RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22137, 15 December 1933, Page 15

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel,

, The outside of the course proper, the ..inside for two-year-olds,the tan track, and the _ plough track ‘ were in use at Wingatui yesterday morning. Sungem and Hostage singly on the tan went naif pace, and the, former sprinted three furlongs in 38sec, with the latter following several lengths away, taking 43sec. Gold. Paper did fairly atrong work on the plough, and Pair Weather travelled over six furlongs, the last five in Imin osec. , " ; , ■ - - . Kemal Pasha bowled along at about three-quarter sace over two rounds on the plough. He is; in excellent order for coming engagements.. Reminder was yraiting. with Jaunt when concluding the last five of six furlongs in linin' ssec. , ."VC , . >. ■ ;

„ Veutfac -had big vvori . broken-by inter. " ruptipn, and, concluded by sprinting three furldngs on the tah in’SQseo. ?;-■« ? . m - Some Toff was finishing better than Rameses at the. end of seven furlongs on the plough in Train 33 4-sscc. Last Link pleased more than Roland When finishing six furlongs on the plough ' in Imin 22seb—the last five, in Imin Bsec. Worship, who shaped badly on Tuesday, went better than Hystride over seven furlongs on the plough in Imin 31 3-ssec — . the last six in Imin 18 3-Ssec. Cherry, Queen did strong work on the ‘ tan, and was sent along oyer about half a . mile. . .--I. . t) ■ Polling Day and Morena went a mile ,on the tan in Imin. 48sep.. Both- horses have, come on nicely, in their-iwork. r v,-’ Salmo Salar- and Baliance concluded their task by covering five furlongs on the plough in Iniin Bsee. " . .1 ,;■/ -.j'Meadow Lark reeled off half a mile ~cn the plough in, 51sec. The two-year-olds Dismiss and the .. Paper Money—Maid of thg West sprinted three furlongs on the rails of the course , proper in 38 l-ssec. .• The Paladin—All Style gelding and Arc Arrow ran half a mile on the plough in 51 sec, with the former going best at - the. finish. k'J-J '• .i- ’ Chhota galloped 'five; furlongs ~ on the - Outside of the course in lmin Bsec. i Flying Amy got a break on. Tippling and Blazon when starting six furlongs on the; course, and . obtained over three lengths’ lead along'the back, but they were waiting with her at the finish in Imin 23sec, ; -■- r- ; Bold Brigand was waiting with Tizzy , ,when covering fivef urlongs on the plough - In Imin 8 3-ssec. , Master Anomaly, Jacobin, Last Dance, M‘Nab, and a few - others were allotted useful tasks. - t ; Whipnot (Ingram) was schooled over three flights of hurdles,': and‘again shaped promisingly. H e is. a.brother to Camisader, and half-brother to'Whipcord and Avispado; , ' . ■ A Christchurch message announces the ✓ following scratchings for the Hororata meeting:—All engagements, Rebel Star; Trial Plate, Variant. 5 Nominations for the Southland Racing Club’s meeting are due to-day at 5 p.m. Acceptances for the Auckland Cup meeting are due to-day. l ’- , Minerval, despite:,-intermittent ’lameness, has been...galloping ,sq,.well, of late - that he may. start. itt;the Auckland,vQup./ : •-S'-'lrish' LancerHSvbb ! lil' worked at Mosgiel Park, looks, in excellent shape at -present. v :/' The intention of ; taking Great Star to . Auckland has been abandoned owing to a ’recurrence of leg trouble. G. Salt will be in charge of True Shaft* Haera Tona, Nightguard, and Water Polo at the Manawatu meeting. ‘; Ranelagh has made a good- r recovery from the effects of. ..bruising a foot, and may .be seen out. at .the holiday meet* mgs. -_ 1 s • -<-,*>- - A nontotalisator. meeting will ...he held; . on Boxing Day by the; St. .Bathans Diet trict Racing Club." ■ '■ . , 1 " • The Bernard’ gelding Rasouli, who has been off the scene, since the Grand National meeting is amongst those engaged at the holiday meetings. Mahetho, who has been galloping well on the track; is engaged in two races at the Hororata meeting. He . will probably start in the seven- furlong rade. It i* reported, that Southdown .on Tuesday morning by .the’manner in /which he strode over seven; furlongs with' True Shaft in Imin 