SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 July 1927, Page 11

SPORTING

C.J.C. SCRATCHINGS. CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. Troilus, Master Doon and Kamehameha have been scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. Meeting. NEWS AND NOTES. Neither Aberfeldy nor Radiac will fulfil their .engagements at the South Canterbury Meetings this week. ‘Peter Bingen and Logan Chief are expected to win a race early in the new racing season. Peter Bingen is expected to take a high place over two mile courses. A recount for the leading trotting jockeys has been the means of discovering that one of M. Edwards’ successful drives has not been credited to him. The correct points now are Withers 30, Edwards 29?;. Withers 30, Edwards 291. Both are looking for mounts this week when the premiership, for the season will be decided. When Commendation and Limerick leave for Sydney next -week they will be closely watched by all racegoers in Australia and New Zealand. After racing in Sydney, Limerick will return to race at Riccarton in November. It will depend on Commendation’s showing as to whether he will contest the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. His engagements in New South Wales are as follow:—September 3, Chipping Norton Stakes; September 10, Chelmsford Stakes; September 17, Rawson Stakes, October 4, Spring Stakes; October 8, Craven Plate. Duke Abbey, who won at Wellington has been purchased by Mr H. P. F. Blundell, the owner of Diogenes. Magna Charta, in T. H. Gillett’s stable is looking particularly tvell and will probably be one of the early favourites for the Winter Cup. Whenuanui was prominent at the entrance to the straight in the Members’ Handicap at Trenthain, and then he faded right out. He does not like the mud. It is said that he is to contest the Winter Cup, where the going will suit him better. Aberfeldy appears a vastly improved horse since his successful outing at Trentham. The Quin Abbey gelding has been nominated for the Sydenham Hurdles at the Grand National meeting, but he will tackle the minor jumping races in preference to that race. By the end of the current racing year approximately 318 days’ racing and trotting will have been held, and up to the time of writing 165 persons have been warned off the different courses, as against 217 for the year 1925-26 (stated the chief racecourse inspector in his report to the RacingConference last week.) Rowley was expected to do great things last year, but after winning one small race at Masterton. he failed to land another stake. At the Wellington meeting this week he was just beaten in a hack event on the first day, and, probably he is going to make amends for past failures. W. J. Carter’s dispersal sale in Melbourne did not go off too well. The highest priced one was Tangerine Derby, 200 guineas. Tangerine Derby is a sister to Prince Derby who raced in New Zealand. The American stallion The Design 2.8 J was passed in at 180 guineas, and the pacer Snowshoe only reached 90 guineas, at which figure he was not sold. Ngata was sore after taking part in the Winter Hurdle Handicap at Trentham on Saturday. He was booked for a trip to Riccarton, for the Grand National meeting next month, with Omahu as a mate, but the leg trouble may cause a modification in the plans. It will be a matter for regret if the trip has to be cancelled, as Mr J. Bull is specially interested in the jumping sport and Ngata is a very popular performer at Riccarton. Earlier in the season the system of following a successful jockey was discussed in a Melbourne newspaper, and it was shown that anybody following W. Duncan, Victoria’s most successful rider, would be losing on the transactions. Several months have passed, and the position has not improved. Duncan has ridden 41 winners in the metropolitan area, and anybody investing £1 on each of these mounts would have won £152 10s. But this amount is not sufficient to offset the losses on his other mounts. Altogether Duncan has had 248 mounts for the season, and thick and thin followers investing £1 every time he rode would have lost £54 Bs. The winnings are based on starting prices. Backers on the racecourse, in some instances, might have obtained better prices about winners, and thus the debit balance would be less than that stated. It still, however, would be a debit.