RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21638, 6 February 1934, Page 12

RACING NOTES

RACING. February 8, 10.—Dunedin J.C. February 8, 10.--Poverty Bay T.C. February 8, 10.—Taranaki J.C. February 9, 10.—Marlborough R.C. February 10, 12.—Rotorua H.C. February 15.—Tologa Bay J.C. February 15, 17. —Dargavillo R.C. February 15, 17.—Wanganui J.C. February 17.—Canterbury J.C. February 21, 22.™Woodville D.J.C. February 21, 22.—Gore R.C. February 22. —Waiapu R.C. February 24, 26. —Te Aroha J.C. February 28.—Rangitikei R.C. March 1, 3. —Napier Park R.C. March 3.—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 3.—Franklin R.C. March 7, B.—Dannevirke R.C. (at Woodville). March 8, 10.—Waikato R.C. March 9, 10.—Cromwell J.C. March 15.—Waimate R.C. March 15, 17. —Ohinemuri J.C.

AT WINGATUI THIS MORNING. There was a marked drop in the temperature at Wingatui early this morning, but the tracks were in good order. Light rain commenced about 8 o’clock, which made the going a little slower for the later gallops. Though most of the northern horses were present none of them were given more than half-pace work, but all of them look well, and King March made many friends on account of his solid appearance. Last Link ran a mile in Imin 52 3-ssec, the last half taking 56sec. After beginning slowly Grand Finale completed' six furlongs in Imin 20 3Good Weather and Palatinate, from a standing start, ran seven furlongs, the last four of which took 50 l-6sec. Guarantee ran half a mile in 54sec, and the last three in 39 3-6 sec. Chhota beat Palmary over a mile, next the rails, in Imin 46 2-ssec, the first half being covered in 52 4-ssec. Cleaner easily beat Red Dancer over seven furlongs, the last six in Imin--23 4-ssec. Cherry Queen and Worship finished together over five furlongs in Imin 6 4Cup Bearer took 51 2-ssec to run half a mile on the rails. . On the tan track, Dismiss was going easily over half a mile in 52sec. Unseen beat Braw Lad over five furlongs in Imin 4 l-ssec. Ventrac covered ten furlongs, the last mile occupying Imin 52 2-ssec, and he was going well all the way. Master Anomaly ran away from Kemal Pasha at the end of six furlongs in Imin 16sec. Polling Day covered a circuit, the last mile in Imin 52 2-ssec. The plough track was fast. Daring Deed beat Dodge over five furlongs in Imin 6 2-ssec. Tippling beat Meadow Lark over a mile in Imin 44 3-ssec, a good gallop. Amy Johnson did strong work, and Osculate ran six furlongs from a standins start in Imin 19sec. Bell Hill (W. Cooper) schooled over four hurdles, and after getting in too close at the first fence gave a fair display. A large number of horses were given half to three-quarter-pace work on the plough track. CATHEDRAL CHIMES DEAD. The early racing by Cathedral Chimes, whose death is reported, was done in the South, and his first appearance was in the Open Trot, of 35sovs, one mile, at the Tapanui Racing Club’s annual meeting. This race he won by a nose in 2min 35 l-ssec, in the nomination or Mr A. J. Scott, and driven by W. Jones. Later he raced in the colours of Mr J. B. Thomson, of Invercargill for whom he won several races. In his last start as a three-year-old, Cathedral Chimes was handicapped on 4min 58sep, and it is remarkable that less than six months after the close of the season he won the Auckland Cup as a four-year-old in what is described by J. Bryce as the most