RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20586, 11 September 1930, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By St. Ciair.]

I racing. September 11, 13.—Wanganui Jockey September 13. —Otago Hunt Club. September 20.—Ashburton C. Racing Club. September 25, 27.—Geraldine Racing Club. . October 4.—Napier Park Racing Club. October 4.—Kurow Jockey Club. October 4, 6.—Auckland Racing Club. October 9, 11. Dunedin Jockey Club. October 10, 11.—Otaki-Maori Racing Club. October 16: 18.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. . October 18.—Mastcrton Racing Club. • October 25, 27.—Wellington Racing Club. October 27.-t-Waverley Racing Club. October 27.—Waikato Hunt Club. THIS MORNING AT WINGATUi I Yesterday’s wind and a hard frost overnight l e the tracks at Wingatui a much improved appearance this morning. and with the trestles placed lurthen in a fresh strip of the grass training track was made available lor fast work, but appearances were deceptive and the track was really no faster than on Tuesday morning, as the going was Still very soft and just dry enough to be holding. Salmo Salar picked Pink Paper up at the five-furlong pqst and they ran home together in Imin 10 3-ssec. The latter appeared to nave nearly a stone die advantage in weights, and though he was in front most of the way, Salmo Salar held him easily snough at the finish. The first furlong took 14 l-ssec and the second 27 2-ssec, and the gallop was the best of the morning. Waving Corn and Some Toff ran six furlongs in Imin 25sec, and the latter moved very attractively. A 1 Jolsen had Ansted for a companion over half i mile, which took 55sec. Both of these should bo worth watching later on in the season. Lucy Locket beat Beauty Light and Uxbridge over the Inst seven of nine furlongs, the latter distance taking the winner Imin 45sec. I ’canty Light was well beaten off at the end of the journey. Paiada was just headed by Lady Dart at the end of half a mile, which took them Imin 11 l-ssec. Traho easily accounted for Commentor and Barney Google in a run over six furlongs in .min 26 2-ssec, and the gallop will bring him into favour for the Hunters’ Plat on Saturday. Cumulative and the Weathervane— Gardenia filly sprinted attractively over half a mile, the latter going the better at the finish. Star Tractor ran nine furlongs by himself in 2min 19scc. Dumblane and Nonchalant took 57 sec to run half a mile, and Nonchalant was going the better on the post. Red Heather was given strong work, but was making a good deal of noise when he pulled up. Hard Prince, after pulling hard over the early stages,of a circuit, took 63sec ! to run the last half-mile. 1 Hot Tea and Seagrave finished toI gother at tho end of a three-furlong sprint in 42soc. j Black Duke, who looks particularly 1 well, was given a couple of rounds at 1 half pace, and took Imin 22 3-ssec to run the last five furlongs. ! Royal Flower sprinted home well j after covering a circuit. | A largo number of others were out j doing frdm half to three-quarter pace. BLACK MINT'S RECORD Black Mint, whoso success in the Marton Handicap on Saturday brought his total winnings to £4,148, has been a consistent stake earner since ho began racing as a threo-yoar-old in the late spring of 1925 (says ,tlie ‘ Evening Post’), lie scored at his first start, the first division of tho Trial Plate at the Woodville Summer Meeting, but in eight other appearances that season lie earned only a second place at the Wairarapa Autumn Meeting, junking his winnings for tho season £95. The next season was his most successful, for in twenty-six starts he won five races and was placed in eight others. Two of his victories were at Trentham—in tho Ruahine Handicap at the Spring‘Meeting and in the Melrose Handicap at the Summer Meeting. These successes lifted him into open company, and it was not long before he beat good fields in the Easter Handicap at tho Wairarapa Autumn Meeting and in the Prince of Wales Handicap at tho Manawatu Autumn Meeting. His winnings for the season amounted to £1,509. Up till this time ho had been raced by his present owner (Mr W. H. Ballinger) and his trainer (A. Goodman) under a partnership arrangement. At tho end of the season Mr Ballinger purchased Mr Goodman’s interest, and since then ho has carried the colours of Mr Ballinger alone. It was stated at