To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1932, Page 10

To-day’s Racing News

Galloping

MEETINGS TO COME,

September 22, 24,-Wanganui J C September 22. 24.—Geraldine ILL.

Te Hoia For Avondale: Te Hoia, who is a halt-b l, oth b.„ 1 t a the well-performed stayer Te Raid, has been working well at Te R I ‘' He is booked to race at Avondale month, after which a decision Will b made regarding his New Zealand Cup engagement. The Auckland meeting, however, may make strongei api than a trip to Riccarton.

Shatter Returning: Shatter was fighting on at the finish of the Ashburton Handicap, but is not forward enough to run up to form. The race will sharpen him up a good deal. IVliter Power:

Water Power would have been jnore dangerous in the Ashburton Handicap if she had escaped interference during the course of the race. This cost het a position with the leaders.

Likes It Soft: Niggerhead was a doubtful starter at Ashburton until the rainfall on Thursday night. He ran a good game race, and will always be dangerous when the sting is out of the going.

For Future Meetings: Great Star looked big and solid in condition when he appeared at Ashburton .and also as if he had got through , a considerable amount of work. This favourable impression found friends for his chance, and' he returned a good price.

Minerval a Stayer: The Arrowsmith gelding Minerval, who won the Ashburton Handicap, is engaged in the New Zealand Cup. He also won at the Grand National meeting, and shapes like a possible stayer.

Finished Strongly: Mount Boa developed an abscess in the jaw some little while back, and in consequence looked lighter in condition than when showing his best form. Pie lost ground at the start of both races, but was running on strongly at the finish.

Will Soon Be Ready: Gay Cres£ went well under Q. 13 for about seven furlongs in the Ashburton Handicap, and then commenced to stop without, how,ever, showing his old tendency to bore out when tiring. The race should improve him a good deal in racing condition. Returned to Work:

Shrewd has returned to the tracks at Hastings after having a spell. He is under V. Collello and is said to have done very well during his sojourn.

Only New Zealand Success: Koda Pen, who won the first division of the High-weight Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday, and was the only New Zealand horse to salute the judge, is the half-brother to Chief Joy.

Gibraltar Bled: It was thought that Gibraltar would be in good order by the time the Wanganui meeting came round. That hope was dissipated last Thursday, when, after a six-furlong gallop on the plough at New Plymouth he bled. The ‘ trouble may not be deep-seated, but the manifestation is disquieting.

To Contest Hunters’ Events: The hunter Clontarf Bill has been hitting out with plenty of freedom on the few occasions that he has been sprinted at headquarters and looks bright and muscular. All going well this horse will contest hunters’ events at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Labour Day, and he should be in firstclass order by the time that fixture takes place. Will Do Better:

When Copper King finished third in the maiden event at Marton his effort was encouraging, for he was badly placed early in the race, and was run ning on at the finish. This three year-old was in the money on five oc casions last season and should soon work his way out of the maiden class. High-weight Candidate:

During the early part of his career Fernden was a good performer on the flat, and if racing over hurdles has not dulled his pace he should be dan gerous in the Okehu Highweight Han dicap at Wanganui. At Marton last April he acted as runner-up to Arrowhead in a similar event, but most of his subsequent racing has been co,, fined to jumping events. However if produced in the right condition at Wanganui, he is likelj r to get good sup port.

A Smart Sprint: Princess Bell, a three-year-old by Chief Ruler from Tinkler (a sister to Rebekah, the dam of High Finance), raced fairly well last season, winning the Nursery Handicap at Hawke’s Bay, in which she beat Pillow Fight and being placed on five other occasions. She has been galloping smartly at Hastings recently and covered half a mile the other morning in 48isecs. Princess Bell will probably have her first race this season at the Napier Park meeting, and she should go well.

Hunting Cry at Hastings: The well-known performer Hunting Cry is again working on the track it Hastings and is reported to be in good condition. A few mornings ago he ran three furlongs in a tick under 37secs, so he has evidently lost none of his brilliancy as a galloper. Hunting Cry has been paid up for in the Epsom Handicap, to be run at Randwick oa October 1, in which he is top-weight with 9.5. So far nothing is definitely known «ts to whether he will contest the big mile race, but it is stated that he may be shipped to Melbourne at an early date, to compete at the Caulfield and Flemington meetings.

Colonel Cygnus: Colonel Cygnus usually goes down with cramped action suggestive of soreness in his preliminary. He appeared to be a bit more so than usual at Ashburton, and the fact did not tend to inspire confidence in his chance. The imported colt was a bit slojv in

the first furlong and then raced up-to the leaders. In the straight he headed Gay Crest, but could not resist a challenge from Minerval. Perhaps it Colonel Cygnus had been more patiently Ir/ndled and gradually made up ground he might have had more left in reserve at the finish. TURN OF THE TIDE. SUCCESS OF SPRING MEETINGS. [SPECIAL TO "STAR.”] CHRISTCHURCH, September 19. The success of the first of the South Island spring meeting::, conducted on Saturday by the Ashburton Racing Club, augurs well for the forthcoming southern fixtures. An increase in totalisator turnover was so rare last season that Saturday’s figures must be considered encouraging by the racing authorities. The result would, probably, have been more satisfactory but for a two-division race, which is always liable to cramp speculation, and for the evenly balanced fields in other events, a fact that was not conducive to any cpnfidcnt betting. Following closely on a small, but pleasing, increase at Marton on the previous Saturday, the Ashburton meeting helped towards the suggestion that the optimism lately in general evidence has extended its influence to the sport, and that an improvement is likely to be manifest during the remainder of the spring programmes.

