Racing and Trotting.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19109, 30 June 1930, Page 12

Racing and Trotting.

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RACING NOTES. Acceptances for the Wellington Racng Club’s winter meeting will close at line o’clock to-night. A great struggle is in progress for Reading position in the winning joctkeys’ list for the season. Prior to last j ,’eek, H. Gray was leading A. E. Ellis 'by three wins., Gray had one success at the Egmont Wanganui Hunt meet ing and one at Waipa, while Ellis bal meed them with two wins at Ashburton. Ellj£ will have further opportunities of reducing the gap this week, when he will be riding at Oamaru, and. with jumping races to assist his score, he has an excellent chance of heading his rival off before the season ends. He s riding at his best at present. * * * F. P. Claridge has Haze, Royal Mint. Rascal, Troilus, K ntish Lady and Home Coming engaged at the Oamaru meeting on Saturday. ❖ 3: sfc Rascal is liable to be rehandicapped for the High-weight Handicap at Oamaru, as a result of his win at Ashburton. * * * -> Riccarton stables have several representatives among the good list of nominations for the Waimate Hunt meeting They include Topere, The Clan, Troilus, Kentish Lady, Home Coming, Arrowmir nd Marco Polo. sfc He H* -*ft Taumai, who won three hurdle events at the Great Northern meeting, is proressing satisfactorily in his work at he Aroha, and it is intended that he shall compete at the Wellington meet ing. It is quite on the cards that he will alao journey to Riccarton for the Grand National fixture.

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Hawke’s Bay reports state that Shrewd is giving his trainer. V. H. Colello, every satisfaction in his essays over the schooling hurdles, for he goes at them straight and skips over them cleanly. He has not had a great many lessons, but he improves on each occa sion. * Zli Sfc iji F. Langford seemed to have a bad fall in. the Dromore Steeplechase at Ashburton, when French Fleet came down with him at the first of the stand double. The horse turned a somersault, rolling over his rider. Langford was carried in but soon recovered, having escaped with nothing more serious than some bruises on his head. # * * * The presence of Limerick was a special attraction at the Ashburt- n meeting on Saturday. F. D Jones welcomed the opportunity to take his champion, being of opinion that the trip, with a gallop in front of a ra-. e crowd, would benefit his preparation as much as a fortnight’s work on the training tracks. After parading in the birdcage, in company with a Nightraid —Dutch Courage two-year-old, trained by J. J. Lewis for Mr E. B. Newton Limerick, ridden by G Humphreys, came down the straight at half pace He continued round the course, breaking away at a useful pace from the five-furlong post The two-year-old picked him up at the entrance to the straight and they ran home at something approaching top speed It was Limerick’s first public appearance in the Dominion since Aussie beat him m the Hazlett Gold Cup race at the Dun edin meeting, in February of last year He hit out freely and showed that he only had to keep sound to be a force in important events next season Limerick’s owner. Mr H A Knight, accompanied by Mrs Knight, made a trip to Ashburton to witness the gallop, which they viewed from the top of the stewards' stand.

Lancer justified his favouritism in the Hinds Hurdle Handicap at Ashburton. He was well placed all through, and in spite of a faulty jump at the second last fence, he had the result in safe keeping a long way frorr home. Lancer has come on well during the last few weeks and he wili have ,to be reckoned with in important events over long journeys, as he stays He looks the most likely of the South Island candidates for the Grand National Hurdles.

* * * <e Troilus raced below expectations in the Kinds Hurdle Handicap. He was too far back in the early stages to have a chance, though he put in a strong finishing run, which landed him m fourth place.

* * * He Giggleswick, the winner of the Moreton Hack Handicap, is a three-year-old from the same stable as Lancet He has had a reputation for speed for some time, and his performance was attractive, as he stuck on gamely under pressure. He is only a novice, who will improve.

sf: & * Garvary was unlucky in the Moret*. n Hack Handicap He lost some ground at the rise of the barrier, and though he finished well he had too much leeway lo make up. He is a useful galloper, whose winning turn should come early in the new season.

Fortalice was a warm favourite for the Moreton Hack Handicap as a result of his good form at South Canterbury. He was in a handy position ail the way, but appeared to lose the race when Giggleswick was allowed to slip through on the rails at the entrance to the straight Fortalice was gradual ly overhauling him at the finish, but just failed.

