NEWS AND VIEWS

Evening Star, Issue 25633, 6 November 1945, Page 3

NEWS AND VIEWS

(By Waxcueu.J

Essay has been turned out for a long spell.

In his last 22 starts Medical Student has been out of a place only six times. Integrity has now been second in the Trotting Cup in two successive years. Imperial Lady is a half-sister to Gold Bar.

(Bueno is doing his work well at Te Rapa in view of engagements at the Avondale and Waikato meetings. Gold Bar would appear to have a mortgage on the .New Zealand Pacing Free-for-All. Silver Sal will'be ridden in the New Zealand Cup by H. Ford. Friday next is general entry day for the New Zealand Cup meeting. There is also an acceptance due for the Cup and Stewards’. Golden Souvenir .is causing his trainer some worry at present. Nominations for the Forbury Paifk meeting will close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday next. Catterick Bridge, United Nations, Glenfalloeh, and Capronella, New Zealand Cup candidates, did not impress the critics at the Napier Park meeting. A. Holmes has always been confident about winning a New Zealand Cup with Gold Bar. A meeting on Friday in New Zealand has not occurred forseveral years. The middle day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Club’s meeting will be held this week on that day. Sure Harvest failed to show up at Forbury, but on Saturday, at Winton, among the pacers, he outclassed the opposition. On Saturday Daniel Haigh won at Napier Park, and Douglas Haig at Winton. They are not related. The Cromwell Jockey Club will bold A two-dav meeting on successive Saturdays in March. The placing of control of trotting meetings in the hands of stipendiary stewards has been decided on. The present officials will remain in office, and applications will be invited for additions- to their number. Old Scot, Diamond King, and Good Bay scored double wins at the Whangarei meeting. Royal Merit and Balgowan were responsible for .a very smart effort at Takinini on Saturday morning. They ran six furlongs do 1.14. The Oamarn Jockey Club cannot secure January 5 for its meeting, and is not going on with January 19. Kevin, Piccolo, Goldejn Souvenir, Palfrey, Miss Medley. Silver Sal, Au r thentic. Representative. United Nations. Honest Sal, Sphere. Sascha, and Chung Chong are New Zealand Cup candidates engaged at the Banks Peninsula meeting. Abbey Fox 7.4 is an acceptor for the King George Handicap at the Avondale second spring meeting. Valley Boy is not an acceptor, and Diamond King was withdrawn from the Rangitoto Hurdles at 11 a.m. yesterday. The adjourned inquiry .into interference with Sir Dink at the start of the Paraliaki Handicap on the first day of the Whangarei Racing Club’s Spring Meeting was concluded on Saturday. After hearing evidence, the committee was satisfied that it was caused by Te Kawiti, ridden by H. P. Stewart,' forcing the "inside horses on to Sir Dink. Stewart’s explanation that he received a kick on the leg which caused him to become unbalanced at the start was accepted, and no further action was taken. The first New Zealand Trotting Cup was run in 1904, and was won by the late Mr T. Yarr’s trotter, Monte Carlo, in 4.44 3-5, great time for an unhoppled horse at that period. The first Cup w.inner to break 4.30 was the Australian mare, Adelaide Direct, 4.27 4-5. Her record was broken in the following year by Author Dillon, 4.26

2-5. Peter (Bingen 4.18 4-5 was the first winner in 4.20 or better. Harold Logan 4.16 2-5, Indianapolis 4.15 4-5, Josedale Grattan 4.15 in turn established new winning figures, but the present holder is Haughty, who stepped 4.13 4-5 in 1942 and 4.13 3-5 .in 1943. The fastest placed times in the race are Harold Logan’s 4.12 2-5, Loyal Key’s 4.13 1-5, and Bayard’s 4.13 2-5.