To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 May 1936, Page 11

To-day’s Racing News

Galloping MEETINGS TO COME. May 4. —Nelson. May 7, 9. —Egmont. May 8, 9. —Marlborough. May 9. —Amberley. May 16—Southland. May 16.—Ashburton. May 16. —Marton. May 16.—Waipa. May 21, 23.—South Canterbury. May 23. Carterton. May 23, 25.—Waikato. May 30— Foxton.

Stolen March: , Several' inquiries have been made about the price of Stolen March wi-. - but leading to business.

Viking: V After being treated to a spell, Viking has rejoined F bna'v s stable. Viking has been on the maiket but without leading to business. U “

Success in the Saddle: ''• It is reported that with 77 wins a three dead heats A. Knox has a big lead over M. M'Carten, 58 wins and two dead heats, for the Sydney jockeys’ premiership. D. Munro and S. Weiss have each ridden 43 winners and two dead-heaters.

Desert Gold: . ■Desert Gold) a champion m her day, was foaled in 1912, and made her first contribution to the Stud Book in 1921. She produced nothing anything like equal to herself, but now her sun is rising agdin because Gold Rod, one of Iter descendants, is claimed to be a Champion.

Yearlings at Woodville: v During the absence of H. E>. Russell, who leaves next week for Sydney, the yearlings in his stable at Woodville will be under the care ot SfoeF Voitre; ■ 'At" present there are a couple -cir'yeariings being educated, a filly ‘by’ , Dacklia'm from Lucky Bay, which'ha's’been named Lucky Charm, and a gliding by Lackham from Bon Marche;'%hd ; will race as Brown Oak. A'fiiil-sistfer to Golden Wings has just been* 'wdaited and will be sent to Woodville 'next‘week- 'This youngster has been ’'fiarndd - Golden Flame. i. inniv'd •,

All-Bound Performer: i'Clmßh'Cair'W'been nominated for the Grist'Northern Hurdle Race, and the 'Winter Steeplechase at Ellerslie, and lor’a' jumper 'he possesses more than judging by the manner which* he disposed of the fiekrlh the'Trial ’Plate, 'seven furlongs';'’ at" the recent Wellington autumn'’meeting. He was in front edrljH 1 'and‘stayed there, running the distanc'd’in 1.28 J. He is one of the few horses engaged that have scored oh tlie'flat, over hurdles and across country’ l -’At his first start over fences he won the Trial Hunters’ Steepleehas#«twb'miles? at the combined Hunt’meeting at New Plymouth, last August?hn ! d''at'Marton later won the Hack' ( HufdlesJ after leading throughout. ftfc |! wiis brought to Ellerslie, where 1 he fell bn the first day of the sprin’g ''ftieeting;' and on, the second was funnbr-up to Gakcille in the Onehu’h’gd'*'Steeplechase, three miles. His last ,two starts were at Feilding, where he came 'to grief on the first day and won the Kimbolton Hurdles, one mile and a-half and’ 130 yards, on the second day. He is trained by L. G. Morris at Marton and is a five-year-old gelding by Hunting 1 Song from Saxtin Saint, the dam of Coachman, who wdri’ the Harris Memorial Hurdles at the Pakuranga Hunt’ meeting at'Ellerslie in 1933.

Starting at Randwick: The'starting’fat the A.J.C. autumn meeting ! at’ Randtvick, said Mr C. E. Robertson; of'Wellington, on his return from Sydney on Monday, was a revelation tb' most New Zealanders. The starter and his mounted assistants bring the' field into line with the utmost 'despatch. ■ Unruly horses are given orie chance only, and' then put outside a! hurdle. A known kicker, or unduly horge,' is given; no opportunity to unsettle -the field, as he is called to the outside before the line-up. The standing'start is the ruje. The field is kept up to the barrier by the mounted assistants, who lead nervous horses into position and keep them there with a flick from their whips. In four days there was only one delay, and then the field was dispatched within' three minutes. The average would be a minute. Of course, there is no long parade to the post as in New Zealand 1 . The horses parade past the stand only for the big race and canter'direct from the birdcage to the start. The meeting was perfectly controlled and the facilities appeared to be adequate for the large crowds. There is, however, much criticism regarding the track. The turf is steadily disappearing, and the frequent sanding of the weak patches makes the going shifty.' District Committee:

At the monthly meeting of the Greymouth District Committee, yesterday afternoon, Mr. T. E. Coates presided over an attendance of the following: Messrs. A. Beban, A. E. Kilgour, W. B. Gilbert, C. L. Kettle, and W. H. Parfitt. Dates for the 1936-37 season were submitted as follow: Westland, December 26, 28 and 29, 1936, and provisional date, April 1, 1937, if only two days racing are conducted at Christmas: Reefton, January 7 and 9, and April 1,1937; Westport, March 20 and 22, 1937; Kumara, Easter Monday, March 29, 1937; ‘ Nelson, April 17 and 19, 1937. —All approved, except the Easter date applied for by both Westland and' Reefton, pending a decision by the Westland Club.

GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB. MEETING OF COMMITTEE. Mr. T, E. Coates presided over the monthly meeting of the Greymouth Jockey Club’s committee yesterday, there being also present: Messrs. W. Greenhill, W. Gieseking, W. H. Parfitt, A. Beban and C. L. Kettle. The Coast Rugby Union was granted the use of the Omoto ground for the season. After consideration of a letter from the Greymouth Golf Club, it was decided that the chairman and secretary confer with the Golf Club regarding the .grazing of sheep on the Kaiata links during the off-season, November »1 to March 15. The chairman was appointed delegate to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference. Messrs. J. W. Hannan, C. L. Kettle, A. Beban and W. H. Parfitt were appointed the club’s representatives on the District Committee. The Racing Conference advised that

conditional jockeys’ licenses had been granted L.. L. Harding and G. Holly. Messrs. W. Kells and E. Souter were elected members of the Club. It was decided to ask the Inspector of Police to convey the club’s thanks to the constables who controlled the traffic at Omoto racecourse so efficiently during the Easter meetings. Letters of thanks are also to be forwarded to the District Public Works Engineer for the efforts he made to have Omoto Road in such comparatively good order for the recent meetings,' and to the Railway Department, for the good train arrangements. A sketch plan of the proposed new grandstand, to seat 750 people, at Omoto racecourse, was received. It was decided that the club proceed with the foundations for the building, preparatory to inviting tenders for the construction of the grandstand. It was further decided that the committee visit the course on Tuesday next to inspect the site.

EGMONT ACCEPTORS. HAWERA, May 1. Egmont R.C. acceptances for the first day (May 7) are: — 11.45: Tongahoe Hurdles, li miles. —Soloist 11.9, High Grader 10.9, Bri■gadore 10.5, Arctic Star 10.3, Saltspray 10.1, Ruaform, Contact 9.13, Don Erma 9.3, Aga Khan 9.1, Glenvane, Sporting Song, Beau Star, Panloff 9.0.

12.30: Telegraph Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Flammarion 9.0, Leo Colossus 8.5, Rustem 8.1, Trouvaille 7.13, Sir Tommy, Erebus 7.13, Ngatirahiri, Mustang 7.10, Sylvanus 7.9, Meritor, Hunting Lad, Kentucky Song, Glenthawn, Red Fox, Script 7.0. 1.15: Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs. —Refresher 9.0, Boughal 8.10, Friesland 8.9, Limulus 8.6, Slippery 8.2, Gold Mission 7.11. Windscreen 7.1, Lady Ruler 7.0. 2.0: Egmont Steeples, about 2i miles. —Valpeen 12.7, Rasouli 10.5,. Forest Glow 10.5, Transact 10.2. Petrarch, Dozie 9.7, Invictus 9.5, Ephialties 9.2, 'Copey, Monarchy, Illawarra 9.0.

2.15: Hack Scurry, 5 furlongs.— Debut 9.0, State Bank 8.8, Erebus 8.2, Sir Tommy 8.2, Dancing Lady 8.0, Cappy, Joviality, De Trop, Night Spi 7.10; Wahine Nui 7.7, Advance Plane 7.1, Valrby, Red Panther, Brioni, Lady Hcarifi, Lady Brier, Lucrece, Meritor 7.0.'

3.30; Mcßae Cup, 1.1 miles.—Onewhetu 9 4 0, Peter Jackson 8.8. Refresher 8.7, Davistock 8.7. Grateful 8.1, Prostration 7.12, Lapel 7.9, Tahurahgi 7.5, Alchemic; Windscreen 7.1, Knock Out, St. Clara 7.0. 4.15: Tawhiti Hack Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Leo Colossus, Boomerang 8.4, Orac, Hunting Queen. Loyal Feast 7.11, Corowa, Le Grand 7.10, Cappy 7.7, Calshot 7.6, Koreroa, Golden Rill 7.0.

HECTOR GRAY APPEAL. J • • ' • • <• ' ALLOWED BY JUDGES. WELLINGTON, May 1. The appeal •of H. E. Gray, under Rule 73 (2) of the Rules of Racing, against the decision of the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Racing Conference in not granting his application for a trainer’s license, on the ground that the decision was unjust, was heard to-day before Appeal Judges comprising Sir Charles Statham, Messrs E. Goodbehere, and H. ’Cooper, and it was allowed. The judgment was as follows: — “After hearing the appellant, and fully considering all of the evidence placed before us, the appeal is hereby upheld, and it is ordered that a provisional trainer’s license be granted to the appellant. We order the deposit to be refunded.”

Trotting MEETINGS TO COME. May 7. —Marlborough. May 8, 9.; —Marlborough R.C. (two trotting events each day). May 9. —Waikato. May 16. —Southland R.C. (two trotting events). May 30. —Canterbury Park. May 9. —Oamaru. April 30, May 2.—Forbury Park. Nelson Nominations: The Nelson Trotting Club have received excellent nominations for their annual meeting to be held on Maj 7 16 and 18. Among West Coasters nominated are: Solario. Decoy Bird, Superb, Royal Travis; from Westport, Brian Born, Lady Ann: from Reefton, Kaitawa. Change of Stables;

Tollgate has been a big disappointment to the Hamilton trainer, E. R. Smith, as he has worked attractively for some time past, but in his races third and fourth places have been his main, with a majority of the latter. He is now in the hands of F. J. Smith, and it is quite possible that Tollgate who was handed over in splendid condition, will add to the Takanini trainer’s long list of successes.

Only Gained Minor Money: '■£he Mangere trainer J. T. Paul took a team of three to the Hawera meeting, but failed to win a race, although Nelson Chief gained some of the minor money. The horses had a rough trip down in -the transport, and’ consequently were not seen at their best. Ringtrue failed to show any form at all, and was well back in both of his races, and this, colt is not living up to the promise he showed early in his career. However, he has never been overraced, and it may not be long before he is back on the winning list. Great Jewel is very rvayward at the.barrier, and until he can he induced to go away correctly he will be treated with diffidence by investors. :■