RACING FIXTURES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18189, 23 June 1927, Page 2

RACING FIXTURES.

June 24. Bay gj“£' :lul? S VM. h « U -W e n°n“ B "ton Racing: dlub. Club. ' Club. NOMINATIONS. Stun* 23—Waimata Hunt,£l U Munt Club. Juris .10 South Canterbury Bun. July I—Canterburyl—Canterbury -Jockey cfutj July 15—Christchurch Hunt t luo. July 22— Canterbury Jockes Cluo. HANDICAPS. 23—Ashburton County Raclns Oune '-S—'Wellington Raring Club. August 7—Canterbury Jockey^Club. ACCEPTANCES. ‘ Juno 23—Hawke's Bay Jockey Club June 27—Ashburton County Raclns Club.

I trotting fixtures.

j u lv 2—Ashburton County Racing Club. Club. NOMINATIONS. c lub. ,july i 4 Trotting handicaps. Pune 22—Ashburton County Rac ng »Tulv s—Waimftte Hunt Club. club, julv ]3—South Canterbui. ■ club tfuly 19— Metropolitan Trotting ACCEPTANCES. . 27—Ashburton County Racing CTul>r C i2—walmate Hunt Club

t RACING NOTES

The conditions were very unpleasetrt •while training operations were After tress at Riccarton this morning. Alter “ fCW Ashburton meeting next week were tanxious to get in some work The-rum ber six grass track was open but it was very heavy. Four and fiy e - £ urlong Ktrrints w-ere the usual order, but a shade better than lmin 10s ?y. f ° r ,f furlongs and about o6sec for halt Sue were the best gallops recorded. ■ The dislocation of the Ulimaroas timetable has interfered with the P la ' of R J. Mason and h. D. Jones, <•" Riccarton trainers who contemplated an early move to Sydney with horsey It is uncertain now when they will ge away. Mason intends to leave at the first suitable opportunity whrle Jones will not get away until the last week, in July or early in August. R J Mason's team for Sydney will be restricted to the rising three-year-olds Agrion and Philippic. The Absurd Mart yearling, Goblin Market was a possibilitv, but it has been decided now that he will not make the trip. ..,***

xne u .}. * * * With the tracks very soft at present, some of the Riccarton trainers are content with exercise on the loads for their charges, th.s applying particularly to horses who have no immediate engagements. # * * Aberfeldv and Gay Queen were companions in a schooling OV " “\ (hurdles this morning. Gay Queen cave a brilliant exhibition over three hurdles, the only fault about his display being that he jumped rather big. * * • • The steeplechaser Blue Hall gave 'The Harp and Sunny Loch a lead oyer *he hurdles this morning. Both the novices improved as they went on, rtheir displays being quite satisfactory. Viewpoint, who is engaged in the thief event at Ashburton, seemed to revel in the heavy going this morning, lie was much too good for a mate at the end of five furlongs, after going [freely all way'. # Philanderer beat Arikawai over five furlongs this morning. The time was not fast, but Philanderer galloped well. Arikiwai on the other hand, shaped disappointingly, and he was blowing a lot when he pulled up. Gold Mint was responsible for a useful effort over half a mile this morning. He went by himself and his time wa.s t,uite good when the state of the track was considered. * * * *

F P. Claridge sprinted. Jarretterre and Tannadice this morning. They went in attractive fashion. 5jC * * & t B Pearson has the two-year-olds, "Wreath of Myrtle and .Miss Trillion enraged in the Novice Plate at Ashburton next week. He gave the pan a three-furlong sprint this morning, when they went fairly well m the soft ground. They have shown good speed on firm tracks, and they may be useiul next season, •»** . . , Radiac bowled along m good style in a working gallop over a circuit this morning. Hhe is in capital order for ■early steeplechase engagements.

H * * * Mah Tons and Armchair were companions in a spin over half a mile this morning. There was not much between I them at the end o£ a useful gallop. * * * * While the leather was fine the Rircarton trainers kept their yearlings moving along in solid tasks. Jm ow that the tracks have become so sott, however, their education has been interfered with, and some of the trainers will i*ot do much serious work with their juveniles until the track condi-

tion« improve. # # Footfall has been on the easy list for a few days, as a result of a fall in the paddock. He was not hurt, however, and having got over his stiffness he is now in work again. * * * * The New Zealand Racing Conference made the usual donation of £6OO this season to the New Zealand Sports Protection League. It was debited against •the stipendiary stewards’ account. Registration of colours produced revenue totalling £373 8s 6d to the Racing Conference during the past year, while registration of joint interests brought in £64. The walk-up start continues to grow in favour in V ictoria, and its success there is creating a strong agitation for its restoration in other Australian states. **■**.„ . The French jockey, George Stern, has •won thirteen Derbies—one in England, seren in France, two in Germany, two in Austria, and one in Belgium.

