Racing and Trotting

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17570, 22 June 1925, Page 2

Racing and Trotting

NOTES BY

ARGUS

FIXTURES. June 14, 2-'—Hawke’s Baj' Jockey Club. June 26. 27—Ashburton County Racing Ciu l>. June 27—Hawke’s Bay Hunt. July 7,9, 11—Wellington Racing Club. July IS—South Canterbury Hunt. July 23—Walmate Hunt. July 23, 25—Gisborne Racing Club. August I—Christchurch Hunt. August i —Poverty Bay Hunt. August 11, 13, ID—Canterbury Jockey Club. August 8, 12, 14—Metropolitan Trotting Club. NO M I X ATI ON S. Juno 22—Wellington Racing Club. Juno 26—Canterbury Jockey Club. June 30—‘Waimate Hunt. July 2—Wellington Racing Club. July 2 —South Canterbury Hunt. July 3—Gisborne .Racing Club. Ju 1 y 1 o—Poverty Bay Hunt. July 17—Cnrlstcliurch Hunt. HANDICAPS. June 25—Hawke’s Bay Hunt. Juno 26—Wellington Racing Club. July 7—Waimate Hunt. July 9—South Canterbury Hunt. July 10—Gisborne Racing Club. July £7—Christchurch Hunt. July 27—Poverty Bay Hunt. ACCEPTANCES. June 22—Ashburton County Racing Club. June 22—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. June 26—Hawke's Bay Hunt. July I—Wellington Racing Club. July 3 3—South Canterbury Hunt. July 14—Waimate Hunt. July 17—Gisborne Racing Club. July 2S—Poverty Bay Hunt. July 22—Christchurch Hunt.

Acceptances for the first day of iho Ashburton County Racing Club’s winter meeting will close at five o’clock this evening. Nominations for the Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting arc due at nine o’clock to-night. 9 Tho following penalties have been incurred for tho first day of tho Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting on account of wins at tho Banks Peninsula meeting on Saturday:—Hack Steeplechase, Cashman, 71b : Ashburton Handicap, Castellan, 101 b, Jubilant 101 b j Longbeach Hack II and m ap. Jubilant, 101 b. For his win at Riccarton on Saturday, Succession has been penalised 24yds in tho Selma Trot Handicap, at the Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday. In connection with th© Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting on Friday and Saturday, special trains will leave Christchurch at 9.20 a.m., returning from the racecourse at 4.25 p.rn. J- M’Comb'd contemplates racing Sunny Loch, Lava, Hr.are,, and The Cheat at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting next month. Ho will then decide about his Australian trip, which will probably bo delayed until after the Grand National meeting. Tho uncertainty of M’Combe's arrangements are duo partly to the fact that tho yearling gelding Credit, by Paper Money—Formless, has been giving him a bit of trouble lately. Several well known Canterbury trotting enthusiasts, including Messrs M. O'Brien, G. S. Simpson, J. Farrell, L. C. M’Dermofct and F. A. Mor, aro at : present on their way to Australia for a few weeks* holiday. W. J. Tomkinson left last week on a short visit to his father, who resides iu Australia. In his .absence, his horses aro being cared for by C. Dunlevey, while I*. Riddle piloted Percy Billon in his race at tho Panics Peninsula meeting on Saturday. D. Withers has taken up hi 3 quarters on his recently acquired property, near Sockburn, where he is working his big team on his private track. A difficulty presented itself in connection with the steeplechase at the Banka Peninsula, meeting on Saturday. Tho fences on the Riccarton Steeplechase course arcs not ready for use, but an excellent way out was found bv running the race over the schooling fences. Tho horses went twice round and after jumping the post and rails for the second time they came out and finished tho race on the number six grass track. It was an excellent arrangement, the nine fences which had to he negotiated providing quite a good jumping test, while the spectators had a fine view of tho race. C. Emerson was riding in groat form at the Banks Peninsula meeting on Saturday. There were only four flat races on the programme, and aftei winning on Chiekwheat, Jubilant and Moorland, he failed by a head on Solferite. Chickwlieat scored his first success when he won the Halswell Hack Handi- | cap at tho Banks Peninsula meeting on Saturday. When he was in training in the spring he raced consistently, hut with bad luck. He started off with a second in August, and after threo unplaced performances lie notched four more seconds on end. Then he was given a spell, Saturday’s race marking his first appearance in public since ho resumed work. Ho should bo capable of a good deal of improvement and ho may bo seen to advantage in much better company next seuCashman, tho winner of tho Hack Steeplechase at tho Banks Peninsula meeting on Saturday, was making his debut over country, but ho lmd shown consistent form ns a hurdler earlier in the season, when racing on fho West Coast. At tho Christmas and New Year meetings he was second five times in six starts, while at the Easter meetings he got a third and two wins. He showed promisng form on Saturday and he may win more money os a steeplechaser this winter. In tho Kaituna Tret Handicap, at tho Banks Peninsula meeting on Saturday, there was a collision between Tarzan and Ecstacy (th© favourite), in which tho former lost his driver, while Ecstasy bad a sulky wheel buckled. Tli© distance of th© Australian j Hurdle Rac&, run at Caulfield m ; August, has been changed. In 1898 j the distance was altered from four ! miles to three miles and a half, less j 92 yards. This year the race will he i run over three miles and a quarter and 20 yards. Thus the horses will j cover a furlong and 108 yards less than

