TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 August 1939, Page 11

TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Galloping MEETINGS TO COME August 31 —Egmont-Wanganui. September 2—Taranaki Hunt. September 2 —Otago Hunt. September 7, 9—Wanganui. September 9—Greymouth. September 16 —Foxton. September 16 —Ashburton. September 16, IS —Avondale. September 21, 23 —Geraldine. September 23—Marton. September 30—Otaki-Maori. September 30—Kurow. September 30, October 2—Ohinemuri Irish-bred: Douglas Hyde, an Irish-bred three-year-old by Interlace, a close relative to the Ohau stallion Defoe, has been placed in training at Matamata by J. W. Cathro. He was purchased at the Dublin sales last year by Mr J. Corbett, owner of Kaspian and The Cardinal. Kallka: Kalika, who created' a big impression when she won at Riccarton at Easter, is accomplishing useful work at Hastings and should not take much fast work to bring her back to her best. She carries the Padishah colours and helped to maintain Mr J. A. I-lennah’s unbeaten record on trips with ‘horses to Christchurch.

Recommissioned: W. Griffiths has recommissioned Journet, and the big chestnut is to be brought along quietly with a view to contesting late Spring and Summer hurdle events. He goes best on top of the ground, and he appears to have made a splendid recovery from the poisoned leg that put him out of action. 1 Dolomite Filly: Mr M. Minehan has a well-propor-tioned yearling filly at his farm at Cobden, by Dolomite from Gold Well. Bold Well, who was raced by Mr A. BEpiers, is by Arrowsmith —Missland Fdam of Land Raid), by Elysian—Waifakau. Mr Minehan’s successful Iprinter, Arrowrose (Arrowsmith — Kosevear) is to be mated with the j Blandford horse, Solicitor-General. i Beau Repaire: I According to .“Pilot" in the Sydney ■Referee,” Beau Repaire looks likely Io be the best of the New Zealand landidates in the Australian Jockey ■lub Derby. As Beau Vite has since leveloped lameness, the prospects of loyal Chief’s half-brother have been ■nhanced. Beau, Repaire was purliased as a yearling in Australia for ■)ogns by Mr R. T. Reid, and is in ■targe of F .D. Jones, who also exacts to have Moorsotis as a Derby ■md'idate. ■ultiplicity of Sires: I Top-weights for an important handiftp like the Melbourne Cup show how ■fficult it is for a buyer to get hold of ■ stayer, no matter how closely he Jay study breeding, writes “Pilot, ft the first dozen horses in the Cup ■sights only two are by the same sire ■the New Zealanders, Round .Up and fttalogue. Both are aged geldings by Krd Quex. The Dominion has two Biers in the first dozen, Mosaic (by Ksterity) and Defaulter (by Defoe), ■venty-nine different stallions are re■esented in the 36 horses weighted ■wn to 8.0, The Buzzard's progeny ■ing most numerous in that: lot. They ■o Buzalong. L’Aiglon, Marauder and

■rly Bird. 1 ■stralian Fancies: ■Recent advices from Australia re- i ■ct Commonwealth opinion on the ; ■inces of New Zealand horses in the i ■o big Cups, the Caulfield and the ; ■ibourne. New Zealanders are not 1 ■all well fancied in the Caulfield, but ■w Zealand’s best'performer, De- ; ■iter, is the Melbourne Cup favour- ■. Beaupartir, who is among the : ■ll-fancied lot, can hardly have been for much by anyone on this of the Tasman, as it is considered he will go to Australia. Te who is in strong demand for events, is also in some for the Melbourne Cup, and on ■imilar mark is Peerless, but Catalast year’s winner, appears to few admirers. ■ Defence of ’Chasers: view of the widespread observathat the steeplechasers seen at Grand National meeting of 1939 ■■ e the poorest performers for many it seems necessary again to to the defence of our crosshorses when judged in the ■it of average performances. Al■ugh all six of the steeplechase did not provide as- keen comas in most previous years, noin the Hunt Cup and Enfield casualties were remounted completed the course, and the thing occurred in the Lincoln on the last day, when Gold was remounted and drew the for third money. However, number of starters is comparthe number who completed in the last ten contests, it that the result this year is second to the best record for that of 1934. view of the bad weather immepreceding the meeting, this *be regarded as satisfactory, when the unusually small size fields is taken into account. The National Steeplechase mainits fine record. In the last nine there have been six occasions a steeplechase has been comwithout a. casualty. This haptwice in 1937 and once tins' percentage of casualties, which tides any horse which failed to nlcte the course for any reason, he last, ten years . is as. under: 46 per cent; 1931. 361; 1932. 361; ' rm 1934. 231; 1935. 33; 1936. 29; ’ 43’1. 1938, 291; 1939, 24. ' 193 _ 1 there were 58 starters and ompleted the course; in the next ceding years the respective owere 58 and 37 again, 54 and 2t, nd 32. 42 and 28, 41 and 29, 39 and 17 and 33, and 33 and 25. RACING club’s taxation CANCELLATION OF REBA I E WELLINGTON, August 22. esumably in view of the large inse in the totalisator turnover, ali order to help the country s finthe Government has decided t ; grant Racing Clubs the usual per cent, rebate on tax payable by C fhe past, authority to make thisession has been taken each yeai i clause in the Finance Act, unfit ch one-fifth of the tax payable h

