RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22470, 15 October 1936, Page 15

RACING NOTES

RACING. October 16, IT.—Mastortoii Racing Club. October 17.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 17. 19.—Dargavillo Racing Club (at Avondale). October 22, 24. 26.—Wellington Racing Club. October 24, 26.—Gore Racing Club. October 26. —Wnvcrlcy Racing Club. October 26.-—Waipawa County Racing Club (at Hastings). October 26.—North Canterbury Jockey Club, October 28.—Waikato Hunt Club. October 29, 31. —Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 51.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. October 31.—Rangitikei Racing Club. November 5, 7.—Whangarci Racing Club. November 7. —Hawke’s Bay Racing Club. CAULFIELD CUP FINAL Tho Tullamarino Handicap, run over Hi furlongs at the Moonec Valley meeting on September 26, and won by Golden Promise, 8.13 (Limoiid —Lady Bcntinct), from Desert Chief, 8.3, and Art, 8.0, was looked on ns a good trial race for the Caulfield Cup. In reviewing the running of this race “ Chiron,” in the ‘Australasian,’ says:—“ln the early stages of the race Golden Promise was at tho tail end of the field, having only two horses behind him as they ran along tho straight tho first time. Skidmore was trying to get ft run along tho inside, but could not find an opening. He pulled out shortly after leaving tho straight, but returned to tho rails a little later, hut again could not get a run. It was not'until they were approaching tho half-mile post that Skidmore finally left the rails and decided to go round the field. When Golden Promise saw daylight ahead of him ho stretched out in great stylo and was with the leading division as they were turning for home. Dark Sky and Art had been in front most of the way up to that point, but Desert Chief made a fast forward move near the half-mile post, and was soon close behind them. He quickly took the measure of tho two leaders and set out for homo with Golden Promise on the outside in pursuit. As soon as they wero fairly straightened for tho run to the post Golden Promise tackled Desert Chief and put tho issue beyond doubt in a few strides. He came homo at a great pace, and was rapidly drawing way over the last 100yds, to win by nearly two lengths. Art appears to be regaining his form of last spring, and struggled on into third place, ahead of Gay Friar, who ran a particularly good race, as, after getting away badly, he was one of tho leaders into the straight.” _ Golden Promise was bred by Mr G. F. Moore at his Bushy Park stud, and is now a four-year-old. His dam, Lady Bentinct, is by Absurd from Bonny Portland, by Boniform from Helen Portland bv Dorchester. At the 1934 yearling sales at Trentham Golden Promise was passed in at 350 gs. Lady Bcntinct was a good winner herself, and a half-sister to that good horse Re re mo an a. JOTTINGS Wild Career was taken through from Invercargill to Washdyke on the express to-clav to fulfil his engagement at the South Canterbury Jockey Club b meeting on Saturday. Viking was an absentee front the tracks this morning, and is suffering from a cold. F. Shaw hopes to bo able to start him at Gore, but this check in. his work will afl'cct his chance. It was reported at Wingatui this morning that P.. T. Hogan and Queen of Song are on their way back to tho Dominion. The mare did not acclimatise in Australia and raced a long way below expectations. At least two Wingatui owners arc very dissatisfied with tho weights allotted their horses in the High-weiglrt Handicap at Gore, anti neither High Glee nor Chrysology will be paid lip for. In being handicapped within lib of Poniard, Chrysology has unquestionably been harshly treated. Look Smart strained her near hock in making a recovery after slipping on landing over a hurdle during a schooling task a few clays prior to last week’s mooting. The injured joint has filled very badly, and her owner-trainer is afraid* that *the injury will prevent her racing again.

The injuries received by Golden King when Tauramal galloped on him in the Mosgiel Handicap have proved more serious than was at first anticipated, and ho will be out of work for some time. It was bad luck for Mr Smaili that this accident occurred, as Golden King has never Ixten better than at the present time, and he will not bo able to start in the New Zealand Cup next month.

The totalisator house on the Omakau course is being altered to provide three more receiving windows. When the next meeting is held on this_ course there will bo three £1 windows in front of the house and six 10s windows on the side. This should help the staff to accommodate all the money offering.

A new grass training track inside the present course is being laid down on the Omakau course. In addition to supplying a long-felt want in tho district, this will also do away with the dust nuisance at the Vincent Meeting, which in the past has been the chief drawback to the pleasure of the fixture.

Tho two Central Otago-owned horses, Illora and Sir Rescuer, which raced unsuccessfully at last week’s meeting, have been left at Wingatui tinder the care of G. Dempster. 'They will fulfil their engagements at Gore next week. 'lbis morning they were sprinted over about three and a-half furlongs on the outside of tho grass track and moved well.

The Vincent Jockey Club has increased tho amount of stakes to ho given at its annual meeting in January to £1.310. This is £l2O more than was given last year, ami nine of the races of the 14 on the programme will carry £IOO each, seven gallops and two trots.

It is not often that two prey horses in a race fight out a finish, hut in the Ccsarcwitch Stakes, run at the _ Newmarket Meeting. hath Ect (the winner') ant! Greynam (third! are five-year-old prey geldings. Another coincidence in this race l was that both the winner and second horse. Near delation, arc by Son-in-I-aw. and only a nock separated them at the post. Near Relation, who is trained by Frank Rutters, won this race last vear. ,

[By St. Ci..un.]

November 7,9, 11, 14.—Canterbury Jockey Club.

