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RACING AND TROTTING.

NOTES BY

“ ARGUS.”

FIXTURES. May 9. 30—Egmost Racing- Club. May 10. 12 —Forbury Trotting? Club. May 11, 32—Ashburton County Racing Club. May 17. 19—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 25, 26—Oamaru Jockey Club. June 2, 4-—Otaki Maori Racing Club. J une 2. 4—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. June 2, 4. 6—Dunedin Jockey Club. June 2. 4. 6—Auckland Racing dub. June 4—South Tt&irar&pa Trotting Club. NOMINATIONS. May B—Oamaru Jockey Club. May 10 —Canterbury Park Trotting Club. May 30—South AVeirarapa Trotting Club. May 11—Auckland Racing Club. May 11—Dunedin Jockey Club. | May 11—Otaki Maori Racing Club. HANDICAPS. May 11—Wanganui Jockey Club. May 11 —Auckland Racing Club. May 15—Oamaru Jockey Club. May 17 —South AVairurapa 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 10—Oamaru Jockey Club. May 24—South AVairarapa Trotting Club. May 25—Auckland Racing Club. May 25—Otaki Maori Racing Club. May 28—Dunedin Jockey Club. DUNEDIN HANDICAPPER. The Dunedin Jockey Club must be given credit for adopting a hold policy in its appointment of a handicapper to succeed Mr J. E. Henrys, who recently resigned his position vrith that club. Twenty applications were received and the choice of the commit toe fell on Mr N. fJ. Dusk, of Te* Ivuiti, a brother of Mr R. B. Lusk, the well-known North Island racing judge. He is a son of the late Major Lusk, of the King Country, and for:some years he was a. leading official «f the Te Kuiti Racing 'Club, while {ie bred and raced a number of horses at different times. In his younger days Mr Lusk was a. wellknown figure on the cricket field, at which sport he was an Auckland representative player, - while for some years he was president of the King Country Crieket Association, combining that office with that of selector. He was also a prominent Rugby football player, while he is now a keen bowling enthusiast. Mr Lusk lias thus taken a practical interest in many branches of sport. .So far as is known here, however, lie has had no previous exj>erience as a handicapper. and for that reason he is- being set a difficult task in following such an admitted expert at the business as Mr J. E. Henrys. Though Mi- Lusk is not well known in the department of "racing which he is now taking up, he must have had some credentials to induce the committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club to appoint him, as it is reasonably cer tain that the field lie heat included a number of men with some experience to recoinmend them for the position. Mr Lusk labours under the disadvantage, to start with, that he has no personal knowledge of the horses he will have to handicap, but presumably he contem,,plates taking up his residence in the South, for under no other circumstances could his appointment be justified. In that rase the initial disability should soon be got rid cf. In the meantime, the appointment must be regarded as a bold experiment, and in the interests of racing in the South it is to be hoped that it will turn out well, as the success oi a racing club’s 7iieetings is very largely dependent on the handicapper’s work.

Nominations for the winter meeting of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting will close at noon on Thursday. In view of the continued wet weather, the Riecarton trainers are still finding it difficult to do the work they desire with horses engaged at the Ashburton County Racing Club's meeting this week. As a result, many of the competitors may not be seen at their best. The Ashburton County Racing Club's meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday. A special train will leave Christchurch at 9.5 a.m. each day. Will Oakland is such a great little galloper on heavy ground that he will be in strong favour with backers in any race he contests at Ashburton. Moorland figures in error in the First Hack Welter Handicap, to be decided at Ashburton on Friday. According; to his trainer, lie . was not an acceptor for that event, in which he was handicapped at 30st 91b. Sunny "Loch showed good form more than once in Southland a few weeks ago. when the ground wa«; very heavy. He should be .quite at home on the muddy tracks he is likely to be racing on during the winter.

