RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21285, 14 December 1932, Page 4

RACING NOTES

RACING. December 17.—Waipa Racing Club. December 26.—Waipukurau Jockey Club. December 26.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. December 26, 27.—Dunedin Jockey Club. December 26, 27. —Westland Jockey Club. December 26, 27.—Taranaki Jockey Club. December 25, 27, 29.—Manawatu 'Racing Club. December 26, 28, January 2, 3.—Auckland Racing Club. December 31, January 2. Greymoulh Jockey Club. January 2.—Waikouaiti Racing Club. January 2.—Wyndbam Racing Club. January 2, 3.—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. January 2, 3.—Stratford Racing Culb. January 2, 3. —Morion Jockey Club. January 2, '3.—'Wairarapa Racing Club,

SILVER SCORN’S TASK. When a smart youngster has taken all before it in classic races, the amateurs, as well the the handicappers, are given an interesting subject for discussion as to weights to be allotted to the crack juvenile in a classy handicap field. For some time the question has been asked: What weight would Silver Scorn he given in a handicap? The question has been answered by the Auckland handicappcr, Mr F. J. M’Manemin, in framing his weights for the Christmas Handicap, the big mile race at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. He has weighted the filly at 81b above weight for age, letting her in at 91b below Cricket Bat, whose 9.0 is at w.f.a. scale. Lack, the crack two-year-old of last season, is in at 111 b under w.f.a., while the brilliant and speedy Korokio, who has a New Zealand Oaks to her credit, lias 21b from Silver Scorn, and is 61b below the scale. If Silver Scorn is started she will have the best test yet of her quality.■ In asking her to meet such smart milers as Cricket Bat and Korokia at a poundage disadvantage she will need to be all that is claimed for her to win. Following is a comparison of some of the imposts in the Auckland event with the weight for age scale'':—

COLOSSAL COST OF YEARLINGS. The advent of the Aga Khan has meant a very great deal to. racing in England. His interest has extended beyond the actual racecourse, and in establishing large studs in England, Ireland, and France he can be credited with wide vision. Only a man with colossal wealth could face such an outlay. In a review of the Aga Khan’s connection with the English turf, “ Hotspur,” writing in the Loudon ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ says: “The Aga Khan must have had two great objectives in mind when, soon after the end of the war, he determined to come into racing in England. By securing the best, yearlings that money could buy he hoped to find classic winners, and,he was laying the foundations of a stud that would rule out any further necessity, for yearling buying. Tn ten years " or so it has all come about as he planned. He has won classic races, and has headed the list of winning owners on 1 four occasions. No miracle has been wrought. It is the outcome of lavish expenditure and broad vision. Dating from 1922 to 1932 horses carrying the colours of the Aga Khan on the English turf have won prize money to the amount of £344,162. Big figures, truly, but it would be highly interesting to know how much money it cost to secure this return, for the payments in subscriptions and forfeits alone would be lairge, to say nothing of the money paid for yearlings and the cost of training and riding fees. Records show that from 1925 to 1931 the yearlings purchased by the Aga Khan cost 203,580g5, which is striking evidence of the magnitude of his activities. JOTTINGS. Tickets arc acknowledged for the Ashburton Trotting Club’s Meeting on Boxing Day. Before the spring meeting, June the Third was given short sprints, «nd the speed shown over two furlongs made this two-year-old' one of the favourites for the M'Lean Stakes. Juno the Third has since been worked over a longer distance, and will have an opportunity on Boxing Day of proving whether or not the early form has been carried on. There is nothing wrong with Silver Paper, who is being trained by S. G. Ware now. The erstwhile champion was scratched for the first day of the Dunedin Meeting owing to the handicapper’s flattering opinion. Trivet was a two-year-old who gave indications at the Dunedin Spring Meeting of having speed and stamina, and' the early racing will stand the youngster in good stead in the Dunedin Handicap on Boxing Day. The Valkyrian mare Red Sea appears to have been let into the Otago Handicap lightly, but it is a considerable time since she won a race, and she is also getting up in years. She is a proved huddle-distance performer, however. Among the entrants for the Federal Handcap at the Dunedin Meeting is Wise Choice, who has not raced at Wingatui since she was taken to Riccarton for the Great Easter Meeting of last year. She was then a member of D. P. Wilson’s team. The Wingatui trainer won the Gimcrack with the Some Boy ll.—Joan mare, and she was then put up to auction, under the conditions of the race, being purchased by M. P. Corliss for llOgs, if memory serves correctly. She made a quick return, winning the Papanui Handicap for her now owner next day. That Easter Black Duke won the Sockburn Handicap and Great Autumn Handicap for Wilson. The new owner of Donna Gulvallis is Mr E. J. Smith, who secured her at auction for 45gs. Princess Mauritius was also sold by Mr M'Farlane for’4ogs. The Australian pacer, Wilbur White, will in future race in the interests of Mr L. M. Denton, who has leased him from Mr M’Farlane. At present there are five stallions, 200 mares, and about 100 yearlings at Mr P. Miller’s Kia Ora Stud in New South Wales. The stallions included in the Kia Ora Stud are;—Constant Son, by Son-in-Law—Constant Lady; Magpie, by Dark Donald—Popinjay: Pantheon, by Tracery—Scotch Rose; Caledon, by Hurry On—Wet Kiss; Baralong, by Galloper Light—Silesia. G. Richards has The Tiger in great order again at Hawera, and he will have to be taken seriously into account in the open sprints at New Plymouth and Stratford. For some time all reports in regard to racing in Melbourne have spoken of its prosperity. Confirmation is supplied by the policy of the Victoria llac-

