Racing and Trotting

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18014, 26 November 1926, Page 2

Racing and Trotting

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NoT«ffib«r 27. December I—Takaponal—Takapona Jockey Club. November 30, December 1-— Feilding Jockey Club. r?f5 em !? er 4 —Methven Racing: Club. December 8. 9—Woodville Jockey Club. December 10, u,—South Canterbury Jockey Club. December 27—Wftipukurau Jockey Club. December a 7. 28—Westland Racing Club. December 27. 28—Taranaki Jockey Club. December 27, sS—Dunedin Jockey Club. December 27. 28, 30—SlanaWatu Racing Club. December 27, 29. January 1, 2—Auclcland Racing Club. December .11, January 1, 4 —Greymoulh Jockey Club. January i —Windham Rac.n* Club. January l, 3—Stratford Racing Club. January 1, 3—Harked Ray Jockey Club. January i, 3—Marton Jockey Club. January 3. 4—Southland Racing Club. NOMINATIONS. December 3—Mar.arra.tu Racing Club. December 2—Dunedin Jockey Club. December 6—Taranaki Jockey Club. December 6—Waipukurau Jockey Club. December S—Westland Racing Club. December 9—Stratford Racing ClubDecember 10—Hawke’s Bay Club. December 30—Marton Jockey Club. December 11—Groymouth Jockey Cluj. HANDICAPS. November 2*>—Woodvillo Jockey ClubNovember 29 —South Canterbury Racing Club. December 10— Manawatu Racing Club. December 13—Westland Racing Club. December 13—Taranaki Jockey Club. December 13—Wftipukuran Jockey Club. December IS—Dunedin Jockey Club. December 16—Stratford Racing Club. December 16—Hawke's Bay’ Jockey December 17—Marton Jockey Club. December 27—Oreymouth Jocltoy Club. TROTTING FIXTURES. November 26, 27—Forbury Park Trotting Club. December 4—Methven Racing Club. December 8, 11—Wellington Trotting Club. . December 16, 18—New Brighton Trotting Club. December 27—-Ashburton Trotting Club. December 27—Gore Trotting Club. December 27, 28—Westport Trotting Club. m December 27, 28—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. December 28. 30. 31—xVuckland Trotting Club. January 1. 3 —Canterbury Dark Trotting Club. January 8-—Northland Trotting Club. NOMINATIONS. November 26 —Auckland Trotting Club. December 2 —Westport Trotting Club. I>Aoembf r S—Gore Trotting Club. December 3—South Wairarapa Trotting December 6—Ashburton Tiotting Club. December 10—Northland Trotting Club. December 21—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. HANDICAPS. November 29—New Brighton Trotting Club. November 29 —Wellington Trotting Club DecemV.or 3 —Auckland Trotting Club. Pecemlipr 9 —Gore Trotting Club. December 11—Westport Trotting Club. December 3 o—South Wairarapa Trotting Club. December 20 —Ashburton Trotting Club. December 2"—Canterbury Park Trotting Club. " January I—Northland Trotting Ciub.

RACING NOTES. Acceptances for the Methren Racing Club's meeting will close at eight o’clock on Monday night. * * * * Money Spider and Bundaberg. who represented J. Bryce’s stable at the Otahuhu Trotting Club’s meeting, arrived home this morning. * * $ * The Takapuna Jockey Club’s meeting will be commenced to-morrow, and concluded next Wednesday. * * if * Sunny Loch is shaping well in his education as a jumper, and considerable interest will attach to his form at the South Canterbury meeting, where he will make his first appearance in a hurdle race. * * * * Economist has not done much fast work since the Canterbury Jockey Club’s carnival, but he appears to thrive on a light preparation. He will be tried out over a mile and a quarter in the Methven Cup. Having won at a mile, there is sound reason for anticipating that he will go a bit further. # # * * Battle Colours has the reputation in the south of being a very smart maiden. He was unlucky at Win ton, but he should be a winner very soon. * * * * Kilfane raced very badly at Winton. He was a good sort in his day, but he appears to have lost form completely. * * * * D. Kerr, an apprentice in F. Shaw’s stable at Wingatui, is given credit for a good exhibition of riding when ho won the chief event on the second day at Winton on Dismantle. * * * * It is understood that Mr 11. L. James has definitely decided to resign his position as secretary of the Dunedin Jockev Club and tke Forbury Park Trotting Club. Efforts were made to. persuade him to reconsider his decision, but without avail. >s< * * * i At the yearling .sales held in Christ church this month, two colts were secured on behalf of an Australian owner, the Paper Money—Peronilla colt for 575 guineas and the Boniform— Desmine colt for 175 guineas. The Peronilla colt is a brother to .Frenzied Finance, and the Desmine coit a brother to Bonaparte, a winner in Melbourne this month. It transpires now that the buyer of these two youngsters was Mr A. J. Levin, a Melbourne t>ookmaker, who has done well this season with the two-year-old Euston, winner of the Debutante Stakes and runnerup in the Maribyrnbng Plate. * * * *

