RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21504, 31 August 1933, Page 15

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING. September 2. Otago Hunt Club. Septembei 2 Manawatu Racing Club. September 13. Marten Jockey t'lub. September 16. Ashburton 0. Racing Club. September 21, 23. Wanganui Jockey Club. September 21, 23. Geraldine Racing Club. September 30 Kurow Jockey Club September 30. -Napier Park Racing Club. October 5, 7.—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 6, 7. —Otaki-Maon Racing Club. October 14. —Mastcrton Racing Club. October 14.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 14. 16.—Avondale Jockey Club. October 21, 23.—Wellington Racing Club. October 21, 23.—Gore Racing Club.

OAMARU JOCKEY CLUB ACCOUNTS. It is not often that public accountants break away from the stereotyped form of showing the financial position of clubs or associations with which they are associated, and the statements they issue, strictly in accord with the ethics of accountancy, often convey little information to those for whom these statements are prepared and issued to. It is pleasing to find Mr D. V. G. Smith, secretary of the Oamaru Jockey Club, submitting the accounts of that club’s past year’s working in a form which has been approved of by his committee, as more informative and clear to those members not well versed in analysing accounts. Under the heading 1 Statement of Income and Profit and Loss for Year Ended July 31, 1933 ’ he sets out the year’s working as follows:

Wet surplus tor year xv u The total assets of the club are shown at £1,249 11s lOd, including cash balances of £857 14s Gd, and the liabilities at £llß 5s Bd. The capital account now stands at £1,131 6s 2d. VINCENT JOCKEY CLUB. The Vincent Jockey Club is the only club in New Zealand that has not reduced its stakes during the years of depression, and though the club does

TROTTING. September 2. New Brighton T.C. September 9. Wellington T.C. September 16.—Hawke's Bay T.C. September 30. Methven T.C. October 7. New Brighton T.C. October 14. —Waikato T.C. October 21 23. —Auckland T.C. Octobti 21, 23.—Greymouth T.C. October 23. —Oamaru T.C. October 28.—Wellington T.C. November 7,9, 10.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. November 23, 25.—Forbury Park T.C.

