RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22891, 24 February 1938, Page 11

RACING NOTES

EACING, February 28.—Wanganui J.C. February 25, 26.—Westland E.C. February 25, 26.’—Gore E.C. February 26.—Waiapu E.C. February 26, 28.—Te Aroha E.C. March 3, s.—Napier Park E.C. March s.— Franklin E.C. March s.—Banks Peninsula E.C, March s.—Eangitikei E.C. March 11, 12.— Cromwell E.C. March 12.— Carterton E.C. March 12.—Opunake E.C. March 17, 19.—Ohinemun J.C. March 17, 19.— Wellington E.C. March 23, 26.—Oamaru J.C. March 25, 28.—Manawatu E.C.

THE GORE MEETING

The Gore- Racing Club’s SummerMeeting wiU open to-morrow, the first race being timed to start at 12.30. Patrons ftom Dunedin will bo able to travel by the 8.32 express, which wiH Arrive, and stop, at the ra.cecourse siding in ample time for the first race, liter such a long spell of . hot and dry -weather the track will be . on the firm side, and horses that raced on similar, conditions - at Wingatm and ■ Winton this month; should be worth V following. The totahsator will be worked on the win and iplace system, and excepting in the Rating Club and ' Summer. Hack Handicaps there should ■ be three, place dividends m all the High-weigM. -Handicap a field ‘of eight is promised, and as_ Pomard '. has been running into’places in better ■ company than he is ■ set to meet to* ■ morrow his chances must be considered. Last Post has also been showing good form in hack company, and The . Surgeon has; a good record in highweight races. Valmarch, who will carry No. I , ■ saddlecloth in the Longford Hack Handicap, just failed to stall off (Roy Bun at Wihgatui over seven furlongs, and should ho better suited over six furlongs. Western Song, Peony (Rose, - and Moana.’s Song won at Winton last week, and on the second day Western Song 8.7 just beat Moana’s Song 7.0 with Peony Rose 8.12 unplaced. West- . orn Song will thus meet Moana’s Song on 21b better terms and Peony Rose on 81b better terms, and would appear to, bo Valmarcb’s most dangerous opponent... .Peony Rose was lucky to beat Aspiro at a difference of 171 b on the first day, and now has to give her 18lb. With a fair start Aspire, Western Song, and Valmarch should race well. Only six have been paid up for in the Racing Club Handicap, and Galleon, who beat a much better field in the Jockey Club Handicap at Wingatui this month, heads the handicap at 8.7. Under this weight his trainer xrill he able to put up a strong horse- : man,’and in the past this Paladin geld- ‘ ing had always raced best under these conditions. The field is neither strong numerically nor in class, and Galleon ; should start a -good- favourite; with a stable mate in Amelita and Pink Robe «. .thorrbest fancied .of. the mothers. ‘:A good ifield .of ; ; 13 ,ha|, t ,heen paid up for in the Electric Harness Trot (3.43 class), all but Drumbunnif off the limit. Loyalist, Glen Elad, and Central Lad have recently finished in the money and aro most likely to be the best fancied. The Novice Handicap has drawn the best racing field of the day, and if both are started Guste and Astral Flash will he bracketed on the machine. .The latter was a little sore when racing at Winton, and the firm track at Gore is not likely to suit her. Foxlove and Bilbao-wero, finishing on well ■ in their efforts “last and with Astaire may be the favourites. Another good field has been paid up ' for in the Croydon Handicap, and Janet Gayrior, *wht> heads the list at 9.3, will meet Rodeur on 41b worse terms for a nose beating at Winton last Saturday. Unless Moneyless stages a “ comeback,” and he has been working attractively on the Invercargill tracks, the race appears to be between these two four-year-old fillies, and Rodeur is likely to he the more improved by the racing at Winton. Roy (Bun, who finished second in his three starts last week, should prove the most dangerous of the others, hut has another engagement during the afternoon.- - Ofily ; four have been paid up for in the Summer- Hack Handicap, and after her good showing over a similar distance, at Winton, Sailing Lady is likely to see.* short price, Roy Bun, if reserved for this race, will meet her on 12lb better terms for a two lengths beating'* last week. In the Progressive Harness Trot (class 3.39), Gfattanella and Gold •Streak,-.Capricorn and Gay Avon, and Dolores Silk and Jesse Owens will he bracketed; Happy Loeanda, who :has . to give away 48yds, went 3min 23 3-ssec when he finished second to Voloma, and Gold Streak, who is on the same mark, won jn 3min 27sec at Winton, while Dewey Cloud was easing up at the end of a mile and a-quarter in 2min 51 4-ssec when she won the saddle event, •■equal to about 3min 26seo for a mile and a-half. These are the “ form ” horses, and may be selected favourites.

