RACING & TROTTING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19201, 15 October 1930, Page 12

RACING & TROTTING

By

“ARGUS.”

RACING NOTES. X otpinations for the North Canterbury meeting will close at seven o'clock to-night. * * * * The South ' Canterbury Jockey Club’s spring meeting will be held on Thursdav and Saturday. *■ =s= * ' * The first race at the South Canterbury meeting to-morrow will be started at 12.30 p.m. =fe / * =*= * The ploughed track at Riccarton is again in use for work. It js in great order and it will be the popular track with trainers during the next few months. 4s 4= =is s|e Haze will net fulfil his engagements at the South Canterbury meeting this week. He has been suffering from the effects of a knock and he has done no work lately. ‘* The two-year-old Palace, by Grandcourt—d'Orc. will attract some attention at South Canterbury. He has not had a race yet, but he is a very useful galloper. The Otago jockey, B. Brodie, will pilot Standard Rose in the Maiden Stakes at South Canterbury. The Raider will be the only representative of R. Ellis’s stable at the South Canterbury meeting, where he will be ridden by R. J. Mackie. 2 5 - jE E lE'JE 31* 3EIIE Jii il: IIE dE cE iE ®

ir, i*; jr jr § 35*. & ii; 4 j*i cL JL Si W. Pascoc lias been engaged to rideParysia and Lorette, who will comprise E. Scoullar's stable at South Canterbury. * * * * The apprentice, C. Saxon, will pilot l ompris and Mercia in their first day’s engagement at South Canterbury. D. Cotton's rides on the first day at South Canterbury will be Gay Sonnet, Night Recital, and probably Audience, while he will be on Tray Bond on the second dav. * * :jc * J. W. Jennings will ride Arrow Maid, Royal Love, .Homecoming and Beau Geste on the first day of the South Canterbury meeting. 4= * 4= & D. O'Connor's mounts on the first day at South Canterbury will be Troilus. Night Parade. Minerva! and Charmeuse. sjt sj: Jje * P. V. Mason expects to have Jaloux and Praise racing at the Wellington Racing Club's meeting.

Riccarton stables will have a strong contingent of horses racing at the South Canterbury meeting this week, j The following trainers were represented i in the big train load that went south • this morning:—H. Cutts, Sharp Thorn and Full Feather; J. B. Pearson. Royal ’ Love; S. Barr. Starshooter, Troilus, i Kentish Lady, Beau Geste and Home- : coming; C. Davey, Compris; G. J. Pine, Don Jose, Silver Coot, Noteworthy and Pixie Gold; W. M’Donald, INliss Mercia; 11. Donovan, Sapient. Audience and j Appeal; A. E. Wormald, Pangolin and : Ranelagh; W. Stone, Painkiller, Lord Thomond and Tray Bond; H. Nurse, Charmeuse and Palace; W . G. Hobbs, Jael and Tarquinius; E. Scoullar, Lorette and Parvsia; F. T. Buchanan, Gay Sonnet and Night Recital; F. Christmas. Flair and Minerval; W. J. M'Causland. Arrowmif; J. W. Jennings, Arrow Maid and Tip Tree; C. M’Carthy, Monstic. * * * * Full Feather was among the horses who left this morning for Washdyke, where he will be raced on Saturday. Following that he will be sent to Trentham. The Auturanus horse is very well, but he is a difficult horse to sum up. High Court raced well at Wingatui cn Monday, and he should do better in the Timaru Cup, as a firm track should be in his favour. Don Jose will have many admirers in the Timaru Cup. He is very well at oresent, and the only doubt is whether ae will quite run out a mile and a quarter at a solid pace. He will be >ard to beat over a slightly shorter ourney on Saturday. Troilns is in good order, and he should race well among the hurdlers it South Canterbury. He has not quite produced his best form so far this ucascn. If Compris is‘started in the Timaru Jup, in preference to the Kerrytown [Jack Handicap, he may have to be seriously reckoned with. He has shown ;hat he can run a solid mile, and a mile and a quarter may not trouble Vandyke, who was purchased from] Mr A. B. Williams by Mr D. 11. Lynn, Df Auckland, has gone into J. Gray's j stable at Ellerslie. S. Gerrand, the Masterton apprentice ivho rode Chrysologi* to victory in his drst success at Auckland last week, will have the mount ’on My Own in the New Zealand Cup. A North Island report states that Teri is still unsound and is running out in a'paddock in the Wairarapa. It seems he has closed his racing career, and will probably be pensioned off by Mr IT. T. Hume. # * # A Svdnev report states that an offer of £2OOO, with an additional £IOOO it he won the Derby- was refused recently for Sargon, one of J. T. Jamieson’s team. Sargon showed some good form during his stay in Australia. =|s sis Golden Wings, who ran second in the two-year-okl race at Napier Park, is expected to improve. He is a chestnut gelding bv Lackham from Megato, a Mountain Knight mare who showed a lot of speed when racing a few years Toxeuma’s next outing will probably be in the Shorts Handicap at Trentliam. in which he is top weight with 9.13, after which he will contest the Hareourt Cup. lie has boon nominated for the Stewards’ Handicap and Stead Gobi Cup at Riccarton, and all, being well he will make the trio. 4: A Black Mint, who developed leg trouble on the southern trip, was ship ped back to Wellington, without com peting at Wingatui. Mr W. 11. Ballinger’s other horses, Royal Game Painting and Flower, fulfilled their engagements and are now at W ashdyke where t-hev will be raced this wc-ck.

