RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18877, 22 February 1933, Page 11

RACING.

from track and stable. (By “Martian.") RACING FIXTURES. February 23—Woodville District Jockey Club February 23—Gore Racing Club. February 23—Waiapu Racing Club. February 25, 27—Te Aroha Jockey Club. March 2, 4—Napier Park Racing Club March 4—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. March 4—Franklin Racing Club. March B—Rangitikel Racing Club March 9, if—Waikato Racing Club. March 10, 11—Cromwell Jockey Club. March 16—Waimate Racing Club March 17—Opunake Racing Club. March 17, 18—Wellington Racing Club. March 17, 18—Omlnemurl Racing Club. March 22, 23 Manawatu Racing Club

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Sootty,” Hamilton.—Mungatoon was placed fourth in his Matamata Hack Cup engagement. He was ridden by -H. Wiggins and carried 7.12. “Curious,” Frankton. —It was in 1928 that Statesman won the Melbourne Clip with an impost of 8.0. Nightmarch . won the following year with 9.2. “Wager,” Hamilton East. —Ammon Ra won the Wellington Stakes of 1931. The Llmond—Hyades gelding was ridden by K. Voitre.

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS.

The Te Aruaa annual meeting will open on Saturday and conclude on Monday. . The Te Rapa trained candidates, Pelting, Valpai, Limex and Sinking Fund are all useful hacks that should lend Interest to the Shaftesbury Hack Handicap on Saturday at Te Aroha. Glenromney figures as an acceptor for the Juvenile event at Te Aroha and a repetition of his Rotorua second day form should ensure that he will not disgrace himself. F. Gilchrist’s charge is in great fettle at present. The Takanlni trained King Mestor is a'-promising juvenile, claiming an engagement at Te Aroha on Saturday. On Thames form (a win on either day) and Takapuna running he should claim many friends to support his prospects. Que6n Manna and Nora Lee were omitted from the list of nominations for the Juvenile Handicap on the first day of the Waikato Racing Clu'b’s forthcoming meeting. Nora Lee has also been nominated for the Eureka Handicap on the second day. Prolyxo’s six furlong viotory at Rotorua following her promising showing at Matamata, would make It appear that she Is now near the top of her form. She Is a hack candidate for Te Aroha and should not disgrace herself.

Valpal has been putting In a useful preparation at local headquarters and should strip in good nick for his Te Aroha engagement on Saturday. He will have Matamata and Rotorua form to enhance his prospects. Lticess, despite an absence of several months from racing, should make his presence felt, at Te Aroha on Saturday. lie is entered for the hurdle event and will need only to repeat the form he showed in August to be with the leaders at the finish. Emancipation won in hollow fashion at Matamata recently with 9.2, and while the company was perhaps not of the strongest his win was nevertheless an augury of better things. The Tc Awamutu trained son of Sir Dlghton and Pairine will have every chance in the Ruakaka hurdles at Te Aroha on opening day. Lady Lulu should, on recent form, be a force to be reckoned with, in her Te Aroha Hack engagement on Saturday. She won over a mile at Rotorua on the concluding day with an impost of only 21b less than she is being asked to handle In her approaching engagement. Chief Cook has provided ample evidence of his capabilities over the shorter distances of recent months and his Te Aroha running will be followed with interest. There can be no doubt about the brilliancy of the Chief Ruler gelding. His recent record includes wins at Thames, Matamata and Rotorua.

Bugle Call came with a punishing run in the latter stages of his Takapuna nine furlong effort and hopes were entertained on that display that he would experience little trouble in paying his way at Matamata. Tho Musketoon gelding, however, did not repeat the promising form he showed at the Shore and was never in the money.

Although up in the weights, Arcade's Ellerslie Christmas showing would indicate that he will be among the favoured division for his Te Aroha hurdling engagement on Saturday. He is a great finisher, one of his best performances being at Te Rapa in the Spring, when he ran Prince of Orange to half a head after looking to have the race won.

A second on both days over the sticks at Whangarei marked the last appearance of Imperial Prince, with the colours up. The distance was similar to that in which the Lucullus horse claims an engagement on Saturday at Te Aroha and as lie is being asked to handle nearly a stone less than his Whangarei Imposts, he would appear to have much in hiS favour.

