RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20001, 17 July 1920, Page 11

RACING AND TROTTING.

(By •• ARGUS") FIXTURES. July 17—'Wellington Racing Club. July 9,9—South Canterbury Hunt July 31—Brachanfleld Hunt Club. _ August 7, 11, 13-Metropolitan Trotting Omb. August 10, 12, 14— Canterbury Jockey ClubNOMINATIONS. July 21—Metropolitan Trotting Club. July 23—Canterbury Jockey Club. HANDICAPSJuly 19—Canterbury Jockey Club. July 23—Btackenfield Hunt Club. July 26—Metropolitan Trotting CluD. July 80—Canterbury Jockey Club. ACCEPTANCES. July 23— Canterbury Jockey Club. Jvily 97—Brackenfield Hunt Club. August 9— Metropolitan Trot tins Oluo. August 6— Canterbury Jookey Club. Entries for tho light and ,| ieav J* weight events in connection with tie Chmtcliurch point-to-point steeplechase meeting will close on July M. at ' 5 p.ni.. at Mr W. F. Godfrey’s office, 100, Hereford Street. Nominations for all event ß at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting will close on "Wednesday next, at noon. "Mr "W. It. Kcraball, who heads tljo list of winning owners in the Dominion this season, has had twenty horses earn money for him, the biggest winner with fiioiO, whlie Trespass, Multaiiio and Missgold hayt all exceeded the £IOOO mark, hour of his representatives got leas than £IOO each. Mr T. H. Lowry, who occupied n prominent place in the winning owners list for several years, won only tm) during tho present season. Among ms representatives were two horses who were sold and did good service for their now owners. Right and Lott, after winning £27u for Mr Lowry, secured £1460 for Mr G. L- Stead, while Warlike, who earned £lop lor Mr Lowry, won £026 later on, in the colours of Messrs Clarkson and reai--8011. r Tho Hon E. W. Alison has mrt had many horses -racing for him this sea-s-oii, but seven representatives have won nearly £9OOO in stakes, Taamai, L'ockfield, Slowcoach and Lord ivenilv erth all passing the four figui-o mark. Mr G. D. Bontaon has won over £2OOO t!ii» season with four horses, P 3 ™'™ Jlianiond securing £SiO, Statuette £obo and Asterina £445. Messrs V. and E. Riddiford have won £2860 in' stakes this season, the chief contributors being Mascot £BOO and Waihi £605. Tho Southland owner, Mr W. Stono, lias won £3899 this season_witb four horses—Silver Peak £1755, Elens £1450, Px'imum £633 and Bright Spot £95. H. J. Jofferd has hod a good season with the horses ho trains for Messrs A. B. and K. S. Williams, the stake earnings totalling £8155. Humbug contributed £2920, Vagabond £2580, Tigritiya £11770. Hr I. G. Duncan haa won this season, with two horses, Blackmail contributing £1240 and Weary Wiliio £075 The Auckland horse Undo Ned was the only winning representative tins season for his owner, Airs B. A. Lindsay, and ho Secured £2600 as a , result of two wins, three seconds third. Each of his wins was worth £7OO, and he secured a similar amount fox his second in the Auckland Cup. The Oamaru owner trainer, R. M’Kay, has had a good time with his team this season, having won £2966 in stakes. Radial contributed £IBO2, and Ilia brother, All Ready, £729, Mr F. Preston has won £2995 in stakes this season, with two horses, Oratress contributing £2690 and Amberine £305. Mr D. H Roberts, following on a good position for a couple of years, through Lie successes of Fierv Cross and Glendower, has experienced clean time with his team during the past twelve months, his earnings in stakes 1-fing only £146. Five of his horses got into tho money, but Strayshot. with £6O, was the largest contributor. The English bred horse, Prince Willonyx, arrived •in Auckland this week, having been purchased in Sydney on account of Mr T. L. Bright, and he has gone into P. Conway’s stable to lie trained. Ho is a five-year-old, by Willonyx (son of William the Third) from the Gallinulo mare, Gaily Pawn. He is reported to bo a good looking brown horse, and ho should be a valuable addition to the Dominion’s stud horsea when bo baa finished rooing. It is stated that T. F. Quinlivan will jn future act as private trainer to Mr Frank Ross, of Napier. The Waiknnao sire, Bezonian will probably bo sent to Sydney for sale, unless ho ia disposed of in the Dominion. Sir Solo is not likely to raco again for a long time, owing to injuries received in tl>o Great Northern Hurdle Handicap last month. L. H. Hewitt, E. 0. Rao and J. B. O’Shea intend going to Wellington to appear before the Conference judges appointed to hear their appeal. Nothing definite is yet known as to the advocate who will represent them. The most promising apprentico riding in England ao present is T. Morgan, for whom a bright future is predicted. The youngster is only thirteen years of age and weighs* under Cst, but rides with groat skill and dash. Tho bookmakers have some friends working very hard for them in South Australia and tliorc would seem to be just a possibility that, as in Now South Wales, backers, will soon have a choice of books or machines in making their racecourse investments, Adelaide now has some big bettors, and . they would prefer wider scope than is afforded by the tobnlisator and those bookmakers who do business on s the quiet. At least ono race club is favourable to bookmakers, and is anxious something should bo done to advance their prospects of again calling the odds on South Australian racecourses. ’ When tho brood mare Tagalio died in England recently after foaling, she left a colt by Tracery, and an attempt was being made to rear him with a foster mother. Referring to this, the “Special Commissioner” of ' tFo “ Sportsman ” says that if the foster mother did > not suit, it would bo posnible to bring tha youngster up by hand, but that ho never knew a oolt bo reared that was of any account as a Iraoohorso. He added, that it wan dif. ierent with fillies. In England it occasionally pays to run a horse in a race, even if j't has no chance of winning. At Newmarket on May 13 the three-ycar-old gelding’ , Women and Wine, was considered sucli si certainty for a gelling plate, of ‘£2oo. that he only had a solitary opponent, Mountain Song. Women and AVino, who started a hot favourite won ns he pleased, and on being gulv mitted to auction was bought in at ; 1190 guineas, as against tbo £7OO for which ho was entered to he, So ld. Tho sui plus of £450 was divided between the race fund and the owner of the 9/mtA hau.

