RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15864, 8 December 1923, Page 18 (Supplement)

RACING.

SEASON'S DATES. Wow Zealand. Dec. B—Bay of Plenty J. C. Dec. 12—Dannevirkc R.G, Dee. 12 —Taumarunui R.C. Dec. 15—Waipa R. C. Dec. 26—Waipukurau J.C. Dec. 26, 27—Dunedin J.G. Dec. 26, 27—Taranaki J.C. Dec. 26, 27, 29—Mauawatu R.C. Dec. 26, 27, 2 9—Manawatu R.C. Dec. 26, 28, Jan. 1, 2—Auckland R.C. Jan. 1, 2—Stratford R.C. Jan. 1, 2—Hawke’s Bay J.C. Jan. I, 2—Marten J.C. Jan. 1, 2—Wairarapa R.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. Dec. 15, 17 —New Brighton T. G, Dec. 26—Gore T. C. Dec. 26, 27—Westport T. C. Dec, 27, 29, 31—Auckland T. C. Dec.3l, Jan. 2—Greynpouth T. C. > 'Un 1, 2 —Canterbury Park T. G. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “Veteran," Huntly.—’Alien Lord Renown won the Wellington Handicap at the Spring- nice Ling of 1913, Los Angelos (unplaced), was the topweight (9.2) .of the field. “Apprentice,” Morrinsvill-e. — (1) Goldsize won the South Auckland Curin 191 i; (2) Duo won the Great Northern St. Lc.ger with 8.10 and the New Zealand St. Legcr with 5.7. JOTTINGS. ’ The acceptances for the Waipa meeting will close at 5 o'clock on Monday evening. Tc Kara appears to be nicely weighted in the Auckland Gup. The Taumarunui meeting will be held on Wednesday. Waipa Racing Club will race at Tc Awamutu headquarters on Saturday. Waikawa will taclcie tlie hurdles at the Waipa meeting. The steeplechase double winner at the recent •Hamilton meeting will be ridden by J. Stanaway. Tama-a-roa may not be long in -picking up a stake as he has been racing into form. He will be produced in the Cup at Taumarunui. A Melbourne paper states that the M-artian-Bronze colt Mars, who cost Sol Green 2000gns as a yearling, has been added to the 'list and will be given a good speH. Da-pi diary, the Black Jester colt belonging tc Mr 11. Burch will be making his bow to a Dominion racecourse at the Waipa fixture. Special train arrangements have been*made to suit patrons supporting the Waipa Club’s fixture at Te Awamutu on Satuday. Woody Glen -has been off the scene for a lengthy period. The Glen Albyn gelcling is down to be produced at To Awamutu.

Port Adelaide's idea of photographing race finishes did not meet with the approval of the judge at Cheltenham (reports an Australian exchange). He intimated that he did not desire to refer to them to assist him in making decisions. It is unlikely the idea will be persevered with. Mr E. J. Watt has apparently got a good two-year-old in Kidlaw, who won the first division of the Nursery Handicap at the Warwick Farm races at 'Randwick on November 24. He won easily and his record now is two starts and two wins. , Kidlaw is by Wolawa cut of Culprit, who Avas a brilliant galloper, and Kidlaw is strongly in-bred to Wallace.

Buckwheat died during Hie last week in November at Yarraman Park, Soone. He had been ailing for a fewmonths, and his death was not altogether unexpected. On the English turf Buckwheat was a good performer, and won over £4OOO in stakes. He was not a great success at the 'stud. That well bred mare, The Boyne, the dam of Prince Rufus and others, has a filly foal to Day Comet running wil.li her at To Rapa. Last season The Boync threw a colt foal to the same sire.

The crack English jockey, Donoghue, has just published bis reminiscences in England under the title of "Just My Story." The cost of the hook is 21?. If some well-known Australian jockeys would publish "jus! their story"' without emission <;wnt A"Pilot"), they would have thousands of interested and astonished readers. Maude 'Wilson has been piven steady work since P. Brady has taken her up again. She will be a. starter a 1 Lllerslie at the Christmas period. .1. M. Cameron won the Farm Stakes at, the "Warwick Farm meeting al

P.andwick, with Egyptian Flower (Egypt,—Mini), who was unlucky -to get, beaten in the Ascot Thousand at Melbourne a fortnight previously. Those who have, seen Egyptian Flower ou the other side consider him a. miniature racehorse says an, exchange;:, his record is two seconds and one first out of three -lads. Star Cornel, the Day Comet—The Whip, 2 year old in P. Brady's team has been having an easy lime of if since rasing at. Hamilton. It is not the inlertion to hurry the gelding's preparation as he is a growing sort. An accident from a. very unusual cause occurred at Canterbury Park (Sydney) a fortnight back, when a three-year-old filly, Bessie Brown, fell during tiie running of a race. On examination it, was found that her neck and both forelegs were broken. II was found that the leg bone was badly diseased and that the filly was also suffering from nasal disease. Matinee has lightened ip a lot. a? the result of the recent racing undertaken by the four-year-old son of Day Cornet- llistori. When he next appears, at M, c Ellerslic meeting, Mali-m'-e may tackle shorter journeys than has been his mission of late. Writing before Alfort won at Tak'apuna the Sydney Referee said;- —A!fort, who was a good sprinter when racing in Sydney and Newcastle, lias certainly deteriorated since he went, to New Zealand. When he ran third to Pavo (9-6! and Halgira (7.7; in the F.pscm Handicap, six furlongs, at the recent Auckland R.C. meeting, he only had 7.12. At his last start in Sydney he carried 9.6, and ran a. close second to Gambler's Grid (7.7). in the Flying Handicap at City Tattersall's meeting ofc Randwick. That was in October of last year, and he has not, won a race since leaving Australia. Sister Abbey, who broke down, while contesting the Maiden Steeples at the Labour Day fixture at Claudelands bar, visited Archies town. The Quin Ah- j [■. e y Sister mare [s running out on (he btu'd farm at Td Rapa. The cause of i her breakdown from racing is still very j evident in a well-filled-kind leg. I