-G. Humphries has made a good recovery from his recent accident on the Riccarton tracks, and has left hospital (states a Christchurch message). Fortunately his injuries were not as serious as at first feared, and Humphries expects to be able to resume -riding in a couple of weeks.

Gay Sheila was always handy in her first day outing at the recent Takapuna meeting to finish second to Deputy Ruler. On the second day the daughter of Gay Shield and Lady Marie went one better over the extra furlong to dead-heat, with King Mestor. She is entered for the juvenile event at Te Aroha and on her Shore display cannot be disregarded In the calculations.

A Melbourne paper states that the apprentice, T. Cousens, who won on Saltex at Bendigo a fortnight ago,-has begun his career as a jockey with conspicuous success. Out of -sixteen mounts he has had since he 'began riding a few months ago, he has ridden five winners, and has been unplaced only three times.

Fiji’s comfortable victory in the Egmont Cup, his forward showing at Ashhurst and his close third to Royal Artist and Antique in the Wellington Cup should ensure the son of Nigger Minstrel showing out prominently at Te Aroha on Saturday. He will certainly be among the favoured division.

The brilliant performance of Royal Artist in annexing the Wellington Cup last month has earned a substantial rise in the weight the Hamilton owned galloper is being asked to carry in the big event at Te Aroha on Saturday. If the son of Leighton and Oddity strips at his best he should not be far away when the serious business of the race is entered on.

Thames, Matamata and Rotorua form will stand the Kaltala representative, Alloy, in good stead when he lines up for his Te Aroha outing on Saturday. It was an impressive display the Thespian gelding gave at Rotorua on the Monday and as he is handily weighted in the Cup on'Saturday his prospects cannot be lightly disregarded.

Mr Charles Gomer, who arrived In Wellington by the Monowal from Sydney recently, to take up his appointment as chairman of the stipendiary stewards to the New Zealand Racing Conference, made his Initial appearance in his new official position at the Taranaki Jockey Club’s meeting. Mr Gomer was formerly a resident of Taranaki, and raced several horses, including Passin’ Through, Fleeting and Arrowfleld.

Maiden Hair was the fastest Victorian two-year-old youngster seen out in the spring (says a Melbourne writer). The daughter of Manfred was ponyish. She has lately resumed work after a spell, hut instead of growing up she appears smaller in stature. Nor does she give' the impression of ever being anything olhc” than a “big” pony. This is a pity, for to such a sprinter as Maiden Hair has shown herself to he, iter size, coupled with the weight she is certain to receive, must prove an obstacle to success.

The English-bred horse Boy Painter, who has been entered for the Agin. Caiiente Handicap, the race Pillow Fight is to contest on March 26, is a five-year-old by Gainsborough from Campbell Kid, and was purchased for 1000 guineas for America at the Newmarket sales. Boy Painter is a fair preformer, and as a three-year-ohl notched two wins and two seconds in England. His performances included victories in the King’s Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, at Windsor, and in the Stewards’ High-weight Handicap, one mile and 110 yards, at Epsom, besides running second to Pricket at Manchester and to Nitsichin in the London Cup.

The consistent record of King's Knave in recent starts will enhance his claim to supremacy in the big event at Te Aroha on opening day. After his unlucky defeat at Takapuna he made amends at Matamata and followed this up with gathering in the President’s Handicap on the final day of the Thermal fixture. A repetition of recent winning form will see the son of Comedy King and Eumilia well up in the firing line when heads are turned for home.

M. J. Carroll’s charge, Paganelll, has been hitting out freely In his work of late and If the veteran can repeat his Takapuna brilliancy he will more than pay his way at Te Aroha. He has been entered for the sprint and open mile there on Saturday, but no definite decision , has been arrived at yet as to, which event he will be started in. il-Ie will have a strong local following in whichever race the Lord Quex gelding saddles up for.

