RACING AND TROTTING

Southland Times, Issue 22914, 12 June 1936, Page 10

RACING AND TROTTING

News—Prospects—Results

Racing. June 13—Hawkes Bay J.C. June 20. 23—Wanganui J.C. June 20. 23—Napier Park AC June 20. 23. 24—Dunedin J.C June 27—Oamaru J.C. July I—Dannevirke Hunt Club July 7. 9. 11—Wellington R.C. , Trotting. June 13—Ashburton T.C. June 20, 23—Auckland T.C. (By Sir Modred.) Acceptances for the first day of the Dunedin J.C. Winter meeting close on Monday. The time-honoured Hawkes Bay Steeplechase will be run at Hastings to-morrow. Nominations for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s Winter gathering are due on Tuesday next. The first contest for the Hawkes Bay Steeplechase was won by Baron (Munn) in 1879. H. Gray is keeping Fersen, his Australian pupil, up to the collar at New Plymouth. Dozie, winner of the H.B.J.C. June Steeplechase yesterday, is owned by an enthusiast, Mr Twist. It is reported from Wingatui that the D.J.C. tracks are in excellent training order. The hurdler Clarion Call, will race in flat events at the Wanganui meeting. The hurdle racers Arctic Star and Courtyard are to run at the D.J.C. meeting. R. Beale has returned to Riccarton and hopes to ride at the D.J.C. fixture. L. G. Morris, his trainer, says that Clarion Call is not going over to Melbourne. Arctic Star schooled well at Riccarton on Wednesday, but Courtyard was slow. Health reasons have decided Mr H. Rama to leave Riccarton for Auckland again. X The Wanganui Steeplechase entries total 17. as compared with 15 for the past season. Owners of yearlings will have many N.Z. classic event entries to ponder over to-day. That good Taranaki hurdle racer, Soloist, has been entered for the Wanganui Steeplechase. It is claimed for the pacer Southern Chief that he is a stayer, which would enhance his Stakes chance. Lovers of the light harness pastime will be listening-in for the result of the Sapling Stakes to-morrow.

Trisox is not engaged at Dunedin and may be reserved for the Wellington R.C. Winter meeting.

Red Manfred has been sent to F. Davis to be tried out for another venture on the racecourse.

Jockey W. Jenkins, who recently incurred the displeasure of the V.R.C. stewards is back in Maoriland.

Loyal Pat (Grattan Loyal—Pat Dillon) may give his rivals trouble in the Sapling Stakes.

Silk Sox and Glenvane are two interesting entrants for the Cen-ury Hurdle Race at Wanganui.

Arctic Star contracted a cold on his North Island trip recently, but should be jumping at Wingatui

Brilliant Emissary and enduring Moonbeam have been eased up at Riccarton until the spring.

Trainer J. A. Rowland was cantering his Weathervane—Obligio yearling filly on the S.R.C. course yesterday

Unsound, but a great jumper, Mr H. Rama’s Free Air, is being trained on New Brighton beach.

Starting out as a hurdler in February, The Smuggler now claims three wins, three seconds; and one third.

It is stated that Mr H. Rama does not intend to return to Riccarton with his team now in Auckland.

Tooley Street, Horowhenua, Horotiu and Co., should win shortly in the N.I. for their Native owner.

The Press, Christchurch, states that Royal Limond has a big leg, and it is doubtful if he will be fit to undertake the Dunedin trip.

A proved galloper across the flat, Sisterina, is expected to make her debut as a hurdler at the forthcoming Dunedin J.C. Winter meeting.

At the West Australian T.C. meeting on June 1 the hurdle race was won by half a head by Zephyrus, a son of the defunct imported sire Weathervane from Nada.

T. E. Pankhurst’s hurdling pupil, Whaddon Chase, has settled down since his runs with the Birchwood Hunt recently. He now works soberly on the tracks.

In well-informed northern circles (states The Timaru Herald) it is understood that the new Addington electric totalisator will be of the type used by the English Betting Board.

Winnie Parrish, winner of both twomile trots at Nelson, was sold by her breeder for £3 to a country drover who resold her for £IOO. Her present owner would have little difficulty in disposing of her for a substantial figure.

Trailer, winner of the Maiden Plate at the Hawkes Bay J.C. meeting yesterday, is a well-named gelding by Tractor—Hine Hohero. He is a four-year-old and is prepared at Hastings by the ex-Southland horseman J. E. Olsen, whose pupils have been very successful during the current season.

The Christchurch Star-Sun states that the pacer Full Hand is a better horse to-day than when he ran third in the Ellesmere Handicap, at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s winter meeting, and paid a big dividend for a place. The spell he had after his trip to Invercargill and Wyndham has done him a lot of good, and he should be prominent at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting. The Invercargill light harness trainer driver J. McLennan introduced a well grown rising three-year-old pacim filly to the S.R.C. tracks yesterday, th< youngster being guided on foot in leading reins. A distinct black in colour and possessed of desirable spirit, the filly is by Great Bingen from the dam of Gold Tinge, a mare bred in Inver-

cargill to attain high class in Canterbury. McLennan’s pupil has evidently been well cared for during her early days, as she steps in excellent condition.

A recent recruit to R. E. McLellan’s local string in the six-year-old gelding Donazel, by Polazel (imp.), from Bonista, by Boniform from Historiette, by Achilles, was subjected to his first lesson oyer the little sticks yesterday morning. With the boards set low he refuSfed twice, but at a third attempt he appeared to grasp what was required of him and as the hurdles were raised he cleared them in a promising fashion, by no means perfectly, but without once refusing in at least six tests. C Humphries handled the greenhorn patiently and expressed himself as satisfied from a horseman’s point of view with the progress made by his mount.

