RACING AND TROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17034, 7 May 1923, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING.

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FIXTURES. I May D, 10—Egmont Racing Club. I May 10, 12—For bury Trotting Club, j May 11. 12—Ashburton County Racing I Club. I May 17, 19—Wanganui Jockey Club. 5 May >6, 26—On-maru Jockey Club. { June 2. 4—Otaki Maori Racing Club. ; June 2. I —Canterbury Park Trotting Club. J June 2, I. 6—Dunedin Jockey Club, j June 2.4, f>—Auckland Racing Club. June 4—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. NOMINATIONS, j May 8- Oamaru Jockey Club, j May 10—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. I May 10—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. ‘ May 11—Auckland Racing Club. ! May 11—Dunedin Jockey Club, j May 11 —Otaki Maori Racing Club. HANDICAPS. May 11—Wanganui Jockey Club, j May 1 I —. Auckland Racing Club. May 15—Oamaru Jockey Club. May 17—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. May 21—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. May 21 —Dunedin Jockey Club. May 21—Auckland Racing Club. May 22—Otaki Maori Racing Club. ACCEPTANCES. May 14—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 19—Oamaru Jockey Club. May 24—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. May *2s—Auckland Racing Club. May 25—Otaki Maori Racing- Club. May *2B—Dunedin Jockey Club.

COUNTRY RACING.

During the last few weeks three country clubs, the Cheviot Racing Club. Hororata Racing Club ami Aniberley Raqing Club, have belli race meetings at Riccarton, anil in each case a substantial credit balance has resulted. The object in view in racing on the Metropolitan course was quite frankly admitted to be finance, so that the executives of the three clubs cannot fail to be well pleased with the results. The Cheviot Club also held last season’s fixture at Riccarton and it will occasion no surprise ii it races there again next season. It has only had a totalisator permit for a few vears and the meetings held at Cheviot could not be described as successful from any point of view. A good deal of money will be required, in fact, before the club can expect to carry on at all well on its own course. In the Auckland district this season eight country clubs, each with a totalisator i permit for one day, entered into a scheme under which the meetings were ! held on central courses. the profits j being pooled. 'Hie result was highly satisfactory, as there will be a sum exceeding £BOOO for distribution. 1 Though the immediate object has been | attained, the Auckland one day clubs intend to act together in future in j bringing pressure to bear on ihe Gov--1 eminent to secure a reduction of taxl ation and additional permits for country clubs. Strong exception has been ' taken by many people to the practice | of country clubs racing on Metropolitan courses and it must be admitted I that it is inconsistent when one recalls 1 the outcry against interfering with the ‘‘ little country meetings.” The one . day country club were never in a very | strong financial position and in prosI perous times the most they could exI pect to do was to carry on, while many of them were seriously handiJ capped by the outlay that was necesIsary to provide suitable courses and appointments. Now, however, with increased Government taxation, they | are in a very unenviable position, and but for the relief afforded by racing on I metropolitan courses, some of then, would have had a difficulty in carrying on at all. Under the circumstances, it is pleasing to find that they have been able to put their finances on a I sound footing. and possibly some ! method will be discovered to relieve | them of the heavy burden under which j they have laboured during the last few | vears. For inanv reasons, it would be a matter for regret if the country clubs had to go out, on account of excessive taxation. Nominations for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s winter meeting will close atnine o’clock to-morrow night. Nominations for the winter meeting of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club will close at noon on Thursday. The rain which has fallen during ! the last few days has seriously interfered with training operations at Riccarton. Most of the horses are doing no more than roail exercise. Phil May has been getting through useful tasks lately and though he may not stand a severe preparation, lie should do well in hunters’ steeplechases. Already he has done a bit of schooling over brush fences, which ’• he jumps brilliantly. Mi* G. D. Greenwood’s yearling colt d by Demosthenes from Scotch Right, o purchased in Sydney last month, has h been named Haze.

