SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20958, 22 February 1930, Page 24

SPORTING.

i RACING NEWS. FIXTURES. .February 22.—C.J.G. Meeting. February 26, 27. —Gore Meeting. February 26, 27.—Dannevirke, Meeting. February 27.—Waiapu Meeting. '• February 28, March 1. —Marlborough Meeting^ ' March 1. —Banks Peninsula Meeting. March 1. 3.—Te Aroha Meeting. March 6, 6.—Rangitikei Meeting, ' March 7, B.—Cromwell Meeting. , March 7, B.—Napier Meeting. '■ March 8. —Franklin Meeting. March 20.—Waimate Meeting. March 22, 24,—Oamaru Meeting. March 22.—Bay of Plenty Meeting, March 26.—Opotiki Meeting. March ; 26, '27.—Manawatu Meeting. April 3, s.—Whangarei Meeting. : April 3, s.—Timaru Meeting.

By SENTINEL,

It is understood that El Boa will not . be a runner at Riccarton to-day. The death is reported of Mr Peter ; Miller, who was for very many years prominently connected with the Dunedin Jockey Club as a steward, and he also \ acted as president for a term. Mr'Miller also acted as the club’s delegate to the ■ Racing Conference and occasionally acted , as a- stipendiary steward. .The Wellington Racing Club is one of the most progressive clubs in New Zealand, but still adheres to the antiquated idea of closing nominations at 9 p.m. _Rapier, Pride, Gay Crest, Audience, , Charmame, Colonel Quex, Chiekwheat, and Hounslow are engaged in two races at • Riccarton to-day. / played lip again when sent to the barrier, at the Woodville meeting. Can it be possible that there are two sets of rules? , The "Viscount may. gallop a better race Trial" Stakes at Riccarton than he did when bored, out by Gay Crest at Wmgatui.- The speedy Flair may set a sound pace to suit the brother to Count Cavoui\ Pride meets TJpylake at 41b and Amor on 101 b better terms in 1 the Midsummer Handicap than when they were handicapped for the Dunedin Cup. \ . Topere won with so much in hand on both days of.the Dunedin Cup meeting that he should help to make things interesting in the Midsummer Handicap.. ■ A Dunedin-owned' and. trained horse has not won the Middle -Park Plate since the late Mr “Manny”- Lyons, of greatly respected memory, won with First Lord . in 1885. The field for-the Middle Park Plate reads one of the weakest ever saddled up for the race. . Compare the present field with Bjicii Trailers as Gloaming, Glen* trum, Biplane, and others of the past. Jaloux should have won the race That went to Waterline at the Wellington Cup meeting. It is interesting to note that Jaloux has been paid up for in the Middle ■ Park Plate, and-that Praise has dropped , out in favour of the Lyttelton Handicap, : r «n oye r a furlong less ground, : Waterline is a young and improving horsey and when he is on the up grade there is no saying what form such a hoise may reach. Hence it will be interesting to , 'note bow,he will shape in the Midsummer Handicap. . Cumbersome titles to races are objec- :. tionable, but even so the writer takes the liberty of suggesting that in future the principal race run at Wingatui should be known as fthe Dunedin Gold Cup. Years ago the writer suggested that the objectionable word- “ hack ” should be deleted from the titles of, races at,Wingatui, and in fact should be,wiped out altogether, as it is totally. Unnecessary as well as sounding (deprecative without altering the conditions which would make .a race ■ easier to. win. , : It could not be said that Balboa stood anything like true in front, and yet he • bas sired some good-legged stock. The big consultation on the Derby, , known briefly as. the Calcutta Sweep, receives a good deal of publicity, even though ;in the Dominion it-is. outside the law,Regularly inquiries . are received as to the method of participating in these consultations. For general information (sayd an exchange), it is pointed out that even for non-residents of New Zealand, or those from countries which have not such v rigid gaming laws, the Calcutta Sweep is not .a public concern. Tickets have to-be obtained from, or through, members of. • the Calcutta'Turf Club, The consultation reached such'huge -proportions' that • for the last two years the Imperial Govx. ernment imposed some rigid restrictions. Outsiders therefore have little chance of i indulging in this big gamble, unless they have sqme. personal acquaintance with racing .officials in India. ~ " .. A tvell-known South Island trainer was . ‘ called before the Canterbury Jockey Club’s District Committee on Thursday to ,pnswer a- charge ;of making - alleged slanHerpua; statements during the. West Coast holiday circuit against a rider in regard to a meeting which took place some time back,- The committee severely censured the trainer, but under the rules the Matter was outside its jurisdiction owing to the statements not being made . on a racecourse,, and. it was unable to take any further action. It is now understood (says the- Press) .(that a civil action - will ensue, and .the. case is, likely to excite much, interest amongst the racing frater-, nity. V.'

