To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 May 1934, Page 11

To-day’s Racing News

Galloping MEETINGS TO COME. May 19.—Rangitikei. May 26—South Canterbury. June 2, 4.—Otaki Maori. June 2,4, s,—Dunedin. June 2,4, 6. —Auckland. June 9. —Foxton. June 14, 16.—Hawke’s Bay. June 16.—South Canterbury. Lone Raider: Lone Raider has been shipped to Sydney, and will be trained at Randdick by his owner. ’Chaser for Auckland:

The Riccarton-trained jumpdr, Speakeasy, is under orders for the Te Kuiti and Auckland meetings. He will be ridden by E. Mackie. A bold goer he is badly in need of regular and persistent schooling, as he is inclined to take risks at his fences.

Dorado Sold: Mr. T. H. Lowry has sold Dorado to a Wellington sportsman. He has also disposed of a two-year-old chestnut gelding, a full-brother to Niggerhead, to Mr. T. White, of Hastings. For Ellerslie:

Mrs. A. W. McDonald contemplates taking Blacksmith and Gran Chaco to Auckland, the former claiming an engagement in the Remuei’U Hurdles, and the latter one in the Panmure Hurdles on the opening day.

Havering: Havering made his reappearance on the Hawera tracks last Tuesday morning looking in big, healthy condition. Taken to the half-mile post he galloped home in 54sec. going slowly over the first two furlongs.

Luminary: The Waikato-owned Luminary, who has been off the scene for some considerable time, is in work again at Te Rapa. Recently this horse was schooled over a round of the steeplechase fences at Te Rapa and gave a first-rate jumping display. A few seasons ago Luminary proved himseli a good performer over hurdles. Imamint:

Since racing at Avondale last month Imamint lias trained on satisfactorily, and by the time the Great Northern Meeting arrives her condition should be perfect. This mare registered a sterling performance when she finished second to Jonathan in the Easter Handicap and was unlucky to meet that horse at the peak of his form.

Coming Into His Own: Esteem is performing creditably over hurdles, and had he kept a straighter course at Egmont, reports state that he would have won. There is a tendency to depreciate Esteem, and call him unreliable, but when he meets with more luck than has lately come his way, he will confound his detractors.

Some Shamble Sore: Some Shamble, when at Riccarton yesterday morning, showed decided signs of soreness during and after exercise, and this is probably the pre.lude to a spell. Fairway, on the other hand, is in good order and when next he races he will be a dangerous runner.

Sir Gallant for Greymouth: M. Conza, who returned this week from Wellington, brought with him the five-year-old gelding Sir Gallant, by Top Gallant—Fustian. Sir Gallant, who is by the same sire at Haulbowline, raced on three ocasions, unsuccessfully, as a three-year-old, but was not started as a four-year-old. He has been given plenty of time, but he is not likely to prove as valuable a horse for Conza’s stable as Haulbowline. Going to Dunedin:

Horses at Omoto are now moving along in preparation for the June meeting of the Greymouth Jockey Club. The only impressive work to date has been that of Giggleswick and Knocklong. These two are being taken to Dunedin, and they have been pleasing with the free manner in which they have been hitting out in their track work.

Eaton Hall Schooled: D. O’Connor is educating Eaton Hall as a jumper. The Eaton Lad gelding arrived at Riccarton this week and O’Connor lost no time in putting him through his paces in the schooling ring on Thursday and yesterday. He should attain proficiency, for Eaton Lad, himself a good hurdle performer in England, has sired a number of notable jumpers in Australia. Eaton Hall, who was bred in New South Wales in 1927, and Imported as a two-year-old by Mrs. R. T. Caro, is from Sidorus, by Eudorus from Posida, by Poseidon. He now races in the interest of Mr. M. Johnston, of Greymouth and is trained by D. Johnston.

