To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 June 1934, Page 11

To-day’s Racing News

Galloping MEETINGS TO COME. Juno 23. —Napier Park. June 23. —Ashburton. June 30. —Oamaru. July 4. —Dannevirke Hunt. July 10, 12, 14.— Wellington. July 21.—Hawke’s Bay. July 26.—Waimate District. July 26, 28 —Poverty Bay. July 28.—South Canterbury. July 28— Manawatu. Not Ready: Don Jose looked too soft to repeat form when produced at Timaru. His Distance: Davolo went well for about, a mile m the Prince Edward Handicap at Timaru. and should be improved by the race. Won Well: Mobile required all the best service he could get from L. J. Ellis to win at Timaru, but he won nicely enough without the result looking in danger. Likely Hurdler: The Shambles gelding Verden will develop into a good-class hurdler with the benefit of more experience.

Not In Soft Going: Martian Chief could not handle the going at Timaru, and will do bettei on a dry track.

Will Do Better: . Cleaner was nicely handled in the Prince Edward Handicap at Timaiu, and finally stayed on well when challenged by Grand Review.

Weight Told: Cherry Queen showed plenty oi speed at Timaru, but weight pulled her up at the finish.

Should Be Useful: Punchestown looks sure to benefit by his race at Timaru, and, with ordinary luck, should more than pay his way between the flags.

Will Improve: Barrington will improve on his display at Timaru, where he commenced to fade through lack of condition.

Requires Nursing: Lord Argosy had lightened up considerably between his racing at Wingatui and Timaru. He appears to be a horse that requires nursing to win a race. One To Remember:

Rasouli would not have required much in his favour to have won the Pukaki Hurdles at Timaru. He was giving Verden 311 b., and ran him to a neck at the finish. Questions Asked:

Mobile had to run the gauntlet of a question for interference when he Won at Timaru, but as far as could be seen there was no danger of the judge’s verdict being disturbed.

Imperial Spear: Imperial Spear who won twice at Timaru, was got by Greyspear from Imperial Molly, by Crown Imperial IL— Molly, by Mystification—Reformatist, by Renown —Formalist, by St. Leger — Forme, by Nordenfeldt—Formo, by Sterlingworth—Pulchra. Umtali’s Return:

Unitali was well and patiently handled by J. Walker in the Pareoro Steeples, and, although Punchestown might have won bar accident, the Tractor gelding seemed to be going as well as anything when Barrington and Punchestown went west.

Adult at Ashburton: Adult comes in a fresh horse for the Hinds Hurdles at Ashburton, and whatever the state of the going, he will . give a good account of himself.

Eaglet’s Sister: Columbia, the sister to Eaglet, has made good progress during the winter, and will soon be ready to lace. It will be interesting to see if she can regain the form she showed as a two-year-old.

Galloped On: Great Star was galloped on during his race at Timaru, and the mishap prevented him from supplying a more serious challenge to Mobile at the finish of the Seadown Handicap.

Old Association: An old association was seen out at Timaru when W. Scobie had the mount on Lord Ranald in the Pareora Steeples Lord Ranald jumped well until he comenced to tire through lack of racing condition.

Quiet Times: The present is a dead period of the racing season. There is little or no black dates on the calendar, but Ashburton and Oamaru will help to bridge things to the Wellington winter -meeting, and then the bell will clang for the opening of the Grand National meeting. Can Stay:

Nightform’s ability over a distance of ground was discovered at Dunedin and as he was finishing on at the end of the Temuka Handicap last Saturday, he will attract attention with his light weight in the Mayfield Handicap. He meets Imperial Spear on only four pounds better tetrmls, however, and that may not be sufficient to turn the scale in his favour.

One for a Steeplechase: Red Bank gave a great exhibition of jumping in the Hawke’s Bay Hurdle Race, and should be ready to run very prominently in a steeplechase any time. He was ridden by the apprentice C. Carroll, whose first ride it was in public over fences, and he acquitted himself with great credit.

