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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21147, 3 October 1930, Page 13

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RAGING AND TROTTING NEWS

FORTHCOMING RACING. October 4.—Napier Pars Meeting. October 4.— Kuron Meeting. October 4. 8. -Auckland Meeting. October 9. IX.—Dunedin Meeting. October 10. XX.—Otakl-Maorl Meeting. October 16, 18.—Soutb Canterbury Meeting . October 18,—Maaterton Meeting. October 25, 27.—Wellington Meeting. October 27.—Waverley Meeting. October 27.—Waikato Hunt Meeting.. October 27.—Walpawa County Meeting. October 87.—North Canterbury Meeting.

RACING NEWS. By Sentinel. The extreme outside of the course proper was opened for fast work at Wingatui, yesterday, and - provided excellent galloping '.ground, but not on-the fast side. 'A.strong-breeze was in evidence, and-the tracks: had dried up considerably since the early part of the week. Another good sign of improvement lit the weather, was supplied by a team at work breaking up the plough track. -" ' Operations commenced' by .High Court and Dumblane covering a mile in Imin 64 3-ssec. Auster and A 1 Jolson ran over half a mile in 57sec. . :Musn’t Miss and. Tippler went over four furlongs in 56 2-sscc. 1 Hula Belle and Last March sprinted three furlongs in 43sec. Salmo Salar and Pink Paper reeled off half a mile in 55 4-ssec, finishing well. Hot Tea and Seagrave took 565e6 to cover half: a mile. Sailing Home' appeared to he doing better than 'Waving Corn at the end of five furlongs in Imin 12 :4-ssec. Some ; Toff and Traho broke away 'at seven furlongs, and finished in Imin 40seo, the last six in Imin 27 2-ssec. ; Palada and Accumulate sprinted three furlongs in 42sec. 1 Solmar and Academy covered five furlongs and finished together in ,lmin 12 -■ 2-ss'ec; and Accumulative and Wigwag required Imin 13sec to cover the same ground. . The Gardenia filly and Last March required- Imin ‘IS; 4-ssec, to . cover five fur- - longs, with the • former' finishing stronger than her companion in the gallop. . Captivate led Rotorex over six furlongs in Imin 26 3-ssec. .' ' Black Duke began at a strong pace approaching the mile post, and at the sevenfurlong post was striding- along at top. He picked up Caterpillar near tnc fivefurlong post, and she led him. along until well into the straight. Black Duke then 'got on terms and they finished together. Black Duke covered seven -furlongs in Imin 39 l-ssec, and Caterpillar the last five in Imin 11 3-ssec.; Both went well. Caterpillar was waiting on, the Duke in the early,-.stages; but- did not finish too well when the veteran got* on terms - with her. , ■ ■" Nonchalance led Royal’.Flower all the way over five' furlongs in Imin 12 l-Sscc, and.-there wris not-much-between Wise Choice and Uxbridge-at the end of half a mile-in 58aec' except that - the!- former covered the most ground. Rin : Tin Tin appeared to be .too smart for- Assemble- over ■ four furlongs in 56 2-ssec. '- v ■ - -. - Audressy; Tracsono, Hard Prince; Royal Saxon,-Rea Heather, Balance, Ossiman, and a" few- others got -through lenient tasks.' , Star Tractor, gave; an excellent display over-three fights of-hurdles with Cooper and Beauty Light 1 . (Anderton), Oxide . (Cooper) orossed.'.twd 'flights,, and. after cantering round, .crossed them again. With the ;assist'ance of anything like - favourable weather,. the tVingatui track will be in’ good order for the meeting-tak-ing place next week. The outside of the . course proper was placed at the services of trainers yesterday, morning > for fast work, and the -horses galloping, turned up only .a' small lip on the turf when working. The going haddried up. well since the early part of the. week, -when heavy, rain fell. > -■■■■ ... . first-day:‘of this Dunedin nnririg meeting/ entries for the •fS- • B j“ ak , es > and payments for the M Lean Stakea ’and Dunedin Guineas are due to-day. : ■ 'G-. Emerson will, have Standard Rose running; at the-Kurow meeting. . Over 100 horses arc in work at Trcntham. ,; ■ There is. now-a'telephone connection to ea ™. starting post at Trentham.' dominations - for the Wellington spring meeting are. duo to-day. • A. payment r is; due ■ to-day for the New Zealand. Cup. and also' nominations for some of'.the principal events to he de-cided'-at the meeting. - / i - - Starshooter, Beau .Geste, and Painkiller regarded, in' the north as doubtful starters at the Kurow (meeting. SUyeT Paper;, and .Aspiring will not be produced • at ■ the. iJimedin. spriig meeting. According to reports. Praise has:turned very fractious when at the; schooling barner.“.: , Charmeuse had to he' eased' Up tor a few-clays, but wiJl race at the, Kurow Meeting.' " •., . Green are both booked at the ■ Dunedin spring. meeting. The .Grand National Hurdles winner Oannthia Ts being -kept in work at Washdyke, and it is probable .that he will- be a competitor in; hurdle events at Riccafton in November. '• • • . * S P T l ln , a i r ’ % half-brother by Sqlferino to Nightmarch,; seems-to be developing a tendency to “whistle.” It is not pronounced, but nevertheless the sort of. thing that'does not impt-ove/as time goes on.Black' Duke has. been under . the same suspicion for about two years, hut .it does not trouble him. Mr,’T.-G. Doyle, the well-known Raridwitk veterinary surgeon, has been attending the New Zealand- three-year-old King March/a member- of J. T. Jamieson’s team. He stated last week that King March was. making satisfactory progress.’ and he did not expect any complications. King-March had .bowel trouble, arid for a time his condition caused his trainer anxiety, but although he ( will be out of action .for some time, he-.is'.'not likely to, suffer any ill-effects. Speakeasy, a- three-year-old gelding by Nightraid from-Sporting Lady, was a member of the team sent to Geraldine to represent-F. P - Claridga’a stable. He met with a mishap on the, trip, and could not be raced. He is ownedi by Mr A. S. Elwprthy, of- South Canterbury,, and lie was not brought back to Riccarton, a spell being deemed necessary. At the annual meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. Mr J. Spence Nicol asked- the stewards to consider the issue of a special complimentary ticket for the friends of members from overseas to" attend -race meetings at Trentham/ If members could procure and pay for this, complimentary ticket for sudh ■ friends without, the present necessity of purchasing a ticket in front of their guests at the gate, it-would be'a privilege much appreciated. Pive years ago the Wellington Racing Club held a race ball upon which the loss was over £7OO, and there has not been one held since. At the annual meeting Mr J. Spence Nicol asked the stewards to consider the reintrpduetion of the race ball, which he considered would be a function greatly appreciated by visitors. Mr J. G. Duncan, in pointing out the lose sustained on the last ball, said that there were only 50 members in the whole club who gave it support, and the attendance numbered only 250. including the officers of the American fleet. Cabarets were a stronger and cheaper attraction, ‘ but the matter would be considered. Mr A. Bruce, who has just completed his jubilee as racing editor and contributor to the New Zealand Herald and Auckland Weekly News,'under the name of ‘.'Phaeton,” was recently -entertained oy the staff. The editor of the Herald. Mr R. M. Hacket, presided, and referred to Mr Bruce’s long association with the journals mentioned, and a|so to the esteem and’ affection in which he was held. Mr G C. Codlin. general manager, endorsed the remarks of Mr Hacket. Tho guest was presented with an engraved clock as a memento of th° occasion.

