TURF.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11195, 2 May 1930, Page 7

TURF.

TURF FIXTURES

ENGLISH RACING. THE CITY AND SUBIIDEAN (British Official A\ ireless.) LONDON, April 30. The City and Suburban Handicap resulted: Lucky Tor 1 ; Athlord 2; Yatout 3. Sixteen started. Won by two lengths, and three-quarters of a length. NO BETS. CHAR LAP BARRED. RAND WICK RECORD. KIM SHED PULLING UP. SYDNEY, April 23. ‘•Wlial price, Phar Lap?” ‘•Em not doing straight oat business with Pliar Lap." That was actiuilly tin* case at Rand wick this afternoon when, in clip- Cumber!and -' Stakes,- itu- p'roffifb!y tlie first liiiu- in The history .ol raving jii New South ■ \\ ales. not , qme straightout hot -could bo ‘••traced- an the paddock. Pliar. Lap was opposed hv Donald and lvidaic.es, and bookmakers aslu-d backers to lay 0 to 2 on I’har Lao and Donald, while Phar Lap and Kidaides were at. 6 to. 4 .against.. ■ Phar Lap yverif -straight to the front and at. the' cnile-pdst was . lo lengths in front ol Donald-, alio vns about six lengths in front of Kidaides. At the six. furlongs post he was nearly 25 lengths in trout, and coming round the turn Elliott- began to restrain the gelding, so much so that in the run home Donald got to within ;i lew lengths oi him. Elliott had almost pulled Phar Lap up as the post was reached. Pliar Lap ran the mile and threequarters in 2.585 —a It and wick record for the distance. It lie had been extended ho would no donut have beaten the Australasian record of 2.571., held by Bacchus. He ran the last mile in 1.42 and the last half-mile in Sljsec. 4 0 FOR 5/- ON “TOTE.” In the Paddock totalise,tor onP £9O was invested, and Phar Lnn. o" whom were 128 of the ISo tickets, returned a dividend of 12s loi 10s. In the Leger only £24 5s went or. the race, and the return was os O; for os, which is 1.0 to 1 on. Lut those people on the Hat who supported Phar Lap in the machines, received only 4s Gd hack for each os ’•nvested. 'Phis recalls a- lace run a Rand wh-lr some years ago. when. ir. Urn Paddock tote, Beau ford returnee ?)s 6d for each 10s for a straight-out win , In the Leger, 75 of the Hi tickets were invested on Pliar Lap, and o_ He flat Phar Lap was entrusted with

233'.tickets out of 244. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB GREAT WEIGHTS (Press Association.' AUCKLAND, May 1. Weights for the Auckland Racing Club’s great northern steeplechase meeting, to be held on June 3,5, and 7, are as follows: Great Northern Hurdles Handicap (2\ miles).— Elysianor, Mister Gamp 11.5, Red Fuschia. 11.0, Wedding March 10.12, Elicit 10.11. Siapsi, Wiltshire’ .10,6, Bright Land, Star Comet 10.5, Mangam 10.1, Prince Lu, Pouri 10.0, Pompeius 9.13, Roman Abbey, Tvawini 9.11, Glenstar 9.9, King’s Jest 9.8, Kauri Park 9,5, Omeo, Horomea, Aurora Borealis 9.4, Mountain Guide, Ivainehameha, Maunga, Ponjola, Revel, Rawhetu, Waka King, Whisogne, Glenn Bay, Daylight, Calithe, Royal Elm, Tiega 9.0'. Cornwall Handicap (l.j miles). — Corinax 10.2, Goshawk 9.9, Seatown 9.7. Eager Rose 9.3, Maori Boy 9.0, Paddon, Mondip 8.13. Paleta .8.12, Palm, Tnneriri 8.10, Atholspear, Marjoram 8.7, Nassock 8.6, Barometer 8.5, Merry Mint, Standfast 8.4, Prince, of Orange, High Pitch 8.3, Lucy Rose, Bold Front 8.2, Austerity,'Pompeius 'B.l, Sea. Cob, Sir Month Transformer, True Blood, Valsier, Monsogne, I’m Alone, Llyn Dim King Emerald, : Imperial Prince, Kalla, Kawainga, Mon Star, Mosque, The Lover. Flying Prince 8.0. Great Northern Steeplechase (about 33 miles).—Wiltshire 11.11, Elysianor, Red Fuschia 11.0, Wedding March 10.12, Kawini 10.8, Elicit 10.6, Mangani 10.1, Pouri, Star Comet 10.0, Omeo, Pompeius 9.13, Roman Abbey 9.11, Democratic 9-8, Kauri Park, Matu, Maunga, Fabriano 9.5, Airtight, Ponjola 9.3, Horomea, Aurora Borealis, Daylight, Double 'Soult, Kamehameha, Odin, Rawhetu, Waka King, Wenday, Royal Elm, Calithe 9.0.

