SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 20522, 26 June 1928, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED. The Auckland Trotting Club's Winter meeting will be brought to a conclusion on Wednesday. The two-year-old trotters, Moko Peter and First Wrack, will race from a standing start at Auckland. Bronstell is mentioned as likely to race well at the Ashburton County R.C.’s meeting on Saturday next.

Cross country horseman Ivan Tilson has recovered from his Auckland accident and is working again.

Zaragoza has been galloping well at Riccarton since her return from Wingatui, and may race well at Ashburton.

Cold Steel, who won the Taranaki and Wanganui Cup in 1924, is being jumped over the little sticks at Hawera.

While various Riccarton horses may race well at Ashburton, it has to be remembered that Town Bank may also be there.

Te Monanui, who is to race in sprint company at Te Kuiti, has been given the <mbstantial load of 10.9 to carry over six furlongs.

Aberfeldy failed dismally at Ellerslie, but the fences are easier at Trentham and he will be racing left-handed there.

At Riccarton on Saturday morning Limerick’s half-brother, Roscrea. displayed dash and pace when he picked Zaragoza up in a gallop.

It may not be out of place to remind owners that entries for the Winter Cup, G.N. Hurdles, G.N. Steeplechase and other races close on Friday next.

A record number of Southland-bred youngsters have been engaged in the McLean Stakes and Champagne Stakes at Wingatui next season.

Despite an exacting season’s racing over varied distances the Absurd gelding, Nincompoop. is galloping well on the training tracks at Riccarton.

Chickwheat let his supporters down very badly during the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Winter meeting, but he has been doing well since in his efforts at Riccarton.

Reports from Hawkes Bay are to the effect that the well-known jumpers, Perle de Leon and Puwhero, have recovered from their recent soreness.

That smart galloper, Paganelii. and his tablemate, Macroom, who have been spelling in the Taranaki district, have rejoined M. J. Carroll’s stable at Frankton.

Trainer Fryer, of Hawera, has nominated Polyphemus for the concluding days of the Wellington R.C. Winter meeting in the hope that the gelding will be sufficiently recovered to race at Trentham.

When the Te Kuiti R.C.’s meeting opens at Ellerslie on Saturday King Lu will be asked to earn’ 11.0 and Te Monanui 10.9 in the Stewards’ Handicap (six furlongs J weights, that should try the pair out despite the 9.0 minimum.

In commenting on the first day of the Hawkes Bay J.C. Winter meeting “Vedette’ 5 of Wellington Post writes :-“Mixed Heather after Maunga lost his rider, had an easy victory in the Steeplechase, but he would probably have won anyway. He bore out his trainer’s contention, and is a much improved horse.”

Great interest will be taken in light harness circles to-morrow in the race at Auckland between the two-year-old square trotters, Koro Peter and First Wrack. It is argued that the former is the more reliable of the pair, while it ie also claimed that First Wrack’s final preparation was interfered with at Ashburton by bad weather.

In commenting on the Winter meeting at Hastings last week, “Vedette” remarks: —“Gaze gave a finished display in the Hawkes Bay Hurdle Race, and his winning effort was very impressive indeed. At the present time, and in the dearth of capable hurdle horses, he is a very valuable property.”

There was a great finish for the Cornwall Handicap (harness), £5OO (one mile) which brought the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s Winter meeting to a conclusion on Saturday. The judge was the only person present who could separate the six competitors who finished in line and his verdict was in favour of the Wintonbred gelding, Logan Chief, who was driven by his trainer, F. Holmes, of Riccarton. The old Logan Pointer —Regina Belle gelding appears to have taken a new lease of life since he became an inmate of the establishment presided over by F. Holmes. Logan Chief was bred by the late Mr J. Duffy, who also produced the pacing freak, Native Chief, from his select stud in the Western district. Logan Chief, by the way, is now owned by Mr J. F. McKendry, who is well-known in the northern trotting world.

A feature of the opening day of the Hawkes Bay J.C.’e Winter meeting (says Wellington Post) was the duel between R. Reed and T. Green. They are racing neck and neck for the jockey’s championship, apd finished up the day all square at 69. Not only this, but they rode the first and second horses in the last three races. Reed equalled Green’s total of 68 on King Mart, and then Green placed himself one ahead again on Fee Simple. In the last race Reed equalled matters by bringing home Kaiti. In each race the horses they rode paid the first and second dividends. On Saturday Green won two races and Reed one, hence the former’s record now stands at 71, with Reed at 70 wins. Under the circumstances the pair will probably renew their fight in Auckland next Saturday and the following Monday, when the Te Kuiti R.C. fixture comes up for decision at Ellerslie.

