RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22205, 7 March 1934, Page 4

RACING NEWS

Although there is no marked tendency to extol PeAJbrJaeliiMV chance of winning the Australian Cup, it is pointed out that the weak r character of the fieldmust be ' taken into account, and at the New Zealand gelding ran a good race in the Melbourne Cup under O, only 4lb lew than he has to carry next Saturday, he ia entitled to be included among the promwina candidates for cup honours, Peter Jackson is not engaged in any of the prior minor race*. ' ' Mr W. T. Hatlett, the New Zealand owner, had three acceptors for the St. Clair Trial at Caulfield on February 24, but be withdrew Sir Simperj leaving Chief Light and Pawling Raid to run. Of these two, Chi*! Light was heavily supported. Dazzling Raid, on the other hand, was neglected in the betting, and in parts of the ring wis Quoted at very lon* odds. The stable judgment wa» at fault here, as Daisling Raid, ridden by W. Tulley,.wa» second, while Chief Light, with the New Zealand rider F. M'Kay in the saddle, finished next to the placed horses. _ Lagoon, the long-priced winner of the Bombay Handicap at Pukekohe on£aturday; is Ally:,fcr MusketoOnj from Lagg. She la owned and trained by ';, Mr P. ATBwney, Te Aroha, who also races Mungatoon, second in the Franklm Cup, ItedMlltnjfttere,. ■econd in toe Tuakau Stakes. Lagoon hu always shown ipeed in her track work. It looks as if her owner's high opinion of her is correct. ' • Sam Smith hag taken a long time to com* to his beat f6rm, but ( he be* shown marked improvement in hisi last;two races. He won easily over nine furlongs at Riowhile, it Motukarara on Saturday, in spite of a substantial rise in weight, he settled the opposition over a mile in ltt* preativ* ntyle). ' It looks now as if he might develop good form up to a mile, *^ e Whak*nara, who won the Frtnklin Cup in a good conteat with Mungatoon, is * stoutly-bred son of Kilbroney from Adornment, both being members of the No. 2 f amiV He has lad plenty o [**£*.}& htf-iecUWfi hi* share of the spoils. In a dozen previous •«■*>«»*>, X** the bic rtc« ** the JUwskawe meeting, and third in the Thames Plate to Alloy and Mungatoon. At Te Aroha, toore tocestly, hewe* second to Impaste m the Hot Spring Baiidttairoj*r ajmtfe, w« TejeistHandfcap,;J#«ten kapara. therefore, was a form horn and j entitled to the support on •''■;^Bie^-wea% sportsman, Mr A. Biban* cannot be tegarded a*. * lucky owner; in-fact, his e«>erience* have been of the most tantalising chafer. Following on his purchase of Silver Sight,- the : Silverado gelding was placed,nuie tunes , last season without winning a race, fie has done a littl* better this season, having i scored twice; but he has had five more places »s evidence of hie consistency. The I record of Fleeting GUnce>bas been even more exasperating. Three times on the flat and four times over hurdler she has filled secondapiece,and ehe h "*° win a race for Mr Beban. Each of the pair ran second at, Motukarara on Satur*. ■ day, ■;•'■'"-' • ■ ; - <■ ■ The two-year-old* Colombo, Liberate, Honour's tassi and Safety Zone, who com-: peted without success in the Motukarara Juvenile Stakes on Saturday, are likely - to <*how to much greater^adVantage,,later on. Honour's Lass did best and the race should improve her, while the other three ' have shown enough speed on the track to mark them oft as certain to.pay their way. Master; Reynard, another juvenile; in the field, waa 'prevented from showinfr' mb form, as he reared and fell before the start, taking no part in the race, lie _w £i a brilliant galloper, with good,prospects, provided he Bettiestdown. r-. There Was some speculation, before the weight* appeared, a* toi how Silver Rmg and" AutW rfiwuld b*treated m the Thompson handicap. That they would ■head the list was generally agreed, mit many; people were prepared to find, silver Ria« set to give hi* Korth Island rival a few Bounds. Mr H. Coyle has solved the problem by paring them on tbeaame mark; Tbi* seems an equitable summing W.but J it 4« probable that Silver Ring wifl be the popular fancy. It » .to his favourthat he is" just coming -to his best form, and with four wins on end to his Credit it is hard, to say how good he may '.'■:-- be at * mile. ... ~' ' '-._•- . . . Th* following is the text of ; a circular that Has been forwarded by the Racing Conference to *all tracers, jockeys, and apprentice jockeys regarding interference • in races:—"'At ■*. recent meeting of the Executive Committee it was decided to : notifv all trainers; jockeys, and Apprentice jockeys that in future the Executive : Committee will be furnished with all rer . ports received on riders in a race for interference in the running of a race, and that offenders in this respect will be dealt ■'. with bv' the Executive Committee under the powers conferred upon it under the/Rules of Racing by cancellation, with, drawat. Or suspension of their licenses or the non-renewal thereof. The Executive

Committee ia determined to enforce appropriate penalties for interference m the running of races, and all riderß arc hereby warned of this intention, and are advised to report to the stipendiary steward . immediately after a race any interference which may have , occurred | during the running thereof." - The latest from America is that indoor horse racing may be introduced in the United States. 1 According.to the Mayor of Atlantic City, it i# intended to build a track a-quarter of a mile long in the huge: Convention Hall which standH on the sea front. An annual meeting lasting 00 day b has been tentatively suggested, and the racing would be conducted at niftht. There; will be seating; accommodation for 41,000 people, and it is said that as Atlantic City is tbe_most popular seaside resort in America the meetings would be certain of large attend, ances. If the plans are fulfilled Atlantic City will receive from the promoters £2OO a day in rent for their: £3.000.000 building. Even those who claim that racing is for the improvement of the thoroughbred will j. Hot; be I able to, say much tor night racing under cover on a quartermile track. . ■.'■.:' ; \ : r ;'■;,."' By winning the Caulfield Futurity Stakes under a 151 b penalty, whi.h brought her impost to 9.12, Waltzing l<ily established her right to be accepted as Victoria's most notable mare at the present time. At three years: old Waltzing Lily scored several brilliant victories in six-furlong races,' the Newmarket Handicap under 8.0 being a high-class performance. ... In the early part of the present season she won two weight-for-age events. the distances of which extended to a mile and a furlong, and in one race she defeated Hall Mark, who subsequently won distinction as the leading threeyear-old of the season. Up to the present Waltzing Lily has contested 31 races, and her record is- as -follows:- 1 -. ; ■ ./-.■■:. :•;.,-.. ' -■:::. . fron-

. Waltzing Lily is a bargain of the sale ring. As a yearling she was submitted at auction in Melbourne in the autumn of 1031, and was bought for 40 guineas. She' •' »■ raced under lease by the Melbourne trainer Mr S. Smith.

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