RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20096, 27 November 1930, Page 14

RACING AND TROTTING

latest news from far and near

racing fixtures. November 2U, December 1-Takapujm J.C. November 29, December I—leildmg J.O. December 5, 6—Taumarunu K.C. December C—Asuburton County R.C. December U, 10-Woodvillo District J.C December 13—WaJpa R.C. December 20—Waipukurau J£December 28, '27—Wealland December 26, 27— Taranakj J.C. December 26, 27 Dunedin J.C. December 20, 27, 20—Manawntu R.C. December 20, 29, January 1, 3~Auokland December 31, January I—Greymoutb J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. November 27, 29 Forbury Park T.C. December I.'!— Now Brighton T.C. December 20—liawke'e Bay T.C. December 26—Ashburton T.O. December 2(>- Gore T.C December 26, 27—Westport T.C. December 20, 27—South Wairarapa I.C. December 27, SO, 31—Auckland T.C. December 31)—Winton T.C. December 30 —Reefton T.C. TURF GOSSIP. Ellerslie Adjustments. The weights for tlie Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap arc due on Wed- . ncfduv next. " For Awapuni. 'Die Chokebore .stable will be represented at the Manawatu and \\ airarapa holiday Meetings by a team probably comprised uf Full .Feather, Htraightcoursc, Sharp Thorn, aiid the two-year-old filly bv The Ace from Red Ilind. The Leading &re. Phar Lap has won £.18,271 this season, unci Nightniareh £,3290, and with more big money in view for this P alr > thev Mhould again help to place Night Raid ut the head of winning sires u> Australia and Tsew Zealand. Last seaaou the Kaituna horse topped the list with £51,309, giving him a substantial load. Complimentary Tickets. A conference of delegates of racing and trot ting clubs will be held at Hamilton to-day to consider the question of the issue "of complimentary tieketH to Meetings. Chromadyne. Chromadyne has improved so much as a sprinter that the Quin Abbey goldinn now ranks near the top flight. If he goes to the ptfst for tho Cheltenham Handicap at Takapuna next Satu tay, he is sure to bo strongly supported. A Good Beginner. Treasury, who was weighted at the minimum i ? or tho open sprint, the Cheli tenham Handicap at Takapuna, is u member of J. T. Jamieson'H big team I at Takanini. Treasury is a four-year-old gelding bv Grandcourt from Peptamint. In ' his Taces last season he showed a marked turn of speed and would only require to stay on a little better to prove above the average. Ihe track he will be on at the coming weekend will suit Treasury, who has tho ability to go away from the barrier very quickly. Phar Lap's Trainer. It has been suggested that Mr IX J. Davis may transfer Phar Lap to nev and have him trained by T. Woodcock, who looks after the horse. In this connexion "Sportsman's" Melbourne representative udvisea: "Woodcock denies that he intends even applying for a trainer's license. At a dinner after the Melbourne Cup to celebrate Phar Lap's win, Mr Davis told his guests that he hadn't any idea of taking tho horse away from H. R. Telford and that the chestnut would continue to bo trained by Telford, even after the lease expire!." Takapuna J.C.

