NEW BRIGHTON TROTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26033, 22 December 1945, Page 9

NEW BRIGHTON TROTS

CAMERONIAN A FORM HORSE The New Brighton Trotting Club's meeting will be held to-day, and the following may be in favour:— 11.32: Trial Handicap.—Rerewaka, Royal Dale, Royal Stone. 12.12: Improvers’ Handicap.—Czardas, Dunmore, Honest Peter. 12.57: Christmas Handicap.—Lanaco, Princess Maritza, Ingle Belmer. 1.42: President’s Handicap.—Knave of Diamonds Bulldozer, Scott Axworthy. 2.27: Members’ Handicap.—Lord Peterson, Plunder Bar, Gamble King. 3.12: Empire Handicap.—May Wynne, Bancor Jimmy Dillon, 3.57: New Brighton Handicap.—Cameronian, Scottish Lady, Loyal Nurse. 4.42: Farewell Handicap.—Watcher. Cabin Boy, Worthy Cross. RACING NEWS By Sentinel Jottings Dearo has come into favour for the Federal Handicap. G. Young, jun., has arrived in Hawke’s Bay from Sydney to ride in New Zealand. About 200 horses banned from racing in Victoria during the fodder restrictions are again in training. Don’t Regret, who is engaged in the Milburn Handicap to-day, won in his last start. He won at Invercargill with 8.12 in lmin 16 l-ssec on a dead track. Martial Note has been rather unlucky in some of his races this season, but at Wingatui may shape up to the expectations of his supporters. There is a story going around that commissioned horses in the north rarely miss. They must be remarkably good judges in that part of the world. Silver Sal Silver Sal, who is engaged in two . races to-day, has scored one win in eight starts this season. She won the Ashburton Handicap and finished second to Palfrey in the Teschemaker Handicap at Timaru. Won at Invercargill Great Coon has started three times this season. He finished second to Lyndall over six furlongs at Gore and, after being unplaced at Winton, won over a mile at Invercargill from Aurora Australis when in receipt of 101 b. Transport to Wyndham Efforts to obtain a special train service to the Wyndham meeting did not meet with success. It is hoped to make arrangements for a bus service to the racecourse from Edendale. Shown an Improvement A field of 24 is engaged in the Endeavour Handicap to-day, and the draw for positions may assist a horse’s chance. Tenor Royal is added to the selections because he has improved recently. Otaki Incident There was an unusual turn to the scratching of Lights of London for the Taraua High-weight Handicap at Otaki on Saturday last. In the first place, the connections of the horse were fined £2 for late withdrawal of the horse, who was actually on hand. Subsequently the stewards met to consider an explanation by W. J. Stevens, who had been engaged ,to ride Lights of London. The rider reported that he had been delayed en route from Palmerston North and had arrived at the course too late to fulfil the engagement. The stewards found him guilty of carelessness and transferred the initial fine of £2 to him and required him to meet the costs of transportation, etc., of the horse from Trentham to.the meeting—£ll 10s —making £l3 10s in all. A Glance at Breeding Some of the youngsters engaged in the Juvenile Handicap at Wingatui today; are more or less unknown to the racing public. Diarma is a bay gelding by Ringmaster—Relative, by Pos-terity-Eulogy; Cipher is a grey gelding by Nizami —Security, by Posterity —Lavish, by Limond; Cold Feet is a gelding by Paper Slipper—Templing, by Tea Tray—Bahama Girl, by Nassau, and jtracing to Eulogy; Sir Raimond is a brother to Honest Sal and Macedoine, and a half-brother to Pride of Mossburn; Royal Tan was got by Royal Chief—Otetanui, by Paper Money; Tin Hat is a colt by Battle Song—Gold Dress, by Hunting Song—Etoile d'Or; Winning Bat was got by Cricket Bat from Wingatui, the dam of Lance Wing; Prana is a filly by NightlySilver Sands, by Phaleron Bay—Silver Crescent, by Colossus—Silver Rule, by Chief Ruler; Regal Lily is a filly by Royal Chief Moorflower. oy Myosotis—Moorbird, by The Ace; and Royal Anne is a filly by Royal Chief from Cluden, by Rosenor. Cast-iron Horses The history of the Dunedin Cup reveals some interesting facts. When .Lurline won in 1874 she started an odds-on favourite, and was brouffiit out again in the following race, the St. Kilda Stakes, and won over a mile and a distance. On the second day she won the D.J.C.. Handicap, of one and three-quarter miles, and was saddled up again in the following race, the Stewards’ Purse, of one and a-half miles, to oppose a stablemate in Calumny, who won. Lurline no doubt saved a walk-over. The three-year-old Templeton, who ran second in the Dunedin Cup. was fourth in the D.J.C. Handicap and came out on the .third day of the meeting and-won two consecutive races—the Forbury Handicap, of one and a-half miles, and the Flying Handicap, of six furlongs. Lurline added to her record by winning the Town Plate, of two and aquarter miles, from Calumny, after the two had cantered round the course. » The meeting was held on March 24, 25, and 26, showing that success was'not dependant on holiday dates. These records show that the best horses were not kept in a glass case. In the Dunedin Cup of 1876 Guy Faux finished ' fourth to Pungawerewere, and after an interval of one race came out again and won the Publicans’ Handicap, which was then run over a mile and a-quarter. On the second day Guy Faux finished second to the three-year-old Ariel in the D.J.C. Handicap, of one and threequarter miles, and won the next race, the Ladies’ Purse, run over a mile and a-half. On the third day, Guy Faux won the Town Plate, of two and a-quarter miles, and in the next race finished second to Fishhook over a mile and a distance.