Sport and Pastime

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2507, 21 March 1930, Page 3

Sport and Pastime

THE turf; RACING FIXTURES March 22—Bay of Plenty J.C. March 22, 24 —Oaraaru J.C. March 26—Opotiki J.C. March 26, 27 —Manawatu R.C. April 3, s —Whangarei R.C. April 3, s—South5 —South Canterbury J.CApril 4, s —Masterton R.C. April 9—Hawke’s Bay J.C. April 11, 12 —Otautau R.C. April 12 —Hororata R.C. April 12, 14 —Westport J.C. April 12, 14 —Waikato R.C. April ig—Tuapeka County J.C. April ig, 21 —Wairarapa R.C. April 19, 21—Feilding J.C. April 19, 21 —Auckland R.C. April 19, 21, 22—Riverton R.C.

April 21 —Beaumont R.C. April 2t—Waipukurau J.C. April 21—Kumara R.C. April 21, 22—Canterbury J.C. April 23, 24 —Westland R.C. April 26, 2S—Greymouth J.C. April 26, 30 —Avondale J.C. April 30 —Reef ton J.C. COMMENDATION AND NIGHTMARCH (Aust. and N.Z. Cable! Sydney, March 20. The New Zealand racehorse, Commendation, pulled up lame after a gallop at Randwick to-day and his foreleg's are causing' his . trainer anxiety. It is not known whether the trouble is temporary, but the next

few days will settle the question. Night March has been accepted fo the Hawkesbury autumn meeting, o ii miles, at Moorefield next Satur day. Hi's weight is 10.7. This will bi his first race since his arrival. SOUTH CANTERBURY RACES THE W AIM ATE MEETING TARDY WINS CUP HAZE SCORES AT LAST fPer Press Association 1 Waimate, March 20. The Waimate Racing Club’s annual meeting was favoured with fine weather, and there was a good attendance. The track was firm. The totalisator handled £9578 10s, against .£10,500 10s last year. Studholme Hurdles, 1 mile 5 furlongs—l Gala Day (I. Tilson) 1,2 Gayoma 2, 3 Oriflamb 3. Also started : 5 Rangatahi, 4 Mime. Won by two lengths. Time 2.58 1-5. Trial Plate, 6 furlongs—3 Fair Money (A. Ellis) 1, 5 Kentish Lady 2,2 Audience 3. Also started : 1 Palada, 8 fjouble Soult, 12 Coupling. 13 Saxie, 6 Royal Limond (coupled with Solmuri), 12 Tea Urn, 7 Bell Bird, 9 Kniglit Attire, 10 Princess Thurnham, 4 Cora Queen. Won by two lengths each way. Time 1.14 4-5-

Waimate Cup, ii miles— 3 Tardy (A. Eastwood) 1, 5 Mount Boa 2,2 Stealth 3. Also started: 1 King Balboa, 4 Taboo. Won by a head; half a length. Time 2.8 2-5. Morven Trot, 1 a miles—4 Liquorice 1, 1 Lady Antrim 2, 5 Paudo Pointer 5. Won by two lengths each way.

Time 3.31 3-5. h President’s Handicap, 0 furlongs—--1 Arrowmir (T. Green) 1, 5 First Raid 2, 3 Wigwag 3. Also started: 2 Waving Corn, 4 Royal Tractor. Won by three lengths.; one. Time 1.13 3-5-

\\ ai'tangi Hack, 1 mile—2 Haze (T. Green) 1, 1 Quinopal 2, 4 Crossbow 3. Also started: 3 Miss Marco, 6 Revision, 9 Bonatic, 8 Felony, 5 Bowline, 7 Birdwood. Won by a leng th ; half. Time 1.41 2-;. Birdwood fell when entering the straight, but the jockey was not injured. Hook Trot Handicap, 14 miles.—l Lady Antrim 1,2 Nor’-wester 2, 3 Otato Rose 3. Won by four lengths each way. Time 2.51 4-5. Stewards’ Handicap, 7 furlongs.— 1 Topere (L. Ellis) 1, 5 Honeycomb 2, 4 Impertinence 3. Also started: 3 Night Lad, 2 Jock o’ Hazeldean. Won by a length; two. Time 1.28 2-5-OAMARU REHANDICAPS Timaru, March 21. The following rehandicaps have been declared by Mr J. E. Henrys for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s autumn meeting:— Hurdles—Gala Day 11.4. President’s Handicap Topere 7.13. Hack Handicap—Fair Money 7.9. Flying Handicap—Arrowmir S. 10, Parsi'de Handicap—Haze 7.11. FEILDING JOCKEY CLUB MR SANDFORD CONTINUES AS •PRESIDENT At a meeting of the committee of the Feilding Jockey Club Mr A. E. Sandford, President, tendered his re-

