RAGING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22719, 4 November 1935, Page 13

RAGING NEWS

By Sentinel.

The- New Zeeland Cup Meeting Acceptances and final payments for the New Zealand Cup meeting are due to-day. Bereft - Bereft is now being raced by_F. D. Jones under lease from the late Mr 11. A. Knight’s estate. *1 Bad' Luck ; Some horses are, said, to be beaten by bad luck when, as a fact, defeat comes through bad riding. Salmo Salar Salmo Salar never looked so big and robust, 'as be docs rat present, and may, on appearances,take a fresh lease ot life.■ * ' • ‘ An Easy Time A -number of horses that worked at Wingatui on Saturday morning were allotted easy tasks, as they have no immediate engagements. ; Appointment Appreciated The extended appointment of .Mr C. Gieseler -as starter for,-the Wingatui meetings seems* tp have given general satisfaction.' Song Boy,; i Mr, J. R. Brown haf not scored a great deal* of . success on the turf and his win with. Song Poy at Gore marked a deserved smile from Dame Fortune. A Bargain Bon ••Tray, the winner of the Shorts Handicap at Wellington, was pnder offer when rising two years .old to a Dunedin owner with the price at 70gns. He missed a real bargain. Last link; Last Link/the half-brother to Kinnoull, continues in training at Wingatui, but does not shape up to. his early promise. The'season is, however, still young.

In Work':. " .C. : " The Iliad—Countersign gel ding sold at the eale of the late Mt R. M. Greenslade s stud is in work at Wingatui. He had been suffering from, a jarred tendon, but now seems to. be quite sound. ■ - Viking , ■ " Viking gbt’' through *«• easy task .on Saturday mormng. and after his winning efforts at Core should not fail nt Kic carton through being short of racing condition. : ' r ' ' . y *,_• Worship' Worship was: very sore op, his return from Gore, but is. gradually. throwing ott the ■ trouble. ;. He was, trotted and cantered ;on Saturday morning and appeared to improve as he went along. Famous Flemington The Melbourne Gui> meeting started on KSif^*» j&S? “»?' results ai.Wcmiaetou, p«t«ralatly_jrten the Melbourne Cup comes up for decision. Higk- Glee . ... There’ appears to be a good hope that High Glee will completely recover from tha trouble that prevented him from, starting at Ttentham as -he -is' now at itncarton. -All going-well he will be seen out at "the New Zealand Cup meeting. Freshness; It ,is freauently said that some horses race best when fresh, but even, so. they are nof apt, to race ■ far. . generally means that a horse, is short ot the work necessary to -complete a .solid preparation/ and hence they ,go fast but not far. » A 'School., Royal Pal (Shand) was schooled over three flights of hurdles at Wingatui on Saturday, morning. - He was given a short rum, to each flight, and. pulled, up between them. Royal Pal went straight into his task, and should shape well witn pace.,on and acting in company. Good Support The nominations for the Southland Racing Club’s meeting are better than anticipated as far as support from this end is concerned. Travelling horses a long distance to race at a one-day meeting does not- leave much profit out of a win even-when it happens'along. A Penalty Arctic King has been allotted an extra 51b for the New Zealand Gup for winning a false-run race at Trentham. In addition, the 1 ' race was run in going more suitable to Arctic King than any other in the race. If it had been a true-run race on firm going there would have been more reason for an increase of weight in the New Zealand Cup. The Judge’s Petition It is understood that the bulky-looking judge’s, box at Gore is to be taken down, and in future the judge will occupy a. position in the stewards’ stand. There is also "a, rumour that a similar idea will be adopted at Wingatui. This will necessitate .shifting the starting posts, but it will be money well spent if the success- achieved at Trentham and RiccartonJcan.be accepted as fully satisfactory, It is quite safe to assert that if the judges "at Trentham and Riccarton were asked to reoecupy the “ box ” and judge under the old prehistoric conditions they would do so under very strong protest. -It is -now a well-established fact that judging is much easier and hence much -more reliable when the official occupies a position well back from the track. Kiltowyii A report from Auckland states that Kiltowyn, who has already left to fulfil his engagement in the New Zealand Cup, is considered at Ellerslie to hold bright prospects, for, even if there is a suspicion of dbubt' about his ability to get the last bit, the comparatively light weight he will be carrying, 7.13, against 9.0 or more' that he has had to carry during the past 11 months, may enable him to. hang on better. Kiltowyn is certain to be one of the well-backed horses in a field that" is very even.

