THE TURF

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2304, 5 September 1929, Page 3

THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES ! . 1928-23 Season. Por clubs using the totalisato for holding race meetings during th season 1328-29 approved by the Rac ing Conference: September 7—Otago Hunt Club. September 12, 14—Wanganui J.C, September 21—Ashburton County R.C. September 21-—Napier Park R.C. September 21 —Napier Park R.C. September 21, 23—Avondale J.C. September 26, 27—Geraldine It.C. September 28.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. October 2.—Mamiwatu Hunt Club. October 2. —Bfrchwood Hunt October 5. —Kurow J.C. October 5, 7.—Auckland R.C. AIARTON RACES BAROMETER A WINNER EAGLET’S RAILWAY HANDICAP For the spring meeting of the Marten Racing Club the weather undoubtedly affected the attendance. The machine put through £13,786, as against £10,183 for the one day meeting last year and £ 16,580 lor tlie o [Killing day of the 1927 fixture. Tho track was sticky and a number of good dividends were paid. out. with only one favourite, the principal winner. Barometer. The box was occupied for the first time by Mr A. Tronson, of Auckland, whose decisions came promptly and unerringly. The president, Air R. K. Beckett, presented the cup trophy in connection with tho Hunt Cup Steeplechase to Air R. E. Hatch, ownertrainer of Askari, and also presented Mr R. H. Aldworth, who for many years was the club’s judge, with a cheque on behalf of the members. Additional results:--, Alarton Handicap, If miles and 27, yards—l Baromeeter 1,2 Black Mint 2, 3 Gold Cure 3. Also started : 'V Royal Game coupled with Blaelc Mint, 5 Nucleus, 4 Kawhakina. Won by a long neck; five lengths. Time 2.19. ■ Hunt Cup Steeplechase, 2{ mUes—--3 Askari 1, 6 Sunart 2,. 9 Olympic 3. Also started: 1 Alu-ric, 2 PJkimai, 7 Atataipuke, 8 Kilia, 5 Rayonnant-,. 1 Risk, 10 Ratapiko, 11 Lad o’ Mine. Won by 20 -lengths; a furlong. Time 5.52. * Tutaenui Hack, 7 furlongs 27 yards —r9 Desert Lad 1, 4 Roj (le Val 2, 1 GoodAvill 3. Also started: 3 Ivaha, 7 Bold Front, 5 Elysiancr, J ! Calluna, 10 Warflame, 6 Yinella, 8 Trig, 2 Arrowhead, 12 Tigrano. AYou by a short head; a short neck. Time lAS 2-5. Railway Handicap, 6 furlongs and 27 yards.—-2 Eaglet 1, 6 Blimp 2, 1 Moutoa Treasury 3. Also started: 7 Reremoana, 8 Prince Humphrey 10. Star Area, 11 Star Stranger, 9 Panther, 1 Bouogne, -1 Maui, 5 Oration. Won by a bead; a neck. Time 1.22 2-5. Electric Hack, 6 furlongs 27 yards. —5 Full Mark 1, 4 Some Acre 2, 3 Juggle 3. Also started: 10 Knightlike, 1 Glenartney, 6 Yalpfc, 9 Adventus, 2 Hunting Cry, 11 Push, 12 Arrow Boy, 7 Haviland. Won by two and a Half .lengths. Time 1.22 2-5. HORSES RETURNING (Aust. and N.Z. Cablp) Sydney, Sept. 1. • The steeplechaser Tuki, which broke down at Hand wick, is returning to New Zealand on Friday, accompanied by Red Jazz, who did not race here.

NOTES AND COMMENTS Acceptances for the Wanganui 'meeting close on Friday. Sixteen New; Zealand horses neve nominated for a recent meeting at Perth, and seven of them were starters in the same race. Tli e cx-Dunedinito J. Olsen is now located at Otaki, where lie has a team of four, including Raineses, in hjs charge. F. T>. Jones told a Sydney pressmail, recently that'Paquito will start in, both the Epsom and Metropolitan, in which lie is weighted at 8.9 and 8.7 respectively. According to Australian records, there is a mistake in Perception's pedigree. He is returned as by Psychology, hut the Stud Book does not coincide with such a matter. When Limerick won at Warwick Farm on Saturday he is stated + o have started at a, good price. He was up against a strong field and won in what must have been a good market.

