RACING AND TROTTING

Southland Times, Issue 23182, 24 April 1937, Page 10

RACING AND TROTTING

News—Prospects—Results

Racing April 24—Otautau Racin’ Club. April 24—South Canterbury Jockey Club. April 24, 26—Marlborough Racing Club. April 29, May I—Oamaru Jockey Club. April 30, May I—Dannevirke Racing Club (at Woodville) May B—Amberley Racing Club May 8, 12—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. May 12, 15—Egmont Racing Club. May 12—Ashburton County Racing Club. May 12—Bay of Islands Racing Club (at

Pukekohe). May 12—Southland Racing Club. May 12, 15—Otaki Maori Racing Club. May 15—Waipa Racing Club. May 15—Birchwood Hunt Club at Inver-

cargill. May 20. 22—South Canterbury Jockey Club. May 22—Carterton Racing Club. May 22, 24—Waikato Racing Club. May 29—Foxton Racing Club. June 5, 9. 12—Auckland Racing Club.

April 24—Auckland T.C. April 27—Marlborough T.C. May I—Kaikoura T.C. May B—Waikato T.C. May B—Oamaru T.C. May 12. 15—Forbury Park T.C May 29—Canterbury Park T.C. June 12—Ashburton T.C. June 19. 23—Auckland T.C.

(By The Curragh) The Otautau Racing Club’s meeting opens at noon today.

Handicaps for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting appear on Monday and acceptances close the same day.

Francis Worthy winner of the trotting classic at Timaru last month is to be tried at the pacing gait.

Nominations for the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s winter meeting close on Monday at 5 p.m.

Entries close on Monday for the Oamaru Trotting Club’s meeting.

The Birchwood Hunt Club will hold qualifying runs at the Winton racecourse next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 2 p.m.

Coat of Arms is progressing with his education as a jumper and is to be given a run at the Birchwood Hunt meets next week at Winton.

A fast passenger train leaves Invercargill at 10 a.m. today for the Otautau meeting.

The first race at Washdyke today will start at 12.30.

First favourites won ten of the sixteen races at the Whangarei meeting.

The win and place system of betting will be used at the South Canterbury jockey Club’s meeting today.

Knockfin has been lame behind since racing at Waimate, and will not be at Washdyke today.

Lowenberg, who has recently failed to run up to expectations, has been turned out on his owners’ farm for an indefinite spell.

Floodtide has been turned out, and will not race again until next season, when his connections may have a shot at the Melbourne Cup.

O. Cox has received from Mr G. F. Moore a half-brother by Beau Pere to Golden Hair.

The three rising Limond two-year-olds that W. Rayner has received from Koatanui have been named. Chief Ranger’s half-brother will race as Rehearsal; Veilmond’s sister has been called Fabric; and Motley’s filly is named Minga.

The Timaru Futurity Stakes winner Southern Chief is again in work under the charge of J. J. Kennerley. Southland, the two-year-old brother to Southern Chief, is in the same stable.

Last Refrain and Monipere are the ruling favourites for the Timaru Cup. Rebel Chief, Emissary, and Joyous are most in demand for the Doncaster Handicap.

In his first race in Tasmania Custos finished last. The distance, five furlongs, was evidently not far enough for him, apart from the fact that he was very burly.

The Trentham trainer T. R. George has now three apprentices whom he brought back from Australia. One of them, A. Bennet, can go to scale at just over 6st.

Convivial is going on nicely in her work at Riccarton. She will have her next race at Amberley, over a mile and a-quarter, a journey that should suit her.

Pahu is striding along in useful tasks at Riccarton. He and Greek Gold will do the North Island trip, racing at Egmont and Waikato before taking on the Auckland meeting in June.

'Royal Limond continues to get through plenty of strong work. It is intended to give him a race over hurdles at Ashburton next month, after which he will go north for steeplechases at Waikato and Auckland.

Red Manfred is an interesting entry for the principal flat race at the Dannevirke meeting next week. It is two years next month since he last raced in New Zealand and won the Hawke’s Bay Cup, and his last race was at Kyneton (Victoria) in October 1935. He has been schooled over hurdles lately at Hawera.