January 3. —Oamaru Jockey Club. January 3, 4.—Southland Racing Club. TROTTING. December 26.—Ashburton Trotting Club. December 23.—Gore Trotting Club. December 26. —Wairarapa Trotting Club. December 26, 27. Westport Trotting Club. December 27, 29, 31.—Auckland Trotting Club. December 29. —Winton Trotting Club. December 30. —Reefton Trotting Club. January 2, 3.—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. January 4.—Westland Trotting Club. • January 5, 6.—Greymouth Trotting Club. January 14.—Wellington Trotting Club.

ing Club, which has commenced to raise stakes again by giving increased prize money for its annual meeting at Flemington on New Year’s Day. Mr P. B. M’Farlanc said in Christchurch on Monday that ho was prepared to match his horse Huon Voyage against Wrackler over any distance from a moving up start, the stake to be £SOO a-side. At the clearing sale Huon Voyage was passed in at 125 gs, and his owner decided to place him in 11. J. Humphreys’s stable, which will now shelter two world’s champion, the other being Harold Logan. D. O’Connor will look after Kakara when her former owner, G. Murray Aynsley, goes north, until she is delivered to the care of the Wingatui trainer S. G. Ware, who will have charge of her for Mr G. J. Barton. Kakara has engagements at Waikouaiti and Oamaru, where she will be ridden by O’Connor. That jockey will also ride at the Dunedin Meeting. His mounts on the circuit apart from Kakara are likely to include Silver Streak, Grecian Prince, and Hnrlingham. Cluny, who defeated Fast Passage fit Wellington before she went on to win the Pearce Handicap and the New Zealand Cup, did not race at Foilding, and he also declined his engagements on the first day at Woodville. Produced on the second day, he was made very free use of out in front to the straight, where he weakened and finished last. The race should do him good, and he may be worth remembering for the holidays. The committee of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club has decided to put on a special feature at the February Meeting in the form of a mile and a-half race from a flying start between trotters. Wrackler and Stanley T have already been secured, and at the moment the club is trying to get Olive Nelson and Huon Voyage to compete also. Even if they are not attracted, the race between Wrackler and Stanley T will still be held. Fast Passage is standing up to her work quite satisfactorily so far. _ There are five precedents for her following up her New Zealand Cup success by victory in the Auckland Cup in the same season. Welcome Jack pioneered the way in 1882 by winning both events. St. Hippo (1892), Warstep (1914), Scion (1922), and Rapier (1927) all equalled the feat. Thirty-six horses .have been handicapped for the Robinson Handicap at Ellerslie, where the safety number at the seven-furlong barrier is 27. Monastic will not be an acceptor, but there will have to be eight other defections if a division is to be avoided. In past years this race has generally had to be got off Jn two lines. ~ It would seem that Don Giovanni spoilt a chance of paying a handsome dividend at New Brighton on Saturday by making a break at the start. Five furlongs from home he was so far back that none considered him seriously; but over the last three furlongs he trotted very fast to bo in third place and only eight lengths behind the winner. Don Giovanni is a big gelding by Author Dillon from Nordica, and was recently tried at the pacing gait. He is again a trotter, and on his recent display he should soon win a race. In both races that La Poupeo contested at Woodville the daughter of Paper Money failed to display any form worth mentioning, and her future prospects do not appear very, bright. So far this season La Pqupee has started on nine occasions without registering a win, and she will have to be .carefully placed to enable her to pay her way. Although Billy Boy has only been in work a few weeks lie is rounding up into shape very rapidly, and bears a bright and healthy appearance. He has been schooled on several occasions recently, jumping with all his customary cleverness, and may be given a race at the coming meeting at Ellerslie. Owing to a short preparation Billy Boy may not be forward enough to see out a solidly-run two miles, but the racing is sure to benefit him for later engagements. Silver Bing has done well lately, and ha should be in good order for holiday engagements. It seems pretty certain that lie will be at the Auckland Meeting, He may be given a, race at Riccarton on Saturday at .the Banks Peninsula Meeting, leaving the same night on his way to Auckland. A couple of weeks ago E. C. M’Dermott took Nelsonian to Tattersall’s horse sale, but no one would give the “tenner” reserve he placed on the Nelson Bingen gelding. M’Dermott then handed Nelsonian over to N. C. Price, and the New Brighton trainer prepared him, for his son, F. Price, to win first time up at New Brighton. A. H. Eastwood is riding very well at present. He has recently been doing some of the North Island meetings, and at Woodville on Thursday won two races. Eastwood’s ability to ride the minimum weight is a big asset. He will be at Auckland during the holidays. He will ride Jaloux in the Cup and Exaggeration in the Railway Handicap. Silver Scorn and Berate will also, as usual, have his services. Merce Bingen scored an overdue win at New Brighton on Saturday, as it was her first since she won the March Handicap at Wellington last year. Merce Bingen was bred by Mr .1. G. Cruickshanks, of Gore, who sold her to her present owner about two years ago. Gold Trail is to go to Waipa to run in the cup there as a preliminary to Auckland. She is still engaged in the Auckland Cup, and. while it is not definite that she will run in the tWo-mile race, she may do so if a suitable lightweight rider can be secured. Gold Trail is by Chief Ruler, whose stock have mainly been sprinters and middledistance winners, but one of them, Admiral Drake, has proved a real stayer, and by the way Gold Trail shapes she is not likely to be troubled by a bit of ground. Her winning performance at Woodville, with 9.9 for a three-year-old filly, was very impressive. Gold Country simply outclassed his field in the Mace Memorial Handicap, and his performance' was such as to entitle him to rank as one of the most brilliant pacers in commission. On Saturday ho was driven a waiting race by F. Holmes, and, once called on, ho quickly headed his opponents. Gold Country is by Rey de Oro from an exchampion in Country Belle, who won the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 1915. Gold Country was bred by his owner, Air W. J. Morland, who will enjoy fur-

