RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18253, 14 February 1931, Page 19 (Supplement)

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE (By ‘‘Martian.’’) FIXTURES AHEAD. February 16 —Rotorua. February 18—Clifden. February 19—Tolaga Bay. February 19, 21 —Wanganui. February 19, 21—Dargaville. February 21—Canterbury. February 25, 26—Woodville District February 25, 26—Gore. February 26—Waiapu. February 27, 28—Marlborough. February 28, March 2—Te Aroha. AUSTRALIAN DATES. New South Wales. February 14 —Canterbury. ' February 21—Warwick Farm . February 28—Rosehlll. , Viotorla. February 14, 21—V.A.T.G. February 28 —V.R.C. 1 TROTTING MEETINGB. February 21—Kaikoura. February 21, 25 —Auokland. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDED iS. "Breeding,” Hamilton. —Full Feather Is by Autumnus —’Equipment and Full Flight by Archery—Satisfaction. “Argument,” Te Awamutu (1) Air King did not win a race last season. (2) Gay Comet raced twice last season. “Cup,” Hamilton.—Sasanof’s Melbourne Gup win was reoorded in the race of 1916. Windbag won in 1925 and Spearfelt in the following year. “Times," Te Aroha.—Gloaming and Rational both recorded 58 3-ssecs when they won the Wellington Stakes. The honours were In Gloaming’s favour, as he carried 9.3 to Rational’s 7.9.

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS.

The Rotorua Raoing Club’s annual meeting will be concluded on Monday.

The Tolaga Bay Club will race on Wednesday next.

There will be raoing at Wanganui on Thursday and Saturday.

The Dargaville Racing Club’s annual meeting will be held on Thursday and Saturday.

The Canterbury Jockey Club will race at Rlccarton on Saturday.

The Auckland Trotting Club will carry out a programme on Saturday.

Pink Note won the Dunedin Cup of 1928 as a four-year-old with 8.5 in 2min 32sec, one of the best gallops ever put up in the race. He also ran second to Nightmarch in 1929, and in Thursday’s race was in second place to Mount Boa.

Owlsflight showed promising form at Trentham, where he had his first race. He has done well since lie returned to Rlccarton, and he is a likely sort to earn some money very soon.

Homelight, the half-brother by Illunimation to Hakanoa, who is also a member of B. S. Paterson's team at local headquarters, has only had two races. Homelight is a' well developed thoroughbred and he gives evidence of paying his way.

Star Comet has been brought into work again by the local trainer, A. P. Brady. The Day Comet—The Whip gelding was showing a return to form in ’ the jumping ranks at the holiday period. When freshened up for the Autumn and Winter campaigns, he should be heard from.

Valuation is again among the track workers under A. Tinker’s charge at Te Rapa. The Valkyrian gelding, who won three events from nine starts last season, made his latest appearance-in public at the Avondale meeting in the Autumn, when he ran unplaced. Valuation, while not always consistent, showed a lot of speed in his .races. He may stay on better now.

King (Ford has not been seen in public since the Takapuna Spring meeting at which he went amiss while racing in the open sprint on the concluding day. The King Lupin—Miss Ford gelding, who returned to work at Te Rapa a few weeks back, is carrying a very healthy appearance. It is the intention of his trainer, J. F. Tutchen, to race King Ford at Te Aroha, by which period the latter should be in good trim for galloping.

Knight of Australia, who contested the Putaruru Stakes at the Matamata meeting Is interesting from the aspect of breeding. This two , -year-old gelding is by the Australian champion Windbag, from Belle Shot. Knight of Australia, who showed a lot of speed in the race under notice, carries the colours of the well known Tirau sportsman, Mr F. Rose, and is trained at Matamata by J. D. Anderton.

Ponrri is again a member of J. F. Tutchen’s team and is in work at Te Rapa with the object of testing his ability to stand a further preparation. The Spalpeen—Koiwi gelding scored a victory over hurdles on the concluding day at Te Aroha last season, but he went amiss on the eve of -the Great Northern meeting and was spelled for several months. If Pouri can be got to stand a further preparation there will be prospects for this useful jumper during the winter.

Glena Bay is among the regular workers at Te Rapa with M. J. Carroll’s team. The Romeo—Martigues gelding will probably be a starter over hurdles at Te Aroha at the end of .he month. In the highweight events he contested at the recent Takapuna meeting, Glen Bay was a little disappointing. He has been successful over hurdles and the racing he has had on the fiat will sharpen him up for the batten duty ahead.

