RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22568, 11 May 1935, Page 20

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

At Amberley Betting at the Amberley meeting will be on the single pool system. Nominations Nominations are due on Monday next for the South Canterbury Jockey Clubs meeting. The Final Fixture Nominations are due on Wednesday, May 15. at 5 n.m.. for the Dunedin winter meeting. Absence Through' Accident Nardoo 8,7 was omitted from the acceptances for the Novice Stakes at Amberley. and Proscenium 7.7 from the Seadown Handicap. Home Again - When G. W. New returned from Australia with Legatee, he also brought back the Hunting Song gelding Lavington, who will he given a spell, after which he will be tried as a hurdler. Helped by Handicap Gay Crest has been standing up to.a fair amount of work, and may one day prove that he, is a class horse in at a lenient weight.on past form. Sometimes a resurrection of form has taken' place with the help of the handicappers. Trainer's Triumph . F. M'Grath, one of. the veteran trainers of Randwick, wen the four weight-for-age races at the Australian Jockey Club's autumn meeting. He took the Autumn Plate and the All Aged Stakes with Peter Pan, while the New Zealand-owned gelding Master Brierly accounted for the Cumberland Stakes and the ,A,J.C. Plate, after disappointing the sfabla by his failure in the Sydney Cup. Severe Shaking P. Burgess, trainer-jockey of Chile, was dumped very hard off his mount in the Egmont Steeplechase, and received a severe jar on the vertebrae of the neck. He was unable to ride Chile on Monday, his place being taken by W. J. M'Dowell. Burgess is not confined to his bed, but it will be a while before the stiffness and soreness pass off. . • A Rich Stake

The. Great Eastern -Steeplechase, /which Is run at Oakbank each Easter Monday, •will carry next year £3OOO in prize money, and a,trophy valued at £IOO. making it the most valuable race over fences in Australia. The successful horse will be decorated' wjth. a . riband. Next year, South Australia will' be celebrating its centenary, and.' the Onkaparinga Racing Club decided to make the stake attractive in order to induce the best jumping horses to visit South Australia.'

A Success One of the most successful events ever staged at Hawera proved to be the King's Jubilee Gold Cup, for hacks, for it drew a field of 18_ good horses and. the betting on the win and place totalisators amounted in all to £2695. an excellent pool. One would have to go back a good many years in the history of any of the Taranaki clubs (says "Rangitiri") to get a race which attracted such spirited speculation. In the 14 races run at Hawera only one favourite scored, yet the totalisator returns showed a rise of about 55 per cent. Mounts at Amberley Riding engagements have been made as follows for the Amberley meeting to-day: A. E. Ellis, Gay Crest. Coalpit. Cyclonic; G. Humphries, Master Tony, Royal Gallant, Riptide; M. Kirwan, Gold Label, Manetbo; E. J. Pinn, Golden Dart, Universe; L. J.. Ellis, Sam Smith, Wino. Fiord, Polygraph, Quietly; A. Russell, Colombo; H. Turner, High Speed; G. Barr. Fleeting Glance; D. O'Connor, Coll; W. Lawson. Radiant Rose; E. Ludlow, Teresina; A. Messervy, Doctor Duthic, Capital. Welcome News It is reported that among those riding regular work at EUerslie is T. Metcalf, who was a capable light-weight rider a few seasons ago, and is now attached to P. Scally's stable. Before going to EUerslie, Metcalf was at Pukekohe, with Mr W. Scholium's team, and it is his intention to apply for a jockey's license for the coming season. He can go to scale at just above minimum, and should get his share of mounts when the new season begins. He has been off the scene for a few years, as the result of injuries received through a fall in a race at Riccarton. Metcali learned his riding in England, and he was brought to the Dominion by George Price. A Classic Winner ■ Mesa, the winner of the One Thousand Guineas, carries the 'colours of the French owner M. Pierre Wertheimer. She did no Taring in England as a two-year-old, and the only engagements made for her this season were the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks. Last season she. won two" races in France, the second being the Poule des Foals, of 98,425 francs, seven furlongs, at Deauville. She was third to Pampeiro (by Blenheim, owned by the Aga Khan) and Corrida in the Grand Criterium, "of 156,600 francs, one mile, at Longchamps, and second to Tulifier in the Poule de Deux Ans at Chantilly.. An Old Lin*

