RACING

Evening Star, Issue 25068, 8 January 1944, Page 3

RACING

fß\ »• '-fi.Aiu. I Jockey Club Handicap. To-day's'coutnst for. the Dunedin Jcicke\ Club Handicap was the eighty-second, tin race. the.oldest in the club's calendar*, having'been'established is 1863, when Mr H. Stafford's Ultimax, ridden by R. Ray, won The long list of winners includes many notable horses, including Y/atherina (1871), Lur line (1874). Lady Emma (1882 and 1884). Gipsy King (1888), Clanranald (1893), Borea; (1899), Pampero (1901), Pallas (1903 am 1905), First Glance (1915). Rorke's Drift (1916), General Advance (1922), Winning Hit (1924), and The Smuggler (1934). The weight-carrying record is held Templeton (1878) who, ridden by his owner. R. Ray, carried 10.0. Only once, in 1903 was the race run over a mile, aud from 1899 to 1936. with that exception, the dis j tance was a mile and a-quarter, and durinj ' that period Deucalion (1925) and Silve: Sight (1935) jointly held the time record. Since 1937 the distance had been a mile an. two and a-half furlongs, and Spanish Lad. last year's winner, holds the time record a. 2.11 1-5. which is also the record for tin course. . In addition to " Bob " Ray, who won the raca twice, many notable horseman have been associated with the winners. " Dan " O'Brien won it on Tambourini in 1873. In that race he dead-heated with Misfortune, ■whose owner declined to take part in the run-off and Tambourini " walked-over " to take the stake. The next year " Dick Mason won on Lurline, asd in later years became the most successful trainer the Dominion has ever known. Stewart Waddell won on Schoolboy in 1868. " Bob " Derrett ■ won the race four times, on Fishhook (1879) Foul Plav (1880), Nitator (1881), and TasDian (1885), and C. Emerson, trainer of Foxhaven in to-day's field on Brown Owl (1913), Rorke's Drift (1916), and Glare (1930). Other leading horsemen to have steered winners are A. Lyford, T. Buddicombe, W. Clarke, P. White, C. Jenkins, L. H. Hewitt, J. McCombe, H. Gray, F. 'E. Jones, G. Young, R. S. Bagby, A. E. Ellis, and W. J. Broughton. The following are the winners since 1930: 1930—J. "W. Lowe's Glare, 4yrs, 8.5, 2.4 4-5. 1931'—G. R. Hunter's Topere, syrs, 7.2 J 2.19 2-5. 1932—J. L. Hannon's Red Sea, 6yrs. 8.6 2.7 3-5. ' 1933—H. A. Knight's Shatter, syrs, 8.0. 2.6 2-5. 1934— F. L. Price's Smuggler, aged, 8.5 2.8 3-5. 1935—A. Beban's Silver Sight, syrs, 7.4 2.5.

1936—A; H. Fisher's Tizzy, syrs, 7.7., 2.6 4-5 1937—P. F. Campbell's Davolo, 6yrs, 8.9 2.20 4-5. 1938—A. Clark's Galleon, 6yrs, 7.7, 2.14. 1939—Mrs H. C. Manaton's Thermidor, syrs 7.2, 2.12 2-5. 1940—D. P.. Wilson's Swordstick, aged, 7.5

2.12. 1941—W.' Stubb's Trench Fight, aged, 9.0 2.12 4-5. 1942—No'' race. 1943.—H. G. Mason's Spanish Lad, aged 8.1, 2.11 1-5. Hazlett Gold Cup. ' Originally this mile weight-for-age race appeared on the Duiiedin Jockey Club's race card as the Hazlett Memorial Plate, and was established in 1914 as a tribute to the memory of the late James Hazlett, a. past president of the club, who might aptly be referred to as the "Father of racing in Otago." Since' in 1918, with two exceptions, the race has been run over a mile, and it has been justly claimed that no other course in the Dominion" provides such a good mile. From the rise of the barrier there is a straight four furlongs, a nicely-graded rise into the straight, and then a straight run home of two furlongs. Many good horses have won this race in the. past 30 years, probaibly the best of them being Amythas in 1920, and the list of winners includes such champions as Glentruin (1926), Limerick (1928), NigMmarch (1930), Silver Scorn (1933), Silver Ring (1934 and 1936), Royal Chief (1939), Defaulter (1940), and Royal Lancer last year. The time record for the race, and also for the track, 1.38 2-5, is jointly held by Silver Ring 9.11 (1936), Defaulter 9.10 (1940). and Royal Lancer 9.12 (1943). A. E. Ellis holds the riding honours, having scored on' Limerick, Cricket Bat, Nightly, Silver Ring, and Defaulter. "The'following are the winners during the pest decade :t----1933-JF. T. dish's Silver Scorn, .1.28 2-5. 1934—Estate D. Fraser's Silver Ring, 1.41 3-5.

1935—J. A. MoDougaM's Nightly, 1.41 2-5. 1936—A. H. Walton's Silver Rinjr, 1.38 2-5. 1957—Sir Chas. Clifford's -Wild Chase, 1.45. 1938—Sir Chas. Clifford's Paper Slipper, 1.39.

1939—A. K. Firth's Royal Chief, 1.39 3-5. 1341—E. Hay's Doria, 1.39 1-5. 1942—N0 race. 1943—W. Swale's Royal Lancer. 1.38 2-5. News and Views. Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the, Winton meeting close ■next Friday. Taxation in connection with the Auckland Racing Club's three-day summer' meeting-totalled £57,503. The steeplechasers Gay Boa and Fairy Bard have been sent from Southland to E. J. Ellis, who wjll prepare them for the coming steeplechasing season. Mr Hassall, ,who has to compile the handicaps for the Vincent meeting, was present at Wingatui to-day. He will announce his handicaps on Monday, anl acceptances close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Expanse, winner of the Great Northern Derby, is a half-brother to Defaulter, who won both Derbies in the 1938-39 season. Expanse was purchased by his owner, Mr \V. S. Goosman, M.P., for 1,050 guineas at the 1942 'National yearling sales. Kindergarten's 10.9 in this year's Wellington Cup is the same impost as was allotted the champion in last year's race in which he did not start. The wedghtcarrying record in connection with the Wellington Cup is held by Advance, 10.4, when he -won as' a six-year-old in 1903. New Zealand's leading jockey, W. J. Broughton, was involved in the fall which necessitated the destruction of Gay Winkie at the Auckland meeting. He was fortunate enough to be thrown clear over the running rail on the sand track and escaped injury. Broughton was able to fulfil riding engagements later in the afternoon. Despite the very lengthy list of nominations received by the Wellington Racing Club for next Saturday's races it was necessary to use the ballot in only one race. Otago and- Southland horses . engaged include Georgia, Sal's Pal, The Joker, Macedoine, The Raker, Sister Sal, Moneybird, Lord Nuffield, Silver Lily, attcl Hearth. Yesterday's light rain was not sufficient at Wingatui to affect the course and it was very hard and firm for to-day's racing. With a warm atmosphere everything was in favour of fast times. The following are the records for the distances raced over this afternoon:—Mile and a-half hurdles, 2.40 2-5; five furlongs, 61 1-5; six furlongs, 1.12 3-5; seven furlongs, 1.25 1-5; mile, 1.38 2-5; mile and two and a-half furlongs, 2.11 1-5.