RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22212, 15 March 1934, Page 7

RACING NEWS

fit SBKTINtL ''.•■' Acceptances for the Oamaru Jockey Club's meeting are due on the 16th inst. General entries for the. Great Autumn meeting are due on March 19. Acceptances for. the Riverton. meeting are due Oh March 21. W. J. Broughton rode four consecutive winners-on the second day of the Dannevirke meeting. , . Epigram's reeent form has caused his harue to be mentioned in connection with the Thompson Handicap. The interest in the Riverton Cup will be enhanced if Fairway, ► All Humbug, and Courtyard* § trio originally hailing from the North Island, are found at the p6st. . ■" •■ ■• V ■'■ ' Lady Zephyr has been on ,the easy list lately, After her race in the Peninsula Cup it was discovered that she was suffering from a bruised fo6t, and' a rest wag found necessary. Wheh Synagogue won the Nursery Handicap at the Wellington Cup meeting be gave Custodian 121 b. Custodian finished OUt of a place, but turned the tables in the Middlepatk Plate. After winning in Australia, Golden Hair came ba'ck to New Zealand and won the A.R.C. Royal Stake* with 9.7 in lmin 13 1-SseCi The race record is lmin 13sec, put up by Gloaming (9.7) and Farceur (7J|) j, On Tuesday morning at Riccarton the Grand National winner Hounslow was schooled over the brush hu&dles with The Bailiff and Rational 11. Hounslow improved after the first jump, and the trio went well over four jumps. Golden Hair, Red Manfred, Cadland, and Davolo was the order of favouritism for the Thompson Handicap at latent advises from Wellington, but since then Argentic is sure to. have come into favour. Diatomus is favourite for the Railway Handicap. The following nominations were received for the A.R.C. Easter Handicap, of 800sovs, one mile:-»-Golden Chant, Baroscope, Cadland, Master Norval, Rereatu, Star Artist, Epigram, Red Manfred, Lordly Knight, Golden Hair. Curie, Mungatoon, Sea Fox, Gay Shiela, Boughal, Lady Spy, King's Archer, Carfex, Pomp, Autopay. Palm Queen, Limbohm, Kfltowyn, Imamint, Jallidy Karo, Impasto, Jonathan, L'AHegro, King March, Gay Marigold, Caliente, Catalogue, Takakua. Up to January 22, 20 days had been lost to national hunt lacing in England this season owing to adverse weather conditions. A. severe t frost prevented the holding..of the meeting at Derby on January 22, arid the- programme was abandoned. ~ Since 1928 no fewer than 19 days' racing rat Derby have been cancelled' 6 wiriff to frost, fog, or flood. The Diacquenod colt Diatomus, who is favourite for' the Railway Handicap, won the Wellington. Stakes with 8.6 by three lengths in 58Jsec, and followed on by winning the Metropolitan Handicap with 7.13 in lmin Ulsec. He is a fine looking colt, >and should improve On his form In January. . When Norton won the Grand National Steeplechase of 1894 with 12.8 his owner, the late Mr Spencer H. Gollan, intended to take the mount, but at the last moment gave way to W. Clarke, and laid him Sflwovs to nothing about a win. It is understood that The Smuggler wiil be taken to Riccarton for the Great Autumn Handicap. He could be raced on the first day at Riverton and travel north in ample time to race on the second day at Riccarton. At the Wellington Cup meeting True Shaft won over a mile with 9.8 in lmin 39 l-ssee, and on the second day earned 10.0 and dead-heated with Courtyard 8.0 in the January Handicap won by Miladi 8.6 in lmin 40sec. In the Thompson Handicap True Shaft has 8.0, and at the weight should run a mile likely to get him amongst the money. The only horsea penalised for the coming Wellington meeting are Pladie, winner at the Dannevirke meeting, and Saltspray, who scored twice at the Waikato fixture. The penalties are fixed when the programme is framed. Saltspray has to shoulder an extra 101 b, which brings his weight in the Silverstream HaciT Handicap to 8.3, while Pladie is risen slb in the Tinakori Hack Handicap