SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20450, 3 July 1928, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING NEWS. FIXTURES. July 11, 12. 14.—Wellington R.C. July 19.—Waimate District Hunt Club. July 21.—South Canterb'.iry Hunt Club. Aug. 4.—Christchurch Hunt meeting. Aug. 14, 16, 18.—Grand National meet* ing. By Sentinel. The imported horse Hoylake is again in work. The contemplated invasion of New Zealand by the .Victorian ’chaser Clan Robert has fallen through, as he does not figure amongst the nominations for the Grand National meeting. Acceptances for the first day of the Wellington winter meeting and also for the Winter Hurdles are due this evening. K. Emerson has sold a four-year-old selding,5 elding, by Saxby from Carol Singer, to I. Nurse. Carol Singer is the dam of * smart pony in Broken Melody. A good deal of rain fell at Trcntham last week. Wharncliffe is conspicuous by his absence from the nominations for the Grand National meeting, and it is reported that he will be eased up for some time. Matu is reported to be bearing an improved appearance as the result of his racing at Hastings. Black Mint is said to be a difficult horse to train, but now appears to be better than ever. A. Eastwood has been retained to do the light-weight riding for Mr G. MurrayAynsley’s stable. The jumper Merry Singer recently had to be destroyed through breaking one of his pasterns. It is reported that A. E. Ellis will resume riding over jumps at the Wellington winter meeting. It is claimed that the paspulum surface on the Te Aroha track makes it suitable for training operations all the year round. The Southland trainer, J. W. Pankhurst, who is shifting to Orari, was entertained by a number of friends last week and presented with a substantially-filled wallet. Mrs Pankhurst was also the recipient of a presentation, and general regret was expressed at their departure from the district. J. M’Combe’s success at Ashburton last week was not out of its turn. He has only achieved a modicum of success with the youngsters he bought as yearlings in Australia. Despot, who won for him last week, was got by a son of the The Tetrarch in Governor-General from enusia, by Fucile (son of Carbine) from venus, by Sweet William, a son of Yattendon. ‘The Lord Ques gelding Paganelli has been placed in training again after a spell. In the earlier part of the season he won four races and was placed in four others out of nifie starts. Paganelli has an interesting pedigree, as his flam Ringdove was bred by Mr R. S. Sievier, and got by Collar, a three-quarter brother, by Persimmon, to Sceptre, for whom he paid 10,000 guineas as a yearling. Collar was sold to go to America, but was_ repurchased for England when Sceptre s great merit was discovered. Ringdove was imported by the late Mr G. G. Stead, and won several races. At the stud Ringdove produced Ringform, Cooing, Cashmere, and others. She was given away, and in 1924 produced Paganelli. who promises to prove the best of her produce. Mr H. Ensor has secured a lease of Awaugawanga from Mi T. E. Whelch. Awangawanga is an aged gelding by Feramorz. The nominations received for the chief v events at the C.J.G. Grand National meeting showed a marked falling off as compared with last year’s figures, the totals •being 177 and 225 respectively, made up as follows:—Grand National Steeplechase 18 (30), Winter Cup 54 (52), Beaufort Steeplechase 25 (37), Grand National Hurdle Race 27 (36), Sydenham Hurdle Race 27 (36), and Lincoln Steeplechase 25 (34). The majority of the youngsters at Trentham look well forward for this time of the year, and to date in the main have escaped serious colds and other troubles. A youngster recently noticed was tne Biplane—Comedia gelding, trained by J.' Lowe for Mr A. J. Toxward. Comedia is by St. Alwyne from Burletta, the dam of Radmor and the Auckland Cup winner Tahadees. He is a very neat youngster, and should have plenty of pace. Another juvenile who looks like coming