tho time that tho half interest was bought for £SOO. As a five-year-old Black Mint again won five races. He started on twentyfour occasions and was unplaced fourteen times. His winnings were £1,463, a little under what ho had won as a four-year-old. Since then he has not been so consistent in his races, but each season he has more than paid his way. As a six-year-old he won only one race in twenty-eight starts, earning £496, and as a seven-year-old (last season) he won twice in thirty-six starts for £4OO in stakes. He has opened this season more auspiciously, for he was third at his first start (at the Manawatu Winter Meeting), and now at his sixth start has notched a win. His stake earnings as a result are already £lB5, and it is probable ho will considerably augment this sum before the season closes. His record now stands at 127 starts for fifteen firsts, eleven seconds, and seventeen thirds,, but although ho,has been extensively raced ho has had an easier time than His year younger totalisator companion, Royal Game, whoso record is 180 starts for twentyfive wins, eighteen seconds, and sixteen thirds. Royal Game has won £4,594 10s for Mr Ballinger, but ho has cost

October 27. —Waipawa County Ratine Club. October 27. —North Canterbury Raainj Club. October 27, 29.—Gore Bating Club. t TROTTING. October 4.—Methren T.C. October 11. —Waikato T.C. October 18.—New Brighton T.C. October 25, 27.—Grey mouth T.C. October 25, 27.—Auckland T.C. October 27.—Northland T.C. October 27.—Oamaru T.C. November I.—Wellington T.C. November 11, 13, 14.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. his owner more in obtaining that sum than Black Mint has in earning his total (£4,148), and his credit balance is probably not quite so large. JOTTINGS The lirsb race at the Hunt Club Meeting on Saturday is timed to start at 12.45 p.m Nominations lor the Kurow Meeting are due on Friday. A S. Ellis will ride Barrington and Mnungamde at Wingatui on Saturday. The northern horses engaged at the Otago Hunt Meeting are not expected lo arrive until to-morrow. J. T. Humphris won the Hunters’ Plate on Fresh Breeze at |ast year’s Otago Hunt Meeting, and is to attempt to repeat the performance on Saturday. The movement to cut out the lavish distribution of complimentary tickets is spreading rapidly, the Marlborough, Nelson, and Buller districts being the latest to fall into line. The most forward of E. J. Ellis’s quartet of two-year-olds is Songbox (Hunting Song—Toy Box), and she will be the stable representative in the M‘Lean Stakes. J A. Rowland has only Moy Hall engaged at Wingatui on Saturday, but he will make the trip. F. Thompson is to rido Moy Hall. T. Lloyd, trainer of Gay Crest, stated in Sydney that the New Zealand jockey L. J. Ellis is to ride Gay Crest in his principal spring engagements. Ellis is at present in Melbourne with his brother’s team (Red Sea, Cough,, and Gold Cup). Thurina (E. Shaw) gave a good exhibition in a school over four hurdles at Riccarton on Wednesday, and will go south on Thursday for the Otago Hunt Club’s Meeting. A. E. Ellis has been engaged to ride Prodico in the Avondale Cup, and will also pilot the other members of F. Loomb’s team when the weights suit. Handicaps for the first day of the Geraldine Meeting arc due on Monday next. Last year they did not appear until after the Ashburton Meeting. Weights for Kurow will be declared on the Monday following the Geraldine fixture. The office-bearers for the Winton Jockey Club have been appointed as follow:—Judge. Mr Bruce Ireland; judge’s steward, Mr M. Kean; starter, gallops, Mr A. D. M‘lvor; bon. starter, trotting, Mr W. Norman; handicapper, Mr H. A. Pierce. Many followers of racing were keenly disappointed when Coon Song failed to keep his engagement in the Railway Handicap at Marton, as they were eager to see how he would fare in open company. Coon Song’s withdrawal is stated to have been due to the fact that he bruised a foot last week. One of C. Emerson’s team, the Rosenor gelding Standard Rose, is pleasing his trainer. He is doing well and is showing a fair turn of speed in his gallops. He will run his first race at Ashburton, and then go on to Geraldine. Glentruin’s daughter is building up nicely and is doing a fair amount of pace work, but she has not been asked to sprint her best as yet. The Auckland-owned pacer Native Prince