SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7066, 27 January 1933, Page 10

SPORTING

RACING FIXTURES. Jan. 27: Opotiki J.C. Jan. 28: Napier Park R.C. Jan. 28, 30: Takapuna J.C. Peb. 1: Tapanui R.C. Feb. 1,2: Egmont R.C. Feb. 2,4: Gisborne R.C. Feb. 2,4: Wairoa R.C. Feb. 4: Matamata R.C. Feb. 0, 11: Taranaki J.C. Feb. 9, 11: Dunedin J.C. Feb. 9, 11: Poverty Bay Turf Club. Feb. 10, 11: Marlborough R.C. Feb. 11, 13: Rotorua R.C. Feb. 16, 18: Wanganui J.C. Fob. 18: Clifden R.C. Feb. 18: Canterbury J.C. Feb. 22, 23: Woodville District J.C. MATAMATA WEIGHTS.

ENGLISH TRAINER’S RECORD. It is a wonderful feat for a trainer to turn out a thousand winners during his turf career. This total has been exceeded by the English trainer Goorge Poole, who led his eleven hundredth winner when a horse from his stable won the Novice Steeplechase at Gatwick last month. Poole’s total includes winners on the flat and in hurdle and steeplechase contests. Ho also has the distinction of training winners in Ireland, Belgium and France. PROGRESS OF CHIEF COOK. The racing Chief Cook had at the Thames meeting has benefited the son of Chief Ruler considerably, and he will be an improved horse the next time ho is saddled up to Tace (states the Star). This four-year-old is a solid type of galloper, and when ho gets thoroughly seasoned should be capable of winning races in better company than that which he met at Thames. He has been working well since the meeting and is due to race at the Takapuna meeting. NIGHTMARCH RETIRED. Nightmarch, who has been doing light work at Riccarton, has been definitely retired by his owner, Mr A. Louisson. Nightmarch has been one of New Zealand’s best horses- and his record will go down among the big stake earners. In 66 starts he returned 24 firsts, 17 seconds, 11 thirds and 14 unplaced performances. His total stake earnings amounted to £32,116, which places him eighth on the list for the greatest stake earners in Australia and New Zealand-

| REDING ENGAGEMENTS JOCKEYS FOR TAKAPUNA The following riding engagements have been announced for the first day of the Takapuna Jockey Club’s meeting to-morrow: — K. Voitre: Gay Marigold, Speedmint, Diversion, King Nestor. P. Atkins: Great Embiein, Sunstation, Gay Sheila. G. Gomm: Regardez. D. J. Burgess: Thespis. C. Walters: Rosshirc. W. Broughton: Eorelle, Marmoratc. R. McTavish: Lord Willonyx. R. S. Bagby: Master Brierly, Magpie gelding. L. Dulieu: Ruling King. E. Mansoh: Soloman, Wee Pat. KEITH VOITRE. K. Voitre, who rode a great race on Royal Artist in the Wellington Cup, looks to have a good chance to top the century this season. He has now ridden 47 winners since August 1, and is 14 ahead of his nearest rival —L. J. Ellis—on the winning list. SURE TO BE IN DEMAND, As the result of her solid performance in the Summer Cup at Ellcrslio last month, Eager Rose is sure to be in demand if she goes to the post in the New Zealand Handicap to-morrow, (states the Star). This mare has been in the money in her last three starts, and if she races up to her Ellerslic form she will keep the rest of the field busy throughout the seven-furlong journey. Eager Rose usually puts up her best performances in the autumn and always races well when tho going is hard; therefore she should be worth following in her forthcoming engagements. DRASTIC NEW RULES FOR JUMPING SEASON HORSES MUST BE RIDDEN OUT FOR A PLACE The stewards of tho National Hunt Committee in England have issued a warning against the starting of horses merely for schooling purposes, they have decreed that jockeys must explain tho reason therefor and also that horses must bo ridden out for places. “I do not agree with them,” writes the commentator “Rapier.” “First, because however admirable it may be in theory, it is not possible to take a hard and fast lino and carry it out in practice. Secondly, there is a danger of being too high-minded in these matters. I have yet to read of the Jockey Club making itself responsible for an exhortation to owners, trainers and jockeys that on no account shall two-year-olds be started unless they are in fit condition to win. Yet, if experience is essential for two-year-olds as part of their education, how much more so is it for recruits to ’chasing and hurdling, when appearing in public for the first time or two, or even after a long absence from the racecourse? “The first three in the Free Handicap of the 1932 two-year-olds —Myrobella, Betty and Brown Betty—did not win first time out, yet it is eertaiu they benefited immensely from their experience of the f racecourse. Racing in public must do 10 times more for a raw hurdler or 'chaser than a school over a few hurdles or fences on the quiet and familiar training ground. If I had paid a big price for a horse and when ho first ran he made a bad mistake, I should hate to see my jockey go blundering on with him without giving him time to recover and regain confidence, even if doing so put him out of the race. It would make all the difference. A horse so considered would profit from his mistake. The horse unconsidered and scared would bo nervous and unhappy. “Tho riding-out instrutcion for places is dangerously drastic. Merely the place backers on tho tote shall be gratified. I should hate to see a game but exhausted horse Hogged out in a scramble for a place. He has given of his best and his powers have gone. The ridor knows that, and if he be a sportsman as well as a man with a whip, it will hurt him as much as it hurts the horse to sacrifice humane jockcyship for betting purposes .... “The stewards should concentrate on restircting the latitude appropriated in recont times by the bigger stables, which have made no bones about putting a horse down the course one day, unbacked, of course, and sending it out to win a few days later when well backed.” ASHLEY REED. Ashley Reed will probably refrain from riding in future at meetings outside the metropolitan radius, states the Sydney Referee. He has twice met with accidents at courses so situated. At Mornington lie sustained a very painful fall off Rarby, while, on a former occasion, Buokeon careered into the bush surrounding Cranbourne after gotting rid of him. Reed has experienced more than his share of falls since permanently residing in Australia. He once got a severe one at Rosehill. COSTLY INSOLENCE lit Franco the stewards do not stand any nonsense, and the trainer or jockey who tries to be smart at their expense is liable to come in for a rude awakening. After a horse named Adele had run a dead-heat at Auteui], the stewards of the Societo des Steeplechases asked the trainer to explain the horse’s previous running. Tho trainer adopted an impudent attitude, and tho outcome was that the stewards fined him £6O for insolence. EXCESSIVE TWO-YEAR-OLD RACING ENGLISH WRITER’S VIEW Writing in the London Sporting

