RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12784, 30 October 1919, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING.

(Bat ‘' ARGUS. 11 ) 1 ■ >;■:, ( i OctebM 30, 31—Poverty Bay Turf Clttb. _ ( KoteriW ' I—Taratahi-Cartorton Hieing . : Cfcb. November 8, 12—Auckland Racing Club. . : November 8, 10, 12. 15— Canterbury Jockey Citab. ' ’ 1 Nowmaber 11, 13,_ll—New Zealand MetropoUtan Trotting Club'. 1 November Ib,:?!!}—Otehuhu Trotting Crab. November 19—Ashhurst • Pohangim Racing Club. ] November 20, 21—South Canterbury Jockey , Club. 1 November 26, 27—’Win,ton Jockey Club. _ i November. 28, 2J—Forbury Park . Trotting 1 Club. _ i November 29, December I—Peilding Jockey 1 Club. ' N ; ■ NOMINATIONS. October 31—Auckland Racing Club. i October 31 —Feilding Jockey Club. . October 31—Otaliuhii Trotting Club. 1 November 3—Forbury Park' Trotting Club. _ November 11 —South Canterbury Jockey Club. November 15—Metbven Racing Club. ( November 26—New. Brighton Trotting Club. j HANDICAPS. | October 81— - Canterbury Jockey Club, ] November 4 —Otahuhn Trotting Club, November 4— Asbhurat - Pobangina Racing , . Club. 1 ! . November 13-—Forbury Park Trotting Club. ' N6 verifier 11—South Canterbury Jockey Club. | 4 —-—— The conditions were pleasant when i a start was made irith - training opera- ' tiohs at Riocartbn .this morning. Tho 1 air was a trifle cold, hut'there was an 1 absence of wind.- . Very few of the < trainers availed rtherri selves of the op- i portunity for galloping on the outside i of the course proper,, practically all the Work being 1 done bn the plough. It had been watered overnight, and as a re- i sub it was very dead for the early ( workers. During the breakfast inter- i val a strong east wind sprang up, which i dried the plough, but as it had to lie ■tfaoed by horses at ; the end of their '! tasks down' the straight the conditions ] were about equal, from, a time point cl i view, to, those ruling before breakfast. J Miss Mimic opened by covering a. mile, in linin' U i-Sseo, a ] Useful performance, as she maifitained \ a Sound pace' all the way and finished well. ' St Winnow sprinted five furlongs in 1 Imin 4 3-sspc, while Brackenfield occu- ‘ pied Imin; 17 3-ssec over sis furlongs. Heathercote and Royal Stag were ( companions over a. mile and a quarter. .- They kept , together for about a mile, J when Heathercbtc graduallv drew * away, finishing up, with an advantage * of several lengths..-The Cup candidate < occupied 2min 13 2-Ssec over the full £ journey, a satisfactory effort. c Gambcbck beat Oaverock over half 1 a. mile in 51 3-Ssec. while Tremena ran 1 six furlongs in Imm 21 2-ss6c. ; • ■ Flight Commander 1 jumped off at the mile and a quarter 1 mark, but at the-end of half a mile i F light Commander'was pulled off, Tor- i dis place. They finished i together, the full- journey taking 2mm i 12sec, with Gay Lad goinrr particularly 1 well, and the pair ran on for two more t rurlonp before being pulled up. It \ of Gay W performance 0D the Part i , Macduff and Nightraider covered six , furlongs in Imin ]7 3-ssec, finishing , together, while lank Up, assisted bv i Onlooker over the last part, occupied imin oosec over seven furlongs.' | Mustard Pot and Amythus sprinted 1 five furlongs m Imin 6sec, both going 1 oh strongly at the finish. 1 • ; f Bon gpec jumped off at the five fur- 1 long; mark ana at the end of a furlong * was joined by Subterfuge, who Went 1 with him for a bit. Bon Spec finished well clear of his mate, occupying Imin 4.sec over; his-task;- which was only a fair effort, as be seemed to be doin" s ■ ins best atfith©. end. • ° < v ■a- mile in \ s]osec, while the two-year-olds Stralitza, J Mautua and Smoke finished in that ] order after running three furlongs in ] 36 4-Ssec. ( La Paix rattled down from the three ] furlong mark by herself, while Winter Wind, by Onslaught oVer the Ja|t. three, ran four furlongs in 49 4*oßoo* j Wamlancer covered six furlongs in Imin Z2sec but he , is, a lazy worker, • especially when sent but by himself. Kilmoonl j umpedoff at the mile and a quarter post, and completed the journey in 2mm 13 4-ssec. He went at a sound pace throughout and finished well, his performance being an attractive one. v * Kilbrogan showed much better track, form than usual by beating Catalini oyer five furlongs in Imin 3 4-ssec, Star- 1 like and Amaranth taking Imin 6sec over the same ground. 