RACING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 114, 10 April 1930, Page 10

RACING NEWS.

(By “Binocular.”) . .Ballance can gallop, and will benefit by his experience of recent racing, which should help to smarten him in getting away at the rise of the barrier. The Valkyrian colt Sleipner, who won at Timaru, was one of the smartest youngsters at Kiccarton in the early spring, but did not race up to expectations when produced in public. After Ten was taken to Timaru with the reputation of being a better horse than Lancer at the weights over hurdles, bui ho failed to run to the flattery. He may, however, shape better with more experience, as he has a fair amount of pace on the flat.

The very grave danger of a horse taking off at a hurdle or tence hnlf a length or about a length behind another y/aa again illustrated at Timaru (says 'the i Otago Times). On the second day Mime ! was slow to move at the start, but was i rushed to the front and sprawled when landing with Heisler over the first hurdle, i This gave a little ground to Heisler and Alime was again raced up to him when I going to the stand hurdle. Heisler was slightly in front of Mime at the take-off ; and. the latter failed to clear, and hooked 1 heavily with one of his hind legs. The roi suit was disastrous to D. Hall and a com- : pound fracture of the left leg will be a 1 very unlucky reminder of tho danger of giving a quick hurdler an advantage at the rise to a jump. This danger is so well known that it is sometimes created with the hope of getting rid of a dangerous opponent in a race.

Mr A. J. Hastings made eomo ragged starts on tho first day at Timaru, but got his fields away from a better lino on tho second day (comments a southern writer). Several favourites got badly away, and this naturally did not soften the tone of the criticism levelled at the starting. Mr Hastings used a length of rubber ns a barrier, which, when released, flies across the track. Such a barrier naturally losco momentum as it reaches the holding base, and it did so at Timaru, where one of the stewards, who was at tho post, stated that it hit some of the outside horses. It was, in fact, the outside horses that appeared to get tho worst of a start. Mr Hastings holds good prospects as a starter, and in his own interests would do well to discard a barrier that loses quickness as it reaches its base and so favours one side of a field and becomes detrimental to the other. He made a perfect start in the Timaru Cup, when the field was sent away from a walk, and he also got tho horses away on good terms from a move-up start in the principal event on the second day. Racing officials and other public pereonages seldom or never accept criticism in a kindly and appreciative spirit, although it is tendered with a view of eradicating faults. They are, however, not the only people to be considered. For instance, the favourites, or near favourites, that got badly away at Timaru included Appeal £270 10s, Sleipner £224 10s, Silver Coot £4Ol 10s, First Sight £277, and Gay Sonnet £347. Such results do not tend to calm the critics who make the favourites, which supply the principal interest in a race, and hence tho strongest criticism when they are beaten on their merits.

The Auckland horseman H. Wiggins will be kept busy travelling and riding this week, as he will bo riding at tho Hawke’s Bay meeting to-morrow and at tho Waikato meeting on Saturday. His mounts at Hastings will include Cylinder, Don Quixote, Rory Mor, Jiu Jazz, Fitz Qucx, Royal Parade, and Holden Shadow, while at Te Rapa he will ride Gemlight, Rafflight, Perennis and I’m Alone.

After a spell of nearly 12 months the smurt sprinter Royal Tea hns boon taken in hand again by Mr C. M. Emanuel, and ho was among the homes performing useful work at Ellerslio this week. Royal Tea has been pottering about the roads for some weeks and is looking bright and healthy after his holiday, so that he should come along steadily now that he has commenced work in earnest. Unfortunately, unsoundnees has affected Royal Tea at various stages of his career and there is therefore a doubt whether ho will stand a solid preparation. However, his owner is hopeful that he will remain sound this timo, and it is to bo hoped that ho will havo tho pleasure of. getting the chestnut back to his best form, which is very good.