exciting race he has ever driven in. He also won the Tainui Handicap at Forbury Park and the Otahuhu Cup. His record of placed performances afterwards is as follows: At five years—Won the August Handicap in 4min 34sec; won the New Zealand Cup, in 4min 31 l-ssec; second in the Free-for-All, won by Admiral Wood in 2min 45sec. , At six years—Second in the New Zealand Cup, won by Adelaide Direct; won the Free-for-All in 2min 42 2-ssec; won the Champion Handicap, at Canterbury Park, m 4min 25sec, conceding 9sec start; won Halswell Handicap in 2min 54sec, in heavy going; won the King George Handicap from the back mark, in 4min 26 2-ssec, defeating Author Dillon 3sec Admiral Wood, Matehlight. and others. Record for season: Five starts, four wins, one secAt seven years—Third in the Free-for-All; third in the Recovery Handicap ; won the Champion Handicap, at Canterbury Park, in 4min 29see, on a slow track giving away lOsec. Cathedral Chimes was raced comparatively little, compared with other horses of h’is day, but his wins in the Auckland and New Zealand Cups, the Free-for-All, Champion Handicap (twice), and his ability to handle any kind or going, stamped him as a rare stayer and a brilliant sprinter. When retired from the race track, Cathedral Chimes quickly made hie name as a sire of high-class racehorses, and amongst his progeny may be mentioned: Ahuriri (New. Zealand Cup twice, Auckland Cup, New Zealand Sapling Slakes), Kohara (Sapling Stakes New Zealand Cup, New Zealand Derby), while he is coupled with Matehlight as the sire of Taurekareka (Sapling Stakes, Great Northern and New Zealand Derbies, and Champion Stakes). VENTRAC AND CHHOTA. It is some years now since Wingatui trainers were so strongly represented in the Dunedin Cup, Ventrac, Salmo Salar, Chhota, and Bold Brigand being trained at this centre, and the chances of Ventrac and Chhota are well fancied. These two horses have successfully stood up to a very searching preparation, and will go to the post on Thursday as fit as it is possible to make them. Ventrac was only given a day or two let up after returning from Trentham, where he won the Summer Handicap in 2min ssec, and since then Gieseler has been asking him some serious tasks. On Tuesday of last week he was sent ten furlongs on the tan track, running the last nine furlongs in Imin 58sec, and the last three in 42sec. Two mornings later he covered a mile and a-half, running the first six furlongs in Imin 25 l-ssec, the last four in 56sec, and the last mile and a-quarter in 2mm 21 l-ssec. Last Saturday morning lie beat Gold Paper over six furlongs in Imin 20sec, and on Monday he was sent another mile and a-half the tan. He ran the full distance in 3min 2sec, and the last three furlongs in 40seCi

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March 16, 17. —Wellington R.C. March 17.—Birchwood Hunt Club. March 17.—Opunake E.C. March 21.—Opotiki J.C. March 21, 22.—Manawatu R.C. March 23, 24. —Oamaru J.C. March 24. —Otautau R.C. TROTTING. February 17, 21. —Auckland T.C. February 24.—New Brighton T.C. March 2, 3.—lnvercargill T.C. March 3.—Wellington T.C. March 10.—Timaru T.C. March 14.—Kaikoura T.C. March 14. —Wyndham T.C. March 14.—Manawatu T.C. March 17. —Cheviot T.C. March 17, 24. —Wanganui T.C. March 23. —South Otago T.C. March 24. —Roxburgh T.C. March 31, April 2.—Hawera T.C. March 31, April 4. —N.Z. Metropolitan T.C.

