Racing and Trotting

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17029, 1 May 1923, Page 2

Racing and Trotting

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FIXTURES. Hay 4. s—Marlborough Racing Club. May s—Thames Trotting Club. May 5. 7 —Forbury Park Trotting Club. May 9. 10—Egmont Racing Club. May 11, 12—Ashburton County Racing Club. May 17. 19-Wanganui Jockey Club. Hay 26, 26—Onmaru Jockey Club. June 2, 4—Otaki Maori Racing Club. June 2. 4—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. June 2. 4. 6-Dunedin Jockey Club. • June 2. 4. 6—Auckland Racing Club. June 4—South \\ airarapa Trotting Club.. . NOMINATIONS. April 27—Auckland Racing Club. April 30—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 4—Forbury Park Trotting Club (Trotting Stakes. 1924). May 8 -Oamarti Jockey Club. May 10—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. May 10 South Wairaraoa Trdtting Club. May Jl—.Auckland Racing Club. May I!—Dunedin Jockey Club. May 11—Otaki Maori Racing Club. HANDICAPS. April 26—.Ashburton County Racing Club. April 30—Egmont Racing- Club. May 4—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 11—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 11—Auckland Racing Club. May 15-Oamaru Jockey Club. May 17—South Wa.ira.rapa- Trotting Club. May 21—Canterbury Park Trbttiiig Club. May 21—Dunedin jockey Club. May 21—Auckland Racing Club. May 22—Otaki Maori Racing Club. ACCEPTANCESApril 27—Forbury Park Trotting Club. April 27—Marlborough Racing Club. April 27—Thames Trotting Club. ay 4—Ashburton County Racing Club. May 4—rEgmont Racing Glub. May 14—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 19—Oamaru Jockey C3.uk. (way 24—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. May 25 —Auckland ; Racing Club. May 25—Otaki Maori Racing Club. May 28—Dunedin Jockey Club.

WEIGHT.

There has been a lot of trouble this season, in various parts of the Dominion, over the weight rule, as emended by the Racing Conference Inst year. Prior to that, for a number of years, the Rules of Racing contained a provision under which a rider, "ben weighing in, was allowed a pound and a halt in a flat race or two pounds and a half in a jumping race. This allowance was intended to provide for the loss of weight during a race, through any of the accidents which are so liable to occur, even in the case of careful men. Last season, in an important event, the rider of a winner came in short weight, and it was only alter the pound and a half, as allowed by the rules, had been put on the scales to assist him, that the jockey "as able to draw the weight. As a result of inquiries it was then discovered that some clever trainers were in the habit of trading on the rule: in other words, they were deliberately going out short weight, taking the risk that no accident would occur and trusting to flic allowance to pull the weight after the race. In order to stop this practice the Rules of Racing were altered last July, and. now a jockey must draw his fulTweight after winning. No allowance is made for accident, and when the acident occurs the result is the loss of a race. To meet the case many riders now weigh out three-quarters of a pound over, but Lius is not the invariable rule and even " here this course is followed it provides only half the margin which was available for accident under the old iuku It seems a pity that the weight rule was ever altered. The new arrangement has. of course, put a stop to the practice of usiiig ft he rule unfairly, but to counter-balance that aspect. the new rule has imposed a. hardship on quite a number' of innocent owners ihis season. In some of the cases that have occured there has been a disposition to doubt the accuracy of the 1 * scales, but even if there was another explanation of the discrepancy between the weight before and after tlm race, it does net provide a sufficiently strong argument for allowing the weight rule to stand in its present form. The Riccarton tracks are gradually drying up after the soaking they received from last • week's rain. The plough was in use this morning for steady pace work, but all the fast galloping was done on the number six grass track. Tatau Tatau’reeled off six furlongs in 1 min 16 loser, a very smart performance. She has come on a lot lately. Bondieea easily beat Wanda. over throe furlongs in 38 3-osec. Distant Shot running over the same ground alone in 38sec. Tressayr led Pluto and Vespucci all through a working gallop on the plough..

