RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22686, 28 June 1937, Page 14

RACING NOTES

■RACING Julr —Wainaate Hunt Glut. “ „ : July 24.—Rangitikei Hunt Club. Jaly 3.—ManawatU R.C. J u lj 24.—South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 3.—Oamaru J.C. ' July si.—Porertj Bay T.C. IT.iHawTeY I Bay^Huat Club. July Sl.-Chrietchurch Hunt Club. NEXT SEASON. Auf«>t 21.—PakuriBga Hunt, I August 28. Auckland T.C.

JOTTINGS Acceptances for the Oamaru Meeting, to be’held next Saturday, close to-mor-row evening at 8 o’clock. Acceptances for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Meeting close on Wednesday at 5 p.m. • The Kurow *Jockey Club has donated £4 to the King George V. Memorial Fund for national health camps. Pahu appears to be well on the down grade now. In Saturday’s hurdle race sfc Ashburton he was always near the tail of the field. Miracle had every chance in the Mo reton Hack Handicap on Saturday, And was well placed turning for home, but failed to stay on.

Tie Southland and Otago representatives in. the Grand National Steeplechase are Hunting Go, Cock o’ the North, Miss Winston, Trisox, Black JJeaver, and Shillelagh Wood. t

Mr C. E. Hassall has been appointed handicapper, Mr C. Gieseler starter, and Mr A. 0. Wellwood judge to the Kurow Jockey Club this season.

Royal Gallant, Queen Dorothy, Amelita, Silver Streak, Bay Duke, High Glee, Half Note, and Kemal Pasha represent Otago and Southland owners in this year’s Winter Cup.

Santa Fe, winner of the Lyndhurst Trot on Saturday, is one of the Durham Lodge Ltd.’s team, and a three-year-old filly by Wrack from Nell Pointer. This was her first success, but she is likely to take high-class honours before long.

Gay Boa showed a good dash of pace when he ran up into second place a little more than half a mile from home in the Dromore Steeplechase, and looked sure to finish in the money until he made a mistake at the second to last fence.

At the meeting of the committee of the Kurow Jockey Club on Thursday the resignation of Mr J. E. Henrys as handicapppr of the club was accepted with great regret. Mr, Henrys had been handicapper to the club since 1903, and had at one time acted as judge. In referring to the excellent services which Mr Henrys had renders to the club, the chairman. Mr A. b. Cambridge, stated that the club regretted very much his decision to resign. The committee then decided, that suitable gift be forwarded to Mr Henrys in recognition of his long connection with the club, and that he be elected a life member of the Kurow Jockey Club,

Silver Sight ran a good race in the Hinds Hurdles on Saturday and is , a likely winner over hurdles before long. On his present form Silver Sight may be a dangerous opponent for some of the North Island jumpers in _ the Jumpers’ Flat at the Grand National Meeting.

The Grasper, who finished third in the Hinds Hurdles on Saturday, is a six-year-old gelding by Mercian King from Cetus, and races in the colours of Mr A. S. Elworthy, ■ He is a good jumper, and when a' little more seasoned should make a good hurdler.

Streamline put up a very fine performance to win the Dromore Steeplechase on Saturday, as he went out from the fall of the flag and forced the pace all the way. The fences on this course were light, but he n'ever chanced any of them, and the solid pace he set was responsible for the mistakes made by seven of the other starters. He did not appear to be sure of the second fence of the stand double, but directly Ridgway straightened him up he jumped it well. He jumped big and fast, gaining ground at each fence. •Streamline may not have had sufficient racing this season to see out three and a-half miles of the National course, but will probably bo given plenty of racing during the next five weeks, and this should help 'him. In Saturday’s race he was conceding 51b to Hunting Go, but appeared to have at least another 141 b in hand, and in the Marini Steeplechase, run over an extra half-mile, Mr Coyle has asked him to give Hunting Go 141 b.

Locknit, winner of the Maiden. Stakes at Ashburton, is a well-grown but plain two-year-old gelding by Siegfried from Polly Peachum, the dam of M‘Heath. Be came from some distance back at the home turn and finished very strongly to beat the improving Prince Flaneur,

i After his displays at Oamaru and Wingatui there was unexpectedly good support for Fireguard in the hurdle race at Ashburton, but he spoiled any chance he may have had by putting in a bad jump at the first hurdle. After that he was never going like'a - winner, and finished a long way back seventh.

