SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19248, 30 July 1932, Page 7

SPORTING.

END OF RACING SEASON. HUNT RACES TO-DAY. The current racing season will expire to-day. when the annual steeplechase meeting of the South Canterbury Hunt and the second day of the Gisborne Racing Club’s winter meeting, are to be held. The Gisborne meeting will be the last held by that Club as a separate body, as it has agreed to merge with the Poverty Bay Turf Club. The opting event at Washdyke is timed to irt at 11.55. and the final race at 4.5. Trains are scheduled to leave Timaru for the racecourse platform at 11.7. 11.32, 12.12 and 12.40. and to depart on the homeward journey at 4.45. A special train from Christchurch is due at the course at 10.35. and the i express trains will stop at Washdyke. j The Christchurch special is to leave Timaru on the return trip at 5.45, and 1 will pick up passengers at Washdyke. : The evening train for Fairlie will leave : the racecourse at 5.4. the evening train j for Ashburton will leave Timaru at 4.45, i and the Oamaru train at 5.30. The track was heavy on Thursday. 1 but the sun and wind yesterday worked considerable improvement, and a continuance of these conditions to-day should put it in fair order, though it is bound to be on the soft side. Non-starters will include All Smiles. Rascal. Okapua and Chick wheat, and probably Royal Estate. There are eight horses left in the Hadlow Hurdles. Morena's prospects with 11.5 will depend on the state of the track. The Aucklander Full Measure is expected to run well, and the going should encourage Camisader to do his best. Dainty Ways will be dangerous if she jumps well, but most support may be accorded Rameses. Morena and Full Measure. A one-dividend field is probable in ! the Pareora Hack Handicap, and back- ! ers may declare for Iceni and Trayj lavah, though Adult may upset calculations. I The four at the top of the handicap ■ in the Teschemaker Hunt Cup make most appeal. Oriflamb has won twice lately over fences, and the only thing against him is the higher scale of weights. Deportment appears to be ( striking form, and Sir Richard won at i his last start. Heather Lad will not be troubled by weight if his condition is solid enough to see out the journey. The place-getters may be Deportment, Oriflamb and Sir Richard. Okapua will not be on hand for the South Canterbury Steeplechase, and if Oriflamb starts in the Hunt Cup, the runners in the open event will be reduced to eleven—still a big field. Seven of them have Grand National expectations, and the race will arouse a lot of interest. Snowfall and Lucess were first and third in last year’s National. High Pitch has shown good form at times over hurdles, and while he has not yet started in a steeplechase, he schooled well at Riccarton on Thursday. and will have plenty of followers. Lord Ranald is unsound, and can hardly be ready. Calham had to be spelled after winning at Wingatui. but he is coming on again and must be conceded a chance. Lancer, if he jumped < the country well, would read like a winner, but he dodged off in his race at Riccarton last week. Nylotis should get round and cannot be ruled out, but Apache will require to make very marked improvement on his form of a. week ago to take a hand in the finish. Those ! on the minimum do not impress in I this class. High Pitch, Lucess and ! Calham read best. j There are a brace of two-year-olds | (they will rank as three on Monday) in the saddle trot, and Derby Thorpe is smart, but is not at home in mud, and it seems likely that backers will concentrate on War Officer, Lena Thorpe ! and Little Claire. Essay is speedy, but Iso far has consistenly broken at the start. The change to saddle might inI duce her to begin, in which case she should win. I If Merry Peel, who won a double at Trentham. has Winter Cup prospects, he is entitled to start first choice in the Levels Hack Handicap, and may experience the strongest opposition from First Song and Academy. Chick wheat has dropped out of the Hunters’ Plate. Rameses. Nine of Spades, Royal Land and Peterette are engaged in jumping races earlier in the card, but this may not prevent them being produced a second time in the flat race (a win over hurdles would not entail a penalty). Fair Exchange and Some Acre look a likely pair. - The Claremont Handicap field is not 1 so strong as this race usually attracts. One or two of the horses are not good ’ in soft going, but the conditions should ! be to the taste of the veteran Taboo. 1 Water Power and Ravine. This lot 1 may provide the winner. ! The card is as follows: j HADLOW HACK AND HUNTERS’ HURDLES. Of 80 so vs; li miles.

