THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 208, 5 September 1935, Page 4

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS (By li Kestrel. " Racing at Marton on Saturday and at Wanganui next Thursday and Saturday should set the spring racing campaign well on its way. New Zealand Cup. The announcement from Christchurch regarding increases in stakes made ti*€ Canterbury Jockey Club is an indication that the committee is bent on continued progress. It will be interesting to note what response is received when New Zealand Cup nominations close to-morrow night. Cottesmore’s Gallop. At Trentham on Tuesday morning Cottesmore (P. Burgess*, who is to contest the distance handicap at Marton, was sent a mile, being picked up at the half-mile by the three-year-old Conversion (R. J. Mackie'. The first half-mile took 55sec. and the last half 54|sec.. both horses being together down the straight and passing the post. Cottesmore did not find the greasy going to his liking, and there was no brilliance in his effort, but he seemed to be going on still satisfactorily at the close. His rider for Saturday has not yet been settled. Silver Briar. Silver Briar is set down for a reappearance in the Putiki Hack (1 mile and lit) yards) on the first day of the Wanganui meeting and on the way the Hamilton representative won over a mile at Ellerslie last month she should again give a solid account of herself. The Silverado mare has become more solid with age and her exhibition at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting was her best to date. She appeals as a good prospect for Wanganui, remarks a WaiKato scribe. Trentham Pair. In a gallop at Trentham on Tuesday noon. Going Gay (S. Wilson) beat Mowgli (F. Boxall) by three lengths over five furlongs in Imin. 8 l-sscc., the last half-mile in a tick under 55sec. Mowgli failed to handle the track. This pair are expected to contest events at Wanganui next week. In Good Shape. At Ellerslie last Saturday Kelly, lightly weighted, ran three furlongs in 39 l-5s aud carried o.i .o the six, which he reached in 1.19 2-5. He is doing everything required of him in good style and should do well at the spring meetings. To Make Amends. Te Aroha sportsmen who had seen Mazir work prior to the Pakuranga fixture were disappointed at his showing, 1 but there were extenuating circumstances, for he was very slow to move out of the barrier. In addition this line galloper looked to be too big to receive serious consideration, so the fact that ho was expected to make a showing may be taken as coveying some indication as to how he may fare this season. The Whirlwind gelding is not entered at Avondale and so it is presumed that his next appearance will be e at Paeroa. which is within a few miles of his training centre. Guiosas Rldsr. The Riccarton horseman G. Humphries has been engaged to ride Bun l ight in the Wanganui Guineas. All Humbug in Work. Looking considerably benefited by , his long holiday All Humbug formerly raced by Mr. F. S. Bristol, of Wanganui, has been put into work again at Invercargill under the supervision of his owner, Mr. W. Baird. Broughton Back Home. The Palmerston North horseman W. J. Broughton has left the Christchurch Hospital tor his home. The leg that was fractured when Haste Away fell with him at the Grand National meeting will have to be kept in plaster for another six weeks. Broughton •hopes to be riding again before the end of the year. Losing Friends. Landlubber was a pronounced failure at New Plymouth last week on tracks that should have assisted him, and, even if he should be taken on to Marton next Saturday, it is not likely that he will have many friends remaining with him. Well Named. The Storm Wind is evidently well named. His two successes to date have, been achieved when the weather has been atrocious. More than that, his sire is Winterbourne. Wingatui Candidates. According to a Wingatui report Dodge looks none the worse for his racing at the Grand National Meeting. Kamal Pasha also remains bright and buoyant, despite a fairly busy season last term. Catalogue Coming Back. Catalogue, who has been off the scene since running in the Marton Cup last New Year’s Day, is due to make his reappearance in the open sprint on the same course next Saturday. As a three-year-old he showed considerable promise, but, owing to continually recurring soreness, he was unable to show any form at. all last season. Should be Smart. Ngatirahiri, winner of the Opunake Scurry at New Plymouth last Saturday, is a four-year-old half-brother, by Potoa, to Bathos, Grotesque. Melissa and Perception. It was his first appearance in public and evidently he Bas inherited a share of the family speed. On the score of breeding there is no reason why he shouhl not be a very smart sprinter. Sold to Japan. Diolite, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas in 1930 and stakes worth £17,066, was sold recently in England for export to Japan. By Diopbon, Diolite is from Needle Rock, a Rock Sand mare, and was bred by Colonel Birkin, who sold him as a yearling to Lord Hirst for 480 guineas. Windsor Lad. Referring to Windsor Lad's victory in Eclipse Stakes an English writer says:—While it was indicated once more that he docs not summon up that burst of finishing speed, as seen of Colombo in last year’s Derby, or of jiivardo, or of Sceptre, when they were at their prime. Windsor Lad has shown ability to pound away, as did other giants of my time. He has the feone, the substance and the constitution which we had come to think belonged 'to the past.

