TURF

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12610, 20 July 1935, Page 11

TURF

. TIME RECORDS. FOR. AUSTRALIA AND N.Z. Tho following uro the present record .tiincs for Australia arid . New Zealand, varying in several'instances from thoso published in the last volume of tlic New Zealand Turf Register:— Horse. Locality. . Time. 4F. Clloariiing ’ Tfefithaiu 0.45 4a 1. Adored Caulfield 0.554 yf. Machine Cur Riccaitoii of. Pagarielli I ; iTrenthaan , 0.58 s|f. Jbrani ... Caulfield ;1.4f Gf‘. Silver Scorn Rieearton 1.9 3-5. 7f. Turbine Randwiek 1.234 1 in. Peter ’Pan Raudwick 1.3-5 f <)f. Fujisan Brisbane 1.493 1-Jm. Phar Lap Raudwick 2.24 Ilf. Burlesque Caulfield 2.154 lpn. Gaino Carrington Caulfield 2.284 13f. Cragford Randwiek 13f. Dalstou Randwiek 2.43LJni. First Acre Flemingtoi 2.5642m. Palantua Rieearton 3.32153 SJui. Piiat Lap . Randwiek : 3.494 The records established during the current season are .those of Peter Pan arid Burlesque. The oldest record is thatvof. Macliin Gun (November, 1931), whoso performance was equalled by Paganelli in 1927.

WORLD'S TROTTING. RECORDS

During the season (says the annual report of the New Zealand Trotting Con'/erenee) as man,y a» .six world’s records were established ,within the Dominion: ■ Harold Logan, competing at the Spring Meeting, of .the New Brighton Trotting Club, established a race and world’s track record, winning the mHe and, a ~quarter race in 2.38 3-Q ,sec. .The previous record of 2:37,had beeii held jcinteclly by .Indianapolis and Kingcraft. This, peri: otrm mice, however,, lasted only, until'one of .llbi l’Or.’s, three sensational performances at- the, Auckland Trotting Club’s '.summer races. On the second day oif that meeting in the Champion 'Handijjfc). Roi l.’Or ran into,.second p'.aceln 2.36 2-ssec., another world’s grass track record, being,, 1,-51tec Setter than that put up by Harold Logan. In the NreW Zealand Cup run at Addingtoii last November. Two world's records word broken in tho same race, which is unprecedented in the history of trotting. The winner, In : dl'anapolis, ran the two mileo in 4.15 4-obec, constituting a world’s- record Y for a stallion, pacer or trotter, whilst { Harold Logan ran third in 4.12 2-s,see a world’s record for a. pacer. At the Auckland Trotting Club’s Christmas meeting Indianapolis’.-, record for two mil ib was lowered by .Roi ]’Or, who won the principal race in 4.15 2-ss.ee, In the absence of the Duke of GJon-ctiii-cr, disabled .by an accident, the Clip was piiesehtbd by the GovernorGeneral. Being descended from . King Colo and Gold Queen ,it was appropriate that Roi I’Or .should win tlie Auckland Royal Cup. The third of Roi I’D 1 '’si sensational performances was running in the President’s Handicap of two miles,: reducing Lis own record for a grass track by 1 l-ssce. These new records may he summed up an f-oilowo:—I-iarold Logan, 14 miles, 2.36 3-osoc; Roi 1-Or, 1-4- miles. 2.3 G 2-sscc; Indianapolis, 2 miles, •1.15 4-ssec; Harold Lbgaii, 2 miles, •1.12 2-5> ec; Roi I’Or, 2 miles, 4.14 l-sbcc.

