RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12647, 3 June 1919, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING.

(By " ARGUS.") FUTURES. Juno A—AucV'-uid Ttacing Club. , .Imiß 4—Otaki Maori Racing Club. Juno 5, 7 Dtmtoin Jockey Club. Jun« 12—Ashburton Trofims Club. Jim# It—Ofsgo Bunt. June 6 Horowhetma Racing Club. Juno 13, 1-I—Gisborne Racial; Club. Juno 13—Poverty Bay Hunt. June 20, 2t—Napier Park Racinr Club. June 2(, 18—Hawke’a Any Jockey Club, June 28—Poverty Bay Trotliiiß Club. July S—Waikato Hunt .Tu y 8, 10, 12—Wollincrtcin Racing Club. Jny 17—Wairaate Hunt July 2(j-Christ,church Hunt. August 13, H, 16— Canterbury Jockey Club, NOMINATIONS. Jium A—Australian cla-aaics (yearlings). Juno .3—Australian spring handicaps. Juoa B—Poverty Bay Trotting Club. June 13—Canterbury Jockey Club classic*. June 13—Dunedin Joceky Olid) classic*. June 13—Hawke’s Ray Jockey Club. Juno 13—Waikato Hunt. June 20—Wellington Racing Club. Juno 23—Waimato Hunt. June 27—Canterbury Jockey Club. July 11—Christchurch Hunt. June 25—Canterbury Jockey Club. HANDICAPS. June 4 Ashburton Trotting Club. •Tunc D—Napier Park Racing Club. June I.3—Poverty Bay Trotting Club. Juno 12—Waikato limit. Juno 23 Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. June .30—Wellington Racing Club. Juno SO—Waimato Hunt July ,18—Canterbury Jockey Club. July 18—Christchurch Hunt. August I—Canterbury Jockey Club. ACCEPTANCES. Juno 7—Ashburton Trotting Club. June 7—Poverty Bay Hunt. June 13—Napier Pack Racing Club. June 28—Poverty Bay Trotting Club. .June 23 —Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. June 27—Waikato' Hunt. ‘ July 3—Wellington Racing Club. July 7—Waimato Hunt. July 23 —Christchurch Hunt. July 35—^Canterbury Jockey Club. August 8— Canterbury Jockey Club. There was no work of interest on. the Riccarton tracks tins morning. "With four, horses’absent at Ellorslio and over a' dozen at Wingatui, thoro a.ro not many left in local stables who are wanted for early engagements. • R..J. Mason has broken in a- couple of yearlings, both of whom were bred at Mr G. D. Greenwood’s stud in North Canterbury. One of them is a colt by Siitala, from Lady Wayward IT., the dam of Eraperador, and tho other is a filly by Sutala, from Conceit, by Boniform. from Lady Wayward 11. For sumo reason, neither of these youngsters finds a place in tho New Zealand Stud Book, though both of them arp quite eligible for admission. Hie clearing sale of Mr H. Friqdlandcr's horses will take place at Wingai'li to-morrow. Beltane is shaping well aa a hurdle nicer' in Victoria. At Epsom last month hi' carried lOst 131b, and was beaten, by half a length by Campaniform (Pendil - Campanula) in the good time of 3min msec for two miles. The one yearling bought in MeL bourne and the two in ISydney, on behalf of Mr G. D. Greenwood, have been given to J. Burton to train at Bandwick. They are: Varco—Fpraway (dam of Hick, Meagher) colt, 3ooga; Cooltrira —Quietest' filly, 200gs; and Tlio "Welkin —Carissima filly, 4B0g«. Nominations are due to-da,v for tho principal Australian spring handicaps, while - yearling''nominations will close at the same tinio for future classic events in all the Australian States. New Zealand nominations cm-, be made with the Canterbury Jockey Club. The following have been elected officers of the Ashburton County Lacing Club Committee, Messrs D. H. Acland. R. I?. Forsyth, E. R. Newton, E. IT. Nicoll and H. F. Nicoll; stewards. Messrs G. H. Buchanan. T. BlackIcy, IV. B. Denshire, J. Grigg, E. F. J. Grigg, 0. G. C. Harper; J. Ti. Hart, D. M. Montgomery. F, Bonniiigton. H. F. Nicoll, E. H. Nicoll, E. Roberts and T. E. Upton., - Alteration, who won the Cornwall Handicap, the principal flat eveiit at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday, is a. five-year-old gelding by Elevation from Eduam. bv San Fran— Maude,.by St Leger—Hilda, by Musket—Ouidn. Ho is, therefore, a, halfbrother to Labour Day. a good class racing mare,'-while be comes Horn one of the most successful of the old New Zealand lines, a family which has provided New Zealand and Australia with Cup muT classic, winners. Alteration carries the colours of the. Taranaki owner-trainer. ,T. George. He. won one race as a three-year-old and one last season, while his record for this season, prior to Saturday, was made up of one win, two seconds and two thirds. Them was nothing of special merit in his recent form, hut the fact of having H. Gray as his rider caused the Taranaki representative to receive very heavy support, nob only on the cousc, hut all over the Dominion, Tn the betting awav from the course, in fact the practically monopolised the attention of backers. In Franc© at latest owners and trainers vwere again preparing for racing under _old conditions, but there were only 570 racehorses stabled at Chantilly in March last against 2900 before tho war. The stewards of the. American Jcckcy Club recently refused a license to John Lotius, who, by many qualified to give an opinion, is regarded as that conntry’s moat capable horseman- Tho Jockey Club stewards declined to give any reason for their action. Irish owners are after an increase of addbd money. At a recent meeting of the Irish Horsebrceders, Owners’ and Trainers’ Association a resolution was passed that in future added money equal to 60 per cent of owners’ contributions should be given by the Turf Club and race executives to all Produce Stakes aud Foal Slakes in Ireland. ■ The Maryland Jockey Club (Baltimore) has this year barred geldings from its big three-year-old race, the Preakness, of £5000; and, in order to keep out the poorer class of horses the cost of starting is £IOO. There are allowances up to 121b, and while the maximum carried by colts will he Bst 131b ; the minimum will be Sst. Fillies receive a 51h allowance. The Riverton Racing Club is at last in a position to make- a start on its long-contemplated scheme of improvements, which, by the way, embraces the expenditure of between £BOOO and £IO,OOO, writes ‘'Sir Modred” in tho “Southland Times.” "Want of room has hitherto prevented the proposal being p"t into effect, but the club has now been able to purchase the property adjoining the course, and extending to the 0 tail tan road, from Air Davis. Tho area concerned contains between 90 and-100 acres- It is tho intention of the committee to keep what land is. required for racing purposes and to cut up the remainder into small holdings. as a demand exists at present for this class of propertv. ’flip land is highly cultivated and in good heart and will easily sell. It is proposed to put the first portion of the improvement scheme, that of the erection of a grandstand, into execution this year. With but one meeting a. year to draw upon, it, will only be possible to build to much at a time, but il another permit wore available the club would bp in a. position lo la.uncb put on the whole scheme. Air Arthur Onslow VTutiirglon, for mam- years ver-rotarv of (he South Australian .li.H-key (‘lull. , 1;, 1 1 111 Glcneig n tort week-- ago. lip I,n■ 1 been In in-

