RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19813, 3 December 1919, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING.

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FIXTURES. DeownW i— Metnven Racing Club. December 13, Ift—New Brighton Trotting Club. D<eemb6- 10—Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. December 10, 11—Woodville Jockey Olub. Dscember 17—Taumaninui Racing Club. ACCEPTANCES. D«c«nib«r 9—New Brighton Trotting Club. November 50—Wiuton Jookey Club. Etrember 3~\v"oodville Jockey Club. .D«c*mber B—Tftumatuaui Racing Club. The Methven Racing Club's annual fixture, which will bo held to-morrow, looks like proving very successful. The fields for all the events are large, and there should bo some very interesting sport. A special train will leave Chrislchurch nt 8 a.m., arriving at Methven at 10.35 a.m. It will return at 6.1-5 p.m., and is due in Christchureh at H.lo a.m. After the form they allowed at the South Canterbury meeting, Bombproof and Mythology are certain to be welt supported for the Mount Ha-rdinjr Welter Handicap. Warform appears to bo coming on nicely, however, aud he Should be capable of a much better effort than anything he has shown thi.; season. There is a very mixed lot in the Springfield Trial Plate. Some of those engaged do not look good racing pro?Tiectß, but Footlights. Belgian King and vice Regal nil Showed fair form m similar company at South Canterbury, and, apart from others, in the field, they should provide an. interesting contest. The Methven Cup has drawn a useful field. Burrangong has done a bit of racing lately, and he should be greatly benefited by it. His form over a journey is much better than that of any of,his opponents. Macduff showed a bit of pace in some of bis races at Ridcarton, but he has to demonstrate thai he can stay. Warlike has been Galloping well on the tracks, but he as not much public form to rpc-oni-»end him. Speed is_ well represented in the Electric Handicap, and there is not likely to be any loitering on the .journey. Moorabbe was responsible for a, smart half-mile this week, which left no doubt that she is well. Py.jama is another useful sprinter who is in form, but both of them may be troubled to keep clear of Sans Souci. It is probable that there will be some scratchings for the Viewmount Hack Handicap, as many of those engaged are .likely to run earlier in the vclay. Irish Elegance Is one of the exceptions, and against horses appearing for the second time she will bo hard to beat, though "Warform, if reserved, may he a bit too good for her. It is not easy to estimate the strength of the field for the Mount Hutt Handicap. Bon Spec is the only competito. with no earlier engagement, and the weight is not likely to stop him against opponents of this class, though be still has to prove himself against good company. The fields for the two trotting event* will probably be large. Some useful performers r>re engaged, but chief interest in these two races may come from the novice brigade, as- some well bred young horses, with excellent prospects for the future, will be .seen in action. The disappointing pacer, The "Watchman, by Lord Chancellor— Bell, is now. being trained by AV. Anderson at Forbury. Early in his career he. showed great promise, but he has sincv proved very expensive to his admirers. Nominations will close on Fridav for the meetings of the Ashhurton. Auckland and Gore Trotting Clubs. Nominations for the summer meetings of the Dunedin Jockey Club and the Westland Baciii" Club arc due ou Friday. It is probable that Sir Gcor;:c Clifford will have the, two-year-old Winter Wind, in addition to Onslaught and Macduff, racing at the Mauawatu Hating Club's meeting this month. Th« Australian-bred horse, Some Ihy, has been withdrawn from- the tpuokland Cup and Railway Handicap. "Mr "W. K. Kemhall's team lor thu Auckland Racing Club's summer meet. ing will probably consist of Snub Scornful, Rebuff, Trespass, Weldouc, Hymestra and Explorer. The Auckland Cup candidates. Red Ribbon, Battle Song, fkttle Array Punka, Tressida, Marquctour, Uncle War Star, Client, Hose Pink bnub and Dusky live, hare also beet nominated for the Mauawatu Cup. nil on the same day. Mr T. H. Lowry's well-known mart iete-a-tete, who