RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23002, 3 October 1936, Page 22

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel

Dunedin Spring Meeting The Dunedin spring meeting will be held on Thursday and Saturday next. Home Again. Silver Streak will return from Sydney next week by the Wanganella. The Gore Meeting , Nominations are due on Monday at 5 p.m. for the Gore Racing Club s spring meeting. . A Short Price Silver Ring looks a short-priced favourite to start in, the Spring Stakes run at Randwick to-day. At Timaru ' Nominations for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s spring meeting close on Monday at 9 p.m. A Change The withdrawal of Southdown from the Kurow Cup will allow L. J. Ellis to take the mount on Queen Dorothy, Rona Bay Rona Bay ran a solid race when she won at Ashburton but shaped badly at Geraldine. She may go better in the small field booked for the Kurow Cup. Engagements P. Burgess has been engaged to ride Red Manfred in the Mitchelson Cup, while W. Broughton will ride the two-year-old Francis Drake in his engagements. At Kurow , Silver Sail meets Silver Lark at Kurow on 111 b better terms than when the latter won at the Otago Hunt Clubs meeting and the former was sixth. They were separated by heavy going and Paladino, Stratosphere, and Wild Career. ‘ Dual Engagements Quite a number of horses claim more than one engagement at the Kurow meeting and the fields that line up at the post may present a different aspect to what they do at present. Jn fact, present ideas may be totally upset when the actual strength of a field becomes known. Queen Dorothy Queen Dorothy was in receipt of 251 b when she beat Epris at Geraldine, where she put up a solid race. She also ran a fair fourth in the Heathcote Handicap when Ponty, Pukeko, and Argentic filled the places. This form seems sufficient to grant her a chance in the Kurow Cup. Brevity The Roydon gelding Brevity, who is engaged in two races at the Kurow meeting, has been schooled and raced over hurdles. Last season he won a Trial Plate at Hororata, sbcond to Silver Slipper at Oamaru, second to Pink Polly at Timaru, and third to Fiord and Mutus at Oamaru. Wine Card Wine Card has a track reputation at Riccarton, and has a win to his credit over five furlongs and a-half at Greymouth last season. He was also second to Studley Royal in the Lyttelton Plate and second to Epic in the Hopeful Handicap at Wingatui. Wine Card , was unplaced on the final day of the Grand National meeting. Rousseau Rousseau is entitled to consideration at the Kurow meeting. At the Grand National meeting he was fourth to Sir Hugh, Autumn Wind and Cape Gabo in the Cashmere Plate after getting i badly away. He was well backed on the second day, ,but again got left and will require to behave better at Kurow, where, however, he will be in a small field. Stratosphere Stratosphere began smartly in his race at the Otago Hunt Club meeting and finished third to Silver Lark and Paladino. Last season Stratosphere won once and was placed four times in 12 starts. He was twice placed at the Vincent meeting, then came a win and placed performance at Cromwell and a dead heat behind Dazzling Eyes and Vantoon at the Beaumont meeting. The Dark Days The South Canterbury Jockey Club still adheres to making 9 am. the closing hour for nominations. The club seems to be still lingering in the dark days of racing. By the time the nominations are received and checked over it will be about midnight before they are received by wire anywhere outside of Timaru. A Bargain Gold Rod, bought in New Zealand for 350 gns, was the bargain of horses that raced as two-year-olds in Australia last season. He wound up with £5865, of which £3OO went to the nominator of his sire for the V.R.C. and A.J.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes. His two wins for a similar number of starts this season have returned £1250,

