RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19691, 26 September 1935, Page 13

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE. RACING FIXTURES. Sept. 28—Geraldine -R.C. ~ept. 28.—Napier Park R.C. Sept. 28, 30, —Taumarunui R.C. (at Paeroa;. October s.—Otakl Maori R.C. October s—Kurow J.C. October 10, 12.—Dunedin J.C. Uctober 12.—Dannevirke R.C. ! al

Waipukurau). October 12. 14 —Auckland R.C. October 18. 19—Masterton R.G. October 19.—South Canterbury J.C. October 26, 28, 30.— Wellington R.C. October 28.—North Canterbury R.C. October 23.—Waikato Hunt Club, October 28. —Walpawa County R.C. October 28. —Waverley R.C. October 28; 29. —Gore R.C. October 31, November 2. —Poverty Bay Turf Club. In Australia. October 5. 7. 9. 12—A.J.C. September 11—St. Legcr Stakes. September 13—-Doncaster Cup. In England. October 3—Jockey Club Stakes. October s—Duke of York Handicap. October 16—Cesarewitch Handicap- : October 17—Middle Park Stakes. October- 26V-Ne\vbury Autumn Handicap. October 30—Cambridgeshire Handicap. October 3i—Jockey Club Cup. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Frankton.—(l) £5 12s 6d; (2) £7 7s. “Follow Up," Hamilton. —£2 Is- “ Reader," Morrinsille. —£216 s 6d. “Mug,”~ Cambridge.—'£2 13s. GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. Win and place betting will be _ln operation at the Taumarunui meeting at Paeroa on Saturday and Monday. Dark Shadow. Dark Shadow continues to .show promise on the tracks at Te Rapa and interest will attach to her showing in the Trial Handicap, of five -furlongs, at Paeroa on Saturday. Bonnie Song. The Hunting Song four-year-old mare Bonnie Song, in A. E. Cox’s stable, at Te Aroha, is 'getting into racing shape, and will toe ready to carry the colours in a few weeks. Powerful In conformation she has good trafck'~acti6n,~*and - should' -prove quitea worthy addition to the team. A Handsome Youngster. According to an Adelaide report, Limond Lad, the highest-priced colt sold at the Treritham sales last January, was put into work early this month. He Is said to have developed into a handsome youngster. Riding Engagements. Te Awamutu riding engagements announced for the approaching Taumarunui meeting at Paeroa are: —R. Horne, Rulelle, Gay Rose, Torch, Nama'kia and Salesman; J. IT- Mcßae, Valorous and Golden England.

Fracas Working. According to a southern report Fracas has been working steadily for some time and she is gradually getting into racing shape. It is probable that she will make her first appearance for ihc season at 1 lie Wellington Racing Ciub’s Spring meeting next month. Dampler. Dampier, the Australian horse of the name who has lately been winning in Sydney, is regarded as being a possibility for a good race shortly. His breeding is of interest to New Zealand, as ho is by Magpie from Foremast, whose dam Foremost is a daughter of Otlerden, the dam of Martian.

Flans for Hounslow. Although Hounslow remains in his old quarters in T. 11. Gillett’s stable at Riccarton, it is doubtful if he will be gone on with at present. With nothing in sight, except the brush hurdle races at the New Zealand Cup meeting, It is probable he will be sent out for a good spell. When -he comes back in the autumn he will be started on a preparation for slecplechasing. Again In Hospital. W. J. Broughton is likely to ; be longer out of the saddle than expected. After his accident at the National meeting when he suffered a fractured leg, he returned to Palmerston North recently well on, the way to recovery. It has since been -found necessary Vo re-break a bone in his leg and he Is again in hospital. Soloist Injured. When Soloist fell at the second fence in his engagement at Avondale he injured himself and as a result will have to toe put aside for a short spell. He has returned to Hawera and present indications are that he will pot be on hand for the spring meeting at Ellerslie next month. Pleasant Treble. Gordon Richards and his family were responsible -for a igeble on August, G. It was the date of thebirthday anniversary of his wife and his second son, and Richards won three races at Brighton. On the day his second son was born Richards w r on -a race on Bunch, and the boy has always been known by that name. British Columbia. In his' last start at Paeroa British Columbia was a trifle unlucky not to win outright and as -the class on Saturday is weaker than it was on that prior occasion he will have his chance %ere to make amends. With 8.2 he Is handily weighted for the part, but it is against the Top Gallant gelding 'that he is still an unruly customer at the barrier.

