RACING & TROTTING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19237, 26 November 1930, Page 12

RACING & TROTTING

By

“ARGUS.”

RACING FIXTURES. ovember 29, December I—Takapuna Jockey Club. November 29, December I—Feilding Jockey Club. •ecember 5, 6—Taumarunui Racing Club. 'ecember 6-—'Ashburton County Racing Club. ecember 9, 10—Woodville Jockey Club, ecember 13—Waipa Racing Club. Handicaps. ecember 2—Woodville Jockey Club, ecember 3—Auckland Racing Club Acceptances. •ecember s—Woodville Jockey Club. TROTTING FIXTURES. • ovember 27, 29—Forbury Park Trotting Club. December 13—New Brighton Trotting Club. December 20—Hawke's Bay Trotting Club. Nominations. -ovember 27—New Brighton Trotting Club. Handicaps. ecember 2—New Brighton Trotting Club. Acceptances. ecember 9—New Brighton Trotting Club. RACING NOTES. The Takapuna and Feilding meetings will be held on Saturday and Monday. * sf: :|e Sir Charles Clifford will probably race some horses at the Manawatu and Wairarapa meetings during the approaching holidays. The team may be made up of Full Feather, Straightcourse, Sharp Thorn and Porlock. The last-named is a black two-year-old filly by The Ace from Red Hind. She has done no racing yet but she has shown some promise of being a useful galloper. * * * * G. Murray Aynsley has nominated Footfall and Meprisant for the Ashburton meeting next week and it is intended that both of them will start. It is doubtful if the stable will be represented at any of the holiday meetings, but the pair mentioned, along with Spoon, Riri and Kakara, should make a strong team for the autumn, by which time all of them should be at their best.

B®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®© A three-year-old gelding by Clarenceux from a Glenapp mare is a recent addition to S. Barr’s team. Though small, he shows promise of being a useful galloper. He is owned by Messrs Johnston Brothers, of Kirwee. * ifs * R. Ellis has Arrowmir and Bulolo in work for Mr J. A. Beale and they are going along well. Their owner has an idea of racing the pair at the Waipukurau and Hawke’s Bay meetings during the approaching holidays. * * * * Mime, who is now a member of S. Barr’s active team, is striding out freely in his work. He will be a competitor in the high weight event at Ashburton. s{c Hs * The West Coast trainer, A. G. Griffen, is at Riccarton with Ravine and Lady Valkyrie and will remain until it is time to go on tour for the holiday meetings. His present intention is to race Ravine at Manawatu and Marton, where he should pay his way, with average luck, as he is a very useful customer. The two-year-old, Lady Valkyrie, may have a race on the West Coast, but it is not intended to hurry her.

fcl©©©© ©©©©©©©©©©©©© ©Li When Te Awhina pulled up lame after the Members’ Handicap, the concluding event of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, it was feared that her racing career was at an end. She has made such good progress, however, that R. Ellis is hopeful the trouble will prove less serious than was feared, and the Paper Money mare may stand another preparation, after a spell. * sfc sj« * The five-year-old mare Glass Jug, who ran second to Cyrille in the Trial Stakes on the first day at Winton, but ran unplaced in the Benmore Handicap on the second day, is half-sister to the Derby and Stead Gold Cup winner, Cylinder, being by Paladin from imported Cymene. She races in the livery of Mr C. White, one of the veteran sportsmen of the south. * * * * Te Awamutu advices are to the effect that Prodice, who returned from Riccarton with an enlarged leg, has been fired, and will be given a spell. Awarere has also been fired, and will be out of active work for some time. sj: * * * The hurdle performer Call Again is standing up to his work on the Hastings track, and if he keeps sound should turn out a payable proposition. Call Again will be contesting the hurdle events at the Feilding meeting. The Southland gelding Palermo bears a much improved appearance, and will catch a short race in good company this season. * There is an idea abroad that the Dundin owner trainer D P. Wilson may ;:ke a small team, to the West <oa"* •at the coming holiday meetings. * * * * The form at the Winton meeting would have been different if the track conditions had rupt suited horses specially gifted in mud.

