To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 January 1933, Page 11

To-day’s Racing News

Galloping meetings to comb. Jan. — 16—Vincent. 17, 19 —Wairoa. ” 19, 21,23 —Wellingtoan. 21—Bay of Islands. 21 —Wairio. 23—Ashhurst-Pohangina. „ 27—Opotiki. „ 28 —Napier Park. „ 28, 30 —Takapuna. Mungatoon: , rt . Has now commenced to thicken out nicely, and is going on the right way to race prominently in the near future. Antique: Is in the Wellington Cup list, and is looked upon as a probable contestant. He should be suited to the Trentham course, and if so should be found fighting out the finish.

Brood Mare Freni Australia: As a result of his visit last week to the Elderslie Stud, North Otago, Mr J. S. Brunton, the New South Wales sportsman, has decided to ship Jocelyn, a winner of the Metropolitan Handicap, to Elderslie, to finish her days there. Jocelyn is to be mated with Night Raid.

Pliar Lap’s Brother: All Clear, the two-year-old brother to Phar Lap, was shipped to Wellington this week, accompanying the yearlings from the Elderslie Stud, where he has been spelling since being purchased last February by Mr C.-A. Lyon, of Ceylon. It is understood he will go into the care of J. H. Jefferd in the meantime, though probably he will be shipped abroad later.

Encouraging Form: A pleasing feature of the Southern holiday circuit was the success attending the efforts of Phar Lap s brother, Nightguard, who won two high-weight events on the trip in a decisive manner, and ran second in another. He will contest similar races at Trentham and should race well. Nightguard is affected in the wind, but the trouble does not seem to affect him seriously, and his best work has been done ovei' the concluding stages of his races. Return of Inflation: The three-year-old Inflation will add interest to the racing at Trentham. H e has been off the scene since he returned from his trip to Sydney, where he won a handicap at Rosehill and ran third in the Warwick Stakes, after which he went wrong and had to be sent home. Reports from Awapuni credit him with doing good work lately, so he may be ready to win soon, as he is a high-class galloper when he is all right. Speedmint: Broke her run of seconds in good races, when she won the Goldfields Cup at Thames on Thursday. Her next effort will be the Takapuna Cup. Rational II.: Showed at Oamaru that he is approaching his best form. With 8.3 in the Anniversary Handicap at Trentham, he should be prominent at th© 1 finish, and at a good price. Shatter Recovered; Shatter is still working in bandages, but the heat is out of his leg and -he gives no evidence of soreness when walking. Although he has not had the racing over the holidays, he is well forward and should be equal to paying expenses on the Trentham trip.

Silver Ring to Spell: Silver Ring has been on the easy list since he returned from his unsuccessful trip to Auckland. R. W. King is looking round for a good paddock and as soon as this: is secured, the three-year-old will be turned out for a spell. Riders for Trentham: Among the riding engagements announced for the Wellington meeting are: W. E. Shand: Milnrow (Apprentices’ Plate). S. Anderson: Clangor (Highweight). A. Jenkins: Cape Fair or Golden Horn (Highweight). S. Wilson: My Own (Cup), La Moderne (Telegraph), Gay Court (Anniversary), and Gay Coat (Fitzherbert). Monastic: Will take his place .in events at Trentham. He was a costly disappointment at Reefton, and will need to improve to pay his way against those opposed to him at the Wellington meeting. Concentrate: Is reported to have received rough passages during his racing at Auckland. With 9.3 in the Wellington Cup, and in his present racing condition, Concentrate should go close to repeating his winning performance in that race of 1930, when he carried 8.10. Royal Artist: Was a disappointment at Auckland, but he has been training on the right way at Takanini, and will strip a fit candidate for the Wellington Cup. Argentic: Was not at his best for Reefton, and the small course was not suitable for such a long-striding galloper. At Trentham he will be a different proposition, and with 7.6 in the Apprentices’ Plate, he should be worth considering.

Juniper: Has been racing with such consistency during the past two months that he must be given a chance of winning the Wellington Cup. He annexed the Waikouaiti Cup from a good field, and will stay well over the extra quarter-mile at Trentham. He has so far proved a lucky investment for his new owner, Mr J. Cordner, who secured bim for about £7O, some two months ago. Rosshire: The progress he is making at present. is encouraging, and he has shown improvement in condition, so that it should not be long before he again sports silk. His leg trouble may eventually find him out, but it is only a question of his standing up to his work in the manner he is doing at present for him to be found again making his presence felt on the race tracks.

