RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22618, 9 April 1937, Page 15

RACING NOTES

RACING. April R.C. April 10 —Reefton, J>C. April 15, 17.—Whangsrei R.C. April 17i—Wahnate R.C.' April I,7;l9.—Nelson. J.Q. ■ April 24'.—South Canterbury J-C. April 24; 28.—Marlborougl) R.C; April 30; May I.—Danpevirke, R.C. April 29, May .3.—Oaniaru J.C. May B.—Amberley R.O. May 8, 12;—Hawke’s Bay J.C. May 12, 13.—Egnionth R.C. May 12.—Ashburton R.C. May 12.—Southland R.C. tit it Mirtt M\iis r,;Tbe. resignation!.of Mr Jt E. Henrys, handicapper to the Canterbury Jockey Club, has been received, and because of his health he may relinquish his remaining posts in the South Island. He baa been handicapper to ' the : Canterbury body ,for 46, years, and is thevoply bandicapper the club has ever employed. ■vMr Henrys bad his first appointment with the Feilding*Jockey Club in April, 1888,'when he arranged the weights for one.event only.;, :He steadily worked bis Way into prominence, and bis field of operations gradually until he had secured a large share of the handicapping in the North Island., After his appointment -for Riccarton,minor southern clubs soon secured his' services, and he has acted for the Banks Penimrla,' North Canterbury, Amberjey, Ahburton, Waimate, , Hororata, South Canterbury, Waikouaiti, and Kurow Clubs, for many years, rand also for'the Dunedin. Jockey Club for a long period. He'handicaps for the Otago Htint Club. Air Henrys bas had a wonderful record in bringing fields of all sizes* together, and in some minor events, with fields up tp 24 runners, he has-produced several dead-heats, and in two races dead-heats between three have been declared. One , of- -these ■ occurred at Manaia in April, 1895—for second place between -Docility, Strayslioti ■ and Disraeli in*the Manaia Handicap, andthe other in February, 1897, in the First Hack Handicap at* Hawera between Flying! and Kaoaea. Before starting in the handicapping line, Mr Henrys owned and rode a trotting horse or two and a hack hurdler named Solicitor, which he converted into a hunter during the time he attended meets of the Rangitikei Hunt Club. He was always interested in trotting, and did some handicapping on occasions. As was natural in a handicapper s position, Mr Henrys’s work was often criticised, but results always bore out the correctness .and fairness of his efforts to provide close and interesting racing. He was always a loyal servant to the. clubs employing him, and a feature of his connection with the Canterbury Jockey Club was that, except when he was absent on a trip to England, he missed not one day’s programme at Riccarton. TWO SHILLING TOTALISATOR While he was in Australia, the Hon. T. O’Byrne attended several race meetings, and was greatly impressed with the large number of good-class horses racing there. While at Adelaide he attended a night trotting, meeting. He was surprised to find the grounds so weir appointed and the tracks built up to make splendid surfaces even if they were small. Large crowds attended each Saturday night, and the whole place was brilliantly lit with large electric lamps. There were seven races on the programme, the first starting at 7.25 and the latt at 10.35. “ There is no chance of any crooked work there,” said Mr O’Byrne, “ Each horse in a race is timed, and if he gets too slow his driver is cautioned. If it happens a second time then the owner is stopped from entering his horses. Betting is done through the totalisator, and the tickets are 2s each. There is also a 4s double on the meeting, and the popularity of the cheap totalisator tickets is shown by the fact that as much as £40,000 is put through in one night. It would be a good thing, I think, if we had the 2s totalisator in this country.” Mr O’Byrne also attended a trotting meeting at Perth, where the track was bigger and the grounds even better equipped than those of Adelaide. “ There was a tremendous crowd there, and the people got a fair run for their money. The sport is splendidly controlled, and the officials treat visitors most hospitably. On the track there I think Indianapolis would have no trouble in breaking two minutes, he added. SALMAGUNDI'S BREEDING The New Zealand purchaser of the stallion Salmagundi at the Sydney sales has not been revealed yet. He was bought by Wright, Stephenson, and Co. on Tuesday. • , . . , Salmagundi is by Phalans out ot Salamandra. He is a half-brother to Salmon Trout, winner of the St. Leger, and is of the same family as Galhnule, Spion Kop, and Llangibby % Phalans was the premier sire in England in 1925 and 1928, and his progeny, which have won over £333,500, include Fairway (England’s leading sire last season), Pharos, Colorado, and Manna His dam, Salamandra, was sold as a brood mare for 16,000g5. She was by St. Frusquin from Electra. Salmagundi is the sire of Siren, Sal Volatile, Salamander, Princess Pam, Pat a Cake, Mince Pie, and Irving, all good winners on the Australian turf. ASHBURTON PROSPECTS Particular interest attaches to the Ashburton trotting meeting to-morrow, as the best performers or their ages will line out for the All Age Stakes, of £6OO, run over a mile and a-half. This will be the second contest, and it has attracted wide interest. Horses likely to race well at the meeting, where the win and place system of betting will, be in operation, are:—■ 12—Allanton Handicap. Fluke, Pilot Peter, Lustre. 12.40 Improvers’ Handicap.—Gratanella, Bill 8., Santa Fe. 1.20 All-age Stakes. —Lucky Jack— Parisienne bracket, Toorak, Grand Mogul-Starwyn bracket. 2—Autumn Handicap.—Horsepower, Moerewa, Waitaki Power. 2.40 Stewards’ Handicap.—Bittersweet, Garner, Raclaim. 3.20 Rakaia Handicap. Credit Funds, Sago King. Renown’s Best. 4—Harvest Handicap.—Oversight. Player, Waipahu 4.40 Farewell Handicap. Frisco Lady, Reporter, llongomai.

