RICCARTON RACES

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1935, Page 5

RICCARTON RACES

TO-DAY’S FINAL GALLOPS

TRAVENNA’S GOOD TRIAL

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CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. The outside of the trial grass was available for fast work at Riccarton today, and although a large number made use of it, galloping was mostly confined to sprinting tasks. The going was fast and a strong breeze assisted horses down the back stretch and round the top turn. Orris was the first to parade, and she ran half a mile home in 50secs., the Ihst three furlongs in 36 2-ssecs.. Parasang and Supertax strode over the same ground in 0.54 4-5. Sunee finished a hejid in front of Southdown at the end of half a mile, run in 0.48 3-5, the last three in 0.35 1-5. Southdown had to be ridden right out to keep up with Sunee, who has the reputation of being a better worker on the track than in a race. Dollar Prince and Whaddon Chase ran half a mile along the back in 0.50, and Control recorded 0.51, while Bereft ran home in 0.50 4-5. Travenna turned on a burst of speed in running the first three furlongs *f a half-mile along the back in 0.35 3-5, and in completing the task in 0.48 3-5. It was track work like this that made him favourite for the Brabazon Handicap, and no doubt he will have a large following again to-tomorrow. . Joyous covered half a mile home in 0.51 3-8, and Cleaner followed in 0.52, while Band Raid and Rose of Tralee registered 0.51. Royal Banquet ran half a mile in 0.49 4-5, Half Note and Linguist recorded 0.49 2-5, and New Note and Chrysology 0.50. Maroha and Rotokino galloped their half-mile in 0.50 1-5, and Trivet beat Osculate over the same ground in 0.50 3-5. Rebel Lad and Nightbound sprinted three furlongs down the straight in 0.37 2-5, and Doctor Duthie executed a similar task in 0.36 3-5. Other half-mile gallops were credited to Glenavon and Grey Honour 0.49 3- Impossible and Golden Dart 0.51 4- Billy Boy 0.52, Tolydora 0.55, Fair Weather 0.49 2-5, Silver Coast 0.52 and State Bank 0.53. Hunting Go and Rasouli strode over < six furlohgs in 1.19 3-5 j Wino comfortably beat Sisterina anti Dodge over six furlongs in 1.19, and Cottesmore ran the distance in 1.18 4-5, * The majority of the jumpers were given strtong work, mostly on the ; sand.

The only horse to gallop on the No. 7 grass track was Cranford, who reeled oft five furlongs in 1.2, taking 0.39 2-5 for the last three.

Aberfeldy (H. Turner) negotiated a round of the, inside country without ' making a mistake. % Vitaphone (G. Barr) jumped two hurdles well, • and Olive Smith (C. Hughes) covered a round of the hurdles in an efficient manner.

Sir Charles Clifford has disposed of Knock Out .to a patron of O. Cox’s stable, and she will race in her new interests at the meeting'. The Washdyke trainer, E. J. Ellis, ? was on the tracks; > to-day with six horses, but two of them are having the trial for educational purposes. These are the three-year-olds, Silver Coat and Kinnoull, who were given useful work.

“FAVOUR TO RACING.”

INCLUSION OF TROT

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CHRISTCHURCH, August 12.

“Racing clubs as a whole do not appreciate tlie full value of trotting events to their programme. I think we should ask for more in\ stakes than the average of racing stakes.” This remark by the Hon. W. D. Hayward, M.L.C., at a meeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association this/ morning, was endorsed by many other members. The discussion arose when the Ashburton County Racing Club asked that permission be given to award less than the sum required! under the rules for the two trotting events on its programme. • The programme was passed,. subject to the stakes being increased, to the average of the other events, at least.

Mr. J. M. Samson (Dunedin) mentioned that the Racing Conference had objected at one time to trotting events being on the programmes of racing clubs, but some of the smaller racing clubs could not carry on without trotting events. Mr. Hayward: Racing clubs regard it as doing a favour to us. Instead of that, w© are doing them a favour. We may. have to say that racing clubs should not have trotting events.”

LICENSING BOOKMAKERS.

AUCKLAND, August 12.

“A just and equitable law for the relicensing of bookmakers should be quite 5 feasible,” said the President of the Auckland Racing Club (Mr Oliver Nicholson), in an address at the annual meeting this afternoon. It must be patent to everyone that the police had quite failed to suppress the bookmaker, who was still further greatly assisted by the broadcasting of running descriptions and race results, as well as by his enjoyment, by devious means of the excellent telegraphic and telephone facilities provided by the Government departments. While great care would be needed to avoid abuses it should not be difficult to control the licensed bookmaking system. for which there was a strong public demand..