'TROTTING. October 17—Waikato T.C. October 24. 26 —Auckland T.C. October 24, 26.—Greymoutli T.C. October 26.—Manawatu T.C. October 26. —Oamaru T.C. October 31.—Wellington T.C. November 10, 12, 13. New Zealand Metropolitan T.C. November 26, 28. —Forbury Park T.C. December s.—Waikato T.C. December 5.-—New Brighton T.C. December 26.—Ashburton T.C. December 26. —Gore T.C. December 26, 28.—Wairarapa T.C. December 26, 28.—Westport T.C. December 28, 30, 31.—Auckland T.C, December 29. —Winiou T.C. December 30. —Westland T.C.

There was 101 b between Golden Promise and Desert Chief when they met in tho Tullamarine Handicap last month, and they arc booked to meet again at this difference. Golden Promise 8.(1 and Desert Chief 7.10, in the Caulfield Cup next Saturday.

Tho Riverton Pacing Club has been very, anxious to got a permit to hold a one-day meeting next January in connection with tho Centenary ceieorations. It was anticipated that it would bo able to borrow the Clifden Racing Club’s permit, but at a meeting of tne latter cuth held on Saturday evening tho Riverton Club’s suggestion was. turned down.

When Royal Pal fell in tho hurdle race on the first day of last week’s meeting ho received a nasty cut, probably from the heel of a shoe, between the chest and the inside of his arm. Fielding has had to place him on the easy list, and will have to miss both the Gore and Riccartou meetings with him.

Though Maungatua is carrying a fresh coating of snow this morning, very little moisture fell at Wingatui yesterday, and tho tracks were dry and firm this morning, but very little fast work was done. Night Wings ran five furlongs on the tan in linin 13sec, Last Link half a mile on the same track in 54scc, and Black Lari easily accounted for Isadore over seven in Imin 35sec.

Among English trainers J. Lawson is going strongly this season. Before the end of August he had trained horses whose winnings totalled £50,043. Frank Butters was nearest him with £32,234, but since then Boswell’s St. Leger win has sent Captain Boyd-Rochfort into second place. G. RSchards, with 125 wins, had a long lead among the jockeys, W. Ncvett (73) still being his closest follower, and slightly ahead of him in winning percentage. Then came J. Sirett (66), E. Smith (51), and P. Beasley (50). Lord Astor led the winning owners, with £33,446, and his colt, Rhodes Scholar, with £12,466, had won more than any other racehorse. Fairway, with 17 winners, of 26 races, carrying £44,153, had a long lead among the winning stallions, Pharos (by Phalaris), following with £20,128.

Practically everyone interested in the light harness sport has heard of the American wonder horse, Single 6., Imm 59Jsec. known as “ the horse that time forgot ” Australasia has the counterpart of Single G. (says a Melbourne writer). Ho has raced successfully in the best company in New Zealand, Western Australia,- and South Australia, and would not have disgraced himself anywhere. Although 18 years old he is still a force to be reckoned with. His name is Logan Park. This gelding won the chief event at Adelaide early this month by half a head from the former Sydney horse, Electric Boy, both off 30yds. Mr Lewis collected another £l2O for this win, and it would be interesting to know the exact amount of money won by Logan Park. He is probably the largest stake winner racing on the trotting tracks of Australia to-day, and it is also likely that he has paced more fast miles than any other performer.

Wino has been on the easy list since the Geraldine meeting (says the ‘ Press ’), and veterinary attention had to be secured last week to deal with a poisoned leg caused by an injury received in the Geraldine Cup through one of his plates coming loose. He was slightly lame on the second day of the meeting, but it was not until he was back at Yaldhurst that anything serious became manifest. He will not be raced this month, and unless he makes a quicker recovery than at present anticipated he may not ho fit enough to do himself justice at the New Zealand Cup Meeting. Wino appeared to be in his best possible order when the set-back occurred, and it is unfortunate that his services will not be available for the Wellington meeting. His stablemate, Mutunga (brother to Gold Pit^, was nominated for Trentham, but will now probably not make the trip. Ponty, also trained by M. B. Edwards, is in steady work. He is to reappear at the Banks Peninsula meeting at the end of the month, and will race at tho New Zealand Cup Meeting, and present intentions are to take him to Ellerslie for the holiday racing.

The imported mare Quadrilateral has been a great investment for Mr 1. G. Duncan and the Elderslio Stud Company, at whose establishment she is now located. Her first foal, Tea Drill, was sold for the stud and never raced. The second was Peschicra, who won a number of races, including the Rangitikei Hack Cup, but was hard to train. The third, Quarto, won the V.11.C. Mimosa Stakes and ran second in the V.R.C. Oaks. Next came the ill-fated Homer, a good winner, who was fatally injured after dead-heating with Allunga in the A.J.C. Derby. Now comes Rob Roy, winner of the A.J.C. Members’ Handicap, and looked upon as one of the best staying three-year-olds in Australia at the present moment. Rob Roy is by Night Raid from Quadrilateral, and was sold as a yearling to Mr L. K. S. M'Kinnon for 1,450g5. Mr M'Kinnon died last year, and Rob Roy is now owned by Mr P. Miller. A sister, Nightingale, who filled second place in the Canonbury Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, was sold to Mi' G. N. Nagill, Molong, Now South Wales, last January, for 800 gs. Quadrilateral is by Square Measure from Poltara, by Polymelus from Areola, by Sir Visto, tracing to the famous Paraffin, one of the greatest mares in the English Stud Book. Square Measure was by Simon Square from Tit for Tat bv Rightaway He was a very smart galloper over a middle distance, and won the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot, ami lie has plenty of staying blood in his veins which is in evidence right throughout the pedigree uf Rob Roy.