RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 193, 31 July 1940, Page 8

RACING NOTES

GOOD DIVIDENDS AT ROTORUA GOLDEN ENGLAND'S EFFORTS The Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Clxxb and Rotorxxa Racing Club combined meeting was notable for the f.ne dividends paid, favourites faring badly. On the openixxg day in particular, pxxnters were Avell olf the mark and the reverses began on Monday with the victory of Hunting Bee. Racelixic upset many calculations in the President's and paid a substaxxtial dividexid. * '» a m Golden England Avas. responsible for tAvo very fine efforts in winning both steeplechase events, registering first class performances- each day. In the Rotorxxa axxd Bay of Plexity Hunt Club Cup on Saturday he gave a polished exhibition of feneixxg, tak ing the juxxxps in lxis machine-like stride and xiever losing pace at the obstacles. On this score alone he had it all OA r er the rest of the field and Avould haA'e been a Avinxxer all the way though Makoi and Floodlight had. xxot fallen. Golden England is a chestnut gelding, aged, by that fxne sire of jixmpers, the imported Little England, fi'oxxx Golden Chestnut, and is trained by his owner, Mrs C. O. Managh, of Ngongotaha. A Avell proportioned horse, Golden England is capable of securing higher honours. a « a v Tlxe Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Club Cup Avas xxot a race after the first mile or so. Golden England had already established a command' ing lead by !.lie tixxie that the sec-i ond round'Avas commenced'and aftr er the hot favourite, Makoi, had fall en (Floodlight being the first to go) and Sub-Editor had beexi pixlled up, it never looked like . a race, tlxechestixut loping in to Avin by threequarter of a furlong, Avitli Nukutere a further tAventy lengths back. The 1 second horse, Cockalarum, paid' almost as ixiixclx for a place as Golden England's win dividend. •» S W * * A drawback experienced by punters at the " meeting ■ Avas the time), taken by the attexidaxxts at the number board in putting ixp the barrier draAV. For the first tAvo races this was lacking altogether. It is suggested also that the Club in future should make certain of haA r ing jockey's names; It Avas rather surprising to note that there avus no name-plate for such a Avell knoAvn rider as Wiggins. In most cases Avlxere the names Avere chalked as a substitute it, Avas difficult, if not impossible, to read them. * » 111 0 Despite Young Paddon's consistent form and. splendid track Avork, pxxnters let him go out fourth favourite each \vaj r and he paid a win dividend approximating in pounds four times the number he carried oxi his saddle cloth. The chestnut son of Sux-veyor gaA'e nothing a chance, gaining a big break early and maintaining his advaxitage to Avin by one and a half lengths. Leading froxxi end to end, he had to make lxis oavix pace and the time he recorded for the distance ( 1 a /4 mi'les and 180 yds) 2mins 21 3~ssecs, was exceptionally good. 8 »■»»'' I Consistently good tiixies Avere re-j gistered on the first day. The Hack six Avas run in lxxiin 16 2-5 sees, while the Open Sprint took 4-5 sees less. On a turning coxxrse that Avas cutting out. these represented A r ery good efforts 1 . « « a «* In the Ladies' Bracelet on Satxxrday, Mr G. Peake's rilling tactics and the fact that Mr L. Vercoe, of Paengaroa turned oxxt the aged son of Mimetic—Multipart in splendid con dition, Avere factors in Taunu's surprise .victory over a \'ety solidly sup ported Calshot. Ridden in behind for most of the Avay Taunu-attempt-ed to go through on the rails as the straight Avas reached. Calshot* held on to the inside position and Mr Peake brought Taunu round to th, j outside very quickly, to go on to u comfortable one length victory,. Tlxe least supported of the field of Taunu returned just OA r er double figures for a win and a handy place price.' m ** » » The crowd gave W. Skiffington what is colloquially known as a 'big hand' Avhen he brought Fat Boy ' back to the birdcage after the latter lxad recorded his first Avin. Young J Skiffington is apprenticed to Cox. 1 the Te Aroha trainer who for a long time had Mr McGovern's charges in ! his care. .