TARANAKI HUNT CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1930, Page 5

TARANAKI HUNT CLUB

ACCEPTANCES CLOSE TO-NIGHT. Jakin* the nomination lists as a criterion 5 the annual race meeting of the Taranaki Hunt Club, which is to be held on the New Plymouth racecourse on Saturday, August 30,- should prove a.record one for the club. As the majority of the horses come from Taranaki province there should 'be little fear of the acceptances being below average. At the committee meeting this week it was decided to engage the Regimental Band to provide the music at the race meeting. The catering will be in charge of the Hygienic, and Mr. A. Lite’s tender has been accepted for the booths. Mr. C. O’Connor will act as starter, and Mr.- J. Cameron as judge. Recent inspection shows the course to be in admirable order, and Caretaker Blewman and' his staff are busy preparing the steeplechase course. The •track, at New Plymouth rarely becomes heavy and at present the going is very good. Should there be any rain early in the week it is not.-likely, that the going will- be greatly affected ’and the moisture will be counteracted by the firm sole of grass produced by the early spring growth. Acceptances for all races on the programme close with the secretary, Mr. E. L. Humphries, at nine o'clock tonight.' Owners are requested to put in their nominations for the two-year-old event to-night in order that the. youngster’s might be placed on the official card. '' : ■

NEW PLYMOUTH TRACK NOTES. SEVERAL HUNTERS SCHOOL WELL - (By “Moturoa.") In view of the approaching Hunt Club races, the New JPlymouth course is being brushed up and the lawns and tracks, bearing a fine sole of grass, look a picture. , * * There was some interesting work yesterday morning on the outside of the course proper, with the flags out about 60 feet, and three hunters schooled well over the fences on the steeplechase track.

Melissa and Miss Chatter were the . first on the scene, but they were not asked to do much and worked quietly on the inner track, ft « * ft • A similar’ light task was allotted . Student Prince. ft ft ft ft Green Patch and Tangiroa worked to- . gather on --the course proper and sprint- . ®d home the last quarter of a mile in 29 3-ssec. ■ o • # # # Just John (Brown) and Nimblefoot jumped away from the mile and aquarter peg, and while -the big gelding led in the early stages, Nimblefoot finished the better, to pass the post well clear of his companion in 2min ft ft , ft ft Belle Star was given strong work . on the inner grass. .ft * # « ■Gibraltar went once round at three- . quarter pace. k * # . * ft Te Atiawa soon had a break on Annoy.er (L. George) after the pair passed ilia six furlong peg, but Annoyer made up the leeway on the bend and finished full of running three lengths ahead of Te Atiawa in Imin 24sec. ft ft ft ft Huirangi Girl (Todd) and Lady June - '(iDuggan) went easily in the early ■ Stages- of their gallop, but were doing > it better at the end of a mile run in • imin sSsec. Huirangi Girl is not go- . ing to Auckland. . . * * * ft Orapai and Lady Zulu (Goulsbro) . were companions in a flutter from the ■ five furlong peg, but Orapai was not . asked to do his best to beat the filly to the post in Imin 9 3-ssec. ' i ft ft ft ft Waitaunaha (Brown) and Potency [(George) hopped off at the bottom of • [the straight and Potency registered one > of Lis best recent efforts to beat Waltaunaha home by several lengths, the last mile being run in Imin 55sec. ; , ■■■.. # ft ft 'ft ■•. Easter Time (Goulsbro) showed a' nice - f- turn of speed when he scampered home > from the, three furlong peg in 42 2-5 sec, • * ft ft ft 1i Lady de Reske worked on the inner. ; . - #. * ... * # Binger trotted around the inner and .'then' did three-quarter pace work on the course proper. * # • - The Acre two-year-old filly Hinepuni in Leo George’s charge worked on the inner grass. She will need a little time yet, but is shaping well. -■ -■ .'. - \ « - * * * * ‘’’ Lady Quex (Goulsbro) was going iticely in her half-mile gallop and could ■(have improved considerably on the time ■of 57sec. ' ' ft ft • ft # ■ Moerangi (Mr. R. Topless) gave a fine display of fast jumping . over six fences, though he was inclined to brush (through the double. He is a very, fit horse and will be a dig disappointment if he fails to show up at the ’ Hunt meeting. ft # • * # ’. The Acre— Red Gleam thre e-y ear-old, owned by Mr. B. C. Lapouple, jun., has •be&n named Gold Gleam. He was not asked to do much yesterday. • ft ft ft ‘ ft