Lady Spy, who is being picked as likely to earn more distinction over hurdles, formerly displayed useful form on the flat. She is an aged mare by Lord Quex from Ruse, by King Soult—Ruse de Guerre, by Stepniak—Cresy, by Hotchkiss —Crescent, by Castor —Pungawerewere. Pungawerewere won the Dunedin Cup of 1876, and one of her descendants in Pink Note won the same race in 1928 and also finished second to Nightmarch and Mount Baboa. Six Strand*

\lt f has long been recognised that the more flimsy the material used for starting barriers the more difficult it becomes to steady a field. The.six-strand barrier has been in use in 'Australia for very many vears, and also for some few years in England and in France; It grows in favour, and the latest'evidence in'that direction comes from Sydn&y,' where it is reported that R. Gray's latest sixstrand barriers are to be installed. at Kensington Park immediately. Racing at Kensington Park is a business proposition, and when a proprietary club adopts a well-proved idea jt may be taken for granted that it lias" amply" justified its use. So.far.the idpa has. not been adopted in New* Zealand, despite its adoption by. hard-headed racing men in other parts of the world. Unexpected

The win of Bantry in the Maiden Race at. Hawera (says an exchange) is a striking example of the fact that even a stable can be wrong in its judgment of its inmates. Bantry, who is trained by R. Brougli, was allowed to go out unbacked, and ridden by a stable apprentice, while another representative, Ansclm, ridden by W. Broughton, was fancied. In the race, while Anselm did put up a creditable effort, his backers had the unenviable experience of seeing the outsider Bantry simply romp home. While his win was a general surprise therewas no doubt about" its merit. Baiitry is a yood-lookine two-year-old by Acre from Rapt, by Warplan'e from Rapture, by Kilbroney—Ambrosian. by St. Amorose—Neva, by Stepniak. This'is a great family, to which belong manv firstclass horses such as Danube. Grand Rapids, etc.. and more is likely to be heard of Bantry.

Peter Pan Peter Pan is.given credit for a highclass performance in winning the All Aged Stakes, of one mile, at the Australian Jockey Club's meeting. The Melbourne writer, "Chiron," summed, it up as a "really dazzling display." Although the Doncaster Handicap winner, Hall Mark, was one of his opponents,, and the others, were-the Epsom Handicap winner, Silver King. and. the Rosehill Guineas winner and:Derby runner-up Silver King, Peter Pan made them look like a trio of suburban horses. It was thought that if there was much pace on early, Peter Pan might not be able to accumulate enough speed soon enough, but fast as Silver. King went in the. early furlongs he could never get more than a couple of lengths away from Peter Pan,' who closed with tlie leader soon after entering the straight. He gathered up Silver King in a few strides, but in going past the colt he suddenly whipped across to the rails and caused Silver King to be checked. It was expected that Pike would be sent into retirement again, but the stewards decided that Pike was not to blame for Peter Pan " chopping off" Silver King, and they exonerated him. Peter Pan went on and won very easily from Hall Mark, who could not get going at all in the early stages of the race. He must-have been four or .'five lengths behind Peter Pan three furlongs from home. He finished well and cut Silver King out of second place, but it was a most disappointing performance for a horse who had a few days before brilliantly won the Doncaster Handicap with 9.8. Peter Pan ran the mile in lmin 35Asec, and reduced the Australasian record held by Winooka by a quarter of a second. Peter Pan may now be called Peter the Great.

