RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 2

RACING NOTES

[Bt St. Clair.]

RACING. February 18, 19.—Winton J.C. February 19.—Tologa Bay J.C, February 19, 21. —Waikato R.C. February 19, 21.—Woodvillo D.R.C. February 24, 26.—Wanganui J.C. February 25, 26.—Westland R.C. February 25, 26. —Gore R.C. February 26. Waiapu R.C. February 26, 28.—Te Aroha R.C. March 3, s.—Napier Park R.C. March s.—Franklin R.C. March s.—Banks Peninsula R.C. March s.—Rangitikoi R.C. March 11, 12. —Cromwell R.C, March 12.—Carterton R.C. March 12.—Opunake R.C. A SALE RING BARGAIN Top Row was always handy to Paper Slipper in the James Hazlett Gold Cup, but never quite able to get alongside him, and was not disgraced in being beaten under 9.1 in the fast time of Imiu 39sec,- which has only been bettered twice, by Murihaupo (1924) Imin 38 4-ssgc, and Silver Ring (1936) Imin 38 2-ssec. It is interesting to note that in Mr Russell’s handicap for the Flying Handicap, to be run. over seven furlongs, ho awarded Paper Slipper 9.10 and Top Row 9.6, and in the James Hazlett Gold Cup, with the maximum penalty 101 b for having won races over £I,OOO to the winner since August 1, 1937, which Top Row had to carry, the difference in weights carried by these two colts was the same, 41b. The following is Top Row’s record to date; — TWO YEARS.

Top Row was purchased as a yearling by his trainer, P. T. Hogan, at the national sales for 35gs, and sold about two months ago by him to Mr W. J. Dove, of Faii-lie. For his trainer Top Row won £963 in stakes, and for Sir Dove £1,005. By Colossus, a Polymelus sire, from Hunts Up, a mare that never raced, by Hunting Song from the Birkenhead mare Trebelli, whose dam, Cantatrice, was by Goldsboroogh, he comes from a distinguished family including Will Oakland, Finora, Finelli, Downfall, and Trafalgar, winners of stakes amounting to £22,111. Top Row can be included among the sale ring bargains. JOTTINGS The Winton Meeting. The following are the rehandicaps for the first day of the Winton Meeting:— Winton Cup.—Galleon 8.7, Paladino 8.6. ' ' Flying Handicap.—Janet Gaynor 8.13, Roy Bun 7.10. Barkley Handicap.—Roseman 9.6. Tradesmen’s Handicap.—Galleon 9.5, Paladino 9.4. . Aecceptanoes close this evening at 7 o’clock. Where the Money Went. Both of the big races decided at Wingatui last week were won by horses trained at Riccarton, making the total amount of stakes won by horses fx - om that centre £1,176. Wingatui-trained horses won £1,140, at Invercargill £845, Washdylke £760. Trentham £l6O, Riverton £9O, and Oamaru £7O. Not His True Form. Bay Duke, who was made a hot favourite for the Flying Handicap, was very tender when he did his preliminary, and it was reported that he had broken away with his rider in a gallop eax-ly in the morning, and ran a mile and a-half before being pulled up. He ran a poor race, and had only Grand Finale behind him all the way. Taxation on Cup Meeting. The taxation paid in connection with last week’s meeting at Wingatui amounted to £4,081 2s 2d, and was made up as follows: — Totalisator duty .... ... £1,876 10 10 Dividend duty ... 2,051 16 0 Stakes duty ... 40 8 0 Amusement tax ... ... 112 7 4 Total ... -...£4,081 22 The Successful Trainers. Thirty-eight hox-ses filled the places at the Cup Meeting, and they were trained by 27 different trainers. With four wins and one third the Wingatui trainer, D. J. M'Donald, was the most successful. P. T. Hogan led iu two winners, two seconds, and three thirds/, and A. S. M'Kay two winners and a third. The other trainers to turn out winners were F. Shaw, M. Conza, F, D. Jones. F. W. Ellis, J. W. Lowe, R. E. M'Lellan, W E. Hazlett, and H. and A. Cutts, one each The Successful Sires, No fewer than 22 sires were represented by the stake winners at the Dunedin Cup Meeting. Thanks to the successes of Studley Royal, Paper Slipper, and Spendthrift, Paper Money easily heads the fist with £1,200 to his credit. Paladin (£6701 and Rosenor (£580) are next; and the others are: Colossus £3lO, Anomaly £2BO. Siegfried £275, Australian Sun £l6O, Balboa £l5O, Roydon £l4O, Valkyrian £7O, Iliad £7O, Pombal £65, Nightraid £SO, Diaqtienod £45, Songbird £4O, Lox-d Warden £35, Chief Ruler £25, Shambles £2O. Pink Coat £2O. Weathervane £ls, Lackham £lO, and Polazel £lO. Closely Related to Alma. Mr L. C. Hazlett’s brown filly Withdrawal, who finished third in the two-year-old race at Wingatui on Saturday, is closely related to Alma, Travenna, Ventura, and Amy Johnson* Their