Korero, who pulled up very lame after running third to Big Dook and Haut Monde in the Prince of Wales Handicap on the opening day at Manawatu, has made a quick recovery and is being kept in work at Trentham by H. Telford.

The Victorian steeplechaser Bonnie Rollux, now in T. George’s stable at Trentham has not been schooled since his arrival, but he is in work and is rounding into shape. Cuddle is doing well in the paddock. She may be tried again next spring, but it all depends upon how she winters.

J. Molloy, a young apprentice from Melbourne, who has ridden nine or ten winners, is expected to arrive in Hastings shortly. He will be attached to S. J. Reid’s racing establishment. This will make half a dozen boys who have been imported by New Zealand trainers during the last few weeks.

Valpeen has been working at home and also on the Matamata track. He has had several races of late, but is not yet properly attuned, and it remains to be seen whether he can reproduce the form of a couple of seasons back, when he won the Great Northern and Grand National.

The Dunedin Jockey Club has increased the stakes for its winter meeting by £705 compared with the prizes given last year. The Otago Steeplechase and the Birthday Handicap have each been increased by £5O, making the ’chase £350 and the flat race £3OO. Improvements in other races, excepting the maiden events, range from £25 to £5O.

An addition to J. E. Pike’s team at Randwick is the three-year-old gelding, The Palmist (Chief Ruler—Timid), who was recently trained by W. Booth. Before Mr E. Norton’s departure for England, he made him a present to Pike for the remainder of his racing career. The Palmist, who is a big gelding and has scored three minor placings in seven starts this season should at least prove useful.

Tallies taken of clubs using the different totalizator systems show that 75 per cent, of the trotting clubs in the Dominion use win-and-place, the minority being comprised almost entirely of minor clubs. Racing clubs show a balance of 5 or 6 per cent, in favour of the single pool, but if the number of racing days is taken as the basis, there is a big majority for win-and-place.

The Wellington Steeplechase has been raised from £750 to £1000; the Parliamentary Handicap from £4OO to £600; the Winter Hurdles from £5OO to £750; and increases of £lOO have been well distributed over the races so that all classes of horses competing at the winter meeting will benefit. The mile hack races, with which each day’s racing concludes, have been increased from £2OO to £3OO.

A Wanganui sportsman who had to make a business trip to Foxton in his car picked up a stranger who wanted a lift to Awapuni. Just as the car was setting off from Foxton a friend of the stranger rushed out to him with £lO and asked him to put it on Golden Chest, telling the occupants of the car at the same time a wonderful tale and advising them to put a “fiver” each on the gelding. The Wanganui man risked a couple of pounds and gathered in more than £3O as the outcome of giving a stranger a lift.

When Ringtrue raced at the Auckland February meeting he displayed some of his old speed, and he is expected to make a return to the winning list in the near future. In the early stages of his career Ringtrue promised to reach the highest class, but he then lost form, and has only been sparingly raced during the last couple of seasons. He is still on a handy mark, and the first time he reproduces his best he should take a deal of beating. He is down to contest the Papatoetoe Handicap, the open sprint event, at the Auckland Trotting Club’s autumn meeting, and he may be worth remembering.

Irish Fiddle, the two-year-old halfsister to Concertpitch, is likely to be a strong favourite if started in the five furlongs Electric Stakes at Timaru today. She was given her first racing experience at Riccarton at Easter, and after a third to Lazybones and Mulatto over five furlongs on the first day, finished in fourth place to Great Bramble, Lazybones and Mulatto over six furlongs on the concluding day. In her second race she was going like a winner at five furlongs and the opposition will have to move to keep up with her today. She is even-tempered and has an added advantage in that she is very smart out from the barrier.