An interesting schooling bout waS witnessed on the S.R.C. course proper yesterday morning in which four flights of hurdles were concerned as obstacles to Signaller (A. J. Peart) and Mayam (C. Humphries) with Panoll (J. Dent) to pick the pair up for three, rows of sticks. The pace was on throughout between the fences and the green hurdlers displayed increased confidence in taking off and ability to get away on landing. Signaller joined his companions at the home turn, where Panoil got the inside running. Mayam was inclined to run out at the final jump, but no attempt was made to race the round right out, although Signaller was handling the heavy going well.

Mr Sol Green’s horses have been transferred from L. Robertson to D. J. Price. Alaric, Springbok, Bravest, and Stevenage were sent to Price’s stable at Caulfield recently, but five yearlings, owned by Mr Green, will remain for a while with B. Price, son of the Caulfield trainer and ex-New Zealander, at Mordialloc. Robertson, who had a remarkable time with his horses during the spring carnivals in Melbourne last year, has trained horses for Mr Green for many years. The move has created a sensation in Victorian racing circles.

From the nature of her injury suffered in the paddock, which is described by the cableman as a “fracture of her pelvis,” it is hardly likely that the crack two-year-old filly of the current season in N.S.W. and Victoria will ever .race again. The youngster referred to Fidelity, by Constant Son (imp.) from Wolverine, is owned by Sir Colin Stephens, chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, and has proved herself a rare galloper, but almost invariably where the richest stakes open to both sexes were concerned the Nev. Zealand-bred colt, Gold Rod, stood in her path. Had it not been for the presence of the colt owned by Mr E. J. Watt, Fidelity would have ranked as the champion two-year-old of the waning season in Australia.

The clipping machine has been at work round about the establishment of F. W. Ellis and yesterday morning two of the local trainer’s novice pupils stood revealed in their real shape. The rising two-year-old filly by British Empire from Tea Party presented a more attractive appearance than ever as a young lady apt to bloom early and gallop fast, while a sturdy mare of more mature age by British Empire from Queen Balboa reflected some credit on her parentage. The daughter of Queen Balboa was not too promising when first handled as a youngster, but a lengthy spell has worked wonders and her spring preparations should serve to fine her down to racehorse shape, and, it is to be hoped, marked ability, as she is destined to carry the colours of a good sportsman owner-breeder in Mr J. Graham.

Engaged in the Roslyn Steeplechase (about two miles), on the second day of the Dunedin J.C. Winter meeting a four-year-old gelding called Larry Resta may not face the music, as he is hardly seasoned enough yet to see out a stern contest. Well-bred and a promising jumper, he is by Balboa from Potheen, by Paper Money from Sprig of Erin (imp.), by Desmond (son of St. Simon) —this is a nice blend, as his strain of Paper Money blood appears to have infused boldness and dash into his leaping abilities. Yesterday morning the Gladstone Lodge cross-country’ candidate, ridden by T. Boyle, jumped three of the permanent obstacles on the Southland R.C.’s steeplechase course. Moving alone he cleared the fence near the seven furlong post perfectly, galloping up the hill and boldly negotiated the sod wall, to carry on and cross the logs at the five furlong mark like an old stayer. It was an attractive performance in cold blood and with another year added to his age Larry Resta should furnish out to become a very desirable ’chaser and exhibit stamina to back up his jumping exertions.

An unusual incident took place in the Great Northern Steeplechase last week. The horse that played the leading role was Master Musk and his pilot was A. J. Gilmer, who had ridden Prince of Orange to victory in the Great Northern Hurdles. Over the first few fences, following a heavy fall on the first day, he did not appear to relish his task, but he was going all right when he came off the hill the first time. He baulked at the sod bank, a simple fence on the flat, and then his rider, instead of taking him back and putting him at the obstacle again immediately, or alternatively taking him back to the paddock, decided to wait where he was. To the amazement of those who saw it, Gilmer joined in with the field when it came round the second time and Master Musk was brought to a gallop to the sod bank once more. The same thing happened. Master Musk baulked and ran along the front' of the obstacle. Fortunately the» horse did not interfere with any of those who saw it, says an Auckland writer. Gilmer joined in a big risk of doing so and it was remarkable that a mishap was avoided. It was incredible to think that a jockey of Gilmer’s experience should attempt such a thing. His action constituted a grave danger to the other horses in the race and it was more by sheer luck than anything else that there was not an accident. It is something new to school a horse during the running of a race like the Great Northern Steeplechase, but that was what Master Musk’s rider did and he evidently got away with it. Had he waited for the field to go by and then tagged on behind it would not have been so bad. To do as he did was asking for trouble and he was lucky to escape some punishment. NEW ZEALANDERS FAIL AT ASCOT CAPE LILOCK~THIRD IN TRIAL HURDLES. ("United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 9.45 p.m.) Melbourne, June 11. At the races held at Caulfield to-day Cape Lilock was third in the Trial Hurdle Handicap, and the following New Zealanders were unplaced:— Gay Brunette in the first division of the Two-Year-Old Handicap; Night Club in the second division of the Novice Handicap; Revision in the Welter Purse; Epigram and Gay Sheila in the Welter Plate.