Bullock as Trainer. • The former well-known Australian jockey Frank Bullock, who returned to England from a holiday to his native land last June, has now set up as a trainer in England and he has purchased a stable at East Hendred. He has been temporarily quartered at Epsom, and he -gained his first success as a trainer when the three-year-old O’Grady, whom he brought over with him l’ro-m France, won a race at Brighton oh August 6. Great International Race. There is likely to toe a great international race at Longchamp on October 6. The event is the Prlx de l’Aro de Triomphe, 14 miles, and -the Aga Khan has Hairan, Theft, Umldwar, and Hindoo Holiday engaged. Other English horses in it are ‘Fair Trial and Alcazar, while French representatives Include Brantome, Pearlweed, and Louqsor. Last year :the Aga Khan sent Felicitation to France for the race, which was worth about £5200, but he was beaten by Brantome and Assuerus. 1 Etcetera. Prior to the Avondale meeting the Little England maiden, Etcetera, had been working well at Ellerslie and while he failed to make much impression over the deciding stages of the Maiden Plate on the first day at Avondale f lie fact that ho was right up with the leaders at the turn -should not be overlooked. The race he had at Avondale should effect Improvement in-liis condition,- and it should not ■come , as a surprise if he Is seen to much better advantage at Paeroa... on Saturday. lie is entered for the Trial Handicap, and the distance, five furlongs, should suit him. Namakla. Namakia will be having her first race of the new season at Paeroa. on Saturday and taking a line through the quality of her preparation on the tracks at Te Awamutu she should prove the most difficult to dispose of. The other morning she and Lady Ruler dashed over half-a-milo in the good time of 50 2-5 s and the Gay Shield mare was doing her work nicely at the end. :Sho appeals as an excellent prospect for Saturday and certainly should not fail on the score of physical fitness. Gay Circle Impresses. Gay Circle, a member of the team that S. G. Ware has in Melbourne at present for his patron, iMr G. J. Barion, gave promise of staying when he won Ids division of the Doona Trial at Caulfield a fortnight ago, and he may now he allowed to take his place in Iho V.R.G. Derby if lie goes on all right, says a Melbourne report. Gay Circle is a three-year-old brown colt by Gay Shield from that useful Lucullus mare Nucleus. He failed to show up in llirce races lie had in ihe 'Dominion last season, but he lias evidently improved a lot recently. In the- Doona Trial, for which lie was spiritedly backed-down to equal, second favourite, lie went to Iho lead a long way from home and nothing was able lo I rouble him in flic straight. In .1 he Air was only half a length behind him at. the straight entrance, but, though finishing second, was two lengths off at the post. He is said to be a shade on Iho small side, but otherwise a neat-looking colt.

Art of Riding. Al every race meeting it is becoming increasingly apparent (says "Lihiron,” in llie Australasian) that there is urgent need everywhere fur an improvement in the standard ol' race riding. The frequency with which horses fall in Hat races is becoming alarming. An occasional fall in a race is inevitable, but when falls become as numerous as 'they have done in the last year or two it betokens something radically wrong. Whether the falls arc due to foul or careless riding or incompetence on the part of many of the jockeys is dltllcuit to say, but perhaps it is a little of belli. The low standard of riding lias been causing the greatest concern among those who have the welfare of racing al/heart, but opinions are divided as |o the cause and the remedy. One .Melbourne trainer expressed (lie opinion recently that a school for apprentices is needed to ensure the boys being properly schooled in the art of riding. There is much to he said in favour of the suggestion, lull all Hint I lie hoys could learn in such a school would be the theory of riding. Allhough of value, It would In' id' little use unless the boys were, at the same time, given sound practical experience, as, after all, an ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory.

Of Interest. An interesting entry in the two-year-old event at the Taumarunui Racing Club’s opening day on Saturday at Paeroa is Rulette, a full-sister to Supremacy, by Chief Ruler. She will be having her first outing in public. On the tracks at Te Awamutu she has been showing a lot of promise in her trials -and in the mediocre -company engaged she appeals as an excellent prospect. Te Awamutu stables have some decidedly useful juvenile talent again this season and indications are that Rulette will keep her end up in two-year-old company in the 1935-36 term-

The Death of Pommern. Pommern, winner of a wartime “Triple Crown” in the colours of the late Mr iSol Joel, died in England last month. As a two-year-old, in 1914, Pommern won the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood and the Imperial Produce Stakes, at Kempton. He secured the Two Thousand Guineas, New Derby Stakes, and September Stakes at Newmarket the following year, being ridden by Steve Donoghue. In all, Pommern won stakes to the value of £15,616. Apple Sammy, Polyphontes, Pondoland, Duncan Gray, and Shell Transport were among the best of the stock that he -sired. P-ombal is one of his sons, that came to the Dominion, and another is Dolomite, who won a few races and is now also at the stud.