The conditions were ideal for the work at Riccarton on Wednesday morning (says The Christchurch Star-Sun). There was nothing but light exercise on the galloping tracks, but a number of trainers welcomed the opportunity to give their young horses a bit of education at the mile and a-quarter barrier. Chief interest in the morning’s work, however, was provided by the jumpers, there being a lot of activity in this department. Nightbound (D. O’Connor) and Arctic Star (F. J. Smith) went out to jump four hurdles. Nightbound gave a fine exhibition, but his mate blundered at the third flight, losing his rider. Royal Limond (D. O’Connor) was sent over four hurdles with the novice, Flashlight (H. Turner), both horses jumping in good style. Streamline (H. Turner) went once round the steeplechase fences. The pace was not fast, but he cleared each obstacle well and he is on the way to making a good performer over country. He may have a run on the flat at Amberley next month, as a preliminary. Full Throttle (E. S. Jennings) jumped the two pony hurdles and then was joined by Noctumus (A. S. Ellis) for a turn over the big hurdles. Full Throttle blundered through the first, losing his rider, after which he had Noctumus as a mate in further practice at the pony obstacles. J. S. Shaw had his two novices out for some education over the pony hurdles. Primak (G. Ridgway) had Pahu (W. Billington) to give him a lead, while Lustral (W. Rickerby) went by himself. Both the young horses shaped well. Jolly Beggar (R. K. Smith) gave one of his usual dashing displays over six hurdles. Giggleswick (R. K. Smith) brought the work to a close by jumping four hurdles in attractive style. He is booked for a race at Ashburton next month.

AUCKLAND T.C. THE ACCEPTANCES FOR TODAY The following are the acceptances for the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting on April 24:— INNOVATION HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and a-half. Eingen Sun It Win Huon 36 Dick Redmond It Bronte GO Native Princess It Vain Lad 60 Nelson Carbine It Reception 72 Red Eagle It Great Sonoma 96 Worthy Lu It Te Kahu 96 yds bhd All Special 12 DEVONPORT HANDICAP. £l5O. One mile and a-quarter. Bronze King It Moriori It Bronze Queen It Nerihana It Crocus It Parrish Girl it Eyre It Petite Jewel It Fores' Jewel It Scrap Iron It Gay Adioo It Tumble It Gloster It Vanoro It Guide Peter It Wall Street It Hori Bingen It Worthy Quest It Isabella Pointer It yds bhd Kewpie’s Roman Chief 36 Bingen It Tangaroa 36 Kia Kaha It FERGUSSON HANDICAP, £3OO. Two miles. yds bhd Gold Dredge It Nervie’s Last 12 King’s Guide It Star Pronto 12 Lady Fame It Willie Derby 48 Our McKinney It FRANKLIN HANDICAP, £l6O. One mile and a-half. Bismuth It Musketeer 12 Kewpie’s Crest It Royal Jewel 12 Lucky Love It Compass 24 Mountain Great Chum 24 Flight It Handicapper 24 Munga Tangi It Spessiva 24 Sir Frank It Transfer 24 yds bhd Argoiis 12 WHITFORD HANDICAP, £l7O. Two miles. Bronte It Roi Grande 24 yds bhd Gala Day 36 Great Sonoma 12 Swordsman 36 Impostor 12 Mountain Sun 72 Tan John 12 Young Rodney 84 Te Kahu 12 Meadow King 120 HENDERSON HANDICAP, £l7O. One mile and a-half. General Sars- Frank Best 12 field It Gumdigger 12

Guid Hairst It Silver Watch 12 Imnostor It Great Jewel 36 Our Peggy it Kewpie’s Bond 36 Tollgate It Proletarian 36 longaxe bhd snk Cord 3( . Blandford 12 Ironside 48

APRIL HANDICAP. £155. One mile and a-half.

Bedford It . y ds bhd Cash Down It Queeme Direct 12 Charteris Bay It True Trust 12 Claudelands It King’s Krught 24 Dainty Lady It Bismuth 36 Hearsay It Kewpie s Crest 36 Roman Chief it Sir Frank 48

PAPATOETOE HANDICAP, £225. One mile and a-quarter.

Ringtrue It Star Pronto 12 yds bhd Lady Fame 24 Gold Dredge 12 Auto Machine 36 King’s Guide 12 Nervie’s Last 36 Our McKinney 12 Prince Pedro 36