Racing Notes

Grey River Argus, 27 July 1940, Page 3

Racing Notes

Reefton Jockey Club The following nominations were received for officers of the club for the year ending June 30, 1941: President, Mr J. B. Auld; vice-president, Mr J. B. Discaciati; committee, Messrs F. W. Archer, C. H. Cleaver, H. W. Gebbie. W. Hopley, J. McCallum, V. Mori S. Newcombe,. D. Panckhurst, J. Patterson; auditors, Messrs C. Nevin, C. J. Willis. As only six positions are to be filled on the committee, an election will take place. At Marton Kriemhild is due to appear in the hack sprint at Marton, and she is well placed to extend her record. Cottingham Cottingham was reported as unlikely to race again this winter, but he has been accorded a nomination for the Longbeach Hurdles at the Christchurch Hunt meeting. First Success ' Dranoel, a double winner at Waimate on Saturday last, had not been successful previously, although he had| gained a few places. He is a .rising six-year-old gelding by Robespierre, from Rose of Orange, a half-sister to j the recond dividend-payer, Ephialtes. Johnemby The victory of Johnemby in the Waimate Novice Stakes and his sub-] sequent second in the Waimate Handicap indicate that this Iliad gelding is becoming more solid. He is a halfbrother to Queen Dorothy, who ran some of her best races as an aged mare.

At Rotorua Riding engagements for the first day at Rotorua include: O. Mclnally, Etcetera, Gas Acre, Glenbevan, Young Padden; J. Muir, Floodlight.

Rangitikei Riders Riding engagements for the Rangitikei Hunt meeting at Marton include: B. H. Morris, Little Robin, Merrymeer; W. J. Broughton, Deflation, Hasten; J'. Chaplin, Blue Steel, Patahi; W. J. McDowell, Devon; A. Jenkins, Hirangi; J. Williamson, Tolaga; Mr K. McK. Duncan. Reawanoa; G. R. Tattersail, Moradabad, All Quiet, Hunting Royal; W. Jenkins, High Peer, Sweet Anne; P. Rae, Tigreterre; P. Jarvis, Harbour Bar; W. J'. Mudford, Gold Bridge. Record of Hanlon

It is seldom that a galloper compiles such a record of consistency for such a meagre return as has Hanlon, I the southern performer, who won the Morven Handicap at Waimate last Saturday. Hanlon, who carries the ! colours of his trainer, D. J. McDonald, began racing as a two-year-old, but his owner-trainer had to wait two years for a win. In the meantime, however, Hanlon I has compiled a very good record, his ' 73 starts to date having produced 15■ I wins, 14 seconds and 15 thirds, a total | of 44 placed performances. For these) efforts over six seasons, the monetary return, including trophies, has been £1790 10s. Little Robin With three successes within a month Little Robin has revealed much improved form this winter, and his record this season is four wins and.ai second for £550. He is at his best m heavy ground, but he‘has raced prominently also in good going. 10-year-old Veteran Of late years, Kohika’s activities in racing have been confined to events for gentlemen riders, one of which he won recently, but in running Little Robin to half a length in the Cheltenham Hack Cup last Saturday he showed good form for a ten-year-old veteran. First Season Although Waimutu is a six-year-old, this is his first season of racing, and his first placed effort was on New Year’s Day at Marton. His runnerup in the Ohau Maiden at Awapunij last Saturday, Sweet Anne, is a three-y,eat-old filly by Hunting Song from Unreasonable, and both runners are 1 trained at the Manawatu centre. ;

English Jockeys Recent exchanges from London show that at the time when the stoppage of racing was being considered, there was very close competition between G. Richards and M. Beary for the jockeys’ premiership, Richards having had 25 winners from 125 mounts, and Beary 23 winners from 124 rides. Beary has been riding in England since 1920, when he was already a finished horseman, and to the end of last year he had ridden 952 winners, 1005 seconds, and 1021 thirds from 9379 mounts. Therefore, at the time this advice was received, he needed only 25 winners to reach his 1000.

High Peer Makes Good High Peer, who won the Waituna Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles at Awapuni last Saturday under top weight after some brilliant jumping, has raced consistently this season and he is one who might go on to still better performances, particularly on tracks that are not too heavy. As a three-year-old he had only two races, and as a four-year-old last season he appeared only once, but this term he has won three races and been placed seven times in eighteen starts, each of his wins being over hurdles. A brown gelding, High Peer is a son of the Polydamon horse Thomond, sire of several useful gallopers with limited opportunities. His dam, Elizabeth, who raced a few times as a live-year-old without success in the Poverty Bay district, is by the Treadmill —Glenowlet horse Nightmarch, a Stonyhurst product who won the C.J.C. and D.J.C. Champagne Stakes and' belonged to the same branch of Madowla as Wild Chase, Madam Madcap, Masterpiece, Royal Stag, Moorfowl, Fracas, Vesperus, Brown Owl, etc. Elizabeth’s dam was Signal Girl,. by the Clanranald horse Signalman, another Stonyhurst product, out of Bonomiana a Soult mare who won several races on the flat and over hurdles in the Poverty Bay district some thirty odd years ago.