RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21835, 26 September 1934, Page 3

RACING NOTES

RACING. September 29. —Napier Park Racing Club. September 29, October I.—Taumarunui Racing Club. September 29.—Oamaru Jockey Club. October 4. 6.—D.J.C. October 22, 23.—Gore Racing Ciub. October 22.—Waverley Racing Club. October 22.—Waikato Hunt Club. October 22.—Waipawa C. Racing Club. October 22.—N. Canterbury Racing Club. October 25, 27.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 27.—Hanks Peninsula Racing Club. October 27.—Rangitikci Racing Club. November 3, s.—Avondale Jockey Club.

SOUTHERN CANDIDATES IN NEW ZEALAND CUP. As was expected, only Tlic Smuggler and Ventrae of the ten southern-owned candidates in the New Zealand Cup have been handicapped above the minimum. The Smuggler has not had a race yet this season, but is well forward and in better condition than at this time last year. He is engaged in the Mosgicl Handicap to be run next week, and has 9.1 to carry. He will also be raced at Gore towards the end of next month, if all goes well in the meantime, and then go on to Ricchrton for bis final gallops. Ventrae, on the other hand, has had plenty of racing during the past few weeks. He, too, is engaged in the Mosgiel Handicap, in which he meets The Smuggler on .lib better terras than in the New Zealand Cup. Ventrae has yet to prove himself master of two miles. Me finished second to Vintage in the last Dunedin Cup, but was fading at the finish, and bis finishing effort over a mile and 100yds at Geraldine last week was a very disappointing effort for a New Zealand Cup horse. Of the other eight only' Cleaner, Cough, Red Racer, and Sungem have raced. Cleaner failed to stay on over ten furlongs at Ashburton, and Sungem showed up poorly at Geraldine. Those performances do not look good enough to give them any chance in the big two-milc handicap, and though Red Racer ran two good races at Geraldine neither was impressive enough to warrant his inclusion in the field for the Cup. Cough, in her races at Ashburton and Geraldine, looked much too big in condition to show her true lorm, and it is doubtful if she can he got really ready in time. Kemal Pasha, -too, may he found wanting in condition on November 3. This will be no fault of his young trainer, but the season has been all against the tracks at Wingatui, and so far he has had little or no fast work. He is likely to be given a couple ol races at Wingatui next week, and a better line to his condition will be obtained after the meeting. Totolomai, Steeton, and the unnamed Paladin— Fairform gelding will also be seen out at Wingatui, but their chances over two miles do not appeal. The first acceptance for the Cup is due on Fridav, and it is likely that the majority of the southern owned candidates will he missing from the list on Saturday mbrning. TRAINING AT INVERCARGILL. The going was excellent at Invercargill yesterday morning, reports the ‘ Southland News,’ but a gale ot wind affected the times registered. The Smuggler (N. M’Lellan) and Signaller (Barclay) finished together at the end of a mile in 1.50 1-5. They took 29 1-5 to run the first two furlongs, but finished strongly to record od 3-5 for the last halt-mile. Both horses hit out in a very pleasing manner, and will he in nice order to commence racing. Signaller will accompany The Smuggler to the New Zealand Cup Meeting, and in the interval they will be raced at the Dunedin and Gore Meetings. Double Shot (Humphries) easily accounted ’for Thornton (R. M’Lellan) and Honest Maid (Watt) over seven furlongs in 1.37 2-5. Double Shot went in his usual good style, and would have had no difficulty in improving on the time recorded. Thornton was finishing on better than usual, and appears to he on the improve. First Song (Humphries) and SilverDart (Cotton) were responsible for easily the best six furlongs of the morniug when thev left tho distance behind in 1.20 4-5, the last four furlongs m 53 2-ssee. Silver Dart was going better than his mate at the finish, and if F. W. Ellis can keep him going he will win races with him. Silver Dart, who is by Last Dart —Vogue, is now five years old. but owing to unsoundness ho has only had one race to date, and that was as a three-year-old. He had to be put aside for the remainder of that season, and also failed to stand a preparation last term. He is in good heart at present. and his latest track efforts have been encouraging. First Song has never looked better, and tins season he may make amends for some unlucky performances last term. Steeton (Barclay) ran a_ mile in 1.49 1-5, the last half in 03 4-5, and it was a good solo effort. A good effort was credited to Silk Arrow (Barclay), when he ran seven furlongs in 1-35. The Arrowsimtli gckling finished up his task in good style, and it was an encouraging effort in view of his Dunedin engagements. JOTTINGS. Acceptances for the first day s handicaps and final payments lor the M'Lean Stakes and Dunedin Guineas are due on Friday at 5 p.m. Jonathan, who heads the handicap for the New Zealand Cup, is a five-year-old gelding by Thespian from Joaulax. Minerva! winner of last season s Auckland Cup, has not been harshly treated at 5.6 in this year’s New Zcaland Cnp. .He is now seven years old. On the form he showed at both the Ashburton and Geraldine meetings Red Boa will be fancied if he starts in the Grange Handicap.at Oamaru on Saturday. This gelding is very well at present, and seen at his host over a mile. Taboo, who was foaled in 1921, will he the veteran engaged at the Oamaru Meeting next week. Ho is n member of J, Ross’s team, and is reported to have shown good form in Ins recent schooling tasks. As daylight saving conics into operation prior to the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting on October 4 and 6, the committee has decided to commence the racing each day at 1. This will enable Dunedin people to view the fuff dav’s programme. Reminder was given a good chance m the hurdle race at Geraldine last week, but looked very light in condition, and raced disappointingly. Reminder does not strike one ns a hurdler, and it looks as if he will have to strike very weak opposition to earn his keep at this game. Evidently the attempt to make a hurdler of'.Mount Boa has boon abandoned. as he has not been engaged in these races at cither Oamaru or Winaatui. The fields in the hurdle races this spring are not so strong in class ivor numbers as those Mount Boa was pitted against during the winter.

