SOUTH CANTERBURY HUNT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23866, 21 July 1939, Page 13

SOUTH CANTERBURY HUNT

ANNUAL RACE MEETING TO-MORROW

EL CABALLO AMONG FAVOURITES

TRAVENNA IN FINAL EVENT

•When the Grand National meeting is looming up on the horizon of thesporting world, a programme with cross-country events, a hurdle race and fields of horses with more important engagements ahead, carries added interest, and such is the case with the South Canterbury Hunt meeting, al which {several horses with more important engagements aheao may be seen in action. The card for the meeting will contain numerically weak fields, but they will not. by any means be lacking in interest. Proceedings will be opened with the Hadlow Hurdles, in which the possibilities will depend on whether Ballad can be kept on the course inside the flags Last Link and Mount Val may prove more reliable, than Ballad, but many will take the risk and back the lastnamed and Last Link on the latter’s second to Fireguard at Wingatui. The fact that Macalpein meets Hark■way on 61b better terms than when \ they met at Waimate leans opinion towards the former in the Pareora Steeplechase. Cottingham will not be facing difficult fences in the South Canterbury Steeplechase, and the fact may result m him starting a better favourite than Black Banner and Burwood. Flame Queen may start a better favourite than Prince Flaneur and Chief Lama in the Levels Hack Handicap. Burwood may run In the South Canterbury Steeplechase and El Caballo and Par.ara appeal most in the Tescbemaker Steeplechase. The distance may trouble some of those engaged in the Pentlow Hack Handicap, and they may go for Comus. who ha« won up to a mile and aquarter. Hunting Chorus or Doctor Duthie. .. An excellent field appears on the card for the Claremont Handicap and it should provide a most interesting race. An old friend and hero of many a good battle in Silver Streak tops the list, and if sound and right would give the opposition a great deal of trouble to lead him past the post. He has won under big weights up to a mile, and although getting on m years must be regarded as dangerous. Cerne Abbas was big in condition when produced at Oamaru on the first of the month and should be improved although the weather conditions have not assisted training operations. Travenna has been doing well and will probably be one of the fancied runners. He won in good style at the Dunedin winter meeting and should run a good mile. Spanish Lad has shaped well this season, but looks a bit close to the topweights. At the Dunedin winter meeting Spanish Lad was second to Thernudor when in receipt of 211 b Bal menter 7.7 was fourth and Settlement 8.1 being unplaced. On the third day of the meeting Spanish Lad 711 won the King George Handicap from I etersham 7.12 and Second Innings 8.13 The unplaced lot included Balme-iter 7.7 On this form Spanish Lad has received plenty of weight. He will no doubl be well backed and may have an apprentice in the saddle Lazybones 8.3 won the Members’ Handicap at Wingatui from Straightdell 8,0 and Silver Streak 9.4. They were separated by a head and a neck, and’at 101 b better terms Silver Streak should account for the Nigger Minstrel gelding At Wruinate Lazybones covered gro.iM or the outside of the field for th* Morven Handicap and finished fourth He meets Lady Middleham on 91b and Silver Slipper on 41b better terns Settlement Pi es not seem to handle the turn out 6f the straight at Timaru but will r.at 1 ave to tackle it in the Claremont Hanoi cop. He was one of th l Inst cut of the Straight in the Timaru Cup and managed to finish third to Rabble and Dictale. He was tiring at the finish, and hampered Dictate in the la.d half turlor.g. In fset Dictate had seme trouble. to get clear. Settlement w«-s thirc in the Birthday Haivkaap when giving the unplaced Balmenter 71b and now comes in on 31b better terms than the latter. At Oamaru. Thermidor 9.4 won from Balmenter 7.7 who beat Settlement 8.0 by half a length. Silver Streak 9.2 and Lady Graceful 7.7 were unplaced In the Autumn Plate at Riccarton Settlement 8 8 won in Imi*; 39 2-ssv.c. with Lady Middleham 8.4 un placed. She now meets Settlement on 41b better terms Sir Hugh would be granted a good chance with a strong