Oakleigh and Silverton were responsible for a high-class exhibition ofjumping over the Ellerslie steeplechase . fences one day last week. No Bother was schooled over the, Ellerslie country a few days ago. He took a risk with the stone wall the first time, standing off a long way. but he got over all right, while liis subsequent jumping was good. Owing to the absence of a big contingent of trainers in Dunedin, for the’ Forbury • Park Trotting Club’s meeting, there lias been very little of interest on the local trotting tracks during the last few days, and the rain has left all the tracks so soft that the trainers who are at home have had to curtail their operations to the mildest ol' tasks. An unpleasant incident occurred on the Auckland Trotting Club’s track on a recent afternoon, when two trainers came to blows. It is reported that the matter will be further ventilated through Court proceedings. The Auckland writer, ‘Whalebone,” remarks that “ happenings of tins kind being allowed to pass unnoticed by club officials will in no way tend to better the sport.” Owing to the racing season having closed in Auckland, Mr G. M ! Mi 11 an has cent the pacer Bingen Jean to Canterbury, to be trained by J. J. Kenner ley. She is a six-year-old by Nelson Bingen from a Bellman mare, and die lias the reputation of being r. very fast maiden. Now that the fields are getting so large, the Auckland Trotting Club would be well advised to refuse the nominations of all unruly horses, writes .i northern writer. They not only settle the \ chances of honest horses, but endanger the lives of riders and drivers who are behind them. It has been suggested that at future sittings of tne Racing Conference the stipendiary stewards and the secretaries of the district committees should oe asked to attend and listen to the proceedings. By til is means, says the Wellington writer, “ Glencoe,” they would be able to better interpret the rules that are passed as they would be in a position to know what the minds of the delegates after hearing the discussion. Pantlcr, the winner of the Waterlea Cup, the chief event at the Marl* uorough Racing Club’s meeting last week is a four-year-old gelding by ; Ran mure from Footstep, by De AN itte (son of Stcpniak) from Ecliptic, by Sir Lancelot from 'Petal Eclipse, and descendant of Miss Rowe, the dam of peeress, a ' great mare in the early days of New Zealand racing. Pantier has been a very useful performer this season. and he appears to stay well, which is a distinct recommendation for his sire, Panmure. Barleycorn, a n inner at the Marlborough meeting last week, is an aged o-elding bv Sarto from Brisa. He has won of races, but he is only a sprinter, and his form is a long way short of that shown by his elder brother John Barleycorn. Glument was a very consistent peiformer at the Marlborough meeting last week. She finished second to PantJer in the Waterlea Cup on Friday, while on Saturday she scored two wins. On the same course in March she paid a sensational dividend when she won a hack race, this being her only success prior to Saturday. Glument is a six-year-old mare by Gluten from Astonishment, a half-sister, by Sensation, to Heeltap and Dick, two useful performers. Spelsbury. a winner at the Marlborough meeting last week, is a four-year* old by Boniform from Miss Birkenhead. by Birkenhead from Aretliusa, Spelsbury is therefore a half brother to Gargaron. the dam of Brncker.field and tii o smart two-year-old! filly, Gay Juliet. Halloweve. who won the Farnham Hack Race at the Marlborough meeting on Saturday, is an aged gelding by Birkenhead from Prologue, dam of the New Zealand Cup winner. Sinapis and of Prelude, the latter the grand dam of Boadicea. This was Halloweve's fir-+ ‘-ucces, but he has done very little racing. There was a sen .ation at the Marlborough Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday. after Chaucer had won the AVaihopai Trot Handicap, the horse and liis owner (N. Emms) being disqualified for two years for inconsistent running. Chaucer is an aged gelding by Electric .Tack from a Berlin mare. He started twice without success last season but about two months ago he won a couple of unhoppled races; on the Marlborough course. On Friday he was unplaced in a mile and a half race, in which he would have had to do 3min 46sec to win. while on Saturday he finished first in a two mile race in smin lo 3-osec.

