SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7301, 31 October 1933, Page 3

SPORTING

C.J.C. CARNIVAL. The Canterbury Jockey Club's spring racing carnival will commence at Riccarton next Saturday, when the New Zealand Cup, the Stewards' Handicap and tho Welcome Stakes are three important events to come up for decision. The meeting will bo continued next Monday (Derby Day) and tho following Wednesday (Oaks Day) and Saturday (Metropolitan Handicap Day). A HUSTLER. The crack English jockey, G. Richards, finds it necessary to use an aeroplane to keep up with his engagements on the training track and in races. On September 9, Richards flew from Weyhill to Gatwick, where he had a resultless day. At the close of the meeting a gale was blowing and Richards debated with Captain Kennington, who was doing tho piloting, whcthcr.it was advisable to fly to Beckhampton. It was decided to take the risk, and, it is stated that, with a strong wind behind them they did the journey of about SO miles in 25 minutes. At times they flew at a height of 6000 ft. It was a busy day for Richards. He had six trial rides at Ogbournc, and a similar number at Weyhill before going to Gatwick, where lie rode in every race.

RATHER UNUSUAL. In mentioning the success of Caballero in a selling handicap at Lanark on September 9, a London writer says that ho was used at the stud for a season and then was gelded, and put back in training. Ho was responsible for eight living foals, so it possible that, as a stallion, one of theso may yet race against his sire ,now a gelding. GREAT RIDING RECORD. The most successful jockey in America this year is a lightweight named J. Westrope. Up to August 26 he had ridden 197 winners, and he is declared by some American critics to be a better rider than Earl Sande was at the same stage of his career. Westrope's winning average was slightly better than one in four, and it. looks as if lie will finish with a greater number of wins than Richards wid in England this season. Westrope, however, wall ride over a longer period of the year than Richards. DID NOT LIKE IT. j At Madgeburg, Germany, recently,, racegoers took exception to what they considered a bad ride by the American jockey, Everett Haynes, on the favour- " ite, and, according to a Chicago paper, it was only through the strenuous efforts of the police that that Haynes escaped a rough handling. Haynes has done well in Germany this year, but neither foreign trainers nor jockeys will have an opportunity of following their calling there next season. ONE WOMAN TRAINER. An American exchange says that Miss Ruth Parton is probably the only woman in that country with a license to train horses. In New York last year Mary Hirsch, daughter of one of America’s most prominent trainers, applied for a license, but she was unofficially advised by the assistant secretary of the jockey club that she was wasting her time. ' The Jockey Club was not prepared to set a precedent. Discussing this, a New York writer said that Miss Hirsch, who has been assisting her father for several years, knows more about spread hoofs, splints, .bowed tendons, bog spavins, etc., than several persons now training horses there under license from the jockey club, despite the fact that their knowledge of the horse was obtained in the back room of a tobacconist’s saloon.

ON RICCARTON TRACKS. POLYDORA LOOKS BETTER. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 110. The weather was tine i'or training operations at Rieearton this morning. Most of the local horses were on the track, but proceedings were very quiet, little more than pace work being accomplished. Polydora did good threequarter pace work. She moved freely and appears recovered from last week s slight mishap. Lordly Knight, looking well, did easy work. Red Manfred, Pin Money, Bramblctorn, Passion Fruit, Emotion, and Manuiri, who arrived from the north on Saturday, also did easy tasks. Sports King and Bell Hill were companions over the flight of hurdles, but the latter lost his rider at the third fence. THE HUMAN TOUCH. The London Sporting Life says that immediately after Hyperion passed the winning post in the St. Lcger, Lord Derby remarked, as he mopped his brow:— “I have been away for a thinning cure, but, believe me, an experience like this is far more effective and much cheaper.” Then, despite the great excitement of his victory, Lord Derby showed again that human touch which has so endeared him to the public. A policeman saluted as Lord Derby passed. His lordship eyed the constable’s war ribbons, and said: ‘‘Where did you win the V.C.?” ‘‘At the retirement in ’fourteen, sir,” answered the policeman. Lord Derby thrust out his hand. Looking as proud as if he himself had won the Leger, the constable shook hands, and mutual congratulations were exchanged by peer and P.C.

