RACING AND TROTTING

Southland Times, Issue 22993, 12 September 1936, Page 10

RACING AND TROTTING

News —Prospects—Results

Racing. September 12—Wanganui J.C. September 19—Ashburton County B-C. 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 Park 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 T.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.) The Wanganui Guineas will be run this afternoon. Entries for the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Spring meeting close next Friday. Handicaps for the Geraldine meeting will appear on Monday. The Wellington Trotting Club will hold a meeting at Hutt Park to-day. Acceptances for the Ashburton fixture close on Tuesday. Going Gay has been put into training again by T. R. George. Fei-mah is doing well at Te Aroha and is expected to race well at Avondale. Tooley Street is working along well at Ellerslie and will be well forward for the Avondale meeting. Auckland has five candidates in the New Zealand Cup Royal Appellant, Master Briefly, Velocipede, King Re} and Dark Shadow. Conforming to recent developments the 7.7 minimum in handicap will be in force for the Wellmgto Spring meeting. It is reported tUTI. W. Savage was not so seriously injured byhis(fall at New Plymouth as at first thought but he will not be able to ride until the Avondale meeting. .» The three-year-old Jovial Prince, by Laughing Prince from Thrift, died at L. A. Pine’s new stables recently. He was owned by Mr N. Blackmore, and had shown promise in his first season, gelding was bred by Mr T. A Duncan, who also bred and raced Thrift and her dam, Beilina. The Union Steam Ship Company’s new intercolonial liner Awatea has entered the sporting arena. A new race, the Awatea Handicap, has been named after the ship on the programme for the second day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Spring meeting. It is the open sprint event of six furlongs. The rehandicapping conditions for this year’s New Zealand Cup state that after the declaration of handicaps the winner of any race of the value of £2OO to the winner, or race or races ot the collective value of £4OO to the winner, may be rehandicapped, provided that no horse be rehandicapped to carry over weight-for-age. The Watkins Cup is a new race which will figure on the card for the Spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club next month, named as a mark of respect and remembrance for the late Mr 0., S. Watkins, a past vice-president and lite member of the club. The race will be the principal handicap event of the second day over a mile and a-quarter. Among the latest bookings to the Elderslie stallion Night Raid is Differential, dam of Queen of Song. Mr T Hide, of Burleigh Grange,fi is also sending to Night Raid the young mares Cloudburst (Tractor Droski), and Lady Burleigh (Paladin—Tormentor). Messrs Price Bros., of Invercargill, have also sent their mare Full Fling to Night Raid this season. The Gore Racing Club has decided, in view of the change in the half-holi-day in Gore, to make application to the New Zea'land Racing Conference for a change of dates for its annual Spring meeting at the Labour Day holiday. The dates originally allotted were Monday and Tuesday, October 26 and 27, and the club has now applied for Saturday and Monday, October 24 and 26.

Referring to Silver Streak’s running in the Campbelltown Handicap at the Warwick Farm Meeting, “Chatham,” in The Australasian, says: “Third place went to Silver Streak, who cpme home full of running, and is sure to be heard of before long. It was his first outing since coming from New Zealand. He is a very plain-looking aged gelding by Paper Money from Fulica.”

There was some useful schooling at Riccarton on Wednesday (states The Press). Call Money (J. Veevers) scrambled over one hurdle, and lost his rider at the next, and was not further persevered with. Vitaphone (R. Beale) and Redolent (C. Hughes) were companions over five hurdles, giving a fast and clean exhibition. Wexford Bridge (H. Turner) also jumped five hurdles at a fast pace. Sky Pilot (A. Stove) negotiated six of the steeplechase fences at a hunting pace without making any mistakes.

