RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 5

RACING NOTES

RACING. July 3. —Dannevirke H.C. July 9. 11. 13.—Wellington R.C. July 20.—Hawko’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. —Next Season.— August 2.—Poverty Bay H.C, August 3—Christchurch H.C. August 13, 15, 17.—Canterbury J.C. August 24.—Pakuranga H.C. August 29.—Egmont—Wanganui H.C. {at New Plymouth). August 31.—Taranaki H.C. September 7.—Otago H.C. September 7.—Marton J.C. September 12, 14,—Wanganui J.C.

September 21.—Ashburton County R.C. September 21.—Foxton R.C. September 21, 23. —Avondale J.C. September 26, 28.—Geraldine R.C. September 27, 28.—Marlborough R.C. September 28.—Napier Park R.C. September 28, 30.—Taumarunui R.C. (at Paeroa). TROTTING. —Next Season.— August 10, 14, 16.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.G August 31.—Auckland T.C. September 7.—New Brighton T.C. September 19, 21.—Hawke’s Bay T.C. October s.—New Brighton T.C. October s.—Methven T.C. October 12. —Waikato T.C. October 19, 21.—Westport T.C.

Isaac, who is engaged in the Woburn Hack Handicap at Trentham next Tuesday, is a son. of Lord Warden from Rachel, and one of the most promising of Iris sire’s three-year-olds. He is also engaged in the Melbourne Cup, in which he has been awarded 7.7, and it is reported that in tire company of Make Up, Korero, and Revision he may make the trip to Australia,

Wino will have the services of L. J. Ellis in the Whyte Handicap next Tuesday ? and with 7.14}, only 31b above the minimum, he is already one of the favourites for the race. He may not have beaten, any really good horses yet, but has won his races so well, that many good judges consider the handicapper has taken an undue risk with liiin.

The Waimate District Hunt and the South Canterbury Hunt will each provide one race for light harness horses at their coming meetings. At Waimate the race is worth £4O, and the South Canterbury contest carries a stake of £7O, Both races are ,pver a mile and a-half, and are for 3min 43sec class horses. These will be the two last light harness events of the season.

"‘Excellent acceptances Lave been received for the opening day of the Wellington- winter meeting, and there does not appear to be any dearth of jumpers about. The Marin Hack Steeplechase has drawn an acceptance of 12, and the, Wellington Steeplechase 13. The Vittoria Hack Hurdles has attracted 14, the Trentham Hurdles 13, and the Winter Hurdles, run on the concluding day, 21. The Auckland writer, “ Archer,” who has seen all the recent steeplechasing and hurdling in the north, sums up the Wellington Steeplechase as follows: ” The race hears an open aspect at this stage, but some who may find early favour are Haakon, Riotous, Royal Limond, Graball, London, and Valpeen.” Of the hurdlers, he says :— ■“ Some who may be fancied are Stanchion. Rasouli, Travelling Agent, Master Musk, Black Duke, and Esteem.”

Up till a short time ago many Aucklanders were unconvinced that Chancellor was not the equal of War Buoy, but events of the last few weeks have disposed 6i any claims the northerner had to the four-year-old championship. At Epsom on Saturday, Chancellor trailed Manoeuvre all the way, and although he was announced to be “absolutely flying” in the straight he failed to head the Lyndhurst m are. Manoeuvre would have a remote chance of keeping in front of War Buoy.

The protest of the Oamaru Jockey Club against the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s making application to race on March 21, 1936, s.tating that the Oamaru Club raced on March 21 and 23 and included in each day’s programme two trotting events, which were equivalent to half a day’s racing, and gave over £4OO in stakes, was considered at last week’s meeting of the Canterbury Owners and Breeders’ Association. It was agreed that the*secretary write the Oamaru Jockey Club, advising him that the association would support his club’s protest and declaring that it was not in the interest of owners and breeders for two clubs to clash.

It has been stated recently that Punchestown will be ridden at the Wellington Meeting next month by R. Drinkwater, but that horse will have the services of V. Langford, who was some time ago engaged for him for the whole season (says the ‘ Press ’). Drinkwater will have the mount on the stable mate, Hounslow, at Trentham, and will also do the riding on the Hawke’s Bay jumper Swift and Sure. (As Dunmure is trained by V. Langford, that horseman cannot ride Punchestown if DnnmUre starts in the same race. Punchestown was not paid up for in the Wellington Steeplechase, but both Dunmure and Punchestown are in the Grand National Steeplechase.)

