NATIONAL WEEK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22490, 6 August 1936, Page 9

NATIONAL WEEK

SATURDAY'S OPENING TROTTING AT ADDINGTON DE SOTO AND GRAND MOGUL PONTY WINTER CUP FANCY National week in Christchurch will open with the first day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting nt Arlington on Saturday, after which will follow the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Club s Grand National Sleeting at Riccarton 011 Tuesday. The Trotting Club will race again on Wednesday and Friday and the Jockey Club on Thursday and Saturday. Final payments for the Grand National Steeplechase, the Grand National Hurdles and the Winter Cup, together with acceptances for the minor handicap events on the first day at Riccaron, are due this evening, and interest in the racing is sure to quicken when these appear. It is unlikely that there will be many defections from the Grand Nationals, although latest reports indicate that Dunmure and Battleground may go out of the steeplechase. Battleground has run some of his best races over country, but he is a hardy customer, who might not bo out of placo in the Grand National Hurdles. Many good horses will be competing at Addington and Riccarton, and some who may play their part well are Be Soto, who displayed his worth when he won two races at Epsom in June, Grand Mogul, Ponty, Diamond, Manawatu, Clarion Call and Val Watch. Ponty made a deep impression when he won on the final day at Trentham last month, and a repetition of the eood form he revealed there should make him very difficult to beat in the Winter Cup. Mother Superior was scratched for all engagements at the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting at 9 a.m. yesterday.

JOCKEYS' ENGAGEMENTS RIDERS FOR RICCARTON [BT TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRF.SrONDK.VT] CHRISTCHURCII. Wednesday Further riding engagements for Tuesday at Riccarton are as follows: — A. E. Ellis. —Greek Gold. C. T. Wilson. —Cranford. L. J. Ellis. —Bay Duke. H. N. Wiggins.—Golden Dart, Copyist, Fiord, Orange Bud.

CHANGE OF NAME BAY OF PLENTY CLUB [by telegraph OWN correspondent] TAURANGA, Wednesday A special general meeting of members of the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club decided to change the name of the club to the Bay of plenty Racing Club. An amendment was made to the rules, providing that six of 12 members of the committee should retire at the annual meeting and six remain ' in office; also that members voting shall vote for the full complement of six.

FIDELITY'S RECOVERY FILLY MAY RACE AGAIN The champion filly Fidelity, who broke a pelvis' bone some months ago, is now being exercised, reports the Sydney Referee. When being exercised she limps slightly, but that disappears when she goes at a stronger pace. She will not return to Sydney for another six weeks, but B. Payten is now optimistic that she will be ready to race in the Adrian Knox Stakes in January.

ORIGIN OF NAME TITLE OF PENNYCOMEQUICK Now that the Hunting Song filly Ponnvcomequick has come into the limelight. curiosity has been evinced as to where she derived her quaint name. It is the same as that of a filly who won the Oaks for Lord Astor in 1929, and no doubt the naming of the New Zealand filly was suggested by that of the Pinglish classic winner. In the latter case, the name was that of a down close to Plymouth, the city Lord Astor represented in the House of Commons before he succeeded to the peerage, and which Lady Astor has since represented.

MR. L. G. PAUL'S LOSSES SERIES OF MISFORTUNES Mr. L. G. Paul, who lost Peter Jackson, whom he held on lease, on Tuesday morning, has had a series of similar misfortunes in the past decade, states a message to the Hkkald from its Wanganui correspondent. Alloway broke a leg on the Ellerslie track not lon« after Mr. Paul had declined an offer from Australia of over four %ures. More recently. Alcides and All Supreme also met with fatal accidents. Alcides fell into a ditch on his owner's farm and broke a leg and All Supreme received fatal injuries on the training: track. A maiden filly, Abracadabra, also broke a leg on the track.

RACING FIXTURES Anpust 11, in, ir>— Canterbury Jockey Club August 22—Pakiironga Hunt. Auftmt 27—Kgrnont-Wangariui Hunt Club. August 20—Taranaki Hunt Club. September r>—Otago Hunt Club. September 10 12 —Wanganui Jockey Club. September l!)—Asliburton County Racing Club. September 1!) —Foj:ton Racing Club September it), 21—Avomlale Jockey Club, ocptcmher 21. 2(l—Uernldine Racing Club. September 2(l—Marton Jockey Club. September 2(1 — Rolorua-Hay of Plenty Hunt Club. September 2(s—Napier Park Rncing Club. October a—Kurow Jockey Club. Ontobe; 3—Otaki Maori Racing Club. October r,—Tauinurunui Racing Club (at I'acroa). October 8, 10—Hunedin Jockey (Jlub. October 10—Danne\irke Racing Club (at NV aipaku rau). w obcr 10, 12—-Auckland Racing Club, wtobcr Ki, 17—Masterton Hacing Club. J'c ober it—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 17, 10—Dargaville Racing Club (at Avonlile). uctober 2(l—Wellington Racing Club. Uctober 20—averley Racing Club. October 20-Waipawa Countv Racing Clnb n„. Hastings). ctober 20—North Canterbury Jockey Club. October 20—Waiks-to Hunt Club. nlppr 'j(;. 'j7—(inre Itacinir Club. I'ctober 21), 31—Poverty Hay Turf Club. L ciob»;r a I—fiu:ik f- Peninsula Racing Club. Octobei Ml—Rancritikei Racing Club. November 5, 7—Whangarei Racing Club. oventber 7—llmvke's nay Jockey Club, "ovember 7, <j, u, l-i—Canterbury Jockey Club. .. ember 21—-Southland Racing Club. November 01, 23--Waikato Racing Club, 2S--.\sl;burton County Racing Club. November 28, ;!0--Tak:iMina Jockey Hub tat v Ellerslie). woveirber 23. 30—-Feilding Jockey Club.