RACING

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13656, 26 August 1916, Page 2

RACING

MAHTOX BAGES. (Per Prnss Associntion.) MARTON, August 24. The following' weights liavn been declared for the Marton spring meeting; Hack Hurdles.—Patronymic. 11,7, Vladian 10.l!i, Golden. March 10.12, Eon ' Revo KUI, Captain.Mnekv .10.10, Craw- , ford 10.7, Surtax 10.1, Portland Ladv 1 9.12, Captain Miro 9.11, Ormesby 9.7, Combustion 9.6, Epworlh 9.4, First Consul 9.4, Keynote 9.4, Janitor 9.3, Miss ■ Kelly !).2, Wainfuro 9.0, Royal Rcgel 9.0, (Hen Paul !).(),. Kiroguc'o.o, Wainiahaka 9,0. ,' Trial Hack Plate—Royal Park 9.0, ; Plying Spur 9,0, The Baronet 8.13, j Hastie 5.13, Birktmntta 8.11, Key 8.11, t Rio 8.11, Poterau 8.11, CnTincl''Arch s S.ll, Festoon 8.4.1, Do Geur 8.11, Port gola 8.11, Sir Musketry 8.11, Tornca , 8.11, Miss iSa'tion 8.11, 'Bca Port 8.11,' ; Frills 8.9, Online 8.9, Wnrmnid 8,9, I Lady Edith 8,9, Lady Frisco 8.9, Coro- , nita 8.9, Hyinenaeus 8.0, Tauringipito , 8.0, Signorella 8.0, First Line 7.11, Quimi's Post 7.11, Advance 7.11, Pho>nis; G. 7.11, Devotion 7.9, Multaine 7.9, . Idyllic 7,9,-Polynesian 7.9, Hack Steeplechase— Lady- ' Bibber I 11.2, Marton' 11.0, Tauira 10,6, Expedij tion 10.6; Surtax 10.2, Fond Memory 3 . 9.ll,.Happy Jack.9.11,. Chaban 9!9, 3 Cron Park 9.8,. Charge .9.7,.Loafer-9.7, 1 Segis D;7,;Carapik>.9.7 ; M'oocher 9.7. j ' Marton Handicap—Square Deal 9.0, _ Lady Louisa 8.13; Tangihou 8.9, Mul- \ tiplicatlou'B,B, Montana' 8.6, .Crawford p 8.1, Orleans 7.13,-Mahiaroa 7.13, Har--1 bow Light 7.11, Bon Revo 7.10, Hyllus s 7.9, Mouln 7.7, Maid o'Gowrie 7,5,* De- . predatlon .7.5, AVhakahoki 7.3, Master t Moutoa 7.2, Lady Amai 6.12, Yladian ! 6.11, Bronk Delaval 6.9, New York 8.9, Hunt. Cup Steeplechase—Wellwood . 11.7, Lady Renown 11.7, StOekade 10.12, Merry Jack 10.10, Chaban 10.7, Cron Park' 10,6, Armadale 10.(i, Meltu'a 10.5, Hydraulic 10.2,' Waimate 10.0, Peach Pie 10.0, Glen Paul 10.0, Grey Lynn 10.0, Foul Lupin. 10.0, Avon 10.0, Moodier 10,0. , ' Electric. Hack Handicap.—Lord Multipid 9,11, Golden Grafton 8.10, Hvlatus 8.10, Golden Glade 8,8, Paeroa 8,5, Discussion 8.'4, Martyress .8.2, Perrier 8.2, Rewarewa 7.10, Analogue 7.9, Vla- , dinean 7.9, Idyllic 7.8,, Elation 7.8, Rio • 7.6, Glorify 7.4, Gaycinm 7.4, Namur • 7.4, Starengo 7.3, Quin's Post 7.3 ,Foe--1 man 7.2. Battle Tide 7.0, Sir Musketry . 7.0, Marceline 7.0, Multaine 7.0, Mon--1 talvo 7.0, Seaport 7.0. , • . Railway Haiulicnp.—Chortle 10.4, r Rewi Pofo 9.0, Astor 8.11, Glenroy 8,9, , Lady Louisa 8.8, Miacara 8.2, Interlude ; 8.2, Depredation S.l, Bangitero 8,1, Ohi- . wai 7.10, Los Angelos 7.9, Tyson 7.9, t Bradamant 7.5, Black Ada 7.0, Lady \ Amai f1.13. Jean Laddie 0.13, Flying . Camp 6.7 ' e ; Tutaeniii Welter.—Mouln 9.7, Reve- ■ lank S).li, Discussion 9,0, Hygia 8.13, ; Master Strowaii 8.11, Pomeroy 8.11, - Alectro 8,10, Ruatangata 8.10, Distincf tion .8,9, Sir Fisher 8.0, Detroit 8.5, ; Coral King 8.5, Golden March 8.4, Viei- ! no 8,4, Glorify 8.2, Royal Park 8.2, , Namur 8,2, Ormesby 8,2, Firing Line • 8.1, Bono 8.0, Hastie 8.0, Nobleman 8.0, i Battle Tide 8.0, Lady Frisco 8.0, Waii mabaka 8,0. METROPOLITAN . TROTTING MEETING. i The following nominations have been • received for the New Zealand Cup Handicap (harness), of .2500 sovs aiid silver cup; two miles.—Frandoeia, Country Belle, Eccentric, Jingle, Jewel Chimes, Admiral Wood, Renin Pointer, Cathedral Chimes, Evelyn, Emilius, Tommy G, Ravenschild, Persuader,. Erin !s King, Don Cicsaiy.Eininent, Brown Bell, Sue- : ceed, Adelaide 'Direct, Wallace Wood, Mandaraic, Our Thorpe, St. Ursula, Gold Bell, Steel Bell; The following nominations have been received for the Champion Stakes (harness), of 500 sovs; for three-year-olds; flying start; one mile and a-half.