RACING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20285, 20 April 1934, Page 10

RACING NOTES.

for the Amberlev Racing Club’s meeting close at S o’clock this evening at the C.J.C. offices. * * * * Nominations for the Great Northern Hurdle Race and Steeplechase, Cornwall, York and King George Handicaps and Winter Steeplechase, to be run at the Auckland winter meeting on June 2, 4 and 6, close at 5 p.m. to-day. * t * * Nominations for the Southland winter meeting on May 11 and 12 close at 5 p.m. to-day. ELLIS SEVEN AHEAD. L. J. Ellis, with two wins at Waimate yesterday, reached the seventy mark. K. Voitre, whose total is sixty-three, will be riding at the Nelson meeting to-morrow and on Monday, and it is quite on the cards that he will pick up much, if not all, of his leeway there. Palantua is again in work at Wingatui, but Chhota has been turned out for a spell. , COMING HOME. Peter Jackson and Colenso are booked to leave Sydney for New Zealand at the end of the month. The first-named is reported to have thrown off the lameness which spoilt his Sydney Cup chance. YESTERDAY'S MEETINGS. Misty rain did not help the Waimate Racing Club’s meeting yesterday, and the track was holding and became very greasy as the afternoon wore on The totalisator (single pool) handled £5326. as compared with £6695 last 3-ear (win and place). At Whangarci y-erterday, beautiful weather prevailed and the totalisator (win and place) handled £7184 10s, as compared with £6136 10s on the corresponding day last year, when the single pool operated. RETURNS TO THE NORTH. Jockey R. J. Flower, who has been on the West Coast for the past few years, passed through Wellington on Wednesday on his way back to Ilawera, where he was formerly apprenticed to J. Brown. Flower can ride about 7.9, and as he is a thoroughly experienced and capable lad, there should be a demand for his services at Hawera. BARR’S WINNING TREBLE. S. Barr trained a winning treble at Waimate yresterday, and with tweintysix wins for the season he is now well in the lead in the Riccarton list cf winning trainers. Colossian is proving ' a bargain purchase. Silver Sight has been very narrowly beaten on several occasions this season, so it was his turn to score by a head margin. SOME SHAMBLE. Some Shamble recently got out of hack class, but that has not blocked his path to victoy, as he won the Waimate Cup y r esterday easily. Previously* this season he won the Rangiora Cup at Rangiora, and the Peninsula Cup at Motukarara. He has started eighteen times this season for six wins, four seconds, one third and seven times unplaced. His stake earnings for the season are £BIB. CHANGE OF LUCK. Mr J. M. Samson has had a great run lately, and Red Dance added to his successes yesterday at Waimate in a styde that augurs well for his future. The team which P. M’Grath trains tor ■Mr Samson at Riccarton was unlucky early in the season, but recent racing has made its record look much better. * * * * Croupier has been turned out for a good spell, but Marcus Cicero is being kept in useful work. NOW INELIGIBLE. By' his success in the Trial Plate at Waimate y*esterday Colossian made himself ineligible for the- Electric Stakes at Washdyke to-morrow. The Electric is for horses that have never won a flat race exceeding £SO in value to the winner. Colossian’s share of Ihe Waimate Stake was £55. FRACAS TO RESUME. Fracas, one of the best two-y r ear-olds of last season, failed to strike form this spring. She has had a good spell at Stony hurst and will return to the charge of H. and A. Cutts next week. * * * 4c The return special train from Timaru to-morrow will leave there at 5.54 p.m. and -will stop at Washdyke to pick-up. It is due to reach Christchurch at 9.29 p.m. SUSPENDED. After Silver Sight had won the highweight event at Waimate yesterday his rider. G. Barr, had to run the gauntlet of an inquiry by the judicial stewards who suspended Barr for a month for crossing and interfering with Gold Knight and Bell Hill at the entrance to the straight. Later in the day it was announced that Barr had lodged an appeal against this decision. CAPRIS FOR SYDNEY. Mr. C. M. Emanuel has decided to send his two-year-old filly Capris to Australia, and she will be shipped tc Sydney by the Wanganella next rriclay. Capris is a fine type of filly by Captain Bunsby from Charis, and m three starts has registered a third, a second and a first, winning the Victoria Handicap on the second day of the Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting. Capris will be trained at Randwick by G. Price. TROPHY PRESENTED. The handsome silver tea service which accompanied the stake for the Waimate Cup yesterday was presented to the owner of Some Shamble by Mrs G. A. M’Culloch after her husband, the president of the club, had congratulated Mr J. D. Bundy* on his success. Mr Bundy expressed pleasure at winning and promised to donate £lO 10s to the club for the purchase of a trophy for the Waimate Cup next year. CHANGE IN PLANS. W. Rayner had intended not to rac° any of his team after Easter until next reason, but Pomp, Rust and Spiral are being kept going, and in all likelihood they will be seen out at the Wanganui meeting next month. They were all in great heart when they returned' from ElLerslie. and in such excellent condition that it was thought advisable to give them a race each at their home meet