RACING

Evening Star, Issue 25716, 13 February 1946, Page 3

RACING

NEWS AND VIEWS

[By The Critic] February 16.—Gore Racing Club. February 16.—Feilding Racing Club. February 16.—Waikato Racing Club. February 16. Opunake Racing Club. February 16, 18.—Greymouth Jockey Club. February 16.—New Brighton Trotting Club. February 23. —■ Te Aroha Jockey Club. February 23.—Woodville D. Jockey Club. February 23.—Dunedin Jockey Club February 23.—Egmont Racing Club. February 23.—Wellington Trotting Club. February 23, 25.—Westland Racing Club.

D.J.C. Meeting. Handicaps for the first day of ■ the D.J.C. meeting at Wingatui on Saturday week are due on Monday next. Stimulant Sold. Mr H. Drewery, of Christchurch, has purchased the Southland pacer, Stimulant, at £I,OOO. Queensland Horse's Success. The Queensland horse Bernborough cost 2,600g5, and has since won £3,364 in stakes. Bernborough won 11 races in Queensland before coming to Sydney, and is booked to run in the St. George Stakes at Caulfield on February 16. Promising Novice; A novice who has been working particularly well at Invercargill is the Ninth Duke four-year-old. Diamond Duke, a member of T. E. Pankhurst's stable. His dam, Fascinator, was got by Nigtitmarch from the Charlemagne 11. mare Charmilla, the dam of Cassolette, Malmsey (the dam of Malvasia, Wine Card, and Foxcatcher), Charmaline (the clam of Queen's Charm and Hunting Charm), Charmeuse (the dam of Ferriby), Verden, and others. This has been a good winning family, and Diamond Duke may not be long in living up to it. Change of Quarters. The successful hurdle horseman, F. J. Hain, who has been located at Ellerslie as a trainer, is moving to new quarters at Te Rapa. In addition to Noble Artist, with whom he has had some success, Hain will have Tinder his care The Fake, Broieform, and. a rising two-year-old colt by Finis from Homing, by Night Raid from Homedale, by Rossendale from Hasten Home. The youngster, who is owned by Mr B. Clarke, of Auckland, was purchased at the yearling sales last month for 450 gs.

First Appearance. Beechwood, a three-year-old by Lang Bian from Killara, by Arausio from Hoy, by Birkenhead, may have his first race at Omoto. Hoy was a winner of the Great Northern Oaks, while she produced nine winners of over £17,000, chief among them Shirley and Anomaly. Beechwood is owned •by Mr Donald Grant, and trained by F. Trilford, Washdyke. Final Trial.

Glencathray, a seven-year-old Pink Coat gelding and brother to Jed Forest, may be raced again at Hokitika. He was wayward when tried earlier, but so far his latest trainer, E. J. Jennings, has not had any trouble with him. If Glencathray should prove troublesome it is not likely that he will be persevered with. Recovered.

Keening, which suffered! severe injuries "during the running of the Welcome Stakes at Riccarton last November, has made an excellent recovery, and has been returned to his Hastings owner, Mr A. F. M. Symes. During the time he was incapacitated at Riccarton Keening was under the care of Mr H. E. Martin.

Inquiries Held. A close watch is to be kept on the boring habits of Technique (says the ' Star-Sun '). This decision was arrived at by the Judicial Committee following an inquiry into an accident in the Wigram Handicap, in which Caledonian Girl, Jill, and Water Ranger were involved. It was found that the accident was caused by Technique boring in and interfering with Caledonian Girl, in spite of the effbrts of his driver, F. Newfield. An Impressive Win.

Turco, a winner at the recent Wellington meeting, was allowed to pay a double-figure dividend when he won the Harewood Handicap at Canterbury Park (says the Christchurch ' Press '), and the manner of his victory suggested further success in the near future. Galvena and Navigate made the early running, but commencing the last round Cameronian, which had come from a rear position, raced tip to Galvena. The pair cut at one another until a furlong from home, when both had had enough. Turco came on the scene at this stage and raced past Gallant Maid and Navigate to win very easily. Navigate finished on well, and the race should improve him. Galvena and Cameronian both failed badly, and the bracketed pair, Lucky Loyal and Loyal King, broke up at the start and took no part in the race. Dates Clash. The Metropolitan Trotting Club has secured for one of its restored permits April 6, the date previously allotted to the South Canterbury Jockey Club. Tn reply to a protest, the M.T.C. states that it regrets the clash, but finds that no other day is available (says the 'Timaru Herald'). This lack of reciprocity will have serious effects on the South Canterbury meeting. Not .only will trotting trainers, drivers, and owners be kept away, and a drain made on prospective patrons, but several regular employees of the S.C.J.C. may he required to" act at Addington. These include the judge, assistant judge, and the commentator. In addition many members of the totalisator staff, including some key men, may have to be replaced. Patmos Improves. A high opinion has always been held of Patmos, and although she had raced badly at Winton a week earlier, she gave a taste of her ability at Gore by beating the novices rn easy fashion (says the 'Southland Times'). Her form was certainly a vast improvement on her Winton showing against practically the same field when she failed to show up at any stage. who accompanied First In to Australia as a two-year-old when she was given one race, has shown plenty of speed in her races, but twice during the holidays she almost ran off the course—at Wjndham and again at Invercargill—when in a winning position. She was back in eighth place in a field of 10 at the half-mile on Saturday, and after covering some extra ground in being

haudy to the leaders at the straight entrance, she soon had the measure of the pacemaker Norse Lass, and came on to win very easily. Patmos, who ranks as a sister to a high-class sprinter in Tuis, is a three-year-old likely to carry on in much better company.