THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 18, 16 October 1942, Page 6

THE RACING WORLD

Wiggins Will Ride At Trentham (By The Watcher) 11. N. ’Wiggins, who lias been oil the scene since he broke a leg ar tire, sirring meeting at Trent Irani last year, wired me vesterdav that he was resuming race ruling at tire meeting next week W '(.'K' ll " lias been riding work at Ellerslie rccentlj. K *After o her rare al Hastings reeeiilly it was reported that Coroiiace hail been Injured. but there ennnot have been amen wrong as she lias aceepted tor engagements at Mastcrlon ami Wellington, The Wellington Ballot. In general owners and .trainers appear to have accepted the decision nt tire Wellington Racing Club to ballot out he Ids I,elow division proportions very l.n H ably. Most people will agree that divl sinus are undesirable, though m eliiniu.itin- them a few are bound to sufler. W lui reailv is required is an amendment in tin. law bringing it up to date and .1 b>« HR tlie totalizator to be opened separate!.! on each division. However, that is a uiatlCJ for our legislators, and in t lie meantime tlie club has acted in what its officials e«iisider is tlie best manner lor lacing and Hie public at Trentham. What of th® Second liny'.’ . A verv vital point that is being dis- usseil now however, is whether the horses that were eliminated by ballot uu the first day will be reciuircd to run the same risk f<> the second day, or will they get preferential treatment. An early decision on this matter would be welcomed by uni trainers of the horses concerned, as if they are intended to run on the second day tiiev must make Hie trip with th ® of It being made fruitless by another ballot. Kindergarten Brilliant. Kindergarten continues on the rigl t«a time was exceptionally good. r °Siglow t wni n revert to Hat racing iu the Highweigbt at the Mastertori meeting to rn nrrnw and will be ridden by A. Mi a wood. He galloped seven f “ rlo . n s s . day morning with Madan . , ® k ? a^ ll i l oJj I ’"h c Enrich also ran taking L-JI- HC has run prominently over spi nt distances ~, Ids last two starts .at Otaki ano r-v morrow will be tried over a longer journey in the Mastcrton Handicap. K Aft O er 6 th?* publication of the Wellington acceptances Ft was discovered that Are tie had accepted in two races tor which necXry to ballot, wideh was an infringement of the new r<.„ulatlon. rnnseoiient.lv Arctic Night has been withdrawnl from the October Handicap, anti Foxlore, the horse that was climi {J a^ ballot, has been reinstated. 1 oxlore S weight is 9.3. Makarora, 7.7. is in the Champion Hack. A The S balloting that was necessary at acceptance time for the Rimutaka and October Handicaps on the flrst f da V’L tne J' an v meeting, did not affect ma . horses but in one or two instances much better’animals were forced out than many who were left in. That, of course, is unavoidable tinder the system adopted, and s matter of luck. but it could have been avoided if the club , adopted the pr nclple that except in certain races at set no maiden entry will be accepted at . W R C, mJS Clubs like Auckland. Cellington and Christchurch should seriously consider this point. There are plenty of opportunities for maidens at dls f tri A t e n and quite'a number of them are likely to be still maidens when they have finished racing. ainftrainers are reminded that entries for the New Zealand Cup. to be run oS the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Chib’s Metropolitan meeting, 1942 close with the secretary. Mr. I. T. 11. Bell, P O Box 385 Christchurch, at 5 p.m. today The New Zealand Cup carries a prize of £2090, of whicii the winner is to receive £1225 and a gold cup valued at £75. the second horse SfOO. the tlilrd horse £2OO. and the fourth horse £lOO. This year the meeting is to be held Inter than usual, and is set down for successive Saturdays, November 2S and December o.