Ngawhaa was given strong work on Jtho inner grass. He seems to be im- ' proving daily. « * * # Royal Finance (Goulsbro) had Crenna ..Town for a companion over five fur- ' longs, but the filly was doing the better when they passed the post, the .task being accomplished in linin 9sec. <♦ « . w o Sparkling Morn and Cornerman were given a light task on the inner. « ’ < Yvonne (Duggan) and Side Shot ((Brown) were sent over six fences. (Yvonne got in too close to the first fence of the double, but both horse and fider made splendid recoveries, and the '. tmare took the next obstacle well. Both (Hunters cleared the hurdles faultlessly and then took the double again in good Btyle. The pace was on from the start & and, except for her first mistake, Yvonne went well. Ho fault could be found with Side Shot’s effort, and it >3 a pity that he is not more forward. _■ ; TOPICS FROM EVERYWHERE (By “Paritutu.”) McCarten Doing Well. . The ex-New Zealander Maurice McCJarten rode in 262 races in the Sydney M<e* during the just concluded season,

and while at one period he had an exasperating run of seconds, he finished fourth in the winning jockeys’ list with firsts, 44 seconds and 19 thirds, his winning' percentage being 12.40. The. was again E. Bartie, who is making a habit of it, this being his third successive year at the top of the poll. His figures for the 1029-30 season read: 72 .firsts, 50 seconds, 404 thirds; percentage 18.18. In the last three seasons he has ridden 181 firsts and 10 dead-heats for first, all in the Sydney area. Price Going Strong.

Although W. Booth trained most winners in Sydney last season, his tally being 29 firsts, 10J seconds and nine thirds, the ex-New Zealander George Price beats Booth in the number of minor placings and in stake-winnings. Price scored .22J firsts, 24 seconds and 13J thirds, and his team won £15,464, as against Booth's £9933. Another exNew Zealander, H. R. Telford,, with. 7 firsts and a second and a third, beat the pair in point of stakes won, his total being £16,661, of which the New Zealand-bred Phar Lap won all but £75. Other New Zealanders figuring prominently on the list are Frank McGrath (9 firsts, 5 seconds, 6 thirds and stakes £7214); A. McAulay (8 firsts, 3 seconds, 3 thirds, and stakes £10,972); and A. D 7 Webster (3 firsts, 2 seconds, 2 thirds and stakes £2093).

Having a “Trot.” " A "Donald” headed the list of winning reinsmm in the light-harness sport in New Zealand last season, and, strangely enough, a “McDonald” did likewise in Sydney., “Jerry” .McDonald, the Sydneyite, scored nearly twice as many wins as the next driver on the list, his record being 524 firsts, 31 seconds and 20 thirds. .. Incidentally McDonald has headed the Sydney list for eight successive seasons.

Satrap Fails Again. After a trial over hurdles, in which he showed promise but had bad Itfck, the New Zealand St. Leger winner Satrap returned to flat racing at Canterbury Park, Sydney, the other day, and with M. McCarten in the saddle, contested the principal handicap. McCarten took him to the front at barrier rise, and the son of Paladin was going so well when they straight up" for the home run that it appeared as if he was to make amends. Then Eden Hall, another New Zealander, challenged, and the once great three-year-old stopped like a shot,,, eventually finishing fourth in a field of five. Eden Hall, who was favourite, won in good tyle, though onlyby a narrow margin.

