SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 22362, 29 June 1934, Page 10

SPORTING

NOTES BY SIR MODRED.

Entries for the principal events of the N.Z. Grand National fixture close to-night.

Acceptances for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Winter meeting close on Monday.

Third day Wellington Racing Club Winter Hurdles acceptances also close on Monday.

Final acceptances for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race are due on Thursday next.

Under single-pool wagering Auckland Trotting Club’s Winter returns dropped by £7953.

The entries for Wellington R.C’s. Winter fixture increased by 115 Azer those of last year.

Racing well at present, Royal Bengal’s next start will be in the Whyte Handicap.

Sunny Sky, said to be returning to her best form, is engaged at Wellington meeting.

Bay Tree and Cyclonic will race at Trentham and then visit the National fixture.

The report to the effect that True Shaft has learned to jump properly is very interesting.

Disappointing since he fell at Riccarton in November, Tout le Monde is to be given a spell.

Recovered from a recent mishap. Thurina may compete in the Wellington Steeplechase.

Riccarton trainer S. Barr has taken Some Shamble up again as an improved pupil.

Very successful in Hawkes Bay of late B. H. Morris is now fourth (49 wins) on the list.

The jockeys’ list reads: L. J. Ellis 80 wins, K. Voitre 74, W. J. Broughton 58, B. H. Morris 49.

Alert Riccarton lightweight, A. H. Eastwood, is fifth on the honours table, 48 wins.

It was a case of so near and yet so far with pacer Tempest at Auckland—three seconds.

Northern mentor M. J. Carroll is the latest Maorilander to take a team to Sydney.

A failure over the battens, Consent may be tried out in Dannevirke' Hunt Club Cup (21m.).

His success in Waiohiki Hurdles at Napier Park brought True Shaft in £55 in stake money.

Light harness mentor J. S. Shaw denies that he is taking Greek Gold (galloper) into his string.

Cross-country crack Luna Lux has been entered for Dannevirke Hunt races, July 4.

It is expected that Palantua will go to Australia after the Wellington Winter races.

Claimed to be a sound stayer, Spend (Diacquenod) has been racing very well of late.

Latest information is to the effect that the tracks at Wellington R.C. headquarters are heavy.

The N.Z. Sapling Trotting Stakes winner, Moana Tama, may race at Marlborough T.C. meeting.

Consistent four-year-old hurdling mare, Fleeting Glance, has earned her present spell.

Riccarton trainer S. Barr has commenced to school Starshooter for a hurdling career.

A well-bred jumper in the making, Starshooter, by Archery—Stardancer, by Martian from Stepdancer.

Foaled in 1925, Starshooter is a halfbrother to Limelight, Starland, Jazz, Metal Bird and Spotlight.

When the last mail to hand left Melbourne Redditch and Trafalable were equal fancies for G.N. Steeplechase,

It is more than likely that Redditch’s success in Wanda Steeplechase on Saturday will elevate him as first National selection.

Shining Gold is training on well at Mentone, while his late stablemates from Invercargill are in other hands.

At Randwick recently crack galloper Peter P;n was greatly admired by several Japanese visitors to his stable.

It is reported from Newcastle that his trainer-owner has Rogilla in great heart to undergo spring training.

Despite a recent injury the Aucklander, Royal Visitor, is at a comparatively short price for V.R.C. National Steeplechase.

At a recent A.J.C. meeting at Randwick three horses in turn from J. T. Jamieson’s stable were backed, but failed to gain places.

M. J. Carroll’s team, comprising Lion Heart, Boughal, Sirona and Orac, leave N.Z. this week for Sydney.

Palantua may attend the Wellington R.C. Winter meeting to run in a sixfurlong, a seven furlong, and a mile race on first, second and third days respectively.

Maorilander Senior, now in G. Price’s team in Sydney, is a half-brother by Chief Ruler, to Second Wind, winner of Williamstown Cuo in 1930 and 1931.

From the Waikato, novice gelding Royal Dance, by Spear Dance from a mare by Valkyrian—Lady Marble, may be produced at W.R.C. meeting.

