RACING AND TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24792, 17 December 1941, Page 5

RACING AND TROTTING

RAGING NEWS

By Sentinel FIXTURES December 26.—Waipukurau J.C. D*ctm**r W,•■27— Taranaki J.C. December «, 27.—Dunedin J.C. December 38. 29,. January 1, 2.—Auckland ( '.. -'RiC'.'.■'';.■. '',-' ~••...''..,■.'•■•■. . January l,—Waikouaiti R.C. \ January 1 —Wyndham'vß.C. -January 1. 2.—Stratford R.C, ■ January l, 2—Marten J.C. January 1,2 Bay J.C. January 1,'2,--Greymouth.J'.C. < January 2—Oamaru J.C. (January 2. 3.—Southland R.C. ; Lord Advocate.—Amongst the' two-yeai-old enraged at the Dunedln -meeting is Lord Advocate, a half-brother by SolicitorGeneral . 'to;- Treasurer. .• .",' y. Restrictions—The restrictions imposeo on travelling will mean that during the holiday meetings Canterbury horses are likely to remain/as near to home as possible j .'■ Wairarapai Meeting Postponed. The stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club have decided to postpone the New Year meeting till a later date on account of the national situation. Lucrative.—The" dam ot Lucrative was thrown out of training because she failed badly when backed heavily to win a minor race at a suburban meeting. Kindergarten—l# Kindergarten stands up to work he will rejoin R. S. Bagby s stable, but he may not appear until the autumn meetings Turncoat.—Recent winners at Ascot (Melbourne) include Turncoat, who won over seven furlongs In lmin 27|sec at long odds. Turncoat was got by Pink Coat from Repudiation. The Caterpillar Colt—The SalmagundiCaterpillar colt will probably Join G,, A. McKay's stable to finish his preparation for the summer meeting. Peter Smith.—The two-year-old Peter Smith filled up a bit in bcth, his front fetlocks and had to be eased up. They have fined down again, but. although apparently sound, he may have to «bc spelled. An importation—lt (s j .. reported' that Finis, a seveh-yearrold stallion b> Cameronian— Felkington. by Lemberg. has been bought by a New Zealand owner Felkington is also the dam of Felsted a winner of the English Derby. Wyndham MeeUng—The following nominations were received— Wyndham Cup. of £500; one mile and a-quarterf Strip, Wild Career, Secret Flight Treasurer Ackemma. Airline; Fidelis. Spanish Led. Southern Sail, Irish Ruler, Lord Nuffield The Joker Anglo\lrtsh Hearth Foxette Recdllectlon—The top-weight in the Otokia Hurdles. Recollect'on, has not won a race since he scored at the local summer meeting of last season He won on that occasion with 11.4 in 2min 411 l-sse,c On the first dav. Flagman won with 9.2 and Recollection ran unplaced Flagman was unplaced on the second day behind »ecollectlon. who comes in on 51b better terms Flagman subsequently won at Ttmaru

Bleeding.—The early history ol racing records that horses were bled as part of their preparation in training When scanning Strip during the past tew days it was noticed that he has undoubtedly improved and become mote robust tn condition, since displaying bleeding troubles. It is reported * that Cheery Jack, a good winner in Victoria, who was doped grior to the last Victoria Grand National teeplechase. had been bled <n. order to clean up his system

Evacuated.—Yesterday morning the, Wingatul racecourse had completely lost all signs of military occupation except for the ground marks left by tents, etc A complete sweep has been made of all equipment in the way of accommodation, and apparently the course will not be used again as a military training camp At Wingatul—The light showers that fell yesterday morning did not affect the Wingatul tracks in any way beyond slightly damping the surface The course proper was open, with the trestles in the same position as on Saturday last The first work of note was put up by Gay Lancer and Boucaut. They began in iron, of the stand and, Increasing the pace at the seven-furlong post, came home in lmin Msec—the last six In lmin 23 o-ssec. Thev were waiting on each other at the finish Compeer and Tissue travelled in company over six furlongs and finished together in lmin 20 3-ssec. Both strode out well in their task. Taxpayer finished a bit more freely than Great Swoop when concluding seven furlongs in lmin 34 3-ssec—the last six in lmin 21sec. Pink Art and Sally Sage came away from All Bluff at the end of five furlongs in lmin 8 l-ssec. Others that were worked during the morning included Miss Sally. Flagman, Money Bird, Lord Nuffield. The Joker. Bolovna. Petersham, Mossburn, Attorney, Withdrawal, Georgia, and a few others that got through unimportant tasks

, TROTTING NOTES

By a en tine l nxq uKfcs December 26 Gorej T.C .-.-.' *., Oecembei 26. 27.—Westoort V.C e; i December 27.—Wint*n T.C December 27. 30. Xt—Auckland T.C —4 Ashburton.—Acceptances are due to-day for the Ashburton TTrolting Club's meetling. c \ y \ The Gore Meeting.—Acceptances are due to-day for the Gore fTrotting, Club's meeting. . A Win At Way\*llle (Adelaide) two lucky investors received £379 8s 6d for a ;4s bet on a double. > They were the only two winners in a pool of £IOB7 4s. j A Good Run.-* The ex-Canterbury ! trainer R. Dunn won at the Waikato Trotting Club's meeting with Gallant .Pointer, Castella del Oro and Kewpie's Jewel, Handicapping.—Peter Smith, who went 4min 15 3-ssec in tl»? Trotting Cup. and ;Springfield Globe, viho won in 4min 45 4-ssec. are in the Canterbury Handicap at 4mih 26sec and 4min 27sec. .Bronze Eagle, who went 4min-18 2-ssec when third to Springfield Globe. Ms on 4min 29sec in ,the same race. » ! Forbury Park 1 rotting Club.—A special meeting of the For&iiry Park Trotting Club was held yesterpay afternoon, Mr J M. Samson being in chair. The programme for the sumiripr meeting on January 29 and 31 was approved, me principal event on the first daj* being the Dunedln Cup, of £7OO (class 4.29), and on the second day the Metropolitan Handicap, ot £6OO (class 4.29). It vias decided that the stake money should b« distributed on the

