TOPICS of the TURF

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 80, 5 April 1938, Page 4

TOPICS of the TURF

FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. On the second day of the Wairoa Racing Club’s meeting in February, Taro fell and injured a foreleg. He was left at Wairoa but the leg failed to respond to treatment, and he was destroyed. He was a four-year-old son of ( Cockpit from Hniarau and half-brother to Werohia, Captain Fnrst and Geira. He was owned by his breeder, Mr F. Ormond. Sinee returning to Anekland from her southern trip Stretto has been allotted only light tasks at Ellerslie. She looks remarkably bright and well after her racing and she is a popular faney for the Easter Handicap, states the N.Z. Herald. After the running of the Windsor Handicap at Oamaru, P. T. Hogan, the owner-trainer of Bellerive, complained about Dracula's being allowed to start from No. 2 position instead of No. 7 at the barrier. The starter was instructed that horses must begin from their corect positions. STEEPLECHASE COURSES IN ENGLAND. Steeplechasing in England is under the control of the National Hunt Committee, which has laid down regulations lor courses. They stipulate that in the lirst two miles there shall be at least 12 fences, and in each succeeding mile at least six fences, in all cases exclusive "( hurdles. For each mile there shall l*e at least one ditch, six feet wide and two feet deep on the taking-off side of the fence, the ditch to be left open or guarded by a bank or rail not exceed-

ing two feet in height, and the fence must be at least four feet six inches in ■ eight. If of dpad Lrushwood, or gone, it shall be two feet in width. There -hall also be a water jump at least 12 feet wide and two feet deep, to be left opca or guarded by a fence not exceeding three feet in height.

FEILDING HANDICAPS Handicaps for the first day of the 'eilding Jockey Club's Easter meeting ire due to make their appearance toil! orrow. TARANAKI TROTS. HANDICAPS. Handicaps for the Taranaki Trotting dub's meeting: on April 9. are:— FITZROi' HANDICAP, of £100; 3.5 class. One mile and a quarter. Lonnie Pointer scr Kay Bingen scr Excel scr Rey Pointer scr Golden Star scr Terraplane scr Hottentot scr Vanora scr Juliana -scr Wall Street scr Kentucky Winhisway scr Frank scr Worthy Quest scr jvia Kuha scr Juju McElwyn 34 WAITARA HANDICAP, of £115; 3.49 class. One mile and a half. Audro last scr Shirley’s Pal scr Blomfield sc- Wiri Bingen scr Canadian scr Querida 43 Flash Bye scr Tonee 48 Frontier Boy scr Unworthy 84 -Hard Lad scr CRENUI HANDICAP, of £115; 3.1 class. One mile and a quarter. Golden Star 13 Trans well 12 Jaoaranda 12 Travisque 12 Juju McElwyn 12 Irish Ajrgie 24 Myrtle Oro 12 Storm Signal 36 Our Summer 12 Three Bells 60 TARANAKI TROTTING CLUB CUP, of £200; 4.42 class. Two miles. Baron Grand scr Red Frontier 24 Bexley Girl scr Sports Review 24 Bonnie Direct scr Compass 36 Chill Bean scr Donald Dhu 48 Savoldi scr Our War 48 .Silver Guy scr Treasure Bond 48 «Raymond 12 Valdor 4 s Policy 12 Zincali 48 Ace Pot 24 Winaway 60 Kewpic's Crest 24 MOTUROA HANDICAP: 3.43 class. One mile and a half. Acceleration scr Marcus scr Bonnie Pointer scr Terraplane scr Juliana scr Vanora scr Hottentot scr Winhisway scr Kentucay Worthy Quest scr Frank scr Purina 48 Kia Kaha scr Transwell 48 INGLEWOOD HANDICAP, ot £140; trotters; 5.4 class. Two miles. Audrey’.-* lart scr Querida 36 Blomtiekl scr All Bingen 60 Flash Bye scr Unworthy 72 Hard Lad scr Autumn Lou 120 Wiri Bingen scr Reception 120 Tonee 24 OMATA HANDICAP, of £115; 3,38 class. One mile and a half. Myrtle Oro scr Royal Grattan 36 Our Summer scr Derby Lu 48 Jucaranda 12 Worthy Need 48 Travisque 12 Juggler 60 i ish Aggie 24 Three Bells 60 Adversity 36 FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £150; 2.52 class. One mile and a quarter. Baron Grand scr Compass 12 Bexley drl *cr Kewpie’s Crest 12 Bonnv Direct scr Red Frontier 12 ‘‘hill Bean scr Sports Review 12 Guymond scr Donald Dhu 24 Hearsay »cr Our War 24 Policy scr Treasure Bond 24 Savoldi scr Valdor 24 Silver Guy scr Zincali 24 Ace Pot 12 Winaway 36

