SPORTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21024, 13 May 1930, Page 5

SPORTING

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS.

RACING. May 14, 13. —Southland Meeting. May 15. 17.—Wanganui Sleeting. Slay 16, 17.—Marlborough Meeting. Slay 24.—Ashburton Meeting. May 31-Junc 3. 4. —Dunedin Meeting. June 3, 4.—Otakl-Slaorl Meeting. June 3, 5. 7.—Auckland Meeting. June 14.—Oatnaru Sleeting. June 19 21.—South Canterbury Meeting. June 20. 21.—Hawke's Bay Meeting. June 25.—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club Sleeting. June 27. 28.—Napier Park Sleeting.

RACING NEWS. , By Sentinel. Handicaps for the Dunedin winter meeting are due on May 16 and acceptances ou May 23. Handicaps for the Ashburton autumn meeting are due on May 15 and acceptances on May 10. According to reports from the north, Omeo is being set for engagements at the Great Northern meeting. It is understood that Mr. H. A. Divers has asked for an explanation of Stealth’s handicapping at the Southland Racing Club’s meeting. The Oamaru Jockey Club intends holding a meeting on July 12. instead of June 14, the originally selected date. It might be more profitable to adhere to the original date. Dunraven is again in work, and the brother to Limerick may be found showing up at the spring meetings. Paleta is reported to have retained all his well-known brilliancy, and when next seen _in public may he found with the condition to carry it into prominence at the right end of a race. Now that the A.J.C. meeting is over, and Chide temporarily drops out of the limelight, it may be said that the Paladin gelding might have shaped much better if he had been freshened up instead of fattened after his arrival in Australia. Rin Tin Tin did not appear to be anything like right when racing at the C.J.C. autumn meeting. There seems to be a general opinion that the distance attached to the Southland Steeplechase was made too far, and that this resulted in the poor nomination. Some support is supplied to the opinion by the nominations for the second day being more than double those of the first day. . On the form at the C.J.C. autumn meeting Pans reads well treated in the Tradesmen a at Invercargill. I® the Addington Handicap, Paris carried 7.13 and won nicely by a length in Imin 40sec. On the same day Glenrowan carried 7.9 in the Yaldhurst Handicap, and beaten by a length by Starshooter (7.13) in Imin 40sec. In other words, Glenrowan did not run nearly so good a mile with 7.9 as Paris did with 7.13 and yet at Invercargill the latter is in receipt from the Dunedin gelding. , In the Yaldhurst Handicap, Lucky Light (8.10) led into the straight, with The Bailiff and then bored the latter over to the out side of the course, and so lost several lengths. Nevertheless, Starshooter was all out to win by a length, while GJenrowan beat The Bailiff and Lucky Light by T? 1 a le ngth. a f ter the two lastnamed had lost considerable ground from the run home. It seemed then that Glenrowan will have to improve on Riccarton form to have a chance with Paris at Invercargill. Defeat does not necessarily mean . deterioration of racing form. For instance, since Meadow Lark won handsomely on each day of the Invercargill summer meeting he has shown no loss of form, and the fact is proved by his runniag at Trentham, Riccarton, and Wingatui. Meanwhile Caterpillar has won 1 as well as Meadow Lark, but the latter meets the Paper Money filly on 71b better terms than when he easily defeated her when they last met at Invercargill. Meadow Lark has since been racing amongst the best sprinters in training. A. Hobson, the hurdle race and steeplechase jockey who was seriously injured when schooling Mister Gamp at Awapuni about seven weeks ago, is at present at his home in Wellington. He had made a good recovery, and looks in fairly good condition, but the head injury has left his eyesight affected, and he is under treatment. It will he some time yet before he is fit to go back to riding, and probably not much will be seen of him in public in the saddle until late in the season. It is understood that nearly 200 mares will be offered at the dispersal