RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22682, 23 June 1937, Page 7

RACING NOTES

RACING. June 26.—Waipa R.C. June 26.—Ashburton County R.C June 30. —Dannevirke Hunt Club, Jbly 3.—Manawatu R.C. July 3.—Oamaru J.C. July 8, 8, 10.—Wellington R.C.

August 7.—Poverty Bay Hunt. August 10, 12, 14. —Canterbury J.C. August 21.—Pakuranga Hunt.

~| HOLIDAY DATES The committee of the Timaru Trottincr Club decided on Monday to apply tolhe New Zealand Trotting Conterence for Boxing Day, 1937, and March 12 1938, as dates for meetings, although it _had previously asked tor January 15, 1938, and March 12, 1938* Mr A. B. Annand said that the Ashburton Trotting Club had two holiday meetings this year, one on the King s Birthday and the other on Boxing Day, whereas the Timaru Glub had to hold its meetings on off days. He considered that no club should have races on two public holidays until all other clubs had at least one holiday fixture. He suggested that Labour Day should be allotted to Oamaru and Greymouth, Boxing Day to Timaru, Gore, and Westport, New Year’s Day to the Canterbury Park Club, and Easter Saturday to the Metropolitan Club. A Member: Ashburton has rather a stranglehold on trotting in New Zealand. , , , , Mr Annand: Ashburton has a big bank balance because it holds its meetings on holidays. The C ore Club, which does likewise, has a £15,000 balance. PHAROS DEAD The death, occurred in France last month of the famous sire' Pharos, a brother to the champion English sire. Fairway, by Chaucer. Pharos was 17 years old, and he was owned by Lord Derby. He was a brilliant horse oyer a mile or more, and ran second to Papyrus in the Derby. . He was head of the winning sires’ list in England in 1931, when his stock won £43,922, heating the record of his sire and also that of his grandsire, Polymelus. His son, Cameronian, won the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby, and another son, Firdaussi, won the Leger. He was also the sire of Rhodes Scholar. Up to the end of last season he had sired in England winners of 130 races, valued at £115,000. He had also many good winners in France. _ He was third on, the winning sires’ list in England in 1936 and second in France. In 1935 ho was second to Blandford in France, with 20 winners of 39 races. In 1934 he was third (to Asterns and Blandford), with 24 winners of 43 races. He had two seasons at the stud in England before being sent to France—in 1928.

WELLINGTON NOMINATIONS The following nominations have been received for the principal _ races at the Wellington Winter Meeting:— FIRST DAY. Stewards’ Handicap, £4OO. 6f. — Notium, Grateful, Grey Honour, Legatee, Bay Duke, Gold Mission, Whirling, Royal Dance, Lady Ina, Merial, Pakanui, Greek Gold, Metal Bird, Shy, Passion Flower, Kahikatoa. Wellington Steeplechase Handicap, £I,OOO. About 3Jni. —Irish Comet, Sporting Song, Bfigadore, Sky Pilot, -Streamline, Santoft, Black Marlin, Tudor, Allegretto, Pahu, Manawatu, Don Erma, Polydora, Valpeen, Battleground, Padnos, High Speed, Billy Boy, Royal Banquet, Trisox, Erination, Snowy Dawn. Trentham Hurdle Handicap, £4OO. 15m. —Collision, Journet, Clarion Call, Ethiop, Red Sun, Ruaform, High Grader, Lord Val, Sandy Dix, Signaller, Tout le Monde, John Charles, Jolly Beggar, Master Musk, Boughal. Whyte Handicap, £400._ Im. Notium, Valmint, Tiger Gain, Grateful, Rona Bay, Arctic King, Korero, Padishah, Enge, Light Comedy, Alby, Prince Acre, Davolo, Armacourt, Sir Nigel, International, Brazen King, Catalogue, Solaria, Pukeko, Ponty, Wino, Orac, Jewelled Girdle, Boomerang, SECOND DAY. Matai Steeplechase Handicap, £350. About 2Jm. —Book Law, Platter, Sporting Song, Sky Pilot, Streamline, Arctic Star, Spearmarch, Cro3'den, Black Marlin, Hunting Go, Pahu, Burglar, Polydora, lllummagh, Battleground, Padnos,! Willen, Chang, All Irish, High Speed. Lucidus, Trisox, Snowy Dawn. Parliamentary-Handicap, £6OO. IJm. —Valmint, Grateful, Rona Bay, Royal Gallant,'Arctic King, Legatee, Korero, Padishah, Gay Rebel, Enge, Light Comedy, Huskie, Alby, Lord Val, Davolo, Armacourt, Brazen King, Catalogue, Nightform, Chat, Windward, Last Refrain, Pukeko, Ponty, Royal Banquet, Boomerang, Daywind, Jewelled Girdle. THIRD DAY. ’ July Steeplechase Handicap, £SOO. About 3m. —Book Law, Irish Comet, Sporting Song, Croydeu, Sky Pilot, Streamline, Santoft, Arctic Star, Spearmarch, Black Marlin, Tudor, Hunting Go, Pahu, Allegretto, Manawatu, Burglar, Don Erma, Polydora, Illuminagh, Valpeen, Battleground, Padnos, Chang, All Irish, High Speed, Billy Boy, Joppa, Royal Banquet, Lucidus, Trisox, Erination, Snowy Dawn, Wykemist. Winter Hurdles Handicap, £750. 2Jm. —Collision, Journet, Huskie, Irish Comet, Clarion Call, Ethiop, Red Sun, Brigadore, Ruaform, Arctic Star, Lord Val, Black Marlin, Tudor, Sandy Dix, Signaller, Gadger, Tout lo Monde, Valpai. John Charles, Jolly Beggar, Master Musk, Erination. JOTTINGS The first race at Ashburton on Saturday is scheduled to start at 11.45. Nominations for the principal events to be decided at the Grand National Meeting close on Friday, at 5 p.m. Handicaps for the first day and the Winter Hurdles be run on the third day of the Wellington Winter Meeting are due next Monday. The Victoria Grand National Hurdle race, three miles, will be run at Flemington on July 3, and the Grand National Steeplechase, about three miles and a furlong, on the following Saturday,