STEWARDS SET A HARD TASK According to a ruling recently issued by the Maryland State Racing Commission all horses at meetings held in thpt State must be examined before g*)ing to the post. However, trainers may, under the rule, refuse to permit the examination, in which event they must assume full responsibility for the hosse’s condition and ability to run. DANNEVIRKE RACING CLUB ANNUAL MEETING NOMINATIONS CLOSE NEXT MONDAY The annual meeting of the Danne--vixke Racing Club will be held on thoi Woodville racecourse on Friday and i Saturday, April 29 and 30, and nominations for all events are due to close with the race secretary (Mr. W. A. Lyon, Woodville) at 8 o'clock next Monday evening. The programme, which is a wellbalanced one, consists of seven races each day and the principal events are the Dannevirke Cup, for which there is a £2OO stake and £25 cup, and the Hartgill Handicap, which will be decided on the second day. There will be a hurdle race on the first day and a steeplechase over about two and a-quarter miles on the second day.

ASHBURTON HANDICAPS. The following handicaps have been declared for the Ashburton Trotting Club’s autumn meeting on April 9:— ALLENTON HANDICAP, of £130; 3.49 class; unhoppled trotters. One mile and a half. Beethoven scr Prince Voyage scr Blomfield scr Queen Bertha scr Burlesque scr Reta, Anne scr Car Bingen scr Rich Harvest scr Co-director scr Small Change scr Dilatory scr Swift Guy scr Escalado set* Telescope scr Golden Emblem scr Waiter scr Great Thorn scr Westcliff scr Guyvester scr Lord Ernleigh 12 Joe Carbine scr Thor 12 Judgment scr Great Mountain 36 Kilmorick scr Harvest Note 36 Lady Ede scr Timworthy 48 Native Ruler scr Chudleigh 84 IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, of £140; 5.i class. Two miles. Acuity scr Peter Bee scr Attain Chaise scr Quest scr Chamoise scr Rose Potts scr Chatmos scr Silk King scr Four Square scr Silver Grattan scr Drumcree scr True Glow scr Joe Perkin scr Tinker scr Kilrea scr Wee Potts scr Mazaire scr Tonioro 36 Mongolian scr Jovial 72 INTER-STATE HANDICAP, of £7OO. (N.Z. assessments.) One mile and a half. Avernus scr Glenrossie 12 i4lg Author scr Parisienne 12 Blair Athol scr Plutus 12 Cantata scr Rocks Ahead 12 Frisco Boy scr Satin King 12 Frisco Lady scr Supertax 12 Ginger Jack scr Village Guy 12 Harlequin scr Cloudy Range 12 Joy’s John scr Graham Direct 12 Iron: i scr Lady Childewood 24 Morello scr Lucky Jack 24 Nervie s Last scr pot Luck 24 uir Walla scr .reporter 24 Renown’s Best scr Worthy Light 24 Sea Gift scr De Soto 36 Speedy Boy scr Willow Wave 48 Dan’s Son 12 Indianapolis 84 Gamble 12 AUTUMN HANDICAP, of £l4O. 3,89 class. One mil© and a half. Aldershot scr Ohelidon 12 Alice de Oro scr Cyrano 12 Boreas scr Evora 12 Donor scr Fenella 12 Jovial ' scr Lady Slipper 12 Peter Bee scr Sewana 12 Khinegold scr Wharrun 12 Silk Bonny scr Llewellyn’s Pet 36 Tagua scr Panquitch 36 Tonioro scr Precious Metal 36 Reflection scr Rollalong 36 Wax Vestas scr Francisco 60 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £225; 3.30 . class; unhoppled trotters. One mile and a half. i Aristotle scr Flotsam 36 Fifa scr Great Admiral 36 , Helen's Bay scr Writer 36 iKippagh scr King’s Guard 60 j Walter Wrack scr First Wrack 60 i Little Rita 12 Waikato Prince 72 Captain Bolt 24 Todd Lonzia 120 i HARVEST HANDICAP, of £175; 3.35 class. One mile and a half. Carus scr Taruna scr Donor scr Windsor Lass scr . Elite Rey scr Eddie Tolan 12 Fine Art scr Lauren© Wood 12 Happy Locanda scr Major Guy 12 .King’s Drive scr Ace High 24 Labourman scr Effie Parrish 24 I Llewellyn’s Pet scr Jean Drusus 24 Nahlin scr Royal Doulton 24 Oasis scr Mont d’Or 36 Panquitch scr Ivy Peterson 48 Rollalong scr RAKAIA HANDICAP, of £200: 3.31 class. One mile and a half. (Diversion scr Morewa 12 Dundee scr Old Faithful 12 Efße Parrish scr Olive King 12 'Golden Moness scr Red Pigeon 12 Ivy Peterson scr Reno 12 Marsceres scr Twenty Grand 12 Agility 12 Blue Spark 24 Connenora 12 Civic 24 Eastown Prince 12 Credit Funds 24 Fay Rey 12 Dark Hazard 24 Great Divide 12 Lightning Lady 24 icevus 12 Reylena 24 Loyal Pat 12 Carver Doon 48 Molly Direct 12