JOTTINGS

Gore Race Card. A copy of the race card for to-mor-row’s meeting'at Gore is acknowledged. Cuddle Scratched. Cuddle was scratched from the Wanganui Gup at 4.45 p.m. yesterday. The Big Sydney Double. Ajax, Othello, and Pamelus are fancied in that order for the Newmarket Handicap, and the three most fancied for the Australian Cup are Egmont, Old Rowley, and Elanage. Gore Judicial Committee. Messrs F. Wallis, sen., D. L. Poppelwell, H. A. Price, W. R. Lawldr, and G. C. Hamilton will be the Judicial Committee in charge of the racing at Gore to-morrow. Stakes’ Increased, The committee of the Otautau Racing Club has decided to increase the stakes for its annual race meeting by £9O to £645. The Otautau Cup will be worth £135 and a trophy and the Otautau Steeplechase £llO. The Best'in South Africa. Double Up 11. is considered one of the greatest performers now racing in South Africa. Since his arrival from England, this son of Winalot has won five races in six starts. His effort under 9.7 when winning the Turf Club Handicap of one mile recently set the seal on his fame as a racehorse. He has now won approximately £7,000 in stakes in South Africa.,

[By St. Club.]

TROTTING. February 26.—Kaikoura T.C. February 26, —Wairarapa T.C. March s.—lnvercargill T.C. March 5. —Wellington T.C. March 12. —Timaru T.C. March 12.—Wairarapa T.C. , March 19.—Wyndham T.C. March 19.—Cheviot T.C. April 2. —Roxburgh T.C. April 2.—Westland T.C. April 9.—Taranaki T.C. April 9.—Ashburton T.C. April 16, 18.—Hawera T.C. April 16, 20, 21, 23.—New Zealand Metropolitan T.C. /