Ranelagh is engaged among the sprinters at South Canterbury. This horse has been improving steadily for some time, and he is likely to win a big race before long. Since he resumed training, following on a. short spell, he has registered d few attractive gallops. s?r s*: =*: The Riccarton horses who are to race at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting will be shipped north next week. Some of them may leave on Tuesday, but it is probable that others will go by Thursday’s steamier, arriving at Trentham the day before the meeting opens.

Staghunter, whose late scratching on I the first day at Otaki was announced j as due to the state of the going, was | produced on the second day in the open sprint on a track nowise imprqv-l ed and scored a decisive though narrow victory, being sent out second favourite. Staghunter has earned the reputation of being a moody gelding* writes “The Watcher,” but lately the majority of his performances have not j upheld that view. On Saturday nothing could have been more solid than | his finishing run right from the rear of I the field. Probably he was assisted to-i ward success by the fact that he had only five opponents, but his performance must remove any trace of suspicion regarding his genuineness. The Riccarton horses who competed on the second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting left for the , north on Monday night. Some of them who are to race at the South Canter- . bury meeting, were unloaded at Wash- ! dyke, while the others arrived home | yesterday. :5c sfc :J: cjc The horses engaged at South Canterbury this week include a large number who raced at the Dunedin meeting. The Wingatui course was . very heavy and with every prospect of firm going at Washdyke, it is probable that some of the form at the two meetings will not work out well. * *= * * The Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s meeting will be continued to-morrow. The chief event is the Herbert Power Stakes, a weight-for-age event, of one mile and three furlongs. All the interest in this race will centre round Amounis, as a win will enable him to beat Gloming's stake earning total of £43,100. Up to the present Amounis has won £42,794. * 5jS "Christchurch patrons of the South Canterbury Jockey Club may travel south to-morrow and Saturday by the express train, which will stop at Washdyke each day. The express train will s also stop at Washdyke on the way north. in the afternoon, enabling visi tors on the first day' to return home after seeing all but the last race, while on Saturday night there will be a spec ial train from Timaru. * * :Jc * Cylinder has been entered for the Harcourt Cup at Trentham, a weight for-age event, run over a mile quarter, and, if the going is.firm, In should give a good account of him | self. Last year Pink Coat, after beinf beaten by Eaglet in the Great Northen , Guineas, won this race from end t< end, running the distance in 2min G o-. • sec. He broke down during the rac< , and since then has been retired to tin stud. *i* *"i- -fi Tippling, who filled second place ii , the "concluding event at the Dunedii - meeting on Monday, was one of th , j outsiders of the field, with only sever [ ; teen ten shilling tickets invested oi > j him. Had he won, the dividend \voul< 1 have been the largest paid by an; • horse in the-Dominion for a long time ’ j Tippling is an Australian-bred thre< ! year-old by the imported sire, Tipplei r lie is a smart galloper, who may b 1 included in F. Shaw’s Wingatui tear - | for Riccarton next month.