Hastings reports credit Shrewd with being in good order again. H. Gray is to ride him at Feilding. * * Commandant was troubled with soreness in the feet at Riccarton ( and since returning to Greenmeadows R. Alexander has decided to turn him out for a while. * * * * Providing he stands training—he was galloped on at Riccarton—Laughing Prince may do some more racing this season, but it is probable that he will be retired to do stud duty next spring, according to advicp received. That would mean that his Eclipse Stakes record will not be added to. * * * * Auckland reports credit Havaspot i with doing particularly well since he returned home from Riccarton. He will be strongly fancied if started in the Takapuna Plate on Saturday. * * * The well-known jockey R. S. Bagby is again located at Takanini. He and K. Voitre will between them do J. T. Jamieson’s riding at the Takapuna meeting. * # * * . Playground’s run of consistent performances came to an abrupt end at Levin on Saturday, and so dismal was his failure that few will want to be with him next time he steps out. The weight could hardly have troubled him, for he carried 10.10 in a high weight handicap at Carterton, and never made a complaint about it. The reversal of form was one of the most noticeable in a day of many astonishing lapses. * # * * Gesture was giving Autopay 151 b in the Stewards’ Handicap, and in the Feilding Stakes the former comes in on no less than 271 b better terms. Gesture should be an improved filly at the Feilding meeting. * # * * The Night Raid mares, so far, have not been a success on the turf, but two of them in Night Maid and Night Rose won at Winton last week. * * * The English Jockey Club has raised the minimum weight from 6.0 to 6.7, but apprentices can still claim an allowance of 51b below the minimum In races confined to apprentices the minimum may still be 6.0. * # * * It is now decided that the Flaxmere Stud will be dispersed at Trentham on January 19, on the eve of the Wellington summer meeting. The sale will bring a very fine, collection of brood mares into the market, and some valuable young stock as well. Flaxmere sires have been kept in the foreground in Australia this season by the successes of Movie Star in the Breeders’ Plate at Randwick and Hunt the Slipper in the Byron Moore Stakes at Flemington. Movie Star is by Lord Quex and Hunt the Slipper by Leighton. My Own, winner of the Metropolitan Handicap at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, and Grecian, winner of two good races at the same fixture, are by Lord Quex. * * * Although the difference between hack and open company is on paper a couple of stone, it frequently occurs that good hacks can go straight into the open class and prove that they are equal to the demands made upon them. Autopa)' is the recent outstanding example of a horse going straight from hack class to a brilliant success in the open class. At Levin on Saturday Hunting Call showed that he is another ex-hack who will win money in open company. There is no suggestion that he is up to the standard of Autopay, but he ran so well after being last to leave the mark, and losing a lot of ground, that he will enter into calculations for events ahead. On the way Hunting Call finishes in his races he will be seen to advantage over distances considerably longer than sprints. * * * Racing is booming in America, and studmasters are in the position that they can ask exorbitant fees for their sires. The American breeder, Colonel E. R. Bradley, has reduced the fees of some of his stallions, but he is asking £IOOO for Black Tony’s services next year. The fees will be refunded if a mare should prove barren. Black Tony is by Peter Pan from Belgravia, and will be twenty years of age next year. Sun Briar is another stallion at the stud in America whose fee may he advanced to £IOOO. Last season it • as £6OO. TROTTING NOTES. Nominations for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting will close at noon to-morrow. The Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting will be commenced to-morrow and concluded on Saturday. Good fields are engaged in most of the events and, as usual, Canterbury stables will be strongly represented A big contingent of horses has gone south for the meeting, also a number of keen followers of the sport. * * ❖ * The young pacing mare, Bonny Locanda, has been sold to a Perth owner, and she will be shipped to her new home this week. * * * * Lady Cello has joined her relatives. Author Jinks and John Jinks, in J Young’s stable at Addington. * * * * Mrs 11. W. Burch, owner of the successful young trotter Royal Triumph who won a race at the Waikato Show last week, handed back the prize of £25 to the association for a similar event next year. Mrs Burch has only recently joined the ranks of trotting owners, and Royal Triumph, apart fiom the show event, has won three races for her this season. * * * * The issue of complimentary tickets by trotting and racing clubs will be discussed at a conference which the Waikato Trotting Club has convened to be held in Hamilton this week. At a meeting of the club acknowledgments of the invitations to be represented at the conference were received from the Franklin, Matamata, Te Aroha Waikato, Ngaruawahia, Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Racing Clubs, the Combridge. Te Aroha and Thames Trotting Clubs, and the Waikato Hunt Club. TRENTHAM NOTES. (Special to the “ Star.”) WELLINGTON, November 25. With only eleven Trentham-trained horses among the acceptances for Feilding there was not much activity on the tracks this morning and only a few horses were galloped fast. The outside of the trial grass, the tan and the sand were open and they provided good going. Malayan and Open Cheque, who are both engaged at Feilding, strode out in easy pace work on the sand, but were not galloped. Tanna Lad also was restricted to half pace work on the tan, and so were Salt Pot and White Doe. Marjoram, who has recently been brought in again after a short let-up following the Carterton meeting, went once round on the tan and then sprint ed three furlongs on the trial grass. He is looking well, but will not be raced until Christmas meetings. Eminent and Caught went six fur-

