SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22354, 30 August 1934, Page 7

SPORTING.

RACING NEWS By Sbittikel. (Continued.) At Arlington Park, Chicago, on Saturday, July 14, the English-bred colt Cavalcade, set all doubts at rest regarding the champion three-year-old of the 1934 season by easily winning the Arlington Classic, one mile and a-quarter, and conceding weight to all opponents of the ■arae age. Previous to this _ victory. Cavalcade had won six races, including the Chesapeake Stakes, the Kentucky, American, and Detroit Derbies, his only defeat of the season being in the Preaknesg Stakes, when his stable-mate, High Quest, beat him by a nose. As Peace Chance, another had beaten High Quest in the Belmont Stakes, the Arlington Classic was expected to decide which of Peace Chance and Cavalcade was the better. Unluckily, the former could not start, owing to having injured himself a week earlier; but the atyle in which Cavalcade disposed of the others left no room for doubt ag to bis epeed, for,, without being extended, he won, by four lengths from Discovery and Hadagah with the four others beaten off. The sporting writer on the New York Times, in referring to the Arlington Classic, sain: * Cavalcade must be given a very high place among the very best of hie decade. His veteran trainer, R. A. Smith, has compared him favourably with Man o’ War, a rating which yet may be more strongly sustained. His stake earnings now amount of 126,965 dollars. Were it not for the greatly reduced value of stakes Cavalcade would rank among the 10 greatest money-winning thoroughbreds of the country.” The breeding of Cavalcade is of especial interest to Australians because of the fact that he carries in his veins the. blood of Carbine, acknowledged by that erudite English authority, the late John Osborne, as one of the greatest horses in turf history. • Cavalcade is by Lancegaye from Hastily, by Hurry On from Henley, by Junior from Helcnora, by Bayardo. Lancegaye, an English stallion is by Swynford from Flying Spear, a daughter' of Carbine’s greatest English son. Spearmint. When in foal to Lance§aye. Hastily was sent to the United tates in 1930, and there foaled the colt which has enriched turf history during the present season.

In addition to a Polazel gelding in easy work at Wingatui, Mr W, Crossan has three horses at big stables at Kew getting through the rudiments of thcjr education in preparation for more serious training. Each of the trio fills the eye as well worthy of every chance on the turf, and it is to be hoped that in good time they will race up to expectations based on conformation and breeding. The one that appealed most is a four-year-old chestnut gelding with a blaze and two white hind legs. He shows a lot of substance and quality, with a good forehead and top-pieae carried by a well .pitched set of "pod legs and feet. The Paladin gelding is being hacked about and shows a fine, placid temperamenj without any trace of sluggishness in Tus deportment. Hia dam Clarencess was got by Clareuceux from Finless, by Finland—Zephyr, by St. Clair from Mistral, a sister to Euroclydon. The gelding throws back to the Gorton Stoekwell- type in colour and markings, and go puts another nail in the coffin of the theory that the influence of a pedigree does not extend beyond the fifth generation. A brown five-year-old halfsister to the Paladin gelding, by Arrowsmith, is a sturdily built mare, shows a good deal of power and ample quality in conformation, and when trimmed up by training, will attract more than a casual glance. Both the above are big and lusty in condition, and just in order to go into ti'aining in the near future. Another likely looking sort that is being handled is a Polazel-filly showing plenty of size with a good top piece and legs to carry it. The Polazel filly was produced by Similitude, a mare by Kilbroney from Parable, by Merriwee —Palaver, by Apre-morit—-Flatter, by St. George —Flattery, by Traducer, from Miss Flat. It goes without saying that the above lot have been particularly well done and show the result of being allowed ample time to mature and furnish before going into trainin °‘ ~ ■ TROHING NOTES By Sestxnkl. The Ashburton Trotting Club has voted £2O to the Relief of Distress Fund, and £2 2s to the St, John Ambulance Association. . , The recent trotting meeting at Goshen, United States of America, was the first light harness gathering at wljich betting was legal held at the historic track for 40 years. The Ashburton Trotting Club, despite bad weather at the winter meeting, made a profit of £IOB 9s 8d over the season, and holds assets valued at £5292 7s lOd. It is highly gratifying to see the most progressive trotting club in the Dominion in a satisfactory financial position.