—Min-nie G, Dabster, Lady Wayward, Muldoou, Kodgcwood, Agnes Dillon, Cast Pear), George the Fourth, Paul Dufault, Lear Dillon, Glencoe, Artist Lad, Alexander, Mooney, Acushla; Maehree, Gladfield, Bluewood, Diuna Ken, Gold Bowl, Gold Queen, Euriferous, Eliza Dalton, Tnx Pointer, Speed wood, Young Medallion, Vice Admiral, Lord Rose, Huon Bell, l'etter Bell, Sebiska, Bidens, Star Queen, Red Cross, 'Peter Mac, Greta, Birdwood, Serenity, George Akwood, Tit Bits, Miss Rolf, Mailc, Anna, Proud Spring, Minelight, King Cole Junior. In moving the 'adoption of the report and.balance-sheet at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association, the prosident (Mr Selig) congratulated the Forbury Park Club , o" the step it had taken'to encourage purely trotting horses,- by providing a race for -three-year-old uniioppled horses of the .trotting gait only. Though it might not. pay from n financial point of view for a year or so, it should not stop a movement which lie considered was undoubtedly calculated to raise the standard:of -the sport. Clubs were slowly but surely recognising that •'classic'.' events must.be.- established, Highly-bred, valuable, horses were increasing at a fairly rapid rate, and these, in the ordinary nature of things under the present system of handicapping, ,could not go on for ever win"ing. Thus sportsmen looked to the classic as well as the short limit race to provide contests for the best of our stock. It was, ho' contended, most gratifying to know that clubs were acknowledging their duty by instituting special races, and the New Zealand Metropolitan, New Brighton and For"«ry Park Clubs were entitled to the congratulations of patrons of the sport on their efforts to establish such, races as the Champion Stakes, New Zealand Derby, and the special event for three-year-olds of the true gait. NEW ZEALAND CUP WEIGHTS. ; FORM DISCUSSED. (By Templar in the Sun.) ] Indigo 8.3 is one of the few horses j that already has more than one New Zealand Cup performance to his credit. . Two seasons ago, as a three-year-old, J he dead-heated with AVarst'ep, an ' achievement that at once stamped him 1 as a stayer of no mean order. Last No- \ vember the Mystification gelding wassent out favourite for the big two-mile race, but failed rather badly under 8.0. ' Subsequently he showed improved form c by accounting for the G.J.C. Metropolis tan Handicap with 8.5 in the saddle, amongst those to finish behind him \ being Blackball 7.13, Bolboa 8.12, Mul- l tipy 8.4, Montana 8,3, Adjutant 7.4, * Ardwohr 6.7, and Marc Antony 6.7. ali 1 of whom claim engagement in the com- * ing Cup For the rest of the season 8 ndigo s form was fairly consistent, for T he won the Dannevirke Autumn Handi- s cap, Napier Cup, and was twice placed. s When next he sports silk, Mr Hunter's i] representative will be a five-year-old, an age that should see hi,,, !lt his best! I Landed at the post lit and well, indigo *' js sure to command a.lot,of respect, as a being oi* of the few horses engaged si with genmne staying credentials. P Cue of the most-discussed horses in a the race locally is Marc Antony, who h at the present time takes rank" as ac- " tna favourite. Few horses have made o: such rapid strides as the son of Varco ni who, twelve months ago was racing in j( hack company, It was not till the antlimp that hp eame really into the lime- b light by dead-heating with Findhorn in pi the Tiniaru Autumn Handicap, and ap- Jin

