RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23324, 21 July 1939, Page 5

RACING NOTES

RACING. July 22.-Itangitikei Sunt Club. July 22.—South Canterbury Hunt Club. July 29.—Christchurch Hunt Club. July 29.—Manawalu Hunt Club. , NEXT SEASON. August 8, 10, 12.—Canterbury Jockey Club. August 19.—Pakuranga Hunt. August -31;—Bgmont-Wanganui Hunt. (September 2.—Taranaki .Hunt. September 2. —Otago Hunt; September 7, 9.—Wanganui Jockey Club. September 16.—Poston ’ Racing Club. September 16.—Ashburton County Racing September 16, 18.—Avondale Jockey Club.

SOUTH CANTERBURY HUNT MEETING The.Soiitli Canterbury Hunt's annual totalisator meeting will be held tomorrow at Washdyke, and an interesting day’s . sport, with three steeple- ‘ chases, and a hurdle race included in the - programme, is promised. The Washdyke track, owing to its excellent natural drainage, never becomes really heavy, . and to-morrow should provide good winter going. Tb©/first race 'is scheduled to start at 1.1,50, and the betting will be on the win and place system. _ ■Horses that should be fancied are Hadlow Hurdles. —Ballad, Last Link, Mount Val. , r . Pareora Steeplechase.—Macalpem, Hathaway, Valmy. South Canterbury Steeplechase.— Black Banner, Cottingham, Burwood. Levels Hack Handicap.—Flame Queen,‘Chief Lama, Prince Flaneur. ' Washdyke -Trot—Straight, Mane’s Pride, Correct. Teschemaker Steeplechase.—Burwood (if reserved), Panara, Quinopal. pentlow Hack Handicap.—Hunting Chorus, Airdrie, Pilot’s-Love. ■ Claremont' Handicap,—Lady Middle- . ham,-Lazybones, Spanish Lad. The'following is the card;— 1

JOTTINGS Grand National Meeting. The first acceptance for the Grand National Steeplechase and Hurdle Race and Winter Cup is due at 5 o’clock today, and the final payment oh August 3. A Lover of Horses. The late Father Farthing, whose death occurred in Sydney this week, was a very keen lover of thoroughbreds, and he bred Michaela, winner of the Stewards’ Handicap in 1918, and from her Nedda, winner of the.A.J.C. Breeders’ Plate in 1928. Under the assumed name of “Mr A. Mantell,” Father Farthing raced a number of useful performers in the early years of the present century. Course Should Suit Him. The extra width of the course and flights of hurdles at Washdyke should suit Ballad much better than at Waiinate, and with a strong horseman up ho promises to be hard to beat in the Hadlow Hurdles to-morrow. Ballad can jump all right, and the pace he had on the flat wilt sicken most of the opposition, provided his rider can keep him on the course. First for a Month. Black Thread, who is a Winter Cup candidate, did not run a very good race in the sprint event at Hastings on Saturday, but as it was his first start since Auckland last month he was probably above himself in condition. It is understood that B. H. Morris, who had the mount "n Saturday, will ride him at RiccarUm.

[By St. Clair.]

