RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19600, 12 June 1935, Page 11

RACING.

(By “Martian.”)

FROM TRACK AND STABLE.

RACING FIXTURES.

June 13, 15 —Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 15—South Canterbury J.C. June 20, 22—Napier Park R.C. June 22—Ashburton C.R.C. June 29 —Oamaru J.C. June 29—Levin R.C. July 3 —Dannevirke H.C. July 9, 11, 13—Wellington R.C. July 20 —Hawke’s Bay H.C. July 25—Waimate District H.C. July 25, 27—Poverty Bay T.C. July 27—South Canterbury H.C. July 27 Manawatu R.C. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “Reader,” Frankton. —£2 ss. “Punter,” Frankton. —(1) £9 15s; (2) £2 11s. ’ “8.L..” Whatawhala. —£7 10s Gd. “5.J.,” Hamilton East. —£3 7s 6d; £1 14s 6d. “Recovery,” Cambridge.—£4 12s 'Gd. “Form,” Claudelands.— Exaggeration’s time on the first day was 1.15, the time’ for the sprint on the last day being 1.20. VOITRE’S AMAZING RUN. BOOKMAKERS HARD HIT. COLOSSAL AMOUNTS WON. GREAT FAVOURITE WITH PUBLIC.

Jockey K. Voitre’s marvellous winning form is playing havoo with the Victorian bookmakers. 'Since he 'began his amazing run of success in February, his successes have taken tens of thousands of pounds from them, states the Sydney Referee. What some of the bigger punters have wrested from the leviathan ringmen runs into huge sums.

Syndicates were formed to follow his mounts, and these have shown big profits, but some of the lone workers have won colossal amounts.

One big syndicate was formed when the Caulfield and Flemington autumn meetings revealed what a flourish of form Voitre was in soon after his arrival from New Zealand.

'Four men planned to give up to £SOO apiece a fling on the mounts of this sensational visitor.

As some of his mounts came home at long odds in addition to the numerous public fancies he has been successful on, the winnings of this syndicate alone has run into big figures. But a few individuals in Victoria' have netted far more than even this syndicate because of their greater confidence and heavier betting on Voitre. Several of these are of New Zealand extraction, and their natural leaning was to a fellow countrymen. In addition they are shrewd men of the racing game, well informed because they are right in the thick of It, and thus in a far better position than the "man in the street” to say when Voitre’s mounts have good, or only indifferent chances. Thus they vary their betting according to their keen knowledge and in recent weeks they have had phenomenal success, putting only light sums on many of his beaten horses, but poulticing them with huge amounts when the prospects being considered propitious before hand, he landed their strong fancies. Thus on Saturday week one of these began with £SOO on Valiant 'Chief. That brought him in well over £IOOO. He had several hundreds on subsequent winners, Vauntry, and Alarlc, but the latter’s dead-heat cut down the profit.

A Big Plunge.

On Turf Boy, however, he went for the 'big plunge. 'He knew that the horse was right, realised the Held ; was poor, and knew that Voitre, on i the crest of the wave could perform miracles. So he invested £2OOO on Turf Boy. Voitre got him there, but only by half a head. That half head meant a matter of over £7OOO to this backer—just three or four Inches margin lifted him to the highest triumph of his betting career. Ho finished the day winning the best part of £IO,OOO. That man bets with the biggest bookmakers, and, of course, Voltre’s wins denuded such as these of their cash. But what about all tho rest of the publio and big punters piling their wagers on with the rest of the ring? It is estimated Voitre cost the collective ring £OO,OOO the Saturday before last at Flcmington with his four wins.