At tho annual meeting of members of tho West Australian Turf Club (Perth) the chairman, Mr E. Leo Stecro, put it to tho members that money should not be made out of the conduct of racing, for tho benefit of the individual. Ho was a firm believer in club racing; not racing being conducted by persons or syndicates for their own benefit. Ho thought that any profit derived from racing should be devoted to the encouragement of breeding the best type of horse.; to provide good stakes, and so encourage breeders to reward owners and trainers for testing their horses; for making racecourses safe, and tho surroundings comfortablo and attractive to members and patrons cf tho sport., and last, but nob least, to enable a club, after tho heavy taxes which tho Government demand had been paid, to donate as much ns possible to chanties. That was his idea of what racing was for. Mr Lee Stccre’s racing ideals will scarcely popularise him with individuals interested in proprietary sport in Perth, though thev approximate to tho position as it exists m Now Zealand. Tho Paris paper, “Le Jockey,” in an article entitled “ An Owner’s Budget.” shows that the present*time is badly- chosen for increasing the cost of racing. It states that there are about 2400 horses in training round ’ about Paris, and that tho value of the “takes offered annually would work out at 5464 francs per horse, while the minimum cost of a horse in training would amount to 13,000 francs, without; the cost of entries and forfeits, which are considerable. Ho shows that, roughly speaking, owners must lose over eighteen million francs n. year. The owner, owing to tho abolition of tho bookmakers, has no advantage over any other racegoer. Flo cannot use his knowledge to obtain a better price. The stable commission is returned at mutual prices, and the larger the investment tho smaller tho returns* SOUTHLAND NOTES. (Special to the “ Star.”) INVERCARGILL, July 16. The weather has been broken hero, with the result that the Southland Racing Club’s tracks cannot bo used, and horses in work have been exercised on the roads in pouring rain for some days past. P. T. Hogan left for the north on. Thursday, with a lengthy team, including Calma, Almoner, Bengoroop, Dunmurc and a number of other .Tampers and gallopers. A stop will probably be made at Tiinam for the South Canterbury fixture, after which tho team will proceed to lliccartoii. Trainer F. Hill is handling a handsome rising threc-year-old sister to Calma and Centimetre. The daughter of Calibre—-Fedalma, by Gipsy Grand —Neva, is very like Calma behind, but she displays more qualify in front of the saddle. She lias been well wintered and will probably make her debut in t’he Minton Stakes Handicap in November. T. Kctt has left here with the square trotter Solace, who is to ho raced at Addington during tho Grand National carnival. Tho son of Sir Hector will bo prepared at Timani, if the track is suitable, otherwise he will be taken on to Christchurch; Tho move north was compulsory, owing to the indifferent state of “ tho local tracks. ' The Birclnvood Hunt will hold its annual flag steeplechases at Otautau on Wednesday, when a number of seasoned horses unci several graduates for steeplechase honours will make their first public steeplechase appearance. The Winter Cup entrant, Bujrrangong, is being kept up to the mark, but ho will presently be found exercising at lliccartoii, us the Southland Racing Club’s tracks arc not in condition for last work. Unless an alteration was made in the proposed dates, the Tfmarn Trotting Club will be racing oil March 10 the second day of tho Southland Racing Club’s autumn fixture next reason. JOCKEYS’ FEES. INCREASES APPROVED. [l’bh Press Association.] WELLINGTON, July 16. which recently waited upon Sir George Clifford the Racing Conference to-day agreed to anew scale for jockeys’ fees and retainers. On the recommendation of tho president, the conftrcura affirmed that in (ho absence of any special agreement