RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16319, 7 January 1921, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING.

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} FXXTUSK3. fa nil ary 7—Waiau Racing Club /anuarj' 7. P—Reeiton Tookey Chib. 'January S, 10—Vincent Jockey Club. •. ftnnary S—Waikato Trotting Club. January 10—Inangahua Trotting Club. .Januarv I*2—Te Awamutu Trotting Club. Jauuarv 11, 13—Wairoa, County Racing Club. 'January 12. 13—Cromwell Jockey Club. January 15—Cheviot Racing Club. January 15—Northern Wairoa Racing Club. January 19—Rotorua Jockey Club. January 19—Wairio Jockey Chib. January QO, 22, 24—Wellington Racing Club. ‘January 21—Wellington Trotting Club. January 21—Otautau Racing Ciub January 22, 24—Foxton Racing Club. January 26—Tapanui Racing Club. January 26. 2«—Takapuua Jockey Club. January 29—Fakiatua Racing Club. . a unary 29—Canterbury Jockey Club. February 2, 3—Taranaki .Tookey Club. February 3, 5 -Gisborne Racing Club. February s—Taranaki Trotting Club. February 5, 7—Forbury Park Trotting Club. tFe’.ruary 9, 10—Eg monk Pacing Club. ‘February 9. 12—Dunedin Jockey Club. • Februarv 10. 12—Poverty Bay Turf Club. 'February 12—Metropolitan Trotting Club. (February 16. 17—Hamilton Racing Club. February 16, IT—Woodrille Jockey Club. 'February 23, 25—Wanganui Trotting Club., February 24, 26--Wanganui Jockey Club. F'ebruary 26, 28—Thames Jockey Club. Y NOMINATIONS. January 7—Taiapuna Jockey Club. January B—Tapanui Bering Ciub. Januarv B—Pobiatua Racing Club. January 12—Forbury Park Trotting Club, January 13—Taranaki Trotting Club. January 14—Egmont, Racing Club. .January 1-1 —Taranaki Jockey Club. January 14—Gisborne Racing Club. January 14—Canterbury Jockey Club. Januarv 14—Dunedin Jockey Club. January 21—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Januarv 21 —Hamilton Raring Club, iJanuarv 26—Metropolitan Trotting Club, tfaouary 28—Thames Jockey Ciub. January 28—Woodville -Jockey Club. .January 28—Wanganui Jockey Club. 'February 2—Wanganui Trotting Club. [■ . HANDICAPS. January 10—Fox ton Racing Cflub. January 10—'Wellington Racing Club. Januarv 11—Otautau Racing Club. January 12—Tapanui Racing Club. January 14—Takapuna Jockey Ciub. Jauuarv 14— Pahiatua .Racing Club. January 19-Taranaki Trotting Olnb. January 22—Forbury Park Trotting Club. January 22 Gisborne Racing Club. ’January 24—Taranaki Jockey Club. I January 25—Canterbury Jockey Club. [Januarv 25—Dunedin Jockey Club. ebrnarr 4—Egmont Racing Club. iFebruarv 4—Woodville Jockey Club. February 7—Poverty Bey Turf Club. Tfbruarv 7 - Hamilton Racing Club. Febrnarv 9—AVanganui Trotting Club. February'l4—Thames Jockey Club. February U—Wanganui Jocicey Club. f ACCEPTANCES. January 7 --Cheviot Pacing Club. Januarv 11—Cromwell Jockey Club. January 12—Forbury Park Trotting Club (New Zealand Trotting Stakes). ■Januarv 14 - Wellington Racing Club. January 14 —Wellington Trotting Club. -January 14—Wairio Jockey Club pj auu ary 14—Fox ton Racing Club. |ts anuary 14—Rotorua Jockey Club fJanutATV 20 —Tapanui Racing Ciub. •January 21— Pahiatua Racing Club. Januarv 21 Takapuna Jockey Club. #January 29—Taranaki Trotting Club. Wenuarv 27- Canterbury Jockey Club. [January *2B—Taranaki Jockey Club. [January 28—Gisborne Baring Chib, t Jan* ary 28— Forbury Park Trotting CI«V i‘February 2— Dunedin Jockey Club. tiFebruary s—Demont,5 —Demont, Racing Club. BFebruarv 7-Poverty Bay Turf Club. (cFebruary 10—Woodville Jockey Club. rFebrnarv 11—Hamilton Racing Club. Febrnarr 16 AVanganui Trotting Club. Februarv 21—Thames Jockey Club. February 21—Wanganui Jockey Club.