not publish a statement of assets anti liabilities its balance-sheet for the year ended July 31 last, and which was to be presented to the annual meeting of members this afternoon, shows that it has £258 Os lid in hand, improvements during the year cost £57 9s, and commencing with a balance of £438 17s a loss of £IBO 16s Id has been made. The principal receipts were:—Arrears collected, £4O 5s 74; totalisator, £835 14s 6d; privileges, £BS 10s; gates, £lB3 12s 6d; refund totalisator, £6O 18s Id; members’ subscriptions, £B2 10s; nomination and acceptance fees, £265 17s 6d; and interest on deposits, £l4 15s. The chief items of expenditure were;— Stakes, £933; totalisator tax, £494 12s sd; amusement tax, £2B 14s 6d; salaries, £B3 9s 6d; printing and advertising, £43 0s 2d; improvements, £57 9s; engraving cups and miniatures, £34 11s; band, £l2; refund of railage on horses to owners, £34 2s Id; Racing Conference levy. £2l Is; and sundries, £57 19s Id. AT WINGATUI THIS MORNING. The visiting horses engaged at the Hunt Club fixture on Saturday have now ;T1 arrived at Wingatui, and it was expected that their presence would add to the interest in this morning’s training operations, but Quinopal was the only one given a serious task. The inside of the grass training track was available for fast work, and provided much better going along the back than in the straight. Blue Metal was sent a couple of rounds, and took 66 3-ssec to run home the last half-mile. Grand Finale stood Gold Boy up about eight hurdles at the start of a six-furlong spin, and was on terms with him at the finish. Grand Finale’s time for the last five furlongs was 66 2-sscc, and Gold Boy’s time 68sec. Umtali and Mount Mavoura were sent seven furlongs, and the former drew right away over the last three furlongs, which took 48 3-ssec. Shock ran an easy five furlongs by herself, taking 69sec. Kapuna ran six furlongs well in Imin 28 4-ssec. Ventract sprinted over the last three furlongs in 41 l-sscc. Salmo Salar and Some Acre were together at the end of half a mile in 51 I-ssec, but Salmo Salar beat him down the next three furlongs fairly comfortably, the seven furlongs taking Imin 34 4-ssec. Arden’s Beauty ran the first two furlongs of a five-furlong gallop in 24sec, and was stopping at the finish in 65 4-sscc. A very attractive gallop. Irish Lpncer, after covering a round and a-half at half-pace, sprinted home attractively. Quinopal was sent over five hurdles, having Rex Beale in the saddle. He jumped very big and lost ground on getting away from his fences. His trainer has evidently been easy on him since the National Meeting, as Quinopal was blowing very hard on pulling up. , Kakara never gave Chotta a chance to get near her m the last three of a five-furlong'spin in 67 l-ssec. M‘Nab beat Witch of Erin very easily over half a mile in 52 3-ssec. Blazon and Turbine finished together at the end of four furlongs in 54 3-ssec, the former going the better. _ . Last Link had the better of Dimple over half a mile in 54sec. Worship and Cherry Queen were sprinted half a mile along the hack, the first three furlongs taking 37 Broadfield was given strong work, and now looks a better horse than when he won at Riccarton a month ago. JOTTINGS. Nominations for the Ashburton Meeting, to be held on September 16, close this evening at 8. The course promises to be in excellent order for the Hunt Club’s annual totalisator meeting on Saturday. Molten will not be a starter on Saturday, and it is likely that she has had her last race, as she is too unsound to continue in training! Included in the assets of the Oamaru Jockey Club are nomination and acceptance fees outstanding £166 5s 6d, and members’ subscriptions owing £l4l 6s. The executive of the Otago Hunt Club has paid special attention to the social part of their annual race meeting on Saturday, and Mr Campbell, in charge of the luncheon and afternoon tea rooms, and Mr Matthew Dawson, in charge of the licensed booths, have instructions to give their patrons special fare. Speaking at a social gathering of members after the annual meeting of i the Wyndham Racing Club, Mr E. J. Traynor, president, said that the club’s objection to the Oamaru Jockey Club racing on January 2 was overruled by North Island members, who did not understand the geographical position. Each day’s training operations at Wingatui bring the annual race meeting of the Otago Hunt Club closer, and practically ail the horses engaged at Saturday’s meeting are now at headquarters. The fine weather during the past few days lias enabled trainers to give their charges plenty of fast work, and most of the races now appear to be very open. In responding to the toast of “The New Zealand Racing Conference ” at the Wyndham Racing Club’s annual social, Mr E. J. Traynor is reported to have said: “ Changes to suit individual clubs, including Auckland Metropolitan, had been introduced at the annual meeting of the conference, but they received short shrift. The country clubs iiad the balance of power." Mr Traynor was one of the silent delegates at the last meeting of the conference, and has apparently overlooked the fact that the ‘executive of that august body is entirely composed of delegates representing metropolitan clubs. The first of Hunting Song’s progeny appeared on the turf in 1929, and at the close of the 1932-33 season, which makes a total of four years’ racing, they have captured stakes to the value of £47,431. Hunting Song’s total on the winning sires’ list is decidedly satisfactory, but there can bo little doubt that it would have been considerably increased if his son Pink Coat had not gone amiss early in his threc-year-old career, for he gave promise of proving a first-rater.

