SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 August 1924, Page 6

SPORTING.

Tv ANOANL'I JOCKEY CLUB. -NO-\iIN'ATI ON S YOR .SPRING -UlvSliiM.-.. FIRST DAY. J-iie folio ving nominations have been i eiened for the Wanganui J.C. -"spring meeting, to ue lie let on .September It and Id : .i'uukL Handicap, one mile and 111; yards. ■ Kuhio, laitaita, Mhetumu. -VI cun tain Signal, OUiement, bunslioi. xiaiigan, Aiuseaii, Duuy ji-ing, ine -OaiiKei'. Sir Dam. heat-efcie, Master iilack, Interest, Mceatoa, Mronguoit. Tanaaees, Gleiigann, Upa, Knightuoc_i! Ra Reve, Logic, Sliming Armour. Mountain Bell. j Dane Hack, six furlongs . Ilka Kulno, Kehutai. Alabama, YVheUuiui’. Rinon, Foci’s Paradise. Bon March. Te Kawa, Darn Gw 1, The Lamb, Demge. Muscaii, Kilceit, Esquimaux, Buoy Bed, ine Danker, Softerange, Troilus, Silver Shadow. Dangle, Hobarue. inteiest, Pentie Lass, Siao.si, Lucrative. Ala Bougha 1. Sunny ‘Yale, Slump, Quiescent, Banogue, Pillage, Importer, Uia-irnutn Loyal Maid, Waetea, Heron, run pi re Camp, Bonhomme, Canibee Kanaka, Lady Riston. , i Okelru Hurdles, L* miles.—Miss Mickey, Price, Birkenella, Omahu, Alaiic, Suspicion, Explorer,' Te Taiii. Cioun Coin, Demand, Alteration. Yeloci f o mi, .M ani at © re, Savoury. Marangai Handicap. 1 mile and 110 yards.—Kuhio. Cold Steel, Helen Ru,Su' Burnett, Mountain Signal, ,, i! 11 1 1 11 g Hit, Comical, Diamond Ring, Abort, Dumptious, Omahu, Refrigeration, Halgina, Avola, Snatcher, FleetIncome, thunderclap, Irapuka. Yoma, Crown Gem, Quest, Sycorax' Musketoon, Black Cruiser, Arcli Salute, Stork, Happy Days, L’Amour, Santonto., Enthusiasm, Duo,' Equitable. Sun art, Askar i. Maiden Race, s\x furlongs.—Mariekau Sky Blue (imp.), Kilmint, Master Black, Pentie Lass, Tatrina, Moeatoa, Papaponga., Shut Eve, Slump, B anogue. Pronto, Importer, Azecta, Frilford,' Logic, Heron, Bonhomme. Kilia, Merry Ann, Marquette, Clarimla, Kauaka, Rangimoana, Lady Ristori. Flying Handicap, six furlongs—Kuhio, Merry Jest, Sir Burnett, Royal Divorce (imp.), Te. Kawa,, Rational, Deluge, Prince Abbey, King Merv, Avonlea, Halgina, Reremoana, Lady Bentinck, Avola, Civility, Awake, Quest, Startle, Hipo, Soliform, Santonio. Jumpers’ Flat, l.( miles. Miss Mickey, The Curragh, Comical, Rirkenella, Hyrax, Brigadier Bill, Tiuokaha, Empyrean, Alaric, Ruatara, Explorer, Mangawhero. SECOND DAY. Debutante Stakes, o furlongs.—Royal Mint, Aioneta, Geld Plaid, Glena Bay, Black Cat, Anchor, Star Area, Vaudeville- Adavale, Anklet, Hyniestrason, Race Day, Standard, Mime, Motion, Action, Lady Cavendish. Rohorant, Anolo, Avazone, Lin Arlington, Poppy Day, Rose Blossom, War Raid, Bank Draft, br.f. bv Elysian—Yoco. Arpent. Higgle Handicap, l.( miLes.—Cold Steel, Helen Rufus, Whetunui, Wi nnmg Hit, Comical, Diamond Ring, Aliort, Bumptious, Omahu, Refrigeration, Tiuokaha, Snatcher. Fleeting, Master Black, Income, Thunder Clap, Irapuka, Yoma, Crown Gem, Quest, .Sycorax, Musketoon, Black Cruiser, Arch Salute, j Knppy Days, Stork, L’Annour, Santonio, Enthusiasm, Duo, Equitable Sunart, Askari. Gonville Hurdles, 1 mile and 5 furlongs. Miss Mickey, Price, Birkenella, Hyrax, Brigadier Dill, Omahu, Tinokaha, Empyrean, Alaric, Ruatara, Suspicion, Explorer, Te Tal'ii, Crown Coin, Demand, Sansulino, Alteration, Yeloeifoim, Maniatore, Savoury, Mangawhero Moutoa Hack, 1 mile and 111) .yards! Kuhio, Taitaiata, The Curragh, -Mountain Signal, Glumenf, Sun shot, Haligan, Muscari, Kikeit, Ruby Ring,-.Bri-gadier Bill, The Banker, Solferange Sir Pam, Peut-etre, Master Black, Interest, Tanadees, Strongholt, Glengariff, Quiescent, Pronto, Pillage., Gpa, Knighthood. La Reve, Waetea., Shining Armour, Merry Ann, -Mountain Bell. Spring Handicap, d furlongs.—Jllea. Mariekau, Pinon, Sky Bine (imp.). Bon March, Esquimaux, Ruby Ring. Ruby Red, iiie Banker, Solferange, Troilus, Silver Shadow, Dangle, Yoda, Lady llaimia, Pentie Lass, Siao.si, Tatrina. Lucrative, Lady Alevriwee, Papaponga, -Ma Boughal, Shut Eye, Slump, Bunogue, Bonideer, Azecta, Fi-ilford. Waetea, Heron, Gaiety Girl, Carnbee. Kauaka, Rangimoana,'Lady Ristori. Owen Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Kuhio, Rehutai, Merry Jest, Sir Burnett, Royal Divorce (imm), Fool’s Paradise. Te Kawa. Barn Owl, Gailiard, Rational, Mot lev. Deluge, Prince Abbey, Avonlea. Halgina, Reremoana, Avola, Ladv Bentinck. Civility. Irapuka. Awake. Crown Gem. Quest, Startle, Hipo, Soliform, Santonio, Inferno. N.Z. Eclipse Stakes, 1 mile and a distance.—Royal Divorce (imp.). Winning Hit. Motley. Subjection, Avola, Quiescent, Bauogue, Troilus. Enthusiasm, Duo.

