RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23107, 5 February 1937, Page 13

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel t At Wingatul The trestles dip the course proper were shifted in to nearly- the middle of the track and provided a fresh stretch of galloping ground yesterday morning. The times read faster than on Tuesday morning, as the horses were covering less ground. M‘Heath was running on from Grand Finale at the end of six furlongs in Imin 20 l-ssec. ... Vantoon and Invadere, travelling a bit wide, took Imin-24 2-ssec to cover six furlongs. On the tan Waltham and Red Lancer covered seven furlongs in Imm 33sec, and the final six in Imm 24sec. On the course, Half Note and Latitude travelled seven furlongs in Imin 37 l-ssec, and the last six in Imm 24 3-ssec Roseman sprinted the final three furlongs of his work in 38 2-ssec. Nightform, Silver Bond, and Valantua finished in the order named at the end of half a mile in 53sec. Money Gran led Trumpet Blast over six furlongs in Imin 20 3-ssec, after waiting for the latter in the early part of the gallop. Forecaste and Sir Ken sprinted over half a mile in 53 2-ssec. Lumiere led Hanlon over five furlongs in Imin 8 2-ssec. High Glee ran the last four of five furlongs in 55sec. . ■ Gay Circle began at the seven furlong post and, picking up Black Carl, finished six furlongs in Imin 22sec. Violenta, Vallock, New Note, Royal Pal Viking, Last Link; Linguist. Look Smart, and others were allotted useful tasks. Money Grab Money Gran has won five races worth 295sovs to the v/inner. Vantoon Vantoon is booked to be tried over hurdles in the near future,. Martara Martara has been rehandicapped to carry Bst 51b in the Dunedin Cup, a re-handicap of 21b. The Favourites Wild Chase is favourite for the Midsummer Handicap and Concertpitch for the Craven Plate. Golden Lap Golden Lap will have the services of R. Beale in the saddle for the Hornby Brush Hurdles. Polydora D. O’Connor will have the mount oji Polydora in the Hornby Brush Hurdles. Next Week The Dunedin Cup meeting will be held oh Thursday and'Saturday of next week, : , ; x; \*i Grey Honour The stylish-looking colt Grey Honour is back in work at Riccarton. , A Temporary Lull There is a temporary lull in connection with the Dunedin Cup, but the appearance of the acceptances will infuse a growing interest in the race. The Dunedin Cup Meeting Acceptances for,the first day of the Dunedin Cup meeting are due to-day at 5 p.m. At the same time a forfeit falls due* for t'he Dunedin Champagne Stakes.- 1 : A Spectators’ Race A good deal of the unknown quantity is represented in the Trial Plate, to be run to-morrow at Riccarton, and might be termed a spectators’, but not a speculators’, race. ©nkaparinga The Onkaparinga (S.A.) Club will race as usual on Easter Monday, March ’ 29. The chief races are the Harry D. Young Brush Hurdle, of SOOsovs, and the Great Eastern Steeplechase of 2000sovs. Cloudy Bay The five-year-old mare Cloudy Bay, by Lapidary from Phantasy, by Kilboy from Conceit, by Bonilorm from Lady Wayward 11, has been purchased from her Taranaki owner-breeder, Mr T. F. Belling, by a patron of S. Barr’s stable.; , Made Money Made Money, who is engaged in the Trial Plate at Riccarton, was formerly trained at Wingatui. He ha;s at times displayed fair form on the track, but failed to stand training. Made Money lias for some time past been trained by P. T. Hogan. The Cuddle Company T. R. George and L. J. Ellis left Wellington on Tuesday for Melbourne, where Cuddle is already installed. Cuddle will race at Sydney following her Victorian starts, but it is probable that George will return on a flying visit in between the Melbourne and Sydney carnivals. Appreciated England’s experiment in the way of “paid secretaries to honorary racing stewards” is proving satisfactory, and it is now suggested they should be employed at meetings under National Hunt rules, as well as those of the Jockey Club. They merely act in an advisory capacity, but still they are credited with having justified their appointment.

