HORSES FOR AUSTRALIA

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22195, 23 August 1935, Page 9

HORSES FOR AUSTRALIA

EXODUS CONTINUES ON PARADE TO GO [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] WELLINGTON, Thursday Tho connections of the five-year-old gelding On Parade have decided to race him in Australia and he will be shipped immediately arrangements can bo made. He will go into the stable of Frank McGrath at Randwiek. On Parade, who is by Grand Knight from Royal March, is one of the best horses in training in Auckland and should have a successful career in Australia. The five-year-old geldings Leprechaun and Boyal Guy, and a two-year-old filly by Lackham-Dominant, have been sold to the West Australian, Mr. L. V. O'JTara, and will be shipped to him at the end of the month. ARRIVAL OF VISITORS THREE MATAMATA HORSES The Matamata horses Master Norval, Scotland and Gay Lap reached Ellerslie yesterday afternoon with a view to keeping their engagements at tho Pakuranga Hunt meeting to-morrow. Master Norval is in tho Jellicoe Handicap and the other pair aro in the Dunodin Handicap. WORK AT TE AWAMUTU KNIGHT OF AUSTRALIA'S MILE [by TELEGRAPH—OWN COIt It EH POND ENT] TE AWAMUTU, Thursday Final gallops by Pakuranga candidates created interest at Te Awamutu this morning, the course proper, next to the rails, providing heavy going. Salesman and Galilee were on terms at the end of six furlongs in 1.19 1-5. Knight of Australia pleased by running a mile in 1.47 «i-5, finishing a couple of lengths in front of Callisto, who joined in over the last six furlongs, . Karohia did five furlongs in 1.8. Snow Lap, who is in good order, recorded 1.6 over the same ground from a standing start. The two-year-olds Gallio and Plulemup finished on terms over three furlongs in 38 3-ss. Bulette and the General Latour —Bikoriko colt sprinted two furlongs in 25is, and Stretto (Hunting Song—The Begum) did the same distance from a barrier start in 28 2-ss. Musquil and Tonnerre ran four furlongs in 53s and Kahapa five in 1.9 4-5. SYDNEY RACING CONDITIONS LARGER STAKES ADVOCATED SYDNEY, Aug. 22 An increase in prize-money and a reduction in the number of clubs wore urged by Mr. H. Campbell Jones at the annual meeting of the Australian Jockey Club. Small prizes, which were forcing owners, trainers and jockeys into the betting ring and leaving them open to temptation, constituted a rock upon which racing in New South Wales was being wrecked. Mr. Jones, who declared that racing was bankrupt, said there were over a thousand horses in training, and tho training cost for each horse was over £5 a week, making a total of £SOOO a week, yet these horses raced for prize-money, apart from the A.J.C. meetings, of from £ISOO to £IBOO a week. The chairman, Sir Colin Stephen, agreed that there was too much racing, but prize-money could not be increased without larger attendances. TAKANINI TROTTERS WORTHY LIGHT'S CONDITION r The Takanini trotting trainer C. G. Smith has a useful toam engaged at tho coming meetings, the stable being represented by the following nine horses:—Worthy Light, King's Warrior, War Paint. Bonny Azure, Nalson Luvan, Kuini, Television, Nellota and Maptda. Of these, Worthy Light, King's Warrior, Bonny Azure and Nelson Luvan wore winners last season, while War Paint and Kuini recorded placed performances. Worthy Light has not been in work long after a spell, and, ns his special mission is the Now Zealand Trotting Cup in November, it is very doubtful whether he will bo very forward. King's Warrior, who has performed well during the two seasons he has been racing, was a winner at his last start and, although he is set to give starts to several solid pacers in tho Orakei Handicap, his prospects aro very bright. Bonnv Azure, whose third in tho Great Northern Trotting Derby to Subsidy and Proletarian gave promjso of something better, reached tho winning list at the winter mooting, when she also ran second. After acting as runner-up to Bonny Azure tho first day, Nelson Luvan scored his initial success on the second day. Both those pacers are destined to reach more useful company. War Paint, who was five times placed in seven starts in the Auckland Province, has not yet raced at p]psom, but as she has shown a tendency to bore badly on country courses, she may do better the right-hand way. W. Clifton has Gold Dredge and Peter Junior engaged in the Orakei Handicap on the same mark, but they should form a sound % combination. Peter Junior is also a candidate for saddle honours, in which department he is likely to prove useful.