of the late Mr J. Brown’s stud. About 30 will be retained for the purposes of the new owner, who will also retain the sires. Other sales are to follow. There is a host of untried geldings, as well as yearlings and two-year-olds of some promise. In all it is probable that 500 horses will be offered. The partial dispersal of the stud will be the largest effort of its kind ever effected in Australia. There cannot be in Australia now a man who questions the claim of Phar Lap to be pronounced the greatest ’ racehorse in our history, and probably the finest in the world (says an Australian writer). At Randwick. in the A.J.C. Plate, he actually verged on record figures for the first seven furlongs and the initial nine furlongs of a 2J-miles journey, stripped three seconds off Sir Andrew’s record for a mile and five furlongs, and lowered Star Strangers time for two miles by 2Jsec This, too, in a woight-for-age event, making his own pace. Carbine’s fastest time for seven furlongs was 1.273, for one mile and a-quarter 2.7, and for two miles 3.28 i Phar Lap, in the A.J.C. Plate, set 1.24, 2.6, and 3.20 respectively. It will be ad nutted that racing tracks have improved since the day of “Old Jack" but his achievements suffer by comparison with those of the ruling champion. Some critics maintained that Phar Lap would be un able to make bis own running in a Jong race and succeed against powerful rivals They have been answered convincingly The latest mail to hand brings full accounts of the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase and the Lincolnshire Hand! cap two of the big betting events of the English racing season. It was impossible to obtain accommodation anywhere near Aintrtfe and thousands of visitors had to make. the trip by train or car from distant points. French owners started five horses in the Lincoln, and the lease fancied, and, in fact, one of the rank outsiders of the whole field, in Leonidas turned up as the winner. America was well represented in the Liverpool Grand National Steeples and amongst the visitors from the land of the Stars and Stripes was Mr E. Phosion Howard owner and. publisher of the New York Press, the biggest sporting journal in the world. Another prominent visitor from the States was Mr Victor Emanuel, a wealthy young man who is to the fore in connection with public utility move menta in that part of the world. In the course of an interview with the London Sporting Life, Mr Emanuel said: “1 notice that you are having a lot of discussion over here about machine and bookies' betting. We have both forms in the States. In Maryland, Kentucky Illinois, Louisiana, and the dominion of Canada the mutual form of betting is in vogue. In New York State we have also the bookies, and there is ‘ a widespread difference of opinion as to the merits of these two forms from the backer’s point of view. Personally I lean decidedly to the bookmaker. If you ask me for my reason I tel! you that through the ‘tote’’ or mutual a monkey can get the same price as a man. What I moan is that it is impossible by means of machine betting for _ anybody to profit from inside information to the same extent as he can by betting with the human agent. If I have inside information, and I go to a machine to back a certain horse, the public would at once assume that I knew what I was doing, and rush to put their money on. As every unit on a horse reduces the dividend. I am simply giving the public a lead to my own financial disadvantage. If you have good inside information bet with the human agent, and not through the machine. Ido not wish to be misunderstood, and therefore I emphasise that I am not speaking against the machines. But for myself I consider I can do better through the bookies.

RACING AND TROTTING NEWS

June 28.—Ashburton County Meeting. July 9, to, 12,—Wellington Meeting. July 19. —Walmate District Hunt Club. July 24. 26.—Gisborne Meeting. July 26.—South Canterbury Hunt Club Meeting. July 31.—Manawatu Meeting. TBOXTING. May 17.—Oamaru Meeting. May 31-June 3. —Canterbury Park Meeting. May 13-June 3.—Hawke’s Bay Meeting. June 7,—Ashburton Meeting. Juno 21-22.—Auckland Meeting.

