DUNEDIN SPRING RACES

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1928, Page 4

DUNEDIN SPRING RACES

McLEAN STAKES TO ASPIRING PINK NOTE’S MOSGIEL HANDICAP. SILVER PAPER WINS ELECTRIC. LUCY LOCKET’S OCTOBER WELTER. By Tdegrapli.—Press Associatieo. Dunedin, Last Night. The Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring meeting opened in fine weather with the track in good order and a fair attendance. The totalisator handled £14,307 for the day, compared with £10,385 for the first day last year. Results are: — SPRING HURDLES. Of 200 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. 1— DIANA’S LAD, 3.12 (E. Shaw) .. 1 2 CARINTHIA. 10.3 2 3 RED HEATHER, 10.8 3 Also started—4 Jovial, 9.13. Won by six lengths, a short head between second and third. Time, 3min. 16 l-ssec. —a race record. MAUNGATUA HANDICAP. Of 175 sovs. Seven furlongs. 4 PHASTAR, 7.10 J (Powell) 1 5 FIRST RAID, 8.4* 2 6 AMOURETTE, 7.9 3 Also started —1 Camisader, 9.3; 3 Marjoram, 9.2; 2 Amor, 8.4; 7 All Comment, 7.10; 8 Whiffler, 7.3*. Won by a neck, three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 29 3-5 see. TRIAL STAKES. Six furlongs. 2—POUND NOTE, 8.2 (J. Ellis) ... 1 1— STARSHOOTER 8.2 2 4 WAVING CORN*, 7.11 3 Also started—l2 Battle Screen, 15 Busy Lad, 11 Membo, 5 Stringbow, 8.5; 14 Broadfield, 3 Proud Knight, 2 Wine Tray, coupled with winner, 16 Rotorex, 8.2; 9 Full Flight and Night Maid coupled, 8 Joy Bridge and Royal Flower coupled, 7 On Watch, 6 Rosewood, 10 Roseacre, jr3 Cetchela, 7.11. Won by two lengths, a head between second and third. Time, Imin. 16sec. McLEAN STAKES. Of 500 sovs. Five furlongs. 2 ASPIRING, 8.1 (C. Emerson) .... 1 I—FRANCOLIN, 8.2 2 6—STEALTH, 8.5 3 Also started —8 Blue Metal, 7 Captivate, 4 Jaleux, 9 Royal Limond and Solmuri, all 8.5; 3 Stately, 8.0; 5 The Graphic, 8.0. Won by a length and a half, three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 1 4-ssec. Following are the previous winners of the McLean Stakes:— 1908 — H. Whitney’s Aenia (C. Hack), 52 3-ssec. 1909 — Sir G. Clifford’s Countermine (F. E. Jones), 51 2-ssec. 1910 — Sir G. Clifford’s Masterpiece (F. E. Jones), 5 21-ssee. 1911 — Sir G. Clifford’s Autumnus (F. E. Jones), 50sec. 1912 — C. G. Dalgety’s Warstep (R. W. King), 50 2-ssec. 1913 — C. G. Dalgety’s Marsa (R. Berry), oOsec. 