May 12.—Bay of Islands R.C. May 12, 15.—Otaki-Maori R.C. TROTTING, April 10.—Roxburgh Trotting Club. April 10.—Ashburton Trotting Club, April 10.—Thames Trotting Club. April 17. —Manawatu Trotting Club. April 24.—Auckland Trotting Club. April 27.—Marlborough Trotting Club. May I.—Kaikoura Trotting Club. May B.—Waikato Trotting Club. May B.—Oamaru Trotting Club. May 12, 15. —Forbury Park Trotting Club. May 29.—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. JOTTINGS Dunedin-owned. Braemar, a, squarc-gaited trotter who followed up a first and a second at Greymouth by winning at Reefton yesterday, is owned by Mr John Simpson, of Dunedin. Not Fancied. The same owner had Rollaloag racing at Reefton. This horse, who is now back in R. B. Berry’s stable, is reported to be more reliable than when he was trained at Wingatui. Rollalong was not fancied by the public yesterday. Still Favourite. Lucky Jack retains bis place as favouite for the All-age Stakes at Ashburton. Trotting at Roxburgh. The excellent fields at Roxburgh tomorrow promise to provide a good day’s sport for district trotting supporters, who are proving that they have sound claims fqr a totalisator permit. Ashaway. Arrangements wore made to give Ashaway a spell after the Riverton Meeting, but the son of Balboa was so friskly that it has been decided to keep him in training. To Be Gelded. Cricket, who returns from a spell at Waikanae this week and joins H. Telford’s team, is to be gelded before being started on his next race preparation. Ready Soon. The Polazel gelding Cottingham has been taken in hand again by H. Nurse. He looks well after a spell, and it may not take long to have him ready for a race. In Strong Work, Fair Weather, after being off the scene for some time, is again in- strong work at Riccarton. He is gradually getting back to good shape, and he should be ready to resume racing before the end of the season. A False Story. The story is being repeated that in the Nursery Stakes at Timaru, Horsepower was unlucky to be crowded out at the start through the vagaries of another horse (says the Timaru ‘ Herald’j. Horsepower broke, and was himself responsible for any crowding he was involved in at that stage of the race. Long Spell Proposed. Epic, owned by Mr A. N. Smith, of Dunedin, started the season in good style, and hopes were high after his second to Paper Slipper in the Dunedin Guineas. Ho has not lived up to expectations, and after a number of disappointments he is to have a long rest, which will last for at least six months, and possibly for a year. Oamaru’s Card. At its Autumn Meeting the Oamaru Jockey Club will distribute £2,040 in stakes. The principal^event on the first day will be the President’s Handicap, £2OO, one mile, and on the second day the feature will be the President’s Handicap, £250, 1J miles. Hopes for Age. The four-year-old Glenavon was left on the West Coast after racing at Greymouth last Saturday, and he will have a spell before being trained again. He has not yet fulfilled his early promise, but, like his well-per-formed brother, Red Heckle, age may benefit him. The half-sister to this pair, by Colossus, is being kept in work by F. Christmas at Riccarton, and she shows enough speed to suggest that she will bo useful next season. Australian Visitors. The owner of a trotting stable in South Australia, Mr W. H. Bring, arrived at Wellington in the Awatea this week. He intends to spend a short holiday in the Dominion, and will, probably purchase several horses during his stay here. He is accompanied by Mr A. E. Ireland, who owns trotters in Western Australia. One of the best-known trotters of Mr Dring’s stable is Electric Boy, who recently won three races in South Australia, and who last season was a good winner at _ New South Wales meetings. Mr Bring said he would probably run Electric Boy in New Zealand this or next season. Breeding to Recommend. Lustre, the six-year-old mare by Wrack—Pearl Pointer, has everything to recommend her in the way of breeding, and while she has not yet shown a great deal of speed she is as solid ns the majority of trotters in her class. She is a sister to such good ones as Nicoya and White Satin, and a halfsister to Kempton. and while she may never reach the class of her well-per-formed relatives she has a lot in her favour, comments the ‘ Press.’ A Hardy Breed. Snowy de Oro, winner of a division of the Trial Handicap at Addington last week, will find himself in a better class m the Harvest Handicap at Ashburton, for while in his last race Sports Review was set to concede him 24yds. he has now to give that start to the Methven pacer. Snowy de Oro is a good hardy sort, a product of the Rey de Oro— Logan Pointer mare cross, and, bred this way, he must always be considered. Ready for Campaign, Clarion Call, who was unlucky to lose the Great Northern Hurdles last June, reappeared in the hack sprint the second day at Feilding on Easter Monday. Although very big, he showed pace for a few furlongs, and looked to be in great heart to commence his preparation for the winter round. Coherto. The Southland-trained Coherto has earned a big reputation in the south, and has won several races in convincing style. Ho Ims yet to win in- good class company, but in.continuing his engagement in the All-age Stakes at Ashbur-

