RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22030, 16 May 1935, Page 5

RACING NOTES

RACING, May. 17, 18.—Southland R.C, May 17, 18.—Marlborough E.O, May 18.—Ashburton C.u.C. May 18.—Wanganui J.C. May 23, 25.—T0 Kuiti R.C. May 25.—South Canterbury J.C. May 25. 27. —Dannevirke R.C. June 1, 3. —Otaki Maori E.O. June 1,3, 4-.—Dunedin J.C. June 3,5, B.—Auckland R.C. June B.—Foxton R.C. June 13, 15.—Hawke’s Bay J.O.

SOUTHLAND R.C. ACCEPTORS AND ANTICIPATIONS To-morrow’s card for the first day of the - Southland Racing Club’s Meeting, although not as attractive as might be expected, promises to provide some interesting racing. The two main races—the Southland Cup and the Tradesmen’s Handicap—have drawn very poor fields, and the.'star attraction on the programme is the! Southland Steeplechase, with; nine acceptors.. As the card also includes a harness trot, patrons will not be able to complain of a lack of variety. The, following are the acceptances and the'horses which should run well in their respective races:—

TRIAL HANDICAP, SOsovs, 6f. at. lb. st. lb. Silver Issue 9—o Palerina ... 810 Ocean Ohligement 8 9 Singer ... 812 Corban ... 8 8 Tautau Cintilla ... 8 7 Maid ... 812 Tautau Maid. Ocean Singer. Palerina.

PLYING HANDICAP, 115sovs. 6f. Beam ' ... •8 10 All Humbug 711

Cherry Master Queen ... 8 8 Anomaly 7 8 Hula , Belle 8 5 Silk Arrow 7 0 Enwodd ... 711 Beam. Hula Belle. Enwopd. ROSLYN HANDICAP, SOsovs. 6f. Jay Duke 9 3 Impala ... 7 5 Clara Bow 8 2 Memories, 7 3 Foreign Star 7 6 Song Boy 7 0 Silk Arrow 7 6 June the . Call Money 7 6 Third ... 7 0 Bay Duke. Foreign Star. Silk Arrow. SOUTHLAND CUP, ISOsovs. ljm. . Grand Double . - Finale ... 9 0 ; Shot ... 8 2 First Song* 813 Chhota ... 7 3 Venite ... 811 Chhota. Grand Finale. First Song. SOUTHLAND STEEPLECHASE, 125 sovs. 2m. Membo ... 11 4 Tunamoe ... 9 2 Unitali' ... 10 9 French Fleet 9 2 Nylotis ... 10 0 Bandy Boa 9 0 'Graball ... 9 8 Trisox ... 9 0 Red Lance 9’ 6 Graball. ■ Meifcboy ■ STEWART" ISLAND HANDICAP, 80 * BOVS. 7f. Mayarn ... . 8 9 Call Money 7 6 Slaemish ... 8 9 Valiska ... 7 5 Ada ... ; ... .87 Island LxnGold Fox 8 7 net ..*. 7 5 Rowlands 8 3 Wall Street 7 4 Broken Rule 7 13 Miss WinBay Biddy 710 ston ... 7 0 Mayam. Gold Fox. Wall Street. EADESMEN’S HANDICAP, lOOsovs. - 6f. " Great Shot 8 5 Niggerhead 7 8 Jouble . Sailing _ _ Shot ... 8 0 Homo ... 7 7 Totolomai 7 8 Great Shot; Double Shot. Totolomai. NEW RIVER HARNESS TROT, 100 sovs. IJm. Chief Drusus scr Leitrim ... scr Edith Gfattap scr Queen Lee ... scr Bessie Free- Gleniffer ... 12 man .... ... scr Margaret King 12 Gold Valley scr Lucky Lee ... 24 Lady Ita ... scr Tritoma ... 24 Fortune Kig scr Park Drive do Nell Grattan scr •Gold Valley. Gleniffer. Park Drive.

