RACING & TROTTING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20077, 6 April 1935, Page 6

RACING & TROTTING

On And Off The Track \ BUDGET OF NEWS AND VIEWS FIXTURES Racing: April 6 —Dargaville J.C. April 6 —South Canterbury J.C. April 9, 10—Pahiatua J.C. April 11, 13—Whangarel R.C. April 13 —Otautau R.C. Trotting: April 6 —Greymouth T.C. April 6 —Wanganui T.C. April 13—Ashburton T.C. April 13—Wanganui T.C. First race at Washdyke to-day at 12.30. The Greymouth trotting meeting will conclude this afternoon. Trains will run to the racecourse today at 11.7, 11.33, 12.7, and 12.40. Dividends will be declared at Washdyke to-day in proportions of 75 and 25 per cent. The winner of the Timaru Cup will not incur liability to be rehandicapped in the Great Autumn. The barrier at Waimate did not function well, and after two or three races the starter, Mr G. Reed, dispensed with it and started the horses without it. Limulus remains in the Great Northern Oaks and Great Northern St. Leger, but it is stated that she has been left In through an oversight and is not to race at Ellerslie. The betting system at the Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting will be the same as that at its recent fixtures, namely, two dividends, 75 and 25 per cent. Nothing came of the negotiations for the sale of Gay Blonde and Gay Sheik, and neither will go to Australia this autumn. It is probable, however, that Gay Sheik will be a starter In the A.J.C. Derby in the spring. The opinion that Peter Pan was better than ever and would not be beaten at the autumn meetings was expressed by the jockey J. E. Pike in Sydney last week. He said that Peter Pan had lost all the stiffness and sourness of last spring and autumn, and was now like a sprinter to ride, being anxious to go from barrier rise. “He is a bit like Phar Lap to ride now,” Pike added, “as he is such a big fellow and feels so powerful as he strides out.” The gate magnet at the Wanganui Trotting Club’s meeting this afternoon will be a match over a mile and a quarter between Harold Logan and Impromptu. The prize is stated to be a canteen of cutlery, with a side-wager by the owners, but it is unlikely that the club is getting the horses for a box of table requisites. Probably there is a considerable outlay in expenses. The race looks to be a good thing for Harold Logan. The name of the Waimate Cup winner. Nightform. appears rather meaningless, but he was registered, and raced for his first season, as a son of Nightraid and Pollyform. Then the Racing Conference ruled that his sire was Polazel. and he has since been officially credited to that sire. Polydora has started only twice at Washdyke. In the winter of 1933 she won a mile hack race there with 9.11, and last October she scored a sensational win in the Tesehemaker Handicap. flashing from last to first in a little over a furlong and making her opnonents look cheap. It will be Interesting to see if the horses for courses theory helps her to-day. Imperial Spear, favourite for the Waimate Cup, drifted a bit at the top bend but was running on again in the straight. He may be better suited by the Washdyke track. A year ago Imperial Spear started favourite for the Trial Plate at Waimate and failed rather lamentably; two days later he won at Washdyke and paid a nice dividend, and history may repeat itself to-day. The acceptors for to-day’s Timaru Cup include six of the Waimate Cup field, but there will be an equal number of fresh horses—Polydora, Kemal Pasha, Hunting Go, Tout le Monde, Sea Fox and Courtyard—to infuse new blood in the race. The bigger track also will make a difference, and apart from apparently eliminating Cleaner, the Waimate race has in no way detracted from the interest in the Timaru event. Last season the Timaru Cup was run in the spring and was won by Chrysology. The principal event at the autumn fixture was the Tesehemaker Handicap, which was won by Some Shamble carrying 71b. extra for his success in the Wa imake Cup two days earlier. This year Nightform will carry 41b. additional to his Waimate weight, as his 61b. penalty will be reduced by his rider being able to claim the full apprentice allowance instead of the 31b. which the minimum restricted him to on Thursday. Mr G. Reed, who acted as starter for the Waimate Club on Thursday, secured some excellent despatches, but his methods are not so likely to inspire confidence among the riders as the flat-footed rule of Mr P. D. McNab. Had Minerval not made a hasty move, a walk-up start would have been tried in the Cup, and Grecian Prince secured an undeserved advantage in this way in the sprint. The weakness of mixed methods is that if boys think a starter can be inveigled into walking the field in, they will angle for this concession to a slow beginner by keeping it “on its toes.” Racing in Timaru was inaugurated ill 1860, the first meeting being held on March 7th of that year. It was organised by a few pioneer residents of South Canterbury, the “stewards” being Messrs W. H. Harris, H. A. Knight. A. R. B. Thomson, and G. Brayshaw, and the judge Mr G. Rhodes. The card comprised six races, the chief event being the Timaru Cup, of £2 each with £SO added, run over a mile and a half. This was won by Mr Knight’s unnamed gelding, from Mr Gray’s Destiny and four others. The Innkeepers’ Purse, with £3O added, went to Mr Hornbrook’s unnamed mare, who beat Mr M. Studholme’s Sir Charies and five others. The first jumping race, a mile and a half with five flights of hurdles, was won by Mr Hodgson’s Wild Dayrell. This meeting was restricted to horses which had not been trained for the Christchurch races, but a year later, when a Jockey Club had been formed, the fixture, extending over two days, was made an open one. That the sport was popular was evidenced by the fact that in 1862 over £4OO was subscribed towards the prize fund. In conjunction with this meeting a ball, the first of its kind held in Timaru, was organised. The Washdyke course was fenced in 1863 when a new track was laid off.

