RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22087, 22 July 1935, Page 9

RACING NOTES

RACING. July 24.—Rangitikei H.C. . July 25.—Waimato 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.O, August 24.—Pakuranga H.C. . - August 29.—Egmont—Wanganui H.C, (at ew Plymouth). , . „ „ August 31.—Taranaki H.C. September 7.—Otago H.C, September 7.—Marton J.C. September 12. 14—Wanganui J.C. September 21.—Ashburten County R.C.

JOTTINGS. Acceptances for the Grand National Steeplechase, Grand Hurdles, and Winter Cup close on Friday at 8 p.m. It has been decided that Ruaform will not be sent down to the Grand National meeting. Golden Hair is working satisfactorily on the tracks at Hawera. She may be giyen a race at' the Christchurch Hunt Meeting as a preliminary to the Winter Cup. Trishna and Kurapae have been sent down from Trentham to Riccarton. They will compete at the Christchurch Hunt Meeting before the National fixture.

Riotous has no reason to complain with his weight in the Grand National Steeplechase (says “The Watcher”). Two such faults as at Trentham are most unusual with him, and tire jumping is likely to be better all round at Riccarton in the firmer going. Last year’s figures and form indicate that Riotous must have excellent prospects.

K. Voiti’e’s two successes at Flemington on July 6 brought his total wins in the Melbourne metropolitan area to 33, or eight short of the total of the leader, H. Skidmore. L. Robertson and F. W, Hoysted_ were equal on the winning trainers’ list with 22 J wins each.

Young idea, the winter favourite for the' Derbys, and one of the colts who is expected to take a hand in the decision of the Melbourne Cup, is back at Flemington. Young Idea, who has been spelling since winning in Sydney in the autymn, is in splendid condition to begin "his strenuous prepartiqn for the important events of the spring.

Argentic continues to give every satisfaction in his work and last week at Ilicoarton covered naif a mile in good style. His trainer has been very patient with him over a long period, and it would appear as if*he will reap his reward with this good-class horse during the next few months.

Gay Crest has had a fairly easy time since racing at Washdyke last month. The lameness he displayed there has since disappeared following the breaking out of an abcess in one of his front feet, and it is confidently expected that he will be on hand for the Grand National Meeting, where one of his engagements is the Winter Cup (says a Christchurch writer).

Emissary is at present being pottered about J. C. Tomkinson’s stable at Riccarton, but has not yet revisited the tracks. He did not do as well as might have been _ desired during, his spell, but is beginning to build up again and is expected to be in good order to enter upon a spring preparation. His stablemate Moonbeam, who has thrived on her spell, will shortly be recommissioned.

L. A.' Maidens evidently soon became tired of Eureka Boy, and the gelding has been returned to the care of his early owner. J. D. Smith, at New Brighton. Eureka Boy has speed enough to win any race, but (says the ‘ Press ’), he has his own ideas as to how far he should go with the colours up. On his showing to date he is a bad betting proposition, although at any time he in likely to cause a surprige..

[By St. Claxk.]

, September 21.—Foxton'R.C. September 21, 23.—Avondale J.C. September 26, 28.—Geraldine R.C. September 27, 28. -Marlborough R.O. t September 28.—Napier Park R.O. September 38, 30.—Taumarunui R.C. (at Paoroa). TROTTING. —Next Season.— August 10, 14, 16.—N.Z. Metropolitan T. 6 August 31.—Auckland T.C. September 7.—New Brighton T.C. September 19, 21.—Hawke’s Bay T.O. October s,—New Brighton T.C. October s.—Methven T.C. October 12.—Waikato T.C. October 19. 21.—Westport T.G.

Aladdin was very lame on his return to, New Brighton from Trentham, no doubt caused by twice striking the Trentham battens. His case once more is considered serious, and it is doubtful if he will ever be able to stand up to the necessary preparation to win races.

Tyrone Lass, who created something of a surprise by a victory at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s Winter Meeting, is going along well in V. Alborn’s care, and 1 she may be worthy of support in some future engagements,, although never likely to reach the best class company.—The ‘ Press.’

Cloudy Range, a good winner during the season just closing, is in regular work at Addington, and gives every indication of adding to his winning list during the coming year. Cloudy Range is always a danger in races over any distance, and has the advantage of expert reinsmanship when his trainer, E. C, M'Dermott, is in charge. Little Reta, educated and trained for all her races by E. C. M'Dermott, has shown extreme speed on occasions, but she has not always shown that reliability that goes to make a good trotter. Little Reta has to her. credit a victory over Norma Bingen, one of the fastest mile and a-half trotters at present in commission.

C. Tasker always held the opinion (says a Christchurch writer) that Full Hand would take time to develop, and he is giving the Jack Potts gelding every chapce. Up to the present no very exacting preparation has been asked of Full Hand, and he is now developing into a fine type of pacer. Tasker is to be commended on the patience he has shown with the gelding, and he may yet he rewarded with wins in good class races.