rider up Nightdress is a lustv geld' ing. and may not he quite ready Astral Flash gave an indication of stamina by winning the Aldworth Handicap in which she was making her second start during the dav With a doubt about how Silver Streak and Cerne Abbas will saddle up thev are passed over. Travenna Spanish Lad. Ladv Middleham Lazybones and Settlement / may be most in demand, and thev mav go for Travenna Spanish Lad, Lady Middleham or Settlement. RICCARTON NOTES WORK RESUMED AFTER RAIN ‘Special to Daily Times) CHRISTCHURCH. July 20 The weather, though cold, was fine during most of the working period at Riccarton this morning, but there were a couple of light drizzling showers. The No. 1 grass track was open and provided good going though it was dead after the rain earlier in the week Trench Fight was the first to work and he dashed over half a mile up the back in SOsec The track was at its best then. Cottingham strode ovei a mile and a-half. taking 2min 27sec for the last mile and a-quarter and 57 2-sser for the last half mile. Royal Chief and Monrsotis went five furlongs, the last four in 55 2-ssec but th°v were not hurried Culverden and Newly Rich ran half a mile up the back in 54sec. Lndv Leigh dashed up the back in 61 2-sscc Dictate, gome easily took 56soc for half a mile home Comus and VVaka were mates for se'’en furlongs in Imin 37sec. Settlement reeled off a mile in Imm 4S 3-ssec, the last half in 53 3-ssec. Drumoel. and Jan Ridd did six furlongs in Imin 21 2-ssec. Ladv Middleton and Roy Bun taking Imin 22 2-ssec. while Waitaka followed in Irnin , 24*°c. Flame Queen ran halt a mile m 52 2-ssec. Ladv Graceful going comfortably over the same ground in 55sec

Pandlne (W. E. Shand) went well in a school over the three brush fences down the straight. Gasmask (A. Leach) was in front of Bit o’ Blue (L. Gough) over the last of four hurdles which they lumped well. The Sandwichman (A. Leach) went over six hurdles. He travelled at a sound pace and jumped boldly, though he slipped a little going to one obstacle. but he recovered cleverly. Mr J. A. Hennah arrived from the north this morning with his jumper. Padishah. He will be schooled in a few days by the Hawke’s Bay amateur, Mr G. G. Beatson. who is to ride him in the Homeby Steeplechase at the Christchurch Hunt meeting, and his plans for the Grand National meeting will depend on how he shapes in that race. RACING~NEWS By Sentinel FIXTURES July 22.—Rangitlkei Hunt Club. July 22.—South Canterbury Hunt. July 29.—Christchurch Hunt Club. August 8. 10. 12.—Grand National meeting. August 19.—Pakuranga Hunt. August 31.—Egmdnt-Wanganui Hunt. September 2.—Taranaki Hunt. September 2.—Otago Hunt. September 7, 9.—Wanganui J.C. September 16.—Foxton R.C. September 16.—Ashburton R.C. September 16. 18.--Avondale J.C. September 21, 23.—Geraldine R.C. September 23.—Marton J.C. September 30. —Otaki-Maori J.C. September 30.—Kurow J.C. September 30, October 2.—Ohinemun J.C. Catalogue More fast work is being given Catalogue in order to tune him up for the Grand National meeting. Stable Mates Manawatu and Power Chief have been getting through useful tasks since racing at the Wellington winter meeting. Patiara Panara, who shaped well at Waimate, was got by Panmure from Cantara, by Soldiers’ Chorus from Miss Glen. The Grand National Meeting Acceptances are’due to-day for the Grand National Steeplechase, Winter Cup, and Grand National .Hurdles. Nominations for the minor events on the programme are also due. A Pipe-opener Burwood and El Caballo were given a pipe-opener in a flag steeplechase at Wyndham prior to being taken north. They finished first and second, and a stable mate in Hunting Go also started, but ran off. Beaulivre The season’s leading two-year-old, Beaulivre, was the centre of interest when he paraded after the second race at the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club meeting at Hastings Ridden by P. Atkins, Beaulivre was accompanied by Kobi (J Campbell) In an easy sprint from the two furlongs, and he impressed by his effortless galloping action. The Doomben Cup It is estimated that Cooranga’s win in the Doomben Cup took £35,000 out of the ring, Cooranga, who started favourite, is a five-year-old mare by Dunnottar (son of Tracery) from Kooloona, by Magpie from Bee. by Martian—Lady Disdain. Bee won the Dunedin Cup In 1917 and the Wellington Cup in 1916 Her owner, Mr H. G Taylor, received lOOOgns when the daughter of Martian was sold under the hammer at Randwick. Ban on Runners A ban on the employment by bookmakers of persons to make bets for them will be enforced by the Australian Jockey Club with the new season. The committee met and reported: “ It was decided that, as from August 1, bookmakers shall not be permitted to employ any person to make bets for them, but shall transact such business for themselves.” The move is a most definite step against "runners.” and leaves no excuse for the continuation of a nuisance that has become so bad in recent years that it is a wonder that the problem has not been attacked before. Royal Colours The three-year-old colt Dhoti, who will carry the Duke of Kent’s colours on the Australian turf, was bred by the Aga Khan. He won all his three races last season, these being the Granby Stakes, the First, Spring Two-year-old Stakes at Newmarket, and the Chesham Stakes all being over five furlongs In his first three starts this season he was unplaced Dastur is by Solarin from Friar’s Daughter, the dam also of Bahram. Dastur was a good, but unlucky colt He won the Trish Derby and was second in the Two Thousand Guineas. Defbv. and St Leger At four years he won the Corn nation Cud Tricky Aunt, dam of Dhoti L a Son-in-Law mare The Duke of Kent has not vet registered racing nolom-.c in England The National Double