‘‘Added Money.” In New Zealand we are accustomed to hear owners grumbling about the cost of nominations, acceptances and forfeits, but in comparison with conditions in the Old Country we are infinitely better off. At the Ascot meeting- in June the fine sum of £76,755 was competed for in four days, but of that total the owners themselves con'tributed no less than £43,900. For the Coronation Stakes the “.added money” provided by the club was only £l6OO, but owners’ forfeits and sweepstakes brought the total up to £6600. The division of. the stakes seems unfair also to New Zealanders, the winning owner taking £6OOO, while the second and third shares were only £4OO and £2OO respectively. Racing is a . rich mail’s game in England. The Right to Bet. Queensland bookmakers are feeling the depression, and with a falling off in business have asked the Q.T.C. to reduce the charges made ’for the right to bet at Ascot and at Albion Park, and the Q.T.C. has agreed to hear the views of' a deputation. "Paddock” bookmakers in Queensland at present pay an annual license fee of £2O to the Q.T.C., and they also pay £lO 10s a day when betting, as well as the usual admission charges to the “paddock” for themselves and for their clerks. And possibly this is why Queensland does not want the totalisator.

The Pruning Knife. Increased taxation and lessened returns will cause most racing clubs to look to the coming season with a good deal of anxiety, and owners must expect an all-round reduction in etakes offered; in fact, it is hard to see how many small clubs can carry on. In applying the pruning knife-the Auckland Racing Club appears to have been very fair to owners, particularly to the smaller fry, the “battlers,” who strive mostly to win handicap events at Ellerslie. No reductions whatever have been made in handicap races, and many of the classics remain as heretofore, but slight reductions have had to be made in some of the richer weight-for-age races, and these will not occasion much discontent amongst the wealthy owners who race for them. The classics affected are the Great Northern Guineas, which has dropped from £l5OO to £1000; the Great Northern Derby, from £3OOO to £2500; the Royal Stakes, from £lOOO to £750; and the Great Northern St. Leger, from £lOOO to £750. Under the prevailing conditions a reduction of £l5OO, is of little account. The A.R.C. this season will give away £57,050, which is well worth racing for. Master Doon Dead.

From Auckland comes news that Master Doon succumbed to an internal complaint early this week. The aged son of Lucullus and Lassie Doon (Monoform —Cardoon) raced for six seasons, and won just over £6OOO in stakes. His most notable performances were in winning the A.R.C. Railway Handicap, the Waikato Cup, and the York, Liverpool and Epsom Handicaps (all three at Ellerslie). His dam, Lassie Doon, gave the Turf Arch Lassie and Arch Laddie (both by Marble Arch); Blanche Thurnham and Lassie Thurnham (both by Thurnham); Master Doon and Luxurious (both by Lucullus); Lorna Doone (by Tea Tray); and Prince of Orange and William of Orange (both by Valkyrian). She was then pensioned off. Marton Weights.

Mr. JT. Coyle was given a stiff task when called upon to frame weights for the large fields for the Marton Jockey Club’s spring meeting, which will be held on Saturday, September 6, the meeting being a one-day fixture this year. The principal race, the Marton Handicap, one mile and a-quartcr, attracted fourteen horses, and the prospects of Singleton (8.8), Courageous (7.13) and Paddon (9.0) are likely to be fancied. Twenty figure in the Railway Handicap, six furlongs, and horses which catch the eye include Tenterden (7.12), Limited (8.8), and the improved Broad Acre (8.1). The nineteen in the Rata Hack Hurdles, one mile and ahalf, include several new aspirants to hurdle Ijpnours, but Dierank (10.7), Royal Damon (10.3) and Call Again (9.8) do not appear to be badly treated. Ho fewer than 39 appear in the Spring Hack Cup, seven furlongs, and ■ there are many good, ones in the' -number;Potoafonn (8.3) looks to be well in,