An Fdaglish-hrcd horse racing in New Zealand hut. has 3’92! ‘0 earn a winm‘ng bracing; Royal Picture. but. he his so far 0 'cnxncsted a couple of races since his 1’ .ortation to the Dominion. Royal PL re is a four—year-old by Polygnotua from King's Picture, and as Polfznotus is a. descendant of Polymelus and King's Picture is by Roi lierodc, the imported horse should b 3 able to gallop. Royal Picture figures among the probable contestants at. the Takapuna meeting. :1: 2:: =2: 2::

The Rosvhill Guineas winner «from. well, has been geldcd and is to tgugiven a good spell. The decision t have, him added to the list was undoubftdly a wise one. says a Sydney writer, as there was a doubt about his soundneSs, and it was thOuglL-t that by having him gelded he might follow in the footstp of Gloaming. who was inclined to g; troubled with his joints before he wa‘s fielded, but afterwards devgioped into one of the greatest racc-hnrses Australia has seen.

The New Zealand-bred mare Ilka continues to race well on Sydney pony courses. At a recent meeting at Victoria Park, the officials decided to substitute A. Stanton for Illca’s regular pilot, T. M’Kenzie, when the New Zealand mare was produced to contest the Plying Handicap. Apparently the stewards did not approve of the position occupied by Ilka in the betting. Ilka was at 7 to 1, with a tendency to recede, but when the change of jockeys was made Ilka firmed to sto 2. iThe race was won by the odds-on favourite, Wallace Bower, who beat Ilka by a length and a-quarter. ★ * $ !?« At the Newmarket meeting last month Skald (by Aldford—Musk), a two-year-old half-brother to the Auck-land-owned horse MuSketootr, won the fcous Memorial Stakes, beating a field of a dozen opponents. * * £ «c Little by little the barriers created consequent on the Great War are being removed. The following is taken from “Horse and Hound” of a recent date:— “Following an agreement recently signed between Germany and her ex-enem-ies, nationals of the latter countries are in future to be allowed to ride or train in Germany, while German sportsmen, as well as German horses, will now be allowed to compete in Allied countries. The forthcoming race meeting at Baden-Baden, which before the war always attracted French interest, will oee the reappearance of French jockeys in the saddle in Germany for the first time since the war. G. Vatard will be the first rider to have accepted a mount

bier; ’iuid" he ' {iii 'fie’iééziz‘afiafiéi ‘6l; the trip by the American jodcey F. Keogh."

