SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 August 1929, Page 6

SPORTING

FIXTURES.

August 31. —Taranaki Hunt. . September 4, 5. —Marton Jockey< Club. September 7. — Otago Hunt. September 12, 14— Wanganui Jockey Club. / . September 17. —New Brighton Trotting Club. September 21. —Ashburton County Racing -Club. September 21- —Napier Park Racing Club. • September 21, 23.—Avondale Jockey Club. •September 26, 27.—Geraldine Racing Club. September 28.—Hawke’s »ay Jockey Club. DANNEVIRKE HUNT CLUB. DANNEVIRKE, August 29. Glorious spring weather prevailed for the Dannevirke Hunt Club’s annual fixture. The attendance was good. The totalisator handled £9,552, compared with £8,314 for the same meeting last year. Concluding results were as follow: — Hunt Club Steeplechase, about two miles and a-half:— 1 R. J. McDonald’s Birkbeck, 11.10 (A. McDonald) 1; 3 Ponjola 11.6, 2; 4 Harrowgate 9.7, 3. Also started': 5 Dandy, 7 Santiago, 2 Woden, 6 Mataipuke, 8 Lawsroad. Won by IS lengths; two lengths. Time 5.16 2-5. After the race the Cup was presented to the winning owner. Raikaitai Flat Handicap, one mile. —3 F. Herron’s Nucleus 9.1 (L. Morris)!; 4 Huikai 9.9, 2; 6 Essential, 9.0, 3. Also started: 1 Black Mint, 8 Mountain Heath, Kawakina, 7 Royal Acre, 8 Rouex, 5 Plimmerton. Won by a neck; Ift lengths. Time 1.45 3-5.

Kakahukura Hack Handicap, six furlongs:—s J. McLaughlin’s Shot Silk 9.7 (A. Fratus) 1; 1 Archeria 9.13, 2; 3 Te Awaha 9.9, 3. Also started: 2 Kotaki Eka, 4 Varsity, 6 Golden Shadow. Three-quarters of a length each way. Time 1.18. Akito Ladies’ Bracelet, one mile and a-quarter (gentlemen riders): —3 R. J. McDonald’s Alaric 11.4 (J. McPherson) 1; Perle de Leon 11.11, 2; 6 Revel 10.7, 3. Also started: 5 Abisogne, 4 Tall Timber, 7 Double Soult, 2 Irsk. Won by half a length; five lengths. Time 2.17 3-5. Kaitoke Hack Handicap, seven furlongs:—l C. Smith’s Royal Opera 9.0 (H. Goldfinch) 1; 2 Tourist 9.0, 2; 1 Goodwill 10.3, 3. Also started: 3 Admiral Drake, 5 Claremore, 6 Masher 8 Call Again, 7 Handsome and Painting bracketed, 9 Merry Mixture. Won by a length; half a length. Time 1.32. MARTON RE-HANDICAPS. MARTON, August 30. Marton re-handicaps are : —First Hurdles —Peshwa 10.5. Spring Hack Handicap —Hopwood 9.3. Marton Handicap —Black Mint 7.11, Nucleus 7.6. RICCARTON NOTES. (Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, August 29. After a few weeks’ spell Magna Charta lias been put into work again. When first tried out as a hurdler he gave more than ordinary promise, but then went amiss. Pangoli ncontinues to show promising form in his schooling efforts. A few mornings ago he out-jumped Ori flamb in a display over two hurdles and there appears to be big possibilities for him in his new sphere of activities. Red Heckle is in good trim for his spring racing, which will probably start at Ashburton. Since last autumn he has developed into a fine looking four-year-old, and such a solid customer can hardly fail to make good in ’handicap events.

The name of Weatherlea has been claimed for Weathervane—Linnet two-year-old who -was recently purchased by W. H. Ward.