Vintage and Manetho: Vintage has lost all traces of the soreness that caused his being thrown out of work. He is being hacked about at home for a few days prior to returning to Mrs J. Campbell’s stable. If he continues to do welkhe will bo one of the star attractions in the Winter Cup and other good races at the Grand National meeting. Another good galloper who has emerged 'from behind a cloud is Manetho, who 'is now'back in work, and will be cherry-ripe by the time the August racing takes place.

Big Prize Money: Racing carnivals to be held in Victoria during the six months period of the centenary celebrations will offer prizes amounting In all to nearly .£lOO,OOO, such is the strength of the turf in Australia, for which New Zealanders are also thankful. The Melbourne Cup stake will be increased by £2OOO to £lO,OOO, for the four days of the V.R.C. spring meeting in November the stakes will aggregate £30,700. For the two days of the V.A.T.C. meeting £15,000 has been allocated, this sum including £6500 for the Caulfield Cup, compared with its recent level of £5OOO. For one day, the Moonee Valley Racing Club will hang out £BOOO, and the Williamstown stakes will total £5,500. Between the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, the V.A.T.C. will hold a Consolation Cup meeting, distributing £4500.

SOUTHLAND—FIRST DAY. CONCLUDING RESULTS. INVERCARGILL, May 11. The winter meeting of the Southland Racing Club opened to-day in beautiful sunny weather. There was; a good attendance, and the track was' very heavy. The win and place totes

handled £6149?., as against £6093? last. year. Concluding results: — Southland Cup, I.J miles.— (3-R) Palmary (Messervey) 1, (2-1) Signaller (Eastwood) 2, (4-4) Black Duke (Jones) 3. Also started —(7-7) The Smuggler, (6-5) Steeton, (8-8) Palermo, (1-2) Toreador and (5-6)) Jack-a-Dandy. Steeton and Jack-a-Dandy were first to show out, and then Steetoii went on from Black Duke, The Smuggler and Jack-a-Dandy. Palmary was last. At (he far turn Toreador closed up on the leaders, and into the straight Black Duke, Jack-a-Dandy and 't oreador were in line ahead of Slghalle.r aiid Steeton. In the slralght Pnliimry crime fast, wide out, and beat Sigrtallet nicely by a length, with Black Duke three ■ lengths away, and then came Steeton. Time 2.16. Steeplechase, 2 miles.—(s-5) Ecclefechan (Low) 1, (7-7) Father O’Flynn (Pope) 2, (3-4) Calhdm (Voight) 3. Also started—(6-6) Quinopal, (8-8) West Dome, (4-3) Umtall, (3-4) French Fleet coupled with Calham, (1-2) Dunmute aiid Andy and (2-1) French Fleet and Ecclefechan made the rtihnihg ftom Andy and Calham. At the second stand Quinopal baulked, and at the sod wall Umtali lost his rider, and Dunmure followed suit at the next. Entering the straight again West Dome

dumped his rider, and Ecclefechan am French Fleet led Calham and Fathei O’Flynn at the fence. At the five fur longs French Fleet fell, and EcVelfec han came on to win easily by eight lengths from Father O’Flynn, with Cal ham six lengths away, and then came Andy. Time 4.2. Stewart Island Handicap, 1 mile.— (1-1) Honest, Maid (C. Humphries) 1, (2-4) Bowlands (Eastwood) 2, (6-5) Wynwcod (Jones) 3. Also started—-(4-2) Island Linnet, (5-6) Thornton. (7-7) Red Terror and (3-3) Johnny. Wynwood and Thornton were at the head of affairs in the early stages from Island Linnet. Across the top, Honest Maid moved up from the rear, and into the straight the order was Wynwood, Island Linnet, Honest Maid ami Bowlands. Honest Maid finished best to beat Bowlands by a length, with Wynward three-quarters of a length away, and then came Island Linnet. Time 1.51. Tradesmen’s Handicap. 1 mile —(1-1) Great Shot (Cotton) 1, (3-3) Signaller (Dooley) 2, (4-4) Totalomai (Barclay) 3. Also started —(5-4) Red Boa, (2-2) Tippling and (6-5) Night Maid. Great Shot took up the running from Totalomai, Tippling and Red Boa. This was the order to the straight, where Great Shot stayed on to beat Signaller by n length, with Totalomai a, length ami a-half away, and then came Night Maid. Time 1.4 6 4-5.