Of course, the books didn't simply disgorge from their own reserves that tsurn of money. They got in big contras from the backers of oilier horses to balance the budget. For apparently there were people who believed that oilier jockeys and other horses could down Voitre and his mounts. Otherwise there would have been no betting and no competition. Only one rider of the past has been able to vie with Voltre’s public popularity and that is Billy Duncan. He often had the public in a furore and put up sequences of wins on favourites and fancied horses which took tens of thousands’ of pounds out of the bookmakers’ bags. Books Soroly Hit. The books must be sorely hit just now, and wondering, no doubt, how lonff this sort of thing will last. But, of course, they know that all good things come to an end some time, and, no doubt, skilful though he may

be, Voitre’s luck will diminish, and the ! success or his followers will end. Then if his backers keep going long enough the ring will get back its losses, and perhaps more to boot. Voitre has had tempting offers from abroad, and on Indian potentate wants him. The retainer offered amounted to £i'soo, besides a percentage ol winnings attained by his mounts. The whole might amount to over £3OOO a year, or £GO a week if Voitre’s rides were in winning form. But he has refused the offer. And why wouldn’t he, the way he’s bowling them over in his whirlwind triumph ju=t now?

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS.

The Hawke’s Bay Jockey 'Club’s meeting will open to-morrow and conclude on Saturday.

Retired to the Stud. The Australian-bred mare Korokio, who includes among her successes the New Zealand Oaks of 1931, has been retired to the stud.

Failed Again.

Again on Saturday Pahu failed to complete the Ellerslie course, this being the third occasion in as many starts at the fixture on which he had come to grief.

H. N. Wiggins Loaves. U. N. Wiggins, who left by the Niagara for Sydney yesterday on the first stage of the trip to India, intends to return 'to New Zealand for the Auckland Hup meeting. Matorni Sold. The sale of Matorni to a Mr T. Hey, of Tasmania, is announced and he will leave shortly for Australia. At the Auckland Summer meeting Matorni won the Robinson and County Handicaps. Clan Ronald Anohored. mm nr ofa + a nf ifhp. icrnincr Arid

The heavy state of 'the going and his 11.12 effectively anchored Clan Ronald In the Tamaki Steeplechase on Saturday at Ellerslie. He was finished with a long way from home. A Liberal Offer. It is reported from Hastings that an offer of 600gns for Solaria, by J. T. Jamieson, was turned down by the gelding’s owner.

Failed at the End. The pacemaker over the greater part Scotland faded out only in the very final stages of the York Handicap at Ellerslie on 'Saturday. He was in the lead at the distance but failed to go on with it. Polydora Schooled.

Polydora has been getting through any amount of schooling work over the hurdles at Riccarton. 'She has shown aptitude for the new department selected for her and as she has a' useful turn of speed on the flat her progress in hurdling company will be followed with Interest.

Gay Seton for Australia. The Te Rapa trained Gay Seton, who races in the interests of Messrs •C. Matthews and J. Sklenars, la to be •shipped to Australia shortly for racing on the other side. He is to go into J. T. Jamieson’s stable and will be taken across by' Jamieson when he returns shortly. While In Hamilton Jamieson was negotiating for two likely yearling colts by Gay Shield, owned by Mr ‘C. Matthews, but it is understood the terms were unsuitable.

Was Close Up. Astarth was right up at the finish of tlxe open sprint on the third day of the Auckland meeting and better placed early the three-year-old may have taken a bigger say in the final issue than she did. She will bear keeping in mind when next she steps out. To Leave Next Week. An Auckland report states that the promising three-year-old, 'Kilonsoa, will leave for Melbourne on Friday week under charge of Trainer J. (L. Gray. The Kllbroney filly won well at the Avondale Autumn meeting when she ran away from her field which included several useful maiden performers. Appeared Unlucky. The Little England mare Adalene did not have the best of luck in the running of the open sprint on the final day of the Ellerslic carnival and with a 'better run through may 'have been difilcult to dispose of. She came I right from the back to be close, on the heels of Tradesman and Greek Gold. ! Relished the Conditions. I In the. two sprint events contested ■ by Greek Gold at the recent Ellerslic •meeting the Lucullus gelding demonstrated liis partiality for winter conditions. On both occasions, howI ever, he was narrowly beaten. On ! opening day Exaggeration beat him by lialf-a-head and on the final day Tradesman lowered his colours by a , head. i A Good Performance. 'Having only liis second race over the obstacles since joining R. S. Bagby’s stable Black Marlin put up a good performance to win the Orakei Hurdles In a tight finish with Travelling Agent. After the Te Kuiti meeting, where lie raced on the second day, the Lucutlus sclding evinced signs of soreness and it was this that kept him i out. of engagements on the earlier days of Hie Great Northern meeting, lie, will need only to remain sound to ' go on to the heller tilings as lie looks | Hie part of a good jumper. .

