RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20511, 16 June 1930, Page 7

RACING NOTES

[By Sr- Claik.]

RACING CLUBS June 19, 21.—South canterbury J.C. June 20. 21. —Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 25. Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club. June 27. 28.—Napier.Park R.C. June 28.—Ashburton City R.C. June 28.—Waipa R.C. July s.—Oamaru J.C.

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND MEETINGS 7*V,„ *■''-> o-ronl-fp I’st nf dates as ipulied for by the racing clubs in Otago and Southland lor the 1930-31 season:— September 6.—Otago Hunt Club. October 4.—Kurovv Jockey Club. October 9, 11.—Dunedin Jockey Club (Spring). October 27, 29.—Core Racing Club (Spring). : November s.—Birchwood Hunt Club. •November 19,. 20.—Winton Jockey Club. December 26, 27.—Dunedin Jockey Clnb (Summer). January I.—Waikouaiti Racing Club. January I.—Wyndham Racing Club. January 2, 3.—Southland Racing Club (Summer). January 2, 3.—Oamaru Jockey Club (Summer), January 10, ' 12.—Vincent Jockey Club. ' January 24.—Wairio Jockey Club. February 4.—Tapanui Racing Club. February 13; 14.—Dunedin Jockey Club (Cup). . February 18.—Clifden Racing Club. /February 26, 27.—Gore Racing Club (Autumn). ' March 6, 7.—Cromwell Jockey Club. March 21, 23.—Oamaru Jockey Club (Autumn). March 28.—Otautau" Racing Club. April 4.—Tuapeka . County Jockey Club. April 4,6, 7.—Riverton Racing Club. April 6.—Beaumont Racing Club. May 13, 14. —Southland Racing Club (Winter). June 3,4, C.—Dunedin Jockey Club (Winter). A MILE IN 2.3 Trainer Andy Sheahan, who has been for about two years connected with trotting in West Australia, and can look back on ton years’ racing association with the sport, has a big string of horses accommodated at his Pier street stables, fifteen of, them being down at the training track one morning recently. Looking after that lot entails considerable attention, and there are six or seven hands to assist in the work, says the W.A. ‘ Call.* Andy has competed iu r numerous races in Victoria and this State. In New South Wales, where as a hoy ho took a keen interest in horses, he piloted many animals in show ring events. Chatting on Victorian trotting at Brennan Park recently, he recalled an incident that occurred in a race in which he was out in front at Richmond Hearing a roar from the crowd, and wondering partly what occasioned it and partly how far he was clear of the second horse, ho ventured a look found. It was costly—for the penalty for that offence was a fiver. “One of the papers-called ife'Fivo Pounds for a Lqok,’” said 'Andy. “ And fay Jove it was.” And he added that he never gave any more glances round in races 1 , Discussing the show ring events, he told a story illustrating the- remarkable speed of Globe Derby. At Seymour, where it was desired to please the public with the sight of a high-class pacer in action, Glove Derby was sent over three laps on a track of Srass and loam with a gollopei;, Jock [‘Gregor, as pacemaker. As it happened Globe Derby bad an aversion to Jock that amounted to hatred. At first he apparently didn’t spot what horse it was he ,was chasing, but when he did he became a flying machine. At the end of the three laps so fast had he gone in his frantic pursuit after Jock that those with watches looked at them in astonishment, for he had covered the distance, which was subsequently measured and found to be 90yds short of a mile, at a mile rate which worked out at 2.3—extraordinary time, but more remarkable still considering the track it was put up on. Globe Derby was a flyer all rieht— Andy recalled one race in which ho drove him when he reeled off half a mile in one minute, which is some travelling.

