RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22379, 1 July 1936, Page 4

RACING NOTES

RACING. July 7,9, 11.—Wellington E.C. July 18.—Hawke’s Bay Hunt C. July .18. —Waimate Hunt C. July 22. —Rangitikei Hunt C. July 23, 25.—Poverty Bay Punt C. July 25.—South Canterbury Hunt C. July 25.—Manawatu R.C. —Proposed Neit Season. — AuguaJ^l.—Poverty Bay Hunt C. August'!.—Christchurch Hunt C. August 11, 15, IS.-I—Canterbury 1 —Canterbury , J.C. August 22;—Pakurangi Hunt C. August 27.—Egmont-Wangamu Hunt C. (at New Plymouth),., August 29.—Taranaki Hunt 0. September s.—Otago Hunt Club. September s.—Marton Jockey Club. September 10. 12.—Wanganui Jockey C. September 19.—Ashburton County R.C. September 19.—Foxton Racing Club. September 19, 21.—Avondale J. C. September 24, 26.—Geraldine Racing C. October 3. —Kurow Jockey Club.

TOTAUBATM INVESTMENTS The 1935-36 racing and trotting sealed in-so far as the Otago and Southland districts are concerned was brought to a conclusion by the Oamaru Jockey Club’s Meeting last Saturday, and the totalisator turnover in these two districts shows the very satisfactory increase of £59,682 10s as compared with the 1934-35 season. . This increase was made entirely by the racing clubs whose figures for the past season disclose that £60.356 more, was handled this season than last year, while the trotting club’s returns show a decrease of £673 10s. In Otago the racing club’s increase war £26,248, and in Southland £32,108. The decrease inothe trotting clubs’ returns in Otago, £B3, was entirely due to the very wet weather experienced by the Forbury Park Club for its Winter Meeting. In Southland only the Winton Club showed an increase, and the total decrease, was £590 10s. With such a good increase in the investments at racing clubs’ meetings, owners should be able to look forward to a corresponding increase in stakes next season. The following tdbles set opt the investments at each meeting during the past three seasons:—

JOTTINGS. Handicaps for the Grand National Steeplechase and Hurdles, and Winter Cup, are not due until July 21. Winners after the declaration of handicaps de not incur penalties this year. Hi* many friends •will regret to leran that the well-known Canterbury trotting trainer, M. B.' Edwards, is seriously ill. . . After allowing for £358 10s depreciation, the New Brighton Trotting Club showed a loss of £548 3s 6d on the year’s working. W. Cooper will ride The Smuggler and TJmtali in their engagements at Trentham next week. The Waimate Hunt Club’s fixture on July 18' will-be the next race meeting in the South Island. Blenheim,- in addition to siring the winner .of .this year’s Derby, Mahmoud, is also the sire of Blue Bear, who won the French One Thousand Guineas on May 17. It is reported that Punohestown, who wiS ; not accepted for on the first day of the Wellington Meeting, may he a starter on the second and third days. It is reported that Arctic Star will in ' future he trained by S. Barr, at Riccartoh, and that Mrs M. A. Shiel has sold Lycidas. Mr W. T. Hazlett is expected back from Australia this week to represent the‘Southland Racing Club at the annualmeeting of the Racing Conference next’ week.

[By St. Claie.]

October 3.—Otaki Maori Racing Club. ■; October 3.—Napier Park Racing Club. October 3, 5. —Taumarunui Racing Club (at Paeroa). , October 8, 10.—Dunedin Jockey Club. TROTTING. —Proposed Next Season.— August 8, 12, 14.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 15.—Cambridge T.C. August 29.—Auckland T.C. September s.—Now Brighton T.C. \ September 12.—Wellington T.C. October 3.—Methven T.C. , October 10.—New Brighton T.C. October 17.—Waikato T.C. October 17, 19.—Westport T.C. October 22, 24.—Porbury Park T.C. October 24, 26.—Auckland. T.C. October 24, 26.—Greymouth T.C. October 26.—Manawatu T.C. October 26.—Oamaru T.O. October 31.—Wellington T.C.