ther success with the gelding before tho season is much further advanced. In the New Zealand Derby the starters have to race over a distance of twelve furlongs, and Taxpayer’s rate worked out at a little over 2.13 to the mile. When it is considered that the fastest race mile in Melbourne is 2.12-i (shared by Walla Walla and Direct Home as aged horses), the performance of the New Zealand juvenile is indeed wonderful (says an exchange). The gelding is owned by Air J. R.'AlKenzie, who was successful with Acron (3.29 2-5) in 1923. Acron eventually proved to bo New Zealand’s fastest sprinter, and in a memorable flying start contest in a free-for-all in 1925 paced liis mile in 2.3 3-s—still the Australasian record. Father was the trainer and his son was the jockey. Son had been brought up in a hard school. One day father had a horse running which was a hot .■favourite. He hadn’t a penny with which to back it, and tho stake (£10) would have been a fortune to him. Word came to him just before mounting "time that someone had “got at” his son, who was to ride the horse. In a frenzy the father got the lad in a corner of the enclosure and, while belabouring him with blows, repeatedly exclaimed; “Rob your father, would you? How much did you got?” At length the hoy was able to gasp out: “Twenty quid.” Immediately the rain of blows stopped. Nowadays veterinary surgery is performing seeming 'miracles. _ Several months ago Nappatara, who is a halfbrother by Trivalve to Versine, Roc, and Petunia, reared on the training tracks and fractured a pelvis. This usually means the end of a horse’s career, but as in the case of Denis Boy, efforts were made to save him. The Australian veterinary surgeon, Air S. O. Wood, was callecl, and the result was a scientific achievement that will long be remembered. • Air Wood took complete control of Nappatara, and for three months the horse did not leave his stall. During that time he spent nearly six weeks in slings. Nappatara will now bo placed in work again at Caulfield by his trainer, A. Spank, the prominent rider of a few years ago, and a nephew of R. Lewis. Experienced racing men who have inspected the horse have been impressed by the success achieved by Air Wood.- They consider that it is one of the most miraculous cases of veterinary treatment they have seen. It will be interesting to watch tho future racing career of Nappatara. Denis Boy was, for a time, thought to ho a hopeless case, but since ho splintered the bone in his leg he has won tho Metropolitan and the Cantala Stakes. i

Christmas Hep. W.F.A st. lb. st. lb. Cricket Bat ... 9 0 9 0 Silver Scorn ... 8 5 7 11 Korokio ... 8 3 8 9 King’s Arche'r ... 9 2 8 2 Gold Trail ... ... 8 0 7 11 Merry Damon ... 9 2 8 0 Shatter ... 9 2 7 9 Lack ... 8 5 7 8 Red Sun ... 9 0 7 2 Monastic ... 9 0 7 0