RACING & TROTTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 2 July 1924, Page 7

RACING & TROTTING.

! On ar.d CY tlie Track. J A BUDGET OF NEWS AND VIEWS. I FIXTURES. | Racing. July 9, 12—Wellington Racing Club. July 19—South Canterbury limit. Juiy 21, 26—Gisborne Racing Club. July 26—Waimate Hunt. August 2 —Christchurch Hunt. , August 12, 14, 16 —Canterbury Jockey 1 Club Grand National. i ! There will bo no racing or trotting ' meetings in the ■ Dominion this week, it is reported that Nigger Minstrel is unlikely to go to Sydney to contest the A.J.C. Demy. j Hancl.’caps lor the South Canterbury , Hunt meeting are duo on Thursday, July IU. llhouoro is reported to have gono wrong, and the Canine duel geiuiiig may ue some time on tlie idle list. I Carmine's owner has deeiueu to try ! his iiand at training, and tne black i gelding has Jeit S. 'rriiiord’s stable. J A. Iriliord contemplates applying tor j a trainer’s license it ne is able to secure suitable stable aecouunouaUon near Wusliuyke. ! Since Mr G. D. Greenwood entered the ranks of horse-owners in 1908, it. J. Mason has prepared tor liun winners , oi a gross amount ot over CinU,uUO. | Wnen Duo made nis reappearance at Hastings on Wednesday, lie ran m the ownership of Mr T* E. sv’iielch. 'Hie Demosthenes gelding is still trained by . iv J. Donovan. j General Advance is apparently looked ! upon as a versatile customer, as he has been accorded a nomination in the Grand National Steeplecnase, the Grand National Hurdles, and the Win- j ter Cup. ; . |. The latest additions to S. Trilford’s j string at Wasndyiio are Coureelelte '■ and Likelihood. Other recent recruits include tlie i'airhe hunters Goocltorm and Kismet, who are being got ready for the approaching limit fixtures. Pamplona, Paieucia, and Galway figure among the nominations tor tlio . Grand National meeting, it will be i interesting to observe whether then j owner follows his recent practice ot , scratching for lticcartou events oil the j appearance of the. weights. | Renorts to nand lrom Featlierston j state‘that Black Ronald is etjll causing his trainer'some anxiety owing to leg troubles. The son of Magpie has not raced since he registered ms surpriso victory in the New Zealand Derby at liiccarton in November last. There will be no election this year for the New Zealand Trotting Association, the retiring members having been re-elected unopposed. They-’ are:—. South Island, Messrs W. H. Denton, W J. M. Hopkins, and J. H. Williams; North Lsland, Mr R. A. Armstrong. It is stated that Sir E. B>. Easton, owner of Amvthas, has not abandoned hope of the son of Demosthenes again' carrying silk. Ainythas, who is rising | eight years old, has not figured on the racecourse since he cohtested the Horowbenua Cup in the spring of 1922. _ F. Gray, who steered'Chrysostom, in hi 5 three Sydiiev victories, is to ride Ralida (trained bv. I). J. Price) in the Grand National Hurdles at Flemmgton. 1 Gray’s most noteworthy success over fences in the Dominion was achieved on Vascular in tlie Wellington Steeple , chase. , , I Mr H. Friedlander, whose colours Have been borne prominently on Aurkland courses this season by I avo and Pbnipey, has decided to send Pavo . and . Charlady to Sydney. Pavo, who is a j great weight carrier, was bred in Australia, liis sire being The Welkin and his dam Land Rose, a Finland mare, : bred in North Otago, _ t The hunter Paul Prv, is the first galloper or jumper to have his name j tattooed on his gums (says “Templar in the “Sun”). , It was done by the j Ricearton vet. Mr S. Andrews, who made a very fine job of it. It was done for' the purpose of letting the trotting people see the idea when j the horse goes up for tlio Trentlnim meeting. Although accommodation had been booked for them, neither Gloaming nor Parody went to Sydney by the ulimalba last week. A couple of two-year-olds belonging to Air Greenwood were sent across to R. J. Mason —Nincompoop, a colt by Absurd—>Cheloma, and Fop, a filly by Absurd — Lady D. It is significant that neither of the juveniles is engaged in tlie two-year-old races in the Dominion, for which entries have been taken, and it looks as if it is intended to dispose ol them in Australia, The fact that Gloaming was not shipped last week lias caused many writers to jump to the | conclusion that the ' champion is not to ■go to Sydney this year, but there is still a month or more before it is necessary to make a decision on the point.