The feat of B. H. Morris, in winning four races on end at Napier Park meeting last week, has not been equalled in winter t : me for many years.

In keeping with his high-class lineage, juvenile pacing colt, Ringtrue, by Travis Axworthy—Berthabell, won two races at A.T.C.’s Winter meeting.

It was a good performance on the part of juvenile Ringtrue to win June Handicap (l|m.) at Auckland on Wednesday in bad weather from 48yds.

At Oamaru J.C. meeting to-morrow H. Mackinnon rides Grand Review, A. Russell pilots Imperial Spear, and W. H. Jones bestrides Red Racer.

Dunedin sportsman, Mr J. Richardson, left home by aeroplane for Christchurch on Tuesday to see trotting trainer W. J. Tomkinson, who is seriously ill at St. George’s Hospital.

At Helenvale (West Australia) meeting early this month Aclis, by Agrion (sire of the Invercargill-trained Double Shot), won over a mile and a-quarter and one hundred yards.

Following on a recent defeat, Maorilander Our Comet (Day Comet—Lady Hill), won the Windarra Hurdles, £4OO (2m. If.) at Moonee Valley on June 16. for D. J. Price’s stable.

The Australasian reports that a few weeks ago it was discovered that Handsel and Generous, two two-year-olds raced by H. R. Telford, had become mixed and had been racing under the wrong names and pedigrees. Fortunately the error was detected when the colt known as Handsel was shipped to India.

In explanation of the fact that he has missed the steeplechase at the Wellington Racing Club’s Winter meeting for hurdling engagements, the owner of Luna Lux, Mr Beatson, is hopeful that the King Soult gelding will be able io stand up to the less severe test of a hurdle race provided he is fit enough to race at all.

The Prime Minister of Britain, Mr Ramsay MacDonald, attended his first race meeting when he was present with Mr J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Colonies, at the Kempton Park “Jubilee” meeting recently. Mr Thomas is a keen enthusiast, and there is a three-year-old racing in England named Jim Thomas after him.

Christchurch Times suggests that Sir Charles Clifford will be represented at W.R.C. Winter meeting by Copyist, Scarlet Rambler, and the novice filly Knock Out. The last-named is a two-year-old by Winning Hit from Rivalry, by Antagonist from Equipment, by Martian from To-morrow, by Bill of Portland from Elusive, by Trenton.

Standing 16.2, a two-year-old pupil of J. Fryer’s reads like a promising juvenile to be campaigned in Australia in the spring. The rising three-year-old referred to, Radiant Star, by Hunting Song, ranks as a half-brother to good galloper Argentic, by Silverado, and high hopes are entertained as to bis future. Owned by Mr A. S. Higgs the Hawera-trained novice is out of Spotlight, by Nassau (imp.) from Stardancer, by Martian from Stepdancer, by Stepniak from Pibroch, by Lochiel, and if breeding credentials can be accepted as a reliable guide experienced Taranaki trainer Fryer will present lead Radiant Star in a winner.

Writing in The Dominion “The Dominion, “The Watcher” reports that an official trial, in the presence of the stewards, took place at Trentham on Saturday morning of the new win and place indicator, and it proved in every wav satisfactory. Backers will be able at any stage of the betting, to see just what their fancy is paying both for a win and place, the dividends being shown in the one column by different coloured barometers.

A writer in Christchurch Times relates the life story of a very promising youthful pacer, as descended from a Southland-bred mare, a sister to Cathedral Chimes, by Four Chimes —Jean Armour, by Lauderdale (imp.)—King Harold mare, as follows:—“The two-year-old pacer, Hidden Charm, promises to add to the list of sale ring bargains. His owner, Mr A. E. Messervy, purchased his dam, Louvain Chimes, in foal to Nelson Derby for one guinea. Two months later Hidden Charm was born. When the gelding was old enough to be weaned, Mr Messervy sold Louvain Chimes for £2 10/-. Hidden Charm is a good looking juvenile, and his performance in the New Zealand Sapling Stakes was sufficiently good to cause his owner to think he will win races. Hidden Charm is now under the care of his owner, who will prepare him for future racing.

