RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12760, 2 October 1919, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING.

CBy "ARGUS.")

FIXTURES October 4—Napier Park Racing Ctttb. October 4 6, 8, 11—Australian Jockey CTnfc-. October S —Horosrhenua Racing Club. October B—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. October 10, 11—Dunedin Jockev Cltib. October 16, 17—Ashbnrton County Racing Club. October Ifi, IS—Masterton Racine Clnb. October 18, '22— Auckland Trotting' Club. October 25, 27—Wellington Racinsr Club. October 25, 27—Greyraoutk Trotting Club. October 77—Waipatfa Racing Club. October 27—North Canterbury and Oxford Jockev Club. October 27—Oamaru TTottiiiE Club. October 07—Waverlov "Waitotara Racing Clnb. October 30, Sl—Porertv Bay Tnrf Clnb. November . I—Taiatahi-Cartertan Racing Clnb. November 8. 12—Auckland Raring Crab. November S, 10, 10. 15— Canterbury Jockey Club. November 11. 13. 14—Mew Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. NOMINATIONS. October 1— Greymontb Trotting Cltrb. October 3—Waipawa Racing Club. October 3—Auckland B-Rciriß Chib. October 3—Auckland Trotting Club. October 10—Canterbury Jockey Club. October 10—North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club. October io— Taralahi Carterton Racing Club. October 10—Oamaru Trotting Club. October 10—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 17—Auckland Racing Club. October 22—Metropolitan Trottin? Crab. October 21—Canterburv Jockey Club. October 31—Auckland 'Racine Club. HANDICAPS. October 4—Masterton Racin" ClnK October 6 Hawke's Bav Joc£ev Crob. October 10—Waipawa Racing Club. October 10—Wellington Racing Club. October 13—Auckland Eac'rojr Club. October 14—North Canterburv and Oxford Jockey Club. October 14—Greymouth Trotting Club. October 16—Oamaru Trotting Club. October 17—Poverty Bav Turf Club. October 17—Canterburr"Jockev Club. October 20—Taratahi Carterton Radii? Club. October 22—Metropolitan Trottine Club. October 28—Auckland Racine Club. October 51—Canterbury Jockey Club. .ACCEPTANCES. October 2—Horo-whenua Racinsr Club. October 13—Dunedin Jockev Club. October* 7—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. October 10—Auckland Trotting Clnb. October 10—Masterton Raring Club. October 17—Wellington Racing Club. October 17—Auckland Racier; Clnb. October 17—Waverley-Waitotaxa Racing Chib. October 17—Waipawa Racing; Crab. October 20—Greyrnoatb. Trottinsr Club. October 21—Oamaru Trotting Club. October 21—North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club October 21—Canterburv Jockey Club. October 24—Taratahj Carterton Racing Club, October 25—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 31—Auckland Racing Club. November s—Canterbury Jockey Club. November 5 Metropolitan Trotting dub. A start will bo made on Saturday with the spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club. As this is the special, event which attracted many of the New Zealand horses to the Commonwealth, the results should be of special interest at this end. Gloaming has demonstrated that he is in form, so ho will have to be reckoned with in the Spring Stakes, in which he will meet some of the best of the Australian horses at wcight-for-age, over a mile and a half. Uolden Bubble and Rossini do not read quite up to Derby form, and Karo is set a hard task in the Epsom Handicap. Judging from the big nomination list for the Wellington Racing Club's meeting, there should be plenty of candidates for spring two-year-old events this season. Riccarton stables, however, will have fewer representatives than usal in this department. In the House of Representatives last week Mr G. V. Pearce, member fir Patea, gave notice to ask the Minister of Internal Affairs "whether he will act uuder section 5 of the Gaming 'Act, 1910, and allocate the racing days fairly between the different districts in tie North Island, and not adopt i the unfair recommendation of the Racing Conference, which has recommended twenty-four days in the Hawke's Bay with a population of 54~267 persons, and eleven days and a half to the Taranaki province, with a population of 55,966 persons." Reports from Melbourne state that Hymestra is shaping well in sprints on the Caulfield tracks. Over fonr hundred bookmakers have been licensed to bet at the Sydney meetings during the present season. Cheronia, one of the winners at CKaki, is a sister to Informal, who won the Avondale Stakes of 1917. They were got by Demosthenes from Formality, by Gold Beef Formula, the sister to Multiform. Cheronia won the Juvenile Handicap run at th© Masterton autumn meeting. Affectation, the winner of the Wanganui Guineas, was got by Kilbroney from Simper, an imported mare by Symington from Chelys, by Sir Viste— Chclandry, by Goldfinch. " Simper was bought by