RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20987, 29 December 1931, Page 8

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING.

January I.—Waikouaiti Racing Club. January I.—Wyndham Racing Cub, January 1, 2.—Greymouth Jockey Club. January 1, 2.—Hawke’a Bay Jockey Club, January 1, 2.—Stratford Racing Club. January 1,2. —Marton Jockey Club. January 1, 2.—Wairarapa Racing Club. January 2.—Oaznaru Jockey Club. January, 2, 4.—Southland Racing Club.

WYNDHAM AND INVERCARGILL CUPS.

The publication this morning of the handicaps for the Invercargill Meeting .will enable trainers with horses enfaged at both northern and southern xtures at New Year time to make their final decisions which circuit they will patronise. Mr H. A. Pierce has prepared the handicaps for both the Wyndham and Invercargill Meetings, the former before the Wingatui Meeting. and the latter after seeing the racing during the week-end. Seventeen horses were nominated for both the Wyndham and l Invercargill Cups, and the following comparison of the weights allotted these horses in the two races, both run over ten furlongs, is interesting;—

On account of the two good seconds ho ran at Wingatui, King Balboa is now asked to meet Red Sea on 111 b, Charmaine 111 b, Charmeuse 141 b, Salmo Salar 101 b, Greenaway 101 b, Rin Tin Tin 101 b, Money Mine 91b, Toper© 61b, Filosol 81b, Red Racer 9lb, Pharaoh. 61b, Water Power 71b, Smuggler 71b, and Tippling, Steeton, and Dumblane each on 61b worse terms in the Invercargill Cup than in the Wyndham race. If Mr Pierce’s estimate of Golden King’s running at Wingatui can bo accepted as correct, and the writer can see nothing wrong with it, King Balboa’s chance of winning the Wyndham Cup looks particularly good on paper. The racing he had at Wingatui will do him a lot of good, and as he is almost sure to have the services of L. J. Ellis on the day, King Balboa promises to go out at a short price on Friday,

WAIKOUAITI PENALTIES,

The following penalties in connection with the Waikouaiti Meeting have been imposed by Mr J. Henrys:— Waikouaiti Cup.—Dumblane, 31b, how 7st 111 b. Bray Memorial.—Kakara, 71b, now 9st 121 b; Gold Pit, 91b, now 9st 81b. Orbell Stakes Handicap.—Meprisant, 91b, now lOst 4lb. Hawkesbury Handicap.—Gold Pit, Bib, now 9st 41b,

JOTTINGS. Between them, the two Dunedin sportsmen, Messrs J. M. Samson and G. J. Barton, are letting the Auckland racing committees know that our city is on the map all right. Owing to a bereavement in the family horses owned and trained by Messrs D. P. Wilson and J. Crawford, jun., were withdrawn for all their engagements yesterday. Race books for the Waikouaiti Meeting will he on sale in the city this evening. There was a large attendance at the funeral of the late Mr J. A. Crawford this afternoon, including all the visiting and local trainers. Last Summer Meeting Mr 'A. N. Smith won both of the two-year-old handicaps with Fair Weather. His smart filly Gold Paper repeated this double for him this season. The Australian Jockey Club’s stipendiary stewards make it a practice of attending the tracks on a special morning to inspect the riding of apprentices who wish to apply for permission to ride in races. Hot Tea ran two good races at the local meeting, and is evidently returning to the good form he showed last Autumn when ho won the Halswell Handicap at Riccarton, running the six furlongs in Imin 10 4-ssec. A win for this horse is in the near offing. Princess Argosy’s good finishing run into third' place in th& Farewell Handicap last evening evidently impressed the Invercargill handicapper, as he has given Mr Samson’s mare 9st in the New Year Handicap, while Trek, who finiAed second to Dumblane in the Fernhill Handicap, is in on the minimum, Bst. When Meprisant won the Epsom Handicap at the New Zealand Cup Meeting he carried Bst 131 b and beat a high-class field, running the mile in Imin 38 4-ssec. In the St. Andrew’s Handicap yesterday he had Bst 121 b in a much weaker field, and the only surprising part of his easy win was the good price he returned to his backers.

Charmeuse ran two bad races at Wingatui last week-end, and on the form shown does not appear to have much chance of 'scoring during her southern trip. In the Invercargill Cup she has been given a chance with 7st 121 b, and the change of course may suit her. [When right, she is a brilliant mare. Red Shadow was a disappointment in the Ashburton Cup. He took the lead at the entrance to the straight, apparently full of running, but he was stopping over the final furlong. Ago should do a lot for this well-grown four-year-old, who is bordering on the best class. Admiral Drake is the first Dunedinowned horse to win the Auckland Cup. All Red, who won in 1908 and again in 1909, carried the colours of the Oamaru owner, Mr St._ John Buckley, and was trained at Porirua by J. H. Prosser. Arethusa seemed unable to get near the front in the early stages of the Ashburton Cup, but, as usual, the Wrack mare was doing great work at the finish, a brilliant run over the last furlong landing her in second place on the post. Had she been a little closer to the leaders when the straight was reached she would have been very troublesome to the winner. The Auckland Stud Company intends to go out of business, and the stud is to be dispersed. The imported sire, Whirlwind, will attract some attention, as the oldest of bis stock, noiv two years old, have shown some promise. A number of Whirlwind two-year-olds and yearlings will be offered, while the bcfigA eoma imfiKtecLj

TROTTING.

