RACING AND TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24629, 10 June 1941, Page 7

RACING AND TROTTING

RACING NEWS By Sentinel FIXTURES June 14.—Bay of Plenty R.C. June 14.—Hawke’s Bay J.C June 14.—Greymouth J.C. June 21.—Waipa R.C June 21.—Ashburton County R.C. June 21, 23.—Manawatu R.C. June 28.—Dannevirke Hunt. June 28.—Oamaru J.C Ashburton.—Nominations are due to-day for the Ashburton winter meeting. Important Date.—Friday June 13, is an important date, as various clubs then close nominations for classic events Grand National Meeting.—The programme for the Grand National meeting is in circulation Paper Note.—The Paper Money mare Paper Note broke down when running in the Winter Handicap. Vogi.—The Beau Pere gelding Yogi, who has been off the scene since thq, spring meetings, is again in work. Over Fences. —Th£ Ashburton meeting on June 21, and .the Oamaru meeting on June 28, provide two races over fences, Doublcack.—Mr E. C. Govan has sold his interest in Doubleack to Mr F. F.. Gilligan. They formerly raced Doubleack in partnership. A Change.—Royal Lancer, Waitoru. and Gay Boa were taken to Timaru after racing at Wingatui, and Will be trained by E J Ellis until the Grand National meeting.

Royal Lancer—The Irish Lancer gelding Royal Lancer was produced twice at Wingatui, but heavy going accentuated the 10.5 he carried in each of his engagements Taxes.—lncluding all taxes, approximately 3s lOd is extracted from each £1 every time it is put through the machine. Of the repiainder the whole is returned to the public. The taxation is divided between the Government and the club, and the club’s portion must, up to almost 100 per cent, be returned to the public, represented by the owners in future stakes A Promising Sort.—Pertinax, a winner over fences, is regarded as one likely to take higher honours. He is rising five years old and was got by Lord Quex from Callgo, by Tribulation. Caligo is also the dam of Luna, Lux, and Waka, The Helping Hand.—The Melbourne Jockeys’ War Fund Club has sent 14,976 tins of soup abroad at a cost of about £3OO, and followed with a donation of £IOO to the Red Shield House. One of the prime movers in the club ts the ex-New Zealand rider, J. Barry, Manawatu Steeplechase.—This year the Steeplechase will be presented on the opening day. of the club’s winter gathering, and the stake-money attached has been Increased to £450, an advance of £ 100. Included in the amount will be the £SO trophy donated by the Wanganui Jockey Club as an expression of appreciation of the Manawatu Club's action In placing the course at the disposal of the sister club during the period its own property is occupied by the military. Visitors.—Amongst those who attended the Wingatui meeting was Eric Ludlow, the well-known rider. .He is just back from Fiji, and ts Oh brief leave. Another visitor was J Crawford, who is also back from Fiji on short, leave. ''The Rules;—Rule 142, sub-section 1, provides that no horse shall be ridden tn any race by any person other than a person holding a valid jockey’s or appren-' tlce Jockey’s 'licence, or a gentleman rider’s or emergency rider’s certificate. Rule 263, sections 1 and 2. provides for the production of a riding licence or certificate to the clerk of scales and for the disqualification of a, horse ridden by a rider weighed out in breach of section 1

Racing Assists.—As a result of the annual, fixture held at Moonee Valley, the V.R.C. Benevolent Fund benefited ify £3750. Mr Allster Clark, chairman of the Moonee Valley Club, told members at the annual meeting. This Included a donation from the club of £207. The club made a profit of £4703 6s 6d for its racing year after having distributed £6673 to various war funds and charitable organisations. The profit will be invested in the War Loan, Three m-etings for charity raised £2324, and profits from five compensation meetings to £5905

Multiplication.—A good deal ts being made of the substantial increase in the totalisator returns of the King’s Birthday holiday on Monday compared with last year. One of the principal reasons Is that last year there was no holiday, and any racing executive is acutely aware of the difference between a holiday and an off-day so far as finances are concerned. Some capital is also being made, about the large-sum of £106.000 put through the machine at Ellerslle that, day. Figures can be very misleading, and. though the total figure; for a totalisator turnover for a day looks huge, this total sum does not represent the actual conditions. It.certalnlv indicates that the;'public has the money to spend, but it covers eight races. In ,othej-" words, the public has approximately £13.500 for each race, and that amount is put through, eight times. With an attendance of 20,000 tb 25,000 • people, it will be seen that, far trom being in a spendthrift mood, each person’s average expenditure through the machine on the day is.'well below £l.

