TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 July 1936, Page 13

TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Galloping MEETINGS~TO come.

July 7,9, 11.—Wellington. July 18.—Hawke’s Bay Hunt. July 18.—Waimate Hunt. July 22.—Rangitikei Hunt. July 23, 25.—Poverty Bay. July 25.—South Canterbury Hunt.

Peter Pan at the Stud: Peter Pan will start at the stud with a 100-guinea service fee.

Diamond Schooled: Diamond has been schooling well at: Trentham, and seems to be quite sound.

An Unlucky Run: K. Voitre recently had a run of 25 losing mounts. At Caulfield, on June 20 he had four mounts and only once got into a. place.

Billy Boy’s Engagements: A Wellington report states that Billy Boy may not be a starter in the Wellington Steeplechase, but will probably be reserved for the Grand National , Steeplechase. Probably a great deal depends on the state of the going at Trentham. Rider Retained:

Sir Charles Clifford has retained G. Humphries as first horseman for the new season. Humphries rode several winners for the Chokebore stable during the present term, and has now established himself as one of the most accomplished riders in the South Island. Juveniles in Training:

Mr Fred Armstrong’s two rising two-year-old fillies, Allspice and Raphis, have been placed in the hands of J. Tomkinson to be prepared for racing. Allspice is by Chief Ruler from Drama, by Thespian, and was purchased by F. Christmas for Mr Armstrong at Trentham in January last for 275 guineas. Raphis is a brown sister to Phar Lap.

Bahram’s First Name: Before he started his racing career the unbeaten English thoroughbred Bahram had his name changed from Bahman. The change, says an English writer, spared us from the hor- " ror of having future classic winners with names such as Bahmajd, Counterlunch, Time Gentleman**' Please, Brass Rail, Double Header, and On the House. Bad Luck:

The form of Omarere in Sydney recalls the fact that Mr R. J. Murphy had-the bad luck to lose the following foal, a full-brother to Omarere, while ha was running in the paddock at Elderslie. Gesture missed the following season, but is in foal to Croupier, and will visit Croupier again. Oratrix is also to be mated with Croupier as it is Mr Murphy’s intention to give the Surveyor horse every chance.

Count Willonyx: Count Willonyx, the winner of the Dannevirke Hunt Cup, is engaged at the Wellington; meeting. He has some winning and placed • performances to his credit both on the flat and over hurdles and has shown a fair amount of pace. Last season, as a six-year-old, Count Willonyx started in 27 races and although not a winner, was placed nine times. He was got by Prince Willonyx from Mungakino by All Black —Monganui by Carbine from Moonga by Goldsborough. District Committee Meeting:

The Greymouth District Committee met yesterday afternoon. Present: Messrs. T. E. Coates (chairman), C. L. Kettle, A. Beban, W. H. Parfitt and W. Gieseking. An apology for absence was received from Mr. W. B. Auld. The Racing Conference advised that E. Kingan had been granted permission to employ H. Brown in his stable. L. L. Harding’s application for a jockey’s license was recommended.

Grey Jockey Club: At a meeting, of the Greymouth Jockey Club yesterday afternoon, Mr. T. E. Coates nresided over an attendance of the following:—Messrs. G. R. Harker, W. Greenhill, H. Moore, A. Beban, C. L. Kettle, W. H. Parfitt and W. Gieseking. It was decided to reduce the rent of boxes on the course from 2/6 a week to 1/- a week. It was decided to close the Omoto course for training on Sundays, in the winter, except in special circumstances.

Ccarters Depart: Metal Bird, Carfex, Baffle, and Copyist, the Omoto-trained entrants for Trentham, left by the express, this morning, in charge of E. Kingan. Jockey L. L. Harding accompanied Kingan. Metal Bird, who will start on only two days at Trentham, will probably be ridden by J. W. Jennings, who was associated with the Weather-vane-Star Dancer gelding in his success at Ashburton. H. Young will be Copyist’s pilot, and A. Messervey will probably be on Baffle.

A Good Idea: Many a “good thing” has been beaten as a result of getting his tongue over the bit. A simple preventive has been devised by Mr W. J. Wallace, starter to the South Australian Jockey Club. It consists of a piece of leather —stiff, not the soft variety—and in it four holes are punched. The only other thing required is a bootlace. The leather is tied to the bit, and when placed in the mouth, it lies flat on the tongue. No matter how the horse moves his tongue, he cannot get it over the bit. The device was recently tried on three horses in Adelaide, and all won their races.