It was stated that Trespass was to be given a spell after his return from Australia, but evidently a change in plans has been made, for Mr Kemhall has nominated the gelding for the prin cipal events at the AA'anganui meeting. The win that came to Victor Hova at the Marlborough Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday!, following’ on the disqualification of Chaucer for inconsistent running, was long overdue, as he had been second three times and third three times this season. The three fillies who filled the places in the Ope Thousand Guineas last week were all winners as two-vear-olds. Cos was one of the most brilliant youngsters who raced last season, winning six times in seven starts, her only defeat being in the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes at Sandown Vark. when she finished second to Town Guard, after a bad start. Tranquil’s two-year-old record was four starts, for a win and a second, while Shrove non twice and was placed in three other races. Knockando. who filled second place in the Two Thousand Guineas last week, did not race as a two-year-old. but- ‘‘The Special Commissioner” of the “Sportsman.” when dealing recently with the candidates for this year’s classic races, described him as the best bred of the lot. He is by Pha laris from Spear Bridge by Spearmint from Santa Brigida. by St Simon irom Bridget, the dam of Melton. Phalaris is by Polymelus from Bromu.s, by Sainfoin (son of Springfield) from Cherry, by St Simon from Sunrise, and sister to Springmorn, the grand-dam oi Martian. ‘‘ The Special Commissioner.” after quoting Knockando’s breeding, described it as “ a truly ex tra ordinary pedig’ree, comprising no fewer than twenty-sevej? of tiie running and sire figures, with two numbers l£ Moreover, any question about the stamina of the sire, Phalaris, should be sufficiently answered by the dam being by .Spearmint, her dam by St Simon, who also comes into the third lower quarter of the sire's pedigree. 1 Here is a beautiful constellation o.‘ number 1 blood in the centre ol Knockando’s pedigree, though Phalaris, Spearmint and Minting, and tin root family is the always trustworthy hand of number 8. In fact if T had find the Derby winner, on figures alone, regardless of public form Knockando is the one that I should choose; but what can one sav more ol a colt that has n«ver yet run I-” Tt looks as if there is nothing certain about the projected trip of Koliv. to Sydney, and evidently his owner ; intends to see his weights before In ships the chestnut gelding, as lie has also entered him at the AA'anganui and Ellerslie meetings. Most likely Kohr. will lie raced here in the winter, and if he goes across the other side ai j all it will be in the spring for the two steeplechases at the big Rand wick meeting. These races arc no: nearly so hard to win as are the June events, as a number of the Victorian horses may be expected to visit Svdr.e*, for the £2OOO races in June, while the\ have their own Nationals later on, and this programme generally proves enough for them. Hence the fields at Randwiek in the spring arc not at all strong. British Arch who formerly was' raced in the Auckland district, but fulsome time has been in Melbourne, where he has won several hurdle races, is this winter to race in brush steeple chases. These races are often very easy to win at the suburban meetings in Melbourne, and any horse that can jump the hurdles on the big courses can always get over the brush fences on the suburban courses. One of the most interesting yearlings at Flemington this autumn, according to a Melbourne writer, is a full sistei to Gloaming. which has just been broken in under the direction of Austin Kcobie. The filly is of nice size, and looks all over a galloper. This is the first of The Welkin—Light family we have had here since Refraction, who is now at the stud. There can be no doubt that Refraction, though she left the turf without any record to speak of,* was a good one. The trouble with her was that she had a rather delicate constitution, and would mi-, therefore, stand much wear. Refraction had speed above the ordinary, as she fre quently showed on the tracks and in several of her races. The filly just taken in hand looks more robust than Refraction. It is time The WelkinLight alliance produced another good one, and it is quite on the cards that the youngster that has just been in troduced to the training ground wiil be found capable of filling the bill. At racecourses under Belgian control the insurance scheme for jockeys provides that owners shall be charged five francs extra per ride for races in which they are represented, and a similar sum is deducted from the jockey’s fee. the amount going to the insurance fund. The jockey, however, is onlv insured from the time lie: weighs out until ho returns to scale. Any rid inn accident in private does not count. Tn case of death of a jockey his widow or children receive £IOOO, and that amount is the maximum for a jockey who is permanently disabled. Tn cases of partial disablement the payment is 10s a dav.

The more one studies the list of entries for the jumping meetings, the more it becomes apparent that we are going to be badly off for jumpers this season. 'Phis applies more to the steeplechasers than to hurdle horses. A few horses like Coroglen and Coalition have dropped out, but there is nothing coming on to take their places.

NOMINATIONS.