The racecourse was gazetted a reserve I : in 1862, and was vested in a board of 1 1 trustees in 1863, the original members i being M. Studholme, G. B. Parker, F. 1 ] Tesehemaker, and J. W. White. j | Kemal Pasha is engaged in two races | to-day, but it is understood that he will i i run in the Timaru Cup. < Royal Coat is an unlikely starter in ] the Smithfleld Handicap, as no suitable r jockey is available. j Owing to the death of Mrs W. T. i Hazlett, Frenchie has been scratched i for the Electric Plate at Washdyke. j - It is reported that a Timaru man had £2 on Call Money, who paid a sensational dividend at Wailnate on Thursday. All Humbug, last year’s Riverton Cup winner, has been in work only a few j weeks and will not be paid up for in this year’s race. He will probably be a runner in the Aparima Handicap. The two-year-olds Kinnoull and Silver Coat, and an unnamed youngster by Pink Coat from Flourish, will be sprinted over half a mile after the Gladstone Trot at Washdyke this afternoon. Some owners have been endeavouring to secure apprentices for the Riverton Cup, undr the mistaken impression that allowances can be claimed. The stake is above the limit of £250 and all riders will be on the same footing in that race. The Tractor gelding Lammerlaw, owned by Mr J. Gow, who was being prepared by G. Feilding for the Riverton meeting, slipped on landing over a schooling fence at Wingatui and broke a leg. Grecian Prince was not rehandicapped for the Doncaster Handicap on account of his win at Waimate. He will meet eleven fresh horses at Washdyke, and probably the handicapper reasoned that he will not be favoured by a walk in start. There are eleven horses in the Doncaster Handicap, which did not run in the sprint at Waimate, and this no doubt is the main reason why Grecian Prince has escaped a penalty. In addition, the handicapper probably reasoned that the black gelding will have to start from the outside of a long line, and will not be favoured by a walk-up start. The fastest Timaru Cup was that of Tarleton, who ran the mile and a quarter in 2.4 1-5. The highest weight carried to victory is 9.12 by Lady Lillian in 1903. Lady Lillian in the same season won the Great Easter-Autumn double, following in the footsteps of her dam Lady Zetland, this being the only instances of parent and offspring capturing such an important double. It is understood that the Dunedin District Committee has decided to remit the balance of the five years’ disqualification imposed on the Washdyke jockey, J. Kerr. The punishment was imposed in connection with a hunters’ plate won by Fair Exchange at a Hunt meeting at Wingatui. about two and a half years ago. Some weeks after the race the stewards of the Hunt Club instituted an inquiry, as a result of which the owner and attendant of Nine of Spades were disqualified for a long term, but were reinstated after an appeal. Kerr’s sentence was understood to be due largely to giving unsatisfactory evidence. Kerr is a very capable rider over fences, and there will probably be a good demand for his services if he secures a license. TIMARU CUP MEETING BIG PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY The South Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn fixture, usually the biggest and most profitable of its season, will be held at Washdyke to-day, commencing at 12.30. If the weather continues fine the track will be in nice order, the autumn rains having taken the sting out of the surface, and generally conditions * should be excellent. Fields, which are certain to be strong all through, appear to be well balanced and to furnish material for interesting racing. Of the eleven acceptors for the Tekapo Hurdles, Dunedin form says , most for Palmary, but Lycidas and Sunward should improve on that showing, and there are several new horses. Rasouli is forward for the time of year, and but for the suspicion that a high scale of weights does not suit him he would look too classy for this field. Fleeting Glance has not had a race over