SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 30 July 1940, Page 3

SPORTING

Racing Noles Parade In a parade of rising two-year-olds at the Manawatu Hunt meeting last Saturday, the filly Tetratina distinguished herself by beginning very smartly and showing a clean pair of heels to the other runners. She is a daughter of Theio from Squeeze sister to Cuddle and half-sister to Padishah Tetratina, who cost 140 guinea* at the Trentham sales, is not big but is compactly built. She is in the stable of J. J- Wallet.

Two-year-old A rising two-year-old by Foxbridge from a Ladv Brierly mare is being handled by J- W. McKendrick. Although a trifle small, she is a compact'"filly, and was a late foal. Lady Brierly 'is the dam of the good performer, Master Brierly, Miss Lu, King Brierly, Queen Brierly, and Miss Brierly.

Appeal , . , The jockey, M. Ritchie, has appealed against his disqualification for three “months by the judicial committee of the Matamata Racing Club, and the case will be reviewed by the Auckland District Committee.

Waikato Owner Passes The sudden death at Hamilton of Mr R. T. (“Dick”) Reid will be regretted by a wide circle of friends. For many years he took a keen and active interest in both trotting and racing, and for some time was one of the trotting stipendiary stewards. His horses were trained at Te Rapa by A Julian, and they won many good races including the Wellington Cup (Roval Artist), Great Northern Hurdles (Prince of Orange), Avondale AllAged Stakes and A.R.C. Royal Stakes (Tea Trader), Egmont Cupi (Town Bank in partnership with Mr E. R. Baddiley), and Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (High Comedy). Famous Trainer Retires

News comes from Melbourne of the famous trainer, R. Bradfield, who has prepared many important winners. Bradfield won the Melbourne Cup four times, and one of his winners, Patron, established a weight-carrying record for a four-year-old until Phar Lap came along 36 years later to lower it. Perhaps Bradfield’s most noteworthy feat as a trainer was in 1919, when he trained the three placed horses for the Caulfield Cup Lucknow, Nightwatch, and Chrome.

Before the race that , year many worried the veteran to give his idea of the race, hoping, no doubt, to get some clue as to which of his three runners he thought the best, says an Australian writer. But Bradfield was always a diplomat, and he said: “The three horses race in different interests. They have not been tried together and all are fit and have excellent chances. Why not back them all?”

Padishah Padishah figures among the field nominated for the Homeby Steeples at the Christchurch Hunt Meeting. He won this event as a prelude to his Grand National double last winter

Dauber • Dauber is apparently intended to be sent south to Riccarton, as he has been nominated for the Homeby Steeples at the Christchurch Hunt Meeting. Other entrants include Slayer, Nightbound. Trisox and Flashlight. , Kathbella

The Thompson Handicap winner Kathbella has come in very well from her winter spell and looks more solid than ever before. She is regarded as likely to do well over middle distances next season

Recovered The jumping rider E. Jennings has almost recovered from his severe fall from Mount Vai at Ashburton last month, and expects to ride at the South Canterbury Hunt Meeting this week.

Injured C. P. Shield, who was injured in a fall from Padnos at Awapuni last Saturday, is still nursing minor injuries, but expects to be in the saddle this week-end at Marton. Though Con. Kerr is now out of danger, his recovery from injuries received in a fall at the beginning of the month is slow. Fie will be absent for some time yet from the saddle. Trotiing Notes William at Epsom - T A recent addition to the stable oi -. R. Morrison at Epsom is Wilham who raced disappointingly as a pacer i Canterbury. However, he is to b tried at the trotting gait and ni s first essay last Tuesday he , v sponsible for a very pleasing disp y of solid trotting. William is well enough bred to be a champi , a son of Nelson Derby and Rosa, both of whom won good rac s for the late W. J’. Tomkmsom vale and Cavalryman, in the same stable, are on the easy Hst-

Tr in the unhoppled division o£ trotting this season, the Washdyke tra.n--“V Gallagher, has proved mo successful, having won 11 races, eigni with Millisle, two with Guyvester and one with Manian. Next on the list are R. Townley J. T. Paul, and J.. A. Gerrard, each with seven wins, while M. Holmes won six races, besides taking part in a dead-heat.

A surprise entry for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club s Meeting next month is Blue Mountain. a brilliant and hardy veteran of a few seasons back. He has been off the scene for over two years, and will be eleven when the new season opens. At his best he was a fine performer over all distances but it re mains to be seen whether L. A. Maidens can get him back to winning form at this late stage of his career.

