RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23687, 20 December 1938, Page 19

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel FIXTURES December 24, 26, 27.—Manawatu R.C. December 26. -Waipukiuaus J.C. December 26 27 -Dunedin J.C. December 26, 27.—Taranaki J.C. December 26 ÜB.-Aiicklanc. R.C. December 28 Westland B.C. December 31.—wairarapa J.C. December 31.—Greymorth J:C. December 31. Hawke's Bay J.C. 1939. January i. A.— AuuKiana t .C. January 2.—Wairarapa R.C. January 2.—Greymouth J.C. January 2.—Hawke's Bay j.C. January 2.—Waikouaiti R.C. January 2.—Wvndham R.C. January 2, 3.—Stratford R.C. January 2, 3.-Marton J-C January 3.—Oamaru J,C. January' 3, 4.—Southland U.K.. January 4, 7.—Reef ton J.C. January 13, 14.'—Vincent J.C. January 14.—Clifden R.C January 19, 21, 23. -Wellington R.C. January 21.—Walrlo; J.C January 21, 23.—Thames J.C. January 23.—Ashhurst-Pohangina R.C. , January 27. 28.—Pahiatua R.C,. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS " Parkside."—Machine Gun ran and won at the spring meeting in Sydney in 1905, when Mr G. G. Stead's team swept the board. Machine Gun was, however, at that time owned by Mr D. J. Price. Linguist ' ~/rVl' -:':• •.'■ ','• Linguist Is jncfc hi D. McCauley's stable at Trenthahi. The Bigot '"' The Bigot is trie ruling favourite for the ManawatU.Gup".; Acceptances Acceptances for the Waikouaiti and Oamaru meetings ar« due to-day. Du Maurier . : J\ ': -y\ Du Maurier, 3tne- winner of the Te Awamutu Cup, is a -five-year-old gelding by Surveyor from Muria, by Absurd—Marsuma,' by Lupin—Rau Rau. by Gipsy King. The Buzzer Reports from the north state that The Buzzer party is fairly confident in connection with the Auckland Cup. Cup Candidates The Buzzer sand Quadroon, „two Auckland Cup candidates trained at Awapuni, have been getting through good solid tasks. : A Useful Task Disdain and Laughing Lass shaped well in a gallop over six furlongs last week. Disdain is being worked as if she will be a starter at Auckland. Homily Homily is reported to have done well since she was last seen in public, and is expected to shape satisfactorily in her engagements. Beaupartir' ■•-■■-■— ' Beaupartir has been training on ■ince he ran at the New Zealand Cup meeting. L. J. Ellis will ride Beaupartir in the Queen's Plate, and A. E. Ellis will have the mount in the Great Northern Derby. A Southland Sportsman The death is reported of Mr M. O'Brien, a well-known personage in Southalnd sporting circles. He was a delegate to the Racing Conference for many years, and in addition to being president of the Otautau Racing Club, acted as a steward of the Southland. Clifden, Wairio. and Riverton Clubs. Improving The condition otthe injured jockeys. P. Atkins and S. Wilson, continues to Improve, and Atkins expects to ride and fulfil engagements for the holidays. Wilson was very gravely injured, and while he continues to make progress it will be a long time before he is recovered. Amigo According to a Wanganui report, Mr L. G. Paul plans to race Amigo at Awapuni on the first day, and then take him to Auckland. His recent track work suggests that Amigo will give a good account of himself wherever he races during the holidays. The. Favourites ;.\ : } _.:, Padishah, The Buzzer and Willie Win are regarded as favourites for the Auckland Cup. in some quarters, and Disdain is in an isolated position as favourite for the Railway Handicap. Lowenberg \ • ' Aftetftwo'unsuccessful attempts this seasoh;:to prepare him for another racing'campaign. Lowenberg failed to survive a thorough* preparation, and because of unsoundness has been returned to his owners, Messrs T. J. and P. A. O'Neill, of. Wanganui. LoWenberg won the New Zealand Derby of 1935. « Special Service The Railways Department has made arrangements for a special service to Wingatui for the Dunedin Jockey Club's summer meeting. Arrangements have also been made for a special service in connection with the Gore Trotting Club's meeting and the Waikouaiti. Oamaru, and Wyndham meetings. A Newcomer Mr W. McA. Duncan's yearling purchases at the National Sales are usually '"successful ventures, and it is therefore of interest to note that the Gascony—Aureate youngster for whom he paid 400gns last January is to have his first race at the Manawatu meeting under the name of Ruka. Getting the Best of It Occasionally a fractious horse gets the best of a start even when hurdled off from the rest of the field. On two occasions recently at Sydney meetings a mare named Moaena has won by getting well out from the pen. This undesirable state of affairs is due to a starter paying far too much attention to a fractious horse and unfairly studying a small minority and not the majority in a field.