Mervette has not been in active commission since she finished run-ner-up to In the Shade at the Waipa Club's meeting in mid-December. Bv the manner in which she hit out in bringing Mosque home over the last mile of a nine furlong gallop at local headquarters on Thursday morning, •Mervette is corning along favourably. The Lucullus —Brayton mare is entered for the Tourist Handicap on the second day of the coming meeting at Te Aroha.

Toujours has resumed work with A. Tinker’s team at Te Rapa. The Warplane two-year-old Ally showed promising form in the spring this season.

On several occasions early in the season Grand Jury gave promise of coming good, but it is only recently that'his form,has been really attractive. A third in the Foxton Cup, 'a second in the Ashhurst Gup make him out to he one of .the most likely of the hacks to succeed in middle-dis-tance races. His defeat in the Nolan Cup at Hawera was very narrow, and he went under to a good sort in Arikira, who had the services of a stronger and more experienced horseman than Grand Jury had. Lupin Abbey has developed favourably in condition since he has been under G. Carmont’s charge at local headquarters. The King Lupin gelding made a good showing in the ba-tten event at Matamata last Saturday when ha ran second to Monetize. Lupin Abbey found the distance of that race on the short side for him. .Over a mile and three-quarters or two miles he is better suited than at briefer journeys. Lupin Abbey is not engaged on the hrst day at Te Aroha but he will be raced over hurdles there on the second day. There will be a sale of thorough- j bred horses at Walrakau, Te Aroha, j on Friday, February 27, the day before the opening of the Te Aroha Club’s annual raoe meeting. Mr James McNlcol is submitting several brood mares and young stock on the occasion under notice and the opportunity to make purchases of successful blodstock ’is likely to be availed of to a prominent extent. The new tracks whioh have been ] put down under the direction of the i caretaker, Mr T. Wilcock, at Te Rapa, j j are now in use and are proving a j boon. Four additional galloping! ’ circuits W’ill be available by this extra ; J accommodation as well as the two 1 { grass tracks and the plough circuit ‘ originally In use. - The entries for the yearling sales 5 to be held In Sydney at Easter total 657. ■Numerically, the offerings measure up well with those of pre- j vious years. Those interested in the 1 bloodstock industry in Australia watch- 1 ed the results of the New Zealand = National Yearling Sales with keen in- \ terest. The view was taken that if j New Zealand racing men did not wish 1 to buy In the New Zealand market 6 they would be most unlikely to' want ® to do so in Australia a little later in 1 the year. ‘

Tradesman, who developed a bad cold on his way back at New Year from his successful trip to Taranaki, is again among the active brigade on the tracks at Te Rapa. The Raceful —Lady Birdwood gelding appears to have fully recovered from the effeots of his recent set-back. Tradesman’s name is among the nominations for the coming meeting at Te Aroha.

Lady Quex is racing at the top of her form this season. Among her prominent successes have been the Feilding Stakes, the Palmerston North Stakes, the Newmarket Handicap at the Auckland Summer meeting and the Flying Handicap at New Plymouth on Thursday. In the two latter races Lady Quex disposed of first-class fields of sprinters. The Lord Quex —-White Clover mare is certain to take further honours this season.

According to Dr. Stewart McKay’s theory of the stayer’s heart Nelson, who won three Auckland Cups, the Dunedin Cup, Wellington Cup, ran seoond to Abercorn (7.12) with 9.0 ! n the Champion Stakes, and had a placed performance in the New Zealand Cup, did not have the valuable organ because it had not yet developed in the horse. Neither did Commotion, Malua, Darebin, The Australian Peer, Sir Modred, Abercorn, Goldsborough, Carbine, Lochiel, Dreadnought, Wallace, Melos, and other great stayers, whose names were stamped in racing history; not only amongst the best of their day, but also amongst the best that ever carried a saddle.

So far as Australia is concerned, it is rendered quite certain that the New Zealand-owned Night Raid will again head the winning sires’ list there, for his four-year-old son Phar Lap has already captured stakes to the value of £19,727 since the commencement of the present season. Nightmarch won £I4OO at the Spring meeting in New South Wales, so that with that addition Night Raid’s total in Australia stands at £21,127 at the close of the second stage of the present season's operation. The progeny of Night Raid racing in New Zealand have so far won stakes to the value of £4IOO, so that the grand total credited to Night Raid this season is assessed at £25,227.

