HOW SOME SPORTS BACKED THE CARD

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12075, 28 February 1925, Page 8

HOW SOME SPORTS BACKED THE CARD

RACING FIXTURE 9 SEASON 1924-25 Feb. 28 and March 2—To Aroha J.C. Annual. March 4 and s—Danncvirke E.C. Autumn. March 5 and 7—Marlborough E.C. Summer. March 7—Banks Peninsula E.C. Annual. March. 13 and 14—Napier Park E.C. Autumn. March 21—Bay of Plenty J.C. Annual. March 20 and 21—Ennisitikei E.C. Annual. March 21 and 23—Oamaru J.C. Autumn. April 11, 13. 15 and 18—Australian J.C. Autumn. NOMINATIONS. March 3—Bay of Plenty J.C. Annual. HANDICAPS. March 3—Oamaru J.C. Autumn. March 6—Napier Park E.C. Autumn. March 6—Eangitikei E.C. Annual. March 10—Bay of J.C. Annual. ACCEPTANCES. March 2—Marlborough E.C. Summer. March 10—Napier Park E.C. Autumn. March 10—Oamaru J.C. Autumn. March 11—Eangitikei E.C. Annual. March 17—Bay of Plenty J.C. Annual. WOODVILLE FORM AND OTHER ITEMS. (Bv ‘‘Carbine.”) There will tie racing at Nelson and at Te Aroha to-day. Lipsol has now won sufficient to put him out of hack ccmpany. Another who will have to do the rest of his racing in open company is Rafu Bafa carries weight- wil end ought to le a great winter horsi. Tins Campfire—Lady Uhlan /gelding, Quillfire. with which R. Johnson won the Woodville maiden Inis- a lot of pace, and won with the most ridiculous ease. Quillfire will win .-.gain. Bonifanl. was so sore after racing at Woodville on Wednesday that he Could not be started on Thursday. The hurdle events at Woodville drew very weak fields and Wa-imatao was the best of those engaged. Top weight did not prevent him from winning easily on the first day, and despite an increase in the weights he appeared to be winning just as easily on the second day, when Sling Camp snatched a victoiy in the last efvde OT so W. Bowden Had a na-dy fall when Bittern bungled the fence in the straight- cn the second day at Woodville, hut. he was lucky enough to escape trouble from the horses which' 'wore immediately behind him. Bowden w : as not hurt. Bitters looked as lagged as ever when produced in Iho hurdle race at Woodville on Thursday. It is sa.d that he jumps well in private, but as the second fence was as far as he got in his rave there was liitle opjioi 1 unity of judging how he shape l in a field of horses. A. -I. Sdiearsby, who does 'veil v. lih jumpers, had Pinna racing in the jumping events at Woodville. Pinna is a, five-v-ear-oln gelding by Battle live from Black Bess. He is not a bad jumper and on the second' day finished jai-t behind the placed Loises. Bonifant jumped better at Woodvilie than he has ever done before. However, lie jumped far too tig. Bestir was fairly well fancied in a quiet way when he contested the hurdles at Woodville on Wednesday, hut he had no show at any Mage of the race. The race Diamond Nap had on Wednesday did him good, and he might have finished in a dividend next day had he taken the last fence better. When Orozimo failed in -the Maiden at Woodville she did not run up to her track form. She was a bit big, and may do better later. With any sort of a.run Oreum would have won the Sapling Stakes with at lengths to 6pare. On Doyleston’s Woodville running it is not easy to understand why- they backed him on the Tnranaki circuit. Ashley Reed already has got hi 9 name on tile winning list in Australia. as Reed goes to scale at a handy weight and rides well, he should meet with considerable success in the Commonwealth. “Even Conservative England has adopted the 6st 71b minimum,” writes l a. reader of the “Times.” I ICenyon will he the better for the two races lie had at Woodvflle. The Hawera apprentice, I- A. Pine, will be on Town Bank in the big race at Te Aroha to-day. Tresillian. Princess Ronnie, San Gene, Sandstar, Multini, Sleepy Sol, and Judge’s Box will be fidden at Te Aroha to-day by H. Wiggins. Multini is expected to run particularly* well at Te Aroha to-day. This week, for the first time, a motor service from Wellington to the Woodville races was tried. The experiment, which was made by the Aard* Service, worked out very satisfactorily. The car left Wellington 'at 6.30 a.m. on ■Wednesday, and the passengers had breakfast at Otaki, and they were landed at the racecourse at 10.45 a.m., an hour before tae races commenced. The return trip on Thursday evening worked out equally well. R. Reed rode five winners at Woodville and H. Gray four. Idanoe, who.had to be eased in her work recently, was on the big side at Wooodville, and needed the racing she had thebe. Charleston did not feed well on the Woodville trip, and was not started on the second day. Zaza was accepted with for the second day at Woodville, but be did not race. He appeared in the book as owned, by W. J. Crawford and trained by R. Brough. Tresham has a bad liahit of boring out.* He lost a half-share in the Cup 1 on the first day because of this, and on tlio second day, despite tli© efforts of ■ his rider, he again bored out. Martulla was beaten in both welters at Woodville, which makes one wonder ! why she was started in the Wanganui Cup. ! Small dividends were the order of .both clays at Woodville. The only ex- ' ception was in the case of Sansalino, i who paid the one double-figure price of the meeting. I The Baiunure—Cease Fire mare Capitulation, which J. E. Kelly started in maiden company at Woodville, showed a good deal of pace in the concluding stage of her raoo.

FORM AT THE WOOBVILLE MEETING

GENERAL NOTES AND COMMENTS

Te ICuri ran two good races at Woodville, and on the second day he was defeated only by a very narrow margin.

When going well at the head of the Woodville Cup field, Agitato suddenly lost his place and went to the rear. An official who inquired into the occurrence was informed that Agitato’s rider, W. H. Jones, had broken a leather. In Butterscotch, Mr C. F. Vallance has a nice-looking filly, who ought to come good later on. She was heavily backed -to beat the two-year-olds on Thursday, but did not begin smartly, and had no chance. Berinthia, a half-sister by Mountain Knight to Civility, Siaosi, and Wilderness, raced at Woodville. She showed a fair turn of speed, but did not stay on. Peneus is a great sprinter in the class he met at Woodville. He was turned out a picture of fitness, and won well on the first day, and on the second day, with 10.6 in the saddle, he went close to winning again. SEVERE PUNISHMENT WILL A RACEHORSE REMEMBER? The-severe, unnecessary punishing of a horse is as regrettable a sight as can be witnessed on a racecourse. There were two bad instances of this at Woodville. If the dumb animal concerned ever forgets the long floggings he was subjected to," horses have poorer memories than they are credited with. THE WOODVILLE PUNTER AND HIS “STRAIGHT TIP.” : Some bettors are glad of anything that will lead them to make up their minds. A man who wanted .to change a fiver rushed up to a window in the Woodville total isator, and asked for “five ones.” The member of' the tote staff passed him out five tickets on No. 1. The man explained that he had wanted. change and had mistaken, this window for the change winejow. However, he Had to keep the tickets. .He was not disheartened.; but changed another fiver, and hurried back to get a couple more tickets on No. 1. _ “That mistake,” he remarked, “is the straight tip.” No. 1 was Bezau, who finished well outside , a place. !