ENGLISH STAKES, Hr first idea, and T imagine it was also tin: impression of most people, fays a I .on don writer, when discussing Lhe recent derision to increase the M»kc.s nV a number of English races, that. £3OOO was to he added to the existing value of the Derby. Tn the past the owner of the winner has re•erived. approximately. £6500. You l would assume Lliat in. 19:2*2. with £6OOO 1 Added, the winning owner would take jfc'9soo. You would be very wide oF Pfche mark. The tiuth is that in the mast the Epsom executive hare guarauN'ccd the value of the race as £6500. [Alter 1921 they are not going to guarLiutee anything at. all beyond £BOOO. jjtvhich they call added money. Every Tponny apart from that will lie contributed by owners making entries. Every hmrsG costs £o to enter in. tho first 'place, and if left in after next March ( tiie owner may be retponsible for £25. If bis horse goes to the post he must lj>aj .£*so. All that money, forfeits and |ft?M entrance, goes to the winner, with fcho exception of what will he deducted jfor placed Jiorses and lhe breeder of *he winner. Really, then, the Derby «becoir<*s a sweepstakes, with £'3<XX) added. Now let us see what the Derby of actually cost the Epsom executive, fend tfwn it will be better understood sv'zct this £3OOO added really amounts {te. the ingemius ami plausible eoti<3h4ons of tho 1922 Derby, under the clonk of impulsive gewerosity, must not he allowed to pass unnoticed. For the. Derby of 1920 there were 200 ontries, and 19 rtinneva paid £9ob; T 47 at half forfeit (£25) paid £3675: arid |9 l sit. the hrst forfeit of £‘s paid £470, making a total of £5095 .subscribed by owners. The winner was to receive j£hsCo. the second* £4OO and the Truro ££2oo, totalling £7IOO. which left £2005 l>e found by the Epsom executive*, m-ius, with the same number ot Piurifn jtfor 1922 they would only have to find b'99‘> more (nntlei their “ £BOOU aent|i d *> ficliempi than under lhe old con'ciitions. It is just a* veil. therelore. that the real meaning »f the £3OOO added money should be laid bare. Tf ♦iie entries should be less, the prlr.e to the winner would shrink. So, too. with the Oaks of this year. (.tuners contributed £4115 of the guaranteed jralue. and the executive had only to find £llßs. They propose, to find £2OOO iir; future, which make* the concession o tar different thing than it looked in phe fir«st instance. When you take into jeon si deration what unique significance jkhere is attaching to the Derby, how !sts world-famous character and prestige tii*© anchallenped. how, too, the sove■rcign has depreciated in value, while ’.the expenses of breeders and owners jhare appreciated enormously. T do not fcesitate to fray *thot the Derby should ffce worth £IO.OOO to the -winner. }

Acceptances for the Cheviot Racing Club’s meeting will close at eight: o'clock to-night-

•' The Riccarton horses who raced at * Hie waftem holiday meetings have reL:*ued horn* a»d are *t pre**m «nvioy» 4ufit » brief respite iroas tUe training

racks. They will soon he in work igain, however, in preparation for mgagements ahead.

Amy thus is getting through useful tasks on the Riccarton tracks. He shows slight signs ot muscle soi-eness, hut otherwise is in good order, and F. O. Jones hopes to have him at hi's best lor autumn racing.

The two-year-old fillv Believe, hy Absurd— Liquify, has been eased in her work on account of lameness.

¥. I>. Tones lias a couple of fire-year-olds by San Francisco in hand, one of them a gelding from Shindy, and the other a fillv from Big Blast. So far they arc. only being hacked, in preparation for more serious tasks, but they look a useful pair.

Faraoa, who was thrown out of commission a few months ago- on account of tameness, was fired and turned outfor a spell. He is still in the paddock hut he will be brought in shortly, and if he is sound he may be tried as a steeplechaser. He was an accomplished hurdler and lie should do y ell over country.

