RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 August 1936, Page 5

RACING

FIXTURES. 22nd August —Pakuranga Hunt. 27th August —Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. 29th August —Taranaki Hunt. sth Sept.—Otago Hunt. 10th, 12th Sept.— Wanganui. 19th Sept— Ashburton County. 19th Sept. —Poxton. 19th, 21st Sept.—Avondale. 24th, 26th Sept.— Geraldine. 26th Sept—Marion. 26th Sept.—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt. 26tli Sept.—Napier Park. 3rd Oct. —Kurow. 3rd Oct. —Otaki Maori. VICTORIAN RACING CLUB. SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT. MELBOURNE, Monday. Although stakes amounting to £78,495 were paid by the Victoria Racing Club in the year 1935-36, another increase is being made this year. The chairman, Mr Currie, M.L.C., at the annual meeting to-day, did not indicate the amount of the increase,, but said that in framing the programme an increase would be made to attract the best horses in Australia and New Zealand. The year’s profit amounted to £16,835 after £12,000 had been spent on improvements to the course at Remington. TURF NOTES. Judge Kennedy gave reserved judgment at Dunedin this morning in the case involving the ownership of the mare Queen of Song, in which Marion Horne and Carlisle Beale claimed specific performance of a contract to sell the mare or damages or possession from Thomas Edwin Hide, farmer of Seadown, and Patrick Thomas Hogan horse trainer of Waslulye. The judge gave judgment for defendants in all matters with costs. The Chokebore stable has a good opinion of Tliermidor, a three-year-old half-sister by Robespierre to Minerval.

Garter Ivniglit (Limond —Anklet), who was unfortunately so badly injured that he.had to be destroyed, was regarded as the best two-year-old er seen at Wingatui before Mr Barton sent him to Australia. A brother to Garter Knight is being trained at Eiccarton by A. MeAulay for Mr J. Richardson, of Dunedin. So far he lias not done much, but lie has shown galloping ability, and he is a typical Limond.

Concert Pitch appears to justify all the high opinions held about him in the south. He was short of condition for the National meeting, but raced well; and will be a better horse for the spring meeting. His failure to hold his position in the early stages of the concluding event on Saturday appeared to call for an inquiry at least into the circumstances. There were several things during the meeting which would have been more satisfactory to all concerned had a public explanation been made.

Queen of Song’s form at the Grand National meeting would hardly justify the expense of a trip to Australia, though she is, of course, a better mare than she showed last week.

The sum of £7550 was distributed in stakes at the Grand National meeting, the principal winner being Mr A. Syme, owner of Royal Limond, with £7OO, and he was followed by Mr D. 11. Roberts, owner of Jolly Beggar, with £SOO, and by Mr F. Armstrong, owner of Manawatu, with £560. The principal winning owners were: —Mr A. Syme £7OO, Mr D. H. Roberts' £SOO, Mr F. Armstrong £560, Messrs G. R. Hunter and P. C. Webb £4SO, Mr R. W. Lewis £420.