Mr H. Murphy, it is understood, paid a substantial sum for Cimabue, but-he has proved a bargain by winning close on SOOOsovs for his new owner. ,

. Mr George’ M!Millan/, who recently announced his, retirement from ownership in the light harness sport, opened well , with his first, venture as an owner in the 1 parent sport, as he recently acquired an interest, in the Surveyor gelding On Top, who won at the Rotorua meeting,. ' .... Mr G, D. Greenwood’s two-year-old gelding Ozone figures amongst those hooked to r«n v at Riccarton to-day. He has yet. to face the- starter, blit has been shaping promisingly on the Ozpne was -got by Saltash from Aries; by The Welkin— Armigera,. by Hotchkiss—Armilla, by . Castor. Ozone cost 325 guineas as a yearling. 1 •In addition to other engagements in Australia, Nightinarch may be entered .for the King’s Gold Cup, of lOOOsovs and a_ gold cup valued at lOOsovs, the gift of his Majesty the King. The race will be run on May 17 at Adelaide. The Adelaide Cup, of SOOOsovs, including a gold cup valued at lOOsovs, and the Doncaster Handicap, of lOOOsovs, will be run at the same meeting. . During the past few weeks the question of suitable instruction for apprentices as ft means of relieving- the pressing need for competent riders and riding in races, has been discussed with various trainers in all parts of the island. Unanimity has been reached on one point. That is (says “Vedette”), riding has never been worse, and under the present arrange- . ment there is little hope for improvement. There, is no doubt that a. good deal of the interference in races and the consequent accidents are due to sheer incompetence, and some,of the older riders state that the younger lads take all kinds of risks, cutting-in and cutting-out. The short stirrup-leather comes in, and rightly for an abundance of condemnation. Many of the apprentices, with their precarious perch, have no idea of balance and little hope of security except by jagging at a horse’s mouth.- The whole boils itself down to the' need of competent and thorough instruction before permission to ride in races is granted. The scheme that is most favoured by trainers, and would be well received, to judge by the interviews, is the appointment of a competent instructor by the Racing • Conference on the lines of the scheme bearing such good fruit in Adelaide. In the Dominion the scheme has one drawback in that training centres are very scattered and not centralised as in Australia. However, this might be over- , ;,;Come by tljp instructor having his year ' divided into four terms of three months, • vat. veay, Auckland, Palmerston North, , Christchurch, and Dunedin, At those centres there are plenty of horses for ~ practical instruction, and. they are geo- . graphically suitable. During each term the instructor could attend the training : tracks and advise and criticise riders, At other times he could give, lectures and explain the art of race-riding, horsemanship. and general race knowledge. With the co-operation of trainers, and this apparently would;be forthcoming, he should make some progress. - Even supposing he concentrated on only six of the most pro- . ' mising.,riders in each centre for a start, ®t the. vend of 12 months there would bo 24 improved riders in the Dominion, . and .that , would'be one big step. . This, roughly, is/the, suggested -scheme,'' which appears. jvholly practicable, and could be worked'put for its essential details. The question then arises of finding the suitable man, who would combine ■ practical knowledge, ability to impart it, and pos-sess-the essential tact for the job. This should, be no insuperable obstacle, for there have been one or two trainers in

New Zealand who have proved excellent trainers of jockeys. A trainer who has been b, competent and first class rider, has some of the necessary (qualifications, but the man would have to be carefully selected. At the same time there is no doubt that _he could be found. This scheme, as it is backed by the trainers, is commended to the racing authorities. •Before, concluding the matter there is also the question of the apprentice allowJhce. One old-established trainer contended that when the 101 b apprentice allowance was in' vogue, the lads had greater opportunities, and the standard of riding was much better. The allowance question is a keenly discussed, one, and when the general review of’vQie situation comes up at the annual Racing Conference, as it no doubt will if the signs can be read aright, a revision of. the allowances may be made as part of the general scheme.