Several Southland horses arc under orders to race at the "Wellington Pacing Club’s meeting this month. Mr \V? Si otto will have a couple of representatives, while I*. T. Hogan is also expected to make The trip with some of his team.

It is estimated that the Southland Racing Club made a. profit of £3200 over this week's meeting.

Messrs Dwan Brothers are moving their training establishment from Awapuni to Levin. where they have leased the racecourse. C. Millen will he in charge of the team, which includes some well bred youngsters.

G. Clarke, who resumed riding at Christmas time, after a long rest from the tracks, was not long in returning to the limelight. The once good light-weight has grown heavier, but has not forgotten how to ride. Among the horses be won on during the holidays are Parisian Diamond and Barley-

Sweet Tipperary has finished her raring career, and is to go to the stud. The black mare was turned out very fit for the Manawatu meeting, but. she was beaten each day she- started. She was not much good on the race track, but she comes from a good family and may do better in the matron's paddock.

The Tvish Breeders’. Owners’ and Trainers’ Association carried a resolution in October that its members should not, support any -meeting which made a higher charge than 1 per cent entry, and one-half ppr cent forfeit.

The Bon don “Sportsman ” says that Lord l>fM-bv saw nothing of racing during the war, and little since, owing to his duties in Paris, but his breeding and racing studs have been kept up in England aIL the time, and no doubt, be will return to active participation in the great game this year, when Donoghue will ride for the stable. Lord Derby will also keep up a small stable in France.

Notwithstanding that he was beaten by Monarch in the Middle Park Plate, B. Oars lake reckons Humorist the best, two-year-old in England. He is also of opinion that Tetratenia, is the fastest horse, he has ever, ridden. Carelate is at present on a visit to Australia-, hut lie lias no intention of riding. The Maryland Jockey Chib, Baltimore, announces £BOOO added money this year for the Pimlico Futurity, a. two-year-old race at a mile. Nomination feo is £2, but it costs £*2oo to start, and all nomination fees and sweepstakes go t,o the owner of the

winner. There is £IOOO for the second horse, £-300 for the third, and £2OO for the fourth : while the breeder of the winner gets £6OO, second £2OO, and third £IOO. An additional £IOOO, of winch £BOO goes to the owner and £2OO to the breeder of the winner, will f>e. added hy the .Maryland -Tor-key Club, if the winner is the produce of a mare served in Maryland and foaled there. Conditions for 1922 and 1923 are the fame as for this year. Monarch, one of the best two-year-olds that raced in England during the recently concluded season, had won five races, of the value of £8172, up to October 2(3. He is a chestnut, by Tracerv from Teofani. and is already favourite for the Derby. A Durban paper mentions that very few owners in South Africa can afford to race ior spoil alone, or to depend solely on the ‘stakes to make racing pay. This means that to keep things going they must bet, and therefore prefer to run their animals in events which are likely to produce big fields, when they can obtain longer odds. A new rule of the Irish Turf Club is that, in all selling races the winner shall be offered for sale by auction immodiarely after the race, and the surphis over the selling price shall be divided m die following proportion: o 0 per cent to the om tier of the second horse, 30 per cent to the owner of the third, a lid 20 per cent to the Race Fund. - Sir Barton continued to race afler his defeat by Maji o' War, and at Pimlico (Baltimore) on November 10 was expected to win the Pimlico .Serial, nine tunings, in which he had 9st. There were onlv four starters, and one ol these, was Sir Barton's stable companion. Dick Welles, who also carried. Hat. It was anticipated he would set the pace, and that Sir Barton would come along at the end and win. Dick Welles quieklv got to the front, hut - ne lorgnt to stop, and easily beat Sir Barton in 1 min 31 3-osor. which was onlv rhree-tifths of a second behind the track

Referring to the decrease of attendances at West Australian meetings, a Perth paper says: “There has been a falling-off in attendance, at, recent ra- e meetings, and it has been suggested to us that this is probably due to the facet that of late race attendance has become quite an expensive luxury. Money Is seme time back, and vet the prices of admission are ns heavy as they were in the Hash boom times.’ Under the circumstances it is hardly lo be wondered at that a goodly number who at- one time rarely missed a race meeting are. now putting in their Saturday a Iterneons on the river, while if they want n little investment on their fancy they can easily have it .without being put to the expense of personal attendance on the racecourse. H seems to us that it would be a seed thing if the clubs go*, together and discussed this matter as early as possible, for it is one vital to their own interests. We bare rdenfcv of horses racing just now. and increased stakes are being given for competition. which are two great factors indicating the orogress and prosperity of the snort in this State, but this cannot continue if. there is a <dendv falling-off in attendances. on which the financial outof an y r ao* meet lag mtiinJv do-

