RACING & TROTTING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19474, 26 April 1933, Page 10

RACING & TROTTING

On And Off The Track A BUDGET OF NEWS AND VIEWS FIXTURES. Racing:: April 26—Grey mouth J.C. April 26—Reefton J.C. April 26 —Mar ton J.C. April 27. 29 —South Canterbury J.C. May 4, 6—Egmont R.C. May 6—Amberley R.C. May 6. B—Nelson J.C. May 12. 13 —Marlborough R.C. May 12. 13—Southland R.C. May 18, 20 —Wanganui J.C. May 20—Ashburton County R.C. May 27—Woodville District J.C. May 31, June 1, 3—Dunedin J.C. June 2, 3—Otaki-Maori R.C. June 3,5, 7—Auckland R.C. Trotting: April 29 —Wanganui T.C. April 29—Auckland T.C. May 4, 6—Forbury Park T.C. May 6 —Cambridge T.C. May 13—Oamaru T.C. June 1, 3—Hawke’s Bay T.C. June 3, s—Canterburys—Canterbury Park T.C. June 10—Ashburton T.C. June 21, or 23, 24—Auckland T.C.

The first race at Washdyke to-mor-row is timed to start at 12.30. Hakatere will win the first time he trots evenly through a race. Morena is an unlikely starter in the hurdle race to-morrow. Mr D. P. McNab will act as starter at Washdyke this week. Nominations for the Southland Racing Club's meeting are due by 5 p.m. to-day. Aladdin, who was not entered for the hurdle race on Thursday, is among those nominated for the second day. Enigma trotted a great race amongst the pacers at Washdyke last month, but she broke up badly in her own class at Ashburton. Fracas’s time (1.11) in the Champagne is the second best in the race. The only other to break 1.12 was Eulalie, who recorded 1.10. Little Nelson carried £650 in the Autumn Handicap at Ashburton; his stable stable-mate Village Guy was entrusted with £7 in the Improvers’ Handicap. Trains will leave Timaru for the racecourse to-morrow and on Saturday at 11.7, 11.45, 12.8 and 12.40. Return trains are timed to depart from the course at 5.25.

Blixten, who won the handicap for three-year-olds at Rand wick on Saturday, is by Nightraid from Receipt, and was bred by Mr G. A. Kain at Gladstone Park, Orari. He is expected to make a top-notch three-year-old. Roi l’Or’s last mile in the High-Class Handicap, was timed at 2.3 3-5, equal to Acron’s record registered from a flying start in a mile race. The Waimate pacer would break 2.3 3-5 if given the opportunity. Jimmy de Oro was prevented from starting at Oamaru month owing to an alleged irregularity in his registration. Since then his trainer, R. J. Humphreys, has been fined £ls for failing to register a joint interest. Rebel Song’s Great Easter, won with 7.0, is rather dwarfed by the weights carried under the old 6.7 minimum by earlier three-year-old winners. These include Cruciform 9.9, Royal Scotch 8.13, Razzle Dazzle 8.11, Pampero 8.10, and Songbird 8.8. Only two of the four winners saddled up on Easter Monday by H. and A. Cutts were owned by Sir Charles Clifford. Rocket is owned by the baronet’s sister, Mrs Douglas, while Rebel Song is raced on lease by Mr J. Stafford, who is the stable’s veterinary adviser. When Red Manfred won the Wellesley Stakes and the Welcome early in the season, he came from the back and impressed as a likely stayer. So far, however, the Australian-bred colt has failed to win a race, and seems to find five furlongs far enough. The world’s worst beginner. Essay, now in A. Hendriksen’s stable, performed her usual tango at the start at Ashburton and lost about 50 yards. Over the last mile she displayed so much ability that she finished fourth in under -3.24, and could have won by a chain or two had she started correctly. The three-year-old Golden Cross finished at Ashburton 20sec faster than his line mark, yet failed to secure a place. Royal Audo, who did practically the same time, was only fifth. Royal Parade, off 4.46, completed two miles in 4.27, but did not participate in the prize money. The C.J.C. Champagne Stakes has a rather unusual record. At one period Mr G. G. Stead won it ten years in succession, and at a later stage Sir George Clifford provided the winner nine times in ten years. Altogether Mr Stead won it thirteen times, and Sir G. Clifford fifteen times. The fastest official time for a pacer for a mile and a half in New Zealand is 3.13, by Onyx, but this was in a trial against time, with a flying start, and is not nearly so good as the efforts of Lindbergh, Silver de Oro and Avernus, who went round fields in handicaps. Rebel Song won the Great Easter with 7.0 in 1.26. Later in the day Hurlingham won the Courtenay Handicap with 8.11 in less favourable conditions in lmin 25 3-ssec. As Hurlingham would have had a few pounds under 8.0 had he been in the Easter, it was perhaps fortunate for other owners that he was not nominated.