Punchestown registered his best ptiformance to date when he won the Mayfield Handicap. He was always travelling well and he battled on in good style in a hard finish. It was his first trial at a mile and a quarter and he came through the ordeal really well, though he may have been favoured by the lack of a solid pace in the early stages. Punchestown is a half brother to the steeplechaser, Charlatan and he should make a welcome recruit to the jumping ranks later on

Evening registered a useful performance in the Mayfield Handicap, an o only failed *by a narorw margin to over haul Punchestown at the finish. A win for this mare is overdue, as she has run some good races lately.

Toawai was a disappointment in the Mayfield Handicap. With the pace slow in the early part of the race, he was bowling along comfortably in the lead, but when the straight was reached he collapsed in a few strides. In the meantime, it loo’#, as if he never would reach the class of his brother. Arikiwai.

Radiate was a trifle lucky to win the Dromore Steeplechase. Tunamoe led him over the last fence and ap peared to have the measure of the Riccarton horse. It looked as if Tuna moe’s rider had that view, but A E. Ellis brought Radiate along with a well timed rush in the last fifty yards to snatch a victory Radiate lost ground through a couple of careless jumps, but his racing should benefit him and he may earn some more money in important events later on

Gala Day showed plenty of speed in the Dromore Steeplechase, but his jumping was erratic. He cleared some of the fences in good style, but hit more than one. while he tried to shirk the first of the stand double and wav responsible for French Fleet falling. Gala Day will require a lot of schooling in company before he can be classed as a good jumper over steeplechase fences.

Rascal registered a useful performance in winning the Maronan Handi cap, its merit being enhanced by fact that the track was too firm to show him at his best He is nearly back to bis best form, and he will be hard to beat the first time he races on soft ground

Subdivision had every chance in the Maronan Handicap His brilliancy carried him to the front early, but when tackled at the entrance to the straight he put up a very feeble fight. Subdivision is a very fine galloper, but he does not relish hard races. TROTTING NOTES. Kautoma, who won the mile and a quarter event at Ashburton on Satur day, has been racing much more con sistently of late than he did formerly He is trained by L. Frost at New Brighton, and is by Harold Dillon from Alice Huon, by Franz from Elsa Huon, a useful pacer in her day. For some time past Kautoma has shown a lot of speed in his training work and a two-mile journey was no trouble for him. But with the colours up rarely gave oi his best. Now that he has commenced to race solidly he should continue as a winner. * * * Kensitas, who was third in the mile and a quarter race at Ashburton, is an aged gelding by Four Chimes, in J Bryce’s stable. Last Boxing Day he finished third to Erin’s Fortune and John Dee in the mile saddle event at Gore, where he was at that time owned. After racing consistently during the latter part of the season. Glenville won the mile and a hall event at Ashbur ton. Glenville was bred by her ownei Mr R M’Donnell, and is by Oinaki from Evelyn. Evelyn was also bred by Glenville’s owner and came from the successful mating of the Prince imperial mare Imperialism with Rothschild, which produced Emmeline Aileen, Evelyn and Emilius, Glenville. when first raced, was somewhat fractious at the barrier, but she has ini proved in this respect and is now a good beginner. Her sire, Oinaku, wa> a rare stayer and a very brilliant pacei so that Glenville is bred on particu larly stout lines. . ifc si: 's}; Mr J. Cameron, of Palmerston North has been appointed judge for the next meeting of the South Wairarapa Trotting Club. * :H »Js sj4 The Otahuhu Trotting Club wrote u the South Wairarapa Trotting Clul recently asking for support for an application for two delegates instead Oi one should the Otahuhu and Aucklam Trotting Clubs amalgamate, each clul at present having one delegate Tlu South Wairarapa Club decided to op pose the combined club having tw< delegates, on the ground that if the tw<_ clubs amalgamated they became one club, and as such were entitled to one delegate only. The Otahuhu Club also wrote asking support for a proposal tha? the amalgamated club should be allow ed eleven racing days; at present Auck land has seven and Otahuhu four Tt was decided that the South Wairarapa Chib’s delegate (Mr A. L. Webster should be given power to use his di? cretion, after having heard the mat ter discussed at the conference.