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Grey River Argus, 7 February 1941, Page 3

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Racing Notes Cash or Cheque: It has been a long-established cue tom in Australia to pay and receiv in cash on settling day. The A.J.C stewards have been asked to settl the question whether a cheque is satisfactory method of payment. The Gloucester Cup: The New Zealand Racing Con lei ence has allotted the Duke ol Glou coster Cup to the Wanganui Jocke; Club for the 1941-42 season. Th Duke of Gloucester Cup is a troph given for competition with gentle men riders up over a distance of mile and a-quarter. This season thrace will be run at Washdyke. The Buyer: The Nightmarch—Praise colt, < brother to Serenata, and the Fox bridge—Arawa Rose colt, a three I quarter brother to Fearless Fox, wen purchased on behalf of Mr. W. S Gooseman, of Morrinsville. , Mr Gocseman also secured the three year-old gelding Laughing Fox. Crime on Calendar:. It seems to be a crime on (he Rac ing Calendar that Riccarton, one o the finest racecourses in the world should still be forced to confine it; mid-summer meeting to a one-da';, fixture instead of two as formerly The one-day programme cuts out visitors and makes it an almost entire ]y local affair. Perhaps one of thesi days the clubs that can do best foi racing and provide a' course where superiority has the best chance to assert itself, will receive the consideration deserved. At Rotorua: Te Hal is not an acceptor in the Rotorua Cup. Crestman has accept ed for the Hot Springs Handicap, nol the Waimangu Stakes. “A Poo'r Market”: A report of the first day of the National Sales appearing in the Sydney, papers said: “Probably the worsl prices in the history of the Trentham National Sales obtained. The sale reflected world conditions, being slow and dragging, with no demand foi anything but the best. Many buyer? were reluctant to operate.” This is a rather misleading report, because it does not state the fact that some of the youngsters on offer would be dear at any price. Hence the slow sale. Bids always came along when something worthwhile was in the ring. Beau Repaire: Beau Repaire, sold for 560 gns. tc Mr. J. Nash, Tangititeroa, will not race again and will commence stud work next season. Beau Repaire is a four-year-old by Beau Pere from the -Franklin mare Modiste If, dam also of Royal Chief. He won the WelI Jington Racing Club Handicap 12 months ago and was second, beaten narrowly each time in the Avondale Cup, A.R.C. Summer Cup and A.R.C. Mitchelson Cup. He broke down in the latter event and has not raced since. A New Owner: Among the purchases made by Pyne, Gould. Guinness, Ltd., for clients at the Trentham yearling sales, was a brown colt by Foxbridge from Love Story at 280 gns. for Mr. A. M. S’atterthwaite. of Christchurch, a newcomer to racing. This colt, although a late foal, is a nice type, and is bred on the same lines as the Foxbridge—Flying Juliet colt bought by Mr. T. H. Lowry at the sales for 500 gns., both being out of mares by Romeo the sire of Gay Blonde. Gay Sheila,’Kelly, Our J’ean and many other good winners. Arrangements have been made for Mr. Satterthwaite’s colt to be sent out to Mr. K. Austin’s Inglewood Stud, at Kaiapoi, until ready to be put into active training.

Sold Out: At Randwick recently the race books were sold out before the first race. It was stated by the secretary that as many as 11,000 unsold books had been destroyed after a day’s racing. It’is the first time a shortage has occurred at Randwick. , A Bargain: Amongst recent winners at Randwick is Enderby, who won over a mile and a-quarter. Enderby, who has won three of his last four starts, cost only 40 guinea's at the sales of 1939 owing to having, his head slightly twisted as the result of an accident. He was got by Salmagundi— Alicia by Duke Foote. Riding Out Rule: Melbourne stewards take a serious view of jockeys not riding . their mounts out in races, and are imposing severe penalties for the offence. At Mobnee Valley on January 4, J. Maher was suspended for two months for not having ridden Ronalla out in the Banyule Trial Hurdle, and at Flemington A. Breasley, rider of Royal March, was fined £lO for not having ridden his mount out at the finish of the second division of the Novice Stakes. Royal March was beaten by Colonel for third place. . The riding out rule can bring about ridiculous results, as for instance a rider using the whip on a horse finishing a furlong behind the rest of the field.

Royal Chief: There is nothing wrong with Royal Chief. F. D. Jones requested his owner to remove the horse from his stable. He was a good' third in' the W.R.C. Handicap with 9.9, and fourth with 9.10 in the Summer Handicap, and has hot displayed any loss of form, but has at times been a bit flattered by the handicapper. Mrs, J. Campbell will have two in the Dunedin Cup as Wardress runs in her interests.