TROTTING. By Sentinel. PW« e^ a ?£ eS for the oamar u Trotting Glube meeting are due to-day i: o n J^ 1 S ar ¥ t .>' ls alread y Been eetab3 ed + . 0D Ashburton Sapling Stakes, al ir n . J ra , VIS Axworthy—Our Aggie colt Red Shadow threatens to start favourite. As far as couM be gathered the Trotting btud Book was a subject that did n f,, co “ e UP.for discussion at the meeting of the Trotting Association held here last V c „ ek .- As a commercial proposition it fwi d . no l Be forgotten that the Stud scll the 8 goods.- hallmark ' that helps t 0 Too much preliminary work cost a norse a good chance of winning at ForteJ ark . Ias( lY ee K If a Borse is trained and rated right he should not require to be driven to a standstill beiSftiS. t 0 ~HI” hi ” Jewel Pointer has been sold by Mr M. fo Mr D. Brideson, and has joined M. M. August a stable. ; pacer Red Shadow, who is the ruling favourite for the Ashburton Sapling Stakes, has been sold by t 0 Messrs Deyell and Neale, who ar o both patrons of the stable. Mr b. Kelly, a member of the Trotting Association, has purchased from A. Hem dneksen a three-year-old trotter by Real Guy from a sister to Dreamland. ~%. e than one horse pulled and overran himself to a break at Forbury Park RciftnaW eek V, teaching, perhaps unconsciously, a horse to pull, and so making it carry the whole weight of sulky or saddle on its mouth, does not help it to see out a race or to go at a level gait. « „ 13 reported that T. L. Bunnett. of Greymouth, has decided to retire from trotting after being a trainer, owner, and rider for many years. He stated that ra , c . eß V’ere too hard to win with horses which were on a back mark. He quoted Denver Hinds and Liberty Hall, who have run about nine thirds between them. He intends to train gallopers, and one of his •.earn will be the three-year-old filly Turnover, formerly in H. Nurse’s stable at Kiccarton, who has been sold to Mr G. S Simpson, of Greymouth, One of the most serious problems confronting those interested in the welfare of * 7i arneß ? racin K consists in the fact that there is a growing tendency on the part of somebig owners to leave the game This is solely due to the fact that the very best horses become comparatively worthless as a racing proposition, and so tar . toosfc at the* head o£ affairs are remaming silent when the real foundation • .l he . s P? r t 18 Being undermined. It is the best horses that draw the public, and. present conditions make them almost worthless on the race track. . The track and atmospheric conditions were perfect at Forbury Park on Saturday for displays of speed. In the Victory Handicap, timing from the leaders, the held went the last mile and a-half in 3min 16 3-ssec, the last mile in 2min 9sec. the last half-mile in Train Isec, and the Inst quarter in 30 l-ssec. Native Prince showed a rare rate of speed and came on with a great finish after being more judiciously. handled than on the first day of the meeting. The rate of speed displayed strongly suggests that on a mile track the best of our light-harness stock would step to a mark that would compare favourably with American records. The local light harness racing season was concluded at Forbury Park on Saturday under ideal conditions. The weather was quite summer-like, track and atmospheric conditions perfect, and the vast c ™wd that filled the stands and all parte of the enclosures points to an increase of accommodation being necessary in the near future. The racing was excellent throughout. The adherence to mile and a-quarter races is open to debate. Logically speaking, the worst place to start any