Since being located at Riccarton, Aspiring has made nice progress and should be more forward than most of the other locally-trained three-year-olds for early spring engagements. Hetform early last season was of a brilliant nature, and she will be a tough proposition in the Dunedin Guinesa. Hoylake is being hurried along in view of early spring engagements, and Imported has never looked in better racing trim. He will probably be seen out at Wingatui as a preliminary to his New Zealand Cup engagements. Of all the Riccarton-trained division he looks as good as any for the November race.

That fine looking three-year-old Leader is in rare form for his three-year-old racing. He will be seen out at some of the early meetings, which should quite tune him up for his C.J.C. Derby engagement. Chide is in nice order, and has been working well in his recent track efforts. He will probably be raced at Ashburton next month, and then tackle more pretentious company at Wingatui. AUSTRALIAN SCRATCHINGS. SYDNEY, August 30. Paganelli has been scratched from the Epsom, and Oratrix from the Caulfield Cup. GIMCRACK STAKES. LONDON, August 29. The Gimcrack Stakes resulted: — Roral 1 Last of the Dandies .. .. 2 Aidecamp 3 Seven started. Won by one and a-half lengths; a short head between second and third. . ' ' ?;A TRACK AND STABLE NOTES. * The Hon. 0. Nelson’s Ponjola, which ran second to Birkbeck in the Dannevirke Hunt Club Steeplechase yesterday, is a good jumper. He won the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Cup Steeplechase Handicap very nicely, and is doing better over country than he did over hurdles.

When raced at the Wellington Winter Meeting, Black Odin failed to earn place money. The going was ..very heavy, however, and the relative to Hijpo might make amends at the Taranaki Hunt Meeting to-morrow. Historic, winner of the C.J.C. Winter Cup, has been mentioned as a probable competitor in the Avondale Cup, which event was last year won by Bisox, who had previously won the Winter Cup with 121 b less weight, than Historic carried.

An owner who was ventilating a grievance in Christchurch the other day (says the “N.Z. Referee”) mentioned that he had ‘‘only lost £ll,OOO at the game.” Snowplane has been getting through plenty of solid work at Takanini and should strip well when taken to Mar-

ton next week. On Friday morning she finished a shade ahead of Waiau Lady .it the end of a five-furlong flutter, rum in fair time. Reremoanay who is intended for Spring racing, appears to be retaining his speed well for a horse of his years. He was sprinted three furlongs at Hawera a few days ago and is reported i to have run the distance smartly in 40sec. He was entered among the, sprinters at the Marton meeting, and his name figures in the open six furlong race on the first day at Wanganui and in the New Zealand Eclipse Stakes on the second day. Quietly fancied at Hastings on Saturday was Royal Lineatge. The nonstaying Limond gelding lasted- just long enough to win by a head from the Taneatua-trained Claremore and paid the biggest dividend of the day. Rose Willonyx is becoming very solid and in work-outs at Takanini has been displaying plenty of dash. This mare should show to good advantage m maiden events. Another credential is that she is a full-sister to that good hack Town Major. The totalisator has only just come into operation in England. Totes of a sort were in use at Randwick 40 years ago. They were blackboards in the control of gentlemen who would not be given certificates of character probablj by the A.J.C. The tote was first used in thi’s country in South Australia. New Zealand adopted it later, in 10/y. The machine, then a mere toy in appearance, was first seen at work a Dunedin. Tie report as to the matter in one of the Dunedin papers reads thus: “The two totalisators did such a trade that the betting board men found their occupation almost entirely gone. They were not worked on the machine principle. The owners posted eac i transaction by hand as it was made so so that the total number of wagers had to be taken on trust. The public appeared to find no reason to doubt the honesty and fairness of the owners, who deducted 10 per cent of the .investments ’’ It is to be added that the public took to the totalisator at once, and soon created a profitable trade for the sports, who set up machines all over the town, and operated on current events, no license being then necessary, each machine working on its own, so that all sorts of variable dividends were paid.