RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26045, 8 January 1946, Page 6

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel

Jan. 11 and 12 .. Vincent J.C. Jan. 12 Marton J.C. Jan. 19 Te Aroha J.C. Jan. 19, 22, 26 .. .. Wellington R.C. Jan. 22 Ashhurst R.C. Otautau R.C. Jan. 26 Geraldine R.C. Jan. 26, 29 .. .. Auckland R.C. Jottings Patinos has' run off twice in recent races. The Auckland Racing Club paid £78,201 in taxation over the Cup meeting. H. N. Wiggins will have the mount on Expanse in the Wellington Gup. Acceptances for the first day of the Wellington Cup meeting are due on Thursday. Acceptances and withdrawals In connection with the Vincent Jockey Club’s meeting are due to-day. Mr J. A. Spencer is now in Australia, and will also come to New Zealand to buy horses for the Singapore Turf Club. The Nigger Minstrel—Steeton gelding Fuzzy Wuzz.v. who won the Summer Cup at Invercargill, has won twice in about three seasons of racing. Nominated for Wellington South Island nominations for the Wellington Cup meeting include Boolamskee, Salad, Grill, Baffling, Burnbrae, Peculate, Benbecula, Lisheen, and Joy Rosa. Dearo’s Lineage Dearo, who won at Invercargill, is a seven-year-old mare by Defoe from Aro Arc, by Arrowsmith —Silver Arc, by Marble Arch—Linkup, by Birkenhead. Last season she won three times in 13 starts. Padre’s Winnings An American padre won £2300 on Yes Siree at Albion .Park, Brisbane, recently. He shocked the commissioners of trainer George Benn (says an Australian paper) when, in the Third Division of the Sixth Division Handicap, he snapped up £IOOO to £BOO from Harry Weld and £7OO to £4OO and then £6OO to £4OO from Harry Hoed. By the time the Benn stable reached the ring Yes Siree was at oddson, and the commissioners had to take the " Punting Padre’s ” leavings. Racing Hub

The combination of the Wellington Cup meeting and the national yearling sales may be said to have established Wellington as the racing hub of New Zealand. A lengthy catalogue will go under the hammer at this year’s sales, and by way of comparison it is of interest to recall that the first four vearlings sent up by the Elderslie Stud were returned unsold. They included Skirmisher, a winner of the Canterbury Welcome Stakes, the New Zealand Derby, the Canterbury Cup, etc., and Pibroch, the dam of Menschikoff and Stepdanccr, and ancestress of the great mare Warstep. The Best

Vrom the holiday racing just concluded (says St. Simon) Golden Souvenir stands out as the best horse at present in training. Gcod judges who watched the running of the Auckland Cup declare that he was the moral winner, and his success in the Clifford Plate over the winners of the Great Northern Derby, King’s Plate, and Racing Club Handicap under the weight-for-age scale firmly establishes his class. % High-priced Purchase The brood mare Stretto, with a filly foal by the imported stallion Finis, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup, was sold last week to Sir James Fletcher and Mr J. C. Fletcher for the Alton Lodge Stud, Te Kauwhata, for 2000gns. Stretto was bred by Mr A. J. McGovern in 1933. She is by Hunting Song from The Begum, by Chief Ruler from Lucella, by Lucullus from Seatonella, by Seaton Delaval. She Is a half-sister to High Caste, winner of £35,678 in stakes, Mazir, Arvakur, and Nizam. Stretto was herself a good performer, her victories including the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie, the Herries Memorial Cup at Te Aroha, the Awapuni Gold Cup at Awapuni, and the Warwick Stakes at Warwick Farm. The Clifford Plate

The Clifford Plate, run at Ellerslie, provided an excellent contest (says the New Zealand Herald), although the honours were definitely with the winner, Golden Souvenir. Landveyor tried to lead all the way, closely attended by Exeter, with Rakanui, King's Pride, Lady Foxbridge, Representative, and Golden Souvenir following as they passed the seven-furlong post. Golden Souvenir moved up smartly going along the back and at the five furlongs was fourth behind Landveyor and Exeter together, and Rakanui. King's Pride and Lady Foxbridge were next and Representative was last. Exeter and Landveyor were the leaders into the straight, with Golden Souvenir and Lady Foxbridge in close attendance. Golden Souvenir did best in the run home to win by over a length. Exeter just beat Landveyor for second. Lady Foxbridge was a good fourth, and Rakanui right up fifth. There was a gap to King’s Pride, with Representative well back. Successes at Auckland

The list of winning owners at the Auckland Racing- Club’s meeting was headed by Mrs W. S. Goosman, owner of Expanse and Balgowan, with £4775 and a gold cup valued at £IOO. Mr J. Hall, owner of Landveyor, was next with £2200, Mr T. Impey, owner of Cambria, was third with £2150; and Mr F. Rose, owner of Lady Foxbridge, followed with £2075. Golden Souveniir won £1775 for Mr E. N. Fitzgerald. Other winning owners included: Mr F. V. Lysons, £1475; Mr F. Williamson. £1200; and Mr S. Ramsay, £550. H. Wiggins was the most successful horseman, with seven wins, and L. J. Ellis and G. Hughes were next with four wins each. Others included I. Galvin and W. Ensor, three each, and A. Messervy, two. The Takanini trainer, F. Smith, led in five winners, and A. Winder and A. Cook each had three successes, L. J. Ellis, R. Staining, and N. Cunningham had two winners each.