The Derby Favourite At the. close of the English racing season the handicapper to the English Jockey Club, Mr Fawcett, issues a free handicap, as an expression of his opinion of the best of the season's two and threeyear olds, each age having a separate list. Last year he placed Bahram at the top of his adjustments for the two-year-olds with 9st 71b; and in giving Hairan and Theft only lib less, he evidently considered there to be little difference between them. That opinion was justified (says an exchange) to a great extent yesterday, when Bahram, having his first outing this season, won the Two Thousand Guineas, the first of the semi-classics, beating his stablcmate Theft by a length and a-half over a mile. The Two Thousand Guineas* is considered. an excellent guide to Derby prospects, and if the form be true, then the Aga Khan, who owns both Bahram and Theft, has excellent prospects of annexing his second blue riband, Blenheim having won the classic for him in 1930, while his colours have been in the minor places on two other occasions, Dastur being second to April the Fifth in 1932, and Zionist second to Manna in 1925. Bahram is by Blandford, who died recently, from Friar's Daughter, by Friar Marcus, son of Cicero, from Garron Lass, by Roseland, from Concertina, by St. Simon. There should be little doubt as to Bahrain's stamina for, apart from his sii-e, Bahrain's dam has already produced a stayer in Dastur. Last season Bahram, who was originally registered as Bahman, was unbeaten. He won five races and £11,758 in stakes. Among his victories were the Goodwood Rous Memorial Stakes, York Gimcrack Stakes, Sandown Park National Breeders' Produce Stakes, and, most important of all, the Mi.ddle Park Plate. In winning the latter race, Bahram is reported to have established the record time of lmm 11 2-ssec for the six furlongs. As a result of his victory the Two Thousand Uuineas winner has been elevated to the position of favouritism for the Derby to be run next month. Bahram has credited 'iV e ow , ner Wltn nis second success in the Iwo Thousand Guineas, and considering that the Aga Khan has been placed in •If for the previous three years, with Dastur, Gingo, and Badruddin respectively, his further success in the race is well earned. '

The Canterbury hockey Club The annual report of the Canterbury Jockey Club, to be submitted to the annual meeting of members on May 22, states that during the 1934-35 season stakes were increased by £1875, and £3203 4s od was written off a s depreciation, so that the loss of £1726 19s lOd shown is reasonable, in the circumstances and undoubtedly would have been less but for unfavourable weather on the second day of the autumn meeting. Work on the new totalisator i s in progress, and it is confidently anticipated that the installation will be in operation at the Grand National meeting, when members and the public will enjoy the most modern facilities obtainable. The statement of income and expenditure for the year from May 1, 1934, to April 30, 1935, shows the actual expenditure to be £46,378 4s lOd but with the amount written off buildings, machinery, etc.. £3263 4s sd, the amount is shown as £49,041 9 6 3d. The "!*»? items of expenditure are: Stakes £22,110,-salaries £1420 15s. wages £2952 7s 9d, racecourse maintenance £913 i4s 4d, race expenses £2899 14 s sd, Government taxes £13,010 17s 4d, rates and insurance £BO6 lis 6d, Racing Conference levy £667 17s 6d. The income for the year amounted to £47,914 9s sd, representing a loss of £1726 19s lOd. Principal items are: Subscriptions £1575, entries £4685 10s, gate receipts £7502 9s 3d, privileges £952, race cards £1547 2s 9d, totalisator £31,124 6s Bd, training fees £356 13s 6d. The assets of the club aro shown as £96,852 2s, made up of: Railway land £5Ol 14s, new land £857, grand stands, buildings, etc., less depreciation, £76,424 lis Id; furniture and plant, less depreciation, £3041 12s 9d; water supply, £460 16s; automatic totalisator, les a depreciation, £8209 16s 4d, new totalisator £2394 6s lid; office buildings, less depreciation, £4722 6s lid; and sundry debtors, £269 18s. . The liabilities amount to £20,708 10s 6d, made up as follows: Sundry creditors £72 7s>, stand subscribers £BIOO, balance due to bank £12,534 3s 6d.