to 8.6, and his weight in the SUver* stream Hack Handicap to 8.0. The Riccarton horses to race at Trentham this week are aa follows: Silver Ring, Grampian (R. W. King), Bam Smith (F. Holmes), Heather Glow, Cricket Bat. Copyist, Scarlet Rambler, Silly Owl (H. Cutts), Imperial (spear, Custodian, Sibella (F. D. Jones), Argentic, Drum Fire (C. M'Carthy), Royal Amphora (C. J. M'Gregor), Davolo (C. Davey), Cranford (T. H. Gfßett) .Silver Sight (S. Barr), Importance (A. S. Ellis), Strong Light (E. Scoullar), Cleaner (P. MGrath), Variant (A. M'Auley), and Final Shot (Mrs J.Camp6At" the yearling sales at Trentham in January last a bay colt by Martarma from Lady Desmond, offered by his breeder, Mr J. Porter, of Little Rver, was purchased for 50 guineas by Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., on behalf ot a newcomer to the ranks of owners, Mr W. R. Shattock. of Hamilton. ■ Unfortunately the colt, when running in a paddock, was startled by a motor lorry, ana cleared a six-wire fence, but fell on landing, and breaking hia back, died almost immediately. It was the owner's intention to give this colt plenty of time to develop, and as he was doubly. bred through Martian and Lunond (sire ot Lady Desmond) to the Sunshine family, a big future was predicted for him. Copyist, who is engaged inthe Kaiiway Handicap with 7.9, ran Silver Ring 8.10-to a head with 7.6 on the final day erf the Wellington Cup meeting over Six furlongs in lmin lOJsec. He will have 31b more to carry, but has come on a nee then, although he failed to gam. a place in"the Craven Plate. Argentic put up a good gallop on luesdav with Silver Ring by covering six fuTlongs in lmin 17 2-seec on the course proper, which waa slow after heavy rain. Argentic has not been always handled to the best advantage in his races, but™} L J. Ellis up should make a bold Dio in the Thompson Handicap. When Ventrac finished second to Vintage in the Duncdin Cup he was in receipt of 41b from The Smuggler, who finished fourth. The Smugger won the riJC Handicap when Ventrac, giving 21b, was unplaced. In the Riverton Cup The Smuggler has been asked to concede Ventrac 101 b. so that th« latter comes m on 121 b better than in the D.J.C. Handicap, and on 61b better than in the DffHedin Cup. The figures give Ventrac an excellent chance of beating The Smuggler at Riverton. The Pombal—Episode Burnish, who is stop-weight in the Pacific Handicap, came into the limelight at the Auckland Cup meeting. She won the Midsummer Handicap with 8.2 in lmin 13 3-foec and the Sylvia Handicap with 8.12 by five lengths in lmin 13 3-ssec. She beat Rovnl Appellant in both races, giving 151 b in'the Sylvia Handicap. Burnish has to give Variant. 91b. and on the latter s 'form at the Auckland Cup meeting this Should give her a ehance, and, incident-

ally, brings Synagogue and Custodian into the picture. Custodian has been galloping well since he won the Middle Park Plate. He will be up against a stiffer propositionjn the Pacific Handicap, but as he has \™ IBed on should run a good race. In the Middle Park Plate Custodian 7.2 beat Synagogue 8.2 and Variant 7.13 in lmin 11 3-ssec. In the Pacific Handicap he will meet Synagogue on 71b and Variant 81b worse terms. The figures make Synagogue read dangerous, but Custodian should put up a good battle against those he beat at Riccarton. .: .; i . , '. The Catmint gelding Fairway, who is engaged in the Riverton Clip, started in five races last season. He won three times and gained a place in his other starts. At the Feildihg autumn meeting Fairway 8.9 ran second to Takakua 9.0 over a mile and a distance in lmin 55 2-ssee. At Martoh he won the Hack Plate, one mile and 137 yards, with 8.4, and started favourite both ways. In heavy going at Egmont Fairway, again favburite, won With 9.1 in Imm 32 4-ssec, and at Wanganui ran second with 9.8 to Davistock 8.4 over a mile and a distance. Fairway finished the season by winning