It cannot be said that there are any surprises, in the handicaps for the Grand National Steeplechase (says* “The Watcher ”) beyond Billy Boy, who is evidently feared as a proved horse over Riccarton country. It is probably with dismay that the connections of this horse, having given Trenthama miss, now view his rise for not running. At this stage, horses that may appeal are Tudor, Dnntnure, Punchestown, Riotous, and Valpeen.

Arrangements for Link Divine’s Australian trip have been made, and, all going well, she will be shipped to Melbourne about the middle of next month. Her stablemate, Whenuakura, who is also owned by Mr W. Kirkland, continues to please by the manner in which he is getting through his preparation, and it would occasion no surprise if he also is taken to Melbourne.

The French racing authorities did honour to King George at the night meeting held at Longchamp (Pans), recently. They instituted a new race to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty. It was called the “ Prix du Jubilee de S.M. le Roi George V.,” and was a mile and five furlongs handicap. It was open to horses of all countries, provided they had won a race other than a claiihing or selling race. As the value was more_ than £4,000, it was a race worth winning.

Indianapolis is bowling along nicely in the strong work that is being allotted him at Addington, and while nothing serious is likely to bo at-

tempted with him for some time, it is quite likely that he will be in a condition to show a merry mile at the August meeting. . A rather gross horse, Indianapolis requires racing and plenty of work, and the effort at next month’s meeting should help to tighten him up for more serious engagements.

Tempest is expected to improve with age, and in this respect he will not be unlike many of the progeny of his sire. Wrack. Tempest is a good, fresh, and comparatively young horse, fast approaching the very best class over two miles. No race need he too fast for him so long‘as a pacemaker is provided, but this cannot always be arranged, and in the meantime' the Wrack gelding cannot be backed with confidence in the best company. He is just the type, however, to make things interesting in. a free-for-all in which a solid pace c°u be guaranteed from the start.

Southdown has got through a lot of good work lately, and he is rounding back into racing shape, says a Riccarfcon report. • A. M'Aulay is now sending him along in smart sprinting tasks, and he should he ready to show some form at the Grand National Meeting. The Winter Cup may be one of his engagements, but as a preliminary he may have a race in the Brabazon Handicap at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s Meeting.

Nominations as follow were received for the King’s Cup, one mile and a half, to be decided at Brisbane on August 24: —Soft Step, Lady Vim, Paddy M‘Ky, Lady Dessling, King Baralong, Serlodi, Dulcedo, Maranerito, Mr Kerry, Gladswood, Sage Force, Colosseum, Arboreal, Brown Force, Piccolo, Billy Grub, Pameuls, Regal Star, Synical, High Cross, Lough Neagh, Thought Reader, Neptune, Winni Arra, Harvest Field, Glen’s Spear, Limbohm, VVaikare, Thalwyn, Turf Boy, Figures show that South Australian bookmakers held £5,000,000 during the year ended June 30. The Government received approximately £90,000 in turnover tax and £70,280 from stamp tax betting tickets, in addition to £27,628 from totalisator investments, which shows a decrease of £3,875 on the figures for the previous year. How betting has grown can be imagined from turnover of bookmakers, who held only £1,300,000 during the first six months that they operated. During the last 12 months stamp duty was paid on 22,654,770, tickets.

The four-year-old gelding Colossal was billed instantly on Tuesday morning when he collided with ; a motor car on the road between Hawera and Normanby. Colossal was on the lead when the horse that w’as being ridden stumbled and threw his rider. Both horses then galloped down the road, and Colossal dashed across the bitumen in front of the car. He fell and was struck on the head by the car. Colossal was owned by Mr F. J. Carmont, who bred Kim. He was trained by T. Fryer, and part of the time he had been leased to Mr G.‘ Harding.

According to a Hawke’s Bay report, the Hastings trainer A. Weaver, whose stable now shelters the Parliamentary winner Mercian Prince, has received an addition to his team in Ephialtes, whom, he will prepare for hurdle racing. This seven-year-old son of Thomond and Rose of Athens showed smart form some years back, being a winner in open company, and also earning fame as paying in his first start the biggest dividend yet returned among the gallopers in the Dominion. He was taken to Australia, where he completely failed to‘come up to expectations, although he was a winner.

Hunting Song Maiden. • The rising five-year-old gelding, Whaddon Chase, by Hunting Song from Marsurd, in P. D, Jones’s stable at Riccarton, has progressed satisfactorily in recent weeks, and last week attracted attention by his ability to keep with Dollar Prince throughout a useful five-furlong gallop. The latter, too, is well forward, and should not require much racing to get him back to winning form. La> Paix, by Bebonian, from Peace, by The Officer from Content, is represented in Jones’s stable by the Paper Money yearling filly Document, who shows promise of developing into a smart two-year-old. This is the last of the mare’s progeny, as she had to be destroyed some time ago after an accident, probably the result of being kicked by another horse.