TROTTING NOTES. Nominations for the dimmer meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club will close at five o’clock on Monday evening. * * The trotter Young Blake looks none the worse for his racing early in the month. The fast, but unreliable trotter is gradually improving in race manners and he may yet take high honors amongst the trotting brigade. i* # S|C ><t The pacer Bertha Bell is being kept steadily at her work. The sister to Great Bingen won at the Banks Peninsula meeting, and further successes may come her way before the end of the season. ] * »i* * * Wfiirtta is settling down and pacing soundly in his training. The pacer is a useful sort when at hi* best, * * * * Electric light trotting is in full swing in Adelaide again, and the sport is attracting more attention than it did last season. The two city clubs have amal- j gamated, and it is understood that I there will be another effort to get the totalizator. With the State’s finances in such a bad way in South Australia. ! the granting of the tote to the trots would help to swell the revenue. * * * * Followers of trotting will be genuinely glad to learn that John Devereaux has been reinstated as a trainer and driver by the New South Wales trotting authorities, says the Sydney ‘'Sportsman.” Devereaux’s was a very peculiar case, and the concensus of opinion among trotting men is that he Was harshly treated. The trouble « arose over the alleged ringing in of the pacer Eulo, under the name of KinnCy Alto, in Victoria. tfe was subsequently returned to New South Wales and given to Devereaux to train. Being entered in a race at Victoria Park, Eulo was seized for identification, > and the ea.se was placed in the hands ‘ of the police, but sufficient evidence could not be brought forward to justify a prosectition, and the matter dropped. The stewards were of opinion that Devercaux had withheld information regarding persons concerned in racing the horse in Victoria, and he was disqualified for life. Jack De-vereaux has now come into his own again, and is getting together another stable of trotters And pacers. AUCKLAND NOTES. (Special to the “Star.”) AUCKLAND. November 20. No. 1 grass track was available at. Ellerslie this morning for fast work and it was* in good order. Star Comet went six furlongs in lmin 26 2-sso.c. Right and Left, artd BoomftrdAy ran a mile, and three fuflongy. They finished together, the last round taking lmin oo 2-ssoc. Cynelli and Queen Rewa finished together over five furlongs in lmin 5 2-5 seconds. Fair Abbey did a round in Smin 1 4-5 seconds and Waiau Lad seven furlongs n lmin 38 l-sFecs. Muscari ran four furlongs in 54 4-ssec and Merry Damon and Gold Fern five in lmin lOsec . King Merv covered foxir furlongs in 55sec and Abbey Day and Ringa Manga. in lmin 51 3-ssec. i Sky and Adi Vunivola covered j seven furlongs in lmin 35 1-osec. War Officer and Master Mind ran ! five furlongs in lmin 4sec and Maveel- : ish was in front of Wonder Star and Salamander at the end of a similar distance in lmin 5 3-ssec„ Master Doon and Aurumavis covered six furlongs in lmin 16 4-ssec. while Tall Timber finished in front of Uralla over a similar distance in lmin 18 2-ssec. Creation ran half a mile in 51 l-ssec. and Nancy Lee covered the. la?t five of six furlongs in lmin Osec, Schorr and Chcris taking lmin ssec far five furlongs. Daddy’s Girl ran six furlongs in lmin 21 15sec.

After bt-oakfaat Archcno covered fnur furlongs in 533.21: and Chamour went six fur‘uongs in Imin 2’! 15566:. Miss aniand {Nassau-v—Mountain Dre-am" mn half :4 mm in 53 l-fisec. Princess Runnie covered seven furlongs in [min 32 243%"; and Thursby was; just. ahead of Haxbour View at the end of five furlcmgr. in Imin 3 1-5 sgc. Bahama and the Swift Flight—Ka-i-Lama rcprcsentatiw: bprinbed three furbngs. Auriculus 117:2:- in front of Idun and Speev‘nlcssz m a finish of three furlongs in 38 4550!: Town Bank was in front of Sea Comrt over a ruund on the tan in Imin 56 26sec, Passionate. taking lmin 585 cc and Royal Form [min 59 1656 c.

