RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23201, 27 May 1937, Page 7

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel Hunting Go Hunting Go . has been withdrawn from his engagement at the Otautau meeting. Both Ways Backing several of the place-getters at Timaru last week meant losing money to those who bet both ways. Black Marlin Black Marlin, the winner of the Coronation Steeplechase, was a winner over hurdles last season. His wins included the Trentham Hurdles,, and he followed on with a second to Travelling Agent in the Winter Hurdles. English Derby According to cable advice received in Australia last week, the Two Thousand Guineas winner, Le Ksar, has now been elevated to favouritism for the Derby, to be run on June 2. The order now is:—Le Ksar, Perlfox, Solvo, Fairfield, Goya 11, Cash Book. Pascal. At Waikato The Waikato branch of the Owners and Trainers’ Association decided to cndqrse a remit submitted by the Taranaki branch “ that where a jockey is suspended, or disqualified, he be allowed to fulfil the day’s engagements and thus avoid imposing an unfair penalty on owners and trainers.” It was decided to recommend a reversion to the 7.0 minimum in flat racing. tA Late Arrival Cock of the North, who is engaged in the cross-country races to be run at Wingatul, took some years to reach the turf. He js now rising 12 years, and ran third in the Aylesbury Steeples run at the Grand National meeting, to Burglar 10.5 and Nocturnus 10.11, wnen carrying 9.7. Cock of the North was fot by Royal Mac from Dabchick, by ormosan—Aqualis, by Perkin Warbeck 11. Erroneous Ideas In some comments made in connection with the win and place system, it appears to have been overlooked that the win and place betting on the totalisator and the straightout system in Australia are two different things. In Australia a fourth of the odds to win goes % to a place-getter, but with the totallsator the price for a place is frequently very much shorter and out of all proportion to the price showing for a win. Suggestions The New Zealand Racing Conference has advised Mr C. E. Craig, secretary °i Jhe Auckland Provincial Council of the New Zealand Owners, Breeders and Trainers’ Association, that the six resolutions recently passed by the association have been considered by the executive committee of the conference and dealt with as follows: The proposed reversion to the 7.0 minimum in flat races will be discussed at the annual meeting of the conference in July. .The resolution regarding the provision of a double totalisalor was approved and Js being brought before the Government Relative to the status of hacks, a notice of motion has been given to reinstate the original amounts of £250 a „s the maximum winning stake and £SOO as the aggregate. In connection with the proposal that further facilities be given apprentice jockeys, steps are being taken to have the position improved. The committee approved the recommendatipn that judges should have a certificate of physical fitness, particularly regarding eyesight. The provision of birdcage passes for owners and trainers was considered a domestic matter for clubs to decide. The Starting Question Two well-known Australian jockeys recently gave a Sydney writer their opinions on that ancient controversy—-walk-up versus standing starts. “In India, the walk-up start is used, and the despatches are really good,” said Edgar Britt. “ Horses are seldom left at the post. But horses must be trained to the walk-up start, otherwise they are hopeless, and if such a method were introduced into Sydney racing, the runners would take time to become accustomed to it. “ My experience in India showed me that, when Sydney horses, imported there, are faced with a walk-up start, they are inclined to dart into the tapes. It takes them three or four runs to settle down and then they are O.K “ I don’t think many of the Sydney courses, however, are favourable to a walk-up start. At several barriers at, say, Moorefield and Kensington, there is not enough room behind the tapes for a walk-up to be effected, and so they would be impracticable.” Arguments against the walk-up start are advanced by E. Bartle, whose Australian experience entitles him to form an opinion, “ Ninety-five per cent, of the alleged walk-up starts in Melbourne are ineffective,” he said. “A couple of jockeys go for the fly when they are a few strides from the barrier, and the whole thing is spoiled. Then the starter allows the horses to stand at the tapes, and the starts are the same as in Sydney. Personally, I think there are more good starts in Sydney than in Melbourne. “And another thing. The majority of Sydney riders are not trained to walk-up starts. They are used to letting their mounts stand quietly, and consequently half the apprentices would be left at the post if the walkup principle were introduced here, “Anyway, it is impossible to get a reasonably big field to walk into the barrier in a good line. Some ‘toey’ horse or some anxious rider will upset everything,” added Bartle. At Invercargill A heavy frost delayed training operations till a late hour at Invercargill on Tuesday morning. The course proper, about a trestle width out from the rails, was available to trainers, and (says the News) the going was very sticky. Signaller much too good for Young Sentinel and Ardchollle over seven furlongs in Imip 39 2-sscc. Signaller revelled in the going, and was always moving well within himself. It was excellent time in the going, and there is no doubt that the son of Balboa is in particularly good order. Amelita and Corban ran a mile in Imin 56sec, the last six in Imin 27sec. They finished practically together, and both moved nicely throughout. Both horses are in good order for their engagements at Invercargill on Saturday. Double Shot beat Moneyless comfortably over seven furlongs in Imin 40 4-ssec. the last half in 59 2-ssec. Double Shot carried a big weight, and galloped stronglv over the concluding stages. Baltruiii was to have joined in at the three-furlongs post, but lost several lengths. However, he came home attractively In the straight and was going as if he liked his work, Coat of Arms beat Western Sons easily over six furlongs in Imin 25 2-S.SSC —a good gallop. Western Song went, fast in the early stages, running the first two furlongs in 26 4-ssec. but was stopping over the last furlong It was his first sprint since the Birchwood Hunt meeting, and it wdi improve him a lot. He was concedin' 7 over 2st to Coat of Ann* who is a good galloper in nnvafe end would win races if he could repeat the form in public.

Topsy Wood ran half a. mile in 55 3-ssec—excellent time in the going. Fog Peak jumped away from the six furlongs and came home the last halfmile in 55 l-ssec. Polar Star assisted him over the last three furlongs, which were left behind in 40 l-ssec. They finished together, but Fog Peak was not bustled at any stage. Orderwood ran five furlongs in lmin lOsec and could not have done any better.

Black Banner jumped the four Dig fences on the steeplechase course and gave a first-class display of fencing. He finished up the round by running the last half-mile in 61sec and he has improved a lot since his last appearance.