Speedy Pacer Few pacers have created a bigger impression this season than Josedale Grattan, and he will have several opportunities of extending his already good record when he races at Addington next month. He has progressed in his recent training at Takanini, and it will not be on the score of condition if he fails.

A Suggestion At the annual meeting of members of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club, Mr S. Conway suggested that

in future mile and a half contests should be deleted from Addington programmes, as the course was not suitable for racing over this distance. Horses drawn on the outside of a field were required to “go through the Showgrounds fence,” and the back-markers —no matter how good—were always liable to meet with interference. He suggested that races over one mile and five furlongs or two miles should be substituted..

Reappearing Two pacers making a reappearance at Addington after being off the scene for a long time are Morello (winner of the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 1938) and U. Scott. Both horses have worked their way back to the tightest classes, and their pre-, sence in any race at headquarters is certain to create a good deal of interest.

Mendel at Addington The well-performed Southland pacer Mendel has arrived at Addington, where he will in future be trained by J. Young. During the present season he has won four races and been placed on seven occasions in 19 starts, taking a mile record of 2min 11 1-5 sec. A five-year-old gelding by Adioo Guy from Great Bell, Mendel has speed and quality, and has given every promise of proving equal to strong company. He is on comparatively loose marks over all distances, and there should be little difficulty in placing him to advantage in Canterbury. Tracks Soft Recent heavy rains in the south have affected the tracks at Addington, and trainers have been experiencing difficulty in allotting their horses suitable work in the past two weeks. At the moment there is reason to assume that several Canterbury horses will not be properly wound up for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Meeting next month. Now in the North The Te Rapa trainer M. Stewart has had his stable increased recently by the inclusion of Car Bingen, Club King, Young Pointer, and Modest Maid.’ A previous charge in Red Flush has been taken over by his owner, A. J. Corrigan, at Hawera. The only member of the team nominated for Addington is Tsana, who is likely to stay in the south for some time. Northern Entrants North Island-trained horses entered for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Meeting at Addington include Big Kauri, Arapai Franz Derby, Nell Volo. Effie Parrish, Lady Vasclyne, Red Flush, Three Bells, Kewpie’s King, J'osedale Grattan, Tsana, Ironside, and Kenworthy. Also nominated are the Auckland-owned horses Ringtrue, Peter Smith, Sandusky, Mute, and Great Jewel, all of whom are trained in Canterbury’. Fine Record With five wins to his credit in as many starts a good deal of interest is certain to centre in the displays of Chatmos at Addington, and it is pleasing to note that southern reports credit the gelding with being in exceptionally good order. He has been entered for two-mile events next month, ’but there is no reason why he should not be equal to compassing the distance successfully, for he has already taken a record of 3min 14see for a mile and a half. Icevus Missing: It was expected that Icevus would return to Christchurch from Perth in time to compete at Addington next month, but his trainer, J. Young, has received advice that it has been found impossible to arrange transport, ano. his return has been delayed. Icevus was to have been accompanied by Logan Derby, whoj won the Inter-Do-minion Championship at Perth ana who has previously raced successfully in Canterbury. A Strong Team: The Belfast trainer C. S. Donald has made a recovery from recent injuries, and he is again duving woi \ on his private training track. He Jias a strong team entered for AdcuUgton, including Carver Doone Ferrv Post Tan John, Captain Bolt, Mai lene,’ Plutus, Mazaire, and Accountant. TROTTING FIXTURES August 10, 14, 16-Metropolitan T.C. August 31—Auckland T.C. September 7—New Brighton T.C. September 21—Wellington T.C. October s—Methven TG. October s—Thames T.C. October 12—New Brighton T.C. October 26, 28—Greymouth T.C. October 28—Oamaru T.C. October 26, 28. or October 26. 30— Auckland T.C. November 2—Wellington T.G November 2— Invercargill T.C. November 1.2, 14, 15—N.Z. Metropo >- tan T.C November 28, 30— Forbury Park T.C., November 30. December 7—Waikato T.C. RACING FIXTURES August 3 —Christchurch Hunt Club. August 13, 15, 17— Canterbury J.C. August 24 —Pakuranga Hunt. August 29—Egmont-Wanganui H.C. August 31 —Taranaki H.C. August 31 —Otago H.C. September 5, 7 —Wanganui J.C. September 14—Ashburton County R.C. September 14, 16—Avondale J.C. September 19, 21 —Geraldine R.C. September 21—Marton J.C. September 28—Foxton R.C. September 28, 30—Ohinemuri J'.C.