obstacles for some time and may not be ready. The placegetters may be Palmary, Rasouli and Lycidas. Twenty-two novices remain m the Electric Stakes. Some have been tried and found wanting, but several have not yet had an opportunity to show their ability. Those with best public form are Viking, Joyous, McHeath. and Silver Fox. but there are possibilities attached to Simon Peter and Colleen Ougue. as well as to the juveniles Tail Light, Gay Circle, and Nightbound. Viking, Joyous and Silver Fox may be a good trio to follow. The trotting fields will not be so unwieldy as usual, but this is an advantage/ and the propect of a clear run will inspire backers with more confidence. All the starters in the Gladstone Trot will go off the limit except Sea Trail, who is on 36 behind. General Sarsfield. Wheat Pool and Colonel Bogey may prove to be the backmarker’s toughest opponents. The Timaru Cup presents a knotty problem for speculators. Polydora is a puzzle, and despite her ability she must be passed over. Silver Sight is probably suited by a lighter scale of weights, and Minerval may still be short of a race. Kemal Pasha is nicely treated, and if he has recovered from his recent indisposition should run well. Hunting Go has raced disappointingly since his successful trip to Southland, but hard ground or small tracks have told against him, and he should be seen at his best to-day. Tout le Mond is not an everyday horse, but he won the Manawatu Cup recently, and cannot be ignored. Imperial Spear finished well at Waimate, and Quietly must be considered on her run in the Cup there. Cleaner did not impress on Thursday, and the distance is probably too far for Courtyard. Sea Fox is perhaps better at a mile, but Nightform is a good stayer, and will carry only 41b. more than at Waimate. With Nightform and Hunting Go. E. J. Ellis’s stable holds a strong hand, and if they are beaten ' it may be by Kemal Pasha or Quietly, r There will be a big field in the . Smithfleld Hack, but the probabilities ■ appear to be Epris, Colombo, Daring Deed. Owlsgleam, Red Dance, Final Bell. Brown Pearl and Gold Fox. The . decision may be disputed by Daring Deed, Epris and Red Dance. The dozen remaining in the Rosewill . Handicap hardly represent as good ■ class as usual, and if Colossian escapes the trouble which he encountered at i Waimate he must be dangerous. Grand Review and Dodge have good recent , form, and they and the top-weight appear to hold the best prospects. Provided Shandon Chimes would begin promptly, a penalty of 36 yards

might not stop her in the Otipua Trot, but she cannot afford to be dilatory again. Self, Wheat Pool and Du*' look a likely trio, but Sea Trail will be travelling fast over the concluding stages, and should not go friendless. There are some smart sprinters in the Doncaster Handicap, including tu Great Easter favourite Rebel Chie.Silver Streak. Cranford. Kemal Pasha, Rebel Star, Tizzy, Water Power and Tuirau, and the pool will be a big one. as it is some time since a field more likely to provoke spirited betting contested a last race at Washdyke. The race looks the hardest of the day to sum up. but if Rebel Chief is near his best he may lead Tizzy. Cranford, and Rebel Star home. The card is as follows: 12.30

CANTERBURY J.C. ACCEPTANCES FOR MAJOR EVENTS b> telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, April 5. Acceptances for the principal events at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting are:— GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, of 600 sovs; 7 furlongs.—Cuddle 9.0, Inflation 8.6. Rebel Chief 8.6. Princess Doreen 8.5, Fracas 8.1, Silver Streak 7.13, Cranford 7.12, Guarantee 7.12. Rerepai 7.11, Sam Smith 7.9. Tauramai 7.9. Gav Crest 7.7. Polydora 7.7, Kemal Pasha 7.5, Variant 7.1, Rebel Star 7.1. Tizzy 7.0, Sea Fox 7.0, Manetho 7.0. Trivet 7.0. Tuirau 7.0. Capital 7.0, Royal Sceptre 7.0, Grand Review 7.0. Bettwvscoed 7.0. GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 600 sovs; li miles.