Sporting

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 256, 13 October 1923, Page 15

Sporting

Notes(By “Trenton.”) Kilkx-hra, the Avomialo Stakes winner, cost. 525 quineas as a yearling. • • • Maurice MiUarien, the New Zealand jockey, who rote the winner of the A. J. C. Derby, has nob reached 22 years of age.

Arch Dibell w'ho has had a fanterm of Hat racing, may tackle the fences at. Claudelands this month. King Mjpi’v, on<* of the Sunnyside Lodge team, wi I make his racing bow at Claudelands. on Labour Day. He is a big raking s a t by Quin Ahbey.

Miss Comet, who will race at Claudelands on Labour Day, is a Day (omet filly from Lady lona, owned by Air. McLean. The Royal Calcutta Turf Club notifies that jockeys from Australia or New Zealand applying for licenses to ride under its rules must produce clearances from one of the principal racing bodies vf the States or New Zealand

It is quite on the cards that the Hamilton owner may give White Comet an acceptance in the Great Northern Guineas.

M. McCarten’s three Derby winners on end are the Now Zealand and Great Northern on Enthusiasm, and the A.J.C. Derby on Ballymena.

Martial Dawn’s withdrawal from the New Zealand Cup was no surprise, as he had been causing his trainer consider able trouble.

Sir Andrew’s success in the .Metropolitan Handicap at the A.J.C. meeting on Monday would bp sure to take a lot of money out of the ring.

The class of steeplechase at Uandwick does not appear 1o be very’ high. The three placed horses on Alomlay were all on the minimum. « • * Shoulder trouble was the reason why Star Ranger had to forgo his engagements in the A.J.C. Derby and the Ale!bourne Cup. Kcnnopil, who was killed while racing at Randwick on AVednesday, was owned by Sir Samuel Hordern, who paid a high figure for the Kenilworth gelding twelve months ago.

Mr. H. A. Knight, the owner-breeder of Ballymena, also bred Aledley, tho dam of the Derby winner, while Aledley’s dam, Shindy, also goes down in the same category in this respect as her successors.

Matinee , who figures in the field nominated for the principal open event; at the Waikato Hunt meeting, will probably require a rare or two to bring him to his best.* The Day Comet—Ris tori colt looks well.

According to present intentions, Thespian and Listowel will'carry Air. G. Al. Currie’s colours at Riccarton ,nexi month. Both have been engaged in the Stead Memorial Gold Cup and other events.

Surveyor keeps going in remarkable style at Ellerslie, and is now being got ready for the Wellington meeting, where one of his contracts will be the Champion Plate.

Contrary to most of Woorak’s progeny, Sir Andrew, the Metropolitan winner, gets a distance of ground well. In the autumn Sir Andrew was runnerup to Prince Cox in the long-distance Australian Cup and followed this up by accounting for Caserta in the St. Leger. * « * Heroic, who defeated 26 other two-year-olds pointlessly in the Breeders’ Plate at Randwick, was purchased for 1800 guineas in Sydney in the autumn. Heroic, who is by the Cicero horse, Valais, is located in Melbourne.

Air. E. Riddiford, the well-known AVellington owner, intends leaving for England next Easter, and it is expected that he will purchase some bloodstock while abroad.

Raceful is coming on very favourably in his new quarters at Franktcn and, so far, the Martian —Rose Red horse is nor displaying any serious ill-effects of his old trouble.

Rahiri, the Grantham Stakes winner at Randwick, displayed like a great many of Tressayr’s progeny 1 , more brilliancy than stamina. » * » John Bunny is one of the jumpers of the Hamilton East trainer, E. J. O’Neill’s team undergoing steady tasks at Claudelands, * * * “Civis,” in the Otago Daily Times,” tells the following story:—An old lady was very impressed, by a sermon on charity that she had read in the Church Magazine. She went upstairs, took two pound notes, went out into the street, and. handed them t-3 an honest but seedy-looking young man who was leaning against a verandah post. ‘ ‘ What are these for?” he asked. “Charity,” she replied. ‘ ‘ Righto, missus, ’ ’ he said, and disappeared without a word of thanks. Next day ho called at her house and handed twenty one-pound notes. “What are’ these for,” she gasped ‘ ‘ Charity, missus. Gee, you were lucky; he only won by a neck.” Charity was a horse, and the seedylooking young man was a bookmaker’s tout. » * * A well-known AVanganui sportsman, Air. AV. Young, forwards to tho Chronicle some interesting experiences in regard to racing in Victoria (British Columbia.) One very illuminating budget is the “daily racing nows from chart,” which shows tho draw at the post and the positions of the horses at various stages of the race, with the times taken over each section, to be followed by this rather cryptic doscrip- 1 tic.n: —“Standing start good; won easily, second and third same. Winner entered for 200 dollars. No claim. Winner tried to bear out on the first turn, but rider tapped him on the nose with whip and straightened him out. Took lead and won easily. Baber tried hard to make Furious Bill stop and tired himself. Play Off closed well, tho same with Laggan. Little Florence was caught in a jamb at the clubhouse turn, 1 came very close to falling.” Then again there is the tipster’s advertising circular: “Aly system of handicapping is by comparison, giving duo consideration to all essential points, namely, value, class, speed, consistency, weight preferred, distance, trainer, and owner who know when their horse is placed right. And last, but most essential to all, the jockey who ride.?. I work; three hours nightly with dope book in order to discover essential features and. to make prices. I am now and have, been for three official price-maker

