RACING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 246, 16 September 1932, Page 9

RACING NEWS

FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

(By “Binocular.”)

Richfiold is being jogged about at Hawera prior to being put into work again. Tho blood mares Bello Star and Erio are to be mated with Captain Busby this season.

Spearful, the New Zealand Cup winner of last season, will probably return to racing next month.

True Shaft has been working well at Randwick and an early win for the Canterbury representative has been predicted. In tho two-year-old trials at ■ Caulfiold, the third heat was won by Easy Money (Paper Money—Piquant). When Gold Mag left for Sydney the report was current that ho was affected in the wind. However, his throe starts for three wins hardly boars that out. Orapai is said to have done very well since racing at tho Taranaki Hunt meeting and ho should strip a lit horse at Wanganui. Haere Tonu, an unraced two-year-old in A McAulay’s team, has impressed Sydney critics by tho manner in which ho has worked since his arrival in Sydney. The three-ycar-old Mungatoon, who won a race at Menagle Park, and King March, who proved a disappointment on the trip to Australia, have been returned to tho Dominion.

Lady Alort, the three-ycar-old sister to Watch Officer, by Chief Ruler, who was taken across to Sydney with Araunah by Mr D. H. McLeod, has been sold privately.

The death is reported of tho Calibre gelding Guncase. Foaled in 1918, Guncase was a fairly useful horse in his day. Apart from his sucesses on the flat, he had scored over hurdles.

Farmer is to make his first appearance as a three-vear-old at tho Wanganui fixture. The son of Pombal and Jewel of Asia should win races for Mr W. McA. Duller.ll this season. The decision to move Mr W. Scholium’s team from Takanini to Pukekohe has been changed, and new stables are now being built for W. Goscomb at Takanini. J. L. Gray’s now establishment is also to be erected at Takanini. Final arangements have been mnde for C. Gieseler to leave from Wellington on Tuesday with Admiral Drake and the two-vear-old Limond—Anklet colt, Garter "Knight. Ho will go on to Melbourne from Sydney. The Auckland Racing Clublins decided to continue the running descriptions by the use of loud-speakers at its spring meeting in November. Tho races will also be broadcast by radio under tho recent arrangement made between the Racing Conference

Hunting Cry, who arrived at Hastings from Gisborne a few days ago, looks in first-class condition, (says the Tribune) and the easy manner in which ho ran three furlongs in a tick under 37sec., suggests that he is going to be a very early winner this season. He may yet be shipped to Victoria for the Caulfield and Flemington spring meetings. Tho three-year Foxhunter, who won the Doncaster Clip in England, is related to tho dual Ascot Gold Cup winner, Trimdon, who is by Son-in-Law from Trimestral. Foxhunter is bv Foxlaw, who was by Son-in-Law, from trimestral, so that the relationghJp jg very close. Ifoxlnw won mfl.ny r£ices, including the Ascot Gold Gup. and in view of his good form it is possible that Foxhunter may follow in tho footsteps of his sire and win that great race.

THE OTAKI CLUB.

CLOSING OF NOMINATIONS.

The Otaki Maori Racing Club intends offering £1390 in stakes at its spring meeting on Friday and Saturday, October 7 nnd 8 The principal handicap on tho opening day, the Ling Memorial Stakes, which is run over a milo and a quarter, has a stake of 130 sovs attached, while the Waitawa and Kereihi Roera Handicap both carry 110 sovs. The programme is pleasantly varied, the Puhi Maidon Plate on the opening day finding three-year-olds in receipt of an allowance from the older horses, whereas on the second day the Manuao Trial Plate is open to two-vear-olds, but at eet weights. Eight races figure on the programme each day, and owners and trainers aro reminded that nominations for alt events close at the office of the club tonight at eight o’clock.

death of horse,

WRONG ANIMAL ALLEGEDLY - DESTROYED.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES,