Avondale Cup. With a total of 21 nominations, there has been a fair response for the Avondale Cup, but when clubs hang up a £5OO stake it is not very encouraging to get only a score of entries, including less than half-a-dozen visiting horses. [ For the Guineas. ; Alchemic, a winner at New Plymouth last Thursday, is a three-year-old colt by Lackham from the Royal Divorce mare Bechou, and carries the colours of Mr. W. T. Bailey. He is among the acceptors for the Wanganui Guineas. Gainsay. Gainsay, who has recently been racing prominently in Ladies’ Bracelet events, is a six-year-old gelding by Gainscourt from Soutra. He has only recently commenced racing, as in his earlier days he grew so rapidly that his breeder, Mr. H. Hassall, decided to give him time to mature. He was, however, ridden and shown once or twice in the show ring. His dam, Sontra, was purchased in England by Mr. Hassall, who won with her a few important point-to-point steeplechases. This mare is by a son of Eager, sire of Gloaming’s dam, but for some unaccountable reason is not in the Stud TJook, Gainsay, being a fine big and bold galloper, should next season make a name for himself across coun--1 ry. WAIKATO CLUB COMPLAINT AGAINST TAXATION AMALGAMATION PROSPECTS Commenting that the present conditions governing racing in New Zealand made it almost impossible for clubs to provide fair stakes and make a profit, Mr. A. E. Manning severely criticised the incidence of taxation when speaking at the annual meeting of the Wai kato Racing Club on .Saturday. Mr. Manning said the club had paid £4895 in stakes for the season and had paid the Government £6573 in taxes. He added that racing clubs had been perfectly willing to pay a substantial amount in taxation, but there were several taxes to which exception could be taken. Mr. Minning said he considered the owners’ tax of 5 per cent, was most unfhir. when it was remembered that all the clubs had had to reduce their prize-money. He explained that the stakes offered by the clubs had increased by £240 during the year. There was a decrease of £2OB on the totalisator receipts and of £94 in nominations and acceptances. The total decrease in the income had been £583, while expenditure had increased by £3OB. It was hoped, however, that the extra two days’ racing brought about by the amalgamation with the Te Kuiti Club would result in a fair profit being returned in the future and that the club would be able to offer stakes commensurate with its importance. The election of officers resulted:— President, Mr. F. R. Seddon; vicepresident, Mr. A. Miller; committee. Messrs. P. H. Clarkin T. -Clarkin, A. E. Manning. J. C. Potts, R. T. Reid aud H. Rothcry. RANDWICK LEADER LATE MR. MACKINNON VICTORIA'S RACING LOSS Racing in Victoria has lost one o. its stalwarts through the death of Mr. L. K. 8. Mackinnon, at the age of 74 years. He was a solicitor by profession aud he was closely associated with the progress of the Victoria Racing Club, Having been its chairman for many years (writes Argus;.