longs together in lmin 22sec after being slow away. Historic was out doing pace work on the tan. His Christmas programir is not yet settled, but he will probab go to Auckland with Manawatu as a alternative. Arikinui and First Money, who are to make the Feilding trip, sprinted a sharp three furlongs? in 37sec. Concentrate and Dolomite were not extended in running seven furlongs together in lmin 35sec. Concentrate is looking at his very best and has shaken off the slight lameness he developed at Riccarton. Dolomite, who is to go to Feilding, is also in fine trim and should not be long in coming into winning vein again. Lady Pam was well clear of Sir Lomond at the end of a mile in lmin 49 3-ssec. The first half took 56 3-ssec, but the pace was on over the final piece and the filly did the last half in 53sec. Gesture and St Roger went a very smart half-mile together in 49 3-ssec, with the former /finishing stronger. Gesture, who is to contest the Feilding Stakes, is recovering her old form and is going to be a force to contend with from now on. St Roger will probably have his first start in the Oroua Nursery Handicap on the second day at Feilding. - Zephyrus took 56sec for the la. halfmile of a six furlong gallop. Miss Ransom drew out from Sailing at the end of half a mile in 50sec and could probably have done better. Cape Gold and Maritime cantered twice round on the two-year-old track. Oratorian was going better than his elder half sister Oral at the end of a three furlongs sprint in 37sec. Oratorian is now practically certain to make the trip to Ellerslie for the Foal S©©©©©©©®©©©©©©©©©©®