. C.J.C. SPRING MEETING. HIRST DAY ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. ' Hollowing are the acceptances for the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting. **A notable absentee from tho Cup acceptors is Polydora, the ruling favourite. She knocked herself while being led on the road on Wednesday and has been on the easy list SPRING HURDLE HANDICAP, of 200 sovs.; I’i miles Henry of Kapuna 9 12 Navarro 11 8 Nightcap J H Don Joso 10 10 Advance Gold Gamp 0 Knight 10 .10 Revision 9 - Rational II 10 6 Gallivanter 9 0 Maiiuiri 10 6 Sports King 9 0 SPRING PLAI’E HANDICAP, of ISO sovs.; w.f.a.; 1 mile. Manetho Bettwyscoed Davolo Gipsy Lovo Halkland Sweet Agnes Leigc Lord LINWOOD HANDICAP, of ISO sovs.; 7 furlongs. Drum Hire 9 0 Dollar , _ Metal Bird S 10 Pnnco 7 4 Niggcrhcad S 10 Hirst bong 7 2 Blazon 8 32 Flying Amy 7 2 Bcrato 8 11 Knocklong ~ 7 Emotion S 9 Sam Smith i 2 Prostration S 4 Roland 7 Gaysomo 8 o Eupator ' u ssr ‘ 1 anu * JjS*"* ?1S us Copyist 7 8 Lady Last Link 7 o Doublc c g^ t 7 p NEW ZEALAND CUP, of 1000 sovs.; 2 miles. Inflation 8 6 i Minerva! 8 0 Southdown „ 1 The Smuggler 7 8 Uhrysology . 0 Brambletorn 7 7 Epigram 7 0 Eminent 7 7 Ramo ' 0 Tout le Mond 7 7 Jaloux 7 0 Palantua WELCOME STAKES, ot 500 sovs., w.f.a.; 5 furlongs. Control £in Money Golden Chance Wonderful Horn’s Reef Bodyhno tnveresk Brown Betty Invoice Corinilla, Marcus Cicero Queen ot bong Master Reynard "Variant APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP, of ISO sovs.; 1 mile. Walton Park 9 0 Importance 7 7 Aesculus 8 13 High Tor 7 0 Monastic 8 8 High Rank 7 0 g omo Hina) Shot 7 O Shamble 8 4 Bright Shade 7 0 Flower 7 9 Silver Brier 7 0 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of 500 sovs.; Six furlongs. Golden Siivcr Streak 7 2 Wings 9 9 Tine Shaft 7 - Croupier 8 8 Kerbside Great Star 7 12 Guarantee 7 0 Hurlingham 7 9 Passion Lordly , * ! J ult r, n Knight 7 7 Cranford 7 0 Th RICCARTON HANDICAP, of 200 sovs;. 9 furlongs. Ranelagh 8 9 Nightly 8 0 Chrysoiogy 8 8 Royal The Mas- Sccptro 7 t querader 8 6 Water Polo 7 7 Spoon 8 2 Monastic 7 i Silvox 8 2 Heather Miladi 8 1 Glow 7 7 Forestry 8 0 Second Day, N.Z. DERBY, of 800 sovs.; w.f.a.; 1£ miles. Acceptable g. Uassinn Fruit Epigram Manficd Falkland Guarantee f outl lidown The Masquerader Sweet Agn.es Nightly Third Day. N.Z. OAKS, of 400 sovs.; w.f.a.; 1) miles. Bettwyscoed Moonbeam Bright. Shado Sweet Agnes Gipsy Love Silver Brier High Rank f. Trivet Melbourne Cup Scratching^ McCARTEN’S ENGAGEMENTS. Received Monday, 9.J5 p.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 30. Limarch has been scratched for the Derby and Cup. Winooka’s dam, Dahnooka, has foaled a Ally to Constant Son. Tho Melbourne Cup soratchings arc: Lelitc, Saurian, Scalpel, Bold Boy and Ramadan. M. MeCarten rides Topical in the Cup, Dermid in the Cantala, Blixten in the Derby, Great Legend in the Maribyrnong Plate. Cup acceptances arc due to-morrow. NOTES FROM MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, Oct. 30. Peter Jackson has not been rcliandicapped for the Melbourne Cup. Williamstown Cup weights include: Gaine Carrington 9.9, Peter Jackson 8.11, and Movie Star 7.12. At Flemington on the tan Petau (H. Moran) did the best three furlongs of this morning in STJsec. Royal Rest beat Gold Clare over six furolngs in ]min. 3 7.SCC. Ethnarcb ran a mile in lmin. 4GJsec. Metallurgy was bandaged on his near hind leg. MELBOURNE CUP FANCIES. HALF A DOZEN WITH REAL CLAIMS. Though there are over a hundred horses still in the Melbourne Cup, recent form has so defined tho issue that already only half a dozen are considered to have real claims. These are Topical, Oro, Rogilla, Pretzel, Regal Son and Petau. Oro’s finish in third place in tho Caulfield Cup was most impressive, and keen judges entertain no doubt as to his capacity to run out the two miles. Such stamina as he revealed at the end of a mile and a-half, run in phenomenal time, must bo accepted as full qualification of a two-mile event. Topical’s form in tho Caulfield Cup drew no attention at all to his Melbourne Cup chance, but it did not actually detract from his prospects, for an injury suffered by the jockey prevented his getting the best out of tho horse. Topical has 5.7 in the Melbourne Cup, and that is a substantial rise from the