1914 — G. D. Greenwood's Nones (C. Emerson), 49sec. 1915 — C. G. Dalgety’s Disdainful (J. Campbell), 50 l-ssee. 1916 — 11. Whitney’s Trentham Rose (W. Bell), 51sec. 1917 R. Acton-Adams’ Lisp (F. Gray). 52 3-ssec. 1918— Sir G. Clifford’s Royal Stag (H. Young), 51 l-ssee. 1919 — Sir G. Clifford’s Winter Wind (H. Young), 52 4-ssec. 1920 — J. F. Buchanan’s Meteorite (C. Emerson), 49 4-ssec. 1921 — W. E. Taylor’s Prosperity (A. E. Ellis), 50 2-ssee. 1922 Sir G. Clifford’s Top Score (C. Emerson), 62 3-ssee. 1923 — J. S. Barrett’s Count Cavour (C. Emerson), 64 4-ssec. 1924 — L. C. Hazlett’s Overdrawn (A. E. Ellis), 65sec. 1925 — Gould and Macdonald’s Scrip (H. Were), 66 I-ssec. 1926 — Trail and McKay’s Some Rose (N. Dwyer), 65 2-ssec. 1927 — Sir G. Clifford’s Childsplay (C. Emerson), 61 4-ssec. In 1922 the distance of the race was increased from four furlongs to five. MOSGIEL HANDICAP. Of 325 sovs. One mile and a quarter. I—PINK NOTE, 8.5 (B. Brodie) .. 1 5 OVERDRAWN, 7.0 (D. Kerr) .... 2 6 FOOTFALL, 9.6 (B. Morris) 3 Also started —7 Count Cavour, 9.13; 3 Set Sail, 9.1; 2 Hoylake, 7.10; 4 Prickles, 7.0. Won by two lengths, three lengths between second and third. Count Cavour was fourth. Time, 2min. Bsec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP. Of 250 sovs. Six furlongs. 1— SILVER PAPER, 8£ (L. Pine) . 1 S—SILVER COOT, 7.10 2 S—TRIPAWAY, 7.10 3 Also started—lo Money Order, 9.10; 8 Booster, 9.10; 4 Paperchase, 9.6; 2 Royal Saxon, 8.5; 3 Goblin Market, 8.1; 7 Money Mine, 7.10; 9 Erne, 7.3 J. Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, Imin. 14 3-5 sec. TAIMOA HANDICAP. Of 170 sovs. Six furlongs. 2 ROYAL TRACTOR. 9.5 (A. Ellis) 1 1— NOTEWORTHY, 9.2 2 S—TARDY, 8.3 3 Also started —3 Battlemaid, 8.4; 7 Red Jazz, 8.6; 4 Impertinence, 8.5; 6 Valves, 8.51; 8 Some Signal, 7.9; 9 Colonel Crawford, 8.1; 10 Salmo Salar, 8.1. Won by three lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. losec. OCTOBER WELTER. Of 225 sovs. One mile. 3 LUCY LOCKET, 8.10 (Voight) .. 1 2 QUARTERDECK, 8.11 2 1-FRONT RANK, 8.13 3 Also started —5 Taboo, 9.13; 4 Vaward, 9.0; 6 Antrim Boy, 8.6. Won by half a length, with three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 42 2 sscc. HANDICAPS FOR SECOND DAY. Dunedin, Last Night. Handicaps for the second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club meeting are: WAKARI HURDLES. One mile and a half. —Diana's Lad 10.11, Red Heather 10.8, Carinthia 10.5, Radiate 10.1, Hard Prince 9.10, Jovial 9.5, Antrim Boy