BETTING IN ENGLAND. ,v-iie tiling tliai Jias greatly i nprov(cd, .in England since tile war is the supervision oj- tlio Letting rings, oil racecourses. Touching oil this,; Mr E. Dawson recently wrote a,y follows in tiio “Sporting Obronclo” : “The. gangs of .the old days, many of them desperate to get monqy at any cost have been wiped out. The tone of bookmaking generally on the racecourse has been much improved, and in the controlled area no man is allowed to stand up unless he is known to. the officials as one 'likely to fulfil his obligations I know these .men whose duty it is to see fair play. They do , their tasks fearlessly, knowing vWjr have the ...support, of all, fairminded men. .There is, .also excellent co-bperatiem between, the ring officials and bookmakers, .each, ring having a committe of bookmakers, to - see that the pitches are .apportioned out fairly,., and To discuss , any question iyitli...the .officials. : The bookmaker's tjmmselvcs are ..be tter organised tlaaii ab 1 . any, time, particularly in defence of the good name of their calling.

.development! of speed

| Ji; . ■- V * ■ ! jflln .C/liarles. J. Foster's., appendix .to tuol House i.in America,’/ iitifain .Woodruff, ;TS67), the following appeared.: “i. -understand Dr Kerr, y to] .declare ; that by early education . and traiiljng qplts; ouglit fo. trot in.,2niin 30sec at.;th'fee ;,and';2min 1 i 26.3ec at fivp.- All jtp’ 'Say; .in., that. regard. • is, ilia t ihepqctpr.has beeuftraining and edu* catipg.fdr many .years, and lias never producefd, .one 'at '.itiier, age that, could do it.vfj/liat thorp has been a. threcr - tipt„h njile in ; 2 min. ' 3()sec' Iv,fully : believe, and" that . there\ha?; i been cppid ; 6tiht /iiP Snjun. am,convinced, ;;but. ■ these-,'. were, ; .exceptional eases.. If it 1.3 attempted .to force; our. il6ps.es.' at;, ■p.i} j early,, age- so -'tliat.'-ithey-pia,y do' 2nnn ~3osec, at three years old } that,'we(-shally not have;many ’ j. ,as. .Dexteri, j Goldsmith - •f Maid,. and; Lady .Thorn- wlien they get to’’;beAnonq .tha.ny; 10/years of ,age.”, Littleylid ithe writer* pf";more, than dO years'ago ever • dream that in America ': Y YY: YY-:' Y . v TY'.;;;,'/; YTO ,

40-da.v jtrotters felfore thpii* tiii,rd .year wquM, biy eripable bf going as fast as Siniuf 2nec (says ii. Melbourne writer). Even, iii Australia, whefq .teottefs are uot in the same ..class as tho Ame-rir cans, Grand Voyage trotted a trial in 2niin ( 20see. some months, before ho reached three years, the. famous blricli racing brilliantly titt lie wfis nearly 13. ' "

FENCES' AT FLEMINGTON

Often throughout the year, and atitiriji period bf the seatspn, tho hurdles at Flcuiingtori aio referred to iis -being “big,” the inference being that they, art? higher thari those elsewhere, whites “.Beacon.” •Tiiii, ddspiie the fact that the- Australian, Riileiji of Racing were emphatic ion. tiio. point. Rule No. 274 (iv) states: “At all meetings tlio liurdlcs ussed in hurdle races shall he hurdles 3,vfc. 3iii. iii height, and iii steepleclirisas: lib obstacle shall be less thaii 3 .feet 9 inches: in. height.’” This it is liiahdatoi'y the hurdles shail be neither more nor less than 3ft 3in in height. lii New Zealand the height of the hurdles is 3ft Gin. Oii iddriie Melbourne coufsiH tlie hurdles are given a, greater lean thaii at Fleinington, and rit is held tiiat this fact riiakes the hurdles at Fleniingtbn. (which are no higher thaii elsewhere) more difficult to jump than those on other courses, Caulfield, for instance. The argument generally 1? ifallacieus.

