THE SPORT OF RACING

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11663, 30 October 1923, Page 8

THE SPORT OF RACING

COMMENTS ON SATURDAY’S RUNNINu

TRAIN FACILITIES FOR PATRONS

GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES

FIXTURES October 31—Birch wood Hunt Annual. November 3—New Zealand Cup. November 3,5, 7, and Ifr—Canterburj J.C. Metropolitan. November 10-~Upper Clutba B.C* An* nual. NOTES AND COMMENTS (By "Carbine.") Rene Mavis, who won the Trial at Carterton on Saturday in the colours of her owner-trainer, A. Goodman, of Trentham, is a sister to Miss Rene, but is more solidly built than ‘her relative. She has a handy turn of speed, and may be heard from again in hack company. The Kilboy gelding, Popoff, was well backed at Carterton on Saturday, but he had not gone far when he was labouring badly. Apparently he could not manage the going, and in any case he did not look ready.

Despite the weakness' of the fields only two favourites won at Carterton.

Proclaim began badly in the Hack Welter at Carterton, and gave the field some lengths start. Going down tho bock he was hurried to the front, and once he got there the race was as t»ood as over, and the Provocation gelding was not troubled to win with a bit in hand. He is a solid sort, but the lot he beat was poor.

Manchester was quietly fancied for his' engagements at Carterton, but though he showed up toward the end of the first race he contested he wound up outside a place. He never goes well in bad going. Tenterfield stripped well for the Wairarapa Cup, but the old chestnut ran as badly as ever he did. Printemps has not been looking his best lately, and he failed badly in the Cup at Carterton, though he was the best backed of the field. Auckland was unlucky in the Carterton Welter on Saturday, as he was knocked back twice in the running. However, he might not have beaten Proclaim, who won well. He looked a tired horse when brought out for his second engagement, and he ran Indifferently. On his form at Carterton it does not seem advisable to send him to contest the New Zealand Cup. The most successful rider at the Carterton meeting was the Awapuni apprentice, J. Dombrdski, who is riding very well of late. Dombroski won cn Elothenes and Lady Kotiripo. was second in the Cup on Arch Salute, and third in the Electric on Solrino. Musketoon and Civilform, who won the principal events at tho Poverty Bay meeting on Saturday, were both heavilywagered on, and returned lees than evenA.

• Startle was down nearly to a Gloaming price, before the machine shut on Satarday, but he won, and that is the main thing.

The Musketoon bells were ringing very hard in Wellington on Thursday, Put in some cases there was "nothing doing- 1 ’ When Karutahi broke down during the running of the Electric Handicap at Carterton on Saturday he was carrying a fair amount of support, being second favourite on the machine. On October 24ih Killashnndra won again at one of the Sydney pony meetings. ‘ The “Herald" says :—“in • the i first division of the Fourteen-Two Hanj clicap, the New Zealand-bred Killaehandra was made an odds-on favourite, and Jin again justified that confidence, reI cording his second win on tile Ascot ! course. Little Doubt's pace > was early in evidence, and she was followed by Killashandra. The latter, however, was ;going easily, anil coming to the turn ho; : ran to the front and came on to win comfortably by a length and a half. Lit-, lie Doubt caused surprise by running out the s. x furlongs brilliantly, and she beat Science, who has won in open company, by a neck for second place." At Gatwick (England), on September 2nd. the way Tulwar played up with him ia tho paddock before the Rostrum Plate evidently scared Donoghue. Ho dismounted, and, returning to the weighing-room announced his intention of not riding in the race. The matter was referred to the stewards, who, ot course, decided that as the horse had been weighed out for he must run. and accordingly Tulwar eventually went to the post with Donoghue as his rider. He was soon toiled off, but made up ground in the straight, without ever promising to join the leaders.

