The Racing World

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11435, 3 February 1923, Page 8

The Racing World

Latest cNeJps and cHotes.

FIXTURES. Feb. 3—Canterbury J.C. Feb. 7, B—Egmontß—Egmont R.C. Feb. B,' 10—Gisborne E C. Feb. 8, 10—Dunedin J.C. Feb. 10—Te Kuiti R.C. Feb. 12—Tuumarunui R.C. (at Te Kuiti). Feb. 14 —Tapanui R.C. Feb. 15. 17—Poverty Bay Turf Club. I'eb. 15. 17—Taranaki J.C. Feb. 17—Cheviot R.C. Feb. 17, 19—Thames J.C. Feb. 21—Clifden R.C. Feb. 22—Tologa Bay J.C. Feb. 22, 24 —Wanganui J.C. Feb. 28, Mar. I—Dannevirk© R.C. ■ Mar. 1, 2 —Lake County J.C. Mar. 1, 3—Nelson J.C. Mar. 3—Banks Peninsula RC. Mar. 3. s—Te Aroha J.C. Mar. 8, 10 —Marlborough R.C. Mar. 9, 10—Gore R.C. Mar. 9. 10—Napier Park R.C. Mar. 14. 17—Ohinemuri J.C. Mar. 15—Waimate R.C. Mar. 17—Masterton R.C. Mar. 17—Opunake R.C. Mar. 21 —Bay of Plenty J.C. ‘©t Avondale). Mar. 21, 22—Rangitikei R.C. MOTES AND COMMENTS (By ‘'Carbine.”) Racing at Riccarton to-day. The principal race of the afternoon will be the Midsummer Handicap, which is to be run over a mile and a half course. Palestrina has been working brilliantly on the tracks but has been stopping at the end of all her gallops, and Scrimmage and Royal Star may beat her. Avonlea is the best performer of those engaged in the Lyttelton Plate, and though giving away weight should be equal to the occasion. Limelight will go out favourite for the Craven Plate, despite the fact that some of the track-watchers were disappointed with her work on Tuesday morning. Will Oakland and Bumptious may be the best of the others. Pilliewinkie and Contempt may count the most admirers in the Halswell Handicap. As the Post Handicap has not drawn a good field, and the few with any sort of record have plenty of weight, Conflict appears to have an excellent chance of catching the judge’s eye. The Middle Park Plate will see the promising Murihaupo carrying number one saddle cloth, and if he gets beaten it may be by the elect of the Clifford stable. Mr Ebb Simpson had a run of bad luck on Thursday. His mare Deroulede scored in the open sprint at Woodville, but the stewards took the race away from her. Just after this decision had been announced a wire arrived from Trentham to say that the colt foal bv Arrowsmith from Mies De Val had died. The colt was Arrowsmith’s first foal, and was a particularly likelylooking youngster. Air Simpson had received several tempting offers for him. Frank Wootton apparently ' occupies a similar position in the esteem of National Hunt patrons in England as Donoghue does under flat racing rules The appearance of Wootton’s name in the frame is always the signal for the particular horse he is riding to harden in the market, and quite a large number of his mounts start at odds-on.

Avonlea struck herself while galloping on Thursday morning and was ver» sore afterwards, but it may be taken that if she starts to-day she is regarded as fit & show her best.

