RACING SEASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21245, 27 July 1932, Page 9

RACING SEASON

, ENDING THIS .WEEK * s MEETINGS IK SOUTH , GISBORNE AN]) TIMARU 'AUCKLANDERS' CHANCES The 1931-32 racing season in New Zealand will bo concluded this week with the Gisborno Raping Cluli's Winter Meeting to-morrow and .on Saturday, arul the South Canterbury Hunt Meeting also on Saturday. Jho season has been a difficult one for clubs generally and many have shown a loss on tho year's operations. This is to bo regretted, but untU'economic conditions improvo racing is bound to be seriously affected. The outlook for tho now season is not bright, especially for the early spring meetings, when tho ranks of good horses will bo depicted by tho absence of many of the Dominion's best performers m Australia. Neither of this week's meetings is of particular importance, but they are both certain to claim a fair amount of attention. Tho Gisborno Meeting will have more than passing interest for Auckland spoilsmen, as the.ro will be a number of horses from this provinco competing. Sonic of I these horses are expected to play an im-" / . portant part in their engagements and several of them aro likely to bo solidly Supported. The Aucklandcrs engaged inchido Neil, Monetize, St. Ames, Cal-i----irses, Princess Star, Lady Vane, Hawthorn, Good Idea, Helium and Foulwind. As most pf the horses engaged at tho meeting have dual engagements tomorrow, it is probable that there will bo a number of defections, although the fields should keep up fairly well. Tho jumpers Monetize and Neil aro acceptors for both the hurdles and the steeplechase, and they should hold their own in whichever race they are called upon to compete. Eeforo leaving for Gisborno Noil Was in great heart and schooled so well over tho steeplechase fences on the flat that Ellerslio trackwatchers will bo disappointed if ho fails to raco prominently if he is produced in the cross-country race. On the form they have revealed lately I Princess Star, who ran a good third at Trentham recently, and Hawthorn, who also registered a third at Ellerslie last month, should have good prospects among the hack Hawthorn has undoubtedly improved lately and ho should give a lot of trouble in "the class he will be opposing to-morrow. Tho Takanini hacks, Lady Vane and Foulwind, are also expected to race well, and a good deal of interest yrill be centred in Foulwind, ;who will be having his first race sinco L joining J. L. Gray's stable. RACING STATISTICS \ RECORD OF AWAPUNI STABLES INFLATION BEST WINNER j [from our own correspondent] PAI/MERSTON NORTH, Monday Although Awapuni will havo one representative attending the Gisborne meeting, the 1901-32 racing season has been virtually closed as far a3 local horsea are concerned. The seasonhas been a difficult one, for, with the reduction in stake money", there has Bot been the inducement to owners to keep in the As a result, there has not been the same number of horses in active training and tho most there were in work ' at any part of the season was 57. The /alling- , off in the number of horses in training locally has had a direct bearing on the statistical returns for the centre, for. whereas Awapuni-trained performers won £24,130 in tho 1925-29 season and £23,330 in .1029-30, the total retreated to £18,270 in 1930-31, and this season to £11,057. Tho most successful local trainer has been Mrs. A. W. McDonald. _ Last season Mrs. McDonald's representatives won £5280 in slake money, and this season her aggregate stands at £4397. The principal winning trainers were as follows: Wins Places Slakos £ Mrs. McDonald . . 27 G3 4.397 G. W. New . . 10 25 2.037 L. Knapp .. 10 20 1,208 ,R.E. Hatch ..10 21 004 W. Stone . . .. 7 M 5:10 E. W. Watson .. 5 7 381 E. Penman . • .4 <» C. Robinson ..4 2 .305 J. .P. Coylo . . 3 C 302 ■ WINNING HORSES Wins Places Stakes £ Inflation . . w - 6 j> I La Moderne .w 2 9 830 Ca 11am art .. . v 1 3 Blacksmith . *. 8 J 1 King Colossus.. ..2 4 ~1 ~ KACItfGhIN VICTORIA GRAND /NATIONAL MEETING AF'PLEDORE'S IMPRESSIVE WIN [f)3 TELEGRAVJt —OWN CORK F.SUO NI) F.N T ] 1 WELLINGTON, Tuesday Messrs. J. Richardson and D. P. Wilson, ■who went to Melbourne to seo Captain s Gift race at the Victoria Racing Club's Grand National Meeting, returned by the Maunganni to-day. They left for Dunedin this evening. Captain's Gift had a very rough trip over and was not himself when asked to race, although ho was considered to have a chunco on the last say. According to the two sportsnien, racing ever hurdles in Victoria, is a different proposition from that in New Zealand. The obstacles nve only 3ft. 3m. high, with a gond ■well-padded top panel. The local horses race over them at top speed all the way. Iho New Zealand horses, accustomed to bigger hurdles, jumped very high, and eo lost tround. According to Mr. Richardson, it requiied a good handicap horse to win over hurdles there. . ~ "Appledore's ,win was verv impressive, ■aid Mr. Richardson, "but Make Up and Landmark ran like 'duffers.' They were a furlong behind when tho pace was on. Copey was up with them for a while, put when it came to the business stages they left him to it. Neither of Mr. Corry's horses was fit to race. They had had enough when they left hero and were far from their best." ~ O. Jones was well settled down, fioicl Air,. Richardson, and Mr Kemball's team was doing well. , ■, The defeat of Araunah last Saturday would bo costly, said Mr. Richardson, as his connections were confident. Mr. 1-1. yl 0 " Leod intended to stay some time in victoria, but would be making a short business vipit to New Zealand next week or within a few weeks' time. Ashley Reed, he said, Wflp riding particularly well, an<l wns equal to Victoria's leading horseman, W. Duncan. Mr. Wilson returned with a good opinion of the totalizator iti Victoria, which lifj Bairl, would do«racins: a lot °* pood and "Would be Iho death knell of the small hookmaker. He considered the three-dividend system a/good one except for small tickls. Three dividends in small fields, in ilia Opinion, wero not satisfactory. ALADDIN'S UNSOUNDNESS Although Aladdin wns nominated for the Grand National -Hurdles, he wns not among '■ the first, acceptors. It is learned that he has not, been in commission since lie went amiss early in May. His trouble is in the pastern, ?nd it is of such a serious nature that he never likely to stand up to another preparation. RACING FIXTURES - . July 30—South -Canterbury Hunt Club. August K—Poverty Bay Hunt Club. • August 0; 11. 13—Canterbury Jockey Club. August 20—Pakuranga Hunt Club.