After showing brilliant speed at Matamata, it was thought that Bambury’s turn was not far oil and so it proved, for he won in dashing style at Rotorua. ißambury is by Scherzo —Legality, and is engaged *in the hack and sprint events at Te Aroha on Saturday. lie was, sired in England and foaled in New Zealand, and he looks the part of a horse likely to develop high-class form as a sprinter.

Claremore developed tendon trouble after contesting -the Grafton Hurdles on the opening day of the Auckland Summer meeting, and was given a brief respite from active toil. J. C. Lambess has been allotting him some work on the hills, and he is now back with the regular workers at Ellerslie. The affected tendon is not now causing any soreness, but it remains to be seen whether it will stand the strain of hard work. In general health Claremore looks as well as at any time previously.

The Shore record of Deputy Ruler should place him among Hie most favoured of the public when the numbers are rung up for the juvenile event at Te Aroha on Saturday. The colt’s impressive showing at Takapuna when lie led throughout to score in effortless fashion over live furlongs on opening day and his subsequent third in the Hobson Handicap of six furlongs on I lie second day, is conclusive indication of his forward racing condition.

The Victorian trainer of Waterline is doubtful about Hie cx-Ncw Zealander being on deck for the autumn owing lo injuries sustained by the gelding when kicked by a rival at the post at Caulfield (says the Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney “Referee”). Waterline has never imparted the same zest into his galloping since his encounter with Phar Lap in the C. M. Lloyd Stakes. Although he downed the champion in that event, many keen racing men regard his poor form since as being due to strain entailed by it. They contend that Phar Lap broke his heart.

The number of successes recorded by three-year-old fillies has been a feature of this season’s racing. In Victoria Waltzing Lily has the attractive record of winning four races in succession. By recording a victory in the Standish Handicap at Fleminglon on January 2, when she ran the six furlogs in the fast time of imin I (Usee., she placed herself well in the limelight, and at the Moonce Valley meeting on January 28 she won the William Reid Stakes, weight-for-age, six furlongs, with such a burst of brilliancy ns to make her performance the subject of much eulogy. Waltzing Lily is included among bargains of ilie sale ring. When submitted at auction in Melbourne as a yearling in the autumn of 1931 she commanded little attention and was knocked down for the small sum of 40 guineas. She is by Beau Fils (son of Son-in-Law) from Grist, by Malslcr, and, with double strains of Si. Simon and Hampton and a strain of Musket through a very noteworthy channel (Trenton), this filly has high-class blood coursing through her veins that should enable her to extend lief winning record to a marked degree as age comes lo her.

Morralh, now five years old. lias required the exorcise ot a lot of patience on Ihe part of her b'sseeIrainer, R. K. Hatch, hut her two latest efforts suggest that she may at lasi he attaining somelliing of Ihe ability shown by all previous members of her family, comments the Wellington scribe "Rangalira." This mare Is the sixth offspring of ihe successful brood mare, lllackada, by All Black, and all hough sired by Tea Tray, whose stock usually come early, slm lias been 1 lie slowest of her dam’s progeny lo strike useful form. However, there was special merit in her win at Aslihurst three weeks ago, ami she scored even more decisively at Wanganui oil Thursday at her no.xl slart. it may have been fortunate for her that Navaho had lo drop mil of the race, lull in any ease she would probably have made a big light of i! with him. She has some way lo go yet to reach the class of the least of her half-relatives (Nova, clandliu, ClarInila, Pint ha ir. and Cnllanmore), but before slm is finished she may rank ns a full worthy member of her dam’s family.

After Ilaulbowline had finished a fairly successful term’s racing last season -in- the colours of his : original purchaser, G. W. New, .who acquired him reasonably as a yearling at the Sydney sales, the New Plymouth owner-trainer, R. Johnson, took him over, but he could not get him to produce anything like his right form. After he had proved an expensive failure in the final race at the recent Wellington meeting, Johnson decided to be quit of -him, and handed him back to New. As so often happens when such a change is made, ' the four-year-old son ,of defunct- Top Gallant made immediate improvement. He -showed an excellent . track trial early in the 'week, and his party hoped he might repeat it at Wanganui on Thursday. He did so, winning the Peti’c Hack Handicap in the easiest style of the day after being out lengths in front, all the way. . Ilis rider ’ (W. Broughton) was obviously perplexed in the home run, looking round several times as if lo make sure that he had not Unwittingly galloped off from a false start. 1-lc must have been well down the straight' before he finally sighted Clangor coming up far astern. On this- showing Haulbowline should stay much further than six furlongs.