Air A. E. Whyte, secretary of tho Wellington Racing Club, was operated upon for appendicitis on Friday. Tho operation was successful, and ho is progressing favourably. Rational has been schooled over hurdles, but according to ;l Taranaki writer th© Absurd gekling is not convincing yet as a fencer. It is understood that It. Johnson will go to Australia with Rational shortly, but if the Victoria Racing Club's Grand National Hurdles weights ore any criterion, Rational’s activities in tho Commonwealth u ill be confined to the j flat. V Iho Manawatu Trotting Club will have to find a new course for next year’s meeting, the Manawatu Racing Club having declined to allow the trotters to use the Awapuni course again. Probably th© Manawatu Trotting Club will join up with the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association, says a northern writer, and a suitable track bo laid out for trotting. The Manawatu Racing Club has also applied for the Rangitikei Racing Club’s dates, and the former dub is anything but popular in the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts. | J. Williamson lias had such a long run of bad luck with Ballymoy 11., Loyal Irish, and the various other members of his team, that ho went off to Sydney for a holiday, and declared he would not return until his horses won a race. "While on ibe wafer lio was cabled the success of Archibald, who prior to his win at Avondale had not scored for twelve months. The imported Ballymoy IT. and Loyal Irish havo been turned out for a, spoil, and Pavo is suffering from a ricked joint. Hi© last easo is bad luck, for tho black son of Tho AV elk in is a good liorso in heavy going.

RACiNG AT RICCARTON.

BANKS PENINSULA MEETING. ! The Banks Peninsula Racing Club Aield a race meeting at Riccarton on' Saturday. It was the first time the club had run two meetings in a season, and the arrangement became possible as a result of the club securing the use ! of the totalisator permit of the Brackenfield Hunt, which had decided not to hold a meeting of its own. Originally the meeting was fixed for Motukarara, but that course was flooded, and Gie use of the Riccarton course was granted by the trustees of the Canterbury Jockey Club. The change of venue was a fortunate arrangement for the club. There was a large attendance of racing and trotting enthusiasts, and, as the totalisator investments for the day, with a programme of seven races, ! reached £15,146 10s, the meeting should show a satisfactory financial result. The course was in good order, though a i trifle heavy, and, though most of the fields for the galloping events were small, there was some fine sport. Racing opened with the Peninsula Hack Steeplechase, and, as the steeple- ' chase course was not in order, the race was run over two circuits of the schooling fences. It was a good arrangement, providing country quite severe enough for so early in the season. There were four starters, and Cashman was l a vomit. Apex ran off at the second of the double, and, though he got over at the second attempt, he repeated the performance in the next round. The other three horses completed the course safely. Cashman was in front from the time Apex ran off, and he won easily. Lord Ashlea followed him closely most of the way, but he was not jumping particularly well, chancing more than one fence, and he tired badly at the end, leaving Grim Joke to beat him by a long margin for second place, but without any prospect of getting near Cashman. The winner gave a good exhibition of jumping, and may do still better. Grim Joke was staying on, but his jumping was very patchy. A field of thirty-one lined up for the Ellesmere Trot Handicap, a mile harness event. It was a great betting race, Percy Dillon, Albert Logan, Roicole and Arran Chief being best backed, but betting took such a wide range that the third favourite paid a double figure dividend. Great Form was soon ! out in front, with Dome, Biddy Logan and Nipper in close attendance, while ' Nellie Bramley joined in after going j about a furlong. Great Form and . Dome drew right away and at the end I of half a mile Great Form was" three . j lengths in front of Dome, while after ■ a long gap came Nellie Bramley, Dusky Pointer and Biddy Logan were showing the way to a bunch. They i ran like this to the straight, where the j field closed up. Dome was in trouble a furlong from home and Roicole, finishing strongly, won by two lengths. Great Form hung on long enough to beat Dusky Pointer by half a length. Then, about three lengths away came Albert Logan, a neck in front of Logan Lad and Awamoa. The winner is a j speedy Australian bred gelding, who | had been expensive twice in mile sadi die races lately, but on this occasion j he gave J. J. Kennerley and his fol--1 lowers a wonderful return. He is a I good pacer, his main fault being that he is unreliable at the start. Great Form paced a solid race and Dome also went well for over six furlongs, when ho faded out badly. Dusky Pointer also shaped attractively and Albert Logan was travelling on well at the end. The favourite, Percy Dillon, was j never dangerous. *•* i Enarc was a little better backed than ' Chiekwheat in the. Halswell Hack Handicap and for which the field numbered eight. Rigel was smartest out, followed by Chiekwheat, Enare, Gay Life : and Serotina. After going about two • furlongs Iloratius had moved up fast, j joining Chiekwheat in the lead. They j ran like this to the home turn, where • Horatius was done with, Chiekwheat j leading Serotina to the straight. Enare j then moved up and at the distance ■ he was going so well that he looked a certain winner. He ran past Serctina but then stopped, Chiekwheat beating him easily by a length and a half. Gay Life finished fast and just cut Serotina out of third money, two lengths behind Enare. The winner has only resumed racing after a spell and he will do still better before long. | Enare’s final effort was disappointing-