“The Watcher,” of the Dominion furnishes some interesting information as to the future of several of Mr W. T. Hazlett’s best stud mares:—“When Grand Knight commences his stud duties at Mr John Donald’s Westmere Stud next season he will have two consorts at least that should enable him to leave something good in his first season at the stud. These two mares are Pvazzle Dazzle and Simper. The former was served by Chief Ruler last spring. Simper has already given the turf such good performer? as Affectation, Gold Light. Razzle Dazzle, Beacon Light and Glad Light, while another of her daughters in Illume is the dam of the brilliant Flicker.

About halfway through the Hawkes Bay Steeplechase contest on Friday last Mixed Heather made a mistake. This caused W. J. Bowden to lose an iron, but he recovered it before reaching the next fence. Recent performances by Mixed Heather will attract attention to his future career, and he will probably become a profitable mount for Bowden.

Up to the present time 41 two-year-old races have been run at Caulfield, Flemington. Randwick and Warwick Farm, and curiosity recently prompted me to ascertain how the stakes were distributed among the various sires (states a writer in the Leader). In the matter of stakes alone, Seremond, as the are of Mollison, is an easy first, as Mollison has won £16,593 in the seven races he has contested and won. Rossendale, however, has a better record, as he had eight individual two-year-old winners this season, and one of them has been Ramulus, who won the Breeders’ Plate. The Rossendales have won nine races, worth £5514. In view of the all-round and consistent success of Rossendale, it is remarkable that.

buyers did not seem to be particularly keen on his yearlings at the last sales in Sydney. They certainly brought good prices, but so did those by Caravel and Top Gallant, who are untried as sires. Saltash was the fashionable sire at the sales this year, and one colt by him made the Australian record price of 6750gns. His first crop of foals produced only two winners on the Flemington, Caulfield, Randwick and Warwick Farm tracks. They did not show up in the big races in which Mollison competed Seventeen yearlings were sold by him last year. The only winner Magpie has had on the four courses is All Chatter, who won once. Claro did well with four winners, but Valais had only one winner and a deadheat.

Australian files contain further references to the wonderful recovery of health and winning form which followed on the application of violet-ray treatment to His Majesty’s Hurry On filly Scuttle, winner of the One Thousand Guineas race. The story of her recovery, writes a correspondent, is an illustration of how the most modern science is used even in Briton’s national sport. During the winter is was found that Scuttle was not doing well. What food she ate seemed to do her no good, and, notwithstanding the greatest care and attention by her trainer, W. Jarvis, her condition became worse. It was then decided after consultation to try the effect of ultra-violet rays on her, and it was arranged that she should spend three weeks under the personal supervision of a well-known veterinary surgeon, Mr Pryde Jones, who had made a close study of the treatment and its immense possibilities. The treatment worked a miracle. According to Mr Pryde Jones, Scuttle was actually suffering from debility when she came under his charge, but almost immediately there was a reaction. She began to eat and enjoy her food. What is more, she at once regained lost muscle, and when the three weeks’ treatment had ended, she was not only the old Scuttle, but undoubtedly an improved one. The delightful sequel was her Guineas success following on a firstclass win early in the flat-racing season.

CANTERBURY RACING NOTES. LIMERICK’S RECENT ESCAPADE. WHARNCLIFFE UNDER SUSPICION. ORIFLAMB'S JUMPING PREPARATION. SOLFERITE TRAINING ON NICELY. ABERFELDY PROGRESSES FAVOURABLY. (Special to the Times.) Christchurch, June 25. After practically three weeks of wet and squally weather we had the final and most vicious burst on Thursday. Since then it has been frosty, but clear. Naturally the horses engaged at Ashburton are all very backward. The tracks were not opened on Thursday, but as trainers were anxious to gallop those of their charges that are engaged at Ashburton, the No. 1 grass was opened. It was very heavy, and the gallops done on it are not w’orth mentioning.

