RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18357, 24 March 1923, Page 12

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES.

. s v r. ..- •• i i • i-r— — ■•■ ..■ ','.. ;■;.-'■ > ■,"* ; ' Ksw Zulus*. Mt.roh 24—Opotiki' Jockey Club (at Takapuna) March 24, ■{■ 26—Southland Racing Club. March 24. ; 26—Westport \ Jockey ~i Club. -«;:- March 81—TUapeka County :; Jockey Club. r ; March 31. April 2—Auckland .-Racial' Club.; March 31. ■■. April i 2—Feildinz Jockey i Club. March 31. April Wairarapa Racing Club. April 2—Waipukurau"- Jockey Club. > April 2. B—Canterbury Jockey Club. t , April 4—Westlatid Racing Club. ; April 7—Greymouth Jockey "Club. . • \ f - ;■; April 7. 9—Av'ondale Jockey Club, .',' April 11—Reefton Jockey Club. ' V < : April 12—M-tamata j Racing - Club. April 12. Wellington Racing ClubApril 18. 19—Manawatu. Racing Club. - April 20. 21—South Canterbury Jockey Club. April 27. 28— Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. May 4. Marlborough Racing Club. .; May d. 10—Esrruont Racing Club. May 17. Wanganui Jockey Club. Juno 2. 4. Auckland Racing Club. June 2. 4. Dunedin Jockey Club. Australia., M»Tb 31. April 2. 4, 7—Australian Jockey Club. ■r= t: .'.; ni, ■

Jf DATES OF COMING EVENTS. ij Nf.w Zbalano H March 31-Grcat Northern Champagne u .StakesMarch 31—Great Northern Oaks. ,? March 31-A.RC. Easter Handicap, u April 2—Great Northern St. Leger. *■ April 3—Great Easter Handicap. ", April 3—Great Autumn Handicap. April 7—All-aged Stakes (AvondaleV . April 12— N.Z.-St. Lcrct Stakes. S April 14—Trentham Gold Cup. : •■ »'■ 'i April 13— Awapuni Gold Cup'.. \. :■'.. '■;;■'.?;'■■' | April Hawke's ■ Bay Cup. i',-.; i ■ AUSTKAMA. '» March 31—Dor.caster Handicap. V March 31—A.J.C. St. LegerJ April 2—Sydney Cup I ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. (i C A.8.C.. Rna-wai.—Baby Doll (by Bobadil ', from the Wallace marc Sessa) is evidently ?j the mare sou desire to trace. She was bred / in Australia in 1016. . . i| " Depredation," Ne-w Plymouth — Tama--1 tcto holds tho time record (Ira 13a) in con- ",: section with the Great Northern Champagne >; Stakes. No penalties are attached to the -'; race in question. . li; "Wager." Te Aroha.— 1914 four-year- • old horses have won the Auckland Cup on i seven Oceanians, viz., Warstep (8.9), Balboa &'■ (8.5). Depnjdation (7.5). K»to (7.13). Starland ' (811). Malaga (6.11), and Scion (8.2). The "♦' five-year-old Insurrection (8.1) started K |i favourite for tho race of 1922. V " Subscriber." Hauraki Plains—Nelson j| won the Auckland Cup on three occasions. ~ viz.. at five years, si* years, and at seven „ years. Two Auckland Cups were run in ft IPSs—Nelson won the race on January 1 I and Lochiel scored in the race on the 1j- following' Boxing Day. i{ " Constant ; Reader," Hihitahi.— Cerh tainly horses so bred i would rank as halfg brothers. 9. .They would be full brother* % under the conditions named. 3. The term Sj threequarter-brother could be applied under M certain conditions. For instance, Trenton, ; If by Mu»k*>t—Frailty; Havoc, by Nordenfelt m (son of .Musket)— Frailty. I " Rauparaha."—l; Redleap (by Dante) is B considered to be the greatest steeplechaser H that has,figured on the Australian turf. He 1 carried 13.3 to victory in the V.R-C. Grand « National ■ Steeplechase, and the Australian ■*, Steeplechase, under 18.12, is also included 1 in his -victories. 2. Kiatere cantied 12.13 I when h» victories. 2. Kiatere carried 12.13 when he won the Great Northern Steeples chase of 1907. r >"• .-■?'.'?'•',.■.'■"' ';'■*■":": '■'■"■ I H.R.M.', Otahuhu.—l. Maxim and Aber--8 corn were foaled in the same eeason. They « met at two year* old in the Sire** Produce | Stakes, run at Flemington in the autumn of 1 1887, when Abercorn won by a head. %"■ 2. Maxim racing career closed at three |i year* old. Abercorn raced until he was |i .five year* old. - 3. Maxim was: exported to | the United \ States of America, and Abercorn Js went to England. 4. Abercorn won 21 races jj of the value of 412.73 L '.-■

