THE SPORT OF RACING

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11653, 18 October 1923, Page 8

THE SPORT OF RACING

BAD DAY FOR WORK AT TRENTHAM RETURN OF A.J.C. DERBY WINNER DEATH OF SASANOFF GENERAL NOTES AND COMMENTS

FIXTURES

October 20, 22--Wellington R.C. Spring. October 20, 22—Gore R.C. Spring. October 22—Waipawa Country B.C. An-

nual. October 22—Waikato Hunt Annual. October 22—Bangiora E.C. Annual. October 22—Waverley E.C. Annual. October 23—Levin E.C. Annual (at Trentham). October 23, 2'—Poverty Bay Turf Club Spring. October 27—Carterton E.C. Annual. October 31—Birchwood Hunt Annual. November 3—New Zealand Cup. November 3,5, 7, and 10—Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan. November 10—Upper Clutha E.C, Annual. ON THE TREMTHAM TRACKS LITTLE WORK DONE. \ (By "Carbine.") The weather at Trentham yesterday morning was as bad as it could be. Rain continued throughout Friday, fell all Tuesday night, and was still falling when day broke yesterday. Few trainers faced the element* before breakfast, and C.. Pritchard was the only one to work his horses. Pritchard sent Martinique, Bayana and Kilroyal for solid work. They went separately, and were ridden by A. J. Thorner. J. Lowe did not take his horses to the track, but sent them out to he .exercised on the hill roads in the vicinity of the course. After breakfast a number of horses were exercised on the trial grass or tho sand, but there waa no fast work. Comical jumped two hurdles, again fencing satisfactorily. W. Eayner arrived on Tuesday night with Thespian, Listowel and Motley. Motley is to contest the Wellesley Stakes, and is well spoken of. H. Pritchard has arrived with Entre NOU6. Another arrival is,Gluement.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Zealanders who returned from Australia yesterday say that George Price is doing very well at Randwick, where he has got a big team together. Quest, who ran third at Tattersall s meeting the other day, is one of his string- Quest is by Ponhattan from Down South. It is probable that J. H. Jefferd will come back to New Zealand almost immediately after the Melbourne Cup. Jefferd has # disposed of all his horses except Rapine. Reputation's stock are coming into some prominence in Australia. Besides Roy Francis, who won recently, two of the New Zealand-bred sire's descendants won at the pony meetings while the New Zealand contingent were in Australia. Caricature won a couple of Taces at *he Sydney pony meetings recently. Chimera and Kilmere have been withdrawn from Wellington engagements. On their Maeterton form, they did not look likely to win at Trentham. Messrs W. Scott and W. Burge returred from Australia yesterday after witnessing the Randwick racing. W, J. Tompkinson brought a couple of trotters across by the Uiimaroa yesterday.

DERBY WINNER’S RETURN

BALLYMENA INJURED ON WHARF. F D. Jones arrived hack from Australia yesterday. ■ Jones took four horses across with him. but returned with only three, Urgency having been disposed of to go to Queensland. The horses brought back were Ballymena, Murihaupo, and Zaragosa. ' Ballymena, the A.J.C. Derby winner, was landed in good condition, but slipped on tbe wharf soon after being landed and he injured a stifle. Jones and his horses went on to Riccarton by last night’s ferry. M. McCarten, who rode the horses m their Australian engagements, also returned.

RAPINE UNLUCKY

SHOULD HAVE BEATEN DAVID AND RIVOLI. A New Zealander, one of the best judges of racing there ■ is ' in the country, who returned from Sydney yesterday, says that Rapine was very unlucky to bs beaten by . David and Rivoli on the occasion of their recent meeting in the Randwick Plate. Rapine should have won, be says, and is the best stayer in Australia. Nearing the finish of the race he attempted to push up between Rivoli and David, but got squeezed back. He was then taken oa the inside and failed by a very narrow margin to get up, only heads separating the three placed horses. ' Had he gone on the outside he would have won, for the going there was better than on the inside.’ Hardly a horse at the meeting won on the inside, where the going was false.

THE MELBSURNE CUP

WILL A NEW ZEALANDER WIN? Rapine has gone on to Melbourne, and is to contest the Melbourne Cup. Owing to Jefferd missing the nominations for other meetings he will have only one public outing before the big race, and that will be at Mooney Valley. He will be ridden in the Melbourne Cup, of course, by the Wellington horsoman, Roy Reed. Rapine’s Melbourne Cup chance# are highly regarded.

NO FLUKE

BALLYMENA’S DERBY. New Zealanders say Ballymena's Derby was no fluke. He was always handy to the leaders, and won well at the finish. "I attribute his victory.” said one, ”t« his winter racing and his New Zealand constitution, which is better in Australia in the spring than the constitution of the Australian horses.”

A £9OOO CHEQUE

WHEN DAVID WON. An idea of the amount of money which can be won with a good horse in Australia, where the bookmakers are in operation, is conveyed in a storv told by a New Zealander who returned from Randwick yesterday. He says that when David won recently the owner wrote a cheque for ,£9OOO to be divided among the trainer, the jockey and the stable boys.

SASANOF DEAD

A GREAT RACEHORSE. Sasanof dropped dead last Sunday. He was being ridden and was being got ready for the Hastings show. Mr W. G. Stead, his owner, says:—” Hector Gray used to say that he had great courage, so I suppose his heart was strained racing. His performances in beating Desert Gold ana Gloaming, besides winning every Gold Cup race in New Zealand, will hardly ever be equalled.” In addition, Sasanof has the honour of being the only horse who has won both the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups, the former in 1916 and the latter in 191 S. Sasanof was without doubt one of the best sona of Martian to race either in Australia or in New Zealand, while, his dam, Ukraine, has not produced anything within comfortable distance of his class.

