RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21518, 16 September 1933, Page 9

RACING NOTES

RACING. September 2J. 23. Wanganui Jockey Club. Septerabet 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-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. —Coro Racing Club.

[By Sr. Ci.air.]

A DERBY FAVOURITE BEATEN. The defeat of Hall Mark in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield lost him many admirers for the Derbies in Sydney and Melbourne, and was most_ unexpected. Deferring to his. defeat, “ Chiron,” in the ‘ Australasian,” says:— The outstanding incident at Caulfield on Saturday was tho downfall of Hal! Mark in tho Memsie Stakes, and after tile race people who, after his brilliant defeat of Waltzing Lily at Williamstown, were convinced tho Derbies were at his mercy, were not nearly so certain about it. Waltzing Lily turned the tables in such a decisive manner that it seems the form of Hall Mark must have been wrong. His showing was much too bad to be true. The difficulty is to assign a reason for it. Possibly ho could not. handle the going, which was soft, and he is a long strider, but, on the other hand, there is the possibility that he was feeling the effects of his two hard races at Fleniington and Williamstown. As he was not strung up for them, it is more than likely that the races against .Brutus and Waltzing Lily had given him a severe setback, and took much more out of him than Holt imagined. At Williamstown he was as quiet as an aged gelding on flic course, but he was very muck on his toes when he arrived on the course at Caulfield, and was in an irritable mood for some time afterwards. Ho was quiet enough at the harrier, giving no trouble, and was one of the first to begin. Dempsey rode him a perfect race, .hut there was none of the sparkle about his performance as there was the previous week. He knuckled over when he jumped away, but ho showed no sign of lameness afterwards. The disconcerting feature of tho performance was that Waltzing Lily beat him like a second-rater, and lie also went under to Break Up, who was not in the least fancied. .Everybody took it for granted he would win. and that the danger—if any—would bo Waltzing Lily. A little even money was laid against Hall Mark, and bo was soon at a shade of odds on, and Waltzing Lily, who was second choice, was on offer at :i to 1. I was rather surprised to see .(’Elite in the field, as he is not nearly ready, and did not seem likely to see out a fast nine furlongs. Freedman. however, elected to start him in the Memsie Stakes instead of in file Whittier Handicap, in which lie seemed to have a great chance, as the shorter distance was in his favour. He showed bis usual brilliant speed, and led the field to the straight entrance, where Hall Mark, who had been close on bis heels all the way, ran past him. As soon as Hall Mark took the lead everybody assumed tho race was over, and that it was merely a question of by bow far the colt would win. Hall Mark, however, could not shake off Break Up, who was beside him, and began to hang out. That left ample room on tho inside, and Waltzing Lily, who had been more patiently ridden than she had been at Williamstown in the early stages, moved up in a flash, shot through the opening on the rails, and in a few strides had disposed of Hall Mark. She won running away by nearly four lengths. .Break Up fought on, and at the finish just worried Hall Mark out of second place, the margin in his favour being a head. He. however. was -oceiving a stone from Hall Mark. JOTTINGS, Stealth is still showing winning form’ in West Australia. Flo recently made the opposition in a race at the Boulder Meeting look like hacks, and this caused him to bo made an early favourite for the Kalgoorlie Cup. Chief Light and Strong Light are being kept in easy work by E. Seoul Jar, but it is not intended to race them again until November. H, was announced at the annual meeting of tho Winton Trotting Club that the agents for Black and White whisky had donated a handsome trophy to be attached to the principal handicap at the club’s next meeting. It is reported from South Cantterbury that Author Jinks is to bo taken m hand by D, Tcahen to bo prepared for the New Zealand Troting Cup. It was in the National. Handicap at the beginning of last season (line the now len-i.car-old gelding was last, seen in public. Author Jinks is on a tmin -Msec mark, so will be giving awav 12vds in the Cup. One of tlie most atractive two-yoar-olds seen out at lliccartou this season is the filly by Marianna from Baweno. dain of the speedy Waiwene. The youngster is very solidly built, and resembles her sire more than any of his previous progeny. She was bred by Air J. Porter, and on present appearances is_ likely to carry his colours with distinction/ Tho success of Waltzing Lily at Cajilfield early this month has decided her owner to send her to Sydney for the weight-for-age races at Bnndwick at the end of this month, and tho Caulo, .Uup will be her special mission. She is going to have some hard racing and travelling ahead of her, and her trainer may find it difficult to keep her at concert pitch until Caulfield Cun day. The Press Association report of the Marten Meeting, held last Wednesday, states that (lie attendance was tho largest seen on (lie course for some years. This was probably due to the lact that the admission charges were reduced to 4s for men and 2s for Indies. For the first time tho club also did away with an outside enclosure, and tho one charge admitted its patrons to any part of the course. This changeover was evidently appreciated by the public, and enabled the club to work its gates and iotalisator at a big sr.ving. In bis presidential address to the Winton Trotting Club at the annual Meeting on Wednesday evening. Mr Adam Baird referred to two good performances recorded on the club’s course during the past season—viz., Jolly Wave’s 4min 20sec for two miles when ho ran third in the Trotting Chib Handicap, and Tcviot Downs’s 4min 40soc for mihopplecl trotters over the same distance. These two performances stood out as records for Southland. After mentioning that the Wellington Racing Club bad been very fortunate in having generous men and women among its members. Mr F. L. lliddiford (president! stated at Hie animal meeting of flic Wellington Rating Club, that be bad locked up in (he strong room of Hie club’s office a beautiful gold cup given to the dub by one of the members. Everyone was

TROTTING. 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.—Grey mouth T.C. October 23. —Oamaru T.C. October 28.—Wellington T.C. November 7,9, 10.-N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. November 23. 25.—Forhury Park T.C.

anxious to hoar the name of the donor. “ His name you will hear later,” was all Mr lliddiford would say. Mr Samuel Griffiths, who has recently published a book entitled ‘ A Rolling Stone on the Turf,’ was only fifteen years old when he owned his first racehorse, a marc named Fairy, whom lie purchased for £lO. He tells an amusing story regarding hairy. There was u suspicion that she had been stolen, although he did not know it at tho time he purchased her, and ho was greatly perturbed when a mounted policeman was scanning her very closely in her stall before she started itV tho Maiden Plate at the Boomahnoomoonah Meeting. He won tho race and sold Fairy immediately for £35, much to the disgust of the trooper, who had been inspecting her with' the intention of buying her. “It must be disquieting to a number of trainers in Southland/’ said Air Adam Baird, at the annual meeting of members of the Winton 'trotting Club, “that after they had put in a good deal of work in getting their horses jip to concert pitch, those of the better classes finished up in Canterbury stables. At the recent National Meeting five Southland-bred horses were returned winners, and he maintained that horses of the best class in the dominion could be bred in Southland. With first-class sires available he was confident that breeders would cpntinuc to uphold tho high esteem that the province was held in as far as the breeding of. light-harness horses went.” At the annual meeting of the Winton Trotting Club, Mr Lilico referred to the present personnel of the executive, and said that the association had now in office an executive better tbpn it had had at any other lime. The members were all good, clean sports, and apart from that, very capable men. He referred to the various members at length, mentioning the election of Mr B. S. Irwin, of Dunedin, to the office of vice-president. Air Irwin was president of the Forbnrv Park Club, and was a splendid sportsman as well as a good and highely respected citizen. “ I think that tho trotting sport in New Zealand has been extremely fortunate in the choice of its men to control its affairs.” he remarked, after mentioning a. number of officials who held high and dignified positions.