ton his connections evidently entertain hopes of his reaching the best class. Coherto is a three-year-old by Peter Moko —Lady Evelyn, apd is a brother to a useful pacer in William Tell and a half-brother to Peter Mitchell. Lost All Form. In the early part of his racing this season All Humbug got on the winning list and looked like having a successful season, but although the tracks were to his liking and he appeared to be in good condition he soon lost all form, and his recent displays were so bad that his trainer, R. E. M’Lellan, seat him back to his owner after the Riverton Meeting. Prior to being turned out the Humbug gelding was schooled over the hurdles, and, according to M‘Lcllan, gave a rattling good display and impressed as one likely to make good over the battens, reports the ‘ Southland News.’ A Big Stud. The Aga Khan has 65 mares and four stallions at four different studs in France. In that country, in number of mares, he is second only to Baron Edouard, de Rothschild, who has more than 80. The oldest mares the Aga Khan has in Erance are 17 years. With 65 in France, and others in England and Ireland, the Aga Khan possibly has more mares than, any other breeder in the world. Nowadays the Aga Khan does very little racing in France, his few representatives being sent from England, but his wife does a good deal in that country. One of her horses was Mas d’Antibes, who was sold to go to India, where he has done so well. Parisienne. ; Parisienne, which is to be driven by R. B. Berry in the All-age Stakes at Ashburton to-morrow, has already shown rare staying power, and as she is better now that at any previous stage of her career she can be expected to make things interesting for fh© older horses. When raced in the Champion Stakes at Ashburton on Boxing Day Parisienne was plainly sore, but after the long trip to Auckland, she was good enough to win the Great Northern Derby. She is a very honest little Eacer and the harder. the fight the ettcr she will be served. Notable Winners. Many good horses, have won the Awapuni Gold Cup, the list including Desert Gold (thrice), Sasanof (twice), Amythas, Ballymena, Thespian, Rapine, Commendation, Star Stranger. Nightmarch (twice), and Silver Ring (twice). Greek Shepherd, who won last season, was the first three-year-old to succeed for nine years. Visit to Eiderslie. Usually the Oamaru Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting is fixed for the Anniversary Day holiday in March, but this year that day fell on the week before Easter and was not observed. The races will be held on April J 9 and May 1, and on the intervening day visitors will be invited to inspect the Eiderslie Stud-. The club will transport and provide entertainment' for all visitors to the meeting who desire to make the trip. Purchased in Sydney. T. George’s filial yearling purchase at the Sydney sales, a Silverburn—'Werrington colt, is a bay. Silverburn is a bay horse (1928), by Phalaris— Silver Urn, by Juggernaut. The dam, Werrington, does not appear in the last stud book, but she is Dy Redfern— War Lass, by Cavalry (son of Carbine) from Belgique, by Simmer. George has bought all the yearlings on his own behalf. J. M. Cameron’s purchase, described as a Marconigfam Colt, is, according to the catalogue, a filly’ though this, of course, may be an error. The dam Taryan, is by Ayran from Tartar by Grafton. Mr R. T. Reid’s Pantheon colt is a bay, and belongs to a successful family, the dam, Etoru, being by The Welkin from the Ladas mare Toppo. Dr Ring’s Caledon

colt is bred on similar linos, the dam, Isalon, being by Cyklou from Isa, by The Welkin —Teppo. Dr Ring’s Brazen colt out of Love Light is a brown, and out of a Son-in-Law mare from Evening Star, by Sunstar, breeds ing that may produce another Brazen King. " Jumping at Riccarton.

Polydora (H. Turner) was given another schooling lesson at Riccarton on Wednesday. She jumped the sod wall first, and then the top brush, which she hit heavily. She was then taken over these two fences again, and cleared* them faultlessly, and, Continuing her work, negotiated the top brush twice in good style. Lustral, who has been disappointing of late, and who_ has developed* bad barrier manners, is to be tried out as a hurdler, and, ridden by G. Ridgway, was schooled over the pony hurdles, shaping very well. Nightbound (D. o’Co,nnor) had plenty of pace on in jumping six hurdles, giving a very attractive exhibition. Palm (Ridgway), Burglar (Mr R. D. Westenra), and Sky Pilot (R. Smith) set out for a task over the big fences. After jumping four fences Burglar ran off at the second of the stand double, taking Pahu with him. Burglar was then pulled* up, and the other two continued for another round. Sky Pilot blundered at the sod wall, his rider making a smart recovery, but he finished several lengths in front of Pahn, who was not ridden out over the last two obstacles. Sky Pilot’s display was a big improvement on his previous effort in company.