RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21543, 15 January 1932, Page 4

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

A drizzling rain was falling at Wingatui yesterday morning, but it was not sufficiently heavy to interfere with training operations. The outside of the course was open, the extreme outside for slow woi-k, and another set of trestles marked off the middle of the course for fast gallops. The horses engaged at the Wellington Cup meeting were galloped. Royal Limond and Princess Adgosy went over seven furlongs in Imin 38 2-ssee. Royal Limond was going better than the filly at the finish, and he appears to have improved considerably of late. Admiral Drake, Royal Saxon, and Black Duke were put together over a mile. They slipped along at a good pace in close company, and ran the first half-mile in 51 4-ssec. In the run home Admiral Drake was beating Royal Saxon, who was under pressure, while Black Duke finished a couple of lengths away, without being ridden out. They ran the mile in Imin 49 4-ssec, and put up a solid gallop on a slowish track. Admiral Drake had a pull in the weights over the others, and Royal Saxon, on the outside, covered most ground. Royal Saxon will have L. J. Ellis up in the Wellington Cup, and consequently will carry about 31fa overweight. J. Jennings or W. Cooper will be on Black Duke, and, as previously reported, A. E. Ellis will ride Admiral Drake. The Admiral finished well, and will saddle up for the Wellington Cup as well as he did when showing his best form. Palermo and Assemble were put together over five furlongs, and they went well to run Imin 7 l-ssec. Palermo covered more ground than the mare. Both horses will strip fit and well for their engagements at, Trentham, and the same remark applies to all the Wingatui horses going up for the meeting. 'H. Gray will have the mount on Gay Crest in the Wellington Cup. D. O’Connor will have the mount on Pixie Gold in the High-weight Handicap at Trentham. H. Wiggins has been retained to ride Great Star in the Wellington Cup. He won on Insurrection in 1922. Wise Choice, who is ‘Ricearton’s sole representative in the Telegraph Handicap, continues to shape well on the track. Overhaul looks big and lusty in condition at present, but seems to be quite sound again. J. Dooley will have the mount on Palermo at the Wellington Cup meeting. The M'Lean Stakes winner Wealth is back in work again at Wingatui, and yesterday morning did steady pacing over a couple of circuits, J. Ruttledge has freshened up Gold Paper, who lightened in condition as a result of her two winning efforts at the Dunedin summer meeting. A good fall of rain took place at Trentham in the early part of the week, and had a beneficial effect on the tracks. Grecian Prince put up a useful gallop over six furlongs at Riccarton on Tuesday. He will have R. M'Tavish in the saddle at Trentham, and he won for him at the New Zealand Cup meeting.^ Royal Saxon takes a bit of riding in his races, and the stable is fortunate in securing L. J. Ellis for the Wellington Cup, ns the overweight put up will be more than counterbalanced by horsemanship. Jaloux took charge of his rider at Ricearton early in the week and went twice round before being pulled up._ Evidently Jaloux was not damaged by his Auckland campaign. Don Jose was responsible for the best six-furlong gallop put up at Riccarton on Tuesday morning. He came within an ace of winning the Wellington Cup last season, and this year is engaged amongst more moderate Company. C. Gieseler will leave for Trentham on Saturday morning with Admiral Drake, Royal Limond and Princess Argosy. G. Fellding will take up Royal Saxon and Palermo, but D. P. Wilson will not leave until Monday with Black Duke and Assemble. Gay Crest and Royal Love were responsible for a good, serviceable gallop over 10 furlongs at Riccarton on Tuesday. They ran the distance from a slow start in 2.10 2-5, and finished together. Gay Crest was giving away about 181 b. and this will have to be increased to 341 b in the Wellington Cun. Auckland horses engaged at the Wellington meeting, to be held on January 20, 22 and 23. are: Tea Trader. Princess Bede. High Comedy, Heremia. Tea Chat and Ganpat. Most of these horses have been displaying winning form durina the past few months and should acquit themselves creditahlv at Trentham. It was bad luck for hi 8 owner-trainer J. Brown (says a New Plymouth exchange) that Arouse was injured during the running of the Foal Stakes at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. He had taken particular pains with this son of Grand Knight, and few youngsters had been doing better or given such chance to develop. Arouse’s initial outing at Feilding was full of promise, and his work prior to the big race had been excellent. It is reported that he is unlikely to race again this season. Excellent acceptances have been received for the Wellington Cup, as Lady Pam, who is under a cloud, and Shrewd are the only two to drop_ out of those handicapped. Dunedin is well represented by Admiral Drake. Black Duke and Royal Saxon. Golden Wings, Tea Chat and Korokio, who dropped out 91 the Telegraph Handicap, are engaged in the Wellington Stakes. Arisus is the only notable absentee from the Telegraph Handicap, in which the field is smaller than usual, but none the less interesting on that account as some of the best sprinters in training still claim engagements. In commenting on the fact that the totalisator does not appear to have caught on in England, and that the number of bookmakers operating in Australia appear to be decreasing, “ Banjo ” Patenson writes in the Sydney Mail; “If the bookmaker is to go—and he appears to be a rapidly diminishing quantity—the race meetings will lose half their picturesqueness. Who that has experienced it can forget the dead, dull silence of a race meeting in New Zealand, where book making is not allowed, and where the owners gloomily avoid their friends lest their friends should ask_ them for information which would spoil the dividend? Possibly this ia one of the reasons for the English aversion from the totalisator, for the hope of getting good, early information is a great attraction to the English holiday crowd.’'