The fact that Maori Boy ia not engaged at Te Rapa on Saturday, nor at Ellerslie the following week, tends to the view that his sporting owner has designs on tho Manchester Gold Cup at Feilding on Easter Saturday (writes “Early Bird” in the Auckland Sun). This race is run over a mile and a quarter, and the Avondale horse has been awarded the handy impost of 8.2. That brings him to within half a stone of Paganelli and within 121 bof bright Glow, but even allowing for the comparative weakness of the opposition he accounted for at Whangarei, Maori Boy is not without a chance at the southern course. The distance is all in his favour as against the two horses named, and in any case it is more than likely that Bright Glow will be missing from the field. The Feilding raco has a £IOO gold cup attached to it, in addition to" a good stake, and one feels sure that Auckland sportsmen would be delighted if Mr Davison returned with that handsome trophy. It would be a . fitting climax to a splendid sequence of successes registered by the little black horse.

Tho Chipping Norton Stakes, which comes up for decision at Warwick Farm next Saturday, has a select field engaged, the entrants including the New Zealand trio, Nightmarch, Chide and Phar Lap. Tho distance of tho race is a mile and a-quartcr and the conditions weight-for-age, with penalties and allowances. Nightmarch and Phar Lap have each incurred a 71b penalty and tho first-named will carry 9.7 and tho latter 3.13. Chide’s penalty is 51b., but, as against that, ho has the 31b gelding allowance, and his impost will therefore be 9.2.

Historic is engaged in leading events set down for decision at Ellerslie and Riccarton at Easter. The fact of the big chestnut having been paid up for in tho Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton seems to point to tbo probability of the Wellington horse racing in the south, but until acceptances for the Auckland race aro posted it may be as well to keep an open mind as to tbo decision to be arrived at in mapping put the autumn campaign for Historic.

Tho King’s Cup, to bo run at tho South Australian Jockey Club’s mooting on May 17, has attracted tho fine entry of 63. Tho New Zealand-bred horses engaged includo Phar Lap, Second Wind, Hot Spring, Star God, Gesto, Waicullus, Princo Paladin, Sir Roy, King Qucx and Peacemaker. Nightmarch’s name does not figure among the entrants. According to tho conditions of the raco, the maximum handicap weight shall not bo moro than 9.5 and the minimum handicap weight not less than 7.0.

In July, 1914 (tho month preceding tho opening of tho Great War), tho stallion Lucullus was sent up to auction in England and ho was knocked down to tho late;Mr J- O. Hayward, of New Zealand, for the small sum of 25 guineas. At tho ond of last season it was computed that tho progeny of Lucullus had won prize-money to tho amount of £97,000. So far this season over £IO,OOO is doVn to the credit of the Lucullus tribe, and tho total for tho Gorman-brcd sire is now raised to over £107,000.

On tho first day of the Waikato meeting C. Franco will ride Princo Hal, Doscrt Glow, Valicu, Biddy’s Boy and Nassau Lady.

Silver Papor has been off the scene for a few months, but he made his reappearance recently on the Riccarton tracks, where ho registered a smart sprint one day last week. Apparently' W. Stone oxpccta this brilliant galloper to survive a. preparation, as he has been nominated for sovoral events at the Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting.