preprinting the Timaru Cup, .He show ed to still further advantage by defeat ing a ; strong field in the Great' Aiitumr Handicap, and the way in .which he fin ished up all his races stamped him as an exceptional stayer, hi the Ricear p _ ton race he was followed home by Bal ~ boa, who was conceding the three-year 1' old 271b, ami, as only a neck separatee: n ' then) at the finish, he looks to have all r _ the worst of it in being-placed within v I'Hb. of thellawke's Bay representa ij tn-e. Of the pair, he is bound to show the more improvement, but, even so, i! ffl is hard to justify the favouritism now ,'l being acorded him. Marc Antony is en- . gaged in the A.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap at 7,9, but he can be regarded as an almost certain starter in the bi" • event at Riecnrton. _° • ' Since he put up audi a tine race be- ,' niiid Warntep and Indigo,'' twelve months ago, Soa Pink has apparently gone from bad tiuworae. -Most of his - efforts in the interim have been made > m Australia, but they have been of such ' a nature as to suge-gsi that there is little chance of the Seaton Delaval horse, who is now getting on in years, ; ever coming back to his best 'form, , Multiply's be 3 t displays have, been al- ' so of a disappointing nature. Out of A starts last season he only, succeeded w capturing the:Jumper's Plat Race at ' Trpntham last April and the St. George Handicap,at Ellerslie. a few weeks later, ' Bemg.an aged horse, he is not likelv - to ; improye, while, taking a line through -Hawkes Bay Cup form, both Eligible » and Balboa should agaihliave his measlire. •. Rinaldo is - a ...very difrieult horse ■ t0 train, and though well enough placed c . at.-7.-13, 'U.is.almdst an ' even-money |- chance that he.does not see the post,' ■' There were few more consistent or '„ horses seen out last season than Rorke's Drift. Starting oft • invery/moderate company, he graduI 1 % worked Ins way through into the I' fowf ™t of south Island handicap horses On actual performances he is - one of the best-treated horses in the " race, for, included in his' list of success- '' S:" T? a ?° ap ululcr W1 » and a LUC,. Handicap under Ifl.O. There ; was considerable merit, also, in his r W erß,5 ' tdMar «" All t»ny-74 V and Balboa-9.3..in the C.J.C. Great . .Autumn Handicap, ami on that form he A famed, jsnowset to meet mm on - S'-■?5 e l . tem At the G ™nd y Rorke's Drift did not rae »'P to expectations, and looked like a horse in need of a spell. This does not favour his chance of being back to < «t orm by November, but there is > no getting away from the fact that he . « one of the best-treated horses in the ! race. y h;? 1, \ el<al, ' is such «.prowrt.Btayer that i J" f hance »wt be respected at 7.13, he acted as runner- , "P under 7.4, and occupied a similar position behind Balboa in the ' Auckland Cup when carrying 7.7* to \m conqueror's 8.5. Those two ha, 1 a j apparently told on him, hor-in all S ; subsequent races the son of All Black | qjto failed to run up to expectations e ] ; s uo W at a niec age, and, though -weighted right up to his best form, has ' more than outside prospects. . Jew horses raced so frequently or jith more consistency last season than V come Nugget. ]„ all, the S| ld.ng started in twenty events, being unplaced in only six of his efforts. Perhaps his best showing was in the Wailffa- ■ S„ !VV whieh he second to Colonel Soult. at a difference of only -«b ni Jus: favour. His second to Merry Roe.ntheEgmont Cup wasunothe'r j me i nt o"ous performance, for he was , °»'y .