THE RAILWAYS AND RACING A few weeks ago the Wellington Racing Club entered a protest against the railway facilities which are provided for patrons of Trentbam racing. It is a fairly general complaint that tho racing public is not catered for satisfactorily in New Zealand, even though it is by far the biggest public there is in the country. The train service provided for those who patronised the Carterton meeting ion Saturday was such that some of those who used it swore they would never do so again. The Clareville course is about 60 miles from Wellington, and the train which brought the Wellington people home cut out the journey in the phenomenal time of 61 houra, less than 10 miles an hour. flow much longer are the racing clubs and their patrons going to stand this? The clubs must make the move, as the patrons are unorganised. “DEAD” HORSE WINS The Melbourne writer, "Touchstone," I in discussing the career of the old-lime jockey, J. King, who died recently as a result of a fall from a tram, tells the following anecdote : —"As a trainer King was fairly successful, but his horses, as a rule, were more, of the selling-plater type than anything else. With a horse named Fusee he won many selling races. I One morning while sprinting on the tan I track at Caulfield Fusee suddenly reeled and fell. He had ruptured a blood-vessel. Blood was running freely from hie nostrils when he was pulled off the track, | and shortly afterwards, with saddle and bridle removed, he was left for dcod. Newspapers all over Australia announced that Fusee had dropped dead. About an hour after the mishap, when nearly everybody else had left Ihe hock, I noticed a riderless horse in the heath. On trotting down, I was astonished to find the supposed dead horse> Fusee quietly picking grass. The haemorrhage hail ceased, and apparently he was little the worse for his experience. Pulling one of my reins around Fusee's neck, I led him away to King’s stables, and the surprise on the trainer's face when he saw the resurrected hort-c was highly diverting. But the strangest part is to come. Fusee was engaged in a Selling l?nce at Caulfield either the next day or tho day afterwards. Most ot the newspapers left Fusee out of tho list, so yon can imagine the sensation when the ‘dead’ horse not only started but actually won, beating a very warm favourite/*

RACE FOR THE CAULFIELD CUP Describing tho race for the Caulfield Cup the "Sydney Morning Herald" says: Shortly before a quarter-past 3 o'clock the 18 starters in the Caulfield Cup came out on to the course and took their places at the barrier. A cry "They're off," from thousands of eager watchers almost anticipated the stroke of tho official bell, and a swiftly moving blue of colour told that the race of the day was in progress. Past the stand they flashed, still well bunched, but with the grey and cardinal oolours of Imputation, ono of the lightweight division, showing out in front, while close behind was the scarlet with purple spots of Easingwold, Whittier—last year's winner, and strongly fancied for this year's cup—was not far behind but the favourite, The Cypher, was almost last. That scarlet jacket was always in the picture. Round the back of the course it could be seen gliding along like a gaily painted toy, always at the front. When the horses rounded the turn for home, and the thud of the pounding hoofs grew louder and louder, the scarlet paten still held pride of place, but at flanks a heliotrope jacket and a pink one were gradually creeping up, Wynetto on the left and Yacamunda on the right. The crowd shouted first one name and then another as they dashed/ the final few yards io the post; but the lightly-weight-ed mar.' had the measure of the more heavily burdened horse. Steadily but unmistakably the heliotrope jacket drew away, and a few seconds later the official numbering board announced to the crowd that Wynette had! carried off the coveted prize for South Australia. Surrounded by his riding confreres and. friends, who warmly congratulated him on his success, little E. W. Simmons told the story of his seoond Caulfield Cup success with becoming modesty. Last year Simmonds rode Whittier to victory. "Wynette did not jump out cleanly, but I got a real decent run all through," ho said. "I had much the same position that "Whittier had going out of the straight last year, and I took her on the outside. At about the mile post I was lying about sixth or seventh at the top of the hill, and at the turn into the straight The Tyrant came along on the inside, and I i./llowed him through. I was about fifth into the straight at the crossing, Eaeingwold and Yacamunda were fighting it out, leaving room for Wynette to slip up on the inside. I pushed her through, and, responding well, she came on to win nicely."

Simmons is one of the most popular boys riding. An apprentice to the Caulfield trainer, H. Tv. Torr, he has been riding for about thr-ee years, and during that short period has been remarkably successful' Until ho entered Torr's stable ho had never been on a horse. In winning two successive Caulfield Cups Simmons has equalled the feat of R. Walker (ISBC-81), the late T. Clayton (Poseidon twice), and F. Bullock (King Cffa and Lucknow), while W. H. McLachlan, after winning in 1908 on Maranui. ran a dead heat for first place in 1909 on Aborigine. F. Dempsey has won three Caulfield Crips, and also the late M. O'Brien, but not consecutively.