9.3, Apple Dighton 9.0, Erin-go-Bragh 9.0, 9.0. DOMINION HANDICAP. Four furlongs.—Stealth 8.5, Captivate 8.2, Bachelor Boy 8.0, Colonel Quex 8.0, Inevitable B*o, Jack o’ Dandy 8.0, Leading Boy 8.0, Solmar 8.0, Sailing Home 8.0, Fair Honey 8.0, Arrowgant 8.0, Blue Metal 7.13, Stately 7.10, Solmuri 7.10, The Graphic 7.9, Traetora 7.9, Nedda 7.9, Lady Anomaly 7.9, Miss Planet 7.9, Pink "Sunrise 7.9, Some Glen 7.9, Sunny Paper 7.9, Mardella 7.9, Labor filly 7.9. KAIKORAI HACK HANDICAP. One mile.—Camisader 9.3, Marjoram 9.2, Paris 8.7, Amor 8.3, Hurly Burly 7.12, Tardy 7.11, Amourette 7.11, Royal Flowers 7.10, Solfello 7.10, All Comment 7.10, Wreath o’ Myrtle 7.9, Wine Tray 7.8, Thurlow 7.8, Real Glad 7.7, Rotorex 7.7, Radiant Knight 7.7, Full Flight 7,7, Insolence 7.7, Killorna 7.7, Inde 7.7, Membo 7.7, Colonel Crawford 7.7, Busy Lad 7.7, Whiffler 7.7. RANFURLY HANDICAP. One mile. —Count Cavour 9.9, Rapier 9.8, Footfall 9.4, Celerity II 8.12, Set Sail 8.11, Pink Note 8.10, Booster 8.6, Taboo 7.10, Queen Balboa 7.10, Royal Saxon 7.6, Sir Roy 7.6, Hoylake 7.6, Town Bank 7.5, Fairy Herald 7.4, Lucy Locket 7.4, Overdrawn 7.4. SHORTS HANDICAP. Six furlongs. —Booster 9.10, Comic Song 9.10, Money Order 9.9, Paperchase 9.6, Receipt 8.10, Childsplay 8.9, Royal Saxon 8.5, Solrose vS.O, Silver Coot' 8.0, Tripaway 7.12, Money Mine 7.9, Father OlFlynn 7.7, Rin Tin Tin 7.6, Eaton Bells 7.6, Steam Budge 7.0, Meadow Lark 7.0, Martis 7.0, Valdamo 7.6, Erne 7.0. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. One mile. —Taboo 9.6, Sir Roy 9.1, Fairy Herald 8.13, Lucy Locket 8.13, Front Rank 8.8, Vaward 8.7, Miss Winkie 8.0, Quarterdeck 8.0, Don Jose 7.12, Antrim Boy 7.12, Camisader 7.7, Honeycomb 7.7, Merivale 7.7. CLARENDON HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Tripaw r ay 10.9, Royal Tractor 10.4, Noteworthy 9.8, Coomassie 9.7, Meadow Lark 9.5, First Raid 9.4, Night March 9.4, Honeycomb 8.9, Battle Maid 8.9, Waving Corn 8.6, Red Jazz 8.5, Traction 8.5, Little Queen 8.5, Tardy 8.5, Solfello 8.3, All Comment 8.3, Impertinence 8.3, Royal Flower 8.3, Bonrose 8.2, Valves 8.1, Wine Tray 8.1, Proud Knight 8.0, Killorna 8.0, Broadfield 8.0, Salvo Salar 8.0, Win Abbey 8.0, On Watch 8.0, Tembroney 8.0, Battle Screen 8.0, Catchela 8.0, Rosewood 8.0, Aranoah 8.0, Full Flight 8.0, Mertui 8.0, The Viscount 8.0, Some Signal 8.0, Membo 8.0, Louise 8.0, Budget 8.0, All Smiles 8.0, Filosei 8.0, Rozacre 8.0, Stringbow 8.0, Rotorex 8.0, Nanette 8.0, Jimmy Jogger 8.0. WAVERLEY AND MASTERTON, DISCUSSION OF THE FIELDS. (By “Moturoa.”) Good fields are always a happy feature of the Masterton Racing Club’s spring meeting, and to-morrow’s acceptances are no exception to the rule. Class is also strongly represented, there being a good sprinkling of New’ Zealand Cup and C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap horses in the principal events. The gathering is therefore of considerable interest, and the form shown will be keenly noted by those in search of likely winners at Trentham and at Riccarton later on. Officials for the meeting are: Handicapper, Mr H. Coyle; starter, Mr. C. O'Connor; judge, Mr. W. P. Russell. The first race starts at 11.45 a.m. • * * *