TURF GOSSIP. D.I.C. Nominations. An increase of 75 in the total number of nominations received by the D.J.C. for its winter meeting, as compared with last year, the totals be* ing 452 and 377. More Jumping Events. The programme for the next meeting at Wingatui includes five steeplechases and three hurdle races. This means two more steeplechase events thanvwas the case last year at the winter meeting. More Than Justified. ... Judging by the nominations received the action of. the D.J.C. Committee in reinstating hack steeplechase events on its. winter programme has been fully justified, 15 nominations being received for each event. A Satisfactory Pupil. Polydora is reported to ! be a very satisfactory pupil over hurdles, and is expected soon to make her first publif appearance over the battens. Dates Postponed. e} In view of the Timaru Meeting on May 25, the D.J.C. weights for the first day will hot be declared tint) Monday, May 27, and acceptances wil be taken up to 5 p.ra. on Wednesday, May 29. Tai Yang Changes Hands. Acting on behalf of his patron, thr Maharajah Maclan Singh, the Boraba\ trainer, L. H. Hewitt, has purchasec from Mr A. D. Potter tho two-year-oh colt Tai Yang .(says an Auckland writer). Tai Yang is a brown colt by Paladin from the imported marc Black Eyed Sue, by He.—Anthracite, by Orby. He was bred by Mr L. W. Nelson, of Whangarei, and was acquired early in the season by Mr Potter. So far Tai Yang has had only one race, and in that he was unplaced, although he displayed speed after being slow away.

June 15.—South Canterbury J.C June 20, 22. Napier Park R.C. June 22. Ashburton R.C. Juno 29. -Oamaru J.C. Juno 29.—Levin R.C. TROTTING. June 1. 3.—Canterbury Park T.C. June I.—Waikato T.C. June 5. —Forbury Park T.C, June B.—Ashburton T.C. June 22, 24.—Auckland T.C.

D.i.C. Nominations. The total number of nominations for the D.J.C.’s winter meeting shows an increase of 75 on those received last year. Showing. More Dash. Training reports from Invercargill indicate that Great Shot is in good fettle. If he is showing anything like his old dash he should have a good chance in the Tradesmen’s Handicap to-morrow. Gold Fox Well. Mr G. J. Barton’s Gold Pox scored a convincing win in the Farewell Handicap at the last Wingatui meeting, and is reported to be still in good order. He should score a win before the Southland meeting is over. Southland Cup. The withdrawal of First Song from the Southland Cup leaves only four contestants for the honours. If the going is ; at all soft Chhota should be the public’s first choice, as she is rapidly coming back to the form which brought her many admirers for the Dunedin Cup won by Vintage. Consistent Customer. One of the most consistent horses in New Zealand this season is Grecian Prince (Polycrates—Black Tea), who, as a yearling, was bought in Sydney for 126 gs. Last season he-did not get a place in seven starts, but since he was purchased by Mr W. Payne, of Orari, last October, he has recorded tea wins and six seconds. Equalled a Record. . When the four-year-old Manfred gelding, Red Manfred, won the Easter Handicap, Im, at the Auckland Racing Club Meeting, he equalled the course record for Ellerslie of Imin 36 3-ssec, jointly held by Thespian and Karapoti. As Red Manfred carried 8.12, it was a rattling performance. Red Manfred’s three-year-old half-brother, Hands Dp, by Night Raid, is owned in Sydney by Mr 6. N. Magill, but has not yet raced. He was gelded, and J, King will shortly have him in work again.

Filly Loses the Colts. One of America’s many “ classic ” races, the Florida Derby, run at Hialeah Park (Miami),-in March, was won by Colonel E. R. Bradley’s Black Helen, a small filly by Black Toney. She finished five lengths ahead of the second horse in Imin 51sec for the nine furlongs. Her weight was 8.1. Added money for the race was £3,000, but sweepstakes and forfeits brought the winner’s share up to £3,120, while £SOO went to second, £3OO to third, and £l5O to fourth. Liberal Prize Money. It is mentioned by the Lexington ‘ Thoroughbred Record * that last year New York State regained its leadership in the distribution of prize money, which, for the first time, It had lost to Illinois in 1933. Last year’s distribution was £307,065, and it is probable it will be greater this year. Belmont Park led with a daily average of over £3,000. There is plenty of money to be won in New York State, especially with good two and three-year-old horses. As New York’s total of racing days this season is 166, it is improbable it was greater last season. An average of about £I,BOO a day for the whole of the State’s meetings consequently nuts New South Wales or Victoria weft in the shade. Master Brierly’s;Victory. The victory scored by the Aucklandowned gelding Master Briefly in -the Australian Jockey Club Plate has formed the subject of much praise in Sydney. The Sydney ‘ Sun * said: Is Master Brierly one of the greatest stayers to have raced in Australia, or does time count little in a definite weighing of champion class? The A.J.C. Plate, which Master Brierly won with as brilliant a finishing run as has been seen at Randwick for years, has raised an interesting argument, for, allowing for the fact that be was galloping at tho point when watches were started, Master Brierly cut seconds off Phar Lap’s mile and three-quarters record. And no racegoers in Australia could compare the two geldings. The A.J.C. Plate was run over two and n-quarter miles, and in Sydney there is no American system whereby every furlong is timed officially. Yet one of Sydney’s most experienced racing men, who knows the Randwick angle well, timed the first half-mile of the Plate to be run in 55sec.- As the complete distance was run in 3min 52sec, the last mile and three-quarters must have taken only 2min 57see, cutting a second and three-quarters from Phar Lap’s record. And ns Master Brierly was giving the leader. Gold Trail, at least six lengths’' start at the end of the first half-mile, he must have run his final mile and three-quarters in 2min 56sec at the very worst.

