RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16583, 16 November 1921, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING.

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ARGUS.

FIXTURES. 'November 19. 19—Winton Jockey Club. November 19. 23- Otahahu Trotting Club. November 23—Ashhurst Pohangina Racing Club. November 25. 26 South Canterburv Jockey Club. November 26, ftO—Takapuna Jockey Club. November 30, December I—Feilding Jockey Club. December B—Forbury Park Trotting Club. December 3—Methven Racing Club. December 7. B—Woodville Jockev Club. Docember 10—Otautau fiacine Club. December 14—Dannevirke Racing Club. December 16. 17—New Brighton Trotting Club. December 16, 17—North Otago Jockey Club. NOMINATIONS. November 18 Woodville Jockey Club. November 22—North Otago Jockev Club. November 23—New Brighton Trotting Club. November 24—Otautau Racing Club. November 24—Weatnort Trotting Club. November 26 Manawatu Racing Club. November 25—Dannevirke Racing Club. HANDICAPS. November 18—South Canterbury Jockey Club. November 19 —Forburv Park Trotting Club. November 21—Methven Racing Club. November 28—Otautau Racing Club. December 2—Dannevirke Racing Club. December s—North Otago Jockey Club. December s—Westport Trotting Club. December 7—New Brighton Trotting Club. ACCEPTANCES. November IS—Takapuna Jockey Club. November 21—South Canterbury Jockey Club. November 21—Feilding Jockey Club. November 24—Methven Racing Club. December 2—Woodville Jockey Club. December 3 - Otautau Racing Club. December 9—Dannevirke Club. December lO—North Otago Jockey Club. "■ UNWISE POLICY. Attention has been drawn on previous occasions to the mistaken .policy of the Auckland Racing Club in connection with the chief events at the slimmer meeting. The nominations for these races are taken each year in the middle of October, more than two months before the meeting is held, an arrangement whicHi works unsatisfactorily from every point of view. It would be difficult to defend such an early closing of nominations, at any part of the.) season, but at this period it is specially to be condemned, as in the early spring owners have not had an opportunity to judge the form of their horses, especially of their three-year-olds. The chief effect of this system is that owners are compelled to gamble about the prospects of their young horses. As a general rule, this works out well for the club, as the nomination lists are swelled, and the coffers of the club also benefit, by the entry of horses with no form to recommend them, but who, two months earlier, were in the category of those with prospects of turning out well. That they failed to realise expectations was a disappointment to their owners, and in the meantime the Auckland Racing Club had secured a lot of dead money in nomination fees. There is another side to the story, which is disclosed but rarely and this is one of the years when it is brought prominently under notice. In addition to the many horses who fail to ipake good there are occasional instances where three-vear-olds make unexpected improvement about this period. This is the case with Winning Hit. He was not considered good enough for top class races early in October, but now, by virtue of his successes in the New Zealand Derby and G. G. Stead Memorial Cup, he has jumped to the foremost position. Doubtless his owner would like now to have the Autuinnus colt engaged in the Islington Plate and Auckland Plate, but the officials of the club have even greater cause for regret at his absence, as he looks the only young horse with reasonable prospects of taking on Amythaa and Gloaming. Just to make the position worse, Pluto is also absent from both races, and after Vv inning Hit he* appears to represent tne best three-year-old form, or very riosa to it. It only needs Gloaming to go wrong and all interest will be knock ed out of the Ellerslie weight for age races. Possibly the Auckland Racine Cluo w.ll decide in future to delay Laking nominations for the summer until after the Kiccarton the Kiccarton tracks are very quiet at present. Most of the horses who raced, at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meetings are having an easy time, but .hose with engagements at the South Canterbury fixture next week ’.vill provide some interest again during the next few days. A large number of horses were .shin ped north last night and included gallopers. trotters and yearlings. Amonthe trainers we.re G. Jones (o'* l” Hazleman (2), T. Lloyd nP f; j W. Hawthorn (3), J. Jem 7l'.~ J. Brown (1), W. Mantel (T). J T lov '; <I), and J. Bryce (2). A large number of pacers and trotters have left the Dominion for Australia during the last few years, very few of whom are heard of afterwards. Gloaming has not done much work eince his return from Australia, but R. J. Mason is now starting to move hini along in short sprints. It is io he hoped that he will go on smoothly m his preparation, as his presence in the Islington Plate and the Auckland Plato will assist largelv in the interest that will be taken in the two weight for age events at Ellerslie. With Gloaming and Amytbas on the scene, there should be plenty of excitement. The pacer Bridgewood has ben sold, end is to be shipped to Australia. S. Walls had a collarbone cracked when Waima-i fell last week in the Onebunga Steeplechase. a*fc the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting. E. O'Sullivan, who steered Sister Olive to victorv in the Melbourne Cun, is a native of Victoria, and, though Invent v-fotir years of age, can go to scale without difficulty at 6st 71b. Jubilee Queen, dam of the Melbourne Cito winner Sister Olive, died on Caulfield Oim do. T while foaling to Imported King Offa.

