JOTTINGS

Evening Star, Issue 20863, 5 August 1931, Page 4

JOTTINGS

Tlio annual payment of £1 10s for each horso for the accident insurance fund is now duo for season 1931-32.

According to tho remarks passed by his owner last week at Awapuni, Cojiey is an unlikely starter at Hiccarton next week

Acceptances for tho minor races and final payments for the Grand National Steeples and Hurdles and Winter Cup are duo to-morrow at 8 p.m.

Last season the four race meetings held by tho Auckland Racing Club showed a surplus of £19,123, as compared with £35,074 tho previous year. It is reported that A. E, Ellis will definitely ho on Great Star in the Winter Cup. Ellis rode Toxeuma when ho won this race last year.

The Sydney ‘ Referee ' reports that Pentheus and Veilmond were last week backed for £20,000 in doubles by tbeir owners for the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps. The Roefton Jockey Club made a small loss on last season’s operations. Tins loss was mainly due to the writing down of tho values of sheep in the chib’s tanning account. The Wanganui Club made a loss of £2,414 during tho season just concluded, despite the fact that tho expenditure had been cut down in a very drastic manner. During the season tho club paid away £IO,OOO in taxation. Royal_ Voyage is tho most discussed runner in the August Handicap to bo run on kSatunlay, and present indications aro that tho mare will start favourite. The prospects of Nceoro and Vesuvius aro also freely mentioned.

Tho North Island pacer, Kohara, who won the New Zealand Cup in 1927 and won The first division of last season’s race, finishing fourth in tho final, is in steady work in Auckland. Provided ho trains on right ho will again contest this season’s big event.

Tho Jumpers’ Plat Handicap, to bo run on the opening day of the National Meeting, is always an interesting event, and this year with twenty-throe, nearly all of whom aro engaged in tho Grand National Hurdles, to bo. run two days later, nominated it promises to furnish an excellent line to the big hurdle race. Wiltshire has attracted a good deal of attention since ho arrived at Riccnrton. Ho has not had so much racing this winter as some of his rivals, but ho looks in great health, and a third win in the Grand National Steeplechase will not occasion any surprise. Tho Wanganui Jockey Club will give away about £1,700 in stake money at the Spring Meeting, to he hold on September 17 and 11). This will include £509 allotted to tho Guineas, so it will bo seen that the prize money in the other events will bo small by comparison with some recent spring meetings. When they met in the Hadlow Hurdles at Timaru last month Baineses was in receipt of ,171 b from Barrington, and boat him easily by six lengths for second money. In the Trial Hurdles, to he run at Riccarton next month, tho difference is 131 b, and as Raineses was going away from Barrington at the finish, tho former should prove to bo the bettor of the pair at Riccarton. In Wellington Knollmoro is favourite for tho Winter Cup. He is an improving horse, and as ho ran a good second to Kahikatoa at Wellington, and was going very strongly at tho end of tin race, his chance must he inspected. He will bo ridden by B. H. Morris, Tho latest nows of his track doings is that ho was never fitter. If Polony is at all proficient at hurdling ho has teen given a good chance with fist 121 b in the Hunters’ Hurdles, to be run at Riccarton next week. Royal Mint, with lOst 91b, on Trentham form roads well, but tho last two furlongs of a mile and three-quarters will probably find him out, and Felony, like all lioniform’s stock, is a good

stayer. Provided Felony jumps well, ho looks a very difficult horso to beat in this lace

Eight candidates for the Grand National Steeplechase are being trained in South Canterbury at present, among them being some southern visitors. Seven of them are working on the Washdyko tracks, these being West Dome, Fabriano, Tuki, Snowfall, Matu, lladiac, and Tunamoe. The scratching of St. Warrigal for his engagements at the Grand National Meeting was necessitated by a mishap. When racing at Awapuni ho struck a hencoop with his forelegs, and as a result he was stiff and sore when he cooled off. The trouble showed no sign of disappearing ■vhen he returned home, and a spell was deemed advisable. The success of Idle Banter (Windbag—Poetaster) in tho Liilimur Two-year-old Handicap, seven furlongs, at the Victoria Turf Club’s July Meeting, has brought him into the picture as a likely candidate for the rich Derbies in the spring He carried 7st 91b, and ran '.he seven furlongs in Imin 30s«> on a slow track, beating a big field very convincingly. Royal Love and Gay Crest were companions in a mile gallop at Hiccarton on Saturday, running the first hail mile in 52soc and the full journey in Imin 44 2-sscc. They were together most of tho way', but Royal Love drew out gradually over the final furlong, finished a length in front. _lt was a very attractive gallop, drawing attention to the excellent prospects of Royai Love in ipen company this season. CamcroniaiTs success in _ tho English Derby firmly consolidated F. Darling’s postion at the head of the winning trainers’ list, horses from his Beckhanipton stables then having won stakes to tho value of £37,CIU this season. Ton winners of eleven races comprised the total, but in respect of actual wins, Darling was well behind F. liartigah, who bad prepared twentytwo winners of thirty-three races worth £7,735. In his races at Hiccarton The Sun will be ridden by H. Gray when that jockey is available. Gray won on him at Trentham, and the impression prevails that it takes a rider of Gray’s typo to get the best out of him. The Sun is galloping exceptionally well now, and will strip a particularly fit horse at Hiccarton. Ho will not find the ground as much to his liking there as it was at Trentham, but on track work ho will take beating. After tlio last race at Gisborne on Saturday tho stewards held an inquiry into interference with Bob In by Innuendo two furlongs from homo. Hector Gray, rider of Innuendo, stated that at that particular time ho got on tho heels of King Peg in front, and that in pulling away he possibly did interfere with Bob In, but that it was unintentional. _ Tho stewards, after hearing other evidence, accepted the explanation and took no action. New Zealand already is assured of strong representation in tho field for the coming A.J.C. Derby. Now Gay Court is suggested as a possible addition to the number of the dominion’s representatives, Gay Court’s trainer always lias held a high opinion of this fellow, and whether ho takes him to Australia or not he expects him to do well during tho season in important three-year-old events in New Zealand. Tho greatest boon ever conferred upon trainers in Auckland was the laying down of the cinder track at Alexandra Park. There was a time when, in. wet weather, trainers had to bo content with giving their hoi'ses plenty of walking exercise on the roads, but now the weather makes no difference, and, wet or fine, satisfactory tracks arc always available. Tho rolling of the cinders and the constant exercising of horses is making the track an ideal one.

