To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 November 1931, Page 6

To-day’s Racing News

Galloping MEETINGS TO COMENovember 20, 21.—Winton J.C. November 21.—Levin R.C. November 21, 23 Kuiti R.C. November 28, 30.—Takapuna J-C. November. 28, 30.—Feilding J.C. Owlsflight Sold: Sir Charles Clifford has disposed of. Owlsflight to Mr C. O. T. Rutherford, of Blenheim, and the gelding will in future be trained in that district. Quinola: Mr A. Behan’s galloper was given a race on the concluding day at Riccarton but in a field of twenty was not forward enough to race prominently. Had Enough: Autopay did not race up to expectations at Riccarton, and. gave indications of. -feeling the effects of his Australian programme, and the, need of ai well earned rest.

Raced Unsuccessfully: The Dove and Earthquake, formerly trained at Greymouth, but now at Riccarton, were given opportunities of racing at the C.J.C. meeting, but the class was too strong for them. The Dove led for a mile in the Metropolitan Handicap on Saturday, but then compounded t,° finish last. The West Coast meetings at the holiday carnival should suit her.

May Race on Coast: Rin Tin Tin who can gallop fast, but invariably gives up the tussle when nearing the line, may be brought by his owner to the West Coast meetings during the holiday season. He would be favoured here by the turning tracks and short straights.

Compris: Improved with every race he had at the C.J.C. meeting. Had the Cup been contested on the final instead of the first day he might well have won. What he appeared to lack on Cup day was the necessary hard racing preparation.

Gay Crest: Continues with the bad habit of boreing in his races. Had Jaloux and Compris not ranged up on the outside of him in the -Metropolitan in the final piece, Gay Crest would probably have gone out wide and lost any share of the money. Black Duke: Failed to get any of. the money at the C.J.C. meeting but his fine finishing effort on Saturday suggested that he is nearly badk to his best form. Disappointed: Mount Boa ran disappointing races at the meeting, and is evidently not at his best on a hard track. Jaloux: Is a horse whose recent performances entitle him to be ticked off as an early winner. He is racing with improved form. Great SWr: Is a good horse on his day and he showed great tenacity when tackled by Spoon in the Members’ Handicap on Saturday. Chief Cook: v « It should not be long before he scores again in even better company than that he beat at Riccarton. Saturday’s was his first start in open class and he settled his opponents.easily. / - Her First Win: La Moderne, the two-year-old full sister to Gay Ballerina, has been racing honestly but until Saturday there was always something among the opposition too good for her. She proved to be the best of good things in the Pioneer Handicap. Mister Quex:

Can usually be relied upon to get smartly away, but he does not yet finish resolutely enough. View Halloo Failed: Hot favourite for the Stoneyhurst Handicap, View Halloo collapsed badly at the straight entrance after being well placed to that point. He was very sore afterwards. May Win Soon: La Poupee registered an attractive performance in the straight when contesting the Stoneyhurst Handicap, for she came from the back into fourth berth, and was galloping over everything at the finish.

Promising Hurdler: Morena was having only his second race in his career when he contested the Port Cooper Hurdles on Saturday, and he gave a promising exhibition.

Not Yet Unplaced: Since beginning his hurdling career a couple of months ago, Quinopal has not been out of a place, having a record of four firsts, two seconds and (wo thirds.

Tankard in Bad Way: The two-year-old galloper Tankard is still in a bad way as a result of getting tangled in a fence. Not much hope is held that he will race again. This is bad luck for his owner, Mr. C. O’Donnell of Wellington as Tankard was one of the best of the year.

Making Amends: Chief Joy who won at the Waikato meeting on Monday, failed during his trip to Australia, but is now making amends. Since returning from Sydney he has been a much improved galloper. TANKARD DESTROYED AUCKLAND, November 18. The two-year-old Tankard, injured last week through getting into a fence at Te Awamutu, was destroyed yesterday. It won twice out of three starts, getting badly away in the Wellesley Stakes at Wellington.

’ Jrotting MEETINGS TO COME. November 26, 28.— Forbury Park ■ T.CDecember 26—Gore T.C. Annual. Promising Trotter: A Travis- Axworthy maiden trotter sold at auction at Christchurch yesterday for 270 guineas, will remain, in A. E. Bussell’s stable, in which establishment the gelding received his early training. Vesuvius: Went lame after running second to Lindbergh in the first division of the New Zealand Cup, and will be spelled in the Ellesmere district until right again. Sold for Nine Guineas: The trotter Great Glee, who won a double at the Greymouth Trotting Club’s midsummer meeting last January, was sold by public auction yesterday for nine guineas. The pacer Epigram changed hands for four guineas, and Auto Minto for three guineas. Epigram holds a record of 2.8 2-5. Peter Bingen:

W;as t not ready for the New Zealand Cup, but improved as the meeting advanced to run a brilliant race in the Free-For-All. He should be a much improved horse by the time the Auckland Cup comes around. Red Shadow:

Is undoubtedly a brilliant colt and big things may be expected of him this season. He looks like being a groqt proposition for the Auckland Cup.

Free Advice: Is both brilliant and a stayer, and a great race mare for her inches, as she is not very big. From her mark of 4.25 in the Cup division she went 4.21Her consistency at the Metropolitan Meeting was a feature of the racing.

Warplane: Was well supported in his races last week, but he seems to have lost form, for he failed to put any dash into his work or his races.

Olive Nelson: Is now on a mark where she will be able to do little racing except in the best class events. She is such a reliable trotter, however, th.at she may race well amongst the pacing division.

Harold Thorpe: Is' somewhat delicate, and being none too sound, it is a difficult matter to get him at his best on race day. He ha& not put much dash into any of his recent races.

John jWiks: Is a little troublesome at the barrier, but once into his gait he can muster up a lot of speed. He was a brilliant two-year-old and has a New Zealand Sapling Stakes victory to his credit.