Though light the fences in the Dro- , more Steeplechase on Saturday provided excellent schooling jumps for young steeplechasers. The _ brush fences were made of broom trimmed about 4ft 6in high, and though he has been raced over brush hurdles successfully Streamline cleared the top of most of these fences.

Polydora was going particularly well when she landed on top of Arctic Star when the latter fell about five furlongs from home at Ashburton. This mare jumped well, and it was unfortunate that she should have been brought down by another horse falling in front of her. Short Circuit, who finished third to Locknit and Prince Flaneur in the Maiden Stakes, is a nice-looking three-year-old filly by Paper Money from Vdrintia, a Solferino mare and the dam of, Qpld Cross and Rebel Chief. She wap one of the last to leave the barrier in a straggling start, and finished so strongly that she should be worth keeping in mind for future engagements. Salient Knight won ■ the Mayfield Hack Handicap well on Saturday, but appeared to have the luck of the running. Cape Gabo, who was at the tail of file field entering the long straight, was on the heels of _ Gold Boy, Salient Knight, and Grampian 50 yards from the winning post, out was unable to fet through, otherwise it looked as if e would have beaten Salient Knight and Gold Boy, Potent, winner of the Moreton Hack Handicap at Ashburton, is a five-year-old gelding by Potoa from Fraisette, an imported mare by that great sire Valais. At Greymouth the previous Saturday he finished second to Wine Card over si* furlongs, and also second to Maroha over 10 furlongs, but on Saturday was allowed to return, a double-figure win dividend. One of tbe most pleasing features of the nominations received for the principal events to be decided at the Grand National Meeting next month is the fact that nearly every province in the Domini oll 13 represented. Compared with last year the numbers are: —

Hunting Go looked a muck better and brighter horse at Ashburton than on the second or third days at'Wingatui, and though he has been schooling ba'djy at Riccartou since that _ centre has been his headquarters' he jumped well throughout Saturday’s race. About two and a-balf furlongs from home he ran up to Streamline, but it was only on sufferance, and the latter left him approaching the last fence. There was only two and a-half lengths between them at the finish, but Streamline could have made this margin much wider had it been necessary. Queen Dorothy was conceding 181 b to Piotete in tfeq Maronan. Handicap on

Saturday, and at the distance post appeared to have the race in hand. Approaching the home turn Dictate was last, and his task appeared hopeless. Inside the distance he got a nice opening, and, finishing very fast, got through and beat the Oamaru-tramed mare by a length and a-half. It was a sterling performance on the part of Dictate, who in future will have to do his racing in open company. Dictate is engaged in the Winter Cup, but unfortunately was lame as he walked out of the enclosure after the race.

Cottingham, who returned the shortest priced win dividend recorded in a hurdlp race for many years when he won at Ashburton, had nothing to spare at the finish. He was out forcing the pace nearly allthrough the race, but is evidently not an easy horse to ride. Until approaching the last hurdle he appeared to be hanging in to the rails, but after landing over that hurdle hung out, and, failing to respond to Turner s efforts to keep him straight by pulling him in, his rider finished over the last 100yds by tapping him with the whip on the off-side of Cottingham s face. While he was boring out Silver Sight made a good run on the rails, and got to within a length of him.

The following programme is to bo submitted for approval by the Kurow Jockey Club for its annual meeting to be held on October 2:—High-weight Handicap, 9f, £95; Trial Stakes, or, £BO (for two-year-olds and upwards), weights, two-year-olds 7.11, tbree-year-olds and upwards 8.8); Waitaki Trot, Um, class 3.43, £95; Kurow Handicap, Hm, £l4O (including trophy to value of £26; Hydro Hack, 7f, £9o; T. A. Munro Handicap, 7f, £105: Hakataramea Trot, IJm. dasi 1.6, £95; Gillies Hack Handicap, 6f, £9o. Total, £BOS, is an increase of £2lO on the amount given last season.

1936. 1937. Grand National Steeplechase *26 32 Beaufort Steeplechase 33 36' Lincoln .Steeplechase 36 37 Grand National Hurdles ... ' 32 29 Sydenham Hurdles 27 29 Winter Cup . 45 56 Totals ... ... ... ... 199 219