At»-the Australian Trotting Club’s Meeting on June 10 private watchholders .reported a very fine prformance by Minton Ribbons in the Trotting Club Handicap, but unfortunately on this occasion the timekeepers were not in their places'and no official record can be kept, . Starting from 72yds behind, Minton Ribbons is credited with doing a mile and three furlongs in 3rnin, which is a mile rate of about 2miu llsec and a mile and aquartcr speed of 2min 43 3-ssec. The official record for the distance is 3min IJsec, also, held by Minton Ribbons. The track is reported to have been on the heavy side, which makes .the performance all the more remarkable. Minton Ribbons has now won three races in succession, and. according to reports, is rapidly coming into the championship class.

For'many years there has existed in Western Australia what is known as a “ Spider ” fund. Each owner pays a fee for each horse, and the money is devoted to recouping an owner for any damage to sulkies in a race. The Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association has discussed the inauguration of such a fund, and at last week’s meeting set up a committee consisting of Messrs E. F. C. Hinds. J. S. Shaw, F. C. Dunleavey,, A. Butterfield, and J. Bryce to make further investigations and submit a report to the next meeting. The idea is a splendid one, and the financing and administration of such a fund would not provide many difficulties. Possibly the work would devolve upon the New Zealand Trotting Association, and it would need to operate over the whole of New Zealand. Sulkies that cost up to £4O arc often badly damaged through accidents, and replacing them makes trotting a very expensive hobby.

Doreen Jane, winner of the Northumberland Plate last week, is a promoted selling plater, who scored an easy victory in the Ascot Stakes the previous week. She won the Long-distance belling Handicap at Sandown Park on April 26 and was afterwards purchased on behalf of Sir Abe Bailey by H. L. Cottrill for 360 gs. She has previously carried the colours of T. R-. Leader, who purchased her as a yearling for 3ogs. The Ascot Stakes was worth £1,910 to the M’inner last year, and the .Northumberland Plate £1,255. The values of the races would probably be much the same this year, so that Doreen Jane s recent victories have made her a bargain for her present owner.

At a meeting of the Canterbury Owners and Breeders’ Association held last week it was moved that the secretary write the Auckland Association pointing out that the Canterbury Association was not in favour of the licensing of bookmakers, and that in its opinion the totalisator was capable of meeting all betting requirements in the dominion. This was carried. Several speakers expressed the opinion that it would be a sorry day for trotting if bookmakers were allowed again to operate on our courses, and members were of the opinion that the seat of the trouble was the heavy taxation imposed on clubs, and also the exorbitant transport charges to and from the nieetings. Polydora, ridden by Turner, gave another dashing display over four hurdles at Riccarton on Saturday (reports the ‘Press’). She was inclined to rush her fences, but it is thought that this habit will be overcome when she is schooled in company. She has not yet had a mate in her education, but is likely to be jumped with Hounslow or Jolly Beggar this week. Nothing definite regarding her Trentham programme was decided upon on Saturday, but in order to give her a chance of more schooling it is probable she will not go north until early next week, and will not bo raced until tho second and third days of the meeting. In Charles J. Foster’s appendix to the ‘ Trotting Horse of America ’ (Hiram Woodruff, 1867) the following appeared:—“l understand Dr Herr, of Kentucky, to. s declare that by means of’early education and training colts ought to trot in 2min 30sec at three . and 2min 20sec at five. All 1 have to say in that regard is that the doctor has been training and educating for many years, and has never produced one at either age that could do it. . . That there has been a three-year-old that could trot a mile in 2min 30sec I fully believe, and that there has been a five-year-old that could trot in 2min 20sec I am convinced, but these were exceptional cases. If it is attempted to force our horses at an early age so that they may do 2miii 30sec at three years old I fear that we shall not have many such horses at Dexter, Goldsmith Maid, and Lady Thorn when they get to be more than 10 years of age.” Little did the writer of over 60 years ago ever dream that in America to-day trotters before their third year would be capable -of going as fast as 2min 2sec (says a Melbourne writer). Even in Australia, where trotters are not in the same class as the Americans. Grand Voyage trotted a trial mile in 2min 20sec some months before he reached three years, the famous black racing brilliantly till he was nearly 13.

JOTTINGS

C. Piper, with Gold Pox and Reminder, leave to-morrow morning 'en route for Trentham.

Gray Dawn, who recently died at the age of 21 years in the Taranaki district, held a record of never having fallen in a race on the hunting field.

L. J. Ellis, who has now ridden 92 winners 'this season, heads W. J. Broughton by eight and P. Atkins by 21 for the jockey premiership.