to hand early is Insurgent (Kilbroney— Zia). Unlike the most of his sire’s stock, he is very forward at this early age, and should be one of the smart type of two-year-old. He is trained by J. Gage Williams for Mr Eric Riddiford. Statistics published by the New Zealand Racing Conference show totalisator investments for the past season to have reached £5.152,941, on galloping events, plus £142,879 10s on trotting races held at galloping meetings. Auckland, as usual, leads the way with £911,605 10s, and the Auckland district put through £1,979,931 10s, or just under 40 per cent, of the whole sum. The Wellington district comes nest with a turnover of £702,735 10s, of which the Wellington Racing Club contributed £399.567 10s. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s turnover was £448,381 10s. Auckland had 11 days’ racing and 85 races, against 10 days and 80 races for Trentham and Riccarfon. Thl Hastings trainer (Miss G. Maher) will have as big a team as any trainer at the Wellington meeting. She has booked for sis horses. The following are also marked off for accommodation:—F. Tilley four, V. H. Collelo four, J. T. Morris three. F. D. Jones two, W. Hawthorne two, G. Jones two, J. Brown two, H. Wilton one. H,-L. Vine one, B. Bennett one, G. Ehrhorn one. "It is understood (says "Hermit”) that the price paid by Sir Armstrong for Locarno was something under £SOO, and that the gelding was secured primarily with the object of having him at a later date put to the jumping game. Locarno is only a four-year-old at present, so there is plenty of time yet for him to be put to hurdling. He should be a good one, too, for he is already a proficient fencer, i' is said, and he has size to recommend him. He is bred the way jumpers are bred, too, for his sire (Elysian) was by Soult, sire and grandsire of many high-class hurdlers and steeplechasers, while Elysian’s dam (Dreamland) was a full sister to Lethe, who got quite a number of brilliant jumpers, Sir Lethe and Pursefiller being two of the best.” It is really remarkable the amount of interest that can be_ exhibited by followers of riders, if the contest is at all close. Even owners of horses have been known to start their horses in races merely to help their favourite rider (says a Taranaki writer). Some years ago, a great contest of Dominion-wide interest took place between the late A. Whittaker and H. Gray for the honour of most wine. After a most exciting go, the honours went to Gray, but he won only by a single win, and it was achieved at the Wellington meeting, which was the last of the season. TROTTING. July 19.—Waimate District Hunt. July 21.—South Canterbury Hunt Club. August 11, 15, 17.—New Zealand Metropolitan T.C. By Sentinel. Daphne de Oro is being kept on the move with a view to racing her at the Grand National meeting. The three-year-old gelding Little Author has been purchased by Mr H. Winter. During the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting J. T. Paul was fined £lO for careless driving. It is reported that Bonny Logan is again in work. She is getting on, as the speedy daughter of Logan Pointer was foaled in 1919. Pride of ownership should play an important part in the proposal that every owner should register and use his own colours under the Rules of Trotting. It may be more convenient for riders and trainers to use the same set of colours throughout a meeting, but any suggestion in that direction does not encourage the spirit of sport which makes an owner desire his own racing banner to be associated with his success. The atmosphere which credited a dub rule that a horse must be steered by the same pilot throughout a meeting has always seemed to be based on suspicion. It was brought in to prevent a horse being handled in one race by an indifferent man one one occasion and a better man on a subsequent occasion. If a question of inconsistency cropped up, it p-as deemed sufficient reply that the