TROTTING NOTES. Nominations for the New Zealand j Metropolitan Trotting Club's Noyem-j ber meeting close to-morrow at noon, j A payment of eight sovs for the New Zealand Trotting Cup is due to-morrow at noon. * * * The South Canterbury owned trot- ■ ter, Peter Lin, is now trained by J. Bryce. Peter Lin is a good stayer and : also has speed, but he is unreliable in his gait. Todd Loifzia ha» almost recovered from the injuries he met with in his race at JMethven. The three-year-old puts on condition very fast, and as he has done no work lately he could not be at his best if taken to G/eymouth next week. It is more than probable that he will remain at home. Belinda, who raced well last season, is now doing a lot of useful work at Addington. She is a very line stayer and will be raced in two-mile events. Bay Nut struck himself recently and has Had to be eased in work. He was out jogging yesterday, so the mishap cannot be very serious. Judged by the nominations receiv•ed by the Greymouth Trotting Club S for its Labour Day meeting, a large number of Canterbury horses will be racing there. J. J. Kennerley is now giving Yendome plenty of solid work, and the Australian bred pacer should be at her best next month. Yendome is a brilliant pacer up to a mile and a half, v * * * Russell Pointer did not race well at Methven, but he is now working satisfactorily and lie should do better in his next effort. «. * * * * The Wellington Trotting Club has received a fine list of nominations for its first meeting of the season, to be held on November 1. With a view to giving the New Zealand Cup horses a race, the club put on a fast mile and a quarter event, which has attracted a nomination of twenty, including fourteen Cup candidates. These are Jewel Pointer, Jean M’Elwyn, Travis ‘Axworthy, Native Prince, Kingcraft, Wrack!er,- Kohara, Logan Park, King Pointer, Padlock. Harold Thorpe, Imprint, Dundas Boy and Linkman. In addition to the Cup candidates, Vendome, Muriel de Oro, Great Logan, Logan Pride, Carmel and Genuine are amongst the nominations. The Forbury Park Trotting Club will give away £4OOO in stakes for its spring meeting, to be held on November 27 and 29. The chief event on each day is worth £SOO and is for horses who can do 4min 32sec or better. There is a mile saddle event each day worth £2OO, the class being 2min 18sec, and there are two fast mile and a quarter events of £250. class 2min 48sec. The mile and a half races for trotters are for horses that can do 3min 45sec or better, and the two mile events are 4min 46sec or better. The mile and a half events carry stakes of £2OO, and the two mile events £250. A condition in the programme reads:—“Horses nominated at the meeting and being placed at the New Zealand Metropolitan Club’s spring meeting, may be nominated for a higher class, provided such nominations are made by noon on Saturday, ' November 15.

TOP WEIGHTS’ TASK. WELLINGTON HANDICAP. (Special to the “Star.”) WELLINGTON, October 15. To find 0.0 or over carried to victory in the Wellington Handicap, the principal event on the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club’s spring meeting, one has to trace the records back to 1909, when All Red, ridden by C. _ Jenkins, narrowly defeated Sir Tristram and Aberbrothock in a race that was fun in a gale. The distance then was only II miles, and the best subsequent performances before the race was extended to a mile and three furlongs in 1920 was that of Nones, who won with 5.12 in 1916.