The Masterton Handicap, one mile and a quarter, will see fit horses like Royal Game, Blimp, Black Mint and Horomea in action, and the Grandstand Handicap, seven furlongs, will give Commendation a chance to prove his quality when opposed by several useful sprinters. On track form the prospects of Royal Game and Commendation may be favoured. • • • •

The Nursery Handicap, four furlongs, may give a quick beginner like Royal Flier a ehance to run prominently, and Rillct (who was unlucky to bump against such a smart one as Veronese at Clareville), will again be strongly backed in the Maiden Race. Shining Armour and Starboard Light will attract attention -in the High Weight; Veronese and Kalos in the Lansdowne Handicap; Moorgas in the Lawn Handicap; and Dry Area and Arrow Boy in the Electric, » • » • Mr. H. Coyle has set punters several difficult problems at Waverley. Seatown fills the post of honour in the Cup, but may be in need of a race, and the chances of Bisox (8.9), Paitonu (8.8) and Royal Mint (8.1) read better. Silvennine may bo quite capable of carrying 9.3 prominently in the Brewer Handicap, and Partaga (8.12) should also go well. Limited (7.11) has been treated as a “has been”—a rather risky proceeding with a Fordell candidate. The hurdlers engaged at Waverley are a fair lot, and, at the weights, Glengariff (9.13) has no reason to complain. San Fera (on the same mark) and Lieutenant Bill (with 31b less) have nothing to complain of either. • • • • If Royal Acre was properly woundup, he would go well in the Wilson Hack Handicap at Waverley. Boy is very forward, and is likely to go well.

Gold Dawn and Silver Rule are giving away a lot of weight in the Flying Hack Handicap at Waverley, and Lady Quex and Marica may make them feel their imposts all the way. « at « • A small field will contest the Mouroahaki Hack Stakes, but good milers like Sovena, Gasnapper and Avro should run well if started. * st ■* * The Jackson Stakes will take some picking if speedy sprinters like Cool Mint, Acred and Just So go to the post. • *' * * Broad Acre is again showing signs of lameness, and, rather than break down a good horse, a spell lias been decided upon. Coon Song, a Hunting Song colt which showed some speed in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui, is now under G. New's care, and is said to be hitting out well in his tasks at Awapuni. Coon Song will race at Masterton. * * * * Rowley Hatch has put Piuthair into work again, and the Kilbroney mare is reported to look in good condition to prepare for racing at the summer meetinSS* e Elvsianor ran a good race at the Manawatu Hunt meeting, and will strip a fitter horse in his next outing, which will probably be at Otaki. s ' st st ? The Waikato Hunt Club Cup appears to be a misnomer when horses like Glendowie, Kawini and Rang: Sarto are eligible. With all his weight (12.6) the topweight may take some beating, if started.

JOCKEYS’ RING ALLEGED. DOWLING STEEPLECHASE FIASCO. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 11, 8.45 p.m. Sydney, Oct. 11. The Australian Jockey Club stewards are inquiring into the fiasco in the Dowling Steeplechase at Randwick on Saturday, when Flipbean lost its rider early, Mendip hit a fence and had to be pulled up, Chandonia lost its rider when it appeared to be winning five furlongs from home, and at the next fence Nameerah toppled over when it had a lead of fifteen lengths, leaving Grey Knight, which had been the medium of sensational backing, to win easily. The stewards are exhaustively inquiring into all the circumstances. They had previously announced a suspicion that there Was a jockeys’ ring among the cross-country riders in Sydney. The difficulties of the inquiry are very great, but if the investigation I'iiO the Dowling fiasco- should substantiate the suspicion sensational developments may be expected. NOTES FROM MELBOURNE. Received Oct. 11, 10.10 p.m. Melbourne, Oct. 11. Imitator has been sold to Cecil Godby. Prince Humphrey is expected to arrive at Melbourne on Tuesday and will train at Flemington. His first race here is in the Cox Plate. Mendit and Habashon are corning on Monday. Acceptors for the Caulfield Stakes include Hynanna, Gothic, Amounis, Vaals, The Banker and Fourth Hand. Scratchings for the Caulfield Cup are Rionseup and Nepean, and for the Melbourne Cup, Rionseup. Byron galloped five furlongs in Imin sJsec at Ascot. TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.’’) Some one has been “kidding'' to the Tasman fliers. • # * * Bleriot (1912) and Prodice (1928) figure as the only fillies to annex both the Avondale and Great Northern Guineas, but Biddington (1900), Nonette (1901), Wairiki (1002), Ropa (1903), Cimbrian (1906), King Soult (1010), Mullingar (1914) and Vagabond (1917) also won both events. In 1926 Lysander dead-heated with Commendation in the Avondale Guineas, an epic race, and went on to annex the Great Northern Guineas. Three mares in the New Zealand Cup promise to make a bold showing —they are Set Sail, Bisox and Oratrix. While southerners take the “plums,” at least the Auckland-trained horses compensate for their few successes on the flat by annexing the jumping events. The three jumping races at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting, and both hurdle, events at the A.R.C. spring meeting, were won by horses' trained and schooled at Ellerslie. Mendip is- moving well at Ha worn, and J. Fryer’s protege is destined for Trentham on Labour Day. Desert Glow will probably go down to Ricearton for the New Zealand Cup next month. There is no doubt about his ability to stay, but at best he is only a plodder. He is the only representative from Auckland in that race. * * * * Bisox is not badly treated with S.'J in the Waverley Cup, and the Bisogne mare will make her next appearance in that race. If she runs satisfactorily she will make th© journey to Christchurch with Mr. Alexander's pair, Silvermine and Silver Rule. * st # •