TROTTING. ■ FIXTURES. February 22.—Kaikoura Meeting. February 22, 26.—Otahuhu Meeting. March 5, 6.—lnvercargill Meeting. March S. —Timaru Meeting. March 12.—Manawatu Meeting. March 15.—New Brighton Meeting, March 15, 17.—Hawke’s Bay Meeting.; March 17, 18.—Nelson Meeting. March 19.—Wyndham Meeting. By Sentinel. Jt is reportedMbat Jack Potts is not likely to be rated again, and will retire to the stud next, season. Canterbury horses should get a fair share; of the stake money at the Otahuhu meeting' on t Saturday and Monday for, though the team is small (says the Press) , it represents good class. In the opening event the three-year-old trotter. White Satin, from R. B. Berry’s stable, will represent the south, and though she has been penalised to the fullest extent permissible under: the system she must still be given a chance ofl a 3.40 m'ark over a mile and a-half. At the Timaru meeting last month she won in 3,41, and at ForPark on February 1 she registered ui3o 3*5, \

the Papakura Handicap,- F. G. Holmes will have Laplander engaged, Donald will drive Sir Author. Of this pair the latter appeals. Sunshower and Talent will be the South Island representatives In the Otaliuha Cup, and on her running at Forbury Park tne former must be seriously considered for this race. On the second day of the Porbury Park meeting, Sunshower, from a 4.30 mark, led all the way in the Metropolitan Handicap to win in 4.28 1-5, and now from a 4.28 mark she should be quite capable of.winning. Talent may be preferred in the Moss Davis ■ Handicap of one mile and a-quarter, in which he is set to do 2.45 J. Writer won so well at Wellington on Saturday ever two miles from a 4.41 mark that even if penalised a couple of seconds for the President’s Handicap. 4.40 class he will have a big_following. He has'to be_ carefully handled in the early stages of his races, but once on the joutne 7 ne is a high-grade trotter. Nominations for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes clese on Monday next. ihe Metropolitan Trotting Club has made a donation of SOOsovs to the Cancer Research Fund. . Jewel Pointer is again going along well in his work. - Vanity Boy is credited with recently working a mile in-2.14. He is, on a 2.17 mark at the Otahuhu meeting, which opens to-day. v Free -Advice appears to be working particularly well at present. She stepped two miles in 4.27 o n Tuesday last and came the last halfin 1.3. She is. on a 4.28 mark in the Otahuhu Cup, which will be run - "to-day. .Sunshower isrrare to be a well-backed chance in the Otahuhu Cup, as she appeered to win with a good deal in bind at jjorbury Park when winning in 4.281-5 She ib on 4.28 in the Otahuhu Cup. V “ or ? e P?°ple are continually agitating for slow-class races. Only half a dozen acceptors, figure m the 4.48 class run at tne Otahuhu meeting. One of theForbiiry Park stewards with progressive idsas is strongly in favour of a seven-race card with not more than SO minutes between' each race. There is common sense behind, the idea, if only for the reason that a tremendous lot of time condftS. tWeCD / - 63 :Under existil « on each day’s card ° f u T bu i" y Dark winter meeting will Probably be for a 4-30 class, • When planning psogrammes for ForDark it should be more fully recognised and appreciated that the local light-harness meetings are almost ™oti ly fT deP n n . d , ent visltin K horses to make the fields. Hence they attract a lot of'visiting sportsmen whose patronage could be appreciatively recognised bv an earlier start and an'earlier finish of each day’s card. A comparative table of the number of entries received by the Invercargill Trotting Club for, its annual fixtures since s * x seasons ago i ” lr ) will be read with interest as follows: - . -

