THE GRAND NATIONAL

Grey River Argus, 12 August 1937, Page 7

THE GRAND NATIONAL

Second Day Fields JOLLY BEGGAR HURDLES FANCY. The second day of the Canterbury J.C. meeting will be held to-day, and there are again good fields,'’which should provide splendid racing. The win and place totalisator will operate. The fields, prospects and starting times are as follows:— 11.32: HUNT CUP. About 21 miles:—Tangled 10.10, Arctic Star 10.8, Sunward 10.1, Kelly the Crow 9.11, Lycidas, Night Wind, Scotsden, MacAlpein 9.0. Sunward Lycidas Kelly the Crow 12.17: SUMNER HANDICAP, nine furlongs.—Myriam 9.6, Chidden, Cape Gabo 9.3, Rose of Tralee 9.2, Miracle 9.1, Terry, Petersham 9.0, Tidewaiter,

. Sir Hugh 8.7, Rousseau 8.6, Grampian 8.3, Maroha, Roy Bun 8.2, Laggard, Chaste, Lustral, The Sandwichman, Elegy 8.0. Roy Bun Petersham Miracle 12.57: BEAUFORT STEEPLECHASE, about two miles and a half.—Tudor 12.1, Royal Limond 11.3, Nocturnus 11.1, Cock o’ the North 9.10, Forest Glow 9.9, Shillelagh Wood 9.7, Pahu 9.2, Arctic Star 9.0. Nocturnus T udor Shillelagh Wood 1.42: WOOLSTON HANDICAP, seven furlongs—Mary Pratt 9.9, Wine Card 9.8, Owlsgleam 9.2, Survoy, Palmyra 9.0, Mittie 8.12, Waitaka 8.10, Great Pal 8.9, Nolana 8.7, Made Money 8.5, Colombo 8.4, Liana 8.2, Mishna 8.2, Settlement, Valantba, Forum, Scrap, Happy Night Rosanna, Emmeline Girl, Kindly 8.0. Palmyra Liane Made Money 2.22: NEW ZEALAND GRAND NA TIONAL HURDLES, about two miles and a half. —Jolly Beggar 11.12, clarion Call 10.12, John Charles 10.2, Collision 9.12, High Quality, Ethiop 9.3, Blue Tiger, Cottingham 9.1, Brigadore, Master Musk, Journet, Irish Comet 9.0. Jolly Beggar Collision Clarion Call 3.7: SPREYDON HURDLES, One mile and three-quarters.—Redolent 10.11, Golden Lap 10.10, Monastic 10.4, Sunny Comet 10.1, Last Link 9.13, The Surgeon 9.6, Corowa 9.5, Royal Pal 9.3, Joy Boa, Fireguard 9.0. Sunny Comet Last Link The Surgeon 3.47: ISLINGTON HANDICAP, one mile and a quarter.—Arctic King 9.4, Ponty 9.3, Tiger Gain 8.9, Last Refrain 8.7, Boomerang 8.6, Queen Dorothy 8.5, Shy 8.4, Salient Knight, Silver Sight 8.3, Nightform, Amelita, Mount Vai, Sir Nigel, Monipere 8.0, Salient Knight Arctic King Ponty 4.32: AUGUST HANDICAP, seven furlongs.—Greek Shepherd 10.0, Catalogue 9.11, Trench Fight 9.6, Silver Streak 9.4, Grey Honour 8.12, Big Dook, Alma, Bay Duke 8.11, Pakanui 8.10, Knockfin 8.9, Rebel Chief 8.4, Araboa, Greek Gold 8.3, Courtyard, Fiord, Top Rank, Bun light, Golden Dart 8.0. Catalogue Bay Duke Alma CHRISTCHURCH, August 11. The weather is dull to-day, but there is every indication of fine weather for Grand National Hurdles Day to-morrow. A.J.C. LOSS. SYDNEY, August 11. A loss of £9634 on the 1936-37 season’s operations in disclosed by the Australian Jockey Club’s annual report. The main reasons for the loss are increased prize money and reduced attendances. N.Z. Trotting Association CHRISTCHURCH, August 11. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held last evening, Mr H. W. Kitchingham acting as chairman. There were also present the Hon. W. Hayward, M.L.C., Messrs J. R. McKenzie, S. W. Kelly, J. M. Samson, B. McCarthy and T. J. W. Buxton. The balance-sheet showed an excess of expenditure over income of £26 3s Bd. The principal items of expenditure were as follows: Salaries £1142 15s lOd, travelling expenses £383 0s 4d, rent £2OO, general expenses £142 14s 2d. Receipts showed registration of joint interests £lB5 10s, registration of horses £173 10s, fines £l9B, license fees £564 10s, and programmes £lB6 7s. The recipts showed little variation for the last two years, except that the amount received for fines showed an increase on last year, when they were very light. This was accounted for by a fine of £lOO imposed by the association on a club for breaches of the rules restricting the intervals between races to not longer than 35 minutes. Every care had been taken to keep the expenses as low as possible, with the result that on the year’s working was a loss of £23 3s Bd. During the season approximately 650 horsemen’s licenses were issued and graded to the satisfaction of the sport and applicants. The task of grading required very careful consideration, and imposed considerably more work on the committee. During the year the association heard one appeal, this being against the decision of a club iin suspending a horseman’s license for three months. The appeal was dismissed. The club fined by the association £lOO for breaches of the rule regarding the interval between races, appealed to the conference against the decision of the association imposing the fine. The apP aal judges dismissed the appeal. ine claims on the provident fund exceeded Ihose in the previous year, more than £5OO being paid out to licensees during the year. The fund was in a very satisfactory condition. Messrs Kelly and McCarthy referred to the valuable work done by the members of the licensing commitlee—Messrs McKenzie, Harley and Hayward—who had additional duties to perform in issuing different grade licenses. The work of his commutee had been of the greatest value. The president stated in his report it was not found possible' to revise the rules at the annual conference. The work was being proceeded wim and he wished to place on record e ' association’s a PP recia V° n .°Jr H W vices of the vice-president, Mr H. W. Kitchingham, to ensure that when the finished the rules will be complete. Racing Notes