Guarantee and Kemal Pasha have each been accepted for in the Stewards’ and Whyte Handicaps, to be run next Tuesday.

Otago-owned or trained horses are engaged in each of the eight races on the first day’s card of the Wellington Meeting.

Grecian Prince, Doctor Duthie, and Metal Bird will not fulfil their engagements at the Wellington Winter Meeting.

The heavy state of the track was the reason for the withdrawal of Tempest from his engagements at Auckland on Saturday.

A writer has stated that in the ’9o’s racing was done under entirely different conditions from to-day. Also, it might be added, with entirely different horses.

In the absence of his usual pilot, L. Dulieu, in Melbourne, Haakon will be ridden by D. J. Burgess in his Trentham engagements, which include the Wellington Steeplechase.

Dumnure has been paid up for in both the Wellington Steeplechase, to be run on the first day, and Winter Hurdles, to be run op the corresponding day at Trentham nest week. Despite the. report that Valarth is to leave for Melbourne next Monday, his name appears as *an acceptor for the Woburn Handicap to he run at Trentham next Tuesday. No _ fewer than 27 have been paid up for in this event.

An interesting feature of the nomination list for this year’s Grand National Steeplechase is that it includes the-fif-teen horses nominated for the Wellington Steeplechase, while of the fen newcomers three are from the North and seven from the. South Island.

Yalpeen, Tudor, .Transact, Dunmure, London, Free Air, Aladdin, Sir Musk. Manawatu, Chan Ronald, and Umtali have been nominated for both the Grand National Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdles, a double that no horse has yet won.

Jolly Beggar, who has been schooling and galloping well at Riccarton, will not fulfil his engagements at Trentham next week. It is considered that the going at the northern fixture will not suit him, and that it will be wiser to keep him for the National Meeting.

Jessie B, grand-dara of Great Logan and dam of Sherwood (who was first past the post in a Trotting Cup) was sired by the thoroughbred horse Smith O’Brien. Two other winners on the first day at Auckland, Ironside, _ and Prince Pedro, have a close-up strain of the thoroughbred.

Diamond, winner of the steeplechase at Levin on Saturday, is by Diaquenod from Lady Diamond, a mare by Limond from Bronze by Field Battery. Diamond is engaged in the Mariri Hack Steeplechase next Tuesday with 10.8, and on the form he showed at Levin is sure to be well fancied.

The Ellerslie hurdler, Black Marlin, has developed lameness, and is unlikely to visit Trentham. The trouble is attributed to muscle injury, and he may have to be spelled. Black Marlin appeared to be on the improve, and it is unfortunate that soreness should have developed at this stage. Tn ' South Australia recently a sire, dam, and son all raced nn the one night and on - the same track. The three horses were Lionle Hanks, Babs Direct, and Gay Hanks, and they are all owned by Mr Lionel Rodda. It is considered a record in the Commonwealth.

The Winter Cup nominations include Autopay, Southdown, Davolo, Water Power, Giggloswick, Silver Sight, and' Boudoir, who ran in .the race last year. For the coming race, the North Island contributes 18 horses, Riccarton 17. and other South Island centres 19.

Next week is the most important week of the year for the sporting community in the dominion, as in addition to racing at Trentham on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the annual meetings of the New Zealand Trotting Conference will be held on Wednesday and the New 'Zealand Racing l Conference on Friday. 1

Punchestown was taken over ten fences at Riccarton on Saturday morning by H. Turner, at hunting pace, lie did not give a faultless display, but considering the tricky state of the ground, it was not had. The same jockey schooled Jolly Beggar over four hurdles, the Nigger Minstreal gelding going well.

If A. Fullarton wins the Victoria Grand National Steeplechase on Redditch this month he will equal the record of the late Tom Corrigan, who niloted three ' winners. Great Western, Game, and Wymlet. As Fullarton is still in his early twenties it is likely that he will not only equal, but will beat Corrigan’s record as the years go on. Enthusiasm which carries any man so far on his job is not wanting in Fullarton. Next to being in his own home, he is nowhere happier than on a horse going over jumps. With schooling on the tracks and in an enclosure near his home at West Essendon, and riding in public and following the hounds, he crosses a tremendous nuniber of jumps in a year. It can be said of him that the rattle of the rail as the field goes over the fence is music in his ears. Ho certainly seems to he quite content when facing any kind of obstacle, and he is always ready to school a horse for the asking. It can l>e understood why Fullarton is always fit..