RACING NEWS RACING FUTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 1 May 1930, Page 10

RACING NEWS

RACING FUTURES.

May 3.—Amberley K.C. Mff.T S, 10.—p-gmont 3S.C. Jlaj 9, 10.—NUsou J.C. I Stay 14, "la.—.Southland K.C. 1 \May 15, 17.—Wanganul J.C. . , , j Jlay 16, 17.—Marlborough K.C. j May. 24.—-Ashburton County R.C. Stay 21.—Taumarunul it.C. Juno 3, 4.—OtaM-Maorl It.C. ' Juno 3, 5. 7.—Auckland K.C. Juno 14.—Oainaru J.C. June 10, 21.—South Canterbury J.C.. .. . , - 3uno 20. 21.—Hawkes Hay J.C. S'une- 25.—BBmont-Wangannl . Hunt Club, . ■Juno 27, 28.—Napier Park R.C. . J.uno 28.—Ashburton County B.C. July 9. 10, 12.— Wellington, K.C. ■. j{]y is.— Walniate District Hunt Club. July 24, 26.—Gisborne K.C. July 26.—South Canterbury Hunt Club, July 31.—Manawatu R.C.» •'■■. xROTTING/.mTUBES. -May S.— Cambridge f i' C. -May-8. 10-Forbury Park T.C. ig 31 lune m 3™ Canterbury Part T.C. ■June 7.— Atbbsrtoo IT.C. . ... , Nominations for the Marlborough Meet-'-sh» are due to-morrow at 9 p.m. -Acceptances for the Bgmont Racing .Club's Meeting close to-morrow at B.dU «J».m. ■ -Where? ■ • ' Umins tlio last-few years several prominent 'jockeys of this Country have had ' 'sentences inflicted on them for alleged oi.fences -committed '-during1 race, riding, but , m often such sentences are reduced^or wholly reversed by either district commit.tees or appeal judges. Where is the weak-■iess-in those laying the charges, or those hearing such appeals? Appeals in Australia are seldom upheld. Why^the difference? This is the question a Taranaki ■writer is asking. :Not a Tom Tiddler's Ground. . Last winter a large number of New Zea-land-trained horses were shipped across 'to Australia with a view to winning some 'tsi the good prize-money offered by tne leading clubs. Nightinarch succeeded m winning, among other races, those ncn 'prizes, the Epsom Handicap and. Mel- . *6urne Cup, and while First Acre, Ceremony, and Teri won good handicaps, it is -safe to conclude that if a balance-sheet ,"i-ere prepared it would reveal a very small credit balance, after all the expense of taking and supporting in races in Aus"tralia something like fifty horses. Several •trainers are contemplating a trip to, Australia for the coming season, but it is doubtful if anything like last season s number will.make the journey. , , ! Plenty of Encouragement. ;• vEvery facility and inducement was afforded at the Taranaki Trotting Club's fixture last Saturday for the public to make investments, but further encouragement was offered to the farming section -of the community by the following blackboard notice in front of the totalisator: nvLittest market report: Butter up Ms, - "cheese up 65." And even after that the 'totalisator was ' down slightly, but this "was.due to. the .early, start made with the "programme. . ... . ... . 'Fernden's Failure. , ■■-..'■■ "'■'Ferriden lias finished his racing for the .-current season,'and he will be given a ,couple of months' spell. His poor showIng at Riccarton is a riddle to his connections*. The Rieearton race track isjunduJating in stretches, a feature that has caused many northerners trouble, and from the manner that Fernden handled Jiimself, it appeared as if the track troubled him. It is stated that Ferhden had been costly in some quarters prior ; to the Canterbury Meeting, but in his .only start there a good deal of the money "was recovered. : ."..■.:.■. Steoplecliasing at Awapuni. ', ;. The Manawatu Racing Club has all flr- '■■; Tangements in train' for its inaugural steeplechase meeting this winter, utilising .'■■ the totalisator permits of the Manawatu jfiunt Club for this season and next. It is vjjroposed. to hold the meeting on Thiil's- '- 31st July, and. Saturday, 2nd August. 