RACING AND TROTTING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17347, 30 September 1924, Page 2

RACING AND TROTTING

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FIXTURES. i October I—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. | October 2—Kurow Jockey Club. October 4,6, 8, 11—Australian Joc-kej Club. October 4 —Pakuranga Hunt. October 9, 11—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 10, 11—Utaeterton Racing Club. October 11, 15—Auckland Trotting Club. Ooober IG, 18—Whaugarei Racing Club. Oolober 17, IS—Oaraaru Jockey Club. October 18—Carterton Racing Club. October 25, 27—Greymouth Trotting Club. October 27—Oamaru Trotting Club. October 27—Waikato Hunt. October 27—Waipawa County Racing Club. October 30, November I—Poverty Bay Trotting Club. November 8, 10, 12, 15—Canterbury Jockey * Club. November 11, IS, 14—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. NOMINATIONS. October 3 Oamaru Jockey Club. October 3—Carterton Racing Club. October 3—Waikato Hunt. October G—Greymouth Trotting Club October 6—Waipawa County Racing Club. October 7 —Oamaru Trotting Club. October 10—Canterbury Jockey Club. October 10—Poverty Bay Trotting Club. October 16—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. HANDICAPS. Octol>er 11—Waikat-o Hunt. October 13—Oamaru Jockey Club. October 13—Greymoutb Trotting Club. October 33—Carterton Racing Club. October 14—Oamaru Trotting Club. October 15 —Waipawa County Racing Club. Ocober 18—Poverty Bay Trotting Club. October 21—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. ACCEPTANCES. September 30—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. October 3—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 3—Maeterton Racing Club. October 3—Auckland Trotting Chib. October 10—Whaugarei Racing Club. October 34 —Oamaru Jockey Club. October 15—Carterton Racing Chib. October 17—Waikato Hunt. Ocober 20—Greymoutli Trotting Club. October 2d—JVaipawa. County Racing Club. October 21 Oamaru Trotting Club. October 24—Canterbury Jockey Club. October 21— Poverty Bay Turf Club. November 3—Canterbury Jockey Club. November l-New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. Red Wink and Zeus left Riccarton this morning, to fulfil engagements at the Kurow Jockey Club's meeting. Chukka, a four-year-old sister to Kight-eenpence, by Nassau from Garston, is a recent addition to T. H. Gillett’s stable. She is very backward, and will not be ready to race for some time yet. It is authoritatively stated that there is no foundation for the report that Mounatin Lion has been sold. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey (Hub’s spring meeting will be held to-morrow. '1 li n spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club, for which recent Sydney fixtures have been interesting prelimat Rand wick and cabled as being .smart performances are frequently so slow as customed to the conditions on some of the fast New Zealand, tracks An explanation is provided, however, by the fact that the distances covered vary according to the number of trestles placed to keep the horses on the outside of the track, and obviously the distances 3'eally galloped are always considerably above those cabled. For instance. on a ntorning recently when the course pro]>ei* was open, the distances really covered were:—Four furlongs (four furlongs S 3 feet), five furlongs Cfive furlongs 126 feet - ) six furlongs (six furlongs 166 leetl. seven furlongs (seven furlongs 166 feet), one mile (one mile 196 ieet). nine furlongs (nine furIrngs 231 feet), ten furlongs (ten furlongs 264 feet). A correspondent asked me recently to let him know which of tho?e great trotters. Whispering Willie and Reta Peter, bad the greater stake earid-pg record. It was necessary, to secure the information, to search through the form of eleven seasons, but it was worth while. On totalling up the figures J. found that Whispering Willie was an easy winner with £7467, while thamount credited to Reta Peter was £4650. Whisoeriity Willie commenced bis racing career in 1914-15, when lie was a four-year-old. He started eleven times that season, mostly in very modest company, and his earnings from t-hree firsts, two seconds and one third were £227. At five years he had two firsts in five starts, earning £298: six years, three firsts and One second in twelve starts, £830; seven years, one first, in nine starts, £395; eight years, three firsts and one third in eleven starts. £794: nine years, one first And two seconds in twenty-one starts, £620; ten years, two firsts, two seconds and four thirds in eighteen starts, £1405; eleven years, two firsts, one second, three thirds and one fourth in sixteen starts, £1415; twelve years, one first and one second in twenty starts, £353; thirteen years, two fusts and four-thirds in-sixteen starts, £1130; fourteen years (this season*, three unplaced starts; total, twenty firsts, nine seconds, thirteen thirds and ope fourth in 142 starts. Money earned, £7467. Reta Peter started racing in 1916-17, when she was a three-year-old, her first season’s efforts being two unplaced performances. At four years she had one first and one second in five starts, earning £125; five years, two firsts, two seconds and one third in twelve starts, £418; six ye ars, three firsts, one second and three thirds in eighteen starts, £780; seven years, one first and four seconds in twenty starts, £1827 ; eight years, one first in two starts, £1500; nine years, two unplaced starts; total, eight firsts, eight seconds, four thirds in sixty-one starts. Money earned, £4650. * Reports from Taranaki state that Lochson continues to improve, and the swelling in bis injured leg has gone down considerably. •Horoscope, who was sold in Sydney recently by Mr \Y. G. Stead, is a two-y<-ar-old colt by Absurd from Ladv Ball, by Demosthenes from Sunlight. Goldpieee raced over hurdles at Ot&ki, but nis form was poor, and he appear? bo have taken a dislike to the- jumping Merry Bells looks a good prospect for hurdle races in the North Island. She has only won in hark companv vet. but she is a good sort.

The victory scored by Ballymena over Gloaming in the Hill Stakes at Rosehill seems to have been a great surprise, even to the admirers of Mr H A .Knight's gelding. Provided the form was right, and there is no reason to think otherwise, Ballymena looks certain to get some more money at the Australian Jackey Club’s meeting. He seems entitled to be favourite for the Spring Stakes, of one mile and a half, on oaturday. Plain Sailing is the name claimed for Wassail’s half-sister, by Warplane. The two-year-old Automne, winner of two races at the Avondale meeting, is engaged at Fllersjie and Riccarton in November. It is reported that bo vill come south for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Welcome Stakes. An interesting fact in connection with respective winners of the Avondale Stakes and Avondale Guineas this \ year is that Tuahine and Automne are out of mares sired by Marble Arch. It is reported from Auckland that the two-year-old Golden Autumn (Autumn —Tipuna), who finished fourth to his stable mat© Automne in the Avondale Stakes, has been purchased from Mr £>. J. Barry by Air W. Scholium. Air R. B. Lusk, the well-known Auckland judge, has been laid aside with bronchitis during the last fortnight, and was therefore unable to officiate at- the Avondale Aleeting. Howoyer, his many friends will be pleased to know that ho is now on the road to recovery, and he hopes to be about in time to take bis place in the judge's box at- Ellerslie for the Pakuranga Hunt Club’s Aleeting on Saturday.