RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23099, 27 October 1938, Page 4

RACING NOTES

[By Sr. Olais.]

RACING. October 29.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 29.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. ' ' ' ' Bctober 29.—Rangitikei Racing Club, ctober 29. —Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Club. November 4, 5. —Whangarei Racing Club. November 5. —Napier Park Racing Club. November 5,7, 9, 12. Canterbury Jockey Club. November 12.—Napier Park Racing Club. November 12, 14. —Avondale Jockey Club. November 19. -Levin Racing Club. November 19.—Southland Racing Club. Novemiber 19, 21.—Waikato Racing Club. November 26.—Ashburton County Racing Club.

JOTTINGS Araboa Withdrawn. t * Afaboa was withdrawn from the Stewards’ Handicap at 2.5 p.m. yesterday. He was also scratched for all other engagements at the meeting. Sly Fox’s Rider. J. M'lnally has been engaged to ride Sly Fox in the New Zealand Cup, ill which the, Gisborne-owned stallion has 7.10. Saturday’s Trotting Fixtures. Three trotting meetings are calendared for Saturday next—Wellington. Invercargill, and Thames. .

November 26, 28.—Auckland Racing Club November 26, 28.—Feilding Jockey Club TROTTING. October 29.—Wellington T.C. October 29.—1 m ereargill T.C. October 29. —Thames T.C. November 8, 10, 11. —New Zealand Metropolitan T.C. November 19. —Wellington T.C. November 24, 26.—Forbiirv Park T.C. December 3. —Waikato T.C. December 3. —New Brighton T.C. December 3. —Wairio T.C. December 10. —Waikato T.C. December 26.—Ashburton T.C. December 26.—Wairarapa T.C. December 26.—Gore T.C. December 26, 27.—Westport T.C.

To Ride Rebel Mate. B. H. .Morris, who rode Rebel Mate when ho won on the opening day of the Grand National Meeting, has been engaged to ride the Central Otago-owned horse in the Stewards’ Handicap next week. Counterblast. When Counterblast won the open sprint race at Trentham on Monday she carried only 7.2. In the Stewards’ Handicap site has 7.8, and her Trentham success will bring her into favour for next week’s big sprint. Invercargill Trotting Meeting. The Invercargill Trotting Club will hold its one-day spring meeting on Saturday, and has received good accept-

ances. After his good showing on the second day at Gore Salalon is likely to be selected favourite for the Invercargill Cup.

Malagigi. Malagigi will be a starter in the Buchanan Memorial Handicap on Saturday, and will be ridden by H. N. Wiggins, who will also have the mount on him in the New Zealand Cup, a race that Wiggins has not yet succeeded in adding to his bag.

B. H. Morris to Ride The Buzzer. B. H. Morris has been engaged to ride The Buzzer in the New Zealand Cup. Though acknowledged to be one of the best horsemen in the Dominion, the New Zealand Cup is one of the few big races that Morris has so far not yet managed to win.

Silver Guy at Hutt Park. Silver Guy was not nominated for the Oamaru meeting, and declared ineligible for the Canterbury Handicap to be run at Addington on Cup day, but if this good pacer makes the trip to the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday he will be in strong demand.

Southland’s Hope. The Gore meeting showed Milford to be very well, and he will be. Southland’s hope in the New Zealand Cup. In his recent successes he has been carrying big imposts, and has been well handled by the stable apprentice, R. E. Humphries, who will probably have the mount on the Anomaly gelding in next week’s race.

Padishah. Since Padishah won the Grand National Hurdles last August he has had only a couple of races, both over sprint courses, in which he has never been sighted. On Saturday he is engaged in the mile and a-quarter race at the Banks Peninsula meeting, and this race should give some guide to his chance in the New Zealand Cup.

A Coincidence. At the spring meeting of the Gore Racing Club in 1932 that good horse. Mobile, opened Ids winning account by scoring in the Trial Handicap, and on Monday Gusto, his half brother, won his first race when he led the field home in the Trial Handicap. About Boswell. Boswell was short of work when he contested the Gordon Handicap on. the first day of the Gore meeting, and he did well to finish second after setting a solid pace most of the way. The Balboa horse has been difficult to train, and the best may never bo seen of him on the racecourse. New Zealand Cup. The Wellington meeting did not throw much light on the New Zealand Cup, and, though it is only a little more than a week before it will be run, no straight-out favourite lias yet been selected. The Buzzer, Sly Fox, and Tidewaiter share the honour at present, but there is a final payment due next Monday, and after the racing at Motukafara on Saturday a favourite may then be found. Better Than Sporting Blood. The trainer-owner of Sly Fox is credited with stating that the Hunting Song gelding is a better horse than his brother Sporting Blood. If that estimate is a correct one,, the New Zealand Cup must be as good as over, but so far no horse by Hunting Song has won a two-mile race on the flat. Fine was Fully Deserved. In the sprint race at Dunediii G. H. Humphries was blamed by some people for allegedly throwing the race away on Defaulter, who is reputed to stop .suddenly if allowed to ease up. In the face of that experience it was surprising to see liim caught again in the Harcourt Stakes, and the £lO fine imposed was not undeserved. Harshly Treated. The handicapper has taken no risks with Dissemble in awarding her 9.0 in the Linwood Handicap, to be run over seven furlongs. She does not stay well over six furlongs. In the same race Foxlove, who won a double at Gore, reads well with 8.10.

