RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 October 1944, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING

meetings to come.

November 4: Napier Park. November 11: Napier Park. November 11: Avondale.

trotting.

Nov. 4:—-Metropolitan. Nov. 11:— Metropolitan,

Gold Nugget: Mr. D. R. Dowell, oi Greymouth, has again presented, for the driver of the New Zealand Trotting Cup winner, a gold nugget mounted on a tiepin. A similar trophy has been presented by Mr. Dowell for the past three years, and O. E. Hooper (with' Haughty) has won two of them.

Wei I-related: There is some excellent breeding in the lines of Navy Queen, a winner at Rangiora on Labour Day. By Grattan Loyal from Oxford Queen, she goes back in the direct maternal line to Vanquish, ancestress of the champion trotting mare Worthy Queen, 2.3 3-5, and many other good winners. Navy Queen is owned by Mr. G. S. McGallon, formerly of Greymouth, and is trained at Chertsey by C.. K. Yeatman who formerly trained at Greymouth.

Death of Jewel Pointer: Mr. W. T. Lowe reports the death of Jewel Pointer, one of the greatest pacers of his clay. Mr. J. S. Shaw, who trained and drove Jewel Pointer in most of his successes, still regards the little brown stallion as the best all-rounder he ever had anything to do with. Jewel Pointer was good in saddle or harness. He won £9075 in stakes, and one of his notable feats was to win three £lOOO events in succession and all within the space of eight days.. Jewel Pointer raced from three years to 13 years without a season off. He contested 151 races for 16 wins, 23 seconds, 14 thirds, and five fourths that carried prize money. The best horse he sired was Great Jewel, who was the leading stake-winner in the 1939-40 season with £3OOO.

Big Bettors: Stories are being printed regarding the magnitude of the betting operations of the late Mr. Eric Connolly. Like many of his predecessors, the Victorian punter-owner-trainer won some big sums, particularly on Rostrum and Murillo, on one occasion collecting about £30,000 over a big double. Neither Connolly nor any other Australian plunger ever wagered such large sums as Michael Pitt, known as the Colossus punter. On the last day of the 1943-44 season his luck was consistently bad, and his losses must have run Into five figures. Pitt evened the score last month by backing six winners in six races. In one race he invested about £l2OO on a favourite, and as a saver took £lOOO to £l4O about another runner. Challenged by a bookmaker, he took this bet three times and, although the favourite failed, he finished more than £2OOO up on the race. Pitt gained the title “Colossus” by backing the horse of that, name to win £7OOO in the 1943 Melbourne Cup. Before the meeting concluded Tie ran his winnings up to £30,000, and since then he has put all other punters, past or present, in the shade.

N.Z. CUP ACCEPTORS

CHRISTCHURCH, October 27

The Canterbury Jockey Club has received the following acceptances for the New Zealand Cup, two miles: Royal Lancer 9.5; Gleni'alloch 9.2; Macedoine, Battledress 8.10; Rink 8.6; Representative, Don Quex 8.4; Amorlad, Langue d’Or 8.3; Foxhaven, Kevin 8.1; Tring 7.13; Classform, Fair Trial 7.11; Palfrey 7.8; Foxleap, Lowry Bay, Sal’s Pal 7.5; Patu-po, Happy Ending 7.4; Bunsby 7.2; Lambourn 7.1; Gamble, Arustra, Voltaire, Night Lancer, Longsword, Capronella, Silver Coin, Kohara, Alpine 7.0. Non-acceptors: Tara King, Sir Standfast, Aurora Australis, Water Vixen, First In, Irish Note, Harris Tweed, War Effort, Night Believer. Nominations have been received as follow for the

Stewards’ Handicap, six furlongs: Royal Heii', Silver Lily, Salmi, Poulatau, Lord Advocate, Lyndon Lea; Subdued, John Gay, Irish Note, Nurnie, Eulogia, Bonny Flight, Theolateral, John o’ London, Sing Sing, Skyhawk, High Play, Boulder Darn, My Bonnie, Air Ace. All Night, Kiloney, Foxcatcher, First In, Winning Flight, Conspicuous. ELLERSLIE NOMINATIONS The Auckland Racing Club has received the following nominations:— Auckland Cup, of £5000; two miles —Santa Anita, Voltaire, Silver Coin, Sal’s Pal, War Effort, Lou Rosa, Battledress, Palfrey, Kevin, Gamble, Glyn Dwr, Ringlight, Altess, Billy Peach, Royal Jay, Honest Sal, Sporting Nation, Diamond King, Beau Dink, Te Hinemoa, Foxchase, Spirillum, Bunsby, Virtuoso, Trueway, Sir Standfast, Tight Line, Grey Salute, Harris Tweed, Kiatere, Maati, Don Quex, Langue d’Or, Rink, Babrow, Kiaree, Shining Night, .Abbey Fox, Tweedsmuir, Mr. Rowl, Peterhead,’ Hulabaloo, Representative, Lord Chancellor, Jeff, Royal Merit, Joseph Conrad, Capronella, Foxleap, Town Survey, Mr. Rosa, Jollyfox, Expanse, Sir Dink, Lady’s Pal, Corsac, Landveyor, Malaguena, Two Pals, Foxlore, Betterman, Lightmint, Foxwyn, W'atchett, Marble Fox, Tara King, Forest Glen, Good Armour, Air Port, Macedoine, Merry May, Water Vixen, Sousa, Jovial Hour, Foxsen, Whirlwind Star, Constitution, Our Gold, Royal Duchess, Lambourn, Prince Baffles. Shining Night and Kiaree are trained by M. McCarten at Randwick. Railway Handicap, six furlongs.— Flowerburn, Hunting King, Autoscore, Dinky Di, Koi Ragi, Colonel Vaals, Alright, Clarice, Beau Vaals, Royal Glory, Tutere, Tideless, Poutatau, Burberry, Lord Theio, Kiatere Maati, Sir Leon, Odvaals, Master Ted, Cambria, Coronaire, My Bonnie, Plassida, High Span, Kentish, Sweet Biscuit, Reorapa, Victory Song, Cadder. Powys, Roman Duke, Bonny Pay, Neenah. Verdant, Hunting Camp, Skyhawk, Lord Dink, Salmi, Sleepy' Fox, Gay Chat, Playfellow, Tiger Tan, Lord Luck, Black Beret. Peter Gregor, Subadar, Quick Draw.

The quarterly return of- average costs a ton of handling cargo submitted to this week’s meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board showed 42.08 d for English and foreign for the quarter ended June 30. compared with 39.15 d foi- the March Quarter, and 45.23 d for Australian and coastal compared with 44.10 d. Average weekly earnings of A class watersiders for the period ended October 3 (13 weeks) were £lO/6/2, compared with £9/7/3 for the Quarter ended July 4, and £7/5/9 for B class men. compared with £ 6/8/6.