B lit' ■:'■■ ■ NOTES BY PHAETON. ■...:."■ fui ■■'■ ■.■■'■ '■.'■"? --'•;"->■ -:>.•:■■■; j';: THE COUNTRY COMBINE. ' | .!' The finale of the country combine, instiI. 1 tuted this season by , consent of "tho L •.' Racing Conference in the Auckland district || '■':' by the one-day totalizator clubs, now looms a '<] *' up, and with the holding of the Opotiki g ji'i Jockey Club's meeting at Takapuna to-day llf & the combine^will * have completed : the pro- : iff gramme incidental havo completed meetings gramme incidental to the series of meetings | 1; in connection with which a, change of venue J» .».; was allowed. '■ Though in some cases a 8 [} • shrinkage in totalisator receipts : had ito be |l j. rated, the combined pool bulks largely, and L ii|, it should only require ; fine weather'-•■for the j. m holding of ■ the Opotiki Club's ; meeting ' to I' |\k further swell > the receipts, for that body is h |( ; well favoured in : holding its meeting at I i|: Takapuna, the ~ popularity of which ground I |j Is* 1 widely established- The ' following is a Ii jjj comparative - statement of the totalisator rein |l ceipts at the six meetings so far held by i dubs in the combine:—•■'. H&! " ':■ ■;.•.'. ■.^.. i i' '•■-.v;;" -/'■■:■•; 1921-22. -'vl 1922-23. ii m ■ .-..,•■.- ... ',• .•:..-• £ . £■ ... ■ V jn-K Waipa R.C ....... 27.4024 .. 17.949 ' V m Rotorua R.C. 1::'„... 37.485 . .... 20,494 i A M\" Dargaville R.C. . • 8.273 .. 60,617 1 0 Bay of Islands J.C. 5.916?| .. 42.460 3' ii*. Te Kuiti B.C. .. 22.652 .. 22,158 Ii ,' aumaramij R.C. -.. 10,8741 ~k. 21,700 I*. Bay of Plenty y J.C. 19.106 .. 24,886* |jp : . ■'•■"'."'■ ; - : ; £131.609* . • £200,265 llf PHOTOGRAPHING THE FINISH. ' ?.«• ;•! -' i' .'. • - ...■■'.''•- "* ; '"' ' a■«; ,A cablegram received « from Adelaide this iff lit' week brought the interesting information »} fa that the Port 5 Adelaide Racing. Club had & jv decided to bring the camera. into use at its *$ % racecourse at Cheltenham, and in that reil? J spect it has;; been left; to a country club li ;«| to lead the way; in Australia and New Zeam i'' land. Needless to say, much curiosity will a- i'J bo evinced as. to the measure of success that '•ii ,;' awaits the new departure. It may be ob|J Hi served / ; that those;' -j who are engaged ! c, in ft S evolving matters v;in;- regard to the photo|T 5 graphic camera have • made great advances, *-ftJ in this question of using the camera for the T I f photographing i of ;«finishes in horse racing, ifii■ Pf and leading ; racecourses in America> and II • •-*' some other countries - have installed the ; apa* !„. paratus in order to, as it i? hoped, ensure 1 mi absolute correctness in tile decision of the it .judge. In an % elaborate .; installation the [ ' *' Popular Science ; Monthly describes .the name i|i .' as follows:"Five individual cameras are I li enclosed in one box. with the lenses arranged J; 'f ! one above the other. Electrically-controlled I i+ shutters set in motion by observer* near M*k the track open the camera shutters proI; %. gressively. ' The "A result is ft progressive 4 >' series of five photographs taken at brief i ( v intervals, similar, «:.(»pt in frequency, to a if,' . motion-picture strip- An ultra-rapid lens, [1 '. designed specially for the work,,;provides !j li the necessity definition over a wide field. H jlll The plates I are ' specially selected for;: their ill "Jl extreme t'ensitrveness-ti With the combinalan -J:, *' on °* * &st lens''and plate a shutter speed Si ';. of 1/1300 of a second is possible. An idea '"•: '•> of the rapidity demanded in the lens is .i i|y easily understood from tho fact that the rat distance covered by each galloping horse *1 '. between one picture and the nest is ap--3} ' proximately 40 centimeters, or about 16in. ffl 1 The five pictures taken together represent a ,■1 'V dist'-nce covered of slightly over 6ft. 6in." g'-'J To bo of use ao a basis of decisions, it ie ,*!;. . essential that the plates be deveic;>ed withM til in a short time after the finish of the race, Vb 1 and apparatus conveniently arranged accomj|» p isliea this. In practice it was found posijß J sible to have the rive plates developed and f|.| .11 enlarged to, a 16 by 20 6heet within ||.'. eight minute.", Rafter the hcisaa had crossed uP * '.he finishing line.

