RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22033, 20 May 1935, Page 11

RACING NOTES

RACING. May 23. 25.-Te Kuiti R.C. May 25.—South Canterbury J.C. May 25, 27.—Dannevirke R.C. June 1, 3.—Otaki Maori R.C. Juno 1,3, ♦.—Dunedin J.C. June 3,5, B.—Auckland R.C. June d.—Foiton R.C. June 13, 15.—Hawke's Bay J.C. June IS.—South Canterbury J.C Juno 20, 22.—Napier Park R.C. June 22.—Ashburton R.C. June 29.—Oamaru J.C. June 29.—Levin R.C. July 3.—Dannevirke H.C.

JOTTINGS. Acceptances for the South Canterbury Meeting to be held next Saturday close to-morrow evening at 9 o’clock. Nominations for the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Meeting to be held on June 5 close next Friday at 5 p.m. The Forbury Park Trotting Club will distribute' £1,375 in stakes at its oneday meeting to be held on June 5.

The stewards of the Riverton Racing Club met on Thursday night, and administered a fine of £lO on Rex Beale for breaking riding engagements at ita recent meeting. Mr William Baird, a member of the committee of the Southland Racing Club, intends leaving on a holiday trip to Sydney next week. < Venite' won the Southland ,Cup on the opening day well, but in her two ’starts, on Saturday the extra weight appeared to stop her. She has been a useful stake winner for Mr Gri.eve this season. Despite the heavy going at Invercargill on Saturday. Venite, Grand Finale, Double Shot, Slaemisb, and Impala were each started twice. Grand Finale and Double Shot earned their owners place money at their second attempts. Rev. Father A. Farthing has resigned from his parish at Waikiwi, and leaves this month for Sydney, where he intends residing. He was farewelled by the district last Thursday evening, and presented with a wallet containing £SO. Her owner is not at all sure whether she will be able to start Dunmure at the local meeting next month. This horte injured a leg when he fell on the second day of the Riverton Meeting, and it has not responded to treatment as well as was expected. Panocha will not be a starter again this season, her owner having de"'do'l to turn her out for a long spell. This mare is only a five-year-old, and, given

lyn, N.E.V. v. Gipsy, Lombard v. Rechabites. July 13.—Rechabites v. Wesley, Gipsy v. Taieri,, Y.W.C.A. Defiance v. N.E.V., Lombard v. Playfair, Port Presbyterian v Roslyn, Y.W.C.A. v. C.F.H. FIFTH GRADE. May 25.—Y.W.C.A. If. v. Tvowlmi, Ravens v. V.W.C.A. 1., Taieri v. C.F.H., Rechabites a bve. Juno I.—Y.W.C.A. 11. v. Y.W.C.A. 1.. TCowhai v. Rechabites, Ravens v. Taieri, C.F.H. a bye. June B.—-Rechabites v. Taieri. Ravens v. Y.W.C.A. 11., V.W.C.A. 1. v. C.1'.11., Kovrhai a bye.

July 9, 11, 13-Wellington R.C. July 20.—Hawke's Bay H.C. . July 24.—Rangitikei H.C. July 25.—Waimate District H.C. July 25, 27.—Poverty Bay.T.O. July 27.—South Canterbury H.C, July 27,—Manawatu R.C.

TROTTING.' Jiiae i, 3.—Canterbury Park T.C. June I.—Waikato T.C.' June s.—Forbury Park T.C. June B.—Ashburton T.C. June 22, 24.—Auckland T.C.

plenty of time to develop,, should grow into a high-class steeplechaser. The following re-handicaps have been declared for the South Canterbury Meeting next Saturday;—Levels Hurdles: Jolly Beggar 10.9. South Canterbury Handicap : Gay Crest 8,7. Craigmore Steeples: Uratali 10.12. Farewell Handicap: Sea Fox. 8.4. The starting throughout the days at Invercargill last week was some.of the best work ever performed, by Mr MTvor, He had the usual number of unmannerly horses to deal with, but in each case lost no time in placing them on the, outside of the fields.

The going at Invercargill last week was only what could be expected for a winter meeting, and, though it cut up fairly badly on the second day, was not slippery nor muddy. Great credit is due to Mr T. Marshall, the club’s caretaker, for the great improvement'he has made in this track during the past few years. The Southland Racing Club 'was extremely fortunate witli the weather for its winter meeting last week. Rain or worse threatened both days, but none fell until just before the last race, and then the weather broke with some vengeance. Yesterday was one of the wildest days experienced in Invercargill for months, rain, hail, and sleet falling most of the day. Grand Finale did not put any ginger into his two efforts over 10 furlongs at the Invercargill Meeting, but showed much improved form when competing in the mile race, with which the meeting closed. He has done a lot of racing during the past five weeks, and for a delicate constitutioned horse has stood up to it-well. ' The Winter Meeting of the Southland Racing Club was the most successful fixture, both from racing and financial points of view, the club has held since changing it from an aut imn fixture. Fields were smaller than usual on the opening day, but much better on Saturday, and both the racing and betting were good. Patrons particularly appreciated the punctuality observed. The last race on ihe first day was started three minutes after the scheduled time, and, despite the heavy rain that fell at the close of the meeting on Saturday, the horses were on their way to the winning post only 10 minutes after the advertised lime. lb has been decided to alter the order of races on the first two days of the local winter meeting. The Otago and Wingatui Steeplechases, will now be the fourth races each c]ay. and the Provincial and Birthday Handicaps the fifth races.

