ON THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 April 1934, Page 4

ON THE TURF

RACING April 19, 21. —Whangarci R.C. April 21.-—South Canterbury J.C. April 21, 23.—Nelson J.C. April 27, 28.—l’shiatna R.C. April 27, 28.—Marlborough R.C. April 28.—Amberley R.C. TROTTING April 21. To Aroha T.C. April 26.—'Marlborough T.C. April 28. —Auckland T.C. May 3, s.—Eorburv Park T.C. May 7.—Cambridge T.C. May 12. —Oamaru T.C. May 12.—Waikato T.C. May 14. —Rotorua T.C. Julie 2, 4.—Canterbury Park T.C. June 2, 4 —llawkcs Bay T.C. June 9.—Ashburton T.C. June 20, 23.—Auckland T.C.

To-dav was Cup day at the Nelson Jockey Club's annual meeting at Richmond Park and the publication of the list of winners of the Nelson Cup may prove interesting to many sportsmen, and recall many owners and horses of former years.

'Plie distance of the Nelson Cup event, which was instituted in 1882 lias varied from two miles to one mile. From 1882 to 1880 it was two miles; in 1800 it was a mile and threequarters; from 1801 to 180(5, one mile and a half; from 1807 to 1008, one mile and a quarter; in 1000 one mile; from 1010 to 1014 one mile and a quarter; in 1015 one mile; from 1010 to 1018 one mile and a furlong; and from 1010 onwards it lias been one mile and a. quarter. Mr T. Newman’s Lady Desmond holds the mile and a quarter race record time of 2inin 0 4-sscc.

The list of winners is as follows: Winner. st. lb. 1882 J. Barry’s Hero 7 2 1883 J. Robinson’s Satellite .... 7 11 ISS4 G. Watts’ Ilinemoa 7 2 1885 11. Redwood’s Clogs 7 3 ISSO 11. Redwood’s Alpine Rose 7 0 18S7 R. Mason’s Spade Guinea 0 0 1888 P. Tancred’s The Orator 0 10 1880 11. Redwood’s Masthead .... 7 0 ISOO A. Peter’s Sincerity (i 2 1801 J. K. Hamilton’s Angler 7 0 1802 11. Redwood’s Awarua Rose 7 0 1803 G. Ilahvard’s Swordbelt 7 (5 1804 R. Kingan’s Musket 8 8 1805 K. McKenzie’s Porcpo .... 7 10 1800 E. Martin’s Review 0 0 1807 R. Richmond’s Lovesliot 8 0 1808 A. Bore’s Ilillstone 0 3 1800 J. Cress’ Volley 7 13 1000 A. Bore’s Ilotu 8 5 1901* F. Barry’s Ruamahunga 10 0 J. Cress’ Volley 0 2 1002 J. Hodgson’s Abaydos .... 8 10 1003 A. Bore’s Hiuekoe 0 11 1904 W. 11.I 1 . Cook’s Tcrcclet .... 0 7 1005 J. MeTaggart’s Ngatarua 8 7 100(5 G. B. Murlit’s Abaydos .... 9 0 1007 E. G. Harris’ Narcotic .... 8 10 1008 J. Russell's Narcotic 0 0 1000 W. Smart’s San Fernando 8 3 1010 T. Septor’s Lawn Rose.... 8 9 1911 11. McManaway’s Straithmoira 8 0 1012 P. Hanrnlum’s Waipunui 8 8 1013 11. Whitney’s Cevlon 0 0 1014 W. Nidcl's" Peroneal S 13 1015 Mr Kirkdale’s Imnier .... 8 1 191(5 11. Whitney’s ißoumania 7 0 1917 J. J. Corry’s Heeltap .... 8 9 1918 11. Whitney’s Rose Pink .... 8 4 1910 T. Easton’s Master Moutoa 8 2 1920 J. Fuller’s Esperanee .... 7 5 1021 J. W. Lowe’s Insurrection 8 5 1022 R. Knox’s Sir Roseberry (5 7 1923 C. Glass’ Cheer Up (5 7 1924 Mrs Sleightholme’s Bayana (5 9 1925 E. Penman’s Happy Days 8 1 192(5 C. O. 'I. Rutherford’s Gamecock j 7 13 1927 T. Newman’s Lady Desmond 17 8 1928 11. L. Kingnan’s Ladv Gay 7 0 1929 J. J. Corry’s Rabbi 7 5 1930 W 11. Ballinger’s Black Mint 1 8 4 1931 F. J. Turlev’s The Dove 7 0 1932 W. H. Ballinger’s Black Mint 7 2 1933 11. J. Batten’s Juggle 7 8 ■[lncluding 81b over. *Dead heat.

