FASTEST TIMES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 3, 29 September 1943, Page 7

FASTEST TIMES

New Set Of Records For Trentham (By St. Simon.) In June, 1938, a re-survey was made of the racing track at Trentham. when :t was found that at some of the starting posts there was a variation of a few feet from actual distances. The stewards therefore decided to expunge all existing time records excepting Gloaming’s half-mile in the Kelburn Plate in 1921, in dosec., this being accomplished on the straight halt mile. A new set of the fastest times recorded at Trentham since June, 1935, has been taken out by the writer for the Wellington Racing Club. They are as follows

Raceless Saturday Abolished. A Press Association message from Canberra received yesterday reported that the Federal Cabinet had abolished the raceless Saturday throughout Australia. Jor the past year there has been no racing in the Commonwealth on the first Saturday each month. The lifting of the ban will not operate till November, because it would be too late for programmes to be arranged for the first Saturday iu October, which is this week.

Riders at Hastings. T The Hawera jockeys N. .Holland and L. J. Clutterbuck will be riding at Hastings on Saturday. Holland’s mounts include IValk Off, Crucible. Palora, Magnus Lux, Gold Dip, Ring Velvet, and Timothy; and Clutterbuck will be on La Serena, Captain Jesse and Lord Reay. Brood Mare Sires. The statistics dealing with the leading sires of brood mares, compiled each year by the bloodstock department of wright. Stephenson and Co., Ltd., reveal that lor the 11)12-43 season, Limoud headed the list, progeny of his daughters having won £112,12(1. The principal winners were Yogi, Rink. Representative and Beau Vaals. Hmond was second three times, third once, and fourth once in the preceding five vears. Tractor was second with L1<>,839, Lucullus (the leader fur the past three seasons) third with £10.278; and next in line came Valkvrian, £9407; Paper Money, £9011; Chief Ruler, £8921; ' Kilbroney, £7651; Psychology. £6859; Lord Quex, £6755; Day Comet. £6013; and Arcluestown, £O3OO.

Good Track T,ikely. , . , Advice from Hastings yesterday slated that the track was in splendid order for tiie semi-final gallops and is expected to ue in the best of condition for baturday s meeting. Even in winter the Hastings track seldom gets very bad and heavy going there for a meeting in the other seasons is rare. The spring tracks to date have been in the heaviest of winter conditions and dry going this week at Hastings might upset existing opinions about public form. In Jcfferd’s Stable. Mr. J. G. Alexander’s Captain Bunsby gelding, Bunsby, who was prepared by his owner for his first engagements tins season at Marton, has joined up with J. H. Jefferd’s team at Hustings, where other horses are being trained for the same owner.

A.J.C. Weights. Z . . . Katanga, one of the leading winners at weight-for-age in Sydney last season, is topweight in -both the Epsom Handicap and Metropolitan Handicap, to be run.at the A.J.S. spring meeting at Randwick next month. He has 9.8 in the Epsom, one mile; and a pound more in the Metropolitan run over a mile and live furlongs* Gold Salute has 9.3 in the Epsom and Ni-ghtbeam 7.0 in the Epsom and 7.7 in the Metropolitan. M. McCarten s horse. Shining Night, is engaged In the Metropolitan only, and has 8.-- He re cently vron a race over a middle distance in Sydney.

ON THE FLAT. Five Furlongs. Horse. Weight Time Beaulivre S.7 59 Date Oct.. 1938 Beau livre 7.3 59 Jan., 1931) Jan., 1939 Belle Fox 7.11 59 Mar., 1942 Sea Spi 7.1} 59 Jan.. 1943 Six Purlongs. Counterblast ... 7.9 1.10* Jan., 1939 Arvakur ... 8.5 1.10} Jau., 1940 Seven Furlongs. Kindergarten .... 9.0 1.25} Mar., 1942 One Mile. The Bigot S.7 1.3SJ Jan., 1939 Ten Faplongs.* Haughty Winner . S.l 2.41 •Tan., 1939 Eleven Furlongs. Lady Montana .. 7.4 2.17} Jan., 1939 Ono Jlile and a Half. Kakanui 8.9 2.30? Jam, 1943 One 5IHo and Three-quarters. Beaupartir ....'.. 8.10 3.3 Mar.. 1939 Two BIHes. The Joker 7.2 3.23 Jan., 1943 Trantham *No races have been run at over a mile and a quarter since October, 1939. OVER HURDLES. Ono Milo and a Half. Esperance Bay .. 9.2 2.44 Oct., 1939 Ono 5111c and Three-quarters. Peter Beckford .. 10.G 3.11'j Oct., 1939 Two Miles and a Quarter. Town Survey ... 10.0 4.25} July, 1943 OVER STEEPLECHASES. Two Miles and a Half. Hunting'Lore ... 9.8 5.28? July., 1912 Three Mlles. Ostral Flame ... 10.5 0.20} ,0ct„ 1941 Three Mlles and a Quarter. Anini 9.3 .7.10 July, 1943