FORBURY PARK T.C. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. The Forbury Park Trotting Club's Spring Meeting, which opens to-day, gives promise of being highly successful from a sporting point of view, for though the fields are not unwieldy tho class of horses engaged is very even and tho different events arc open. A number of young and promising horses are engaged, and given lino weather the placed horses will need to improve a good deal on their handicap times. The day's prograinmo is as follows: — ROSI.YN handicap. In harness. l>t 200 bovb. Smlii 45sec class. One and u half miles. Biddy Pariah scr Welcome Guy ecr Great Glee . . scr Wally Bingen scr Merrijlso .. Be* Rapture .. 12 Patchwood .. ecr Hydro .. 60 Pattie Bingcn Her Silurian . . B4 Todd lionzla .. scr Usually the slow-class trotters' races do not provide very good racing, but in the Uoslyn Handicap there are several likely to go better than the averago. Biddy Parrish, Patty liingeii, Todd Lonzitt, Welcome Gh.v, und Wallv Hingen are all in thi« category, and 'l'odd Lonzin, Wally Bingen, and Welcome Guy should fill the places. PROGRESSIVE HAHDIOAP, In harness. Of 200 sots. Smin i2see class. One mile and 9 Half. Baby «foaa .. ®CJ* Bunnj Morn »cr Black Watch . . acr Sister Uoro .. scr Ballad© . . ecr Scotty Dingen Bcr ll©rod * . «cr Willie Derby .. ecr Emma Great Chenault 12 Harvester be? Madame Lydia Pointer 24 Locaoda scr Locanda Lu .. Tekara ► • Black Watch, a half-brother to John Noble, raced well at Oamaru, and ho should do so again in tho Progressive Handicap. In this race, however, he will meet very strong opposition from Location and Herod. BT. HILDA HAHDIOAP, 111 saddle. Of 200 sovs. 2min ISsec class. One mils. Brooi Pointer scr Liberal . . 34 Gold Chimes .scr Mountain Chimes 24 Milo Mlnto .. >2 Tommy Direct 36 Mac Dillon . . 24 A small field in the St. Kildn, Handicap will give Mac Dillon his opportunity, rim! h<* should keep the opposition busy. Milo Minto looks the most likely of the remainder. SFRINO HANDICAP, In harness. Of 200 »ovs. Bmin class. 14m. Automatic . . sor Sunrunes .. «cr Belle Lorrlmer scr Red Shadow .. 12 Elite Blngoa .. »cr Awa-lti . . 24 Erin's Chance acr Real Girl .. 24 Holly Bank - . ecr Sonoma Laddie 48 Lydia Pointer «cr AW# Lana .. CO Radio .. acr Danny Boy . 72 Stella Bingon scr The big field in the Spring Handicap will probably find Red Shadow a warm f.ivourito, but lie will be fully extended by Awa-iti and Holly Bank. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, In harness. Of 800 bovb. 4min 32see class. Two miles. Avenger . . Her Steel All . . 13 John Noble .. »cr Erin's Fortnne 12 Morning Buu . acr Great Logan . . 24 Sunny Bob . . ecr Muriel do Oro 24 Wraekecn .. scr Grandligbt . . 24 Arikitoa . . 12 'Hie principal race, the President's Handicap, looks the most open raco of the day, and backers will find it hard to make a favourite. Kvery horso in the race has admirers, but tho numbers hoisted by tho judge should include those carried bv Sunny Bob, Arikitoa. and Errn't, Fortune. DOMINION HANDICAP, In barnesa. Of 250 bovb. 4mlu 46aec class. Two miles. Ambldion . . xer Surprise Kif» .. Ker Journey 48 Nelson's Boy 24 Stanley T. ..00 White Satin .. 24 Lenwood .. 96 Trampcrlsp ~ 40 Stanley T. will be all the rag© in the Dominion Handicap, and White Hat in and Trampcrisp should provide the most set ioua opposition. CAVEF.SHAM HANDICAP, In harness Of 200 sots. Bra!n SOseo class, una mile and a half. Alva liuss .. scr Roddy . . acr George Key .. scr St. George .. scr Kelp •. scr Captain Wrack 12 Lady Antrim acr Milo Mlnto ~ 12 Sodium . . ecr Lily Harold .. 24 Captain Wrack should account for tho small field opposed to him in the C'aversham Handicap, in wh'oh Kelp ond St. George will carry strong support.

Tho Taknpuna Jockey Club has decided upon an alteration in the order of Saturday's programme, which wju now be: Maiden, High-weight, liorough, Plate, Cup, Cambm, Pomn, Cheltenham. Tho charges for admission have been reduced. The outaiae enclosure is now Is 6d, instead of 2a. The inside charges are: Men 7a 6d, instead of 8s; ladies 4« 6d, instead of 08. —Press Association. TROTTING NOTES. Nominations. Nominations for tho .New Brighton T.C. 'u Spring Meeting close at 12 noon to-day. An Open Race. Although only eleven horses aro engaged in the President's Handicap at Forbury Park, and two of these in Morning Sun and Sunny Bob will be bracketed, the race bears a very open appearance, and it is hard to select what the public will make favourite. Possibly C. S. Donald's pair will be the elect, but every other horse engaged has credentials for a race over two miles. Great Logan, if fancied by his connexions should have a great chance, and there iej certain to be strong support for Arikitoa, while Muriel de Oro may do better than in some of her recent two milo engage monts. An Opportunity.