South Island Sprinters: The Telegraph Handicap, the open sprint on the first day of the Wellington Summer Meeting, has in recent years been won many times by South Island horses. Green Linnet’s success last year breaking a sequence of five. There are five Southerners in this

* year’s race, The Quorn, Grecian Prince, Hurlingham, Gold Pit, and Miladi.

Wellington Cup and Three-year-olds: The only three-year-old to have won the Wellington. Cup at Trentham is Rapine, who scored with 7.12 in 1923. Gold Trail (7.13), Tout le Mond (7.5), Greenhorn (7.0), and Rocket (7.0) represent the age in this year’s field.

Antique’s Task: Only one horse has 1 carried a higher weight than Antique (9.5) has this year to victory in the Wellington Cup since it was first contested at lientham That was Stranger, who won With 9.8 in 1928. At Hutt Park, Advance carried 10.4 when he won two years before the course was transferred up the Valley.

Death of Sammy: Sammy, a recent winner in the North, was not destined to grace the Turf for long, as his death has now to be recorded, the result of falling down a well and breaking his neck while running out in a paddock at Te Rapa one morning last week. He was a five-year-old gelding by Lackham, and he showed promise. He was not raced until this seas’on, and at Ins third start won at the Taumarunui meeting last month.

An Opinion Expressed: A feature of the Reefton meeting was the good horsemanship of some of the riders, who were responsible for the success of several of the older horses. However, if some of the jockeys had a Phar Lap or a Peter Pan to ride they would more than likely get licked by a good horseman on Killigrew.—lnangahua Herald.

WIDER DISTRIBUTION. The Win and Place system of betting, has taken on with the public. So far as the place machine is concerned, the fact that dividends are distributed to a greater number of investors, than heretofore, and further, that the payment to backers of the horse finishing second is greater by 8 per cent than under the old system, and with the horse finishing third backers also take 33 per cent, of the Place pool, necessarily means that there is much more even, distribution of money amongst patrons. While it may not be possible for in- ' vestors to make considerable profits from the Place machine, they certainly “get more fun for their money,” which, so far as New Plymouth’s experience is concerned, circulated, even if in “dollars,” more freely and cheerfully than has been experienced for quite a while on the local racecourse. GOOD ODDS. For the owner and the punter, the Win machine, the whole pool being divided among backers of the winner, laid odds that were consistently more than surprising, and while it is not permissible to put these on record, many a “penciller” must be wondering just what the effect of the ntew system is going to have on his business.

One or two prices taken at random serve to illustrate the point. One winner paid £9/11/6 win and £2/5/place, another paid £l4/4/- and £2 19/-, another £l2/7/- and £4/1/6, a foutrh £l5/4/- and £3/10/6, and a fifth £B/18/6 and £2/16/6. Consistently the Win machine, with very few exceptions, returned prices well up to and above the limits, while in the majority of instances the Place prices were well ahead of the “evens a place” quoted by the bookmakers. That being so at a meeting where fields were on the moderate size, it will be extremely interesting to see what happens when the system is given a trial at one of the big meetings where fields may be of considerably larger dimensions.—(N.Z. Referee).