has been at Addington for some Time. Ho was brought south by J. S. Shaw, but tho Auckland trainer later returned to tho north, and Native Prince went into D. Bennett’s charge, the Addington trainer attending to his preparation for tho August meeting, where the son of Native King raced well. Native Prince is still at Addington under tho care of D. Bennett, who will prepare and drive him in the New Zealand Cup. Eight out of the twelve horses at the top of tho list for the Melbourne Cup, as it stands after the first acceptance on August 29, were bred in New Zealand. These are Phar Lap, Nightmarch, Limerick, Pink Coat, Hunting Cry (the first five), Second Wind, Waterline, and Concentrate. Besides these, many others of tho first acceptors claim a dominion interest, among them being Paquito, Glare. Rabbi, In the Shade, Papatu, Goshawk, Prodice, First Acre, Gay Crest, Desert Glow, 'Dick Whittington, and King Qnex. Three of the local candidates for the Otago Hunt Club’s Meeting—Membo, Pantler, and Wincotte—figured in a seven-furlong gallop on the trial grass on Wednesday morning, reports tho ‘Southland Times.’ Membo gave the others a good start, but easily beat them at the finish. The full distance took Irain 40sec. but Membo’s actual time was a bit tetter than that. He is in fine condition. Tho last half took 55sec. R, Healey, the American horseshoer, who was at Auckland and later at Christchurch for years, returned some time since to tho U.S.A. The Chicago ‘ Horseman ’ says Dick has dropped into a very cosy billet. Ho shoes for a millionaire stable, and is in charge of a 10,000-dollar horse van. Tho van is described as the latest thing in conveying the horses from .one course to another on tho grand circuit. The grand circuit meetings at each course run from a woek to a fortnight of continuous racing. It W. Stone takes Painkiller and Tray Bond down to race at tho Otago Hunt Meeting they should prove very hard to beat, for they are galloping brilliantly (says a Christchurch writer). Tray Bond has perhaps a little more speed that her stablemate, and might beat her over five furlongs. There would not be much in it, however, and in their present condition Painkiller would bo a comfortable winner before they got to the end of another furlong. Painkiller, who was the first Shambles to win a race, will win some more for him before this season closes. Her dam Lending Lady was not very solid, but this filly races very determinedly. A conference of racing clubs on the west coast of the North Island agreed on the following schedule regarding the issue of complimentary tickets:—“ Tho Governor-General and his staff, Ministers of tho Crown, members of Parliament, stewards, committee, and honorary officials of district clubs, secretaries if district clubs, president and secretary of the New Zealand Racing Conference, members of tho New Zealand Racing Conference on application, members of District Committee who are not

stewards of other clubs, newspaper representatives, stewards, and officials of racing clubs outside Taranaki district on application, and prominent visiting racing men from outside districts on application.” This brings the issue down to tho South Island level. Last season Mr G. Paul was probably the most criticised racing official in the dominion, and 75 per cent, of the bricks hurled at him were thrown in Auckland. Mr Paul committed a grave crime, in tho eyes of many Aucklanders, wheri he left the Queen City to reside in Christchurch. It is understood that he took this step at the request of the Metropolitan Trotting Club when it ap* pointed him handicapper. Apparently the Auckland Club has suggested that he should return North, as the following appears in the Auckland ‘ Sun “Mr Geo. Paul, the well-known handicapper, who prior to his appointment as adjuster to New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club resided in Auckland, intends shortlv to take up his residence again in the o uccn City. Mr 1 aul has for some years been handicapper for the Auckland Club, which raced on se\en days annually, and last week was appointed to a similar position for the local amalgamated bodies, which gives him eleven days on which to make adjustments in Auckland ._ It is understood his southern appointment is from day to day, while the Auckland Club has engaged him from meeting to meeting.”