THE TURF.

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 992, 6 January 1927, Page 3

THE TURF.

• ASH BURTON WEIGHTS. (Per Press Association > Wellington, January 5. The following handicaps have been declared by Air-J. E. Hanrys for the Ashburton . Racing Club’s summer meeting

High weight Handicap, of 115 so vs. one mile. —Corn Rigs 10.13, Happy Hays 10.12, Goldtown 10.10, Radiance , 10.8, His -Majesty -0.4, Gay Queen, Shandro 9.13, Prophet’s Mark 9.8, Royal Despatch, Waterlow 9.0, Master John 9.1, Tam, Glen Range, Chiel 9.0.

Winclimore Hack Handicap, / fnrlongs.—Thorn dale 9.3, Gold Mint 8.13, Brightling 3.9, -Gay Sonnet 8.1, Coch-y-Bondhu, Moratorium, Grey Lass 7.12, Calcite, Gay Bird, Wacerlow, Princess, Mafalda 7.5, Spearman 7..0

. Timvald of 175 soys., it mile and a quarter.- John Bradbury 9.0, Mountain Lion 8.8, Tiff 8.7, Margaret Birney 8.1, Corn Rigs 7.7,. Fairy Herald 7.6, Ophir 7,5, Courtly Rose, Beau Getse, Gay Queen 7.0. . More ton Hack Handicap,, of .110 sows., six furlong.s—Thorndale 10.9, Brightling 9.10, En Route, Jarretierre, -Alh Colours 9.10, Gay Sonnet 9;B', Coch-y-Bondhu, Grey Lass 9.0, Sir’ Roy, Violet If. 9.3, Motor Smash •8.9, Spearman, Illuminator, Turn, Glen 8.7; , ' '

Wakanui Hamliacp, of 115 sov.s, six furlongs.— Eeonmist 9.1, Moorland, Solrose 8.9, ‘ Lava 8.8, Red Wink 8.2, Sunny Loch 8.1, Fmora 7.10. Corn Rigs, Goldtown 7.9, Fnvolqus, Grey Lass 7.0.

VICTORS SHARE £26,900 SUCCESSFUL OWNERS The following arc the statistics jc- | a ting to winning owners and jockeys at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer carnival■

The total sum to bo paid away in prize money amounts to £20,900, and with 49 owners participating in the distribution, the stake money goes to many quarters.. -The following is tliO statement of winning payments :

T. R. Lowry • C. G. Dalgety W. J. Jorgenson ~9)0 W. H. Gaisford ■ 2000 W. G. Stead 17 W G. At. Currie *550 G. D. Greenwood y 1550 J. S. Barrett 1500. A. JL Williams J. M. Cameron ?C0 Janies Frederic '-99 h. G. Paul 550' George Paul 900 AJ. H. Tims 5000 Mervyn Wells bop E. Heebie 500 Air W. D. Graham 6t)o J. At. Zimmerman 500 Eliot B, Davies ‘* iJ 9 V'. J. Hawkins 150 Airs E. Mansell 150 Russo Bros. 150 W. J. Urquhart 350 It. Porter C. Dawson -50 W. Ale A. Duncan 250 E. George -90 Porter and Todd 200 H. A. Harris 150 Nicholson and Davis 150 Andrao and Williamson 150 J J. Preston 150 J. P. Tierney 150 H. W. Burch * 100 Fred Earl 100 C. K Algar 1 .108 J. D. Ormond 100 AW Scholium. 100 D. R. 'Walker 100 Crawford and Roberts 50 W. M. Dutton 50 R. Hannon 50 E. H. B. Mi Ison 50 C. G. Mein doe 50 Mrs B. 13. McLeod 50 J. Paterson 50 N, Quirk (gold cup £100) 50 Total £26,900

THE JOCKEYS. T. AV\ GREEN RIDES FIN E AVINNERS.

Seventeen jockeys secured a place on the winning list. T. Green coming out at the bead of the list with five successes. The winning list is made up as follows: T. AV. Green (AVanganui).—High Pitch, Cosmetic, Allowny, King Smock. Agrion. R. McTavish (Auckland). Day Guard, Pt*ga way, Sea town. A. Driscoll (Auckland).—Nucleus, Covent Garden, Papercha.se. M. H. Alorris (AVanganui).—Footfall, The Hawk. Roy Reed (Wellington).—Magna Clinrta, Rapine. E. A. Keesing (Auckland) Gascony. L. G. Alorris (Wanganui).—Commendation.

S. Hendersoii (Auckland).—-Taiia-dees. C. Melt ad (Auckland) Alia Bella. L. A. Pine (Wanganui).—Lysander. •*. ' .gyCd; - . \v : .- . W. Rennie Wedding Aiareh. ' ■ ~. -. • J. Barry (AVanganui).—Eulalie. "1 J. Conquest (Auckland). —-Aussie. C. Davies (Auckland).—Atchano. W. H. Jones (Auckland).—Doree. G. J. Regan (Auckland). —Karamu R. E. Thompson ( (Auckland). —■ Ivawa. t F. C. Porter (Canterbury).—Count favour. . : ' V

NOTES AND COMMENTS. Some Boy 11. dropped dead at Otautau on Sunday., He was the sire of Alasaie and Some Rose.

An enquiry from the Grey River Hospital (ascertained Ithat there As no change in the condition of G. Holley, the jockey, who was seriously injured at the fOinolo racecourse fin New Year's Day,

To sit 011 the back: of a horse and allow' him to gallop along for two and a half minutes and receive £BO seems like easy money (says tile Auckland Star). This is what L.. Morris got for riding Commendation to victory in the Great Northern Derby «on Saturday., S. Henderson’s winning fee for steering Tanadees ;*n the Cup was £BO, and, in addition, he was laid £3OO tq nothing by the owner. The ride on. Footfall in the A.R.C. Handicap; brought £56 to B. H. Alorris, and T, Green, who sat on High Pitch in the,Railway Handicap for 1.16, and on Agrion in the yCoyal Stakes, for 1.15 .4-5 /earnocf £6B. E. Keeping's fee for winning the Foal Stakes on Gascony, amounted to 3#o, and a like sum ivas earned by It. Reed in the Summer Clip on Rapine. The most successful,' rider at the meeting was T. Green, whose five winning rides earned, him £llß.

Talora, winner of tlie Auckland Trotting Cup, bred by, Afr R. Hard, ,of Dhaka, North Canterbury, is one of the most genuine performers ever raced in New. Zealand, and his latest most important victory,-.seems only a just reward for . the consistency he. has shown during his four years’ racing career. Talaro commenced racing as a thfce-ycar-old in 1923-24 season, and in six .starts gained two wins , and a second of .a total value of *£2sß 10s. In 1924-25 he started nine times, hut secured only one win, .worth £250, y In 1925-26 his really serious racing commenced, for he was started 29 times for four wins, seven seconds, five thirds, and two fourth places, for which he earned money, his total winnings amounting to £2710. During the; present 'season Talaro has started ten times, and the only occasion in which he has been out of the money was when lie fell in the last race of the August meeting at Addington. This season he has won twice, was second once, third five times, and once fourth, while bis stake, winnings are £3175. 111 all Talaro lias faced the starter 54 times for nine wins; he has run second nine tipies, third on ten occasions, and fourth three times, kis total winnings being £6393 lUs.