Chokebore Changes: The Chokebore stable reduced their numbers by two at the Ashburton meeting on Saturday. Winsome Hind, who had been showing signs of lameness after track broke down badly when making a promising run entering the straight in the Ashburton Handicap, and it was immediately decided to retiro her to the stud, and to mate her with Winning Hit. The three-year-old filly, Western Eight, by Day Comet from Owlscombe, was sold to J. B. Pearson. The race on Saturday was her second only, and she failed to show prominence, but has given signs on tho track of being able to gallop. Bred as she is, site will require more time to give a true indication of her work.

Good Recovery: A. E. Ellis was a spectator at Ashburton on Saturday. He has regained full use of his right arm, which was fractured below the elbow, and hopes to resume riding at the Dunedin meeting next month, when one of his mounts will be Cricket Bat.

Favourite’s Excuse; Muff made a very disappointing showing at Ashburton, and in the face of her success at Riccarton, and subsequent track essays, her form was difficult to understand. It transpired however, that she was suffering from seasonal trouble, which only became known shortly before the start of the race. Not Fancied: Rational 11. carried only eighty-seven ten shilling tickets in his engagement on Saturday, as against 405 entrusted to the favourite, Shatter. He was in a good position witn half the journey covered, but was not prominent over the last couple of furlongs. Evidently his trainer has been too easy on him since' the Grand National meeting. FIELDS FOR GERALDINE. TIMARU, September 19. Acceptances for the first day (Thursday) of the Geraldine Racing Club’s spring meeting are as follow: — First Hurdles, 1 mile 5 furlongs.— Moiena 11.3, Conjuror 11. 10.12, Sports King 10.3, Nine of Spades 9.8, Hounslow 9.7, Fair Exchange 9.6, Gay Jim 9.3, Royal Game 9.0. Ohapi Hack, 5 furlongs.-«-Grand Review, Hurlingham 9.0, Silver Streak 8.12, Molten 8.7, Gold Arrow 8.6, Silver Sight, Lady Zephyr* 8.4, Elgindale, Purse, Orangapai, Worship, Isadore, Robinhood, Reserve Fund, Argentic, Talkie, Bond, Royal Estate, Gold Stead, Tubbie 5.3.

Geraldine Trot, 3.45 class, 11 miles. —Epigma, King’s Cup, Girvan, Tiari, Jimmy D’Oro, Romanos, Lux Lunae, Royal Wrack, Preface, Essay, Directum, Bonny Direct, Ironman scr., Sansaveno 36, Reylet 48. Handicap, 6 furlongs.— Rational II. 7 9.0, Inevitable 8.4, Red Royal 8.2, Assemble, Night Recital 8.1, Gallant Fox 7.12, Al Jolson 7.6, Arrowmaid 7.5, Mataa, Royal Sceptre 7.4. Ruakapuka Handicap, 7 furlongs.— Kerbside 9.1, Niggerhead 9.1, Elude 8.0, Arden’s Beauty 7.13, Knocklong, Crash 7.12, Metal Bird 7.11, Wealth 7.7, Flower, Fearsome, Hystride 7.6, Some Good 7.2, Hunting Call* 7.1, Irish Lancer, Pharoah 7.0. Orari Trot, 3.7 class, I. 1 , miles.— Sunbrown, Lena Thorpe, Titri, Victoreen, Whitstone, Doubtful Moments, Betty Jinks, Romanos, Waress, Smoke Screen, Alpha Wrack, Key Direct, Nobleman. Silver Whip. Tui Carbine, Lone Derby, Bonny Direct, Tenor' Essay, Grand Finale, Directum, St. Felix scr., Black Watch 21. . Belfast Handicap, 1 mile 110 yards— Rational 11. 9.0, Ranelagh 8.5, Colonel Cygnus 8.2, Adelphi 7.11, Don Jose, Lockley 7.7, Coomassie, Pharoah, The Sun, Some Toff 7.5.

NIGHTMARCH OUT OF CAULFIELD. SYDNEY, September 19. Inflation has been scratched for all engagements at the A.J.C. meeting. It is hoped, to send him to Melbourne, but it is doubtful. Nightmarch has been scratched for the Caulfield Cup. The newspapers freely/ comment on

the severe interference that Brojize Hawk received from Kuvera in the Rosehill Guineas on Saturday, a furlong from home. Yet Bronze Hawk recovered and won. McCarten, the rider of Kuvera, was severely consured by the Stewards. The turf writers now describe Bronze Hawk as the best of the Sydney three-year-olds, but being a gelding, he is not. now eligible for the A.J.C. Derby, so his next appearance will be in the Caulfield Guineas'. Bronze Hawk and Ammon, Ra are leaving for Melbourne to-night.