«n receiprpf 41b from tho Aucklander whereas the pair are now sepaI ratedby 121b. Welcome Nngget Z f'O'fated his ability to Ify, and asa..fiye-year-old can be expected to go on v jniproviug. i many quarters Muliingar is re- - «as the most likely oK Z horses. A-brilliautt;: • ;. ea, -°!Vlc hardly , fulfilled exnecta- • ions n. his later efforts, thoug l t t» he accounted for four raL ' Jfti f C r°? y Hail,liea P - ■• . ';••. Spfar he has shown no groat par- , tol'ty for lengthy courses, but £ , »>'o;easonwhyoneofhis k eeS • a,ul conformation should' not be able i °™ont a solid two miles under such • a favourable impost as 7,11. , Kooya's course of hurdle racin* is ; a,m , ost ™ re t0 have » prejudicial effect I on her form on the flat. She is a very consistent performer, with victories to ■ "«' credit over both long lnd s]lovt I courses. Last year's •winner, Tangihou, [ never appeared to get over the effects ot his two hard races at Bicearton Late 1 '» the season he showed a glimpse of ■ ijis. true form..by appropriating the ■ Autumn Handicap at (Woodvillc, but the ' held that' finished behind him was by - no means high-class., Reports from the north credit the.St. Ambrose gelding with being in belter trim than mis he case (his. time last year, and he .can | be regarded'as ari=almost certain starter On their showings in last year's race ■ Tangihou has none the better of it through Blaekall, whose subsequent deeds seem to entitle him to more respect than his former-conqueror. John Barleycorn is stated to'be getting through a special Cup preparation at Oamaru, and at 7.7 he is by no means overweighted. He did very 'little raemg last season, which may 'be in his favour, but on past showings a much shorter course would be to his liking. Twelve months ago Snub was in the boom as likely to play a prominent part, not only in the Cup, but also in the weight-for-age company. There is ■ no getting away from the fact that he was highly tried before the November meeting, and not a few good judges held the.opinion that he would have done much better than his stable companion, Warstep, in the two-mile race, Subsequent showings, however disproved these surmises, for in the Canterbury Cup the mare beat him out of sight, while, Indigo and Balboa also finished in front of him. He put up a genuine race in the Auckland Cup, behind Balboa 8,5 and Blaekall 7.7, but "failed badly in all his subsequent essays. No doubt'the gruelling he got in the Auckland Cup had a good deal to do with Snub's loss of form, coming as it. did on top of a severe campaign at Bicearton. After a lengthy spell, Mr Dalgety's representative may strike form again this spring, and in th'at event should be capable of putting up a creditable race under 7.7. Kilboy was assessed as the best of the three-year-olds engaged, and in being awarded lib over weight-for-age had none the better of the argument with others of his Evidently Mr Eeid has mapped out another programme for the Kilbroney colt, and his withdrawal from the New Zealand race suggests that he may be making his : spring efforts at Bandwick and Flem- I ington. _ i i Such a consistent performer as Square l Deal cannot be left out of considera- ' tion. Last season the son of- Advance and Brown Spec, sported silk on twenty- ' six occasions for five wins and thirteen placed performances. Though a mile j and a quarter was the 'longest course ( he succeeded over, there seems no valid 1 reason why he should not be capable ' of putting up a good light over two < } miles, if specially trained for such a < journey, , Past experience goes to show that j between 7.0 and 8.0 is a. very likely position to unearth Cup winner's. Dur- I ing the last 12 years Midnight Sun is ll