Paganelli beat all but Oration on Saturday and, although the Lord Quex —Ringdove gelding visibly weakened over the last few strides, his lack of racing may be the explanation. The second day he made amends by jumping out smartly and winning comfortably from Benzora and Nancy Lee. The Te Rapa-trained gelding is a veritable galloping machine, and will give some of the sprinters a headache when the tracks harden up. A lot of money went “west” when Gold Bag failed in the hack seven at Carterton, but he had shown really good track work prior to the meeting and will not be dropped —yet! A subject well worthy of the consideration of racing chibs is that of rehandicapping, says “Carbine” in this week’s Referee. Generally speaking, rehandicapping is fairer than set penalising, but what needs removing is the stipulation limiting the time in which a re-handicap can be made. The New Zealand Cup provides a good example. For winning the Avondale Cup, Bisox was penalised 61b. Shortly after the Avondale meeting Oratrix ran a brilliant second in the A.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap, one mile and five furlongs, but, as she did not actually -win, she cannot be penalised. In the original handicap, Oratrix and Bisox were both weighted at 7.1, and, had the handicapper had the form of Oratrix to work I on before he was compelled to make his re-handicap for Bisox, it is unlikely 'that Ji© would have asked the Avondale Cup winner to concede 61b to the run-ner-up of the Metropolitan. Other complications of this nature are sure to arise in the course of time, and the only remedy seems to be to alter tlie condition from “may be re-handicapped within 72 hours,” to “may be re-handi-capped.” ‘ * st * * Grey Mist is a big-striding mare, and the turning course at Carterton hampered her chances. A bigger course should see her run more prominently. Twenty-five remain in the New Zealand Cup after the first acceptance, as compared with 46 last year. However, there has been a thorough “weedingout,” and there is every prospect of the number paraded being as many as last tear, 14. ’' * * * * Kahn Ariki. whir'll raced with success last season, has been operated on for wind troubles. It was unfortunate that she went wrong, for she was uell endowed with plenty of pace and stamina. However, the daughter of Lord. Quex and Chemise may continue her winning wav when she recovers. The brilliant Tea Tray horse, Kiosk, appears to have made a good recovery from a similar malady, which necessitated an operation. ‘ * * * * Horomea (Quarantine—Herinia) fully deserved her victory in the Carterton Cup last week. Ridden by the appi en-