FORBURY PAEK TROTTING CLUB. The following nominations have been received fox* the New Zealand 1 rotting Stakes, to be run at the Summer meeting, 1924 NEW ZEALAND TROTTING STAKES (in (harness), of 600 soys. For three-year-old unhoppled trotters. One mile ana a-half. Messrs Young and Blake’s br c Dillon Harold, by Harold Dillon —Wild Mr A. N. Dunn's eh f by King Aphis Lord Vandebiit mare. Mr E. E. Lievre’s bv c by Nelson Bingen Bertha Belie (imp.). Mr W. Shields's b g by Petereta—Dreamland. Mr A. Pringle's b g by Nelson Bingen— Muriel Dillon. Mr A. Pringle's b f by Nelson Bingen— Myall. Mr J. R. M'Kenzie’s ch c by Nelson Bingen —W a lice L. mare. Mr A. Anderson’s b c Early Harvester, by The Harvester—Susie de Forest. Mr G. Craw's b c Nelson Fame, by Nelson Bingen—Norice. Mr W. Witte's b f by Hardy Wilkes — Mrs Vivian. Mr W. Witte's b f by Hardy Wilkes—Toil r J. M. Samson’s b g by El Carbine Alpha 11. Mrs ('. M. Mundell’s ch g by Wildwood Junr.—Sirrah J. Mr G. W. Salt's b g Peter Fly, by Petereta —Bell Victor. Mr R. Morten's ch f b:. Petereta—MariMr R. Fishon's ch e by Petereta. Mr R. Fishon's b c Real Guy. Mr A. Brown's b f by Lorene Todd—Sweet Daphne. Mr A. Marker’s ch g by Petereta—LvcrMr L°A. Browne's b g by Bon Patch— Madam Stanley. Mr C. Unwin’s b f by Logan Pointer— Koromiko. Mr 11. T. Hunt’s r g Boswortli, by LI Carbine—Scenery. Mr R. Peters’s b c by Hardy Wilkes—, Young Irvington mare. Mr J. S. Miller's ch f by Capitalist—the Dairymaid. Mrs F. Boyle's b c by El Carbine—Sir Hector mare. Mrs F. Boyle's ch f by Coldstream Bells — Rothschild mare. Mr Nodder’s c by Good Gift—Lady Halil r f T s b f by Loreen Todd— Daphne. Mr T. Ritchie's br f by El Carbine—LadyMr 7k Peters's blk g by Hardy Wilkes —Maori Princess. Mr c. Davey's ch g by Nelson Bingen— Welcome. . , Messrs W. T. Lowe and A. Cox s b g by Nelson Bingen—Commander Belle. Mr P. Delargey’s big g by Betel Nut— Rothschild mare. Mr E. Adams's b f by Bon Patch—Ard Patrick mare. Mr W. J. Moir’s br f by Hardy Wilkes— Lady Patricia. Mr D. F. Dennehy's b f by Harold Dillon —Lulu Child. Mrs M. Duncan's b f by Nelson Bingen Lady Derby. Mrs M. Duncan's h c by Nelson Bingen —Runaway. Mr T. G. Fox’s b f by Nelson Bingen— Adventuress. Mr E. J. Flanagan's b f by Rothschild •Inn.—Del Paso mare. Mr D. Cameron's blk f by Russell Patcli Roth villa mare. Mr E. Sm.vthe’s b c by King Pirate— Rothschild mare. Mr P. P. Wilson, Junr.'s b f by Petereta —Degree. iir J. Hamilton's b g by Bon Homme— Bellflower. Mrs D. Caiman's b f by Bon Homme— S.M. Mr W. F. Hawke's b g by Russell PatchMi* F.° Legg's b f by Bon Patch—Ard Patrick mare. Mr J. J. Hore's b f by El Carbine—Kentucky mare. Mr Lowe's f by Great * Audubon—Pansy. Messrs O'Brien and Mitchell's b g Nelson M Kinney, by Nelson Bingen—Rosie il 'Kinney. Mr W. Jlaig's b g by Captain Tracey—dam by Honi—Miss Ladybird mare. Mr J. Little's br f by Russell PatchRube. Mr W. Kennerdy’s b c by Bon Homme— Brookleave. Mr W. J* Woods’s b f by El Carbine— La udette Mr W. T. Lowe's b g by St Kevin— Yantry I.ass. AUSTRALIAN RACING. . SYDNEY TATTERSALD’S CIXB. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY. May 5. At Tattersall’s meeting to-day, the following was the result of the WINTER HANDICAP, of 750 soys. One mile and three furlongs. Mr Will Bennett’s br c Mirthmaker. by Comedy King—Stranraer. 3yrs . . 1 Mr G. Payne's ch g Wirrimah. by Kenilworth Many Colours, syrs . . 2 Mr J. M. Cameron's b g Molyneux, by Danube - Pcrle d'Or. aged . . .3 Thirteen horses started. Won by two lengths. Time--2min 26Jsec. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB. ADELAIDE. May 5. The South Australian Jockey Club’s meeting opened to-day. The following is the result of the GOODWOOD HANDICAP, of 750 bovs. Six f urlongs. ! Mr K. D. Bowman’s blk h Denacre, by J,inacre—Ladv Denman, 6yrs. 9st 3lb i Mr J. Netter's b g Golden Cock, by Cock o’ the North-—Genevieve, syrs, Bst 7ib ....... 2 i Mr S. F. Keaeley’s ch g St Roseate, by St Anton—Rose Morn, 6yrs, 7st 101 b 3 Twenty-seven horses started. Won by two lengths. Time—lmiu I6sec.