The apprentice jockeys’ fund of the New Zealand Racing Conference shows that a sum of £6842 13/11 was received in fees during the year, while interest amounted to £383 16/11. The expenses of administering the fund were £331 2/11. After £152 0/7 was credited to the apprentices foi- interest, the fund showed an excess of expenditure over income of £99 6/7 for the year.

The death of the imported English sire Magpie in N.S.W. recently recalls the fact that he passed away at Mr P. Miller’s Kia-Ora Stud,, the largest thoroughbred nursery in Australasia, a property on which between 150 to 200 blue-blooded matrons are to be found, many of the number being high-priced importations. Under the circumstances it is interesting to enumerate a list of five British sires remaining at Kia-Ora and their service fees as follows:—Constant Sun (Son-in-Law from ..Constant Lady) 75gns; Pantheon (Tracery from Scotch Rose) 75gns; Christopher Robin (Phalaris from Dutch Mary), 50gns; Baralong (Galloper Light from Silesia), 50gns; and Caledon (Hurry On from Wet Kiss), 50gns. Interested in thoroughbred production for a lifetime, Mr Miller has spent several fortunes in importing the best male and female strains from England, and a feature of his stud activities rests in the knowledge that he does not always use his own stallions, but, where special blends are desired, does not hesitate to utilize the sires of other studmasters. Two mares trained on the Southland R.C. tracks last season, in Amelita and Erda, were bred by Mr Miller.

The roll call of the best horses (remarks Sydney Sun of June 20), is now practically complete, all being back to toil in preparation for the plums of the spring. Silver Scorn is the latest and practically the last, and she looked in great order when out for steady work this morning at Randwick. She is practically twice as heavy as the light filly who arrived from New Zealand. Sir John, who also reappeared this morning, completed the two-year-old list, for Theo, who also carries Mr E. Moss’s colours, has been back for a day or two, and other juvenile leading lights have been on the daily round for a week or two. Sir John has developed into a handsome colt during his respite. From now on all these good horses will gradually come into the spotlight and force the moderates of the winter season into the wings.

Sporting a strong flavour of New Zealand blood, five-year-old gelding Oldhomc, who was an equal first selection for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race (run at Flemington on July 7) when the last mail to hand left Melbourne, appears to be the goods, if recent performances count for anything. Placed at 9.2 he has already demonstrated that he can jump the battens at V.R.C. headquarters, and, in addition, he 'is attractively bred. He is by imported Sarchedon (son of 'Hie Tetrarch) from Millstream, by King Offa (son of Radium) from Watershoot (half-sister to Neroli, Susannah, and Shindy), by Royal Artillery (son of Hotchkiss) from Nenuphar, by Apremont from Watersprite, by Traducer fromWaterwitch, by Camden from Mermaid (imp. and a noted N.Z. Taproot matron). The running of Oldhome in the big batten event of Saturday _of next week may therefore provide interest for Maorilanders “listening in.”

Southland studmasters are prone to seek sires of staying strains and this may be held to their credit on past racecource deeds and prospective breeding possibilities and herein rests grounds for reflection on further investigation of the pedigrees of the two crack youngster performers of the South Australian turf, who promise to display stamina, as referred to sever-1 al days ago, in Alinura (filly) and,