ENGLISH NOTES,

(Special to the “ Star.”) LONDON, November 11. Mr Janies White, whose financial activities embrace a variety of industries apart from that of horse breeding, is in the happy position of being ablq to secure the best of stock, irrespective of really serious consideration and the outlay likely to be involved. Although he lias been keenly interested in horse racing for a number of years he still retains the pleasurable, degree of enthusiasm which is invariably a praiseworthy characteristic of the newcomer to the sport. Like most owners who are able to purchase the right type of animal. Mr White is naturally keen upon winning the English Derby. When, some months ago, he paid nearly £3OOO lor a yearling by Orby. he was not altogether devoid of hope that the son would follow in the footsteps of his illustrious sire ; who won the Derby for Mr R. Urojker in 1907. Mr Martin Hartigan who trains exclusively for the millionaire owner, gave the o>'bv colt from Grania (now appropriately named Granoly) plenty of time in which to develop, and when eventually he came to bo tested with some ot the other useful trial horses sheltered in Mr White’s magnificent establishment at Foxhill. it was discovered that the colt coukl set. a pace which outclassed tiie others. Thus the hopes of the owner datura If v soared to an even higher altitude, but the iacing qualities of the colt could not he tested on a racecourse, because- of some slight unsoundnes* From this trifling set back he gradually recovered but a very wise policy was pursued, which delayed his first public appearance until towards the end of the season. Consequently, it is I more than ordinarily difficult to make ‘an effective comparison i\ ith the other promising two year olds of the season His private reputation had preceded his first, public appearance, aud although the opposition which he did encounter when called upon to race was not probably quite so formidable as he would have met had it been possible for him to fulfil original intentions nf competing in the Giracrack Stakes, he could not have done more than he accomplished. In the hands of the leading jockey, Donoghue, he left the other contestants literally standing still, and it is significant that there was another Orby colt in the field, of whom equally high opinions were held by those most intimately asocisted with him. liras be must be considered to have made a pfost satisfactory debut, and one which aroused enormous interest, because of the possible effect, his performances nay have in connection with nest season s L that he has already been supported in a. more or less private way for the Derby of 1921. He is also engaged in the lwo Thousand Guineas, Leger and at Ascot. Although naturally one uould prefer him to have done something better before placing him on a reallv exalted pedestal, it can b a safely staled that if all goes well with him during the interval of fiat racing between now and next spring he will be a live fighting force with thu best of the three-year-olds'. . Sir James Buchanan seems destined to fulfil the unenviable role of one of the rnerst unluc-ky owners. He ha* never been checJsesparing in his purchases: in fact, he n as committed himself t,o> considerable expense in the effort to secure a. thoroughly good string of horses, A <»t. whether on the flat or over the obstacles, be has yet to meet with the degree of success which ran ho considered commensurate with his lavish expenditure. Branos, who carried his colours very prominently in the Caesarewitch, but not sufficiently prominent to secure a place, looked a certain winner of a cup race at Newbury, and was then overhauled iri the last stride, bv Lord .Letland’s plodder TCroo Boy IT. It was a most cxastierating experience, not only to Sir James Buchanan, hut to«a host of people who had generously supported the horse from a speculative point of It is gratifying to know that Lord Derby intends resuming racing next Reason with what one might term a pre-war interest. His Lordship has encaged Donoghue as first jockey, which alone is a sufficient indication, of his earnestness. Although he was prevented from witnessing the success •if his horses at Liverpool, through his duties in Paris, he iyas vastly pleased !>v the achievements, because only a, few weeks previously his horses had been under a. cloud, through a cause which had baffled a good many other trainers as well ns the Hon George Lambton. When Donoghue is not required to ride for Lord Derby next year. Mr James Whit.se will have first clainv upon In's services, otherwise Victor Smyth, who graduated in the famous Woof ton school, has accepted a retainer for Mr WhiU>.