“No official explanation has yet been given in regard to the concession granted War Buoy on his mile and aquarter mark,” states The Evening Post, “and so War Buoy, which has won more races in as many starts than any other horse, will compete from a 12yds bfetter mark over a mile and a-quarter than when he ran third to Indianapolis and Sunny Mom in the Weston Handicap at Oamaru last October. On that occasion War Buoy began from a 2min. 44sec. mark and that was the first time he had been further back than second in a race. Since then he has run second to Indianapolis in the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and he won the Louisson Memorial Handicap. Of all the readjustments in the assessments for this season, War Buoy’s let-up to 2min. 45sec. is the most difficult to understand, and the silence of the Handicapping Committee in the matter savours of studied indifference to a phase of the system that demands elucidation.”

With the winter jumping season at an end, Burglar left Riccarton on Wednesday, being sent home to his owner, Mr R. D. Westenra, who will give the hunter a rest, which will last for several months, says The Star-Sun. Mr D. W. Westenra was a visitor to the tracks this morning. He has sent Vintage back to Riccarton and he is again in Mrs J. Campbell’s stable. The big gelding made a quick recovery from the operation on his throat. After a few days’ rest he was galloping round his paddock at his owner’s farm, and he will now be started in steady work, which will become more serious before long, provided it is found that the operation has been the complete success that is hoped for. Vintage has had more than his share of trouble in his

career and his connections deserve now to have a turn of good fortune. Lady Golighty, the three-year-old half-sis-ter to Vintage, will rejoin Mrs Campbell’s team shortly.

Born in 1882 and still a jockey. The record of Sam Heapy, the English jockey who has spent most of his life in Belgium, is one of the most remarkable in the history of racing on the Continent. A month ago he won the Ostend Derby, which he first won in 1903, and his total of winning rides then stood at 2916, thus beating F. Archer’s figures. In addition he has trained over 2000 winners. Heapy went to Belgium in 1900 and he remained in that country. In his first season he was the leading jockey, and his best tally for one year is J 96. Heapy’s ambition is to ride 3000 winners, and this he expects to attain in Ihe course of the next two years. His patron is Baron Brugmann de Walzin, with whom he has been associated for 24 years, and for whom he trains a stable of 70 horses, riding several gallops himself every morning—he rides at 8.6 comfortably—and supervising the racing, which in the season takes place on several afternoons a week.

The following is “Chatham’s” description in The Australasian of Cuddle’s running in the Warwick Stakes:— For the Warwick Stakes, a weight-for-age race with allowances, the New Zealand mare Cuddle was a pronounced favourite. Having won the last A.J.C. Doncaster Handicap with 9.4, she was the logical favourite, seeing that she had only 8.12 in this race, but, like many mares, Cuddle in the autumn was a different mare to what she was on Saturday. Talking, never having previously won a race worth £5OO, had a 101 b allowance, and he started second favourite, closely attended in the betting by Sarcherie; whilst the other 11 runners were at long prices. When the barrier lifted Cuddle was quickly into her stride, with Talking next, and then in a bunch came Lough Neagh, High, Sylvandale, and Kinnoull. There was very little alteration into the straight, except that Talking then passed Cuddle, with Lough Neagh four lengths behind them. To the surprise of everybody, Cuddle had not a struggle left, and Talking went on to win by three lengths from old Lough Neagh, who ran past Cuddle to beat her for second place by two lengths and a-half. Then came Sylvandale, who ran a good race without ever looking a likely winner. It was intended by the Rosehill trainer, A. G. Papworth, to give his son the mount on Talking, whom he trains for Mr S. Cash. The stewards, however, considered a more experienced jockey should have the mount, and advised Papworth to that effect. J. O’Sullivan was secured, and this caused the colt to be heavily supported.

