RACING & TROTTING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19959, 17 November 1934, Page 18

RACING & TROTTING

On and Off the Track A BUDGET OP NEWS AND VIEWS. FIXTURES Racing: Nov. 17—Carterton R.C. Nov. 17, 19,—Waikato R.C. Nov. 24.—Levin R.C. Trotting: Nov. 22, 24 —Forbury Park T.C. Dec. I—Northland T.C. Dec. 1, 3—Nelson T.C. Dec. B—New Brighton T.C. Dec. B—Te8 —Te Aroha T.C. To G. K„ Washdyke: Amonnis won £48,297,10, Gloaming £43,100. In the Australian Free-for-all at Melbourne. Walla Walla beat Auburn Lad by a head. The Maori trainer, H. Rama, has after all decided to transfer from Ellerslie to Riccarton, and has leased a property near the C.J.C. course. The Dunedin Jockey Club has adopted the £2OO and £4OO limits for the races for hacks in its summer programme. The Forbury Park Trotting Club will operate one totalisator paj'ing three dividends on a 70-20-10 basis when fields are of sufficient size. There will be racing to-day at Clareville (Carterton Club) and Te Rapa (Waikato Club). These are the only meetings, either racing or trotting, on the calendar for the week.^ The Santa Anita Handicap, of 100,000 dollars (about £20,000), wall be run at the inaugural meeting of the Los Angeles Turf Club on February 23, and a cablegram has been received in Melbourne inviting Australian owners to send horses to compete. With 31 wins, L. J. Ellis is now well ahead on the New Zealand winning jockeys’ list. W. J. Broughton is second with 24, and K. Voitre, at present in Melbourne, is third with 23. P. Atkins, 12, and A. Messevvey, 11, are next. L. J. Ellis has gone north to ride at Te Rapa. According to a Sydney ‘'Referee writer, Peter Pan made Phar Lap’s Melbourne Cup will look mediocre. Phar Lap carried 9.12 and Peter Pan 9.10, and each won by three lengths. It is unlikely that any big club in Australia will load its weight-for-age races with penalty conditions on Peter Pan’s account, as the V.R.C. did to deal with Phar Lap. Peter Pan has nevershown ability to beat a horse of the Nightmarch class by ten lengths over a mile and a quarter. Some time ago fears were expressed concerning the success of the New Zealand Cup meeting, in view of the clash with the Melbourne centenary celebrations, and it was even suggested that the C.J.C. should postpone its fixture. Such a course was never seriously considered by the Club, and events have proved that they were wise. The meeting no doubt suffered to some extent, but the gate receipts, totalisator turnover, and entry fees all showed an increase on last year’s figures. A Christchurch food faddist has discovered why Indianapolis is such a wonderful pacer. He has learned that in addition to his ordinary ration of oats and chaff, the champion five-year-old is partial to green stuff, and has his portion of lucerne daily. Then Indianapolis never gets salt or sugar, so the whole mystery is explained. The investigator who has unravelled the problem is not turning his discovery to personal profit, hut has broadcast the glad news to the whole wide world. The decrease in totalisator turnover at Addington last week could not be ascribed to the locking up of money by a run of big dividends. During the three days only two double-figure dividends were posted, first and second horses in one trotters’ race each returning just over £ll. Favourites won 13 of the 24 races, and were second In four others, which must be something of a record at Addington, and so well supported were they that a flat-rate investment of £1 per race on No. 1 selection would hkve shown a profit of less than £lO. The aggregate attendance at Riccarton for the Cup fixture -was 28,381 (18,639 “inside” and 9442 “outside”), compared with 26,272 last year, when Derby Day was wet, and 22,564 in 1932. These figures explain the increase of £5147 in the gross totalisator turnover. The increase of nearly 5000 admissions in 1933 over 1932, despite one very wet day, was coincident with a reduction in the charge for entrance to the lawn, and the effect of the low'er tariff is evident also in the fact that twice as many people now’ view' the racing from the inside as from the outside enclosure. It seems evident that the Club lost no revenue, and increased its popularity, w'hen it made a reduction in gate charges. Although the Gaming Act Amendment Bill failed to find a passage through the House of Representatives during the adjourned session of Parliament, it is still on the Order Paper, and it is believed in informed circles that the debate on the second reading w'ill be continued when the House resumes next February. The Bill therefore has a reasonable chance of being read a second time, and then of receiving consideration in the Committee stage. Should the Bill become law it is possible that another Gaming Act Amendment Bill will be introduced immediately afterw'ards aiming at the relicensing of bookmakers, but this has small hope of success though it W'ill not be obstructed as has been the case w'ith the present Bill. The success of the majority of backers in the quest for winners at Addington is referred to elsewhere. At Riccarton, where w'in and place betting was transacted, the public were unusually accurate. In 30 races, place favourites scored 11 wins, 5 seconds, and 4 thirds, and of the 19 races in w'hich favourites were beaten ten were won by the second favourite. No horse gave a double-figure return on the place machine. The win totalisator paid four such dividends during the four days. Two exceeded £3O, but the others were just over £ll, and taking Carnival Week as a whole backers showed better judgment or were blessed by greater luck than for many years. Summarised, the record of favourites in the 54 races decided during the seven days w'as —24 firsts, 9 seconds, 6 thirds. ACCEPTORS FOR WILLIAMSTOWN CUP. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, November 15. The following are the acceptances for Saturday for the— WILLIAMSTOWN CUP.—Nightly 9.6 Broad Arrow 8.11, Master Brierly 8.10 Lelite 8.10, Flail 8.6, Panto 8.3. St Valorey 8.2, Gay Star 7.11,, Gallibroofe 7.10 Gothic Gem 7.9, Iloaus 7-6, Gippslnnd 7.6, Palm Queen 7.0, Latrobe 7.0 Worthing 6.12, Amazon Queen 6.10.