RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21538, 9 January 1932, Page 15

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

Acceptances for the Wellington Cup -meeting are due on the 13th. r Panther has been sent to Sydney by Mrs C.. Boyle, of Wellington, and has entered G. Price’s stable, to be prepared for hurdle racing. The Waikouaiti meeting is reported to bave resulted in a profit of about SOOsovs. -An oasis in a desert of racing depression. ■■■ The Shambles gelding Shatter, a member of the team that F. D. Jones took to Auckland, was knocked about _ in his race on the first day, and the injuries prevented him from racing again at the meeting. „ The ex-New Zealander D. J. Price recently celebrated his sixty-third birthday. Price has been established for many years as one of the most successful trainers m Victoria. ■ . • The Takapuna Jockey Club has reduced the stakes for its summer meeting from 442550 vs to 172550v5. The Takapuna Cup has been cut from 600sovs to SOOsovs. Horses owned at this end of the Dominion that have been engaged at the Wellington Cup meeting include Puling Eight, Admiral Drake, .Royal Limond, Princess Argosy, Royal Saxon, Black Duke, Assemble, Fine Weather, Palermo, and. Irish Chieftain. -Several horses engaged at the Vincent meeting which starts to-day, claims more than one engagement, but the order of favouritism may run as follows;—Ophir Hack Handicap, Hot Tea, Academy: Matakanui Handicap, Blue Metal, Caterpillar Dulen; Clare Memorial Handicap, Ballance, Academy; Spottis Hack Handicap Kipps, Bellbird; Gmakau Handicap, Blue Metal, Dulen. A rather disappointing nomination list ■was received in connection with the Wellington Cup. Only 17 horses were engaged. and the field is weak both in quality and quantity. The balance of the programme has attracted liberal patronage from owners, and a good card will be on offer for each of the three days

. of the fixture. Isle of Astur, who won this year s Western Australia Derby, is a grey. The only other grey that ranks as a Derby winner is Scots Grey, who won the New Zealand Derby of 1889 for the late Mr 6;, G. Stead. Canteen is the only other Grey that the writer can call to mind as figuring in a Derby field, and he ran third to Mensahikoff and Cruciform in 1901. . E. Wootton, well known as the father of the successful jockeys and trainers, Frank and Stanley, has a useful horse in Birthday Present, who has won at his last three starts. He was sent from ’England by Stanley as a present to his - father. Birthday Present won his third -ikce at Randwick on Boxing Day, a mile trial handicap, under 8.5 in Imin 38sec. ; He was ridden by T. Webster. . -t ! -In the Magistrates’ Court in Brisbane ■' i(Queensland) an action was recently neard for the recovery of money alleged to have been won on a doubles wager

at Ascot. The parties to the action were J; Gough, a business man, and J. Asprey, ■ a bookmaker. The magistrate (Mr J. - S. Berge), in giving his decision, said ; that Gough in taking the matter to the committee of tho Tattersall’s Club had bound himself to accept the decision of the club. He accordingly decided that the Tattersall’s decision ended the matter. At a meeting of the Tattersall’s com;.mittce recently it was found that “ there •; was agreement between Asprey and Gough ■that the wager was off.’’ C ’'.The Wanganui-owned sprinter Arises registered two attractive victories at the Auckland summer meeting, and is one of - the best of Thespian’s stock. He ran a fair race in the Railway Handicap finishing fifth, while in his next start he beat . Lady Quex in the Electric Handicap in time that established a new record for % the Ellerslie course for -six furlongs Uniin 12 l-ssee. With a substantial rise ;• in the weights he won the Bowen Handi14cap on the- final day, taking the fifth ; .pf a second more. Arisus is a quick ■■beginner (says an exchange), and as-me Ue > still nicely placed in the weights he ' should add to his record in the near 'future. , , The outstanding performer of the three--year-olds at the Auckland Cup meeting •was Bronze Eagle, whose successes in tne Ring’s Plate and the Great Northern iDerby were achieved in brilliant fashion. Some of the lustre was taken off these victories by his subsequent defeat b.v’ Gay (Crest at weight for age in the Clifford .Plate, but he was by no means disgraced •in failing only by a length in a race that ‘.was rhn in the course record time of ,2min 5 l-ssec. The three-year-old s defeat was a blow to his most ardent admirers, but (says “ Archer ”) it is very doubtful whether he was at his best on the final