At a meeting of the committee of the Oamani Jockey Club on Thursday afternoon the treasurer submitted a report on the July meeting showing a profit of £39 15s. Members expressed satisfaction at the result. The secretary submitted figures which showed that the attendance, exclusive of members, was 792, as against a paid attendance of 521 last year. This was evidence of tho popularity of the reduced charges of admission. Croupier, who was unable to race at tho Wellington Meeting owing to being injured on tho boat trip from Blenheim, is freely engaged in hack races at the Grand National Meeting. He is trained by T. R. George, and is a rising three-year-old by Surveyor from Pellet, the latter being a sister to Pelham, by Thurnham. Croupier has contested only four races and has won three of them, so he is evidently a bit above the average. If ho is brought to Riccarton Croupier should show up in his engagements, despite tho fact that he will ho meeting stronger opposition than any ho has yet encountered. Analysis of the nasal douche mixture for which a Brisbane trainer recently sought permission from tho stewards to use on a horse addicted to bleeding attacks disclosed it contained a small percentage of cocaine hydro-chloride, the actual amount being 2£ per cent. There was also a small quantity of adrenalin chloride and a trace of carbolic. The mixture is one commonly prescribed for asthma cases in humans, and the analyst explained that the adrenalin would act as a check on bleeding, while tho cocaine would case the pain. With humans the usual percentage of cocaine hydrochloride was 1 per cent., but that was often exceeded with animals. In view of the cocaine content, a trainer using the .preparation might unwittingly leave himself open to a doping charge. As there was palpably no intention in that direction by tho trainer concerned, the stewards did not proceed further with the matter.

David Blake, who was one of tiio best of the" juvenile gallopers at Randwick in the spring, scored his first win when ho led the field homo in the first division of the Nursery Handicap at Canterbury Park, N.S.W., recently. When it was seen that ho had the inside position_ at the barrier, David Blake’s favouritism was assured, and he remained firm in the quotations in spite of heavy support for Mesha. Wawina was the only other candidate, in the betting. W. Cook had David Blake in front ns soon as the barrier lifted, and he led throughout to win by a length and a-half from the rank outsider Gold Digger, with Wawina a fair third. David Blako is a bay gelding by Rosewing from Lady Kalina, by

Solferina from Kalina, by Varco. He is thus a half-brother to the Riccar-ton-trained Corapris, _ who is by Kilbroney. As a yearling ho was sold for 120 gs. He was formerly trained by J. Gainsford, but for some time past he has been in D. Lewis’s stable. The profit and loss account of the Auckland Racing Club for the year shows receipts totalling £23,736 (against £40,382 last year), the principal item being revenue from race meetings £19,123 (against £35,674), Members’ subscriptions yielded £2,711 (against £2,715 last year).; members’ motor stalls, £159 (£159); rents and grazing, £1,097 (£807); track fees, £458 (£485); and tea kiosk, £196 (£540). The expenditure, including £4,088 written off for depreciation (against £12,070 last year), totals £26,739, leaving an adverse balance of £3,003 (against a credit balance of £3,839 last year). Items of expenditure include salaries and pensions, £2,295 (£2,301 last year); wages, £8,608 (£9,386); interest, £1,327 (£1,848); land tax, £1,659 (£1,576); rates, including water), £2,412 (£2,284); conference levies, £1,438 (£1,305); repairs and maintenance, £892 (£1,487); and donations, £6BO (£540). Tho action of the Christchurch Hunt Club in abandoning its annual race meeting has had a marked effect on tho preliminaries for the Grand National Meeting (says the Christchurch ‘Times’). For several years past tho Hunt fixture, which should have been held on Saturday, has induced many visiting trainers to make an early appearance at Riccarton, with tho result that training operations have aroused considerable interest. This year, however, very few of tho visiting horses have arrived yet. Tho local candidates have monopolised attention, and there has been little excitement about the proceedings. It seems safe to predict that there will be plenty of horses at_ tho big meeting, but present indications suggest that many of them will arrive late t< crowding the interest in local training operations into a few davs before the carnival opens. The New Zealand-bred two-year-old Fulmond, by Limond from Full Swing, is referred to as follows in tho Melbourne ' Sporting Globe ’: —With any luck in running, Fulmond would have won the Breeders’ Handicap at Morphcttvillo on July 18. It was the first mile for the two-year-olds, and backers plumped for Fulmond. After having .rone a furlong he was second last of tho strung-out field of twenty-one. His jockey saved ground by keeping to tho rails, but when he found that he could not make further progress thero lie took Fulmond on tho outside of two or throe horses. The Limond colt passed horse after horse. Sowell did he finish that ho was beaten by only a head for third place. His was a remarkable effort. This colt Ull ,‘ doubtedly is ono of tho host in South Australia, and it would not bo surprisiiiir if lie were to make a name for himself as a three-year-old. The Derby does not look beyond him.