The committee of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club has decided that the stake, and limit for the nest New Zealand Trotting Cup will he the same as last year’s. That means that the stake will be ISOOsovs and gold cup of the value of lOOsovs. The first horse Mil] receive lOOOsovs and c up, second horse 250sovs, third 150sovs, and fourth lOOsovs. The race will be for horses assessed at 4min 26sec or better, two miles. At the annual meeting of the Ashburton Trotting Club Mr H. F. Nicoll said “ There is still too much consideration given to unruly horses at some meetings.” All agreed that it was most unfair that the well-mannered horses should be penalised. He was strongly of the opinion that after one warning unruly horses should, on the second evidence of misbehaviour, be placed on the outside of the field, and that the starter should then release the barrier immediately the field was ready, irrespective of the outlaw. If' that was always done there would be more care taken to educate the fractious horses, and the lawless would be penalised instead of the mannerly.

A sensation was provided on the "rand circuit track at Cleveland, America, recently, when a back-country colt defeated a quartet of Hambletonian Stake candidates, including one of the favourites, in record time. The colt in question was Senator Mimic. He was developed on the half-mile tracks in Ohio, where he won his last five races as a two-year-old. His sire, The Senator, 2min 3Jsec, was the best three-year-old in 1923. He was under the care of G. Witlings, who is one of those breeders who do not nominate their colts in futurities. The result in this instance is a sensational three-year-old that, looks pood enough to win the Hambletonian Stake, with about 40.000 dollars (£5000), but has not been entered for it.

Of the 48 colts and fillies that are eugaged in the classic events in America this season, no fewer than 31 changed hands at last season’s auction sales of yearlings. Although the percentage is somewhat lower than in previous years, it show* how few horsemc* in these days are breeding the trotters they race. Another straw which shows this trend is the list of entries for the Kentucky Futurity for foals, 1934. This list reveals a single-' breeding farm contributing onethird of all the nominations, which is an unheard-of situation in more than 40 years of the Kentucky Futurity. Where there were 138 different breeding establishments represented as recently as 1929. the number this year is but 52.

There are some excellent young horses in Sydney at present, but it ia probable that Wirra Walla will equal any of them in performances (says the Sydney Referee of August 16). He is reliable, strong, and fast, especially among unboppled pacers. This education, coupled with his natural ability, will make Lira one of the best propositions. Each win seems to be accomplished in easier fashion than the last, and the way ho raced to the lead in three furlongs last Monday and kept it hard held to the end in 3min 32sec stamps him as a good one. He paces so easily, with long, sweeping strides, that he looks to be going halt-pace, while the others are hard driven to keep near him. His manners are excellent, and, being an easy horse to drive, he is an exceptionally good betting proposition, especially as he is only four years old this month. He is by Walla Walla from that smart mare Ukulele Girl.

The incidence of taxation on racing and trotting clubs was referred to by Mr H. F. Nicoll in his presidential address at the annual meeting of the Ashburton Trotting Club. Taxation upon racing and trotting clubs is undoubtedly very heavy, and might be described as penal, yet so long as we can continue to carry the burden and at the same time progress and provide good racing we individually have no particular reason to make an outcry,” said Mr Nicoll. They know that many clubs not so favourably placed as Ashburton were finding the taxation more than they could stand, and in the interests of the sport and of the country, in as much as the taxation levied was of very material assistance to the finances of the Dominion, it was to be hoped that immediately Cabinet could see its way to grant any relief in taxation upon the community consideration for the claims of racing and trotting clubs for a substantial reduction in the toll levied upon the two sports would be granted. If it was not, it was evident that some clubs would have to close dowu.

In his address at the annual meeting of the Ashburton < Trotting. Club, the opinion that racing and trotting should be quite independent of political control and that the same system as in England, where the clubs decided the_ number of race days, should prevail in New Zealand was expressed by Mr H. F. Nicoll, president of the Ashburton Trotting Club, Mr Nicoll said that the Ashburton Club, in common with many other clubs in the Dominion, was in .need of another day’s racing. It would materially assist its finance, and also its stakes, if it could stage a two days’ meeting at Christinas. He failed to see why a club should pe barred from providing the sport the district could carry. Racing and trotting should be quite independent of political control, and the system obtaining in Britain, where the Jockey Club alone decided the number of race days, and allocated the meetings, should prevail in New Zealand, stated Mr Nicoll. There could be no question but that- discretion would be exercised, and the power wisely operated, be said. It was most annoying to note how many clubs were confined to one or two race meetings a year, where their course, appointments, and locality justified more liberal treatment. Trotting was definitely gaining in popularity, he stated. Members had seen during the last year renewed interest and enthusiasm owing to some extent to the visit of two Australian champions, ’ Walla Walla and Auburn Lad. With the prospects of closer relations in the near future with the Commonwealth in this branch of the sport, they could look forward with every confidence to enlarging the circle of their public. FORESTRY LAME (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, August 29. Forestry, ,who struck himself at Warwick Farm last Saturday, has gone lame, and has been withdrawn from the Caulfield Cup.