The Winton Jockey Club has instructed its delegate to the annual conference of the Racing Conference to support the Otago Hunt Club’s remit permitting trotting races to be included in Hunt Club programmes. Some riding engagements for Trentham are as follow:—G. Humphries, Ponly, Rival Shot, Recollection, Thermidor; A. E. Ellis, Greek Gold, Bantry; A. Messervy, Dollar Bill, Royal Gallant; G. Ridgway, Pahu. ' The Aga Khan has decided to send Mahmoud, the record Derby winner, to the stud at the close of the present season. He. will go to the Egerton Stud at Newmarket, where Bahrain, the Derby winner of 1935, now standing at a fee of 500 gs. It is not yet known what fee Mahmoudi will command. The Aga Khan does not buy yearlings on such a large scale as a few years ago—he now breeds them —but he still givee high prices for a few. Last year one of these was Sarikala (Salamis —Cinderella, _ by The Tetrarch), Who cost him 4,000g5. At Lingfield on May 1 she gave her first return, winning the Foal Stakes, worth £436. The lease of His Majesty’s steeplechaser Marconi to Lord Derby has been terminated. Marconi, who is trained by Major F. W. Barrett at Wroughton, in Wiltshire, won the Saltley Steeplechase at Birmingham in February, and the National Hunt Juvenile ’Chase at Cheltenham in March. He will not be racing again till after the period of Court mourning. Not one newspaper in England in selecting the winner for, the Derby selected Mahmoud to win, although some fancied him for a place. There was some doubt about his staying qualities, but Mahmoudi confounded the critics, revelled in the hard going, which had caused several late ■craichings,, and in a. field of 22 romped home three lengths ahead of the second favourite. The question of dates for next season is creating ihore concern this year than for some years past. In addition to the,-• applications by several clubs for the King’s Birthday dates, the fact thafe Easter falls^'early next year has caused confusion ’o those clubs which usually race in ch andi April. Llyn Dhu is rising 12 years, and hi« appearance at Napier was his first since he was a six-year-old. He showed surprising dash in setting a smart pace for the Park Steeplechase field, and was still in front at the straight entrance. Dozie had him comfortably beaten from then on, but none of the others could re.ach him. On his showing Llyn Dhu’s return presents some possibilities. He has 9.0 in the hack steeplechase on the opening day of the Wellington Meeting. About a fortnight before the Derby was run the Duke.of Norfolk and his trainer, V. Gilpin, flew to Paris to inspect Bel Aethel, a three-year-old half-brother by Aethelston to Sir Gallahad in. and Admiral Drake, and they both Hkedl him so much that the Duke bought him then and there with a view to starting him in the Derby, in which he was engaged. If Bel Aethel ran ip the Derby -he was not mentioned. A combined meeting of the totalisator committees of the New Zealand Metropolitan and Canterbury Park Trotting Clubs was held on Monday, when it was decided to install the Bell Punch electric totalisator on the Addington trotting course. This is the machine approved in England by the Betting Control Board. It is not known definitely when the installation will commence, but it is anticipated that it will be first used at the Canterbury Park Meeting at New Year. At the King’s Birthday Meeting held in Brisbane the Q.T.C. tried out a system of coloured lights in place of the usual flag system of signalling to the public certain developments in the official enclosure that affect them. A green spiral backing the blocked letters “ weight ” will be used to indicate weight: a red for “ protest entered ”: a purple for “protest dismissed”; and an amber for “ protest upheld.” The system has been used with success in Japan. The winner of the Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Im, run at the Curragh on May 13, was Mr H. S. Gray’s Hocus Pocus, a pronounced favourite, who won by a head from Major Shirley’s Battle Song, with Sir Victor Sassoon’s Manifold third. Last year’s Gimcrack Stakes winner, Paul Beg, was unplaced. Hocus Pocus is a brown colt by Mascot (son of Volta and Nennette, by Bachelor’s Double), from Henna Girl by Kwang-Su from Seabloom by Spearmint, and belongs to the No. 14 family. After the American horse Omaha had won the Queen’s Plate, two miles, at Kempton Park last month, Lord Derby, the owner of Bobsleigh, who was in receipt of 71b from Omaha, and considered unbeatable, congratulated Cecil Boyd-Rochfort. “ You train a great horse,” were his words. “ I didn’t think the horse was foaled that could give. Bobsleigh that weight as Bobsleigh is at the moment.” Both horses reflected the greatest credit on their respective trainers, and never before has Bobsleigh looked as well as ho now does. It was a great finish to watch, though the race in the early stages was poor. At the present time the eligibles and the possibles for the next New Zealand Trotting Cup include : —Harold Logan 4min 20sec, Roi I’Or 4min 21sec, Indianapolis 4min 22sec, Red Shadow 4min 23sec, Impromptu 4min 24sec, Worthy Light 4min 24sec, Sir Guy 4min 25sec, Sunny Morn 4min 25sec,

Blue Mountain 4min 25sec, Gamble 4min 26sec, War Buoy 4min 26seo, Cloudy Range 4min 26seo, Graham Direct 4min 26sec, Wild Guy 4min 26sec, Evicus 4min 26sec, Tempest 4min 27sec, Rey Spec 4rain 27sec, Sure 4min 27sec, Willow Wave 4min 27sec, and De Soto 4min 28sec. Grand Mogul, one of the most improved horses of the year, is on 4min 29sec.

