RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20846, 16 July 1931, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING. I July 18.—Wellington Racing Club. July 22, 23. Manawatu Racing Club. July 23, 25. -Gisborne Racing Club. July 25. -South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 30.—Gisborne Racing Club. PARIS Early in the present season he opened his winning account over fences when he scored in the Spreydon Hurdles on tho second day at tho Grand National Meeting from Atom bo and Gay Fashion. On tho first dey ho had been second to Llyn Du in tho '.Trial Hurdles. Subsequently he ran second to Membo in-tho Spring Hurdles at the New Zealand Cup Meeting. Early last March he had a snort course of country schooling, and was produced in a steeplechase at Otautau, but baulked after being stopped by another horse. At his next start ho won at an outside price at Riverton, and in eight races over tho timber since ,he has completed the course on three occasions for two wins and a fourth. He has been successful at his last two attempts, on the final day at Ellorslio and on, Saturday in tho Wellington Steeplechase. His record reads:—

His stake earnings during tho period amount to £2,297 10s, of which £1,230 has been earned to date during the present season. By Solferino from Directoire (Wairiki —Queen Anne),.Paris combines successful jumping strains, on both sides of his pedigree, but, although he has the valuable St. .Simon .heritage through his sire, he owes his leaping ability probably in greater measure to his dam, in whose veins. coursed several very potent colonial strains. Directoire’s first'offspring, to Danube, was Frenchman, ,a, useful, steeplechaser of a few seasons back; and later to Solferino she produced, in addition to Paris, the year older Apache and the year younger Taramoa, both of whom were also racing at Trentham-'on Saturday. Directoire’s two offspring subsequent to Taramoa were Abelard and Dark Marie, bo + h to Tractor, but neither ■ appears yet to have raced. In 1928 she was covered by Woodend, but before foaling broke a leg and had to be destroyed. Paris’s success on Saturday credits tho third win in the three principal jumping events this season to descendants in tho male line of St. Simon, Solferino being by Soliman, a son of St. Simon. The Galopin and St. Simon, families have long since silenced tho criticSj and during recent years in the dominion such sires as Soult, Maniapoto, Finland, Spalpeen, Quin Abbey, Chesterfield, Day Cornet, Lucullus, and now Solferino have definitely established the lino as the best jumping male strain that wo possess. TROTTING CONFERENCE A welcome alteration to tho Rules of Trotting was made at the meeting of tho conference on Tuesday. _ln the past horses have had to be registered four weeks prior to nomination at a i leet-

August 11, 13, 16.—Canterbury Jockey Club; TROTTING. July 25.—South Canterbury Hunt (one event). August 8, 12, 14.—N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club. ing. This period has now been reduced to two weeks/ The proposal from the Westport Trotting Club to the effect that the minimum weight for drivers in harness races should bo fixed at list was very promptly rejected by the delegates. In future all handicappers of trotting races must bo licensed by the Stipendiary Stewards’ Committee of the New Zealand Trotting Conference. This was one of the several new rules passed at the annual meeting, and easily the most important. The Wellington Trotting Club’s application to hold its four days’ trotting on Saturdays was approved, and September 12, October 31, January 16, and March 5 were allotted tho club. The dates as applied for by the Forbury Park Trotting Club were also approved. A proposal for an amendment to the present rules of trotting, providing 'that a definite instruction be given to the committee to institute a system of fixed penalties to be imposed on winners, and to come into operation during the approaching season met with little support from tho delegates from clubs at the conference., A new method of applying the present handicapping system to various distances was approved, power being given the Stipendiary Stewards’ Special Committee to vary it as might be found necessary. The proposal to abolish tho New Zealand Trotting Association and substitute district committees, somewhat on the same lines as is provided for in tho Rules of Racing, as submitted to the conference by the Auckland Trotting Club was defeated by a very large majority. lu moving the remit, Mr H. R. M'Kcnzio said that the present cost of running the Trotting Association was very high, and there would bo a big saving if district committees were appointed to do the work. At the present time, when all clubs were keeping the sport going at a loss, every economic proposal that did not interfere with the efficiency of management should bo adopted. At tho present time the association only met once a month, and important business was often held up an unnecessarily long time. Under the district committee system as proposed by his elub_ this delay would bo obviated. In his remarks on tho remit Mr.,B. S. Irwin pointed out that there were many capable men who could not afford to give the time required as a member of the association, and who would bo willing to act on, and bo of great service on district committees.

The statement of receipts and expenditure for the year ended May 31 showed a credit balance of £930. Accumulated funds shown bv the balancesheet totalled £1,758. Mr R. S. Green (Gore) pointed out that the accumulated funds had increased by £550 over the previous season’s total. Ho suggested that there was room for a considerable reduction in the levies paid by clubs. ' The President said that the increase had been caused b.v the resignation of one of the stipendiary stewards, Mr R, T. Reid, who had not been replaced. _So far as the reduction in the levies was concerned, the executive had the matter in view, and clubs could rely upon receiving every consideration possible during tho forthcoming season.

At 2 years Starts. ... 1 1st. 2nd. 3rd. At 3 years ... 14 o 2 — At 4 years ... 16 — 4 3 At 5 years ... 4 — ■— 1 At 6 years ... 13 1 — — At 7 years ... 16 2 4 2 At 8 years ... 20 4 2 1 ] — — — — Totals ... 84 9 12 7