The four-year-old gelding Jack T^ r has been recommissioned by rtBagby after a lengthy spell, and he reappeared on the Ellerslie tracks recently. Jack Tar has wintered well, and is.in good order to commence another preparation. Lowenberg: O. Cox is giving Lowenberg plenty I of long, steady work, sharpening up I towards the finish, and the big fellow | is in great heart. Lowenberg looks like playing a prominent part in distance events this season, and a New I Zealand Cup may be within his compass. Friesland is also doing well, in

his preliminary work, which he performs in a light-hearted manner. The three-year-olds Ruling Star and Lickem continue to make steady progress, and promise to be ready early. The former, who is by Chief Ruler from Phroso, a Limond mare, is taking more interest in his work, and is a fine mover. High Caste:

The 1936 colt by Bulandshar—The Begum has had the name High Caste bestowed on him. Bred by Mr A. J. McGovern, who raced his dam, High Caste’s racing career will be followed with interest as he is likely to be one of the first of the Blandford horse, Bulandshar’s stock to race.

Catalogue: Mr E. L. Barnes, of Palmerston North, owner of Catalogue, has purchased Conveyor, who competed unsuccessfully in the Soutra Hunters’ Flat Handicap* 1 at the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club’s meeting. Conveyor is a five-year-old gelding by Tractor and is related through his dam to Luna Lux.

May Song: The victories achieved by May Song at Gisborne demonstrated that she is back to form and she is a speedy galloper who may prove capable’ of further success in the near future. Like most of the stock of Hunting Song, she is partial to soft going, and the conditions at the early spring meetings should suit her. May Song will probable make her next appearance at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting.

Lochiel Lad Impresses: The performance of Lochiel Lad in finishing second to All Irish in the Hunt Club Cup at the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting in June was very promising and he is likely to have many friends if produced at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting. He has been nominated for both the Greenmount Hunters’ Steeplechase and the Pakuranga Hunt Cup and the former should provide him with an excellent opportunity oi opening his winning account. Lochiel Lad is a half-brother, by Little England, to Irish Comet and he appears to be a little more robust tiffin his ideation. Two factors in his favour are that he jumps and stays well, and he should be an improved horse as a result of his racing experience in June.

A Last-Minute Mount: It caused some surprise among close followers of racing to learn that L. J. Ellis had ridden Snowfall in the Grand National Steeplechase at Riccarton in 1932, many being under the impression that he had never ridden over fences. L. J. Ellis took the mount on Snowfall at the last minute as a result of his brother, A. E. Ellis, being heavily shaken in a fall from Porlock in the Cashmere Plate, which was two races earlier than the Grand National. A. E. Ellis rode again later in the day, when he won the Winter Cup on Fast Passage. Probably the confusion regarding who rode Snowfall in the Grand National Steeplechase in 1932 arose because of the fact that A. E. Ellis rode him when he won the race in 1931.

Eastern Heir: The Australian-bred two-year-old by The Buzzard, from Eastern Belle, has been named Eastern Heir. The colt is a full-brother to The Buzzer, who displayed good form last season, and is likely to do even better this year. One Whetu:

One Whetu is making a good recovery from the injury he received when galloping some time back, and probably will resume work in the spring. Bookies’ Black Ascot:

Ascot held a successful fashion parade in June. One of the minor attractions was horse racing, and this also was a success —-for the punter. Bookmakers are hoping that the fashion set by Ascot favourites (horses) will not be followed by wellbacked “fancies” at other races. Out of 28 events in the four days 14 favourites and three second favourites won—one favourite winning at 10 to 1. The Bix Six of London’s bookmakers lost more than £200,000 in the four days’ racing. “There was not one redeeming factor about this year’s Ascot,” said the representative of one “old firm.” “We lost money on every day of the meeting. Nearly all the horses ran to form and upset our calculations. Punters had the time of their lives — one man cleared over £3,000 on a £5O double. Very few backers this year indulged in backing outsiders.” Total losses of all bookmakers are estimated at £700,000. Trotting Notes Best Since Peter Manning: A cable message from New York the champion trotter, Greyhound, established a world’s record for 'a'.half-mile track, when at Goshen, he trotted a mile in 1.59“. The previous. 'record was held by Mcl. Win (a pacer)? who last year recorded 2.11. Greymound is a fiveyearold gelding, owned' by Mr E. J. Barker, and on a mile track has a record of 1.571. He is regarded in America as the best trotter since the days of Peter Manning (1.561), and during the season he is expected to equal the long-standing record. It has been the aim of a number of American owners<to have a horse capable of breaking two minutes on a small track, and while a good number of three-year-old pacers have done better than 2.5 no trotter has approached the two-minute mark. Greyhound has figured in the limelight a good deal this season because of a challenge issued by the owners of Muscletone, the champion of Europe, to race for 10,000 dollars. Muscletone, before leaving America, held a record of 2.2. The race was to take place in Paris. The owners of Greyhound were prepared to accept the challenge, but in'return they demanded that a second match should take place in America.