The Egmont Racing Chib’s meeting, the first of the North Island jumping fixtures, will be commenced to-morrow and concluded on Thursday. A good deal of interest will attach to the appearance of J/ord Nagar in the hurdle race at Ashburton on Friday. He was a good performer in. Australia and he Avon further distinction after coming to New Zealand, but he had been off the scene since the winter of 1921, prior to taking part in a flat race at the recent Amberley meeting. Mythology was staying on in good style when he Avon a six furlong race on the second day of the South‘Canterbury meeting. He is engaged in a similar event at Ashburton, Avhere he figures also in the principal race on the first day, run over a mile. Fabrinade showed useful form at the South Canterbury meeting and again at the Amberley fixture. He is not so forward as other Riccarton horses, who have been racing all through the season. and for that reason he will be at a disadvantage at Ashburton, on account of tile cessation of track work, on account of the wet weather. Mei/votia, >vho claims an engagement in the Egmout Steeplechase as Avell as in a hurdle race on the same day, was strongly supported in decent hurdle company a few weeks ago, but tailed badly. North Island reports credit V,'hipcord with being a horse likely to earn high honours among the jumpers during the winter. - For this reason his form in the Egmont Steeplechase will be watched with interest. First Line represents the best form in the Egmont Steeplechase, but the Advance gelding is getting on to the veteran stage. Gang Awa, Avho figures in a mile and a half hurdle race at Egmont this week, lias done no racing since he filled third place in the Beaufort Steeplechase at the Grand National meeting of 1921. He was badly affected in the wind at that time. The imported horse. Great Fun, is booked to race over hurdles at the EgJno lit meeting this week 2nd a good deal of interest will attach to his form, as he is one of the popular picks for the Great Northern Hurdle Handicap. He was schooled at Elleralie last week, but gave only a fair exhibition. There are several previous winners in the Lagmhor Plate, to be run at Ashburton on Friday. Finora’s form is the most recent, as she Avas successful at the Amberley meeting* less than a fortnight ago. Agnola Avon at the Hororata meeting in March and Comcelctte at Rangiora in October, while the successes of Goldspinner and Hillock were recorded last season. Three mares from the Elderslie Stud are iioaa- on their way to England, Avhere they will join the stud which Mr J. B. Reid is starting at Netvmarket . The mares shipped Home are : Kilcullen. by Kilbroney—Esther, by Santry—Persepolis (sister to Zinfandel), Ascot Gold Cup, by Persimmon ; Kilrea, by Kilbroney—Arai-te-uru, by Birkenhead—Fair Nell, by Apremont—Ldalia (dam of Sir Modrecl, Enid, etc.) ; Gold Pippin, by Kilbroney—Orange Pippin, by William the Third—Field Sable, by Bend Or. All the mares are ih foal ta Archery to English time. Archery is by Tracery from Port Sunlight, by Sundridge from Wife of Rath (sister to Chaucer and half-sister to SAvytftord), by St Simon.

To anyone not abreast of the progress that the light harness sport has made in Auckland during the past decade, & visit to Alexandra Park, the headquarters of trotting in Auckland, on the occasion of the second day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s autumn meeting, says the Auckland writer “ Picador, ’ would have shown striking evidenoe of the increasing popularity of the sport in these parts. One drawback here to further progress is the fact that each year there is no racing from about April to October, and extra permits are urgently required so that the sport can be kept alive during the intervening months. Perhaps it is as well that there is to be no trotting here during this winter, for the race track at Epsom has been subjected to some severe ordeals since being laid down in grass, and tlie several months wilhout racing will enable the track to be got in good order for next season. I believe that the Auckland Trotting Chib intends ; o do everything possible during the intervening months to get the track into as high a state of perfection as can be* done for the opening of the new season. There is no doubt that extra per mits are urgently required here for the further advancement of this popular sport, and when racing legislation next occupies the attention of Parliament Auckland’s claim for increased permits will no doubt receive favourable consideration.

The Ashburton Trotting Club has prepared an exceptionally attractive programme for t-lie winter meeting, to be held on Saturday, June ft. The stakes total £2730, this amount including a cup valued at £BO for the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, for two-year-olds. The money for this event has been increased from £SOO to £6OO. af>art from the trophy, so that the club can take credit for catering liberally for you tig horses, this being the only race yi New Zealand confined to two-year olds. The Ashburton County Handicap lias been raised from £6OO to £660, the class being reduced from 4.40 to 4.38, which is a distinct improvement. The Winter Handicap has been increased from £250 to £3OO, and the Stewards’ Handicap (unhoppled trotters) from £250 to £275, with a tightening of the class from 5.7 to 5.2. These are the only alterations in the prize money, but the Farewell Handicap has been made a 2.20 race instead of 2.22, a change which will be widely appreciated, while the Actou Handicap, which last year was for horses that had nob done 3.30, with a 6sec limit, is now a plain 3.36 event

