FOR MELBOURNE CUP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 155, 3 July 1934, Page 4

FOR MELBOURNE CUP

MANY TROPHY WINNERS. The list of nominations for the Melbourne Cup includes many horses who have won cup races in various parts of Australia and New Zealand. The following have cup victories to their credit:— Peter Pan—At 3yrs.: Melbourne Cup, two miles, 7-6; time 3min. 23fsec. Hall Mark—At 3yrs.: Mel bourne Cup, two miles, 7-6; time 3min. 27isec. White Nose—At syrs.: Melbourne Cup, two miles, 6-13; time 3min. 26sec. Rogilla—At syrs.: Caulfield Cup, /14 miles, 7-12; time 2min. 34Jsec. Sydney Cup, two miles, 8-10; time 3min. 23sec. At 6yrs; King’s Cup. llmiles, 9-3; time 2min. 32sec. Johnnie Jason—At 3yrs.: Sydney Cup. two miles, 8-4; time 3min. 32sec. Topical—At 4yrs.: Australian Cup, 2J miles, 7-8; time 3min. Herolage—At 4yrs.: Brisbane Cup, two miles, 7-10; time 3min. 25£sec. Shadow King—At Byrs.: Williamstown Cup, 1£ miles, 8-5; time 3min. 32£sec. Braeburn—At 3yrs.: Queensland Cup, two miles, 7-6; time 3min. 23sec. Soft Step—At 3yrs.: Queensland Cup, two miles, 8-0; time omin. 26|soc. Heroic Prince—At syrs.: Australian Cup, 2i miles, 8-5; time 3min. 55>see. Broad Arrow—At 6yrs.: Sydney Cup, two miles, 7-1; time 3min. 28sec. St. Valorey—At syrs.: Brisbane Cup. two miles, S-10; time 3min. 24fsec. At 7yrs.: Brisbane Cup, two miles, 8-7; time 3min. 22jsec. l*alantua—At 4yrs.: New Zealand Cup. two miles, 7-2; time 3min. 22 l-ssec. Minerval—At 6yrs.: Auckland Cup, two miles, 7-4; time 3niin. 24sec. Nightly—At 3yrs.: Canterbury Cup, 14 miles; time 2min. 36 3-ssec. | NOTES AND COMMENTS (By “Kestrel’j I The. excellent acceptances received i last night for the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club’s wintermeet- ■ nig indicate that a successful fixture I niay be expected, while the Winter j Hurdles on the concluding day should ’ prove a very interesting race.

■ Wanganui Spring Meeting I It is likely that the programme for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring ' meeting will not make its appearance until late this month, by which time I details will have been finalised. It appears fairly certain that an Hi--1 crease of approximately £3OO will be I made in the stake-money. Four From Auckland Four of the Auckland horses with engagements at the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting were to have left- for Trentham by yesterday afternoon’s express. They comprised Wee Par, Patutahi. Cargen and Lord Vai. All are reported to have been working very satisfactorily since racing at the Auckland Racing Club’s wintej meet mg at Ellerslie, and it should not bo for lank of condition if they fail to race well on the trip. Riders at Trentham J. F. Fergus, who shared the riding honours with C. Thomson at the Auckland winter meeting, each with four wins, will be riding at Trentham One of his mounts will be Imperial Prince, whom ho rode to victory in the Remuera Hurdles at Ellerslie, fi. J. Cammick ■will also be at Trentham and his mounts will include Protomint and Dick Whittington. After Many Names Many names were chosen for Tudor before his present name was finally accepted. He might have been Scotland. Black Heath. Big Ben or Isle of Man among others. He was actually first registered as Scotland, but the name was changed when it was discovered that this name had already been granted to another horse. Lady Ina’s Pilot The Auckland horseman C. Browne will be riding at the Dannovirke Hum meeting to-morrow, when his mounts will include Lady Ina.’ Browne will also ride at the Wellington Racing ''tub’s winter meeting at Trentham. where he will again steer Pr’nce Vai. upon whom he was successful at Te Awamutu. Cannot Win Much. Horses can win a lot of races in the country districts of N.S. Wales without putting much together in the way of prize-money, comments the Sydney Referee. Until the end of May this season, a gelding named West Hock had won nine races in the north-west, and collected only £93 for these efforts. It was even worse with Redmond, whose eight wins and a dead-heat at southern and south coast meetings netted only £64 10s. For that matter it is not necessary to go quite as far from home for instances of small stakes, as Colunder’s eight wins at pro vincial meetings this season carried just over £174. Luck of the Game. J Westrope, the riding sensation of America last year, when he won 301 races, is not doing nearly as well this season. Up to April 21 he had 203 mounts, and had ridden only 27 winners. Unless he improves greatly on that rate of progress he will be lucky if he gets far beyond the 100 mark this year. Westrope had an apprentice allowance last season, which made a lot of difference. Pahiatua Dates. At a recent meeting of the Pahiatua Racing Club it was mentioned that the Dannevirke Club had applied for April 3, 1935. as the date for next meeting. Although the Pahiatua Club has applied for April 9 and 10 it was decided not to object Io the. closeness of the, dates in view of the fact, that the sister club has been experiencing a hard struggle to carry on. Wellington Racing Club. The betting at Trentham has become established on the win-and-place system now, and there is no present likelihood of the Wellington Racing Club changing the mode. Still further improvements will be provided at the forthcoming winter meeting, and during the last week-end an official trial was made of a new barometer indicator. By means of this investors are enabled, at any stage of the betting, to see just what horses are paying both for a win Tad a place, the dividends being shown in the one column by the agency of differently coloured barometers.

