RACING & TROTTING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 December 1925, Page 13

RACING & TROTTING

On and Off the Track. A BUDGET OF NEWS AND VIEWS. 1 ’ ' FIXTURES. Racing. Dec. 17, 19 —Durgavnte R.O. Dec: 'l9—Biliks reimisma R.C. Deo.- 26—VV lupulcurau u .<J. Dec; 26, 28 — Westland R.C. Dec.. 1.26, 2b —Taranaki J.C. Dec.;26, ,2b —Dunedin J.C. Dec. -26, 28, 29—Alanawatu R.C. Dec. 26, 29, Jan. 1, 2 —Auckland-R.C. Dec. 31, Jan. I—Groymouuil—Groymouui J.C. Jan. I—AVaikouaiti1 —AVaikouaiti R.C. Jan. I—Wyndiiaiul—Wyndiiaiu R.C. Jon. 1, 2—-Ha-ivke’s Ray J.O. Jiui. 1, 2 —Stratford R.C. Jail. 1, 2—Marten J.C. Jan. 3, 2 —W airarapa R.C. Jan. 2, 4 —Southland R.O. Jan. 7, B—Reetton8 —Reetton J.C. Jan', j.B, 9 —Cromwell J.C. Jaii; 12, ’ 13—V incont J.C. JailV'D'R 16HThames J.Q.V Jan. 16—Wairio J.C. Jan. 20, 22, 23—\V o.hngton R.C. Trotting. j3ec. 16— New Brigntou T.C. Dec.J26 —Gore T.C. Due.' 26—Asnlnirton T.C. Dec. 26, 23 —Westport T.C. Dec. 26, 28 —Soutn W airarapa T.C. Dec. 26, 30, 31 —Auckland T.C. Dec. 30 —liiangahua T.Q. Dec. 30 —"\Vinton T.C. Jan. 1, 2—Canterbury Park T.C. Jan., 2 —\Vestland I.C. Jan. 5, 6—Greymouth T.C. Jail. 16—Wellington T.C. New Brighton trots conclude to-day. BiuiKs a en.nsuia races oil oatumay. Hu l lueiuourne Gup meeting is reported to iiavo resulted m a pront to me v .R,C. or aoout j-iu,uuU. Acceptances tor tno Asnourton Trotting tiuo'K meeting close at o o'ciulus uli oatumay next;. . 1 1 ».m axBTiP. lias won the Palmerston .Stakes loui- times m succOaSion,.and inis prospiects of lmutiiig it. nve next week. v iNominat.ons for the Southland Racing Uiuo s iiteeaug on January 2 ana 4) close at o p.m. on g nci&y next. Stakes totalling jtlOUo will ue distributed aumig tne two days. • Unys. will not go to Auckland, which will make Great ibingcn's task in tne Eree-for-All an easier one. Realm is another Unlikely to travel this month) ,and it will not be surprising if .-Great u.ngeil and Acron ngut cut the nnisii oif tne 'championsnip at Auckland. dJoyffKihg, B'lio paid., a,snort pnee in. ajftwopiyear-old race at VVooavine, is , a Bfotkef to' Mimetic. He cost MrA. R ; . lUUugus as a yean.iig, but was eledtiied ier hail the price of ins tUrbe-year-did relative. . y .It is Stated that P. Riddle had changed; las ifulkl regarding it return to ibydvii.by to tl-ain gallopers, hud. that tno "crack Australian remsinan will, remain at Adciiiigtoil and continue to devote Ins attent.oh to pacers and trotters. The AucKland luumicapper appeared to take a risk in placing Don Wild on 4.3(3 in the Auckiknd Trotting Cup. The Australian-bred gelding.,will.not start, but he could go much • Taster than, the t.me named n he was; ready ti> race. Aliunn also had liotlung to complain 6f in being handicapped on 4.2/ arter his ridiculously easy win off;, 4.29 m the New Aealand Cup. * .

An extraordinary happening was-as-sociated with the Tauinarunui Racing C.ub’s meeting. Through a mistake in the hoisting or the hags the totaiisator was still open when the held in the second race was despatched, and the clerks were busily taking money even when the horses were fairly in the straight. Everything happened so qUibkiy, however, that it is doubtful whether the crowd had any time to take an unfair tvclvantage of the official mistake.