Travenna Travenna opened up the season by winning the Jumpers' Flat, one mile and a-half, with 11.2 in 2min 44 3-ssec, from Fireguard 9.9, Pango 9.11 and 11 others, and also won the Sydenham Hurdles with 10.4 in 3min 53sec from Aurora's Love 9.3, Fireguard 10.5 arid six others. He was unplaced with 8.12 in the Ashburton Handicap won by Made Money 7.2| from Dunstan .7.0 and Petersham 7.11 He was unplaced again in the Geraldine Cup with 8.6 when Pink Robe won with 7.0 from Wine Card 8.3 and Petersham 7.7, and was once more unplaced with 8.7£ on the second day of the meeting in the President's Handicap won by Petersham 7.9 from Last Refrain 8.5 and Wine Card 8.8. In the Burnside Handicap Travenna was handicapped to meet Pink Robe on 91b better terms than when they met in the Geraldine Cup. Britannia Rules the Reins Hurst Park, England, was the scene of one of the most famous turf matches of all time. This was between Eager and Royal Flush for £IOOO and a gold cup, and caused many thousands of pounds to change hands. Actually, the race was a trial of the merits of the American style of riding—the " crouch "—against the old, elegant style of the English upright horseman. The crack American, Lester Reiff, rode Royal Flush, and Moray Cannon was astride Eager. Despite the supreme confidence and lavish wagers of the American contingent, the weight of metal was for the triumph of the old school. - At the distance Eager drew put to frantic cheers of the vast multitude, and even the ranks of the badlyhit layers joined in the acclamation over "Britannia ruling the reins." as one writer put it. Still the fact remains that about 90 per cent, of riders lean towards the wrong extreme. The Electrical Whip 'Further details- have been received by Australian newspapers of the remarkable "electrical whip" which was found on a course in South Australia and concerning which a paragraph appeared in this page last week: The whip is so cleverly constructed that without taking it to pieces it is impossible to suspect any hidden device. It has been suggested that one of the riders must have misapplied the whip to his own person and that the contact was so severe that he threw it in the air. In any case, there have been no new developments and there is no eagerness on the part of the owner or owners to claim it from the police. A Masquerader Identified in three States as a " ringin," a horse now standing without a claimant at a Melbourne livery stable has become the central figure in one of the most sensational racing dramas in recent years, states the Sydney Sun. A nine-year-old gelding, the horse raced as Foxmore at Albury on June 4, but extensive inquiries in Queensland, Victoria and the .Maitland district-'"convinced Mr H, B. Grime, Southern District Racing Association stipendiary steward, that the horse was not bona fide. An inquiry to have been held at Cootamundra fell through because the interested parties did not attend. " I have now learned the addresses- of the men and have invited them to another inquiry," said Mr Grime. " But as they are already on the A.J.C disqualification list, I know they will riot attend. Inquiries spreading over five months, and covering more than 1000 miles have linked the Foxmore case with the notorious Maltster Jolly "ring-in" in Sydney in 1928. and with the Tonsgag investigation last year. Suspicions over Foxmore were intensified after his first race when the horse was entered for a weight-for-age. Maiden Plate at Albury. A few days before the race the Albury Club received a wire from Melbourne expressing dissatisfaction with Foxmore's weight, and ordering the horse's withdrawal. As the plate was a weight-for-age event, and Foxmore received a set weight, the circumstances of the wire interested officials sufficiently to warrant investigation. Mr Grime stated that inquiries by the Newcastle Jockey Club in.the Maitland district had established Foxmore's connection with a horse called Rothbury Day. In Queensland Foxmore had raced as Pop, and he had a different name in Victoria, said Mr Grime. Mr Grime, too, is convinced that the present case is associated with that of Tonsgag, about whom the A.J.C. stewards made extensive inquiries 18 months ago, and who was debarred from racing in Sydney. In the meantime, Foxmore had been entrained from Albury to Melbourne. On arrival no one claimed him, and for weeks now he has been fed and stabled at the establishment of Coverdale and Jackson, Ltd., Ascot Vale road. Flemington near the Newmarket live stock .siding. A representative of the firm claims that the Victoria Racing Club stewards interrogated the woman to whom Foxmore was consigned, bul she refused to take delivery Railway authorities then attempted to interview her, but she had changed her address. Subsequently Mr Grime received an intimation at Cootamundra that unless the horse was claimed within 48 hours it would be sold, but the steward replied that outside his official capacity he was not an interested party in the horse. The 48 hours' notice is a legal formality for unclaimed goods, but does not mean necessarily that the sale will take place. It will be held up for some time, until the expenses of stabling and feeding Foxmore become too heavy.