[By St. ChAin.]

November 3,5, 7, 10.— Canterbury Jockey Club. TROTTING. September 29. Metbven Trotting Club. October 6.—New Brighton Trotting Club. October 12, 13.- Westport Trotting Club. October 13.—Waikato Trotting Club. October 20, 22. —Auckland Trotting Club. October 20, 22. Grcymoiith Trotting Club October 22,—Oamarn Trotting Club. October 22.—Manawatn Trotting Club. October 27.—Wellington Trotting Club. November 6,8, 9. —New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. November 10.—To Aroha Trotting Club. November 22, 21.—Forbury Park Trotting Club.

1 Spy, who is on the private sale list, has been withdrawn trout the Trial Stakes tit Otunarn.

Very heavy rain fell at Oamarn all day yesterday, giving the course a thorough soaking. the ground at Oamarn dries up very quickly, and if the weather clears up the track will be in excellent order for next Saturday.

Starshootor developed serious lameness after his race at Orari on Thursday, and it is probable that the last has been seen of him in public. Ho paid his way on the Hat, but has been an expensive proposition since put to hurdling, and even if he had remained sound he may not have been persevered with.

A pleasing feature of the sale of yearlings at Newmarket in July was improved prices, especially for the lot sent up from the National Stud. The collection numbered nine, and Hie sum realised was 11,955g5. The highest priced lot was a colt by Blandford from Tilia, who was sold for 6,100g5, Lord Ellesmere being the buyer;' Knockfm is booked to race at Oamarn on Saturday. She was not taken to Orari owing to sickness in her owner’s family, and when her trip was cancelled under instructions from the owner it was decided not to take Polydora. Tlie latter will also go to Oamarn, and both will be ridden by the stable apprentice, J. Murfitt.

