backed the mare. They admitted that they had rot. Mr Reid had intimated that he was not satisfied with the running, and that if she were started later in the day in tho Kopu Handicap lie would take him (Robertson) before the stewards. Mr Reid’s actions, he

considered, were not justified. It was decided to refer the matter to the Stipendiary Stewards’ Committee. Gay Crest has proved himself one of tho best bargains probably ever struck by his enterprising owner, Dr M. G. Louisson (says ‘ The Press ’). Impressed by his second placings at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Summer Meeting, Dr Louisson negotiated with F. D. Jones for his purchase and little time was wasted in making a deal it (iOOgs. Since then the gelding has won four races for his ne)v owner, five stakes amounting to £1,185. A coincidence in connection with the race, apart from two horses from Jones’s stable being defeated, was that that trainer was instrumental in getting his own employee, G. H. Humphreys, tho ride on Gay Crest. This lad has not had many opportunities owing to oft-recurring trouble following a bad accident some years back, but he mus( he given credit for a finished performance in the handling of his mount. Gay Crest’s trainer, T. Lloyd, made no secret of his opinion that the gelding wotild take a power of beating nnder his light impost, and the success would be some recompense for Lloyd, who has had a worrying time for many months with Hoylakc. ’J'll is was Lloyd’s second victory in live race, as he trained Piuthair, the 1927 winner. Forty-four owners participated in the £5,290 distributed by the Riverton Racing Club at its recent meeting. Mr J. L. Hannon was the most successful owner with £724 (including lOOgs Gold Cup) which sum was credited to him through the efforts of Red Sea. Tho other amounts wore distributed as follows:—Mr LI C. Hazlett, £574 10s; Mr G. A. Kain, £424; Mr J. Carter, £395; Mr R. Green, £325; Mr J. Richardson, £205;. Mr J. A. Gaffney, £205; Mr A. W. Douglas, £150; Miff. J. Woods, £150; Mr G. W. Whittingham, £138; Mr F. J. Conn, £137 10s; Mr A. M. Irving, £115; Air R. B. Stiven, £115; Mrs E. Andrews, £110; Air 11. J. Riddle, £110; Air P. Treacy, £110; Air A. T. Brownlie, £108; Air J. A. ! Ainge, £100; Air H. L. Alilne, £100; Air J. Graham, £100; Air Jas. Y. White, £100; Dr J. E. Rogers, £92 10s; Air A. Cnndal, £92 10s; Air T. Baird, £80; Air S. Lynch, £7O; Air J. Rutledge, £OS; Air W. J. Kelly, £OS; Mr J. S. Butler, £35; Air J. Langford, £35; Air Erie Russell £3O; Air A. AFLellan, £3O; Alessrs A. Reid and R. AFCauley, £25; Air J, Welfare, £2O; Air A. E. Broad, £ls; Messrs Price Bros., £ls; Air A. Drummond, £ls; Air D. Al. Tweedie, £ls; Mr J. C. Paget, £ls; Air A. AI. Al'Kay, £10; Air R. Al'Kay, £10; Alessrs Fleck and Trail, £10; Air P. R. Campbell, £lO.

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