Ra-cing Conference. The expenditure of the New Zealand Racing Conference for the past year included £2082 Is 8d for the salaries of the office staff. As usual, different departments were made to bear their share, the general account being ; debited with £6OO, stipendiary stewards’ account £340, racecourse inspectors’ account, £260. Apprentice Jockeys’ Fund £3OO, and General Trust ; Fund £582 Is Bd. Appearance Against Him. I The critics were certainly unanimous . that Windsor Lad did not look the part of an English Derby colt. Whenever i his name was mentioned as a possible ' rival of Colombo, someone was sure to • point out that his appearance was i against him. In fact, when a description of the race was broadcast in 6yd- : noy the day after the race, the *an- ! nouncer, in describing the runners as i they were going to the post, twice .spoke disparagingly of his looks. The ' colt had his first race of the season in : the Chester Vase, one mile and a-half, I and he had done so well at home that jhe started favourite at 3 to 1. Carryj ing 7.11, he stalled off Zolina, to win by a half a length. “Manakato” afterwards described him as a big, lengthy colt, built somewhat on the model of a ’chaser, and oue that he would not class as a Derby colt in build. Marcus Marsh, trainer of Windsor Lad, was very pleased with the performance, and expressed the opinion that he had a really good each-way chance in the Derby. May Come Good. Last year’s Derby sensation Wheriko is going along nicely in his work at Mentone and it would appear likely that Mr. E A. Connolly will reap the reward of his patience with this Night Raid colt. An Australian exchange says that at Mentone (Victoria) Wheriko ran a pleasing six furlongs in 1.20 with the hurdles out 25 feet. Wheriko is reported to have grown into a nice horse. Broadcasting Fees. The revenue of the New Zealand Racing Conference for the past year includes a sum of £6OO for broadcasting fees. This is the amount paid by the Broadcasting Board for the right to broadcast results of race meetings throughout the Dominion. With the Racing Conference receiving the fees, all the clubs benefit proportionately. Not Dangerous? On the way to the Kentucky Derby, George Daley, sports editor of the New York Herald-Tribune, was talking to IDuke Bellizzi, a leading American jockey, in the rail observation car. Daley asked: “Do jockeys, as a rule, consider the hazards of race riding?” Bellizzi replied with a smile: “Of course not. It is not so dangerous as it looks. The horses know how to take care of themselves.” 1 A few weeks later, Bellizzi came down with his mount in the Youthful Stakes at the Jamaica track in New York, and received injuries which proved fatal. Woods’ Great Peppermint. Cure First aid for Coughs, Colds, Influema,