RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21079, 16 April 1932, Page 16

RACING NOTES

[By St. Claie.]

RACING. April 20, 21.—Manavvatu Racing Club. April 22, 23 Nelson Jockey Club. April 23.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. April 30.—Marton Jockey Club. April 28, 30.—Marlborough Racing Club. April 30.—Amberley Racing Club. May 4, 5. —Eginont Racing Club. May 12, 14.—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 13, 14.—Southland Racing Club. May 14.—Waipa Racing Club. May 21.—Ashburton County Racing Club. May 21.—Waikato Racing Club. April 16.—Masterton Racing Club.

HISTORY OF TRADUCER, The head and tail of Carbine are in the Auckland Museum, and his skeleton is in the Melbourne Museum. An offer has now been made by Mr D. J. Davis, part-owner of the defunct Phar Lap, to give the skeelton of that great horse to the Dominion Museum at Wellington, and this has been accepted. A correspondent points out that in the Christchurch Museum is the skeleton of another famous horse—Traducer —one of the greatest sires that was ever imported to this country. Traducer was purchased in England by Mr Lancelot Walker, of Canterbury, in 1861, and was shipped to New Zealand by the sailing ship Kensington on New Year’s Day, 1862, in company with Mermaid, the ancestress of one of the greatest families ever known in New Zealand.

The voyage, which included a stoppage at the Cape for a week, was completed on June 21, and it was a pretty rough one. Several times it was contemplated putting some of the horses overboard, owing to their weak condition. Indeed, Mr Walker despaired of landing them, but Mr Innes, of Harris and Innes, who had a Clydesdale stallion on board, was more hopeful, and, as a matter of fact, bought the lot off Mr Walker a few days before the vessel reached port. If asked to name two horses that had done the greatest service to racing and breeding in New Zealand, says Mr J. Chadwick, in his ‘ Men of Mark,’ published in 1906, those who have had opportunities of judging would be found in a large majority on the side of Traducer and Musket. Both great sires, they have lived again through their sons and daughters and their progeny. Traducer got great horses and great mares from thoroughbred mates, and was marvellously successful when mated with half-bred mares. He was raced less frequently than Musket, and was one of the only four sons of The Libel that was kept entire. It was not generally thought at the time of his purchase New Zealand was getting other than a useful horse, but in reality got one of the best stud horses the world had seen. He was very little used during his first few seasons and really got few chances with thoroughbred mares. Backbiter, from Gitana, was the first of note, and it was not till 1867 that Malice, Envy, No Name, and Hatred were foaled, and from that time till his death in 1880 he continued to leave good stock. Before the 1867 and 1868 foals had done him any service to speak of, he was thought so little of that he was sold to Messrs L. Daniel and John Walker, of Aramoho, Wanganui. He was extensively patronised there, and two seasons later was repurchased for Canterbury, where he stood at 50gs. During his career not more than sixtyfive ‘ Stud Book ’ mares were bred to him, and on the turf and at the stud he probably did not leave more than 120 representatives from those sources, though he had numerous successful performers from mares whose pedigree could not be traced far back, and were not eligible for the 1 Stud Book.’

Traducer’s first classic winner was Scandal, who won the New Zealand Derby Stakes in 1867. Other winners of that race sired by him were Envy (1870), Defamation (1871), Calumny (1872), Trump Card (1877), Natator (1878), Sir Modred (1880), The Dauphin (1881), and Cheviot (1882).

May 28.—South Canterbury Racing Club. Juno 1,3, 4.—Dunedin Jockey Club. TROTTING. April 21.—Nelson Trotting Club. April 23.—Te Aroha Trotting Club. April 29.—Marlborough Trotting Club. April 30.—Auckland Trotting Club. May 5, 7—Forbury Park Trotting Club. May 7.—Cambridge Trotting Club, May 14.—Oamaru Trotting Club. Juno 3, 4.—Canterbury Park Trotting Club.

