RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21010, 26 January 1932, Page 10

RACING NOTES

RACING. January 27, 28.—Pahiatua Racing Club. January 29, 30.—Takapuna Jockey Club. February 3.—'Tapanui Racing Club. February 3, 4.—Egmont Racing Club. February 4, 6.—Gisborne Racing Club. February 6. —Maiamata Racing Club. February 11, 13.—Dunedin Jockey Club. February 11, 13.—Taranaki Jockey Club. February 11, 13.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. February 12, 13.—Marlborough Racing Club. February 13, 15.—Rotorua Racing Club, February 20.—Clifden Racing Club. February 18, 20.—Wanganui Jockey Club. February 20.—Canterbury Jockey Club.

JOTTINGS. Acceptances for the Tapanui Meeting close at 8 p.m. to-morrow. The nominations received for the Dunedin Cup Meeting are thirty-nine more than last year, and 141 different horses are engaged. Of the twenty-four races contested at last week’s meeting at Trentham South Island horses won nine, and wore second ten times 6. M'Kcndry has not very often been associated with a straight-out trotter, but Germanicus looks one likely to gain further successes in unhoppled events (says the ‘ Press ’). On account of the good form shown by Regal Voyage at the Wellington Meeting she is the ruling favourite for the Dupedin Trotting Cup in Christchurch.

Mr J. M. Samson has an autumn trip to Australia in contemplation. He has taken the initial step by nominating Admiral Drake for the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup. So far tin. rain which has fallen has done no harm to the track at Forbury Park, and should the weather be fine from now on it will ho in great condition for Thursday’s racing. The southern horses engaged at the Forbury Park Meeting to be held on Thursday and Saturday are expected to arrive to-night, and the Canterbury horses by special train to-morrow afternoon

Enwood has hen rehandicapped at Bst 101 b in tho N. C. Dwyer Memorial Handicap, and Bst 71b in the Farewell Handicap at the Tapanui Meeting, but, as stated yesterday, she will not make the trip to this meeting. The' number of engagements Allied by South Island horses at the recent Wellington Meeting was just 100, and £1 invested on each would have returned the speculator a net profit of £llß 6s 6d.

Amounis, having failed to stand < up to another preparation, has been withdrawn from the King’s Cup, as has also his stable mate Denis Boy, so that New South Wales will not have a representative in the Cup. There is a prospect'of several Riccarton stables being represented at the Australian Jockey Club’s Meeting at Easter. Spoon and Jaloux have been nominated for the Doncaster Handicap, while Nightmarch, Gay Crest, and Jaloux figure in the Sydney Cup. Southland owners showed at Waino on Saturday that they are able to run a meeting exclusively', from their own stables. Every starter at the meeting was owned and trained in the southern province. Twenty-four races were run on Saturday at Trentham, Washdyke, and Wairio, and followers of first favourites had a very costly day, only four of them winning, and two others returned second dividends.

The Lord Quex— Oddity filly submitted by Messrs J. W. and L. W. Storry, of Christchurch, at the Trentham yearling sales, 4 but passed in, has since been sold to Mr G. Shannon, of Palmerston North, for lOOgs. Though the field for the Dunedin Cup Handicap to be decided at Forbury Park on Thursday afternoon is a small one, it lacks nothing in class, and each of the seven on the card has good form to recommend them this season.

Mr P. F. Campbell headed the list of winning owners at the recent Wellington Meeting with £6OO. Mr W. H. Dwyer £550, Dr M. G.i Louisson £490, Mr C. A. Boles £325, Sir Chas. Clifford £3OO, and Mr D. P. Wilson £2BO were the next on the list. The total amount distributed was £6,115. H. Giay headed the list of successful horsemen at the recent Wellington Meeting with four wins; S. Anderson, L. G. Morris, V. Weston, and A. E. Ellis had two each, and those with one success were;—M. Nicol, A. Eastwood, R. Craig, R. Mackie, R. Reed, A. Messervy, W. M'Dowell, W. Cooper, H. Wiggins, L. Manson, L. J. Ellis, and W. - iroughton. One of the most pleasing features of the acceptances for the first day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Meeting is the good fields that have paid up in the straight on the trotters’ races.

[By St. Clair.]