When Mr T. H. Lowry sent the Eng-lish-bred filly. Paradise, to the Dominion, it was understood he intended to race her, but he appears to hare changed his plans, as it is now reported that she is going to the stud, to be mated with King John, an imported son of Roi He rode. The South American-bred horse Grey Fox 11., a son of Le Samaritan, has evidently made a good impression in England, where he has been standing for two seasons. In a recent issue of the London “ Sportsman ” it was stated that the Duke of Portland visited Cobham Stud to see his mare Nilghai and her shapely bay colt foal by Galloper Light. He considered Grey Fox 11. and Torelore two of the finest horses he had seen for some time. Lord Chaplin visited the stud the followug day. and was very much taken with Grey Fox IT. WANGANUI NOTES. (Special to the “Star.”) WANGANUI, May 7. The tracks were soft this morning after the recent soaking rain. The only work of any importance was a round over the schooling fences by Naughty. She cleared seven obstacles in good style. Explorer, ridden by A. M’Donald. set oft' tor a round over the big fences. He took the brush nicely, but when he came to the first fence of the double he stopped. He was given two more tries, hut refused, and was not further persevered with. It is understood that Malingerer will not be taken to Hawera, owing to the likelihood of the going beino- too lieavv for him. AUSTRALIAN BLOOD. YEARLINGS FOR NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand owners have regular! v patronised the Australian yearling sales for some years past, and each season has seen a number of voiingsters purchased in Australia racing in the Dominion. As was to be expected. tiie results have been varied. The Wellington sportsman, Mr J Monk, made a very fortunate deal when he secured Achilles, who was accompanied to New Zealand bv a number of other yearlings, among whom Ghoorka and Exmoor were more than useful. In recent years Mr G. D. Greenwood has made some excop tionally lucky deals in his Australian yearling purchases. First he secured Bi meter, a good performer over short courses; then Biplane, who proved a high-class horse; and later still Gloaming. one of the greatest gallopers ever seen in these parts. During the last few years Auckland owners have been liberal, buyers at Sydney yearling sales .and though they have not secured any champions, it is quite the usual thing to find one or more Australian bred winners at each meeting held in Auckland. Northern sportsmen were not so prominent this year and the ten yearlings purchased for the Dominion at the Sydney sales last month will be scattered in various oarts. three of them being Jiookod for Ricearton stables. The following are the details of the ten purchases :■ —

Bar colt, by Rose worthy—Burletta, Mr W. J. Jorgenson . . . 230 Chestnut, filly, by Patronat-ue—Mon cel, Mr IV. J. Jorgenson ... 70 Chestnut, colt, by Sands of the Orient. —Elsie May. Mr W. J. Jorgenson . 200 Tlay oolt, by Sands of the Orient— Mary Heaton, Mr VT. Kelson . 210 Bay g-eldingr, by Tressady—Fileacre, Mr Hobbs 260 Bay filly, by Innacre—Sylvan ell, Mr A. Edgar ..... 150 Chestnut colt. by Soromond—Blue Stocking. Mr W. Kelson . .3 50 Bay colt, by Buckwheat—Petal. Mr G. Fulton 130 Bay filly, by Cooltrim—Sibar, Mr B. O. Hoskirtr 360 Fay colt, by Oemowtherea—Scotch Fight. Mr G. n. Greenwood . 425 The colt by Roseworthy- -Burletta is a half-brother Radnor, a great stayer and a. weight tor age winner in Australia. Roseworthy, the sire of