Had To Apologise. A rider who made an impertinent remark to the judge at Winton on Friday was reprimanded by the stipendiary steward and required to apologise to the official concerned. Linguist Gallops Well. At Riccarton on -Tuesday morning the locally-owned l mare Linguist outclassed Gasmask in a sprint over six furlongs in Imin 14sec, the first three in 36sec. This was easily the best gallop of the morning. Cromwell Nominations. The Cromwell Jockey Club, has received good nominations for its annual race meeting to be held on March 11 and 12. Quite a number of horses which were to he sent to this meeting have had to go into temporary retirement on account of the hard tracks. On the Easy List. Ardchoille ran badly in his two races at Winton, and l has evidently not recovered from the kick he gave himself just before the Dunedin Cup Meeting. He is to be given a let-up for a few weeks. Half and Half, who contracted a cold after racing at the Wairio Meeting, is taking a long time to throw it off, and is also on the easy list. Returned To Work. After a lengthy spell caused through her breaking down on the eve of the Grand National Meeting last August, Polydora has returned to work under H. Nurse’s care. This mare, one of the very best ever seen in the country when in the right mood, appears to be quite sound againy but it will be/some time before she is ready to race/ A Peculiar Record. Janet Gaynor has a peculiar record, .her score reading as follows:—0, 0,0, 0,1, 0,0, 0,1, 1,1, 0,0, 0,0, 1,0, 0, I, 0, 1. She has won seven races, but in her other 14 starts, has never been in a place. Her last three wins have occurred on the second days of meetings at which she has been nearly last on the first days, and her caprice is not making her popular.—Timaru ‘ Herald.’ Pointed Comment by Magistrate. At the ... Invercargill Magistrate’s Court yesterday -..morning Frederick William' Murphy pleaded guilty to a charge of conducting a common gaming house, and was fined £lO. “ They all seem to be in business in a small way. You never seem to get any big men,” commented Mr W. H." Freeman, S.M., to Detective-sergeant Thompson, who prosecuted on behalf of the police and stated that the accused was not betting in a big way, acting only as an agent. Nocturnus in Forward Condition. At Riccarton on Tuesday morning Nocturnus was reported to have sprinted half a mile in 49 2-ssec. This was an exceptionally fast gallop for a steeplechaser, and shows that the winner of last year’s Grand National is exceptionally well forward for the approaching season, Nocturnus will be nominated for the Great Western Steeplechase to be run at Riverton on Easter Saturday, and his trainer, A. S. Ellis, won oh Greenstone in 1928. The Leading Jockeys. L. J. Ellis and C. Goulsbro are at present having a close tussle for the riding premiership. Before the Waikato meeting commenced they were equal with 44 wins each, and with four wins at Te Rapa against three by Goldsbro, Ellis is now leading by 48 to 47. Both horsemen will be riding at the Te Aroha meeting this week, and from now onwards their fortunes will be followed with much interest. Broke a Run of Outs, Pamelus broke a spell of bad luck in important races when he won the Oakieigh Plate at Caulfield this month. He had finished ’second in the Cantala Stakes, Consolation Stakes, Caulfield Futurity Stakes, Newmarket Handicap, C. W, Cropper Plate, and Quality Handicap. The greatest margin by which he was defeated in those races was Half a length. Two of the races lost by half a head, and the others by half a neck. First Run in 1875. The Wanganui Cup, to be decided today, hai been run over a mile and a quarter since its resuscitation in 1935 after a lapse of four years.' From its inception in 1875 till 1885 the journey was two and a-quarter miles, and from 1886' till 1930 it was on© and threequarter miles. Over this lengthy period the Wanganui Cup was one of the recognised long-distance handicaps of the Dominion, the only races of this type exceeding it being the New Zealand and Auckland Cups. At one time the stake was £I,OOO, and when Lovematch won in 1921 it had risen as high as £1,600. During the slump years, however, the prize money for the principal race had shrunk to £2OO, and this was the reason for the 11 Cup ” being deleted from the programme. This year the stake has risen agaiil to £SOO, with about £l3O worth of trophies presented by Mr G. F. Moore. Volo Dale. The breeding of Yolo Dale, who is engaged in the Longford Hack Handicap to-morrow, is shown in the race card as being: a _ six-year-old mare by Paladin from Ferino. According to the Stud, Book Ferino (by Solferino from Mademoiselle Ixe, by Stepniak) has never been mated with Paladin. Her foal in 1931 was a colt by Shambles, afterwards named Burnett’s Town, and she missed in 1930 and 1932. Last Volo Dale started 17 times for one win and two seconds, her success being scored at the Oamaru Winter Meeting on a heavy track over six furlongs in Imin 16 3-ssec. This season Volo Dale has had 11 starts for one win • and three seconds; the race she won being the Bray Memorial Hack Handicap at Waikouaiti, when she beat Prince Flaneur a head over five furlongs in 62 2-ssec. In her next three starts Volo Dale finished second at Oamaru and twice second at the Vincent meeting.

Tuapeka County Jockey Club. The balance sheet presented at the annual meeting of members of the Tuapeka County Jockey Club showed that starting the year with a credit of £7 18s 6d, the club finished the year with a credit balance of £6B 16s 7d. During the year the club spent £2l 2s in drainage and top dressing. Mr G. H. Williams has been elected president for the current year. It was decided to increase the stakes for the annual meeting by £IOO, making the total £6OO. Air C. E. Hassall was appointed handicapper, Mr W. Pringle starter, and Messrs W. F. James Ltd. to work the totalisator. For a number of years a portion of the track at the top end was inclined to become holding after heavy rain, but drainage work has been completed, and the track will now be in good order even after heavy rain.

Ashburton Trotting Club. The Ashburton Trotting Club has issued a most attractive programme for its autumn meeting to be held on April 9, . when £2,810 will be given in stakes. The New Zealand Futurity Stakes carries £l,lOO, but the race that is likely to attract most attention is the Interstate Handicap of £7OO. This event will be run over a mile and a-half, and horses will be handicapped according to the New Zealand assessment, with a maximum limit of 84yds from the back-marker. This race will give the visiting horses from Australia engaged at the Interdominion Championship Meeting at Addington, which commence just a week later, an excellent chance of trying themselves out against the New Zealand horses. An Ex-Dunedinite Dead. The death occurred on February 6 at a private hospital in Melbourne of Air Harry Nathan, who achieved some success as an owner. Air Nathan, who was aged 55 years, was a native of Dunedin, and raced horses here at one time. After serving with the New Zealand forces in the war he went to Australia in 1919 and had a few horses in the stable of S. W. Reid, who, like himself, was a New Zealander. The best of them was the brilliant jumper Chrysostom, who won the A.J.C. Steeplechase and several other races over fences at Randwick. Air Nathan also raced Wrangle and Gunadorah.