To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1933, Page 11

To-day’s Racing News

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MEETINGS TO COME.

Aug. 19. —Pakuranga Hunt . Aug. 19. —Egmont-Wanganui. Sept. 2.—Taranaki Hunt. Sept. 2.—Otago Hunt. Sept. 13.—Marton. Sept. 16. —Ashburton. Sept. 21, 23.—Wanganui. Sept. 21, 23.—Geraldine. Sept. 30—Kurow. Sept. 30. —Napier Park .

Marliar Chief:

Ran solid races at the Grand National meeting and' should be worty of note for the early Spring meetings.

Cricket! Bat: Does not require much leniency in his favour to get amongst the winners at the early spring meetings. He is iu fine, robust health, and full of fight. «. .. Southdown:

Gave every indication of being a stayer when he won week. All he requires is strength and soundness to carry his natural ability to stay. Some opinions have been expressed about his ability to stay beyond a mile. Guarantee:

Has grown into a particularly handsome three-year-old, and would grace any classic field that steps out for battle this season. He is at present in fine, robust health, and a campaign for - him depends on how he trains on during the next few weeks.

Foreign Queen: Ran some good races at Riccarton but found others rather too good for her at the weights.

Rapper Sold; R. Brough, of -Hawera, has sold his three-year-old colt Rapper, who has been sent to Trentham. Rapper’s destination is probably Australia, but neither the name of the purchaser nor the price obtained has been disclosed.

Worth Following: Doiran is one to watch from now on. He was unlucky to strike one of the calibre of Bay Tree last week and his second was full of merit. Doiran is a four-year-old by Winning Hit —• Brave Deed, thus a brother to Zeebrugge.

Speakeasy: Promises to develop into a good horse over country. He has plenty of size and substance, and lacks nothing on the score of breeding. Speakeasy is a six-year-old chestnut gelding by Night Raid from Sporting Lady, by AH Red —Merry-go Round.

Had One Race: Tout le Mond was saddled up for a race on the last day at Riccarton, but he was much above himself in condition, and was never very prominent. He looks like being an improved horse this season, which will not be an unusual happening with a son of Limond.

Making's of Sprinter: The three-year-old Chief Ruler colt Top Rank in C. Emerson’s stable at Riccarton showed a lot of pace in the early stages of his races last week, and although he did not run on at the finish he looks a likely sort to make a good sprinter when more seasoned. Cottesmore: Who won a double at Riccarton in a stylo suggestive of further success,

was got by Hunting Song from Crubeen, by Limond—Molleen Oge, by Birkenhead —Mavourneen, by Spalpeen —Amyris, by Gold Reef —Balm, by Dunlop from Frou Frou, by Macaroni. Cottesmore is a very stoutly-bred gelding, and with such a pedigree should b e fou,nd' adding stamina to the brilliancy he has demonstrated up to seven furlongs. ROSEBERY RACES. SYDNEY, August 16. At the Rosebery races to-day results were: — Flying Welter Handicap, First Division.—Movie Star 9.5 (T. Webster) 1; Greenline 11.0 (Pike) 2; Martand 8.7 (Smith) 3. Thirteen started'. Won by two lengths; a length and a-half. Time 1.25 J. Flying Handicap.—Topical 5.7 (Weiss) 1: Dermid 8.11 (Cooke) 2; Limarch 7.12 (Bartie) 3. Fourteen started, including Ammon Ra, which was having its first race of the year and looked like a winner, but faded away a furlong from home. Topical greatly surprised everyone by winning by a length. The onlookers in this race saw real class, reminiscent of Randwick meetings. Limarch, a length away, was third. Ammon Ra was ridden by McCarten, and was fourth. The time, 1.14, equals the course record.

The New Zealander, Prince Pombal, ran third in the Second' Division of the Three and Four Y’ear Old Handicap.

Rosebery Handicap.—Fairway 9.0 (R. Reed) 1; Samover 7.4 (Simpson) 2; Prince Morbeth 7.5 (Knox) 3. Thirteen started. Won by a neck; a length and a-half. Time 2.9 J.

length and a-half. Time 2.9 J. A.J.C. FINANCE. SYDNEY. August 16. At the Australian Jockey Club’s annual meeting, it was announced that the profit for the year was £1931, compared with a loss of £6437 in the pre* vious year, while the financial results for the past year were better by over £BOOO. The amount passed through the totalisators at Randwick and Warwick Farm courses during the year amounted to £642,432 compared with £824,123 for the previous year. The club decided to provide a classic race for two-year-old fillies at future Autumn meetings. WINOOKA’S ILLNESS. (Received August-17, 11 a.m.) SEATTLE, August/16. , Mr. McDonald, part-owner of Winooka, said, to-day, that the Australian thoroughbred has an attack of laryngitis, which will set him back in training, but the indisposition is not regarded as even bordering on the critical. Mr. McDonald ridiculed the reports in London that the horse is in a serious condition. He added that the ailment was nothing unusual. Horses on virtually all the big tracks had been experiencing the same trouble. Winooka was out for a walk yesterday. Polson, Winooka’s trainer, said he expected the illness would pass in a few days.