NOTES AND COMMENTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19050, 1 July 1924, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “Early Bird.”) Wellington acceptances are due to close to-morrow night. There will be no racing until the Wellington gathering on Wednesday and Saturday of next week. Duo gallops as resolutely as ever, but is not yet ready. He was never sighted in his two outings at Hastings last week. San Forte’s rider was asked a question after the June Steeplechase at Hastings on Thursday. Luke squeezed San Forte out at the post and rails and the hot favourite (carrying £739) ran off. Everything was considered in order. Empyrean actually finished third in the Ladies’ Bracelet at Hastings on Thursday, but the official in the box gave that position to the favourite, Kahikatea. On Thursday Empyrean might have won the Ladies’ Necklace only for having a lot of the steam taken out of him when he ran in the hack hurdles four races previously. There was a horse named Taihapc among the also starteds in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase, and his form, or lack of it, brought the Main Trunk township among the punters who invested £43 on him. Good Mark, a big disappointment on the flat, should do better over the hurdles. He is a good jumper and with a bit of luck will win races. Gay Bobbie, who sprung a big surprise at Hastings in the Hunters’ Hurdles, is an aged gelding by Gazeley out of an unknown mare, and runs in the colours of Mr G. D. Beatson, who also owns Oak Rose and Master Beckwith. Quite a, number of horses have been engaged in both the big steeplechase and hurdle race at the C.J.C. meeting. Among them are Sea De’il, Omahu, Kohu, Lochella, Bustler, Sir Rosebery, San Fortc7 and Ore Ore. Captian J. Gage Williams has been appointed judge to the Manawatu Racing Club. Captain Williams, who is assistant judge at Wellington, has been in the box when Mr Lusk has been unable to attend. He is also judge to the Waipukurau Racing Club. Petitions are this session again being presented to Parliament asking it to license bookmakers to carry on business on racecourses under proper control by the New Zealand Racing Conference and the New Zealand Trotting Conference, with due provisions for the protection of the public revenue. . The Wairarapa sportsman, Mr A. McDonald, has gone to Australia for a holiday. Later on Killocra will be sent to Sydney for the Australian Jockey Club’s Derby. The rising two-year-old by Paper Money —Kitiroa will accompany him. The hunter Paul Pry is the first galloper or jumper to have his name tattaoed on his gums. It was done by the Riccarton vet., Mr S. Andrews, who made a very fine job of it. It was done for the purpose of letting the trotting people see the idea when the horse comes up for the Trentham meeting. According to reports from Hawke’s Bay, Razzle Dazzle is still out in the paddock, but the trouble that affected her in the autumn has disappeared. Her first race next season will probably be the Eclipse Stakes at Wanganui. Claims totalling £3886 12s 5d wore paid from the New Zealand Racing Conference Accident Fund during the past year, while general expenses charged to the fund were £794 16s lid. The revenue was made up of accident fees £2516 16s lOd, trainers’ license fees £419, jockeys’ license fees £3lB, emergency riders’ fees £63 ss, fines £6, and interest £B2B 15s. The capital account of the accident fund now stands at £13,523 18s Id.

Judging from a calculation made by the London Evening News, the transport of even one racehorse across the Channel costs a lot of money. In referring to the shipment of Sir Gallahad 111., it is computed that the cost of transport and incidental expenses connected with the business would bo not less than £lOOO. From Chantilly the French invader travelled in a motor horse van on a truck by special train to Boulogne at a cost for the double journey of £l5O. On the English side the expense of the “special” from Folkestone to Lincoln would be no less. The price of the Channel passage would exceed £lOO. Incidentals arc numerous. Stabling, bills of lading, harbour dues, insurance premiums, health certificates, breaks of journey at the Channel ports, and gratuities are all items of disbursement. The railway and steamer fares of a small army of attendants have to be paid, as well as their hotel bills and expenses during a fortnight’s stay. It’s great to own a racehorse! The following gallops wore recorded at Riccarton on Saturday morning (says the Sun): Knocklyn was the first to commence, sprinting four furlongs in 52 2-ssec. This mare is in the five furlongs race on the second day at Trentham. Barn Owl, assisted by Rivalry, sprinted half a mile along the back in 51 4-5 sec. Winning Hit, assisted by a stable mate over the last five furlongs, galloped a mile in lmin. 46 l-ssec., doing it nicely throughout. Bonito and His Majesty were given a sprinting task. Carpentier and Lucinette were together al,l the way in a spin over seven furlongs, run in lmin. 34 2-ssec. Markie sprinted half a mile in 54 1-5 sec. Sprinkler and Charlton covered the same distance in 55sec. Royal Star gave •Le Forte a length break, and beat him comfortably over a mile, run in lmin. 57sec. Boadicea was sent a mile, going very evenly throughout. She covered the distance in lmin. 44 4-sscc. Prince Ferouz covered seven furlongs in lmin. 32 2-ssec. Hiero sprinted half a mile in 51 1-5 sec., doing it well, and Paul Pry galloped five furlongs.