different health for some time. J\fr Wbituigtou did much to improve the status of the Turf in South Australia. The excellent jmil.imi in which the South Australian Jockey (Jiuli finds itself to-day wan largely duo to hi;i organising fiowers and to his thoroughness. Ho took over the reins of control when racing was at a. particularly low ebb, and worked very hard with the. object of placing his dub in such'a, position that, it might one day possess the freehold of its course at Alorphottrille. Mo attained his ambition a few yoar.s ago. In the seventies he was nmployi>d as confidential clerk to Messrs S. Barnard and Co. At that time" Mr Barnard was secretary of the South Australian Jockey Club. A few yours afterwards the Totalisator Act was repealed, and that was the end of the old South Australian Jockey Club. When the dub was revived in'lß9o Mr Whitingtou was appointed secretary, and he had hold the office since. ' ’

Considerable interest is being taken in this years contest lor the English Her by, to be decided at Epsom to-mor-row, Lis it is expected to provide the l.isi. meeting ol tiio successful performers The Bant her and Stelau the Great. Burly this mouth The Panther won the .nvo Thousand Guineas, in which event Stefan the Great was not a, competitor. Jhe horses The. Panther ddoatod included: Buchan' (filmstar—fiamonse), winner of the July Stakes and Chesterfield Stakes as a two-year-old, and Dominion (i’olymclns—Osyena), who was also successful in two events last season. Tiie Panther started only three tunes as a two-year-old, and was beaten into second place on ■ bis first appearance. Ho, however, won his other two engagements bribe Autumn Stakes and Bari low TAM), Plate. Stefan the Groat started twice as a two-yoar-old, and went through without defeat. He ran in the Triennial Stakes and Middle Park Plate. ITio Panther was bred by Colonel Hall Walker at the National Stud, aud was the highest-priced yearling of the season. Sir A. Walker paying 3600 guineas for him. At the end of last season the colt was sent into fho sale ring with a reserve of 40,000. guineas, hut he, failed to fetch that figure. Since, his victory in tho Two I houaairj Guineas The Another will. probably go out favourite for the Derby. The Panther was the first winner Fra eery sired in England, and he so far has proved the best. Tracery (Bocksancl—Topiary? was bred at Lex-, ingtou, in America, by Air August Belmont, but did_ bis racing in England. Ibe first race in which be started was the Derby, in which be was third to' T agalie and Jaegar. He was not again beaten as,a tliroe-yenr-dld. and turned the tables on Tagalie in the St Roger. His sire, Hocksand, also won the Derbv The Panther is also well connected on tile female side of his pedigree. His grand dam, Plaisantorie, won the Cambridgeshire and Cesarewitcb, and produced Childwiefc (sire of Kenilworth), who won the last-named event. Plaisanterie also produced The Wag (sire-of Kilbroney). Stefan the Great, too, boasts ’an aristocratic pedigree. He. was bred by bis owners, Messrs Clark and Robinson, the successful AngloColonial sportsmen. He goes hack to a long line of greys on his sire’s side. Bv The Telrarch (unbeaten), by Ttoi Heretic, by Lo Samaritan. On his dmlTs side come English critics consider that.Stefan the Great is hotter bred than Tlie Panther. His dam, Perfect reach, is bv Persimmon from Fascination. by RovaT Hampton—jCharm, bv St Simon—Tact. ENGLISH SALES. By Tfllfrrj.pt—Pr<H« Af»ooi«fiori—CGp.rrigtt. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, May 21. The thoroughbred Knight of the Air was sold at Newmarket for 4100gs,