RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21510, 7 September 1933, Page 11

RACING NOTES

[By Sr. Cumt,]

RACING. S«ptrab«r 13.--Marton Jockey Club, leptember 16. - Ashburton C. Racing Club. September 21. 23. Wanganui Jockey Club. September 21, 23. -Geraldine Racing Club September.3o -Kurow Jockey Club. September 30. —Napier Park Racing Club. October 5, 7.—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 6, 7.—Otaki-Maori Racing Club. October 14.—Masterton 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.

CHATHAM’S WARWICK STAKES. Taking charge after a furlong had .been, covered m the Warwick Stakes (says the ‘ Sydney Morning Herald ’). Chatham gave A.J.C. patrons a brilliant exhibition of galloping, his effortless strides enabling him to career away in the straight from one of the best fields that have yet contested the spring weight-for-ago event, and establish record figures (Imin 37Jsec) for the mile. It is only necessary to recall that the previous best time for the journey on the course was shared by such great gallopers as Windbag, Limerick, Amount and Johnnie Jason, who registered Imin 38sec, to realise the full merit of Chatham’s performance, he not only covering the distance half a second faster, out being five lengths in front of Kuvera at the judge. It is not many mouths since Chatham was thought to be a back _ number, his owner and trainer having been greatly concerned over his developing respiratory difficulties. Their confidence in veterinary surgeon J. Pottie, who from the outset claimed that he could cure Chatham of the trouble, has had its reward, for the Windbag horse demonstrated that his speed had not been diminished nor had he suffered in stamina. He was going ■o comfortably at the half-mile that many keen judges were anxious to support him, realising that only rare performances on the part of his opponents would relegate him to a minor place. Chatham, however, soon reasserted the superiority of which he was noted last spring, and, with his rider taking every precaution against a late challenge, passed the winning post less distressed than several of his rivals. The result was a great surprise to many people, hut was nevertheless pleasing, mote especially as it provided a win for Davidson, who has not had the best of luck, and who only received the mount on account of J. Pike having been shaken slightly by a fall from Shakuui in the previous event. Chatham was allowed to go out at a double figure price, the former New Zealand champion, Silver Scorn, being the elect of backers. Silver Scorn was by no means solid in the market, as even money was taken about her rather freely when the race came up for consideration. Her uneasiness in the market was probably duo ip statements of New Zealanders who had seen her in most of her engagements in the dominion, where they emphasised she raced best when in a much lighter condition than she was on Saturday. Certainly she has built up since arriving in Australia, and she ran a good race to the turn against the strongest field she has yet met. She took up a prominent position, and was moving kindly in second place with Bold Boy until extra pressure was applied. Another effort not being forthcoming, her rider did not knock her about. The second favourite. Rogilla, was given every chance by his rider, D. Munro. who allowed him to settle down in the first few furlongs, and sent him after the leaders from the half-mile. Rogilla battled nu fairly well in the straight, but the effort was hardly as impressive as that of Kuvera, who was stretching

SHOTTING. 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. October 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.

out in fine style. Neither of them, however, had any chance of bringing back Chatham. The Queenslander, Lough Neagh, was one of tho first to move. _ He was allowed to drop into a convenient position, but at the five furlongs post began to give ground. Pretzel was doing nicely at the right end, but the greatest surprise, apart from the defeat of Silver Scorn, was the even gallop of Bold Boy, who took up second place behind Chatham in the first couple of furlongs, and was a very creditable fourth at the finish. JOTTINGS. The North Canterbury Racing Club (Rangiora) wilt give £Bl4 in stakes for its meeting to be held on Labour Day. Mr H. A. Pierce, who has been handicapper to the Winton Jockey Club tor nearly twenty years, has tendered his resignation of that position. A meeting of delegates from all the racing and trotting clubs in Southland will be held in Invercargill on Saturday morning to discuss the control and management of the two sports during the ensuing season. Ruling Pen, tho iivc-year-old by Chief Ruler from Penella, the dam of Plying Juliet in J. Ross’s stable, is being schooled over hurdles, and reported to be shaping well. So far Ruling Pen has been a failure on the flat, and should do better over hurdles. The Winton Jockey Club has definitely decided to hold its annual race meeting on December 1 and 2, and at a meeting of the committee it was announced that two valuable trophies had been donated to be added to tho stakes of principal races. The committee of the Geraldine Racing Club originally decided to have only the win totalisator, paying out first and second, at its meeting this month, but at a meeting held this month it was decided to use the “ win ” and ” place ” totalisator, and alterations are now being made to accommodate the extra machine. J. Ross, who has had a loan run since November last year, has now eight horses in his stable at Oamaru. They are Quite Soon, Lycidas, Ruling Pen, Silver Lark, a three-year-old by Silverado from Larknway, another gelding of the same age by Panmure from Redowa, a four-year-old gelding by Weathervane from Gorgeous, and a gelding by Paper Money from The Linnet. Until she appears at the D.J.C. Spring Meeting Fracas will not appear in public, unless she is accorded a nomination at the Knrow Meeting, to be held on tho Oamaru course (says the Christchurch ‘ Sim ’). Nevertheless, she will bo very hard to beat in the Dunedin Guineas. She is in great galloping trim, and on Tuesday ran a halfmile effortlessly in the best time of the morning. For many years the Winton Jockey Club included a steeplechase on each day’s card of its annual meeting, and realising the attraction a jumping race is to the general public the club is go-