JOTTINGS Nominations for the Oamaru and Wellington Winter Meetings close this evening, the former at 8 p.m. and Wellington at 9 pim Great Bingen and Silk Thread have been definitely retired from the race track. Pangolin has been doing satisfactory ■work since the Dunedin Meeting, and is to race at Timaru (says the ‘Press’)- He will bo ridden in his two engagements by F. Thompson, who had the mounts on him at Wmga- ’ jtui. f : ' . ■ Vandyke, a member of the privatelytrained team of J. H. Jefferd, has a great reputation as a galloper, and his appearance in the maiden event on the second day of the Hawkers Bay Meeting next week is being awaited with interest. A big gelding by Tractor has re- , cently joined G. Fielding’s stable, and he gave a good exhibition of jumping over three of the big fences at Wingatui last week. Ho has been named Tractorian, and is from a Dick Hammerland mare. As-he is being qualified with the Otago Hounds he is evidently intended for hunters’ steeplechases. Last Thursday Camisader, Crossbow, and Commentor were given some lessons over the schooling hurdle at the top of the straight, and each of them shaped fairly well. Camisader was lounged over a couple of times before ho, was ridden over, but like nearly all of Tractor’s progeny he showed a natural ability to jump. Of the rising three-year-olds in work at Eiccarton, Gustavo is entitled to bo labelled as the most promising, and .certainly makes marked appeal as a likely Derby candidate. He has furnished into a handsome colt, and shows ©very indication of enjoying even a more successful career than his brother, Count Cavour. . Gala Day ,is due to have his first race oyer country at the South Canterbury Meeting next week. It is a hack event, with a big field in which Ga a Day has the best hurdle credentials. He has had a good deal of schooling over the lliccarton fences, and has shaped satisfactorily, though up to the present he has done all his education without a mate. In the past few months M. M Carten has been right out of luck, even though he has ridden an occasional winnei. Habit was his last winner prior to his departure recently' tor Brisbane Success attended his efforts on this trip, as ho rode the winners or two chief races—the Q.T.C. Sires Projiagg fiigkfis tuwl the .Brisba.no .Cup.

July 8, 10, 12.—Wellington R.C. July 19.—'Waimate Hist. Hunt Club. July 17, 19.—Gisborne R.C. ■July 26. —South Canterbury Hunt Club, July 31. —Manawatu R.C. TROTTING CLUBS Juna 21, 23.—Auetland T.C.

Though Nukumai was entered for tho Egmont and Wanganui Winter Meetings last month, he. did not start. However, his name figures among those engaged at the Hawke’s Bay Winter Meeting. He is a great winter horse, and probably an effort will be made to produce him next month at Trentham, where some of his most notable performances have been accomplished. , Tho imported colt, Llewellyn, who was perhaps raced a bit early last season, has rejoined the active brigade. Llewellyn has developed into a good typo of trotter, and, now properly ac climatised, he may bo expected to race well during the coming season. ' Ho is very promising colt, of whom the best has not yet been seen. Tho; latest aspirant to the hurdling game is Orazono, who has been schooled recently at , Hawera. Tho Bisogne mare is reported to have shown considerable promise for- a beginner, and will probably be seen out ■in hurdle races later on in the season. Orazono has abundance of speed, and should do well in the new department when she has had tho necessary experience. The Melbourne-owned gelding Gold Cup has made good progress under the caro ot F, W. Ellis, says‘tho-Southland ‘ News.’ Tho latter may take his charge across to Melbourne next mouth, and it is on tho cards that Red Sea will also mal.j the trip. The Birthday Handicap winner came through her • -cing, at Wingatui m good stylo, am. undoubtedly tho best has yet to bo seen of tho Valkynau mare. . „ H 11. Telford, lessee-trainer of Thar Lap, probably has more yearlings in his caro than any other trainer in Australia. Ho has entered twenty-five youngsters for the rich events in which nominations are taken for present yearlings. Telford 1 acquired most of his juveniles at tho autumn sales in Sydney. Ho bought several himself, and his patron, who races under the name of Mr “ H. Smithcleu,” was also a big buyer. Shortly before Phar Lap rose to fame Telford was training only owe or three horses. On actual, times recorded Pluto is tho best treated horse in the F. C. Mark Memorial, because he has gone 4.24 4-5, and is on tho limit, 4.31. However, Pluto, after putting up his fast time, lost all form, but there is a saying that what a horse can do once he will do again, and if Pluto reproduces his 4.24,4-5 again there should ■ no doubt about picking a winner. Still, recent form docs not point to him winning on Saturday week. Information was received in Dunedin yesterday from C, Christie in Perth that E. Olsen, one of the lads who went across from New Zealand a few months ago with that trainer, had died from tho effects of injuries received on Saturday. Deceased was well known and respected .at Wingatui. where he was in the employ of C. Giesler for some time, and though ho had -it had many chances in public In showed promise of making a good horseman. His parents reside at Kaikorai, and sympathy will bo extended a them in their sad and sudden bereavement. Among the young horses trained at Riccarton at present are several owned by the Southland sportsman, Mr W. T. Hazlett, who has been a consistent patron of E. Scoullar for some time. Ono of these novices is a two-year-old gelding by Tractor, being the first foal of Dazzling Light (sister to Razzle Dazzle and Affectation, and half-sister to Gold Light and Beacon Light), by Kilbroney from ■ Simper, The youngster has had a coupL of short sprints, and he shapes like beng a useful galloper. It is probable he will have his first race at the Christchurch Hunt Meeting in August. Some time back at a meeting of the board of tho Trotting Association it was mentioned that there were “ too many Bingcns,” and that owners should endeavour to show a little more originality in the naming of their horses, instead of. continually using part of the sire's name. With tho board most people will agree, but there is even a worse instance, and this is in tho naming of the stock of Rey de Oro. It is not perhaps necessary to bar the use of part of the sire’s name, but at least the board could insist upon uniformity. We have such names—or, rather, portions of the full name —as “ do Oro,”- “ D’Oro,” “ de’Oro.’’ and “ De Oro.”.