\mll A HIGHLY-BRED YOUNGSTER. ; [:>!*,;[(', Mr. E. W. Alison, jun,. expresses himself j; W. n>.well satisfied w.th the bay colt by Luck«ij) " now from Katherine Dock, purchased on T& . ! his account at ' the~- recent Victorian sales ' I {or 425gns, .and the youngster is regarded jji;'rj;!M one likely to come up to the Derby ffl ' standard. A glance over the leading line* |j|;i of the pedigree of the colt show it to be I'll, 'worthy of very close study, for it is well j-fi \ besprinkled with, many famous names. A Ihi feature of the pedigree of ■li\.jl.thi». colt je that his. sir* and dam 1 worthy of by descendants of the same well besprinkled with many famous names. A ... striking feature of the pedigree of 11 this colt it> that his sire and dam ••• were got by descendants of the same horse !•§■ (Cyilene), «nd that, of course, establishes"in'JE ..breeding to the' Stockwsll line 'through; its m „ greatest branch (DoncaEtor). The pedigree IHi '"* this 'recent addition to* the list of Auck- :,_ i.ti land-owned thoroughbreds reads ah folj ,gj>l ',''■■ lowa:— --..? .-.'.;■ ■■.'. - .-■•• -';., ')§!;' Eire: Lxicknow, by Minoru (son of Cyllene) »ici. i« from Amphora, by Amphion (son of Roset ■Taj,*.: berry) from Sierra, by Springfield (son ]'■%■ of' St. Albans) from Sanda. by Wenlock |A•; ' '.son of Lord Glifden) - iM-\h Dun Katherine ' Dock, bs ' Polymelus (son y ' Bit ?•&'$ $ * W*WPI from ,St. - Katherine, by St. . '.*l(2^4'l?, m ?9l«>n of Galopin)-from Brooch, by i3h * iii uo Gr ?«» t»o» of Coeruleua) from ..■lil'' * V Sees*** )by * ad °* :owa •* *>«*

A.B.C. EASTER HANDICAP. An acceptance of 34 for- the Easter Handicap out bo ■ regarded/ a* in every way satisfactory, and augur* well for ■■ ft strong field lining up; : at ;l Eilerslie on J Sat unlay next ,to 1 contest the mile race. The- four-year-old Thespian. (9.3), whom Mr. MeManemin selected to -■ head the ' list, < has hid his engagement continued, and it may therefore be' inferred thai ? hehas :■. trained ton well ; »in <*> ':■ he? con* tested * the Jackson" Stakes at '< Wanganut last month. Gasbag,ha* been allowed to drop out. but Mr. A. B. : ,-. William* has still three strings ito % his bow %in the; shape of Grotesque ' (8.19), '& Rapine '}" (8.7), and King's Trumpeter $ (8.4), 'and' that trio f; appears xto possess good prospects of playing a part in the finish. : Royal Present (8.6). Royal Blood (8.4), i Surveyor (7.11), and Ruapapa (7.9) represent i a promising quartette: of locally-1 owned candidates, .and Royal Blood seems likely to be in particularly: good favour before the day... ! i. . I