Despite this allowance of long work he was stepped out again this morning over a mile and a-quarter, running the first three furlongs in 38 l-ssec and the last mile in Imin 52 2-ssec. Yentrac has come through this severe ordeal splendidly, and l is one of those hardy customers that appears to be always looking for more. Chhota won a mile race at the Waino Meeting on January 20, carrying 9.4, and after losing half a dozen lengths at the start recorded Imin 41 3-ssec. The following week she commenced her Dunedin Cup preparation by running seven furlongs on the extreme outside of the course proper in Imin 36sec, carrying over lOst. On Tuesday of last week, with the same weight up, she ran a mile in Imin 53sec. On Thursday she game Reminder nearly two stone and a beating over six furlongs in Imin 22Jsec, and on Saturday was let off with a mile and a-quarter on the plough track, the last half taking 57sec, after beating her two stable mates, Palmary and Tippling, over a mile and a-quarter on the rails the previous day in 2min 10 2-ssec. On Monday she was given another mile and a-quarter, this time on the tan, running the full distance in 2min 17sec. ■ . This morning Chhota was sent a mile on the rails with Palmary, and carrying lOst she ran the first half in 52sec and the full mile in Imin 46 2-ssec. Rain had then been falling about half an hour and the track not as fast as earlier in the morning. For a three-year-old Chhota has been given a very severe preparation, and looks one of the fittest horses at Wingatui. Keen interest will be taken in the running of this pair in Thursday’s race. JOTTINGS. A. Messervy will ride Some Shamble in the Dunedin Cup. The first race at Wingatui on Thursday is timed to start at 12.45. The ‘ Press ’ says that Southdown is a surprise acceptor for the Dunedin Cup. LoChlaggan will be ridden in the Publican’s Handicap by the apprentice C. Wilson. J. W. Dooley, who is riding well just now, will have the mount on Mobile in the Publican’s Handicap on Thursday. An interesting entry for the Hornby Handicap, to be run at Riccarton on February 17, is that of Admiral Drake, who was racing in the best class prior to . his last breakdown. His presence will have the effect of keeping the weight off the other horses/ and the result may be a small acceptance. Nightly trotted and cantered three times round the plough—his usual exercise—at Riccarton on Saturday (says the ‘Sun’). He was patently lame, and superficial observation points to the trouble being in the shoulder, but he moved better when he had warmed up. Nevertheless, Nightly’s case must be regarded as doubtful. To date this season the team of the Randwick trainer Frank M'Grath have won £157 in stakes. At the corresponding stage of ' last season his charges had won £9,708. He has fifteen horses, including Peter Pan, in work at present. Although Minerval was allowed to forfeit his Dunedin engagement for Cup day, he is being kept up to the collar, in view of his Midsummer Handicap engagement a week later. He was sprinted on Saturday morning, and moved very well. A lot of criticism has taken place lately concerning the starting in the Southland provinces (says the Christchurch ‘Star’). The bulk of adverse comment has been levelled at the method employed. One southern owner has gone as far as to state that he will not race horses until an improvement is effected. The fastest time amongst the afterbreakfast woi’kers on Saturday was recorded by Gaysome, who reeled off six furlongs in Imin 13 4-ssec, the last three in 37 3-ssec. This filly has done some excellent track work during the last fortnight, and will be an interesting contestant in the open six furlong event at Wingatui on Thursday (says the ‘ Press ’). Vintage and Concentrate were sent out to gallop a mile together, but Concentrate quickly tailed off, and was of little use to his mate, who was always under restraint, recording Imin 44 2-5 for the journey, the last three furlongs taking 38 2-ssec. Vintage again impressed. Of the 1,061 lots of various ages catalogued at the Newmarket (England sales last month 751 were sold for a total of 168,855 gs—ans—an average of nearly 225g5. On the recent occasion the sales ran into five days, against four the previous year, when the averago price was 218 gs. In 1931 the sales also extended over five days, 848 horses being sold at an average of 193 gs. Ihe foregoing figures point to the bloodstock industry being on the up grade in England. Four of the best-class stayers in training in France, Mate and Gusto 11 (the latter in Captain BoydRochfort’s stable) to represent U.S.A., and three nominations from Italy promise a serious challenge to the English horses in the 1934 Ascot Gold Cup, most coveted of racing trophies. The three Italian horses are the property of Mr M. Crespi, and they are dominated by Cfaponi, the acknowledged champion three-year-old on the Continent last season. If Crapom and Hyperion meet in the Ascot Cup engagement, then the race will tell us which is the best four-year-old horse in the world. i Probationer, who , won the Durham Handicap at Addington on Saturday and established a world’s mile record for saddle horses, races m * the colours of the southern sportswoman, Mrs W. MTvenzie. who is better known as the owner of Palantua, winner of the New Zealand Cup at Riccarton in November and Chhota, a fancied candidate for the Dunedin Cup. A good quality mare, Probationer’s pedigree does not extend very far on the maternal side, for her dam, Our Nurse, who bad a mile and a-balf record of 3min 32 l-ssec, was by the dual New Zealand Cup winner Wildwood Junior from Imperial Polly (2min 16sec), by Prince Imperial from Polly, supposed to be a thoroughbred mare.