TELEGRAPHING BETS AND DOUBLE TOTE. By Telegraph--Press Association INVERCARGILL. July 29. At the annual meeting of the Southland Racing Club this evening, it was unanimously decided to request Cabinet to legalise double totallsator betting, and also the telegraphing of money to the racecourses. DOUBLE TOTALISATOK. By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN. July 29. The Dunedin Jockey Club passed a resolution that representations should be made to the Government to permit the double totalisator being used, and bets being telegraphed to the course. THE GOODWOOD CUP. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrlsjnt LONDON, July 28. The Goodwood Cup was the principal event on the third day of the Goodwood July meeting to-day. It resulted in a victory for Brulette, the Frenchbred Ally who won the Oaks last year. She was recently purchased by Lord Woolavington. Brown Jack, who won this race in 1930. and who was second last year, was again runner-up. Details:— GOODWOODCUP. Of 1500 sovs; 2 miles 5 furlongs. BRULETTE—Lord Woolavington's br m, bv Bruleur-Seaweed, 4yrs 1 BROWN JACK—Sir H. Wernher's br g- by Jackdaw-Querquidella, aged 2 UT MAJEUR—H. H. Aga Khan's bh, by Ksar-Uganda. syrs 3 Five horses started. Won by four lengths, with ten lengths between second and third.

Morelia 11 5 Dainty Ways 9 8 Full Nine of Measure 10 9 Spades 9 3 Camisader 10 4 Royal Mint 9 3 Rameses 9 11 Night Attire 9 0 PAREORA HACK HANDICAP. Of 60 sovs; 6 furlongs. Iceni 8 9 Prince Traylavah 8 5 Tractor 8 0 Adult 8 0 Royal Estate 8 0 Congo 8 0 TESCHEMAKER MEMORIAL HUNT CLUB CUP. Of 90 sovs 2 h miles. Oriflamb 11 11 Marco Polo 9 7 Deportment 11 10 Burglar 9 7 Heather Lad 10 13 Pleasant Sir Richard 10 9 Point 9 7 Royal Land 10 2 Peterette 9 7 SOUTH CANTERBURY ST*EEPLECHASE, Of 100 sovs ; 2i miles. Snowfall 11 6 Apache 9 10 i Lucess 11 2 Oriflamb 9 6 High Pitch 10 12 The Babe 9 0 Lord Ranald 10 8 Diamond Calham 10 5 Jack 9 0 Lancer 10 5 Nylctis 9 10 Graball 8 0 WASHDYKF. TROT (saddle), Of 70 sovs (3.45); 1£ miles. Derby Thorpe scr Royal Wrack Desert Maiden scr Tollgate scr Essay scr Valehead Great Seaman scr War Officer scr Lena Thorpe scr Little Claire scr Doll Dance 24 LEVELS HACK HANDICAP, Of 60 sovs; 1 mile 35 yards. Merry Peel 9 6 Academy 8 0 First Song 8 9 Denise 8 0 Silver Salver 8 1 Traylavah 8 0 Appeal 8 0 Pharaoh 8 0 HUNTERS’ PLATE HANDICAP, Of 60 sovs li miles. Rameses 11 13 Fresh Some Acre 11 11 Breeze 11 1 Night Royal Land 10 9 Parade l1 9 Congo 10 8 Fair Burglar 10 8 Exchange 11 6 Pleasant Nine of Point 10 7 Spades 11 3 Peterette 10 7

CLAREMONT HANDICAP. Of 90 sovs; 1 mile 35 vards. Water Power 8 9 Giggleswick 8 6 Ravine 8 9 Some Toft 8 3 Arrowmaid 8 8 First Raid 8 0 Taboo . 86 J High Court 8 0