1 AUTUMN CLASSIC RACES. ' The situation in connection with the classio events set down for decision at the A.R.C. Autumn Meeting is such a* to invest the respective contests with a keen interest. For the Great Northern Champagne Stakes seven figure in the list, and the meeting between Bathos, Queen March, and Tukia promise* to raise enthusiasm. The Great Northern Oaks will probably find Enthusiasm, the dual Derby winner, » warm favourite, and it will probably devolve on Refinement as |he beattested stayer of the others engaged to challenge the daughter of Panmure when it comes to a race home from the head of the straight. The Great Northern St. Leger, which comes up for deoision on Easter Monday, finds a field of seven engaged, and with a good prospect of Rapine and Euthusiasm being on hand to. fight their Derby battle o'er again that in itself will be sure to create a wide interest-' Auckland's main hope will probably rest with Ruapapa. and though the chestnut colt ha* yet to achieve distinction of a' like character to that of Rapine and Enthusiasm, it can be said for him that hi carries a promising appearance.

LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. When the Question of the appointment of racecourse detectives was first mooted—and for some little time afterwards—the proposal met with some opposition. Time has proved, under all headings, the wisdom of the procedure, and such a cleaning up has been achieved as to make the position take unique shape .so far as racecourse assemblages ar» concerned. Discussing the Question of keen racecourse inspection which now ob^ tain* with the secretary of the Otahuh'.l Trotting Club, Mr. R L. Abeolnm, recently, he showed me the. official document embrace ing the report of the racecourse detective*. Messrs. F. Cullen and E. G. Black. at the Otahuhu Club's summer meeting held latit month. The undesirables column was marked "nil." and ' the remarks columnread:—.will.be noted that on both das a the course was . clear of undesirables. This state of affairs is especially satisfactory it such a largo meeting." Smoke Concert went through her two and three-year-old career without registering »i win. but she has managed to pick up i. couple of races this season for Mr. J. Manuel. At the f A.RC. Bummer Meetinir she led the field home in the Grey Handicap (six furlongs), but she eclipsed that perform" ance on Wednesday last at Avondsle, when she silenced the opposition in the decision of the Te Puke Welter Handicap, which event was run over a mile and a furlong. In her raco at Avondale the bay mare wan always galloping well, and her concluding effort was invested with grit. Smoke Concert was one of the Australian-bred. collection imported to Auckland from Australia in the autumn of 1920 by Mr. E. W. Alison, jun. Got by Land of Son* (son of Llancibby) from- Smoky (a daughter of Thi> Welkin), who traces to the Kendal mam Hattie. Smoke Concert can bout of a stronit pedigree, and she should b« valuable as It stud matron when hex turf career closes. When the Bridgenorth colt Far North won his opening engagement at three yeans old at Avondale in : September last matter* looked bright for the bay colt to extend hit winning record' at short notice, but he ha* not fulfilled anticipations in that respect. At Avondale on Wednesday Far North was produced to contest the Te Puke Welter Handicap, in which race. he was only called upon to carry 21b above the minimum, hut he' was never able to .dispute matters in front. Far. North'* condition appeared to be satisfactory when he set out on his latest effort,; and the form he -■■ displayed leaves another highly-bred one with the inferior division. ~ % The victory registered by Surveyor in the Tauranga Cup at Avondale on Wednesday last is to be accepted as one of the moot pleasing incidents in connection with the season's) racing, for his owner, Mr. John Paterson. has not experienced much succens in his i racing ventures, and then it is, of course, pleasing to find Surveyor, who some time back was considered to be done for us a racer, displaying a dash of good formMr. : Paterson bought Surveyor at ' auction last April for ICOgns. and the chestnut horse has now placed himself well on the right side of the ledger. Horses carrying the colours of Sir GeorgeClifford in the C.J.C. Champagne Stakes have left their mark on that event, and a glance at the record of winners of that event shows that the yellow-and-blus chequora have been carried to victory on 13 occasions since 1903. Wild Hind was considered to be a likely candidate to extend the. record,; but she has unfortunately gone amiss, and Sir George will now have to rely on Owlscombe and Viewpoint, neither of which have accomplished anything of note so fa*.-'--:-.--. •'-.<■...... . " Aero fort is, who won the Maunganui Handicap at Avondale on Wednesday last, formed one cf the* collection of yearlings sent up to Miction at Randwick last autumn, and she as bought on account of MessrsEvans and Maria, of Hohoura. for 180g;as. Aerofox, sire, of Aerofortis, is a son of Flying Fox. and with . her dam. Tarlilian, returned as & daughter of Ladae. it will be recognised that the brown filly racing \in Auckland has some rare blood in her veins. , Americans are up to date in most thiniUu but the electric chronograph for timing races ie something they have not yet tried on their racecourses. Recent visits of American sportsmen to Australia, • where the electrictiming apparatus is installed, are expected to bring about a change on American racecourses, where timing is considered of importance. . . * . " The Societe d'Encouragement has arranged for 20 days' fiat racing at champs,. 13 at Deauvi.ie. and 10 at Chantiliy this year, the stakes totalling a little over £220,000. j In this sum the breeders' premiums oi nearly £10,000 are included. In France breed are well looked after. i ; The New Zealand-bred gelding Crenides (by Demosthenes—Geld < Thread), who was transported to India a couple of years back, has proved a poor speculation. The Melbourne Cup winner. Night Watch, is also entered in the same category. < The Onslow Stakes, a two-year-old ev<nt set down for decision at Ellerslie on Saturday next, has attracted an acceptance of 23, Gold Rain, the double-winner at Paeroa, heads the list with 8.9 opposite his cam*. '■■ Some idea of the extensive range of the fences at Aintree over which the Liverpyjl Grand National Steeplechase is decided may be gathered from the fact that the first fence has a ol*ar frontage of over 86ft. From . what I can learn, the final acts in what is known as the Penniless and Tama* a-roa cases have yet to be recorded, which may bo taken to mean that appeals to I,ho Raring Conference in both cases may be looked for. ' > The withdrawal of Razzle Dazzle from the Great Northern Champagne Stakes would appear to point to something having come against the Kilbroney filly,' ,- Mr. J. E. Henrys, for many years hanrlicanper for the Dunedin Jockey Club, ha* resigned, and the club is advertising for a successor.