The next volume ot the Aew z.eaand Stud Book should make its appearance about the end of this month. »t: * * * Auckland reports suggest that Black Cruiser may show improved form later in the winter. lie showed up prominently at Ellerslie. when not quite ready, and he should be in better form if sent south for the big jumping events at Trentham and Riccarton. ♦ :5c :fc It was stated recently that the Otago mare Lava was to ,be tried over hurdles. It .there was any such intention it has been dropped, as the daughter of Solferino and Formless has gone to the Elderslie Stud, where she will be mated with Tea Tray. * * * * There would be few large teams in this part of the world if owners had to contribute to stakes in the same fashion as English owners. In a comparison of stakes at Epsom and Ascot, it was recently stated in a London paper that the Ascot executive paid £15,913 in stakes on the first day of its meeting last June. This drew the reply from a correspondent that the Ascot executive paid £SOt)O that day, owners contributing £7913 in forfeits and sweepstakes. * * * * The death took place this month ot Arthur Xorris. who at one time was the leading jockey at Sydney “pony meetings. Xorris was a really good horseman, and at one meeting on the old Rosebery track rode every winnei during the afternoon.

Royal Feast, the best two-year-old in Australia this season, is a big colt, but Mr E. J. Watt has one that beats him in height. 1 refer to the brown gelding All Awake (All Black— Eveille), for whom he gave 175 guineas as a yearling. All Awake, who is in G. P. Nailon's stable, must be quite seventeen hands, and is big in other respects. As he is merely an overgrown baby, it is impossible to say whether he will make a racehorse, but as his dam is by Flavus from Sans Repos, by Positano from Wakeful, there is nothing amiss with his breeding. An English writer, with a fancy for figures, has made out a list showing that the yearling prices of runners in the Two Thousand Guineas were as 1 follow: Restigouche, SSOO guineas; Son and Heir. 5000 guineas; Shian Mor, 4500 i guineas; Applecross. 4100 guineas; Hot j Night. 3SOO guineas; Money Maker, 3400 b guineas; Friar Dominic. 2200 guineas; " Damon. 2000 guineas; Heir Apparent, r 1550 guineas; Curialis, MOO guineas: s Buckfast. 800 guineas; Albanian, SSO £ guineas; Knight of the Grail, 85 ~ guineas; Hossan, 350.000 francs. All ' the rest of the starters weue bred by s their owners. These included the places getters, Adam's Apple, Call Boy and a Sickle. e * * * *

The Satrap (The Tetrarch —Scotch Gift), who was the most brilliant two-vear-old in England season, and was sold for £12,000 to go to America. is commencing at the stud in that country

next vear. He is advertised at a fee of £4OO, and is limited to fifteen outside mares for each of the next three vears. That means £IB.OOO in fees, and his owner also has the chance that The Satrap will sire some good horses from his own mares. Before the close of last season’s racing in England The Satrap Injured himself, and. though it was announced he was to be raced in America, no doubt he was purchased principally with a view to stud purposes. '

Mr F. Becker, the German breeding authority, is never happier than when he is expressing opinions detrimental to English methods and English horses. Nevertheless, he has admiration for the keenness of Australian breeders in striving to improve our thoroughbred stock. On this subject he recently wrote as follows in the Lexington “Thoroughbred Record": “In no other country people take so profound an interest in the science of breeding as Down South,’ in the Antipodes. It is quite exhilarating to see them struggle for superiority on this particular field. They enjoy the support of men of long-standing practical experience, who have come to see much of what is underneath the all too deceptive sur-

face, and with untiring zeal endeavour to solve these problems. They have devoted a thorough study to the results of outcrossing the native lines with importations from England, and it strikes me they know better than the English breeder himself which lines and individual representations of them may foster the cause of the thoroughbred in any part of the world. A community of breeders that proved capable of retaining the great staying qualities of Fisherman, of raising a line of Musket to the highest standard of perfection, of making huge success of such stallions as Traquair, Valais. Magpie and

