RACING AND TROTTING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21830, 6 December 1940, Page 8

RACING AND TROTTING

ON AND OFF THE TRACK A Budget of News And Views Racing Dec. 6, 7—Whangarel R.C. Dec. 7, 9—Woodville District J.C. Dec. 14—Otaki Maori R.C. Dec. 14—Waipa R.C. Dec. 14—Hororata R.C. Dec. 21— Manawatu R.C. Dec. 26—Walpukurau J.C. Dec. 26, 28— Manawatu R.C. Dec. 26, 28—Taranaki J.C. Dec. 26, 28—Dunedin J.C. Dec. 26, 30, Jan. 1, 2—Auckland R.C. Dec. 28—Westland R.C. Jan. I—Wyndham R.C. Jan. I—Waikouaiti R.C. Jan. 1, 2—Hawke’s Bay J.C. Jan. 1, 2—Wairarapa R.C. Jan. 1, 2—Stratford R.C. Jan. 1, 2—Greymouth J.C. Jan. 1, 2—Marton J.C. Jan. 2—Oamaru J.C. Jan. 2, 3—Southland R.C. Trotting Dec. 7—New Brighton T.C. Dec. 14—Roxburgh T.C. (non-totalls-ator) Dec. 21—Reefton T.C. Dec. 26—Ashburton T.C. Dec. 26—Gore T.C. Dec. 26, 27—Westport T.C. Dec. 27, 28, 31—Auckland T.C. Dec. 28—Winton T.C. Jan. 1, 2—Canterbury Park T.C. Jan. 4, 6—Greymouth T.C. Cheval de Volee, winner of the last two Auckland Cups with 7.0 and 7.8, is in this year’s race with 7.9. Old Bill, whose objective is the Auckland Cup, is to be given a run in the Bolton Handicap at Woodville. Entries for the Dunedin Jockey Club's summer meeting will close at 5 p.m. to-day. It is reported that the price paid for Harina prior to her win at Feilding was £4OO. The Australian-bred mare returned £155 on the same day.

The A.J.C. has left the stake for the Sydney Cup at £7OOO, but reserves the right to reduce it if circumstances warrant.

The most arresting feature of the Auckland Cup weights is the descent of Siegmund to 7.2 compared with 8.1 in the New Zealand Cup, in which he did not start.

In the Auckland Cup, Gladynev has been allotted 7.12. That is just about his correct weight, and one which he would have received if he had never been to Australia.

In spite of the fact that the Auckland Cup weights were started as high as 9.11, more than half the entrants are handicapped on 7.0. Some of those on the minimum would have to improve to win with 6.0, and it is remarkable that they were ever nominated.

Nigger Boy has been placed above Amigo, Black Thread and Kathbella in the Railway Handicap, and consequently rated as No. 1 sprinter of the Dominion. That is a steep ascent from the position he occupied in Southland four months ago.

Mr T. A. Duncan paid 700 guineas for Wings of Song when the Hunting Song gelding was two, and for a time it appeared that he made an unlucky purchase. Wings of Song has now won him over £9OO, and it is predicted that he will win a big sprint race before long.

Taurangi Is still under treatment. She will be entered at Wellington, but it is not certain that she will start, as during her enforced spell she has started to lose her hard condition. She has been scratched for all engagements at Auckland.

A Sydney man whose Identity is thinly veiled under the assumed name of "Charles Vixen” has made a lucky start as an owner. He bought two yearlings All Love at 250 guineas and Stylish at 110 guineas. All Love is the best of her age in Australia, and Stylish won a good juvenile handicap at Flemington.

Musketeer, who scored a belated success at the Waikato meeting, is a brother to Great Jewel. A few seasons ago Musketeer won good races for F. J. Smith at two miles, but later suffered loss of form. Musketeer’s last success prior to his win on Saturday was in the President’s Handicap at the Waikato Summer meeting in 1937.

Clinch and Silver Quex, each 9.0, share the position of top weight in to-day’s Whangarel Cup. Clinch had a fall at Te Rapa, but seems to have sustained no ill, and he will probably be favourite. Silver Quex has had no experience over a middle distance, but she is a sister to that solid stayer Round Up. Clipper and The Dozer seem to be the two most likely to trouble Clinch.

Sir Beau and Belle Cane have gone on in the right way since racing at Riccarton. They are booked for Auckland, but with the first day of the Manawatu meeting this year coming on December 21, they were entered there, and they may have a race at Awapunl before going north if suitable transport arrangements can be made. If Globe Trotter races it will be nearer home, as he was not entered at Auckland.

Short Wave, who in winning the Rukuhua Handicap gave one of the finest trotting displays seen at Claudelands, is by Travis Axworthy from Security, by Worthy Bond from Lady Haldane. As a three-year-old Security revealed fine speed, but an injury checked her racing career. Short Wave was a failure as a pacer, but since being converted by J. A. Gerrard, he has made good, his record being five firsts and a third in seven starts as a trotter. Short Wave has not yet reached the limit of his capabilities, and he will be in hot demand on Saturday.

Australians who have acclaimed Beau Vite as the best horse seen there for years, will open their eyes on seeing that Royal Chief has to concede him 51b in the Auckland Cup. The margin is wider than most New Zealanders expected, indeed 90 per cent, of the prophets here placed Beau Vite on top. Royal Chief's Metropolitan Handicap win at Riccarton with 9.11 was more notable than Beau Vite’s Metropolitan victory at Randwick with 9.4, but Beau Vite’s performances at weight-for-age were high class, and one or two pounds seemed to be the likely difference. The Auckland handicapper has unmistakeably declared his belief that Royal Chief is the best two-miler in New Zealand or Australia.

It has been the luck of few men to win so many important races and be able to spend so much money in searcn of winners as Mr J. B. Joel, whose death occurred in England on November 13. With large holdings in diamond and gold mines of South Africa, Mr Joel could afford to spend fortunes on the turf. His most important wins were the Derby with Sunstar and Humorist. the Oaks with Our Lassie, Glass Doll. Jest and Princess Dorrie, the St. Leger with Black Jester and Your Majesty, and the One Thousand Guineas with Jest and Princess Dorrie. Sunstar also won the Two Thousand Guineas. Mr Joel was concerned in many spectacular turf dealings. Gay Crusader, who was then established at the stud at a fee of 400 guineas, had been taken over by Mr A. R. Cox, Mr Joel made an offer of £lOO,OOO for the horse, but Mr Cox held out for £120,000, and the deal fell through. Mr Joel paid

£40,000 for Prince Palatine, and the day after Solarlo had won the Coronation Cup, instructed an agent to offer £75,000 for the colt, but Solarlo was not then for sale at any price. Some years later he was put up for auction, and Mr Joel ,was a member of Lord Glanely’s syndicate that paid 47,000 guineas for him. Although he had won the Derby earlier with Sunstar, Mr Joel probably derived most pleasure out of the Derby win of Humorist, for he bred Humorist from his great mare, Jest. The colt suffered a bleeding attack, and less than a week after his triumph he was found dead in his box. Charles Morton, who trained most of Mr Joel’s other big winners, revealed in his book that Mr Joel gave him £5OOO for winning the Derby with Humorist and gave Steve Donoghue, who rode the colt, £2OOO. The stake that year was only £6450. Jest, was a sister to Absurd and the dam of Chief Ruler. Glass Doll is the ancestress of Cymene, dam of Cylinder.