basis ot 70 per cent, to the first norse, 2tt per cent, to the second, and 10 per cent tot the third. Trotting Conference. —Support for any i'emergency action taken by the Government relating to racing is offered in a letter sent on Monday by Mr H. F. Nicoll. president of the Trotting Conference, to Mr Parry: "My executive has been discussing the grave war situation and believes that you will probably be considering the question of curtailment of racing We desire to assure you that if Cabinet in the public interest, should come to any such decision you may rely on the support of the whole of the trotting fraternity, and we will work with you to minimise public- inconvenience, and to strengthen the .Dominion's war effort." RICCARTON NOTES TRAINERS' PROBLEMS (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 16. i The racing situation is somewhat obscure just now, in view of the pronouncement of the War Cabinet, announced today. For that reason it seems unsafe ,to say much about the position in the meantime, as the programmes of owners and trainers may now depend on :what they are permitted to dp, rather than on their own wishes. In the meantime it looks as if air travelling will be very much restricted. There was a lot i of useful work this monhing, but not much in the way of set trials. The tracks are all very hard and a downpour of rain would be welcomed. Unfortunately, the plans made to race Globe Trotter will have to bp cancelled. He was lame in a fore joint when he arrived here and Humphries contemplates blistering him. as a preliminary to. a long spell. A. E. Ellis has been engaged to ride the Autopay colt Bonnjj Pay in the Great Northern Foal Stakes He opened his career by winning the Avondale Stakes, followed by the Auckland Welcome Stakes but since then he has been unplaced twice

CURTAILMENT OF RACING HOLIDAY MEETINGS TO PROCEED (P.A.) AUCKLAND, Dec. 16. The Christmas and New Year holiday racing and trotting meetings will not be interfered with by the decision announced yesterday that racing and trotting will be permitted only on public holidays and Saturdays. The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr W. E. Parry, said to-day that the whole question would be considered early in the New Year, and those Interested must be prepared for a drastic curtailment of sport. There had been a reduction in other countries and the same would happen in New Zealand. •

Mid-week racing would not be per? mitted, the Minister said, and as early as possible the question of the allocation of dates for racing arid trot» ting would be carefully gone into "The people should realise that this*" is a serious time for all," he said,'"but the Government will do nothing drastic without careful consideration." '..';.' - .

INVERCARGILL TRACK WORK (Special) INVERCARGILL, Dec. 16. Features of the training operations at Invercargtll this morning were a smart five furlongs by the Dunedin candidate. Carolyn, and a good mile by Wild Career The work was done on the course proper 36 feet out from the rails, and the going was fast, but a strong wind affected the times. Carolyn again shaped attractively when running five furlongs in lmin 6 4-ssec, the last four in 51 2-ssec. The Paper Money filly will be in first-class order for her holiday engagements and is going to be hard to beat. Royal Chorus arid Princess Gainsborough took lmin 35 3-ssec to run seven furlongs, the last four in 55 2-ssec, but the former was doing it nicely all the way, Anglo-Irish and Irish Ruler took 57 2-ssec to run the first half of a mile, but they came home- the last four in 53 4-ssec, and the full distance in lmin 51 l-ssec. Anglo-Irish is training on satisfactorily, but Irish Ruler has a slight cold. Both Aspire and Fairy Bard hit out freely when running four furlongs in 53sec, with the t former showing to advantage at the finish. From a barrier start Judy O'Grady and Carpos beat Song Belle and Hotch Potch in a -run from the mile to the half in 51 3-ssec, a good effort for the firstnamed pair, who finished on terms and aid their work well.

Spanish Lady and . Desert Maid went along quietly over the first half of a mile, taking 57sec, but the pace was increased from then on, and they left the last half behind in 53sec. The full distance took lmin 50sec, and both horses were running on strongly. Wild Career, with a light-weight up, was responsible for the best mile of the morning. He was assisted from the six by Erinview, and completed the full distance in lmin 48 l-ssec, the last six in lmin 20sec, and the last four ip 54 4-ssec. Wild Career /will be in good order for the holiday meetings, and a win should not be beyond him at his present position In the weights THE MARTON MEETING (P.A.) WANGANUI. Dee. 16. , The Marton Jockey Club has decided to hold its New Year meeting on January 1 and 3. instead of two consecutive days : Januarv 1 and 2. ASHBURTON TROTS ABANDONED (P.A.) ASHBURTON, Dec. lb Owing to military occupation of the racecourse the Ashburton Trotting Club, has had to abandon Its Boxing Day meeting. The club communicated with the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr W E. Parry, seeking permission to hold the meeting elsewhere, preferably at Addington. but permission was not granted