RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22751, 11 December 1935, Page 7

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel. The Wyndham Cup Owners made the excellent response of 24 nominations for the Wyndham Cup. A Sprint Sons; Boy and Wyn ran over half a mile in 55 3-ssee at Wingatui yesterday morning. Wyn is a.sister to the .North Island Plaidie. ',..'■ * As Usual ° As usual, excellent fields have been engaged in the light harness events to be run at Waikouaiti. Oamaru and VVyndhain. Overlooked A number of owners appear to have overlooked the principal event to be run at Wingatui on Boxing Day, as the nominations for subsequent meetings run to double the patronage bestowed on tae Otago Handicap. Fog. Peak V The Eosenor two-year-old Fog Peakpleased by the manner in which he ran over five furlongs at Invercargill on Saturday morning. He is engaged at the Wingatui Christmas meeting. Useful Tasks Salmo Salar. The Smuggler- Drink Up and several others are being kept fairly busy at Wingatui in view of the coming holiday meetings. Track work becomes more interesting after the appearance of the handicaps. The Waikouaiti Cup A field of 17 has been engaged in the Waikouaiti Cup, of 376sovs, including a canteen of cutlery valued at 208ovs, presented by J. Buchanan and Sons, London. No doubt the inclusion of the trophy helped to stimulate interest in the race.

A Working Gallop Golden King, Aro Arc, Chrysology and Braw Lad were associated in a working gallop over a mile yesterday morning. Aro Arc acted as pacemaker and she covered the mile in lmin 51 2-ssec. Good Fields

The.nominations received for the various holiday meetings ensui-e that good cards will be on hand for each fixture, as room for considerable shrinkage exists, and still leave good fields.

An Addition D. Cotton has had a novice placed in his care, Mrs G. G. Holmes having sent him the three-year-old by Rapier from Warlove. He is thus a brother to Riposte, who has shown promise of being more than useful.

Powder for Chokebore H. and A. Cutts have added another two-year-old to their team. Mr G. R. Macdonald having sent them the Robespierre —Lady Minerva filly. She is a half-sister to Minerval, and she was purchased for 100 guineas at the national sales held at Trentham last January. Judgment

The art of racing consists in knowing how to place a horse. Some owners and trainers do not appear to exercise much judgment in planning how and where a horse should run if the publication of recent nominations is any indication in that direction.

Viking Viking, carrying a big weight, accounted for Paladino and Vantoon over five furlongs at Wingatui in lmin 7 3-ssec. After the Grand National meeting Viking showed reluctance to go out from the stalls, but now. once going, shapes freely enough. No Shortage Apparently there is no shortage of people who consider that they could successfully fill the position of starter. No fewer than nine applications were received by the Riverton Racing Club, so that if those now acting do not keep up to the mark there is plenty of material waiting for a chance. A Staying Sir*

Descendants of the wonderful old sire Son-in-Law have won practically every long-distance race of importance in England, but Near Relation is the first of his get to secure the Cesarewitch. Son-in-Law sired Friendship, who was twice runner-up for the race, and Son of Mint, who was third in 1931. Enfield, who won la£t year, was by Winalot, a son of Son-in-Law.

A Danger The handicaps for the Waikouaiti, Wyndham; and Oamaru meetings are booked to appear before the two days' racing which takes place at Wingatui, and, worse still, acceptances must also be made prior to the local meeting. The conditions for Waikouaiti, Wyndham, and Oamaru provide for a rehandicap of winners after the declaration of handicap, but if some of the winners at Wingatui wait for Invercargill, then the horses that run second to them represent the equivalent of winners, and yet will escape a penalty. What helps to save the situation is the fact that quite a number of horses engaged in the principal events at Waikouaiti, Wyndham, and Oamaru are not, for some reason or other, engaged at Wingatui. The clubs mentioned have taken the risk on previous occasions and emerged successfully, but there is a possibility that results at Wingatui may leave the Wyndham Cup. the Waikouaiti Cup, and the President's Handicap at the mercy of one or two horses. The position might then arise that other owners may not care to start against them because they do not hold a chance on paper.