STRANGE RACECOURSE OCCURRENCE “There is nothing like the racecourse as a provider of strange occurrences,” says Mr P. P. Gilpin, the racing trainer, in the “Weekly Dispatch.” “The most extraordinary affair was that of Jack Beasley, one of the famous Beasley brothers, well-known riders in their day. At Punchestown Jack Beasley rode a horse named Pirate, and came a dreadful ‘purler’ at the rail. I found him rubbing his eyes and looking about in a dazed sort of way. He mumbled that he was all right, whereupon I helped him up on to Pirate again, and led him back. Beasley was allowed to go out on Menasha for the Drogheda Stakes.! He rode a good race and won. Next morning I found him still in bed, and he said that he was well, asking why he should be otherwise. I replied that I thought he might be feeling the effects of his fall the previous day. He declared that he had had no fall, and nothing would ever persuade him that ho had. He afterwards declared that he had no recollection of the meeting.” THE DAYS DF THE ISLAND BAY CUP Writing of the sequence of cups took my mind back to the season of 1885-86, when Nelson registered the wonderful feat of winning four cups in the space of a couple of months, says “Phaeton” in the “New Zealand Herald.” The New Zealand Cup was not, however, included amoflg the races in which the’ son of King Cole proved victorious. It was on Boxing Day, 1885, that Nelson won his first Auckland Cup; going on to Wellington, he captured the Island Bay Oup arid the Wellington Cup; and the subsequent assault on Forbury by the dashing chestnut added the Dunedin Cup to the list of triumphs. Nelson’s cup reoord has stood for 37 years, and it 6eems likely to keep its place. The Island Bay Cup has, of course, long since disappeared from the calendar, so that a like record to that held by Nelson is not possible. However, the Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin Cups treble will do all right. Nelson is the only horse that has so far accomplished the task of winning that important treble.

MAORI RACE MEETINGS SOME HUMOROUS ROLES. Maori race meetings are always brimful of real fun. An old identity has sent the Auckland “Herald” a copy of a Maori race programme, which runs:— Como Come 1 Come 1 Notice to AH. This notice is to all friends in the East, in the West, in the North, in the South. OH, FRIENDS, LISTEN 1 Horse Races will he held at OKOROIRE. These races will be run under the patronage of the King of the Maori Pfinnlo.

STEWARDS OF THE RACES: Chairman: Te Wheoro and his friends. Judge: Te Tahunga and his friends. Starter: Te Harihari and his friends. Clerk of the course: P. Wanihi and Te Amara. Clerk of scales: Te Kamanomano. Handicapper: Tom Pepa and his wife. Treasurer: The Rev. Hori Wiriliani. Secretary: Mrs Harihari. RULES OF THESE RACES. 1. Men owning horses and wishing to enter them must deposit money in the hands of the secretary. 2. Don’t bring any drink to those races. 3. Men who have taken much drink will not be allowed, on this course, if any man disobey this rule he will bring the whip of the club down upon him. 4. No girls wifi be allowed to lido as jockeys in these races. 5. Jockeys must wear trousers in all events. 6. No jockey must l?fiecli any other jockey off his horse or touch the reins rf any other jockey, or strike any other jockey with his whip during a race, or strike any other horse other than his own, or Bweur rt or threaten any other jockey. 7. Any jockey breaking these rules will be driven from the course if he do not pay 20s to the treasurer.