7.8 with which lie won the Australian Cup last March. Rogilla is likely to remain a strong pick for the Cup right to the day, providing, of course, he keeps Jit. He looks like winning the mile and a quarter Melbourne Stakes weight-for-age next Saturday and, unless other form of a formidable nature transpires in the Derby or Ilotliam, Rogilla will go out favourite for the Cup. His Caulfield and Sydney Cup victories afford the class necessary for a Melbourne Cup chance, and add to that tho proof he has given of two miles stamina in the latter victory and again in the weight-for-ago ltandwick Plate at the recent Sydney carnival, and you have all tho qualifications necessary for Rogilla from a Melbourne Cup point of view. Moreover, he has revealed himself as a master of weight, and it is doubtful if he was ever as fit Ho was certainly never better. Pretzel has twice tackled these longer journeys, but failed in tho last Sydney Cup, and finished only fifth in the Australian Cup to Topical. Regal Son has done well at Flemington and his trainer, Stan Lamond, is thoroughly satisfied with his progress. He is a well-seasoned customer, and there can be no detracting from the merit of his victory in the Metropolitan.

Petau is Jim Scobie’s mystery candidate for the Melbourne Cup."A. maiden until he won the Stand Handicap of a mile and a quarter at Flemington early last month, he has blossomed forth into a very strong tip. A four-year-old with 7st., he is, of course, well in if he can stay at all. That one test in the Stand Handicap is hardly sufficient to justify confidence, but the mere fact that ho is Scobic’s candidate recalls memories of Bitalli, whom he sprang on the public in a first-up victory, and many cling to the hope that Petau is as good. He is a well-bred horse by Cyklon, sire of Trivalve, another of Scobie’s Cup winners, so that ho has quite a few recommendations. Of the three-year-olds, Blixten is commencing to find more favour than Hall Mark. SENSATIONAL DIVIDEND AT MOKUKARARA Sibella, who caused the sensation at the Banks Peninsula meeting last Saturday, is a four-year-old mare who was having her first race. She is a bay b\ Silverado (the sire of Silver Scorn) from tho Nassau marc Zaragoza, a smart performer herself and a halfsister as well to tho Auckland Cup winner Malaga and to l’aquito, who finished second in Nightmarch’s Mclboure Cup. She was bred by Mr H. A. Knight, who only recently named her. There were only two 10s tickets on Sibella on the win machine, and on tho place machine. Neither Mr Knight (owner) nor the trainer (F. D. Jones) backed the horse for a win, but Jones had a 10s ticket on the place machine, which he shared with the apprentice who rode the horse. FRACTIOUS HORSES. Time after time attention has been drawn to the fact that some starters desire to start only one or two horses in a field, and they arc the most fractious ones that deserve littlo or no consideration. Apparently The Abbot, who lias been winning races for His Majesty in England this season, is not a tractable animal at tho barrier. The following is from the San Francisco Chronicle: —“English racing authorities are no rcspectors of the individual. In this country (i.c., the United States) tho starter, if there is a bad actor at the post, is apt to do a lot of fooling around, hoping the .horse will eventually quieten clown and be sent away with the field. In England, quite recently, it was announced that The Abbot, misbehaving at the post, was finally ordered off the track while the field was sent away without him. It might not be so important a news item, except that The Abbot belongs to the King of England. Nor was there any “flare up’’ in the sports pages of the London papers. The incident was treated as a matter of course. That’s the way it should be done.