RACING NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 1 June 1914, Page 3

RACING NOTES.

The well-known Ellerslic trainer, Frank Loomb, has accepted the position of private trainer to Mr. H. De Latour, of Gisbarnc. Loomb will start operation? -vith seven horses, -and is to \eivc for h's new quarters after the ■approaching meeting of the Auckland Racing Club. This being the off season with the Australian bookmakin ; g fraternity quite a number of them hove Vft for tours Jo England nnd the Continent. To even matters up an exchange mentions that several punters have been granted the njld age pension. In consequence ill. health Major Loder has resigned as senior steward of the English Jockey Club, amd Captain Green has been appointed as his successor. ■ At the last meeting- held at Morphett ville (S.A.), Hardrada fell ''arid ■.broke' his neck. Hardrada was chiefly known. to fame .as the winner ot the last two Adelaide Grand Nationals. The jumper Sunbeam struck himself while going a .round over the hurdles at Riccarton on Monday morning. He pulled up a trXie sore after working this morning. He may be expected to be right again in a few days. Cherubini, who received a liifht blJs. tor on one of his knees a short time back, , appears to be quite sound again. He is doing steady work. Camulus and Bimcter. in the same stable ,aTe being kept up to the collar; *both colts are bowling along freely .in their work and looking bright and well. Canute, another of Mason's active brigade, has been slightly off during the last few day's his trouble be-'-.ng in the kidney*. H e is also. doing steady pnee work. Tannhauser will not be. taken south to fulfil his "engagements at the Dunedin winter meeting; he will be given l short spell. The hurdler Merry Valet is due to leave for DunecHn o n .Saturday. Mis racing at Oamaru has done him a lot of good and he should be hard to* beat .at the southern fixture. Vcfr has been bowling ,alon^ freely in her work during the past we elShe i^ to be given' a run "m the Birthday Handicap at Dunedin, but the distance may prove too far for her as she does not appear to stay too well. Her stable companion, Scotch Melody, will also be taken to Dunedin. She should' be seen to advantage at the southern fixture. , 1 The Treadmill gelding Taskmaster will not be taken to, Dunedin, for, dunng the past week, he has bled freely after workin on several occasions. He will be treated to a couple of weeks' spell. The old-time custom of backing a win and a place is fa^r finding favour again with Australian rmnters (says an exchange), and a .number of the field-, ers are cultivating it^The bet for a I place is a sort of insurance oai the bet for a win. Thus a punter taking /100 to £10 for a win <-ouki cover^his ;£io stake at an additional cost of £2 10s; the plact price being onefourth? of the straig-htout pr.ee. In such a case, if thp horse backed won 3> the backer would win £110, £100 straight out and ,£lO for a place. If the horse was beaten for first, and ran second or third .the backer would \lraw £t6, and be even on the flutter. If a horse is considered good. enough to win straight out> it ought to be good enough to back for a place. '1 . Sheenan has recommissioned the four-year-old mare by 'Deerstalker from Antagonie. She has thickened out a good deal duiring her six months' respite. Although not by any means a big one 3 she is nevertheless -a useful sort, and may yet repay her owner for the time and trouble he has taken with her. Since the Ashburton meeting Mr.. Harry Piper, the well-known starter, has been seriously indisposed. His health is so bad that" he .will be unable to officiate at the Dunedin Jockey Club's winter meeting. The success .attending the electric starting machine at the last meeting of the Auckland Racing Club has mr duced the stewards to have one, erected at every starting post for this week's fixture. ' ' " . 4 A" Large number of hoiscs are being worked on each of the. Chffistchurch trotting tracks in -view of, the Canterbury Park Trotting Club's wjnter meeting. Racing matters throughout tne Dominion are decidedly quiet at present, but there .will-,- be plenty, -^o ing this week. Oji King's Birthday operations will be in progress at Ellerslie, Otaki. • " ". .'.gatui, while other sportsmen will have - their wants catered for by the Canterbury Park Trotting Club's meeting.