RACING & TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 September 1943, Page 7

RACING & TROTTING

MEETINGS TO COME Oct. 2: Ohinemuri. Oct. 2: Hawke’s Bay. Oct. 9: Auckland. Oct. 9: Otaki Maori. Oct. 9: Dunedin. Oct. 16: South Canterbury. Oct. 16: Masterton. Oct. 23, 25: Wellington. Oct. 25: Waikato. Oct. 25: Gore. Oct. 25: North Canterbury. Oct. 23 or 25: Waverley. Oct. 30: Foxton.

Short of a Race: Indian Sport ran a creditable race to finish a close sixth in the Avondale Cup after being among the leading four all the way. He may have been short of a race, as this was his first run in public since he won at the Hawke’s Bay Hunt five weeks ago. Indian Sport should soon return to the winning list.

Interesting Winner: Four Freedoms, a colt by Peace Chance from Nea Lap, won a 2000 dollar race for three-year-olds at Belmont Park, New York, in May. Nea Lap is a sister to Phar Lap, and raced with success in New Zealand before being sold to the States some years back.

Cheerful Lady Sold: The Defoe mare Cheerful Lady, who was banned ' from fiat racing a few months back on account of her waywardness at the barrier, has been sold by Mr. A. V. Faulknor, Masterton, to a Wellington breeder, and she is to be mated this season with Robin Goodfellow.

Related to Bashful Lady: Overlooked, a 16-year-old half-sister by Some Boy 11. to Bashful Lady, has been purchased by Mr. J. Burnett, owner of Bashful Lady, and she is to be mated with Salmagundi or Siegfried. A four-year-old half-sister by Alcanzar, a son of Balboa, has been acquired by Mr. A. E. Butson, and is also to be put to the stud.

Attracted Notice: The appearance of Volterra must have attracted support for this Lusty Volo horse in the Railway Handicap at Trentham but he raced rather disappointingly. A liver chestnut with flaxen mane, he showed plenty of brilliance to work to the front, but over the last 150 yards commenced to weaken. However, it will be surprising if this member’ of C. S. Donald’s stable does not make a record for himself.

St. Leqer Placings: The English St. Leger winner, He'rringbone, a wellperformed filly by King Salmon from Schiaparelli, is owned by Lord Derby. Ribbon, the second horse, is a Fairway filly, and the winner of her last four or five starts, as a two-year-old. She is owned by Lord Rosebery. Ribbon was considered unlucky to be beaten in the Oaks. The third horse, Straight Deal, a Solario colt, had earlier in the season won the Derby for Miss Dorothy Paget.

Bred to Stay: Because he failed in all races beyond a mile as a three-year-old, Representative has been written off in some quarters as a nonstayer. It can be said for him that in most of his races last term he was battling on at the finish. It was not stamina he lacked, but speed at the shorter distances which is a common trait in a stayer. His win in the Avondale Cup at 10 furlongs does not entitle him to be classed as a stayer, but is will be surprising if he does not develop ability over the longer distances this season now that he is near maturity. Unlucky: Justitia was definitely unlucky in the Belfield Hack Handicap at'Orari. She fared badly in the scramble round the first turn, and later suffered a set-back when trying to move up from the middle of the field. She was well back turning for home, but with a brilliant finishing effort she was only half a length away from the third horse at the post. Her stable-mate, St. Cloud, was also responsible for impressive work over the final stages of the open sprint. She was the last of the field to turn for home, and passed all but the winner in the run home.

No Penalties: The stewards held a meeting before the Squatters’ Handicap at Orari on Saturday and decided that Royal Flight was not entitled to any penalty for winning the John Grigg Stakes at Ashburton on the previous Saturday. The handicapper had penalised her for both the Geraldine Cup and Squatters’ Handicap for her Ashburton win, but under the rules of racing no horse can be penalised in a handicap race for winning a weight-for-age event, and the John Grigg Stakes, for three-year-olds only, was deemed to be a weight-for-age race.

A.J.C. Profits: Wai' charities benefited to the extent of £15,613 as a result of the Australian Jockey Club transactions during the year ended June 30. This was slightly lower than the previous year, £19,532, although this year’s revenue was £23,549 higher than in 1942. Revenue increased from £215,891 during the season 1941-42 to £239,340 last season. The totalisator turnover during the 12 months aggregated £1,620,831 which compared with £966,929 for the previous year, an increase of £653,902. The club has put aside £14,000 for totalisator replacement. This item was not included last season, so that actually the profits for last year amounted to £29,613.