Chronicle on the . subject of Man o' War's breeding, “Mankato” says:— “America makes a great feature of two-year-old racing, and one of the plaints against Man o’ War is that his offspring are poor wage earners at two years of age. “This year it would seem that his first season performers have only won £I2OO in U.S.A., and it needed the exertions of five youngsters to do that. “But is this fetish for two-year-old endeavour conducive to the best interests of bloodstock t

‘ ‘ In my view it certainly is not, and I regret to observe that of late there has been a tendency in this country to boost two-year-old racing and the winning of two-year-olds as if these features were the crux of eugenics in bloodstock.

“In America racing of tvvo-ycar-.olds commences in January and is carried on till December. In these circumstances there is small wonder that the number of two-year-old events open for competition is considerably more than twice as numerous as in Great Britain and Ireland combined.

• ‘ Even so, it is somewhat incongruous to find that the stallion Desperate Desmond, standing second on the list of sires of winning two-year-olds, is represented only by. a single youngster, Kerry Batch, winner of three races valued at 89,890 dollars.

"“Trojan, sire of Desperate Desmond, is a descendant of Ossory, one or Ormonde’s reputed American-bred sons. “As quite-a large proportion of Ormonde’s offspring were, like himseir, roarers, it may be that the lesion is accountable for his descendant Desperate Desmond being represented by a single winning two-year-old in the cur-, rent season and by only one thrcc-yea,-old last year. ! “The horse at the head of the American sires of two-year-olds is Pompey, J by Sun Briar out of Cleopatra, by Oorcyra. “His eleven offspring have won 114,810 dollars. “ Pompey’s offspring of two years of age have thus won £22,962. “As Tetratoma’s two-year-old offspring have this year won races value £19,315 in this country, and ho differs ffom Pompey in that quite a good proportion of his sons and daughters win valuable races as three-year-olds and upwards, it is clear that no case has been made out for establishing two-year-old merry-go-rounds under British Jockey Club Rules. “‘Quite the reverse. It would be beneficial to bloodstock if the late Sir John Rutherford’s scheme for increasing the number and value of certain races over a distance of ground could be implemented. ’ ’

