RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21643, 13 May 1932, Page 11

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

G. Murray-Aynsley is handling a bay colt by Night Raid from Leige Lady, by Paladin, and a filly by Polazel from Disdainful. , , It is stated that Dr W. C. Ring placed a stiff four-figure price on Bronze Eagle in response to the cabled request from America. ■ . . The Trentham horses, Histone and Lyrical, are booked for a trip north for the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting. Their trainer, S. J. Reid, is working them the reverse way, in preparation for racing at Ellerslie. Juniper has been sent to his owners property for a two months’ spell, and his box in F. D. Jones’s stable was, taken by the three-year-old gelding Jordan, by Jericho from Palestrina, both and dam being from the Martian mare Judith. F. P. Claridge has purchased from Sir Charles Clifford the three-year-old filly Porlock, by The Ace from Red Hind. She has done very little racing, but she has demonstrated her speed and she should pay her way for her new owner. It is reported from Hawke’s Bay that King’s Jest is shaping in fine style, but he still carries a lot of condition. He will race at Hastings and Napier Park, after which it is hoped he will be in order for important jumping engagements at Trentham and Riccarton. , The effect of the cancellation of ms license is that H. Gray cannot be employed in any capacity in connection with the training or riding of a horse without the consent of the Licensing Committee of the Racing Conference.’ He is not debarred, however, from being on a racecourse. _ The victory registered by M. L. de St. Alary’s Kandy in the One Thousand Guineas marks the second year in succession that a filly from France'has won one of the fillies’ classics in England. Last year Lieutenant-colonel Birkm furnished the winner of the Oaks with Brulette, who, like Kandy, was bred in France. Archery did not leave many winners in this country and his name seldom crops up in the winning list since going to Australia. A three-year-old filly by him and named Akunu was amongst the winners at Rosehill recently. ' * There is every reason to be pleased with the excellent response made by owners to the Dunedin winter programme. The flat races have filled exceptionally well and the' hurdle races and crosscountry events have attracted quite satisfactory fields. Handicaps for the first day are due on May 23. _ Old-time trainers made it a practice of putting up the colours when trying their two-year-olds. At Caulfield recently several horses were schooled with, the colours up. It would be interesting to know’ if there is any authority for believing that a horse can distinguish one colour from another. When Nea Lap. the sister to Phar Lap, won the Ashbury Handicap of nine furlongs at Canterbury Park on April 23, she beat another New Zealander in Intrepid, a four-year-qld gelding, by Weathervane from Historicke. • When the totalisator was introduced into England the London Times said it was the easiest method of collecting taxation that had yet been devised by the wit of man. It has been discovered in this country as the best means of keeping racing and trotting clubs from getting purse-proud. The recently defunct Grand Knight was one of the select band that has been enrolled as a winner of the Great Easter and Great Autumn double. Lady Zetland and her daughter, Lady Lillian, are the only others that have captured .both races. The great Admiral Rous, dictator of the English Turf, did not always adhere to the hook when framing his handicaps. In 1876, when Roseberry won the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire, Admiral Rous showed the weights, before publication, to his friend Mr W. B. Portman, and on the latter’s advice lifted Roseberry’s handicap a stone in each race. Wingatui trainers were a bit diffident about nominating at the Tiraaru winter meeting, as it comes rather close to the Dunedin meeting. It takes about four days’ absence from home for a Wingatui horse to appear at Timaru. The Wingatui horses nominated are Colonel Cygnus, Silver Salver. Royal Limond, Rameses, First Song, Traylavah, Hot Tea, Granada, and Princess Argosy. This is not a strong list from the Wingatui stables. T. H. Gillett is at present busy with an unnamed two-year-old gelding by. Chief Ruler from Mazabuka, dam of Millimetre, Zarisee, and Hard Words. He was purchased by Mr E. Hay as a yearling at Trentham for 275gns, and after being broken in was put aside for a year. He is a free mover and a very likely highclass galloper, and Gillett holds out great hopes for the well-bred youngster. Gillett is also handling a three-year-old filly by Paper Money, the property of Mr E. M. Sheedy. Sir Charles Clifford’s team, under the care of Cutts brothers, has been strengthened by the arrival of four fresh horses. They are the two-year-old chestnut gelding Heatherglow, by Day Comet from Heatherbrae, and the following yearlings: Bay gelding Counterplay, by Winning Hit from Counterscarp; bay filly Fracas, by Winning Hit from Scrimmage; and bay filly Final Shot, by Winning Hit from Rivalry. They were all broken in before leaving Stonyhurst Stud, and they are ready to go into work. The Government’s decision to allow racing clubs 1 per cent, rebate on totalisator turnover as a measure of relief in existing circumstances, has been favourably commented upon by racing men. Last year, under the rebate, Wellington district clubs would have benefited by £5527, of which the Wellington Club would have received £3623 19s. This year turnovers are down, on the average of 33 1-3 per cent., but the relief will be a welcome addition to racing revenue and enable most clubs to carry on. So far as can be learned (says the Wellington Post), the 1 per ceut. rebate is to last for 12 months, after which the Government intends to review the position. In the case of the large clubs who are fairly financial it is probable that instead of taking out the rebate for its own funds it will be put back in the form of, stake money. From the viewpoint of the totalisator patron, the concession means nothing, for he will still have to pay 3s 4Jd for every £1 he invests. The Government apparently does not intend to let up on the betting public in these difficult times.

