TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 June 1940, Page 9

TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Galloping MEETINGS TO COME June 29.—Waikato. — June 29—Dannevirke Hunt. July 6—Oamaru. July 6—Hawke’s Bay Hunt. July 9, 11, 13—Wellington. July 20 —Waiinate Hunt. July 20 —Manawatu Hunt July 27—Rangitikei Hunt. July 27—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty. July 27—South Canterbury.

Maybe? “Turn all these racehorses into pig meat and let the ‘cockies’ stay at home and produce; let the food that goes into the horses go into the pigs and fowls, and then the newspapers could be cut down by half,” said Mr W. Smith at a meeting of farmers at Eltham, when consideration was being given to increasing production.

In Preference: Lady Tinukle finished strongly when beating everything except the outsider Nereus at Otaki last Saturday, and her future prospects look highly promising. On the first day of the Wellington Meeting she has been nominated for the Whyte Handicap in preference to her older halfsister Mittie, who is listed in the open sprint.

Riders for Dannevirke: Riding engagements announced for Dannevirke are: W. J. Broughton, Squeers; G. R. Tattersail, Jumna; B. H. Morris, Merry Meer, Little Robin, Little Dorrit; S. Waddell, King Mestor; J. Chaplin, Patahi; P. Jarvis, Harbour Bar; P. Rae, Baron Bold, Sir Rodney; N. Cavaney, Gay Chou. Llandaff Back:

After being on the easy list since the June meeting, the brilliant Llandaff is working again at Ellerslie, and he is bearing a bright appearance. The failure of Llandaff at his last start may be attributed to the fact that he could not handle the extremely heavy going, and he will take beating when conditions are more favourable. He should be in great heart for the early Spring meetings. Retired:

Bay Duke, who won the open sprint event on the final day of the Dunedin Winter meeting, has been retired from racing. He is now rising 10 years and has won 14 races and been eight times placed for £1786 10/- in stakes. Although he was never really sound the Diacquenod gelding compiled a fine record, as he was not raced a great deal. Two years ago he broke down almost hopelesly, but he was patched up again and managed to win three races this term. Riders for Te Rapa:

Riding engagements for the Waikato meeting include the following:— J. Mclnally, Hot Box; O. Mclnally, Young Paddon, Etcetera; A. Gilmer, Inness Lad; H. Maria, Mio Fratollo; C. G. Goulsbro, Glenbevan; R. E. Horne, Gas Acre; V. Gollop, Jewelled Girdle, Miss Eureka, Wildore. The apprentice rider W. J. Mudford, has Accepted a retainer as first horse-' man to Mr. W. McA. Duncan. Mudford’s indenture to W. A.. Quinlivan ends on October 25.

From Great Family: Among the maidens engaged at the Dannevirke Hunt meeting is Jumna, a two-year-old filly by Bulandshar from Laison (dam of Quadroon, Florence Mills and Old Bill). Jumna, who is trained at Awapuni by L. Wilson, has shown plenty of promise in private. She comes from a line of cup and classic winners, including Gaine Carrington, Peter Jackson, Wotan, Menelaus, Nones and Prince Paladin, in addition to Old Bill.

Hagen: ’ Having his first race since he was beaten by' Our Jean and Orelio in the Avondale Champion Plate last September, Hagen had the rest of the field in the Tainui Handicap at Otaki, completely at his mercy. His record for the season is three wins in four starts, and he should take toll of middle-distance handicaps next season. He ran out of hack company on Saturday, and his winning stakes now amount to £3lO, with £6O additional place-money. Even with 10.10 tomorrow at Woodville he should take beating. Powers of Starter:

The following item from Sydney is interesting:—At a special meeting of the members of the A.J.C. last week, Mr J. Campbell Jones rose to ‘‘draw, the attention of the chairman to a happening at Victoria Park racecourse a few weeks ago, relating to the position of horses at the barrier.” He stated that a horse who had drawn very wide at the barrier, subsequently started from a position much nearer the rails, and won the race. “He won by only the proverbial whisker,” said Mr Campbell Jones, “and it was generally considered that had he started from his correct position much wider on the track, he would have been beaten. Was the starter within his rights in allowing the horse to take up a more favourable position,” asked Mr Jones. The reply of the chairman, Mr George Main, was that the starter had full control when the horses went to the barrier.

Schooling at Riccarton: Flashlight (G. Ridgway) and El Caballo (P. Boyle) were companions at Riccarton yesterday, over five fences, when the latter pulled off, and Flashlight jumped three more fences alone. He gave his best display to date, and showed marked improvement in getting away from his fences. El Caballo shaped satisfactorily. Tomcat (R. Caddy) and Shangn La (I. Walther) jumped three brush fences well, and Arctic Star (P. Boyle) negotiated five fences without the semblance of a mistake. Tommy Ruff (Ridgway) jumped five fences at a hunting pace. He is a big grey gelding owned by Mrs J. H. Grigg, and is by Royal Mac from a grey Arab-bred mare formerly owned by Mr H. Ensor. He is inclined to jump very big, and may not be capable of winning good races, but will be a useful addition to the ranks of hunter#.