Fillies in Demand Yearling fillies of good conformation, and bred the right way, command a lot of money in England. At last month s Doncaster sales Lord Glanely gave 3600 guineas for the Feb-Procis filly, 2600 guineas for the Solario-Quiuce filly; and 1600 guineas for the Empire Builder-JLullv-brackey filly. The Salamis-Cinderella filly did better than either, Frank Butters paying 4000 guineas for her on behalf of a client. Sir Charles Hyde, for whom Norman Scobie trains, was another good buyer of fillies, giving 2400 guineas for one by Caerleon fi’om Saffron, and 1600 guineas for a daughter of, Bulger and Credenda. Trainer J. Jarvis had ttv go to 2200 for the Manna-Grandissima filly. Horse Racing for Abyssinian* The Emperor of Abyssinia is not so ranch concerned with his dispute -with Italy that he cannot turn his attention to the lighter side of life. The Negus wants to introduce horse racing into the country, according to Paris Sport. Colonel Guette, a delegate of the Confederation of Foreign Sporting Societies, has received an official letter from the Negus announcing his intention of opening the first racecourse at Diredawa, and asking for complete details of. the French racing system, and an .account of the . working of the pari-mutuel system. The Societe dlEncouragement. at the request of Colonel Guelte, has sent the Emperor a document containing its rules, with instructions as to the nature of the ground required to open a racecourse. No, doubt, the war has interrupted these negotiations. Year’s Improvement , It is difficult to prophesy with correctness how much a horse will improve in a ■year. Hot Shot’s last run in Sydney was on October 17 of last year, and he was unplaced with 7.10 in the Rosebery Handicap, won by Cherbourg (8.2), with Confab (8.2) and Firecello (7.3) in the minor places. In Sydney last season Hot Shot’s- best effort in seven starts was second with 7.8 in the Canterbury Pai k September Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, won by Stonebrook (8.6) • As he was five at that time (says ' Pilot ), and had done a fair amount of racing, the previous season, his improvement since coin" to Melbourne is all the more astounding. • His last Sydney win was at Canterbury Park in August. 1934, when he beat Mayonnaise and Polette, in an 11-furlong handicap, and now he is a •Melbourne Cup possibility. A Purchase / A couple of young sportsmen have purchased Wild Work, who is carrying a foal to Gustavo, and also a four-year-old fally by Enwood from Joy Bridge, a mare by Tonbridge—Rapture, by Kilbroney Ambrosian, by St. Ambrose—Neva, by Stepniak—Whirlpool, by St. George—Watersprite, by Traducer—Waterwitch, by Camden— : Mermaid. The Mermaid taproot has been a most prolific source, ot winners, and at the end of her racing should prove valuable for the stud. Wild Work is a sister to Childsplay, ancT has produced a good sort in Autumn Wind, now with S. G. Ware’s team in Australia. Wild Work was got by Autumnus*—Heller Skelter, by Antagonist—Fleetfoot, by Clanranald —Safeguard, by Maxim, and also goes back to Mermaid. The Enwood filly will probably be trained by B. H. Brodie at Eiccarton. As, a Joybridge is usually a temporary affair, Pontoon might be deemed a suitable name for the filly. . At Wingatui The outside of the course proper was open for- fast work on Saturday morning, but trainers did not make full use of the privilege as some horses galloped on the inside grass track. Tizzy went along at a sound pace from beyond the mile post and finished, up five furlongs well outside the trestles in Imin 7sec. It was a good working gallop. Paladino, the Paladin filly Wyh, and a Pink Coat filly were put together over five furlongs -on the inside grass, and the first-named pleased the most when finishing in 51 l-ssec. Golden King began in front of the stand, and picking up Darian at the sevenfurlong post drew away from him in the run home. Golden King covered the mile and a-quarter in • 2min 21see, the first six furlongs in Imin 23sec, and the last seven furlongs in Imin 37sec. He went well all the way, and put up a pleasing gallop. • , A Good Trial The mile and a-quarter weight-for-age event on the second day of the Wellington Racing Club’s spring meeting was first run in 1909, being known aa the Champion Plate until 1928, afterward the Harcourt Cup, to be changed again this year to the Harcourt Stakes. Many good horses have won the race (says an exchange), which in earlier years and again last season provided an accurate line to the New Zealand Derby result. The first two winners, : Elysian and Danube, went on to Riccarton to win the Derby, their records being equalled later by Desert Gold, Gloaming, and Sporting Blood. The 1929 winner, Pink Coat, broke down in the race, and so was denied the opportunity of opposing Honour at Riccarton. Other three-year-old winners at Trentham were Byron, unplaced in the Derby; Merry Roe, not engaged in the Derby, but second in the Stead Gold Cup; Reputation,,second in the Derby to Balboa, who missed a place at Trentham: Croupier, not nomi nated for the Derby; and Red Manfred, second in the Derby to Nightly, who failed at Trentham. Now Kinnoull has followed his sire. Pink Coat, as a winner of the Trentham race. It was an impressive performance, a good trial for the Derby, in which his appearance will be awaited with interest.