Since 1920 when an extra furlong was added to the race, no horse has ever carried*more than S.lO to victory. Sunart was that horse, in 1921, and the two tapweights, Rouen (9.4) and Molyneux (9.3), were second and third respectively. The year previous Gasbag won with 7.2, Kilrusli, the 1919 winner, being third with 9.4.- Winners of the race subsequent to Sunart have been Bonetter (8.2), Mark Time (S.G), Musketoon (8.8), Merry Day. (in 1925 and 1926, each time with 7.12), Yoma 1926, each time with 7.12), and In the Shade (7.6). In the same period the highest weight allotted has been 9.9 —-to Gasbag in 1922, to Gold Light in 1924, and to Star Stranger last year. Gold Light was second in his year, but the other pair were unplaced.

It can therefore be deducted 'that the race is not one in which highweighted horses have very favourable prospects, and in this year’s contest Historic (9.11), Star Stranger (9.10), and Prodice (9.9) have been asked to do what has been proved to be next to the impossible. Without doubt they are first-class handicappers, but the task s<?t them by the Wellington adjuster appears to be just beyond them. A place may go to one of them, but victory is too much to expect. There are some good performers among the next five —Concentrate,. Merry Damon, In the Shade, Vertigern and Hunting Cry—and the winner is more likely to come from here than higher up. Hunting Cry is probably the pick of them, but it is unlikely that he will be back from Sydney in time, and choice is therefore for Merry Damon.

Seatown is the only one of the four eight-stoners who can be expected to be on hand, and his chance reads very favourably, for lie should not be troubled with the 51b more he has been allotted than he had when he won the Mitchelson Cup at Ellersiie. Sargon is definitely going to Melbourne, and Vali and Goshawk will hardly have time to recover from the trip back from Sydney. In the seven-stone division, from : where the wanner has often sprung, i there are many decided possibilities. • The best of them, on recent form, ap- » pear to be Count Palatine, Pahu, Men- - dip and Shrewd. With uncertainty still existing as to possible acceptors, it is no easy matter to reduce the field. Among the pos- ! sible starters, Seatown, Shrewd, Count 1 Palatine and Merry Damon have prob- - ably the best prospects at this stage.

® @l® SIS® Sl® Si® @3®® SIS!® ©I WANGANUI NOTES. (Special, to the “Star.”) WANGANUI, October 15. As a result of recent strong winds the local tracks were very dry and hard before breakfast yesterday, the going being fast. W. Rayner gave Pedestal, Impetuous and Mislaid trotting and half pace work. The first mentioned looks well after his racing at Ellerslie and will L>e taken to Trentham next week in company with Pomp. Grecian and Vertigern were sent seven furlongs together on No. 1 track. They ran the first half mite in 50sec and the full distance in lmm 30£sec, finishing on terms. Appledore and Count Palatine were given a spin over five furlongs. The former had a break on his companion at the jump off, but Count Palatine was with him and going along nicely at the end, the time being lmin Sisec. Tenterden, by himself, hopped away at the half mile peg. lie ran the first quarter in 2r>sec and went on to register 50secs for the full distance.

Pomp was given a couple of rounds, finishing up at a solid pace. The racing at Auckland appears to have done him good. Auctioneer, Solange and Guanbeyan jumped off together at the six _ furlong post and ran half a mile in a shade under 50sec. Auctioneer had J his head in front of Solange at the end of the journey, with Gu'anbevan some distance back.

After breakfast rain set in and this took some of the sting out of the ground. All Humbug and Richborough were sprinted two furlongs. The former had the better of the start and was a shade in front and going well at the finish, the time being 25sec. W. D. Moroney, who has had hisi team in Wanganui for some three months, intends returning to his home course at Tauherenikau on Thursday. I-Ie has Grecian, Richborough, Cluny and Baskier engaged at Masterton on Saturday and will take his team to Trentham next week, going on to Riccarton for the New Zealand Cup meeting. Fernden was given a few days let up

