RACING AND TROTTING

Southland Times, Issue 22991, 10 September 1936, Page 10

RACING AND TROTTING

News —Prospects—Results

Racing. September 10, 12—Wanganui J.C. September 19—Ashburton County RC. September 19—Foxton R.C September 19. 21—Avondale J.C. September 24. 26—Geraldine R.C. September 26—Marton J.C. September 26—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Club September 26—Napier Pari - R.C. Trotting. September 12—Wellington T.C. October 3 —Methven T.C. October 10—New Brighton T.C. October 17—Waikato T.C. October 17. 19—Westport T.C October 24. 26—Auckland T.C. October 24. 26—Greymouth 'f.C. October 26— Manawatu T.C. October 26— Oamaru T.C. October 31—Wellington T.C. November 10. 12. 13- N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. (By The Curragh.) Single pool betting will be in operation at Wanganui to-day. Weights for the New Zealand Cup are to be declared on September 24. The Wanganui meeting opens to-day and concludes on Saturday. Handicaps for the Geraldine meeting appear on Monday. Mr W. F. Young, of Gore, has been appointed judge for the Southland Racing Club’s Spring meeting. The win and place system of betting will be in operation at the Southland Racing Club’s Spring meeting. Marsceres, winner of the Wingatui Trotting Handicap, is a four-year-old full brother to the useful Battlefield. There are no fewer than 86 two-year-olds being trained at Caulfield—a healthy sign for the early two-year-old races. T. R. George’s stable has four representatives in the New Zealand Cup. They are Korero, Might, Prostration and' Boomerang. Only one three-year-old has been entered for the New Zealand Cup, Captain Furst (Arausio—Hutarau). He did not race as a two-year-old. All of the first foals at the Elderslie Stud are fillies, the last to produce being Quadrilateral, whose bay filly is a sister to Homer. Cockpit, the sire of Wino, who has been located at Waikouaiti for a couple of seasons, is now in M. B. Edwards s charge at Yaldhurst. The main event at the Ashburton meeting has attracted only five entries and two of them, Southdown and Cleaner, are owned by Mr J. M. Samson. Mr W. D. McLeod has claimed the name, Triplecone, for his two-year-old gelding by Rosenor from Silver Peak. This youngster is bred for speed and is reported to be showing it in his work. Horn’s Reef and Coat of Arms have resumed work at Invercargill and both look well after their spell. G. Barclay is attending to them until the return of T. E. Pankhurst from Orari. The topweight in last year’s New Zealand Cup was Vintage (9.5), who finished eighth, about 15 lengths behind the winner (Cuddle). The Shambles gelding has not raced since, and it will be interesting to see how he is weighted this year. J. M. Cameron took seven horses to Sydney last week, but he will not race that number. Gold Trail has gone across to visit Pantheon, and a sister to Maine has been sold to a Sydney man. A filly by Hunting Song is to be offered for sale to pony owners. It does not seem to be generally realized that War Buoy was “let up a second in the sprint assessments this season. Just why a horse with a record of 17 wins and two seconds in 19 starts was given this concession, nobody seems to know. Three-year-olds claiming engagement in the Dunedin Guineas and are engaged at the Ashburton and Geraldine meetings include Paper Slipper, Fog Peak, Pelmet, Double Gift, Darien, Epic, Lord Bryon, Golden Emblem, Sir Hugh, Stolen March and Thermidor. The successful apprentice jockey R. W Savage broke a collarbone in a fail on the track at New Plymouth last week. He was riding an unnamed two-year-old filly by Lackham, and just after completing a sprint up the straight his mount fell and threw him heavily. The big meeting in Sydney this week is Tattersall’s Club fixture at Randwick on Saturday. The Chelmsford Stakes (nine furlongs) is the principal attraction, but the Tramway and Spring Handicaps will see most of the Epsom and Metropolitan candidates in action. At a meeting of the committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club, Mr W. F. James attended to discuss selling win and place tickets at the same window. After hearing Mr James, and in view of the extra heavy cost which the alteration would entail, it was resolved to continue the present system on the totallisator. Direct Hit, the dam of Shillelagh jVZood, is by Fleetham from Lucky Shot, iby Calibre from Tupuwai, by Seaton Delaval. She was purchased by Mr Carnegie Gardner, of Clifden Station, ifrom Mr John Grigg, of Longbeach, 'and has been bred to Gay Lad, Some (Boy IL, Woodend, and Balboa, but iShillelagh Wood is the only winner she Ijias produced so far. Two early colts made their appearance at about the same time at the Kia Ora stud, New South Wales, last month (They were the first by Chatham and (Medieval Knight respectively. Chatham rwas one of the best horses up to a mile that Australia has seen, while (Medieval Knight, who ran in Windsor pad’s Derby, is by Gay Crusader, from (Hasty Love, by Hurry On. Mr W. R. Kemball has set Prince Quex for the Caulfield Guineas, and the Victoria Derby. It is an ambitious programme for the Lord Quex —Princess Pat colt, who showed only little better than moderate form last season. He did not show up in the Underwood Stakes, but there is room for improvement, as it was his first run for some 'time. At a meeting of the Southland Racing Club the programme for the Spring ■meeting was drawn up. Stakes were 'increased all round and no race will be 'worth less than £lOO to the winner, a move that will be appreciated. The ’stake for the Southland Cup has been Ibrought up to £2OO, for the Flying Handicap to £l5O and for the Tradesmen’s Handicap to £l5O. The other events range down to £125. H. Rama has the Lucullus—Country Air mare Horotiu in regular work again at Ellerslie and she is in good order to

begin the new season. During the last two seasons this mare has done the bulk of her racing in the South Island, where she opened her winning account in a Trial Plate at Hororata. Her last success was at Oamaru in March, where she beat a good field over six furlongs.

