RACING AND TROTTING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21559, 23 January 1940, Page 9

RACING AND TROTTING

ON AND OFF THE TRACK

A Budget of News And Views FIXTURES Racing: ja i. 22—Wellington R.C. Jan. 22—Thames J.C. Jan. 22—Ashhurst-Pohangina R.C. Jan. '6. 27—Pahiat.ua J.C. Jan. -7, 29—Auckland R.C. Feb. 1, 3 —Wairoa. Feb. 1. 3—Wanganui. Feb. 3—Canterbury Feb. 3—Tapanui Feb. 3—Matamata. Feb. 8, 10—Egmont. Feb. 10, 12—Poverty Bay. Feb. 10, 12—Gore. Feb. 10, 12u-Rotorua. Feb. 16, TP-Winton. Feb. 17—Tdlaga' Bay. Feb. 17—Opunake. Feb. 17, 19—Waikato. Feb. 22, 24—Dunedin. Trotting: Jan. 22—Wangatlui T.C. Jan. 25, 27—Forbury Park T.C. Jan. 27—Marlborough T.C. Jan. 31, Feb. 3—Wellington T.C. Feb. 10—Canterbury Park T.C. Feb. 10, 14—Auckland T.C. Feb. 17, 19— Manawatu T.C. Feb. 17—New Brighton T.C. The ■ Forbury Park meeting will commence, on, Thursday. A half-brother by Bulandsliar to Sir Beau has been bought by the Ellerslie trainer, R. S. Bagby, for 350 guineas. An extra furlong was this year tacked on to the distance of the Wellington Summer Handicap, which formerly was run over-ten furlongs. Caneertpltch, who h"as not raced for rnpre than two years, has been nominated for the Craven Plate at Riccarton. The Wellington Cup winner Old Bill is half way through his third season, but he has started only 20 times, the result being six wins, three seconds and two thirds. His gross earnings amount to £3640 and a gold cup worth £2OO. During his visit to New Zealand, J. T. Jamieson was. anxious to buy one or two of the; leading performers of the season. Offers were made for the crack Auckland two-year-old, Lou Rosa, and he also inquired about Sir Crusoe. In each case no business resulted. Royal Chief was probably short of a race when he ran in the Wellington Clip, and he showed much improved form in the Racing Club Handicap. The Chief Ruler horse should be in good shape for autumn racing, either in New Zealand or Australia. When Mintlaw effected a complete surprise in the Goldfields Cup at Thames he was making his first attempt over a mldle distance. The essay was an experimental one, and as a precaution he was entered for the spjftnt on Monday. Of the eig/it horses In the Dunedin Trotting Cup. Lucky Jack, Great Jewel and Southern Chief are in R. B. Berry’s stable, and the three will be bracketed. Great Jewel would probably be favourite if the other two were withdrawn, and it all start the bracket will be in warm demand. Lady Tinkle, after winning the first hack handicap at Trentham yesterday, came out two races later and made light of a penalty of seven pounds. Lady. Tinkle is a three-year filly by Defoe from Horomea, dam of Meamea, and had previously won on the Trentham track. The Bulandshar-Tea Tattle colt which realised 2000 gns at the Trentham sales was purchased on account of. Mr. John Wren, of Melbourne. Two years ago Mr C. Wheeler paid 1050 gns for Wilson (Siegfried-Lilock) and last season 1400 gns for a full brother to Wilson, also on behalf of Mr J. Wren. Night Eruption, winner of the City Handicap at Trentham yesterday, is by flight march from the Paper Money mans Molten. She was bred at Orari by Mr G. A. Kain, who sold her at the Trentham sales in 1937 for 40 guineas. Night Eruption is trained at Te Horo by J. Puti, and has won six races this season for Mrs L. C. Faith. A year ago a colt by Tiderace from My Own realised 1450gns at the Trentham Sales, and last Wednesday another was knocked down at 850gns. Two days later Mr T. Muir, of Winton, secured My Own, with a filly foal by Tiderace and in foal to that sire for 500gns. My Own is only 13. and the foal should be worth the 500gns next season. An unusual feature about the Wellington Cup was that no gelding finished in the first six places. Old Bill is a four-year-old entire horse, Beau Vite, Gladynev, Beau Repaire, and Moorsotis are three-year-old colts, and Thermidor, who separated Beau Repaire and Moorsotls, is a mare. The best of the geldings in the field was Centrepoise, who finished seventh.

Probably never before in New Zealand have there been so many individual two-year-old winners as has been the case this season. Lambourn, the latest addition to the list, is a halfbrother to Beaupartir, being by Bulandshar from April Fool. He was in receipt of a lot of weight from the best of his opponents yesterday, but he is a good-looking colt who is expected to go on to better things.

It is unsafe to draw too many conclusions from a single race, but Malaga's sound defeat in the Wellington Cup suggests that Sydney handicap form is not good. On his Australian performances Malaglgi did not appear to be badly treated In the Trentham rice, and he worked attractively after hiij. arrival. With the services of M. Mcparten he was one of the last to finish after having a good passage.

L. J. Ellis was not the only capable rider at Trentham who ended an unlucky sequence. When G. R. Tattersall piloted Old Bill and Stencil to victory on Cup day he secured his first wins since December 11. Tattersall first came into prominence three seasons ago when, as an apprentice to G. New, he"' won nine races on Martara. his total for the season being 13. In the next term, still an apprentice, he steered 35 winners, and last season his tally was 55.

Haughty Winner added to his good record at Trentham by a convincing win with 9.5 in the Thorndon Handicap. On this track he appears to be anything up to a stone better than

anywhere else, in striking contrast to his erstwhile stablemate Paper Slipper, who is only moderate at Trentham. Haughty Winner scored a second and two wins in three starts at the meeting.

M. McCarten, who rode Malagigi in the Centennial Cup. said that New Zealand was particularly well off for good class handicap horses. Any one of the first half-dozen home in the Centennial Cup, would have little difficulty in winning any first-class handicap at Randwick. Proof of this was forthcoming in the inability of Malagigi to make any impression at any stage of the Cup. In Sydney he was one of the leading handicap horses.

On Saturday for only the second time, over £lOO,OOO was put luough the totalisators at Trentham. The sum handled was £102,883/10/-. The previous record for the course was £102,783, set up or Anniversary Day in 1921. If fine weather continues for the provincial holiday to-day, there is more than a possibility of a new record being established. The investments on the Cup reached a new high level for any race at Wellington, and those on the Metropolitan Handicap were the largest on any sprint on the course. Beau Vite, a hot favourite for the Summer Handicap at Trentham, was always in the leading division and won quite decisively from Norseman and Thermldor. The three-year-old carried 8.13, and although the pace was not searching, his performance was a noteworthy one, and it will not be surprising if it is decided to send him to Australia again to have another tilt at Reading and High Caste. It is apparent that he has made very marked improvement since the spring, and the two colts named would find him a much tougher opponent. * * * In the Wellington Cup it was noticeable that the place-getters were among those which were able to secure a forward position early in the contest. Many of the riders of horses in behind declare that they had no chance after the first quarter mile or so. One of these horses was the top-weight, Royal Chief, whose pilot, A. E. Ellis, says that he was zigzagging about the. course all the way without ever having a clear run. Royal Chief was never on the same tack for more than a couple of seconds. There were times when Ellis thought he was going to settle down in a satisfactory position, but almost as that happened something would rrzihf: across him. There were several other horses who were having a similar passage.