MEETINGS. * October. 27, 29. —Gore Meeting. TROTTING Octoner 4. —Mcthven Meeting. October 11.-Walkatc Meeting. October 18. -Northland MeetingOctober 25 and 27.—Greymoutb Meeting. October 26 and 27.—Auckland Meeting. October ,27.—Oamaru Meeting. November IX 13 14- -Metropolitan Meeting. November 22 ' 26. -Otahubu Meeting November 27. 29.—Fotbury Park. December 27. 30. 31.—Auckland Meet lug.

get the best cue from the patronage bestowed, in different directions, at the benefit meeting held last season. The non-owners, from all accounts, think, that economy ehpuld consist .in cutting the stakes. Curtailing the attractiveness of a programme is' false economy, as poor stakes invariably, mean poor sport. In li.sht harness racing it is absolutely essential that the stakes should balance class, and when planning a programme that is thh primary point for consideration. Reports from Christchurch state that the pacer June Nordica has not been long in work, but die has come on fast. Sheis an acceptor in two races at Methveh. June Nordica races best on, a big course. There - is a promising lot of young and maiden trotters engaged in both unhoppled events at'the Methven Club's meeting, and these two events should provide interesting contests, Todd Lonzia is an acceptor .for both races, but it is probable he will only be started in the shorter race/