Stakes. Oral will also be raced at Christmas meetings, probably at Awapuni. Mr H. B. Lorigan is splitting his team between two places. The two-year-old bay gelding, by Acre from the Advance mare Gladiole, in Mr Lorigan’s team has been named Waratah. This half-brother to Orchid is not being hurried, but he may race towards the back end of the season. Roi de Val and Lady Noel, two members of Mr H. L. Kingan’s team in active commission, were among the afterbreakfast workers. Roi de Val is the only horse at Trentham at present being schooled, and he is to go to Woodville for the hurdle races. Lady Noel, the two-year-old filly, by Lackham from the speedy Lord Multifid mare, Lady Kotiripo, has grown into a compact, racy-looking youngs and she will have a chance to show her paces in the juvenile events at Woodville next month. Mr Kingan has recently added a three-year-old chestnut gelding- by Lackham from Rewa, a mare that never raced, to his team, and has been exercising him for the past couple of weeks. This gelding, who will race in Mr Kingan’s own colours, is very stockily built, but in colour is a typical Lackham. The disappointing General Assembly, a four-year-old bay gelding by Paper Money from the Boniform mare, Lady Violet, and thus half brother to another disappointing horse in Royal Flower, has been sold by Mr J. W. Murphy to a Christchurch sportsman, Mr P. Webb, and was sent south to his new home last evening. He will probably be found doing most of his future racing around Christchurch and on the West Coast. Valquette, the five-year-old mare by Valkyrian from the Vasco mare Fabriquette, who has recently been trained at Petone, has entered Mr A. Goodman’s stable at Trentham. Last season Valquette was possessed of plenty of pace, her best performance being a double success at the Bay of Islands meeting. Since being bought by her present owner (Mr J. Avenell) she has failed to show any form, but she has not run badly in her recent starts at Carterton and Levin, and may shortly show improvement. Mr Kemball’s Team. With the death of Mr T. J. Daly, trainer to Mr W. R. Kemball, Mr W. M’Conkey, head lad to the stable, has taken temporary charge of the team. Mr M’Conkey has been associated with horses all his life. In his early life he was attached to the late Mr E. C. Cutts’s establishment at Riccarton for eleven years, and afterwards was with Mr R. Ray for three years. Later he set up as a trainer on his own account at Ilawera, and was in charge of the late Mr J. Colvin’s team for eighteen years. He joined up with the late Mr Daly as head lad about nine months ago. Rational 11. and Rasouli, Mr C. Boyle’s two horses who were sent to Melbourne about two months ago, returned with their trainer, Mr E. J. Murtagh, by the Ulimaroa this afternoon. Neither horse won any stake money. Conjuror 11., Mr Boyle’s hurdler, returned at the beginning of the month, and is now spelling at Levin. WANGANUI NOTES. (Special to the “Star.”) WANGANUI, November 25. Fernden disappointed his connections at Levin. Whether it was the state of the going or the fact that he was feeling the effects of the trip down in a float, which arrived only an hour before the start, he failed to run up to expectations. Though not definitely decided yet, the gelding may be kept until Christmas, when the tracks should be firmer. Auctioneer would probably have won his race at Levin, but soon after the start his rider was nearly blinded with cinders, thrown up by the leading horses. The son of Gasbag looks in great heart after his race, and he should run well in his Feilding engagements. The weather was fine, but the track was on the dead side for training work this morning. Before breakfast Pomp (W. Rayner), and Solange (J. Rayner) were associated in a spin over five furlongs. They ran the first three in 36 2-ssec, and the full journey in lmin 3 4-ssec. Pomp, on the outside, was going well within himself, while the filly finished up hei task well. Pedestal had Impetuous as a companion in a half-mile flutter, which occupied 52sec, the pair finishing together. Pedestal is engaged in the Kiwitea Handicap at Feilding on Saturday, but Impetuous will probably not be seen out until the Taranaki summer meeting, where she will run in the Juvenile Handicap The sisteT of Damaris is a promh tig sort. Auctioneer went a couple of rounds at half pace.