signation owing to his removal to Hamilton. The committee unanimously refused to accept the resignation and asked Mr Sandford to continue to act till the end of the club’s year. The committee considered that Mr Sandford should retain the office over the period of the club’s jubilee meetings and pleasure was expressed when Mr Sandford agreed to remain with the club as its president till his successor was appointed at the next annual meeting. Mr W. G. Fry, a member of the committee, who is shortly leaving for England, was granted leave of absence and cordially wished a happy and pleasureable holiday. It was announced that Mr J. Jackman had donated another cup to the club for the Oroua Hack Cup event to be decided at tlie club’s Easter . meeting in 1931. The handsome trophy was on view- at the meeting and it was agreed to send Mr Jackman the club’s heartiest thanks for his

NOTES AND COMMENTS Dave is now a member of A. Tinker’s stable. The Lucullus—Congress gelding may be tried as a jumper. Mr E. M. Wetherby, secretary o£ the English Jockey Club, is at present on a visit to Australia. Paris showed improved form in his second .day’s engagement at Trentham, and should do better at the Manawatu meeting. Sir George Clifford lost a valuable mare in Disorder the other. Blood poisoning was the cause of her

death. f Arikiwai pulled up quite sounci after his solid race at Trentham on Monday, and will do the Awapuni meeting with his stable mate, Paquito. Paitonu, the winner of the Thompson Handicap at Trentham, is a grandson of Okoari, a sister to Waiuku, who won the same race in three consecutive years. A year ago the places in the Great Easter Handicap at Riccarton were filled by Cimabue, Great Star and Meadow Lark, and it is interesting to find these three nominated again. When Glare won the Autumn Handicap at Trentham last Monday in 2.16, a fresh New Zealand and Australian record for a mile and three furlongs was entered up. Southern reports state that Pink Note has made a good recovery from the effects of a kick he received while racing at Gore. He may add in-

terest to the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton. Not many of the progeny of The Australian Sun have reached New Zealand, but Glare, In the Shade, and St. Melba have advertised him well this season. Each of them runs on well at the end of a race. Polly Prince is the name registered for the two year old Prince Merriwee—Jolie Fille gelding owned by Mr J. D. Kemp. The half-brother to the defunct Jolly Money is exceptionally well grown for one of his age. Glenotus is now in his 13th year, but that he is still equal to a good feat over country he demonstrated at the Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s meeting when he won the two steeplechase events.

According to Sydney papers, Chide is giving every satisfaction in his work, and recently showed that he has lost none of his pace by galloping four furlongs on the tan at Randwick in 4gsec. *

It is understood that H. Gray leaves for Australia to T day, where he intends to follow his calling, and should the inducements for his services be in strong demand the possibility is that he will take up his permanent residence there.

It was stated some time back that Concentrate and Oratrix would do their Easter racing in Sydney, but it would appear that the trip is doubtful, as they have been nominated for the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton. The list of successful horsemen at the Wellington meeting was as follows : J. Barry three, H. Gray, R. SBagby, and R. J- Mackie two each, and G. Salt, H. Wiggins, N. Voitre, C. Broughton, R. Coveney, A. E Ellis and E. A. Keesing one each. There was a held of seven for the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton last year, and of thi's lot Seatown (second), Hoylake, Pink Note, and Count Cavour are engaged again. Nightmarch (the winner) and Amor are now' in Australia, while Beau Geste (third) is having a spell.