At the Marlborough races to be held on Friday and Saturday next•there will be a one-pool ten shilling totalisator. The first race will start at noon each day. An interesting winner at the Feilding meeting was the four-year-old Lackliam gelding Lack. As a two-year-old he threatened to he a champion and in his four starts he won tho Wellesley Stakes and C.J.C. Welcome Stakes. On both ocacsions La Moderne was second, while at Wellington Tea Trader was third, and at Riccarton that position was occupied by Inflation. Lack raced six times last season, and while he filled a minor place oh five occasions his form was never anywhere near what he promised the previous season. Recently ' Lack began to show signs of returning to the winning list, and his number was hoisted at Feilding for the first time in 18 months. Now that Lack has returned to form he should go on with it, especially as lie is down in tho weights and is partial to soft tracks. W. J. Tomkinson, assisted by his son, has gradually got together a large team of gallopers, who have been housed at Tomkinson’s trotting establishment at Addington. All have now, however, been transferred to Riccarton. where Tomkinson has leased the stables formerly occupied by G. J. Bine. The horses comprise Advance Camp, Arcade, Grecian Prince, Moonbeam. Emissary (by Legionnaire), and a three-year-old by Polazel from Precious.

Kinross (Psychology—Valley Rose), who last winter gave fair promise as a hurdler during the few weeks ho. was in work, lias now joined up with ,T. Jones’ team at Hastings, and in all probability will he tried as a chaser when next raced. As he is a natural fencer he should he useful in this department. Custodian is at present having an easy time at Riearton, hut F. D. Jones will take him in hand again next month, with a view to spring’ racing, which he may do in Australia. The Lord Warden colt, though lacking the brilliancy necessary for short two-year-old events, showed steady improvement as the season advanced and displayed his best form in the autumn, when required to run over seven furlongs. Ilis effort in the Challenge Stakes at Riccarton at Easter time, when he ran second to Silver Ring, was very attractive. He finished strongly and lie

NOTES AND COMMENTS

ON GALLOPS AND TROTTING

might have been even harder to heat bail his rider taken him to the outside, instead of trying to get through on the rails. Custodian came through his first season with excellent staying credentials, and lie looks like growing into a good Derby eolt.

■Some months ago W. McGee, trainer of the Sydney Cup winner, Broad Arrow, leased stables in Lower Randwick with the option of purchase. Mr C. J. Withycombe, who races under the assumed name of “M. Brook” (an abbreviation of Muswellbrook, where lie was horn), last week purchased the stables and presented them to W. McGee.

Rebel Star looks ail improved horse as a result of his Easter racing at Ricarton (says a southern writer). He was a trifle backward on the first day, but went much better in his second engagement. He is hitting out freely now and lie may be seen to advantage again shortly.

When Acron made the Xew Zealand and Australian record of 2min 3 3-5 sec in the Frcc-for-All at Addington in 1024 he established figures that stood as the fastest for more than eight years, and still stand as a race record! There are very few mile races for high-class pacers on Now Zealand programmes, and when Acron made his record he had the advantage of a moving start. It was not until yI a v of last year that'Walla Walla in a race against time lowered these figures to 2min 2 2-sscc, and as this time was registered on a. half-mile track it represented a great performance. Few attempts have been made in New Zealand to break mile records, but the visit of Walla- Wa 11a to the Dominion would not have been complete had he not made an attempt to improve his own record still further. The crowd that attended Addington this week and cheered Walla Walla, Worthy Queen, and Auburn Fad in their races against the watch showed that these contests were big attractions to the public and it can be said they received rare entertainment for their admission charges. The aim of Xew Zealand is to produce the two minute pacer, and after that the two minute trotter, anil though the nor’west wind blowing militated against the fastest times, _ all three horses showed the possession of two minute speed. All that was needed was the stamina to carry that speed a little further. Had the trials been delayed another hour, by which time the wind had dropped, it is almost certain that the three horses would have gone very close to the two minute mark. 'Flic owners, Messrs L. S. Martin (Walla Walla), .T. S. Shaw (Worthy Queen), and W. McKay (Auburn Lad), are to be congratulated on tlie sportino- spirit shown in setting their chainpious against the records, and W. L Tomkinson, who raced Biddy Banish over a mile in 2min 8 2-sscc, is also to bo commended for his action in piovfiling the fourth item on a thoroughly interesting programme. While Auburn Lad (2min 2 2-nsce) established the best figures yet made in Xew Zealand, the greater satis!action will be derived from the peifoimaiiec of Worthy Queen, who, in a faultless exhibition of unlioppled trotting, established a record that veiy few light harness followers thought her capable of- Most of the races on New Zealand programmes are /ion pacers, and the unlioppled trotter finds it difficult to start so quickly as those that are helped by straps. Some years ;l n 0 the Xew Zealand Trotting Conference, with the idea of encouraging the trotter, introduced a rule compelling clubs to include at least two races loi unlioppled trotters on every clay s programme of eight races, and this has done a great clcai to encourage a type of horse that was threatened with extinction. During the last few years rules have been included m the handicapping system allowing big concessions to trotters starting in open races, and this also lias been responsible foi trainers keeping their horses unliopplecl. The training of a trotter is an art that has been mastered by only a few, and there are several reasons wliv trainers prefer to handle a pacer.