Castellan covered six furlongs in lmin 22 3-osec, but he was going very comfortably. Whipping Boy sprinted half a mile in 52see, finishing strongly. Palestrina ran six furlongs in lmin 17 3-sseo and looked as if she could have done a little better at the finish. Samum was schooled a couple of times over the pony hurdles, which lie cleared like an old hand. Kukume, FaLstaff and Ford Nagar were in that order at the end of a five furlong spin, which occupied lmin 6 4-ssec. Wink covered six furlongs in lmin 23sec, but was going very easily ail the way. Cerberus ran six furlongs in lmin 18 3-ssec, a useful effort, as he was not ridden out. .Some Kid was restricted to threequarter pace work over a circuit and Paddington Green occupied lmin 25 3-osec over six furlongs. Clean Sweep, Red Gown. Teiemon and Master Hand went out for a school over four hurdles, but it p/roved a very unsatisfactory bit of work. They went, off in straggling order. Clean Sweep was in front and lie had a load of several lengths at the first hurdle, where the other three were faifly close together. Clean Sweep continued to increase liis advantage and he finished more than fifty yards in front. Re gave an excellent exhibition over three hurdles, but was not so good at the fourth, where he was easing up. The other three ran about a bit, and at the last hurdle Master Hand'fell. Pie appeared to be lame in the near stifle after-'* wards, while his rider, F. Cann, injured his left shoulder. Manawapango went once round the hurdles by himself at a sound pace. He seemed to get too close to the second obstacle, but jumped the other three well. Mazama, win was lame after competing in the hurdle race at Riccarton on Faster .Monday, has made a good recovery and S. Trilford has him Frisco Mail has been trained at Waslidyke for some time past by P. T. Hogan, but ho was left at Ricearton after competing in the Amberle\ Cup on Saturday, and he is now a member of S. j rilford’s team. Bonny Mac has left F. Christmas’s stable and he is now being trained by R. Ellis. The imported horse The Ace, after doing two seasons at- the Stonyliurst Stud, is now a member of Cutts Brothers’ team at Riccarton and is getting through steady tasks on the tracks. The Riccarton trainer, F. D. Jones, is at present away enjoying a few days’ shooting, During his holiday G. J. Pine is in charge of the team. Zouave is given credit for running two really go id races at Hastings . Alter finishing second to Correspondent in the Hawke’s Bay Cup, he won the Burke Memorial Handicap on Monday. He is a tliree-year-old gelding by Martian from Rose Red. by Stepnink from Madder, so that he is a brother in blood to Sasanpf, and he may develop ii.to a good performer over long journeys next season. Mireusonta showed great speed in the ea/ly stages of the Okawn Handicap, on the second day «t Hastings, but he stopped very quickly when he was collared at the end of half a mile. 'Morean was a big disappointment at the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s meeting, where she was heavily supported each day. An excuse was available on the second day. as something happened to her gear. King’s Trumpeter and Sunart fought out a great finish in the .7. D. Ormond Gold Cup. They were together from the entrance to the straight and it was only in the Inst few strides fhat King’s Trumpeter shook his rival off. The progeny of Martian have not. as a rule, shone as .jumpers. in fact, few of them have taken at all kindly to the business. Vagabond looks like turning out an exception. The field he beat when he won on the second day of the Hawke’s Bay meeting was rot strong, but he is credited with a useful performance. Ho pimped cautiously. a fault which should ho cured with experience, and if ever he becomes fast at his fences, he will win in the best hurdle company, as his pace on the flat, wiil help him through, while he is several classes ahead of the. average hurdler in the matter o|fc stamina.

