RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18885, 6 December 1924, Page 14

RACING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. December 6—Taumarnnui Racine Club. December 10. Woodville Jockey Club. December 13Waipa Racing Club. December 26 80. and January 1. 2—Auckland Racing Club. , December 26. 27. 29—Manawatu Racing Club. December 26. 27—Taranaki Jockey Club. December 26. Dunedin Jockey Club. December 26— Waipukurau Racine Club. December 26— Ngunguru Racing Club. December 26 27—Westland Racing Club. December GO. January 1, 2—Greymouth Jockey Club. January 1, 2—Wairarapa Racing Club. January 1. Hawkc's Bay Jockey Club. January 1. 2—Marlon Jockey Club. January 1. 2—Stratford Racing Club. February —Ngaruawahia Racing Club. February —Rotorua Racing Club. February 23, March 2— Aroha. Jockey Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENT'S. " Subscriber." Hikutaia.—Tho Bendigo Cup resultec as follows:—King Pan 1. Llautaouy 2, Gungool 3. " Henchman." Remuera.—Highland (9.0; started favourite for tho Auckland Cup of 1923. The account of tho race published states that Glen Canny finished in last place. J. 8., Mount Eden.—The distance of the To Aroha Cup. won by Raceful, was a mile and a-ciuarter. Raceful has contested 62 races, and he has won eight races, but nothing beyond a mile and a-quarter is down to his credit. " Subscriber," Onehunga.— The following is a regulation always published by the Auckland Racing Club in connection with race meetings held at Ellerslie:—" The promotion of sweeps is prohibited, and any person infringing this regulation will ha removed from the racecourse and prosecuted." " Kia Ora."—Royal Divorce was got by King's Proctor (son of Persimmon and grandson of St. Simon) from the John o' Gaunt mare Jessamine. So far Royal Divorce has contested 17 races, and his record at present stands as .—Three wins, three seconds, one third, and 10 times unplaced. The distance of tho Fendnlton Handicap, in which Royal Divorce (8.2) ran Deucalion (8.3) to a head for first place, wag a mile and a-quarter. The official time of tho race was 2m 6s.

NOTES BY PHAETON.

'THE ROYAL DESPATCH CASE.

i The ruling out by the Now Zealand Racing . Conference judges of the appeal lodged by F. D. Jones and M. McCarten against the disqualification imposed upon them by the Australian Jockey Club's authorities has to be accepted as finality so far as any efforts being made against the endorsement of the disqualifications in this Dominion are concerned. Belief in the innocence of any wrong-doing on the part of either Jones or McCarten is so widespread that it was considered possible, despite the reciprocal arrangement existing between the New Zealand Racing Conference and the racing clubs in the Commonwealth, that a way would be found at least to hear the statements of the persons concerned, but those who viewed matters all round recognised it as extremely unlikely that the New Zealand authorities —in the face of the reciprocal arrangement existing--could accord a hearing to the appellants, i'lna new has been borno out With a strong belief that innocent men are Buffering an injustice, it is greatly to bo regretted that matters cannot be carried further He-'. £2fc£"? '* l T- : rl ' arrangement «istin e . by * which disqualifications imposed I ouo ouarter operate in another, stands in lie way. la the good government of the turf reciprocal arrangements are no doubt VfiU ne ? eßßftry - " t thei circumstances under which Jones and Mc-Carten had disqualiI hcation meted out to them in Australia, it is interesting to note, was through a channel which in New Zealand is debarred from inflicting such. he stipendiary stewards act- | ing under the Australian Jockey Club are I invested with power to disqualify, whereas in IS aw Zealand officer of like standing are simply advisory. Then, again, any appeal against the finding of A.J.C. stipendiary Rewards is heard by the committco of the Australian Jockey Club who are responsible for their appointment, so that it will be readily recoßnised how very different is the procedure in New South Wales and .New Zealand in the matter of clu-qualuications and appeals thereon. Possibly, when the New Zealand Conference goes into session in July next, something will ha heard on.the Royal Despatch case and the appeals thereon. THE AUCKLAND CUP. ; It would, no doubt, be regarded as a little premature at this stago to seriously indulge in a pricking off of the card with a view to arriving at the probable composition of the field that will contest the forthcoming Auckland Cup. Still, while avoiding what could bo termed hard and fast conclusions, fit, will do no barm to run through the list of horses eneagcrd. The top-weight/, Gold Light (9.9), may be considered likely to have her engagement continued when the accepttances fall due on the ]oth inst. and Loughrea (9.6) may make the trip from the .South to the North.- It has. however, to bo borne in mind that there are a. brace ot valuable handicaps set down for decision at Lunedm—from which quarter Loughroa hmlu Possibly Mr. L. C. Haelett will regard Ellersho as furnishing more attractions than Wingatui for his horse this summer. It will, however, bo as well for those who .are inclined to favour the prospects of tho son of Kilbroney in the Auckland Cup to await a declaration from tiie owner that ho is likely to contest the. race before they contract liabilities. Musketoon (8.9). Limelight (8.4). To Kara (8.4), Muraahi (8.1), and Illumination (8.0; may be. found in the list of acceptors, but it is when one explores tho division below 8.0 tl. ; uncertainty presents itself in pronounced form. Homo people are inclined to place a tick opposite the name of Royal Divorce (7.7), but. so far as this Cup is concerned, I prefer to await developments before licking his name. Tarleton (7.4) is voted a likely contestant: and Boomerda.y (7. is also ranged up in the same category. Of the 35 horses that figure at the minimum there is, it must be admitted, a very small percentage that can lay claim to the possession of the staying Quality. The two ranged up with the extreme light-weights who have displayed tho staying niialitv are Lucinelte and Dame Straitlace. The first-named is a four-year-old daughter of Martian and Lady Lucy, and the hitter i<» a sis-year-old 'laughter of Kilbroney : mc] Discipline. Advices b> hand from the South make it appear highly improbable us to Dame Straitlace fulfilling her engagement in the Ellerslie race.