RETURN OF LIMERICK. THE PROGRAMME ARRANGED. MAY GO TO SYDNEY IN SPRING. CHRISTCHURCH. April 8. F. D. Jones had Limerick out this morning for the first timo since last spring, when he went into retirement following on leg troubles, which developed in Australia. Ho was given easy exercise on tho lead in tho middle of tho course. Tho programme contemplated by his trainer is to keep him at trotting and cantering for two months, followed by a month of steady pace work, and then a month of sprinting. If ho goes on all right up to that stage, it is probablo that Jones will take him for another trip to Sydney for tho spring meetings. TRUE SHAFT AGAIN WINS. STABLEMATE OF NIGHTMARCH. True Shaft, who won the second division of the Three and Four-year-old Handicap at Roeehill on Saturday, won the second division of the Highweight Handicap on the pame course the previous Saturday. He is a stable companion of Nightmarch, and is a three-year-old by Arrowsmith from Thea, being owned by Mr A. Louisson, who also owns Nightmarch. McAulay’s team is certainly paying its way well in Sydney. SUCCESS OF NIGHTMARCH. BEATS CHIDE IN RAWSON STAKES. There has. been much controversy concerning the relative merits of Nightmarch and Chide (says an exchange). The former won tho Melbourne Cup, and the latter had five victories on end, including tho New Zealand Cup, tho Canterbury Cup and the Stead Memorial Gold Cup, prior to being sold to go to Australia. Many thought that Chide was the better of the pair, but Nightmarch easily proved his master over nine furlongs at Rcsehill on Saturday. This was Nightmarch’s second race in Australia since going over there recently, while Chide was having his first outing. Nightmarch and Chide will probably meet again in tho Chipping Norton Stakes, w.f.a., one mile and a quarter, at Warwick Farm next Saturday. Amouni3 and Phar Lap are also entered for the same event. THE HAWKE’S BAY STAKES. A SMALL FIELD ENGAGED. Tho Hawke’s Bay Stakes will be decided to-morrow, and half a dozen remain in the event, including Toxeuma, Cylinder, and Chrysology. Toxeuma wns narrowly beaten by Cimabue in the Manawatu Stakes, while Cylinder won the North Island Challenge Stakes, beating Paganclli, with Chrysology, who was unlucky in the race, third. In the Manawatu Sires’ Produco Stakes Cylinder lost his rider, while Chrysology did not start. This trio should make the race a very interesting one, and probably Toxeuma will be favourite. WAIKATO RACING CLUB. The following are additional acceptors for the Waikato Racing Club’s meeting:— Juvenile Handicap: King March 7.6, Chief Joy 7.5. Storey Memorial Cup: In the Shade 8.9, Mithra 7.0, Puketaha Highweight Handicap: Le Choucas 9.7, Sea Cob 8.2. President’s Handicap: Vali 7.12, Refresher 7.0. WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB. CLOSING OF ACCEPTANCES. Owners and trainers are reminded that acceptances tor all first day’s events at the Wairarapa Racing Club’s fixture on April 19 anti 21 close on Monday next at light o’clock. HAWERA TROTTING CLUB. CLOSING OF ACCEPTANCES. The annual fixture of the Hawera Trotting Club which will come up for decision onn April 19 and 21 has always proved a highly attractive one and, with -a total of £4OIO being offered this year, it is reasonable to expect that the 1930 meeting will prove an even greater success than .previously. Local and district mentors contemplating being represented at the fixture are reminded that acceptances close on Monday night at 8.30 o’clock. HORORATA ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 9. The following acceptances have been received for the Hororata races on Saturday next:— Trial Plate, of 30 spve. Five furlongs.— Retrieve, Argyle, Royal Heritage, Weather Raid, Appeal, Night Recital, Greaves 8.0. Sandown Hack Handicap, of *9O sovs. Six furlongs.—Sea Raid 8.10, Solmun 7.12, Taragona 7.6, Giggleswick 7.4, Miss Brad; bury, Rapina 7.2. Glendore Trot Handicap, of 90 sovs.; 3.42 class. One mile and a half.—Patsy d’Oro, Cora Locanda, Pageant d’Or, Nancy McKinney, Romanes, Harold Denver, Bushlight, Adjuster, Colorado, White Stranger, Brown Logan, Cranford, Willie Derby, Lord Matchlight, Royal Chenault, Brent Elect, Little Victor scr, Snowy Huon, Lydie Pointer 12yds bhd, Gcprge Rey, Devon Child 24, Wainoni, Howdah 60. Hororata Cup, of 140 sovs. and trophy valued lOgns. One rnilo and a quarter.— Gay Sonnet 8.13, Malmsey 8.2, Aberfeldy 7.13, Starshooter 7.9, Revision 7.0, Bangor High-weight Handicap, of 90,sovs. One mile.—Chickwheat 10.8, Geld Mint 10.4, Troilus, Gala Day 9.13, After Ten, Solmuri 9.0. Brackendale Handicap, of 90 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Buoyant- 8.6, Courtliko 7.9, Solgele, Tripaway 7.7. , Snowdon Trot Handicap (harness), 1 of 95 sovs.; 5.0 class. Two milee. —Dolly Pointer, Brewn Logan, Kanieri, Brent Elect, White Stranger, Major Brent, Lady Alice, Ayrmont Chimee. Flying Prihco scr, Prince Chimes 12yds bhd, Devon Child 36, Mat Voyage, Groat d’Oro 60, Audrey Dillon, Howdah 72, Danny Boy 96, Erin’s Royal 132. • Racecourse Hill Hack Handicap, of 90 sovs. Six furlongs.—Sea Raid 8.13, Sapient 8.6, Revision 7.13, Royal Heritage, Miss Bradbury 7.6. RIVERTON ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, April 9. The following acceptances havo been received for the first day of tho Riverton Racing Club’s annual meeting to be held on Aprij 19, 21 and 22: Trial Handicap, of 125 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Banner Boy 9.0, Leading Boy 8.7, Sentinel Lad 8.6, Some Breeze, Polling Day, Night Rose, Wincette, Cantara, Night Lark, Bitractor, Baffin Bay, Birdwood. Slim .Jim, Ballance, Royal Bluff, Calham 8.2. Waiau Steeplechase, of 200 sovs. About two miles.—Red . Heather, Wairio 9.12, Soldier’s Dream, Black Stag 9.9, Koromata, Night, Balva6co, Kuku, Squatter, Traho, Lewis Gun 9.7. Aparima Handicap, of 245 sovs. Six furlongs.—loyal Saxon 8.13, Nodda 8.4, Caterpillar 8.6, Blue Metal 7.10, Inevitable 7.7, Full Fling 7.4, Sudden Storm 7.1, Jack a Dandy, Battle Flag, Attract, Red Boa 7.0. Long wood Hack Handicap, of 125 60vs. Seven furlongs.—Sailing Home 8.8, Flying Binge r Battle Maid 7.13, Vinegrovc 7.11, Attractive Lady 7.10, Abbeville, Insolence 7.8, Court Jester 7.7, Barn Door, Miss Marco 7.5, Pukemaori, Night Maid 7.4, Poor Boy, Dumblane 7.3, Lucky Maid, Zelania, Birdwood, Double Soult, Night Rose 7.0. Rivorton Gold Cup, of 605 sovs. One. mile and a-quarter. —Pink Note 8.12, Circulation 8.3, Wingatui 7.4, Gamisadcr, Red Sea, Cupid’s Dart, Tembroney, Red Racer 7.0. Great Western Steeplechase, of 450 sovs. About .three miles.—Maungamoe 10.12, Kapuna 10.10, Nylotia 10.6, Pamplona 10.3,

