RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21385, 13 July 1931, Page 10

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel. Troilus will not be a runner at the Wellington meeting. Aberfeldy may be raced on the second and third days at Trcntham. Belvoir and Dmiraven have both been doing well since winning at Oamaru. The first-named may be taken up for the second and third days of the Wellington meeting. The committee of the Stratford -Racing Club has resolved that Sunday training shall be discontinued, except in eases where approved by the Course Committee through the caretaker. Although the Avondale Jockey Club lost over lOOOsovs over the season's operations, it has been decided to keep up the value of the classic and weight-for-age events. Top-weight imposts of 10.0 or over allotted to Melbourne Cup candidates have been as follow:—1862, Archer 10.2; 1863, Archer 11.4; 1865, Panic 10.0; 1866, Volunteer 10.0; 1868, Tim Whiffler 10.4, The Barb 10.4; 1869. The Barb 11.7; 1870, Tim Whiffler 10.0; 1874, .Dagworth 10.0; 1888, Commotion 10.1; 1866, Malua 10.0; 1889, Carbine 10.0; 1890. Carbine 10.5; 1891, Carbine 10.12; 1896, Wallace 10.0; 1902; San Fran 10.5, Wakeful 10.5; 1908, Poseidon 10.0; 1920, Poitrel 10.0; 1921, Eurythmic 10.5; 1926, Windbag 10.0; 1927, Spearfelt 10.2. The Racing Conference to be held this week will in many respects be the most important held for years past. The Rules of Racing have been in the melting pot and the result will be under discussion this week. The question of cost is a matter of paramount importance, It-applies to conditions of races in regard to penalties, etc., and it would be_ most interesting to find someone advocating that the cost of admittance to race meetings should not be more than 5s whemthe principal stake on a programme is less than 500sovs, ■_ • In England last year horses trained by F. Darling won 36 races of the total value of £40,215, but, with only three mouths of the present season concluded, he is already well- on the way to that total in stakes. Up to the middle of May, horses in his stable had won £22,7/4,- and if the value of the Derby was only equivalent to that of last year, it meant something more than an additional £IO,OOO. Last year H. S. Persse headed England s winning trainers’ list with £47,815, but Darling’s chance of eclipsing that is bright. It is anticipated that there will-be a New South Wales State lottery _ at- least everv fortnight, each bringing in about £26.250. Of that amount £16,300 will b'o distributed in prizes, leaving a balance i of £9950 to be paid to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. After payment of ex- - pensea, some of that £9950 may find its way to the hospitals, though there, is nothing in the Act specifically earmarking anything for that purpose. In fact, the Act (says a Sydney paper) contains no mention of hospitals, A return of £9900 from 26 lotteries represents £258,700, so it would be interesting to know by what method of multiplication Government experts arrive at an estimate of £400,000 a year in the way of revenue. A Jottery every 10 days would mean only £348,200. and expenses have to come out of that amount. Steve Donoghue, who has been , so successful in the English Derby, evidently docs not believe that any jockey can be absolutely correct in his ideas of what happens m the running of a race. The News of the World (London) has been publishing some interesting, reminiscences by Donoghue, and touching on his experiences in the Derby he wrote: “For the benefit of anybody who may be curious as to' what a jockey riding in the Derby actually can see and hear, let me say that it is nothing. When you are on the back of a horse travelling' at 40 miles an hour, and especially when you come sliding round Tottenham Corner, you have got something else to do than listen to the thunder of the flying hoofs and the shouts of the crowd.” . At the ponv and all heights meeting at Ascot; on June 27 the 14 hands handicap was won by Rose Arrow. "(Arrowsmith — Sleepless). Rose Arrow is a two-year-old, and was bred by Mr G. D. Greenwood. On the same day the-. Novice Handicap, seven furlongs, was won by;. Coruscate, a five-year-old by Leighton—Spangle, bred by Mr G. L. Stead.-• ■ ' ■ ’A recent computation of the number of horses in the Commonwealth of Australia revealed a very serious decline, which may be clearly attributed to the advent of the motor car. At one period the .purchase of Australian horses for military purposes in India ran to. large figures (says an exchange), and it is feared that, unless breeders wake up, a great trade may be imperilled. No doubt we live in a mechanical age. In many countries armies are being largely trained on machines instead of on horseback, as of yore; but India stands for the horse, and when it is stated that 5000 horses could be absorbed .annually fropi Australia, it will be a surprise if .Commonwealth breeders fail, to meet I the situation. A return published"by the New Zealand Racing Conference in the order paper for the annual meeting, to be held in Wellington next week, contains a great quantity of interesting information concerning the meetings during the past 12 months. The elaborate table contains particulars of 143 meetings, embracing 238 days’ racing, at which there were , 1715 galloping events, in addition -to 112 trots. Auckland district held 30 meetings, covering 54 days; Canterbury. 19 meetings and 27 days; Greymouth, 9 meetings and 16 days; Hawke’s Bay, 23 meetings and 33 days; Dunedin. 12 meetings and 20 days; Southland, 10 meetings and 17 days; Taranaki, 9 meetings and 14 days: Wanganui. 16 meetings and 28 days; Wellington, 15 meetings and 29 days. In every racing district in the South Island most of the clubs catered for trotting horses in addition to their main activity connected with the gallopers. In Canterbury, 7 clubs, with 15 days' - racing, provided 28 trots; Greymouth, 6 clubs, 14 days’ racing. 28 trots; Dunedin, 8 clubs, 11 days’ racing, 21 trots; Southland, 8 clubs, 17 days’ racing. 27 trots; and Wellington, one club (Marlborough Racing Club), 4 days’ racing, .8 trots. Thus. 23 clubs, with 61 days’ racing, provided a total of 112 trots, or equal to 14 days’ trotting in the aggregate provided by racing clubs. Stake money for the Season totalled £342.290 5a for galloping events and £11.064 for trots. Auckland district headed the list with £113,452 10s, followed by Wellington, £51.870; Canterbury, £44.355 for gallons and £2965 for trots: Wanganui. £40.425; Hawke’s Bay. £26.589: Dunedin, £19.388 15s for gallons and £1748-for trots; Taranaki, £18.775; Southland, £17.400 for gallons and £3351 for trots; and Greymoid 1 -.. M 0,035 for gallons and £2470 for t’ r '" r n addition to their cash prizes. 50 clubs provided trophies, their total value being £3883. Here, again. Auckland headed the list with £1156 10s, the Auckland Racing Club providing £2OO. Wellington took second place with £595, the Wellington Racing Club being responsible for £3OO. Then came Canterbury £435, Canterbury Jockey Club £3OO. Hawke’s Bay £430 15s. Dunedin £392, Dunedin Jockey Club £2OO, Taranaki £290. Greymouth £207 15s. Southland £lßl, and Wanganui £155. The totalisator investments totalled £3.495.481 10s on gallop’ng events and £113.461 10s on trots. Auckland district was an easy first with £1.299 354 10s. Then came Canterbury £551,604 for gallops and £36.595 10s for trots, Wellington £475.076 10s for gallons and £4005 for trots. Wanganui £379.425, Hawke’s Bay £230,942 10s. Dunedin £168,742 for gallops and £16,827 10s for ■ trots. Taranaki £165.980 10s, Southland £138.309 10s for gallops and £33,671 for trots, and Greymouth £86,047 for gallops and £22.362 10s for trots._ The figures under this heading do not give a complete record of investments for the season, the table being made up too early to include meetings in June and July by the Taumartinui, Waikato, Ashburton. South Canterbry, South Canterbury Hunt. Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Napier Park. Oamaru, Jlanawatu, and Wellington Clubs.