Limerick did not suffer any ill-effects from his escapade along the Sockburn roads. He is a regular attendant on the tracks and shows not signs of damage done. F. D. Jones intends to do stronger work with his champion from now on until he takes him to Sydney. Work is the only thing that will keep Limerick’s exuberant spirits within bounds. He is so full of antics that he is a constant source of anxiety.

Arikiwai is wearing bandages in front. One of his legs filled a little. As a matter of fact all three of F. D. Jones’ horses, Limerick, Roscrea and Arikiwai, are all wearing bandages. Jones does not anticipate serious leg troubles with any of them. At least not at present. There is very little prospect of seeing Wharncliff race in the Grand National Steeplechase this year. He is pottering about with the hope that he will get sound. On looks the hope is vain. One of his hind fetlock joints is badly swollen, and he has a very noticeable limp. This troublesome joint is no doubt the reason why so very little schooling, or work of any sort, has been given him. , Day Comet has been purchased by Sir George Clifford, and will do stud duties at Stonyhurst along with Winning Hit. Semper Paratus, by Winning Hit —Equipment, by Martian—To-morrow, by Bill of Portland, has had his first couple of sprints. He is a very handsome colt. A chestnut, he is full of quality, but massive with it. Indeed he is a youngster that anyone would be proud to breed. He shaped fairly well in his scampers, when all things are considered, for the going was not good. The stable expects big things of him.

Oriflamb has been schooled on two occasions during the week. On each trip hfr fenced brilliantly until he came to the brush double. Here he whipped off the second fence each time. Taken back he jumped well. This is a bad trick he has learned; one that he may never forget. He is to race at Ashburton on Saturday.

Hyperion is not improving in his fencing, and he is never likely to do much good as a ’chaser, for he does not like the busi-

Bert Wormaid is keeping Radiac going. He hopes to keep him sound enough to race at the National meeting, his mission being the Enfield Steeplechase. It is doubtful if the Absurd gelding will be in training then, for one of his front fetlocks is down at the back.

Amorist was schooled over the hurdles during the week. He is the makings of a very fine jumper. His owner is evidently not in any hurry to race this gelding over the battens, as he has entered him in flat races at Wellington and left him out of the jumping events.

J. Boyd has taken Front Rank up again. He intends getting the mare ready for the early spring meetings, and with this as an object he will give her a race or two at the National meeting in August. She never looked better than at present. G. Murray Aynsley has started to get hia team ready for season 1928-29. He has taken up Footfall, Chide and Paperchase. Footfall, who was never at his best all this season, is looking in robust health, and his two stablemates have never been in better health than they are at present. A. McAulay has sent Sagittarius home to his owner in Wellington. McAulay has given the Arrowsmith gelding a fair trial, and has been forced to the conclusion that while his knee remains as it is Sagittarius is never likely to do much good on racecourses. It is a great pity that this gelding is unsound, as he possessed a great turn of speed; much greater than the average thoroughbred. Mr George Gould has decided to retire Luminant to the stud. The filly is perfectly sound. The reason of her retirement is that she should be mated with Jericho. By Thurnham from Sunglow, by Multiform— Otterden (dam of Martian and Boniform), Luminant is a filly that may leave something great to Jericho, who is to be given every chance now that it has been decided that he will race no more.

R. C. Keeper has Mainspring engaged at Ashburton next Saturday. Mainspring, who has caused Keeper a lot of trouble, is on trial at Ashburton. It depends upon the race he runs there whether he makes the trip to Trentham next month with The Babe and Ronaki.

Chickwheat is not making much advance in his jumping. He is to race at Ashburton on Saturday, and he may go well, for the Ashburton and Dunedin tracks have always been to his liking. He is engaged in the Hack Hurdle races at Trentham next month, but now that the Racing Conference is to be held in Christchurch, he may not go north. His ability as a jumper would not be sufficient to warrant the trip. Heisler is engaged at the Wellington Winter meeting. He is working just as well as ever he did, but that is not enough to support him on when pitted against useful hacks.