Scott Free jumped two pony hurdles and two ordinary hurdles well. Clockwork and Larry did a round over the schooling hurdles. Larry making a blunder at the last. At Takapuna there was a fair amount of fast work on the. outside of the course proper this morning, the going being good. Nippy was too good for Transformer Over the last part of a round, the last seven furlongs taking lmin 33sec. Ruffles, looking bright, ran home from the five furlong barrier in lmin flsec, not being all out. Tea Bell finished a shade in front of Le Choucas over five furlongs in lmin 4 2-ssec. Ring the Bell was too good for Rahepoto in a spin from the six furlong post home in lmin 22sec\ High Finance was not after time o vet six furlongs but looked well. Ruapapa and Spoony moved off in front of the seven furlong post and ran the last six in lmin 20 2-s Sec. Ruapapa was well in front. Ambrosian was willing to go better than lmin 24sec over six furlongs. Dimmer finished ahead of Namutere over half a mile in 52sec. Bold Front was too good for Sandbag over half a mile in 52 4-ssec. Delightment ran five furlongs -soundly in lmin 6 3-osec. Town Bird, Archeen, True Blood. Ti Tree, Desert Glow. Air Queen, Tutan-' khamen, Golden Wedding, Luxurious, Lorna Doori, Black Cruiser, Cantab, and Value were among the others seen out but only at easy work. Hoariri was not worked, on the track but he looks tvell. R. Reilly will ride Master Doon, Muscari, Wonder Star, and Blue Sky at the Takapuna meeting. E. Stairway will be on Sea Comet and R. Orange on King Selwyn and Arihana. E. Ludlow will be on Salamander in the Takapuna Plate. E. Keesing wiil ride Ruapapa, Ruffles, Mosaic and Nancy Lee and R. Reed will be on True Blood in the Takapuna Plate. TAKAPUNA RACES. SATURDAY’S PROSPECTS (Special to the “ Star.”) AUCKLAND, November 25. The Takapuna Jockey Club’s spring meeting opens on Saturday. In both numbers and quality, the fields engaged are well up to the average. The programme will open with the Melrose Maiden, in which a big field but a poor lot will starf, none having any form to recommend them. King Emerald is such a good beginner that he should break his maiden status. The Tiri Hurdle Handicap will see Royal Form a good proposition. At the. Auckland meeting early this month, he was well clear of the field when he fell at the last fence. His most dangerous opponent should be Black Cruiser, who ran fairly at the New Zealand Cup meeting. Wedding March is the only other horse likely to get strong support. Some good sprinters will be seen out m the Borough Handicap. L Choucas and Ring the Bell arc both trained by J. T. Jamieson, and the former looks to be a class above most of those engaged. Mosaic and Archibald are also sxire to get support. The Alison Chip promises to provide a good race, as several horses are fancied. Master Doon, despite his four wins lately, should be held safe by other:'- beloxv him. Desert Glow ran second in the New Zealand Cup, but did not do well later at the meeting, ! while Town Bank, though a good horse, has not done much racing for some time. Tresham showed at Ellerslie , that he was returning to form, and ; later he got a place at ’'A aijea-to, which suggests that he is nearly at the top of : his form again. It looks like T resham, Nippy and Desert Glow being the best supported. . , The Cambria Handicap is not likely to cause much concern to backers, as High Finance, the winner of the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham. looks a class above all the others. Ti Tree is in the same stable, but will not be bracketed. Chips is the only other with any form to give him a chance. The Takapuna Plate will see some good hacks competing. Had the distance been five or six furlongs. Ruffles would be favourite, but there is a doubt about him seeing out seven furlongs. Tinokoa, Ned Kelly, True Blood, Quondong, Dobbin. Te Koroke and Delightment are all good sorts, and the race is very open. With a fair Tinokoa, Delightment and Ned Kelly should go well. Those in the Ponui Handicap are not a strong lot, and Wenday is sure to be favourite. Quondong and Schorr are likely to give her most trouble. The Cheltenham Handicap is the second leg of the double, and if Tea Bell starts in preference to Le Choucas he will be favourite. Merry Damon is nicely handicapped, and, though his form has not been good lately, he can rattle off a smart six furlongs. Nancy Lee may be the best of the others. ENGLISH NOTES. (Special to the “Star. ) LONDON, October 21. The Middle Park Stakes is regarded as the most important two-year-old event of the English racing season, though curiously enough it is many, many years since the winner of it proved to be the Derby winner of the following vear. In 1913 < raganour got first past the post in the premier classic event at Epsom, but suffered disqualification in favour of Aboyeur. Manna, the Derby winner of 1925, was beaten in the Middle Park by Picaroon, while Coronach, in his two-year-old days, had to submit to a head defeat by Lex, who, like Picaroon, has been a horse continuously in the wars. We are now wondering what the future has in store for those youngsters most prominently identified with the 1923 Middle Park Stakes. The result was a win for Mr Frank Ourzon’s Call Boy, from Lord Derby's Sickle by a hesd, with Sir M. M'Alpine's Birthright a short head farther away, and Lord Wodlavington’s Applecross and Sir Victor Sassoon’s Prestissimo very close up. These facts will show what a great race it was. There were twelve runners in all, and one encountered sharply divergent views as to the merits of those already named, in addition to Mr 11. Shaw's Boid Archer and Colonel Giles Loder's Crest a Run The last-named was the only filly in the field, and, as she had won her two previous races in runaway style, sh> was installed favourite. Cresta Run was liked in the paddock. She has plenty of size and scope, and, if she were a temperate sort, she would b N ever so much better than she is. It was her loss of temper which probably had most to do with her incredibly bad show on this occasion. Sickle, smallest of the lot, looked a picture nevertheless. Though the weather was cold and cheerless, he carried a summer bloom on his coat. Bold Archer, winner of the Gimcrack Stake? earlier in the season, is medium-sized,