If*)®®®!!!!!®®®!*!®®®®®©®!!!]® after returning from Auckland and looks bright and well. He went a mile on Saturday in lmin 45sec. Korokio was knocked back a bit bv the Auckland trip, but if she freshens up again she will be taken to Trentham. In that case Fernden will also race there, but otherwise he will go to \\ averley on Labour Day. phar lap a super horse. OPINIONS OF TRAINERS. (Special to the “Star/’) AUCKLAND, October 14. “There is no doubt whatever that Phar Lap is a super horse. He has outclassed everything he has met, has won all his races by several lengths and has not been going all out at the : finish,” said Mr W. S. Glenn (ex-M.P., and 1905 All Black) owner of In the • Shade, who returned from Sydney by the Ulimaroa to-day. * In five starts, said Mr Glen, In The ' Shade had been twice first, twice second and once fourth. >ln stakes the • horse had won £1750. In The Shade had made a great effort in the Metro--2 politan Handicap and was beaten only by Cragford. 1 After praising the ability of Phar Lap, Mr Glenn said the looked J certain to win the Melbourne Cup pro- * vided he got a good run. The popular--2 ity of racing in Australia, he said, was 1 as strong as ever. Mr A. M’Aulay, trainer of Nights march, who also returned by the Uli--2 maroa, expressed considerable surprise when informed that Phar Lap had 2 been withdrawn from the Caulfield 1 Cup. Asked if Nightmarch would have s been kept in Australia for the Caul--2 field Cup if Phar Lap had not been going to start, Mr M’Aulay said that s he might have been. The Caulfield e ] Cup was always a hard race to win f and there was no certainty that Night- ’• | march would have won the event even j with Phar Lap not in it. Night- - 11 march was placed six times in Aus--0 tralia, registering four seconds and >_ ! two thirds. On five occasions the horse l ~ > finished behind Phar Lap.

TRENTHAM NOTES. ’(Special to the “ Star”) WELLINGTON, October 14. After the racing they had at Otaki last week, most of the horses at Trentham were allotted only easy pace work this morning, birt a few were galloped fast. The outside of the No. 2 grass and the tan were open and both provided excellent going. Rain was threatening but held off. On the tan Hunting Call finished a good three lengths ahead of Moa Queen at the end of half a mile in 53sec, the last three furlongs taking 39sec.

Sunkissed alone ran a similar distance in 53 3-ssec, but was under a pull down the straight. Mythology and General Assembly galloped five furlongs together, but the former was several lengths better. The time for the full journey was lmin 5 3-osec, the final half being done in 52 l-ssec and the final three furlongs in 39 l-ssec. Gold Sand was much too good for Shootist over half a mile in 50 2-ssec. Auckland Gas was going a shade better than Dignified March at the end of half a mile in 51 4-ssec, the last three being rattled off in 37sec. These two four-year-old Australian-bred geldings are coming to 1% nd nicely at present, but no near engagements have been made for them yet. Historic and Tea Queen did six furlongs together at# strong three-quar-ter pace. Duellona and Rameses went out to do seven furlongs together, but the latter’s rider lost an iron in the straight and the former then drew away. Her time for the full distance was lmin 31 2-ssec and for the last half mile 54sec. Lady Pam came home well ahead of Sir Limond at the end of a mile gallop in which the pace was on only over the last four furlongs, which took 53 l-ssec. This filly, who has been physicked since the Hawke’s Bay meeting, is looking exceptionally well at present. Dolomite alone did six furlongs in lmin 183 sec, the last half mile taking 52 2^>sec. Rothen alone took 52sec for half a mile on the grass. White Doe was going better than Habit at the close of a fast half mile in 50sec, the last three furlongs talcing 36 4-ssec. White Doe has not been long back in work and she looks the makings of a good performer this seaHynanna and Spearlad did the last half mile of a round together in 54sec. Most of the other horses in training did useful pace work. Those who are going to Masterton will have their final gallops on Thursday. A. Goodman has received an addition to his team in the mare Courtlike. Courtlike early in her career was trained at Trentham, but more recently was in H. Nurse’s stable at Riccarton. H. Gray will be riding on the first day of the South Canterbury meeting on Thursday, but he will be at Masterton on Saturday and will pilot, among others, A Goodman’s pair Lady Rene and Dainty Ways. The suspension of B. H. Morris for a month at Otaki on Saturday has upset the plans of S. J. Reid’s stable, for which Morris does the bulk of the heavy riding. A cable has been dispatched to R. Reed in Sydney to engage him and a reply is awaited. ACCEPTANCES. MASTERTON RACING CLUB. Per Press Association. MASTERTON. October 14. Following ar© acceptances for the Masterton Racing Club’s spring meeting:—