Wellington Weights: Weights for four of the principal events on the Wellington Winter programme have been declared as follow:— Stewards’ Handicap, £450; six furlongs.—Amigo, Black Thread 10.6; Aero King, Catalogue, Majority 9.12; Rebel Mate 9.9; Mittie 9.7; Orate 9.6; Sly Fox 9.4; Disdain 9.2; Lord

Cavendish 8.12; Endorsement 8.11; Lady Montand, Grey Honour 8.10; St. Cloud 8.8; Brazilian 8.6; ' Bronze Princess, White Rajah 8.5; Skyrena, Vascones 8.4; Paper Note 8.3; Bronze Step, Heroic Maid, Hunting Blood, Screen Star, Surella 8.0. Wellington Steeplechase, £1075, three miles and a-quarter.—Padishah 12.0; Clarion Call 11.11; Slayer 10.6; Santoft 10.2; Small Boy 9.12; Bally Brit 9.11; . Cottingham, En Tour 9.10; Hirangi 9.5; Nightbound 9.4; Turaki 9.2; Biform, Brigadore, Chat, Flashlight, Floodlight, Gay Boa, Glenvane, Lactose, Makoi, Smiling Thru 9.0. Trentham Hurdles, £5OO, one mile and three-quarters.—Jewelled Girdle 11.7; King Rey 11.3; Soho 10.9; Curie 10.6; Hesketoon 10.4; Old Surrey 10.1; Hirangi 10.0; El Meynell, Aussie Ra, Student Prince, Survalyon 9.11; Araboa 9.5; Blue Tiger, Esperance Bay 9.0.

Whyte Handicap, £6OO, one mile.— Amigo 9.12; Sly Fox 9.2; Haughty Winner 9.1; Classform 9.0; Du Maurier, Quadroon 8.10; Alma, Francis Drake, Ned Cuttie, The Wrecker 8.9; Dictate, Hot Box 8.8; Disdain, Mea Mea, Sleeveless 8.7; Aurora’s Star, Trench Fight 8.5; Erlick 8.4; Master Cyklon 8.2; White Rajah 8.0; Hagen, War Dress 7.13; Kena 7.12; Lady Tinkle, Royal Star II 7.11; Balmenter, Blonde Princess 7.9; Cherokee, Colonel Bogey, Paddy the Rip 7.8; Authoress, Gaelic Song, Hunting Royal, Philemup, Ruatiti, Silver Glow, Surella, Wagner, Prival 7.7.

WAIKATO RACES FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW [special to “stab.”] , AUCKLAND, June 28. The Waikato Racing Club’s patriotic meeting will be held at Te Rapa to-morrow. The track will be heavy. The win and place system of betting will be used. Prospects:— St. John Hack Steeples: Sockettes, British Isles, Tutor. Soldiers’ Handicap: Trig Station, Humasong, Miss Valerie. Southern Queen Handicap: Hot Box, Gold Vaals, Saccone, or Valmint.

Hack Hurdles: Cappy, Valspear, Mai de Men.

Patriotic Plate: Acreman-Calshot Bracket, Midland, Romani.

Hamilton Handicap: Te Monowai, Young Paddon, Te Takina. Farewell Handicap: Bronze Trail, Noble Fox, Hunter’s Night. The fields are as follow:— 11.30:

St. John Hack and Hunters’ Steeples, two miles and a-quarter: Inness Lad 11.2, Sockettes 10.1, Tutor 9.10, Clansman, British Isles, Air Commodore 9.4, Semiarch 9.1, Etcetera, Brandon Hall, Little Scotch, Fat Boy 9.0. 12.15: Soldiers’ Hack Handicap, six furlongs: Hum-a-Song 9.6, Trig Station 8.11, Miss Valerie 8.9, Glenbevan 8.7, Star Vaals, Lady Clorane 8.5, Mayfair, Auburn Lu, Tahiti, Sweet Nothing, Miss Eureka, Royal Jay, Phil Vaals, Poutawa 8.0. -j 1.0: ’Southern Queen Handicap; one mile and a-quarter: Gold Vaals 9.1, Hot Box 8.6, Valmint, Tidewaiter 8.1, Very Glad 7.5, Paddy the Rip 7.5, Philemup, Saccone, Flying Acre 7.3, Jewelled Girdle 7.2, Calorie 7.1, Mon Acre, Raceline, Sunny Downs, Prival, Silver Glow 7.0. 1.45: Hack Hurdles Handicap, one mile and a-half: .Jack Tar 10.9, Mungacre 9.13, Cappy 9.11, Te Monatekapa 9.10, Allegretto 9.8, King Musk 9.5, Valspear 9.4; Air Commodore 9.3; Vaalso 9.1, Rarotonga, Mio Fratollo, Little Ruse, Mai de Mer, Tavern Song, Well Away, Red Appellant 9.0. 2.30: / Patriotic Plate, one mile: Acreman 11.8, Midland 11.6, Full of Scotch 11.0, Calshot 10.13, Runanga 10.9, Maxown, General Riske, School Song, Romani, Postscript, Rothoon, Spats, Bellaghy, Comrie 10.7. 3.15: Hamilton Handicap, six furlongs: Orate 9.9, Te Takina, Erndale 9.4, Young Paddon 8.7, Te Monowai 8.5, Mai de Mer 8.1, Trilliarch, Bronze Step, Surella, Day Wind, Town Section, Hunting Blood 8.0. 4.0:

Farewell Hack Handicap, seven furlongs: Noble Fox 9.11, Hunter’s Night 9.3, Monte Cristo 9.1, Wildore 8.13, Trig Station 8.10, Mio Fratollo 8.5, Bronze Trail 8.4, Sieglinde 8.2, Nuipapa, Gas Acre, Acquest, Dark Rose, Tahiti, Valley Maid, Phil Vaals 8.0.

DANNEVIRKE HUNT.

FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW

* The Dannevirke Hunt Club s meeting will be held on the Woodville racecourse to-morrow, with win-and-place betting in use. Prospects: Oringi Hurdle# Nereus, Game Pit, Gold Ballad.

Takapau Stakes: Cherry Hunter, Jumna, Merrymeer. Dannevirke Steeples: Tigreterre, Harbour Bar, Lovelilt. Rakaiatai Hack: Hagen, Conversion, Viracious. Kaitoke Handicap: Authoress, Gaelic Song, Master Cyklon. Akitio Bracelet: Baron Bold, Gladium. .’ Greenhills Hack: Little Robin, Great Fair, Vadanoe. The fields are as follow:— 12.0

Oringi Hack Hurdles; one mile and a half—Dungarvan 10.9; Galteemore 10.1; Gay Chou 9.12; War Lap 9.10; Game Pit 9.9; Nereus 9.8; Gold Ballad 9.5; Debham, Baron Bold, Patahi, Rewanoa, False Witness, Refulgent, King Tractor, Ardsallagh 9.0. 12.40

Takapau Novice Stakes; five furlongs—Sporting Luck, Rose, Mimetic, Cherry Hunter, Squeers, Oraiti, Peacn King< China Clipper, Rhodes, Merrymeer, Jumna, Colerica, Sanction, Khyber, Goldcraft, Gay Lord, Golden Wattle, Half Caste, Colac 8.7. 1.20. Dannevirke Hunt Cup Steeplechase; about two miles and a half —Glenvane 11.5; Lovelilt 10.5; Harbour Bar 10.4; Ruenzori 9.9; Tigreterre 9.7; Gaswyn, Bardowie, Sir Rodney, Bonny Thomond, Oete, 9.0.

Rakaiatai Hack Handicap; six furlongs—Hagen 10.10; Viracious 9.2; Sky Limit 8.12; Little Dorrit 8.8; Te Ore 8.7; Chandley 8.4; Conversion 8.2; Shining Hours, Deflation, Augment, Hasten, Boniden, Oraiti 8.0. 2.40 Kaitoke Handicap; one mile and a quarter—Master Cyklon 9.0; Skyway 7.12; Hunting Mint 7.11; Authoress 7.10; Brazil 7.8; Gaelic Song, El

Meynell 7.8; King Mestor, Doctor Defoe, War Lap 7.7. 3.20

’Akitio Ladies’ Braclet; one mile and a quarter—Kohika 12.2; Gladium 11.12; Seyfried 11.9; Baron Bold 11.1; Mimetic, Spearthorn, Sir Rodnqy, Tigreterre, Colac 11.0. 4.0

Greenhills Hack Cup Handicap; one mile and a distance—Anita Foe 9.2; Little Robin 8.12; Doctor Defoe 8.9; Gay Laura 8.5; Great Fair 8.3; Larwood 8.1; Regicide, Vadanoe, Selkirk, Royal Pagent, Rhodes, Renascor Moonlight Bay 8.0. Trotting August Classes: No horse will be allowed to give away time to race at the August meeting at Addington. All classes are for horses “assessed at” the limit or faster, and the “can do” qualification has been dropped altogether. Attractive Youngster:

P. Gallagher is handling an attractive two-year-old gelding by Quite Sure from Sundock, dam of the honest and consistent performer Toorak. The youngster is a good mover, with plenty of quality. Jarrah for Sale:

Jarrah, who won at Hokitika at Easter, is being advertised for sale. He is an eight-year-old gelding by Nelson Derby from Adelaide Wood, and he won attractively at the Westland meeting. 1 Different: In New Zealand the “maiden” line in the trotting handicap system is 3.43. although a horse is required to step 3.25 or thereabouts to win. In Sydney, under a new scale just adopted, the slowest mark is 3.33. Under the New Zealand method, a pacer which wins'two races is liable to be pegged back seven or eight * secseconds; in Sydney the penalties amount to only two seconds.

Bingen Blood:' Horses with Bingen blood fared successfully at trotting meetings in Auckland during the season recently completed, Nelson Bingen and his sons and grandsons being represented by the winners of 34 races and whose earnings amounted to £6,600. Sons of Nelson Bingen successfully represented were Peter Bingen, Worthy Bingen, Nelson Derby, Great Bingen and Native King and grandsons Nobleman and Bingen Ohimes. Progeny of Nelson Bingen won eight races besides registering many minor placings and they earned £1,700. Peter Bingen’s progeny won £1,600, Worthy Bingen’s £950, Nelson Derby’s £945, and Great Bingen’s £BO5.

TIMARU T.C.

TO-MORROW’S PROGRAMME

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CHRISTCHURCH, June 28. The Timaru Trotting Club’s meeting to be held to-morrow will be the last trotting meeting in New Zealand during the present season and for this reason it will attract some interest. While the acceptances are not very numerous the appearance of several promising maidens and a number of proved horses over a distance should provide spirited speculation. “ The following horses should race well in their different engagements:— Wigram Handicap: Lord Ernleigh, Allie Audubon, Frances Worthy. Achilles Handicap: Lady Denise, Hardy Oak, Passing By. Marlborough Handicap: Ringtrue, Pecunia, Aidershot. Reynaud Handicap: William Potts, Marque, Busted Flush. Narvik Handicap: Manawai, Mortlake, Arietta. Burnham Handicap: Frances Worthy, Danzie Guy, Guyvester. Churchill Handicap: Aidershot, Trireme, Silver Guy. Victory Handicap: Siege Gun, Ben Wyvis, Royal Thread. The following horses will be bracketed on the totalisator: Churchill Handicap: Rollalong-Tri-reme. The programme is as follows: — .11.45

Wigram Handicap, 3.49 class; one mile and a-half: Allie Audubon, Alvis, Early Bell, Helen Scott, scr; Lord Ernleigh, Westcliff 12; Fluke, Frances Worthy 60; Gaynor 72. 12.20 Achilles Handicap, 3.5 class; one mile and a-quarter: Canadian Prince, Clonard, Cockney, Diamond Cluster, Dunkirk, Guy Azaleas, Hardy Oak, Helenora, Irish Dusk, Lady Denise, Loyal Jack, Lyrola, Marco Polo, Mirage, Narvik, Passing By scr. 1.0 Marlborough Handicap, 3.25 class; one mile and a-half: Aidershot, Gay Avon, Lady Milne, Pecunia, Trireme, Worthy Need scr; Ringtrue, Roan Duke 24; Silver Guy 36; Bill B.- 48. 1.35 Reynaud Handicap, 3.36 class; one mile and a-half: Gold Bar, Sinbad, Twist, William Potts scr; Brown Tap 12; Busted Flush, Storm Signal, Tokalon 24; Marque 36; Macgregor 60; Royal Grattan 72. 2.15 Narvik Handicap, 3.39 class; one mile and a-half: Lady Denise, Lord Zetland scr; Arietta, Jack Spratt, Manawai, Mortlake, Pursuit 12; Sabu 24. * 2.50 Burnham Handicap, 3.45 class; one mile and a-half: Allie Audubon, Alvis, Gipsy Lee, Helen Scott, . Lord Ernleigh, Westcliff scr; Axworth, Fluke, Frances Worthy 12; Gaynor 24, Danzie Guy, Guyvester 36; Elite Rey, Great Linnet 60. 3.25 Churchill Handicap, 2.50 class; one mile and a-quarter: Rollalong, Trireme scr; Aidershot, Gay Avon, Lady Milne, Worthy Need 12;‘Silver Guy 24; Bill B. 36. 4.5 Victory Handicap, 2.22 class, one mile: Brown Tap, Clive Brook, Gold Bar, Sinbad, Welcome Stranger, William Potts scr; Ben Wyvis, Royal Thread, Siege Gun, Brigadier, Red -Spur, Sister Polly 24; Macgregor 36.