change of pilots accounted for the difference in form. Still the fact remains that the best riders and reinsmen cannot always extract the best out of a horse, and hence it is unfair that a rule should force an owner to adhere to a rider or driver who may be obviously unable to do justice to a horse. For that reason the proposed rule which would make it necessary to obtain permission to change a pilot is deemed unnecessary. There is a decidedly good proposal from the Marlborough Trotting Club, for consideration by the Trotting Conference, to the effect that no alteration in dates shall be allowed unless three months’ notice be given (says “ Argus.”) The Dates Committee arranges the dates for the season. It is not always an easy matter to fit in all the meetings on suitable dates. Changes are sometimes legitimately necessary, but more often those wishing to change only do so because of some particular benefit that is likely to follow. If the rule wei'e passed in its present definite form, it might occ.' 1 . nally cause trouble, but on the other ir ad clubs should not be allowed tu change their dates except under extraordinary circumstances. TE KUITI RACES. QUEEN ARCH WINS CHIEF EVENT. (Peb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, July 2. The Te Kuiti Racing Club’s annual meeting was concluded at Ellerslie to-day in fine weather. The course was again heavy. The totalisator receipts for the day were £40,328 10s, making a total of £83,955 for the meeting, compared with £28,464 10s for last year, when the meeting was held at Te Kuiti, an increase of £55,490 10s. Results:— KING COUNTRY HURDLE RACE, of 250sovs. Two miles.—l Kauri Park, 9.7 (H. Dulieu) and 2 Potoanui, 9.0 (Sharkey), dead heat, 1; 4 Rahepoto, 9.1 (Holland), 3. Also started: 6 Uralla 10.12, 3 Karamu 9.9, 5 Mangauui Pekatahi 9.3. Won by three lengths. Karamu was fourth. Time, 4min 'lsec. HANGATIKI HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—S Storm Fiend, 9.3 (H. Jones), 1; 4 Killute, 9.4 i Manson). 2; 0 Wilson's Arihana, 9.0 (M’Tavish), 3. Also started: 11 Golden Wedding 9.12, 2 Bahama 9.11, 1 Oscar 9.8, 8 Wyoming 9.7 (bracketed with Storm Fiend), 3 Eager Rose 9.4, 12 Segment 9.3, 14 Abbot’s Delight 9.3, 9 Blue Spear 9.2, 5 Pompeius 9.1. 7 Komak 9.0, 10 Good Boy 9.0, 13 Sulla 9.0. Won cy a length, with half a length between second and third. Pompi eus was fourth. Time, Lain 35 3-ssec. WAITOMO HANDICAP, Of 350sovs. One mile. 2—Queen Arch, 9.11 (R. Reed) .. 1 5 King Emerald, 0.5 (M'Cormack) 2 4 Mervette, 0.1 (A. Tinker) .. .. 3 Also started: 6 High Pitch 9.13, 1 Te Koroko 9.9, 9 Desert Glow 9.8, 3 Thursby 9.0, 7 Master Doon 9.0, 11 Gold Jacket 9.0, S Auriculus 9.0, 10 Takarunga 9.0. Won by 100 yards, with the third horse half a length between second and third. Thursbv was fourth. Time, Imin 46sec. MOKAU HANDICAP. Seven fur* langs.—3 Hyde Park, 9.5 (W. Ryan). 1: 2 Day Guard, 10.4 (L. Dulieu), 2; 4 King Smock, 9.11 (Green), 3; Also started: 1 Waltzer 10.1, 5 Flying Juliet 9.11, 7 Saucy Lass 9.0, 6 Harbour View 9.0. Won by two and a-half lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Harbour View was fourth. Time, Imin 34 2-ssec. MANIAPOTO STEEPLECHASE, Of SOOsovs. About three miles. I—Pouri, 9.5 (Warner) 1 6 Bahadur, 9.0 (M'Gregor) . . . . 2 5 Zircon, 9.12 <R. E. Thompson) .. 3 Also started; 7 Hangawera 9.5, 8 Fame 9.3, 4 Llewellyn 9.3, 3 Kamahameha 9.0, 2 Star of the East 9.0. Won bq 100 yards, with the third horse 200 yards away. The placed horses were the only ones to finish, the remainder of the field coming to grief at the hurdles. Time, 6min 16sec. MAIBOA HANDICAP. One mile and a-quarter.—2 Beau Cavalier (Foster). 10.9, 1; 1 Nassock (M'Tavish), 9.2, 2; 5 Killute (Manson), 9.0, 3. Also started: 8 Piet 9.13, 7 Restaurant 9.7, 9 Farndon 9.7, 4 Glendowie 9.5, 10 Foxhound 0.4, 3 Mountain Guide 9.1, 3 Miss Myrtle 9.0, 11 Plane Pearl 9.0, 13 Cullgie 9.0, 12 Still Jim. Won by one length, with two lengths and a-half between second and third. Mountain Guide was fourth. Time, 2min 19 3-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 250sovs. Six furlongs.