The well-known English writer, “ Hotspur,” in referring to Omaha’s success in the Queen’s Plate, said: “ It should be remembered that we do not know yet whether Omaha will get two miles and a-half. He has never been tested to get the distance either in the United States or in England. There is one other thing that may be mentioned about Omaha. English trainers in all probability have not much to learn from their opposite numbers across the Atlantic, but in America trainers teach all their horses, to go into top in a few strides. It is a trick, or rather an accomplishment, that a horse has to be taught. Frank Hartigan is one who knows the value of it well. It is one of Omaha’s assets.”

The decision of the appeal judges in the Stirling Lady-Pot Luck case seems to reveal that practically all the penalties or reversals of placings imposed by judicial committees on the instigation of stewards or stipendiary stewards have been illegal. Trotting rule 332 states that protests or objections may be made by any steward, stipendiary steward, or other official of a club in his official capacity, or by any other person (or his agent) having an interest in the stake. A deposit of £5 must be made if the protest is lodged by an interested person (not in the case of an official), but all protests or objections must be in writing and lodged with the secretary of the club. The practice has been for a stipendiary steward to make a formal charge in the presence of the committee, and for this to be recorded by the secretary or his deputy, but apparently this does not comply with the rules. The position is different _ under the Rules of Racing, which relieve stewards of the obligation of making objections in writing, though this is required of interested parties.

RACING , OTAGO DISTRICT. Meeting. Otago Hunt ... Kurow „• ... Dunedin Spring Dunedin Summer Waikouait! ... Oamaru Summer Vincent Tapanui Dunedin Autumn Cromwell ... .‘i: Oamaru Autumn Tuapelca ... ... ... Beaumont Dunedin Winter Oamaru Winter ... 1935-6. £ii.«7i 3,457} a»,eoi 33.973 18,no 9,7831 3,903 3,008 36,808 5,118 17,392 . 2,8951 8,404 60,5661 9,037 1934-5. £8,237 ' 11,991} 91,432 95,937 15,145} 8,227 9,731. 3,731 36,790 5,364} ' 16,503} 3,396} 7,741 42,789 6,324 1933-4. £19,374} 5,963 19,315 24,420 14,412} 8,847} 6,412} 3,539 33,426 3,589 15,157 2,091} 5,074 40,018} Total? £251,694} £223,4461 £191,6401 SOUTHLAND DISTRICT. Gore Spring ... ... Southland Spring Wyndham ... ... Southland Summer Watrio ■... . ... ... Winton ... ... .... Gore .Summ-x ... BlrchwooA Hunt Otautau ... ... Riverton ... ... ... Southland .j Winter £33,701 10,6524 13,371 99,4211 6,6961 13,3881 • 16,679} 4,504} 4,812} , 56.1751 19,891 £91,864 7,906} 11,465 26,082} 7,017} 10,011} 14,498 4,920} .5,350 , 45.948} 7,906 £18,326} 6,809} 11,312 21,040} 5,126} 11,172 13,795 4,621} 3,538} 39,500} . 6,809} Totala ... ... £197,167} £165,05*1 £148,0681 TROTTING. OTAGO DISTRICT. Oamaru -Spring Forbury Spring ... 6 Forbury Summer ... Forbury Winter Oamaru Winter £93,074}, 37,769} 38,283} 31,220} 19,746} £19,048} 33,014} 41,329 - 39,004} 11,771 £15,717 35,204} -■ 32,196} 26,261} 14,488 Total* ... ... £144,084} £144,167} £123,867} SOUTHLAND DISTRICT. Gore ... ••• Winton ... ... ; ... Invercargill ... ... Wyndham ... £12.936} 9,441} 19,332} 10.985 £13,072 9,017} 19,446 11,750} £13,468} 8,938 15,766} 10,216 Totals ... £52,695} £53,286 £48,889} Grand totals £645,642 £685,959} £598,965}