RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22823, 6 March 1936, Page 4

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

Cromwell Acceptances Acceptances for the first day of the Cromwell meeting are due on Monday. Wellington Acceptances Acceptances for the first day at Trentham are due to-day. Win and Place Betting will'be on the win and place system at the Banks Peninsula Racing Club's meeting to-morrow. A New Trainer The Riccarton jockey, A. E. Ellis, lias been advised that the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Racing Conference has granted his application for a trainer's licence. Locksley's Win Locksley, who won on the second day of the Blenheim meeting, now races in the name of Mr V. P. Jones, of Reeftou. He was ridden by J. Dooley, not the wellknown Wingatui horseman, but an apprentice in S. Neich's stable, and he beat hie master's representative, Might. Sylvandale's Trial Sylvandale registered 2min 2fsec when he defeated Cuddle in the Essendoa Stakes at Flemihgton,, This is only a quarter of a second outside Phar Lap's Australian record of 2min 2£sec, established at Randwick. The New Zealand best is 2rnin 2 4-ssec, made by Bronze Eagle at Kiccarton.

Heritage Sold Heritage has been sold to op to India. The price is 2500 guineas. He will not fulfil his Wellington engagements. Heritage, a brown colt by Posterity from Homage, dam also of Honour, was bred by Mr G. M. Currie, and was purchased as a yearling by Mr W. H. Gaisford for 525 guineas. He won three racea a 8 a two-year-old, including the Canterbury Challenge Stakes, while this season he was third in the New Zealand Derby and the Great Northern Derby, after which he won the Grand Stand Handicap at Ellerslie and the Trentham Stakes, these being his last two starts. Work at Wingatui : Aro Arc, who is engaged in the Goldfields Hack Handicap,.to be run at Cromwell next week, ran six furlongs on the inside grass track at Wingatui yesterday morning in lmin 20 2-ssec, and was going well throughout the gallop. Cherry,Queen ran five furlongs in lmin 5 2-ssec. Wyn led The Smuggler in a sprint over three furlongs along the back. Wyn will be one of F. Shaw's team for the Cromwell meeting next week. Jaunt was jumped over the three fences in the straight, giving a good exhibition. He was given a round on the flat afterwards, finishing the last five furlongs in lmin 10 2-ssec. Song Boy easily accounted for Te Ahurangi in a half-mile sprint in 52 l-ssec.

Coincidences When one was travelling to a race meeting recently the inevitable talk of coincidences came up. One sportsman, who is always open as to what he supports in a race, declared that he had been astonished at the frequency with ' which horses drawing the same barrier position as their number in the book succeeded in winning. This was not a good guide the first day at Te Aroha, but there was one coincidence that day rating 100 per cent., though without profit to the speculator. This was in the two-year-old event, when Cricket, number six in the correct card, drew sixth position at the barrier, started six favourite, and finished sixth.

Youngsters for Melbourne Two yearling colts were shipped to.Melbourne on Monday by the Marama to join Mr W. T. Hazletta' team at Caulfield. They were the bay colt Colonel Dazzle, by Colonel Cygnus from the Kiltroney—Simper mare Razzle Dazzle, and Cygnus Light, by Colonel Cygnus from the Paper Money—Simper mare Glad Light. Both youngsters received their preliminary education on the Invercargill tracks. On the same boat was the unbroken three-year-old filly by Night Raid from Lambent, who has been sold on account of Mr Hazlett to Messrs Tyson Bros., of Melbourne. The filly will be trained in Melbourne by R. O'Donnell. Her dam, Lambent, is a daughter of Tractor and Dazzling Light, by Kilbroney from Simper.

Interesting Schooling Mr L. C. Hazlett's jumpers were over at Wingatui yesterday morning, and Blue Metal and Umtali jumped a round of the schooling fences attractively. Blue Metal, who has built up well since going into Andy Cassells's charge, led Umtali over the first three fences, then they jumped the sod wall together. Going to the brush double in front of the stands, Blue Metal, who was _ ridden by W. M'Ewan, drew away again. His exhibition was a very plieasing one for a maiden jumper. An unnamed five-ye» : old gelding by Tractor from Call Bird* was jumped over three fences in the straight. He ran off at the sod wall the first time, and very nearly unseated M'Ewan at the first of the brush double. Taken back again, this full brother to High Gear jumped the three fences very well, and he also looks the part of a steeplechaser. Not a Favourite'* Race The record of recent years in the Railway Handicap at Trentham has not been one in which the favourites have had great success. Indeed, in the last 15 years the only favourites to win have been Cadland (1931) and the then three-year-014 Diatomous (1934). Diatomous's was a particularly promising performance for he carried a pound more than Golden Wings did at the same age, but Diatomous did not subsequently improve as the chestnut did. The field Diatomous beat was also just an average one, whereas Golden Wings scored at the expense ot horses such as Lady Quex, Autopay, and Silvermine. Second and third favourites have fared no better than the first selections. During the period mentioned Golden Wings (1932) was the only second choice to succeed, and Joy Ride (1923) and Cimabue (1928) were the only third choices. Quite a number of surprises have been registered, particularly to be noted being the victories of Martian Miss (1924) and Tommy Dodd (1926), both of whom were eleventh favourite. Last year's winner, Rerepai, was fifth fancy, the win favourite then being Silver Ring.