race is near a turn, and this applies to both the mile and mile and a-quarter starting posts at Forbury Park. It is the easiest thing in the world for a horse to have a chance completely wrecked by an unlucky or bad start near a turn. That w aß last week beyond doubt, and in the best interests of all concerned the shape of a track should be a matter of serious consideration when planning a programme. Mile races and mile and aquarter races should be cut out at Forbury Park and converted into nine and 11 furlong races. While many patrons of the sport are clamouring for a eix-furlongs track to be Itud down for trotting meetings at Ashburton on account of the success that has attended the Timaru Club’s move in this direction, the big grass circuit continues to afford fast going for light-har-ness horses. Improvements made by winners on their handicaps at the recent meeting can be gauged from the following:—Derry Pointer, handicaped on 3.40 registered 3.20; King’s Voyage, 3.46, 3.35; Carmel, 4.32, 4.29; Editor) 3.30 3,24 4-5 •' T^ a lY oy ?. se > U9 > iM 3-5 : Scuttle, 4.53, 4.44 4-5; Eugene de Oro, 2.49, 2.47 4-5; Teremoa, 2.19, 2.11 4-5. To illustrate the boon the handicapping system is proving to owners of good young horses registersVeh remarkable improvements on their handicaps, it may be interesting at this stage (says Abydos”) to observe that, in the case of maximum penalties being applied for the performances quoted above, winners would appear op the following marks at their next appearance;— Derry Pointer 3.40, King’s Voyage 3.41, C-ymel 4.29. Editor 3.27, Regal Voyage 4.44, Scuttle 4.48, Eugene de Oro 2.47, Teremoa 2.16. Probably King’s Voyage 11 ® “J 1 ® one that will differ, on account pt his second in the ..Utility Handicap, of two miles. NOTES FROM ADDINGTON. (Special to Daily Times.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 12 Nominations for the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s winter meeting close at noon on Thursday. " When Native Prince ran second to Carmel in the Prince of Wales Handicap at forbury Park on Thursday he registered 4rain 24 4-ssec, a record for the track. The previous best was Great Bin--2*5 l-ssec at the May meeting in 1926. The success of the Aucklandowned pacer on the second day of the meeting was very popular. On this occasion he did 4.26, a record better than he had been handicapped to do. Cardinal Logan looked well when he raced at Forbury Park Inst week, but the solid pace set by the limit horses was altogether too much for A. Hendrickson’s pacer. The racing should do him good and if a slow track is experienced lie may do better at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting next month , The three wins scored by C. S. Donald on the opening day of the Forbury Park meeting places him well in the lead of all trainers and drivers in New Zealand. As a trainer he has turned out 41 winners this season, and of these lie has driven M. Holmes handled three winners at Forbury Park in El Direct twice and Wrackeen. These successes place him in second position in the list of winnin" riders and drivers with 22 wins ° The starting at the Forbury Park Club’s meeting last week was not altogether good and it seemed that Mr W. F. Dunne, the starter, delayed the fields too long before sending them away. He also allowed too much talking on the part of drivers at the start. If discipline is to be enforced then silence on the part of drivers must be insisted upon. Vecto is not usually a bad horse at the barrier, and the mulishness he displayed on the opening day at Forbury is not one of his characteristics. After his first day’s display the board of the New Zealand