The total number of entries received for the Hunt Ciub’s meeting is nine more than last year. .There was an increase of II in the fiat and jumping events, but live fewer nominations were forthcoming for the Washdvke Trot.-

A northern writer .says tnat tlie way things are going in Hawke’s Bay there seems to be nothing else for it but an amalgamation between the Napier Park Racing Club and the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. Both clubs are carrying on ■ under difficulties. The New Zealand Trotting Association paid £539 Os 6d m claims on the Provident Fund during the past year. The revenue of the fund was: Provident Fund lees £136, and interest £232 4s 2d. The capital account now amounts to £4937 14s Id. Last season the New Zealand Trotting Conference stipendiary stewards’ levy brought in £1549 18s 4d (including £lO2 3s -Id from the previous season), and the expenditure was £1469 3s Id. The racecourse inspectors’ levy produced £906 3s (including £42 3s from the previous season), and the outlay was £BB4 10s. Hoises nominated for both the Grand National Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdle Handicap are Oinahu, Sea De’il, Lochella, Komi, Bustler, Sir Roseberry, San Forte and Ore Ore. Merry Singer, Solfanello, Silent King, aud Tinokaha are in the Grand National Hurdle Handicap and Winter Cup. Mr L. C. Hazletf intended to nominate Loughrea for the Melbourne Cup, but overlooked the date of entry (says the Dunedin “Star”). If entered and at all fairly, weighted, he would have gone over. As it is, the chances are that Loughrea will next race at Dunedin and then at Auckland. He will not be nominated for the New Zealand Cup. “I have the owner's authority for that announcement, so as to save early hackers from being slipped up.” The South Island has not made a, large contribution to the nominations for the principal jumping events at the Grand National fixture. Only niue of the 31 .entrants for the Steeplechase are South Islanders, and only two — 'Tigerland and Whipcord—hail from liiccarton. Master Peter represents South Canterbury in the Steeplechase, ami Captain Sarto and Mandrake are the Washdvke • candidates in the Hurdles.

The Monk (Absurd-Cowl), who was a sensational winner as a- two-year-old, hut found the distances too severe m tlie three-year-old classics this season, landed a big sum in bets by winning the Royal Handicap at Flemmgton last month. Tlie distance was only six furlongs, however, and it seems that, like the majority of the Absurds, the brother to Rational is nothing more than a brilliant sprinter. Claims total ling £3886 12s 5d were paid from tlie New Zealand Racing Conference Accident Fund during the pasf year, while general expenses charged to the fund were £794 lbs lid. Thj revenue was made up of accident fees £2516 16s lOd, trainers’ license lees £419, jockeys’ license fees £3lB, emergency riders’ fees £63 ss, fines £6, and interest £B2B 15s. The capital account of the Acc.dent Fund now stands at £13,523 18s Id. . Loyal Irish, who was shipped to Sydney by the Marama, is earning a record as an ocean traveller, and now claims to have crossed the Tasman Sea no less than seven times. Loyal Irish made his first sea journey in the autumn of his two-year-old career m 1920, and in 1922 and 1923 lie again crossed the ocean in quest of Australian honours. The son of. Absurd looked bright and well when put on board the Marama, and, if appearances count for anything, the good-tempered chestnut horse should bo quite ready for an early race. 1 The South Canterbury Hunt has received more than satisfactory nominations for its annual fixture', _ and the fields engaged provide material for an excellent day’s-sport. The horses enj gaged in the two open events, ' the I booth Canterbury Steeplechase and the * Claremont Welter, are above the avev- ■ age. Palencia, Tigerland, Whipcord and Master Peter represent good class I in the Steeplechase, and witn Radial, j Red Wink, Happy Warrior, Ghnca.se, Some Kid, Quality, Carmine, Los Ambus and others in the Welter, there is i a nice appearance about the field. The New Zealand Racing Conference | levy on racing clubs for stipendiary ! stewards this season produced £5187 18s Bd. Salaries, deputies’ fees, -and travelling expenses absorbed £4185 17s lid, and a donation of £6OO was made to the New Zealand Sports Protection League. The levy for racecourse inspectors brought in £2700 13s 6d from racing clubs and £BB-1 10s from trotting clubs, or a total of £3594 3s 6d, while tho expenditure on salaries, deputies’ fees and travelling expenses was £3321 6s 9d. ! The Auckland Racing Club will bring ! a remit before the New Zealand Racking Conference asking that a sub-com-mittee be set up to interview the Minister of Internal Affairs with a view to having a clause inserted in the Gam', ing Act to prevent unauthorised persons from copying the official race cards. If this is successful, booki will appear much earlier, and the public will be sure of get ting the correct card. In the Auckland provincial district during the season some unofficial race books'were issued for meetings. F. D. Jones left for Sydney at the end of last week with Ballymena, Glen- : truin, Murihaupq, Alfonso, Royal Des- ■ patch, and the rising two-year-old Currency. Alfonso and Royal Despatch are 1 maidens, but if ho stands up to his I work, lloyal. Despatch is likely to pay I his way before he returns. Ballymena iis an. infinitely better looking horse ! than when he went across a year ago, j and if all goes well with him he should : run prominently in tlie w.f.a. events at ' Rnndwiek, unless Rapine, who is still enjoying a holiday in Hawke’s Bay, goes across and defeats his compatriot Glentruin will not have many oppov- ' tunities, as her record so far indicates that she is best suited by sprint distances, and in handicaps she is likely to be well looked after by tlie Sydney weight-adjusters.