RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21711, 4 May 1934, Page 4

RACING NOTES

RACING. May 10, 12.—Wanganui J.O, May 11, 12.—Southland R.C. May 19.—Rangitikei R.C. May 19.—Ashburton C.R.C. March 19. 21.—Tc Kuiti E.C. May 26.—South Canterbury J.C. June 2, 4. —Otaki Maori R.C. June 2,4, s.—Dunedin J.C. June 2, 4. 6.—Auckland R.C. June 9.—Boston R.C. June 14, 16. Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 16.—South Canterbury J.C, June 21, 23.—Napier Park R.C. JOTTINGS. Acceptances for the first day’s handicaps ift the Southland Racing Club’s Meeting, to bo bold on Friday and Saturday of next week, close this evening at 5 o’clock. The first race at Forbury Bark tomorrow is scheduled to commence at 11. Jo, and the match over a mild between Walla Walla and Harold Logan will start at 1.20 p.m— just after the third race. Several visitors to T'orbury Park yesterday congratulated the officials of the club on the very original design of the cover of the race card. The scratching pen was kept busy at Forburv Park yesterday afternoon, and from the eight races no feWCr than thirty-three horses were withdrawn. The difference between a wet and fine day at Forbury Park_ yesterday would amount to nearly £SOO to the elub. Fully half those present yesterday afternoon were visitors. Aynnont Chimes paced two good races yesterday, finishing second in each, and handled the going well. Punters who followed him in both races showed a Small loss on their investments. . . The sale of raeccnrda m connection with the first day of the Forbury Park Meeting were approximately 3,000, or about 500 more than for the corresponding day last year. For the James Memorial Handicap to-morrow the fancied candidates are Warcss, Master Roy, Ayrinont Chimes, and Avcfnns, and for the 1 a rowel 1 Handicap Peter Locandn, Nimbus, and Aynnont Chimes are the popular selections. , . Excellent acceptances have been received for to-morrow’s racing at Forburv Park, and punters will be guided in making their selections by remembering those horses that showed ability to handle the heavy going yesterday, for the track is sure to be heavy. The rules of trotting are very strictly carried out in respect of the correct dress of riders and drivers, but yesterday stipendiary steward Beer very considerately shut his eyes to quite a number of drivers, who turned out in coloured overalls aiid guiiiboots instead of white trousers and black boots. Journey’s End has been a costly Horse to follow at Forbury Park, and in each of the three starts he has had he lias been sciit OUt favourite and beaten each time. In yesterday’s race be never properly settled down, and breaking very badly at the,end of half a mile was not afterwards seriously persevered with. ' A nice looking iwo-year-old made.ms first appearance in a fate yesterday. This was Wandle Chimes, by Cathedral Chimes . from Golden/ Litdv, and' is owned hv Mr It. ft. M'Dcfiiald, of Wingatui. He shaped very greenly and lost any chance that he might baVe baft hv dwelling at the start. Ronald Derby was the only locallytrained pacer to score at Forbury Park vesterdav, and also the only winner to returii a double-figure dividend. He was probably lucky, as the favourite, Dundee, was (lacing very attractively when lie Weilt to a had break on the turn out of the straight the first time. Mocast. winder of the Beach Handicap yesterday, gave promise as a three and folir-yCar-old of developing into a lligli-class horse, and won several races over short distances. This season he has lint doiie so well, but now that E. Todd lias him right lie should win again before long. No Winner at Forbury Park y esterdaV was driven more confidently than AveniUs was in tile Ritchie Memorial Handicap. He was outside of one sulky throughout the two miles, but never more than a couple of lengths behind the leader, and directly

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June 23.—Ashburton C.R.C. June 30.—Oamaru J.C. TROTTIN*. May 5. —Forbury Park T.C. May s.—Cambridge T.C. May 12.- Oama.ru T.C. May 12. If —W«ikkt<> T»C. May 19.—Wellington T.C. June 24,—Canterbury Pirk T.C. June 24,—Hawke’s Bay T.C. Juno 9.—Ashburton T.C. June 20, 23.—Auckland T.C, it caiiie to the run hoine he left the opposition very easily, ; Yesterday’s break in the Weather Was most unfortunate for trainers at Wingatui who have horses engaged at the Southland Racing Club’s Meeting next week. The tracks at Wingatui early yesterday morning Were in excellent winter condition, but this break in the weather will leaVe them very heavy and slniniy for some time to come. Blue Mountain Queen Was very solidly supported, and from the right quarter, too, ill each of her two starts at Forbury Park yesterday, but in the niile race she failed to go away smartly enough to haVe any chance, and in the second start, though she began Well, she was beginning to drift soon after a niile had been covered, and finished second last. Kotinga proved to be the best of good thirigs for the Bayfield Handicap yesterday, and Won very easily. Penalised 48yds in the two-mile race for ilnhoppled trotters later in the afternoon, she made up this handicap in ar coUple of furlongs and then dropped ill behind the leaders for the next mile and a-half, blit wheil asked for the final effort was found wanting. Tile Beach Handicap at Forbury Park yesterday had quite a Southland flavour about it. Blue Mountain Queen, Who is trained at Otautau, was sent out favourite; Mocast and Sunblodm, both trained at Wyndllaln, finished first and second respectively; and Prairie King. Who finished third, is trained at AVihtori. Grey Girl and Nelson Pointer, two other SoUthlAndCrs, were also included in the field. There was a lot of good money spilt yesterday when Gunfire finished last in the Flying Handicap. His hackers Were only afraid- that he would riot go aWay smartly, and when he jumped away with the leader, CllehWood, they thought they Were oil a good thing. But before the end of a mile Gunfire bad cried enough, and Was rapidly drifting towards tile tail of the field. Great interest was taken in tile appearance of Worthy Queen in the Ritchie Meiliorial Handicap, but the champion straight-out trotter was all at sea in the slushy going. With half a mile to go she was moving in fourth place, but was oil the outside of a couple of sulkies round two bends at least, and finished fifth. Given a firmer track to-morrow she should be much closer at the finish. Reasoning that the heavy going at Forbury Dark yesterday would probably provide a day of surprises and big dividends a syndicate set out to back all the starters in each race. For an investment of £93 the members of the syndicate received a return of £72 19s 6d, thus making a loss of £2O 0s 6d. Nos, 8 and 16 Were the Only two saddlecloths that could have Been backed to a profit yesterday, Ari investment of £1 On each No, 16 Would have shriWn a profit of £lO 14s, and on each No. 8 a profit of £ll ss, ’ Wheil Peter Locnnda, Avenuls, and Lilian Bond were disputing the lead at the far turn, about two and a-half furlongs from home, in the Ritchie Memorial Handicap) the last named, on the rails, did not appear to have much room, and just as they commenced to make the turn Lilian Bond appeared to falter and drop hack, The patrol steward, when questioned, stated that though these three Were racing very closfe to each other each driver wfts keeping his course, and the sulkies never touched. Wbfen Lilian Bond returned to the enclotlsrS she had a very rtasty cllt ort one of her legs, and this Was 'probably done by overreaching, and was the cause of lief dropping out at the far turn. It Was bad luck for R. B. Berry to lose the > services of a good yoltng riiare like Lilian Bond,