BLOODSTOCK SALE. An important sal* of bloodstock is ;to be held at Ellerslie on Tuesday, April 3, •by Messrs .Alfred Buckland and • Sons, when a number of highly-bred mares (some with foals at foot) will be submitted to auction. Tho list includes Marie O'Dile (imp.), by the Derby winner St.' Amaat from Hungry Bird; Gam bode, by Martian from Escapade: Martiguea, by Martian—Everlasting; Ki 1beggan. by Kilbroney from Martigues: and Kir.ma. by Marble Arch from Martigues. Messrs.' Dalgety and Co. will hold an important sale ox bloodstock at Eherslie on Tuesuay, April 3, when they will oiler a number of horses on account of Mr. K. llannon. The catalogue includes the black mare Geratena, by Lord Multifid—Semolina: chestnut filly, by Quin Abbey—Semolina; chestnut gelding, by Quin Tinonka; bay .gelding, by Quin Abbey— Glenopai: bay gelding, by Quin Abbey—Uranium; brown filly, by Quin Abbey—Bell Crispin; brown filly, by Quin Abbi'y—Brown Nell; bay colt, by King Lupin—Ruth -. and bay colt, by King Lupin—Quiin Abbey mare. There are 10 horses in training to be offered, as followo:—Hokoio, by Day Comet —Tinokai; Major Abbey, by Quin Abbey— Tinoreka; Tinckari, by Lord Multifid—St. Crispin mare; Queen Abbey, by Quin Abbey Freedom mare Royal Abbey, by Cjuin Abbey—-Uranium ; # Prince Abbey, by slum Abbey—St, Crispin mare: Snake, by (Slum Abbey—; • Lord Star, by Lord Mnltifid —Uranium; Tinopono, by "Formative— Uranium; and King Abbey, by Quin Abbey —St. Crispin mart.