RACING FIXTURES

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21413, 4 March 1935, Page 14

RACING FIXTURES

*5.-;:vh 4- Franklin and Bay of Islands i.-irnnd day). March 6—Rangitikei R.C. March 0, 9—Cromwell J.C. March 9—Napier Park R.C. March 9. 11—Waikato R.C. March 16—Kurow J.C. March IC—Clifden R.C. March 10, 13—Ohinemuri J.C. March 16, 18—Wellington R.C. March 20— Opotiki J.C. March 21, 23 Oamaru J.C. March 22, 23—Manawatu R.C. March 23, 25—Bay of Plenty J.C. March 30—Hawke's Bay J.C. March 30—Birchwood H.C. TROTTING FIXTURES March fi—Timaru T.C. March 13—Wyndham T.C. March 16—Cheviot T.C. March 23—Wairarapa T.C. March 23—Roxburgh T.C. March 23—Auckland T.C. March 30—Thames T.C. March 30—Manawatu T.C. Tl-KF GOSSIP Jtrmindfr Nominations for all events at the Oamaru Jockey Club's autumn meet:':g on March 21 and 23 close at 8 p.m. ■ o-rr.orruw. <",ood Starting: at Motukarara Mr P D. McNab. starter for the Par.:> Peninsula Racing Club, was i'::ab!e to officiate at Saturday's meet- • " owing to illness, and his assistant, Mr J. Eridges. acted in his stead. Mr did some excellent work, his ■ ':<;pa:ches in the Peninsula Cup and a:;ruo<\.i Handicaps being especially . pressive. His only effort open to ;.■•%- criticism was in the concluding ♦ vent. He essayed a snap start, and .- addition to riders being caught un- : wares, some of the horses were not :: line when the barrier was released. Ir McNab is confined to his bed. but a.-', ovening was reported to be pro- , "C. ii. r favourably. Appeals by Jockeys The appeals of the jockeys R. Reed r,:A B. H. Morris against their month's ;spc:ision bv the Woodville Jockey <\'!ub were heard by the Hawke's Bay District Committee on Friday afteri:o<n. and were dismissed. The appeal of R. Marsh, who on '■:\c rame occasion was fined £lO for ■>v:\tvj. unsatisfactory evidence, was • card and the fine was reduced to

."MrrtinK Abandoned Th'.- Kurow Jockey Club called for ' '.ruinations o:i Friday for its proposed T-.fre'iriK on March IG. but the response •.'•;:.= verv disappointing, and the com- : ..ttce decided to abandon the prorrsrrrr.e. and to endeavour to arrange .-. date in October. A Special Trial Gar, Mask inspired heavy support in •::c maiden event at Motukarara on Saiurciav. partly owing to the choice ' f rider, and to a good gallop he was <•: edited with registering on the Motu-:-:arara track on Thursday. He was < tie of the first out of the barrier, and i i-Dined the lead to well into the : but then faded out. A Hare Privilege (Jrociaji Prince was hurdled off as f/o.'i a- thf field for the Kinloch Han'•!c:,d lined up on Saturday, and as '.!=. trainer stood close to him, the ;:eiding stood quietly, and was one of -■:» fi.-t to show out when the barker was released. Special permis- : ion was secured from the stewards to .-'. ; low the trainer to go to the post, 'ijiii he did not handle the horse, nor n.'i ! r take any active part in keeping ; ;ru up to the tape. His presence, ; ,owever. evidently steadied Grecian Prince, who did not show any in<~i;r.atk>n to be on the move as on v-.my previous occasions. It is not <f!en that this privilege is extended 'o trainers, and in the event of a whole field of horses being of an unruly temperament, it would be inter-r-r'ting to view the picture of all trainrj.- ?tandiiT! at the barrier endeavour- ' g by their presence to calm their > a:,didates.

A Successful Meeting 'As a result of the recent very successful race meeting the Te Aroha ■Jockev Club will show a profit of approximately £2OOO. This is considered by the officials of the club to be very satisfactory, and goes to show ■ hat the keeping up of the stakes at a h:~Vi level has been amply justified. Raring at Trcntham Riccarton stables are represented by the following horses in the nominations for the Wellington Racing Club's au■urrsii meeting:—Colossian, Haere Tonu, SjJiy Owl, Owlsgleam. Variant, Horo)B!a. Fair Weather, Fracas, Nightly, Abdication, Silver Ring, Silver Sight, Ho:-!is, Manetho, Wino. Emissary, Imf.enai Spear. Knowledge. Moonbeam, .-.r:d Greek Shepherd. Other nominai:ons from the South Island include Guarantee, Epris, Kcmal Pasha, Trivet, Golden King, Nightform. A Brilliant Juvenile Voting Idea, who defeated Homer at Flemmgton on Saturday, first drew attention :r> his brilliance by winning the •S'radbroke Stakes, five furlongs, on -\'<■■'.>/ Year's Day at Flemington. He v.-.is bred by Mr P. Miller, and was off* red on his behalf at the Svdney yearling sales. He was purchased by .VUv\sr:; Miller and A. G. Hunter for 500 guineas, and these two rival studmasters race the colt in partnership, Constant Sun. imported by Mr Miller, :s by Son-in-Law from Constant Lady, by Stedfast from Baronin, by Isinglass. Pci iiiasJan. dam of Young Idea, is by The Welkin "sire of Gloaming), from Flowery Speech, by Cicero from Pernan Lilac, by Persimmon. Palfresco, who finished in third place in the .Slakes, was bred in Victoria, his dam, Little Millie, being by Bronzino from P'i:-ndeno by Positano.

t'nproinising Outlook The defeat of Vintage at Flemington <■■:; Saturday would be very disappoint.r.;: to his supporters. He no doubt .vuulfl be in want of a race, as he has ',''• lons been settled in Melbourne, but. according to the cable message, he had no chance with Topical. from v.-honi he received 141b. In the Australian Cup. to be decided on Saturf!r.y. Vintage has 9-7, and Topical 8-12, :-r> that the latter is meeting the Ricearton cclding on no less than 231b bettor terms. Vintage may have an advantage over Topical from a slayr.x viewpoint, but the result of Saturday's clash between the pair will not i>o peasant reading to those in Can- ■< rbury who contracted to support him :u b'u/i the Esscndon Stakes and the Australian Cup. A Popular System It is interesting to note that at the Peninsula Racing Club's meet■■ng on Saturday, supporters of the favourite in each race on the place astern failed in only one event, the Eorsyili Hack Handicap, to collect a dividend. It is computed that £1 invested on each favourite in this way would have produced £ll Is, so that that the investor would have an enjoyable and profitable day, as well as deriving much enjoyment from visitjng the pay-out window on seven occasions. There was every evidence on Saturday that the win and place system js still popular with Canterbury racegoers. Proof of this can be gained by the large increase in the turnover In spite of a good deal of money bein<* turned away owing to the facilities

being unable to cope with the unexpected rush for tickets. No doubt, with a handsome profit accruing from Saturday's meeting, some necessary improvements in this regard will be effected before the club's next fixture.