RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21986, 22 June 1933, Page 5

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel. The speedy gelding Aston has been shaping well in his schooling over hurdles. Carinthia was taken up again some time ago and may be tried over fences. The New Zealand-bred gelding Antique ia again in training at Randwick. • Silver Scorn joined C. Cush s stable on June 12 to go into training, following a spell after arriving from New AeaRuling Light amongst the nominations for the July Handicap, which is the final race on the V.R.C. Grand National programme. , Amongst the mares booked _ to RpbesSierre for the coming season is Toti dal [onte, dam of Rebel Song, by the same ■ire, and Silvox, by Silverado. After an enforced spell the Lackham gelding Lack has been taken up again by his trainer H. E. Russell. Though not a. very solid horse. Lack is brilliant over short courses and may acquire stamina W Tht "Queensland St. Leger, the last classic event of the season in Australia, •was won by the gelding Brown Paddy, a ■on of Magpie and the Bernard mare Bern Maid. At two years old Brown Paddy won the Queensland Sires’ Produce Stakes. The Woodville two-year-old Red Manfred has returned to the -tracks after his let-up and is at present undergoing easy tasks. The-Manfred colt has grown into a very solid and commanding type, and is expected to take high honours as a three-year-old next season. , Acceptances are due to-day for the Oama ru Jockey Club’s meeting. Owners interested should note tjijt an acceptance must be made for the Novice Stakes. , Hitherto a race pf this description require) an entry , fee only. The Melbourne Age of June 14 report; Hi at Shining’Gold, who accompanied the Grand National Steeplechase candidate Paris from New Zealand, was sent oui a short-priced favourite at Epsom on *; ,iiu 13 for the second division of-, the Novice Handicap, but quite failed to run up to expectations. Ail Clear, the two-year-old brother to Pha, Lap, did not show up in his race at Hastings. He has been very patiently handled and may do a lot better when sharpened up by a race or two The acceptances for the Ashburton. Racing Club’s winter meeting will provide a good card, which becomes doubly interesting because several of the horses are also engaged at Oamaru on Saturday According to latest advices received from America, C. Morse has added to bis team over there, . and Tea Trader and Pillow Fight have a new companion. This is the celebrated Boy Painter, who is the English horse taken over to America a few months ago from England. Bov Painter has a big reputation. Reports from Auckland state that King Comet has been indulged in a couple of trials over hurdles during the past week and has shown encouraging form for a novice. He is a solid type of gelding, and, having a fair amount of pace, should eventually turn out a payable proposition as a jumper. ■ His trainer, R. W. Lewis, has had a fair measure of success with jumpers, Billy Boy being one of his team, and it will be interesting to see how King Comet fares in that department. The ! two-year-old Light Brigade has been attracting attention at Auckland. He was at the Elderslie Stud paddocks as a yearling and after being broken and handled by Mr K. Austin was sent north to R. S, Bagby. Light Brigade, who has received every possible chance to develop, was got by Night Raid from Lady Greyspear by Greyspear—St. Winnow by Masterpiece—St. Helen by Signor—Helen Portland and is stoutly enough bred to win any race on the calendar. Chatham is back again in F. Williams’ stable at Randwick, and will be put into work for spring engagements. Just’ before he was sent out for a spell it was feared that Chatham was affected with wind troubles, but veterinary advice was to the effect that the horse was sound in wind. The next few months will decide the question (says an Australian paper), and if Chatham should regain his old form, sportsmen generally will be pleased, as horses Of his class are all too scarce these times. . At the annual meeting of the West Australian Turf. Club, Mr A. E. Cockrain, a'leading racing man, said that if the Government would not take steps to ■top starting-price bookmakers, the racing clubs should open ■ a~totalisator in the city. The chairman, Mr E. Lee Steere, ■aid he did not know how members could afterwards claim that racing was a sport tor ,the improvement of the thoroughbred lotSe if city totalisator offices were established. In such a case racing would become purely gambling, and a money-making 'proposition. No action was taken, but Mr Cockram said the Premier had already announced that the racing clubs and the public should be taxed further. All were showing heavy losses, and they would have to close down unless things improved. When a yearling chestnut colt by Saltash from The Welkin mare Weltea was offered at auction in New South Wales in the autumn of 1928, a number of keen men forced the bidding and the final figure was.67sogns. The purchase was made by a syndicate of four, and the colt was subsequently named Dominant. At the conclusion of his four-year-old career he had only one minor handicap to his credit, and, although in the following season he captured four races, he was , still only a moderate, with a limit up to a mile. At a recent sale in Melbourne Dominant was sold for I7ogns. ’ On the score of breeding a. youngster that appeared in the paddock at Timaru holds a really good recommendation from the Stud Book, The youngster is trained by E. J. Ellis, and was got by Cockpit from Piraeus, by Demosthenes —Formula, by Hotchkiss—Formo, by Sterlingworth— Pulchra. Piraeus produced a Winter Cup winner in Knhio, and also Teri, but none of her stock ever set fire to the turf by displays of exceptional speed. Still, there are some good lines furnishing the pedigree behind the Cockpit colt. Cockpit was got bv China Cock from Sanford, by Santry (Gallinule) from Madge Ford, by Pride (a Hampton line horse) from Lady Melrose, bv Quicklime, a grandson of Lord Cl if den! who sired Hampton. Cockpit is inbred to Hampton and the fact represents stamina and an attractive feature of his pedigree. He represents the Speculum line of Vedette through good sires of stayers in Queen’s Birthday and Santoi. Through the dam, the youngster claims relationship with others of the Pulchra tribe such as Multiform, Cruciform, Uniform, St. Clair, Lady Evelyn. Herrnosa, and other good winners tracing to the ■am© source.