A number of three-year-old pacers will be racing at 1 Methven, and their presence in the various races will add interest to the racing. Amongst the acceptors are Checkers, Crimson Key, Flying Cloud, Travis Maxwell, Colorado, and the Sapling Stakes winner Arethusa. jf-racmg the acceptors for the mile and a-half trotters’, race 1 at' Methven is Reverie, who is a half-brother, by Peter lxoko,_ to Napland and Fairy Land. Reverie is a big, powerfully built trotter, who has not started for some time. Recently he went Into F. G, Holmes’s stable. The pacer Ahuriri started three times at the August meeting of 1929, but only in races up to a mile and a-quarter, and h e made,his final appearance for that season in the second division of the New Zealand Cup, won by Logan Park. In that .event Ahuriri was second favourite, but. failed to' race at all prominently. It was stated soon afterwards that Ahuriri, won the. New Zealand Cup in 1925 and, the following year, would not race again, but would go to the stud His name amongst the entries for this year’s big ..race, therefore came as somewhat* of a surprise. At the Geraldine meeting (says. Argus”) J. Bryce stated that Aiiuriri had .been, doing steady work for some lime-' past, and'- was well forward, although the- brilliant pacer had not done any_, fast, work. His preparation will be continued,, and. if, Ahuriri stands up to his . work-and. shows some form/he may be rA? u - contesting the Cup this season. Ihe imported horse. Bon Patch, will be at the services of breeders in Palmerston and Waikouaiti districts this season. He has proved himself as a sire, and has left many fast trotters and pacers. Bhnny “Pee, Bon wood. Streak, Kittv I™) Wattle Patch. Marvin Patch, and Fateh,. Jun., are a few of hia successful progeny, AUCKLAND TRACK WORK. (Special to Daily Times.) CHRISTCHURCH. October 2. -Lhc early favourites for the New Zealand Trotting. Cup are King Pointer, rSingcraft, Logan Park,' and Wrackler. . • u - ‘ V ithers has a big string of horses in work at Eussley road, and the number includes l Editor Guy Prince, Regal Yoyige, Steel All, Sodium, Lord Matchlight, Anon, Kingcraft, Last Pointer, and Orphan,- besides . several young horses. Ring^aftfis; already one,-of the favourites tor the Cup, and he .is in ideal condition time of the season. So far as the front markers in. the Cup are concerned,, Kingcraft should have little difficulty in disposing, of the majority, but there are one or- two of the back markers who may cause a lot of trouble to the Quincey gelding, ,Withers is quite satisnea, with’toe condition of his gelding, qnd hopes to 1 get some of the prize-money, , ;°ne of the. best-looking two-year-olds of his year- was Flying Prince, by Wrack—yueen Cole, but though he went a good raqe-,m the Sapling Stakes he did not sustain his early promise. He was operated upon;- and has since become big and .angular. It -now seems that Flying Prince will be well served by time, and in, another year the best may be seen of him. ' NOTES FROM ADDINGTON. (Special, to Dailt Times.) . _ ■ ' - AUCKLAND, Octoner 2. J?he b weather .was fine for training operations at Ellerslie this morning, roost of the candidates for the Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting were given ; the ' final gallops to; complete their 'preparations. ■ Contrary to the usual custom, the outside of the course proper was n °t' available, ; and the tracks used for galloping were the No. 2 grass and the sand. The grass track was heavy, but the sand was. in first-class order, and this was; evidenced-br the fact that Cylinder . and Silvermine ran six furlongs on it in Imin I7sec, which was the best gallop of the morning; , - ' . ‘ Awaken finished strongly in front ol Te Atiawa at the end of three furlongs in 41 2-ssee. Awaken could have done better, and Te Atiawarwent with more dash than, usual, although he was loafing near the finish. ( Eager Rose was going comfortably while running five furlongs in Imin 8 I-ssec Ihis mare is carrying a very bright appearance and may soon show a return-to form when the tracks dry up. The Mitchelson Cup candidates, Seatpwn and Mendip, who were ridden by light boys, went about seven furlongs, running the last six in Imin 21 l-ssec They were together at the finish, and both were doing it well. Make Up was just ahead of Nancy Lee. with Imateagirl tailed off at the conclusion of a six-furlong gallop in Imin 21, l-ssec. Make Up and Imateagirl gained an advantage at the start, but Make Up .went well for a hurdler. Nancy Lee finished on, strongly. Gold Pit, . Eeila, and Richborough sprinted three furlongs in 38 2-ssec, which was the smartest sprint registered by two-year-olds; There was little between them at the finish, Gold Pit just having her head in front. Gold Money, very lightly weighted, was going easily alongside Ruling King at 'the conclusion of four furlongs in 51 4-ssec Gold Money will probably race on the second day of the meeting, when she may be tried over a mile and a-quarter in the King Edward Memorial Handicap. Catoma .pleased better than JSub-editor over six furlongs in Imin 20 2-ssec, a very satisfactory gallop. Catoma has trained on - ’well since winning at Avondale, and will be in his element on the soft track on Saturday,, when he will be one of the favourites' for the Gordon Handicap. ‘ Lady, Vane was well clear of Gibraltar and Bronze Eagle at the completion of three furlongs in 30sec. Lady Vane went nicely, but the other two were not bustled, only being out for a working gallop. , Lady Quex Tan an easy six furlongs in Imm 28see, while Teller and Chief Clerk beat Chief Cook over three furlongs in 39'2-ssec. Chief Cook is not as forward as many of the other two-year-olds, and looks like a youngster ■ who will improve. , La Poupee began faster than Summertime, and had no difficulty in leading her over three furlongs in 39 2-ssec. Summertime was kicked out at the finish, but could make no impression on La Foil pee, who promises to be dangerous in the Welcome Stakes. Freyja was better than Royal Day over a round in Imin 55sec, the last four furlongs being run in 58 l-ssec. Freyja has trained very fine, but she has been doing her work very satisfactorily. Kingsway. Princess Bede, and Baroscope jumped away from a straggling start at the four-furlong post, and Princess Bede finished on strongly to beat 1 Kingsway in 52 4-ssec. Baroscope, who finished in the rear, was allowed to run along steadily and could have been closer up. Prodice (Wiggins) was several lengths