the Clubs may be retained for their own purposes. The procedure has been for the clubs, through their national organisation, to make application to ] the Government for the rebate, which j to the major clubs represents a con- < siderable sum. This year, their appli- | cations have been turned down. < The clubs are entitled to receive a < 21 per cent, refund on tax payable on the first £20,000 of turnover in each ( year, and subject to that, the Govern- i ment receives £B/7/- for every £lOO , invested, and the Clubs receive £8 10/-. The refund is limited to £5OO. WARWICK FARM WEIGHTS. SYDNEY, August 22. Several Epsom and Metropolitan Handicap candidates will make an appearance at Campbelltown and in the Spring handicaps at the Warwick. Farm meeting on Saturday, while High Caste and Reading may meet in the Hobartville Stakes. In the Campbelltown Handicap, the top-weight is Brazandt, with 9.3. Malagigi 8.7. Te Hero 8.6, and Fakenham 8.3, are also in the field. In the Warwick Stakes Royal Chief. Gold Rod. Spear Chief, and Si. Constant are top weights each with 9.3. Defaulter. Te Hero 9.0. and Limulet 8.4. Both Spear Chief and Limulet. are under a cloud are unlikely starters. Warwick Farm Spring Handicap: Mosaic 9.4, Buzalong 9.1, Peerless 8.11, Herarde, Rodborough S.l. Royal Chief’s trainer, F. D. Jones, says that the horse is lit again. ADELAIDE RESULTS. j ADELAIDE, August 20. Racing results are as follow: — Grand National Hurdles, 2 miles and 190 yards.—Kerltaiie 9.4 (Smith) 1, Tronach 2, Digger Prince 3. Nine started. Six lengths; three lengths and a half. Time 4.53.1. Adelaide Guineas, 1 mile.—Dransome 8.5 (Whittaker) 1. Lusson 3, Eligo 3. Eleven started. Two lengths; length and three-quarters. Time 1.41:1.

Trotting meetings to come August 26—Auckland. September 2—New Brighton. , September 20, 23— Wellington. Seputembei’ 30—Metbven. October 7—New Brighton. October 12, 14— Manawatu T.C. October 21, 23—Greymouth. October 21, 23, or 25—Auckland. October 23—Oamaru. October 25, 28— Wellington. October 28— Invercargill. Nov. 7,9, 10—N.Z. Metropolitan. Nov. 23, 25—Forbury Park. (Dates to be approved by the New Zealand Trotting Conference.) At Alexandra Park: Best efforts at Alexandra. Park last week, in preparation for the coming Auckland meeting were executed by Claypot (last half in 1.7), Bronze King (last half of a mile and a-half in 1.8), Red Flush, Shrewdie, Munga Tangi. Forest Jewel, Tsana, Great Pauy, Amywin, Lady Vasclyne and the trotter Gay Moko. The last-named has not previously looked as well as she does at present and she should give a good account of herself at the meeting. AUCKLAND DIVISIONS. Divisions have been made in the Mount Eden Handicap to be run at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday, August 26. Each division will be treated as a separate race. The divisions are: — Mount Eden Handicap, 3.5 class, Li miles—First Division: Belfast Jack, Bingen’s Best, Bold Boy, Exporter, Gipsv Light, Neon Oro, Novikoff, Repose. Ringstone, Silver Plane, Sweet Aloes scr., Te Roto 12. Second Division: Blue Crest, Bronze King, Clay Pot, Flying News, Honey Pct Narbada, Parrish Queen, Scotty Direct, Wilbur’s Heiress, Wishful, Worthy Protection, Young Parry scr., Winhisway 12. Early Favourites: Bayard, Red Flush, Sandusky, and Kenworthy are already short-pricec favourites for the August Handicap, to be decided at Auckland on Saturday. In the Massey Memorial Handicap Francisco, Musketeer, Tinker, am. Vanora are the popular fancies.