NEXT SEASON,

July 17.—Hawke’s Bay Hu»l Club. Jufy 17.—Waimate Humt Club. July 24-—Rmgitikei Hu»t Club. July 24.—South Canterbury lust Club, July 29, 31.—Poverty Bay T.C. ; July 31. —Christchurch Humt Club.

I August 28. —Otago Hunt. August 7, 11, 13.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 28.—Auckland T.C.

The move to institute the registration of apprentices to trotting stables is one which is likely to find some support at the forthcoming conference in Wellington,'

South Islanders usually collect more than their share of the prize-money at Auckland trotting meetings, but the Canterbury contingent failed to win a race at Epsoni on Saturday.

Eleven acceptors have been received for the Dromore Steeplechase to be decided on Saturday, and keen interest will be taken in the appearance; of Streamline in this race.

To-day’s trotting at Auckland will close the present light-harness season in so far as trotting meetings are concerned, but light harness, events have yet to be decided at Oamaru, Waimate, South Canterbury, and Christchurch hunt meetings.

It is considered unlikely that Jolly Beggar will have another outing until he appears to make his : attempt to win the Grand National Hurdles for the third time. His few starts this season would indicate that he is. at least; as good as he ever was.

The steeplechase brush fences for the steeplechase at Ashburton next Saturday have been rebuilt with speciallycut broom, which is pow in general use on many courses, including ■ Riccarton, and which has given every satisfaction. . ,

The New Zealand Cup winner Fersen is going on the right,way in this preparation at Ellerslie and looks very bright and healthy. He is still big in condition and will require a considerable amount of work before he gets back to racing form.

All of the locally-trained horses engaged at Ashburton on Saturday ha,ve been accepted for. They may be, found short of fast work on account of the heavy state of the local tracks’, hut racing at Ashburton should sharpen them up for' their engagements at Oamaru next week.

Amelita, one F. W. Ellis’s team at Invercargill, is now at Riccarton, in A. S. Ellis’s stable,; where she is to remain until the Grand National Meeting. This Australian -bred mare has had a very unlucky season, having failed to win a race, but finished, in places nine times for £197 in stakes.

From the charity meeting recently held at Morphettville (South Australia) £2,252 was raised. There was a refund of betting turnover tax to the extent of £641. Two thirds of the total profit were handed to the Sailors* and Solfliers’ Distress Fund, and the other third (£784) went to 51 charitable institutions. ,

Under the condition of the Ashburton County Racing, Club’s programme for next Saturday’s winter fixture the winner of any race after the declaration of weights must carry a penalty of 71b. Maroha will therefore now carry 8.0 in the Mayfield Hack Handicap, and Primak’s weight in the Moreton Hack Handicap will be increased to 8.8,

Applications for 16 additional days racing have been made to the Racing Conference by. clubs in various parts of the Dominion. There is no possibility of any of the applications being successful. The number of racing days is limited to 240 by statute, and parliamentary sanction is required before any increase can be made. Even if the Government favoured the issue of additional permits, Parliament will not meet until after .the Conference has dealt with the matter.

The stable mates. Lord Val and Black Marlin, have been restricted; to easy tasks after their strenuous racing at the Great Northern Meeting, says an Auckland writer. All going well in the interim, this pair will be taken to Wellington next month, a procedure which ’ was undertaken 12 months ago with good results, both horses getting on the winning list. Lord Val’s form in hurdle races at Ellefslie was good and consistent, and more money looks assured for him before the jumping season ends. Owing to a halt in his preparation before the meeting, Black Marlin was not seen at this best, but he is a promising steeplechaser, who is likelv to be seen to better advantage at Trentham.

War Admiral, champion thrce-ycar-old in America this year, is the first offspring of his sire, Man o’ War, to have won the Kentucky Derby, most coveted race in the United States. Man o’ War, who is now in his twentieth year, won 20 of the 21 races he contested himself, and he is still regarded as a national idol. To the end of last year his stock had 'won 772 races, and over £400.000 in stakes. War Admiral was bred and is owned by Mr S. D. Riddle, who owns Man o’ War. Last year he ran six times, for three wins and three minor placings. His best performance was a victory in the six' furlongs Eastern Shore Handicap at Havre de Grace, Maryland, a race that was worth £2,250.