The lease of Peter Jackson to Mr J. Fhillip". of Melbourne, expired at the conclusion of the A.J.C. meeting, and he reverted to his owners, the three Smith brothers, of Taranaki. Gaine Carrington, however, was purchased outright by the Victorian bookmaker. Peter Jackson appears to have been unlucky in his last race for his lessee. Royal Love did not look nearly ready when he raced at Waimate, and it was rather surprising to see him made favourite in the High-Weight at Riccarton on Easter Monday even with a tempting handicap. If he stands up to his work, however, he should not be long in winning a race, as he is a good class horse when ready.

Lindbergh won the chief event on the first day at Addington in 4.20 2-5. and Glenrossie the corresponding event on the second day in 4.20 4-5 in a strong wind. The e were the horses to which Roi l’Or gave 36 yards over a mile and a quarter. At Ashburton Lindbergh did 3.13 1-5 for a mile and a half. What would Roi l'Or have done? Grand Review can muster up a lot of speed when she gets go ng, and the first time she leaves the barrier smartly in a six furlongs race she will be very difficult to head off Scarlet Robe, a younger half-brother to Grand Review. also could travel very fast, and he was in the leading divi ion in the Papanui Handicap when he fell and broke his back. There were possibilities of sensational dividend . at Ashburton on the win totalisator. Among the small investments were the following: Chudleigh £1 10/-, Gie Rosie £2 10/-. Cannonshot £l, ALhelney Lass £l/10/-, Winsome Laddie £2. Eros £4. Harvestin 10 -, Village Guy £2 10/-, Bingen Spiers £2, Merrijigs £3/10 Jean Ballin £4. His Lordship £3 10 Betty Axworthy £2, Olive Nelson £3.

Irish Lancer requires a few hours with a stern sergeant-major. Hurlingham appeared to be a good thing beaten in the Templeton Handicap on Easter Tuesday. The Christchurch Hunt Club has decided to hold a race meeting at Riccarton on July 28th. Honeymoon may be a great trotter on the training tracks, but he is not a good horse on race days. Of the 25 starters in the Improvers’ Handicap at Ashburton, 22 started off the limit. The greatest disappointment at Riccarton last week was Gustavo, who collapsed at the end of both his races. Trotters fared badly at Ashburton in competition with the pacers. Olive Nelson, Nicoy: , and Gay Fashion all mixed their gait very badly and watched the races from afar. Little Guy was pulling his driver out of the sulky for a mile and a half in the Halswell Handicap, on the second day of the Metropolitan meeting, but he had no pull left at the finish. Sunny Ducrow is badly named. Her disposition is anything but sunny, and she wall require to mend her ways before she becomes an attractive betting proposition.

A horse which gallops in a race for unhoppled trotters is liable to be disqualified, but a spasm or two of freelegged pacing gets by without challenge, because it is not so obvious. Mr W. T. Hazlett may have secured one of the bargains of the Samson sale in Colonel Cygnus at a little over a hundred guineas. The Irish horse is a sturdy-bodied fellow of the shortlegged type which has often proved successful at the stud.

The kick Merry Peel received from Irish Lancer in the Great Easter parade may not have been responsible, but the Washdyke gelding did a scratchy preliminary, and ran an indifferent race. He was not paid up for on the second day.

Girvan’s admirers should not desert him on account of his defeat on the second day at Addington. He lost more ground when he broke than he was behind the winner at the finish, and his one mistake obviously cost him the race.

John Noble ran the race of his life at Ashburton. He began well, but lost a bit of ground going along the back, and had to put in a long sprint to get on terms with the leaders again. The race should improve him and his chance at Forbury looks good. Several prospective Sapling Stakes starters have great private reputations, but on public form Guy Junior has set a pretty high standard. He stepped 3.24 3-5 at Ashburton after a bad break in a crowded field, which cost him a lot of ground. How they won at Ashburton: Olson, in 3.34 off 3.51; Goldfield 3.23 3-5 off 3.45; Nelson’s Victory 3.17 off 3.20; Wrecker 3.17 1-5 off 3.28; Little Nelson 4.28 3-5 off 4.49; Silk Coat 3.27 2-5 off 3.44; Guyziah 3.22 2-5 off 3.40; Silver de Oro 3.13 1-5 off 3.21.

Trampfast is still a great trotter. After an absence of something like two years, and trained solo on a burnt-up farm track, he gave a good exhibition in the Champion Handicap at Addington, and should win another race or two yet.

