RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23729, 9 November 1940, Page 8

RACING NOTES

RACING. November 11.—Avondale Jockey Club. November 11, 13, 16.—Canterbury Jockey Club. November 16.—Napier Park Racing Club. November 16, 18.— Waikato Racing Club. November 23, 25.—Devin Racing Club. November 23, 25. —Auckland Racing Club. November 25. —Southland Racing Club. November 30.—Ashburton C. Racing Club. November 30. December 2. Rcildiug Jockey Club. December 6, 7.—Whangarci Racing Club. December 7, 9.—Woodville D. Jockey Club. December 14.—Olaki-Maori Racing Club. December 14. —Waipa Racing Club. December 14.—Hororata Racing Club.

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TROTTING. November 12, 14, 15. —New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. Noveiubei 23, 25.—Forbury Park 'Trolling Club.

November 50. December 7.—Waikato Trotting Club. December 7.—Wnirio Trolling Club. December 7.—New Brighton Trotting Club. December 14. Roxburgh 'Trotting Club. December 21.—Kcefton Trotting Club. December 26.—Ashburton Trotting Club, December 26.—Gore Trolling Club. December 26. 27.—Westport Trotting Club. December 27, 28, 31.—Auckland Trolling Club. December 28.—Winlon Trotting Club.

The Riccarton Handicap. With so many Trotting Derby candidates engaged in the Kiccarton Handicap next Tuesday, the running should provide a good line on the classic, to be decided on Thursday. Ronald Logan (winner of the Sapling Stakes), Mickey Rooney, Surprise Polls, and Cold Chief appear to be tlm best of the three-year-olds just now.

A Bit Up His Sleeve. Chalmos, who will start of tiic limit in the Victoria Handicap (4inin 32sec class), has been raced very sparingly, and seems to do bis best with docent spoils between his races. Ho is one of .1. Grice’s team, and last year only started twice, winning over a mile and a-half at Ashburton on Boxing Day in 3min 21 l-ssec and over a mile and a-iialf on the same course last April in 3min 14 5-sscc equal to about 4inin 19sec for two miles.

Three-year-old Maiden Pacers. Tho Riccarton Stakes for three-year-olds, to bp mu on the opening day of the Now Zealand Trolling Cup Meeting, has attracted a possible field of 16, and the safety number allowed at the mile and a-quarter starting post at Addington is limited' to 14. But the rules allow a club to add Three more if it is not desired to rim a race in divisions, so there is not much chance of this race having to bo divided. Surprise Potts, by Jack Potts from Sonoma Bell, is a young one above the average and likely to be selected for this race. Related to Battle Song. Tho success of The Buzzard gelding Old Rowley in the Melbourne Cup has considerable interest for New Zealand. Ho is a descendant of Carbine, who won the race half a century ago. The Buzzard is by Carbine’s grandson Spitn Kop, from a Hurry On mare, and is very closely related to the new Gladstone Park sire, Battle Song, who is by Spion Kop from Verve, by Hurry 0.-i. The Buzzard and Battle Song are three-quarter brothers in blood. A Good Line. For a good many years the National Handicap at Addington has given a line on tho Trotting Cup. 'This year the big race on the final day of Dio August meeting was won easily by Dusky Sound—by four lengths from Plutns, who was three in front of Marlene. For that win Dusky Sound has gone hack 12yds, and if he is fit on the day is to be preferred to the Cup candidates who were behind him. They were Horsepower, Renown’s Best, Marlene, Plains, Great Jewel, Southern Chief, and Marsceres. R. B. Berry's Trio. E. B. Berry’s three New Zealand Cup candidates—Great Jewel, Southern Chief, and Farisienne —are all in splendid condition. Berry will drive Great Jewel, P. Gallagher will drive Southern Chief, and O. 'E. Hooper will handle Farisienne. Berry is well pleased with the condition of each of his horses, and though before the Oamarn meeting Southern Chief was showing signs of soreness, he has got rid of this, and is working well. Parisienne’s running at Oamaru showed that she had come right back to form, and, in the words of her trainer, she “ will be tough to beat in the New Zealand Cup.”