Air Colgan, secretary to the, Tuapeka

County Jockey Club, was recently elected a member of the Lawrence Borough Council. Chhota, who raced badly and much below expectations in 'the Southland Cup on Friday, was not produced, oh Saturday. This filly appears to have lost all the good form she showed last season.

When Sun Worshipper and Suncup finished first and second in the Invercargill Harness Trot on Saturday, the plape dividend they returned was only 2s 6d (ess than the straight-out dividend. Nigger head has always shown partiality for soft going, and after the good form he showed at the Riverton Meeting looked to be coming back to his best form. At Invercargill last week he ran two really bad races, too bad to be correct.

Amongst the horses following the Otago hounds on Saturday was Doiran, who, in the hands of Mr B. Plastic, jumped well for a novice. : Doir,an has recently been returned'by D. O’Connor to his owner. He has plenty of pace to make a good cross-country performer.

No fewer than nine horses carried overweights in the five events decided on the flat at Invercargill on Saturday, and of the several apprentices riding at the meeting none could_ go to the scale at 7st, J. T. Mackie was the lightest, and the best he could do was 7.0*. Graball is a much improved steeplechaser, and always likely to be dangerous when the pace is not made too hot. On Saturday he gave an excellent exhibition of clean jumping, and his owner-trainer, Mr W. E. Hazlett, is to be complimented on the .improvement ho has made in this horse. _ Island Linnet is a five-yeaf-old full sister to/Meadow Lark. When this mare scored in the Stewart , Island Hack Handicap on Friday she started the outsider of the field on the win machine, but on the place machine there were only two horses better backed. Her win dividend was almost ten times as muceh as the place dividend she returned.

Song Boy was the most unlucky horse at the Invercargill Meeting. On Friday he dumped his rider as the barrier rose, and on Saturday the field had gone several lengths before he moved off. Once ho got going he ran round his field in good style, and beat all but Foreign Star, who was one of the leaders all the way. Song Boy, unfortunately, is not engaged at Washdyke next Saturday, but will he ip demand when he races at Wingatni nest month.

At a meeting of members of the Tuapeka County Jockey Club an approximate balance-sheet was presented showing a profit of about £l5O on the recent race meeting. Resolutions were carried complimenting the president (Mr R. L. Anderson) and secretary (Mr J. Calgan) on the excellent work they had done in connection with the annual race meeting. It was decided to apply for Easter Saturday as the date of next season’s meeting, and to renew the application for permission to include three light harness events on the programme. It was decided to send a letter of thanks to Mr L. G. Hill, who acted as stipendiary steward for forgoing his fees, amounting.'to £4 4s, for supervising the trotting at the last two race meetings. There were several allegedly inconsistent performances at Invercargill on Saturday, and when Great Shot returned to the scales after winning the principal handicap a section of the public created a very loud and hostile demonstration, but his performance was no worse than that of Grand Finale’s in the concluding event of the meeting. Great Shot won because he was allowed to run the race to his own liking, and none of the other riders in the race tackled him. Grand Finale, Steeton, and Double Shot were handy to him oat the turn for home, but Great Shot had not been asked for an effort to this stage, and when asked for a little extra had plenty left in .reserve to be able to draw’ away again. Had the hostile crowd asked for an inquiry into the riding of the other instead of into Great Shot’s win, they would have been nearer the mark. In heavy going such ua was raced on at Invercargill form cannot be relied on, and it satisfactorily accounted for the several alleged inconsistencies. It is reported that Mem bo ran unsupported by his connections in each start at Invercargill. On the first day he had £lO 10s invested on bis chance on the win totalisator. but on Saturday he started favourite with £97 10s invested on him. He was ridden each day by the stable apprentice, C. G. Humphries, who was making bis debut in public across •'country. On the first day Mem bo lost a lot of ground in attempting 1o run off at the end of a

mile, and* finished close up fourth. It looked as if he would hare finished in the money had he been ridden out. On the second day he was always close up to French Fleet and Graball, wljp were opt in front forcing the pace, and was ugoing particularly-well when he. took off about half a length behind the other pair at one of the smallest fences on the course, and fell. Merabo is a horse that requires a lot of racing to bring him to the top of his form, and the three starts he lms had during the past fortnight have improved him a lot. He is booked to leave for Melbourne at the ehd of this month.* ■ .