Only two Riccarton horsemen will be riding at Wingatui on Saturday. G. Humphries will have the mounts on Charmaino and Gold Dress, and W. Pascoo will ride Willow Glen in the Hunt Club Steeplechase. Included in a sale of racehorses at Sydney on Monday of last week was Volga Boatman, a four-year-old gelding by Weathervane taken to Australia last year by Mr T. Dawn, who paid 500 gs for him as a yearling. The gelding has evidently lost all form, as he was disposed of for 6gs. J. Tomkinson, son of W. J. Tomkinson, was the victim of a painful accident yesterday morning. He was riding the filly Moonbeam (Night Raid— Hornbeam) in road exercise when she slipped and fell, rolling over on Tomkinson, who suffered the fracture of a bone in one of his legs. He was taken to the Christchurch Hospital, and after receiving treatment was able to be conveyed to his homo. On occasions—Nightmarch’s year, for instance—the 9.6 limit in the New Zealand Cup has been an embarrassment to the hnndicappcr (says the Timaru ‘ Herald ’), There will be nn such complication this season. The difficulty will be to find anything in the list worthy of being awarded the 9.0 demanded by the Rules of Racing. It is obvious that there will be fewer horses squeezed together on the minimum this year, and altogether, the entry is below the average in class. If the cup nominations are a fair indication, the season threatens to be a lean one in twomil ers. “ Always avoid the obvious in racing,” was a tip handed cut by one of Sydney’s broadcasting _ advisers. He amplified his tip by pointing out that when a horse looked a good thing it was too much to expect the owner and trainer to share it with the public, the insinuation being that the horse would be steadied. Not long ago another advertising tipster in the same city offered an excuse for his failure to find winners for clients. He suggested that his army of followers so spoiled the market that owners—“ well, what would you do in the same case?” Evidently these professionals have a poor opinion of Australian owners. J. E. Pike, Australia’s leading jockey, says: “In my experience I’ve only seen one out-and-out champion— Phar Lap. He could do anything, and beat any horse I have ever ridden over any distance at weight-for-age. His greatest performance was his Futurity Stakes win. He was as fat as mud, and moved out of the barrier at a hand canter. I had to go round every horse in the race, and on the turn was wide out, but he gathered them all up and won well. It was a great, win, hut it told its tale, and I doubt whether he ever quite recovered from the strain of that race.’’ On top of that Phar Lap was asked to run in a Melbourne Cup under 10.13, and then to race in America before he could possibly acclimatise. When he died they called it poisoning. Wheriko, a colt very closely related to Blixten. has come into the limelight lately in Victoria. His name is claimed to be the Maori equivalent of Phar Lap (Cingalese for lightning). Wheriko. who was bred at Park. Orari was sold by Mr George Kain at the Trentham sales eighteen months ago for 450 gs, the purchaser being H. R. Telford, of Phar Lap fame, but his present owner is Eric Connolly, the big professional punter. Blixten is by Nigh timid from Receipt (Paper Money —Satisfaction) ; while Wheriko is by Nightraid from Satisfaction, consequentlv is half-brother to Battle Colours, Receipt, and Satisfy. Wheriko won a three-year-old race at Caulfield a counle of weeks ago with ease, and is now in the. Melbourne Cud market. He is a probable in tbe A.J.C. Derby Spearhead, by Spearmint, now stands as tho most prominent horse tracing to. Carbine at the stud in Australia, and as his progeny have won £113,622 in prize money during the past eight years he has creditably upheld the record of the great family to which be owes descent. Cyklon, who is also a son of Spearmint, has travelled down the list since the season of 1927-28, at which period his son Trivalve captured stakes to the value of £26,320, for during the season just concluded the twelve winners credited to him managed to win only £3,543, from which it may be concluded that their successes were registered in minor events. An Austra-lian-bred horse tracing to Carbine on tho sire’s side who may bo expected to accomplish something to the credit of the Musket family is Spearfelt, a son of Spearhead, who won a place among tho great stayers that have graced the Australian turf. At five years old Spearfelt won the Melbourne Cup, two miles, under 9.3, and tho Australian Cup, two miles and a-quarter, under 9.13.

Gross income from totalisator— £ s. d. £ s. d. Totalisator ... 3,243 11 7 Totalisator refund 249 19 8 Dividend duty ... 1,358 0 0 Fractions 180 4 6 5,031 15 9 Less Government taxes— Totalisator tax... 1,241 11 2 Dividend duty ... 1,358 0 0 Stakes tax 179 5 0 Amusement tax 93 12 1 2,873 8 3 Net income from totalisator 2,158 7 6 Add raco meeting revenue— Nominations 688 10 0 Acceptances 470 12 6 Gates, etc. 834 13 6 Race books 248 11 1 Privileges 80 0 0 Loose-box rentals 65 15 0 Fines 1 0 0 2,389 2 1 Gross revenue from race meetings 4,547 9 7 Stakes (less tax) deduced 3,405 15 0 Net revenue from race meetings 1,141 14 7 Race mooting expenses deducted — Official salaries... 290 2 1 Printing & advtg. 130 1 10 Entertaining, etc. 77 16 3 Bands 20 0 0 Insurance (P.R.) 24 0 0 Postages, etc. ... 30 7 6 Sundries 29 16 8 602 4 4 Gross profit from race meetings ... 539 10 6 Add other income— Members’ subs. 265 2 0 Training fees ... 15 15 0 Interest 46 8 2 327 5 2 Total income ... . 866 15 5 Administration and management costs— Salaries and wages 207 15 0 N.Z. Racing Conf. 91 18 1 Farm A/c 28 9 6 Repa-'-s & maint’eo 45 6 1 Water rates 11 0 0 Insurances 25 6 4 Ptg., advtg., staty. 11 1 2 Telegrams, postage 22 12 9 Donations 6 1 0 Bad debts 14 0 0 Sundries 20 4 11 483 15 10 Net profit for year 382 19 7 Profit and loss deductions — Provision doubtful debts 75 0 0 Alterations (capital A/c) 89 0 7 164 0 7 £213 19 0