Acceptances for the first day of the Ashburton County 'Sfocing Club’s meeting are due on Friday. Acting on behalf of George Price in S\dney, a. Napier sportsman last week purchased the brown mare Hikoia, by Demosthenes from Ikou. She was a failure on the racecourse, hut she should be worth the prioe paid for her as a matron. There will be a big contingent of Canterbury horses competing at the lor bury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday and Monday. They will I*? sent south on Thursday by a. special train, which will leave Christchurch at 6.45 a.m. f „? e ?, era \, Pet jV n T has been scratched for the Hurdle Handicap and Carnnne lor the Autumn Handicap at the .vshburton County Racing Club’s meeting. ~ into winter qua,- ', s : J* e httle Nassau mare has done hi « u ar , d salloping this season, but ihe finished up quite sound, and after a rest she should be ready for some n-ore good races in the spring. It is not often that brother and sislT'7 ln ™ tlu * samc day, but Will Oakmnet and F inora put up this record at tire Amlrerley meeting on Saturday. Kiili V* V , Fl , llland frnni Trebelli, by Button head i lorn Oantafcrice, an Aust.U,an bredl mare by GoltUbrough. and B BIT,I * rainSl at by Mr G. B. stark,* was a have- at Me in last 8 ~„ 120 «"«>*«« tor the brown .• « |tmhanga, by Absurd from Form. stud. IS ll!ltlerrtDod will go to the The Trenthana trainer, J. >y. irev J “lt W * ek she,,t v ‘sit to %d. ire,. It is probable that he will bring a yearling bank with him. Jhe Auckland owner-trainer, J Wilo,nitTre' C °f emplates a *«P Sydney j * ■i“ of the Australian . 11 he goes he will take tni steeplechaser Pittswortli. ~cS, il ' "° 1 1 k | ~l« ft Greenmeadowe rethe Absurd—Shrill colt, owned ■ „mf ,'d ' j?’ S ‘*? d - * ot of K, Reed. , ha f not oeen that the sfcirruo leather broke the rider might have seer seriously injured, as he wa. s huncr the saddle when he fell. ‘ Afterword's , L " as , and galloped in “ ™amrer pleasing to his owner. mst/ 10 ™"!' 1- "' 4 * Baring Club ha, ieceived permission from the eternal Affairs to hold an ai t union ra^e' P ri *» i» the goldi k taienanui, b.v Advance—Taratahi I' a'n A V SUt ‘li°i' trotting trainers P K drile. J. AY. Kenny and 11. G B„V who have been in Auckland for a few months, are booked to return to Svdney this week. Probably they will'be back next season with more horses in iHhe e ior d ; t " kM t 0 be "°" M . J. Tomkinson soon tired of Peter Jackson, whom he purchased a few weeks ago, and ho disposed of the 1 etereta gelding in Auckland. Mulwaree, a winner at the Auckland j rotting Club’s meeting on Saturday i.s an Australian Ined gelding, brought to the Dominion by Mr Martin Taylor. This was his first win in New ZeaThe pacer Don Wild, who has been having a spell for some time, is again in work at Addington. The ex-Sydnev horse naturally looks big after his respite. The trotter Mat Patch is being kept going by A. Pringle. The 'Tara-naki-owned horse can go fast, but lie is none too reliable in a race. A sister to the pacer Prospect is the latest addition to E. Carl yon’s stable. It will take some time \before she is ready to race. T. Atkinson lias made another start svith his trotter Fail Derby. The spell has evidently done the horse a lot of good, and if his wind remains satisfactory he should soon win a race. The three-year-old trotter Audominion has rejoined D. Bennett’s team at Addington. The young horse will not be ready to race for some time. Th e pacer Countryman, who appealed to train off a few months ago, was given a spell and is again in active work. A. Pringle’s three-year-old bv Nelson Bingen is going on in his preparation i quite satisfactorily. and he will be raced shortly. The pacer Handsom e Lad, who broke down badly whilst racing at the Ti maru Trotting Club’s meeting fast month, is making a very slow recovery, and it is very doubtful if he will race again. Lady Joan, who was on the scratch mark for the Prince of Wales Handicap at the Forbury Park meeting - , has*, in curred a 12 yards penalty