Trip Took Its Toll. According to the Trentham trainer W. McConkey, who returned from Melbourne via Sydney last week, after 'having taken over the balance of Mr \V. ‘R. Kemball’s horses in training to this owner’s Caulfield stables, the team that T. R. George has at -present in Sydney is not doing at all well. He saw them and considered they did not look near as lit as they were when they left five weeks ago. Wotan 'particularly had not gone on as it was hoped he would. The buffeting the horses had on -that rough trip across on the Wanganella evidently took more toll than it was thought at the time it had. Other horses on that voyage were Tauramai and G. W. -New’s -team, and all these, have suffered similarly -to George’s horses. Though no definite advice to the effect has been received, it Is believed to be a possibility that George will send some of his horses back shortly if they do not soon show evidence of striking form. TE AROHA CANDIDATES. PROSPECTS FOR PAEROA. CONDITION OF FEI MAH. (Special to Times.) TE AROHA, Wednesday. Te Aroha trained horses engaged on the first day or the Taumarunui meeting are Gay Hose, Mazlr, Ellanui, Te Maranui, Keith Lu, Fei Mali, Madolon, Royal Secret, King' Briefly and Gay Egypt. . All are lilcelv forward In the matter of racing condition and those most fortunate in’ obtaining good runs in their races, may get Into the money. J. it. Wallace’s Mazlr, Is engaged in the Hack Gup at Paeroa on Saturday. Opinions aro divided as to whether he will run out the mile and 110 yards with the pace right on, but being of a very sturdy conformation with decidedly smooth galloping action the probability Is that he will not be beaten by the distance. Mr IV. -B. Hines’ Paladin-Capable gelding Fei Mali, is to be stepped out in the Trial Handicap at Paeroa on Saturday. This three-year-bid is improving every week and the other morning worked in company with King Briefly, moving very ■ attractively. Fei Mali Is a Great Northern Guineas candidate so much local interest will be taken In bis effort tills week. Te Maranui has only been In work a few weeks. ' Neat in conformation ho handles himseir well in his track work. He Is to make his debut in the Juvenile Handicap on Saturday. N. J. Prenter is keeping Gay Egypt right up to Ills work and he will be quite ready for ills Taumarunui engagements. Miss Mcstor, the two-year-old full-sister lo King Mcstor, lias made her appearanco on the local tracks. In conformation she resembles her dam, the Polymestor mare, Miss Mcstor, and is a nice mover in her work. The Musketoon—Miss Amans two-year-old llll.v In J. F. Eva’s team has furnished very materially lately, and is now a rare stamp of galloper. She lias not boon allotted rast work yet, but is in such good trim that she will bo ready to specif up at short notice.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA. KENSINGTON RESULTS. LI.\IB OIIM WINS HANDICAP. Uni led Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, Sept. 25. The New Zoaland-brod gelding Limhohm won the principal event at the Kensington races to-day, this being his first start since lie was leased J>y Mr A. ,1. Toxward to the Randwiek trainer J. T. Jamieson. The New Zealand-bred mare Moncta, by Paper Money from Michaela, won (he Fourlccn-Two Handicap, of £BO, 5A liir. Prince Pombal, Symeony, Cay Sheila and Gallant Knight ran unplaced in I lie first division of Ihe Flying Handicap, 5 A fur., and Norman Compiest was unplaced in Hie second division. Result:—

KENSINGTON HANDICAP, Of Iff3o; 1.1 miles. HIM ROHM (N.Z.-hred), 7.0 (A. R. Knox) j. RoCERSnN, 7.0 (J. IP Duncan) 2 MEASPRE, 8.10 (.1. M. Coiills) . 3 Nine slarled. including Cockpen. Won by Ihreequarlers of a ienglli, with one lenglli between second and Ihinl. 'l’ime, 2.10.