—6 Thursby, 9.1 (Manson), 1; 8 Lorient, 9.1 (Ryan), 2; 3 Town Bird 9.1 (R. Reed), 3. Also started: 1 Dave 10.4, 3 Archeen 0-0, 9 Automne 9.1, 7 Serang 9.0, 4 Tinoiti 9.0, 5 Festina Lente 9.0, 11 Muscari 9.0, 10 Appellant 9.0. Won by three-parts of a length each way. Archeen was fourth. Time, Imin 21ssc. NOTES ON THE RACING. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, July 2. By riding one winder to-day Reed drew level again with Green in the race for the jockeys’ premiership. There was an exiting finish in the opening event, the King Country Hurdles, in which Kauri Park was backed down to little better than evens, and carried nearly twice as much as Potoanui. They fougl*: it out at the end. Half a mile from home Kauri Park’s rider lost an iron, but kept plugging along under difficulties. Potoanui, who was badly ridden, came along in the straight to dead-heat with the favourite. Rahepoto, who was made a lot of use of, was three lengths away, and Karamu wag next. There was a surprise in store in the Hangatigi Handicap, Storm Fiend, who was bracketed with Wyoming, winning' his first race and "iving a double-figure return. The early leaders were Arihanga, Sulla, and Wyoming, but at the home turn the first-named was joined by Storm Fiend, and the latter came on to win by a length from Killute, who was off the course at the turn. Arihanga was a good third, and Pampeius and Oscar were next. Te Koroke was better backed than Queen Arch in the principal event, the Waitomo Handicap, but the favourite weakened a furlong from home. 'At this stage Queen Arch, Thursby, and Mervette were in line, and Queen Arch drew out and finally won convincingly by two lengths and a-half. King Emerald came from well back to get second money, Mefvette being half a length further off. Thursby was a fair fourth, and Te Koroke, Desert Glow, and Gold Jacket headed the next division. Waltzer was better backed than Day Guard, with Hyde Park also in demand, for the Mokau Handicap. The last-named was all the better for his race pn the first day, and, waiting on the leaders—Day Guard, Waltzer, and Saucy Lass —to the home turn, he came through in the straight and won easily by nearly three lengths from Ray Guard, with King Smock a fair third and Harbour View and Waltzer right up. The Maniapoto Steeplechase saw Pouri, who was better backed than Star of the East, give a fine exhibition of fast jumping and win handsomely, although he had a life at the last fence. He took charge with a round to go, and from this out was never troubled, winning by 100 yards. Bahadur had passed Star of the East at the second last fence, where the latter fell, and Zircon toiled on to get third money at a distance of a furlong and ahalf behind the winner. Kamehameha, Llewellyn, Hangawera. and Star of the East fell, and Fane lost his rider, but nothing had a chance with Pouri, who may now go on and fulfil his promise. Beau Cavalier led all the way in the Mairoa Handicap, for which he carried only £3O less than the favourite, Nassock. Starting from the extreme outside, Beau Cavalier was a better sprinter than the others, leading out of the straight. Crossing the top Nassock ran up to second place, with Plane Pearl, Glendowie. and Mountain Guide leading the remainder. The favourite challenged the leader, but failed to reach him by a length. Killute was nearly three lengths away, and then came Mountain Guide. Glendowie, Restaurant. and Still Jim. The final event, the Farewell Handicap. proved the best of pood things for Thursby, who was at a double-figure price. He came with a brilliant run in the straight, and beat another long shot in Laurient II bv three parts of a length. Town Bird was a similar distance away. He might have won but for running all over the course coming up the straight, giving Reed a difficult task. Archeen wag right up fourth, and then came Serang, Dave, Muscari, Automne, and Festina Lente.