J. B. Pearson has been very patient with Solferite, and on looks he is likely to be repaid for his trouble. The good-looking chestnut has been in work for some time now and has been coming on nicely. Given

that his front legs stand for another couple of months, he will be ready to give a good account of himself in a high-class race. Kaikahu has been jogging around the roads for nearly three weeks now. The tracks have been so bad that there is little else to do with him. Such work, however, is not likely to send him to Wellington a very fit horse. He will need a race or two to become that. Lighthearted has been moving well in his work. He is engaged at Ashburton. Unfortunately he is unruly at the post. Were he not, this fellow would have won races before now as he has a fine turn of speed. F. D. Jones has still got an idea of trying Roscrea out in public before taking him to Australia. He has entered the gelding at Ashburton. Owing to the continuous bad weather we have had for three weeks it has been impossible to give Roscrea the necessary work for Ashburton. This being the case, Jones has entered him at Wellington. Jones has made arrangements to leave for Sydney by the Ulimaroa about the end of July. A number of horses that are racing at Ashburton on Saturday are also engaged at Trentham next month. Winners at Ashburton will not incur a penalty at Wellington, as only those horses who win a stake of £3OO or more will be asked to carry any penalty. Aberfeldy w r as given his first jump on Saturday since he returned from Ellerslie. He got a little too close to the first fence and slipped a bit. He got out of his trouble cleverly, and afterwards fenced brilliantly. It was being over-keen that caused him to get too close. He was not given a long enough run at it. He looks bright and very muscular, and all going well, he will strip a better horse at Wellington than he did at Ellerslie.

Gold Mint is looking and going much better than he has done at any other stage of this racing season. As Mr Black’s lease expires very shortly, it is only natural that he wants to win just as much money as possible between now and the expiry of the lease.

A fairly large team of Mr G. D. Greenwood’s horses are attending the tracks. They are not attracting much notice, as all they are being asked to do is potter about.

Fresco has been sent home to his owner. On his recent form the old gelding is very much on the down grade. The blistering Christmas gave Martarma’s front joints appears to have done them a lot of good. How they will stand up to carrying the colt’s heavy top remains to be seen. At present Martarma is being restricted to easy pacing. He may be entered for a race at the National meeting. The two-year-old filly Sarnia, by Paladin —Carette, in E Scoullar’s stable, is filling out into a nice three-year-old. She raced at the recent Amberley meeting. Unfortunately her rider was caught napping when the barrier rose, and she was left so very badly that it was impossible to say how she would have raced if she had got away better. Her next try-out out will be at Riccarton in August.

Gay Jim is doing very nice work for his lady trainer. He is in really nice health, and has schooled really well on a couple of occasions.

J. McCombe has ideas of taking Despot up for the Wellington Winter meeting. To date the son of Governor General has never shown any form suggestive of his developing into a good horse.

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. ACCEPTANCES FOR WEDNESDAY. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, June 25. The following are the acceptances for the second day of the .Auckland Trotting Club’s Winter meeting:— MANUKAU HANDICAP (harness), £3OO. Limit 3.28 A. One and a-half miles.

THE JOHN DEE—NEEDLES CASE. A NORTHERN WRITER’S OPINION. THE APPEAL VERDICT QUESTIONED. In connection with the John Dee—Needles appeal case verdict “Sentinel” writes as follows in the Otago Daily Times:— “What the writer considers a rather illogical decision has been arrived at by the Court of Appeal which finally considered the John Dee case. The rules seem to have been twisted, and a case based on a question of fact converted into a matter of opinion. The rule on the point is quite conclusive. Rule 315 of part XXX states, inter alia: “A question of fact shall be construed literally, i.e., short weight, a cross, or obvious pull.” Any objection based on these points is not subject to appeal be-