for all Pacific Coast and adjacent cities, from Vancouver to San Diego. 1 give jockeys ami probable straight mutual price on all selections. I also invite friendly wagers daily with any persons who think tiny can pick more winners or show a better daily average Ilian 1 can. J. am at track early morning to obtain jockeys, scratches, dockers’ reports ami what, stable informatio I possibly can. Don’t buy any ,-eleu' ms ui ss ‘Alan-o’ War’s picture is : >ov<* my signature at the bottom.’ - I’'ortunately New Zealand punters are not postered with professional tipsters. ♦ » » k'oceiilly an Englishman, one Try uhitt Drake, rode on horseback from London to \'ork. Some modern • tiers, it was stated afterwards, ai teui ited to till the animal with petrol am tighten tho saddle with a spanner. Superstition on the raceeou.-e Hour ishes, aud this is the son of t dug that keeps it. alive. I’or the Hill Stakes, at Sydney, the bookmakers v. ore offering to bet against anyone p'acing the horses, I—2. Beaurord was competing. Just before the race an obsc.vant punter in the Leger noticed a ! awk flying overhead, and with true ia. imnur-m intuition, otherwise superstition, promptly turned to a bookmaker ami remarked: “Then ', the ofiiee. What price The Hawk-Beauford .” ’ The bookie toLl him. “Righto,’ ’said .he punter, and five minutes later he was richer by £5. THE TIME TEST. Al' STR AL A SIA N R ECO HD. At the start of another racing season, a review of the time record is invested with a good deal of interest. . The list, of Australa.ian records is made up as follows:-Half-mile: Gloaming. syrs, 9.1; 15 see. 4i Furlongs: Woornk, 2yrs, 8.2; mt', sec. 4J Furlongs: Flying Wynne, 7-9, 51 sec. 7, .1923 j. 5 Furlongs: Alachine Gun, 4yrs, 11.5, 58scc, .St. Cloud, 6yrs, x. 4, and St. Roseate, 6yrs. 8.1' 0, 59soe each. 5-J Furlongs: Poitrina, 4yrs, 8.11, .1 min 6ssec.

6 Furlongs: The Hawk, 3yrs, 9.2, and Chimera, aged, 9.2, Imin 9 4-ssec, each; Greenstead, Gyrs, 10.3, imin lljsec. 7 Furlongs: Remmon, 6yrs, 7.12, 1 min 24}scc. I Alile: Thespian, 3yrs, 8.2, Imin 36 3- Cetigne, aged, 9.2; Greenstead, Gyrs, 9.6, and Beauford, 5 yrs, 8.12, Imin 37sec each. > 9 Furlongs: Chrysolaus, 6yrs, 9.11, Imin 511 sec. II Allies: AVinning Hit, 3yrs. 7.12, 2mln 3 l-ssee; Beauford, syrs, 9.1, 2min 3}sec. 11 Furlongs: Tom AlcCarthy, aged, 9.3, 2min 17£scc. H Allies: Wedding Day, 6yrs. 7.12, 2min 30£sec. 1 Alile 5 Furlongs: Pah King, syrs. 8.8, and Purser, Gyrs, B.lllb, 2min 44sec each. 1} Miles; Duo, 3yrs, 8-7, 2min 57 4- "The Cypher, 3yrs, 7.9, 2 min 58iscc. 2 Afiles: Kennaquhair, syears, 9.5, 3min 22£sec. 2i Afiles: Gasbag, syrs, 9.5, 3min 52 sec.

3 Afiles: Trafalgar, syrs, 9.5, smin ' 22£sec. * * * Of the sixteen distances mentioned above, New Zealand horses are at tho head of the list in seven instances.' Gloaming, The Hawk, and Duo made., their respective records at Trentham, j Gasbag, Chimera, Afachine Gun and AVinning Hit distinquished themselves [ at Riccarton; and Thespian’s record was made at Ellerslie. With regard to the Australian list, AVoorak, Remmon, 'Greenstead, Beauford, Chrysolaus, Wedding Day, Pah King, Kennaqquhair, and Trafalgar made their records at Randwick (Sydney); Cetigne and The Cypher did their time at Flemington (Afelbourne) and Tom McCarthy's record was made at Ascot (Brisbane). Poitrina did her- Imin 6scc at Caulfield (Afelbourne), and St. Speed and St. Roseate showed their pace at Cheltenhim Park (Adelaide).