ACCEPTORS FOR WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, January 13. The Wellington Racing Club’s acceptances for the first day, January 19, are as follow:— Trentham Highweight Handicap, 1 mile. —Juggle 10.8, Saltpot, Jayson, Beau Gallant 10.7, Nightguard 10.3, Monastic, Blacksmith, Palace 10.1, Clangor 9.7, Chile 9.5, Flower, Chief Line, Golden Horn, Cape Fair 9.0. Fitzherbert Handicap, 5 furlongs.— Golden Hair 8.10, Counterplay, Porotiti 8.4, Pegged Exchange 8.3, Lady Nan 7.12, Bon Rapide 7.7, Gay Coat, Quebec, Sweet Agnes 7.5, Catalogue, Epigram 7.3, Colossian, Dover Patrol, Hint, Safari, Snowball 7.0. Wellington Cup, 11 miles. —Antique 9.5, Concentrate 9.3, Great Star 8.0, Gold Trail, Seatown 7.3, Jaloux, Red Heckle 7.11, Merry Peel, Red Sun 7.6, Retract, Royal Artist, My Own, Tout le Mond 7.5, Refresher 7.2, . Fiji, Greenhorn, Juniper, Lyrical, Princess Argosy, Rocket 7.0. Anniversary Handicap, 1 mile. Arrow Lad 9.4, Shatter, Awaken 9.2, Ranelagh 9.0, Richfield 8.12, Ruling Light 8.9, Martian Chief 8.7, Gay Court, Juniper, Rational 11., La Pou,pee 8.3, Nightmare, Gold Pit, Tippling 8.2, Drum Fire, Tahoma, Wise Choice s.o’. . x . , Telegraph Handicap, 6 furlongs.— Autopay, Golden Wings 9.4, Cricket Bat 810 Souchong, Orapai 8.9, La Mod’erne 8-5, The Quorn 8.0, Lordly Knight 7.8, Pomp 7.6, The Tiger Grecian Prince 7.5, Hurlingham, Gold Pit, Miladi 7.0. Ruapehu Handicap, 6 furlongs.— Hula Belle 8.13, Navaho 8.10, Might 5.7, Gold Gleam, Monastic 8.6, Headmaster 8.4, Wasteland, Soilitaiie II 8.2, Zeebrugge 7.12, Idolise 7.11, Grand Review 7.9, Lftte Jest, Slippery 7.8, Illuminate 7.7, Chief Light 7.6, Nebulae, Acron 7.4, Eupator, Kamal Pasha, Mercian Prince, Pedestal, Shelter 7.0. Apprentices’ Plate, 7 furlongs.— Royal King 5.5, Aiguille, Azalea, Ben Hur, Beaconsfield, Bonnie Vale, Eminent, Flower, Morepork, Niggerhead 8.2, Aroma, Argentic, Broken Rule, Chock Say, Farmer, Glenvane, Glowlight, Lancet, Milnrow,. Posy, Purse, Sage, Worship 7.6. Wellington Stakes, 5 furlongs—lnflation, Good Hunting, Lack 8.6, Midinette, . Importance 8.3, Princess Doreen 7.5, Diatomous 7.3, Guarantee, Encounter, Play 6.12, Fracas, Golden Hair 6.9.

Trotting

MEETINGS TO COME January ~ 21—-Timaru. „ 26, 28—Forbury Park. February 4, 6—Nelson. „ 9 —Marlborough. Olive Nelson: Is being prepared at Addington, for the International Champion Trotters’ Handicap, to be decided at the N.Z. Metropolitan T. C. February meeting. She is working with her usual brilliance.

Old Style of Dividends: The Forbury Park Trotting Club has decided to follow its usual practice of paying dividends on the first and second horses. The president (Mr. B. S. Irwin) said that the five shillings totalisator had not been a success at any meetings whefle it was tried. The club is endeavouring to arrange a match between Harold Logan and Roi I’Or over a mile with a flying start. To Race in the South: The speedy Auckland pacer Mountain Dell has been sent to Christchurch, the mare having been leased by W. J. Tomkinson. The Addington trainer has always had a high opinion of the daughter of Blue Mountain King, and when she was first raced as a maiden at a meeting of the Waikato Trotting Club, lie was so much impressed with her that an offer of 800 guineas was made for her. However, her owfners, who originally secured her for £lO, turned the offer down. Cost £l5: Garner, the treble winner at Epsom, cost £l5, being one of a lot c-f five purchased for £63, and was turned out immediately after. She is a Avell-actioned mare of an even temperament, a quick beginner, and, what is more, has no inclination to g'o to a l.rc ak. i

Nicoya: Nicoya, a brother to White Satin showed great promise in his winning effort at Grey mouth on the opening day, but he was well beaten by Honeymoon on the second day. Nevertheless, he is likely to rise to much better company, as will Honeymoon, who is one much above the average.

Appropriately Named: The name decided upon for the trotters’ race at .the Metropolitan summer meeting is most appropriate. It is called the “International Champion Trotters’ Match.” It certainly is of an international character, as Peterwah is American-bred, Huon Voyage is Australian-bred, Stanley T. is imported from Scotland, where he was bred, and Olive Nelson and Wrackler are Dominion-bred.

Indisposed at Greymouth: Willie Derby and Wrecker raced on the first day at the Greymouth fixture, but could not be produced on the second day owing to having eaten something that did not agree with them. They were both suffering internally on the day of the races, but Willie Derby has made a fairly good recovery. Wrecker, however, was the worse of the two and it has taken him a little longer to overcome his indisposition.