Tlio Riverton Racing Club made profit of £569 over the past year’s operations. The club has assets valued at £ls,3s6,’'with a liability of £l2O. '

Tho yearlings sent up for sale this year from the National Stud numbered 15 and tho sum realised amounted to 37,500- guineas, which is nearly double last- year’s figures. Tlio Australian Jockey Club made a profit of neatly £25,000 over last season’s operations, while the Victoria Racing Club showed a credit- of nearly £23,000 on the year. Nominations cf present yearlings lor the 1931 New Zealand .Derby close on Alonday next, when a- payment falls due for tHe 1929 Derby, to be decided in November next. It is stated thut Jack Polls is to dj a season at the stud,, which rather ■suggests that the American pacer will not bq a, starter in the New Zealand Cup. Tho Tippler gelding Toper, who won the Warwick Farm Spring Han- 1 dicap, claims an engagement in the | A.J.C..Derby. Ho is* -owned bv Mr J. ! W ren, and his dam was got by Developer from Sonoma, bv Cranbrook i i Whenuatonga is a grey, an unusual colour for an Acre. He gets it from his dam, OLonga, who js a grey by Gravitation from-Maureen. Wlienuatonga is a useful galloper with plenty of size. Among life two year olds who have shown early speed on the Adelaide tracks is a filly named Repast. Sho is a New Zealand-bred youngster, being by Tea. Tray from Bebe, the dam of Cupidon, | Prime Don, who recently came across from Sydney and was operated on for respiratory trouble by Dr. W. C. Ring, bus made a good recovery and will I*o. shipped, back to Sydney' pn Friday. ' " The Day Comet-mare,. Eager Rose, ! has resumed work again at Ellerslie. • She lias been nominated for a couple of races at the Avondaltf meeting, and will make her first appearance of the season $L that, fixture.

Caterpillar,, continues to show- her. speed in short sprints at Riceartou. Her future programme has not yefc been decided upon, but- in all probability her racing in the next couple of months will be confined to Now Zealand. It is reported tßat a patron of S. G. Ware’s stable lias leased Busy Lad by Gay Lad from Revolution, which is now a five year old.. He started seven times as. a three year old and four times as a four year old without getting into the. money. Roy Reed was asked for an explanation of the running of Tea Queen, whom ho rode in the Three Year Old Handicap at Alenangle Park near Sydney a, fortnight ago. After an inquiry the stewards reported, “although dissatisfied with R. Reed’s display on Tea Queen, we accept the explanation of the parties.’’ Tidal has raced well since he went to Sydney and His success at Warwick Farm was fully merited. At the Rosehilj meeting in. July he was just beaten by half a head by, Valamjta and was said to have been very unlucky. Tidal is a French-bred horse and was imported to New Zealnad by Air E. E. Davis, of Auckland. Ho races in the joint ownership of Air Davis and Air O. Nicholson. The State of West Australia celebrates its centenary on October 12 next, and the two leading events at lliouaeo meeting provided by tho West Australian Turf Club will he the Centenary Cup of £2OOO, and a gold cup presented by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales will form the trophy. The Governor’s Cup is to ho confined to horses bred, in Western Australia.

An interesting feature in the respective pedigrees of the two classic race winners at the Adelaide Grand National meeting, held on August 17, is that both have the Carbine strain, which comes to them tlurough Pistol. Comic Song, winner of the Fulham Park Plate, is by King of Mirth, who is out of Lady Joan, by Pistol. Alfiori,! winner of tho Adelaide Guineas, is out of Tabangab (daughter of Pistol.) :

The chairman of the Napier Park Racing Club, in presenting his annual report states: “I regret that while a loss has to he recorded on the year’s working it is satisfactory to note tliat the accounts show a great improvement on last year’s results. The year just closed has not been as favourable as wife expected, the loss after writing off £233 as depreciation

amounting to £439. However, all items of revenue show an increase, and it is confidently expected that the current year will prove more satisfactory. It will be noted that taxation ( notwithstanding repeated representations to the Government by the Ncav Zealand Racing Conference) still demands a large share of the revenue, the amount paid totalling £4334 9s 4d.”