To Rapa Horses Do Well. •Horses trained at Te Rapa accounted for £121!.") in slake money at I lie recent Great Northern meeting at Ellerslic. Of this amount .T. F. Tutchcn’s trio. Travelling Agent, Adalenc and Ruby Meteor won £250, £2.70 and £125 respectively, Tradesman won £2BO for 11. T. Reilly and Prince Acre's success in the Jcrvois Handicap on opening day brought in £250 for own-er-trainer A. Winder. Other Te Rapa representatives to be in the money were King 'Rcy (£SO) and Sir Musk (£SO),

Enge’s Good Showing. Enge, ran his best race of. the meeting when he came from the back to . cut Scotland out of second money in j the York Handicap on the final day of ■ the Great Northern meeting at Ellerslie. He was battling on resolutely at the finish and gave the impression that had lie been able to make his 1 run earlier he would have been more | troublesome than lie was. I | Val Watch. j Val Watch ran right up to her best j form when she won the Campbell j Hurdles on Saturday at Ellerslie in a desperate finish with the southerner { Rasouli. The heavy going played right into the hands of the speedy Val Watch and her jumping was polished throughout. One of the most pleasing features of her display was tlie manner in which she was sticking on when asked for a final effort.

Rasoull’s Showing. Under the solid poundage of 11.1 Rasouli was responsible for a pleasing performance in running Val Watch to a head in Hie Campbell Hurdles at Ellerslie on Saturday. On the second day of the meeting the Bernard gelding was going well until he -slipped and lost ground at a fence along the back. On Saturday, half way down the running, it appeared as if he would make amends for his failure -on ’the -earlier -day of the gathering.

Tradesman Prevails. The Te -Rapa mudlark Tradesman ran his best race for some -considerable time wflien, capably bandied by •11. N. Wiggins, lie won the open sprint on the final -clay of the Auckland meeting in slashing style. After jumping out smartly he had drifted -somewhat at the end of -a couple of furlongs, but favoured by a run through on the rails he responded well under pressure in the last little bit to score narrowly from Greek Gold.

Fell When Handy

-Gascille was unlucky to fall when •he did in the Tamaki -Steeplechase on Saturday at Auckland, otherwise lie may have won. It was the first fence on the hill that proved his undoing—a -stage of the Ellerslie country that has proved a -stumbling block to many -a steeplechaser. At the time the -Gasbag gelding was travelling along nicely in front and had he -stood up he would have urmoubtedly proved difficult to dispose of.

Haakon Decisively. Haakon gave further evidence of his consistency when he won the big cross-country on the concluding day (Saturday) of the Great Northern meeting at Ellerslie. 'Giving a fine display of fencing throughout with the exception of a somewhat faulty jump near the six furlong peg he was always travelling smoothly and proved too solid for the opposition in the ■straight. Haakon was never bettor than he Is at present. Revelled In the Going. 'Revelling in the heavy conditions liorowhenua won the York Handicap in convincing -style on Saturday at Ellerslie. Always handily placed in the running he came through in -the straight to give nothing else a chance -at the finish. The Riccarton horse was only moderately supported in the betting lists and was -capably handled by the light-weight, J. Mclnally, who has been riding with -success of late. A Fine Performance. On Parade gave a slashing performance in the Fitzroy Handicap on the concluding day of the Great Northern meeting. Never far back in the running he was right on the heels of Solaria -and Jewelled Girdle at the home -turn and over the very final! stages he made an exhibition of the -field, winning going -away by three lengths. It was On Parade’s best exhibition to date and indicative of his present splendid fitness. His Best to Date. -Cromwell gave easily his best exhibition to date when he won the , Tamaki Steeplechase on the final day I of the Great Northern meeting. While his fencing was somewhat faulty early it Improved as the race progressed and when -Gascille fell at the first t

fence on the hill the last time when -in a -good position, Cromwell took the measure of Ardmanning to win nicely at the end. The -class that Cromwell accounted for was certainly not strong, but as he is susceptible to further improvement he may win further for his -connections.