Current reports are that the winning Grand National double at Flernington, Green Cape and Giant Killer, who are stablemates. was backed in the one commission for £15,000, and that the backers were so confident that t» ere was no laying-off. The stable has enjoyed considerable success this winter, and it is likely that the amount laid out originally in support of the two horses was won back by commissioners long before Green Cape’s race was run! It is customary for people with the lirst “leg” of a double a winner to approach the bookmakers for the purpose of “ hedging." This time the boot was on the other foot. Bookmakers were so much involved that they made the approach, but the fortunate backers were content to stand Crm in the belief that Giant Killer would complete his part of the bargain, and bookmakers had to cover their obligations on the open market There was genera! commendation of the astuteness of the trainer. W Burke, m turning his steeplechaser. Greer, Cap' 3 who won the Grand National Steeplechase last year, into a hurdler, and his hurdler, Giant Killer, into a steeplechaser with such Success. The Auckland Cup

In reviewing the programme for the Christmas-New Year meeting the committee increased the stake for the Auckland Cup from £2250 to £3OOO that of the King’s Plate run on the second day from £550 to £750; the Auckland Racing Club Handicap, third dav from £IOOO to £1500: and the Clifford Plate, a fourth-day event, from £550 to £750, The added money for the years of Nelson’s first two victories in the Auckland Cup, 1885 and 1886 was £IOOO but it was substantially reduced for the next decade being restored to four-figure dimensions In 1897. From that year the importance of the race continually increased: a £2OOO stake was offered for the first time in 1909. and 10 years later, the year of Karo’s triumph It had grown