Birthright was a. subject of much in terest. This is a colt that made a deep impression when produced b, L‘ottrill in the spring to win the “foodrote Stakes at Epsom. Subsequentl). for some. reason, he took a dislike to racing, and refused to start with the result that his owner, Mrs Safer Whitburm. in disgust sold him for 2000 guineas. Sir M. M’Alpine was the purchaser, and he at once sent the colt to Epsom to be trained by J. M. Belt. whose success with hurdlers, including the famous Trespaoser. has been re markublu. J. M. Bell believes in having only a few horses in his yard at a time and giving them individual attention. Ilis treatment of Birth right, judging by the colt's display in the Middle Park Stakes, has been amply rewarded, and he will now be in the onerous position of training a horse that is bound to be seriously dis ' cussed for next year's Derby—quite a novel situation for one who has hitherto been chiefly interested in hurdlcrs. l'resta Run, the favourite, was a very serious offender at the starting ‘post. _‘Shc seemed to know what she ‘ was in for, and was just as determined to give the maximum of trouble. As it happened. she did not suffer materi‘ ally when the “ oif" was signalled, but 1,110 doubt she had taken a lot out of {hersdi Sickle was well away, and ‘so was liirtliright and Bold Archer, ll.ut (‘nll Buy was far irom fortunate ‘in this respect, losing several length; iat illE: start. As they commenced the descent into the Dip, it looked as [though the brilliant speed Birthright . was showing would be sufficient to last him home. Bold Archer was then ‘beginning to weaken, which was sur- ; prising. for two of his most recent wins ’had been over six furlongs, suggesting he was one of those certain to be running on at the finish. Sickle, on the stands side, was being vigorously ridden, but the one to challenge Birthright in the centre was the chest, nut, Call Boy, who had made ground in wonderful style. He was very con~ spicuous with his white blaze and white markings on the legs. And there was no mistaking the stout way he ran his race out. He fairly laid ‘ himself down to it, and, yard by yard. , he gained the mastery over Birthright. jApplecress was not far behind. In‘ 1 deed, as was learned subsequently, but ‘for a bad bump from Prestissimo he might actually have won. Still, Fred }Darling will have got to know all he wanted to know from the running for nis other colt, Caledon, who, although ,not having made acquaintance with a racecourse as yet, is talked about as ‘being another Coronach. Crawford. too, may be satisfied, since Prestissimo was not beaten far, and he asserts that Hot Night is much better than the other colt. W'hen all is said and done. however. Call Boy won the race, and that after a. bad beginning, which points to his being a horse of considerable courage and stamina. He is by the famous sire, Hurry On, although he does not resemble the latter much. The striking failures of the Middle; Park Stakes were Cresta Run anc. Bold Archer, while. as I have said, the most astonishing thing in connection with it was the reformation of Birthright by J. M. Bell. The Derby is gomg to present a terrific problem next year.

HANDICAPS.