It is against the spirit of racing law to punish an owner or trainer for an offence committed by a rider after the former have taken every reasonable precaution to guard against it. The Marton District Club desires to include in the Rules ot Racing an addition which will permit an owner or tfainer to be held liable to punishment if a rider comes back to the scales short of weight. The existing rule states that "Every rider who is short of weight on weighing in may be punished bv the stewards ” —and it is now proposed to include the owner or trainer of the horse. The owner or trainer invariably attends the'.rider when weighing, out tor a race and superintends the adjustment of the weight. It is then the duty of the owner or trainer to saddle and deliver the horse in the birdcage to the rider. In the event of any loss of weight between the time of passing the scales and returning to’them it is now intended to impose extr a responsibility on the owner and trainer. It has, on very rare occasions, happened that a weight bag or saddle cloth has been overlooked when saddling a horse, and the person responsible should he hable r punishment, but it is more likely that part of the weight may be lost during the running of a race and be solely attributable to an accident. If a rider is short-weight the stewards have at present sufficient power to punsh anyone responsible for the shortage, and the suggested amendment seems unnecessary. . . Under existing racing law a horse carrying more than 11b less than the proper weight becomes disqualified, horse also becomes disqualified when a rider exceeds the proper weight by 21b in a flat race or 41b in a hurdle ra ° e steeplechase, unless the stewards, on being satisfied that tbe excess was caused solely by wet or sweat, direct the clerk of the scales to pass the rider’s weight as correct. If a horse carries less than the proper weight in a race it naturally assists the chance of winning. On the othei, hand, if a horse carries more than tne proper weight and exceeds it beyond the stated margin, the task of winning becomes more difficult. It then becomes a logical deduction that if a horse can obtain the stakes by winning with less than the proper weight a horse winning with more than a declared over-weight, should also be allowed to claim the same advantage (a 11b margin), as a horse carrying under-weight. There is more reason for disqualifying a horse carrying underweight than one winning with a reasonable amount of over-weight, and it is a poor rule that does not operate in favour ot one horse as much as another. . there should be a limitation, of over-weight, say 71b, for any horse to carry in a race except in such exceptional circumstances as it being deemed advisable. to put up an over-weight rider on a fractious horse with the object of imparting more manners than could be possibly provided by a featherweight rider. The New Zealand Rules of Racing are annually put in the melting pot and yet some things that should be made basic law escape rectification. Going by numbers, New Zealand has well oyer twice as many, rules as exist in connection with racing in England, and why that should be so is a matter worthy of consideration. The New Zealand Rules were completely remodelled a couple of years ago, but they become more cumbersome from year to year instead of aiming at simplification. ‘Rules are, of course, necessary, but annual additions become doubly superfluous when they omit rectifications on such points as allowing a horse to race in ordinary shoes. „ The Auckland Herald reports that K. Miller is sending to Australia this week a batch of young horses that are to be added to J. T. Jamieson’s team ia Sydney. They are the two-year-olds/Falstatt and a Shalmagundi—Pearl Necklet gelding; also the yearlings by Limond —Homage and Tippler—Ngarihe. The wellknown brood mare Podokes (the dam ot Chief Joy, Panjandrum, aud others) is also being s:nt across. Falstaff is a fuljbrother to Havaspot, who raced here with considerable success before, being returned to Australia, while the Limond—Homage colt is the yearling who brought the top price of 1100 guineas at the last yearling sales at Trentham. He has done very well under Miller’s guidance, and should be a great asset to Jamieson’s Sydney team. Miller has several others to engage his attention, among these being Nun Nicer, by Chief Ruler —Sylvanun, the Grand Knight—Cocoanut colt, the Chief Ruler—Cymene colt, and King of Diamonds. Bronze Eagle is now rapidly making headway, and the Brazen colt is hitting out well in his work. Bronze Eagle was allotted a lengthy spell, during .which he was blistered in front. He has been treated very carefully by A. Rhodes, and he is now shaping as though he will not be long again in sporting silk. However, he may not he seen out on New Zealand tracks for some time, as a trip to Australia is planned for him, and, if all goes well, he will leave towards the end of next month, where he will contest weight for age events. Bronze Eagle has only to remain sound to hold his own with most of Australia’s’ middle distance performers.