to £3OOO. In 1921, the year of Malaga’s surprise victory, it reached the peak value of £3500. but for the next contest the prize was again £3OOO, at which figure it remained until 1931, when it was reduced to £2OOO being further cut in the following year to £ISOO. For the past two years the stake, including the gold cup. was worth £2550 A Good Season The Dunedin Jockey Club announces a profit of £10,092 for the year ended June 30. Investments on the totalisator amounted to £208,864, against £191,073 for the previous season, and the attendance receipts also showed an increase, £5744 being paid at the gates. The debenture liability stands at £12,500, but negotiable assets included land, £9650, and cash in various accounts totalling £8095, while buildings are set down at £26,738. Tetratema The recently defunct Tetratema, a grey, was bred in 1917 being by The Tetrarch from Scotch Gift, by Symington. He belonged to a grey sire line, and several of his progeny were of that colour. As a racehorse he was a sprinter par excellence, and in three years he amassed stakes totalling £21,778, iftcluding in his victories the Two Thousand Guineas, one mile. He transmitted his great brilliancy to many of his progeny when he went to the stud in 1921. and as a sire he was an immediate success. He was head of the sires’ list in 1929 with winners of 35 races worth £53,026, and he was second in 1928 and 1930. with stakes aggregating £37,035 and £38,303 respectively. In all, his progeny from 1928 to 1938 won 324 races, valued at £266,782, the winners Including Mr Jinks, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas and eight other races, aggregating £25,153, and himself a successful sire. Myrobella, the best of her year. Royal. Minstrel, Tiffin Crosspatch. Foray (head of the Free Handicap). Tahir, Tamasha Giho, Thyestes, Fourth Hand and numerous others. He was owned by Major D. McCalmont, and his stud fee first was SOOgns, and later 400gns. Tax in Victoria Mr E. A. Davis, a Randwick bookmaker, who operated at Flemington for the Nationals meeting, said that he was struck at his first appearance as a bookmaker in Melbourne with the harshness of the taxation on racing. He could not see how the scale of taxation could do anything but keep people away from the racecourse and drive them to betting at starting price, and from what he had heard starting-price betting was increasing to such an extent in Melbourne that it was becoming a problem. Mr Davis pointed out that bets of £5 carried a tax on the backer of Is. and the scale increased until bets of between £25 and £SO carried a tax of 3s. Bookmakers paid a tax of 6d a ticket apart from any other form of taxation. Since the punters were taxed, fielders found that they were using more tickets for the reason that the backer wishing to Invest £2O did so in five bets of £4. so avoiding his tax This caused the bookmaker to contribute 2s 6a instead of 6d. The tax was felt so much that the bigger punters cut what normally would be a wager of £25 down to £24 to save a shilling on the bet. “ That might seem a bit far fetched,” added Mr Davis, “ but 1 had some experience of it. and I was reliably informed that one prominent commissioner, who might back up to six horses in a race, pays round about £2OOO taxation on the wagers he makes. To him the saving of shillings on bets would mean a considerable sum in the year. Melbourne bookmakers are alarmed at the turn in events, blaming the taxation as the principal cause in a falling off in racing. but my opinion is that racing in Melbourne would boom again if taxation. particularly that on the backer, was removed or reduced considerably." TROTTING NOTES By Sentinel FIXTURES August 5. 9, 11.—-N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 26.—Auckland T.C, September 2.—New Brighton T.C. September 20, 23.—Wellington T.C. September 30.—Methven T.C. October 7.—New Brighton T.C. October 12, 14.—Manawatu T.C. (if further permit available). October 21 23.—Greymouth T.C. October 21. 23 or 25.—Auckland T.C. October 23.—Oamaru T.C. October 25. 28.—Wellington T.C. October 25. 28.—Invercargill T.C. November 7. 9. 10.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. November 23, 25.—Forbury Park T.C. Dates to be approved by New Zealand Trotting Conference. Cantata Cantata, who has been off the scene for some time, will probably reappear at Addington next month. De Soto The Rey de Oro crack De Soto is standing up to work, and he may be produced at Addington next month. Aircraft The Travis Axworthy gelding Aircraft has been converted from pacing to trotting. Last season he paced a mile under saddle in 2min 8 2-ssec when winning the Railway Handicap at Addington. Halt Bad weather has called a halt in training operations at Addington, and most of the horses usually worked there have been restricted to exercise o» the roads, Auckland Trotting Club Reference to a very successful season is made by the president of the Auckland Trotting Club (Mr E. G. Bridgens) in the report to be presented to members at the annual general meeting. After writing £4846 off the Alexandra Park assets and £2380 12s lOd off the Otahuhu property and plant as depreciation, a balance of £4090 0s 3d remains to be transferred to the capita] account as net profit. During the year £23,350 was distributed in stakes, and £40,011 9s was paid in taxation to the Government, the main items being dividend tax. £ 20,276 3s, and totalisator tax, £18,041 17s 4d. Repairs and maintenance accounted for £3668 3s 6d. wages and salaries £4517 5s 7d. and levies to conference £lO3l. Nomination and acceptance fees totalled £5424, and from the totalisator it took £53,884 12s lOd. Other sources of revenue were: Gates and stands, £9715 8s 6d; members’ subscriptions, £llOO 8s; race cards, £2555 19s lid. and privileges £1440.