tice, R, Drinkwater, she soon took up the running, and, responding gamely to her rider’s persuasions, ran out the distance solidly to win by two and flhalf lengths from the last year’s winner, Teri, Dick Johnson has Horomea, very well at present. Mr, R. A. McDonald, of Levin, has a particularly fine filly out of Hermia, by Acre, and this youngster, rising two, is the makings of an early winner. Racecourse riots and false starts seem to be the order of the day! At the Northall Park Trotting Club's meeting at Hobart last Saturday, twelve riders lined up for the Champion Plate, 1J miles, and apparently the starter dropped the flag before some of the starters were ready and, as the result, only nine moved off. Coonie Child and Embracer soon sorted themselves out and led for the first lap. Passing the starting post the leaders ignored the starter’s flag to stop, and completed the race, Coonie Child winning from Embracer and Huon’s Pride. When the stewards decided to run the race again, A. J. Fraser, the pilot of Coonie Child, withdrew his mount and in the re-run, Don Mac, who stopped at the completion of one round, won from Rumpty, which stood at the post, with Huon’s Pride again in third place. During the deliberations of the stewards, the tension of the public feeling was high, but, as Bundaberg, the favourite, was one of those left at the post, the public generally favoured the decision of th© stewards. * * * # After Saturday’s running, Kawini, who finished well on that occasion, was. selected as a likely winner of the Manukau Hurdle Race, the distance of which extended to two miles. Pronounced soreness was evident in his preliminary, and that caused many to desert him. In the early stages of the race he could not get up any speed and soon tailed away, but over the second circuit he put in great work and, aided by his superior fencing ability’, he snatched victory by a head in one of the finest finishes any hurdle race has produced in years. # # # « Emphasising his first day's showing by a dose second to Kawini, Siaosi can be ranked one of the most promising jumpers of th© year. As on the first day he cleared most of the hurdles beautifully, but one serious mistake cost him several lengths, and unquestionably the race. It was a fin© showing for a comparative novice and one that involved a display, with one blemish, of proficiency in fencing, of weightcarrying ability, and. of speed and stamina. Siaosi should go far among th© jumpers. CONSISTENT PAGANELLI. Paganelli won a good character for consistency when racing respectively at two and three years old, and, with a second and a first credited to him in his opening engagements at four years old, he retains his character. The bay son of Lord Quex and Ringdove made a reappearance on the scene at the recent spring meeting at Ellerslie. In the decision of the Shorts Handicap last Saturday he defeated all his field with the exception of Oration, to whom he was conceding 201 b. The Epsom Handicap, on the second day, found Paganelli again on the scene, and, fighting out the issue with marked gameness, he lasted long enough to win by a long head from Benzora, who had 71b the better of the weights compared with his Waikato rival. Up to date Paganelli has contested 22 races and his record reads as follows: Un- '

Paganelli has so far won stakes to the value of £3295 for his owners, Messis. F. R. Crawford and R. W. Roberts. REMINDERS FOR TO-DAY. The programme in connection with the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting will require attention from horse-owners to-day. Nominations close with the secretary, Mr. W. S. Spence, at 5 p.m., for the following events: — Auckland Cup, of £3900 (two miles); Railway Handicap, of £l4OO (six furlongs) ; King’s Plate, of £5OO (one mile); Summer Cup, of £1250 (one mile and a-quarter); Auckland Racing Club Handicap, of £1750 (one mile and a-half); Grandstand Handicap, of £lOOO (on© mile and a-quarter); and Clifford Plate, of £5OO (one mile and a-half). The acceptances for all events to b© run on the first day of the Waikato Racing Club’s spring meeting close with the secretary, Mr. E. H. O’Meara, Hamilton, or Messrs Blomfield and Co., Auckland, at 5 p.m. to-day. Acceptances for all first day’s events on the Wellington Spring programme close with th© secretary, Mr. J. M. Griffiths. At the same time the first forfeits of the Harcourt Cup will close with the secretary. Nominations for the Whangarei Racing Club’s spring meeting and the Banks Peninsula meeting close this evening.

1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. placed. At 2yrs 2 3 1 1 2 At 3yrs 3 3 2 0 3 At 4yrs I 1 0 0 0 6 7 3 1 5