TURF BREVITIES

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 February 1949, Page 3

TURF BREVITIES

•Rangitikei Races I Large fields have accepted for the Rangitikei Racing Club's annual meetling at Bulls on Saturday. Divisions have been necessary in the hurdles ana in three flat races. The Bulls cours e possesses a fine natural grandstand and the meeting is a popular outing throughout the Wanganui, Manawatu and surrounding districts. Trial as Hurdler Lord Advocate was brought into work again last month by H. Nurse after a lengthy spell, but had to reenter the paddock because of an injury. He has now come in again and it is the intention of his trainer to try him as a jumper. He has shaped encouragingly in some schooling at home, and, built on such solid lines, there is no reason why he should not make good. Jockey for Auckland The Wanganui horseman P. Brennan, who served his apprenticeship with H. Dulieu, has decided to settie in Auckland, and he will be attached to H. Gray's stable at Takanini. Brennan has shown considerable ability in the saddle, his winners last season amountsing to 17. and, as he can go to scale at 7.6, his services should be in keen demand.

Record of Voltaic The Revelation five-year-o.d gelding Voltaic, winner of tile Jackson Stakes at Wanganui for the second tim e on Saturday, has raced 36 times since he started his career as a two-year-old and has won 15 races. His stake earnings now amount to 110,585- Voltaic lias not been extensively raced but has been judiciously placed by his Awapuni trainer, G. W. New.

Trainer’s New Post The Awapuni trainer L. A. Pine in tends retiring from his profession at the end of the month to take over patrol steward duties in the Wellington district. Pine lias a large team under his care, including Gay Fellow, Gay Stroller. Noble Knight, Kuniari, Royal Scandal, Jolity, Übbriaco and La Modelle, and in future they will b e trained by his brother, W. E. “Ted” Pine.

Bookmakers’ Turnover ’ An annual turnover of 124,000,00 b will b e lost to the 763 bookmakers and agents scattered throughout the Dominion if the proposed gaming legis iation is adopted at the polls on March 9. This was the figure which the secretary to the Dominion Sportsmen's Association estimated to have been handled by bookmakers during the 1945-46 racing year. During the same period the totalisator handled only £20,000,000. Large Waikato Fields

Exceptionally large acceptances have been received for the opening of the Waikato summer races at Te Rapa on Saturday, with the result that no fewer than nine horses were balloted out of the principal event, the Storey Memorial Handicap, while provision had to be made for divisions in no fewer than four of the minor events—the Whatawhata Hack, Juvenile Handicap, Champion Waikato Hack Cup and the Puketaha Hack. Related to Winners

Mr H. S- Harman’s (Wanganui) Scott Wrack created a good impression when he finished gamely to within a neck of Croughton in the Advance Handicap at .the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. A four-year-old gelding. Scott Wrack which was capably handled by O. M. Quinlan, is by U Scott from Queen Wrack, which left another winner in Democrat to the same sire. By Wrack, Queen Wrack is out of the Bribery mare Entice, the dam of two fast pacers in De Soto and Fancy Goods. Offer tor Bambalina

Bambalina added to his good record this season by his win at Greymouth on Monday and his tally is now four wins, a second and a third for almost £7OO in stakes. He gave trouble at the start of his earlier races, but, although having to be kept in behind and allowed to walk in both at Riccarton and Greymouth, he has made vast improvement in his race-day manners and is one likely to reach high class. He is to race in open company at Hokitika on Saturday and will race at Trentham next month. An offer of 1200gns, made by Mr S. Taylor, Dunedin, was refused for Bambalina, who in the opinion of his veteran trainer, M. Conza, is the fastest galloper he has ever trained. It is reported that an earlier offer of 2000gns was turned down. Defeat of Tauloch

It is generally acknowledged that an outstanding three-year-old will beat older horses over a mile under weight-for-age conditions, and the defeat of Tauloch, the best performer of his age, in the Jackson Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday rather casts some doubt on his class, states the “Post ’’ No excuses could b e made for the Balloch colt, even if any could be offered for his downfall in the Trentham Stakes. Tauloch is undoubtedly master of the three-year-olds this term and will certainly set new stake figures for a single season, being now only £255 behind Signal Officer’s record amount of £11,780. However, with prize money at the present high level there appears to be a tendency nowadays to rate our leading performers by their recoru stake earnings, which gives a false value of their merits by comparison with the infinitely more impressive deeds of performers in the past.

Money Lender’s Win i Taking over from the pacemaker, ! Master Baron, with three furlongs to run, Money Lender easily won the first division of the Hannan Memorial Handicap, the principal event at the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting, by five lengths from Renege, with Master Baron a length and a-haif back, i just clear of Grill. Master Baron I pulled to a good early lead with RenI ege, Money Lender and Grill his near- | est attendants. Money Lender soon ’placed lhe issue beyond doubt to win ias he liked from Renege, Master Baron and Grill. Grill failed to improve his position throughout. Sir Tague tailed off after being promin ent in the first four furlongs. Night Owl appeared to be winning the second division of lhe Hannan Memorial easily, but Wee Mac and Falconbridge both finished fast and Night Owl had ; to be kept at it over the last furlong ito win by there-quarlers of a length from We e Mae, with Falconbridge a |length further back. Then came Rival Chase, Early Night and Young John.