1 Achillcdes covered six furlongs in * Imin 20 4-ssec, Sundance following over < a furlong further in Imin 33 2-ssec ■ —; ■ i Punka was restricted to useful work 1 cv«f a circuit, moving freely. “ ] Mandrake rah five furlongs in Imin osec, and Immense occupied 52 4-Spec : over half a mile. j Warfprm beat Grim; John over six , furlongs in Imin 19 4-ssec,' while Hiero , sprinted half a mile in ,50 4-ssec. ■ ■ . After breakfast Eleus ami Almoner 1 were given steady pacing-over a couple ■ of circuits. : Moorabbe and Fabisco were to have i gone a. mile together on the course proper, but, Moorabble broke away and could not, be- stopped. Fabisco ran ; down from the half-niile mark in-52seo. The two-year-old Fabrinade, from the same stable, occupied 56sec over the same ground. - Charley gave Trickery a start and beat him'-over five furlongs'in Imin' 4b6c, while Sans Souci sprinted half a mile up the back in 50 l-ssec. Counterscarp registered an attractive I performance by covering six furlongs ; in Train 16sec, while. StratligLaes and Counteretroke ran five fui'lougs in Imin ] 4 4Ussec, finishing together.- , Sunny Corner was going better than i Kilaßa at the end of half, a mile, which 1 occupied'sosec, and Cerbchs moved in I smart style while, running five furlongs j alone in Imin 3 l-ssec. ' . R. J. Mason’s horses were all on'the i course but they. had an easy morning. • Gloaming, looking in great -health, was ] led on a hack. ‘ ‘ j The. North Island trainers, who at- 1 rived on the previous dky were out ’ with their charges, but they were not 1 worked, most of them being restricted 1 to walking eserciso iri the . middle. \ Theetius, who wee narrowly defeated ! by Onslaught in the Flying Handicap ' at Rangiara on Monday, has arrived at Riocarton.'-and will remain there till ' after the'; Canterbury Jbckey Club's ! meeting. W4ridve ; is enjoying a spell in the ; paddbek. The sister, to warstep was 1 trip to ‘Wjngaifii jhis month, and as ■ : there seemed little chahce of havin|’ i her- at her hest for -the approaching i meeting '. at_ ’ llicoarton, l it has been decided to give her a spell. I .' v This morning 3 s rferry steamer from j /'-.-Wellington brought the following \ M lorth .Island * trainers, with horses’ i

claiming: engagements at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting:—J. T. Jdmieson, with Affectation, Murihiku, Torfreda, Rose Wreath and Strategy; J. H* Jefferd, with Yagabond. Huhk bvg aad Gasbag; J. Y. M’Cracken, with Arch Salute, h'irst Saluty.- and Grastts; and M. Hurley, with Demos. Bonnie Heather has won three races this season,'woth £355 in stakes, and has earned a 7.1b penalty for the New Zealand Cup, bringing his weight up to 7st. North Island reports state that Nobleman was solidly backed recently for the New Zealand Oup. He shaped moderately at Trentham, but the. longer journey at Riocarton may be in his favour. It is reported that an offer of IOOOgs was recently refused for the two-year-old Gasbag, by Demosthenes—Lady Celia, a stable companion of the unbeaten colt Humbug. It bas been decided by the committees of the Canterbury Jockey Club and the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club that all soldiers who have returned to Sew Zealand since the Grand National meeting concluded on August 16, 1919, or war pensioners, will be eligible for free admission to the Carnival Week races, and these men will need to apply to the Citizens’ Defence Chips for tickets. The team of Messrs Stead and Richmond in Australia is getting plenty of variety in the way of riders. Already B, Deeley, H. Robinson, D. O’Connor, W. Foulsham, F. Dempsey and C. Bardenu have ridden for the stable, and J. Killorn had the mount on Surveyor in the Caulfield Cup last Saturday. After the Craven Plate, which Gloaming won easily, Mr D. TJ. Seaton, owner of Wolaroi, stated that he had no excuses to offer, as the best horse had won. He contended, however, that , Australian racing rules should make no allowance to geldings in the weight-for-.age scale. A pull of 3lb would always help Gloaming in trials of speed with rivals. It is stated that Mr G- D. Greenwood had a commission in the market at the Sydney yearling sales last Easter to purchase CoOl Light, who ran away with the Breeders’ Plate at the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting, but the commissioner did not like Hie colt and did not bid for him. Training methods have greatly changed during recent years, and long distance’ gallops arc quite out of vogueAt one time, when a, horse had to run in a, two miles race he had to gallop at that distance in private; but now, anything further than a mile and a quarter spin is unusual in a horse’s preparation, no matter how great the distance of trip race in which it has to compete. Sometimes they tackle a mile and a half, but most trainers now hold Lint long gallops dp more harm than good, and act accordingly. It is hot only at this end, but in England also, that ideas have ■ changed, which caused a contributor to the London “Sportsman ’ to write as follows recently, when discussing Haki’s win in the Goodwood Place, two miles and three furlongk: “Jt used to be the custom with