Trotting Association asked his owner, Mr F. W. Johnston, to scratch his horse for the second day’s engagement out of consideration to the other horses engaged. Mr Johnston, however, declined to accede to the request and his judgment proved sound, for Vecto not only behaved well, but he was first away from the barrier on each occasion. Jean M'Elwyn went her worst race for some time when she contested the Victory Handicap at Forbury Park on Saturday. The little mare has been such a consistent performer that it was strange to find her finishing well down the course. She has possibly done enough racing for the present. OAMARU TROTTING HANDICAPS. .Innovation Handicap (harness), 130 sovs. Class 3.45. Unhoppled trotters, lim. —All Thorpe, Saxon, Kilbirnie Dan, Box _ On, Jean Ballin, Jeannie, Fernlee, Nellie Hugo, Molly Nelson, Enigma, Esbine, Tom Wilkes scr, Rita KerCna, Merry Peter, Toheroa 24yds behind, Hydro, Silurian 48. Jade, Mat Voyage, Wattle Patch, King Oscar 60, Stand By 72, Fifa 96. Advance Handicap (harness), ISOsovs. Class 3.40. IJm. —Willie Derby, Ardgour, Lydia Pointer, George Rey, Laracor, Colorado, Great Scott, Glenville, Somerby, Derby Pointer, John Appear, Elite Bingen, Birney Bingen, Knowledge, Scotty Bingen, Lady Emmett, Snowy Huon, Lord Matchlight, Pando Pointer, Ambleside, Stowaway, Stella Bingen, Bell Embrace, Norwester, Eiffelton Lass, Author Franz, Crimson Rey scr. Radio 12yds behind, Some Guy 24, Ulm 36, Bessie Huon 60, Guy Bingen, Lady Zephyr 72. President's Handicap (harness), 500 soys. Class 4.36. 2m.-—Krina, Invader, Ariki, Ray Logan, Fair Wave, Salient, Sonoma, Wareoa, Erin’s Fortune, Lady Cello, John Jinks, Neoro scr. Nelson de Oro, Wilma Dillon, Hector’s Own, Tony Victor 12yds behind. Jolly Pet, Morning Sun, Wrackeen, Great Logan, Laplander, Lingfield, Logan Hanlon, Kid Logan 24, Huon Denver 36. Papakaio Handicap (saddle), 160sovs. Class 3min. IJm. —Bingen Maid, Tiny Bingen, Silver Sea, Mary Locanda, Sea Mist, Pro Rata, Gold Chimes, Great Abdallah, Licorice, Sodium, Wee Brent, Lady Emmett, Norwester, Author Franz, John Appear scr, Ambleside', Red Shiner, Festival, Lightwood, Playwave, Silverwood, Some Guy, Rose Queen 12yds behind, Glenlake, Streak, Happy Land, Wehr Bingen, Danny 80y’24, Guy Bingen, Goldwood 38, Yoicks 48. St. George, Storm Bell, Free Pointer 60. Waikaura Handicap (harness), 200sovs. Unhoppled trotters. Glass 4.55. 2m.— King Oscar, Wattle Patch, Esbine. Deceitful, Kareta, Repeta Mac scr, Jade 12yds behind. Fifa 24, St. Petrox, King’s Voyage 36, Home Voyage, Tot Logan 72, Great Nelson, New Metford, Great Bell 84, Peter Lin 120, Lazarus, Admiral Bingen 132, Sarsaparilla 168. Enfield Handicap (harness), 200sova. Class 2.50. lira. Marinca, Erin’s Fortune, Salient, Fairwave, Rey Logan, Pearl Logan, Nelson M'Elwyn, Vikota. Nelson’s Victory, Wild Nita, Tarndale, Lady Antrim, Roddy, Shady Spot, Tumatakura, Roval Comrade. Rita M‘Kinney scr, Nelson de Oro, Warepa 12yds behind. Muriel de Oro, Avenger, Tony Victor Native Queen, Trimmer 24, Wilma Dillon’ Lingfield, Logan Hanlon, Final M'Kinney, Kid Logan 36. Wrackeen 60. Terence Dillon 84. _Stewards’ Handicap (harness), ICOsovs. Class 3.36 IJm. —Denver City, Ardgour. Pro Rata, Licorice, Flying Prince, Sliver bea, Ulm, Festival, Lightwood, Kate Logan, Playwave, Achray, Great Nelson, Laracor, Red Shiner scr, Nelbar, Bessie Huon, Morrison, Danny Boy, Silverwood. Glenlake. Happy Land 12yds behind, Impenal Logan, Jessie Huon. Nona Bingen •m- Thorpe, Country King 36. Kinney Dillon, St. George 48, Regal Voyage 60, Harold Logan 72, John Noble Vecto 84. Electric Handicap (saddle), 200aovs. Glass 2.18. Im.