RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23818, 24 February 1941, Page 5

RACING NOTES

COMING EVENTS [By St, Clair.] RACING, March 1. —Franklin Racing Club. March 1. —Rangitikei Racing Club. March I.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. March 6, B.—Taranaki Jockey Club. March 7, B.—Cromwell Jockey Club. ‘March 8. —Carterton Racing Club. March 13, js. —Wellington Racing Club. March 15, IT.—Ohinemuri Jockey Club. March 20, 22. —Manawatu Racing Club. March 22, 24. —Bay of Plenty Racing Club, March 22.-24.—Oamaru Jockey Club. March 27-29. —Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. March 29.—Waimate Racing Club. March 29.—Birchwood Hunt Club. TROTTING. ' March I.—lnvercargill Trotting Club. March 8. —Timaru Trotting Club. March 15. —Wyndham Trotting Club. March 15.—Cheviot Trotting Club. March 22.—Westland Trotting Club. March 27, 29.—Wellington Trotting Club. March 29.—Cambridge Trotting Club. JOTTINGS The Winning Trainers. Thirteen trainers shared in leading in the winners at Wingatui last, week, P. T. and W. P. Hogan, F. W. Ellis, and T. H. Gillett being the only ones to be represented twice. Coincidence. It was an unusual coincidence that the winner of the principal handicap each day at Wingatui last week, Doubleack and Trench Fight, should return exactly the same dividend on the win machine. Successful Sires. Thanks to the success of Doubleack in the Dunedin Cup the defunct sire Balboa, whoso progeny won £640 in stakes, was the most successful at the D.J.C. meeting. Irish Lancer £420, Iliad £4OO, and Paper Money £3OO were the next on the list. Showed Promise. Paladeo effected a surprise when he finished third in the Novice Handicap on Saturday, and is an exceptionally well grown tour-year-old by Paladin from Artistic. He has not been in work long, and looks as if he will be useful when a little more experienced. A Satisfactory Debut, Master Hotspur made quite a good debut over hurdles on Saturday, and set a very hot pace for about a mile. He gave a good display of jumping, excepting at one fence, and may make good. If he can be taught to stay he should get good money at the game. Had to be Nursed. Lady Derby was better suited over six than seven furlongs, and duly won the Novice Handicap on Saturday, but had nothmg to spare, and only the careful riding J ‘, Ellls °': er , tb <> last two furlongs got her home. She had to he nursed carefully' over the final stages. Disappointing Display. Combat runs his best races when out in front, and on Saturday the fast pace set by Master Hotspur over the first half of the journey did not suit him, and he was ah ways nearer the tail than’the front of the S‘. After his first day’s performance pointing! d P ay ° n Satl,pd f y was disa PDifficult to Follow. One does not expect to find old heads on young shoulders, and backers follow tiens 63 ’ •?i dd * e l n - by inexperienced apprenfS +n I f h l| t ie Ti. eyeS opeu ’ but !t ‘S difficult to follow the reasoning of some trainers who persist in putting up these and inexperienced riders when fust-class jockeys are standing on the ground. Where the Stakes Went. The £4,490 given in stakes at Wingatui last week was won by horses trained in only four centres. Riccarton horses won five races and with place money £1,655Invercargill horses five races and with place money £1.510; Wingatui horses won three races and with place money £695and Washdyke-trained homes three races and with place money £630. Unlucky. The start of the Abbotsford Handicap on Saturday was a bad one, and the favourite Secret Flight, was one of those badly left * At the home turn she -was still nearer the rear than the front of the field, but put in a fine run from the home turn, and did well to finish second. On her performance she must have been one of those “ racecourse certainties ” beaten. Apprentice Riders. Nine of the 16 races at Wingatui last week were won by apprentices. W. F. Ellis and A. Ingram, with two wins each, tied with L. J. Ellis and A, Messervy as the most successful riders at the fixture. Both hurdle races were won by apprentices, D. A. Hamill and A. Ingram, a most unusual occurrence at a metropolitan meeting. Best Race This Season. Gay Lancer, who had only £l4 10s invested on his winning chance on Saturday, looked a winner loss than 100yds from the post in the Abbotsford Handicap when he put in a good run next the rails. It was easily his best performance this season, and he was the only horse to return a

double-figure dividend on the place machine during the two days. More Experienced Horseman Required. Leighnor might have wou both open sprint races at Wingatui last week with a more experienced horseman up. In both of his starts he was badly left, but showed his pace by putting in very good runs in the straight. On Thursday ho was only beaten by inches, but on Saturday lie lost the best part of a dozen lengths and did well to run up into fifth position. A Horse of Moods. The excuse book was out for Pleading on the first day of the cup meeting, it being said that directly the rain fell he would not be able to handle the going. On Saturday the course was firm and fast, and he was always well placed to the home turn, but then failed to show the brilliance which won him the Middle Park Plato early this month. The best excuse that could be offered for Pleading may be that ho is a horse of moods. Returned to Form. When Superex was a three-year-old great things were expected of him, and it was reported that an offer of £I,OOO for him was turned down. Now eight years’ old, Superex has began to show good form again, and his win in the hurdle race on Saturday was full of merit, not only because he established a new time record, hut more on account of the good fighting' finish he put up over the last three furlongs.