Promicing Novices! There were a couple of novices at tho Dannevirke Hunt Club meeting who impressed in their first racing essays. Great Hope, who was runnerup in the Tiakapau Novice Stakes, is a throe-year-old chestnut gelding by Laughing Prince from Enthusiasm, and is thus a half-brother to Hunting Queen and Entheos. Great Hope, who is owned by Mr T. A. Duncan, Is a Trial Plate candidate at Trentham on the second day. Silent Acre, who was considered unlucky not to win the amateur riders’ event, is a, five-year-old brother to Manawatu, and is trained for his breeder, Mr F. S. Easton, by Mrs M’Donald, at Awafcuni. Silent Acre is a -well-grown gelding and a promising sort. Staying Power: At this time of the year when two-year-olds are on the threshold of their second season on the tui’f the question is being annually considered

whether they will stay on as. three-year-olds. The same question is being continually asked in connection with older horses and apparently many continue in the dark without an idea of finding a solution of , the problem. There is, however, a fairly reliable line occasionally obtainable, about the potential staying power? of any horse, but it seems, to have escaped recognition. Breeding conformation, action, and temperatment count for a great deal, but ah additional factor occasionally crops up. Staying ability greatly depends on the trainer and an old-time trainer frequently stated that it was much easier to win a long race than a short one, because he held that few could develop a stayer. TRENTHAM SCRATCHINGS. WELLINGTON, July 3. Scratching: Royal Songster for all engagements, at 5.50 p.m.; Pakanui for both engagements on the first day; Cotsfield for the Mariri Steeplechase; Vocal for the Whyte Handicap; Lycidas for the Winter Hurdles. AMALGAMATION OF CLUBS WELLINGTON, July 3. The amalgamation of some of the country Racing Clubs, holding total!sator permits, with but a few miles separating the racecourses on which their meetings were held, was mentioned by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. W. E. Parry), to a Racing Club deputation, as a possible happening in the future. Mr. Parry stated that he was, and would be always in favour of country race-picnic meetings. , where, he said, the country folk could ■ pleasantly mingle and enjoy them- . selves, but under the present condl- ■ tions, many of those clubs were im- : pecunious and the members were faced ■ with such liabilities that they would , ever have difficulty in meeting. If, he considered, some of the clubs quite near to one another could amalgamate, making one strong club which could hold meetings of interest to all, total!sator permits could be held in the country, thus saving the permits from going to possibly some of the city clubs of the Dominion.

“I think it would be a service in very many ways,” said Mr. Parry, "if in one or two of the districts, one, two, or even three clubs for that matter, were seriously to consider amalgamation into one' strong club, that club to take totallsator permits."

V.R.C. MEETING.

(Recd. July 4, 8 a.m.). MELBOURNE, July 3.

Owing to incessant rain, and the prospects of further rain, the Victorian Racing Club stewards will meet tomorrow at 9 o’clock, to decide whether the Flemington track will be safe for the Grand National Hurdles.

Trotting MEETINGS TO COME.

August 8, 12, 14.—N.Z. Metropolitan. August 15.— Cambridge. August 29.—Auckland. September s.—New Brighton. September 12.—Wellington. October 3. —Methven. 1 October 10.—New Brighton. October 17. —Waikato. October 17, 19.—Westport. October 22, 24. —Forbury Park. October 24, 26.—Auckland. October 24, 26.—Greymouth. October 26.— Manawatu. October 26.—Oamaru. October 31.—Wellington.

Logan Fraser: .. « L Logan Fraser, the sire of Old Faithful, was got by Logan Pointer from Jessie Fraser. Very few of ' Logan Pointer’s stock were left in stallion estate.

New Trainer at Forbury; P. A. Gordon, who has had considerable experience with trotters with W. Hughes, J. J. Kennerley, F. J. Smith, and C. S. Donald, intends to set up as a public trainer at Forbury. Horse Power:

A chestnut yearling colt by Jack Potts from the smart pacer Free Advice, has been registered as Horsepower. Free Advice belongs to the Thelma tribe, one of the best producing taproots in the Stud Book. Another asset in Free Advice’s favour is the fact that her dam was got by Logan Pointer. A Match:

The New South Wales Trotting Club is endeavouring to arrange a contest between Wirra Walla and Lawn Derby. The club is willing to put up a prize for the race, and will also encourage the owners to make an attack on Walla Walla’s track record at Harold Park of ’2min 2 2-ssec. Both horses are unhoppled pacers, Wirra Walla being a son of Walla Walla.