NOTES AND NEWS

So persistent has been the support for Synagogue iii the Caulfield Cup connection that ho is straight-out favourite, -iii Sydney, for the important Melbourne event. Since tlie weights appeared Synagogue lias been iii strong dehiand. In botli Sydney and Melbourne lie wan coupled iii doubles, chiefly with tlie champion, Peter Pan. Leading bookmakers, when questioned by a S-ydnev writer last week concerning the .backing .of the colt, voiced the opinion that tlie move wan not inspired by tlie stable. Synagogue who dead-heated with. Herbs in the Futurity . Striker? ,iii, February last, haJ 8.13—0 rHb under weight-for-age—iu the Caulfield Cup. However, he al b is engaged, in the Epsom, Metropolitan and Melbourne Cup.

American trainers say there. is. no. more certain way .of. dulling .the speed di. young trotters . than , by, simply jogging, them day after, day, anil if they are right, says an exchange, more than half tlio trainers in New Zealand are .wrong. Lot the youngster si learn that a track is a placo to go fast on and allow them to step along each time they arc taken to- tlie track; they will enjoy it and learn quicker. Continual jogging will .sour them, and they will lose all interest ill their work. In New Zealand there are still trainer;.?; who indulge their horses in jogging for long period?.-, but the idea is nbt practised nearly so much as in years past. A sharp sprint for warming up and then the trial is the Usual order cf things, an while, the baby pace r s cannot immediately be put Ito /.peed, they are given short, sharp sprinting instead of long, tedious work. The trainer of to-day io .4'student of modem methods, and lie knows that brilliancy, as wall stamina, iq Acquired to win an-v kind of race.

The deision of the Racing, .Conference not to grant permission, to hunt dull; to include any. trotting event),;, on their programmes after January 1 next- will not be popularly received in the South Island and it,is surprising that there wau not much opposition forthcoming .from delegates (sayis tlio “Press”). Mr J. M. Samson, representing the Dunedin district clubs, which included. the Otago Hunt Club, and Mr M. O’Brien (Southland district clubs) voiced their objection, both pointing out that it was difficult to .secure sufficient horses to fill a hunt club programme, and if it had. not been for having two trotting events tho clubs during the la=t few years would,,have been financially embarrassed. Ttierpwere iio protests, however, ( on behalf Uf tho Christchurch,, South., Canterbury and W'aimate Hiirit Clubs, 'and it was evident that the delegates present did not realise the seriousness of the resolution until it had been passed.; ’ . , . ... - M ,,,< .. - .. ,-r . - . \r ’ • - .

Pony racing may be a thing of, the past in Sydiiey before long,. Sonia veals ago pony -. races, were the chief attraction at mid-week.- meetings. Three events were included ' iii the programme, but .toward}/ the latter part df ; the A.R.C. regime they .were reduced to two. When tlie ‘‘merger’ ’ took place again, little diics, sulr6r( ed, attd flow only: drib rate is. ktagOd each'week; So pbipular were the ponies that .several Rahdwibk trainers kmally had ohe or two- in their teams. However,' with insufficient races, traineri/ disposed of. t-heih when they lost fbrmj and during>t-lie last twelve mqiitlis .tew fifewcomofs have .entered tlifef pony ranks: Except for Spa run, who io. .'One 'but of the ordinary; those who. contested the first division, of;, the. ALoOf race' last'., week' Would ha.ve struck ;a inihoT division iii the old dajyis. The ;.succfet»'."of \ ijehala; an aged : fourteen hands ia-drcV does not say; much ifbi- tlie class' .-by- policy who ran, ill tlie /secorld division of tile’ Abcot,event; The deed?! of tli.psloYgi’ea't gallbjieiy Brace,; Lddy LCddell, PreciousYDiist, Aly ,Dove, .Pniicb Bfuce, Lady, Mascotf Idle Girl,, YBebli,: Miss ItoSsenllalWhiid Little Lady/ilfb st>it fresli. in tlife' imihdb of ' ifbiilb T’itcbgo^'S. } (says . a Sydney Yimt-er), Yb'ut; it 1-cbks as : if .‘those days will’'never- return.' Si; U Y ; Y