November 7.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. November 7,9, 11, 14.—Canterbury J.C. November 21.—Levin R.C. November 21.—Southland R.C. November 21, 23.—Waikato R.C. November 28.—Ashburton County R.C. November 28, 30.—Takapuna J.C., at Ellerslle. November 28, 30.—Felldlng J.C. December 9, 10.—Woodvllle District J.C. December 12.—Hororata R.C. December 19. —Olakl Maori R.C, TROTTING October 3.—ilethven Trolling Club, October 10.—New Brighton Trotting Cluh October 17.—Waikato Trotting Club October 17, 19.—Westport Trotting Club October 24. 26.—Auckland Trotting Cluh October 24, 26.—Oreymoutb Trotting Club October 28 —Manawatu Trotting Club. October 26 —Oamaru Trotting Club. October 31.-Wellington Trotting Club. November 10, 12, 13.—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. A Maori Mare Among the mares at Mr H. E. Morriss’s Banstead Manor Stud, England, is Phar Lap’s sister, Te Uira, w,ho was specially purchased for the stud last year. Te Uira is said to be in foal to Colorado Kid, who is by Colorado from Spearmint’s daughter Baby Polly, and was a very successful racehorse a few years ago. As Mr Morriss owns the stallions Manna and Tai-Yang, Te Uira should not lack for opportunities as a brood mare. A Bad System Because of their riders’ reputations, the mounts of prominent horsemen in England are seldom at liberal odds and often the most fashionable jockeys have been the most expensive to follow. This truth has been borne out this year in a very convincing way, showing that for the flat racing season to August 10 followers of G. Richards by a uniform investment of £1 at starting price would have lost £llß, To that date Richards had ridden 118 winning and 464 losing mounts, with a percentage of 20.27. The next most successful rider was W. Nevett, who had ridden 62 winners and 246 losers, a winning percentage of 20.12, but his followers would have incurred a loss of £l4 on a flat wager. Indeed, of the 15 leading jockeys, only two—R. A. Jones and W. Christie, who were respectively ninth and eleventh on the list—were showing a small profit, the others showing losses ranging from £139 to £l4. Polydora Polydora is a mare of moods, but if she is in half a mood for racing should take some beating in the Kurow Cup Her best form at the Grand National meeting was a second to Ruaform in the Sydenham Hurdles. Last season she was mixing it by racing on the flat and over hurdles. She won at both and on the flat won at Rangiora with 8.13 over seven furlongs and ahalf, and later in the season ran second in the South Canterbury Handicap with 8.7 to Argentic 8.9, when beaten by a length in 2min 6 4-ssec Trivet 8.0 was third. Polydora appears to be doing fairly good work and may be found retrieving some of h«*r past failures. The Latest Restriction The trainers taking horses to the Kurow meeting on Friday intended making use of horse floats as it was considered the journey by this means would be more expeditiously covered than by rail to Oamaru. Under new regulations, however, a float is noi available. It has been laid down that when two meetings are held on the same day, such as at Methven and Kurow, only one permit for the use of floats will be granted, and that for the nearer meeting, which in this case is Methven. The Riccarton horses will now go to Oamaru by train (at express rates) and stay at Oamaru 1 to-night. They will travel by a special race .train from Oamaru to Kurow and return there dfter the races. A Sale of Stock On Fx-iday of next week, the off day of the Dunedin Jockey Club's spring meeting, a sale of bloodstock in the estate of the late Mr W. Crossan will go under the hammer at Wright Stephenson’s yards in Maclaggan street. The list to go under the hammer comprises 13 lots including Latitude, who is a late entry and hence not included in the catalogue. Solferino mares have been "ood producers, and hence Narrative, a daughter of the Dunedin Cup winner Parable, is sure to attract attention. Chief Ruler’s name is much in the limeligh' as a sire of well-proved merit and he is represented by Positive, a daughter of Parable. Positive is in foal to the Paladin horse Blatherskite. Controversy, by Gay Lad, in foal to Blatherskite, two mares by Paladin—Similitude, by Kilbroney. Parable, a mare by Paladin from Controversy, by Gay Lad, and a mare by Rosenor —Clarensess, by Clarenceux, will give buyers a widespread selection. In addition two two-year-olds by Straightcourse, a son of The Ace, and three yearlings by Paladin figure on the catalogue, which can be obtained on application A High Top-weight Silver Ring will probably disappear from the New Zealand Cup, hut it is interesting to note that his weight 9.12 has never been carried into a place. In 1886 Great Nelson carried 9.10 second to Spade Guinea 6.13; in 1896 Euroclydon was second to Lady Zetland 8,9; in 1903 the placings were Canteen 7.12, Wairiki 9.2, and Achilles 9.6; in 1911 Los Angeles 9.3, was third to Vice Admiral 7.8, and Miscount 7.6; in 1925 Te Kara 9.2 was second to The Banker 8.1; and in 1930 Nightmarch won with 9.6. These are the only occasions when over 9.0 has been carried into a place in the New Zealand Cup. Gold Light 9.0 was second to Sunart 8.3 in 1924, and she completes the list of the nine stone or over to get amongst the money. It will be seen that the list is rather select, but it does not necessarily follow that Silver Ring is a really great stayer, but rather that his handicap may be taken as an expression of opinion of the lot that follow him. Silver Ring may have been regarded as a very doubtful starter, and it was advisable to keep up the weights in order noi to cramp the adjustments of those moi’e likely to be found at the post. In comparison to the weights allotted Silver Ring in Australia he is not harshly treated for the big race at Riccarton, but according to latest reports his mission will be Randwick. Caulfield and Flemington.

The A.J.C. Derby The A.J.C. Derby, which will be run to-day was first won by a New Zea-land-bred horse when Nordenfeldt was first past the post in 1885. In 1887 Niagara was second to Abercorn, who ranked as one of Carbine’s greatest rivals on the turf. There was a break until 1894, when Bonnie Scotland, a son of St. George and Fair Nell, gained winning honours. In 1895 Mr G. G. Stead’s Mannlicher was third to Bob Ray and Onward. Bob Ray was got by' Welcome Jack, one of the best performers ever bred in New Zealand, and to this country gained some reflected glory over the result. In 1896 the New Zealand-bred colt Sabretache was third to Charge and Coil. The great triumph for this country came in 1905, when the stablemates Noctuiform and Sungod were first past the post Noctuiform won in 2min 32Jsec, then regarded as phenomenal time. Both colts were unlucky afterwards. Sungod broke a leg when working at Yaldhurst. and Noctuiform. after proving himself probably the greatest three-year-old ever seen at Riccarton, went all to pieces when shipped to England. The Kilbroney colt Kilbpy won in 1916, and thereby hangs a tale. Sasanof was taken over to win the classic, but his owners found that Kilboy was rather superior to him, and negotiations ended by the purchase of the Kilbroney colt at 5000 guineas.

Kilboy was backed to win a lot of money to win the Melbourne Cup. but he, went amiss and Sasanof proved an excellent substitute. Gloaming won in 1918, and was followed home by two New Zealanders in Finmark and Kilmoon. In 1919 Artilleryman, the son of the New Zealand-bred Cross Battery, dead-heated with Richmond Main and afterwards won the Melbourne Cup. Cupidon won for New Zealand in 1921, and subsequent form suggests that he was one of the worst horses that ever won the Randwick classic. New Zealand had another turn in 1923 with Ballymena, and the following year Nigger Minstrel was just beaten by Heroic. Limerick had to be content with second place to Rampion in 1926, and the mighty Phar Lap brought New Zealand into further prominence when he won in 1929, with another New Zealander in Honour in third place. Blixten did something to hold our end up by a third in 1933 to Hall Mark and Deputy Ruler, and last year the unlucky Homer deadheated with Allunga. Our representation this year will be Gold Rod. sure to be a short-priced favourite, and possible place-getters in Mala and Gustos.