After breakfast Hinewai was given two rounds at half pace, and a similar task was allotted Paratoo, who is in great heart. He is to race at Woodville. Knollmere shaped well on Saturday in a gallop over five furlongs with Arisus, and ran a fast half-mile yesterday. This morning he was restricted to half pace work. He is to run in the Trial Plate at Feilding, and should be in the money. Onepai jumped off at the six furlong post some three lengths ahead of Arisus, and kept in front till well into the straight, where Arisus headed him and finished a length to the good in 3 min 18 2-ssec. The first half was run in 50 l-osec. Onepai is engaged in the Trial Plate at Feilding. The big Acre gelding will probably be schooled over the hurdles by L. Dulieu next week. Three two-year-olds, Korokio, _ All Humbug and No Humbug, sprinted three furlongs. The _first-named ran away from the other pair, to finish three lengths ahead, easing up, in 38sec. She eas been left in the Feilding Stakes. Jack Plane and Plain Jane _ were schooled over hurdles, giving a display of clean, straight jumping. WAIRARAPA NOTES. (Special to the “Star.’*) MASTERTON, November 25. Atholspear is shaping well in his track work, and if the weights suit he will make the trip to Woodville. Spearopa was given a run at Levin on Saturday, but did not reproduce track form, and finished well back in the Manakau Handicap. Imateagirl reproduced her Carterton form at Levin, where she won the x principal event in a similar manner, going to the front early and staying there till the finish. Though she was only a neck ahead passing the judge’s box, she had plenty in hand and could have beaten Black Mint by more. Paiko ran a poor race in the Levin Handicap, and finished last, with the exception of Blimp, who fell entering the straight. The Chief Ruler gelding was well in the picture entering the straight, but faded away at the business end of the journey. Keddar was unlucky not to be closer up at the finish of the Levin Handicap, though on the day he would not have beaten Imateagirl. The Arrowsmith gelding was beaten for a good position in the early stages of the race, and was last on entering the straight. He put in a fast run, and was only a short length behind Black Mint at the winning post. Arajean has been showing improved form in her track work lately, and her win at Levin was not unexpected. Should she make the trip to Woodville, she will be worth keeping an eye on. The Arausio filly has done one or two very smart gallops during the past week or so. __ Sir Gallant and St Roger, two W oodville Nursery candidates, are in good heart and galloping well. Spearform was a disappointment at Levin, and did not by any means produce track form. The Greyspear mare seems to have developed into a creature of moods. However, when she takes it into her head to step out at her best, the opposition will find a busy time ahead of them. Ben Hur is doing pleasing work on the track, and it should not be long before he salutes the judge. He may make the journey to Woodville. Lady Spear was improved by her trip to Levin, and she should not be long in getting into the money. Though unplaced, she ran exceedingly well in the early stages of the Weraroa Handicap. Balloon did not run nearly as well at Levin as he did at Masterton, and he appeared to be stale. The Gasbag gelding was never sighted during the , race, and finished second last. Callamart ran so well in the early part of the Manakau Handicap that he appeared tq have a good chance, but half-way down the straight he failed to hold his place and finished fourth. TO-MORROW'S TROTS FORBURY EVENTS ARE PROMISING. (BY OBSERVER.) The Forbury Trotting Club’s spring meeting commences to-morrow and concludes on Saturday. As usual, the fields are truly representative of the classes catered for, and there is every prospect of keen and interesting racing. Canterbury horses are very much in evidence and they may secure a large proportion of the stake money. Todd Lonzia in Trot. In the Roslyn Handicap, a 3.45 class mile and a half for trotters, the brilliant young gelding, Todd Lonzia, will be the centre of attraction. It is true that he lacks racing experience, but lie showed up very well at Methven after a slow beginning, and has shown such speed in training that one would not care to select anything to beat him should he get to work at all promptly. Pat\y Bingen, a winner on the second day at Greymouth, should be capable of another useful effort, while Hydro,