Railway Handicap, 6 furlongs.—llka, Kuhio, Rehutai, Alabama. Fool’s Paradjse. 1 e K<nva, Barn Owl, lvilniint, The Banker, Soll'erange, Sir Pam, Troilus. Dangle, Pcut-etre, Rolnnitc, juiciest, Pontic Lass. Siaosi. Moca-toa. Ma Boat-. Klnil, Sunny Vale, The Lamb, Pronto, l 3 ill:v«;e. Importer. Chairman. Loyal Vlaid, aetca, La Rove. Logie, Kin pi-re Camp, Boiihoinme, Kilia, Marquette. Clarimla, C’anibee. Kanaka, Raiiginioana. Mountain Bell, lately Ristori.’ heights for the first day’s events are due on Thursday, September 4. C.J.C. MEETING. INTER ESTING STATISTICS. CHRISTCHURCH., Aug. 18. The principal winning payments at the C.J.C. Grand National meeting were: C. F. Vallanee, £l4-50, J. Anslis £IOSO, S. Cleaver £9lO, Sir George Clifford £OSO, W. R, Kemball £570 A McDonald £560, C. W. Wilson £5lO, Mrs H. lan Simpson £490, Sir Charles Campbell £460. 1;. H. Collinson £350. l‘.i. M. Watson £‘2Bo. (■. L. Rutherford £2BO. Fifty-three horses earned money at the meeting last week. Sturdee headed the list wit!) £I4OO, and ivas followed by Loehson £IOSO/ Passim Through £9lO. Solifone £560. Santiago £5lO. Wassail £490, Tigeriaml £460, Vagabond £350, Winning Hit £2BO. Riding honours at the meeting were widely divided, fifteen jockeys piloting winners. A. H. Burt- headed the list with four successes, all” in jumping races, scoring twice on Passin’ Through, and also op Vagabond and Blue Hall. L. G. Morris won over hurdles with Santiago and Bonibrook. and on the flat with Tussore. Advance headed the winning sires' money list with £1470 (Sturdee's Grand National win and a place earned by First Lino). Guianforte earned £1320 (two wins by Passin’ Through, and place money by San Forte and Le F orte). The Awapuni trainer - jockey, A. Oliver, who died at Riccarton on the eve of the mooting, brought throe horses south for the fixture, and each of them won a race. Bonibrook and

