RICCARTON TRACK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22722, 7 May 1937, Page 9

RICCARTON TRACK

JED FOREST SPRINTS POTENT DEFEATS OWLSGLEAM COTTINGHAM SCHOOLS WELL [BY TELEGRAPH —mvx COR RESPONDENT] CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday One of the inside grass tracks was open for galloping at Riccarton to-day and the going was slow, following heavy overnight rain. Conius ran home half a mile in 535, and Jed Forest went well to record 50 l-ss. Jed Forest is engaged in the maiden event at Amberley. Dictate and Greek Cold were together. well clear of Silver Sight, at the end of six furlongs in 1.19 2-5. Dictate has two engagements at Amberley, and it has not been decided which he will fulfil.

Mazzini and Gigglcswick strode over six furlongs in 1.19 4-5. Aggravate and The Grasper took 1.21 1-5, after

covering the first two in 255. Orange Hud registered 1.22, and Knoekfin 1.21 2-ss.

i Potent finished in front of Owlsgleam ' j at the end of five furlongs in 1.4 3-5. j | Full Throttle and Noeturnus took 1.7. i Half-iriiles were credited to I' ebel Chief in 545, Day Dress in 535, Great ' Star in 52 3-os, Recollection and Sili vcr Slipper in 525, Fainveather and i | Siinnvland in 51 3-ss, and Capital in j j 53 2-ss. . | Rose of Tralee and Forum strode , over seven furlongs in 1.33 1-5. Fiord took 1.38, while Dropped Catch and ' ; Streamline occupied 1.37 3-5. 5 Rousseau and Jolly Beggar ran a ■ j mile in 1.49 1-5. Sword stick neeom- ; , panied them over the last six furlongs. , | Golden Dart and Concertpiteh went a " | mile, in 1.47 1-5. Royal Limond and i Arctic Star did a mile in 1.49 2-<5. ! ! Joppa, now trained by M. B. Edt wards, made a reappearance on .the ! : tracks and was given his first school- . i ing over the Hiecarton country. He . j jumped the first fence, a brush, well, ' | but hit the sod wall heavily and threw ' I his rider, G. Ridgway. Joppa was reI mounted and completed a round satis- ■ ' factorily. I Flashlight negotiated eight fences at a hunting pace. Cottingham gave a pleasing display over four hurdles. I Wexford Bridge jumped the same fences without mistake. appeal dismissed | I CASE OF JOCKEY J. WALSH TERM OF SUSPENSION TO STAND [by telegraph—PitKSS association] PALMERSTOxN 7 NORTH, Thursday The decision of the Wellington District Committee in suspending the jockey J. Walsh for throe months was upheld by the Appeal Judges of the New Zealand Racing Conference to-day. On the first day of the Pahiatua Pacing Club's meeting an inquiry was held regarding the falling of Blue Mauritius in the Maiden Race, and no action was taken. The stipendiary steward. Mr. B. N. Sandilands. appealed to the Wellington District Committee and, as a result, Walsh, the rider of Gaelic Song, was suspended for three months. The Appeal Judges in their decision to-day found that the further evidence on behalf of Walsh threw no further light and the decision of the Wellington District Committee was correct. The appeal was accordingly dismissed. RIDERS FOU AMBERLEY LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] CHR ISTCHU RCH, Thursday Riding engagements for the Amberley meeting on Saturday are as lows:—D. O'Connor. —Ponty. A. E. Ellis.—Wino, Jed Forest. A. Messervy. —Conius, Dictate, Finrd. J. McFarlane. —Aggravate, Silver Sight, Swordstick. A. C. Messervy.—Day Dress. R. Beale. —Heloise, Jolly Beggar. A. S. Ellis.—Rose of Tralee. C. Wilson.—Full Throttle, Gay Lyric. Dropped Catch. H. Turner. —Streamline. A. Russell. —Rebel Chief. J. Murfitt. —Giggleswick. A. Parsons. —Rousseau, Coming Star, Mazzini. A. Stove. —Great Star. J. W. Jennings. —Fairweather, Potent, Phalanx, Maroha. AGUA CALIENTE TRACK PLANS FOR REOPENING Closed in 1935 by a Government ban on gambling, the Agua Caliente racecourse, where Phar Lap made his famous overseas debut, will be reopened shortly, states the San Francisco Examiner. At the time of the ban the Agua Caliente track had been attached to satisfy a 155,000 dollars wages claim by Mexican, workmen. However, a Presidential order in Mexico City sanctioned the reopening of the lotigcloscd track, and Gene Nonnillo. head of the Los Angeles syndicate which will reopen Agua Caliente, tendered a cheque to pay off the workers' claims. When the track reopens, both pari* mutuel and individual book wagering is to be permitted. L'lans for reopening the race track do not include the reopening of the hotel, golf club, casino, spa and greyhounds track, all of which are under control of another syndicate. The reopened race track will in no way compete with other tracks. Agua Caliente will conduct both a spring and a summer meeting. WAIPA RACING CLUB ACCEPTANCES CLOSE TO-DAY Acceptances for the Waipa Racing Club's Winter Meeting at To Awanuitu on May 15 close to-day at 5 p.m. with Blomfield and Company, Auckland, and at 8 p.m. with the secretary, | Mr. J. G. Wynyard, To Awaniutu. [ LARGE FIELD OF PACERS DRAW FOR POST POSITIONS Owing to the large number of acceptors in the Introductory Handicap, to be run at Claudolands tomorrow, two rows, at least, will be necessary to accommodate the horses on the limit. The Waikato Trotting Club' has therefore made the draw for post positions, which is us follows: Guide Peter (1), Pampas (2), Elsie Haml.vn (3), Gipsy Light (4), Ronnie Pointer (5), Wall Street (6), Parrish Girl (7), Sera]) Iron (8), Eyre (9>. Bronze Queen (10), Gloster (11). Adversity (12), Slow Motion (13), Lady Keller (14), Golden Knight (15), Roslyn Thorpe (16), Terra plane (17), Kia Kali a 08), Kcwpie's Bingen (19), Debris (20), Hori Bingen (21), Worthy Song (22)., Petite Jewel (23). TROTTING FIXTURES May B—Waikito8 —Waikito Trotting Club. May B—Oani irj Troll insr Club May 12, 15—Forbury Park Trotting Club. Juno 9 —Ashburton Trotting Club. June 19. 23—Auckland Troltinc Club.