Record Entries for Yearling Sales. Entries for the fifteenth national yearling sales' at Trcniliam are a record. In the 220 lots, representing 49 sires, there is' a preponderance of colts; 141, against 79 rillics. Mr Standfast (half-brother to Beau Fere), whose only runner in Ireland was undefeated, has the largest representation in this year’s catalogue, 13. Theo has 12, Man’s Pal 11, Lord Quex 10, i’oxbridge, Solicitor-General, and Broiefort 9 each, Bulandshar 8, Night Raid, Ringmaster, and Nightmarch 7 each, Seigfried, Tidorace, Phaleron Bay, Posterity, Colossus, Gynerinm, Captain Bunsby, and St. Boswells 6 each, Defoe, Baffles, Spiral, Pink Coat, Croupier 5 each, Foxlight, Hunting Song, and Hazrat 4 each. Other sires with a less number are Paper Money, Paladin, Vaals, Inflation, Lord Warden, Leighon, Dink (another half-brother to Beau Pere), Guarantee, Lang Bian, Salmagundi. Illumination, Nightly, Vermeer, The Greek, Tidal, King Lu, Speardance, Musketoon, Valkyrian, Martarma, Jay, and the Australian sire, Portofino who is by the Derby winner Sansovino. It is intended to sell the first 130 yearlings on Monday, January 20, and the other 90 on the second day, Tuesday, January 21, when other racing and breeding stock will he catalogued for sale. A parade of the yearlings will be held before the sales.

Bracketed Horses at Addington. On the opening day of the New ZeaaJnd Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting there will be a number of bracketed horses; — Victoria Handicap.—Ned Worthy and Regal, Zineali and Palomar. Riccarton Stakes.—Becky Parrish and Gold Chief, Diamond Jim and My Lady Luck.

New Zealand Cup.—Marlene and Plutns, Great Jewel, Southern Chief, and Parisienne.

Canterbury Handicap.—Harold Guy and Horsepower, Peter Smith and Roan Duke. Dominion Handicap.—Tan John and Captain Bolt.

Empire Handicap.—Great Blaze and Pllilario, Battlevalc and Trireme.

A Good Try-out. Mendel and Millisle, two Southland-owned candidates to race at Addington next weclc, put up the best performances in trials at Addington this week. In a two-mile workout with Kenworthy Mendel led out, with Millislo following closely, and Kcmvorthy three seconds farther back. Mendel held the load until the straight was reached the last time, where Millisle headed Mendel, and Kcmvorthy moved up to challeneo MillUle, but Millisle was too good for Kenworthy, and heat him by two lengths. Mendel tired badly over tlie hist furlong. Millisle gave a smooth exhibition of trotting and had no difficult v in recording 4min 39sec for the Iwo miles. The first iwo furlongs occupied 35 2-5-cc, the half-mile Imin 10'3-ssec. the inilo 2min 20scc, the mile and a-half 3min 32sec, and he was not extended to complete the journey in 4miu 39see. Kenworthy did 4min 37 1-ssec. They began from a moving start. The (resiles were nlaced 18ft out on the track, and the extra distance the horses had to cover was equivalent to four seconds to the mile.

Bird of Prey. Bird of Prev, winner of (he Rosencalh Handicap at Trentham and engaged on the third ami last davs at the Cud meeting, is a well-grown filly by Solicitor-General from the Anlnmnus mare Capercailzie, dam of Guinea Fowl and Shikari, and she was bred by her owner, Mr G. R.« MacDonald. Guinea Fowl won at her first start in the John Grigg Stakes at Ashburton, but she did not oarrv on. Shikari was one of the best of the South Island two-venr-olds lastseason. and he was exiiceted to be a bigliclas; Uiree-venr-oM, but be rontrarted wind (rouble during bis winter smell, ami, judging bv his recent efforts, lii- prospects are not good.