TE KUITI FIELDS. AUCKLAND, May 11. Te Kuiti R.C. acceptances for'May 19 are as follows: — MAIDEN HANDICAP, of £lOO. Six furlongs.

C.W. CROPPER PLATE. SYDNEY, May 10. The Australian Jockey Club announces that, the C.W. Cropper Plate, hitherto six furlongs weigh't-for-age race, will in future be weight-for-age with penalties and allowances somewhat similar to the Caulfield Futurity Stakes. The prize money has been increased from £lOOO to £l5OO. It is understood that the alteration was due to paucity of starters in the Cropper Plate in the past two years. A.J.C. AND NAYLOR. SYDNEY, May 11. The case in which Rufe Naylor (who was associated with Winooka) is seeking to prevent the A.J.C. from excluding him as an undesirable from Randwick racecourse, was to-day continued. Mr. Abraham, who is counsel for Naylor, argued that Naylor had never been a member of the Australian

Jockey Club, which, therefore, had no jurisdiction over him other than as a member of the public. “If this bylaw is valid,’’ he said, “then the A.J.C. can adjudge anyone an undesirable—for instance, a man -with a red beard,

or a straw hat. This by-law merely regulates the will or whim of the A.J.C. from time Io time.” Mr. Weston, counsel tor the A.J.C., declared that Mr. Abraham’s arguments were out of touch with realises. He added: ‘‘Surely the A.J.C. could, for instance, prevent, young people entering the racecourse, and also I'eor-le suffering from an infectious disease? HOW would it be possible for the A.J.C. to enumerate, as suggested by Mr. Abraham, the multifarious categories of types which the Committee could or would exclude?” Argument had not concluded when the case was adjourned.

farcical racing. MEETING AT CANBERRA. SYDNEY, April 25. Most. Australians regard Canberra, the capital city of the Commonwealth, as a. place apart. They have been told of its beauty, of the way in which It has been modelled no as to please the eye of the most particular town planner, but tew have seen it. They know that it is the home of their Parliament, but they also know that the political leaders spend no more time there than they can help. From timd to time little items in the news suggest that the people themselves are somewhat different from the average Australian. This is prob-; ably the result of their environment. They are cut off from most things and experience little of the life of a citizen of, say, Sydney or Melbourne. Until last Saturday they had not had an oppoitunity of attending a race meeting within their area. When the newly-formed Racing Club did hold a meeting it supplied a programme of incidents which is not likely to be forgotten. Canberar is a bitterly cold place in the winter, and on Saturday it was swept by a cutting westerly wind. Nevertheless, a race meeting was such a novelty that more than 500 attended. Sad to say, they did not all pay for admission. Many mitered the course by climbing the fence or by slipping through the gateway while the gatekeepers were busy elsewhere. On the hillside a Union Jack and an Austra-

iian Ensign of handsome proportions marked the vice-regal dais, but the Governor-General’s wife (Lady Issacs) wisely decided to watch the racing from the cosy comfort of her motor-car. Cabinet Ministers from three States were among the spectators.

AN OBLIGING JOCKEY. The entertainment started when the first race, the Doctor’s Handicap, was run. Although ten entries had been received, only three liorses started. One broke down after leaving the barrier, .and the other two fell at the turn in the course, and' unseated their jockeys. One of these horses, My Lady Ayr, bolted riderless. Her jockey caught the other horse, Nellie Farr, and obligingly held her while her jockey remounted. Nellie Farr then cantered over the remainder of the course, and was duly declared the winner of the race. In the next race, the Matrons’ Plate, there were only four starters. When the race had finished the stewards inquired jrrto an allegation that Royal Blend, who came first, had gone inside the peg marking the course. Royal Blend was disqualified, and the second horse, Home Hola, was declared the winner, In the next race there ivere four starters, and after the finish it was found that three of them failed to keep to the course. The only horse that, kept a position inside the pegs ran last, and the stewards awarded him the race. It was indeed a memorable afternoon.