LACKHAM LEAVES FOB SYDNEY TO-DAY The Ashhurst studmaster, Mr. W. T. Bailey, leaves for Australia to-day and he has booked accommodation on the Awatoa for the successful stallion, Lackham, and for three yearlings, all by Lackham, and a two-year-old, by Lackham or Musketoon. The two-year-old is a bay gelding out of Limoka (Limond —Oka). One of the yearlings is a brown filly, out of Great Lady, and she is a full sister to Distinguished. The others are chestnut colts, one being out of Panette, and a half-brother to Pantoon, and the other is out of Royal. Queen. He is a full brother to Diamond Cutter and halfbrother to Royal Tinge and Goiden Enterprise. Mr. Bailey expects to be away about five weeks. FAST TRACK GALLOPS FAVOURED American trainers believe in setting , their charges stiff training track tasks before asking them to race. It was mentioned by a Lexington paper that War Admiral, the crack three-year-old of last season, did a mile track gallop in 3.40 1-5 at the commencement of last month. He was expected to have his first race of the season at Hialeah Park on February 19. At any of the courses in this part of the world a training gallop of 1.40 1-5 for a mile would create a sensation. RACING FIXTURES April 8,9; Wnangarei R.C. April 9, 11; Westport J.C. April 9: Otautau R.C. April 16, 18; Feilding J.C, April 16, 18: Auckland R.C. April 16, IS: Wairarapa R.C. April 16, 18, 19: Riverton R.C. April 16: Tuapeka County J.C. April 16: Greymouth J.C. April 18, 19: Canterbury J.C. April 18: Waipukurau J.C. April 18; Kumara R.C. April 18: Beaumont R.C. April 23: Waverlev R.C. April 23: Greymouth J.C. April 23, 25: Avondale J.C. April 29, 30: Dannevirke R.C. (at Woodville). TROTTING FIXTURES. April 9—Taranaki T.C. April 9—Ashburton T.C. April 16, 18 —Hawera T.C. April 16, 20, 21, 23—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C.