TROTTING. (Dates applied for.) August 5,9, 11.—N./,. Metropolitan T.C. August 26.—Auckland T.C. September 2.—New Brighton T.C. September 20, 23.—Wellington T.C. September 30.—Methven T.C. October 7.—New Brighton T.C. October 21, 23.—Greymoutb T.C. October 21, 23, or 25.—Auckland T.C. October 23.—Oamaru T.C. October 25, 28.—Wellington T.C. October 25, 28.—Invercargill T.C. November 7,9, 10. —-N. 55. Metropolitan T.C. November 23, 25. Forbuvy Bark T.C. Washdyke Track in Good Order. Reports from Timaru show that there has not been a big fall of ram in the district this week, and the course at Washdyke has not been affected. With a continuance of the present spell of fine weather the going will be good for this season of the year. Padishah Improving. The brightest feature of the racing at Hastings is claimed to have been the brilliant finishing run staged by Padishah, in the open sprint. So fast was he closing on the placed horses he might have nearly won in another half-furlong. To Race as a Trotter. Aircraft will make his first appear : ance as. an unhoppled trotter iu the Introductory Handicap at Addington, and interest will be taken in his running. At one stage he looked like being a good pacer, but he completely 'lost^orm. Set a Hard Task. Cautata, who raced with success early ■ in. tlic scusoiij but "wus Is/ttH given a good spell from the race track, is duo to make her reappearance in the Selwyn Handicap next month. The field at present is rather unwieldy, and as Cantata is set to give away 36yds she has been set a formidable task. She is one of the strong team controlled by R. J. Humphreys, others engaged including Acuity and Donald Dhu. A Famous Racehorsp and Sire. Tetratema, . whose death occurred in England this week, was by Ahe Tetrarch from Scotia Gift, and foaled in 1917. As a two-year-old he won the five races in which he started, beating the best of his age. and as a three-year-old the Two Thousand Guineas was his first success. Ho became favourite for. the Derby, but failed badly as a stayer. Later in the season and again as a four-year-old he was invincible among the sprinters. During 13 seasons that his stock have becu racing he sired winners of about £250,000. His best season was in 1930, when 24 of his progeny won 38 races, worth £38,303. He endowed his descendants with great speed, and though he did I uot sire a Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger winner, Mr Jinks (now a successful eire) won the Two Thousand Guineas, and Four Course the One Thousand Guineas. Vincent Jockey Club. The annual statement of accounts to be submitted to the members' of the Vincent Jockey Club next Thursday afternoon shows the club to have experienced a very satisfactory season. The principal receipts were: Totahsator £2,167 8s 3d; gates, £499 16s-9d; privileges, £135; nomination and acceptance fees, £398 11s; refund of totalisator tax, £358 15s Id; members subscriptions, £IBB 19s; interest, £2? 10s. The chief items of expenditure were: Stakes and trophies, £1,488 4s 3d: permanent improvements, £B9i 10s 6d; taxes, £1,272 16s 2d; levies £4l 11s lid; wages and salary, £213 13s 3d; printing and .advertising, £Bd Is Id; sundries, £lO5 10s sd; rents and rates, £42 0s 3d; maintenance, £B2 5a lOd; entertainment expenses, £2O Us 6d; income tax and social security charge. £ll 14s Wd. The race meeting resulted in a profit of £385 11s 3d, and the club has cash balances totalling £572 13s 7d. Liabilities are ml, and an amount of £59 is owing the club on account of privileges. The annual report indicates that the committee contemplates making further extensive improvements, including a new grand stand and the erection of permanent looseboxes for the use of visiting owner*. An Interesting Steeplechase. Six of the nine horses engaged in the South Canterbury Steeplechase tomorrow were handicapped for next month’s Grand National Steeplechase, Black Banner, Cottingham, Burwood, Pandine* Culverden, aud^ Tomcat, JS.eoii interest will he taken in the running of Cottingham, and if he pimps as we as he has been schooling lately he wi take a power of beating. He will meet Black Banner at a difference of IHb, as against 9lb in the Grand National Steeplechase. A win m tins race does not entail a penalty for the lug Riccarton event. IT. R. George’s Team for Sydney. The Trentham trainer T. R. George has made tentative arrangements to ileave for Sydney on August 3 with Peerless, Beau Vite, and the rising two-year-old Beau Courier. The campaign will open with races, for the older pair at the Warwick Farm Meeting on August 26. Peerless’s objective is the A.J.C. Metropolitan, but she will also contest weight-fpr-age races, and perhaps other handicaps on the trip. (Beau I Vite is in the A.J.C. Derby, and Beau I Courier (Beau Pere—Zansee) is to ! run in the Breeders’ Plate. Most of the riding will probably be done by L. I J. Ellis, who will he in Sydney to pilot | Defaulter. | Racing Rules Criticised. Mr Gerald L. Stead, who has probably had more racing experience than most members of the present Racing Conference, in a letter to the ‘ Dominion,’ reviewing the recent meeting of that body, says; “ To me one of the most irksome rules is in connection with penalties imposed on licensed ] people by the stewards. If this person |is not satisfied with the decision arrived at he can appeal to the District Committee, and then, whichever side I gets a reverse decision, they in turn appeal to the conference judges. In the meantime the length of delay is often a great source of annoyance to those concerned. Would it not be more satisfactory, if at each yearly meeting the conference appointed, say, three men qualified for the position to hear all appeals, direct from the stewards’ decision, and eliminate the District Committee altogether? By the appointment of these three men for the | full 12 months they would give similar verdicts, for similar offences, and it should be their duty to give a decision within, say, a fortnight. Let them he paid officials, if necessary : the day of honorary positions is nearly knocked on the head.’ 1 -

Assistants to Starters. In an interesting letter to the 1 Dominion ’ .Mr Gerald L. Stead, who off! elates as starter to a number of chibs in the North Island, says: “ Tbo advisability of making it compulsory for a starter to use llat-tooted starts, in the circumstances, 1 will not discuss, but Air Gomer touched on a point that has long wanted remedying. Rule 289 reads, ‘ or an assistant specially appointed by the stewards and the riders iu tho race.’ One presumes that it is clear now that a starter may have .an assistant on foot, one on horseback, but if he requires any further help ho has to obtain all the riders’ approval. Why could not this matter have been brought up and deleted? One of these days, when more than one foot assistant is used by a starter, there will he a protest and the race declared mill and void.’’