though 60 yards behind, is at home at Forbury and should be bustling along at the finish. Improving Youngsters. For the 3.42 class Progressive Handicap (one mile and a half), Lydia Pointer, on 24 yards, has been showing good form recently, a win at Greymouth and a second at Motukarara drawing attention to her prospects. Great Chenault, on 12 yards, was also a winner at Greymouth. Of those on scratch, Herod ran well at Wellington to finish second to Chenaway, and Black Watch recorded 3.32 3-5 behind Rawhitiroa at Oamaru. Then there is Willie Derby, a likely young horse from Addington, and the Central Otago representative, Scotty Bingen, a four-year-old mare with a whole lot of speed. It looks as though this event will provide very keen competition, with Black Watch, Scotty Bingen and Herod setting those on the handicap marks a big problem. Brook Pointer in Demand. From the limit of the 2.18 class mile saddle event, Brook Pointer is selected by the majority as the likely thing for the St Kilda Handicap. He was fourth in a similar event, run in fast time, at Oamaru and this is not a very good field. Mac Dillon, on 24 yards, ran well enough at Addington to give him a good chance and he may upset some calculations. Milo Minto may also be in the hunt. Rod Shadow Has Speed. There are some smart improvers on the end of the 3min class mile and a quarter. Holly Bank, Belle Lorimer, Lydia Pointer, Elite Bingen and Sunranes having won minor events recently. None of these, however, should beat Red Shadow, a brilliant three-year-old which has not yet shown the best he is capable of. Last month he won with ease at Washdyke, registering 3.28 for the mile and a half. Real ; Girl, on 24yds, is showing improvement. Red Shadow appears hard to beat, but Holly Bank and Sunranes should keep him up to his work. The latter will be hard to beat if she strikes a wet track at the meeting. Stanley T Out Again. The trotters in the 4.46 class Dominion Handicap do not appear a very outstanding lot over a two-mile journey, and again Stanley T should lead the field home if he makes even a moderately good beginning. White Satin (24yds), Fifa (scr) and Surprise Journey (48yds) appear the next best, with Len Wood, on 72yds, having a chance because of his ability to go the full distance. Stanley T should win again, with White Satin and Fifa the most likely to fill the minor places at the handicap. Captain Wrack’s Chance. George Rey, St George, Kelp and Sodium should set a merry pace from the limit of the Caversham Handicap, which is a 3.30 class mile and a half. The best proposition in the field appears to be Captain Wrack, on 12yds, his form this season being very good. He may find St George and George Rey a difficult pair to concede 12yds to. Nelson do Oro? The chief sprint on the programme is the Dash Handicap, a 2.4 S class mile and a quarter. In view of his very fast mile at Oamaru and forward running over two miles at Addington, Nelson de Oro will probably be well fancied by investors, and he should be one of the hardest to beat. Delightful and Proud Dillon are others of the limit division in form, while John Jinks may be expected to show improvement on his Addington running. *On 36yds is Free Advice, a likely one on her recent performances to make a bold showing. Nelson de Oro should be at his best over this distance, and this appears his chance to get on the winning list again. Proud Dillon and Free Advice appear likely to run Veil, but if Jolly Chimes jumps out smartly there may be a surprise. GRANDLIGHT. WILL CONSISTENCY BE REWARDED AT FORBURY? (By OBSERVER.) The big event at Forbury to-morrow is the 4.32 class President’s Handicap, which carries a stake of £SOO. Eleven horses have accepted, and those remaining make a very nice field. With a short limit of 24yds the runners will, be in close order all the way, and as quality is well represented, and quantity not sufficiently in evidence to make the field unwieldy on the fivefurlong track, everything should be in order for a splendid race. C. Donald has a handy pair in Sunny Bob and Morning Sun on scratch. The former is in good form at present, and the combination will probably be well supported. Wrackeen ran a good race at Addington a fortnight ago, but John Noble, a horse expected to reach better company, will have to show an immense amount of improvement to have any chance of getting near the money here, as he was more favourably placed at Addington. Avenger is always a problem. If he elects to do his best he takes some beating. Arikitoa, Steel All and' Erin’s Fortune, the trio on 12yds, are all very well at present. The former has a phenomenal facility for handling very heavy tracks, and in view of his recent performances I would not select anything to finish ahead of him should the track be well soaked. He is a good stayer at any time, and should make a good showing on any going. Steel All ran well, but unluckily, here at the recent meeting, and registered 4min 26 l-ssec to finish second to Sunny Bob. Erin’s Fortune was second in a fast-run mile in saddle at the same meeting. Another trio in Great Logan, Muriel de Oro and Grandlight are on 24yds. Nothing in the field appeals more than the last-named, which has raced most consistently, but somewhat unluckily, this season. He is meeting most of the field on better terms than those he was asked to concede at the Metropolitan meeting, and a repetition of his running on the second day, when he was fourth, in a reasonably close finish, to Harold Logan, when the latter scampered home in the very fast time of 4min 22 4-ssec, would make him hard to beat. Great Logan is in good form but seldom seems really at home at the business end of a two-mile race. Muriel de Oro is a very genuine little mare, and a fair stayer. She may cause a lot of worry from this handicap. Recent form points to Grandlight, Steel All and Sunny Bob if the conditions are normal, and if the first-named has any luck at all in the running his consistency should be rewarded.