RACING AND TROTTING ON AND OFF THE TRACK

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21448, 12 September 1939, Page 4

RACING AND TROTTING

ON AND OFF THE TRACK

A Budget of News And Views FIXTURES [lacing Sept. 16-Foxton R.C. Sept. 16—Ashburton R.C. Sept. 16-18—Avondale J C | Sept. 21. 23,—Geraldine R.C | Sept. 23—Marton J.C. I Sept. 30—Otaki Maori RC. | Sept. 30, Oct 2 —Ohinemuri JC I Oct. 5, 7 —Dunedin J.C Oct. 5, 7—Hawke's Bay J.C. Oct. 12. 14—Masterton R.C. Oct. 14 —South Canterbury J.C Trotting Sept 23—Wellington T O Sept. 30—Meth ven T.C. Oct. 7 —New Brighton I C. Oct. 21, 23—Greymouth 1.0. Oct. 21. 23 or 21. 25-Auckland I.C Oct. 23—Oamaru T.C. Oct. 28-Wellington T.C. Oct. 28—Invercargill F.C. Nov. 7. 9, 10—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C Acceptances for the Ashburton Racing Club's meeting will colse at 8 tonight. The entries for the New Zealand Cup include three maidens—Little Robin, Shanghai Lily and Buccaneer. It is stated that Submission has been experiencing trouble with her teeth, and as a result has not been feeding lately. The Bigot, who has only one eye. Is new being trained and raced in blinkers, and it is expected that this will cure his habit of swerving when other horses clcse round him. The Auckland Trotting Club has increased the stakes for its October meeting by £655 for the two days. Previously the biggest prize was £3OO, and this has been raised to £5OO. The entries for the Now Zealand Cup include Charade (Great Northern Hurdles) and Survoy (Great Northern Steeplechase). J. B. Pringle has a useful team in work at Addington including Loyal Pat and Windsor Lass (both recent winners), King’s Warrior. Devotion, Southern Princess, and a two-year-old halfbrother by Jack Potts to Windsor Lass. Peacock is now in J. Walsh’s’ stable at Greymouth, and is to do most of his racing on the Coast. In his place B. H. Brodie will train Schoolgirl for G. H. Humphries. A youngster who has created a good impression at Awapuni is' Oragon, a filly by Tiderace from Oreum (dam of Gold Rod). While motoring up to the Otago Hunt Meeting the car in which S. T. Phillips, the Gore apprentice, was travelling, ran off the road near Balclutha, and he I was pinned underneath the car when it capsized. Phillips sustained a broken back and was removed to the Balclutha Hospital in a serious condition. One of the most attractive gallopers at Takanini is Glenconnell, a maiden colt by Surveyor. He regularly sets the main on the tracks, and needs only to reproduce his private form in races to win at an early date. The Crooner is in work again at Awapuni, apparently sound after a spell. The Nigger Minstrel horse was good as a three-year-old, but last season unsour.dness restricted his racing to two appearances. A new sire will be represented at the Avondale meeting. This is the Solario horse Vermeer, whose first representatives will be the two-year-olds Kentucky and Merrymeer The lastnamed, a filly, is small but very smart. Round Up is working along quietly at Auckland, and it is fairly evident that there is no intention of continuing his Melbourne Cup engagements. Obviously the Lord Quex gelding is being prepared for some big race later in the season. Committeemen of trotting clubs in New Zealand are required to give them services without reward, but it is different in Adelaide. At the annual meeting of the South Australian Trot- | ting Club it was revealed that eight committeemen had drawn £B5O between them during the season. Bing Crosby had his first race as a gelding at New Brighton, but his showing did not indicate any improvement in his manners. Although very speedy, he has not risen far in the classes owing to his barrier manners and pulling habits. Although it is intended to allow him the opportunity of winning the Melbourne Cup for the second time there is a possibility that Catalogue will do his campaigning in the Dominion during the summer months. There is a likelihood of some difficulty in securing transport to Australia. Lady Graceful, winner of the New Zealand Oaks in 1935, has made her last appearance on the race track. After racing four times last season it was found, contrary to expectations, that she was in foal to Man’s Pal. By Polazel or Night Raid, Lady GraceI ful, now a seven-year-old, is a halfsister to a good horse in Vintage. The Auckland Trotting Club has announced that ‘'troops in military and naval uniforms will be admitted free to the lawn enclosure at future meetings of the club at Alexandra Park | during hostilities.” Soldiers and sailors in uniform were on the free list at all meetings during the Great War, and no doubt the same rule will be followed again. I The thousand-guinea colt Orelio I (Limond-Waterwings), brother to Agrion and Waikare, is working impressively at Takanini, and is fairly certain to start No. 1 selection for the Champion Hack Plate at Avondale. His