Mr John Donald, of the Westmere Stud, Wanganui, has imported from England a two-year-old colt and two fillies of the same age. The colt is Mullaboden, by the young Pnalaris sire, Torionia, whose dam, Tortona, is by Swynford from Marchetta, dam of the Australian sire, March Along. Templeboden, the dam of the colt, ,s by Bushev Park, a successful sire from the famous Sunshine family, which earned high fame in New Zealand through Martian. The first of Lhe fillies is by Buck’s Hussar from St. Begoe, lhe dam of Mr Jinks, a big winner. Mr Jinks is by Tetraterna, a half-brother t.o Chief Ruler, with whom the filly will in due course he mated. The other filly is by Desman, a son of Lirnond’s sire, Desmond, tier darn being Ilarpalyce, by Harry of Hereford, a brother to Swynford. Mr Donald’s colt may he raced, but it is probable the fillies will go to the stud next season.

Wiltshire is now among the regular workers under R. Syme’s charge on the tracks at Te Rapa. The Day Comet—Lady Lobelia chestnut has improved a lot during the brief period he has been active, but it will be some time yet before he is fully equipped for a further jumping campaign. The dual winner of the Grand National Steeplechase is yet a young horse as jumpers go and he should, in the ordinary course of events, have several seasons of usefulness ahead.

Monetize looks greatly improved by the race he had, which proved successful, over hurdles at the Matamata meeting. The Paper Money—Ohiwia gelding has plenty of speed and he is likely to develop very favourably for jumping events under the charge of the local trainer, A. Jackson. In Ills early racing on the flat Monetize was a winner in the Southern part of the North Island (but he went amiss and had to be spelled. The patient policy adopted has turned out right. W. Rennie’s services as the pilot of Monetize played their part In the success gained at Matamata.

Mr H. T. Jackson, of Brunswick, Wanganui, writes as follows to "Carbine” of the New Zealand Referee:— In your sporting notes you had. a very interesting paragraph re horses with ‘turned-in feet.’ I might mention that a gelding named ‘Pigeontoe’ won the Newmarket at Flemington, and both his feet were most decidedly turned an, as I remember the gelding very well, and it apparently did not inconvenience him in any way, as his action was ■ good. Two of the best jumpers (not steeplechasers) that I have ever seen were both pigeon-toed, and were exceptionally sure-footed, especially on hilly country. So wouldbe purchasers of young stock can bid up with confidence.” • '

Pompeius is beginning his building up preparation under A. P. Brady’s charge at Te Rapa. The Lucullus gelding has no immediate engagements but is being got ready with a view to late autumn and winter racing. Pompeius was raced in the early part of the season, but went amiss on the eve of the Waikato Club’s Spring meeting in November. It is not improbable that Pompeius will be given' a liberal increase of jumping in the winter. He has proved capable as a cross-country performer, having won a couple of races in the division t Ellerslle, 1 including the Pakuranga Hunt Qlip.

Unoco, who is now carrying the colours of the local trainer, A. Jackson, will he tried out as a hurdler later on. In this department of the game, Jackson Is particularly capable and Unoco can be expected to make progress. The Some Boy ll—Matapara gelding was recently given a schooling bout over the big hurdles at Te Rapa, with W. Rennie in lhe saddle. Unoco shaped particularly well, displaying marked cleverness in clearing his fences.

A two-year-old of interesting breeding raced at the Egmont and Taranaki meetings was Peter Jackson, a member of J. Fryer's team. Peter Jackson is by Nigger Minstrel (a brother to Desert Gold) from Left (by Martian from Lovelorn, therefore sister to Nones, Menelaus and Lovematch). The youngster went very close to winning the Electric Handicap at Egmont. lie was one of the leaders all the way and stuck on doggedly, but Chief Link headed him in the last stride. lie shaped like one that will come good.

Much interest was attached to the running of the three-year-old Vellmond in the Kurnell Handicap at Randwick on January 20. The St. Leger candidate was unfancied in lhe betting, hut this did not prevent his running a good race. In the first furlong he was tailed off, and at -he straight entrance was stiil a long last. But he came through with a "great burst of speed over the lost furlong and finished on the heels of the placed horses. It was a good performance on the colt’s part, and he pulled up so well that he may win next up. Veilmond has grown since he last sported silk and has developed Into a fine-looking animal. Judging by his fourth to Phar Lap in the Melbourne Cup, the St. 'Leger distance will not trouble him, and as ho was a late foal he may be an infinitely better galloper in the autumn that he was in the spring.