The late Mr. Mackinnon raced a number of horses, some of them with considerable success. In his earn years as an owner he used an assumed name. u Mr. K. 8. MacLeod,’* but he dropped it some years ago. One of the first horses to carry his colours with distinction was Realm, who won the Australian Hurdles and the following year captured the Australian Cup and the Sydney Cup. About the same time lolaire was winning good races, among them the Williamstown Cup, which was later secured with Star d’Or. National Hurdles, with Merungua and Kentle. King Carnival was one of his smart performers, win ning the Breeders’ Plate and the Debutant Stakes, and taking the Caulfield Guineas the following season. Other important two-year-old successes were the Maribyrnong Plate with Oreillet and the Ascot Vale Stakes with Woorak and Sconser. He won the Victoria St. Leger with Sandringham and Epilogue and the Oakleigh Plate with Queen of Scots. The best horse raced by Mr. Mackinnen was Woorak, whose sire. Traquair, an imported horse by Ayrshire from Chelandry, had a wonderful record in his brief stud career in a two-year-old. the Gimcraek Stakes, December Stakes, Sires’ Produce Stakes, Ascot Vale Stakes and Champagne Stakes. His only defeat that season was when he took on the old horses in the Oakleigh Plate, this Caulfield sprint handicap being at that time open to two-year-old. At three years lie won the Chelmsford Stakes. Mountain King beat him in the A.J.C. Derby, but he won the Craven Plate. He tailed in his other races that sea son, but at four years he won three races, two of them at Randwick —the Epsom Handicap and the All-Aged Stakes, both run over a mile. The following season he carried lOst 51b to victory in the Oakleigh Plate. When the time came io retire Woorak. Mr. Mackinnon purchased some good mares and went in for breeding. Woorak sired many good winners and for a number of years he was one of Australia's leading sires. Barak was a promising young horse i;i<-««l bv Mr. Mackinnon last season, and he has been discussed proniincnl ly in connection with the Epsom Hand) cap, to be run at Randwick in a row weeks. It was, however, as the head of the Victoria Racing Club that Mr. Mackinnon was most widely known. He brought a keen business brain into the administration of the club’s affairs, and his broad outlook had much to do .with the sound position of racing in Victoria in recent years.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA N.Z. HORSES AT ASCOT Received Sept. 4, 10.45 p.m. SYDNEY, Sept, 4. At the Ascot races Moneta won the 14.2 handicap. Viking was third in the Second Division of the novice, in which School Song was unplaced. Calydon, having his first run in Syd noy, was fourth in the Jumpers’ Flat. Symcony, having her first run in Australia, displayed great pace in the Flying Handicap, leading lor live furlongs, after which her condition gave out. Tea Eight and King of Diamonds were unplaced in the Masccc Welter Mile and Cock pen was unplaced in the As bt Handicap MARTON JOCKIY CLUB SATURDAY’S RACING ALTERATION IN ORDER OF EVENTS By -‘Kestrel.” With the number of acceptors reaching six for the Otain Plate, the gjnt.emen riders’ events al the Jiartun Jockey Club’s meeting, it was not altogether unexpected that an alteration was made in the order of the events. Yesterday it was decided to advance the Otairi Plate from third place to first place in order on the programme, to be run at 12 noon. This will make the Maiden Race the second event, the starting time being scheduled as .12.40 p.m., and the Hack Hurdles at 1.20 p.m. The Tutacnui Hack Handicap will be run, as scheduled, at 2 p.m., and the remainder of the events will be timed to start at the times already announced. This alteration makes the revised urogramme order as follows:—42.0 Otairi Plate 12.40 Maiden Race 1.20 Hack Hurdles 2.0 Tutaenui Hack 2.45 .. .. Marton Handicap 3.25 Spring Hack 4.10 .. .. Railway Handicap 4.55 Farewell Hack Tracks in Good Order. Splendid acceptances have been received for the Marton Jockey Club’s spring meeting, to be held on the Marton Racecourse on Saturday next. The tracks are in splendid order and have never been better tor this period of the year, whilst the grounds and appointments present a w. ndcrful appearance, writes the Al art on correspondent of the “Chronicle.” The first horse to arrive on the ncenc is Air T. Hodges’ Landlubber, in charge of Air T. W. Reilly, of Avondale. Accommodation Booked. Accommodation has been booked for the following horses from Hawke’s Bay: Mesurina, Shu, Hard Times, Hunt ing Fox. Balck Magic, Lady Wessex, Best, Celerrimus, Hunting Cat, Windward, Royal Banquet, Tres Sec, Trackman, Curie, Passion Fruit, Slippery, Royal Bengal, Pakanui, Abbey Feale. Mastertou will be represented by Chaste, Popette, and West Tor; Woodville by Heritage, Wahine Nui, Swift and Sure. Palmeiston horses engaged are Jean Batten, Cloudy Boy, Golden Song, Headland, Taumau, Catalogue. Corroboree, Bazaine, Bodyline, Miss Pango, Gainsay. Accommodation has also been booked for Waipiro, Prevail, Cottesmore, Gold Gleam, Lapel, Grand Score, Santoft, Bantry, Galli vanter, Spender, Going Gay, Gay Boy, Midacre, Ganpat, All Sprint, The Image, Kaohi, Chief Ranger and Ringapoto. The local horses engaged are Lavington, Limilus, Invictus, Fleetiny Arrow, Clarion Call, Donegal. Matrimony, Wyndale, Pukepapa. In the Air. Hunting Lodge and Huntsman’s Chorus. Ganpat and Grand Score were dun to arrive at an early hour this morning.