WOODYILLE JOCKEY CLUB. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 25. The following handicaps have been declared:— MANO A ATT 7 A HURDLE HANDICAP, of 130 sova. One mile and a half.

st Jb st lb Revel .10 9 Gurnfon . 9 0 Ga.untlet . 10 8 Tempean . 9 0 Peneus .10 8 Lady Ben . 9 0 Sn.ntonio . 9 11 Polyastra . 9 0 Gold Peak 9 10 Salamis . 9 0 Asleep . 9 10 Boy . 9 0 Copper Nob 9 6 John Nod . 9 0 Axle . 9 3 Nicullus . 9 0 Elvaette . 9 3 Risk . 9 0 Good Mark 9 3 Rapiti .30 WOODVTLLE HANDICAP, of 300 sovs. One mile and a quarter. st lb st lb Star Killocra . 7 4 Stranger 10 4 Little River 7 8 Tanadees . 9 1 Mah Jong 7 3 Sunart . 9 0 Othon . 7 0 Merry Day 8 11 Polar . 7 0 Mimetic . 8 21 Bennanee .70 Nukumai . 7 13 Penman . 7 0 Kilfaire . 7 13 Panther . 7 0 Novar . 7 9 Misgovern . 7 0 Iiouex . 7 8 Bay Opa . 7 S Dighton 7 0 Perle de Leon 7 5 FLYING HANDICAP, of 125 sovs. Six lurlongs. st lb st lb Decoy Bird 9 0 Rlverlna . 7 8 Magna Bank Draft 7 5 Chart a 8 9 Merle . 7 b Starboard Addlcplate 7 5 Light 8 6 Tllpnotic . 7 5 Lin Lady Ideal 7 4 Arlington 8 G Hymestrason 7 2 Pop Off .86 Royal Time 7 1 Kilmezzo . 8 5 Bent . 7 0 Superb Calluna . 7 0 King 7 9 Hv m ill . 7 0 Wilderness 7 9 Toremoana 7 0 Polonaise . 7 9 Truney . 7 0 Garda nt . 7 8 Elicit . 7 0 OETE HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs. st lb st lb Oreum . 9 0 Startle . 7 5 Olarinda . 8 9 Lady Polyphemus S 6 Fingers 7 o Decoy Bird 8 6 Bonideer . 7 4 Royal Standard 7 4 Damon 8 3 Willow Wat 7 0 Benzoin . 8 1 Miss Nine of Hupana 7 0 Spades 7 11 Plain Epistle . 7 5 Sailing 7 0 Gold Box . 7 5 Tonga to tea 7 0 Penman . 7 5 Five furlongs, ft lb st lb Arrow Lad 8 8 Golden Chelone 8 3 Shadow 7 9 Merry Mint 8 3 Hinepango Royal lilly 7 7 Lineage 7 12 Desire . 7 7 King Quex 7 12 Expense . 7 7 Shrewd . 7 12 Insulation . 7 7 Hygrade 7 12 Maudy . 7 7 Auturhn Lad 7 12 Silver Grey 7 7 AVrear.h of Auratum . 7 7 Myrule 7 9 Grey Mist 7 7 BOROUGH HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. Seven furlongs. st lb st lb Polyphemus 9 11 Esthonia . 7 13 Tiega -.98 Blonde . 7 13 Beaumont . 9 3 Blrkie . 7 13 Uouex . 9 3 Wristlet . 7 12 Killocra . 9 3 Othon . 7 12 Royal Arataura , 7 12 Damon 9 2 Newbury Decoy Rlrd 9 2 King 7 12 Mah Jong . 8 12 Tongatotoa 7 12 Alarie . 8 12 Vertigern . 7 12 Epistle . 8 12 Stream . 7 12 Polar . 8 S Aeriform . 7 12 Morose 8 1 Vivo . 7 12 Birthmark 8 1 WHARI'l'I HANDICAP, of 125 sovs. One mite and a distance. st lb st lb Vesperus . 9 9 Foreign . 7 11 Ardfinnan . 8 10 Conviction 7 11 Asleep . 8 9 Mountain No Favours 8 8 Star 7 11 Sir Moment S 4 Ladykiller 7 11 Panart . 8 4 Fiery Comet 7 11 General Archon . 7 11 Wai 8 3 Boy . 7 11 Polyas tra . 7 13 Gordon Valliynia, . 7 13 Swift 7 11 Strongholt 7 11 Mint Julep 7 11 Inoe . 7 11