N.Z. CUP MEETING

FINAL PAYMENTS.

Per Press Association.

CHRISTCHURCH, October 29.

The following final payments and acceptances have been received for events to be decided at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s spring meeting: ■SPRING HURDLES., of 400 sovb; two

miles —Cerberus 11.5, Lochson 11.3, Sir Fanciful 11.1, Sir Rosebery 10.11, FalFtaft 10.4, Red Admiral 10.4, Rorke’s Drift 9.11, Blue Socks 9.11, Lord Nagar 9, Caverock 9.

SPRING MEETING, of 400 so vs; one mile; special weights—Auckland 8.2, Kenmore 8.2, Red Wink 8.2, Vale 8.2, Black Rjtald 7.7, Clandhu 7.7. Goldtown 7.7, Kalakana (.7, Mountain Crag 7.7, Relic 7.7. Scorn 7.7, Soliform 7.7, The Polymnian 7.7, Viewpoint 7.7, Barn Owl 7,2, Kilris 7.2 Penelophon 7.2. LIN WOOD HANDICAP, of 309 soys; rix furlongs—Gold Town 8.9, Gossard 8.5, Uleaborg 8.3, Primeira 8.2.. Bugle Note 8.1, Armillary 7.13. Glaive 7.13, Sabor 7.9; liall Mark 7.7, Gay Life 7.5, Swallow Flight 7.3, Heraldry 7.1, Goldspinner 7, Geranial 7, Knocklyn 7,. Purple Star 7, Verintia 7, Thorndale 7, Sprinkler 7, Integrity 7, Spotlight 7, Clever Kid 7. NEi\V ZEALAND CUP, Of 2500 fiovs; two miles.

WELCOME STAKES, of 1900 rots; five furlongs; special weights.—Count Cavour, Fool’s Paradise, Haze, Inferno, KUlochra, King’s Folly, Lava, Rouex, Miss O’Dilip, Solfraid, Tresam, Starmist, Game Bag, Kilmt-ro. APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP, of 300 hovs; one mile—Barmaid 9, Lucinette 8.9, ’Frisco Mail 8.4, Dutch Clock 8.3, Goosestep 7.5, Stream 7, Balnsor 7, Bandalero 7, Bonaria 7.

RICCARTON WELTER, of 400 sovs; mno furlongs—Angelo 9.10. Some Kid 9, Prince Ferouz 8.12. Gov Juliet 8.11, Ardour 8.9, Castellan 8.9, Oleasanta 8.8, Zouave 8.8, Mantua 8.4, Guncase 8.2, Jazz 8.1. Whipping Boy 7.13. Gold Star 7.7, Piccaninny 7.7.

NEW ZEALAND DERBY, of 2000 soysone mile and a half; special weights.— Plat k Ronald. Ballymena. Murihauno Uildi Hind, Kalakana., The Polymninn,’ Gay Juliet, Mountain Crag, Mountain Bell, JEtazzlo Dazzle.

NEW ZEALAND OAKS, of 1009 sovs; one iniD nnrl a half; special weights.—l Owlscnmbc, Top Score, Wild Hind, Kib ris, Razzle Dazzle, Parody, Gay Juliet.

st. b. Scion 9 0 Pilliewitikie 7 8 Roseday. 8 !> .Little River 7 1 Royal Star... 8 6 Kilbird 7 0 Dccalion 8 6 Kilpour 6 10 Rouen 8 5 Kukurao 6 9 Palestrina ... 8 5 Happy Vagabond 8 X Warrior 6 7 Scotch Auckland 6 7 Mixture 7 11 Lame Muroahi 7 10 Straitlnce 6 7 Quest 7 9

STEWARDS’ Of 3500 scvs; fit. lb. HANDICAP, six furlongs. at. lh. Glent rum 9 6 Ga«eworthv 7 9 Rational 9 2 Ponous Many Kittle Gold Light... 8 10 8 8 Lndy Fingers 3 Mirousonta 8 5 hovesign 7 Murihaupo ... « i Pared v , 7 3 Razzlc Red rigeration 6 12 Dazzle 8 8 Wink 6 Tukia 7 13 Barn Owl ... 6 7 Limelight ... 7 H