29 4 : ssec.' •,’/ Sky Rover, the brother to Red ‘Heckle, is showing improvement in his track work,, and is booked to race at "the West Coast meetings. He- may develop into a good performer. Since December 4 the Railways Department has made a cut in the fares charged to those accompanying and consigning horses to a race meeting. This applies to the owner, trainer, and ■ attendant. Silver ■. Ring has • been responsible for some solid work during the past couple of months, and is booked to race at the .Hororata meeting. . Silver Ring waS a smart two-year-old-, but, has,. -only .one placed performance , since then,. . ’' Guarantee has been shaping , well in sharp spuints over three -furlongs.: He -has been a bit slow on his feet at the rise of the, barrier, and the Sprints are no doubt bestowed with the object of smartening - him up.- Guarantee is a strengthy and compactly built sort, generally able to reach speed in a couple of strides.- : Although the St. Simon line in tail male has faded in England it flourishes on the distaff side. The St. Simon horse Chaucer tops the list for the past season in England as a sire of successful brood mares with 14, who produced 17 winners •of. 34J races worth i58;884. Sunstar is next with 33 mares,- who. produced 39 .'winners of 63 races worth £26,705.. Chaucer sired, the dams^,of,,,, .Colombo and Hyperion, the champion two-year-old. and three-year-old of the season. Chaucer is the sire of Arrowsmith, who was a highclass performer, and has left some useful stock, such as Ranelagh, Hurjingham, and Minerval. Chaucer has 64 mares in the English Stud Book and Sunstar, who was a very prolific sire, has 132.' The American people, Mr E. Naylor said, on hie return to Australia, were particularly hospitable, and the racecourse crowds were enthusiastic. They seemed to resent the suggestion that-Rhar Lap was poisoned, and were anxious not . only to. disprove such an implication,,but, to Show that tlioy' appreciated foreign competition. Mr Naylor said , that he had made exhaustive inquiries, and he was satisfied that Phar Lap’s death was due to misadventure. '. H. Cutts, with Rocket, Cricket Bat, Copyist, aud Horn’s Reef; A. M’Aulay, with ’ Variant, Southdown, and Guaran-tee;-and C. Emerson, with Croupier, will leave for Auckland on Monday night. F. D. Jones will start on a similar trip on Tuesday night with Nightly, Shatter, aud Control,, and .will be accompanied by T. Hobbs with Silver Streak. Visitors to Riccarton will have more than the good programme provided by the Hororata Racing -Club to' - attract their attention. • Arrangements have been made for two Auckland Cup candidates, Nightly and -Rocket, to gallop together.- They will be sent in an interval between races, the intention, being to stretch them out over about nine furlongs. These two have been working well lately,- and great interest will attach to their gallop. Riccarton stables have bestowed strong patronage on the Waikouaiti and Oamaru meetings, the list being as follows: — Waikouaiti: Moonbeam, Highbrow, Silver Jest* Cleaner. Double Shot, Miss Purau, Tout le Monde, The Masquerader,.! Ramo* Manetho, Argentic, Grand,, Review, Rane-

lagh, Hurlingham, Importance, Gaysome, Final Shot, Doiran, High Tor, Monastic, Drum Fire, Vintage, Ruling Pen, and Silver Ring. Oamaru: High Tor, Monasaic. Vintage, Ruling Pen, Rational 11, Miss.Purau, Moonbeam, Cleaner, Highbrow, Proscenium, Lady Zephyr, Doiran, Gaysome, Manetho, Tout■ le Monde, The Masquerader, Argentic, Drum Fire, Silver Ring, Metal Bird, Ranelagh, Hurlingham, Niggerhead, Night Flyer, Silver Jest, Grand Review,. Importance, Silver. Sight, Final Shot, )and Rebel Star. The following engagements have been made for the Hororata Racing Club’s meeting, to be held at Riccarton: —G. H. Humphries, Some Shamble, Manetho, Silver Jest, and Grand Review! A. E. Ellis, High Rank, Highbrow, Hurlingham, and Davolo; L. J. Ellis, Silk Arrow, Ramo, Metal Bird, Heather Glow, and Rebel Star; At. Kirwan, Delice, True Shaft,' Haere Tonu, and High Tor; D. O’Connor, Vintage, Silver Ring, and Doiran; C. Eastwood, Sweet Agnes, Arrow Rose, Arrowmaid, Sky Rover, and