Globe Derby Mr A. G. Hunter, of Seymour (Victoria), informs the Australian Trotting Record that he purchased Globe Derby during January 1922, for lOOOgns, and at his sale in March, 1927. the celebrity was sold for 450gns to go to Tasmania, where he eventually made the name of "Derby Lodge” famous throughout Australia. In 1922 Mr Hunter sent Globe Derby to New Zealand, and therefore he did no stud duty that year. In 1923 be served 28 mares, 44 in 1924, 38 in 1925 and 29 in 1926 With outside service fees and the value of the Globe Derby progeny subsequently disposed of. Mr Hunter proved him a payable stud horse. Mr Hunter always stood the horse at 25gns. but in Tasmania he stood at lOgns right through the piece. Both in Victoria and Tasmania Globe Derby sired fine pacers, and even to the end of his tether there appeared no deterioration in the quality. In Tasmania he will have Van Derby, his fastest son, to carry on. Globe Derby started eight limes in New Zealand without scoring a win or a place Interdominion Championships When a merchant has goods to sell he would become bankrupt If he kept the fact a secret This is not the case with the Western Australian Trotting Association, which has already embarked on a publicity campaign in connection with the interdominion championships to be held at Perth next year on February 7. 10, 14 and 17 The association has issued a most interesting booklet representing a triumph of the printers art as well as a wealth of information in connection with lightharness racing in Western Australia. One has to compliment the club and the compiler on the issue of a most interesting booklet, which cannot fail to stimulate interest in the interdo-

minion championship meeting of 1940. Such a production must inevitably help to elevate light-harness racing to the highest possible place, and bring it into prominence as a real sport, and not merely as a horse-owning business. The book is full of pictures of historic Interest and if the sporting spirit and business acumen behind its issue meet with appreciative response then the interdominion championship meeting of 1840 will mark the commencement of a new era in light-harness racing in the southern hemisphere. OTAGO HUNT MEET AT NORTH TAIERI Weather permitting the Otago Hunt Club will hold its weekly meet tomorrow afternoon at North Taieri over the well-known properties of Mrs A, K. Miller and Messrs D. Connor and J. Skinner, who have again kindly placed them at the club’s disposal for the hunt. The start will be from the Taieri side of the Black Bridge, and the whole of the hunt may be witnessed from the adjoining hillside. Those desirous of witnessing the hunt and intending to go by car. are advised to go by the Mosgiel route, as the main Wakari road is still under reconstruction and very slippery after wet weather. Followers will meet at the starting point at 3 p.m. The club’s point-to-point steeplechase meeting will be held on these properties the following Saturday. Entries close at 5 p.m. to-day. Qualification Run A qualification run was held by the Otago Hunt Club yesterday afternoon at "Seaview” over the properties of Messrs G. Masters. E. I. Jones and R. Sim. The weather conditions were more pleasant than the previous day, but the going was heavy. Those present included the master, Mr J. E. Brunton, on Jason; the huntsman. Mr R. Harvey, on Blackthorne; the whip. Mr T. Dillon, on Samson: Messrs S. McKay on Radius Rod, J. Richards on Van toon, D Shaw on Music, B. Hastle on Osculate. J. Coutts on Lofty, G. Richards on Jimmy, and H. Hill on Black Tractor. FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB MEETING OF EXECUTIVE The monthly meeting of the executive of the Forbury Park Trotting Club was held last night The president (Mr B. S. Irwin) was in the chair A letter was received from the Orphans’ Club asking that part of Forbury Park should be made available for the annual picnic on September 30.—Granted. The secretary reporte- having received advice to the effect that wooden buildings on racecourses, would be allowed depreciation of 5 per cent per annum for social security tax purposes, the ruling to obtain as from March 31. 1940. FIVE-SHILLING TOTALISATOR CANTERBURY PARK RECOMMENDATION (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH. July 20. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club. Mr D Coleman moved that it be a recommendation to members that the introduction of a 5s totalisator be considered, He thought that such a - move would be in the interests of all concerned and would encourage to attend races many persons who could not afford to pet in higher denominations More than a decade ago he had advocated this policy and his ideas had not changed. Apart from easier betting facilities he thought that the proposed idea would result in bigger returns. Mr Coleman said that any member of the community could put half a crown or five shillings on a horse without ever going near races. A member: Where can you do that? Mr Coleman (meaningly); Well, you know better than I do. (Laughter.) Messrs E. C. Cross and A. Rose supported Mr Coleman’s motion, and with only the dissentient voice of Mr H. J Otley. who explained that great expense would be needed in the conversion of the totalisator for such business. it was carried.