—Young Bingen. Brook Pointer. Waikoata. Harold Lee, Golden Dillon. Free Pointer. Tumatakura scr. v ecto, Shady Spot, Tarndale, Jackv Logan, Proud Dillon, Return Voyatre KreisJer. Storm Bell. Nelson’s Victory 12yds behind. John Noble 24. Marinca 36. Downcast 48. Hector’s Own 60. El Direct TAUMARANUI RACING CLUB. ■ iPer United Rress Association.) rj,, -,, . AUCKLAND, May 12. ihe following are the handicaps for the Taumarunm Racing Club’s meeting:— Manunui Hack Hurdles Handicap. Vo i SS e ,P I,le aad a-half.—Master Roley 10.11, Waltzer, Dave 9.10, Town Bird Mosaic. Wako King 9.8, Luminary 9.3, ai ir TiT lt • rz3 ?'°S?\ kupin Abbey, Spalupen. bt. Warngal. Pukeumu, St. Ames, Furore, Opaloid 9.0. Maiden Handicap. Six furlongs.—Land Measure 90, Sister White 8.11, Stonehenge 8.7, New Boy. 8.5, Whenuatonga 8.4, Restaurant, Queenstown Valorient, Royal Visitor 8.3 Derry Belle, Wild Country 8.1, Gay Tluke, Miss Albym. Huhana, Wee Prmce, Gay Caballero, Trade Mark. Benighted, Star Lupin, Val Simon. Rubv Dawn, Kin, Arcadian, Warace. Aten Eagle, Muriel Latour, Valorous Knight, Maunga King, Principal Boy, Shine On, Silver Division 8.0. President’s Handicap. One mile and a-quarter.—Maori Boy 9.0. Paddon 8.13, Prince Val 8.4, Te Monanui, Prince of Orange 8.3, Thursby. Transformer, Flying Juliet 7.4. Mosque, Page Boy, Macroom, Flying Prince, Thurnus. Day Lass, Trishna, Tinakon 7.0. Matiere. Hack Handicap. Seven furlongs. —Elysianor. Unoco 9.0, On Top. Big Bertha 8.11, Oscar 8.6, Archieval, Snow Prince 8.3, Vhlstreet 8.1, Sir Kay, Red Day 7.12, Cruachan, Indolent 7.8, Squadron 7.6. Bahama 7.2, Valseinu. Te War tai 7.1, Kiwinui, Gold Lily. Little Gift Royal Visitor, Royal Seagull, Gay Duke, Day Lass. Lupin Abbey, Spalupin, Gay Caballero, Star Lupin 7.0. Matapuna Hack Handicap. Five furlongs—Archieval 9.0, Mauriaena. Sir Kay 8.9, Cruachan, Glenison 8.6, Abbey Queen, Taurimu, Ruling Chief 8.3, Norval Tea 8.0, Te Waitai, Valrana 7.12, Rose Lupin, Foreign Fancy 7.10, The Jack Vital, Kiwinui, Golden Pennant 7.4, Valorient. Royal Seagull, Hahuna, Wee Prince. Val Simon, Te Kamonga. Ruby Dawn, Kiri. Sunny Morn, Arcadian, Derry Belle, Warace, Arch Eagle, Maunger King, Valorous. Knight. Principal Boy, Royal Visitor, Wild Country, Snine On, Furore, Lusoma, New Boy, Land Measure, Day Form 7.0. Rangoroa Flying Handicap. Six furlongs.—Maori Boy, Nancy Lee 9.0, Hoariri 8.12, Prince Val 8.6, Prince of Orange 8.5, Dave 8.3. Te Monanui 8.0, Flying Prince. Town Bird 7.12, Takutama, Sea Cob 7.7, White Ringlet, Macroom 7.1, Scat, Abbess, Tinakoa, Big Bertha. The Jack Jumper, Gold Lily, Whenuatonga 7.0, Owhango Hack Handicap, One mile.— Elysianor. Kaha Unoco 9.0, Trishna 8.7, Oscar 8.6, Snow Prince 8.3, Valstreet 8.1, Red Day 7.12, Glenisor 7.9, Taurimu, Abbey Queen 7.6, Bahama 7.2, Valieina 7.1, Rose Lupin, Kiwinui, Muriel Latour, Benighted, Land Measure. Sister White, Restaurant. Royal Seagull. Pukerimu, Day Lass, Gay Duke. Huhana, Opaloid, Trade Mark. Stonehenge 7.0, Farewell Handicap. One mile. —Siaosi 9.0, Flying Juliet. Thursby 7.12, Sea Cob 7.11, Page Boy 7.8, Scat, Mosque, Takutama 7.7, Kaha 7.6, Macroom 7.1, Lunette, Tinokoa. White Ringlet. Little Gift, Indolent. Abbess, Thurnus 7.0. WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB. (Per .United Press Association.i WANGANUI, May 12. For the Wanganui Jockey Club’s meeting, Lady Quex was scratched for the Borough Handicap at 8 o’clock on Saturday night, and Llanore was scratched for the same race, and Silvermine for the Connolly Handicap at 11 o’clock to-day.