March 17, 19.—Ohinemuri J.C. March 17, 19.—Wellington R.C. March 23, 26.—(Jamaru J.C. March 25, 26.—Manawatu R.C. TROTTING. February 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. March 12. —Timaru T.C. March 12.—Wairarapa T.C. Marcli 19.—Wyndham T.C. March 19.—Cheviot T.C. March 26.—Roxburgh T.C. dam is Lavenna, by Solferino from Droski, and AVithdrawal’s dam is Traction, by Tractor from Droski, who was by Stepniak from AA’hirlpool, by St. George from the Traducer mare AA’atorsprite. Droski was also the dam of Bonnie Lake, the dam of Mobile and Roseman, whose success on Saturday was his third in as many starts, and will now have to race in open company. L. J. Ellis Rides Five Winners. Though only nine jockeys succeeded in riding winners at AVingatui last week, 23 of them had their numbers hoisted by the judge as riding into the first three places. L. J. Ellis, with five wins and two seconds, easily headed the list. J. Richards (two wins out of as many rides), C. T. AVilson (two wins, two seconds, and two thirds), and M. N. Caddy (two wins and a second) were the next most successful. J. AV. Jennings, H. AV. Hibberd, A. Messervy, C. G. Humphries, and G. Barclay each rode one winner. Plenty of Money at Wingatui. Considering that there were only two fields that were large enough to permit three dividends being paid on the place machine and in one race only the win machine was open, the wagering at AVingatui on Saturday was spirited, and the £26,952 handled (£14,599 10s win and £12,352 10s place) was an increase of £7,420 10s on the amount handled on the corresponding day last season, The total for the meeting, £46,913 10s, is £10,591 more than was handled at the 1937 meeting, when £36,322 10s passed through the totalisator, as > copipared with £36,808’ in 1936, £36,790 in 1935, £32,426 in 1934, £36,122 in 1933, £22,991 in 1932, £25,637 in 1931, and £58,264 in 1930. The Stake Winners. The following were the stake winners at AVingatui last week: —Messrs C. Holdsworth £490 and cup, A. Clark *£44o, D. J. M'Donald £3BO, AV. J. Dore £3lO, A. S. M‘Kay £2BO, J. Beattie £286, Sir Charles Clifford £255 and cup, G. F. Scott £230, AV. Irvine £2OO, J. AV. Lowe £l6O, J. S. and AV. E. Hazlett £l6O, T. E. Coates £l4O, H. J. Riddle £IOO, T. and AV. B. M'Cono £7O, P. F. Campbell £65, James Morrison £55, AV. J. M’Laren £SO, G. C. Bain £45, J. A. Mathewson £35, D. M. Tweedie £35, J. A. White £35, J. R. Brown £3O, A. Ferguson £25, L. C. Hazlett £25. G. H. Loffhagen £25. J. P. Herlihy £2O, R. Mee £2O, J. Burnett £ls, J. M. Samson £ls, Mrs M. J. Irving £ls, Miss Y. M. H. Nichols £lO, J. Richards £lO, A. T. Harrington £5, R. AV. AVilson £5; total, £4,040. Picked the Wrong One. Thotlgh Sir Charles Clifford’s pair of Paper Money four-year-olds were backed down below an even-money price for the James Hazlett Gold Cup on Saturday, it would be a conservative estimate to say that four out of every five of their backers looked to last year’s winner, Wild Chase, to return them their dividend. Paper Slipper had found the going too hard for him on Thursday, and, as the first horseman to the Chokehore Lodge stable, G. H. Humphries, elected to ride Wild Chase, it looked odds-ou that the latter would beat his_ stablemate. But, as on several previous occasions when this stable has started two horses in one race, Humphries again selected the wrong one, and missed £7, the extra for the winning riding fee. Paper Slipper went better for Ellis on Saturday than in the Publicans’ Handicap on Thursday, and led all the way. Consistent Form. No fewer than 10 of the horses that filled places on Thursday at AVingatui were in the money again on Saturday. Pleased With His Selections. There was no more pleased man at AVingatui on Thursday than the AVashdyke trainer P. T. Hogan. He purchased both Top Row and Dunstan as yearlings at the National sales. Good Gate Receipts. The gate receipts at AVingatui on Saturday were £2OO better than on the corresponding day last year, making the increase for the meeting £4OO better than last year’s Cup fixture. Now Out of Hack Class. In his last six starts Paladino has won four times and been second twice. He will have to do his racing in open com-, pany in the future. Small Fields. Only 67 horses were paid up for Saturdy’s card at AA’ingatui, and of these eleven were withdrawn leaving only 56 starters, an average of seven per race, to go to the post. This must easily constitute a record for this course. An Uncomfortable Ride. R. Beale had an uncomfortable ride on Top Rank in Saturday’s hurdle race, as part of his saddle broke, and prevented Beale from getting the best out of his mount over the final stages of the race. Too Sore to Jump Out Smartly. Norseman has been feeling the affects of tbo hard tracks lately, and his owner decided against starting him on Thursday. In Saturday’s race he was too sore to jump out smartly and the ground he lost at the start was much more than he was'beaten by at the finish. A Stronger Rider Required. Two horses would have done much better on Saturday with stronger horsemen up. Good Sun won well on Thursday under L. J. Ellis, but the apprentice was not able to handle him to advantage in the Jockey Club Handicap. The same horseman on Roy Bun was easily out-ridden by L. J. Ellis on Roseman in the Abbotsford Handicap. Sick of the Game. No horse at AA’ingatui has done as much fast galloping during the past four months as the two-year-old Ortyx, and it says a great deal for her constitution that she has stood up to the work given her. Lately she has shown a reluctance to going on to the tracks