and Portray (8.6) und, Zartpe (8.3) are not overweighted. The sixteen in the Hunt Cup Steeples, ‘two miles and a-half, are not a good lot, but Pikimai (11.6), Postman (10.6) and Trouble (9.13) are Well placed. The Tutaenui Hack Handicap, one mile and 137 yards, has drawn 22 entries, and Shortly (8.8), Mount Shannon (8.12) and Lucretia (8,4) may be depended upon to run the distance right out. Another 39 figure in the Electric Hack Handicap, five furlongs, and the speed merchants include Zarene (8.5), Royal Finance (8.2), Autopay (8.9) and Abbey Queen (7.7). Divisions, and the poet positions, may be deciding factors in what promises to be a difficult race for punters. AUSTRALIAN TURF TOPICS. BIG WINS AT CANTERBURY PARK (By “Moturoa.”) Files and private information to hand show that New Zealand bettors made more than pin-money at Canterbury Park on August 9. # o e’ • - The Otaki owner-trained, Mr. Doug. Webster, must have happy recollections of his visits to Sydney, for in recent years he has not failed to pull off big coups. He is not done yet by any means,- but the maiden three-year-old Bayacre certainly put him on the right side of the ledger when he won the first division of the hack sprint. » «< * # ijayacre (Acre—Bayana) was meeting some good juveniles in the Three-Year-Old Handicap, which included Sweet Valais, Tippo and Weeterina, but the stable stepped in confidently and the gelding started at half the price ' the stable had snapped up. Young Tommy Webster was in the saddle and, after beginning early shot through the field at the half-mile and

was finishing as well as anything, though he had only a neck to spare at the post. Second Thoughts ran third earlier in the day.

Money poured in for Vallar (Valkyrian —Bellacity) in the Flying Welter as if the visitors had the Bank of Hew Zealand behind them. Vallar waltzed home, but he beat nothing, and it locks as if his connections timed their coup-with fine precision. Traymo■bile and Prince Otto ran unplaced.

There was big money won when Ring Boy (Kilboy —Jiu Jitsu) scored by a couple of lengths in the Ashbury Handicap, but tlie transactions were confined to a select few. Vali started, but those who wanted to be on ths St. Lcgcr winner cculd write their own tickets. Gemlight, too, was not fancied, but finished close up fourth.

After showing improving form for a long time Anticipate (Elysian—By By) returned to the winning list at Helena Vale on August 9, and strolled away, with ;the-Farewell Welter. Strange

to say Anticipate started at a nice figure/ In the previous race Annoyance (Humbug —Nunnoya) won the Helena Puree. $ ’ The Warwick Farm meeting on August 30 will see the good class New Zealanders in action and exceptional interest will be centred in Limerick’s reappearance, the mighty Limond gliding being cooked for the Warwick Stakes, which race he has now won on two occasions. Warwick Farm Entries. Other Maorilanders engaged at the meeting p re Second Thoughts (hurdles), Oimabue 9.9,' High Disdain 9.2, Goshawk 8.13, Gay Ballerina 8.12, Eaglet 8.8, Gesture 9.2, Staghunter 8.0, Royal Duke 7.10, Watch Officer 7.10, Hard Words 7.9, Goldminer 7.9 (Campbelltown Handicap); Veilmond, King March, Hard Words, Snowbound, Zetes, Peep, Lineage, Zephyrus, Caught, Intruder, Outward Bound, Simba, Ganpat, Jenny Diver, Merry Cry, Bayacre (Hobartville Stakes); Zircon (Steeplechase); Limerick, Gcsto, Phar Lap, Chide (Warwick Stakes); Historic 9.5, Concentrate 9.4, Glare 9.0, In the Shade 8.10, Papatu 8.4, Star God 8.1, Arikiwai 8.0, Vali 7.13, Duellona 7.9, Spearniiss 7.7, Dalston 7.7, and Raff light 7.2 (Warwick Farm Spring Handicap); First Sight, Crown Area, Prince Otto. Ring Boy, Star God, Amplifier, Gemlight, Coolmint, I’m Alone, Traymobile, Perception, Raasay. Stately, Adelphi, Eaglet. Sargon. Vali, King March, Papatu, Atholspear, and Werata (Glenlee Handicap).