5515 •• 370 S ;:;; : was ; ;• 120 1929 . Hi - mo 472 It win thus be noted that the nominations for the atmual gathering of Wednesday and Thursday, March 5 and 6 .confh* w,n' e u y i. record - in the history of the local light-harness institution/ GORE RACING CLUB. (Peb United Pbess Association.) Thi, ten GOR /P> February 21. ' fjJk fi‘■wHowuiz the acceptances for the first day, of the Gore Racing Club’s summer meeting;— Gore Hurdles. One mile and three-quartm-s. Onflamb_ 11.3, Gayoma 10.5, Red Heather 10.0, Maungamoe, Taramoa Longford Hack Handidap.- Six furS°iT'm ll?eVlt^ le 9 ’ 0 13 * T Ace of He arts 8 -n 3 ’ o F i yi S g ?^ ge 8 - 5 > Insolence, Abbeville 8.0 Battle Maid, Meitui 7.13, Court Jester, Palermo 7.12, Some Maid, Barney ■Google 7.11, On Watch, Jazz Girl 7.10 fe ead l ng N%ht Maid’ Bachelor Boy 7.9, Pnkemaori 7.8, Crossbow, Cetchela 7.7. ’ Racing Club Handicap. One mile and a-quarter.-Pmk Note 9.0/ Latin Quarter Tnhi | lng ,/ Balbo , a o 8.1, Money Mine 7.9, ‘ B S£ u f. e 7 .t ß E sl, s “' Jack, Cheap Money, Rollicking' Bells; Princess Pointer scr, Luath, Black Friar Nelbar 12yds bhd, Erin’s Boy Alva Lass Musical Chimes, Sunbell’ 36, Lucky Harold 84, Revolt 108. . ■ ■^ici.y TtS CS E S ce< furlongs.—Jock o’ Hazel dean . Banner Boy 9.0, Sentinel Lad fin -U ea< f lng ?°y, Zdanian, Poor Boy 8.10. My Council 8.8, Flash. Bopax. Miss Redowa, Blu-a China, Home Breeze Crubenmore, Rombeau, Pacific Star 8.7 RnW y | 0D H r?? d V> ap - Six furlongs.— Royal Saxon 9.2, Money Mine 8.4, WingaRose LUC 7 L T Rht B ) 3 i-? Metal 7 ' 7 - Rose, .7.5, Inevitable 7.4, Full Fling Coomassie, Ace of Hearts, Attract 7.0 ’ a .^K C^wi o T l ot T ßai, n cap - one mile and Vk BI&ck Lion, Crown Jgwgl ATonn-tain-Dweller, Gillie, Callum. Keen Derby, La Ron a , Orphan Annie, Radio, Sunflash, Tussore Silk, Wavesoon, Bingesia S’' f atin Nmg, Fescue Bill 24yds g bhd. Woodburn, Direct 48, Erin’s Boy 00. Summer Hack Handicap. Eight furlongs and a-half.—lmpertinence 8.12, Town Major B.H, Paris Sailing Home 8.4, Royal Flower 8.9, Vinegrove 7.13, Dumblane 7.8, Attractive Lady Birdwood 7.7.

DANNEVIRKE RACING CLUB. (Feb United Press Association.) DANNEVIRKE, February 21. ine following are the acceptances for *“!L.Panneyirke Racing Club’s meeting:— High-iveight Handicap. One mile and a-quarter.—Perle de Leon, Grand National, Pale Star, Call Again, Mothplane, Arro\\-zone, Revel, Whakane, Joke Kaokairoa. Tunbridge. Maiden Plate. Five furlongs. Weight B.9—Lucretia Real Estate, Moatao. Agrestic, Maidstone, Black Acre, Acrehne Crown Jest, Tewanga.Lady Laekham, Carlwin. Acre, Corner oft. Emerald Abbey Pompadour Lack a Day. Dannevirke Cup. One mile and aquarter—The Hawk, Blimp. The Swell, Marjoram, Stanchion, Rory More, Billion, Mon _Heath, Chopin, My Own,. Balloon, Air Laddie, Birkzeck Tahoraite Hack Handicap. Six furlongs. Belle Star, Gold Shadow. The T>i g ’-i? en Q umo,a . Arrowzone, Werata, Kakaiati. Handicap. Five furlongs.— Benign, Tripping, Henry of Navarre,

Spor Chance, Manurire, War Work, Dick Whittington, Recant, Futurist, Souchong. Lady Ronald. Oringi Hack Handicap. Seven furlongs,—Royal Opera, Warfille, High Society. St. Melba, Lackharii. Air Force Waterspear, Watchman. First Ruler! Kahu Anki. Spearform, Emotion, Rioghail, Crown Link, Aerospire, Hand Over President’s Handicap. Six furlongs.— Aaihora, Bonogne, Roy Parade, Dobbin, Veronese, Moepai. Makankiri Hack Handicap. One mile. Kilorel, Disrank, Lackharu, Waterspear, Grand Nationaal, Birkbeck, Mothnlane, Wilmoreana, Cook, Kisher, Myola.

DANNEVIRKE REHANDICAPS. (Peb United Press Association.) PALMERSTON 2? February 20. , , he , fo j iowl , n g rehandicaps have been declared for the Dannevirke Racing Club's meeting:— . Hiph-weight Handicap. Mothplane 9.13, lunbndge 9.8. Dannevirke Cup,—Merry Damon 8.10 Rahaiatai Nursery Handicap.—TrinMahirikiri Hack Handicap.—Mothplane