.A Winter Cup Trial. The Claremont Handicap, to be run over a mile and 35yds at Washdyke tomorrow has attracted a field of, 14, including the Winter Cup candidates Silver Streak, Spanish Lad, Lazybones, Settlement, Balinonter, and Night Dress. At Waimate last Saturday Lazybones lost a little ground through being slow to jump out, but made up this disadvantage racing along the back straight. Racing from the far turn to the home turn he again lost ground, but was finishing on fast in the short run to the winning post. The Washdyke track is a good mile course, without any sharp turns, a good—almost straight—run along the back, and a long straight which should suit Lazybones much better than did the Waimate course. When Lazybones won the Members’ Handicap at Wingatui last month he carried 8.3 and beat a good field in Imin 27sec. On the third day at Wingatui Spanish Lad, carrying 7.11, won the King George Handicap, one mile, in Imin 40 l-ssec, and in to-morrow’s race he has been handicapped to give Lazybones 21b, but this is likely to he reduced, as W. F. Ellis, who is entitled to claim a 51b allowance, is likely to ride Spanish Lad again. On his recent form Silver Streak has his full allowance of weight and does not appeal. Settlement has raced badly since Easter, and Balmenter ran a poor race at Waimate last Saturday. When Night Dress won at Oamaru last March he carried 7.9 and ran a mile in Imin 39see. He followed that good performance up by running second to Milford in the Easter Handicap at Riverton, but since then has been four times unplaced. Should he run up to his best form Night Dress should prove to be the best of the Winter Cup candidates in to-morrow’s race, but after her easy win at AVaimate Lady Middloham is likely to start favourite.

HADLOW : HURDLES, £120. One mile and a-half. , st. lb. st. Ib. Mount.Val 10 11 Ballad 9 0 Last. Link 10 1 Bit o’ Blue 9 0 Contract 9.13 Gasmask ... 9; 0 PAREORA STEEPLECHASE, £60. About two miles. Macalpein 12 4 Valmy ... 11 7 Harkaway 11 13 Guapo 11 4 Henry . Dawson 11 8 SOUTH CANTERBURY STEEPLECHASE. •£200. About,two miles and a-lialf. Black, Top Rank 9 13 . . Banner 12 0 Chile ... 9 9 Cottingham ■ 11 3 Culverden 9 2 Burwood ... 10 5 Contract ... 9 0 Pandine ... 10 2 Tomcat 9 0 LEVELS HACK HANDICAP. £100. Six furlongs. Flame Queen. 8 13 Withdrawal 8 3 Dancing Lisnacree . S 0 Flame ... 8 10 Lawford Lass 8 0 f fDdnjftdeaft.. ■8 : . ,8•Neptune ... 8 0 Prihce Foxy 8 0 Flaneur ,8-5 Sportsman 8 0 Chief Lama 8 4 WASHDYKE TROT. £110. One mile and a i-half. Allen Wrack : scr Sabu ... . .. scr Brown Tap ... scr Twist ... . ,, scr Ben Wyvis ... scr Undaunted scr Correct ...scr Violet Potts scr Lyrola ... ... scr Straight ,. 24 Marie’s Pride scr Tiny Nelson Axwortby 36 M’Farlane scr Macgregor 48 TESCHEMAKER STEEPLECHASE, £130. About two miles and a-half. Burwoodl ... 11 11 Macalpein 9 5 El Caballo 11 1 Nightwind 9 0 Quinopal 11 0 Panara 9 0 Sunny Newlv Rich 9 0 Comet ... 9 12 PENTLOW HACK HANDICAP, £110. One mile and 3oyds. Flame Countervane 8 0 Queen ... 9 0 Comus 8 0 Hunting Dranoel ... 8 0 Chorus 8 IS Airdrie ... 8 0 Dancing Lord Ouyen 8 0 Flame ... 8 11 Pilot’s Captain Love 8 0 Bruce ... 8 9 Jericho Dr Duthie 8 4 Jane 8 0 Prince King Ice! 8 0 Ruenalf 8 1 CLAREMONT HANDICAP, £110. One mile i ind 33yds. Silver Lady Streak ... 9 6 Middleham 7 10 Cernc Abbas 8 11 Lady Travenna 8 10 Graceful 7 9 Spanish Ladi 8 10 Jan Ridd 7 7 Lazybones 8 8 Silver Settlement 8 4 Slipper 7 7 Balmenter 8 0 Astral Sir Hugh 7 13 Flash ... 7 7 Night Dress 7 13