RACING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 244, 12 September 1933, Page 3

RACING NEWS

FROM STABLE AND COURSE. (By “Binocular.”) Bay Area has been again taken up by A. Goodman at Trentham. Inflation will have his. first outing on the present Australian trip in the Rosebery Stakes to-morrow. Negotiations are in progress on the part of a southern sportsman for the purchase of Royal Bengal. Kemal Pasha has been given another change of stables and he is now being trained by A. S. McKay at Wingatui. Fast Passage is still an inmate of the Chokcbore stable. It is intended to put her into work again. Kiltowyn is on the easy list at present, having been physicked. However, ho is reported to be in splendid condition for his. early engagements. Greenaway, who won the Royal Stakes in 1930, and was subsequently sold in Australia, is to be mated with Heroic. Greenaway sustained an injury to her round bone a short time ago.

The license of A. (“Tich”) Wilson, one of Melbourne’s leading jockeys, has boon suspended by the V.R.d. committee until December 31. On August 2 Wilson was fined £5, with £2 ' 17s costs, at the St. Kilda Court, on a charge of having assaulted his wife at'Caulfield.

Recalling occurrences of “twenty years ago this week,” - the Melbourne Austrasian of August. 26 included the fact that the Australian jockey Frank Wootton had ridden eight consecutive winners in races held in one week in England.. J. E. Pike, who won the Derby for H. R. Telford on Phar Lap, has accepted an engagement from, him to ride Coon Band in this year’s classic at Randwick. Coon Band is a magnificent colt by Baralong from Golden Cello, who is a descendant of the wonder- filly, Golden Slipper. B. Rosen, the former Australian horseman, who was riding in the Dominion for a time, has returned to India after a period of race riding in England and France.

There are due to race at the Ashburton meeting the New _ Zealand . Cup candidates Shatter, Argentic, Rebel Song, Southdown, Chrysology, Jaloux, Martian Chief. Ramo, Heather Glow, Tout le Mond,.and Flower.

J. T. Jamieson has a couple of two-year-olds in work at Randwick of whom good things are spoken. One is a brown filly, Limyris, by Liinond —Pomigris, by Pommern. She is a half-sister to Pomp.

AN AUSTRALIAN TOUCH. Sir Charles Hyde, the Birmingham newspaper magnate, has had a good deal of success as an owner-breeder in England this season. He has in recent years taken an increased interest in breeding. On July 9 he won the Great Foal Plate for two-year-olds at Lingfiold Park with the filly Borrow, by Tremola from Booktalk by Buchan. There was a strong Australian flavour about the win. “Brownie” Carslake rode- Barrow, who is trained by Norman Scobie, a son of the noted Victorian trainer, James Scobie. For a number of years Norman Scobie has been private trainer to Sir Charles Hyde at Whitsbury, Wiltshire. Before ho accepted that engagement he was a public trainer at Caulfield (Melbourne). His brothor Austin is a partner of his father.

MARTON RACES. FIRST OF SPRING MEETINGS. HORSES DOWN TO COMPETE. Activities for the spring will be entered upon at this end of the North Island tomorrow, when the Mar ton Jockey Club will, hold its one-day fixture. The two-year-olds will have the honour of ushering in the programme, when they will race over half a mile. Some of them have had outings in two-year-old parades, but . it will be their first race for a stake, and considerable interest will centre in their showing in view of the classic, events to follow. At this stage of the, season some two-year-olds are natural sprinters, while others have to be developed, and * early form in not always a reliable guide, for it is from the latter division the good winners frequently come. The. club has been‘fortunate in meeting with excellent support from - owners, and the fields, without exception, have filled well and some good racing is predicted. The opening event is set down for noon and horses in form down to compete are:— Juvenile Plate; —Bodyline, Whenuakura, Capital. • Maiden Race.—Pheon, Hark Forrard, Arctic Region. Hack Hurdles.—Henry of Navarre, Rairiuna, Vitaphone. Tutaenui Handicap.— Ebeum, Catalqgue. Marton Handicap.—Spcedmint, Chopin, Thrasher.

Spring Hack. —Chief Marionette, Mercian Prince, Pango. Railway Handicap.—Foreign Queen, Impasto, Diatomous. Farewell Hack.—Tavern Knight, Stadium, Ebeum.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. OWNERS’ DIFFICULT PERIOD. TRIBUTE TO THEIR ENTHUSIASM. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. 12. The annual meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was held last evening. The president (Mr E. L. Riddiford) said that the year had resulted’ in a profit of £297 after allowing £2500 for depreciation. Owners had been'hard hit and the falling stakes had not been balanced by any .real decline in the cost .of racing. Owners had continued nominating and racing horses in a manner that was* a tribute to their enthusiasm.

Mr Riddiford was re-elected, president, and Mr J. W. Abbott vice-president. HAWKE’S BAY TROTTING ACCEPTANCES. The following are the acceptances for the Hawke’s Bay Trotting- Club’s special meeting, to bp held at Hutt Park oh Saturday Havelock Handicap, of 110 sovs; 3.36 class. One mile and a half!—El Merit ser, Don Chenault, Modern Girl 12yds bbd, Real Belle 24, Mr Penalty 48, Wall 60. Clive Handicap, of 90 sovs; 3.45 class. One mile and a half.—Agile, Blandforcl, Electric Bell, Flintlock, Lord Wrack, Mabel Chimes, Modern Lady, Portlight, Tollgatc scr, Bingen Chief, General Wrack, Max Havoc 36yds bhd, Aerial Boy 48, Grand Finale 60. Hawke’s Bay Handicap, of 150 sovs; 4.44 class. . Two miles.—Lilian Bond, Sunrancs .scr, Lord Leslie, Special Sun, Whippet 12yds bhd, Rey Spec 36. Hastings Handicap, of 120 sovs; 3.37 class. One mile and a half. —Nyallo Silk scr, Hemlock Hero, War Buoy 12yds bhd, Gunmetal 24, Huia-Maid 36, Edna Worthy 48.

Tomoana Handicap, of 130 sovs; 4.50 class. Two miles. —El Merit scr, Don Chcnault, Modern Girl 12yds bhd, Real Belle 24, Mr Penalty 72, Wall 84. Longlands Handicap, of 90 sovs; 3.7 class, One mile and a quarter.—Blandfortl, Chronicler,- Electric Bell, Flintlock, Lord Wrack, - Modern ■ Latl.y, Portlight, Tollgate sci", Bingen .Chief, General Wrack 36yds bhd;'Grand Finalo* 60. ‘ . East Coast Handicap, of 120 sovs; 2.54 class. One mile and a quarter.—Lilian Bond, Royal Chenault scr, Jewel Elect, Lord Leslie, Special Sun, Whippet 12 yds bhd, Belle o’ Mine, Rey Spec 24. Napier Handicap, of 110 sovs; 3.0 class. One, mile and a quarter. —Aerial Boy, Donum. Guy Star, Nyallo Silk, Olive Roy, Phyllis Axworthy scr, Gunmetal 24yds bhd.