to tho contrary, tho fees payable to jockeys in relation to tho net amount payable to tho owner shall bo:—For flat races to a winning mount in no case, less than £3, if the net amount exceeds £SO, £5 per centum thorcon; to a jockey of a second or third liotso, if the net amount exceeds £IOO, £2 10s per centum thereon; to a jockey oth-ar tlian as above, iu no ca-so less than £l, if the net amount is £3O and' does not exceed £IOO £2 2s, if the net amount exceeds £IOO but_ does not exceed £l5O £3, if it exceeds £l3O £-1. For hurdles and steeplechases—To a winning mount in no c.ifo loss than £4, if the net amount exceeds £4O £lO per centum thereon; to a jockey of a second or third horse, it tho net amount exceeds £IOO £lO per centum thereon; to a jockey other than as above, m no caso Ices than £2, if the net amount of £2O and does not exceed £IOO £l, if the net amount exceeds £IOO but not £l3O £5, if it. exceeds £l5O £6. Tho president commented that tho conference rould riff doubt appreciate tho fact that jockeys were on titled to participate in tho general increase in wages obtaining throughout tho Dominion. Personally ho had found jockeys to bo absolutely ‘ fairminded and reasonable, and they realised that it would bo unwise in tbeir own interests to tax tho owners too heavily, ACCEPTANCES. SOUTH CANTERBURY HUNT CLUB. [Per Press Association.] TIMARU, July 16. Tho following acceptances have been received:— HAD LOW HACK AND HUNTERS’ HURDLE HANDICAP, of 100 rovs; one. mile and a half—All Talk list 91b, 'Bombproof 10st 91b, Calma I Oat Alb. Gamecock 10st 61b, King Star lOst Gib. Samicl last 01b, Gnnrcst 9st 131b, Mythology 9st 13lb, Sonny 9st 13lb, Slrayphot 9el ‘2lh, Darky Saju list, Jacknboo 9hl, Hemvearo list. PAURORA HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE, of 100 rovs; two miles— Golden Prince 12st 13:b. Lawsuit list 91b, Dumnure list 51b, Bill Terry .list Sib, Kintailakora 10st I3!b, Glemvood lOst 131b, Traditor 30st 1.31b, The. Grand lOst 121b Corborim lOst lOib, Orutonu lOst 9lb, Wicklow lOst '2lb, Marchwiel lOst 2lb. LEVELS HACK HANDICAP, of 100 eovs; six furlongs-Indue list nib, Scmbric lint 21 b, Ilemrtroop list 2lb, Boggard lOs.t 91b, Checkmate lOst 81b, Footlights list lijlb, Camino 9at 1 11b, Sartolilo 9sl Gib, Cosy Comer list, Mystified Oct, Little Wiliio Ust, Forty Winks 9st, Darky Sum list, Compose 9»t, Clicquot »st. Silent Fort 9st, Freestone 9st, Palladium 9st, Jan Hamilton 9st. SOUTH . CANTERBURY* STEEPLECHASE, of 250 fbvs; two miles and n. ba.|£— San Sebastian list Ulb, Morocambo list 81b, Golden Prince list Clb, Merry Lad IUI alb) Jack Symons lOst lllb, .Collector 10s* Sib’ Barrister lOst Clb, Dumnure 9st lllb WaL form Bet Ulb. HUNTERS' PLATE HANDICAP, of 50 sevs; ono milo and a half—lnnisfallon list 133b, John .'Heil'ly list l‘2lb, Vociferate, list Ulb, War Hawk list 9lb, Darky Sain lliit 81b, Overland JIM, 3!b, Grand Clements list, Jacknboo list, Firo Eater list, Master Peter Hat. TESCHEXLAKER MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE, of 120 soys; three miles Lawsuit list 13lb, Dumnure list 91b, Sir Medallist list 51b, Traditov list 41b, The Grand list 3lb, Gold Grape list Üb. SixCylinder list lib, Cerberus list lib. General Potain list 11b, Oratonu list, Koradi lOst, Peru lOst 7lb, Heroic lOst 71b, Full Hand lOst 7ib, Marchwiel lOst 71b. CLAREMONT WELTER HANDICAP, of 110 sova; ono mile —Loyal Arch lOst lijlb All Talk lOst 9lb, Nishtraider lOst lllb, All xnoner lOst fell), Bombproof lOst 31h, Braid lOst lib, Gay light lOst Tib, Jack Symons fist olb. Whipcord flat. Sartolite list, Woodlow 9st, Mystified 9st. WASHDYKE TROT HANDICAP, of 100. eovs; ono mile and 11 half—Wa-stewood sor, Delta eor, Dusky Dillon ;;cr, Orari iseo,' Mistress ssoc., Kilt-css ,'sec. Guess 6sec| Eiloywood 6r<>c, Wandering Willie figeo, Grev Peter 6uoo, Hostage 7eec, Whitebait 7sec, Tickictoft Bsec, Emmwood Ascc. (Jcnernl Brent 6teo, Mountain Wood Baec, Outstep fees, Sjriajfield Bwc, Reset an; 6a««.