recently foaled to l>e mosthenes, has since been in a bad way and it may be found necessary to d'e «troy her. Mr A. B. Williams was anxious tc buy the whole of Mr T. H. Lowrv'< young horses in training, but J. H Jefferd, his private trainer, had no enough accommodation at Ngatarawa Mr Williams, however, secured the' lull brother to Chimera, a colt bv Finlam —Landrail. A meeting of the Cheviot Racine & ii W ?? (1 on in the Towi fcla.ll. Mr J. Fleming, vice-president occupied the chair, and there was r large attendance. It was decided t< \? * h ® clul > » annual race meeting or Marob 13. Guarantees were, forthcom Jug for £IOOO. It was decided to mee the committee of the A. and F. Arso ciation to inspect the ground an< arrange tor alterations and improve ments. A ground committee w fls ap jxnnted and a number of new member elected. The opinion is being expressed b Dunedm that the principal event on th next programme of the Forburv p ftr ] Snm% W 7 11 -' ' haYe a skkc « iUOOO attached to it. It is reported that Mr T. H Lowr may send Desert Gold to.England, 0 n rinfc to Th Q Tetrarch, failing which\h will go to Australia, to be mated tBuckwheat.. It is understood that M l.owry would have liked Martian as mate for his favourite, but that the d* tails could not be arranged. Buck wheat, like Martian, ia by Martagor flnd he had a successful stud career ii England before he came to Australia. Vice Grand, the winner 0 f the Win ton StakeH, was suffering from a ba< oold for some considerable time durin the spring, and in consequence is not k forward in racing shape as would othei wisehave been the case. Vic© Grand i by Vice-Admiral from Fibrona., by Del Key-Redstart, by Casket-Red Rid inghood, by Lo Loup—Lass o' the HilJs The earnings oF th© Stead-ttichraon "lv .Aw*" l ''"*- totalled nearl £3oooi—Mißnt"---<a first and third] V.", 15; £i T^s'or (tv<i seobtdg, tw thirds). £720; Golden Bubble (tw Mcondt). £207 10s: Sisantf (* third) An interesting coincident* ooourr* in connection with the Forbury Par] meetiner last week, when the owners o three New Zealand Trotting Cup ■win . iiera, Mt H. F, Nicoll, Mr J. B- Thoon 6on a nd Mr W. H. Norton,,stepped infc the sani© motor-car to attend the. meet ing. Mr Thomson, who had only re turned from the front the provion

evening, owns Cathedral Chimes: Mr Norton owns Trix Pointer; and Mr Nicoll won with Durbar. The crack Australian light-weight F. Dempsey was taken bad with pneumonic influenza just before the Melbourne Cup meeting, but at latest reports wan well on the road to recovery, although his condition at oM time was very serious. Pretty, a filly by Bowman (now in Australia), won a two-year-old handicap at the Gatwick meeting in England on September 24.. At Pontefract, in England, on September 25, Sorghum, by Buckwheat (also in Australia) was successful in a two-year-old race. - In the way of added money for a two-year-old race, it is announced that America, will put every'other country into the shade next, year. The respective managements of Pilnlico. Lanrl and Havre de Grace, the three principal track." in the State of Maryland, have agreed to put tip 112.(100-£4000 each --for a race to be called the Maryland j Futurity, and it will he run at a mile. Tt. U to ho an annual affair, and will be | decided at each track in turn. Norn in- j 1 ation is tr» bo free, the only charge* | being a sweepstakes for starters--nrob- | ably about £2OO each. The sweepstake? j will bp. added to the prize, which, it. j« ] anticipated. will total ' 7o.0(Xk!ol j - (£15.000). The Lcxiuaton "Thorough-; bred 'Record" of September 20 said! that about the only detail left to he :tr- ; ranged was the division of the stake. I but. it was practically certain the re- , spective breeder? nf the first four horses, i . would receive a share j ■ The leading American two-year-old is • a colt called Man-o'-War, who -standi ! out from everything else of his ngo in ' America, and is generally admitted l> • be the equal, at least, of any two-vear- ' old ever seen in that country. "When, with Ost lib, he easily won the iMituritv in Imin 11 3-oscc fur six fuiioncs, it. was his eighth win in nine, and the ; only time he was beaten he was hadh ! 'eft. at the start. I'p to the middle o't i September his winnings totalled PS.IjSo i do| (about .