HANDICAPS. WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB. HUTT PARJv TRIAL HANDICAP (in harneatO, of 100 sovs ; 4min class; one rnile p.nd a half—Applesbaw ser, Plain Rose ]s>ec, Ferrari its. ssec.' Slella. Maris .leer, Lady Audubon 3sec, Lady Beldun ssec, The Trsmp osec. Arch wood 5 sec. Human ki Ssec, Prince Bruce s«ec, Lota Havoc ssec, Albert Logan osec, Enid Ssec. Kingstn 3ir ssee. Kodol ssec, Angel ."sec, Dollv Dillon sso.r. Crusader 5 see, Moon drift. .We. Lady Lo-anberrv .s«ec. Losran Queen o*ec, Morning iio-ht ,', = ec,‘ EaHe .1 errei User. Imperial Boy 6sec Ladysmith 6sec, La dv Foster 6?eo. BOROUGH HANDICAP (in saddle), of 150 bovs : 5.50 class: one mile and a halfMyrtle Leaf ser. Bannehild lsec. Dandy Rose. 2s«?c. Rarnaroa 3sec, E'llawood .'lsec, Alphie K.. 6aec, Rockawiy *6sec Ar.pleshan"see. Kingsmoor 7sec. Kodol 7sec, .Steel Wire Tsec, Morning Light 7sec. Archwood 7scc. NEW ZEALAND TROTTING GOLD CUP (in harness), of 500 so vs; 4.42 class. Two miles. Whispering Queen Pirate . B*eo Willie scr Guyneme. . . B sec Gold Queen . 4se«; Imperial Junr. . 9sec M*r:e Tempest . ssec Kewanni . . f».,ec Marie Lloyd . 6sec Lindetta . . Dser Ouimot . . C.sec J lidra . . Osec Mako Mako . fiaec William Ihe Hayseed . . 6sec First Osec Rorke-p Drift . r, s »c Gladeye . . 9fiec Nabob . . S«*o The Whip . Osec Theseus . . Baec PRESIDENTS HANDICAP (in harness.) of 200 sovs, trotters only; 5.5 class; two miles—Nigh born per. Peter M’Millari S?ec, Succory 4see. Dim light s»ec, Mangnutu 7sec, Happy Jack Bsec. Admiral Derby Usee, Lady Kama lOsee Randolph lOsec, Carbinea JOsec, Miss Pirate lOsee, bt Anthony JOhoc. WELLINGTON HANDICAP TROT (in harness), of 150 rots; 5.10 clap-: t.-,vo miles— Mvrtle .Leaf per, Rita Rye >src. Dandy Rose 3sec. Never Will 4see. The Bath 4sec, Ellawood -fare. Plain Rose 9sec. Alphie K. Isec, Rockaway 9sec. Pillage lOaec. Moondrift 11sec, Ladysmith llsec. A lbert Logan Usee. Lady Foster llaec. Dolly Dillon Usee, CruETEWAR LIS’ HANDICAP (in saddle), of 130 sovs; 2.20 class; one mile—Marie Lloyd acr. King Karri scr, Robert Dillon Isee, Imperial Junr. 4 sec, Prinzora nsec, Hiram Galindo ssec. PETONE HANDICAP 'in saddle), of 150 sovs; 3.5fi das-: one mile and a half—Succory scr. Happy Jack 3sec. Repington 4sec. Meritorious ssec. Lady F.ema. 6sec. BracJjycombe 7 sec, Turi Hewi ssec. Wildwood Queen Ssec. Ururna Oner, Sherry Usee, Sam Huon 3 1 sec. Welcome Hoy Usee. Peterson Usee., Mephistopheles ,laec, Relief llsec, Miss Pirate Usee. ELECTRIC HANDICAP TROT (in harness), of 200 soys;' 2.35 class: one mile and a. quarter—Marie Lloyd scr. Hayseed Isec, Robert Dillon Isec, Onyx Isec Mako Mako Isen. Gold Queen Isec, Guynemer 3eec. Nelson Derby Spec. Gladeve 3 sec. Imperial Junr. -isec. Esyanui 4s.ee. Queen Pirate 4sec. tfrtd*vafvti*s ss*r. William the Firal/ fiaec, Careen Dillou &ib&, The Whip Seec.