SPORTING GOSSIP.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 September 1932, Page 8

SPORTING GOSSIP.

A Big Team. G. Price, the erstwhile Dominion trainer who has been for years following his calling in Australia, has started the season with ■24 students, the stars of which are the A. J. C. Derby favourite, Kuvera, and Veilmond. Last season, Price was at the head of the winning trainers’ list with 28£ wins, a position he has on several occasions occupied. Maiden Winner at Awapuni. Minstrel Lad, who returned his supporters the best dividend of the daj at the- Manawatu Hunt Race Meeting on Saturday, is the three-year-old entire chestnut half-brother by Nigger Minstrel to Arrow Lad, Some Lad, Jean Ladosio and Arajcan. He is owned and trained by Mr C. Jones at Awapuni and did not manage to secure a place in his three starts last season. Stakes Won by Late Mr Greenwood. The late Mr G. D. Greenwood commenced racing in 1908, and during the period that has elapsed since then he won 124,996 sovs. in New Zealand. He headed the winning list of owners in the Dominion in the seasons 1910-11, 1913-14, 1918-19, and 1921-22. In addition to the earnings of his horses here he captured stakes amounting to 47,539 sovs. in Australia, so that 'his total winnings amounted to 172,535 sovs. J. M. Cameron Returns. J. M. Cameron, of Hastings, who has been wintering in Queensland, returned to his home last week. His invasion of Queensland was not of a successful nature to any extent, and he had worse luck on quitting, as owing to the embargo on the admittance of stock fro» Queensland to the Dominion, on account of tick .trouble in the former State, Lotus Lily and Goshawk were not u*rmitted to leave Sydney for New Zealand, and will have to remain in New South Wales for three months. His other pupil, Nea Lap, who accompanied him to Queensland, has been sold to go to America, the price being 10,000 dollars. Does It Pay? It was to be regretted, said Mr G. D. Beatson, at the annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, that some of the most successful racing men in New Zealand had taken part in the exodus to Australia. A tremendous number of owners and trainers had gone over there, and he believed that they would soon, return as sadder and wiser men. In April—which month had been selected quite at random —the total stakes paid out in New South Wales amounted to £B6OO, as against £14,500 in New Zealand, and the daily average was £767 10s, as against £230 10s. How the people who had gone to Australia were going to make money he did not know. They seemed to think it was merely a question of making a start and having a good bookmaker. Rulanut Unlucky. At the Werribee (Victoria) meeting on Wednesday of last -week Mr W. R. Kemball’s Rulanut, with tof weight (9.0), and ridden by A. Reed, started favourite for the> open three-year-old handicap, six furlongs, .pand ran unplaced. The stipendiary stewards held an inquiry into the cause of Rulanut losing kis position after the field had gone about half a furlong., They found that it was due to Pleasant, ridden by H. Reed, who started from the outside position, boring in and pushing Devonie on to Rulanut. Reed was seriously reprimanded for not keeping his mount under better control. As the winning margins were only half, a neck and a neck, with Rulanut a head away fourth, he was unlucky. ' Another interesting item to New Zealanders in this meeting was that the starting was done by Mr C. Gomer, late of Hawera, and now stipendiary steward to ‘ tha Victorian Western District Racing Association. The official starter was unable to be present. Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.

When the last mail •’left Victoria, betting in connection with the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups had Picatus and High Brae on the first line in the quotations. Great Idea on the second line, the only New Zealand representative inquired for being Lady Pam, who was well down the list. For the Melbourne Cup, Kuvera (who had not suffered defeat in the Hobartville Stakes), Middle Watch and Picatus were the leading • selections, Cpneentrate, Great Idea, Johnnie Jason, High Brae and Viol d’Amour being the next in request. Kuvera has got 7st. B}b. in the Melbourne Cup. Should he be successful in either the A.J.C. or V.B.C. Derbies, he will not .incur a .penalty for the Melbourne Cup, as the conditions attached to that race state that should the winner of the A.J.C. or V.R.C. Derbies be weighted in the Melbourne Cup at under weight-for-age, 7st. 6lb, then that poundage will have to be carried. It can be observed that Kuvera has been allotted two ,pounds in excess of that weight. Many three-year-old winners of the Melbourne Cup have had on board the standard impost, but excess of it has, but on one occasion,' been borne to victory by a competitor of that age, the one to achieve the feat being (Prince Foote, who won in 1909 with 7st. 81b. in the saddle.