The death of Arthur Gerrard at Winton last Thursday removes from the southern province one of the best known patrons of cross-country racing in Southland. Over thirty years ago ho was associated with the successes of Huntsman , and Peter Simple, and trained them when they won tho Great Western Steeplechase. He was a great believer "in schooling horses over big country, and always rode- these horses in their schooling efforts himself. Later on he had-Typhoon and Fright, and on the former he won the Wairio Steeplechase in 1901 and the Otautau Steeplechase a few weeks previously. In later years he trained Manazona, White Stockings, Girteen, Bill Bailey, Isla Bank, Canza, and Copper Trail. As a cross-country rider in tho early days, when most of the steeplechase courses in Southland wore laid out over natural country, he had no superior, being a first-class judge of both country and pace. Like all cross-country riders in the old days, he was scrupu lously clean in his riding, and would never take an unfair advantage of an opponent. A few years ago ho met with an accident which necessitated the amputation of a leg, and since then has lived more or less a retired life. Deceased was highly respected in the Winton district, where ho had resided all his life, and sympathy will be extended from a very wide circle of friends to bis widow and family.

The position in regard to the winning jockeys’ list is at present at an interesting stage, and although 11. Gray has. a useful lead .with sixty-four wins the eleven meetings' to complete the season may bring about a change. A-. E. Ellis has been gradually creeping up, and is now only six below Gray, while a recent run of successes has placed B. 11. Morris two points behind Ellis, tins trio being well clear of the next on the list. It is certain that all three will not miss any opportunity in the time at their disposal, and their fortunes from this onwcids will bo closely followed. Both Gray and Morris will probably ride at the Ha kc’s Bay, Egmont Hunt, Napier Park, Trentham, and Mnnawatu (first day), while Gray may also cover Waipa and Gisborne. Ellis will have a clear run in the South Island with the South Canterbury, Ashburton, Oamaru, Waimate Hunt, and South Canterbury .Hunt Meetings, and will also ho well

engaged at Wellington. Ho will have the advantage over the other pair - in riding in jum g races, accepting only, however, approved mounts, and this branch may assist him to make up the leeway. He has been engaged to ride Radiate at Timaru next week, and one of his mounts at Trentham will be King’s Jest in his hurdl, races.

One of the notices of motion on the agenda for the next meeting of the National Hunt Committee, which was to be hold on the second Monday in May, had reference to the first clause of Rule 170. it was proposed that this should be made to read as follows: “ In steeplechases and hurdle races any horse getting away from his rider may be remounted in any part of the field or enclosure in which the occurrence took place, but should such horse not bo caught until ho shall have entered another field, then he shall .be ridden or brought hack to the ono in which he parted with his rider. Any rider so losing his horse may be assisted in catching him and remounting him without risk of disqualification.” This would mean the deletion of that part of tho rule which states that “ in the event of a rider being disabled bis horse may be ridden home by any person of sufficient weight, provided he be qualified according to the conditions of the race. No penalty shall be exacted for carrying overweight in this instance.’' It is possible that the suggested revision was prompted by recollections of one or two recent happenings, in which he quoted clause was responsible for some confusion, notably when a riderless horso completed tho journey with tho daughter of a well-known trainer in the saddle.