TOTALISATOR TAN. CONTROVERSY CONTINUES*. LEAGUE IN REPLY TO MR. POLSON. fPrpißß Association.* WELLINGTON; May 1. The Sports Protection League says in further discussing the proposal to increase the totalisator tax, that Ml’ W. J. Poison said at Gore “that the racing industj-y would not have to pay one penny more under his scheme. The increased raw would be passed on to the public.” The league points out that the increased rate cannot be passed on to the public without affecting what he calls the racing industry. Since the dividend tax was doubled, tho State revenue from the totalisator had; last season only increased by little more than £25000 but the revenue received by the industry from the machine had fallen by more than £200,000. Ono more turn of the screw,. and both the State, and. the industry would lie losers, a position which had already arrived in his own electorate, where the elm. now collects From the public for the Government less revenue than ir. did before the tax was doubled. TURF SENSATION. SECRETARY TO V.A.T.C. RESIGNS. United Press Assn bv El Tel aouynsrh' (Received Max 1. 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, .May 1. Mr. Y. A. Tabart, secretary of the Victoria- Amateur Turf Club, has resigned and a petition containing fifty members’ names lias been signed asking for an open inquiry. It is also asked that a fresh appointment be withhold until afier the inquiry. TOTE LA AY IN VICTORIA.’ Girted Prf.ss Assn .ny El. Tel- Coiivrnm' (Received May I, o p.m.) AIELBOERNE, May 1. The Totalisator Bill is expected to become law at the end el the month. The. Legislative Council has passed the second reading. Its installation will be carried out on five courses, namely, Elemington, Caulfield, AYilliamstown, Mormon Valley and Ascot. Premier Hogan expects the totalisator will be yielding revenue at tho end of the year. It is many years since the first attempt was made in the Victorian Parliament- to legalise the totalisator.

NOTES AND NEWS Morrison won the Welcome Handicap at Addington like a good young horse. Lie went away well and always was in a good position, staying out the final stages in good style. He is a quality looking pacer by Great Audubon from Nora M‘.Kenney, and lie paid a larger dividend than his track (form warranted. Possibly a reason was because Tom kinson’s had been out of luck of laic. The performance of Erin’s Pointer Malr/picrt flier as a very brilliant young pacer and a tine advertisement for her sire, Eravie Axworthy She is likelly to do much better in the future, as she has not been long in work. The Central Otago three-year-old Scotty Bingen went a cap; tal race. She lost ground at tlustart through failing to go away, but once she struck her gait she went a very fast half-mile, being in front passing the .stand. Sinfaded out at the end hut looks like being something useful later. Slnis by Nelson Bingen from Nellie Scott, a- brilliant mare, who won good races when trained in tinSouth. Pro Rata wa s looked on as a good thing, but a(iti<r going a quarter of a mile he mixed his gai. and I 0.-d a lot of ground. Going down the back the last time lie show dd plenty of da-li and eventually finished fourth. ■ Footfall, who was purchased at Mi C. G. Dalgety's sale by his old trainer, G. Murray Aynsley. has coined the active brigade at Riccm ton. He came in from' a spell some time ftvgo, 'but was rest rifted to light exercise, mostly 7 in the centre of the course. Now he lias started on regular track work. The Autumnus gelding was a very useful and reliable (performer with several important distance events to his credit. He wa s a. great favourite of his trainer through his career. :■ sentiment had something to do witn the decision to buy him. If he survives a preparation (Footfall will prove a rare bargain at 70 guinea.-,, and i|f he fails to stand lie will be assured of a good borne.

Rod Heckle has started on a span There is no great inducement- to race him in the winter, when no would have to carry big weights and he will not be produced again until the spring. He was very unfortunate in his Autumn engagements. Very little would have turn'd the scale is his favour in the Thompson Handicap: he was despi-. atclv unlucky to bo beaten into third place in the Great Easter Handicap. That race was quite enough for him, so no notice need be taken of his Great Autumn fauim.. Possibly next season will find him more robust and able to atone for recent di sappo intments.