Addington-trained horses failed to win a race at the Metropolitan Easter meeting, though there were winners trained on other tracks adjacent to Christchurch. The nearest approach to an Addington winner was Roi l’Or, who was in J. J. Kennerley’s stable for a couple of weeks prior to the meeting. Wrackler, like Harold Logan, was off colour at Addington, and at neither gait was he the Wrackler of February. The dual-gaited champion went off his feed, and brought it home to his admirers that even an iron horse will develop a weak spot.

A real mile and a half record was made at Ashburton, when Lindbergh stepped 3.13 1-5, Silver de Oro 3.13 2-5, and Avernus 3.14 2-5. Previously only the third and fourth rate pacers had been racing over this distance, and the “New Zealand record” was a barren honour.

The crack trotters should have gone faster in the Champions’ Handicap at Addington. The class was 3.24, and under perfect conditions none of the field broke 3.20. At the beginning of the day, with a breeze to contend with Nicoya trotted 3.23 2-5 and Stand By 3.23 1-5 in the 3.32 class. Nicoya’s time was recorded after a costly break. Some owners and trainers of Sapling Stakes candidates will be le'-s confident after having seen Guy Junior at Ashburton. This brother to Sir Guy was going well five furlongs from home when he made a break which appeared to put him in the discard. In face of this he finished strongly in better than 3.25—a smart effort even when full allowance is made for the fast track.

The Durbar Lodge Sapling Stakes candidates were not registered in time to be entered for last week’s fixture at Ashburton, but they are to make their debut at the Racing Club’s meeting next month. They are a brother to Ciro (Wrack-Pearlchild) and a sister to Indianapolis (Wrack-Estelle Amos>, and both are reputed to be speedy pacers.

Lindbergh raced very consistently at Addington. He won in 4.20 2-5 on the first day, was fourth on the second day after running into a pocket three furlongs from home; and was second to Roi l’Or in 2.40 2-5. He might have won both two mllers had he got a better run on the second day. At Ashburton he established a New Zealand record of 3.13 1-5, and is at the top of his form just now. The Durbar Handicap at Ashburton marked another experiment by the Club, which was the first mile and a half event provided for the horses. It was a success in every way, the finish being the best imaginable, and the times extremely fast, with a record going up to the credit of Lindbergh. It can be taken for granted that other clubs will follow the Ashburton lead. The Washdyke contingent held their end up at Riverton. Deportment and Barrington each accounted for one of the principal steeplechases, and Water Power and lan’s March won on the flat. Palmary, Sir Richard, Valves, lan’s March and Locksley collected place money, in addition to which Coroner, who, though raced on lease, is owned in South Canterbury, scored an unexpected win.

It was rumoured at Ashburton that Nelson's Victory wa- to go into an Addington stable shortly. It is just as likely that the paddock will be his address, as he appeared to be lame after winning the Durbar Handicap. The Southlander’s performance in that race was reminiscent of one he staged on the same course last season, when, after breaking at the start, he put in a paralysing run on the outside rail and won by a head, returning a dividend to a host of backers of a beaten horse with which he was bracketed. The crash at Riccarton on Easter Monday was an expensive one. It brought about the destruction of Scarlet Robe, a very promising galloper. It put C. Eastwood out of action with a fractured leg at a time when his services were coming into request aga ; n. R. Coveny sustained head injuries for the third time in two or three year . and on a previous occasion it took him months to make a complete recovery. Arthur Eastwood, who escaped with bruises and a shaking, suffered considerable financial loss, as he forfeited the Challenge ride on Fracas, and the Great Autumn mount on Rebel Song, in addition to other engagements.

It is understood that 350 guineas would have bought Princess Argosy on the night before "the Great Autumn, so that a buyer would have got his money back next day. The imported mare tripped the riders of her opponents in the big race by failing to come back as she was expected to do. Her Waimate Cup running did not forecast success at Riccarton, but 151 b less on her back made a lot of difference. Her last three wins—at Invercargill, Trentham and Riccarton—have been gained in runaway fashion under the minimum weight. It is a long time since the entry for a race at Washdyke included the names of so many winners of important races. Among them are: Gay Crest. Auckland Racing Club Handicap. Thomp on' Handicap, and first past the post in the I Auckland Cup; Admiral Drake, Auck-1 land Cup and second in Sydney Cup; Mount Boa. Dunedin Cup and Timaru I Cup; Ramo. Great Autumn; Princess Argosy, Great Autumn: Red Racer. 1 Dunedin Cup. Birthday Handicap; j Salmo Salar, Birthday Handicap: Mar-| tian Chief. Waikouaiti Cup. ' 'ith the exception of the Thompson Handicap, all the races named were run over a mile and a quarter or longer journeys. I Great Star’s wins include an Auckland Easter Handicap, and among Cricket | Bat’s successes are a Challenge Stakes J and Hazlett Cup. The Smuggler, who was not paid up for, has won a Riverton Gold Cup and Southland Cup.