Mr W. T. Hazlett at 1100 guineas, with a sister to Affectation at foot, when sold at the sale of tho late Mr R, S. Morrison's stud. Naturally the Southla-ndi sportsman would he very pleased to see Affectation win the Wanganui Guineas. Affectation is apparently one of tho best stayers among our young three-year-olds, and hence is a. Cup and Derby possibility. Affectation won three times out of twelve starts as a two-year-old, and was also placed in three other starts. Warplane beat him in the North Island Challenge Stakes, but was in receipt of 14lb when they met on that occasion. A week later they met again, in the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes, when Warplane, in receipt of 41b, was first, while Affectation was unplaced. In the latest exchanges from Australia Gay Lad figures as an acceptor | in the Australian Jockey Club's Epsom j and Metropolitan Handicaps. At this stage there is no possibilitv of the English colt .going over to fulfil the engagements. a/*" JJF o *"©, wa ° formerly trained for Mr Harvey Patterson at Riocarton, and who has latterly been riding over fences in Australia, has again "taken out a trainer's license in Melbourne.. An effort is being made to revive the glories of the Morphettville stud in South Australia, where tho late Sir Thomas Elder bred some good winners The imported horses, Cyklon, Eyeglass and Leucops are three stallions now connected with the stud. The crack English rider, 0. Madden, has abandoned the saddle, and has set up at Newmarket as a trainer. The Wellington Chp winner, Bunting, is again in work at Randwick after being treated to a lengthy spell. WTien the last mail to hand left England the Australian rider, R. Carslake, had compiled the splendid average of- riding fifty-two winners out of 100 mounts. S. Donoghue was top of the list with seventy-nine winners out of 289 mounts. It *as announced at the time of tho Messrs Tye Bros.' sale in Melbourne that thev were: retiring from racing. At a Caulfield meeting held lon September 6 the imported horse ■ Amanus ran in their nomination, and I won the Doona Trial, and beat a big field. Amanus .is trained by C. T. Godby, ahd from that it appears as if the connection between the Messrs Ty a Bros, ond L. Robertson has been severed. The defunct horse Land of Song seems to bare left some smart gallopers behind him in Australia, as three of his stock—WelsTi Singer, Tosti and ZiraJeet—won, three out of the four trials -hj6ld over fuur furlongs at Caul-

field just before the last mail to hand I left Melbourne- The other -winning! youngster was got by Almissa. Thirtyeight youngsters took pa,rt, in ihe gallops, which took place -with colours up from a harrier start on tho course proper. When the result of the Donr.aster .St, Leger came to hand last month and I<ord Derby's filly Eeysoe was announced as the winner of that, race it seemed hk though the result would have to be accepted in the light of a surprise. London papers to hand sint« then, however, show that Keysoo ciis-! tingnished herself in the Nassau Stakes at the Goodwood meeting in August, and she stayed out the mile and threequarters attaching to that race in such a manner as to considerably strengthen her prospects of capturing the St Leger. In the House of Commons recently, Lieutenant-Colonel Meysoy Thompson asked the Prime Minister whether., in view of the fact that the French publicinvested £13,000,000 in one year on the totalisator, that the Government received 8 per cent, 4 per cent of which went hack to the racing 'clubs, 2 per cent to the hospitals, and I per cent to the encouragement of horse breeding, he! would introduce lecislation with a view to obtaining similar beneficial results in England. The answer received was to the effeet that such legislation 'sras not desirable. Herbert Jones, who won the Derby on Diamond Jubilee and Minion in the late King Edward's colours, won tho Brighton Stakes on his Majestv King George's Jutland, run during the first week in August. A sceno of wild enthusiasm greeted the win by the Royal colours. Exception was taken at the annual meeting of the Napier Park Racing Olub to the proposal that all jockeys and trainers be licensed by the Racing Conference. If was considered that metropolitan centres wore quite as ca.