Serotina, a sister to Owlscombe, was making her first appearance in a race and she looks like being useful. I A field of five lined up for the Brack- j enfieid Handicap, the chief event of the day. Jubilant was favourite, with Sunny Loch second choice. They raced, m a bunch for about a furlong, when Jubilant drew clear, opening out a gap of several lengths from Kilbirnie, with Kukume and Sunny Loch next. A furlong further on Winkie’s Rebel ran into second place and she followed Jubilant to the straight, Sunny Loch being third. Then Kukume moved up but though she headed the. others at the distance, she had no chance with Jubilant, who won easily by three lengths.'Kilbirnie, who finished on well, was four lengths away, half a length m front of Sunny Loch. The winner, who is a three-year-old half sister to Palestrina, is a much better filly than her previous form would suggest. She appears to require a strong rider and if given a chance she may win good races later on. Sunny Loch did not impress, but he looks bright and well, so he may yet make good, though probably it will be over shorter journeys than a mile and a quarter . There were four starters for the Little River Handicap, Moorland being a little better backed than Ferino. These two were out together from the start and there was not much between them till they reached the straight, where Ferino was in trouble. Royal Mac then took second place, but Moorland ran home a ridiculously easy winner by six lengths, while Royal Mac beat Ferino by a similar margin, with North Inch a long way back. Moorland just outclassed the opposition and in such moderate company his stamina wasn ot seriously tested. A field of sixteen contested tho Kaitima Trot Handicap, Esctacy, fchiccessi(>u and Ingle Bingen being best backed. Ecstacy was soon out of the contest, as she had a sulky wheel conflict in a collision with Tarzan. who capsized lior driver. Bob Dillon, Great Form and Succession were smartest out. followed by Ashley Dillon, Morganza R. and Nipper. They ran liko this for about a mile, when' Bob Dillon and Succession went on clear of tho others. Six furlongs from home the two leaders had opened out a good, gap, while Nipper was at tho head of the next bunch. Bob Dillon broke at, tlio entrance to the straight and Succession went ou to win easily, Nipper beating Bob Dillon by a length for second place. Then came Rapier and j AVairau, followed at intervals by Audominion and Ashley Dillon. Tho winner's performance was an attractive one, but an interesting finish was spoilt when Bob Dillon broke. The concluding event, the Akaro.i Handicap, drew four runners. Solferite was a strong favourite, partly for tho reason that, h© was ridden by C. Emerson, who had won at his throe previous starts. Quality led Solfcrito to tho corn’s© proper, where Castellan and Solfello were handy. Then Quality retired and Castellan went after Solferite. It was a great finish, but Castellan caught his rival a couple of strides from the post, winning bv a head. Castellan has reached the veteran stage, but though slow off tho mark, be battled on very gamely. It was a popular win. as his trainer AY AX’Donald, lias not had much luck lately.

