RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23362, 30 November 1937, Page 15

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel

Top Row It is understood that Top Row has been sold at a substantial figure. Kemal Pasha Kemal Piasha pulled up sore after working a couple of days ago. Danedin Slimmer Meeting Nominations for the Dunedin summer meeting are due on Friday. December 10. Queen of Sour Queen of Song would not have required to foe halfway near her best form to have won at Ashburton. Bad Business Apprentice riders can in a number of cases be advantageously put up for practice, but it is usually bad business when it comes to betting. Riding Fees Apart from owners' appreciation of the services of Ashley Reed in the saddle, he made £783 in riding fees over the Victorian spring meetings. Apprentice Allowance E. A. Jones, who rode Queen of Song, Haerepo, Double Gift, and Top Row, had a 71b allowance on each of his mounts. Overweight The Ceylon Turf Club has a rule which stafcss: "No horse shall carry more than 71b overweight in any handicap, except with the permission of the stewards. Holiday Meetings There is a bit of a lull at present in racing, but this week it will become necessary i'or owners and trainers to finalise a plan of campaign for the holiday meetings. The Rennic Fund The fund organised for the benefit of the jockey W. Rennie, who was severely injured in a fall at Euerslie off Modern Maid last Christmas, has been closed The total disbursements were £231. A Fast TttiCk The goitiig at Ashburton on Saturday last wus fast, and the track maintained a long-established reputation lor speed. With her luxurious weight Queen of Song won in 2min ssec, and Grey Honour with 9.0 up won in lmm 11 2-ssec. Smart gallops were also recorded in other races. Lady Leiglii The Paper Money filly Lady Leigh, who ran second to Haerepo at Ashburton, finished third in the Novice Stakes (second division) to Elmarcn and Rabble: at the spring meeting. She should improve with experience. Lady Leigh's dam, Arrowlet. was got by Arrowsmit'a— Lady Minerva, by Martian—Lady Lillian.

The Apprentice Allowance The apprentice allowance may achieve desirable results but it can also completely upset a handicap. For some time past good grounds have existed for claiming that the allowance should not be obtainable in the .two principal events on a day s card, irrespective of value. Queen of Song, for instance. Broadcasting The convention of the Australian Federation of Broadcasting^Stations, which was recently held at Southport (Queensland), unanimously decided to contest the Victoria Park Racing Club s application to the Privy Council for leave to appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Australia, and to send its own counsel to London to fight the case. Delegates considered the matter to be of the utmost importance to broadcasters, as the case involved many more rights than racing, and might affect television. By a majority decision the High Court held that the Victoria' Park Racing Club was not entitled to restrain a radio station from broadcasting descriptions of race meetings from a stand overlooking the course. Vitement Vitement, who somewhat luckily defeated Te Hero at Takapuna, scored his first win in three starts. At Avondale, in September, Vitement finished a close third to Protector and Eastern Heir in a Nursery Handicap. He is a bay colt got by Raceful from Persis (dam of Royal Duke), bv Marble Arch —Latona, by Phcebus. Apollo—Antelope. by Aoremont —Miss Kate. Winners Up to October 3 the principal winner in England this season was Midday Sun, though he was not far ahead, of that good flllv Exhibitionist The following were the leading seven up to the date -mentioned:—

The disqualification of Happy. Night for the Apprentices' Hack Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday was unfortunate for his place supporters, and also for his owner, who lost a third stake of £lO. At most meetings there is an official to look after each placed horse as he returns, and to see that everything is carried out *——>>n P to the rules. It (says the Press) seemed hardly creditable, therefore, that Happv Night's rider was allowed to go by without weighing in. and when the lapse was discovered the rider had disposed of his gear, and this precluded any idea of putting him on the scales The explanation of the rider was that he was in a hurry to get for the next race, in which he rode Haerepo to victory. The incident will, no doubt, do some good, in that club officials will exercise more care in carrying out their duties, and will also serve as a reminder to trainers that it is part of their duty to see that their riders do the proper thing on returning to the weighing enclosure.

Races Value won Mid-dav Sun, b c, 3y:rs, by £ Solario —Bridge of Allan Exhibitionist, b f, 3yrs, by Solario—Lady Wembley Chulmleigh, b c, 3yrs, . by Singapore —Rose of England • • ■ Le Ksar, b c, 3yrs. by Ksar 5 15,273j 2 14,556 2 10,5651 —Queen Iseult Boswell, br c, 4yrs, by Bos1 9.313 worth —Flying Gal 11 Portmarnock. b c, 2yrs. by 1 9,283 Fairway—Derk’s Double Precipitation, ch c. 4yrs, by 3 8.947 Hurry On —Double Life laxity 3 8,420