France, like every totalisator country, has its illegal bookmakers, and to cope with these, the.. “News of the World” states that twelve totalisator offices have been set up in Paris, and nine in the leading provincial cities of Nice, Bordeaux, Lyons, Rouen, Marseilles, Lille, Nantes, Toulouse and Strasburg. Later on branch offices will be opened in Paris at. cinema theatres, tobacco shops, and hotels. Double-event belling will be accepted, and lhe same general betting business carried out as is done by lhe big London bookmakers. It is proposed to extend the system to practically every town in the country where race meetings are held, and the huge sums which at present escape taxation owing !o not passing through Lhe Slatecontrolled parimutuel will thus flow into the national treasury. Bets will be accepted by post, but credit accounts will not be allowed.

’Saltpot, who annexed the \Vaipapa Handicap at Egmont, showed that he was coming into form by his placings at Levin, Marton and Wellington. He ran a good race in the Trial Plate at Trentham, ' being beaten by half a head by Jaloux. Saltpot is an Aus-tralian-bred Ihree-year-old by Saltash from Traisa (a half-sister to Lord Nolan, who won the Melbourne Cup), by Comedy King, who also won the same event. Now that Saltpot has got on the winning list he is likely to be seen to advantage again before long. His sire, Saltash (sire of Strephon) is a great-grandson of the famous mare Sceptre, and was a good racehorse in England.

It is noted that Cruachan has been nominated for the hurdle races as well as flat events at the coming meeting at Te Aroha. The King Mark— Straga gelding has had some , experience in private over hurdles' at Te Awamutu and at Te Rapa and he has shaped as if he would take very readily to the business. Cruachan is engaged in the leading handicap events at Rotorua and his showings at the meeting .this week-end will determine whether there shall be an early change in the avenue of future racing for the chestnut gelding in R. Syme’s stable.

The New Zealand-bred gcicling Chide, who was bought by the Sydney sportsman Mr T. (J. Trautwein for, it is stated, £6OOO, after his series of victories at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Spring meeting in 1929, has so far failed to justify his purchase, but, as be is reported to be in work at Randwick, there would appear to be some hope of his again racing, which was deemed to be very doubtful when lie displayed lameness in 1 iis first race of the present season. Ohide’s performances at four years old demonstrated that he was endowed with brilliancy, and that he was a true stayer, for when he won lhe Canterbury Gup he was credited with galloping the two miles and a quarter attached to the weight-for-age race in ;imin 56 4-5 sec. It would lie extremely pleasing to find Chide reproducing his best form and recording an important victory under Mr Trautwein's colours, for the Sydney sportsman certainly displayed courage in the purchase of the bay gelding. Chide figures in the Sydney Cup with 9.5.

Intimation that Mr P. D. McNab desires to relinquish all starting duties, including his C.J.C. appointment, will he received with the utmost regret, not only by these more intimately concerned, but by the sporting section of the community at large. No doubt, persuasion will be applied, but it has to be admitted that one of the many admirable—and in this case, most exasperating—traits of Mr McNab, is that lie means what he says, it seems, therefore, that I lie Canterbury clubs, and I hose farther afield, arc still faced with lhe acute problem that has been a source of anxiety far a long lime, and what previously has been written on the subject of starters and starling may lie reiterated. Recent, reports make it clear that North Island clubs are in exactly the same position, and if the sadly diminished confidence of.owners, trainers and lhe supporters of the sport is to he restored, I In' right men must, be found quickly, in Ibis connection, the holiday racing at Hokitika afforded a bright exception to lhe almost general complaint, for lhe work of .Mr G. Reed at Ihe harrier was excellent. If Mr Reed is prepared to extend his starting activities, I lie chilis have the best opportunity of putting their starting on a salisfactory basis, withoul making doubtful and possibly fatal experiments, says a Christchurch Sun writers-

The Chipping Norton Slakes at Warwick Farm Ihis month will carry £7OO added money, against £IOOO, when Pii <ii - Lap heat Amounis, Nlghtmarch, Donald, and Cal,lunar in that race last year. The total reduction for the meeting Is £950, and, as the A.J.C. lias been forced lo cut down the slakes for ils Autumn meeting at Randwic.k by £10,350, as compared with last yvir, il Is very evident that the sporl of racing is not flourishing lo Die same extent in. New South Wales as i il did up lo a couple of years ago.