Royal Order The Limond colt Royal Order, owned by Mr J. Richardson, struck himself in a gallop on Tuesday morning, and in consequence will be unable to start in the Middle Park Plate or Dunedin Champagne Stakes. The colt was coming on nicely in his work, and the mishap will probably keep him off the scene until the C.J.C. autumn meeting. An Invader

A well-performed Canadian steeplechaser, named Rock Lad, arrived in England last month in order to be prepared for the 1938 Liverpool Grand National. He is to be given plenty of time to acclimatise, but will, of course, be raced in England before next year. F. Furlong, who won the 1935 Grand National on Reynoldstowrv. is training him. Rock Lad won nine of the 16 races in which he started in Canada and U.S.A. Wins Without a Win

In England it is possible for a horse to earn quite a lot of money in selling races without winning. The surplus over the selling price for which the winner is entered to be sold is divided between the owner of the second horse and the club. A filly named Twitch, who was recently sold to gc to India, had a payable record in this respect. Last year she ran second in six two-year-old races, and her owner’s share of the sale prices of the horses who beat her amounted to nearly £IOOO. Dividing Fields “Members of my committee who have seen starts at your club’s meetings are favourably impressed by the system,, and my committee contemplates making an attempt to have the Idea adopted in Sydney.” That is the

February 20. 27.—Gore R.C. February 27.—Walapu R.C. February 27 —Opunnke R.C. February 27 March I.—Te Arolia J.C. TROTTING February 6.—Wellington T.C. February 13.—Canterbury Park T.C. February 20. —New Brighton T.C. February 20. 24.—Auckland T.C. February 20.— Marlborough T.C. February 27.—Kalkoura T.C. February 27.—Roxburgh T.C. substance of a letter received by Mr R, Hynes (secretary of the South Australian Jockey Club) from the secretary of the New South Wales Breeders, Owners, and Trainers’ Association, relative to the system adopted on several Adelaide race courses of having the horses “ raced ” off at the barrier by partitions. Mr Hynes was asked to give an opinion of the merits of the idea, which has been proved beneficial to the starter at meetings in South Australia. S. Betting

Many English starting price bookmakers were hard hit last year by telegrams handed in only a few minutes before the running of races, and which did not reach them until after the events were decided. Naturally, this occasionally Left them with liabilities they had not contemplated. Last month this was touched upon at a Bookmakers’ Association dinner at Manchester, and it was stated that, after much pressure, the Postmastergeneral was investigating the matter, and that the suggestion was for bets by telegram to be handed in with sufficient time for the starting price bookmaker to receive them before the race, and make his book accordingly. Half an hour before the time of a race was suggested. Darwinian Theory

It may be pointed out that a horse may not be a true stayer himself, hut if he has the necessary stout blood lines there is nothing in natural history to prevent his siring of stayers in either the first or second generations. This is perfectly in harmony with the Darwinian theory of descent and evolution. For some, reason, or combination of reasons, beyond the ken of man (says “Warrawee”), a horse m#y be a mediocre performer himself, yet if he is bred on right lines he may beget the highest class race horses in conformity with his family lines. There have been instances of this right through, the history of the thoroughbred families.' This occurs in the. case of mares, too. Scores of mares which were turf failures have produced outstanding racehorses. One such mare, Left, has produced such horses as Gaine Carrington, Wotan, and Peter Jackson.

Running at Riccarton Seven of the field of nine remaining in the Midsummer Handicap are engaged in the Dunedin Cup. The result of the race at Riccarton will be followed with keen interest. Other acceptors for Riccarton that are also engaged at the Dunedin Cup meeting include Paper Slipper, Golden Lap. Dictate, Lustral, Robant, Superex, Gold Label, Palmyra. Knockfin, Rebel Chief. Invoice, Epris, Concertpitch, Fairway. Top Notch, Willie Win, Recollection, Glenavon, Rousseau, Cerne Abbas, Mob Rule, Haughty,- Winner, , Mulatto, Screamer,- Lazybones, Epic. Royal Chief and Mercenary.

A Remarkable Result Mr Martin M’Grath, a well-known figure in sporting circles, has drawn the writer’s attention to a remarkable fact in connection with the Gore Cup. In the Gore Cup of 1896 two halfbrothers and a half-sister filled the places. The trio was made up by Maremma, by Rubezhal Lady Emma, Dilemma, by Rubezhal—-Lady Emma, and Emmeline, by St. Clair— Lady Emma. It is doubtful if such a record could be found in connection with any other i*ace. Maremma. the winner, was then a four-year-old, Dilemma an eight-year-old. and Emmeline a three-year-old. On the second ,dav Dilemma won the G.R.C. Handicap from Lady Somnus and Emmeline. The Gore Cup in that year carried a stake of GOsovs, and the G.R.C. Handicap one of 45sovs. This year both races are worth 200sovs. Emmeline won the Gore Cup in 1898 from Red Lancer, who came out on the second day of the meeting and won the G.R.C. Handicap,, nine furlongs, Welter Handicap, seven furlongs, and the Shorts Handicap, four furlongs.