ON AND OFF THE TRACK

Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22063, 9 September 1941, Page 7

ON AND OFF THE TRACK

A Budget Of News And Views fixtures Racing Sept. 13—Ashbtu-ton R.C. Sept, 13—Carterton R.C. Sept. 13, 15—Avondale J.C. Sept. 20—Marton J.C. Sept. 20, 22—Poverty Bay R.C. Sept. 25, 27—Geraldine R.C. Sept. 27—Foxton R.C. Sept. 27, 29—Ohinemurl J.C.

Trotting Sept. 18, 20—Wellington T.C.

The Dunedin Jockey Club considered the question of including steeplechases in its spring programme, but as sufficient support did not seem assured, the idea was dropped.

The ten-year-old hurdler Whareihanea has been nominated for flat races at Avondale and also for the New Zealand Cup. He has not won a flat race and is not a topliner among the Jumpers.

The 3600-guineas yearling Beau Son got much closer to Yaraila in the Canterbury Guineas over nine furlongs than he did in. the Hobartville Stakes over seven, but both were beaten unexpectedly by Chatham’s Choice, an outsider with no form.

When B. H. Morris won the Seafleld Handicap on Halley, he registered his first outright success as a trainer, although previously he had a deadheat to his credit. Halley had been runner-up three times in four starts prior to his win.

Horses for courses—Gladynev has won three times in successive starts at Awapuni. He succeeded in the Manawatu Winter Cup, in the Te Horo Handicap at th* Hunt meeting, and in the Marangal Handicap at the Wanganui fixture.

It has been reported that Alec Taylor, with Gainsborough and My Dear, was the only other trainer who has landed the Derby and the Oaks double, as Fred Darling did in June. The records show that Chevallier Ginistrelll won both races with Signorinetta in 1908. The honour was all the greater in that he owned and trained Signorinetta.

Chatham’s Choice, who was responsible for an upset in the Canterbury Guineas, is by Chatham from Spanish Victory. Chatham was one of Australia’s greatest handicap milers of modern times. He won the Epsom Handicap with 8.13 and 9.10, and the Doncaster with 104, and was twice successful In the Craven Plate <ll miles).

Mr G. J. Barton won another good race on Saturday when All Veil captured the sprint event at Flemington. AU Veil is by the New Zealand-bred sire Veilmond, and was purchased at a moderate cost at the Randwick sales. Cloudy Bay, bought at Trentham finished second in his race. He had been successful in his three previous starts.

Rakanui, who won at the Wanganui meeting, is booked to race in the Avondale Cup. Rakanui showed ability to negotiate a middle distance when he ran away with the Hawke’s Bay Cup last season, and although his form slumped later, he has been galloping in great style on the Hastings tracks.

The Wanganui trainer W. H. Dwyer has left for Australia, to meet Algerian at Melbourne. The horse is travelling with Mr F. C. Christie’s lot in charge of H. Griffiths, but owing to delay in shipment Algerian will not have much time between arrival and the A.J.C. meeting. If he has had a bad trip the Sydney meeting may be missed, although he is better treated there than in Melbourne.

Kraal met with little hurt when the float in which she was travelling became a medley of horse-flesh on the road to New Plymouth. She is now working as well as ever before. Another galloping attractively at Takaninl is The Dozer, who is expected to revert to flat racing for the spring and summer. He stiU has abundance of pace, and can produce it at tfie end of a journey.

The Greymouth Trotting Club was formed in 1890, and the first annual meeting of the club was held on May 24, of that year, the Queen’s Birthday. At the opening meeting an extraordinary performance was put up Christchurch mare. Semolina, who won all five events on the card. The total stakes were £lO9, and the gross gate takings amounted to £32/11/-.

Consideration is being given to the question of providing a new Judge’s box for the main track at Washdyke, and the matter is to be discussed at a committee meeting on the ground. The present box was at one time the most up-to-date' in the Dominion—it was the first in which an ovrehead wire was used as the finishing line, and to be placed back from the railing—but with the progress of time it is approaching obsolescence.

After Kindergarten’s defeated in the Warwick Stakes, H. N. Wiggins told an Interviewer: “You’ve just got to get it out of your minds that Kindergarten is a super horse,” he said. “I’ve heard him described as a better horse than Gloaming or Limerick. But it’s blasphemy to- mention him in the same breach as Gloaming.” Referring to the race the jocky said: “ ‘Kindy’ went smoothly until High Caste moved past him and gave him a clout. Compared to an elephant like High Caste, Kindergarten is just a weedy little runt. He must have thought the Town Hall clock had fallen on him. He was knocked off his balance, but I am not using this as an excuse for being beaten. The run was there if he had been good enough, but he wasn’t. There have been stupid stories that other jockeys ‘ganged’ up on me to show me up and leave the Kindergarten ride vacant. Some ‘bob’ better on the ‘outer’ must have started that talk. I am going to ride Kindergarten In ail his races here. If I thought for one moment that another boy could do better I would be the first to step down. But I don’t think anyone else could extract more out of him. If they ran Saturday’s race over 10 times, High Caste would beat Kindergarten every time. What will happen when the distances get longer I cannot say, but ‘Kindy’s’ a proved stayer. Saturday’s race took the glamour and boom off him. He now takes his rightful place as a good horse amongst good horses. But don’t write him off as a total failure. He is going to win races this trip. Of that lam positive.”