NOTES AND COMMENTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 154, 2 July 1934, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

, (By “Kestrel.”) The cancellation of tho Oamar Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturda; leaves the Dannevirke Hunt Club mec; ing on Wednesday tho next to cla.r attention. Though the weather in th North Island has been rough it is do expected that it will vail fort any sue action as that forced on the 6an?ar stewards. senior at Randwick | The rising four-year-old Senior l now a memoer of G. P. ice’s team ■ | Randwick. Senior is by Chief Kuh irom First B*ow, and thus is a ha< brother to Second Wind, who won h Williamstown Cup in 1930 and 1931, Marcus Cicero The Hunting Song three-year-o Marcus Uice.o, who had a spell ait Easter, is again in commission at Kcarton, and is getting through usef. tasks. Mr. R. J. Murphy is partial t racing in Australia, wnere he has na rowly m.sscd success in mine tnan on important event, and if Marcus Uicei trains on all right he may go to ti Commonwealth in the spring for th Derby and other important engag ments. Martian Chief is a.so bein wo.ked in view of a similar trip, an the Iliad—Bonny Dawn yearling ma also go, if she shows sufficient promis<

More Notice Required That more omcial notice should be taken when a horse’s saddle slips in a race is the opinion of the southern critic “Sentinel.” It seldom attracts attention, and is generally regarded as a piece of bad luck, but it should be subjected to strict inquiry in order to find out if the mishap is due to carej lessness or incompetent girthing, dcfectivc gear, or any other cause, be- • cause it may impart a very undesirable danger to a race and a Horse s rider. Un two occasions recently in ' Hie south, it is pointed opt, a likely i winner has lost a race through a slipping saddle. 'The first instance was Water Power at the Dunedin winter meeting, and the other was Imperil Spear at Ashburton on Saturday wc •• Even allowing for the deserved win oi Grand Review in the Ashburton race, the might-have-been in imperial Spear’s case had more than the colour of probability. He was going extremely well when his saddle came up over his withers and settled his chance. i Trentham Acceptances Acceptances for the opening day at Trentham close at 8 o’clock tnis evening. Not Eligible Owing to ineligibility, Sunny Bachelor has been removed from Lie list ol entries for the /Trial Plate .at TrenI tham. I To Ride Silver Ring Under an arrangement made last Thursday with the owner oi Silver Ring, A. E. Ehis will ride the gelding throughout his Australian prog.amine. K. Reed was formerly mentioned as the rider, out no definite engagement was made as between Reed and the owner. £.llis intends to remain for the Gian a National meeting, but will not take part in any jumping races. In consequence he asKed to be relieved of his engagement to ride Thurina at Biccarton and D. O’Connor was engaged in his stead. Thurina is Well ■ Thurina was given some rousing work at Riccaitou last Thursday, going over a mile in 1.48 1-5, the last three furlongs in 39secs. He walked a little sho.t after pulling up, a bruised foot being his latest trouble, but it is net considered very serious. He is to be given another schooling task this week and a.though he is carrying & little .more condition than desired, he should j be right for Trentham. ! From Auckland The Auckland horseman, C. Browne, I will be riding at the Dannevirke Hull ! meeting on Wednesday, when h.s ■ mounts will include Cuddle and Lady :lna. Browne will also ride at the : Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting at Trentham, where he will again • steer Prince Vai, upon whom he was successful at Te Awamutu. Back at Work i The two-yea.-old filly Superior, by ■ Colossus from Rillett, who went so; e I after showing distinct promise la: t I spring, has completed a long spell and lis again in work at New Piymout - Golden Rill, a half-sister, by Captain ißunsby, to Superior, is stated to re | showing promise and it is anticipated | that she will be well forward for early juvenile races in the new season. !To Ride at Trentham I J. F. Fergus, who shared tho riding j honours with C. Thomson at thcAuci.- ! land winter meeting, each with io; i wins, will be riding at Trentham. One of his mounts will be Impe.ial Prine whom he rode to victory in the Kent: era Hurdles at EHerslic. S. J. Car mick will also be at Trentham and h I mounts will include Protomint • ai i ' Dick Whittington. Previous Winners Tho winners o A the Whyte Handicthe last two years, Royal Bengal ai. ■ Curie, aic among those engaged in tl c ; race again this year. A pievious Ste* jards’ winner, Prince Vai, is also in the Whyte field. Riotous at Dannevirke i Riotous, whose mst public appea - i ance was at Te Rapa in May, wul 1 e ■ given a run on the flat at Dannevirk . ipieparatory to Trentham. as will ai. • another Awapuni jumper, Blacksmith. Riotous was schooled over tho steep chase fences on Tuesday, displaying a ! tendency to screw round at hisfeiUv , ' but he is usually enough c i race day. Concisions to Clubs j Under luo Rules of Racing, clubs a:y expected to distribute m stages a sum not less than 9U per cent, of the average yearly net amount derived fro.a the use of the totalisator during the immediately p.eceding three years. Power is given to the president of the Conference, however, to permit a club to give a smaller amount in stakes ii he is satisfied that the request is reasonable. During this season the neces Isary permission was granted to two clubs. They we.e the Pakuranga Hun i iClub and the Takapuna Jockey Chi., both in the Auckland district and :i each case the reason for granting ti rcl ef was due to the exist.ng financial stri.igeacy.