in advance of Desert Glow (light boy) and High Pitch (W. H, Jones) at tne conclusion of a round in Imin 47 3-ssec. Prodice lay in behind until reaching the straight and then came home strongly to finish up her task in attractive fashion. Neither Desert Glow nor High Pitch impressed, although they both looked well. On the sand Count Palatine (Wiggins) went right away from Pedestal (Rayner) over the last furlong of a mile in Imin 49 3-Ssec, the last seven furlongs being run in Imin 34 l-ssec, and the last four in 54 l-ssec. Count Palatine worked well, and the only thing against his Mitchelson Cup chance is a doubt whether he will handle the soft going. . Grecian and Appledore were responsible for six furlongs in Imin 21sec, both going nicely. Vandyke went in good style while running six furlongs in Imin 20 3-sseo.: ’Vandyke is a good galloper for a hack and soon win a place in better company. Silvermine jumped off about a length and a-half ahead of Cylinder, but they were on terms after the first two furlongs had been covered in 22 3-ssec, and they went on together to complete six furlongs in Imin 17sec—the best of the'mornlnK- They both carried boys, but it was an attractive gallop, as they both finished strongly. Cylinder’s effort was particularly pleasing. Johneen and Pomp were associated over five furlongs in Imin 7sec. They ran the first two in 26 2-ssec, and there was nothing to choose between them at the finish.- . Star Stranger (H. Gray) was ,not doing his best to run a mile in Imin 53 l-ssec, Ihe last seven furlongs being run in Imin 37 1-osec.and the last four in 64 4-.sseci , Tamnai (H. Dulieu) gave a better, exhibition than Kamehameha (Williams) and Diamond Queen (Butler) in a bout over four hurdles. Taumai is rapidly coming back to form, and may soon make amends for his Avondale failure. Luminary (L. Dulieu) went in dashing style oyer four hurdles, although he was nearly in trouble at one fence, where he stood off too far, THE AUCKLAND MEETING. SCRATCHINGS ANNOUNCED. . (Peb United Press Association.) ■ AUCKLAND, October 2.Although they appear in the race book for Saturday, the following horses were scratched yesterdal:—Royal Parade, Golden r Sceptre,' Daylight, Cruachan fall eriengagements),: gimha, Rosshire, Pitzquex (for the Guineas), Cynthia N. (for the Plying Handicap), Diamond Queen. Tall Timber (for the Trial Hurdles), Little Wonder (for the-Gordon Handicap). DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. The. monthly meeting ,of the Dunedin Jockey Club, held yesterday afternoon, was attended by Messrs Hazlett (chairman), E. H. Lough, A. N. Smith, J, A. Ainge, B. S. Irwin, W. F. Edmond, James Smith, W. J. Goughian, and Dr Ross. The following Judicial Committee was appointed for the spring- meeting:— Messrs Hanlon, Ainge, Lough, Goughian, and Dr Ross. It was resolved to alter the parking arrangements in-the members’ motor enclosure by making all cars back-in, and to have one-way traffic only for cars leaving the parking area. The list of complimentary tidkete, usually issued for the club's meeting, was .gone through, when it;was resolved that complimentary tickets. for one. and twoday clubs should he issued to the president and secretary only, and that stewards of one and two-day clubs may have complimentary tickets for Cup day. The chairman of the Track Committee reported that the new track had been resown and had been measured. The track would he seven furlongs and 118 yards., The secretary reported that all arrangements; for the-race meeting next week had been completed.

GORE RACING CLUB.,

(Fbom Odb Own Cobbespondent.) GORE, October 1. At the monthly meeting of the Gore Racing Club the president (Mr F. Wallis, jun.) presided over a good muster of. the committee. One resignation was received and accepted. Mr Watson Rhodes’s tender for the erection of a-septic-tank-at the racecourse was accepted. ■ The following members were appointed as a Judicial Committee for the approaching spring fixture: —Messrs F. Wallis, jun., D. L, Poppelwell, A. T.. Pettigrew, M. R- Lawlor, and I. T.'Martin. It was decided to riiake inquiries into the possibility of having, the visitors* luncheon served in the main grand stand.. , The services of the .Gore , Municipal Brass Band were engaged for Labour Day. Mr J. B. Nicol was appointed to fill the vacancy at present existing -on • the committee. Accounts amounting to £64 3s lid were passed for payment.