A Strong Trio. The stable controlled by H. Nurse will provide some likely material for flat racing during the new term, and three of the inmates were sprinted on Thursday. Knockfin has _ not looked back since she was recommissioned, and on Tuesday reeled off half a mile in good time. She is to race at Waimate and Washdyke ibis week, and will

probably be produced again at the Christchurch Hunt fixture, and these races should give a sound idea of' her prospects in the Winter Cup, for which she is spoken of as one of the early fancies. Land, Raid, who has filled out considerably since his three strenuous races at the Dunedin winter meeting, has been in steady work for the last few weeks, and lias lately had some sprinting with his stablemate, Riposte, by Rapier from Warlove. The latter is a natural galloper, and will make his presence felt after he has had some racing experience. Red Shadow Prospects, Red Shadow may be one of the big problems at the August Meeting or the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, for he is reported to be approaching his best form under the care of L. F. Berkett, _at Nelson. Red Shadow, when at his best, is a really good horse, and he handles heavy going better than the majority. His sensational victories at Addington in 1933, when he won four races at the spring meeting, including the New Zealand Cup, and the Free-for-All, stamped him as the best horse of his day. He lost all semblance of form when he was expected to produce his best during the visit of Walla Walla, but a long spell of road work and a thorough preparation on the Nelson track should find him. rejuvenated. Jenkins Rides'Winner. W. Jenkins, who recently went over to Victoria with S. G. horses, rode his first winner in Australia when he brought Dusky Native home at the head of the Arundel Handicap, seven and a-half furlongs, at the Oaklands Hunt Meeting at Moonee Valley on July 3. Jenkins is credited with having ridden a vigorous finish. It was this member of a riding family of three brothers, all apprentices to southern trainers, who piloted Steeton* in her runaway success in the last New Zealand Cup. He has made a good start in Victoria, and, with the name of Voitre so much on all bps across the Tasman at present, he is likely to receive other chances before long. , The favourite for the race won by Jenkins’s mount was the former New Zealand horse Shining Gold, who was taken to Victoria by Mr W. T. Hazlett and sold there. Shining Gold was beaten just out of the money after apparently having had every chance. Another Unbeaten Horse. Tai-Yang, a five-year-old son of Solario, is the latest English horse to leave the turf unbeaten. He certainly had only two starts during his career, because of the difficulty in preparing bim for races, but each time he defeated Felicitation, winner of last year’s Ascot Cup. At the beginning of last month Mr H. E. Morriss, TaiYang’s owner, stated that his horse had finished with racing and would go to the stud. “ I have just heard from Mr Fred Darling that the difficulties which have hampered the training of TaiYang during his racing career have recurred,” Mr Morriss said in making the announcement. As a three-year-old Tai-Yang won the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket, and he was successful this year in the Chippenham Stakes at Newmarket/ in both races beating H.H. Aga Khan’s Felicitation.

Racing In Italy. The Italian Derby, run at the end of May, was brilliantly won by Ugolino da Siene, a bay colt by Ortello. This is one of the first produce of the famous son of Teddy, who _ won the Prix do I’Arc de Triomphe in Paris, defeating Kantar and Oleander. Ugolino da Siene was bred by Captain P. Tesio, and is about the twelfth winner of the Italian classic from that gentleman’s stud farm near Lake Orta. Last year bo won twice, and was undefeated when he started in the Derby. He ran in the ownership of Messrs Tesio-Incisa. The race is run at Rome over 2,400 metres, almost 1J miles. The value was 200.000 lire (about

tTgolino da Siena is out of Duet, * mare bought at Newmarket for 2,800g5. She was by Great Sport from Harmony, by St. Frusquin from Melody, who, to St. Simon, bred Winifreds, winner of the One-Thousand Guineas. r . Ort'ello. as is well known, is a big* strong chestnut colt by Teddy from Hollebeck, by Gbrgos, from Hilda 11., by Rabelais. In conformation he takes a great deal after Gorgos. ■ He has thus equalled another horse of the Teddy line, Gallant Fox, in siring a winner of the Derby at first opportunity, a characteristic that is notable in the male line descending from Doncaster; Homs for India. During the past , few weeks one trainer alone purchased 13 racehorses in Australia for export,to India. The extent of the trade cannot be measured in racehorses alone, however, for : a Sydney writer says: Coming dovm from Torres Strait, between the_ Barrier and the coast, one may sometimes-meet a rusty ship bound north with a sort of wooden shed on her deck and with her; sides deeply stained below her scuppers.She is an Indian-bound- ship going north with horses. The Indian trade is so quietly done that few people ever hear anything about it, but it is a pretty big venture all the same. Not that anybody can buy a shipment of horse?'and send them across for sale to the Army in India, for; the Amy has its own way of doing things. Before a man can sell a single horse to the. Indian Army he has to be approved by, the authorities and has to enter info a contract to supply a certain number of shipments each year; If his contract calls for 300 horses at each shipment he has to put at least 400 on board to allow for rejections. The Army take* all it requires from the shipment at a fixed price—so much for guimers, so much for cavalry horses, etc.—and th* rejects have to be sold to native State* and to native dealers. These rejects ar* the fly in the exporter’s ointment, for the native States will not give Amy, prices, and the native dealers are what are called “hard-doers.” ,