A Sporting Action: The stewards of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey ''Club were responsible for a very sporting action when they returned the investments on Bellbroney in the Hastings Handicap. Not only were the horses at the post, but the tctalisator tickets on Bellbroney were actually balanced when she was withdrawn.

Loses Ground at Fences: Constant Sun does not. jump too well and the ground he loses at his fences is a big handicap over the concluding ,-tages of his races. It is only that he sticks on so solidly that enables him to become a possibility at the finish. Tho longer the journey the better should bo his prospects, and he, should a’so begin to improve'in his jumping.

The Grey Mare: ' Heliotype, the winner o£ the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase, is only a young mare, and has the distinction of being one of the few greys in commission. In this colour she takes

• after her sire, Royal Picture, who was at one time owned in Wellington and trained at Trentham. A Possible Excuse: Count Lendroff did not come up to expectations at Hastings, lint lie did not run had raceq. Ho does not. seem quite fast, enough for hurdle, company, and should do better at steeplechasing. On. the other hand, many good judges of the recent, racing at Auckland say that the going took all the sting out of the majority of the runners (here, and it is possible that Count Lendroff is still feeling similar effects.

Secretaries’ Conference: The conference of racing club secretaries to consider matters of mutual interest, is to be held at Wellington on Friday, July 6. It will be the first occasion on which such a conference has been held.

In Soft Going Only: Mercian Prince is apparently going to be a horse for soft condtious only, and that is what his owners mnsl think about him, for there was surprisingly little money for him at Hastings. On the second day he did show up for a. furlong or so in the middle stages, but he did not hold his place for long.

Gay Broney: Though Gay Broney failed to race as well as expected at the Great Northern Meeting, the heavy state of the going at Ellerslie during that fixture was responsible for his medicore displays. According to a northern report he has been in regular work since then and no fault can be found witn his condition. Should Not Be Long:

MeHeath, who bears the tartan jacket of his breeder, Mr. J. S. McLeod, president of the New Zealand Racing Conference, should not. bo long now, as ho has run seconds at his last two starts, both at Hastings. He is a wellbred three-year-old gelding by Lord Quex from tho Feramorz mare Polly Peachum, a half-sister to the Nev Zealand Derby winner, Runnymede. also to My Own. Raasay and Simba. ROYAL HUNT CUP (Rec. June 21. 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. The Royal Hunt Cup. run at. Ascot, resulted: — Cayman • • • • Highlander . • •• ~ Young Native . • • • ” Twenty-nine started. Won by one and a-half lengths, three lengths between second and third. COLOMBO DEFEATED AGAIN. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, June 19. The rainstorms which occurred in many parts of the country, in some places for the ■ first time for over a month, avoided Ascot to-day. The King and Queen remained until after the last race, which provided a sensation, when Colombo, the Derby favourite, was defeated by Lord Rosebery’s Flamenco.

Trotting meetings to come. July 7. —Marlborough (at New Brighton). Close Call: ’ , . Wild Dreams had just enough m his favour to stay in front of Llewellyn’s Pet at the finish of the Wai-iti Trot at Timaru. Disappointed: Insolvent was the popular pick for the Wai-iti Trot, but after going about a, mile he was tangling and tiring and then faded out. Gold Standard: G. Mouritz has a recent addition to his stable in Gold Standard, who until recently was trained by R. Townley. Geld Standard is a four-year-old gelding by Nelson Bingen. New Registrations: The following names appear among the recent registrations:—Directline, b c, Syrs, Florizel —Ursuline; Free Reflection, ch m, 2yrs, Truman Direct —Reflection; Hydraulic, b g , 3yrs, Great Bingen—Yura Dillon; King Author, b g, 4yrs, Author Dillon—.lndian Child. Faster and Faster: Thirty-one years ago Ribbonwood created tremendous excitement at Addington by pacing a mile in 2min. flsec. He was the first horse to better 2min. lOsec. in New Zealand, and his achievement was much faster than the previous record. To-day the registers contain the names of over forty pacers and trotters that have emulated Ribbonwood’s figures; in fact, a mile in 2min. lOsec. does not enthuse patrons. They have become accustomed to speed and more speed.