WAIPAWA RAGES

THE ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. WAIPAWA, October 17. The following acceptances have been made for the Waipawa Racing Club’s Labour Day meeting : JUMPERS’ FLAT, of 120 sova; one mile and a quarter—Toa Taua 10.9, Palm CHL 9.13. Prince Rufus 9.13, Zeus 9.7, Import 9.2. WAIPAWA COUNTY HANDICAP, of 200 sova; one mile —Haurangi 9.3, Maker! 8.2, Megan 7.9, Queen’s Ferry 7, Mountain Peer 7. WELTER HACK, of 85 sovs; seven furlongs—Antler 9.1, Communicate 8.12, Rebuff 8.8, The Author 8.4, Velvet King 8.2. Larkspur 7.9, Royal Song 7.9. EPSOM HANDICAP, of 70 .ovs; ore mile and a quarter—Prince' Rufus 11.19, Zeus 11.5, Ayum Kara 11.3, Merry Bells 11.1, Gay Bobbie 10.12, Mountain Eagle 10.7 RAILWAY HANDICAP, of 100 sovs, six furlongs—Haurangi 9.8, Makere 89, Bimonette 8.1. Mosthenes 7.5, Queen’s Ferry 7.4, Mountain Peer 7. , HACK FLYING, of 80 sovs; six furlongs—Merry Imp 9, Communicate 8.10, Tha Author 8.2, Velvet King 8, Grace 8. Import 7.9, • Mountain Top 7.8, Larkspur 7.7, Mountain Shrine geld. 7.5, Kenyon 7.4, Bezau 7. MAIDEN PLATE, of 65 sovs; about five furlongs—Shake Hands, Aw&ngaavanga, Mountain Top, Crown Coin, Bezau, Logic, Purseprond, Arbitration. Killian, Whariti. Mountain Eagle, Daunt mare gelding. Royal Song, Kenyon, Merrv Monk. La Crecy, Wristlet

NOVICE STAKES, of 80 sovs;' six furlongs—Form, Awanga-awanga, " Crown Coin, Logic, Bezau, Killian, Shake Hands, Daunt mare gelding, Arbitration, Mountain Top, Wharitl, Royal Song,

GORE RAGES

THE ACCEPTANCES. Per Press Association. GORE, October 17. The following acceptances have been received for the first day of the Gore Racing Club’s meeting: TRIAL HANDICAP, of 130 sore; seven furlongs.—Solero 9, Valdamo 9, King Sol 810, Eaton Bells. 8.10, Coastguard 8, Frivol 7.12, Master Sandstone 7.12, Martial Dance 7.12, ’ Rose de Val 7.12, Robert Lyn 7.12. OTAMA TROT, of 140 sovs; one. mile and a half.—Adon, Ardlussa, Cheerful, Rita, Dark Stream, Don Wallace, Glen Alvon, Little Bairi, Ngareta, Our Nurse, Wee Spark, Wilkie Bard, Wallace Chimes, Waitane—Fqur Chimes filly Bor, Kentuoky Direct 12yds bhd,' Bricklayer, Glen Wilkes, Jean Mac, Lucky Harold, Peterviile 24, Quo Vadis 36, -Hylas 48, Roving Don, Quick Match 60. WAIKAKA HANDICAP, of 215 sovs; one mile and a distance.—Roseday 9.10, Angelo 8.10, Corn Rigs 8.4, Silent Klm 7.5, Lady Blissful 7.2, .San Salvador 6.7. DOMINION HACK HANDICAP, of 136 sovs; six furlongs.—Bloom 8.9, Snowfall 8.2, Sunlit 7.7, Andante 7.7, Bright Mark 7.7, Fairy Ring 7.7, Gay Gauntlet . 7.7, Sidelight 7:7, Soltoe 7.7, Stringency 7.7. WANTWOOD STEEPLECHASE, of 130 sovs; about two miles and a -quarter.— Noble 12.7, Rotnahce 11.6, Tainui 11.. 10.12, Cazna 10.7, Prize Rose 9.12, Palladio 97; Coperfcrail 9.7, Blazing Light 9.5, Rongahere 9.2, Vincent 9, Orange Bitters 9. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of 135 sovs; six furlongs.—Anomaly 9.12, Mantua 7.11, Counterstroke 7.9, Laughing Eyes 7.9, Carmine 7.5, Rose Lady 7.2, Solero .7, Royal Admiral 7, Eton Belie 6.10.

BALFOUR TROT, of 135 sovs; one mile.—Aberfeigh, Dailey Dragoon, Jessie Scott, Fashion Plate, Kingsdale, Oak. land, Rothetar, Railway Chimes, Rosedale, Somnus, St. Thomas, Alpha Bitiger scr, Glen Wilkes 12yds bhd, Kelvin Wilkes 12, Dark Roeine, Landlady, Quo Vadis, Stella Maris 24; Miss Adonia 36, First Chime, Quick March 48, CHARLTON HANDICAP, of 160 sovs; one mile.— Roseday 9.13, Corn Rigs 8,6, Silent King 7.7, Vice-GTand 7.7, ViceRoyal 7.7, .Calibration 7.5, In the Pink 7.4, San Salvador 7.