[>able, if not more so, of doing this work. Tbcyalso had a better opportunity oi knowing the characters of local men requiring licenses. The proposal had been made by Sir George Clifford, who threatened to retire from racing if it were not carried. Mr Beatson, who introduced the subject, said he would be very sorry to see Sir George Clifford retire, bnt he thought it was an incorrect move to make a threat. TJnder such a evstem men doinc work on a farm and occasionally a little training would not have a hope of getting a license. Mr Brown (the president) thought the mover must havo something in his mind to prompt him to make such a proposal. He had the interests of racing at heart and would not threaten to retire without gorare good reason. A resolution was carried to the effect that the meeting was of the opinion that the metropolitan clubs were competent to license jockeys and trainers, and was not in favour of Sir George Clifford's proposal- Delegates to the conference will be instructed accordingly. Elaborate arrangements have been made to provide every facility to investors who propose to operate on the totalisators at the Rand wick spring meeting, and these provide an object lesson to racing clubs in the Dominion. Additional pay-out as well as issuing windows have been provided. A system has been devised with the pnrpose of eliminating delay. The Australian Jockey Club will have two official tote stewards in each _of the three buildings, and in addition three members of the committee of the Austjralian Jockey Club will supervise the proceedings. Complete records of the transactions in each race will be issued ajid signed by tho totalisator stewards. There will be a record of the time of the opening of each issuing window, together with the closing, as well as the scheduled and actual starting time of each race- A record will also be kept of the timo of the judge's placinga are telephoned to the various tote buildings and the time of the confirmation of the weight at scale. The timo the paying windows are opened will be recorded, and also the time taken to clear the windows. Units of the investments on the placed horses will ho shown, also the total units of investments and the full investments on each race. " So," as the Australian Jockey Club'a secretary ("Mr Cropper) Jockey Club's secretary (Mr Cropper) remarked to a Sydney writer, "if any complaint is made by the public as to any inaccuracy 4 or delay, a complete reference can be made and investigated." _ A further innovation will be the opening of a special window at which tickets on the principal race of the day can bo purchased from tho time the totalisator first opens for nessACCEPTANCES. NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB. [Pkb Press Association.] NAPIER. October 1. The folJoinng acceptances have been received for the Napior Part Racing Club's meeting: GREENMEADOWS HURDLE HANDICAP, of ]"3 sovb; ono mile and a half—"Wliiro list 61b, Manwrtotara lOst 121b. Con lOst 101b, Vacuum lOst. 71b, Red Cent Ost 131b, Sipnysiaa Ost Blb, St Omar Ost 61b, Sensitive 9st 2[b, Tuticorn Sst 2lb, Mulium Dst. TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; five furlongs--Hymarty 9st, piraans S?t 121b, Gold Shine Bst 11 lb, Earlv Dawn est 9'b "Weiwata Bst 91b, Erinata Sst 9lb, Woolahri Bst 81b, Raffles Sst Sib, Merry Kate geldin" Sst 81b, Shadow Dancer Sst Sib, Makero Bst 71b, Hepta Sst 7lb, Piro Piro Sst 71b, Dunstan Sst 71b, Rush Bst 7lb, Koyal Momenta 6st 71b, Mumble Sst 71 b, Hotoke Sst 71b Paonui Sst slb, Fife and Drum Bst slb. AHURIRI HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; six fuikraga—Horiey Bee Ost 71b, Lord Miiskerry 9st 7lb, Tari Bst 13lb, Red Signal ast 13lb. Rylstone Bst 41b, Makepeace Bst 3lb, Magistrato vst 101b, Aich Saluto 7st Sib' P&totonsa 7st 71b. Guanaco 7st 7lb, Lord Astolat 7st, Miramir 6st 10lb. PARK STAKES HANDICAP, of 250 sots; one inilo and a. quarter—Ladogeur Ost Tho Speaker Sst lOib, Maioha fist 6lb, Lovematch. Sst lib, Athena 11. 7st 121b Bagdad 7st 111b VeTmition 7st 81b, Cleft 7st 7lb, Palm Oil 7st 71b, Hindi 7st 21b, Chillies 6st Olb Flash Lady 6st 71b. TASADAI/E HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 200 eovs; one mile and three-quarters— Multivo list 131b, Movement list 51b "Whiro lOst 81b, KaJiumansu lOst 51b, Maraetotara lOst lib, Tatimi 9st L2lb, Bjcrneborr Ost Olb Sir Donald Ost, Torps 9sL JUVENILE HANDICAP, of 150 soys; four fist 51b Humbug fct'sib. Cantabilo fist 21b, Wamba Sst 21b, Sunny Smile 7st 111b, Gate Pah 7st illb Ennca 7st Illb, Tropical 7st Illb, Melting Moment 7st Uib, Fortune Teller 7st lilb. COUNTY HACK HANDICAP, of 320 sovs; five furlongs—Carillon Bnl -lib, Kohu Tat 71b, Wcodlark 7st 2lb, Matafcane 7st, Bonny Heather 7st. • m. RAILWAY HANDICAP, of J6O sovs; sk furlongs—Croesus 9st Sib, Crenides S3t 81b Tigritrya Sst lib, Hctaua Sat Sib. Lionakin 7st 131b, Honey Beo 7st 7lb, Lord Musketry Tst 71b, Tressida 7st 41b, Dribble 73t. Doric 6st 91b, Voluble 6et 71b, ENGLISH RACING. NEWAtABKET MEETTNG STOPPED. By TeJegrsph—Prees Aasociatioin—Copyright Heater's Telegrams. (Received October 1, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, September 30. At the request of the Government the last three days of the Newmarket meeting have been, abandoned, involving, the Jockey Club Stakes.