£1(5,7.17!. He is by Fair ! Play 'Hastings-F.nirv Gold) from Ma : b'lbah. by Rock Sand, chestnut in col- j our and sixteen hands high. i The Swynford—Blue Tit yearling j colt, for whom Lord Glanoly gave I Il.oOti guineas in Enaland in "Sentem-! her. was foaled in Ireland at the Bally- j hineh Stud, Thomn.-towni County Kil- \ konin. According to an K'ngliMi ex-! change. i.ord'T.binelv was nrepared to go to 20,0!!:) guineas" for the coll. ! In Treiaiid, at the commencetnenl of j the Government cancelled all ! race meetings lor the remainder of tin- : year, this on the recommendation of i the Irish Railway Executive Committee. Tilt- ideti obtained, however, that i the step taken was due to somo-tlntu; j more than anxiety for the conservation • of coal. _ About thi! satin? tunc the railway strike was. playing havoc -with racing in England. Some meetings woiv cut out altogether, and though Flic first, day of the .Newmarket October meeting was brought off. the other two were abandoned. Adelaide racegoers were treated u, an exhibition of the, real walk-up starts at Tattersall's meeting, and things did not altogether pan out as we!! as might be wished. After a couple of races bad been run through, the club's starter. Mr Nat Campbell, was taken ill. and the stipendiary steward, called on MiArnold Ferry, an old amateur rider, to take his place at the barrier. Mr Kerry has had plenty of experience at starting horses, and was one of the applicants for the posiri.o, 0 f ptarter of the Adelaide- Racing Club >it the beginning of the season. He adopts the walk-up principle, and this was really the enu-'e. | of a certain amount of trouble which ! , was occasioned at the barrier in' some ;, of the events. Mr Ferry orders the field to line up a dozen or s.i lengths from the barrier, beckons them towards r lmn. and then raises the ropes the moment he sees them in nrnper lino, quivj reg'irdle-s of the fact as to how la* they are aw;iy from the barrier. Thi; scheme worked out all iio-ht in, sonm (A' j vhc events, hut in the youngster.,' race , the competitors wore sy far'awav from the. birrier when it was raised that mviv? r>f th- ri'l.-r did not realise it was . •-. stirt. One of the slow hr.«:inr.rrs was r t!i-> re.-l hot fnv-urit?. and. j j "ltl;.v<!ih «ho m;;de a sxreat effort, and I . ! ga-e the picc-maker. Golden Cock. j ""it- a dnz-ii loiiglhs .■t-irt-frnm the too ! of the straight, she I'milo.l by ? lnre ' , I boid to catch him. It wa.s ' reallv a j j j '.ood ihing spoilt. • The Donciisfr.;- s-!cs ought to insi'ie i the BoarrU of Trade and Agriculture; I think n hit bard as to whether, after I ' I all. they ought not to subsidise on.-, of! ' j our groatc-t trnoe assets- bloodstock I ! (scys an English racing writer 1 . The! j price-; all round. o,:n't.< apart I rim the! 11.500 guineas Lord (ih;;ie';v eavc for 1 the colt by Swyulord out of lihie Tit, j were a record, and yet the Government! ■ ot this land do k«s for the breeder ■ than the Government of any other. In franec. (Jcrmnny ami Austria thev ' take the breeding of !i]nn |>'.,j,"k „ T j. ously. and bore we do not: vet w,- have i ; | the best good, to sell, ami nil the i ; j world is our ov.-tor. Our French neigh-! ' hour.-, once c,il!ed n« a tiariop. of shop-; '" keepers: hut if a shopkeeper dio asj I little to boom and advertise i.i-- goods n aswrdo he would no;. ! p.,-..- r '|.,,'j. j ' s very long or make much uioiiev. 'the grand total for the Dmie-tsW v.' ( ck was ' an average oi 971 guineas. J ( Mr William Allison, the 'Special Commissioner" of the. London •' Sport'.man.-' has published a book of personal y reminiscences under ihi> title of '• Mv ° Kingdom tor a Horse." In relnrrin'o t to the robust methods of some old-time si triim , cr T. he picks out particularly 0 .Jacob I mens, the trainer cf lionnois n an American horse that won the Eiv- ,. ltsh Derby m I*Bl. "H e would even , t give the colt a strong gallon alter a ~ race it the running had not' been to d his mind, hut, as Iroquois | Ul ,| ; , r,,. p . n , ~ '-onstitution, no harm was done. 'Vi'n- ,. cus became very popular at Xewmar■s ket, and ultimately took to living tl,o r(? and training a horse or two ot his own." 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