In the Teschenlaker' Handicap at TimariE, Winkle’s Best 8.8; won by . four longthSylrooi- Happy Days, 8.0, 'with Mountain: Lion 8.9 five lengths further back. This form has firiOt made much impress.on on the Wyhdhahi lifihdicappor, who asks Happy Days to inect ’Winkle’S Best on exactly the same terms, and allows Mountain Lion only 3lbs frOm the winner at "Washdyke. Admittedly Mountain Lion was not tunod up' for the South Canterbury meeting, aiid ho suffered in the bumping leaving the straight, but 31bs seems a poor allowance for such a decisive defeat. '

The Invercargill Trotting Club, which received two permits under the extension of trotting days last year, lias issued a programme for January 22 and 23, and is offering £2035 in.stakes. The Invercargill Trotting Cup (£2<s), and the Trotting Club Handicap (£200), are the main events on the card. (Treat B.ngen is a comparatively young horse as trotters <go, being only six years old. To date ho has won 13 races, and in addition has- finished second ten times, and third on five occasions. His unplaced efforts number 10, out of a total of 38 starts. His earnings ill, stakes exceed £BOOO, so that he has exce lent prospects of reaching the £IO,OOO mark before bis racing career ends, Gi..nning _ Nelson li.ngen and Bertha Beil as imported parents, his Stud value should be considerable when he has passed the zenith as a track perforinef.

Tnere -is a wide divergence concerning the merits of Volant between the handieappers for Dunedin and \Vyndha’m. At Wyndham, in a six furlong race, Volant 9.9, is asked to concede. First Acre 31bs. Over the same distance at Wingatui, First Acre is allotted 71bs more than Volant. The Orari three-year-old appears to be harshly treated at "Wyndham in being ca led upon to give a pound to Eaton Beils. At Dunedin Eaton Bells is estimated to be 71 bs superior to Volant. .It will be. surprising if Volant goes to the Southland meeting. Fairly cons.demble differences appear in the adjustments lor the Wyndjiam Cup and tne Otago Hand. cap, both run over a mile and a quarter. Some oi the figures are appended for purposes of

111 the Magistrate’s Court at \\ cl.ington last, wehk, charges were preferred against the proprietors of the “Evening Post,"’ of alleged infringements of the Gaming Act, by publishing approximate figures of the dividends returned by horses at certain meetings. In several cases the dividends wore indicated in pounds—for example £l2, when the exact figures were £l2 6s. For the Crown it was asserted that it was not necessary for the exact dividend to be published’ for there to be a. breach of the Act. It relerreil .also t any amount published that was likely i" go near tho amount actually paid. Mr H. F. O’Leary (for defendants), contended the Act relating to the prohibition of totAisator dividends was absolutely worthless, needless, and ridiculous, and his clients intended to defend the proceedings as on a test, ease. Racing as they knew it in New Zealand, was a legitimate and legalised snort. Bn far as the publication in tho “Evening Post” was concerned, no nefrd accurate dividend was published. The Magistrate reserved his decision.

Onyx’s record is 79 starts, 14 wins, 19 seconds, and 15 thirds. Her gross earn>ngs m stakes amount to £9 <B9. The promising trotter Escapade will probably oppose the pacers in the Ashburton Cup, , Maxette, Blazes and Rene Mavis have been nominated for the West Coast meetings. , Great Bingen and Acron are booked for Auckland, but Logan Chief will do his holiday racing in Canterbury. Kilbronsyth, the awkwardly named gelding -who won a. double at Woodviilo, is a four-year-old brother to YVaa-haven. The North Islander First Acre is a non-stayer, and looks out of place m the Wyndham Cup, but he has been given, a royaL chance in t-he six furlong hack .race at the New Year’s Day fixture. , , The half miles in Onyx’s recordbreaking exploit at New Brighton were clocked, as follows :—First half 1.5 3-5, second 1.4 1-5, last 1.3 1-5. H. Goldfinch is to ride Money Order in the Railway Handicap at Auckland. Sun Up will have the services of C. Eastwood. The North Island, horses Merry Day, Kilceit, First Acre, and Mcutoa Lady Lave been nominated for the Dunedin and 'Wyndham meetings. '' The imported stallion Thurnham, dropped dead at Longbcach last week. Tluu-nhami promised to make a name for himself as a sire of jumpers, and Ins decease means a big loss to the breeding industry. Mr H. ChisTio m, who returned to Sydney recently after a visit to England,- Stated that an offer of 40,000gn9 ■would not tempt Lord Derby to sell the. stallion Phalaris. Gold Light is in work again at Grecnmcadows, having made a good recovery from the mishap which caused her withdrawal from spring engagements. _ In addition to riding • Count Cavour in the Auckland Cup, L. G. Morris will be on Rerenioana and Lysander at the Ellerslie carnival. In the Great Northern Derby he has the choice of mounts on The Thorn or Mask. Real the Great’s win at New Brigh ton on Saturday brought him into line with Mr J. R. McKenzie’s other American purchases, Suk Thread and Frisco Beau. Each of the trio has won twice for Great Bingen’s owner. Mr T. H. Lowry has three two-year-olds in training by his defunct sire King. John. The deeds of liuniiyindde will ensure that plenty of interest is taken in the . doings of the three Okawa juveniles. There is how a "Windbag in New Zealand. This is a three-year-olcl filly by Absurd from the Cup winner Oratress. She is trained, in Taranaki by 0. Cox, the mentor of The Banker and Reremoana. Cox has a promising two-year-old in Lady Desmond (Lmiond — Bronze). Similarity of names continues to cause contusion ' between the Great Northern Derby favourite Star Stranger, an cl the Cup candidate Star Ranger. The former is 1 a three-year-old gelding by Martian —Star Lady, Owned by Mr A. B. Williams; .the last-named is a five-year-old by M'artiah—Gipsy Belle, owned by Mr A, J. Toxward. The liimdicapper to the Australian Jockey Club awarded The Hawk ITh:8 in the Carrington Staked (Six furlongs). In framing the weights for idle Railway Handicap at Ellerslie) Mr F. J., McManeinin was content to let The Hawk off with 9.13. In the Carrington the minimum is 6.7, and in the Railway 7.0.