Allenby (colt), both of whom present forbears related to a couple of stallions of the home province whose progeny have displayed stoutness. Alinura, who has raced very prominently in South Australia and Victoria this season, is by King of Mirth, a beautifully-bred horse by Comedy King (Persimmon — Tragedy Queen, by Gallinule) out of Little Joan, by Pistol (son of Carbine) and Wenonah, by Galopin, sire of St. Simon) out of Auraria, by Trenton from Aura, by Richmond from Instep. Here may be traced relationship to one of the latest sires announced for the home province, as Nigger Minstrel is by All Black (son of Gallinule from a St. Simon source), while his dam, Aurarius, was by Maltstar (son of a St. Simon horse, Bill of Portland) from Aurous, by Wallace (son of Carbine) from Aura, by Richmond from Instep. Then Nigger Minstrel is a full brother to that great mare Desert Gold. The South Australian .colt, referred to as Allenby, is by Windbag (son of Magpie, imp.) from Kollewathee, by Comedy King (son of Persimmon—Tragedy Queen), from Goyla, by Varco (sire of the Southland stallion Balboa) from Lady Medallion, by the New Zealander Medallion (son of Nordenfeldt). Apart from the interest attaching to the connection of the local horses with the two youthful South Australians, the future careers of Alinura and Allenby will be closely followed to see if one or both can live up to the staying qualities of their respective and connected families through Comedy King, a great horse. To delve deeper into the past, it may be mentioned for the information of owners of Balboa mares and other people who study breeding that the Otautau Stud sire was out of Nerve, by Birkenhead, an English son of Orme, by Ormonde (son of Bend Or), a male line of high repute in the world to-day. THE TURF IN ENGLAND. NEWCASTLE MEETING. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) London, June 27. The following is the result of the Northumberland Plate, £1255. Two miles:— White Plains, b c, by Manna—Japonaise, 4yrs. 1 Lament, br f, by Coronach—Eun Mara, 4yrs 2 Apple Peel, ch g, by Apelie—White Coral, 4yrs. 3 Won by a short head; four lengths between second and third. Fifteen started.

/ = RUGBY FOOTBALL J TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. 1 . A team will be picked from the following to represent the North End football team to play Morton Mains at Morton ■ Frew - P- Scully, A. Phillips, W. Wren, C. Frew, W. Gormack, P. ConcanJ non, H. Anderson, C. Harper, R. Dagz, F. 1 Renwick, D. Smith, W. Rutherford, B. West, A. Henderson, J. Henderson, D. Macnicoll, D. Phillips. G. Sadlier, M. 1 Clark, C. Warlich, H. Hanson.

STAR. Seniors.—Stubbs. Riddell, Lock, Whlte- ■ head, Couling. Frampton (2). Agnew, Mattingly, Adamson, McColl, Galt. Mclntosh, ’ Flynn, Pasco, Devereaux, McDonald. 1 Second Grade.—Bailey, McKenzie, Mur- . ray, Kitson, Wilkinson. Challis. Hodgeson, ; Bell, McCorkindale, Gutzwitz, Harvey. Low, Brown. Stevens, Anderson, Wilson, E. Tanslcy. Third Grade.—Findlay, Eddy, Gorham, Topi, Thyne, Lee, McFarlane, Giles, Swan, Tansiey, Small, Cockroft (3). Dore, Martin, Winders, McCorkindale, Matheson. PIRATES. Seniors.—Smith, Thomas, Geddes, Curry, Watson, Morrison, Belsham, Thomas. Stott, Charles. Dick, Ward, Knight, Wilcox, Metcalfe. Carter, Spencer, Clark. Second grade.—Currie, Jones, Fox, Rattray, Pankhurst, Murphy, Pay. Luke, Ingram, Rae, Metcalfe, Mason, Glass, Clarkson. Knight. Third grade.—Fraser, Spence, Peddie, Calvert (2), Craig, McCrostie, Tinnock, Smith, McEwan, Stirling, McEwan, Marshal, Morgan, Woods, Shirreffs, Carnie, Campbell. Fourth grade.—Burdon, Ramsay (2), Yeo, Shirley (2), Jaquiery, Selwyn, Eunson, McKnight, Elliot, Ladbrook, Edge, Blackie, Churton, Grenfell, Stewart, Turnbull. Fifth Grade.—Calvert, McLaughlan, Jackson, Breen, Taylor, Harvey, Light, Pasco, Ramsay, Spence, O’Grady, Walker, Stevens, Farquharson, McCartjjgy, Jenkins.

