THE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 216, 26 August 1927, Page 2

THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES laranalii Hunt Club. Sept. , x—Maituu JC. Sept 10- Otauu Hunt Club, isept 14 Dannevirke K.C. sept. 2-1 20 Napiei Park R.C. Sept 24. 20 Avondale J.C. Sept. 29, 30— Geraldine 11. C. Oct. I—Hawke’s Bay J.C. SYDNEY NOTES. Sydney t Aug. 25. Count Cavour has been scratched for the Metropolitan Handicap. A veterinary burgeon says Agnon's pasterns are very bad, but he is on the mend and will possibily resume work on -Munday. ENGLISH RESULTS. London, Aug. 24. The Ebor Handicap resulted: Cap a-pie 1, I’oct 2, Review Order 3. Sixteen started. Won by half a length.— (A.P.A. and “Sun’* cable.) NEW ZEALAND CUP. WEIGHTS DECLARED. Christchurch, Aug. 25. Weights for the New Zealand Cup have been declared as follow:— Rapine, Count Cavour 9.6, Star Stranger 9.1. Te Monanui 8.12. Footfall 8.9, Piuthair 8.8. Beacon Light 8.6, Grand Knight 8.4. Degage 8.2, Rapier 7.11, Centrepiece, Eden Hall 7.9, Nukumai. Battlement 7.6, Overhaul 7.1. Desert Glow, Clarinda 7.3, Overdrawn, Yoma 7.2. Set Sail 7.1. Pink Note, Lady Desmond, Royal Game, Vaward. Haze. Novar, Euphonium, Beiuianec, Merry Damon, Black Mint. Pule do Leon, Front /.auk. Nippy, Bilbo, Phaola, Assurance, Chickwhcat, Royal -Mint, Solrose. Carnot, Gaze, '1 lie Polymnian, High Gear. David Garrick, Beau Geste, Equerry, Aberfeldy, Cornstalk, Romantic, Rbyal Head. Mandarine, Satrap, Star * God, Ark Royal. Stretton. Amor, Streamer. Boy, Honey 7.0. HORSE AND GREYHOUND. WHICH IS FASTER? Can the little greyhound gallop as fast as a racehorse? It has generally been accepted that it can, but the tm-hare greyhound racing has knocked this theory on the head, says the Sydney “Suu.”

In a controversy a few years ago a veteran Victorian trainer was quoted as saying that a dog would go faster than a horse lor a quarter of a mile, or even half a mile, but that beyond that distance the larger animal, having got into his stride, would run away from the other.

The times made by greyhounds at Epping (Sydney seem to demonstrate that the balance is not in favour of the dog, except, perhaps for the first few yards, and then only because it can jump into its stride so nimbly.

The most popular distance at Epping is 480 yards, and the record time is 27 4-s—call it 28, for simplicity in calculation. That is equal to a tick under 26 for 440 yards.

Now Valicare, the speediest beginner among thoroughbreds at* Rand wick, can reel off two furlongs in just under 24 any fine morning, and four in 47 is not out of the way for her, yet tfie dogs take 54 for the half-mile Valicare would not have to come around a turn in the first two furlongs of a half-mile gallop, but dogs are on a bend nearly all the way, and running wide at that, because their objective, the tin hare, circles around the outside of the track. Therefore they cover a few yards above the given distance, but not 36 yards more in two fur-

lungs, which they would have to do to go as fast as Valicare. It may be argued that Valicare, having exceptional’ speed, is not quite a fair racehorse to argue with, but records of the tracks show that practical ly all fit horse can break the greyhounds’ time of, say, 25j for a couple of furlongs.