WINNING SIRES’ LIST. Statistics compiled by _ tbo ‘ New Zealand Referee ’ show Chief Ruler in an unassailable position at the head of the winning sires list. The principal winners are as fol-

WINGATUI NOTES. After a sharp frost the conditions were good at Wingatui this morning for training operations. The inside grass track was in use for fast work, and the trestles were placed 30ft inside the course proper. _ The times given are from the starting barriers, consequently the distances clocked were much short of that actually carried by the horses. 1 Colonel Cygnus easily held Traylava over five furlongs in Imin 4sec. Ballance and Salmo Salar, the latter moving very scratchily, were sent a mile and a-quarter, but were not extended and ran the last mile in Imin 54sec. Silver Salver comfortably ■ accounted for Academy and Attractive Lady over seven furlongs in Imin 31sec. Bachelor’s Idol ran five furlongs by himself in Imin 7sec. Bellbird was going better than Bitractor over five furlongs in Imin ssec. The filly from Sweet Memories went with them, but was beaten off early. Kerbside and Granado ran five furlongs, the last two in 26sec, the former going much the better of the pair. Captain’s Gift (Cooper), Raineses (Auderton), and Royal Limond (Beale) set out to jump four schooling hurdles. Captain’s Gift led to the first hurdle, where he attempted to put in an extra stride and, striking the hurdle, fell. The other two took Imin 59 3-ssec to complete the task, about seven and a-half furlongs. Captain’s Gift then did a round by himself, but did not jump as well as on Thursday morning and took 2min 0 3-ssec over the task. Gallant Fox was again given sprinting exercise. Owing to Aladdin not making tho trip to Melbourne, there is now some doubt about Ware leaving with Gallant Fox on Mqnday’s steamer, and it is almost certain that Didham will now be riding at Timaru next Saturday. . _ Gieseler has broken in the Rampion— Down South colt, and judging by his ability to walk well, he should also gallop well.

JOTTINGS. Acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s Meeting to be held next Saturday close on Monday. Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Winter Meeting at Forbury Park to be held on May 5 and 6 close on Tuesday, at 5 p.m. A. E. Ellis is to have the mount on Nightmarch in the Awapuni Cup and B. H. Brodie will be on Gay Crest. A great deal of interest is being taken in the meeting of those two horses next week. , ~ Assemble was on the track this morning her first appearance since she went sore on the eve of the Riverton Meeting. She looks very well and fresh, and appeared to be quite sound again. Night Raid (sire of Phar Lap) was named as the result of an air raid on England on the night of Ins nom cost the late Mr A. F. Roberts £BOO after meeting with an accident in Australia. „ . ~ The Australian Cup winner, Carry On, owned by Mr J. S. Brunton and trained by G. Price, was offered at auction in Syndey last week, but was passed at 300 gs. , ~ Spoon was returned to her old stable at Riccarton on her arrival from bydney last week, but has since been taken over by F. E. Jones, who will in future train her. She is to be put aside for the winter and will not be raced again until the early spring meetings. Bayacre was mainly responsible tor the two-mile Maiden Hurdle Race being run in the record time for Randwick of 3min 37sec (says ‘‘Pilot”)- Bayacre cut out the first five furlongs in Imin 4sec, which was great going, considering he had to clear three hurdles. One of these, however, he fairly crashed through, and he ended by coming a cropper at the half-mile. _ „ Arrowmir injured a hock in a gal op with Ranelagh just prior to last week s Oamaru Meeting, but has since made a good recovery and is to fulfil his engagement at Washdyke. His stable mate, Wise Choice, has been-turned out for the winter following treatment for n cracked hoof, and her box has been filled by the six-year-old gelding Robin Hood, by Paladin from Clarenella. Assisted by two gallopers, Walla Walla made further history by pacing his mile in 2min 6 4-ssec at the recent Sydney Show. Last year Walla Walla beat all previous figures when lie did Ins mile in 2min 7sec, and his latest effort is proof of the wonderful consistency of the nine-year-old Globe Derby stallion. Mr L. S. Martin, his proud breeder