December 30, 31.—Auckland Trotting Club. December 30.—Win ton Trotting Club, December 30. —Reef ton Trotting Club. January 1, 2.—Canterbury Bark Trotting Club. January 4.—Westland Trotting Club. January 5, 6.—Greymouth Trotting Club. January 16. —Wellington Trotting Club. January 25.—Timaru Trotting Club. January 28, 30.—Forbury Park Trotting Club.

matrons and well-bred New Zealand mares.

It takes very little to put the public off a horse’s chance in a race. On the first day of the local meeting Dumblane was sent out an odds on chance in a mile race, but yesterday in a mile and a-quarter race he was neglected in the betting, and returned the best dividend of the day. The win was long overdue, and Mr C. A. Shiel received many congratulations upon his horse’s success. A popular win scored at Ashburton on Saturday was that of Warplane in the Cup. J. J. Kennerley has not enjoyed great success with his team during the past few months, his horses just being good enough to be beaten out of first money, so it may be that Warplane’s success in this well-endowed race will he the turn of the tide. Warplane was driven to victory by R. D. Kennerley. Gold Country scored his first success over two miles when he won the Gore Trotting Club Handicap on Saturday, thereby dispelling the doubt that he might not see out two miles. Gold Country’s success marked the fourth occasion on which that race has fallen to Mr W. J. Morland, who usually enjoys a good innings on the southern circuit. His earlier winners were Countryman (1922), Lady Joan (1931), and Moneymaker (1914). The failure of Lack in the Great Northern Foal Stakes would he a severe blow to the admirers of the Woodvilletrained youngster. In the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham and again in the Welcome Stakes at Riccarton he outpaced his opponents, and won easily. Those two events were run at five furlongs, but with another furlong to be negotiated at Ellerslio on Saturday stamina came into play, and Lack did not respond. There is no doubt that he is a great galloper, but be is not likely to stay, though, he will win more races later on. The success of Inflation in the Great Northern Foal Stakes would he very pleasing to the North Canterbury studmaster, Mr G. N. M'Lean, who has Paper Money, a very successful sire of early speed. Inflation has raced very consistently this season, as he has now won five times and been once third in his last seven starts. Inflation’s dam, Fleeting, is by Boniform from Snowstell, a Stonynurst bred mare, sister to Broadsword and Fleetfoot, by Clanranald from Safeguard. This is a family which has produced some very fast performers, so it is not surprising that a mating with Paper Money should result in a high-class two-year-old. Paper Money is also the sire of Gold Paper, which won both two-year-old races at the local meeting. Rule 6, clause (a), of the Australian Rules of Racing has been amended. The rule will com© into operation on March 1, 1932. Following is the amended rule:—G. (a) Subject as hereinafter provided, no horse except a foal or yearling shall bo eligible to be entered for any race at any registered meeting unless the name of such horse shall have been registered with either the registrar of racehorses or a deputy registrar, and no _ horse shall be so registered' unless it shall have been previously branded for identification purposes. Provided that the committee may exempt auy horse from such branding for such period as it may allow. The pedigree of England’s nest two-year-old of this season has no fewer than five strains of Galopin blood, and those who have a dread of in-broeding have something to ponder over here. The animal referred to is Trion, the bay colt by Gainsborough from Golden Hair, who, in six starts, has won five races’ and ran third once. His victories include the Chesham Stakes at Ascot, the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes at Sandown, the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, the Imperial Produce Stakes at Kempton, and the Middle Park Plate at Newmarket—worth in all £18,613., ' ■, m i One owner was fined £1 at yesterday’s meeting by the Stipendiary Steward for using unregistered colours despite the fact that, the Racing Conference had been advised of the colours used, at least a fortnight previously. It is not the duty of the Racing Conference officials to unduly harass owners at any time, much less so just now, and a more courteous manner of dealing with this case would have been to accept the owner’s statement regarding registration until it could have been verified by the Stipendiary Steward from the Conference secretary. An up-to-date controlling body such as the Racing Conference is understood to bo should advise its Stipendiary Stewards of all such registrations right up to the eve of a meeting. There was no fluke about Admiral Drake’s Cup win, for once in line for the post he took command and won going away (says the Auckland^ correspondent of the Christchurch ‘ Times ’). He was always well placed during the race, being about sixth as they passed the stand the first time. Ho stayed out the journey impressively. Gay Crest was in front entering the straight and put up a fine showing under his big weight. Peter Jackson had every chance, being a, good fourth at the finish. Taneriri and Prince Val were both in favourable positions early, hut they failed to stay out the journey. Jaloux found the distance a bit too far, hut the race is likely to improve him. ' Seatown put in a fast run along the hack, but his effort was shortlived. Compris ran a good race, being closer at the finish than at any previous stage of tho journey. Great Star was near the front early, hut when the pace was clapped on he had no chance, and was one of the last to finish.

Wyndham. Invercargill. Red Sea 9.0 8.9—51b King Balboa • •• 8.0 8.6X61b Charmaine 8.6 8.0 —61b Charmeuse 8.6 7.12 —81b Salmo Salar 8.2 7.12—41b Greenaway 7.9 7.5—41b Rin Tin Tin 7.9 ■ 7.5—41b Money Mine 7.7 7.4—31b Topere Filosol ... 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.2X21b Red Racer ... 7.4 7.1—31b Pharaoh • •• 7.0 7P Water Power 7.1 7.0—11b Smuggler ... Tippling ... ... 7.1 7.0 7.0—11b 7.0 Steeton 7.0 7.0 Duxnblane ... ... 7.0 7.0