RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 45, 27 April 1942, Page 8

RACING NOTES

ANNUAL CONFERENCE Tlic annual meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Racing Conference will be held in Wellington on Friday, July 10, the day before the second, day of the Wellington winter meeting. Applications for dates must be made before the end of the present month. BALLOT FOR RACES The large field problem is being experienced in Australia as well as in New Zealand, and the ballot is being used to keep them down to convenient size. Recently the Roseliill club made the acceptors in five races ballot for the right to run. BAN LIFTED The recently imposed ban on broadcasting of races in Australia was quickly lifted. The reason given was that it deprived the fighting forces, workers in Avar industries, people in remote areas and hospital patients of a form of indoor amusement. BOOKED FOR AUCKLAND Streamline and Leopardstown. trained at Riccarton by G. Rulgwav for Mr J. H. Grigg, are to be brought north for the Egmont, Waikato and ! Auckland winter meetings. WON AT LONG ODDS One of Mr W. T. Hazlett's team, trained by F. J. Mcl Cay at Caulfield, recently effected a surprise win in a two miles trial hurdle race at Melbourne. He was the four year old gelding Otakau, by Colonel Cygnus or Sir Simper from Dulzura, by Chief Ruler from Dazzling Light. Starting in a field of a dozen at longer odds than 50 to 1, he scored attractively. MAY COME NORTH

Hurry Girl recorded an impressive win at Waslidyke, and in view of her success in her previous start at Riverton, her double figure dividend was surprising. Slie has made marked improvement of late, and is capable of winning in much stronger company. Her owner. Mr A. S3 r me. is contemplating sending Erination to the Egmont, Wailcato and Auckland winter circuit, and if that horse comes north Hurry Girl will accompany him. EXPENSIVE FAILURE Arctic Dawn had every chance in the Timaru Cup, and followed Don't Forget and Not Out into the straight. He made a promising effort to get up to Don't, Forget early in the run home, but it was short-lived, and he finished a good way from the placed division. CHEAP AT THE PRICE It is reported that the price of 500 guineas was asked of an agent who inquired after Whackie last week. He would be a cheap horse at that figure. He won a double at Trentham in March in impressive style, and had he not proved more than a handful for his diminutive rider he probably would have won the Okatfa Handicap at Hastings in his last start, when he failed by a short head to reach Black Robe. RIDER'S LEG BROKEN Chop Sucy stumbled and fell after three furlongs had been covered in the Smithfield Hack Handicap at Washdyke, and her rider, J. Cappie, broke a leg. Chop Suey collided with the railing after falling and broke a bone in a foreleg, but it is hoped to save her for breeding purposes. WELLrBRED WINNER Nightward. winner of the maiden event at Waipukurau, is a three year old by Nightmarch, from Praise, thus a brother to Serenata, Russian Ballet and Representative. A gross type he has taken time to mature, and should go much higher in the game. Fie is owned by Mr TT. H. Gaisford. of Oringi, and is trained by P. Atkins at Hastings. FOR WINTER RACING The Cambridge trained Radiant Vaals who was off the scene during the height of the summer racing, ran sufficiently forward at Ellerslie to betoken "a comeback" before long. He can negotiate heavy tracks well and may therefore be a good winter prospect.