this colt, is by; “’illiam the Third (a high class St Simon horse) from Electric Rose, who traces to the same line as Billlof Portland. Burletm is by Wallace—La, Tosca. by Robinson Crusoe—Nightmare. This is a great Aus—tralian family, Commotion, Mentor anvil \Vakeful being among its bright members It also has several successful branches in New Zenland. To commence with, Class. the dam of Bon Ton. Eligible and The Tofl, is a sister to Blu'letba, While Nm-tililnrili, Night» fall, l-[Ldnight Sun and Bon Reve are a, few other New Zealand bred members of the family. The Roseworthy -—B'urletta 0011: is bred to stay. The Patrona-t-us—Moncel filly con—tains a blending of colonial and English blood. Her sire, Patronntus, is by Patronage. and brother to the BIeL bournu Cup winner Patron (by Grano Flancur). lrom Sway, by Pilgrim’s Pro—-gi'ess-«Swing. by St Albans. )loncel, the \dam of this filly, is by imported Montecello (son of Desmond. the sire of Demosthenes) from “’ullasite, by Wallace from Andqliisite, an imported mare by Urine. This is a family noted for speed. liontecello, liv the way. is {torn Sal [now a successful matron in Australia), by Love “Wisely from Vl'aima, half~sister to the dam of the Derby winner Pommern, and so back to the same ancestors as Oimondc and i‘lartngon. The colt liy Sands of the Orient— Elsie May is inbred to the Agnes family, whose notable descendants in~ elude Mm‘tagon {sire of Martian). Orniond, Desmond, Kendal and Scep—-t-ir. Sands of the Orient. a successful Australian sire. is bred on similar lines to ’l’racery, being by Rock Sandi Oi'ieuta, by Henry of Navarre from O‘rtegal, a sister in blood to llarbagon and Ormonrle. The colt's dam, Elsie May, is by Flavus»»lmdy Ely. by Malt—ster from Lady Esme, who also traces to the famous Agnes lino. Sands of the Orient is also represented liy a colt from Mary Heaton, hr Bright. Steelwllzu‘y Beaten. by Post tnno-—Su Elyu. This mare, St Ely“, is a New Zealander. by St Leger—Lady Evelyn. by Perkin \Varbeck—Pulchra. It, was from this family that we got Sc Clail" NlnltifOrm, Crucit'm-m, Mgrmin and heaps of other winners. The Tresszldy—Lileacre gelding 1'»:presents English blood on both sides. Ti'essady. a Min of Persimmon. has had ‘somo good winners in Australia. but ‘tliere is 2: prejudice there against his fstock. Lileacre. the dam of ths geld ing. is by Linarrc (a great sire of ‘spcedl from Lile- Lass, an imported lmare by Marco from Sam'istine. who ‘ comes lrom the-same family as the Sriney Cup winner. Lilyveil. l The LinaL-re—Sylvanell filly is bred on successful lines. .Linucre‘s progeny have done exceptionally well in Austru‘ gliu in I‘CN'IHL years while Sylyanell is, l‘.)_\' the dual :Dcrhy winner Svlvanito 1 {son of Grafton). lrom Pretty Nell. dam ‘ of L'etigno. one of the best horses brel :l'l‘AUSU‘allfl in recent years. ' ~

Seremond, who is represented by a colt from Blue Stocking, is a son of Desmond, and is bred on similar lines to Demosthenes. He is a young horse, but already lie has made a name as a sire in Australia. Blue Stocking is by 'Havoc—Blue Bonnet, by Autonomy Blue Sleeves, by Trenton from a mare tracing to White and Blue. This is the family which produced Revenue. Titan and Trieste in Australia, also Gold Medallist, Carlita and other speedy gallopers in New Zealand. The Buckwheat —Petal colt introduces a line which brought great fame bo New Zealand. Petal being an import ed mare by Bachelor’s Button from Nathalie, a direct descendant of .Musket’s dam. Buckwheat is by Mar'tagon —Sesame, a St Simon more descended from Palm flower, a family which earned distinction in recent years through the days of Tagelic. winner ot the One Thousand Guineas, Derby and Oaks. Buckwheat sirecl winners *’n England before he came to Australia. The first of his progeny in the Commonwealth were rushed by buyers, but because they did not do well as twoyear olds they have not been in much request since then. They are. however, likly to turn out well with age. The Cooltrim —Sibar filly comes from a good Australian line, ns Sibar is bv Bardplph—The Siren (half-sister to the Melbourne Cup winner, The Victory), by Vice-Admiral —The Charmer, who traces to another branch of the familv from which Blue Stocking comes. Cool trim, the sire of the Sibar filly, is a Flying Fox horse who has done well in Australia, and who is best known here as the sire of Punka. The Demosthenes—Scotch Bight colt represents a family that is not so pro minent as some of the others in the list. Scotch Bight is by Wallace from Flash, bv Enfilade from Frou Frou. . n imported mare who was the dam < f Wellington, a rioted Australian sire in early days. Scotch Light has alreadv produced Humourist, a speedy galloper, and the fact that she is by Wallace is in her favour. Demosthenes, the sire of this colt, left some good-class performers in New Zealand before he went to Australia. Altogether, the yearlings purchased in Australia- this season by New Zealand sportsmen aprvear to be a good lot bred on successful lines. Doubtless they will include some failures, but others will probablv prove equal to more than balancing the account.

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RACING AND TROTTING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17035, 8 May 1923, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17035, 8 May 1923, Page 2