.Silver Lining.—'When a storm of ran# set in on the Thursday before the first day at. Wingatui and was followed by a further heavy fall of snow on the Friday the outlook for the prospects of a successful . meeting appeared rather remote The storm clouds,, however, had a silver lining and the meeting was carried out ill weather at times rather more than bracing but seasonable The attendances throughout the three days were the best ever seen at Wingatui and the popularity of racing over hurdles and fences was abundantly displayed, because fairweather sports could have found sufficient excuse to be conspicuous by absence. The going throughout the meeting was on the heavy side, but not so sticky and holding as In the days before a liberal top dressing of silt improved the turf Several visitors and visiting horses left for their homes after the second day, as many deemed the meeting to be spread out over rather too long a period, and it was pleasing to note that those remaining had-a share of the stakes on the final card Racing in Wartime appears to be a controversial subject at the moment, and a hlghly-authoritative English opinion is worth quoting England, being In the front line of the present war, and the opinion being that of no less a person than Lord Harewood, brother-in-law of King. George, it carries, more than ordinary weight. Lord Harewood is also a steward of the English Jockey Club. In a letter to The Times a couple of months ago he says: " Those interested in racing have not pressed for the indulgence of their hobby when it conflicts with the national Interest, and all sections of the racing community have accepted the rulings of the stewards of the Jockey Club with no more grumbling than is the birthright of every Englishman The duties of the stewards Of the Jockey Club may be briefly summarised under two headings; (1) The maintenance of the supremacy of the English thoroughbred horse. (2) The entertainment of the public. As regards the former, this complex industry and the methods by which it may be maintained cannot be adequately examined here without trespassing unduly upon your columns. As regards the latter, the entertainment value of horse-racing as compared With greyhound racing, theatres, kinemas etc., is difficult to assess accurately. It may, however, be pointed out that, while the kinema causes some export of -money, racing is the only entertainment which, results tn an accumulation of credits abroad. It will continue to do so as long as the English thoroughbred is allowed to prove Itself the best in the world.”

TROTTING NOTES By Sentinel FIXTURES j une 14.— Greymouth J.C. (two events). June 21.— Ashburton County R.C. (two events). . „ . , June 28-Oamaru J.C. (two events) Assessments. —King Potts _ „ .^ e ' sol ] Eddy are both assessed at 2.12, 2,46 and 4.26' Benefiting by Experience.— The Forbury Park Trotting Club is adhering to Saturday and Monday dates, as they have proved more successful than Thursday and Saturday.

A New Rule.~A proposed new rule reads: —“ In all cases the starter's decision whether or not a proper start has been effected, and any other matters in connection with the start, shall be final and subject to no appeal.” Hobbles. —A proposal to be discussed at the Trotting Conference, will be one in favour of the measurement of hobbles being supplied with registration. It is also suggested that the measurement of, hobbles can.be changed one inch either way without obtaining permission It may be necessary at times owing to the state of. the going to vary the length of hobbles, and a change may be desirable according to the size and shape of a track. There is a rule to this effect in Australia, but it appears to create an idea that a change of gear is regarded with suspicion, whereas it may be an alteration really required to assist a horse's chance. This may be found desirable only after a race or when doing a preliminary