) Australian papers are given consider- ; ably more latitude in the matter of \ ; endeavouring to forecast the result* of ! » cures, and a writer in the Sydney j Sun recently went to the trouble j to get the views of no fewer than j tlnrtv-rivo leading racing people as to I Hie likely winner of the Melbourne up. The list included well-known owners, stipendiary stewards, handicappers, trainers, and jockeys, and of these only one, Mr F. Farland. a trainer, picked the winner, Sister Olive. One or two gave The Rover a chance, but the horses most favoured were David, Amazonia, and Purser. Outside the horse’s owner, only two fancied Eurythmic, which started favourite. Rod Dennis, the sire of the Melbourne ( up winner. Sister Olive, was sin: out from England by Messrs Robison and Clarke, and he was raced in thoir interests in Victoria. He showed no form, and was sent to auction, and, chough he could boast of a higTif las-- pedigree, he was knocked down for the paltry sum of 220 guineas. Red j Dennis repaid his new owner quickly, and was then relegated to the stud. Snsanof having wound up with a weight for age victory at seven years old, Atr W. G. Stead was encouraged to give the veteran an opportunity at eight years of extending his winning record. The Martian gelding can, however, apparently be regarded as a back number so far as high-class racing is concerned, and possibly his retirement is not far n-wnv. Sasanof has won like ;fi19.000 in stakes, and ::s a winner of the Melbourne Cup rfind New Zealand Cup lie holds a unique record, •» * Horses tracing to St Simon have placed their mark on the Melbourne Cup in a. rather pronounced manner during the past twenty-two years. In 1899 Mc-rriwee (by Bill of Portland) scored, and then in subsequent years respective victories followed for Lord Cardigan (by Positano), Poseidon (bv Positano), Analogue (by Phoebus Apollo), Lord Nolan (by Positano), Comedv King (by Persimmon), Piastre i (by Positano), West court (by Bright | Night Watch (bv St Alwyne). Artilleryman (bv Comedy King), and Poitrel (bv St Alwvne). This year a grand-daughter of St Simon’s in the shape of Jubilee Queen (by Positano) is responsible for the winner. Sister Olive. This is a wonderful record for one family to achieve in connection with a race that holds a place with the greato*£ of its class in the wide world. The Canterbury Jockey Club is one* of the leading racing bodies in New Zealand that has continuously retained the fixed penalty system in preference to re-handicapping of winners, says an Auckland writer, but a recent happening which cast Amythaa in a 141 b penalty for the Stewards’ Handicap by reason of a victory in the Champion Plate, anti which increased the impost of tho top weight in the six furlong race from lOst 21b to list 21b, operated so unfairly that it will be surprising if in casting future Canterbury Jockey Club programmes some alteration is not made either in the direction of exempting weight for races from the operation of penalties in handicap events or by the adoption of re-handicapping. Carbine’s most noteworthy Australian bred soil, Wallace, holds a greater record in connection with the Victoria Racing Club’s Derby than any other j horse. Wallace led the field home in tho Derby of 1895, and eight years after his son, F.J.A., registered a victory, Two years later his daughter. Lady Wallace, scored a victory; then, -at an interval of a year, another of his descendants in the shape of Mountain King won. Three years after Mountain King scored Wilara kept up the credit of the family ; in the following vear Wolawa got home fifst; and three vears after