in tlie mornings, a sure sign that she was getting sick of racing, and her behaviour at the barrier in both races was not surprising to those who have seen her on the tracks.-

Welcome Change of Luck. There was no more popular win scored at Wingatui than Galleon’s in the Jockey Club Handicap on ,Saturday. This big long-striding gelding ran two good races at Invercargill last month, finishing on strongly into fourth place each day, and the longer straight at Wingatui suited him well. He was unlucky in not getting a run earlier in the Cup on Thursday, and profiting by that mistake hjs rider had him well placed at the home turn on Saturday. He finished with his usual strong run and established a new track record for the distance. P. W. Ellis, who has had a particularly lean time this season, produced him in splendid condition, and he -has not been over penalised in the Winton Cup to be run next Friday. , Related to The Smuggler and Signaller, Spendthrift, winner of the two-year-old handicap on Saturday, was voted to be one of the best things at the meeting by those who had seen this filly working on the Invercargill tracks. By Paper Money, her dam, Fleet Lady, is by Anomaly from Miss Pleetham, by Fleetham from Miss Signal, by Signalman from Miss Stent. Miss Stent was bred by the late Mr S. H. Gollan, of Hawke’s Bay, but unfortunately all records of her breeding appear to have been lost, and thus this family that produced two high-class racehorses in The Smuggler (Balboa —Miss Fleetham) and Signaller (Balboa —Miss Signal) are horses from the Stud Book. There can be little doubt that Miss Steut was a thoroughbred, and it is to be hoped that her breeding may yet be discovered.

Wingatui ... 4f 7.10 3 '£ 6 Biocarton ... 4f 7.13 2 60 'Ashburton ... 5f 7.7 1 80 Wingatui' ... 5f 9.0 1 120 Wingatui ... of 9.9 2 22 Wingatui ... 5f 9.5 1 140 Trentham 5 f 8,3 3 35 £453 And seven times unplaced. THREE YEARS. £ Geraldine ... 6f 8.4 2 20 Kurow ... ... 6f 9.0 2 10 Washdyke ... Of 7.0 1 120 Trentham ... (if 8.5 2 60 liiccarton ... 1m 7.7 3 35 Biccarton ... lm 8.9 1 245 Ashburton ... 6f 7.11 2 20 Wingatui ... 6f 7.10 1 160 Wingatui ... 6f 8.6 2 30 Invercargill Trentham ... 6f 8.9 1 155 ... 6f 7.7 1 350 Wingatui ... Gf 8.5 1 240 Wingatui ... lm 9.1 2 70 £1,515