] Real goats—not horses disparagingly j spoken of by that name—cut the pro- ; ininent Indian owner, Mr J. C. Gal- ' staun, out of a good win at Barracki pore on October 17. Ills mare, Huxdy | Gurdy, started favourite for the Bari rackpore Cup, one mile and a half, and was leading when a couple of goats got in her way nearing the home turn. In trying to avoid them she dropped right back, and then was only beaten by a head. As that was Mr Galstauns third successive second, he deserved the wining turn Bidesia gave him in the Chandcrnagore Plate later in the afternoon. Cataclysm, who is being rrepared by P. Brady and will run in the nomination of Mr R. J. McKenzie, of Hamilton, js i well constituliouc-d two year old by Day Comet—Waimangu. It will probabij be late on tin the season before Cataclysm eaters on any serious mission. The following from a Sydney exchange refers to an ex-New Zealand rider's success in a race at Newcastle: "Booncrai's victory in the Tramway Handicap not only marked a win for the third successive favourite, but also afforded spectators the spectacle of a piece of fine horsemanship on the part of the favourite's rider, Orrell, who in a most sensational finish steered his mount to victory. In the final stage Boonerai dashed out from the main bunch, and responding magnificently to the calls made on Idm by his rider, put in a sensational finish, passing the post, half a length ahead of Enerea. Day Comet and Areliiestowu, the two sires belonging to the Auckland Country Racing Club's Breeders' Association, with headquarters on the stud farm at Te Rnpa, have had a very full list of inarcs. The latter have come north from Canterbury, (lie Waiiarapa and Taranaki this season. On the second day of the [''eliding meeting ;. well-known sport put £IOO on Tamalcte. lie was jusl receiving the congratulations of his friends when tli2 dividend was announced, showing that he had not won mure than the current rah" 1 of inleresl. This rcealDs the storj of tin- punter who had £IOOO on Gloaming when the champion paid the sani' price. II was only because Gloaming was a wonder horse that he paid anything at all. He was shut in until close tu the post, and when he got clear he won will; a phenomenal burst of speed ihal astounded all who witnessed it. But a very short distance from the post he appeared to be beaten. Imagine the feelings of the. thousand-pound punter.

Thurnline. a 5 year old matron belonging to Mr W. A. Jordan, of Hamilton, has a Day, Comet ft al at loot. When the writer viewed the youngster at the stud farm this week he was very much impressed with ils quality, bearing a striking resemblance to ids sire, even to the distinctive white feet markings. Thurnline is one of Mr J. Twohill's (Thames; breeding, being by Thurnhain from Catherina. Her career on the race track was a brvef one, but gauged by the first of the line she should make a success of the avenue with which aiie is new concerned. When False Alarm (.Demosthenes or Finland —Gossip) was oold for 1300 guineas as a yearling at Randwick (says the Referee), it was naturally expected he would eventually prove sometlung out of the common. He was unsuccessful at two years, and at three was resold for 525 guineas to Mr W. Thompson, for whom, at that age, he won a race at \\ arrnambool. but went through last season without a Win. At Woodend in the last week of November Lalse Alarm, whlo is now five, added to his credit account by pulling oft' a mile' Encourage Welter ll.indic.ap, worth £B3 to the winner. He had 9st lib (minimum 7st) and the class was of no account. He is still entire, and perhaps, bred, as he is, may be a greater success at. the stud than he has been as a racehorse.

Furious, whose death was reported from Sydney this week, was a five-year-old- mare by The Welkin— Danaide, and tier death will be a severe loss to her owner, Mr E. E. D. Clarke, for she was a very high-class mare. As a two-year-old she won the Gimcrack Stakes, the Sires Produce Stakes and (he Champagne Stakes at Randwick, and as a three-year-old at Flcminston won botli the V.H.C. Derby and Oaks, and also won the St. Lcger. As a four-year-old she won four races. In the Rawscn Stakes at Roschill she beat, amongst others, David and Heir Apparent, and. she accounted for a good field in the Final Handicap of the Sydney Cup meeting. Apart from her success on the turf she was valuable from tho breeding standpoint.

At Newmarket (Eng.) on October 2, I tie ex-Australians, W. 11. McLachlji.il and his son each rode winners. Bill, senior, won. the. Great Foal Slakes, of £1152, I] mile, on Holy Friar, and Ihe Buckcnham Two-Ycar-Old Stakes, of 1)1300, 5 furlongs 134 yards, on Gay Angela; while Bill, junior, won the First Oclober Nursery on Polin. Mr Sol Joel is the owner of tho three horses named. McLachlan, senior, does not do much riding other than for Mr Joel, consequently his mounts arc limited, but he has an excellent winning average for the season.

in relating incidents of the betting market the Sydney "Sportsman" remarks:: —"Tho late J. 0. Peterson backed The Epicure for tho Doncaster Handicap last autumn for a huge stake, but when he tried to Jay off a bit no one wanted the money. Then he lacked The Epicure again so as to make a market with a view to unloading, but the books refused to lake any covering money from him, and he was left with the lot. Then the horse von, and against Pctcrsoivs wish he was forced to win about £30,000!"