8. You must not change the name of the horse. You must not suppress the fact of a win at any other race meeting. You can be expelled or fined not more than 50s if you break this rule. 9. Persons allowed to see these races must not say rude words to the stewards or swear at jockeys who do not win, or otherwise behave improperly. (Signed) PARITE TE RERA TUIvA. February 20, in tho 20tli year of the King. Greetings 1 A N.Z. JOCKEY IN ENGLAND The New Zealand jockey, Fred Voight, who is attached to Captain O. Bell’s stable at Lambourn, Berks, Valley View, about 50 miles' from London, writes an interesting letter to his brother, Owen Voight. Fred Voight, who now weighs 7srt 41b, says: “I saw the Liverpool country, and if I was hack in New Zealand I would ride a pig over Wingatui country. Hector Gray is going to take on the fences this winter. Captain O. Beil has five jumpers, and all his other horses are boxed up for the winter. He has twenty yearlings and thirty others, so that he has a good team to commence next season with. 1 hope to keep light and make a good start next season. Captain Bell has disposed of some of his horses, a few of which hare been sent to New Zealand, one being called Pebble, and be is getting a lot of Sir H. CunliffeQwen’s horses. They do not start horses so often in England as in New Zealand on recount of thick air and fogs.” Sneaking of riding and. the courses, Fred Voight- says they have a. lot of straight miles on account of not having. too much room. Some of the courses are very hilly and they have some triangular ones, and the turns are sharp in nnst cases. The host courses are at Newmarket and Newbury, ID miles from Lambourn. Berks. Voight thinks that some of the New Zealand horses are as good as the English horses, hut thev do not think so over there, and hold the opinion that New Zealand horses are cast-offs from England. Tho average English jockey is no good round the turns and at the gate. “Every ride I had.” says Voight, “I was always out first. They have walkingin starts, and the starting is not done as well as it is in Wellington. In my first ride, I galloned up to the gate on Rock Fire and got a good start. The field could not catch me and Rock Fire walked in. There are some good jockevs here, one being Bullock (cousin to Mr W. J. Bullock, veterinary surgeon. Gore). I had 25 ride 3 and six winners during the se.'-son, which is a. very good percentage, as some of the best jockevs had 30 rides and no winners. Riding fees are £5 winning mount and £3 losing mount, but you always get a present as well. '"All I do in the mornings is ride out. and there is no leading horses on . horseback. A hoy called Smirke, 14 years of age. is trie leading light-weight joclrev.””Vr e d Voight expects to make a trip to New Zealand about next November. NEW BLOOD FOR NEW ZEALAND The London correspondent of the Christchurch “Press” writes as follows:—Considerable interest will he taken here in the future of Leighton who was acquired by the British Bloodstock Agency on behalf of Mr W. O. Stehd (Flaxmere, Hastings), at the Newmarket December sales. This bay fqur-year-old is the son of Roi Herode (sire of The Tetrarch) out of Queen of the Earth (second in the Oaks, and dam of Tip-Top and St. Oole), by Flying Fox out of Lovely (winner of the Oaks), by Hermit, out of Anonya, by Stockwell. Leighton thus embraces the finest blood in the country, both from his sire and his dam. As a tivo-year-old Leighton won the four races in which he took part in a manner which led many to believe that he was a “horse of the century.” These races included the British Dominion Plate, and Lancashire Breeders’ Produce Stakes. His three-year-old career proved disappointing, possibly because he was treated by the handicappers as a much, better animal than he really was. He started favourite but failed to stay in the Derby won by Humorist in 1921. He was second when he came past Tattenliam Corner, hut he was knocked out of his stride in the straight by the French horse Bohemian. He nearly brought off a great surprise in the Cambridgeshire. Though he had been stopped in his training, he was only beaten by a short head by Milenko, to whom he was conceding 181 b. In the Trial Stakes, Ascot, ho was beaten by a short head by Plymstock. As a four-year-old he won the Non-Stayers’ Plate, Lingfield, heating The Night Patrol, who was second to The Yellow Dwarf, beaten a neck in the Lingfield Park Breeders’ Stakes, second to Tetrabbazia in the Royal Stakes, Newbury, and second, beaten a neck, to Leighton Tor in the Town Moor Handicap, Doncaster. Though he had every opportunity during his four-year-old career, these were the onlv races lie made any showing out of sixteen attempts. Mr W. TO. Wlrinernv, the former owner, intended to use Leighton for stud purposes, but owing to iIP health Mr Whineray has had to sell all his horses. He had been offered £2OOO for Leighton by Mr .T. B. Joel after the 1921 Derhv. At the auctions last, week Mrs Whitburn, t.li« »-«U.

known owner, was another bidder, and Lord Rosebery's agent, Mr Edmonds, who wished to buy the horse for stud purposes, on behalf of a leading owner in Victoria. Mr Edmonds'bid up to £3OOO, and Mr Stead’s agents obI tained the horse for £3IOO. Leighton is an excellent example of a horse which could have been sold at one time for a fortune. An offer of £20,000 for him was once refused. He will remain at Manor Farm, Broxbourne, until shipment, probably before the New Year. It is understood there is no intention to race him in New Zealand. [Mr Stead lias been advised that Leighton has been shipped in the Paparoa].

