SPORTING NEW SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 March 1946, Page 7

SPORTING NEW SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING TROTTING

Messrs. F. J. Beer, J. S. Shaw, and A. Commons have been appointed stipendiary stewards under the new method of controlling trotting meetings which came into force to-day at the Invercargill Trotting Club s meeting. _ _ _ . , The president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference, Mr. 11. F. Nicoll, and the president of the New Zealand Trotting Association, Mr. L. McCarthy, have been visiting trotting clubs in the South Island explaining the new system to the committees. Under the new system all trotting meetings will be controlled by the stipendiary stewards and no longer by judicial committees of the clubs.

Greymouth J.C.: Nominations for the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting to be held on March 9 will close at nine o’clocx tonight. _

Marlborough Trots: - Nominations for the Marlborougl Trotting Club’s meeting will close on Monday next. ,

By Sir Beau: . Wee Joan, who won the juvenile race at Opunake is the first of the progeny of Sir Beau to win. She is reported to be highly promising ano won at Opunake in spite of a cold.

Carissima: „ The three-year-old filly, Carissima, who was recently registered by D. Teahen, is by that brilliant trotter, Certissimus, who died prematurely, from Mersa Matruh, dam also of Mamanuas. On breeding Carissima should be a good winner.

Coming Right: Swift Quarry has recovered from the eye affliction which has affected his racing, and he has been working well at Auckland. On a recent morning he galloped a mile in 1.4 in the middle of the track and came home the last six in 1.16 4-5. lhe son of Foxbridge should soon return to the winning list.

A Mudlark: Hunting Loch has been attracting attention at Auckland by her good track work. On Tuesday ol this week she did the best five of the morning in 1.3 1-5 at Ellerslie. Ihe Hunting Song mare should extend her record when the tracks so I ten again.

Attractive Lines: Voltaic, who ran a good second to Karachi in a division of the Sapling Stakes at Woodville, is a chestnut gelding by Revelation —Short Circuit, who was a daughter of the Paper Money mare, Verintia, by Solferino —Anitea, the dam of Rapier. Short Circuit was a halfsister to Rebel Chief, so on his breeding lines Voltaic should be more than useful.

Kindergarten Again: Mr E. N. Fitzgerald hopes to race Kindergarten in the North Island Challenge Stakes at Trentham next week. A box has been booked for the champion, who is reported to have done well in his work at Gisborne lately, and is certain to be at the meeting. has not raced since he won the Hazlett Gold Cup at Dunedin in January, 1945. He has won the Challenge Stakes thiee times, 1941, 1942, and 1943.

Last from Dominant: Ruling Maid, who is in work at Awapuni, is bred in the purple, and her appearance on the racecourse, will be keenly awaited., She is the ( last of the progeny of Dominant,] who was made famous by the deeds of one of her sons, Beau Vite. The founder of the family from which Dominant came was Hebrew Maia, who was imported to New Zealand in 1906. To Melton (an English horse) she produced Lovelorn, the dam 01. Nones, Merelaus, Lovesick, Lovematch, Lovelock, Left (dam 01. Petei Jackson, Wotan, Gaine Carrington, etc.), and Dominant, almost in successive years. Lovematch produced Liaison, (the dame of Old Bill and Florence Mills). Dominant died in October of last year. The sire ol Ruling Maid is The Bigot, who is a one-eyed horse by Bayando—Bonnie Lady, dam also of the A.J.C. Metropolitan winner, Young Crusader.

All in Order: An inquiry at the request of racecourse inspector R. G. Black was conducted at Palmerston North this week by the Wanganui district committee into certain matters rela to the ownership and racing ot tne| horse Merger, who is raced by Mr 1. Dick and is trained at Otaki by b. Baker. After a hearing lasting I seven hours the committee issued the | following finding; “On the evidence adduced we think that Bick became the owner of Merger on August 3, 1945, and further that Baker took Merger to Blenheim and raced him there on February 3, 1945, with the full knowledge and approval of M s Larsen, the then owner, and that Mis Larsen signed the transfer ol the ! horse on August 3, 1945, ! free will. We find further that Bakei i has acted unwisely throughout, but there is insufficient evidence before 'us to do more than warn him to be j more careful in futule.

AUCKLAND R.C. ACCEPTANCES (P.A.) AUCKLAND, March 1. Acceptances for the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting on March 9 are as Percival Handicap, of £600; one m ile. —Hunting Loch 9.4: Old Scot 9.0, Ruling Master 8.11; silve }’ 8.9; Beryl Fox 8.7; Saffron Walden 8.4, Beau Volo 7.12; Brantone 7.11; Ghazipur, Peggy O, Duke Royal, Brown Atom 7.9; Jovial Song, Bettermusk 7.8; Last Sign, Antipay, Old Dooley, Bosario, Default, Sir Desmond, Blue Vixen, Omaio, Superb, Valley Tiail, Master Dink, Tu Maro, Bay Jim, Damsel, Brown Robin 7.7. Mount Wellington Hurdles, ol

£7so' one mile and three-quarters. —- Bright Fox 11.12; Expellant 11.0; Varuna, Kouraeka 10.7; Centennial 10 6 Dumbo 10.3; Lapidarian 10.2, OUI Nation 10.0; Betterman 9.11; Bisquit 9.7- The Dude, Roman Orator J.% Surpai, Dukes Star, Flying Paul 9 -°- Buckland Handicap, of £700; one mile and a-quarter.—Landfall 9.0, Battle Royal 8.13: Colonel Dmk 8.10 Land Warden 8.8; Honora 8.7; Santa Anita 8.6; Steppeland 8.1; Good Armour 7.13; Brantome 7.12; Jocelyn Ann 7.11; Sublime Fox, Varuna 7 9, Maia of Sherwood 7.8; Loch Acre, Kill Fast, Bronze Belle, On Time, Valmeer, Raialal, Innovation, Gay Adalene, tonight, Land Ruler, Bycroft, Travellmßledisloe Handicap, of £1000; one mile and three furlongs.—Gay Lally ,8.5; Corot 7.9; Khig’s Pride 7.6; Beau Dink, Abbey Fox, Diamond Kin o , Gold Dash, Foxlore 7.0.

Ascot Handicap, of £6so;'six furlongs.—Majesty, Beau le Havre 9.b; Knight Templar 8.9; Jon Rosa 8.7; | Sweet Girl 8.3; Irish Poet 8.2; Super, Vaals 7.11; Court Lad 7.8; Lord phl ’° sa 7.6; Gwen Vaals, Floral Dance, Miss Shirley 7.5. City Handicap, of £7o0; seven rurlongs. —Cambria 10.1; Flowerburn, Sweet Biscuit 9.0; Kindroon 7.13; My Bonnie 7.10; St. Leon, Regal March 7.8; Cricket Ball 7.7; White Blaze, Altess, Park Royal, Gay Star, Fight On 7 '°Salisbury Handicap, of £750; one mile.—Hot Pursuit, Balmacara 9.8; Kindroon 9.5; Nawab 8.13; Royal Merit 8.8; Fight On, Doll Dinks, Black Ace, Dougal, Te Kiwi 8.0. The Buckland Handicap will be divided into two separate races, each carrying a stake of £6OO, one to be the First Buckland Handicap and the other the Second Buckland Handicap. FORTHCOMING FIXTURES Galloping March 8,9: Cromwell. March 9: Wellington. March 9, 11; Taranaki. March 9; Greymouth. Trotting March 9: Timaru. „ March 9; Waikato-Thames-Carhbridge,