February 20, 22.—Waikato Racing Club. February 24, ■ 25.—Woodvillo District Jockey Club. February 24,, 25.—Gore Racing Club. February 25.—Waiapu Racing Club. February 27, 29.—T0 Aroha Jockey Club. TROTTING. January 28, 30.—Forbury Park Trotting Club. February 6.—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. February 20.—Kaikoura Trotting Club. February 20, 22.—Auckland Trotting Club. February 27—New Brighton Trotting Club. March 4, s,—lnvercargill Trotting Club,

The Otago Handicap of two miles, with eleven starters, promises i> be one of the attractions of Thursday’s racing. The function of cavalry in war is said to be to lend tone to what would otherwise bo a vulgar brawl, and the function of the James Hazlett Gold Cup, to be run on the second day of the Dunedin Jockey _ Club’s Summer Meeting next month is to lend tone to a day’s racing which would otherwise consist of handicap events. Additional interest in this week’s meeting at Forbury Park will be provided by the appearance of Nimble Direct and Donna Gulvallis, two members of Mr P. B. M'Farlano’s.teara at present visiting the dominion. They came on here direct frpm the Timaru Meeting, and are at pre'sent working on the Park track. W. J. Tomkinson was unable to be present at Timaru on Saturday to drive his horses owing to an attack of influenza. His team raced with mixed success. Wrecker won the Improvers’ Handicap driven by E. C, M'Dermott, but' Actor did not race prominently, Morrison’s chances were extinguished in a mix-up in the last race, where he lost his driver, F. C. Dunleavy. After Black Lion won the Pareora Handicap at the Timaru Trotting Club’s Meeting on Saturday, there was an inquiry, at the instigation of the stipendiary steward, into his form, compared with his effort in the President’s Handicap earlier in the day. The inquiry occupied considerable time, but the explanation of O. E. Hooper, owner, trainer, and driver, was accepted. It is not long since Mr T. H. Lowry disposed of Great Charter for a mere song, as ho became affected in the wind, but he has! proved a good stake earner for his new owner. At his best he could hold his own in any company, but it is some time since he essayed metropolitan class. That he can still bo relied upon for a first-class gallop he demonstrated in the Metropolitan Handicap, which he won narrowly in a splendid finish and returned a good price. Great Charter is by King John from En Parole, and is now a seven-year-old gelding. There was a commissioner at the Trentham yearling sales last week prepared to go to 800 gs for the Hunting Song—Oymene colt. He was acting for Mr E. J. Watt, formerly of Hawke’s Bay, but now an Australian resident. Unfortunately the colt slipped on tho wharf and he was favouring one of his hind legs when he entered the ring. As a result the commissioner and other prospective bidders were frightened. The colt has been leased to J. H. Jefferd, but it is possible that after a fortnight’s rest in Hawke’s Bay ho may yet go to Mr Watt.

Riccarton stables are strongly represented in the nominations for the Dunedin Meeting, the list of horses being as follows:—Babel, _ Ranelagh, Semper Paratus, Chief Light, Dutch Princess, Hurlingham, Jason’s Quest, Morepork, Static, The Quorn, Tautbow, Ramo, Taragona, Cricket Bat, Shatter, Wise Choice, Compris, Gay Crest, Martian Chief, Royal Love, Starshooter, Ball Dress, Dunraven, Rational 11., Royal Amphora, Solwit, Tarquinus, and Nightmarch. The last-named figures in the James Hazlett Gold Cup only, and from Riccarton in that event comprise Cricket Bat,' Compris, Gay Crest, and .Shatter. There is no doubt that Mr W. R. Kemball is one of the best supporters of racing New Zealand has possessed for many years (says the ‘ Press ’), and very few_ meetings pass in the North Island without ( one or more of his representatives being produced, while he •has for some time past been a’ liberal snupporter of the Riccarton gatherings. His luck in the game has probably not been in keeping with the extent of his activities, but Tie continues to buy and breed horses, and at last week’s sale purchased twelve yearlings at a total cost of 1,015g5. Most of these were fillies destined ultimately for Mr Kemball’s stud at Masterton. During ‘the three days’ programme at Trentham Mr Kemball’s colours were produced on ten occasions, his only return being £3O for a second placing by Foghorn.