RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 January 1932, Page 5

RACING

• FIXTURES. Jan. 27, 28.—Paliiatua. Jan. 29, 30. —Takapuna. PHAR LAP’S MOVEMENTS. SAN DIEGO, Tuesday. Officials announced that Phar Lap would arrive at Agua Caliente to-day, and Air. Crofton asserted that plans were being made for a royal reception. Phar Lap will be paraded from the train to the stable via the race track, to give the crowds a chance to see him.

PAHIATUA RACES. FIRST DAY. PAHIATUA, This Day. There is beautiful weather for the first day of the Paliiatua races. The track is* good and the attendance fair. Results: — MAIDEN RACE. 4 Chief Clerk 1 2 Alorrath 2 3 Kalmuk 3 Won by a head, with Kalmuk a similar distance away. Time, 1.19 2-5 - BALLAXCE HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP. 7 Royal Songster 1 3 Mahora 2 4 Freehold 3 All started. Won by a length, with Freehold a head away.' Time, 1.28 1-5. TURF NOTES. A Sydney cable states that Jamieson’s and Jones’s teams of horses arrived safely.

The most successful apprentice in England last year was the sLxteen-year-old F. Rickaby, whose 374 mounts gave 44 wins, 38 seconds, and 42 thirds. This year Rickaby has a £2500 retainer from Lord Glanely.

In Australia or New Zealand any jockey who has 200 mounts in a season is fortunate, but in England or America that is a comparatively small figure for any rider of prominence. During the eight and a half months of fiat racing in England last year thirty riders had more than 200 mounts each. G. Richards led with 899, and was followed by F. Fox '783, H. Wragg 701, C. Richards 671 M. Beary 632, T. Weston o9b, J. Sirett 542, and R. Perryman 032.

It; is almost certain that a fair profit will be the result of the summer meeting of the Wellington Racing Club last week. Stakes this year aggregated £6B°s as compared with £ll,ooo m IJJ . The club’s share of the totalisator turnover last week represents £<<39 The principal items of taxation payable on the 1932 fixture are:—Totalisatoi tax £5160, dividend tax 4010, stakes tax £314.

Compris has contested 42 races in his three seasons’ racing, winning 11 ana being placed on several occasions. His total stake earnings to date have amounted to £3525, of which he has won £2320 this season. His owner. Mi. p F. Campbell, who gave 50 guineas for Jiim as a yearling, was again approached at Trcntham on Saturday on behalf of an Australian buyer to put a price on him, and while reiterating his previously-expressed wish that he was not anxious to part with him, he eventually stated his fig-ire at 3000 guineas. A reply from Sydney is now being awaited by the operating commissioner.

In the Flying Handicap at the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club’s meeting on January 11 Pronense was made favourite but was defeated by the good performer Ante Up. An inquiry was held into the running of Prepense, but the evidence showed that the horse had been heavily backed. The chairman ot the stewards said that in Ins opinion the race had been thrown in the air. The rider of Propense (Shenn) agreed with him and said that he had been beaten through riding to instructions.

Escalus is working in improved style after his racing at Thames, which has sharpened him up considerably, and the Roemo gelding has never looked better than at present. He reeled off a smart gallop over four furlongs at Ellerslie durino- the week and T. A. George should pick up some nfore money with him before the country cireuit is concluded. Escalus will be racing at the Takapnna meeting and is sure to be accorded solid support.