If Captain Wrack iB ever to win another race, his chance ia in the Cavcrsham Handicap at Forbury Park, in which he will be opposed by a very weak field. Few of thoso engaged, with the exception of Kelp, havo any form to recommend them. A Noted Trotter. Stanley T. will attract more notice than any horse racing at Forbury Pari", and the Scottish trotter may surprise a few by a quick beginning on this occasion. Of late he has been working with an over-check, and so might bo more under control at the Btart than in some of his previous efforts. On»e on the journey ho will provide all the thrills desired, and Forbury Park patrons should see a fine exhibition of trotting. Stanley T. has a long wiy to go yet before he enters hia proper class. Under Offer. The Brent Locanda 6tallion, Locanda Boy, is in the private gale list, and the r> .sonable price asked for him should soon lead to business: Locanda Boy is a good, game, consistent pacer with a number of good wins to his credit, and on soft tracks especially, he is a hard horse to beat. BENDIGO CUP. (UNITED PBJS9S ASSOCIATION—US ELBCTBIO TELBGRAPH—COPYEIOHT.) (Received November 26th, 11.50 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 26. The following ia the result of THE BENPIGO CUP, Of 600 nova. One mile and three-quarters. J. Scobie's be TEMPTATION by Royal Alwyne—Tempered 6jrra 7-8 WileoO I E. Lyona's ch g Roabercon by Sarchedoo —Queen Dowger 6yra 7-5 Dewhuiat 3 E. Quopg'e br 8 Salonia by Solatea— Divonia Byre 7-6 .. Tomlinson 3 Won by ft length*

DASH HANDICAP, In huracss. Of 250 aovs. 2min 48scc claas. One nnd a quarter miles. Delightful •. Bcr K1 Direct . . 12 John Jinks •• scr Jolly Chimes .. 12 Nelson d'Oro .. scr Free Advice .. 8G Proud Dillon .. sex Logan Huulon 30 Sunehild .. aef Talent . . U6 Delightful will carry a (ot of money in the Dash Handicap, in which he will be racing over hie favourite distance. John Jinks and Nelson de Oro look the best of the remainder. NEW OWNER'S LUCK. LONDON, October 17. A horse which had never won a race was bought at Newmarket for 660 guineas this morning, nnd won a race and a stnke of about £550 for his new owner in the afternoon. Mr Gilbert Johnstone, who is interested in hunting and eteeplechasmg, came to the Newmarket sales and bought Orvello, in the belief that this Erench-bred three-year-old will make a jumper. After the sale, on second thoughts, he asked that Orvello'B engagement in the Lowther Stakes, to be run later in the day, might be transferred to him. Mrs G. H. Drummond, the Jiorso s former owner, agreed, and as Mr Johnstone had not a set of colours with him, she lent him her colours for Orvello's jockey to wear. Ihe horse led nil the way, beating the favourite. Knight of Lorn, by a length and a half. He was the extreme outsider. Mrs Drummond bought Orvello as a .yearling in Franqe for about twice the sum she received for him to-day. FEILDING J.C. Owing to the safety number being exceeded by four in the Aorangi Trial Plate, it may be necessary to run this race in divisions, which will bo as follows; FIRST DIVISION. SECOND DIVISION. Enter Solanoe Seneschal Black Duchese Tar Baby Pewa Imconic Hinewai Queanbeyan King Hal Heverage Okspua Knollmero Baekier Orby's Choice Ngaparo Klute Protomint Lone Raider Catherine ct Arsgon Onepaj Myota Futurist Black Plan© The olnb U adding £BO to the stake if the race Is ran In divisions, and this will be divided equally between the eeeond horses in each diviilon.

JOCKEYS' WINNING ] PEES. I RIDERS OF CHAMPIONS To be associated with a champion racehorse means a great deal financially to a jockey as well as bringing him notoriety, which means greater opportunities from other owners (aays the Melbourne "Sporting Globe"). On the other hand, big monetary gifts are seldom given jockeys who ride champions, for the reason that the horae usually stunds out so far above his rivals that it is impossible to back him to any extent. 111 the case of Phar Lap winning percentages to his riders have amounted to something like £,2230, and it has been divided among five riders. Jockeys are paid at the rate of 5 per cent, of the winning stake, in Australia,' after the amount paid for nomination and acceptance feeß has been deducted. No extra sum above the ordinary losing fee is paid on place money. A losing fee in races to the value of more than £IOO ia £2.