Credit Funds has now won three races on end, each time with ease. In her two victories at the close of last season the Eiffelton mare led all the way, but at New Brighton on Saturday she demonstrated that she was able to come from the back. Making a bad beginning from 12 behind, Credit Funds did not show up until six furlongs had been covered, but she left the opposition standing once she got to the front.

The Department of Internal Affairs has laid down the following rules for totalisator management:—(l) That at all totalisator meetings reasonable provision must be made for both 10/- and £1 investors, and tickets for both these denominations made available. It would be open to clubs to provide for larger investments according to requirements. (2) That the main dividend display at the totalisator must be for £1 and the dividend displayed on the semaphore for the same unit. These decisions are to apply to both racing and trotting clubs. Most clubs already carry out the procedure.

Ponty has had an easy time at his trainer’s stables at Yaldhurst since the Grand National meeting, and will not be raced again until the later spring meetings, states the Press. Wino, however, has been kept in steady work, and it is intended to race him at Ashburton and Geraldine. A three-year-old half-brother by Paper Money to Pontjis now being trained by Edwards. Like his relation, he can boast of plenty ol size, and a bright future is predicted for him. Another interesting inmate of the stable is a two-year-old colt by Cockpit from the Kilbroney mare Sapient. He is owned by his breeders, Messrs Hunter and Webb, and shows marked promise.

The Winning Hit mare, Final Shot, has been retired and has been .mated with the imported horse, Myosotis. She showed some good form after her purchase by Mr J. D. Simpson, but after resuming last autumn, following on a spell, she was a consistent disappointment. To take the place of Final Shot in Mrs J. Campbell’s stable, Mr Simpson has purchased Orange Bud from her breeder, Mr G. Murray Aynsley, and she was taken over this morning. She is a three-year-old filly by Polazel from Orange Blossom, the dam of Silver Ring. In her track work she has shown plenty of speed, while in her only race, the Cashmere Plate, last month, she was not far behind the placed horses, after jumping away slowly.—Christchurch Star-Sun.

Mr Otto Wellwood, who has been appointed judge to the Dunedin Jockey Club, was in the new judge’s stand throughout Saturday’s meeting and makes the following comments on the new improvement at Wingatui in The Press:—The new stand for the judge at Wingatui is erected on the roof of the stewards’ stand, and presents a splendid view of the course, placing the judge in the best position obtainable to follow a race closely and identify each horse in a field. There is now no possible chance of a horse being overlooked, no matter where he crosses the line, and the risk of a mistake being made has been greatly reduced, or, in fact, completely eliminated. The great importance of correct and prompt decisions from the judge will convince anyone who enters the new stand that it marks the most important improvement ever made at Wingatui. The splendid view of a race that will be obtainable from the stand has created a hope that the future will see part of the toof converted into a top-deck stand for members. When the affairs of the club permit an improvement will be carried out, and will be a great asset towards enhancing the popularity of racing at Wingatui.

The New Zealand owner, Mr G. J. Barton, has always held a high opinion of the merits of Desert Chief, but the horse had failed so often when expected to do well that there was a suspicion that Desert Chief had been rather over-rated. He, however, lived up to his home reputation (says “Chiron” in the Australasian), by winning the Epsom Cup in the manner of a really good horse. Tomison rode him a peculiar race, as he kept Desert Chief a long way out of his ground in the early stages of the race, and six furlongs from home he must have been at least a dozen lengths behind the leaders. Tomison, no doubt, was riding to orders. When he did set Desert Chief going the horse made a very ready response and moved so fast that he was close to the leaders turning for home. There Donaster was going so easily that it seemed to be merely a matter of by how far he would win. It was his first outing since winning the King’s Cup in May, and his condition gave out in the straight. Barren Corn tried to win all the way, and Jeldiwallah tried to go with him. Jeldiwallah, however, gave up the fight turning for home, and Donaster followed Barren Corn into the straight. Donaster soon settled with Barren Corn, but there was not much fight left in him when Orford and Desert Chief tackled him. Orford fought on with great tenacity, but Desert Chief held him very safely and won fairly comfortably. There was a great fight between Donaster and Kitty O’Shea for third place, and Donaster just gained it. HEADMASTER WINS AT ASCOT OTHER NEW ZEALANDERS UNPLACED. (United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 10.10 p.m.) Sydney, September 10. At the Ascot races to-day the first division of the Welter Mile, of £lOO, resulted: — Headmaster 8.9 (James) 1 Brushwood 8.7 (Coutts) 2 Repere 9.3 (Windred) 3 Twelve started, including Cherry King and Miramond. Won by threequarters of a length, third a head away. Time, Imin Aladdin and Idavale were unplaced in the Three-and-Four-Year-Old Handicap. Prince Pombal was unplaced in the first division of the Flying Handicap, and Palady was unplaced in the Ascot Handicap. COURSING DRAW FOR NOVICE STAKE. The following is the draw for the Novice Stake to be run on the racecourse enclosure, Invercargill, on Saturday, starting at 2 o’clock: Chieftainess v. Alma’s Pride; Bonny June v. Savage Princess; Beon v. Valencia; Philco v. Braemar Prince; Bonny Queen v. Peterkin; Snowbird v. Vinola; Panmure v. Maggie White; Ajax a bye.