The following handicaps for the Matamata Eacing Club’s meeting on February 4 have been declared by Mr. F. J. McManemin — TIRAU HACK HURDLES HANDICAP, of £00 ; I nile 5 fur. 1 chain. Standfast 11 0 Emancipation 9 2 Arcade 10 12 The Hiker 9 0 Welcome Zane Grey 9 0 Boy 10 6 Bonny Play 9 0 Neil 10 0 To Koroko 9 0 Alloy 0 11 Valpeen 9 0 Eed Comet 9 10 Postillion g. 9 0 Trowbridge 9 8 Ruby Meteor 9 0 Cargen 9 3 H1NUEEA HANDICAP, of £70 ; 6 fur. Ngt. Warrior 9 0 Ruby Meteor 8 G Sir Musk 9 0 Wilton 8 G Miss Lulu . 8 12 Muriel Comet 8 G Sweet Black Jacket 8 6 Whisper 8 9 Stray Lap 8 G St. Musk S G Miss Postillion g. S G Musketoon 8 G Tralee 8 G Sweet. Lap 8 G Darby Lupin S 6 Great Britain 8 5 Queen Passau 8 G Sink. Fund 8 5 Gay Cavalier 8 G WAHAEOA HANDICAP, of £100 : 0 furlongs. Paganclli 9 9 Karangapai 7 G Chromadyno 8 8 Soloist 7 3 Chief Cook 8 0 Prolyxo .7 0 Lord Yal 7 13 Tin Lap 7 0 Gay Lap 7 13 Rose Lupin 7 0 Baroscope 7 7 Rita’s Light 7 0 King Ford 7 7 MATAMATA HACK CUP, of £13 5 and canteen of cutlery : miles 15 yc s. Teels 9 2 Buglo Call 8 0 Kings Knave 9 0 Broken Rule 7 12 Knight of Hawthorn 7 9 Australia 8 11 Ld. Willonyx 7 7 Master Mungatoon 7 5 Brierly 8 9 Lady Lulu 7 3 Grand Talk 8 6 Merry Lap 7 3 Prin. Bede 8 5 Transaction 7 0 Psychologist 8 4 Beryl Latour 7 0 Glenrata 8 0 Diversion 7 0 Limex 8 0 GayBroney 7 0 Valpai 8 0 OKOROIRE HANDICAP, of £75 : 8J furlongs. Knight of Lady Lulu 7 8 Australia 9 0 Merry Lap 7 G Prin. Bede 8 8 Beryl Latour 7 1 Bugle Call 8 3 Don’t Lap 7 1 Glenrata 8 3 Desert Star 7 1 Valpai 8 3 Foul wind 7 0 Welcome Boy S 0 On Approval 7 0 Pelting 7 13 Transaction 7 0 Ld. Willonyx 7 10 Kind Words 7 0 Master Black Jacket 7 0 Norval 7 8 Solo Song 7 0 Last Lap 7 8 Beau Irish 7 0 PUTARURU STAKES, of £70 : weightfor -age ; 5 furlongs. Mustang 8 7 Spearwin 7 0 Safe Bank 8 7 D ’Artagnan 7 u British Queen Mona G 11 Columbia 8 7 Nara Lee 6 11 Sinking Fund 8 7 Hunt. Maid G 11 Miss Lulu 8 4 Waihene Schizanthus 8 4 Eeihi 6 11 Lapidary ill. 8 4 Nifty 6 11 Cocktail 8 4 Lagoon 6 11 Golden Lady 8 4 L. Diacquard G 11 Glenromney 7 0 RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of £75: 6 furlongs. Knight of Illuminelli 7 1 Australia 9 0 Chief Lap 7 0 Woodful 9 0 Marmorate 7 0 Bambury 8 9 Free Air 7 0 Lapstono 7 11 On Approval 7 0 Unoco 7 10 Sweet Mungatoon 7 9 Whisper 7 0 Last Lap 7 9 Searcher 7 0 Tin Lap 7 5 Solo Song 7 0 Rose Lupin 7 5 Rata 7 0 Dark Marblo 7 1 Great Britain 7 0 Desert Star 7 1 Valrcina 7 0 Rita’s Light 7 1 Norval Tea 7 0 WALTON HANDICAP, of £100 • n furlongs Paganclli 10 2 Karangapai 7 13 Chromadyno 9 1 Cruachan 7 13 Rosshire 8 8 Soloist 7 10 Chief Cook 8 7 Merry Lap 7 7 Lord Val 8 G Pelting 7 7 Alloy 8 6 Limex 7 7 Baroscope 8 0 Prin. Bede 7 7