Next month’s Auckland winter meeting will be the first big fixture to be run under the concession arrangement. Last June the machine investments for the three days amounted to nearly £137,000, so if this sum is handled again (it will probably be reduced one-third) the club will receive £1370 refund. At the Auckland Cup meeting last summer, the biggest fixture in New Zealand, the sum handled was over £282,000, and had the concession then been in force the club would have retained £2820 in addition to its ordinary returns.

Advice has been received (says “ Early Bird ”) that the New Zealand-bred Fulmond ran third in the South Australian St. Leger on Saturday. By the imported and successful Koatanui sire Limond, out of Full Swing (a half-sister to Nightmarch), big things were expected of Fulmond this season, but so far he has been rather disappointing, none of Australia’s rich classic races falling to him. Fulmond was sold for 1500 guineas at the Trentham yearling sales in 1929, his purchaser being the well-known Adelaide sportsman, Mr E. Jolly, a regular patron of the New Zealand bloodstock sales. Mr Jolly was successful in winning the South Australian Derby last season with Hot Springs, by Chief Ruler. Although Fulmond has hardly come up to expectations as a three-year-old, it is possible that he will be a better horse next season, for he is the type that should improve considerably with age. Five yearlings have been broken in this year for the Hawke’s Bay sportsman, Mr

T. H. Lowry, who is away at present on a brief holiday, in America. The yearlings are a brown colt by Chief Kuler from First Blow, dam of Gascony and Second Wind; chestnut filly by Chief Ruler from Desert Gold; bay filly by Chief Ruler from Miss Cute, dam of Clever; brown colt by Grandcourt from Orofino, by Finland from d’Oro; and brown colt by Grandcourt from Orozino, therefore a brother to Knollmere and Grand Jury. The tw r o Grandcourt youngsters are to be gelded before they go into training. Some interesting racing should be provided by the fields engaged at the Southland Racing Club’s winter meeting, which commences to-day, and will be concluded to-morrow. Reports from the south state the going at Invercargill is a bit on the heavy side, and at this time of the year the weather has to be exceptionally favourable to make it firm again. The Smuggler, Red Sea, and Princess Argosy may be fancied in the Southland Cup, and Crubenmore, Master Anomaly, and Inevitable for the Flying Handicap. Squatter won so well at Riverton that he will probably be the popular pick for the Southland Steeplechase, and Nylotis and Matu should keep him fairly busy. Others that may be fancied are as follow: —Roslyn Hack Handicap—Kerbside, First Song, Cdlonel Cygnus; Trial Handicap, Chieftain, Granada; Stewart Handicap—Ballance, Cough, and Silver. Salver; Tradesmen’s Handicap—Gallapt* box, Totolomai, Red Boa.