A Melbourne writer recently expressed the opinion that Mr W. R. Kemball’s hopes for Prince Quex were rather ambitious, but the colt appears to have put up a very good performance in finishing fourth in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. The place-getters, Valiant Chief, Charles Fox and Marabou, represent Victoria’s best class. Prince Quex was bred by Mr Kemball and is a bay colt by Lord Quex from Princess Pat, by All Black— Martian Princess, by Martian—Two Step, by Stepniak. He is a half-brother to Lady Pam and Cape Royal, and on pedigree should stay any distance. TRAINING WORK AT RANDWICK CONTACT SHOWS SORENESS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 11.50 p.m.) Sydney, Sept. 11. The promising hurdler Section severed a tendon while schooling over the hurdles at Randwick to-day and was subsequently destroyed. The fancied Metropolitan Handicap and Melbourne Cup candidate, Contact, is amiss, showing soreness. He has been scratched for his Tattersall’s races tomorrow. The New Zealand cross-country jockey, N. Trillo, worked at Randwick to-day. He intends to apply for a licence here. George Price is not sanguine that Egmont will start in the Metropolitan Handicap. Egmont may start in the Hill Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday week, when a decision will be made. ASHBURTON R.C. THE HANDICAPS (United Press Association.) Christchurch, September 11. The following handicaps have been declared for the Ashburton County Racing Club's meeting:— SELMA TROT HANDICAP, £llO. One

mile and a-half. Royal Grattan scr Mohican scr Aide de Camp scr Monetary scr Bill B. scr Naval Base scr Captain Scott scr Nelson scr Credit Balance scr McFarlane scr Effie Parrish scr Panquitch scr Exporter scr Pukeuri Quest scr Fine Art scr Radiant Prince scr Glencree scr Red Ranger scr Great Renew scr Horatius scr Reymere scr Great Linnet scr Rollalong scr Heather Queen scr Twenty Grand scr Jane Worthy scr Zincali scr Kingussie scr yds bhd Linklight scr Cruiser 24 Maurie Donalda 36 McKinney scr Reno 36 RAKAIA TROT HANDICAP. £115. Class 3.39. One mile and a-half. Boltaire scr yds bhd Donalda scr Diversion 12 Dual scr Glorietta 12 Fay Rey scr King’s Drive 12 Fine Art scr Old Faithful 12 Happy Bird scr Renown's Best 12 Lottie Guy scr Silver Guy 12 Player scr Parisienne 24 Radiant Prince scr Imposter 36 Red Ranger scr Garry Thorpe 48 Starwyn scr Sports Review 48 Superior Rank scr COUNTY HURDLE HANDICAP, £100. One mile and a-half and 100 yards. Havering 10 7 Footwork 9 8 Redolent Vitaphone 9 13 9 9 Polygraph Call Money 9 9 2 0 Wexford Brevity 9 0 Bridge 9 9 NOVICE STAKES, £100. Six furlongs. Flying Flea 8 4 Robant 8 4 Autumn Wind 8 4 Elmarch 8 0 John Ball 8 4 La France 8 0 Shawlette 8 4 Rodeur 8 0 CuIIotte 8 4 Thermidor 8 0 Arrowmilla 8 4 Trench Fight 8 0 Pink Comet 8 4 Orange Bud 8 0 Radio Star 8 4 Almira 8 0 Gresham 8 4 Golden Chief Lama 8 4 Emblem 8 0 Heather Land 8 4 Aggravate 8 0 Princess Ball 8 4 Fog Peak 8 0 ASHBURTON HANDICAP. £150. One mile and a-quarter. The Surgeon 9 0 Rona Bay 8 12 Tout le Monde 8 13 Cleaner 8 5 Southdown 8 13 PENSCROFT HACK HANDICAP, £100. One mile. Willie Win 9 6 Poniard 7 10 Matoru 9 4 Jack Ahoy 7 10 Gold Cross 8 9 Recollection 7 7 Rose of Tralee 8 8 Elbanor 7 7 Fiord 8 8 Convivial 7 7 Madam Dorien 7 7 Pompadour 8 4 Patricia 7 7 Double Gift 8 3 Holm 7 7 Honour’s Lass 8 2 Universe 7 7 Cape Gabo 8 1 Donadea 7 7 Sir Hugh 8 1 Makaahi 7 7 Polygraph 7 10 SPRING HANDICAP, £110. Six furlongs. Wino 9 0 Rona Bay 8 2 Paper Slipper 8 11 Pelmet 8 1 Tunneller 8 8 Great Star 7 12 Davolo 8 5 Cleaner 7 10 Invoice 8 5 Gaysome 7 7 Grey Honour 8 2