Rossendale. may safely be relied upon to return at a near future, to the Mother Country, a sire who might make even a Carbine look small.'’ * * * * Among the canidates for the Melbourne Cup is the French-bred horse Le Souriceau. who is trained by James Scobie at Flemington, and will carry the colours of Mrs R. M. Hawker. Le Souriceau is now a four-year-old according to Australian time. He is a | grey colt by Roi Herode from Mow- . sali. He raced in England last season and was successful in a maiden plate at Leicester, where he beat a big field narrowly. Le Souriceau also won a high-weight handicap at Lincoln later in the season, and again scored by a narrow margin. Besides this horse, Scobie's Melbourne Cup team also includes the Sydney-owned Pilliewinkie and the imported Star d'Or.

# * * * A London cable message, appearing in an Australian paper, states that at the Hurst Park meeting the stewards summarily fined Sir Henry Busby Bird the maximum fine of £SO, and reported him to the Jockey Club for an unprecedented incident in the Yyner Stakes. Three minutes before the start, when the numbers were up. the stewards discovered that Sir Henry’s horse, Galloper King, which was then heavily backed at. an odds-on favourite, had not arrived. The owner said he ordered the jockey to weigh out believing that the horse would arrive by road motor in time. Actually the horse never left the training stables ill Berkshire. Amid bookmakers’ loud protestations the long-priced Tinto. for which there was a last-minute rush, won in a canter.

RE-HANDICAPS. HAWKE'S BAY JOCKEY CLUB. ■Following are re-handicaps:—-"Woodlands Steeplechase Banjuke 10 Whakniu Hurdles— PerJe de Leon 11.1. Hawke’s Bay Hurdles—Ferle do Leon 9 Winter Handicap—Romantic 9.12, Hamblin’ Kid 9.7. Hastings Handicap—lnner Harbour ' iiiireUiunsa Handicap -Hoarli-l 1

TROTTING NOTES. The big team of Canterbury horses who went north to assist at the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting fared very very badly. Nearly thirty horses made the trip, but their record for two days was restricted to three wins. Some of the defeated horses were strongly fancied and it must have proved a very expensive experience to most of those interested. The Wellington Trotting Club held two meetings this season, each of two days, the first on December 8 and 11 j and the second on February 26 and ; March 2. It is intended to race next \ season on four Saturdays, the dates ap- i plied for being October 15, November 26, January 14 and March 31. This is an arrangement which probably will appeal to the club's Christchurch patrons, who are a very important factor in Wellington trotting meetings. * * * * The Auckland trainer, J. Shaw, who has those good pacers Jewel Pointer and Western King in his stable, is busy with a promising two-year-old named Warplane. The youngster, who is by Man-o'-War from Airplane, has been shaping well in his preliminary pacings.

The pacer Dean Dillon, at one time a prominent performer on New Zealand tracks, finished third in a race at a recent night meeting in Perth. • * * * The unlucky horse of the Campbell Handicap was Cardinal Logan, says the Auckland writer “ Picador." Being one of the back-markers he was forced to cover a good deal of ground to avoid trouble when the accident occurred at the end of the first lap. It is doubtful whether Cardinal Logan would have beaten Terence Dillon with a good run. but his fine finishing run demonstrated that he would have given the winner more trouble. Four furlongs from home Cardinal Logan was a good way behind the leaders and. everything considered, his second was a meritorious performance. Jn connection with the proposal to hold trotting meetings at Maroubra, near Sydney, the statement was circulated that fixtures would be held at night time. To this an official announcement has been made that the permit granted the new club did not provide I for night trotting, but that their meeti ings would be held in the daytime. It appears, savs a Sydney writer, that the I amended Gaming and Betting Act pro- ! vided for the granting of an additional twenty days’ racing each year to a third club. Hence the granting of a permit to the Maroubra people. It was the idea of the Trotting Breeders. Owners and Trainers’ Association to form a club by the issue of £5 debentures, and secure this third permit, but they have been forestalled by the Maroubra Club. It is questionable whether it would have been advisable to grant a permit to owners and trainers, etc. These latter should certainly be kept apart from ’i the control of the sport.