Martarma—Wimple, gelding.; A. Russell; Filial Shot"; : A. Messervey, Wise. Choice, Variant, and Water Polo; E, Ludlow, Norman Conquest, Night Recital, and Silver Sight; IL Turner, Sam Smith; C. M'Carthy,-Argentic; W. Hogan, Monastic. At Riccarton oh Thesday morning, "Don Jose (G. Barr) jumped two of the schooling hurdles alone, as a preliminary. A few minutes later he was joined by Fleeting Glance (H. Turner), and the pair started off for a round in company. They sprinted to the first hurdle, where they failed to rise, both, horses crashing through the obstacle and falling heavily. Turner-Was soon bn his feet, but Barr appeared ■ to-get a nasty spill) He was .carried in 'to the trainers’ ‘ropjm on a stretcher and a doctor ' was summoned. On-, examination, however, it was found that,: he" had escaped with nothing more serious than sortie bruises on his sides and a severe shaking. He was driven home,-and it is hoped he will be all right in a few days, though in the meantime he is likely to be very stiff from the effects of his mishap. After the horses had been caught, Turner rode Fleeting Glance over four hurdles, but she jumped -them very carefully. Mr P. Miller, of the Kia-Ora stud, New, /South Wales, has purchased in England the Phalaris. horse Christopher Robin, who was foaled in -1927. Dutch Alary, the dam of Christopher Robin, was got by William the Third' from Pretty Polly. At two years, Christopher Robin was second ' in the Imperial Produce Stakes of £4332, second in Prendergast Stakes of £1145, and third in Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, of £2860. At three years -he won the St. James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, £4600, one mile (beating Rustom Pasha,. Iliad, and Singapore); -and the Greenham Plate, Newbury, £B4O, one Mile, by three lengths, beating 20 others, and, Singapore. ’He was;‘thirfi in?the .Irish Derby, carry'nTVg ■ ibh' weight) L ost' Bib,. At four years) Tie’ Whs’heated a short head in the Kemp-f ton Park Great Jubilee Handicap, £2450, one mile and a-quarter, but, finished. in front of Ut Alajeur, Caerleon, Diolite, Rustom Pasha, The Mac Nab, and O’Curry. The sale of tickets for the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes on the Cambridgeshire was not as heavy-ns expected. The total receipts were £2,726,628, of which £1,707,717 was available .for prizes, and £504,868 went to: the hospitals. ; The remainder'' went. t in v expenses,;;- -which -amounted tb‘‘nearly l.li per cent.. This, was the tenth sweep, and, while the prize fi'tnd for all totalled £18,825,790, the hospitals have-received £5,994,8.82 as' their share. As usual, the prize-money was divided into units of £IOO,OOO each, with ' £30,000 for first, £15,000 for second, and £IO,OOO for third.' The balance of £7.717 was divided into 10 residual prizes of £771 each. ' There were also 1700. cash prizes of £IOO each) and £593 4s 4d each for dratyers of horsed apart from (placegeHefs. '■ "Sellers ‘S.f ;tickets drawing, the Winning horse: received; £ 1.000 .ehcb, second '£7so, and Third £250. “;';% ./ , , : ' '"lt'’ is"; a popular belief that Gordon Richards, the leading jockey in England, holds the record as the best-paid jockey in the world, for it is computed that his earnings this year will exceed £20,000, two retaining fees alone amounting to £7OOO, irrespective of certain percentages. A London writer says:—A comparison of the sums paid to jockeys—and even apprentices —in the present' days is startling. It is related that a once leading: light of the saddle, who had steered the; winner of the most coveted Of all races,; . thp.