SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1940, Page 3

SPORTING

[Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] MELBOURNE, August 1. ■ The Victorian jockeys’ premiership based on metropolitan meetings only, resulted: H. Badger, 52 wins, 1; A. Dewhurst, 36 wins, 2; J. Purtell, 33 wins, 3. J. Murphy led the trainers with 27 win£. SYDNEY, August 1. W. Cook won the jockeys’ premiership for the racing year concluded yesterday, with 123 firsts and three dead-heads. E. McMenamin was second with 115 wins and two deadheats, and J. Duncan with 81 wins and three dead-heats, and D. Munro with 81 wins and three dead-heats were third equal. M. McCarten was sixth with 43 wins and two deadheats, and E. Bartie eleventh with 32 wins and one dead-heat.

A. Papworth headed the trainers list with 34 wins and one dead-heat. B. Payton won the most prize-money with a total of 114,410. Both ’Cook’s and McMenamin’s figures exceeded the previous best total.

Racing Noles

Turncoat: At Werribee on July 11 th© Pink Coat gelding Turncoat beat , nine others over seven furlongs and 65 yards. Turncoat started on odds on chance A Good Run:

L. Meenan is having a good run at present. He rode the winner of the Victoria Grand National Steeplechase, Grand National Hurdles, Doutta Galla Hurdles, and the Hisken Steeplechase inside a couple l of weeks.

Clarion Cali: All going well', Clarion Call is likely to attempt the Grand National double again this year. Two years ago lie ran. third in the hurdle race to Padishah and Fireguard after winning the Grand National Steeplechase. No Change:

The committee of the Auckland Racing Club has decided that the stakes and conditions for the races at its spring and mid-spring meeting. shall be the same as last year. In the Saddle:

The season of 1939-40 has come to a finish, and W. J. Broughton heaas the list of winning jockeys with 59 wins. This is the second year in succession that Broughton has headed the list, his total last season being 80. Next on this year’s list are B. H. Morris 54, H. N. Wiggins 47, W. J. Mudford 44, U. Atkins 43, P. Spratt 40, G. R. Tattersail 39, G. Cameron 3u. L. Dulieu 30, C T. Wilson 29. R. W. McTavish 29, L. J. Ellis 28, P. Burgess 27. A. E. Ellis 27, E. V. Dye 26, A. Jenkins 26. W. Jenkins 25. T. Green 24, C. G. Goulsbro 23, R. JMackie 23, A. Messervy 22, S. Waddell 22, W, F. Ellis 21, R. Marsh 20, L. W. Hare 19. O. Evans 19, W. J- Stevens 18, and L. J. Clutterbuck 18.

Appreciative Owners; The two owners of Reading, as an appreciation of how J. T. Cush has trained the colt, recently decided to give him a third interest in the ownership. Reading was selected by Cusn as a -yearling, and cost 400 guineas. Up-to-date the colt has won £14,571 in stakes. To Ride Anita Foe:

The Hastings lightweight horseman W. J. Mudford has to ride Anita Foe 'in the Winter Cup. This mare is reported to be-shaping paiticularly well in her preparation. At Riccarton:

W. J. Broughton intends to go south for the Christchurch HUM meeting, where he will ride Black Thread, ’ Prudent Prince, and Whiphand. Padishah’s Pilot:

In the event of Padishah contesving the Homeby Steeplechase at Riccarton he will be piloted by the amateur horseman Mr G._G. Beatson. .who is definitely to handle the Chief Ruler gelding in the Grand National Steeples Veteran Steeplechaser:

There is still on the active list m South Australia a hqrse who is rising 19 years, according to the Melbourne Herald, which claims this is a record. This is Pistol Fuse, who, when he was a comparative youngster of 13 years, ran second to Burnemup in the Adelaide Grand National Steeples. He won a number of steeplechase events subsequently, but for three years until he resumed racing recently, he had been used as sHe did so well in retirement that It was decided to qualify him. ing events, but hunting in Adelaide was abandoned because of the war so h, was given another chance against all-comers. In all. Pistol Fuse has run 86 races and has won 11 dead-heating on another occasion. He is by Pistol Kingjrom a mare by Kerlie.

Spelling: ' Classform ran her last race tms season when she filled third place m the Riddiford Handicap at Marton, her owner having decided that the mare will be spelled before being prepared for the New Zealand Cup In November, Five Event Programme:

Those used to the big programmes till fairly recently at. Ascot (Nev, South Wales) found it strange to find that there were only five events to decide at a recent meeting, and many wondered how this came about, says the “Australian Trotting Record.” Unfortunately for those engaged m trotting, war conditions are not improving matters, and the downward trend apparent for some time has been accentuated. As the sum of £l5O had to be found for the Trotters’ Cup, the robbing of Peter to pay Paul principle became a necessity, and as a result both the Combined and Progressive Handicaps were deleted from the Programme. It is interesting to. note that 30 years ago the programmes at botn Melbourne and Sydney consisted of five events only.