old-time trainers to train their horses for longdistance races with; such severity that they appeared on the racecourse' with: their ribs the most prominent part about them, and their frames looking like a bag of bones'. It is altogether: different nowadays, the present school of trainers, realising that excessive lightness means weakness, arid that so long ari a horse is clean inside, with no fat and no waste tissue, the bigger and more muscular' he is the more he is iiu a condition to do himself justice. If a horse is a stayer by nature he will stay, provided he is fit, and, if ho j«| not, galloping two miles every day will not make him one. A striking example of the new method was afforded while the horses about to take part in tlhci Goodwood Plate were walking round the paddock, every one of the eleven starters looking heavier than he has ever been before, yet each was aslhard as hails, and fit to run for the Good-1 wood estate. ■ The favourite was trie Buckwheat horse Limpsfield- He ran well, but was beaten into third place, the winner being the top weight Haki (9st), who only , got home a head in advance of Golden Melody, a hurdler. Haki is .rising eight, and it is unusual for stallions of that age to bo competitors for important races in England. TROTTING. OWNERS’ AND BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION. . ANNUAL MEETING. The annual mooting of the Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association was held in the Caledonian Society’s rooms last evening. The president (Mr B. J. Munxo) occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of ■members. The annual report stated that the finances of the association were in a sound condition, and. there was a' credit of £lB 15s 6d, after some extraordinary liabilities had been liquid, ated. The subscription account was easily a f®dord, and the membership had increased by fifty-nine, the roll number now standing at 160. Following the usual practice, the association had arranged with the Railway Department for special horse trains for race meetings, and had received l every courtesy Ip only one instance was a slight loss made, but this had ibeen. met by a levy on those using the train. With a view- to helping to solye the • much vexed - starting question, the committee had decided to take j, vote from all Canterbury and North Otago horsemen, and the majority of the replies had- favoured ■J 6 ‘seconds ” style, the voting being 52 to i A .deputation consisting of the presid«it and the secretary bad waited upon the New Zealand Trotting Conference at its annual general meeting in Wellington to place the association’s views before that body. The deputation had been well received by the govemng body which had decided to make no alteration. The committee placed on record its regret at the death of Mr J. Brankin, a member of the association for many and °" e whose high integrity as a throughout the Dominion 0I * report and }ko -president said that some be l aado tie great minion v tb ? B P«i throughout the DoS? it y € , vel ? where clubs were findfnr rt. Deces ? ar ? to .increase their grounds n eS anfr n £i-t t{ “ danCe at ‘cotting rZt snfed now V dltl v’ ? to tho increased iWsarv to h?WB by hor “ 8 ' ik kad become necessary to improve and ‘enlarge many of St 8 -- Ik was recognised through: out the Dominion ibat Canterbury wis the loading proyince in the light harass Iport! district hi? P M,b f r 61 Clubs ™taide fte omtnot had to rely on visits from local *koir meetings successful, that ? n ’r was worthy of remark oF clubs holding trotting meetings raced on grass tracks, while curb * berS ’ Bra6 no grass .track available for. training purposes in Christchurch This was a matter that-.might ■well'receive the attention of local clubs, especially as ° ln i b9 bcre raced on tho grass. During the past season some highwitnessed and Mr M nnro said he E>T a ti& & S&SSLS** &^V Tb 3?° bad witnessed the N ew Zealand Sapling W by ' th9 Ashburton & ting Club, would agree that the future sue*CCnn. T3,ces was assured. :t ■: and k^cc-akiyt wore adopted. ■ /Die of dfficere resulted as fbll°w«'“^resident,.'Mr E..,T. Mumo fo!el£l $°?«? c - Knight, l W. % Bm, _ W. H, Young E ? . L. Barnes, J. U. S. Holm**; M. o*Bri«n, G. •S, Jatnfts,' W, J; Moir, i‘ E, G Tir Ani^-irvU W. R.’ Mitchell 4ndG, Duncan; committee Messrs ?’ si L - Price* G l . W.. J* Alp©, B. Franks F Holmes, TV Hickinhotham, B. Jardeh’ arid W. Warren; treasurer; Ifo W, S. Mitchell; secretary,, Mr GeorgeS; Simpsbii. ■ ’ received, from Mr G> Witty. ~s taky ?S.■ ikai he had communicated with-the : Minister of Railways regarding a retrint to _ the , pre-war rates for carrying horses, and that-Mr Massey had replied that' ‘ke matter would receive’ consideration and a reply forwarded as soon as possible.