'There is just a chance that there will be ■"Some opposition to the date of the second : -day from the Christchurch Hunt Club, for t on that d.ate, it is probable, the southern -slub will wish to hold its meeting, which ; fpr several years past has been a curtain»E>iEer for the Grand National Meeting. . There isnot much doubt also that if the . Manawatu Club.goes on with its fixture on 2nd August it will affect adversely the , racing at Riccarton. Squabbles over racfwg dates have; been unedifying features ja racing' affairs in the past, and it is to :foe- hoped that: the Manawatu and Christ-church-Clubs find an easy way but of the ■ The tentative programme arxanged by the Manawatu Club for its firat fiteeplechase fixtii'reß includes one open steeplechase of three miles, four jumping events for hunters, one open hurdle race, and one hack hurdle race. The principal iiat handicap/a mile and a quarter event, has been named the Clifford Handicap. Hunting Song Yearlings Sale. A message from Gisborne reports the sale of two yearlings by Hunting Song. A colt out of Black Lace has been sold by. Mr.-W. Davidson, of Gisborne, to Mr M Reedy, of Ruatoria, for 600gns, and a Keldmg out. of St. Helen has been sold by Mr. E. R. Black, of Pakowhai, to Mr. W. 'Scholium, of' Auckland, for 400gns. VS. Garrett on Holiday. j '7 A'u Adelaide paper-states that'W. Gar- • jett, of Auckland, who on two occasions ..took a horse from. New' Zealand to AdeJciide for the Great Eastern Steeplechase, passed through on the steamer Balranald Ton his , way to England to visit his biroand sisters. In a letter to Mr. S. J. Pullman, secretary of the Onkaparinga 'Racing Club, Garrett stated that he hoped fto briri'g along a horse next year to run in the Great Eastern Steeplechase. The ■ ■first horse he took to Adelaide was Sir w b o W ent wrong just before the big race and could not be started, and jn the, following year he was represented 3,y Zircon, who came down at the next to last fence when in a> good position. For tho Australian Smalls. ai"'R. R. M'Donald leaves Wingatui for on Monday with-, the .two-year-1 'irtd Master Anomaly. This hprse ran off •vthe course at the home turn at Oamaru cund then placed third. Many'who were in a good line with the judge maintained -that he won,'but when he weighed in his jockey was l%lb short weight. Master Anomaly undoubtedly has pace, and will be raced at the suburban meetings round Melbourne. . Bettino on Phar Lap. Probably for the first tune in history in Australia not one straight-out bet could ~sio traced when Phar Lap went out for Jthe Cumberland Stakes at Randwick. The "Ifookmakers declined to do any busiTpess.-' Totalisator betting also-was negli(?giblei On the Piiddock totalisator Phar -■3iap's backers received what must be i^alled a good price, but in the St. Leger "Hhc profit was negligible, while those who. hhn on the totalisator on the -flat received back less than they invested. .Riccarton Notes. -" T. Lloyd has recommisswned Desert who has been spelling for about . tfour months. The Hunting Song three- \ who looks rough but in healthy vipndition, has grown during his absence the training tracks. -"The two-year-old Shatter, by Shambles 'from Windshield, has been recommissioned «by F. D. Jones. He was broken in last year, and then was given a spell. He will "he got ready now to race in the spring. ->> P. V. Mason has most of his team on .the easy list at present. Swiftray will -compete at Amberley at present, but the ■other inmates of the stables 'have finished "racing for the season. In the meantime »the yearlings are engaging attention. -■'--■The three-year-old Arrowshield, by Ar.'Towsmith from Red Shield, has returned 'to J. B. Pearson's stables at Riccarton. .He raced twice last autumn, but he has 'been spelling since then. -">'. The two-year-old filly Spoon still occupies her old box in G. Murray Aynsley's stables, as her owner, Mr. G. P. Payne, ihae not made other arrangements yet for 'her training. , .'■...., „.. ■feG. Murray Aynsley w not dome much

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY .''VEDETTE.")

with his team at present. They will do no more racing this season, and they arc being restricted to light exercise 'for a month or two. , The four-year-old Gay Crest has been eased up, and ho will have a rest for afew weeks. The Shillmglee gelding has nroved a ftreat bargain to JJr. M. <j. Louisson His win in the Great Autumn Handicap established his reputation, as a stayer, and,now he looks a likely sore tor brother.^ for some time yet.