Was Finishing On. On both the. second and final days of -the Great Northern meeting the Te Rapa trained Sir Musk was finishing on in his engagements and better placed earlier in proceedings lie may have had a bigger say in the decision than he did. The Muskeloon gelding is at home under winter conditions and provided he -stands up successfully to training from now on he may make amends in -the near future.

HAWKE’S BAY MEETING.

FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW.

REVIEW OF PROSPECTS. The winter meeting of the Ilawke’s Bay Jockey C-lul) will open -to-morrow. Interesting fields -arc engaged. Tho following horses are in form and may find favou-r in their engagements:— Maiden Plate: Trackman, -Peggy Defoe, Ceierimus. Hawke’-s Bay -Hurdles: Esteem, Sir Spear, Tare-ha. -Corinthian Plate: -Bothwell, Sunny Sky, Tres Sec. June Steeplechase: -Cots'field, Victor -Colimha, Diamond. Winter Handicap: Unexpected, Boudoir, Werohia. 'Kidnappers Handicap: Maine, Abbey -Feale, Hunting Cat. Heretaunga Handicap: Coronilla;' Cawbeen, Curie. The fields are:—

maiden plate. Of £7O; special weights; 5J furs War Parade Puru Morning Quest Okanagan Paetutu Mahora 'Grand Granvale Peggy Defoe Ceierimus Mona Lisa Trackman Kokoqiea Caen

HAWKE’S BAY HURDLES. Or £100; 1} miles, st. lb. st. lb. Esteem . . . 10 12 Klmbo 9 2 Sir Spear . . 10 10 SpalpiKo . . . 9 0 Air Laddie . 10 0 Anemometer 9 0 Tarelia . . . 10 0 Kaola . . . 9 0 Million . . It. Banquet .10 5 . 0 7 Arctic Star . 0 0

CORINTHIAN PLATE. or £170; gentlemen riders; 1 mile. st. lb. st. lb. Sunny Sky . 12 0 Cometra . . 10 10 It. Songster 11 5 Shenanikida 10 10 Tahoma .. . 11 5 Treas. Hunt . 10 9 Gold Cure . . 10 13 The Grasper 10 9 Bothwell . . 10 13 Father’s Tres See . . . 10 13 Choice . . . 10 9 Monarchy . 10 11 Drumpecl . . 10 7

JUNE STEEPLECHASE. or £100; 21 miles. «t. lb. St. lb. Cotsllelcl . . . 10 12 Cometra . . . 9 3 Diamond . . 10 1 Sabatlni . . . 9 0 Taura Lad .10 1 Market Inn 9 0 Victor Colima 0 S Petrarch . , 9 0 Hukemanu . 0 8 Dozle . . e 0

WINTER HANDICAP. Or £80; 11 miles. st. lb. St. lb. Werohia . , 0 0 Lady Wessex 8 0 Boudoir . . . 0 0 Tho Grasper 8 0 Unexpected . 8 11 C. willonyx 8 0

KIDNAPPERS HANDICAP. or £70; G rurs. st. lb. st. lb. Maine . . . . 0 0 Queen’s Pride S 7 Alby . . . . 0 9 Fortene . . . 8 G Contact . . , 0 7 Abbey Feale 8 6 Hunt. Cat . , 8 8 Collision . . . 8 3 Silver Song 1 . 8 7 Joy Stick . . 8 0

HERETAUNGA HANDICAP. or £80; 6J furs. St. lb. St. lb. Curie . . . 9 9 CawbeeiT . , . 8 3 Speed . . . 9 2 R. Bengal . 8 0 Slippery . . Coroniila . ..92 . . 8 10 False .Scent , . 3 0