RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22843, 29 December 1937, Page 11

RACING NOTES

. RACING. December 30.—Manawatu R.C. January 1, 3.—Auckland R.C. January R.C. January 1.-—Wyndham R.C. ■ January I.—Waiau R.C. January 1, 3.—Greymouth J.C. January I,' 3.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. January 1, 3.—Stratford R.C. January 1, R.C. , January 1, 33—Marion J.C. , . January 3.—Oamaru R.C. . . . January 3, 4.—Southland ’'R.C. January 7, B.—Recfton R.C. January 14, 153—Vincent J.C. January 18, 20, 22.—Wellington R.C. January 22.—Ashhurst R.C. January 22.—Wairio J.C. ' . January 22, 24.—Thames J.C. January 28, 29.—Pabiatua R.C. THE ST. ANDREW S HANDICAP The St. Andrew’s Handicap, won yesterday for the second time in succession by Davplo, is one of'the oldest of the Dunedin Jockey. Club’s big races, having been first rim in November, 1872, ■when Captain Hutchison’s Wild Boy, carrying 7.10, Von, the mile and a-half taking 2min 55sec. Since then many good horses have been returned winners, ■ rincluding! Tambonrini 10.0 •(1873),'Cynixa 9.2 (1892), An Revoir 8.9 (1894),. Uniform 9.12 .(1897), Pamiperd 9.10 (1901), Canteen. 9.7 and •1D.3 (1902 and 1903), Pallas 9.6 1(1904), Amythas 8.0 (1919), Silver ■Peak 8.12 (1922). Baldowa 8.6 (1923), (Listening Post 8.8 (1924), Circulation ■7.3 (1925), and others in more recent years. The first race meeting on the Wingatui course was held in March, 1899, but the first meeting at Christmas was not' held until 1902, when the Otago (Handicap, of 150sovs, and the St. •Andrew’s Handicap, of 12osovs, were •the star attractions-of the programme. Other stakes ran from 40sdvs to OOOsovs, and the amounts registered on the totalisator during the two days (amounted to £6,529 10s, Lady Lillian, Canteen, and Lady 'Rosslyn were the placed lot and only starters for' the Otago Handicap, and' in the St. AnVlrew’s Handicap Canteen beat Lady (Lillian and four others. Fields were on the small side on both days, and four ■races attracted only three or four fctarters, and only two came out for the Farewell Handicap. Much progress, of course, has been made since those days. HARSHLY HANDICAPPED The owner of Made Money has expressed bis dissatisfaation of the handicapping of his horse in the Wyndham and Invercargill Cups, and an analysis of the form shown last season and so far this season of most of the horses Made Money has been called on to ■give .weight to in the Invercargill Cu,p shows that Mr Lettoof has some Igroujids for. complaining. Mad© Money, who won three, hack races last season and one this season, has been given 7.4, a drop of 21b on the weight allotted him in the WyndOiam Cup. Ardchoille, 7.1, won two races last season, including the Wairio Cup, and the Southland Cup this season. Island Linnet, 7.1, won the Tnpanui ■Handicap and President’s Handicap (Bvrchwood). each over a mile and a-quarter, and the Southern Champion F • .■’■• Handicap (£400), one mile, last