EGMONT RACES THE ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. lIA WERA. February 2. The following are the acceptances for the first day of" Vile Egmont Racing Club’s meeting: Oil AWE HURDLES, of 200 soys; one mile and three-quarters. Passin" Through 11.3, Te Mai re 10.13, Paddington Green 10.8, War Loan 10.5, Whipcord 10.3, Maniania 9.6. Polthogue 9, Moulu 3, Empyrean 9, Pukeora 9, Price 9. FLYING HANDICAP, of 355 sore; six furlongs.—ffolfanello 9.8, Irapuka 8.7, fr.ah 7.10. Valerie 7.9, 'Euchre 6.13, Hipo 611 Waite Up 6.11, Pouma 6.9, Big Puslt 6.7.’ EGMONT CUP, of 600 sovs; one mile and a quarter.—Marqueteur 9.6. Sunart 9.2, Kick-Off 9, Solf.Anello 8.3, Muraabi 8.3, Tinohoro 7.13. Zircon 7.9, Mark Time 7.9, Stork 7.8, Roman 6.12, Crucelle ?,7, L’Amour 6.7. APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP, of 150 sovrt: seven furlongs.—Euchre 9.3, Active 8.10, Mif-ure 8.1, Cnnimy 8, Mies BeaufortO 7.1 b Militaire 7.12, Yoma 7.11, Loch,son 7.9, Sunny Vale 7.6, Hnsker 7.5, Miss Star 7, Fire Brigade 7, Interest 7. WAIPAPA HACK HANDICAP, of 175 sovs; eight furlongs and a half.— Complex 9, Thunderclap 8.2, Skylight 7.13, Frizzier 7.13, Miss Beauforte 7.12, War Loan 7.12, Country Lifo 7.5, Empyrean 7.5. Vindictive 7.4, Gold l’ah 7.3. whareroa welter handicap, of 225 sovs; eight furlongs and a half.— Sunny Jim 9.5, Askari 9.1, Kareao 8.13, Blackmail 8.11, Snatcher 8.5, L’Amour 8.4, Amber Tips 8.3, Eerie 8.2, Trombone 8

MAIDEN SCURRY, of 150 eovej five furlongs. All B.7).—Lady Haniua, St. Myrtle, Camp Bird, Mountain Ore, Galicia Night, Dignity, Otapawa, Ribbonwork, Miss Micky, Tupia, Favonian, Kilcoo. GISBORNE RAGING CLUB FIRST DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. GISBORNE, February 2. The acceptances for the first day of the Gisborne Racing Club’s meeting are : JUMPERS’ FLAT HANDICAP, of 100 eovs; one mile and a quarter.—Sunray 11.3, Demagogue 10.13, amba 9.10, Gold Scene 9.4, Patetonga 9.2. TE HAPARA HACK HANDICAP, ot 130 sovs; seven furlongs.—Silver Stride 8.1, Bonecto 8, Te Kuri 8, Cairo 7.12, Heatlierite 7.6, Prince Imperial 7.3, Mahia 7, French Park 7. WI PERL' MEMORIAL, of 150 sovs, six furlongs.—Hookah 8.13, Gazique 89, Mark Over 8.3, Bestir 7.10, Pitch. 77, Miss R’oseland 7.2, Te Kuri 6.9, Grandiose 6.7. GISBORNE CUP, of 325 sovs; one mile and a quarter.—Admiral Codrington 9.2, Scotch Mixture 8.13, Orawia 8.6, Barrier 8.4, Hyrax 7.11, Actifid 7.11, Battle Knight 7.9, Persian King 7.3, White Hope 7.2, Black Lace 6.12. WELTER HANDICAP, of 130 sovs; one mile. —Battle Knight 9.12, Woden 9.7, Silver Stride 8.8, Westerner 8, Queen’s Ferry 8, French Park 8. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of 130 eovs; six furlongs.—Mark Over 9.5, Golden Light 9.4, Sunny Spec 8.3, Sweet Heather 8.2, Western Boom 7.13, Matarelra 7.10, Grandiose 7.10, Heatherite 7.6, Finality 7, Mahia 7. PARK HANDICAP, of 150 sovs; seven furlongs.—Orawia 9, Probate 8.13, Gazique 8.13, Actifid 8.7, Most'henee 8, Pitch 7.11, Black Lace 7,7, Mies Roseland 7.7. MAIDEN HACK SCURRY, of 100 sovs; five furlongs. (All 8.0). —Kingly, Soled, D’Or, Startla, Mango Pango, Perky, Late Night. Polonett, Semplice, Wallaby, Peppermint, Moreau, Pali, Pebble *ll., Musketoon, Three Cheers, Kings Up.