Throughout the season Motere disappointed his trainer, AY. F. Stom. more than once, and it was not until the Autumn that lie really showed his best in public. He ran quite <> good race in the St. Leger behind Don Quixote and My Own, and lie may prove the. winner of more than one mT,ddle-distance handicap next year. Lie shows more signs of staying than the average Lord Quex, but possibly this is duo to his dam Lovematch a beautifully 7 bred mare by Martain fyoin Lovelorn, by ) A Eel toil From tho imported mare Hebrew Maid, by Orion: Loveinntch is a sister to Menelaus, and a half-sister to Prince Paladin; who has been carrying all before him of late in Western Australia. If a selection had to bo made of a likely list of handicap horses for next season Motero would have to he amongst them Inevitable, a tlireo-yonr-old hay gelding by Tlmrnham from Comment, established the right to be considered the champion hack in Otago and Southland by winning- the Southern Champion Hack Handicap at Riverton with 9.8 on his back. L. -T. Ellis always had-him well placed, and once in the straight lie silenced the opposition very, effectively. He will have to do his future racing in open company, and looks , quite capable ol holding his own over any distance up to a mile. The seven-furlong race on the third day suited him right down to the ground, and young Ingram rode .a good race on him. says the Dunedin “Star.” He had him just in behind Caterpillar, all. the way 7, and made his run at the right time. Tie was unfortunate in striking a patch of had going in the straight, which unbalanced both the horse and rider, but Ingrnim qiiickl.v recovered bis balance and landed the three-year-old a winner. ' -

Mr. T. O. Trnutwein, who paid 600 guineas for the New • Zealander Chide, is a native, of Victoria, says n, Melbourne writer. Ho is a. wliol.ohearteu enthusiast in racing matters' 1 While attending to a multitude .of details in the office of his George Street hotel, he gave a com prelum-

sive story of (-lie horses he had bought or imported, and the fate of each venture. The experience of Mr. Trnutwoitp corresponds with that of every other turf patron. He has found that racing does not pay the majority of owners who restrict their outlay to a. few hundred guineas or an occasional four-figure sum per horse." MjV Trautwein seems to have an itch for outbidding rivals in acquiring ,a brilliant performer. .Chide is his second GOOD guineas purchase. . Runnymedo, also a New Zealand champion at the time of sale, was the other. In addition lie made several other expensive purchases in tlie English, market. Mr. Trautwein is concerned in the ownership qf about a dozeur Sydney hotels.

That expensive failure this season. Pagan el I i,. once again let his admirers down at Avondale on Saturday, leaving a good proportion of their in'vestments in the totnlisator. Uagnnelli lias heen beaten by several hordes this season, and it is possible.'find he lias deterjnrated. A sound judge of racing who watched him conic back at 'Ellorslie ventured a very trite remark, - “Amonnis fixed him,” lie volunteered, recalling the severe tussle the pair had at Canterbury Park in the spring, when, in a.clesperaio finish which only the judge could decide, Amonnis received the verdict. It is quite possible, that a i:aco with a bulldog like Amonnis might have bail an adverse effect on the temperament of a sligbly-strimg animal like Paganelli. Anyway, it will be a easy now of waiting to see how he comes up for tlie next term. That Lady Quex could beat him with, only a sex coucsesion of 21b. on Saturday certainly shows that he is not the horse of a. season ago.

Sp.oon provided a. .surprise when sue won • the- Challenge Stakes (says the Christchurch "Star’’). Her speed never has been questioned, but there was nothing in her previous, running to suggest flint shy would fun out seven furlongs so well as she did on Ibis occasion, ft was a reversal of first-day form, when Charniaiiie outstayed her in the Champagne Stakes. It is probable (hat her success was evidence that t lie field was below top class, •though, tlie Tea Trnv filly looks a good prosoect for sprint event ■; next season. Spoon was purchased at _ Air. Dnlget.v’s sale in the morning for 753 gns. TTy Mr. 0. P. Payne, who got a very quick return of the hulk, of Hie money he invested. Mr. Pavim has not taken an active interest in racing for some time, lmt in earlier days he raced a number of horses in New Zealand and’Australia with considerable success. The future of Apoon is indefinite, but she Mill remain under the rare of her old trainer. G. Murray-Aynsley, m tlie meantime.

May 3—Amborley ICC. May 8, 10—Egmont ll.C. Ma'y 9, 10—No,Ison J.C. Mav 14, 15—Southland R.C. Alar 15. 17—Wanganui J.C. Mav 16, 17--Atariborough J.C. May 24—Ashburton County R.C. May 24—■Tauinarunui ICC. May 31, June 3, 4—Dunedin J.C. June 3, 4—Gtaki Alao.ri ICC. ,] u no 3, 5, 7—Auckland R.C. .) line 13, 1-1—Oaniaru J.C. Juno 19, lit—South Canterbury .1.( J line 20, 21—Hawke’s Cay J.C. June 25 —J’lginont Wanganui Hunt. Juno 2S—Ashburton County ICC. Julv 9, 10, 12—Wellington ICC. JulV 19—Waimate D'isi. Hunt. July 24, 20—Gisborne ICC. Jufy 20—South Canterbury Hunt.