—Cuddle 9.0, Inflation 8.9, Might 8.5, Tauramai 8.5. Fracas 8.3, Polydora 8.3. Minerval 8.3. Guarantee 7.13, Silver Sight 7.12. Chief Marionette 7.9, Kemal Pasha 7.8. Tout le Monde 7.5, Variant 7.3. Hunting Go 7.3, Sea Fox 7.3, Imperial Spear 7.0. Trivet 7.0, Haere Tonu 7.0, Courtyard 7.0, Korero 7.0, Grand Review 7.0, Golden King 7.0, Earthquake 7.0. First Forfeits. CHAMPAGNE STAKES.—Bun Fight. Hororata, Silver Sail, Heloise, Greek Shepherd, Heritage, Kinnoull. ► CHALLENGE STAKES.—Bun Fight. Hororata, Knock Out, Variant, Greek ! Shepherd, Heritage, Inflation, Kin- ■ noull. Edgar Wallace (bit of a back num- • ber, now) began as a tobacco hater and 1 lived to be a tobacco lover! Twitted 1 by non-smokers with his change of front he would say. with a laugh, “as a man grows older he grows wiser—--1 sometimes.” Wallace wrote at night —often all night—and when absorb d " in spinning his yarns his pipe was se»* dom out of his mouth. His tobaccw 1 (own blend) was quite famous for flav--1 our and purity, in which respects it ' closely resembled our beautiful New l Zealand toasted brands, which enjoy l the unique distinction of being almost j free from nicotine. Old smokers say ? they “spoil” you for any other. They ' certainly possess a wonderful flavour ’ and fascinating fragrance. Moreover j they are harmless. The toasting is responsible; it eliminates the nicotine . —the source of all the ills known to l smokers. There are only five toasted j brands: Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog). Cut - Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, t Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. The two latter make the finest cigarettes . j going. Roll your own—and save 5 money

TEKAPO HURDLES Of 110 sovs ; U Mile. Rasouli . . 11 9 Royal Lycidas . 10 6 Amphora 9 3 Fleeting Coll . . 9 0 Glance 10 4 Sunward . 9 0 Morena . 9 10 Palmary . 9 0 Nightcap . 9 4 Starlight . 9 0 Footwork . 9 0 1.5 ELECTRIC STAKES, Of 90 sovs.; 5 furlongs. Auraline . 8 7 Cape Garbo 7 7 Auspicious . 8 7 Colleen Azevedo . 8 7 Ougue 7 7 Battle Queen 8 7 Doctor Janarose . 8 7 Duthie 7 7 Gold Label . 8 7 Gay Circle . 7 7 Joyous . .87 Heloise . 7 7 Mount Val . 8 7 Nightbound 7 7 McHeath . 8 7 Silver Fox . 7 7 Piety ..87 Simon Peter. 7 7 Pompeii 8 7 Tail Light . 7 7 Rathkeil . 8 7 Viking . 7 7 1.10 GLADSTONE TROT HANDICAP. Of 100 sovs. (3.5 class); 11 Mile. Andy Watson scrGrand Mogul, scr Blue Spark . scr Kathleen Chudleigh (T) scr Dillon scr Colonel Bogey scr Master Garry scr Dual . scr Sea Peter . . scr Fine Art . . scr Wheat Pool . scr General Wild Wrack . scr Sarsfield scr Sea Trail 36 2.20 TIMARU CUP, Of 175 sovs ; 11 Mile. Polydora . 8 13 Imperial Silver Sight. 8 11 Soear 7 9 Minerval . 8 7 Sea Fox . 7 9 Kemal Pasha 8 3 Nightform . 7 3 Hunting Go 7 12 Courtyard . 7 0 Tout le Quietly . . 7 0 Monde 7 10 Cleaner . . 7 0 3.0 SMITHFIELD HACK HANDICAP. Of 110 sovs.. 6 furlongs. Epris . .91 Gold Fox . 7 10 Colombo . 8 5 Secret Paper 7 9 Daring Deed 8 5 Coatette . 7 9 Owlsgleam . 8 5 Song Boy . 7 5 Pinal Bell . 8 5 Mai vasia 7 5 Red Dance . 8 2 Water Polo . 7 5 Brown Pearl 7 13 Lord Masham 7 5 Bella Rosa . 7 13 Royal Coat . 7 5 Gold Cross . 7 11 Lady Zephyr 7 10 Lucetta . 7 5 3.10 ROSEWILL HACK HANDICAP. Of 100 sovs.; 1 Mile 35 Yards Colossian . 9 2 Dodge . 7 10 Grand Star Raider. 7 10 Review 8 7 Hot Stuff . 7 5 Weatherly . 8 6 Arrowform . 7 2 Doiran . .83 Pink Lapel . 7 0 Wonderful . 7 13 Sky Rover . 7 11 Glowlight 7 0 4.15 OTIPUA TROT HANDICAP. Of 105 sovs. <3.43 class); 11 Mile. ; Blue Spark . scr Master Garry scr ! Bombay Girl scr Self . . scr j Colonel Bogey scr Shandon Cruiser . . scr Chimes scr Dual . . . scr Wheat Pool . scr Girvanter . scr Wild Wrack . scr Grand Mogul, scr Starvale . 12 Locust . . scr Sea Trail 36 4.35 DONCASTER HANDICAP. Of 120 sovs. 6 furlongs. Rebel Chief 9 2 Water Power 7 13 Sliver Streak 8 13 Tizzv . . 7 10 Cranford . 8 11 Capital . . 7 5 Sam Smith 8 4 Tuirau ... 7 5 Kemal Pasha 8 4 Quietly . 7 0 Grecian Lady Nan . 7 0 Prince 7 13 Meadow* Lark 7 0 Rebel Star . 7 13