Disappointing. After the ■ good form he showed at Wiugatui a forttlight earlier Cintilla Was looked on as being a likely winner at Gore, but was unlucky on the first day and ran much below his trfie form on Monday. Cintilla will go to Riccarton with Milford, and has been Weighted at 7.7 in the Riccarton Handicap, nine furlongs. The Usual Procedure.

Almost invariably year after year the handicap for the Riccarton Handicap includes the best three-year-old of the season, who is started in this event as a winding-up gallop for the Derby oil the following Monday. This year the crack three-year-old Defaulter heads the handicap with 9.8, 11b more than awarded'to the' New Zealand Cup candidate, Sly Fox.

“ Championship ” Meeting. It is already obvious that the interdominion “ championship ” meeting in Tasmania will be a washout so far as class is concerned. For the six heats of the championship the prize mohey totals only £9OO, heat winners receiving £IOO. There is £I,OOO allotted for the grand final, with £7OO for the Winner, but that is the only decent reward offered during the four days. Another objectionable_ feature is found in the penalty conditions. After handicaps are declared at the beginning of December* winners may bo penalised at the discretion of the handicapper, and winners of heats may be rebandicapped for subsequent heats or the final without limit. No New Zealand horse of decent class is likely to be sent to Tasmania to race for stakes that can be nicked up in maiden races in New Zealand, and oven Lawn Derby will not be at the meeting. Best Hack. Foxlovo, who has been nominated to race at the New Zealand Cup Meeting next month, was by far the best hack produced at Gore (says the ‘Southland Times ’). Ho was making his first appearance after an absence of some weeks, when he won over six furlongs the first day. In similar company the second day he was solidly supported, but ho took no part in the race. Later he was produced in a mile hack race, and scored one of the most comfortable wins of the meeting. The Gallant Fox gelding did not have to be ridden out to defeat Straightdell and Doubleack in Imin 44 4-ssec, time he could have bettered had he been required to do so. He is a very easy galloper, and if taken to Riccarton next month may prove the best of the Southland contingent to make the trip. Foxlovo was a lazy track worker last term and was inclined to be slow to find his feet in his races. This season he has put much more dash into his work and in his races, too, be has been able to go with

his field in the early stages, while he has the ability to stay on better than most. To Join L. G. Morris’s Stable. Disdain, the three-year-old half-sister by Robespierre to Silver Scorn, who was recently sold by Mr G. MurrayAynsley to Mr A, Young, of Christchurch, for a sufti stated to be 2,000g5, will, after the Cup Meeting, he removed to Awapiim, where she will eijtef the establishment of L. G. Morris; who trained Chief Ranger for Disdain’s new owner. Argentic and The Buzzer. When The Buzzer won the Auckland Cup last season he carried 7.6, including 61b overweight to secure the services of S. Wilson. He won by a neck from Knight of Australia, 7.5, and Argentic, 8.11, was another neck aWay, third, the time being 3min 25 2-ssec. In the New Zealand Cup The Buzzer will meet Argentic on Blb worse terms. Since that race was run The Buzzer has started four times, finishing unplaced in each race, and Argentic five times, being third once and unplaced in the other starts. Will Race In Open Company Now. Mona’s Song .won her fifth race within 12 months when she annexed the Charlton Handicap at Gore on Saturday, and although she will have to race in open company in the future she should be able to make the grade without anv difficulty. The Songbird mare finished fourth in the open sprint on the second day, but she was unlucky as she was squeezed hock when racing prominently at the home turn. However, it is over a longer distance of ground that she can be expected to show her real ability, and from now on her progress as a prospective cup horse will be followed with interest.—‘ Southland News.’

The New Broom Again. A new panel of stipendiary stewards in Brisbane are causing something of a stir. They have barred the use of patent bits designed to keep horses from hanging or boring, although some of these are permitted in other States. At an inqury into the running of a horse they refused to consider as evidence proof that the horse had been backed (quite legally) with bookmakers operating on other courses where meetings were held simultaneously with the one at which the horse ran. That seems a proceeding, as it is common for commissions to be worked even in other States on important events.

Winning Owners At Gore. Forty-two owners participated in the distribution of stakes at the Gore Racing Club’s Spring Meeting, as follows: —-Mrs W. M'Kenzie £225, P. A. Price £230, Cross Bros £230, A. Cundall and P. A. Price £230, J. A. White £230, W. L. Cunningham and A. M'Donald £lB5, J. Walker £l2O, F. Johnson £lls, W. B. Summerville £lls, R. and C. Bolton £lls, F. W. Ellis £llo, R. C. Thompson £35, J. A. Small 1 £35. Mrs C. Bain £3O, W. I). M’Leod £3O, A. Ferguson £25, J. A. S. Aitkon £2s, A. Steven £25, D. M.

Tweedie £25, J. A. Brown £25, A. S. M'Kay £2O, D. M. Walker £2O, Mrs K. Oliver £2O, J. Thistleton £2O, A. Chisholm £2O, J. Brinsdon £2O, H. J. M'Cosker £2O, Bland and Monson £ls, A. N. Huggins'£ls, Mrs H. C. Mansion £lO, I). C. Jolly £lO, M. Ischia £lO, J. S. Bladkie £lO, S. Peacock £lO, W. E. Hunt £lO, A. M’Lellan and S. Cooper £lO, Mrs M. F. Mulvena £lO.