ing to make every effort to retain these races this year. The secretary has been instructed to write direct to owners of jumping horses, asking what support is likely to be forthcoming if steeplechases are included in the programme. The Grand National Steeple, run on the concluding days of the Adelaide Racing Club’s National Meeting, was wou by the eleven-year-old Bestman, who had previously run three seconds in the event. Sarocto. who had been taken from Melbourne by A. Skirving. tore his heel in the first round, and thereafter tailed the field. It is not expected that he will be able to race for six months. Twice in the last nine.months a horse has attempted to jump the guard rail as well as the first hurdle in the straight at Williamstown. When in front at the hurdle the first time round at last month’s meeting, lopas, jumping sideways, struck the top of the high guard rail and fell heavily into the steeplechase course. He broke his off hind leg, and was destroyed. His rider. 11. M'lnnes. was_ not injured. Though Grecian Prince has been schooling well over hurdles at Iliccarton it is not intended to run him in hurdle races during the spring meetings. At the Goodwood (W.A.) meeting on August 26 the first division of the Goodwood Purse, one mile, was won by the New Zealand-bred Lilt (Lucullus — Lisp). Polydora is likely to make her next appearance in the Kurow Cup. H. Nurse usually has a representative in this race. Tho centralisation of racing is making a strong appeal to tho Canterbury clubs, and the Hororata meeting will probably bo held at the Iliccarton course on December 16 (Anniversary Day). The much-travelled Australian rider B. Rosen keeps on the move. He was riding in England early in tho season, and then went to Prance for a brief period, and at latest was on his way to Ceylon. The entries for the two days of the Geraldine Meeting total about forty fewer than last year. The shrinkage is found mainly in the trotting events and the novice hack handicaps. One of the hack races last September had to bo run in divisions. The owner-trainer of Wyncross was very dissatisfied at the penalty of 36yds in a mile and a-half imposed on the Gore pacer after he had struggled home in a mile and a-qnarter race. The value of the stake to the winner was £55, and it was contended that the penalty was excessive. Mr E. A. Connolly had not decided when the last mail left Melbourne whether his Night Raid colt Whoriko would be a runner in the A.J.C. Derby, though it was considered likely. Wheriko is described as probably the biggest three-year-old in training in Melbourne. Ho is nearer seventeen hands than sixteen, but is a rare-made colt. He should make a great four-year-old. It was recently cabled from Sydney that Kuvcra’s withdrawal from the Epsom Handicap created a mild sensation, hut this is hardly borne out by reports that came by mail yesterday. His owners simply decided that the Caulfield Cup should he his spring mission. Kuyera pleased his party by the manner in which he came home into second place to Chatham in tho Warwick Stakes, but his inability to get at his top quickly apparently influenced the decision to run in the mile and a-half race, in which he is more favourably handicapped. ' If started at Randwicir he would meet Chatham, who beat him pointlessly in tho weight-for-age race at Warwick Farm, on only 21b better terms. In tho mile race he is asked to concede Bronze Hawk 91b, whereas in tho Caulfield Cup their respective weights are Bst 101 b and 9st. The German Trotting Derby, for a purse of 30,000 marks, was raced at the Berlin-Ruhleben track on June 4, and was won by the slick three-year-old colt Zifra, by Dillon Axworthy. dam Allowance, 2.9 J, she a daughter of Siliko (writes Mr J. L. Graham, from Vienna). The winner was driven by tho youthful German reinsman, J. Froemming. Second money went to the colt Semper Fidelis, by Morgomvind—Santos Maid, driven by John Mills. Aumut, a filly by Colonel Bosworth from Ante Guy, 2.3 J, driven by Charley Mills, was third, and fourth money fell to Hasso, driven by Harry Mills. The Derby is

over 3,200 metres, open to three-year-olds, Zifra won at a rate of 1.26.8 for the kilometre. The three ex-American mares—Dawning, by Daystar, out of Springtide; Fanny Walton, by Chestnut Peter out of Bobby Smith; and Margaret Mary, by Signal Peter out of Merry Brooke—have left Austria, having been sold to parties in Norway. In 1926 Heroic began a profitable spring campaign for his owner, Mr C. B. Kellow, by winning the Underwood Stakes at Williainstown, and on August 26 Heroic’s sou, Hall Mark, also owned by Mr Kellow, repeated the performance. It remains to be seen whether Hall Mark will reach the standard of his great sire (says the ‘ Argus ’), but the manner of his win suggested that he has every prospect of proving the outstanding three-year-old of the year. He fairly outstayed a great mare, Waltzing Lily, over what at present would appear to lie her best distance—one mile. In the autumn Waltzing Lily won the Newmarket Handicap with 41b more than weight-for-age, and recently at Caulfield scored over a mile and a furlong when carrying 9.10, but Hall Mark, meeting her on exactly weight-for-age terms, was much too strong for her at the finish of the Underwood Stakes. The most notable withdrawal from tho Caulfield and Melbourne Cups last week was that of Silver Scorn, who has ruled as favourite for the mile and ahalf race since shortly after the weights were issued. A fairly big double commission incorporating Peter Pan was launched by an inter-State sportsman, who probably had an idea of hedging the wager when the opportunity arose. His overtures were sufficient to bring about a contracted price, which was taken for small amounts for a couple of weeks. Owner-trainer F. T. Cush made the position clear with regard to tho mare when he withdrew her from the Epsom Handicap and Tho Metropolitan. In a statement to the ‘ Herald ’ ho said that her immediate withdrawal from the Sydney handicaps was due to them being held weeks before tho Victoria races, and he first desired to see how she would faro with our weight-for age horses before asking her to carry such imposts. Evidently her display on Saturday convinced him that she would have little chanco with such great weights at this stage of her career. As he stated on the day the allotments were disclosed: “ She will have opportunities later to run in tho big handicaps.”