RAGING.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18157, 23 October 1930, Page 11

RAGING.

THE WAIKATO CLUB. SPRING meeting nominations. TO CLOSE AT 5 P.M. FRIDAY. The Waikato Racing Club’s Spring meeting, which will be opened at the Club’s headquarters at Te Rapa on Saturday, November 18, is promised good support. . Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations will close at 5 p.m. to-morrow (Friday), with the secretary (Mr E. H. O’Meara), at Hamilton, or with Messrs Blomfield and Co., Auckland.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

WAIKATO HUNT MEETING.

The Masterton Racing Club made a profit of £237 on'its meeting last Saturday. . New Zealand-bred horses have now \yon five A-J.G. .Breeders’ Plates, and with four of them, Boniform, Almoner, Nincompoop, and Movie Star, the name of the Stead family has been associated.’ 'i . - ..; ’ Te/Hoami has been going along favourably in his preparation at Te Awamutu for his engagement, at the Hunt meeting.' The Quin Abbey— Glenopal gelding is to be a starter in the second division of the Bardowie Handicap. He contested only one race last season, but, did. not show up. Te Hoami has been given time to develop and beneficial results are likely to be the outcome of this patient policy. ' ■. The two-year-old- colt -Monarchy will be included in Mr-TAH. Lowry’s team for the Wellington meeting. lie has’ not' ye.t ..raced,..but- is_ engaged in juvenile events at Trentham. Monarchy is by Chief Ruler from Bonny Briar, and is therefore ’ a brother to Briar Root, , \ Awamutu will find a lot of favour in the Bollard Memorial Handicap at the Waikato Hunt meeting. The King Lupin—Queen Ripple gelding has the handy weight of 7.8 in tb,e six and a half - furlong event, set down for Monday. His recent track work at Te Awamutu indicates that Awamutu,, who has shown successful form in the hack ranks this season, is in good order. Gay Cockade has been shaping par-, tlcularly well in his track deeds at Ellersiie of recent times and promises ’to be, in lirst-class condition for his engagement in the Members’ Memorial Handicap at Cambridge. • It will ‘be something new for Gay Cockade • to tackle a middle distance- trip in the grade he will meet on Monday. Apart ■ from- tiis advanced condition, it can be added that Gay Cockade has given -.indications on occasions, that he will run on I 'in bis races. . . The Riccarton trainer, E. 'Scoullar, will attend Wellington meeting with the two-year-olds Chief Light and ' Irish ’ Chieftain. The' youngsters were taken to Dunedin but not raced on account of the heavy traok, so. that there is no line as to their capa- • abilities with the exception of a smart .v. isprint over three furlongs at Riccarton before the Dunedin meeting, and • a similar attractive task after arriving - at Wingatui. , . N Our Cambridge correspondent advises that the colt, by General La-tour —March, the juvenile being a fullbrother to.' Te Kara,’ is a fine .actioned, Well set up foal, who has very favourably impressed keen judges/ Shellshock who was a useful performer in . her day, has. a filly .at foot by Little England and is to. visit General Latour. Royal Ruler has been disappointing in the; racing he. has had- to the, present stage of the season. .At Avondale and Ellersiie, where the Chief Ruler —Baby Doll gelding appeared of recent weeks, the going was Hot to his favour. This three-year-old member of W. Stone’s team at Te Awamutu is nicely placed in the sprint event, the Bollard Memorial Handicap, at Cambridge, with 7.10. If the track does not turn out too heavy, Royal Ruler will have the opportunity to redeem himself to some extent -for his recent failures. Arrowmir showed by his form at the South Canterbury meeting-that he has not been affected by the hard racing he has had during -his career. It is estimated that, with oner race as a two-year-old, he has contested. 99 events, his record being 25 wins, 10 seconds, and 15 thirds, of-the value of £2990. Arrowmir is still the property of-Mr J. A. Beale, and will probably be again taken over by him when the, existing lease expires next month.