J TAMATETE THE CONSISTENT. That Tamatete retains the dash of brilliancy which characterised his performances in previous seasons he furnished proof at the Feildimj meeting, when he romped over the opposition in the settlement of the Fending Stakes and Oroun Stakes for the second year in succession. In. tho five seasons' racing in which Tamatele has played a, conspicuous part he has contested 81 events, and his record stands as follows: — ..UnFirst. Second. Third, placed. At 2yrs . . t I 0 1 At Syrs . . 5 1 0 •> At <yrs . . 5 2 0 1 At Svrs . . ."> i) 2 0 At 6yrs . . 2 0 0 0 21. t 2 4 Tamatele has carried the colours of his breeder. Mr. W. M. Duncan, in all his races, and the sum he has won under the popular violet, and gold stripes jacket runs out to £9385. A PROMISING TWO-YEAR-OLD. Tho Australian-bred colt King's Speech, owned by Mr. F. Earl, who won a double at the Takapuna Jockey Club's Spring Meetinj, is to be viewed as a promising youngster, and a, consideration of his pedigree _ reveals tho names of many celebrated families. The youngster can lay claim to a strain of St. Simon on each side of his pedigree, and altogether a lot of evidence can bo advanced to support the view that King's Speech is a coll. in every way fitted to aspire to Derby honours. The leading lines in tho pedigree of King's Speech read as follow: — Sire: Demosthenes, by Desmond (son of St. Simon and grandson of Galopin) from C'nrlin, by Chills bob (.son of Robert the Devil) from Lauretta, by Petrarch (son of Lord Clifden) from Ambuscade, by Camerino (son of Slockwell). Dam: Dragon Queen, by Tho Wag (son of Orme and grandson of Ormonde) from Vina Del Mar, by Americus from Siinontault (son of St. Simon) from Dulzura, by Charibcrt (son of Thormanby). RETAINING FEES. Accordinz to a, Molbourno exchange, Hie terms on which tho Australian jockey Frank Dempsey is i-oing to England to ride for Sir Charles Hyde, are a retainer of £1000 and ft winning percentage of 10 per cent, on stakes. In Australia (remarks " Pit," of trie Sydney Referee) a £1000 retainer has unite a bij: sound, but in England it is rather ordinary for any jockey of prominence. When J. iownsend went from India to England at tho commencement of this year his retainer was £1600, and from the two owners who have calls on his services W. McLachlan has received Quite as much for the season. Still it must not be overlooked that in England reputations built up in other countries do not count greatly. It struck rue that you h.iye to prove yourself in England at anything, but if you succeed you are good for over. :-.

