RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26027, 15 December 1945, Page 5

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel Jottings Four patrol stewards have been appointed 'for the Tapanui meeting. The Last Note gelding Combat, who is engaged at Tapanui, was foaled in 1933. Since his return to Auckland Chung Chong has been doing well in his work. H. N. Wiggins will have the mount on Expanse in the Auckland Cup. The three-year-old filly Patmos is a half-sister by Revelation to Bridgehead. John o’ London has been sold to a West Coast owner, and will be trained by C. J. Walsh. . . . A trophy valued at 10 guineas is attached to the Dwyer Memorial Hack Handicap at Tapanui. Geniality, a four-year-old gelding by Sir Simper—Divinial, is in Mr W. E. Hazlett's stable. „ . ~ Starting times to-day:—Hororata—ll.3o, 12.10, 1250, 1.30, 2.10, 2.50, 3.30, 4.15. Waipa—ll.3o, 12.25, 1.10, 1.55, 2.40, 3.25, 410 4 55* The successful Auckland.apprentice, C. M. Jillings, has been engaged to ride Miss Medley in the Auckland Cup. Jillings rode three winners at the Waikato meeting Handicaps for the first day of the Dunedin Cup meeting are due on Monday, and acceptances must be declared on the foi Tuesday next first acceptances are due for the Dunedin Cup and the Publicans’ Handicap. Desert Trek Desert Trek, who is engaged at Tapanui. is a four-year-old gelding Night-march-Lady Lizzie, by Tractor-Winsome Lady, by Markhope—Pretty Face, by Clanranaid. Rehandicapped As a result of his win in the Hamilton Handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday las Rakanui has incurred a rehandicap of 310 for the Auckland Cup, making his weight 8.10. A Bracket Patmos and Burnbrae form a bracket for the President’s Hack Handicap to be run at the Tapanui meeting. Engaged at Tapanui The field for the Trial Handicap, to be run at Tapanui to-day, includes the following three-year-olds: French Knight (Sir -Simper—Lorette), Tune (Siegfried— Andante), Merry Lancer (Irish LancerMadam Cherry), and Amicus (Mans Pal— Tracsona). By Baffles Master Baffles is a four-year-old gelding by Baffles from Linguist, the dam of the North Island sprinter Reorapa. Master Baffles has been unplaced in his two starts this season and was also unplaced in his only start last season. Wyndham Cup The nominations for the Wyndham Cup, of £BOO, are as follows: Sing Sing, Great Coon, Bonnie Chela, Boolamskee, Aurora Australis, Red Prize, Silver Mask, Erisky, Signal Officer, Salad, Night Robe, Joygiver, Good Cast, Foxchase, Amorlad, Nightchild, Gold Lance, Te Anau Lady, and Pride of Mossburn Typhoon Typhoon has joined up with C. J. Stowe’s team at Woodville. He looks well after his short rest since his return from Australia (says ‘ St. Simon") and has taken on some condition. He is to run at the Manawatu meeting, probably in the Cup, and will have another race at New Year in preparation for the' Wellington Cup. A. M'dwood has accepted the engagement to ride him at Trentham in January. For Wingatui Riccarton stables are represented by the following horses >n the nominations for the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club's summer meeting: Commemorate, Palpitate, Appeasement, Belle Leonne, Deep Harmony, Detain, Debater, Eudora. Superlative, Tenor Royal, Chain, Deficiency, Denary, Montezuma, Peculate, Peter Gazelle, Rahlri, Ruling Moment, Saint Joachim, Sanskrit, Derene, Gamble, Benbecula. Piccolo, Royal Rae, Silver Sax, Cipher, Lakhnau, Prana, Rahine, Regal Lily, Royal Anne, Royal Tan, Burberry, Double Cross. Foxhaven, Gunga Din, Avonbridge, Altruist, Pink Clover, Racket, Thornbr dge, and Wild Ribbon. Good Record Four-ryear-olds (says "St. Simon”) have an attractive record in the Auckland Cuo, though few have won with 8.10 or more’. The four-year-old winners are: Temptation (1874), 8.11; Ariel (1876), 8.2; Leopold (1839), 7.4: Anita (1895), 6.9; Antares (1897), 7.11; Blue Jacket (1899), 7.9; St. Michael (1901), 7.4; Siege Gun (1902), 8.6; Wairiki (1903), 9.8; Mahutonga (1904), 8.12; Master Delaval (1906), 7.6; Zimmerman (1907), 8.6; All Red (1908), 8,4; Warstep (1914), 8.9; Balboa (1915). 8.5; Depredation (1916), 7.5; Karo (1919), 7.13; Siarland (1920), 6.11; Malaga (1921), 6.11; Scion (1922), 8.2; Concentrate (1929), 7.10; Motere (1930), 7.0; Fast Passage (1932). 8.11; The Buzzer (1937), 7.6; Beau Vite (1940), 9.6; Lord Chancellor (1943). 9.2; Foxwyn (1944), 7.4. In addition to Golden Souvenir, there are a number of other four-year-olds In the Auckland Cup. They are Coronaire, Beau Cheval, Chung Chong, Hormuz, Miss Medley, Homespun, Alcyone, Beuno, Gay Chat, Gaelic Salute, and United Nations. It is probable that most of these will be missing after the acceptances are declared. The most interesting of them are Miss Medley and Chung Chong, whose second in the New Zealand Cup showed that he was a solid stayer. New Zealand Cuo form is very often an excellent guide to ihe Auckland Cup. Chung Chong finished with a spectacular burst in the Cup at Riccarton and should run prominently at Auckland, where he has done most of his racing. L. J. Ellis, who will ride Golden Souvenir at Ellerslte, has won the Auckland Cup on two previous occasions, being the pilot of Cuddle when she won in 1935 and 1936.