Spalpiko. was looking all over the winner In the -Onehunga Steeplechase at the Auckland, .Club’s, recent meeting, 'when: : .he came to ■ grief..at the second fence from home. Up to this point' Spalpiko had jumped well and he was travelling very fast when he erred at the stone wall at the foot of. the incline. The Spalpeen gelding is to make his next appearance in the main event over country aj. Cambridge on Monday. While Spalpiko is well advanced so far as condition is concerned he has been making some mistakes; during the schooling, he has carried .out over the fences -at Te Awamutu this week. The jumps at Cambridge are big and Spalpiko will require to do his work cleanly if he is to have a chance. , ' j

Mr G. D, Greenwood’s 1300-guinea colt Dodge, by Chief Ruler from Toiling Tessie, was taken out of the Wellesley Stakes at last week's payment. Since being broken-in he has been possessed of a timid disposition, and as he has not given signs of settling down, it has not been deemed advisable to give him muoh fast work. He displays every indication of being speedy, but under existing circumstances he is not likely to'be seen to advantage until the autumn.

Kingfleld finished second to -Pegaway in the Bollard Memorial Handicap at the Waikato Hunt last Labour Day, carrying 7.6 on that occasion. The King Lupin gelding is to make another attempt to capture the chief portion of the stake attached to the sprint item of the card. In Monday’s race he is .weighted at 7.5 and while Kingfleld is not likely to reach the quality of a season or two back, -he would only require to be in the right trim for racing tQ haVe more,’ than average prospects. A heavy track would enhance the prospects of this Cambridge owned and trained galloper.

Hawkshaw was one of the unlucky runners at Masterton, having to make his run from a long way back, says “The Watcher.” Hawkshaw is a three-year-old by Nassau from Hikoia, a, mare by Demosthenes from Ikon, who was bred at Te Mahunga and is by San Fran from Maude, by St Leger from the Musket mare .Hilda. Hikoia 'found her way early in her career to Australia, and Hawkshaw Was bred in New South Wales by Mr A. G. Hunter. Mr Gaisford secured him for 125gns at the Sydney yearling sales. In seven races as a 'two-year-old the best he could do was three thirds, but he is bred to come with age, and’ ! - Saturday’s performance was very promising. In the Members’ Memorial Handicap at the annual race meeting of the Waikato .. Hunt last season, Black Maire finished third to Prodice and Lady’s Boy.. The Glen Albyn—Mangamaire gelding is to. make -another attempt to land the stake. Although Black Maire did not improve following the effort/referred to, it indicated that he could lay claim to some ability as a stayer, v For that reason, the Te Aroha owned galloper is likely' to' be extended 'a measure, of consideration from investors when saddled up in the ten furlong item on Monday. Day Lass should prove equal to a decent showing in the Bracelet Handicap at Cambridge’ on Monday. The Day Comet—Belgian Lass mare has given indications in the past that she can run out a middle distance in this grade. On the occasion of the ’Pakuranga Club’s meeting at Ellersiie in August, this' Te Awamutu owned and trained galloper finished fourth in the Ladies? Bracelet. She was not well 'handled in that race, otherwise she would certainly have been in a dividend place if not the actual winner. - - - Sea Cob’s latest appearance in public wa 1 s as a hurdler, the Quin AbbeySeagull gelding running second to Claremore in the batten event on the opening day of the Auckland Club’s recent meeting. That he is a ' capable sort in useful -sprint- company, Sea Cob indicated earlier, in the - season, when he ran third to Chromaclyne and Lucy. Rose in the Dunedin Handicap at the Pakuranga meeting. Sea Cob is to return to flat racing at the Labour Day-meeting .at Cambridge where he is an acceptor for the Bollard Memorial Handicap. . With 7.5 for the race ahead, Sea Cob is likely to And a lot of support. Tobacco Land, winner of the maiden face at Masterton, created a ve‘ry favourable impression and all going well -he will soon work his way out of. hack class. He did a lot .of racing as a two-year-old, but was unable to win.: He did however show a lot of ■promise, hast year he’ raced only .twice, failing each time, and on Saturday he' was-having his for eleven* months. In the interval- he has filled out a-nd muscled up into’a 'solid-lookingl gelding, and his success was attained with ease. Tobacco Land comes of a good galloping family. He is by Acre, whose stock all .go well from Puncha by Signorifrom Rau Rau. Rau Rau was the dam of Golden Grafton (Dam of Avro), Nicotine (dam of Kinsem), Coroneted, Harbour Light, Welcome Nugget, and Ardath.