cause the rule positively states: “The finding of the stewards as to any question of fact shall be conclusive, and not subject to appeal or be reversed under rule 321.” The John Dee case was based on a question of fact, as interference and a cross constitute the same offence. The driver of Needles frequently swung his whip out as far as he could across the track after entering the straight, and so impeded the progress of John Dee, who swerved out wh'en on the point of getting on terms with the offending driver’s horse. The whip flourishing was particularly noticeable, and the matter was taken up by the stipendiary steward acting at the meeting. The Judicial Committee not only had sufficient evidence to reverse the placings made by the judge, but also imposed a fine on the offending driver. The interference then became an officially established fact, and should have stood in law under the Rules of Trotting. But, although the case was dead in law, the Trotting Association thought fit to read the matter of opinion into the case, although it had clearly no right to do so. The rule under which the Trotting Association acted is completely governed by the one quoted above. The association was obviously inspired by the fact that a member stated that the interference, which could not be denied, made no difference to the result. That aspect of the case is purely a matter of opinion, and hence should not be held as sufficient grounds to upset a decision based on a question of fact on which the Judicial Committee, at the instigation of the stipendiary steward, originally dealt with the case. It has been held, and the point apparently swayed the opinion of the Appeal Court, that a master should not be punished for an offence committed by a servant. That may be so, but the act of the same servant also killed any winning chance held by the second horse, and if the owner of the first horse past the post should not be punished, why, in the name of logic, should the owner of the second horse be seriously punished although admittedly deprived of whatever chance he had of winning by an act on the part of the driver of the only horse likely to beat him? The interference happened about a furlong and a-half from home, and it is ridiculous to say that the whip-flourishing made no difference to the result. How many horses will run on against a whip flourishing in their face and, if when nearer the post, the flourishing ceases, it cannot reasonably be expected that the intimidated horse would even then court a further chance of punishr ment. No one who saw the race could deny the fact of interference, and a matter of opinion should not, in common justice, override a question of fact. When Sherwood was held to have interfered with Reta Peter in the Trotting Cup the former lost the stakes, although the alleged interference made no difference to the result, as, at the time (only a few strides from the post), Sherwood was racing away from Peta Peter, Sherwood’s owner and his interest were not considered in the matter. Another important case on the same point cropped up when Craganour lost the fruits of his win in the Derby through interference with Aboyeur. The owners were not considered in the matter. It was wholly and solely a question whether one horse or his rider interfered with another’s chance of winning. This was the question also dominating the Sherwood case, and the point on which the John Dee case should have been decided, and not on a matter of opinion.”

JOCKEY DISQUALIFIED. FURTHER TO ROTORUA CASE. (Per United Press Association.) Rotorua, June 25 The Judicial Committee of the Rotorua Racing Club heard the charge against C. N. Carmont, the jockey, at Rotorua on June 22 and 23. The committee found “That Carmont was a party to the conspiracy that Dress Circle should win the Pohutu Highweight Handicap on 11/2/28; that Lady Cintra should win the Tarawera Highweight Handicap on 13/2/28 and that Carmont be disqualified under the Rules of Racing for 12 months from this date.” The personnel of the committee was as follows:—Messrs H. Bertram, A. H. Tripe, M. H. Hampson and F. F. Hockley. THE TURF IN FRANCE. RESULT OF CLASSIC. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) Paris, June 24. The Grand Prix de Paris resulted:— Croix de Guerre 1, Pinceau 2, Bubbles 3. Eighteen horses started. Won by threequarters of a length, one length between the second and third horses. —Australian Press Association —United Service. LADIES’ HOCKEY. FIXTURES FOR WEDNESDAY. The following matches have been arranged to be played at Queen’s Park on Wednesday at 3 p.m.:— Collegiate v. High School; Union v. Technical Collegiate B v. Invercargill; Winton a bye. CYCLING. THE TOUR DE FRANCE. OPPERMAN TWELFTH IN AGGREGATE London, June 24. Over the Vannes-Les Sables section of the Tour de France there were 116 starters. The winners were Alcyon, Franiz, LeducqMeer tens, Rebry, Neuhard and Vervaecke, whose time was 6hrs 23mins 14secs. Opperman, who was twentieth, took 6hrs 44mins 30secs, and H. Watson, who was fiftyfourth, 7hrs 7mins 7secs. Owing to extreme heat the riders are suffering fatigue. The Louvet team caught Opperman, and rode on opposite sides for 20 miles. Opperman drew away, but he had a puncture, and the Louvet team passed him again. In the aggregate Opperman is twelfth and Watson eighteenth.—Australian Press Association. TENNIS. WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, June 24. Famous players of eighteen nations will participate in the lawn tennis championships which begin at Wimbledon to-morrow. — British Official Wireless. GOLF. AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. FARRELL DEFEATS JONES. (Rec. 8.45 p.m.) New York, June 24. At Chicago, leading Bobby Jones, the Atlanta champion, by one stroke, Johnny Farrell, of New York, won the national open golf championship in a 36-hole play-off with 143. Farrell and Jones led the field on Saturday with 294 for 72 holes.—Australian Press Association —United Service.

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