Snowfall 10.0, Jovial 9.5, Top Gear 9.3, French Fleet, Toa Taua 9.0.

Visitors’ Hack Handicap, .of 125 sovs. Six furlongs.—Palermo 8.11, Abbevillo 8.2, Meitui, Some Maid, Remindful 7.13, Bachelor Boy, Banner Boy 7.11, Crubenmoro 7.9, Baby Bliss, Miss Redowa, To Uru 7.8. Pourakino Handicap, of 200 60vs. One mile. —Taboo 9.8, Caterpillar 8.2, Red Racer, Sparkling Eyes 7.4, Cupid’s Dart, Coomassie 7.0. TROTTING EVENTS (Third Day). . Wakatipu Trot Handicap,’ of 153 sovs.; 3.42 cla£6. One mile and a-half. —Arabis,’ Irish Queen, Tussore Silk, Captain. Sun, Chimoaway, Evening Sun, Wavcsoon,’ Porky Locanda, Sadie Bingen, Baby Joan, Highland King, Bright Mark, Hugo Wilkes geld, scr., Larsen 12yds bhd, Te Pcka, Bright Sun, Meditate, Slipalong 24, Haora Ra 36, John Logan, Imperial Bingen,, Lady Voison 48, Lady Freeman. 72. Ohai Trot Handicap (saddle), of 153 sovs. 3.42 class. One mile and a-half.— Arabis, Irish Queen, Tussore Silk, Chimeaway, Evening Sun, Wavcsoon, Perky Locanda, Honest Nell, Highland Fling, Stcpaway, Zepp, Merry Wave, Juno Nelson scr., Honest Dillon, Larsen 12yds bhd, To Pcka, Baker Girl 24, Princess Thorpe 36, Imperial Bingen, Lady Voison 48, Lady Zita, Hushabye 72, Erin’s Chanco 84, Coldwood 96. .