Tussore had been transferred to J. Morris’ stable when tliev won, while Santiago was under the care of .J. U. Pearson. TOTALIZATOR FIGURES. Hie following table shows liow the totalisator investments last week — three days at Riccarton and three days at Addington—compared with those at the corresponding meetings last vear: METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB. 1923. 1924. £ £ First day ... 44,i08 42,684 Second day ... 34,771$ 53.358 Third day ... 60.815$ 59.0584 Total £160.295 £155.1004 A decrease of £51944. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. 1923. 1924. £ £ First day ... 65,921 68,128 Second clay ... 48.943 55.5594 Thircl day ... 58,7014 64,723* Total £173.5654 £188.409$ This represents an increase of £14.844. The grand totals are: £333.8604 for 1923, and £343,510 for 1924 (trots' and gallops). NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By Maecenas). Like his brother Wamba, the Absurd gelding Radiac is capable of running a good 1$ miles over hurdles, and wnen ne won at Kiccarton on Saturday he finished with great gameness. Radiac paid a fine price on Saturday and his owner-trainer fully participated m the same, and is reported to have had £3O on his gelding. It is reported that Radiac was sold just after winning. 1 On the first and second days at the recent Canterbury meeting, the T:ua-naki-bred gelding Paul Pry was not handled, to the best- advantage, but in the hands of Kaan on Ss-.turd-tv la-si, Paul Pry put up a fair performance, and finished in a remarkably game manner. On returning to the weighing enclosure, Paul Pry showed unmistakable. signs of lameness. Judged on his recent showing at Riccarton. it is doubtful whether that once fine: handicap performer Bonnie Winkie will, ever be first-class again, although seme of the handicaps ui the south, should not be above Bonnie Winkie, which may do better on a track that is more concrete liLe. Trainer C. Coleman was , confident that Oakleigh would have filled a place in the Grand National Steepioclia.se bad lie not struck trouble about six I'm longs from home, so (as Oakleigh had done well after the National) it was otiiy natural that his chance was agin fvoured on Saturday, more especially as lie was meeting Sturdee on no less than 241bs better terms —a. great concession. As is now past history, Oakleiglt’s luck was again right out, as he fell over Galway, winch was mailing at < lie fence, when he fell. Lisogne and Euchre will be prepared for future events by Trainer E. Muitagli, who also lias Te Kawa and Sunshot in work.

A lot of money was lost over the withdrawal of Wassail from his Whiter Cup and also the second day’s engagement at Riccarton. As Wassail had been galloping in brilliant siyle prior to the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, it was only natural that he should come in for some strong support, and there ws some strong comment on the late'withdrawal. * Charlatan, which won three times m succession, and then went down by a small margin on Saturday, after meeting with interference, : s a most promising sort, and the writer will lie much disappointed should Charlatan not develop into a first-class ‘‘chaser” and win good steeplechases next season .