Patrobaa routed the opposition. This year the memory of Wallace was kept green by reason of tho fact that his daughter, Danaide, is responsible for the Derby winner. Furious. There are not many of WalJ lace’s progeny now racing, but with a total of £236,863 down to their credit at the close of last season he is sure of a. good place on the sires’ list, for Mnlster is the only one found above him oi the score of stakes captured. ! Tho Victorian jockey, R. Lewis, who is now ono of the veteran riders of the Australian turf, retains his dash to a remarkable degree, and his record in connection with the Victoria Derby k; one in which he has especial reason to feel proud, for he has steered the winner of that event on no less than seven eee-'sions. Lewis won his first Derby |at Fleming!on on Mnlster in 1900, and ! in the following year HautviUiers won ;in Ids hands. He steered Sylvanit© to I victory in 1904; in 1908 he scored on j Alawa (son of Malster); in 1912 ! Wolawa won in his bands; in 1914 he ! got home first on Oarlita; and .on Saturday he won on Furious. Lewis is considered to be the wealthiest jockev in Australia, and, accordin'; to a Melbourne writer, he could write a cheque for six figures nnd that such would be , \ noured' at the bank. Tt is underc+ood that with the close of the Vic--1 toria Racing Club meeting Lewis re- | tired from the list of jockeys. ENGLISH YEARLINGS SOME GREAT PRICKS. The selling; of the yearlings sent ur> : from the famous Sledmere Stud is al- ; ; centre of attraction in the : Doncaster week, nor was this year an j exception, for, although the unprecei dented average realised last year and y< fore was not maintained. | tho ag rugate arrived at when the last of the sixteen yearlings had been sold J amounted to 38 4oogns, the average working out at about 240Oams, the highest individual price being tho 7700' r ns paid bv Hon George Lambton for the fillv by Tracery- Blue Tit. Tt will he remembered that last year and the year before it was Lord Glanelv j who beat all competition when tho Sledmere yearlings were on sale, giving U.BOOgns for tho colt now known as Westward Ho and 14,500gns for Blue Ensign, not yet seen in public. The following were the prices realised : Gns. Oh c hv Dav Ornnarter- WHI Return 1,009 Oh cbv The Tetrarch Ballyoumber 2,6Cn B e bv Charles O’Malley—Tfackler’s Pride 1.000 R c, bv Timber*—MossdnJe • • • I.O^O Oli 'c bv Corcvra—T.nriv Josenbine . 1,460 B c bv Obarles O’MaHev-Orlass . 850 Rr c bv 'TTA T-.R'hnrir—Sea dune . - .I.l*o Ur f bv Tracer v—Honor a . - . P. 200 c’h f bv Trnc.orv—Blue Tit . . 7.700 R f bv Ron-in-IjRW--Rectify . . . 8.100 Cb f bv Cobalt . . Sjno r»i f hv O’Mallev -Va Fla . R.Boo n r f bv tv,p To t r'-rMi Gun T»e . . I.°~o Or f bv Tb~ Tetmreb- Paraffin Lierht 2.Poa j Ch f bv Cicero—Queen let . 1,450 j Cli f by Charles O’Malley—Boyne 1 Blue 2.200

t •N.W'lTHiVMWAiiujaieJ NOMINATIONS.

METHVEN RACING CLUB. The following- nominations have been received for the Methven Racing Club’s meeting on December 3:— MOUNT HARDING HURDLE HANDICAP, of 110 boys; one mile and live furlongs— Austin, Headlong, Chequot, Glentanner, General Petain, Jock, Mandrake, Calma, Achilledes, Grim Joke and Benefit. METHVEN CUP, of 235 sots; one mile and a quarter—Starlike, Coniston, Malaga, Miss Mimic, Purple Star, St Easel, Jock, Royal Mac and Corsica. SPRINGFIELD TRIAL PLATE, of 100 sovs; five furlongs—Raconteur, Small Change, Nyanza, Frisco Mail, Exile, Markie,-Milestone, Blush, Martian per Anna filly, Giantkiller, Lord Leslie, Pussyfoot, Dame Fortune, New Day, Santala, Cannie Chiel—Bonne Bouche gelding. Weird, Bella Lake, First Aid, Clarionet, Solferino—Ailsa filly, Boadicea, Ladies' Hope, Sartovene, Lilybrook, Hillock, Corsica, bay g by Cronstadt—Black Tracker mare. ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, of 190 sovs; six furlongs—Nyanza, Exile. Cattach, Roniform, Urgency, Algidus, Headlong, Marauder, Petuna, Jean Gluten, Bomb, Hillock, Red Gown, Bella Lake, Mythology, b g by Cronstadt —Black Tracker mare, Osterman, Horatiiia, Jester, Cerebus, Boadicoa, Santala, Madam Chivon, Seaside and Naughty Queen. VIEWMOUNT WELTER HANDICAP, of 109 sovs; seven furlongs—Starlike, Small Change. The Reaver, Headlong, Thestius, Counterstroke, St Easel, Petuna, Bonny Mac, General Petain, New Day, Mandrake, First Aid, High Heels, Aluka, Royal Mac and Corsica. MOUNT HUTT HANDICAP, of 120 sovs; six furlongs—Starlike, The Reaver, Battle Scene, Thestius, Bonny Mac, Bomb, Mythology, b g by Cronstadt—Black Tracker marc, Horatius, Jester, High Heels, Madam Chiron and Seaside. FARMERS' TROT HANDICAP, of 120 sovs ; one mile and a half—Cognac, Mount Harding, The Dingo, Lyon's Heir, Cityoen, Meddler, Kingsmoor, Childsroth, Macusla, Admiral Rotlichild, Maile, Dhan, Perninoor, Whitebait, ivy Mac, Salcombe, Kevin Barry, Axtell, Malachy, Emmett, Wastewood, Tenerifte, Gentlemanwood, Punl, Landlord, Linden, Peter M’Kinney, Matchwood, Olive Huon and Minny Yet. DRAYTON TROT HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; one mile and a quarter—Jimmy Mac, Cognac, Mount Harding, Bower Dillon, Lyon’s Heir, Cityoen, Meddler, Kingsmoor, Childsroth, Macusla, Admiral Rothchild, Dhan, Whitebait, Ivy Mac, Kirremuir, Tara, Kevin Barry, Malachy, Okuti, Localism, Wastewood, Teneriffe, Yamko. Gentlemanwood, Puni, Volo, Linden and Matchwood. FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. [from Our Correspondent.] DUNEDIN, November 15. The follo’Jßing nominations have been received : FIRST AMATEUR HANDICAP (in harness), of 150 sovs; one mile and live furlongs—Jenny Wallace, Bondo, Flowerbell, Ma Ohere, Ora Jay, Bon Sonty, Mine Gold, Marvin Chief, Queen Wilkes, Laurier, Queenie Patchen, Helenwood, Peter Bell, Ihe Toff, Kentucky Moor. Koiaki. Gracie D., Reenie, Kentucky Child, Half-Moon, Wharetoa, Freeman, Peter Swift, Peter Boy, Waiatapu, Billy Moor, Winowner and Snider. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP (in harness), of 200 sovs; one mile and five furlongs— Wild Madam, Miss Babs, Intolerance, St. Alwyne, Drambui, Rexchild, Liberty, Swan, Raymius, To Whare Child, Free Pointer, Wallroon, Van Director, Tobermory, Crusader, Linden, Wakanui, Proud Nell, Prince Lyons, Wee Daphne, Brooklyn Chimes, Myrtle Wilkes, Little Rain, Alair, Prestissimo, Sprig of Heather, Wallace Dillon, Haere Ra. Olive Huon, Bowerbird, King Copa and Kevin Barry. SPUING HANDICAP (In saddle), of 000 sovs; two miles —Nicotine, Jenny Wallace, Kismet, Bondo, Tidewater, Flowerbell, Amboyna Wood, Bon Sonty, Handsome Jack, Jessie M’Kinney, Pitlour, General Quincey, Master *Robbins, Helenwood, Bon Wilkes, Peter Jackson, Supreme, Ngapuna. Swiftest. The Stone Ginger, Honi M., Winowner, Wonder Why, Sandstorm, Ben Logan, Miss Malvern and El Belette. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP (in harness), of 700 sovs; two miles -Prince Huon, Emperor, Rangitata Lass, Sympathy, Trix Pointer, Royal Step, Tatsy Dillon, Trooper Dillon, Coldstream, Indra, Coil, Nellie Scott, Dillon wood, Captain Stanley, Peter Mac, Whispering Willie and Vilo. CAYEHSHAM HANDICAP (in eaddle), ol 290 sovs; one mile and five furlongs—Gwendoline, Fontaine, Royal Oak, Ringway, Cliffton Chimes, Liberty Loan, Wallroon, Tobermory, Prospect, Linden, Proud Nell, Prince Lyons. Wee Daphne, Myrtle Wilkes. Arie, Ardlussa, Black Raven, Welcome Knight, Perfect Pointer, Adair, Seamount, Nightcaps, Bronwood, Olive Huon, Rialto, Kevin Barry and Gold Chimes. DOMINION HANDICAP (in harness), of SO!) sovs; two miles—Delville Wood, Bonette, Wallacotown, Admiral Derby, Darkest. AI-1-ertoria, Real Lady, Koralti, Nimblefoot, Cay Wilkes, Solace, Rito, Wandiligong, Marvin Junior and Exmoor. DASH HANDICAP (in barneys), of 300 sovs; one mile and a furlong—Littlefield, Doraldina, Oaknut, Gladiola. Tickletoe, Canadian Club, Cross Batery, Blue Chimes, Marvel le. Malice, M asterpiece, Betrayer, Dandy Rose, Ben Ohau, Honest Ned. Greystone, Hoch Aye. Ben Mac, Biddy Tracey, Ihe Sheik, Royal Chance, Elsie Gay and Laura Child. ST KILDA HANDICAP (in saddle), of 225 sovs; one mile—South Star, Silver Shoe, Uhildwood, Lewis M’Kinney, Bellfashion, lliram Galindo, Cromstall, Blue Chimes. Locanda Dillon, Gladeye, Duko Whips, John Peel, Grey stone, Norma Dillon, Lady Teddington, Mako Mako and Dandy Chimes. SECOND AMATEUR HANDICAP (in sad die), of 150 sovs; one mile and five furlong Gwendoline, Fontaine, Last Note, Littlefield, Pinefleld, Cliffton Chimes, Van Director, Proud Nell. Roth TCing. Helenvood, Ardlussa, Herd Laddie, Whittle, Rain, Perfect Pointer. Mirrazal, Reenie, Hazel Lillon. Prestissimo, Wallace Dillon and King Copa. ADVANCE HANDICAP (in harness), of 200 sovs; one mile and five furlongs-Wild Madam, Miss Babs, Intolerance, Alpha Wilkes, Drambui, Pet Child, Liberty Loan, Raymius, Te W'hare Child, Free Pointer, ( Wallroon, Tobermory, Prospect, Linden, 1 Prince Lyons, Wee Daphne, Myrtle Wilkes, Welcome Knight, Perfect Pointer, Adair, Young Nell, Spring of Heather, Bronwood, Olive Huon, Tho Bower Bird, King Cqpa, Kevin Barry ami Cold Chimes. SUBURBAN HANDICAP (in harness), of 200 sovs; one-mile and five furlongs-Kis-met, Bondo, Tidewater, Flowerbell, 11 a Chere, Ora Jay, Amboyna Wood, Bon Sonty, Pitlour, General Quincey, Queenie Patchen, Helenwood, Bon Wilkes. Peter Bell, The Toll’, Peter Jackson, Kentucky Moor, Gracie 1.., Lottie Direct, Ilalf-Moon, Freeman, Swiftest, Peter Swift, Stone (Huger, Peter Boy, Huia M., Waratapu, Winowner, Wonder Why, King Pirate, Ben J eg an and El Belette. FORBURY CUP HANDICAP (in harness). o r 790 sovs; two miles—Prince Huon, Emperor, Rangitata Lass, Sympathy, Trix Pointer, Royal Step, Tatsy Dillon, Trooper i illon, Coldstream, India, Coil, Nellie Scott, Dillonwood, Car,tain Stanley, Peter Mac, Whispering Willie and Vilo. TAINUI HANDICAP (in saddle), of 200 sovs; two miles—South Star, St Alwvno, Royal Oak, Oaknut, Tickletoe. Canadian Club, Malice, Crusader, Linden, Proud Noll. Prince Lyons, lien Ohau, Honest Ned, B‘ack Haven, Seamount, The Sheik, Intolerance, Nightcaps. Royal Chance, Bronwood and Laura Child. VICTORIA HANDICAP (in saddle), of NX, sovs; two miles—Bonette, Wallacotown, 1 Peter the First, Admiral Derby, Aim- - toria, Real I.ady, Bingen, Rito, Waiuiiiigong, Marvin. Junior, Exmoor, Koralti, Nimblefoot and Cay Wilkes. EMPIRE HANDICAP (In harness), of 399 sovs; one mile and five f url on ge— Littlefield, Doraldina, Oaknut, Gladiola, Canadian Club, Cross Battery, Mar.-Hie, Masterpiece, Tatsy Dillon, Betrayer, Dandy Rose, Ben Ohau, Honest Ned, Creystone, I*cob Aye. Ben Mac, Kiddy Tracey, The Sheik, Royal Chance. Elsie Cay and Laura Child. RECOVERY HANDICAP (in saddle), of 225 sovs; one mile —South Star, Silver Shoe, Childwood, Lewie M’Kinney, Hellfashion, Hiram Galindo, Cromstall, Blue Chimes, Wallace, Hamapuka, Locanda Dillou, Gladeye, Duke Whips, John Peel, Greystone, Norma Dillon, Peter Mac, Lady Ted- , chngton, Mako Mako and Dandy Chimes.