Russia Late in October there arrived in Irelend a thoroughbred stallion purchasing commission from Russia. The scheme ot the Soviet Ministry is to improve the breed -of their horses by mating nativebred mares with well bred big-boned* thoroughbreds. _ Before arriving .in . Ireland* the Commission, whose object is y to import 400 stallions, visited Germany and France, and obtained a considerable number-of the type of stallions they arc seeking! It; was hoped to secure 70 or 80 stallions in the Irish 'Free .State. The, first purchase made was the Hurry On horse, Diligence, who was bred at the National Stud, where he has been standing; since his retirement from the racecourse about 11 years ago. He was a good winner in England, and he has sired many winners. Russia was once a good buyer of thoroughbreds and paid £21.000 for Galteemore, the Derby winner of 1897. Russia also paid big money for American light-harness stallions to cross with the Orloff strain that ruled the roost in the pre-war days. Place Getters . . Since Tastnan won the first New Zealand Cup in 1883 place-getters in the big race at Riccarton that afterwards won the Auckland Cup make an interesting list. In 1886 Spade Guinea 6.10 won from Nelson 9.10 and Lochiel 8.2. The same season Nelson scored the "middlepin" of his wins in the Auckland Cup. Lochiel twice ran third in the New Zealand Cup and in 1887 won at the third attempt. He won the Auckland Cup in 1888. Lottie ran second to Impulse in the New Zealand Cup of 1894' and then returned north to win the Auckland Cup. Wairiki carried 9.2 when he ran second to Canteen in a then new record for the race and then won the Auckland Cup with 9.8 in equal to record time. The following year Mahutonga 7.0 ran second to Grand Rapids and he also went north and won the Auckland Gup with 8.12. Master Delaval reversed matters by winning \the Auckland Cup in 1906 and running second in the New Zealand Cup of, 1907. Warstep had to divide honours with Indigo in the New Zealand Cup of 1914 and then won the Auckland Cup. Blackall was second to Taiigihou in the New- Zealand Cup of 1915 and second again to Balboa in the Auckland Cup. Snub second to Ardenvohr at Riccarton in 1916. and third to Menelaus in 1917 was third to Balboa at Auckland in ISIS and also third to Karo in 1919. Sasanof won, the New Zealand Cup in 1918 and then ran second to Mascot at Auckland.- Scion won the New Zealand Cup and Auckland Cup in 1922. Te Kara ran second in the New Zealand Cup of 1925, after dead-heating with Muraahi in the Auckland Cup of 1523. Te Kara followed by winning the Auckland Cup in 1924. Then comes the hard-luck story of Count Cayour. - The Count was third to The Banker and Te Kara at Riccarton in 1925, and was second in the Auckland Cup of 1925, 1926, and 1927, and third in 1929. He 'won the New Zealand Cup in 1926, and scored a well-deserved win. Rapier won the New' Zealand Cup and Auckland Cup in 1927, and was second to Oratrix when she won the following year at Riccarton. Concentrate won the New Zealand Cup of 1929 and ran second to Nightmarch at Riccarton in 1930 and third to Fast Passage in 1932. Gay Crest lost the Auckland Cup of 1930 through interference, and ran third to Spearful and Admiral Drake at, Riccarton in 1931. * Admiral Drake afterwards won the Auckland Cup. In 1932 Fast Passage won both the New Zealand Cup and Auckland Cup, and Minerval, who ran second to her at Riccarton, won tbe Auckland Cup the following year. In 1934 Gold Trail was second to Steeton and then went north to win the Auckland Cup. It will be seen that those that won or got a place at Riccarton hold a fairly good chance of success when racing over the same distance at even_ when they get a substantial rise in iveight. For instance, Rapier carried 7.12 at Riccarton and won with 8.10 at Auckland, and Fast Passage carried 8.0 and then 8.11