Peschlera, who showed out prominently at Wanganui last week, Is an exceptionally well-bred three-year-old chestnut colt, and it would no’t be surprising to -find him developing into a good-class performer later on. He carries the well-known amber and black hoops of Mr F. Bristol, who bought him for 75gns as a yearling, and he is being trained by 0. Gox at Hawera. He is by Tea Tray from the imported Square Measure mare, Quadrilateral, one of the imported English mares at the Elderslie Stud. Quadrilateral was a winner of three two-year-old races in England prior to her purchase for stud duty in New Zealand. As she belongs to the famous Paraffin branch of the No. 1 family through a half-sister (Ebba) to Chelandry, it would seem that she was specially acquired by the Elderslie Stud for mating with Tea Tray, who is a great grandson of Chelandry. Ebba and Chelandry were both daughters or Paraffin’s best daughter, Illumlnnla, who has had such a wide influence in tho production of champion racehorses in Australia and New Zealand.

NEW BETTING SYSTEM. ADOPTED BY CLUBS. At a meeting of the Cambridge Trotting Club committee it was decided to introduce the new system of win and place betting at the annual trotting meeting to be held on May 6. The committee of the Ohinemurl Jockey Club has decided to adopt the win and place betting system for Us annual >vace meeting on March 17 and 18. The committee of the Banks Peninsula Racing Club has decided to adopt the win and place system of totalisator betting for the meeting to be held at Motukarara on .March 4. THE CROUPIER CASE. REGISTRAR’S FINDING VARIED.

AU CKLA ND, Wednesday. At the end of last November the registrar of the, Supreme Court was appointed receiver of the racehorse Croupier and was directed to take accounts between the contending parlies, J. J. Corry, of Blenheim, and John and James Paterson, of Auckland.

in the Supreme Court yesterday, on behalf of the plaintiff Corry, Mr Northcroft and Mr Thompson moved for an order of the Court reviewing and varying I lie award by the registrar on the ground that his finding was against the weight of evidence. The application was -opposed by Mr Indcr on behalf of Ihe defendants, Paterson. The registrar had allowed'Corry £3 10s a week for a period of 8 t weeks for training foes, but Corry claimed £5 10s a week, making a total of £ll3 IDs. Corry also objected Lo the registrar's refusal to allow bis claim of £ 10a for general expenses of supervision. Mr North croft submilted that Ihe registrar had misconceived his duly. He conceived that lie was lo judge wlial would he a fair thing lo pay Lorry, whereas if was his duly lo tin 1 out wlial the horse had actually cost Corry. Lmmsel submitted that learning had cost considerably more Hum the £3 10s a week which Hie registrar allowed.

His Honour decided lo vary the registrar’s finding by increasing the training allowance by Ills to £4 a week, but lie disallowed -lie plaintiff’s claim for £10,4, ami in oilier respects upheld the registrar’s finding, on the motion lo review lie allowed £3 3s costs and disbursements to the plaintiff. in accordance with [he registrar’s award judgment was entered for the defendants Paterson for £324 3s 3d, The balance due on the general motion was reserved.

AN APPEAL LODGED. SUSPENSION OF A. E. ELLIS. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. A. E. Ellis, whose appeal to the Dunedin District Committee against a month's suspension imposed on him by the Dunedin Jockey Club was dismissed last week, has now lodged an appeal to the New Zealand Racing Conference. OHINEMURI CLUB. NOMINATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW. The closing date for nominations for all events on thd Ohinemuri jockey Club's annual meeting' to be held on March 17 and 18, has been extended until tomorrow. The nominations will now close with the ?,ecre-tai-y (Mr 11. Poland), P.O. Box 62, Paeroa, or with Messrs Blomflcld and Co., Auckland, at 12 noon. to-morrOw (Thursday). ?