LUCK IN RACING. A London cablegram to hand states that horses carrying the colours of H.H. the AgoKhan on the English turf this season won stakes to the value of £45.357. Last year the Indian noble's horses racing in England captured £33,409, which gives the rolurn of .£78.766 for two year.-;. So far as I can gather the Aga Khan raced horses in England for the first time in 1923. so that the record attached to his success was rendered extremely interesting. Even admitting that the Indian noblo L.is expended lavish sums in the purchase of yearlings, the success that ruts attended his turf exploits in England furnish ii striking illustration of good luck, and the capture of the Cesarewitch Stakes last month with the three-year-old Charley's . Mount (who ruled the extreme outsider of the field) showed that ho was still a good favourite with Dame Fortune. THE REVERSE SIDE. In considering tho reverse side—that is, the ill-luck that can follow other men who, like the Aga Khan, have invested their commissioners at the sale-ring with a free hand —we have not to go far back to find a striking case as an illustration. At Doncaßter, in the autumn of 1919, the commissioner acting for Lord Glanely beat the opposition for the possession of a colt by Swyntord trom iJh'io .lit with a bid oi ll.aOOgns, ana in the succeeding autumn, in oiuoiug tor the colt by Hie Tetrarth. x,ord uiaaelys commissioner, again silenced the opposition, tho price paid ior the youngster u-j.ouugns; constituting a world's record lor a. youngster. Well, tho result of that speculation ol 26,ouogns by Lord Glanely was a couple ot small wins by the first-named colt (Westward Ho), whiie in tho case of the second youngster (blue Ensign) he never raced. Then, again, how luck can desert a man in racing is forcibly brought out in the case of the Duke of Portland. In 1889 horses carrying the Welbeck colours captured stakes to the value of £73.658. which to this day stands as. the highest record in England. It is many years since the Duke ot Portland has been able to claim a single noteworthy winner, and in his case wo have to remember that at one period ho bred on * large scale. LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. <v, of J ll6 , many horses steered to victory by the late A. J. McFlinn, the particular equine on whom ho put up the finest record was Amythas. With this brilliant horse he scored quite a, . largo series of important triumphs, which included a dual win in the Champion Plate at Trentham. and he hud a similar record with the son of Demosthenes in the Trentham Gold Cup. Other races in which ho steered Amythas home in front were the Awapuni Gold Cup. New Zealand £elipse Stakes. Hazlctt Memorial Plate Canterbury Cup, and Marlborough Stakes. Another racer with whom the deceased scored well was Silver Link, who won the Manawatu Slakes, Hawke's Bnv Stakes £ or ! Island Challenge Stake 3. and A it C. Easter Handicap.

Similarity in racing colours is a matter that should be rigidly discouraged. At the lakapuna meeting the colours carried by King the Bell, owned by Messrs. J. G. and 1. S. Gleeson. were rose and black stripes, Mack cap, and these worn by the jockey of Jhurnrosae, owned by Mr. B. E. Hart were rose and black stripes, gold cap. The variation in caps worn by the respectivejockeys can. of course, be claimed as a distinctive feature, but the variation of colours should certainly be in the iacket. One of those rose and blask stripe jackets should be ruled out.

Accounts to hand from Canterbury point to the probability of a strong contingent bailing from that quarter coming to Eller.die this month. The horses in training at Riocarton reported as being worked the reverse way with an idea of making the trip to Lllorslie are:—Limelight, Footfall, Rtarmist, larleton. Count Cavour, Money Order, Nincompoop. Gloaming, and Garnet. Carnot is a three-year-old filly bred by Mr. Greenwood, and is one of It. .1. Mason's team. Carnot is by Clarenceux from the Ojoltrim mare Yawn, and on the dam's side she traces to the same family as the celebrated Wakeful. .

Is the riding of jumpers ro much Tiioro dangerous than riding on the flat?" (remarks "The Rook" in the Now Zealand Referee). The southern writer adds:—-"The question is certainly open to argument, and many of those who have been to recent meetings would argue strongly that riding in flat races, as allowed at some of our country meetings, 13 more dangerous than going to war."

,1110 Wanganui iockey, J. F. Earry. continues to increase his lead in the contest for the championship position in New Zealand this season. Up to and inclusive of the rending meeting on Monday last Barry has ridden 33 winners this season. • R. Reed is in second place with 25 wins to his credit. J. Ledson. the English jockev. who first came into note when lie rode the vVler.m ■John Osborne's The Culler to victorv in the Chester Cup of 1913, was killed at Darlington (England) last month. Ho was riding a motor-cycle, which crashed with great force into a motor-lorry.

Il.tr. flie Ara, Kuan is not the only Indian noble who •is engaged in racing horses in England. The Maharajah Jam Sahib of Nnwanagar is the other sportsman from the tar East who is playing a part in the sport in the Old Country, and recently his horse Rnrsaael von an important race at mnvmarket.

LucineHe, who figures in the Auckland (.up at the minimum weight, is a four-year-old marc by Martian from the Seaton Delaval maro Lady Lucy. The latter will be remembered as bringing off a surprise victors in the New Zealand Cup of 19G9.

A Quartette of imported horse? figure in the A.R.C. Railwav Handicap, vi?... Grand Knifrht (by Grand Parade'). Merit (by Diademenos). Drolptiqng (bv Black Jester), and Ballymoy 11. (by Sonning).