Trotting MEETINGS TO COME. May 14.—Waikato. June 2, 4.—Canterbury Park. June 2, 4.—Hawke’s Bay. June 9. —Ashburton. June 12. —Waikato. June 14. —Rotorua. June 20, 23. —Auckland. Many Lost: The 10 per cent, of the pool at Forbury Park on Wednesday saw dividends of 6/-, 12/6, 5/6, and 18/- paid out for a £1 invested. This means that the many lost where the very few have won. More to Come: Rollo was benefited by the race he had on the first day at Forbury Park, and stayed on well at the finish of the Farewell Handicap. Hakatere: Hakatere might have seriously troubled Sea Gift at the finish of the Peninsula Handicap, at Forbury Park if he had not become unbalanced at the home turn. Wrecked Their Chance: Ivan de Oro and All Thorpe collided after going about three furlongs in the Royal Handicap but without doing anay damage beyond wrecking whatever chance they had in the race.

Confidence Rewarded: Sea Gift carried £34 in the Bayfield Handicap run on the first day at Forbury Park and finished sixth. In the Peninsula Handicap she started favourite with £4BO and finished first. For What It’s Worth: The cream-coloured Blondie showed a lot of pace in the Royal Handicap at Forbury Park, but put in a couple of bad breaks. He has it in his favour that he starts a. racing career at the same colour as the famous Carbine.

Disappointed: Morello ranks as one of the best three-year-olds of the season and on occasions has threatened to wreck the supremacy of War Buoy. He went out. a good favourite for the Southland Handicap at Forbury Park, but wrecked his chance at the start.

Dundee’s Mistake: Dundee was a good thing beaten in the Royal Handicap. He broke at. the start and did not get going until well after Ronald Derby and must have given the latter four seconds instead of receiving three. Dundee made up bis lost ground too quickly, and was left without a finish.

After New Record: The Takanini trotting trainer and reinsman, F. J. Smith, bids fair this season to establish fresh figures for New Zealand. With five more days’ trotting to complete the season in the Auckland province and an extra day at Wellington, Smith has trained and driven 42 winners (says “Abydos”), while horses from his stable have been in minor place on 32 occasions in the proportion of 17 seconds, and

15 thirds, the team winning a total of £5,265 in prize money. C. S. Donald, with 45 wins in the 1929-30 season, holds the trainer’s record, and with 36 winning drives the same season held the reinsman’s record until last season, when Smith scored 37 wins.

Auburn Lad Returning: Auburn Lad will go to Wellington to take part in the Invitation Match at Hutt Park on May 19. W. M’Kay. owner-trainer, stated that after the Wellington meeting Auburn Lad and Walla Walla would leave for Australia. Walla Walla would not return to the Dominion, but he would bring Auburn Lad back in the spring to contest the New Zealand Trotting Cup in November. M'Kay, who is greatly impressed with trotting in New Zealand. added that he would bring with him a serviceable team.

The Deciding Match: The Invitation Match over the mile and a-quarter at Oamaru, to-day will be the deciding one over the three distances between Walla. Walla, and Harold Logan, the Australian champion winning the mile, and the New Zealand champion the mile and a-half. Roi I’Or is likely to meet with much support, as on the second day at Christchurch he went the race of his life from 72 yards behind, to finish half a length behind Auburn Lad in 4min 14 1-5 sec. The fact that Red Shadow finished ahead oi Harold Logan at Auckland should also add great interest to the contest. In the mile from a. flying start, at Forbury, Harold Logan beat Walla Walla by half a length.