■day. . I Fourth in the Auckland Cup, second in "the Great Northern Derby, and third m ;the Grand Stand Handicap were Peter Jackson’s three performances at the meeting, and he proved himself a very solid, 'if not brilliant, three-year-old. It has always been contended that Peter Jackson ■Would make a sound stayer, and this contention has been borne out by his latest, efforts. Without having the best of the running—he covered a lot of ground in the middle stages—Peter Jackson battled on at the finish of the Auckland Cup in tne style of a genuine stayer, and he should be a fine prospect for long-distance races in the autumn, and also next season when, os a four-year-old, he should reach a high standard as a handicap performer. Another disappointing juvenile was Pro|yxo, who failed to reproduce the dash she displayed when she twice defeated Tea Trader at Takapiina. Frolyxo struck trouble and drifted right back after two furlongs in the Great Northern Foal Stakes, and for that reason there was some excuse for her failure in that race. However (says “ Archer ”), she could only run a moderate third when started in the Sylvia Handicap and, although she was conceding weight to all except Goio Trail, her form did not come up to expectations. Prolyxo has been growing quickly in the past few weeks, and in the circumstances may not have been Quite herself, so that there is a likelihood of her proving a better proposition in the autumn. As far as appearance went lout le Mond compared favourably with the other two-year-olds, but his forrn .was nothing out of the way. His creditable showing in the Great Northern boal Stakes caused him to be sent out favouTite for the Midsummer Handicap, but he was very decisively beaten at even weights by Gold Trail. Before the meeting Tout le Mond galloped really well, and there is no doubt that he possesses a good turn of speed, even though his performance fell short of what was expected of him. There is yet time for Tout le Mond to improve a lot before the autumn meetings are at hand, and it will be surprising if such a fitie-looking colt fails to show to more advantage before the season is over. ■Vertigern’s Summer Cup victory at Randwick on Boxing Day brought about a noisy demonstration from a section of the public, says a correspondent to the Post. The stipendiary stewards, however showed just how little they thought of the noise by. not asking*one question. There is no doubt that the trouble has Seen fomented by a section of the Sydney press that has always taken a dead-set against New Zealanders. In these papers Veitigern has been kept before the public, and his running questioned when, in effect, he had let W. D. Moroney down badly. It js well known in inside circles that the failures of Vertigern and Tenterden had been costly, and if Vertigern had not won Moroney and the horses would have been (m their way back to New Zealand in the very near future. Moroney is in a delicate position with regard to Tenterden. This fellow gallops brilliantly on the tra’ck. but is a rank failure in races. He is liable to do his best one day, and then probably there will be another unjustifiable hubbub-

A notable family record was achieved by H. Gray and J. L. Gray, father and son, in heading the winning lists tor jockeys and trainers respectively at the Auckland summer racing carnival. H. Gray scored six riding successes, being equal with R. Reed, and J. L. Gray scored four training successes, A further feature is that a patron of J. L. Gray’s stable, Dr W. C. Ring, of Auckland, headed the list of winning owners. Bronze Eagle’s victories in the Great Northern Derby and the King’s Plate, and second in the Clifford Plate, credited Dr Ring with £2300 in prize money. Mr J M. Samson, of Dunedin, was next with £1450 and a gold cup valued at £IOO, earned by Admiral Drake, winner of the Auckland Cup and second in the Summer Cup. Four Christchurch owners then follow. Dr M. G Louisson won £IOOO, of which total Gay Crest, winner of the Clifford Plate, and second in the Auckland Cup and A.R.O. Handicap, contributed £950, and the two-year-old Tout le Mond £SO. Compns s win in the A.R.C. Handicap and third in the Auckland Cup earned £9OO for Mr P. F. Campbell Mr J. H Prosser won £7OO with Great Star, and £SO with Grand Review, and Mr G. D. Greenwood £750 with Jaloux Bronze Eagle proved himself the best three-year-old at the Auckland meeting, despite the fact that he was beaten in the Clifford Plate, He won the King’s Plate nicely, after allowing Golden Wings and High Comedy to lead him round the turn. In the Great Northern Derby he was one of the last to leave the straight, but Gray soon had him in a handy position along the back, eventually taking him up to his stable companion, Heremla, who was in the lead, three furlongs from home. From that on he gave nothing else a,chance. He appeared to be a trifle sore after his two previous races, but was very solidly supported for the Clifford Plate. Karapoti made the running, and when Gray attempted to go up on the inside of Karapoti as they turned into the back stretch he was disappointed (says “Orion I, while Reed also brought Gay Crest along, and the trio remained as they were till the straight. Reed then went up on the outside of Karapoti and Gray again tried to go through on the inside, but could not do so. However, he eventually got through but by that time Gay Crest had a good advantage and Bronze Eagle was unable to reach him. If Bronze Eagle had got clear of Karapoti sooner he would have been much harder to dispose of. When he came in his side bore evidence that he had struck the rail when trying to_ get past Karapoti at the top of the straight. Reed certainly handled Gay Crest to the greatest advantage, and his horsemanship undoubtedly had a very great deal to do with Gay Crest’s success.