RACING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11255, 6 July 1922, Page 11

RACING

.-FIXTURES. July 3. 12, 15—Wellington H-C. ,Tulv 15 —Waimate District Bunt Cloix July 22—South Canterbury Hunt Club. Jui.v 27, 29—Gisborne K.C. luly 29—Christchurch Hunt Club. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By "Carbine/ 1 ) T!u'”o w;n* litt’a doing at Trontliam yt-'.oidav morning, and a heavy log hung over the course. Mor- Avis, who is in favour for the Charity Cup, worked -i)le&oinKly< Nsata, Umaliu, Tatton Park, and Sea were on the tracks, but did only light work. ji. Walls is to ride Dainty Step W tho Charity Cup Ked Cent, has arrived at Trentham. \ Worinald has recovored sufficiently from his recent accident to bo able to ride at the Wellington meeting, and he is likely to havo the mount on Kohu in the Steeplechase. The ex-Trentham gelding Falstnff has Improved in his jumping a lot of late ami he mil have a good deal of southern support at Trentham on Saturday. Orchid received a. nasty kick on the leg a few days ago. in consequence o. which he will not be brought to Trenthain. There is some doubt as to whether Whipping Boy will make the trip to• Wellington. If he cornea ho will reach Trentham the day before the Parliamentary Handicap is run. ilue at Trentham this morning are the follow in" southern horses :—Likelihooa. Dick, Romance. Falstaff, Balefire, and Some Kid.

Economist. Blush, Royal Dispatch, Tho Reaver, and Urgency are due to-mor-row.

Khartoum, with E. Copestake in tho caddie, was put over the liig country at Wanganui on Fridav morning, and got through his task in groat style. Phil May and Kilberg may not be brought up to Wellington for tho approaching meeting. Likelihood is to be ridden in-his Wellington engagements by T. L- Reid. R. D. O'Donnell is expected in Wellington to take over Mr K. D. Dnncan s iiorses at about the end of the present month.

Man a. who has been off the scene for some time, has joined W. Dwyer s team at Waverley. Veil and Coniston have been put into work again. Mascot. Who won the Auckland Cud in the colours of the Wellington sportsmen, Messrs E. and V. Riddiford, has been booked to visit the imported horse Tea Tray. There will be only five more race meet, ic.gs before the end of the present sea-

The sire Flysian, -who haa been in the Wanganui district for % couple or years* has bees sent to Hawke's Bay. It is reported that Master Strowan is to be ridden Wellington Steeplechase by W. Young. M. MeCarten probably will have the mount on Capping Bay in the Stewards Handicap on Saturday. Insurrection is again on. the _ tracks at Trentham. He ie on tho big side, but looks well. * The Trentham hurdler Kyoto is to be put to steeplechasing, probably before the end of the present season. Foo Chow is not doing very solid work just at present, and it appears his next eertcrus preparation will be for the New Zealand Cup at the November meeting. He is a rare stayer, and just the sort to nm a two-mile race. Bed Hind and Distant Shot, two of the Messrs Cutts* fpnr : year-olds, are expected to more than pay their way this season. Whipping Boy, in the sa*ne stable* is going along nicely, and is likely to be a high-class horse before the close of the teaaon. Indus and Manawaponga are both to be raced at the South Canterbury Hunt meeting as a preliminary to their more important engagements at Riccarton. Sir George Clifford has leased that good colt Purple Spur to Mr Charles Wishart, and this horse will take up stud duties at the Chatham Islands. He is by Antagonist, from Heatherbrae, and looks certain to improve the breed in the Islands. He will be limited to twenty mares. Lady Fisher, dam of Fiscom, V.H.C. Grand National Hurdles winner, is a New Zealand-bred mare, being by Cuirassier from Lady Emmeline, by Sommus, from Fancy Fisher. She was at the stud in the North Island before going to Australia. Four members of the # New Zealand Trotting Association retire by rotation this season, Messrs R. A. Armstrong (North Island), and H. F. Nicoli, J. H. Williams, and W. H. Denton (South Island). Mr Armstrong has been re-elect-ed unopposed for the North Island, but as Mr W. J. M. Hopkins, a former member of the association, has also been nominated, there will be an election for the three South Island seats There are no fewer than thirty racing clubs in the Dominion which provide for trotting events on their programmes, but only one of these, the Poverty Bay Hunt Club, is located in tKe North Island, and it has one event for trotters. The other clubs provide in all 91 races for a total value of 15s. A well-attended meeting, representative of the whole Cambridge district, was held at Cambridge to discuss the advisability of holding a race meeting at an early date. The convener of the meeting, Mr Gerald L. Stead, was elected chairman. He stated the purpose for which the meeting* had been called; either tho formation of a racing club for Cambridge, or simply the holding of a day's sport. The chairman was favourable to the forming of a club, and stated that though there was no possibility of getting a tote permit at present, with a live club in existence there was always the hope of getting a permit at some later date. The local trotting club had held two non-tote meetings which had provided excellent sport, end there was no reason why tho same should not he obtained by a racing club. It was resolved:—“That a club bo formed to be known as tho Cambridge Racing Club with the idea of holding an annual race meeting at Cambridge." It was arranged that the first meeting be held some time in September.