Brown Lap .. 9 0 Notamint 7 13 Record Flight 8 12 Te Kawa 7 13 Etcetera 8 11 Anagram 7 13 Curlew 8 4 Scotland 7 13 Safe Bank 8 4 Silver Brier 7 13 Englishman s Carshalton 7 13 Campanero 8 1 .loyzeii 7 11 Clan Ronald .. 8 1 Moss Vale 7 11 Nigger Rill .. 7 13 Miss Acre 7 11 Silver Wattle .. 7 13 Gracette 7 11 Engl . .. 7. 13 Sweet Lap 7 11 Lebanon 7 13 Star Maire 7 11 Valorous 7 13 Miss Lu 7 1! King Rey 7 13 Yellow Ron n< 7 11 Cordon 7 13 Aubretia 7 11 Beau Valet .. 7 13 Nurjahan 7 11 Gipsy Moth .. Charsong 7 13 Star Lap 7 11 TE KUITI HURDLES, of £175. mile and three-quarters. One Paddon 11 2 Valpeen 9 1 Hounslow Prince of 11 0 Coachman Ruby Meteor .. 9 0 fi (i Orange 10 10 Royal England 9 0 Mia Stella 10 4 Wilton 9 0 Thespis 9 13 Werata 9 (1 Imperial Prince 9 5 Stanchion 9 0 Cargen 9 3 Delraln 9 0 Count Lendroff Diversion 9 2 9 1 Lebanon 9 0 PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of One mile and a-quarter. £200. Speedmint 8 0 L’AUegro King’s Archer 8 5 Prince Vai .. 7 1 Imamint 7 11 Alloy .. .. 7 0 Royal Artist 7 11 Mungatoon 7 1) Prince Colossus 7 11 Taurua 7 0 Baroscope 7 9 Caliente 7 (I KING COUNTRY of £245. Two STEEPLECHASE, miles and a-half. Biform 10 (i Speakeasy fi 7 Simeon 10 3 St. Warrigal .. 9 5 Brown Abbey 10 0 Spalpiko 9 4 Lucess 9 13 Maunga King 9 3 Emancipation 9 13 Town Beauty 9 1 Copey .. .. 9 9 Solanio 9 1 Neil .. .. 9 9 High Pitch .. 9 0 Wiltshire 9 8 Sir Musk 9 0 OTOROHANGA HACK HANDICAP, of £100 and sweepstake of £2 Six furlongs. each. Allegretto 8 13 Royal Gallant Solarium 8 11 Timorous 7 4 Alpin us 8 10 Ballymoney 7 4 Black Songster 8 (1 Winrama 7 3 Grand Sport 8 3 Crimestor 4 O Expectancy 8 1 Adeline 7 1 Moonfleet 8 0 Leo Colossus .. 7 1 Bellkyrian 7 13 Calcutta 7 1 Coronis 7 12 Miss Lorraine 7 1 Tin Lap i <12 Booklaw 7 0 Tuaheahe 7 8 Searcher 7 (1 Phiaquo 7 8 Express 7 (I Horowhenua I (> Muskon 7 0 Morehu 7 6 Gay Rose 7 0 Peter Paul .. 7 i> Star Lap 7 0 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of Six furlongs. £150. Hunting Cry .. 9 9 Lord Vai 7 11 Gay Sheila . . 8 10 Exaggeration Puss Moth .’. 8 10 Prolyxo 7 ! Orapai 8 0 Arch Ruler .. 7 1 British Columbia 8 3 Limex 7 1 Greek Gold .. King Ford 8 3 8 2 Lagoon 7 1 RANGITITO HACK HANDICAP, of £100. One mile. Ornamental 9 3 Sunny Downs 8 2 D’Artagnan 9 3 Sir Vai . . 8 2 Dark Marble 9 2 Sir Willonyx .. 8 1 Conference 8 12 Rose Lupin . . 8 9 Valpai 8 10 Miss Rewa 8 0 Valueless 8 7 Silver Division 8 9 Gold Pocket .. 8 6 First Lap 8 0 Silk Sox 8 4 Roxy 8 (I