HAPPY VOYAGE,

EQUALS MILE RECORD. (Special to the Star.”) AUCKLAND. April 30. An attempt was made by Happy Voyage this afternoon at Alexandra Park to lower the one mile pacing record of 2min 4 1-ssec, recently established by him at New Brighton. The Auckland Trotting Club offered a purse cf £IOO if the record was lowered, £250 iiV-liR horse did 2miri 3sec and £350 if he dkl 2min 2sec. The conditions were failv good, the track being m good order, though there was a breeze against the horse down the long bacK stretch. W. J. Tomkinson drove Happy Voyage, who was paced by Okaihau and No Bother. From the start the horse swung into his work m good style - , but the first furlong, round the bend into the straight, was rather slow. The pace was then crowded on. the first two furl digs being accomplished in 30 3-osec. i his gait v, as well maintained in the next furlong, at the end of which the watches showed 16 4-5. The first half mile was compreted in lmin 2 2-Ssec and six furlongs in lmin 33 1-skc The full distance taking 2min 4 1-osec, equal to the existing record. The horse appeared to slow down slightly just before the pest was reached, yut he had feo put in a tremendous burst of speed over the last three furlongs. It was a gallant attempt, which drew hearty chcffers from the crowd of about 2000 .‘that witnessed it.

RACE RESULTS.

HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. BURKE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of 30U 3lb (H. Gilmore), 1*; Little River, 2; Grotesque 3. Correspondent. Golden ' Light, AsSsari, The Speaker, Bemetter and Kaotane also- started. Going: out of the straight Askari was leading Zouave, Grotesque and Little River. Along the back stretch Askari still was doing well in the load, with Correspondent moving up on the outside, running along in second position with Zouave. Askari was first in the straight, but when it came to hnsiues-i three lengths." a neck between secondhand third. Time—2min 6 2-ssec. OKAWA HANDICAP, of 200 sovh -. six furlongs—Barrier. Tat 61b (H. Dunn). 1; Oi vil£©rm 2, Miss Martian 3. Chimera. Miss Roseland, Mireusonta, Joy Ride and Crown Gem also started. Mireusonta wau tprit to show out. with Civilform and Joy Ride next. Mireusonta led tov the straight where Civilform took the lead. There was a great set to between Barrier and Civilform. Barrier prevailing bv a head, a similar distance between second and third. OTIITI HANDICAP, of 150 so vs • one miland a furlong-Blie*f ulness. 7st 71b <¥.. Keesmg). 1: Comical 2, Kahikatea 3. Ofav.'ia, ,Queen's Ferry, White Hope, Mosthenes. Rebuff and Kohu also started. Going otit of the straight. Mostlienes led Orawia and Comical. Along the back Queen's Ferry ran into fourth place. Mosthenes was first in the straight, with Orsv. ia next. Blissfulness and Comical came out of the bunch, and a great rare resulted in a win by a head for Blissfulness. three lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 55 T-ssec. A KIT JO HANDICAP, of 150 sovs ; six furlongs—Merry Imp. fist Tib (G. G. Morril='>n). 1 : Watchman 2. Lady Gazelev 3. Good Sport. Moreau. The Author. Soleil fl'Or. Bezan. Western Boom. Arbitration Car n bee, T* Wax and Tea Leaves also started. Moreau showed out first, but fell r’gbi back after going a furlong and took no further part in the race. Merry Imp took the lend at the railway road bend and never was beaded though Watchman Lfid.v Gazelev ntrongr’y cliaDebired and third* Tim’i'-lmTn 15 l-r'lec.” secor,f?

FORBURY PARK TROTS.

WILL BE IN GOOD ORDER. (Par Phh3s Assoc atiox.) DUNEDIN, April 30. An examination of t fie fottniry J'arJ; track at a late hour this afternoon showed that the hood waters had receded. The full width of the racing circuit, with a continuation of the existing fine weather, will be in working order within ,'ie. next’ twenty-four hours. At present the going iquite good and dry within six feet of the inside rail, and as this margin will be harrowed it will eoon he fit for training ox - racing operations. The flood waters dj«: not penetrate beyond an inch or so of 11nsurface, and with anything like favourable weather conditions the track will be j. good order for tho meeting. This j. important to owners at a distance beca> they may gathar an erroneous impression about the state of the going likely tc exist for the opening of the meeting or Saturday.