RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22999, 30 September 1936, Page 13

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel

At Wingatui A cold southerly breeze was blowing at Wingatui yesterday morning, and although'it carried a sting, it had the compensating effect of drying the course. Training operations were carried out on the tan and inside grass. Isadore and Janet Gaynor worked a solid five furlongs on the tan. Paladlno and Toreador galloped five furlongs on the grass in Imin 9sec. Vantoon and The Jeweller covered the last seven furlongs of a circuit on the grass in Imin 43 4-ssec. Viking cast half a mile behind on , the grass in 53 4-ssec. I Pink Del and Auster ran over half a mile in 54sec. . . .. Travenna was worked over about a /circuit and trotted and cantered. Golden-King was cantered on the tart " ■ Waltham and Luminiere separately were sent a circuit on the grass at about three-quarter pace. Others worked during the morning included' Black Earl, Forecaste, Amy Johnson Grand Finale, Costume, Pink Paper, Gold Boa. Araboa, Royal Pal, Chrysology, Gambler’s Luck, High Glee, Look Smart, and Natty. Ownership, Silver Ring now races in the nomination ,oi lyirs E, Fraser, and Mr A. H. i Walton. /• , ; Contrasts v ,■ Some trainers may be good trainers, but appear to be the worst in the world in selecting a rider. Autumn Wind, Autumn Wind, who went sore on his Ashburton trip, was given slow cantering yesterday morning. Gambler’s Luck Gambler’s Luck, who was lean and lathy last season, has built up a bit , since winning at the Dunedin winter meeting. Golden King Golden King was treated to easy exercise yesterday morning, and looks none, the worse for his racing at Geraldine. Dam of Queen Dorothy Meleray, the dam of Queen Dorothy, winner of the Belfield Handicap at 1 Geraldine, is bred in the purple, being by Kilbroney from Elysium; Elysium, by Stepniak from Far Away; Far Away, by Bill of Portland from Happy Land. Stepniak mares were greatly sought after , by students of breeding, Mr Sol Green making several purchases at the late, J. B. Reid’s dispersal sale several years ago. Meleray, now the property of Mr John Bulleid, is a fine type' of brood mare, and is this ydar in' foal to that very successful stallion Iliad, so that the result of the v, mating will be looked forward to with s much interest / A Double Bet 6ne of the latest moves in the Melbourne market was support for Conandale for the Caulfield Cup and Melbo trne Cup. Conandale is a three-year-old colt by The Buzzard from Bambina, by Syce. A Special Train For the convenience of horse owners and. trainers returning from the , Dunedin Jockey Club’s races, a special fast train conveying horses, also passengers, for Oamaru and stations north thereof will leave Duriedih at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, arriving at Christchurch at 5 p.m. Heroic Stock. ; . A recent computation made in Australia. in regard to the successes registered by the progeny of Heroic shows that from the season of 1930-31, at which period they first figured on the turf, to that of 1935-36, the number of winners credited to the son of Valais stands at 229 and the number of races won ,at- 469. < i Silver Ring , , / r • Silver Ring started second favourite when he won the Hill Stakes at Rosehill He is now favourite for the Metropolitan Handicap. Silver Ring will in all probability race at the Victorian spring meetings as accommodation has been booked for him at Caulfield. This means that the top weight drops out of the New Zealand Cup, The Wingatui Course The course proper at Wingatui has been put into good order and rolled t to an even surface. The holes made in it had to be subjected to spade work, entailing a good deal of time and labour. A continuance of the existing fine weather would bring the going into good shape for the Dunedin spring meeting; which takes place next week Gustos Gustos was rather impressive in the Rosehill Guineas. He came from nowhere in the race home, and just for a fraction of time looked as if he would gather up both Shakespeare and j i Talking, but it was a very prolonged " run and he died on it. He might have much more to say in the Derby (says a Sydney writer) than his actual Syd- ' ney performances suggest. His trainer, F. D. Jones, is one of the most thorough men in the business in Australia. Money Must be Scarce . Racing at Sioux Falls (South Dakota) would be to the liking of many New Zealand jockeys. The South .. Dakota Racing Commission’s, report of n fines includes one of two and a-half dollars (approximately 10s) on a jockey for not trying to win. Impertinence to the starter was a much more serious offence. One jockey was set down for the balance of the meeting for talking back to the starter after a race.

and at another Dakota course abusive talk to the starter cost a jockey 10 dollars. A Triumph in Totes ® From what can be gathered concerning it, the new electric totalisator at Trentham will do everything but talk and tip winners. Although unable to talk it will tell the odds during the progress of betting. The next edition will probably include a thought-read-ing machine reflecting the opinions and betting of the “heads” prior to each race and in plenty of time to allow the “mugs” to follow the information if . they do not know anything better than what .the wiseacres fancy, Awatea’s Accommodation Recognising the importance of the transport of valuable horses to and from New Zealand, the Union Steam Ship Company, Ltd., has provided special accommodation for horses in the new trans-Tasman liner Awatea, which recently reached Sydney on its maiden voyage. The whole of the ’tween decks space in the No. 2 hold has been reserved for stock, and specially fitted out f6r horses. There are stalls for 68 animals without overcrowding, and a fair amount of room for light exercising if this is required. The space is air-conditioned. The floor is specially drained, and easy access for attendants is provided. Billy Boy

Billy Boy, after his winter racing, is now enjoying a well-earned rest at Trentham, but he is_ not to go into retirement yet. He is to be brought back into work during the summer, and, all going well, he will be on hand to contest His sixth Grand National Steeplechase next year. As far as can be recalled no horse has ever yet run in six Grand Nationals. Billy Boys owner, R. W. A. Lewis, says that the old champion never looked so well after his winter racing as he did this year. He is now romping about the paddock as fresh almost as a two-year-old, and he is as sound as a bell. His 12,years rest lightly oh him. It would not be without precedent for a 13-year-old to win the Grand National, as Parltutu and Snowfall were each of that age when they succeeded. Pipi started in the Grand National Steeplechase five times, and raced seven times at a Grand National meeting. A Wise Trainer

In America they have a trainer who is described as “The Crucifix of the race tracks.” He is star trainer, Hirsch Jacobs, and his proud boast is that he never bets. This is how one turf writer sums Jacobs up:—"A trainer who is so honest and unapproachable that the mere mention of his npme among the fixers, dopers, and battery boys causes a general shying off, quite, as if one expected a crucifix among disciples of his satanic majesty. I write about Hirsch Jacobs, the most respected trainer on the American turf, and it gives me pleasure to say: ‘There’s one square guy.’” The same writer was in the company of some tough guys, quite by chance, of course, and he heard one big shot say: “ That guy Jacobs must be nuts, I don’t understand why he is in the business. He never bets a dollar on a horse himself, and absolutely refuses to do business with anyone. I know because I’ve tried him out. It’s fellows like him who makes it so hard for us to make pork and beans.” Jacobs has been the most successful trainer in America for the past four years, and he has 50 horses or more in training on the average.