and owner, had the honour o| assisting his peerless pacer in the effort against time. The hurdle that Captain’s Gift fell at this morning had a big lean, and measured perpendicularly was only 2ft Bini high. Before he was put at it again it was raised to about 3ft 2in, and at this height he made a much better leap. It is very questionable if these schooling hurdles have not been made too low. There is a great difference between 2fb Sin and the 3ft 6in horses have to jump when the colours are up. Though the matter has not been officially considered by the General Committee, it is understood that the Wanganui Jockey Club will weigh the pros and cons of the 5s “ tote ” in the near future with a view to introducing this feature at the winter race meeting (says the ‘Chronicle’). The popularity of tho innovation at the trottmg meeting on Saturday is said to have, impressed members of the Wanganui Jockey Club with the necessity for provision for bettors on a modest scale. Gallivanter (G. M. Murfitt) and Morena (I. Tilson) were responsible for an attractive display over the hurdles* the former jumping six fences and Morena four at Riccarton on Wednesday. Mr F. J. Conn, of Dunedin, waa present to see Morena in action, and effected his purchase from F. D. Jones (reports the Christchurch ‘Press ’)* .Morena is a most promising hurdler* and should do good service for his new: owner, who had a lot of success with another Riccarton purchase, Radiao, With Leaping Bum (remarks the Timaru ‘Herald’) the late Mr Theo.Russell was probably the pioneer of motor transport for racehorses in New, Zealand. During the war time and coal strike railway “ cut’’ the Railway Department refused to carry horses, and at one National Meeting all horses from Orari southward walked to Riccarton except Leaping Burn, who was taken from Oamaru in a roughly-constructed loose box on a motor lorry. The venture excited some derision at the time* but Mr Russell’s “ stunt ’’ has now become a very common affair. Most of his horses were trained by J. Ross. Backers who laid odds .on Nightjnarcli winning the A.J.C. Plate were completely staggered to see him finish last in a field of four; but it was not altogether a satisfactory race, and, though Yeilmond might have won in any circumstances, the fact remains that Nightmarch was prevented from doing his best owing to Second Wind being forced on to him, is the opinion of “ Banjo ” Paterson, expressed in the Sydney ‘ Mail.’ Yeilmond, however, is a much better horse at the end of a meeting than at the beginning, and apparently requires a lot of work to bring him to his best. That he is a better stayer than Nightmarch, though, is still open to doubt, and it was unfortunate that Second. Wind should have been forced on to the New Zealander. _ An inquiry into Yeilmond’s running after his success in the A.J.C. Plate was not appreciated by his owner, but it is one of the penalties of owning a horse that has as many moods as an Italian prima donna (says the Sydney ‘Mail’). Not that anyone expected the stewards to take drastic action, for it would be pretty hard for any nder to be “sent out” over a horse like Yeilmond; but these questions have to be asked, and the owners have to put up with it. The muddling pace m the Sydney Cup brought about another inquiry, but no action was taken. It is hard to understand how a field of crack riders could put up such an exhibition* but the thing is not without precedent,; The Cumberland Stakes, of two miles, once took over five minutes to run, and the horses concerned in the affair were not duffers either; they were Carbine* Lochiel, and Abercom. The racing at Te Kmti last Monday, opened with an untoward happening when Kanapa, favourite in the Trial Handicap, after appearing to win narrowly, was placed only third, says the ‘ New Zealand Herald.’ From the Press stand there seemed no doubt that Kanapa was first, with either Free Air or Chateau second, and lllumiuelli fourth. There was general consternation when the judge placed Free Air first by a neck from Illumini, with Kanapa another neck away third, afid Chateau fourth. A number of people ran to the birdcage fence crying “ Kanapa won,” and further showed their disagreement with the judge’s verdict by booing. Under the Rules of Racing a judge is allowed five minutes in. which to alter his finding, which otherwise has to be accepted as final, la this case no alteration was made. Mr G. Paul, of Te Awamutu, owner of Kanapa, was one of the many who thought that his horse had won, “I had no doubt about it, and the rider, L. Dulieu, was also confident that ho won.” . The world-wide depression has fait breeders in other parte of the world very hard, and the Australian producers of bloodstock have not escaped the slump in prices. In the peak year of 1928 no fewer than twenty-one yearlings topped the four-figure mark, tha highest price being paid for the Saltash colt who now races as Dominant, and who realised the Australasian record of 6,750 guineas. This year only two —both sons of Heroic—reached tha four-figure pedestal, 1,050 and 1,000 guineas respectively. Then in 1928 511 yearlings were sold for 137,345*j guineas, while last week 418 brought 39,689* guineas. The averages for the respective years show that in. 1928 slightly over 268* guineas were ohtained, while this year they had dropped to 94 2-3 guineas—a decrease of approximately ,174 guineas a yearling, or 65 per cent. The veteran' pacer, Logan Chief, hat been retired from the track, and he will spend the remainder of his days ut the Evansdale district, Otago. Logan Chief opened his racing career as al two-year-old in the 1921-22 season when owned by his breeder, the late Mr, J. Duffy, for whom he did his earl?) racing. He was also raced by Mr GS. Simpson and Mr J. F. M’Kendry* and he passed through the hands of the trainers N. C. Price, J. J. Kennerley* and F. Holmes during his racing terrain all he contested 178 races for 23 wins, which together with place money] accounted for the sum of £12,123, an amount eclipsed only by that won by Great Bingen, £13,320. His chief successes were the Dunedin Cup, New) Zealand Free for All, Canterbury Handicap, Easter Handicap, Otahuhu and Wellington Clubs’ Free for Alls, Wellington Champion Handicap, Forburj] Park Prince of Wales Handicap, Hagley Handicap, and Craven Handicap,while among nis chief placings were a second in the Auckland Cup toLocanda Mac, a second to Ahuriri in the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, and a third to Acron and Realm in the New Zealand Free for All, in which he established his mile record of 2min 4 2-osec.