HANDICAPS.

HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. I'er Press Association. NAPIER, June 21. The following: handicaps have been declared:— IVOODLANDS STEEPLECHASE Of ICO sovs. Two miles.

WHAKATAU HURDLE HANDICAP, Of ICO sovs. One mile and threequarters.

HAWKE'S BAY HURDLE HANDICAP, Of 250 ao vs. One mile and three-

IIAWKE'S BAY STEEPLECHASE, Of -100 sovs. About three miles.

WINTER HANDICAP, Of 125 sovs. One mile and a furlong.

HASTINGS HACK HANDICAP, Of 125 sovs. Five furlongs.

HERE T AUNG A HANDICAP, Of 175 go vs. Six furlongs and a half.

METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

REPORT AND BALANCE-SHEET. The annual report of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club expresses the pleasure of the committee that tho club has had a successful season. Tho figures are not so satisfactory as they in totalise tor turnover, decrease in nomination anil acceptance fees, and the loss in connection with the Eightnin’ case, which cost the club £SS9 19s 6d. As the horse was eligible at the time of munination, it was allowed to start, but on appeal from the stewards’ decision to the association, the appeal was allowed. The committee therefore decided that the only thing to do was to refund to investors the amount they invested ou the horse and to pay the owner of the horse the amount of the stake. During the year the club sustained a loss through the death of Mrs E. Smith. Messrs T. A. Blackley. I>. Cant, F. Grilli'en, .f. AV. • Nixon and I*. itedpath. No olhi r nominations having been received. Mr J. 11. Williams has be- i « looted president. Mr C. \T. Ollivb r vi<---president, and Mr 1\ E. Graham treasurer, but there will be elections for ten stewards and for threo vacancies on tho The balance-sheet showed that the receipts included nominations and accej.tuiKfS £4 s2f» ! os. members' - * .••* i iand entrance fees £1096 4s, totalisator £45,120 14s 3d, stands and gates £IO.O 15 9s, race cards £3203 Gs Gd, booths £1255 12s Gd, rent £1538 2s Sd, interest £ll6O 16s Sd. and mortgage repaid £2200. The chief items of expenditure were stakes £39,600, Government taxes (totalisator £12.176 4s, dividends £21,918 1 Is, stakes £I9BO, privileges £362 10s Id, amusement £760 7s Od, land £l4l Ss 7d, less recovered from dividends and owners £23.80S 3 4s) £13,440 10s 2d. salaries and wages £2842 0s Od. expenses of ’.■;.••• meetings £2618 lb- 2d, buildings £269*; lbs led, Tr*d ting Conference levies 182", rates £695 1 2s lid. repairs and maintenance : . ■ Ms sd. :< d\ • ili> ing . ing £1193 14s 7 :1 and rent of course £513 Jls 2d. The year opened with a credit of £2430 and closed with a credit cf ! £5575 7s 2d. [ The assets include:—Cash in bank and 1 on deposit £20,575 7s 2d, accrued interest £2lO 19s 3d, investments £9416 ss. land £33.441 7s 4d, and buildings £IO.OOO, while there is an approximate liability of £IBOO for building contracts.

NAPIER RACES.

SECOND DAY. (Special to the “Star.”) NAPIER. Juno 20. Glorious winter weather favoured th© Napier Park Racing Club for tho concluding day of th© winter meeting. There was a good attendance and some excellent racing, while £12,535 was put through the totalisator, against £13,029 on the corresponding day last year, making a. total for the two days of £22,412, compared with £23,552 last year, a drop of £1440. As a result- of mishaps in the running of the Napier Steeplechase on the previous day. Carawock and Buckeye* will probably be absentees from xh© race track for some little time. Eight horses lined up at the barrier lor the Hunt Club Steeplechase, Ivovno being in most demand, with Curve and Gnv Bobbie next in favour. The favourite lost- her rider through a bad jump at the lieu coop, at the end of th© first mile, but jumped the remaining fences oil her own account and completed the course. Ethiopian and Silta were the leaders for the greater part of the journey, but Birkenella joined the pair half a mile from home and soon had both beaten. Silta fell at tho last jump, when looking a certainty for second place. Birkenella won easily from Ethiopian, who owed second place to his good jumping. Silta wa3 remounted and finished third. There were ten runners for the Mean©© Hack Handicap, Alabama being first choice, with Polyphemus and Serenade next in order. All of them had been beaten in the last race of , the previous day by the dead heaters. Manutai and Kilinere, but though they were both in this race to-dav. they were only fourth and seventh respectively in order of betting. However, the previous dty’s form worked out weil, i'or Manutai and Kiimcre j