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trotting. j December 30, 31.—Auckland T.C. : December 29. —Winton T.C. January 1, 3.-* Canterbury Park T.C. January 4.—Westland T.C. January -5, 6.—Greymouth T.C, January 15.—Cambridge T.C. January 15.—Timaru T.C. January 27, 29.—Forbury Park T.C. January 29, 31.—Nelson T.C. February 3, s.—Wellington T.C, February 12.—Canterbury Park T.C. February 12, 16.—Auckland T.C. February,, 19.—New Brighton T.C. February 26.—Kaikoura T.C. ■ February : 26.—Wairarapa T.C. March s.—lnvercargill T.C. March s.—Wellington T.C. Amy Johnson, 7.0, won the Southland Handicap, mile and a-quarter. Salient Knight, 7.0, won five races last season. Ashaway, 7.0,, won. a double at the Clifden Meeting, held at Riverton, the Winton Cup and Coronation Handicap at Invercargill, three of these races being over a mile and a-quarter. Amelita, 7,0, was five times placed second in open company. Galleon, 7.0, won three races, including -the Fiord Handicap at Riverton. Ocean Singer, 7.0, won the Wyndham Cup. M'Heath, 7.0, won four open races at Wingatui and Invercargill. Survey, 7.0, won three races last season, and the Rangiora Handicap, mile and a-quarter, this season. Hanlon. 7.0, won four races last season and two more _ this season. On these figures'it would appear that Made Money, who .has yet to win over a mile and a-quarter, has certainly been harshly treated in both the Wyndham and Invercargill Cups, with most, if not all, of the horseshe has been asked ;to give weight to; JOTTINGS The Wairio Meeting. Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for this meeting, to be held on January 22, close to-morrow at 5 p.m. Waikouaiti and Oamaru Meetings. Acceptances for the Waikouaiti and Oamaru Meetings, close this evening at 8 o’clock. The Southland Meeting. Acceptances for the Southland Meeting (first day) close to-morrow at 5 p.m. Lumiere Out for a While. Lumiere was badly galloped on in her race at 'Wingatui, receiving a nasty gash on one of her legs.' 'lt will mean a fairly lengthy spell before she can be raced again. Petersham Lame. After running in the Burnside Handicap on Monday, Petersham was lame on pulling up. and was not able to start yesterday. His trainer-is afraid that he will not be able to start this Shambles gelding during the holiday fixtures. Successful Trainers. P. T. Hogan and J. A. White, with three winners each, were the most successful trainers at Wingatui, and J. Ross. E. Scoullar, E, J. Ellis, A. M‘Aulay,,H. A. Audcrlou, D,. ]?. iVilsoii, F.

Shaw W. E. Hancock, C. Davey, and J. A. Smaill each produced one winner. Stipendiary Stewards for the Holidays. Mr Wilcox, who officiated as stipendiary Steward at Wingatui this Week, will be in attendance at Waikouaiti and Oamaru, and Mr Arthur Jones, of Timaru, will act at the Wyndham, Invercargill, Yinyent, and Wairio meetings. Race Cards. A correspondent asks why the Dunedin Jockey Club does not print its race cards on slightly heavier paper, and also suggests that the printer should put an extra staple in binding the pages together. The suggestion may be worth noting by the management. The Winning Jockeys. J. W. Jenkins and E. A. Jones each rode three winners at the Ideal meeting. P. Spratt and A. MessCrvy each two, and A. J. Dwyer, C. G. Humphries, \V. Jenkins, R. Beale, R. JMaekie, and C. T. Wilson, with one winner each, wero the other successful horsemen. The Government’s Share. The following taxes are payable in connection with this week’s meeting at Wingatui:— Totalisator duty £1,592 2 7 Dividend duty 1,740 13 0 Amusement tax 107 13 0 Stakes tax ... 30 1 0 £3,470 9 7 Wyndham Rehandicaps. The following rehandicaps have been declared for the Wyndham Meeting:—Wyndham Cup. Davolo 9.8, High Glee 7.10. . „ ~ „ President’s Handicap. Gold Boa 10.2. Top Row -9.1. Double Gift 7.9. Mimihau Hack Handicap. Nightwings 8.1. Train Arrangements for Wyndham. In connection with the Wyndham meeting on January 1, the Railway Department has provided a fast convenient special train from Dunedin. This train, which will stop at chief stations en route, will leave Dunedin at 7.30 a.m. and arrive Wyndham at 11.30 a.in. The return special train is timed to leave Wyndham Racecourse at 5.45 p.m. and to arrive Dunedin at 10.7 p.m. Special ■ excursion tickets will be issued to Wyndham by the' special train from Dunedin and stopping stations. Careless Riding. Quite a number of horses met with injuries, more or less severe, during the two days at Wingatui. This reflected on the riders, and amongst those injured was Rebel Lad, who is engaged in the principal races to be run at Waikouaiti and Oamaru. The trouble, which he met with in the Otago Handicap, is not very serious, but may prevent him starting at New Year time. There was a good deal of careless riding, none of it intentional, during the two days. but. with a large percentage of the riders being more or less inexperienced, this could be expected. Train Arrangements for Waikouaiti. The Railway Department has provided an efficient rervice to cope with the popular meeting to be bek] at .Wai-