Bright Future Before Him. Anglo-Irish put up a very attractive performance. when lie led all the way to win the Waihola Handicap. He is the only horse by .Sir Simper racing, and, like his sire, is a good stayer. Sir Simper was very unlucky to ho beaten in the Caulfield Cup some years ago. His lime, 2min 13 2-ssec, was only three-fifths 0 f a second slower than that put up by Trench Fight in the principal handicap, and Anglo-Irish was not extended. Only a tliree-yoar-old, AngloIrish has a bright future before him. Doria Wins Well. Royal Chief had to strike his colours to Doria in the James Hazlelt Cold Cup, hut there was only a neck between them, and it was probably duo more to the firm going than to the 161 b he conceded the filly that he was beaten. Hut do not let that statement detract the merit of Doria’s win, for it was a smart performance. The first furlong was run in 14sec, two in 26sce, throe in 38-ee, the half-mile in 50 2-ssee, five in 62see, and six in Imin 14 3-ssee, tho full journey in Imin 39 l-ssee, and the last half-mile in 48 4-ssee. Doria had previously won over a mile at Riccarton lust November, and she looks like making a stayer with a little more age. Royal Chief was under pressure over the last half-mile and was catching Hie filly in the last few strides, hut Hie going was too firm for him to strike out freely. Lord Nuffield hold a winning chance at the home turn, but failed/in (he run home, and Winning Rival just got up to rob him of third money.

Breeding of Doubleack. The veteran Waslulyke trainer, “ Put ” Hogan, adds sonic interesting information regarding the breeding of the Dunedin Cup winner. The draft of horses from the North Island which included Miss Stent and Miss Signal, 16 of them in all, cost him £l6l, and after paying the auctioneer’s commission, advertising, etc., tile net, proceeds of the sale amounted to £970. .Miss Stout, who was in foal to Altai, cost Hogan a “ fiver.” and was sold to Mr Prank Maleol in for 40gs. The foal was named Dallon, whose only success was a maiden steeplechase after being ridden by (lie late Ivan Tilson about 10 miles on the heaeh (lie previous day. Miss Signal cost Hogan £l3, and at the sale was purchased by Die late Mr “ Fred ” Price at 95g=. Though there is no trace of either of these mares in the New Zealand Stud Book. Hogan states Miss Blent is entered in the Australian Stud Hook. A Successful Fixture, 'Hie 1941 Dunedin Cup fixture was one of Die most successful meetings the club lias held for many years, and credit is duo, to I he management, particularly the secretary, who was making ins debut at a metropolitan meeting, ft was most unfortunate Hint Die pleasure of the first day’s racing should have, been spoiled by heavy showers for a couple'of hours. On Sal unlay it was almost oppressively hot, hut neither the rain on Thursday, nor Iho hot sun on Saturday affected the high standard of racing. It. was clean and interesting throughout both days. On Saturday the tolalßaior accommodation was taxed lo its utmost, hut as the club was racing in (lie interests of patriotic funds no one seriously minded (lie delay caused by getting all Ihe money offering. But I lie tolalisator was not. Die only cause of delay. Mr Gieseler was not seen at his host at Die starting harrier, and in several races on Saturday did not have Ins fields marshalled when the “ all clear ” signals were given, ami I hen kent Ihe well-behaved horses standing up lo the harrier much too long. If trainers will not lake (lie trouble to give (heir horses, especially Die young ones, harrier practice, they must lie prepared to lake the consequences if (hey misbehave on race days.

The D.J.C. Handicap. Trench Fight won the Dunedin Jockey ('lull Handicap like a good horse. It was a. fas I-run race, particularly over the early slaves. From the mile ami n-qiiarfcr post lo the six-furlong harrier St raightdel ran half a. mile in Ihsee, six in I min 13 fi-fist-e, anil I hen the last half-mile tool; filsee, the time for the mile and a-(|iiarter from a calloping start- being 2min 4 2-!>see. It- was lilile wonder that Slraighldcl was not able to see out- the distance at the pace he set. This fas|, pace soiled the (me slavers, and Trench Figlit aml Schoolgirl finished Iho hest. 'Hie latter appeared to lose some cmiind at the home turn, and was finishing faster than the winner over Ihe last 100yds. Hut the unlucky horse appeared to bo Knight Commander. He was finishing

faster Ilian Schoolgirl, hut about 39 yds from the post swerved from the whip and got on to Trench Fight's heels, and very nearly fell. His apprentice rider, S. Green, was thrown right up Ills neck, and when Knight. Commander passed 1 lie post in fourth place, (here was slid a douhl, whether his rider would get hack inlo (he paddle. Prior In (he race Trench Tight's Irainer remarked that, his hor<e would either win or breakdown. l/nforl unately. he did both, and wa< very lame .after cooling off after the race.