J. H. Jefferd headed the list of winning trainers at the Wellington meeting with four successes, and was followed by J. T. Jamieson, B. Burgess and D. Prosser with two each. Those with one win w ere: T. Lloyd, It. and A. Cutts, J. Fryer, J. T. Daly, J. W. Lowe and W. Griffith.

The principal winning owners at the Wellington Racing Club's meeting were as follows: Mr A. B. Williams £ 1990, Mr K. Tito £7OO, Mr C. W. Anderson £640, Mr J. W. Lowe .£490, Mr W. R. B. Kemball £420, Mr B. Burgess .£4OO, Mr J. Dealy £4OO, Sir George Clifford .£3BO, Mrs M. G. Mclntosh £350, Mr F. Earl .£345. Nine horses are eligible to take on the difficult Riccarton double, the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps, in which only Lady Zetland, Lady Lillian and Grand Knight have succeeded in the past. They are Historic, Merry Damon, Money Mine, Red Heckle, Topere, Gay Crest, Arikiwai, Great Star and Pride.

The latest to undergo, the opera-

tion for respiratory trouble is Archieval, who was operated upon by Dr. W. C. Ring a few days ago. It \vas very unfortunate for Mr If. Rothery that Archieval should become affected in the wind, as he laso experienced a similar misfortune with Glendowie, who lost all form when the trouble developed.

Australian papers now to ham bring details of the three winninj performances registered by Pha Lap at the Victoria Racing Club’ autumn meeting. Th edashing man ner in which the New Zealand geld ing won the King’s Plate is made th< subject of special eulogy, and th< opinion is expressed by the corres pondent of the Sydney Morninf Herald that he should never liavt been beaten in the Melbourne Cup

in which race he finished third tc Nightmarch and Paquito. All con tinuing tp go well with Phar Lap, he ■ promises lo be a star performer al the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting next month. The finish of the Trentham Gold Cup on Monday was really exciting, says an exchange. There were only three competitors-—Star Stranger, Concentrate and Rapier—and it was a question who should make the pace. Each of the riders must have been wondering who was going out, but Grey had no hesitation in taking Star Stranger to the front, and he led almost throughout. He was first into the straight when the business end was commenced, and Concentrate, who was always lying second to him, next. At the false rail, almost a furlong and a half away from the winning post, B. Morris, the rider of Concentrate, immediately tested Star Stranger, and a little later, much to the consternation of the backers of the favourite, was about a neck in front. It looked Concentrate’s race. Gray, who was on Star Stranger, allowed him his advantage for a few strides and then he sat down and rode—whip, spurs and all. Star ’Stranger responded gamely, and 5° yards off the post it was a desperate

battle, with Star Stranger regaining the lost ground at every stride. The spectators were spellbound. One could have heard a pin drop on the stewards’ stand, but Grey was equal to the occasion and more than the equal of Morris, for he landed Star Stranger a neck in front. It was one of the finest efforts efforts of horsemanship ever seen in New Zealand.

Some people were grumbling previous to the race why they put such races on, but they had to change their opinion very quickly after the phenomenal finish there was in the Trentham Cup. It was a great piece of horsemanship on Gray’s part after he had to ride in front all the way, aiul the great reception both horse and rider received was more than merited. Gray i's as good as ever he was. “THE OPEN DOOR” GRADING OF TEACHERS AUCKLAND NOT SUFFERING “We arenot suffering owing to tit® open door.” stated Air G. H. Plummer, Stnior Inspector of the Auckland Education Board, when the advisability of establishing uniform grading for New Zealand teachers was under discussion. Fear that, the grading of southern teachers who suceeded to positions in the Auckland province 1 was inferior t*> that of local teachers was expressed by Mr H. S. W. King. “.Most teachers from other districts are. able to hold their own with our own teachers.” added Mr Plummer. “Thei :record of grading shows in most cases that advances iof marks have fol lowed .tencfiers frpoi elsewhere. Speaking generalv wc can approve o'" the grading they have received before. That we advance) their markis evidence of that.” Air King: lam glad to receive that assurance. I am sure it will answer many questions.