OLD BOYS. Seniors.—Wilson, Gumbley, Boyce, Marshall, Lindsay, Lynch, Smiley, Shand, Peterson, Hawke, Wesney, Smith, Crowe, Milne, Beadle, Dillon, McLauchlan. Fourth grade.—Adam, Good, Caddie, Holland, Springford, Luzmoor, Wilson, Withington, Smith, Atley, Sefton, McDonald, Roberts, Harper, McLean, Jackson, Murdock. INVERCARGILL. Second grade.—Sutton. Lyons, Green. Hall, Blampied, Gray, Marshall, Mill, Newton, Blue, Purdue, McKenzie, Watson, Dunlop, Millar, Marchant, Breen, Henry. Third grade.—Frew, Sutherland, J. M. Murdoch, J. Savory, Ramsay, Withington. Robinson. Clarke, Ingles, W. Murdoch, J. Wixon, Harris, Johnston, Ferguson, Breen, Troon, Lumsden. Fourth grade.—Mills, Walsh, Wilkinson, Ayto, North, Pollock, Savory, Warburton, Davis. Robertson, Kennedy, Scott, Lee, Te Au, Morrison, Crow, Jones. Fifth grade A. —Atjey (2), Keast, Kent, Vincent, Harper, Chisholm, Fletcher, McLeod, Small, Dawson. Dell, Mackie, Paterson, Sammons, Ramsay. Fifth grade B.—Walker, Carstensen, Biessel, Sim, Thompson, North, Jones, McArthur, Harris, Mills, Seiwin, McKnight, Campbell, Morris, Braithwaite, Cleveland. MARIST. Third grade.—M. Deegan, N. Forde, V. Soper. P. Grace z E. O’Connell, R. Wilkins, A. Cook. A. Shepherd. J. Murphy, J. Newell, R. Stone, B. Beadle, J, Fletcher, N. Ward, B. Grace, F. Boyle. Fourth grade.—M. Beadle, M. Fletcher, J. Caulfield, B. Officer. K. Mcßae. R. Cody, P. Connelley, N. O’Grady, I. McSwigan, F. Daly, N. Grace. T. Fox, J. Brarton, M. Caulfield, J. Derbie, J. Officer, J. McAskill, S. Soper. COLLEGIATE. Third grade.—McLean (2), Lorentzen, Jones, Christie, McGregor. Pollock, Edmonds, Weeds, Lawton, Watson, Fell, McQuarrie, Brandford, Davis, Fraser, Young, Lithgow. Fifth Grade.—Checketts. Winsloe. Jacquiery, de la Mare, Ramsay (2), Skinner, Gray, Bryce, Hicks, Insell, McManus, Crosbie, Giles (2), Walker, Tully, Bums. REFEREES FOR SATURDAY. The referees for Saturday’s Rugby fixtures are:— Senior: Old Boys v. Mataura, Mr E. Budd; Linesmen, Messrs J. Cheyne and M. D. Clark. Invercargill v. Pirates, Mr C. A. Kerse; Linesmen, Messrs B. Frampton and G. Frampton. Star V; Albion, Mr J. Ewart. Second Grade: Rimu v Old Boys, Mr H. R. Willcox; Pirates v Bluff, Mr W. Tinnock; Invercargill v Star, Mr R. Webb.

Third Grade: Pirates v Borstal, Mr W. O. Ward; School v Marist, Mr W. Thomas; Linesmen, Messrs C. Myers and B. Mitchell; Clifton v Collegiate, Mr A. Angus; Invercargill v Star, Mr M. Sheehan.

Fourth Grade: Clifton v School B, Mr J. R. Hanan; Invercargill v Rimu, Mr L. T. Cockerill; School A v Borstal, Mr D. Donaldson; Technical v Marist, Mr R. Murray; Pirates v Old Boys, Mr V. Broad.

Fifth Grade: Collegiate v School, Mr D. Leckie; Invercargill A v Invercargill B, Mr J. R. Bell; Technical v Pirates, Mr E. H. Smith. Emergencies: Messrs S. Mahoney, J. Smith, W. Thomson. W. Jenkins, and B. Mitchell.

Wrights Bush v Mabel Bush, at Mabel Bush, Mr W. Pay.

INQUIRIES TO REFEREES.

The Southland Referees’ Association decided at its meeting last evening to invite all players and the public to forward any questions with regard to rulings of Rugby or anything cropping up during any games. Inquiries are to be forwarded to the secretary prior to each Thursday every week, and these questions will be answered over the radio the following Monday evening.