The Rector was given a good work-* out over a mile and a distance at Winton, on Saturday morning, writes “ Stopwatch,” in the ‘ Southland Times,’ and his effort was a pleasing one. Commencing from the straight, with T. Pemberton up and Towing (J. : Morton) good time was made, and at the end of a mile the Sybarite gelding appeared to be under a good hold, but when Towing was pushed, into it there was little between the pair at the finish. Although he was inclined to be lame when pulled up after his recent steeplechase success at Wairio. H. Morton’s representative has not shown any further signs of this limp, and he will strip again a fit horse on Thursday. Owners of thoroughbred mares andl stallions are reminded that particulars of the foalings of their mares and coverings of their stallions tor, the season just closed must be sent in to the keeper of the New Zealand Stud Book by the end of the month, otherwise such particulars will not be in* eluded in volume XII. of the Stud Book, which is to be published early this year. It may be mentioned that the furnishing of such particulars is obligatory under the Rules of _ Racing, and if not furnished the offspring concerned may be refused registration when it is sought to name them for racing. Also under a new rule of the Australian; Jockey Club and the Victoria Racing Club the' entry of any horse not entered in the Australian, New Zealand, or other recognised stud book will not now be accepted for classic races in New South Wales or Victoria. When the last mail left Sydney the jopkey C. Laycock, who was seriously, injured in a race accident at Warwick Farm on January 16, was putting up, a courageous fight for life, and the doctors were hopeful. His neck, however, is fractured at a very dangerous E oint. It was found necessary to move im from a minor hospital to the Royal Prince Alfred. As it was imperative that there should not be the slightest neck movement, the ambulance crawled at a snail’s pace during the ten-mile journey. The jockey’s wife sat on the stretcher and held his head so that the jolts would not cause - it to move. At the Royal Prince a doctor encased his neck and chest in plaster of paris. and it is now impossible for Laycock to make any movement. “ It's very pain* ful,” he said in an interview, “ bull my wife is helping me in the battle.' She has hardly left the hospital, going home only to sleep. .1 was riding Old Master, and would have won if I had not fallen. I saw an opening, and thought I could get through, but the horse was not nippy enough and we The startling allegation that old racehorses and hunters exported from Britain to the Continent are selected by Spanish buyers and meet death in the bull ring was made recently by, Freddy Fox, ex-champion jockey. Ha is endeavouring to get a Bill introduced into Parliament prohibiting the export of old horses. “ I have recently received information which leaves little doubt - that horses sold out of racing arid hunting eventually, find their way, to Spain,” said Fox to a ‘ News-Chron-icle ’ reporter. “ The idea is enough! to revolt the feelings of any animal lover. These horses, specially selected for their breeding and the careful training they have been given in tha past fetch no more than £3 or £4.' If they escape the poleaxe in France they face a worse death. They are packed into slow trains and_ endure days of travelling with insufficient food and water. Further periods of neglect and semi-starvation follow, and then! they are sent into the ring to face the charges of infuriated bulls.” The secretary of the International League Against the Export of Horses for Butchery said: “ Any horse exported from this country is exposed to every risk* We never know how or where they are killed. A Bill to prohibit their export was • introduced in 1927. _ If has twice passed its second reading, but the House has never taken sufficient interest to make it law,, although 120 members promised support.”