AUSTRALIAN RACING. VICTORIAN NOTES. (United Press Assn.-—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, October 14. Phar Lap reached Melbourne to-day. He is reported to be all right after the trip. Since Sunday an inch and a quarter of rain has fallen at Caulfield, and the going to-morrow will be dead. Quickfirer arrived at Melbourne today. lie is still in the Melbourne Cup. Wise Force, who was doped at Flemington on Saturday week, is all right again and will start in the Cantala Stakes. Ashley Reed will ride Solution in the Caulfield Cup, M. Percival will ride Aleman, and W. Cook, Amounis.

NURSERY HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Four furlongs. Cape Go-Id 8 7 Richborough 8 0 Golden Wings 8 5 Haulbowline 8 0 Cottesmore S 0 Red Rufus 8 0 Acis 8 0 Maritime 7 12 Gasbag colt 8 0 Movietone 7 12 All Humbug 8 0 Jean Dadosio 7 9 Esteem 8 0 Moa Queen 7 9 Lucky Moment 8 0 Invite 7 2 MAIDEN STAKES, of 100 sovs ; six furlongs. W eight Sst 81b.—Tobacco Land, Masterton. General Assembly, Intruder, Zephyrus. Mythology, Magic Land, Saltpot, Queanbeyan, Braggart^ Gold, Jayson, Rnmanui, Lady Ronald, Spearful, Valrewa, King Hal. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. of 120 sovs. One mile. Rameses 10 6 Spear Opa 9 0 Ben Hur 9 10 White Doe 9 0 Kilmezzo 9 7 Miss Hastings 9 0 Playground 9 7 Burnt Note 9 0 LANSDOWNE HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. Seven furlongs. Brilliant Light 9 0 Lady Spear 7 Tripping S 2 Silver Fern 7 0 Lady Rene 8 2 Peep 7 0 Water Spear 8 0 Joie de Val 7 0 Tea Queen 8 0 Rangamaboe 7 0 Hawkshaw 7 o Great Lady 7 0 MASTERTON HANDICAP, of 225 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Merry Damon 9 9 Billion 7 2 Pahu 8 0 Duellona 7 2 Marjoram 7 11 Sir Limond 7 0 Grecian 7 8 Footpad 7 0 Spear Miss 7 7 DAWN HANDICAP, of 120 sovs. One mile. Tunbridge 9 0 Klriana 7 8 Sir Limond 8 12 Arrowzone 7 13 Fitz Quex 8 9 Spear Opa 7 5 Ben Hur S 6 Fallow 7 4 Dainty Ways 8 4 Lady Alophen 7 0 Mistake 8 3 GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, of 130 sovs. Seven furlongs. Atholspear 9 0 Full Mark S 4 Marjoram 8 9 Duellona S 2 Keddar 8 8 G1 ° nefae 1 ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. Five furlongs and a half. Portray 8 11 Silver Fern 7 4 Hunting Call 8 10 ShOotist 7 4 Royal Flyer S 5 Grey Witch 7 4 Water Spear 8 3 Rj*.ngimahoe 7 4 Baskier 7 XI Valquetta 7 4 7 11 Rothen 7 4 Acrelino 7 S Sir Ronald 7 4 Lady Spear 7 7 Millestra 7 4 White Doe 7 7 Maidstone 7 4 Valrewa 7 7 Rule Britannia 7 4