J. E. Pike has found Phar Lap a veritablo gold mine. He has won 16 races on tho champion, and the prizemoney for firsts amounts to £30,348. Of that sum Pike has got as Mb percentage something like £lßl6. The first rider to win on Phar Lap was J. Baker, who, in winning jjercentage, got £9 out of a £lB2 stake for a two-year-old victory. J. Munro rode Phar Lap when lie won his second race, and for his part he received £45 10s, the stake having been £913. That was in the Itosehill Guineas. At times Pike has not been able to ride tho weight carried by Phar Lap. W. Duncan had the mount when the gelding won the Craven Plate a fow days after the Derby. The stake was £220. r >, and Duncan received as his percentage £llO. Later, W. Elliott did tho "light riding" on Phar Lap. He was successful five times, winning £5094 in stakes and earning, as his share, £254. Had Eight Riders. In his compilation of the Australian and New Zealand stake winning record Amounia has been ridden to his victories by oight different jockeys. J. Munro had moro mounts on the Magpie gelding than any other rider and he recorded 10 wins, which included such rich stakes as tho Epsom Handicap (twice), the Craven Plate, the Williamstown Cup, and tho Cantala Stakes. But it was loft to W. Cook to win the biggest stake on Amounis, and that was on the occasion of his f.rst rido on the gelding—tho Caulfield Cup, which was worth £5150. For that win Cook received £255, and probably a rich present. Munro's 10 wins brought him in £B4O, which would pale into insignificance alongside the cheques he received from the owner.

A. Hunter was the first jockey to be successful on Amounis. He scored twice on the gelding and earned £lB. Then K. Bracken had a turn as first jockey to Mr A. P. Wade. Ho won three races at that time, and recently two more races on him. In all Bracken received as his percentage £194. J. Toohey was another who did well out of Amounis. His record was seven victories and £6423 in winning prizemoney, of which liis percentage share was £321. Ab his successes included a Cantala Stakes, he, too, would receive a much larger sum in gifts. The late H. Cairns won one race on Amounts — the Essendon Stakes, at Flemington', worth £lll7, for winch he received £ 55. J. E. Pike rode the record-holder to victory five times, and his share of the £5513 he won for Mr Pearson was £275. Harold Jones won the Futurity on Amounis a few years ago, and this season lu scored in the Warwick Stakes—a total of £3254, for which he received £162.

It is remarkuble that only four ridera were associated with Gloaming in his wonderful career. In his first race—the Chelmsford Stakes —he was ridden by D. O'Connor, who earned £34 for the win. After that B, Deeley became the jockey, and he scored 29 victories on the son of The Welkin. This brought in £849 to him. Later, G. Young was engaged to ride Gloaming, and his record was 25 wins and £792 in percentages. Once, when Deeley was the rider, and again when Young hold the engagement, a change of riders wen made, and R. Hatch, who was attached to R. Mason's stable, rode the champion. He scored on each occasion, and received £94 for his work.

PHAR LAP'S CHALLENGE. ACCEPTORS UNLIKELY. LONDON, November 14. Mr J. S McCarthy, of Sydney, who has recently been training in France, and with experience in Great Britain nnd India, said that an English horse could morn easily reach condition in Australia than vice versa, as had been pioved by Strephoii. Only another Carbine could beat the best English horses. Most Australian horses would l>e arrested for loitering on the best English courses. An English Jockey Club official suggested that the best English horse' and Phar Lap should meet on neutral territory, either in Africa or India. Too Far for Aga Khan. Although tlin Aga Khan, owner of the Derby winner, Blenheim, has not vet considered the challenge cabled by Mr Davis, to race any horse that might hj« sent out +« Australia within sis months, his secretary lias pointed out to the representative of the "Sun" (Sydney), that he is opposed to the principle of matches abroad, where the conditions of climate are different from those of England. The better the horse, the more sensitive ho wouJd be to the change. The Aga Khan had often instanced the sending of Papyrus to America to meet Zev, as an examplo of an absolute crack being transformed into a second-rater when sent ctcross the sea. He was also unwilling to trust his horses to unfamiliar trainers and jockeys. He could not spare his own staff for the long journey to Australia. Mr Stanley Wootton, the wellIt no v.-" tjninyr, expressed the ooinion that there was not the slightest chance of a (inst-class horse being sent to ■Vufitralia. It was no question of not wanting to meet Phar Lap. If the horse -was sent to England, many owners would gladlj take up M r Davis's challenge.