the Woodvillo Jubilee Cup with 7.13 in 2m in 15 2-ssec on a slow track, beating Takakua 8.6 and Cape Fair 7.8, with Courtyard 8.3 unplaced. It will be noted that Fairway,has won in soft going. This season Fairway won the? Clandeboye Han< dicap, one.mile and 110 yards, with 8.10 in lmin 47 3-6seo from Revision 7.9, Ida Merling 7.13, and seven others. On this Occasion he was again favourite, and the fact suggests that he wins when fancied. To post-war racegoers the name of Mr Spencer Gollan is Very little known (says an English writer), yet in the early days of this century he was not an inconsiderable figure oh the turf, for he won the Grand National with Moifaa in 1904 and the City and Suburban ,in 1901 and the London Cup at Alexandra Park with Australian Star, a high-class imported handicap horse. Moitaa, a 17-hands, leggy and far from handsome horse, was not a first-class Grand National winner. He was sold afterwards to King Edward, and soon became a hopeless roarer. Mr Richard Marsh has described what a dismal discovery it was, shortly after the horse had arrived at Egerton House, and on his being given his first working gallop, to find that he was wrong of his wind. Lord Marcus Beresford. who had just bought him on behalf of his Majesty, was greatly upset. The wind infirmity became steadily worse, and, although Mr Marsh got him to the pbst for another Grand National, he fell, as his trainer expected, after going a little more than once round. About thai period—the closing years of the last century—there was a craze f6r importing and New Zealand horses. Lady de Bathe, when 6he was Mrs Langtry, brought over Merman, and with him won the Cesarewitch and the Gold Cup. . On the whole, Australian and New Zealand horses,have not done well in England. Track reports by the Sun state that bitterly cola winds and occasional showers made conditions most unpleasant at Riccarton on Tuesday morning. The course proper was slow, after, heavy rain in the early hours, and everything conspired to make the times slower than 'for several months past. Most of the team of H. and A. Cutts, whose Trentham representatives sail to-night, were galloped yesterday, and they were let off lightly. Heather Glow strode over, a mile in lmin 56 2-ssec, being allowed to run on for five furlongs and then being steadied. Imperial Spear and Sibella kept together throughout seven furlongs run in lmin 33 2-ssec, the last half mile in 53 3-seec. They finished strongly. Tout le Monde and The Masquerader and Silver Jest finished as named in lmin 34sec, the last half mile occupying 53 3-ssec. The firstnamed went particularly well. Final Shot, alone, ran lmin 34 4-ssec, the last half mile in 54 3-ssec. She had to be kept at her task, for she is a notorious idler on the tracks. Davolo and Ranelagh were paired, the latter finishing three lengths in front in lmin.33sec. The last half«mile took Ranelagh 53 2-ssec. Over six furlongs, the star gallop was that in which Argentic (A. H. Eastwood) and Silver Ring (G. Humphries) were associated. They kept together till well down the running, when Argentic drew half a length ahead, and Silver Ring had to be ridden to get to within a neck of him at the wire. Argentic ran lmin 17 2-ssec, the last half mile in 50 4-ssec, and the honours definitely were with him. Grampian and Custodian ran a splendid six in lmin 17 4-ssec earlier in the morning, the last half mile in 52 l-ssec. Custodian was in receipt of weight, but both came home pleasingly. Cranford required Imm 18 2-ssec to run his six furlongs, tne last half mile occupying 52 2-ssec. The time of Cleaner and Red Dance for five furlongs was lmin 7 l-ssec, the last half mile in 53sec. Silly Owl ran home half a mile, Safety Zone covering the same journey in 51see. Drumfire took 52 2-ssec, and Vintage 51 l-ssec. Importance and Copenna ran up the back in 52 l-ssec. Cricket Bat ran home from the three furlongs on the plough in 39 2-ssec.