Although it has hefen stated that Loch son’s lameness a fter winning the Grand National Hurdles was due lo the kick he received from Tiinokaha at the Christchurch. Hunt Club meeting, those who profess to know say that the ligament is the cause of the trouble, and predict that this clever hurdler will want a lengthy spell. Lochson has keen kept well for a long time by Trainer Anstis, and as the class oi: race lie competed in necessitated his being right at the top of his form, there was a lot of merit in the Taranaki trainer's achievement. The nominations received for the North Taranaki meeting are very good, and the club should have a nsccessful gathering. Acceptances for same close on Thursday, August 21. After quite a number of “lean” meetings, the recent one held by the Canterbury Jockey -Club should show a good profit, as the stakes were slightly reduced, and the totalisator showed the great increase of £14,84.3 over the ugures of the corresponding meeting last vear.

While North Island sportsmen and horses went a long way towards making the Grand National carnival a most successful one, they were well repaid, and a- lot of prize money, and incidentally a lot of cash won in betting, has come north over the meeting. Numerically, the Taranaki province was not strongly represented at the recent Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, as Lc-chsoii, Passin’ Through, Yoma, San forte and Polthogue were our only representatives, but their record was a fine one, as the following will show. Loebson won the Grand National Hurdles, Passin’ Through won the Beaufort and Lincoln Steeplechases. Sauforte was unlucky enough to meet Passin’ Through at his best, and lilled second place behind him in each of his successes. Yoma. was more unlucky than Sauforte, for he certainly should have won the Winter Cup. Then lie ran great races, only to be beaten into second place in the August and Heathcote Handicaps. Polthogue was the only one that did not secure a place, and even his efforts were good enough to win on most courses. One rarely sees such a- proficient jumper as Oakleigh has proved himself to he come to earth twice in as many starts, yet this was the -record of Oakleigh at Riccarton, and still his jumping was as good as ever, but his luck was out, or rather that of his riders. On the opening day Oakleigh went well until First Line caused him to fall at the Kennels. As his usual pilot. Roach, got his hand hurt off Royal Fame on the third day, A. McDonald took the mount on Oakleigh in the Lincoln .Steeplechase, hut imagine the disgust of his "big army of supporters when they saw this hero of manv great contests falL clumsily over Galway. Who was responsible for the Income “boom” for the Grand National .Hurdles/ This was a question freely asked at Riccarton by persons who had “burnt their lingers.’’ The tale about his great jumping ability must surely .have been invented, for wh'eii tried at Riccarton lie never showed any indication of being able to jump, let alone win a ‘‘National,” without any educational races. However, it should be a good object lesson to ante-post bettors to make sure of the- soifree of their information before they rush in and invest on a so-called “good thing.’ Horses do not often win doubles, let alone trebles. when Handieapper Henrys is officiating, hut the recent meetings held at Riccarton were exceptions, for Passin’ Through won three times in succession, and Bullford performed a- similar feat. Other good performances recorded during the

Christchurch Hunt Club meeting and the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting, both of which took place at Riccarton, were those of Lochson, which won a hurdle race at the Hunt Club meeting and then won the Grand National Hurdles. Charlatan, which won two steeplechases in succession, and Wassail. which won a double on Saturday. Several others showed good form. On the eve of the Canterbury Jockey Clubs meeting. Wassail was nriced on behalf of an Australian sportsman, and lo(KJ guineas was asked, but an excellent chance of securing a bargain was lost by the agent ottering £1590. This was piomptly turned down with the reply “My price was 1590 guineas, now the price is 17-50 guineas.” And even at this figure W assail would have been a great bargain, as he stood alone amongst the flat racers at the meeting, and it is hard; to say how good the son ol Elysian is. At present- his owner is net quite sure whether he will keep Wassail at sprint racing, or give him a “let up.” ’ There 'were plenty of advisers at Riccarton. In his three starts over the Riccarton country Passin’ Through gave a finished exhibition of clover jumping, and in a measure the successes of Passin’ Through were due to his fencing, although, of course, he is endowed with considerably more pace than most “chasers.” Passin’ Through was ridden in his races by H. Burt, and in each instance Burt handled his mount in a clever manner. Burt is riding well at present, as he has been for a considerable time, but- for some unexplainable reason many do not like his riding. One thing is certain, Burt is a courageous rider, and is riding many winners, and the writer lias often stated that he is the most underrated hurdle horseman in this Dominion.