Strong Representation. Wingatui stables are strongly represented in the nominations for the D.J.C.’s Winter Meeting. Of the IdO horses nominated, 56 . are trained at Wingatui. Stables in other centres aro represented as follows-Southland 32, Christchurch 18, Washdyko 16, Oamaru 9, West Coast 3 ; and Central Otago 2.

New Life Indicated. “ Almost in the discard a few years ago, hurdle racing in Sydney may yet be restored to its former popularity ” (writes “ Onlooker ” in the Sporting Globe’). At least, that is the considered opinion of many Randwick trainers who are now engaged in pre paring their jumpers for winter racing. The premier New South Wales body, the Australian Jockey Club, also believes that hurdling can be resuscitated, and once again it will cater for the State’s best jumpers, at Randwick next month, when the £650 A.J.C. Hurdle Race will be competed for, TROTTING NEWS. At Invercargill. . If driven judiciously Park Drive should be in the money at Invercargill to-morrow, and Gold Valley, engaged in the same race, is well overdue. After a Spell, One of the most promising young pacers at the start of the season was Full Hand, but his subsequent diplays were hot up to expectations. His trainer, C. Tasker, wisely gave the gelding a spell after some hard racing, and (says the ‘Press ’) Full Hand has come back to work looking bright and well. He has put on a lot or condition, and looks likely to improve with age. Red Shadow. Red Shadow, who created something of a sensation by winning four races at the cup meeting in November, 1933, but who subsequently lost form, has been sent to L. F. Berkett’s stable at Nelson. The chestnut has not been himself for some time, but a course of road woi’k has put him in nice order, and Berkett may get him into good shape for November engagements (says a northern writer). If Red Shadow can reproduce his best form he may prove the strongest opponent for Indianapolis, who at this early stage is regarded as a most likely winner of the New Zealand Cup. On and Off the Totalisator. While the totalisator investments at Oamaru on Saturday reached the very satisfactory total of £11,771, it would be interesting (says the ‘Press’) to judge the amount, that would have been put through the totalisator had there not been channels of betting away from the racecourse. It is understood that one horse from a well-known country trainer’s stable was backed for a big amount in both Christchurch and Wellington, and it is possible Dunedin bookmakers also suffered. Periodical prosecution of bookmakers seems to have had little effect on the amount of illegal betting that is done, and totalisator business suffers. True to Label. Apollo is the name bestowed on the colt by Acron from Pakoti, owned and trained by V. Deeming at Addington, This youngster is as good looking as his name suggests, and has already shown promise in his private trials. His sire, Acron, who is officially recognised as being by Logan Pointer (although there is a suggestion that he is, a son of Author Dillon), was one of the most brilliant pacersever raced in New Zealand, who still holds the mile race-record of 2min 3 2-ssec, Pakoti, the dam, was a very speedy pacer without any pretensions to staying, and she was by Pour Chimes —Bright Alice (the dam of Kohara), by Rothschild from a mare by General Lincoln. There is a wealth of good solid staying blood in the pedigree, and Apollo may show form at Ashburton on Saturday that will bring Him into favour for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes. —Christchurch ‘ Press.’

Making Headway. “ When the depression hit the farmer and grazier it recoiled and knocked the trotting sport so badly that meeting after meeting at Ascot saw only about 90 horses engaged,” writes “ The Lynx,” in the 4 Sporting Globe,’ in announcing that trotting is making headway in victoria. “ The sport reflects the fiancial position of the farmer and small grazier, and the outlook is hopeful, as it is making rapid headway towards complete recovery. With an increase of 25 per cent, in the number of horses racing and 45 per cent, more money passing through the tote in the past two years, it will be seen that trotting is making as good progress towards recovery as any other industry,” he says. __________