To Retire? Kriemhild and her two-year-old full-brother have left H, Dulieu’s stable, and they have been taken over by their owners, the Smith brothers, who stated at Marton that there was

every possibility that Kriemhild would be retired to the stud

Trotting Notes

From Auckland: Eleven horses owned and trained in the Auckland province are engaged at the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting. Josedale Grattan:. The pacer Josedale Grattan during the past 18 months has started 17 times for 6 wins, 6 seconds, and 1 third The End: The light-harness race on th'e earn for the South Canterbury Hunt Club’s meeting rang down the curtain on the season for 1939-40. There is, however, no lengthy off season, as the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting will, open on August 10, so that only a brief lull occurs. Trotting Association: The death of Mr R. T. Reid >n Auckland on Friday will make necessary the appointment of another North Island representative on the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association, of which Mr Reid had been a member. With Mr T. J. Buxton he had been nominated for a further term. Messrs H. C. Harley, J. R. McKenzie, W. A. Piddington, and J. M. Samson have been nominated as South Island members. Two Crosses: A four-year-old mare by Rey de Oro from Regina Logan (the dam of Southern Chief, Southern Smile, and others) has been registered ns Two Crosses for Stud Book purposes. This mare boasts rather an interesting pedigree, as not only was her sire Rey de Oro, got by Copa de Oro (imp.) but her dam, Regina Logan, was got by. Logan Pointer from Regina de Oro, who was also by Copa de Oro. A New Stable:

W. Cosgrove has recently completed the erection of a- new training establishment at Winton on property adjacent to the Winton racecourct?. The stables are excellently laid out, and accommodation is available for 14 horses, four looseboxes, six shelter sheds, with adjoining yards, and four other shelters and yards, while excellent paddocking is also handy. Cosgrove has been one of the most successful trotting trainers in Soutnland in recent years, during which time he has produced some good winners. His record with novices is an outstanding one and he is assured ox good patronage.

A Sporting Solution: An arrangement has been come to between the Ashburton and Canterbury Park Trotting Clubs to hold their meetings on the King’s Birthday holiday in alternate years, and at a meeting of the Ashburton Club approval of the arrangement was received from the New Zealand Trotting Conference. The club has received a cheque of £lOO from the Asnburton County Racing Club towards the cost of improvemenis recently made to the racecourse. From the Grounds Committee has been received a recommendation that the race track near the winning post be widened. The annual meeting will be held on August 26.

Driver’s Good Record: Irish Dusk’s win at the South Canterbury Hunt Club’s meeting on Saturday is the first attained by that pacer, who has raced fairly consistently during the latter part of the season. It gave P. P. Gallagher a total oi 17 winners for the season, and he occupies eighth position in the winning trainers’ list, those above him being M. Stewart 32, C. S. Donald 29, L. A. Maidens 26, L. F. Berkett and F. J. Smith 24, R. B. Berry 23, and F. P. Brosnan and M. C. McTigUe 21 each. Gallagher has driven or ridden 28 winner s for the year, and only M. Stewart with 30 has a better record. Until recent years (says the Press) Gallagher confined his attention mostly to Southland meetings, and there he was regarded as a first-class rider and driver. His outstanding successes this year have been gained .with tne trotter Mill isle and the crack year-old Special Force.

Disqualified for Life: The South Australian Trotting League has been inquiring into tne bona fides of the mare Wee Zoma. registered by Edward Buck, of Mount Gambier, as being by Wheelton from Lezonia. Th e league reported that it was satisfied that Wee Zonia was bred in Victoria ny L. P. Hunt ana was by Mavista from a Lulu, Boy mare, it disqualified Buck and Wee Zonia for life.

The Past Season: During the’season of 1939-40 trotting races were endowed with flip," 732 in stakes, and £2,364.996 was invested on 638 races.

A Successful, Season: The Auckland Trotting Club has had a very Successful season, and the totalfsator investments, £498,127 wcr e a record, and represented mi increase of £34,581 on the previous season’s total. The loss of the 1 pei cent rebate of totalisator duty cost the club £4981.

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 T.C. 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.C. November 2— Invercargill T.C. November 12, 14, 15-N.Z. Metropolitan 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.