With seven weeks of the new raciiyg season completed on Saturday, K. Voitrc is at the head of the winning jockeys’ list with ten wins. L. J. Ellis, last year’s premier horseman, is next with eight, and W. Broughton lias seven to his credit. The following is a fist of riders who have more than one win this season’. —K. \oilre 10. L. ,1. Ellis 8. 1 . Atkins. W. Broughton 7, A. Messervy 5, V. Langford 4, R. Beale 4. According to the official list published by the Racing Conference, fifteen horses is the. maximum number of borses that can be started from the five-furlong harrier at Oamarn. Twenty-five remain in the Trial Stakes, to bo run next Saturday, but a division in this race is not likely. The secretary informed the writer that the stipendiary steward recently measured the width of the course at the barrier, and has given a certificate that it is wide enough to peimit twenty-five horses to start. Vintage is going on nicely in his work, and he should be in good order tbe next time he is required for racing which probably will bo at the Wellington Racing Club’s Meeting next month (says a southern writer). He has many admirers for the New Zealand Cup, but unless there is a change of plans he may not bo a starter in that race. His owner is disinclined to race the big Shambles gelding over two miles so early in the season, and an easier programme may ho mapped out, leading up to tlie Auckland Cup, while, if he goes on all right, Vintage may be nominated for the Sydney Cup. to be run at blaster.

Having followed up his Derby victorv with success in the St, Legcr. Windsor Lad has proved that he possessed all the qualities of a true stayer. The loading lines in his pedigree arc as follows, from which it will be seen that he has a strain of Carbine, which comes to him on the dam’s side:—Sire: Blandford. by Swyuford, son of John o’ Gaunt and grandson of Isinglass, from Blanche, by White Eagle, son of Gallinule, from Black Cherry, by Bendigo, sou of Ben Battle. Dam : Resplendent, by By Gecrge, son of Lally and grandson of Amphion, from Sundridge, by Bridge of Earn, son of Cyllcno, from Sunshot, by Carbine, son of Musket.

Wonderful showed a return to his two-year-old I'onn at Ashburton this month, and was fancied at Geraldine, but lie failed to jump out smartly enough from an inside berth at the barrier to hold his position on the rails, and was quickly lost in the ruck. On the minimum in the Taioma Handicap on the opening day of the local spring meeting, he has been given a chance to make good. Quite a number of steeplechasers are in work in Southland at the present lime with a view to competing in the cross-country races to he decided-at Winton at the end of November and Wairio in the middle of January. Amongst them are Fair Vision, a hallhrother to Listening Post, by Woodend; Panoclm, a half-sister in Nylotis, by Panmnrc; Pandowa, a half-brother to Baldowa and Kcd Boa, by the same sire; Dnmnnrc and Coroner. In the past southern visitors to the races at Winpatui have had to miss one and sometimes two races if they wished to catch the express train home. On Saturday, October G, the second day of the spring meeting, the Dunedin Jockey Club has arranged for the Railway Department to run a special train to Invercargill, leaving Dunedin station at 6.50 and arriving at Invercargill at 11.3 p.m. This train stops at Balclutha, Clinton, Gore, Mataura, and Kdendalc, and also, if required, at Waipahi and Woodlands. A few days prior to the running ot Inst year’s Now Zealand Cup Polyclora promised to start a very short-priced favourite, but wont wrong and did not face fho starter. Her last success was gained at the D.J.C. Spring Meeting a year ago. In this year’s Cup she has been allotted 3.3. and if she has si ruck form again that impost will not' prevent her being very hard to boat. Sin.' may he short of racing, but lias five weeks from next Saturday to complete her preparation. Towing, who is engaged In the hurdle races at Wingatni next week, is reported to lie doing good work at Winton. When Towing won the Jumpers’ Flat Handicap at the Otago Hunt Club’s Meeting last year he was ticked off as likely to make good, Imt has proved a delicate horse to train. Last autumn lie showed a return to favour at Gore in high-weight handicaps, and will only have to return to that form ti> be dangerous next week. He is reported to be a fast and good jumper.