GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18524, 2 January 1932, Page 7

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS

The Southland Club’s Summer meeting will be concluded on Monday. The annual meeting of the Thames Jockey (Hub will tie held at Paraxvai on Thursday and Saturday. The Reeflon flint) will provide a fixture on the West Coast (South Island) on Friday and Saturday. A two-vear-old by Hunting Song from Lady Bentinrk has arrived at Hleearlon. Like liis brother Belvoir, lie is to tie trained by F. I'. Jones for bis breeder, Mr G. F. Moore. A Sydney writer, commenting upon the £5 fine inflicted on T. Webster for occupying Hie wrong barrier postlinn at Bosebill, says: •’Webster, no dnubt. bad an explanation as to why tie started from other than ttie position tie drew, and lie is not a rider that is inclined to take any undue advantage, hut in view of recent happenings of a somewhat similar nature on other courses, it would seem that strict oftleial attention should be given to Hie subject." Mr Sol Green, owner of Comedy King. Gladstone. Gothic. Sl-ephon and oilier noted performers, will resume racing this month. He was annoyed over an inquiry into ttie running of tils mare My Lady Gay at Fleminglnti in Mrrrh. iO2O. on an occasion wtien lie bad backed tier heavily. He withdrew from racing in Australia but announced at the time that lie would i-e uni to the sport wtien ttie progeny of Gothic were two-year-olds. IBs former trainer, the New Zealander, Lon Robertson. lias, the juveniles lira lory and Gynara in hand for him, while (’,. T. Godliy lias charge of Hie youngsters Attempts and Verbatim.

In England the Son-In-Law colt,, Birthday Book, was started for the latest St. Leger in order to make the pace for Orpen—who ran second —>ut, failing to get to ttic front at any part, he finished second last, heating only ttic favourite, Gameronian. Three weeks later Orpen and Birthday Book were starters for the John Porter Stakes, one mile five furlongs, at Newbury. They again met on level terms, but, while Orpen was favourite at odds on. Birthday Book naturally did not enter into the calculations of followers of ,T. Lawson's stable. This time Birthday Book was In galloping humour, and, going to the front soon after the start, was never headed. Orpen ran third. In a field of eight Birthday Book was at a long price, but no one wanted to back him.

Often you hear of “systems" which arc in fallible. I know them all (says an Australian authority). Even with the capital to start, amt an indexible determination to play the system, the xvlmle system, and nothing but the system, ttie “systeinatisers" break

down. I have seen men come with much and leave with nothing. 'l'lle "man in the game" or with inside information may pick up a living, hut to ordinary punters for a livelihood, as apart from an afternoon’s amusement. however shrewd you may lie, i there is but one end —failure. I say l this in sidle uf Hie notorious fact that

many have a favourable run and make spectacular coups; hut in all my experience 1 do not know of one Individual case where I have set myself to discover the outcome in which the result is not the same—they are off the course. ! When It was announced that Sir Ahe Bailey intended to dispose of most of his horses In training and brood mares, it was added that he -would retain ills crack three-year-old sprinter, Portlaw, and a few of his two-year-olds in training. There is a possibility that Portlaw will be sold privately for use as a sire In Australia, says an English writer. Sir Abe Bailey’s decision is due to a recurrence of ill-health. A few years ago his health caused him to sell all his horses, but he subsequently re- | sumed racing again. The earlier ! sale was a sensational one. The horses jln training and yearlings realised \ 80,150 guineas, and the brood mares ; and stallions 82,5'u) guineas, a total i of 108,995 guineas, lie retained the I stallion Son-in-Law.

I A. D. "Webster apparently supported IMy Talisman very heavily when he ; won the Carlington Mile at Bosehlil | recently. The Herald says: “The i wagering generally was devoid of cxj ciicment until within a minute or so of the field being sent away in the ; Carrlington Mile—the concluding j event for the afternoon. Ttie anxiety of hackers to befriend Snow Sun and ;Mv Talisman amounted almost to a | stampede, and In the circumstances It was not surprising to find the bookmakers reducing ttie respective quotaj linns after cacti inquiry. One com- ; missloner was initiate to secure what was regarded as a fair quotation about My Talisman from a number of bookmakers, and it Is extremely doubtful If lie placed all Hie money before the barrier was released. Most of the* My Talisman money was placed at double figures, and although he shortened at the finish tin started at a fair average price with some of llm bookmakers hedging. My Talisman, improving on his Warwick Farm effort, was always wi I bin striking distance of the leader. FI ft ti Inin the straight, he had side conlrol at ttie furlong post, and went on to win comfortably,."