RICCARTON NOTES SHARP FROST (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, June 9. The conditions were bright for the work this morning, a sharp frost being followed by bright sunshine. Rebel Star (W. Nelson) had another turn over the pony hurdles this morning, arid again gave an attractive exhibition. It is intended to school him over the bigger obstacles later in the week, in preparation for a race over hurdles at Ashburton. With Ashburton in mind, several horses are due to be schooled to-morrow. The jumping education of Ferrlby will be gone on with again this week. He is a doubtful candidate for Greymouth, but he may have a. race on the flat at Ashburton next week. His debut as a jumper will be delayed till next month, the South Canterbury Hunt Club’s meeting having been selected for his first outing. In the meantime, H. Nurse will give him every chance to become proficient. So far he has been tried only over the pony hurdles, but he shapes like being the best novice we have had here for a long time. C* Dawson has made another start With the three-year-old Night Rehearsal who did a little work in the, spring and then was spelled He is by Friday Night troin Silk Stocking, the dam of Grey Silk a useful staying hack. The Paper Money mare Guilder, who showed signs of soreness, is having an easy time for a few weeks, and F A. Nelson is devoting his atttention to a novice three-year-old by Valkyrian from Happy Queen He has had a few short sprints, and he.has'a great turn of speed, with promise of developing into a smart performer. Nelson hopes to have his pair ; ready to race in August ! Monetary has been gelded, and J. C. Tomkinson will make an early start to prepare him foi three-year-old engagements In the spring. A few months ago he looked like taking high rank, but he disappointed several times, at Riccarton. He has enough speed to win sprints in the best company. The horses from here who were racing in the north and south will all be back on the tracks later In the week, the contingent from Auckland being expected home to-morrow. With over a dozen others booked for a trip to Greymouth. where they will be raced on Saturday. Riccarton will again be below full strength in its working team at the end of this week.

THE NELSON MEETING SHADOW MAID SUCCESSFUL (P.A.) . NELSON, June 9. The second day of the Nelson trots was held in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was slightly holding. The totallsator handled £8305, against £5814. The total for the meeting was' £16.273 (14 races), against £12,402 (16 races); Following are the results:— Waimea Handicap, Of. £BO. One mile and a-quarter.—l Koeslan, scr (Stewart) 1; 10 Bill Ashton, scr (Yeatman), 2; 3 Zlnoro, 36yds bhd (Donald), 3. Scratched; Airline. Two lengths, half a length; 2min Appleby Handicap, of £9O. One mile and a.-half.—4 Gunman. 36yds bhd (N. Berkett). 1: 4 Travelwell. 24 (L;- F-. Berkett), 2; 2 Golden River, 36 (Messervy)/3. Scratched: Wee Jack. Blazeaway First and second horses were bracketed Nose, two lengths; 3min 25 2-ssec. President’s Handicap, of £ 130 Two miles.—4 Shadow Maid, 12yds bhd (Bryce, jun.). T: 4 Shadow Son, 24 (Bryce, sen.),; 2; 5 : Scapa Flow, 60 (Fairbalrn), 3. All started. . Two lengths, two lengths First and second horses bracketed. Time. 4min 37 3-ssec. „ ~ Tasman Handicap, of £IOO. One mile and a-half.—2 Douglas McElwyn. scr (L. F Berkett), 1; 4 Windsor Lad, 60yds bhd (L Frost). 2; 2 Seameal, 24 (C. Berkett) 3 All started, First and third horses were bracketed Nose/two lengths- 3min Richmond Handicap, of £BO. One mile and a-half.—l Zlnora, 36yds bhd (Donald). 1; 2 Isobel Scott, scr (Messervy). 2; 3 Centaurus. scr (C. Berkett), 3, Scratched: Airline, Superbus Boy. Three lengths two lengths; 3min 29 3-ssec. Moutere Handicap, of £9O. One mile and a-quarter.—4 Falalse, 12yds bhd (J Brvce 'inn.) - ; 1; 5 Plymouth. 24 (Watts), f;- V 2 Bulldoz4r. 24 (N. Berkett) 3 Scratched: Inquisition, Stepson, Stylish Lady. Zinora, Two lengths three lengths: 2 Handicap. of_£ 100. One mile.— 2 Jill Tar, 12yds bhd (Donald), 1, 3 Gold Flight, scr (Nyhan). 2; 1 Nawton Junior, scr (Stewart). 3. Scratched: Blazeaway Hoyle, Shadow Maid. Two lengths, two lengths; 2min 12 2-ssec.