the only horse with 8.0 or more in the saddle to prevail, while .luring the same period the minimum weight, 6.7,, has been carried to victory by both Star Rose and TangiliouJ There are quite a number of horses in this year's race within a stone of the minimum that can to regarded as possibilities, not so much on past; form as on future possibilities, . As a matter of fact, such well performed horses, as Borke's Drift and Welcome Nugget, would/if engaged in a minor handicap, have to concede most of the "roughies" figuring below them anything from a stone to a ctone and a .•halt' moru than Mr Henrys requires of them, it 13 this cramping of the "•eights that always gives the horses figuring about the middle of the handicap something of a pull. They are equitably placed so far ns the' topweights are .concerned, but leave, the tried performers below them with little chance, ■ As.a representative of the Lowry stable rather than on any of hin past deeds, Marco Bello may' find favour with early speculations.' Last spring he was supposed to be highly tried, and created a favourable impression by the manner in which he accounted for the Spring Handicap at Hastings, This cnused'.him tobesent out favourite for the Great Northern Guineas, and, though, bejiten by-Tc Papapa, by finishing in front of such as Hydnis, Analogue, and others, lie was bynomeansdisgraced. Probably his: best, effort 'was. ft the Auckland-Summer Cup, in Which he and-Colonel Soult dead-heated for second place behind.Eligible, but in all'his subsequent displays last season he quite failed, to fulfil early'promise,. Adjutant has several smart performances to his credit, notably his success in the Autumn Handicap at Manawatu under 7,8, and in the Autumn Handicap at Trentham' under 6.12. He is bred on staying lines, but will have to show a -lot-of. improvement to have much ehance v with such as Rorke's Drift, who, in the Jockey Club Handicap at Wingatui last summer,' presented him with 171b and a bad beating'. Ardenvhor has nothing to complain of at 7.3, so far as most of those figuring below him in,the handicap are concerned. There, are several a little higher up, however, that shouW'h'old him safe unless h e ' makes a lot of improvement. Well-bred' horses such ns he and. Adjutant always have this possibility in their favour. Montana's form last spring was of such a. convincing nature as- to predict big things for him later in the season. H c did not face the starter in the New Zealand Cup, but, though awarded 8.3 in the Metropolitan Handicap, was sent out a staunch favourite for that -event. He failed to run up to expectations in that or the Jockey Club Handicap; indeed for the balance of the season his form was most disappointing, There is no doubt but that the Elevation geldiiig is a useful sort, 'and if he comes back as tlie result of his winter spell may have to be reckoned with. ' ; The Ellerslie-trained Housewife has several fair performances.to her credit up to a mile .anil a quarter, but one can hardly favour her prospects in a 'two mile race. With the withdrawal of Kilboy, Bjorneborg ranks as the.best of the three-year-old division at 21b less than weight-for-age. He raced most consistently last season, but left the impression that brilliancy rather than stamina will always be his long suit. Ringform has no credentials as a stayer, nor has GoMenlyte, who also figures' on the 7.0 mark. There was little toehoose last season between Hyllus and Bjorneborg, and. it,would only need either of this pair of well-bred juveniles to developp their staying powers to p]ay their parts really well. •'.