kou'aiti on New Year’s day. Fast passenger trains leave Dunedin at 9.20 a.in.. 9.55, 10.15, and 10.27 a.in., returning from Waikouaiti at 4.46 p.m., 5.25, 5.50, and 6.18 p.m. Special excursion tickets will be issued to Waikouaiti from stations Oamaru to Mosgiel inclusive. For the convenience of owners and trainers a special tram (with car attached) conveying horses from Mosgiel, Wingatui. and Dunedin leaves Mosgiel 6.15 a.m., returning from Waikouaiti for Mosgiel 7.47 p.m. As it is anticipated that a large number of owners will be patronising the Oamaru meeting next day, a fast special for -conveyance of horses to' Oamaru will leave Waikouaiti at 6.32 p.m. A Successful Fixture. This week’s meeting at Wingatui was one of the most successful holiday fixtures the Dunedin Jockey Club had staged for many years. The racing re* fleeted credit on the handicappor’s work, and throughout the management was excellent. The fields were in some races on the small side, but this fact neither affected the quality of the racing nor the wagering. The most pleasing feature of the two days’ racing was the good fields in the hurdle and two-year-olds races. The course, after its heavy top-dressing during the. past few months, stood up to the two days' racing well, and visiting trainers were well pleased with the improvement made. The financial success of the fixture, after increasing the stakes, shows that Wingatui meetings are coming back into favour with the public and owners, and will give the committee confidence when they frame the programme for the Dunedin Cup meeting to be held on February 10 and 12. Meetings of the Judicial Committee. The Judicial Committee met after the St. Andrew’s Handicap had been run to inquire into a complaint lodged by E. A. Jones, rider of Queen of Song, against D. O’Connor, rider of Silver Streak, for unfair tactics, and after hearing the evidence decided to take no action. Another inquiry was hold into an incident arising out of the same trouble. P. T. Hogan, trainer of Queen of Song, was charged with striking D. O’Connor in the jockeys’ room after the same race. Hogan expressed regret for his action, and was cautioned to be Jess hasty in the future. Winning Owners. The following were the winning owners at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Summer Meeting : Messrs M. O’Brien £4OO, J. A. White £4OO, P. F. Campbell £240, A. Ferguson £2OO, J. P. Herlihy £l9O, W. JDore £l9O, P. T. Hogan £l7O, J. A. Smaill £l4O, D. P. Wilson £l3O, J. Lindsav £l2O, W. J. M‘Laren £l2?, H. C. Smith £l2O, W. T. Hazlett £IOO. F. Shaw £IOO, Cunningham and M'Donald £75, J. S. and W. E. Hazlett £4O, L. R. C. Macfarlanc £35. D. M. Tweedie £3O, Bland and Morrison £25, L. C. Hazlett £25, J.' R. Brown £25, J. Beattie £2O. A. T. Harrington £ls, M'Cloy and Stevens £ls, J. A. Mathewson £lO, R. K. Aitchesou £lO, D. J. M'Donald £lO. G. F. Scott £lO. R. Harrison £lO. Dr Lonisson £lO. S. Findlay £lO, J. M. Samson £5, D. M. Walker £5totajj £3,005,