JOTTINGS

All at Long Odds. None of the place-getters in the Melbourne Cup started at. shorter than 30 to 1, and for the third time in live years a three-figure was quoted about the winner.

Dually Engaged. Four Now Zealand Trotting Cup candidates have dual engagements next Tuesday. Horsepower is also an acceptor in the Canterbury Handicap, and Colonel Grattan, Renown's Rest, and Southern Chief are engaged in the Hagloy Handicap.

Monday at Riccarton. Tho Derby will be the big- attraction at Riccafton ou Monday, and tbc meeting of Sir Beau and Beau Leon over a mile and a-balf will bo interesting, 'flic connections of the latter are very confident that over the longer distance their colt should bo able to turn the tables on Sir Beau. ,

Starting Times on Monday. .The following are the starling times at lliccarton ou Monday.—Middleton Handicap, 12.2; Xrwoil Handicap. 12.37; Strowan Plato, 1.22: New Zealand Derby, 2.7; Criterion Handicap, 2.52; Fcndalton Handicap, 3.37; Randolph Handicap, 4.22; and Epsom Handicap, 5.7.

Jockey Premiership. On the eve of the. New Zealand Cup meeting W. J. Broughton holds a big lead in the jockey’s championship, having steered 21 winners. P. Spratb is next with 12, and L. J. Ellis, W. F. Ellis, N. Howard, \V. J. Mudford, and P. C. Cleaver follow ■with 9. The four last-named are apprentices.

Did Not Win Again. No fewer than 14 winners of the New Zealand Cup failed to win a liat race afterwards, but two of them won hurdle races. Unless a horse or mare has a strong constitution tho strain of the preparation and the race itself arc so severe that tiioy never got over it.

Trotting Cup Field. Tho following were the amounts of slakes won by tho New Zealand Cup candidates last season: —Great Jewel, £3,000; Marlene, £2.232; Fine Art. £1,965; Pot Luck, £1,925; Southern Chief, £1,855 15s; Horsepower, £1,715, Marsceres, £1,550; Blair Athol, £1,395: Bayard, £1,330; Cantata, £1,300; Dusky Sound. £1,175; X*lutus, £875; Colonel Grattan, £455; Renown’s Best, £180; and Parisicune, nil.

Cup Winners Exported. Noctuiform, Who followed up a win in the A.J.C. Derby of 1904 by taking the New Zealand Derby, New Zealand and Canterbury Cup (2.1 miles), was purchased by Sir James Buchanan and sent to England, but failed to' reproduce his Austxalasian form. Other winners in Canteen, Grand Rapids, Downfall, Bridge, Chide, and Yours Truly were purchased by Australian sportsmeu after winuiug I lie New Zealand Cup.

How Conditions Have Improved. As the horses flash past the post in a Melbourne Cup, many millions oC people know the results and have been acquainted with details of the running. It was different when the first Cup was run. Tho ‘ Sydney Morning Herald,’ with great enterprise, arranged to secure an account b.y electric telegraph. It gave the names of tho three placed horses, and the following commentary: “ Archer charge alter tho first mile and won as he liked. Despatch ran against a post and was killed. Medora went over and was much hurt. The jockeys were not seriously hurt.” That was all Sydney knew about the race until the post arrived nine days later, and in the backblocks it was weeks or months before people knew ” What won the Gup,” Dusky Sound.

It is reported that the injury sustained by Dusky Sound through getting into contact wth a fence was a severe knock on one of his hocks, and veterinary assistance had to be called in. He had to be spelled for a week, hut was well forward* in condition, and on Thursday night his ownertrainer said that he expected to land him at the post fit and well next Tuesday, and to run a good race.

Lightning Lady. The reason 'for Lighlning Lady’s nonacceptance in the Trotting Cup was an accident she met with a few days before the final payment came due. She lias since made a good recovery, and will bo a starter in the Hagley Handicap next .Tuesday.