again fought out a great finish, the former getting the verdict this time by half a length. The. Strand was a close third and Alabama fourth. j "With fourteen runners in the Waiohiki Hack Hurdle Handicap, Trespass was in most request, Bonectc, Many Colours and Birka. being th© only others inquired for to any extent. Tho favourite did not appear to relish tho soft going and moreover lie jumped indifferently. General Carrington and Many Colours were the hading pair for most of the journey. but Many Colours drew away from General Carrington after crossing lb© last hurdle and won nicely by half a length. Garzon and Birka . were third and fourth respectively. j 'The AY inter Oats Handicap, with eleven starters, was a good betting race. Koodoo and Lady Joyce came in for th© greatest share of support, Tuahine being third fancy. Tuahine looked well, though it was thought by some that she might require a race. Megan, Tuahine and Haurangi were ai the head of affairs for four furlongs, but entering tho straight Hautangi got a bump, which sent him right back. A good finish between Tuahine, Megan and Duo saw Tuahine win by a length from Megan, who- was only a neck in lruni: of Duo. Duo ran a great race, finishing with a splendid run down the straight. Koodoo was fourth and Lady Joyce next. Five horses faced iho barrier for the Park Steeplechase and they were a. very indifferent lot for a £3OO jumping race. Jovial, who had been sold the previous evening to Mr 0. O. T.

Rutherford, of Canterbury, was slightly better backed than Uncle Dare, the pair accounting for about three-fifths i of the money on the totalisator. Jovial led for a mile and a half, wli*-r bo mad© a faulty jump and bumped bis rider off, the latter remounting and finishing the course, though a long, way back. There was never much between Uncle Dave and Ranui, after Jovial had passed out, and the pair kept close order for a time, hut half a mile from home Mahia was brough* along and quickly settled both hi* rivals, winning comfortably by too lengths from Ranui. who beat Undo Dave by three lengths for wrond. j AVith a field of half a dozen in the j Porait© Hurdle Handicap, the public entrusted A\ aioeka Jack and Santiago with most money. "Waioeka Jack sou a solid pacei for a mile and a half, but he was unable to sustain his effort, Santiago, Askar i and GoHpiece all passing him. Goldpiee© was vdl handled by J. Pr.xdor and won handsomely at the finish by a length from Santiago, with Askari third and tho favourite fourth. Vagabond tail©*! the field for most of the journey and finished last. Gauntlet was always favourite for the Newstead Hack Handicap, with Huikai and Manutai the next, best backed. It was a great race. Huikai led for live furlongs, when Manutai, Alabama, Martona and Blue Jay were all running prominently. The bestfinish of the day saw Blue Jay gain tho verdict by a neck from Manutai, heads separating Alabama and Huikai, third and fourth respectively.

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st lb "ukuma! . 11 !» Slaungjti. ! Ul 7 st lb Goidpiece :» 3 KIU . S 1 Suspicion . 9 0 Vagabond .JO 4 Aobari . 9 10 liirka I o 0

Eerie «t 3 b Buckeye Ft lb Mahuru 1UH Fire blight . 1’uwhero 10 10 l.uke 9 0 .San Forte . 10 -t 0 12 First Line . : Adrienne Mohia y 0 Mary Bruce : Bonibrook . 9 10 9 C Marae - t.otara Admiration 9 0

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H u Ikat . 10 lb st lb Stj-m ic . y o Manutal . 10 blaster J'adroigil . 9 o In'ino of Beckwith 10 "Waiocka Jack 30 0 Spades 0 0 Sasham . 9 0 Lady Kilmore ! *9 1 13 Waterloo 9 0 Serenade . 9 0 Blue Jay . 9 ll Betty Binns 9 0 Judiettc . y 0 t 1 Ve tog-ij e . 9 o Flortfurm . 9 o Western ££?&» : l I Boom 9 0

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