RACING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20232, 16 February 1934, Page 10

RACING NOTES.

AT Riccarton, to-morrow, the first x race is scheduled to start at 1.5 p.m. and the last at 5.35 p.m. A. E. Ellis went north by the ferry steamer last night and will sail for Melbourne from Wellington to-day. It was in the Lyttelton Plate two years ago that Silver Scorn made her debut. She won by four lengths. That was her only race as a two-year-old. Owing to rain, the Tolaga Bay Jockey Club’s meeting which was to have been held yesterday was postponed until to-morrow. SILVER RING. After galloping a sound mile on the course proper at Riccarton this morning, Silver Ring showed signs of lameness. Whether the trouble is serious could not be ascertained then. BROADCASTING TO-MORROW. Patrons of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting at Riccarton to-morrow will be assisted in following the progress of their fancies in running by a broadcast description of the races. This innovation has been a success in Australia and was appreciated by the public at Trentham last month. Riccarton is a course where it should prove of much value to racegoers. RICCARTON GALLOPS. There was a little galloping at Riccarton this morning, the outside of the course proper b:ing available. Conditions Were favourable apart from a slight fog. Tunneller and Back Thrust sprinted three furlongs along the back but were not timed owing to the fog. Variant narrowly beat Synagogue over halt a mile in 49 3-sswC. Sam Smith, who was also in the gallop, did well to finish well up. Revision and Miladi did a strong seven furlongs. Chidden and Orris ran half a* mile in 50sec. Courtyard just beat Some Shamble, with Silver Sight half a length away, over half a mile run in 50s:c. ♦ ♦ ♦ * In addition to G. H. Humphries, FI. Turner will go south for the Gore meeting, to be held next Wednesday and Thursday. DON’T BE SHUT OUT. The race books of the Canterbury Jockey Club to-morrow will include a prominent notice that the totalisator will be closed promptly at official time. The committee has decided that this regulation, shall be strictly adhered to. MRS CAMPBELL’S TEAM. Mrs J. Campbell now has charge of a half-brother to Vintage. He is a big chestnut gelding by Royal Mac, "who was a son of the Wallace horse Mountain King (winner of the A.J.C. and Victorian Derbies) and Flora Macdonald by Boniform. While a newcomer to racing, this gelding has been hunted for two seasons and is said to be a great jumper. Three of the successful members of Mrs Campbell’s team are on the easy list. Vintage ricked a muscle in his back, Final Shot is developing a splint, and Gaysome has a cold. Has been successful. D. P. Wilson, of Mosgiel, has proved dangerous with his candidates for the C.J.C. summer meeting in recent years. In 1932 he won the Midsummer with Black Duke and was runner-up in the Craven Plate with Assemble. Last year he won the Craven Plate with Assemble and the Lyttelton Handicap with Trivet. Kerbside and Rin Tin Tin will represent his stable to-morrow. J. T. JAMIESON’S TEAM. J. T. Jamieson took Closing Time, Pasha, Dole and Limarch from Sydney for the Melbourne autumn meetings. Some of his other horses have been quartered in Melbourne for some time past. RAUTNG T.I'CK. An instance of racing luck was provided by the success of the two-year-old Lady Kyra in the Juvenile Handicap at New Plymouth last Saturday, says the “ New Zealand Herald.” The owner, Mr H. Cleland, of Stratford, had a ten-shilling ticket on Seatown when he paid a large dividend at Trentham in January of last year, and this led to his purchasing a yearling filly by Lord Warden from the Kilbroney mare Blonde for the small sum of 10 guineas. Last October Mr Cleland sent the filly, who had been named Lady Kvra, to the New Plymouth trainer W. F. Mantle to find out whether she was worth persevering with. From the start she did everything right. She was quiet and contented and soon showed that she knew the way to gallop. She was given her first start in the Ngamotu Handicap at New Plymouth on Thursday, and after a slow beginning finished a good fourth. This was a promising beginning, but she did even better on Saturday wJien she the Pari tutu Handicap and returned £65 to her owner. This, however, did not end Mr Cleland’s good fortune for the day. In the final event, the Omata Hack Handicap, he invested ten shillings each way on Moatoa, who paid the dividend of the meeting, not far .short of half a century. * * * T. Healey, trainer of Equipoise for Mr C. V. Witney, has announced that the champion’s retirement to the stud has been postponed. Equipoise will be trained again for an attempt to break the world stake-w'inning record of £78,488, held by Sun Beau. Equipoise has so far won £64,594. VERY PROMmTVG One of the most promising young horses seen out at the Rotorua meeting was the two-year-old Namakia, who ran second at her first attempt and scored handsomely on the second day. Namakia is a fine type of filly bv Gay Shield from Quinkama. by Quin Abbey from Kakama, by Soult from Winsome, by Cuirassier from Winnie, by Kingfisher, and thus belongs to a family that has -produced some fine performers, notable among them the good horse Record Reign. The racing she had should be very beneficial to Namakia and she should be seen to further advantage at the coming meetings. Ar’rAn’Pv nv top At the end of the first half pf the current racing season, Maurice M’Carten was at the head of the Svdnev winning jockeys’ list with 37i successes. This list includes only races in the metropolitan area of Sydney. M’Carten has also been successful in Mel-, bourne this season. I