A Certainty: What appeared to he a certainly missed occurred when Pleading started in the Middle Park Plate, an apparently impossible task in comparison with that attached to the Craven Plate. In the Middle Park Plate he was on the card to give Doria 31b. and could have met her on .291 b. better terms in the handicap, in which Doria ran second. A Grey Colt: Beau Pere had a good winner at Randwick recently when Beau Port won the Widden Handicap for two-year-olds. He is a grey and cost 2,200 guineas as a yearling. His dam was got by Portlaw, from Greyleaf, by Duncan Grey—Heliopsis, by Sunflower 11, the sire of Glentruin. Portdaw was got by Beresford —Portree,

by Stephen the Great a grey son of The Tetrarch. Missing: Sovereign Lady, Muffler, and Rue are missing from the nominations for the Dunedin Cup meeting. Sovereign Lady has apparently become tired of racing, and it will mean that Mr. George Murray-Aynsley, one of the .( oldest and most successful patrons of HWingatui, will not be on the scene. ' He trained Dunedin Cup winners in > Stepdancer (1906 and 1907), Prim ' (1909), Warstep (1915), Footfall (1927), and Silver Scorn (1933). New Blood: Sparkle, the winner of the Dunedin ■ Cup, and Peony Rose, are the only • nominations for this year’s race that > ran last year. The field represents ■ new blood bar the two named above. . Dunedin Cup Meeting: , The first step towards a successful meeting has been made by the receipt of a pleasing list of nominations for the Dunedin Cup fixture for which . some particularly good fields have been engaged. Westland Nominations: The Westland Racing Club wi’l hold its summer meeting on the Hokitika race course on 22nd. and 24th. February. The programme includes two trotting events each day. Nominations for all events at the meeting close at 8.30 o’clock on Monday evening with the Secretary at Hokitika. . Trotting Notes

Following Form: Gold Bar is credited with beating Zincali by 14 lengths in the Ail Force Handicap at Wellington. They went 4min. 21 2-ssec., 4min. 22sec. and 4min. 25 2-ssec. On the seconc day Zincali, meeting Gold Bar on 24 yards better terms, won in 4min. 24 i-ssec., Fremont was second in 4min, 26 2-ssec., and Gold Bar outside a place. Zincali: Zincali, the Greymouth owned winner of the principal event on the second day at Wellington, was got byJack Potts from Zara, by Wildwood Junior —Daphne Dillon, by Harold Dillon—Daphne by Young Irvington —Black Bess. ’ This is a rather interesting pedigree. In Volume lof the Trotting Stud Book, Black Bess is returned as the dam of Young Irvington, who is later credited wiui siring Daphne from his own dam, unless two mares carried the same name. Black Bess was got by (Telegram, said to be a son of St. George, a brother to Chester, who won the Victoria Derby and Melbourne Cup of 1877. Abused a Patron: Finding that a' bookmaker had been guilty of using a vulgar expression to a patron of the Australian Trotting Club at. Victoria Park, the stewards imposed a line of £5 on the bookmaker. and warned him that a repetition of the offence would lead to a recommendation that his licence for future meetings be refused. A complaint was made by a patron, and the stewards held his charge to be proved. The stewards pointed out that unseemly'' conduct would not be tolerated on racecourses under their charge. A Caution: In referring to Gold Pot’s display at Wellington, the Wellington Post said: “It is possible that Gold Pot was unlucky to lose, for his driver appeared to keep him too far back from the leaders, and when he did decide to challenge with the son of J’ack Potls the gap was too great and second place was his portion of the prize. Special Edition had every chance, but he is improving with racing, and his turn is not far off. Pamelus and Coquette displayed speed, but weakened, and Mazaire was disappointing. After the race was reported that the stipendiary' stewards were very dissatisfied with the handling of Gold Pot, considering that his drvier, T. H. Gunning, had driven a badly-judged race. A caution was administered.

Turco: The Rev de Oro colt, Turco, has joined J. Walsh’s stable at Gore. Wyndham Meeting: It is reported that in all probability Certissimus will appear at the Wyndham Trotting Club’s meeting and give an exhibition mile. The Father: Every thoroughbred horse in the world to-day descends in the direct male line from one of three original Oriental ancestors, Darley 7 Arabian, the Byerley Turk and the Godolphin Arabian'. Darley Arabian proved by far the greatest progenitor. He got Flying Childers, who was a disappointment as a sire from a thoroughbred standpoint. He failed to found a male line that endured, but made the world immensely his debtor by .siring Blaze, who started the line through Sampson, Engineer and Mambrino. and Mambrino sired Messenger, the father of the standard trotting breed.

RACING FIXTURES. February 6, S—Egmont R.C. February 8, 10 —Rotorua R.C. February 8, 10—Poverty Bay Turf. February 8, 10—Gore R.C. February 14, 15—Winton R.C. February 15—Tolaga Bay J'.C. February 15—Opunake R.C. February 15, 17—Waikato' R.C. .February 20, 22—Dunedin J.C. February 2'2, Arolia J.C. February 22, 24—Woodville District J.C. February 22, 24 ; —Westland R.C. March I—Franklin1 —Franklin R.C. March I—Rangitikei1—Rangitikei R.C March I—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 6, B—Taranaki J.C. March 7. B—Cromwell J.C. March B—Clifden R.C. March B—Carterton R.C. . March 13, 15—Wellington R.C. March 15 17-—Ohiriemuri J.C. March 20, 22- Man'awafu R.C. March 22 24--Bay of Plenty R.C. March 22. 24—Oafnaru J.C. March 27, 29—Hawke’s Bay J.C. March 29—Waimate R.C. March 29—Birchwood Hunt. TROTTING FIXTURES February B—Canterbury8—Canterbury Park T.C. February 8. 12—Auckland T.C. February 15—New Brighton T.C. February 21, 22—Kaikoura T.C. March I—lnvercargill T.C. March B—Thames8 —Thames T.C. March B—Timaru T.C. March 15 —Wyndham T.C. March 15—Cheviot T.C. March 22—Westland T.C. March 27, 29—Wellington T.C. March 29—Cambridge T.C.