too. of Wins. Chief Ruler, by The 12,843 Tetrax'ch Hunting Song, by Hurry 67 On 57 V Solferino, by Soliman ... Tea Tray, by The Te31 5,737$ trarch 41 5,632$ Lord Quex, by Lemberg 41 5,622$ Limond, by Desmond ... 38 5,175 Acre, by Linacre Paper Money, by Green46 5,147 back 35 5,016$ Arrowsmith, by Chaucer 39 4,629$ Lackham, by lloi Herode 23 4,480 4,118$ Kilbroney, by The Weg 18 Arausio, by Sunstar ... Nigger Minstrel, by All 33 4,053 Black _ Valkyrian, by William 15 3,950J the Third 25 3,933 Brazen, by. Pharlaris ... 5 3,930 Balboa, by Varco 18 3,769 Lucullus, by Ard Patrick Quin Abbey, by Morgan21 23 3,538 atic 3,282 Surveyor, by Nassau ... Day Comet, by St. Frus16 3,103 quin 20 2,867 Leighton, by lioi Herode 15 2,827 Catmint, by Spearmint 16 2,772$ Some Boy II., by Cyrus Winning Hit, by Autum27 2,639 nus 12 2,581$ Autumn, by Autumnus ... 21 2,555$ Thespian, by Absurd ... Grandcourt by Captiva17 2,495 tion 22 2,479 Greyspear, by Spearmint 12 2,373 Shillinglee by Liangibby 4 2,225 Lapidary, by Black Jester 16 2,163 Tonbridge, by Pommern 18 2,120