RACING & TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 September 1943, Page 3

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.

Filly by Coronach: The dual Railway Handicap winner, Bronwen, has foaled a filly , to Coronach, and is to be mated with Nfeptune.

Withdrawn: Burberry has been withdrawn from, the .-Diuiedm Guineas to be run at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting oh October 9.

Chancie of System: The committee of the Waikouaiti Racing Club has decided to adopt the win-and-place system at its annual New Year’s Day meeting. The club had always previously used single pool betting.

Interesting Recruit: Noble Fox is an interesting recruit entered lor the hurdle race at the Hawke’s Bay meeting on Saturday. His family is not m the Stud Book, but his dam, Lady Lulu, is by Valkyrian, who gamed his great success as a sire of jumpers.

N.Z. Bred: Recent winners in Australia were:—Master Craft (Ringmaster— Impetuous); Wanganui (Ringmaster—Mislaid); and Omapo (Nightmarch—Azaleas). The former two were bought at the 1939 yearling sales al.- Trentham.

First-class Records: In the 14 seasons in which he held a trainer’s license, L. G. Morris, who has retired from active training, saddled up 309 winners. He was three times third on the list of winning trainers, and in 10 of the 14 seasons he finished in the first six. a first-class record Which matches in excellence his successful career as a rider.

From Right Quarter: A private message from Melbourne (says an exchange) states that The Joker has been backed substantially from the right quartex- for his Melbourne Cup engagement, both straight out and in doubles, and he is firming in the market for the two cups—Melbourne and Caulfield. The two cups double has been accomplished twice in recent years—by The Trump in 1937 and Rivette in 1939.

Unusual Challenge: An anonymous correspondent has issued a challenge through the racing editor of the Dunedin “Star” Cox’ £5O up to £3OO that he can produce more, £5 losing totalisator tickets than anyone else in the Dominion. The challenger claims to have been following racing and trotting foi’ 40 years and to have Jost two fortunes. He said his biggest win in one day was £2300 and his biggest loss £llOO spread ovex- a seven days’ carnival. He adds: “I don’t want anyone to tell me I’m a fool, as I know it to my sorrow.”

A Severe Less: Mi' A. E. Butson, of Southland, who bought a number of high-priced mares al the Trentham Winter Sale, has had the misfortune to lose Fabric, whom he purchased lor 750gns, The sistex’ to Veilmond (Limond —Veil) produced a filly by

.Ringmaster last month, and when oeing handled at the stud x’ecently .cared up and fell ovex- backwards, breaking her neck. Fortunately Mr Hutson’s loss is protecied in part by insurance. The foal is being x-eared on a fosic-r mother.