There was a time when the Masterton Handicap, which used to be run over a mile and a half, gave a very fair line on New Zealand Cup prospects. Contests of late years and the reduction of the distance to ten furlongs have noa provided that information but there was one' runner in Saturday's race who showed that by the time the Cup is due to be run he will give a good account of himself. Merry Damon, burdened with 9.9, met with sufficient bad luck at the start of the race to rob him of a well-merited victory,, and as it was another stride or two would have seen him home. He was last into the straight, and he unwound a run that was very impressive, for the stretch at Masterton is as long 'as Riccarton, and he. was still going very strong at the end. Merry Damon has a drop to 8.2 in-the New Zealand Cup. Being by Polydamon he may not prove a natural two-mller, though his dam supplies an abundance of stamina. Still he should run a good race,, and even if he fails .in the Cup a shorter race either at Trentham or at Riccarton looks a distinct possibility for him, writes “The Watcher.”

“Veteran” writes in the'Dominion: Just recently in a train journey to Auckland, among a convivial company of racing celebrities, the conversation turned to the old style of riding and the present. Some time since the “Bulletin” contained the following: “Though Maoriland has at various times sent across some fli'st-class horses, they have not so far succeeded in finding a horseman of the finish-

ed artistry of Jimmy Pike.” The writer In no way wishes to detract from Pike’s prowess in the saddle, but at various times opinions differ. In the spring of 1905 L. H. Hewitt (now training In India) was riding for the late G. G. Stead, with R. J. Mason as mentor for the Yaldhurst stable. After a sterling gallop early in the morning Mason walked over to Hewitt just as he dismounted, and In his quiet way said: “Well, Hewitt, you are -going along very well. lam pleased. Now if I could put Freddy Jones’s head on your electric body—well, I might have another Walter Clifford.” Again, Mr Spencer Gollan on returning from a trip to the Old Country in ’B7, where he had seen Archer riding, was asked his opinion of which of the two (Clifford or Archer) he preferred. His reply was, “Well, on a horse of mine I-much prefer Clifford.” .I have mentioned both Mason and Gollan as undoubtedly two of- the .finest judges in the Dominion at that time. James Pike must be good.

WAIKATO HUNT MEETING.

TIMES FOR VARIOUS EVENTS. Totalisator closing and starting times for the various events at the Labour Day meeting at Cambridge on Monday are as follows: — Maiden. Hunters’ Steeplechase.— totalisator closes 11.43; race sjfftT't’s: ■i \ SO Bardowie Handloap.—l2.27 . and 12.53. Hunters’ .Hurdles Handicap.—l.lß and 1.25. Members’ Memorial Handicap;—2.s and 2.10. - Waikato Hunt Cup.—2.4B and 2.55. Bruntwood Hack Handicap.—3.3s and 3.40. Ladies’ Bracelet- Handicap.—4.lß arid 4.25. Bollard Memorial Handicap.—s. 3 and 5.10.

THE WELLINGTON FIXTURE. WEIGHTS IN WELLESLEY STAKES. ” At the Wellington meeting on Saturday, the following are the weights for the— WELLESLEY STAKES. Of £1000; for two-year-olds; five furlongs. Cricket Bat, Chief Clerk, Gibraltar, Monarchy, Richborough, 8.7; Chief Light, Esteem, Golden Wings, Grecian Prince, Irish Chieftain, King Colossus, Movietone, Roseric, Sir Gallant, Teller, Tea Chat, 8.4; Alimony, Ecila, Flower, Jean ’’Ladosio, Lady Vane, Royal Baby, Song Box, Summertime, 8.2.

PANGOLIN SCRATCHED. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Pangolin has been scratched for his hurdle engagements at the Wellington Spring meeting. STARTER’S RESIGNATION. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Md C. O’Connor, of Auckland, resign-. ii ui’e posjijuii of starter to the Wellington Racing Club on 'Monday. Mr O’Connor has served the club in the starter's position for 21 years, and upon receipt of the resignation the stewards decided to recognise his services by granting him a substantial bonus. Mr W. Price, of Wanganui, has been appointed to the position, and will officiate at the forthcoming meeting.