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 15. The circumstances in which the hurdle racehorse Loving Cup was destroyed allegedly in mistake for the seriously injured hunter, Glen Maree, were described

in the Supreme Court to-day during the hearing of a claim for damages by the owners of Loving Cup. The incident occurred on June 8 of last year. Loving Cup, after running second in the Orakei Hurdles on the third day of the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting, was taken to stables at Ellorslie. At the same stables there were other horses, including Glen Maree, which had broken down so badly that it was to bo destroyed. After the race meeting it was discovered that Loving Cup had been shot and taken away and Glen Maree hud boon spared. The owners of Loving Cup, Mervyn Wells and Jornes Taylor, of Cambridge, fanners, claimed £7OO damages from Norman Austin, of To Papapa, boiling down works proprietor, alleging that it was on account of his negligence or tho negligence of his agent that Loving Cup was killed. Defendant denied all negligence, and made counter-allegations that plaintiffs had given misleading directions and iiad been negligent in not having someone present to identify the horse. The case is being heard before His Honour Sir Alexander Hordmun. Counsel for plaintiffs said that defendant had been instructed by Wells to destroy Glen Maree, but through negligence he destroyed Loving Cup instead. Austin sent his son to destroy Glen Maree, and he went to a paddock in which wore five horses, including Nukutcre, Glen Maree, and Loving Cup. An amazing feature was that the young man, making no inquiry, selected from these five horses Loving Cup and destroyed him. Merely to stato the fact was to show the grossest negligence. The condition of Glen Maree at this tifno was that he could only get about on three legs with the greatest pain and difficulty, and it would have been cruelly to keep him alive. Lo’ving Cup was a beuutifully-bred horse, by Quin Abbey out of Shell Shock, five years old. Quin Abbey was the sire of sorno of tho finest cross-country horses in New Zealand. As to damages, counsel said the value of a racehorse must always be a matter of opinion, but 18 months earlier iaylor had bought a half share in Loving Cup jor £2OO. Tho horse bad won £720 in his very brief racing career, and experts would valuo him at over £7OO. He was a young horse and his performances had been excellent, showing great evidence of stamina and courage. Plaintiff, Mervyn Wells, gave lengthy evidence, referring to Loving Cup’s record. Witness agreed that in 1928-29, his first season, he had eleven starts, no wins, and fivo places. In the next season be had five starts, no wins, and one placing, and in his third season 21 starts and no wins. Counsel: So that this horse had started 37 times and won twice ? Witness: T do not know; I think that is about right. In ro-examination witness explained that much early racing of a horse did not tend to allow it a long racing career. The hearing was adjourned.

ERROR IN WEIGHTS.

RULING ACCEPTED.

SYDNEY, Sept. 15. The owners of the New Zealand horse Autopay have decided to accept the Victorian Racing Club's ruling, but are dissatisfied, as tho club’s list of first acceptances still shows only ono Autopay weighted at 8.1.

Autopay’s rider in tho Epsotn Hand! cap will be T. Webster.

A mix-up in tho weights of Autopay and Auto Pay in tho Cantala Stakes, to bo run at Flemington on October 29, has caused complications. The mistake is the rosult of a printer’s error. In tho published list, tho Victorian-owned Auto Pay was weighted at 9.2, and the Now Zealand Autopay at 8.1, as a result of which the former was scratched. It now appears that the handicapper’s original list shows tho position reversed, the Victorian having 8.1 and tho New Zealander 9.2. The secretary to tho Victoria Racing Club points out that the handieapper’s is tho only list recognised, therefore the New Zealander must carry 9.2.

ROSEHILL RACES. NEW ZEALAND HORSES ENGAGED. SYDNEY, Sept. 15. Acceptors for the Rosehill races include the following New Zealanders:— Camellia Stakes. —First division: Silver Ring 7.13, Oratorian 7.2, Oratorious 6.13. Second division: Trueshaft 8.2. Rosehill Guineas.—Might 8.5. Rosehill Cup.—Cylinder 9.5, Concentrate 9.1, Peter Jackson 8.13. Stakes.—Nightmarch 9.3, Autopay 9.3, Gaino Carrington 8.5. Highweight Handicap.—First division: Havaspot 10.8. Grecian Princo 10,2, Movio Star 9.9, Kodapen 8.4, Hauwiri 8.7, Flutter 8.3.