.. Ngata is stated to liave' been On the big. side on the first day oT tho :Woodville -meeting, but with a little more racing it was. anticipated that lie would soon be- on the winning list. He finish-, ed Second iiV-the ' Gothard , Memorial Handicap, one mile and a distance, and it looks, as uhougli: this -view will be borne out shortly. '

Peneus registered his first victory of the season :at Woodville last week when lie, won the Railway Handicap from Black Cat and Tuahine. Peneus was taken to- the C.J.C. spring meeting last month, and ran third to Reremoana and Grand Knight in the Criterion Handicap, while previous to that lie was placed on a couple of occasions at the Masterton spring meeting.' He should be seen to advantage if started at tho Manawatu meeting at Christmas time. Winkie’s Best and Miss Minerva, caught, colds while they were at the Sou&fi-Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, and they have not done much since their return home. R. Emerson now has them in useful exercise again and hopes to race them during the holidays at the Dunedin, Wyndham and Invercargill meetings. Riccarton stables promise to be well represented on the Coast during the hol.day round. R. Emerson, J. 13. Pearsou, H. Nurec, E. Christinas, A. Wormald, F. Hanlon; E. Seoullal-, R. Ellis, ,YV. Holmes, J, Stewart, and one or two others have ’ horses engaged over the range, and the contingent for the Otago and Southland fixtures promises to be smallel - than usual.

Glentruin is booked for Auckland, and the handsome English mare’s form will be noted with considerable interest. On her best deeds she lias been leniently treated in the Railway, but many peop’e appear tfi regard her as a spent light. Her showing in the Electric Plate at Riccarton certainly strengthened ■ this view, but that form was too bad to be true. On the morning previous to the race she ran four furlongs in about 48, and recently she registered a better spin over half a mile, and it may be wise to suspend judgment concerning her until she has been given another try out with the colours up. One of tho most popular betting “systems” is that of hacking the mounts of a particular jockey. That success is not likely to follow this system is demonstrated by the fact that Frank Dempsey, the AustriOian, was the only jockey in England whose mounts backed throughout the season which closed recently, on a system with £1 as a fixed stake, showed a surplus. The profit to the backer of Dempsey amounted to £2l. Of the other leading jockeys backed on similar lines, Frank Bullock, with £27, showed the smallest loss. Wragg returned a loss of £IBO, and Steve Donoglme nr.e of £l4l. Onyx’s 3.13 at New Brighton is claimed lo by n world's record for grass tracks, and possibly the claim is well authenticated, in Air/wien the speed merchants seldom or never race over anv distance beyond a mile, and all the principal tracks in the States are loose “dirt” courses. There, arc no doubt several performers in the home of trotting capable of bettering Onyv’s time, and it would bo interesting to see wdint Groat Rincon could register over the distance under fn.vournb'e conditions. The feat of the Logan Pointer marc, however, was a particularly fine one, ami placed bevond tbe realm of argument tier right to be classed aft the greatest mare ever harnessed up in the sou thorn hemisphere. It is worth recalling that Cameos, the dam of Onvx, is a half-sister to Authoress, who produced Author Dillon. WWIIWI

uu)np.*:'jSOU Wyndlnim Dunedin Liston in" Post ... 9.11 9.8 .Merry Day ... ... 9.8 8.13 iVinkie's iicst ... 9.1 8.12 .Mountain Lion .;. S.13 8.3 .ttavunna- ... 8.13 8.3 jjos Ambus ... 8.13 8.5 • i'ar'otou. . ... 3.12 8.0 .Happy Days ... 8.9 8.1 bunny Loeit 8.12 8.0 Mantua !!! s'a 7.13 Heathei* Lad ... s.o 7.5 'I]onimy Dodd ... . 7.13 7.0