< Derby,, was presented by the titled owner with the munificent, sum of £2O in ah’ impressive speech, which concluded With a lecture oh thrift. Of course, that was many years ago, but even down to the days of the renowned Fred Archer it may be doubted if that great jockey ever enjoyed combined retaining fees running to £SOOO. An item important to racing interests was mentioned when the recent trade agreement between Australia and New Zealand was discussed. It concerned primage duty and sales tax, and by the. proclamation of the agreement horses bred in New Zealand May now be imported to, Australia free of-both charges. t So far .as horses required in Australia for racing purposes for . a fixed period Were concerned, primage and sales tax meant little else but a lot of bother. Amounts 'covering each charge had to be deposited by the owner, but when the horse was returned refunds were made. Horses bought in' New Zealand, except' those for stud duty, when a lower scale prevailed, were, however, subject, to a primage duty of 10 per cent, and sales tax at 6 per cent.,.but due to the manner in which the calculations are made the combined charges amounted to £l9 14s 3d per cent. One of the last purchases of note made in the Dominion was that of Silver Scorn, for whom £2OOO was paid. Primage and sales tax bn that amount was £394 ss, so that the latest concession is one of considerable magnitude. There was a time when the exchange rate between the two countries reached something like £l9 per cent., and while that was in force the surcharges on. the purchase price amounted to more than £3B in each £IOO. Needless to state, few sales were reported while that position ruled. Up to October 30 the totalisator turnover in England was £4,000,000 for the current year, which equalled the' investments for the whole of 1932. ■ By many this is hailed as a definite indication of the growth in popularity of machine betting, but others say that a ,season of unusually fine weather has tended greatly to increased attendances, and that* accounts for the heavier speculation. At Newmarket on Cambridgeshire day a tote record was made for that track, the turnover being £41,738 16s. Of that sum, £18,054, 4s was invested on the Cambridgeshire—a Newmarket record for one race —against £16,682 16 a on the Cesamvitch a‘ fortnight eai’lier. The English record for a race is the £24,477 8s put through on the Ascot Royal Hunt Cup. At a 2s unit that meant a big issue of tickets. By way of comparison it may be mentioned Riat the totalisator turnover on the recent Melbourne Cup, with a 5s unit, was £25,164 ss, of which £15,478 5s weht on the place and £9686 on the straight-out machine. In England more money is invariably bet straight-out than for a place. Totalisator betting is lighter at Randwick than some years ago, and at the recent spring meeting the Epsom Handicap investments totalled £14,047 16®. and those for the Aletropolitan £13,227 10s. How quickly the value of a racehorse increases with one victory is clearly demonstrated by the case of Arachne (says a Melbourne writer). "Purchased for 75gns less, than 12 months ago, she .showed such promise, in her first race , at Williamstown oil November 18 that Air Norman Robinson, her owner, could have sold her for 1500gns. After Arachne had won at Caulfield on Saturday, : November 25, an offer of lOOOgns : for a half-share in the ownership of the filly, was also turned down by Mr Robm-

son. As he says, “good horses are few and far between,” and he has no intention of parting with the filly. The original plans laid out for Arachne were altered because of the rapid progress she made after her arrival, nj Melbourne from Sydney, It was intended to give the filly the trip with the idea of educating her, and she was not- to be raced. So well did the filly progress that she was •raced at Williamstown, where, moderately fancied, she proved her worth. Pitted against a fine galloper in Aztec, she only failed by half a head. Following that she scored on November 25. Arachne put up a course record for five furlongs* by running the distance Hi, 59Jsec. She could have cut that time had she been fully extended. The first furlong of the race was covered in 124 sec, and the last half-mile in 47sec., As Arachne was a few lengths from the leaders at the end of the first furlong she covered the last half-mile in faster time than that recorded. Arachne seems to be the best filly of the season so far. Her prospects in the important events of the autumn appear to be bright, especially as she misses a penalty. Now Arachne is to be given a spell, and she will be brought up in time to be prepared for autumn racing.