RACING

Evening Star, Issue 25927, 19 October 1946, Page 9

RACING

NEWS AND VIEWS [By Observer.] FIXTURES. October 26.—Stratford Racing Club. October 26.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. October 26. Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26.—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Clubs. October 26, 28.—Wellington Racing Club (at Awapuni). ‘ October .26, 28.—Gore Racing Club. October 26, 28.—Auckland Trotting Club. October 26, 28.—Greymouth Trotting Club. October 28.—Oamaru Trotting Club. October 28. Poverty Bay Hunt Club. October 28. North Canterbury Racing Club. ' \ October 28.—Waverley Racing Club. October 28.—Waikato Hunt Club. November 1, 2.—Whangarei Racing Club. November 2. Rangitikei Racing Club. November 2.—Thames Trotting Club. November 2:— lnvercargill Trotting Club. November 2, 9.—Napier Park Racing Club.. November 2,8, 9, 16.—Metropolitan Trotting Club. . Reminders. Acceptances for the Gore Racing Club’s meeting will close on Monday. Handicaps for the,New Zealand Cup are due on (Monday. Withdrawals in connection with the Oamaru Trotting Club’s meeting are due on Monday. Lucky Break for Bookmakers. Shannon’s unlucky defeat in the IA.J.C. Epsom, in whiclj race he lost 12 lengths at the start and then went under by half a head, is said to have saved bookmakers a pay-out of 000Going into Business. The former Wingatui horseman, D. Hamill, has decided to retire from the racing-game and is going into business; Hamill renewed his license on returning from, active service at the beginning of this year, but he suffered two-bad falls and, acting on medical advice, ,he is giving tho game best. Bold Pinter. ■ . A sensation was caused in Melbourne a fortnight ago when a young woman funter put £6,000 in cash on Bern- . orough. The woman was prominent in the ring again last Saturday, and although the odds were much shorter she took,a cool £5,000 from her black bag and boldly backed the champion at “ Gloaming odds.” Several Ineligible to Compete. After final acceptances 39 three-year-' olds remain in the* New Zealand (Trotting) Derby Stakes. Several of them are still unregistered, and .those in this category will be ineligible to compete unless application for registration was made some three weeks ago. Under the rules of trotting a horse must be registered. 14 days before nomination or final forfeit before - it, becomes eligible to race. v Opportunity of‘improving on Record. Gold Bar, who had, already,,jvpiv six. free-for-all contests,(including a deadheat with Countless)/ will have an opportunity ! of improving oii his recm'd m these series at the forthcoming Metropolitan meeting, where he is engaged in the Premier Sprint Championship (free-for-all conditions) and the New Zealand Pacing Free-for-all. Great Rjngen is l the only other horse to win six free-for-all races. Handsome Return. A "London message reports that Mr M. B. Hankey and Captain lan HenGORE RACING CLUB (Incorporated). SPRING. MEETING. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 26. AND MONDAY (LABOUR DAY). OCTOBER 28, •1946. Acceptances for galloping events and WITHDRAWALS from TROTTING eveuts on the , FIRST DAY close •with undersigned' on Monday, October 21. 1946. at 5 p.m. W. F. YOUNG', Secretary. P.O. Box 46. Gore. Phone 32. Telegrams: System. Gore.

derson, the two English owners of the French horse Monsieur Lamiral, which won the Cesarewitch at 33 to 1, bought the horse for £5,500 because the previous owner feared it had an unsound leg. They won £BO,OOO on the race. Monsieur Lamiral wa’s number 13, the same number as was carried by Airborne, when it won the Derby. Related to Silver Mask..

Langspiel, tho winner of the Hastings Stakes, is closely related to Silver Mask, who raced well in the South Island last season. Langspiel is by Lang Bian, who is not noted as a sire of early speed, from the Bulandshar mare Nora Gregor, t a useful sprinter when racing. Nova Gregor’s dam, High Art, also produced Lady Artful, the dam of Silver Mask. Record Turnover.

The totalisator turnover of £41,577 at Washdyke last Saturday not only exceeded the total for a South Canterbury Jockey Club meeting, but established a new record for the course. The previous best figures were recorded at a Timaru Trotting Club meeting, when £41,147 10s was handled. The Jockey Club’s best figures were £36,043. No doubt _ the appearance of Golden Souvenir in the big race and good-class fields in the other events were responsible for drawing the large crowd last Saturday. Maniototo Arrives. Mr W. T. Hazlett’s Manitoba horse, Maniototo, arrived at Invercargill last week from Melbourne. He was exercised on the tracks and is said to be a handsome type of thoroughbred, who stands 16.2. It is not intended to race him in New Zealand and he will go to the Chelandry stud during the coming stud season. Owing to war restriction Maniototo was lightly raced and one of . his best performances was in the Williamstown Easter Cup, of a mile and five furlongs, which he won .last season.

May Not Start in ‘Derby. Auckland’s outstanding three-year-old. Majesty, is reported to be an unlikely starter in the New Zealand Derby at Riecarton next month. . He holds an engagement in the Waikato Guineas at Te Rapa on November 16, and he will then be kept for the Great Northern Derby at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. His latest success was a very easy one and he ran past the leader in the straight without apparent effort. Some watches timed him to cover the last three furlongs in 34. Increased Stakes for Auckland Meeting. Stakes totalling £27,050, an average of £1,200 a race, will be distributed at the Auckland Trotting Club’s summer meeting on December 27 , 28, and 31. The 24 events all carry prize money of £I,OOO or more. The Gup, which is worth £3,500 and a trophy valued at £IOO, is for horses which can do 4.25 or better. The large stakes offered by the Auckland Club are further evidence of the increasing popularity of light harness racipg in the North. At the present rate of progress, tho Auckland Club,, in the next few years, promises to rival Addington as the trotting centre in New Zealand.

Honours Well Spread. The leading sire, Foxbridge, was credited with liis first two-year-old winner of the season when Shirley Fox won the Welcome Stakes at Auckland last Saturday. Sire honours have been unusually well spread in' two-year-old races this season and to date 11 winners are represented by 11 different .staliiops. , Winjiersand',.their sires are,: —Fellowship, by Robin Goodfellow; Niunid,;... by Ballnch; Demonic, by Defaulter; 'Lady Christine, by Christopher Robin; Sea Lad, by Tiderace; Veine d’Or, by Beau Vite; Langspiel, by Lang Bian; Petre Mar., by Croupier; Excellency, by Salmagundi; and Velveline, by Theio. New Zealand-bred Winner.

Deep Sea, the winner of the Canonbury Stakes at Randwick last Saturday, was bred by Mr A. Rowan at Te Awamutu. He was passed in at 500 guineas at the last yearling sales, but was later acquired by Mr A. A. Murrell and is now trained ‘for. him by G. Musson at Randwick. Deep Sea is by Nizami from Mimulus, by Catmint from Freesin, the dam of Cheval de Voice, who won two Auckland Cups. Mimulus is also the dam of the promising three-year-old Dumbarton. Deep Sea was making his first appearance in a race, but the forward showing was anticipated, as he had attracted attention to his ability by winning throe barrier trials.