last effort was a second in the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, in which he was at the disadvantage of not having raced for several months. Refund has been in work again under F. C. Dunlevey for some time, and he appears likely to make a return to form. As a three-year-old he gave the impression that he would reach good company. While no definite arrangements have been made, it is possible that Plutus will be sent to Perth to compete at the next Inter-Dominion Championships. His trainer, C. S. Donald, will not make the trip, and if the horse goes it will probably be in the care of his owner. Last year there was no top-class horse nominated for the New Zealand Cup. and the handicap was a “highscale” one. This year Royal Chief and Catalogue will keep the weights down a bit. With Arctic King (last year’s winner) Beaupartir, Peerless also in the list there will be a fair top to the handicap. Bachelor King, whose recent performances in northern sprint . races have been disappointing, is likely to join the hurdling brigade. He is said to be a natural jumper, and apparently inherits his ability in this direction from his dam, Miss Louis. This mare was by Chesterfield, who sired many capable jumpers and one high-class one in Beau Cavalier. Te Hero was not a starter at Tattersa H’s meeting, and there is a possibility that he will be shipped back to New Zealand without further racing in Australia. Prior to sticking his toes in at Warwick Farm, the Heroic colt was favourite tor the Epsom; after the race the bookmakers stretched the odds to nearly three times as long without attracting takers. At a meeting of the Timaru Trotting Club last night, it was decided to grant the Geraldine Club the use of leather numbers, starting gear and a spare sulky for the forthcoming meeting. A grant of £3/3/- was made to the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association. There were present Messrs E. Macdonald (president), J. Gilmore. J. F. Montague, W. A. Picldington, J. South, A. J. Farris, L. T. Wood, M. H. Richards and A. B. Annand. • ♦ * • Some Aucklanders expect good thnigs of Buccaneer, one of the trio of three-year-olds nominated for the New Zealand Cup. He did nothing very impressive in three outings last season, but he is said to be a good looker with galloping ability. Buccaneer is by Constant Sun a sire who has done well in Australia, from Girton Girl (a sister to the successful New Zealand sire Acre). The fact that he is in the Cup will invest his next appearance with some interest. The only stable tiling in the betting on the big spring handicaps in Australia has been Defaulter’s position at the head of the Melbourne Cup lists, I although he has been joined by Beau Vite. As a result of his Chelmsford win his quotation has hardened. Te Hero, erstwhile favourite for the Epsom, has been tossed into the discard, and Adois has become the prime fancy. Feminist’s second to Defaulter at Warwick Farm has elevated her to No. 1 choice for the Metropolitan, but she i has given way to Cooranga and Royal Chief. Tempest had scarcely been installed as favourite for the Caulfield Cup, when he was fatally injured. Millie’s Hope was his successor, but he has been supplanted by the three-year-old Pure Gold. Tel Astir, another Caulfield Cup fancy, has ; receded in popular estimation. High I Caste, who had ruled next to Defaulter j for the Melbourne Cup, is now at a i ! much longer price. | Pure Gold is now No. 1 selection for ' I the Caulfield Cup. Scarcely more than I i a fortnight ago a Melbourne writer; declared that “he would be r bold man | | who would support Pure Gold for the ' I Caulfield Cup after his lapse at Moonee , | Valley, where he ran away from the I whip. He has done this so often that | it is apparent that he definitely fears: I the whip and ts perhaps chicken-! 1 hearted." H. Badger, who rode the 1 ' colt, stated that Pint Gold dug in his i I toes and refused to gallop. On being j | shown the whip he dived in, hit the I I rail, and dived out again. “He is a | strange colt,” added Badger. “Half | way through the race he wanted the lead and I let. him go rather than pull him about. Then, after he’d been in front for a couple of furlongs, he wanted to stop. Right on the post he was I going in again.” Il is recalled that in I a race at Flemington last autumn Pure ■ Gold collided with the rail and unseated J. O’Sullivan when given a cut with the ship, and this was not the

only occasion in which he shifted ground. Apparently he has inherited some of the same crankiness as Manfred and Te Hero. RICCARTON NOTES JUMPERS IN ACTION Special to “ The Timaru Herald." CHRISTCHURCH, September 11. A few jumpers gave interest to the work at Riccarton this morning, but their displays were i t specially impressive. Jewish Lad <R. Register) marred his display over five hurdles by running off at the second, but on being taken back he jumped it al! right. This is a hurdle at which mistakes are more frequent than at any other flight on the schooling circuit. Malvasia (G. Elliott) was sent out by herself for some education, but she gave a poor showing. She got over a couple of obstacles, but ran off several times. Comus (E. J. Jennings) and Full Back (L. Robinson) set out to jump four hurdles together. After clearing the first in good style, Full Back ran off at the second, where Comus refused. They cleared the next one well, but Full Back baulked at the fourth, though he ■ imped it safely at the next attempt. L. J. Ellis is making gradual improvement from the eye trouble that has kept him off the scene for some time. He hopes to be tack riding work at Riccarton before the em of this | month, with a view to a resumption of j

race riding a little later, possibly at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting. The Riccarton trainers will have the use of a starting barrier on Wednesday for the education of their young horses.