News of .Mr S. Green's horse Strephon, which is in England, was brought lo Melbourne on January 19 jby Mr Waller Raphael, an English I owner, who arrived by the Naldcra. I Mr Raphael said that he had been impressed by Ihe appearance of Strephon, and that in, his opinion the horse would do well' in England when he ' settled down. Mr Raphael expressed a desire lo sec Pliar Lap race. Since 1900 lie Ins entered a horse for practically every English Derby. Ilis candidate Tagallc was successful in 1912, and in 1913 Louvois finished only a neck behind Aboyeur, who was awarded Ihe race after the disqualification of Craganour, who was actually first past the post. Blankney 11. and Syce, who were bred by Mr . Raphael, and St. Ahvyn, whom he raced, were first-class Australian sires.

The two horses who appeared to have the best of the handicap in the Nolan Gold Cup at Hawera were Arikira and Grand Jury, and they proved much superior to anything else in the race, finishing first and second respectively, with only a head between them. Arikira’s, however, was the better performance, for he was two or three horses out most of the way, and then finished with much more vigour than any of his opponents. This three-year-old half-brother by Limond to Maui has had a racing career of only six weeks, and it Is unlikely that he will be kept up through the autumn, but. he may manage a race in the open company that lie now has to keep before he requires a respite. He is one of the most premising horses seen out in the southern part of 4he North Island this season, and it will not surprise to find him developing first-class handicap form.

When the ex-Ncw Zealander, Ashley Reed, arrived at the Geelong racecourse on Wednesday, January 28, his services were suddenly requisitioned to take the place of an apprentice whom the stewards forbade to ride, owing to some technical requirement not being fulfilled. The horse was only half ready and ran accordingly. Reed’s next mount was Caravena, in ■the Welter Handicap. The daughter of Caravel was sent out a warm favourite and in a splendid finish Reed landed her a winner by a very narnow margin from Leeor. This was the beginning of a "hat trick” for the former New Zealand jockey, his next win being on Rudyard in the principal event. Then came the third win on Eastern Gold, on whom he gave a wonderful display of horsemanship. Eastern Gold was drawn on the rails, but was crowded out at the start. Reed got him into fourth position and he was content to remain there until the straight was reached. So well were Obconica and Lysan going in front that Eastern Gold appeared to be right out of it, but using whip and heels Reed gradually bridged the gap. Even 20 yards from the post Obconica appeared certain lo win, but Reed persevered and got up in time to win by half a head. The crowd warmly applauded him.

The pacer Ratloc Is a recent addition to J. J. Kennerley’s stable.. Ratloc is a six-year-old pacer by First Fashion from Peony, and was bred by K. H. Smith at Belfast, says the Christchurch Star. Ratloc was not raced till 'last season, when he started four times and was placed in his first two efforts. He was third to Grand Canyon and Kate Logan in the Introductory Handicap at the Grevmouth meeting in October, and on the same course, the following January, he was second to Liberty Hall in the Dobson Handicap. Later at the same meeting Ratloc was twice unplaced, and he lias not since started. His sire, First Fashion, came from Australia, and was a very useful trotter, who did his racing when trained by J. ,J. Kennerley. Ratloc is a big, strongly-built pacer, who will do best on a large track, and he looks like staying two miles. He has not been over-raced, and as he has a capital action he should soon win a race.

The board of the New Zealand Trotting Association at its last meeting went'inlo committee to discuss a matter arising out of the handicapping of Real Girl at the recent Greymouth meeting. Real Girl originally appeared on the limit of the Dominion Handicap, and was subsequently penalised 12 yards. The owner, Mr F. E. Sutton, protested that the handieapper, in imposing this penalty, had acted outside his jurisdiction in that he had not kept to the limit of haudicappers’ penalties, and then the handieapper had then let Real Girl out to the limit. The question raised was whether, after the handieapper had declared his handicaps, he had acted within Ihe Jaw in subsequently Jetting the mare out to the limit mark. The club confirmed the handicappcr's view of tiie case, but the stipendiary steward, in an attempt to get an opinion on the matter, put the full case before the board. After discussion in committee, the following resolution was recorded: “That the action of the Greymouth Club in replacing Real Girl on the limit of the Dominion Handicap be approved, as an obvious error had been made by the handieapper." Another decision made was one to call the handieapper, Mr G. S. Simpson, to appear before the board to show cause why he should not be dealt with for having imposed a greater penalty than is provided for under the limitation of haudicappers’ penalties.