HEBE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 138, 9 December 1930, Page 6

HEBE AND THERE

Cup and Railway. ■Nightmarch and Stai- Stranger aye now equal favourites in early discussions for the Auckland, with Concentrate and In the Shade next fancied. In the Railway Handicap, Chromadyne is outstanding favourite, and there is little between Supremacy, Gesture, and Autopay, who have most friends of the remainder. Engaged at Ellerslie. Trentham horses who have been entered for minor events at the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting are: Epuialtes, Arrowzone, Gay Court, Money Mint, Sir Limond, Lady Pam, Cape Gold, Maritime, Tobaccolaud, Gesture, St. Roger, and Oratorian. No First Day Race. The Derby winner Cylinder has not been entered for any other race on the first day of the Auckland Meetingl than the Auckland Cup, and as it is anuounced that he -will not start in the Cup, the first outing that he will have may be the King's Plate on the second day.* Great Northern Foal Stakes. Eighteen horses have been left in the field for the Great Northern Foal Stakes, to be run on' the first day at Ellerslie, the number including La Poupee, winner of the Auckland Racing Club's Welcome Stakes and the Wellesley Stakes, Wellington, Movie Star, ■winner of the Breeders' Plate at Randwick, Tea Chat, winner of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Welcome Stakes, and Ammon Ra, the half-brother to Prodice, who made a good impression in his first start at Takapuna last week. Great Northern Derby. The fifteen horses left in the Great Northern Derby include Cylinder, winner of the New Zealand Derby, Sargon, who performed well in Australia in the spring, and also won the Alison Cup at Takapuna last Saturday week, Gustavo, the full brother to Count Cavour, Paratoo, who finished second to Cylinder at Ricearton,. and Karapoti, winner of the Great Northern Guineas. Fine Field Engaged. I Those remaining' in the Royal Stakes, for two and three-year-olds, to be run on the fourth' day of the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting, comprise the best' of _the younger horses in New Zealand. Notable among them are La Poupee, .Tea' Chat. Movie Star, Ammon Ra, Karapoti, Cylinder, and Gesture. From Successful Family. Red Arrow, a three-year-old gelding by Arrowsraith from Red Queen, is the latest addition: to P. Christmas's team at Ricearton. He is a well-grown young horse, who comes from a very successful racing family. His dam, who produced Gay Queen and Master Clarence earlier in her career, is by All Red from Lady Victoria, dam of the New Zealand Cup winner Royal Star. Displays Promise. After racing <at the WbangareS Meeting, Stimulant, a three-year-old ' brown gelding, by Peach Brandy from Oinoana; a grey mare by Euclid, was given an easy time, but the Ellerslie trainer W. Gall is now allotting him more -serious tasks. He was sprinted half a, mile last Thursday; and shaped well, putting up fair time for the distance. Stimulant has not done .much racing, still lie displays more than average promise, and when lie becomes solid should prove a payable proposition. ...... Made a Good Showing. Although Spring Abbey was beaten out of a- place in the Pupuke Handicap at Takapuna, Jie made a good showing, being right up with the leaders entering the. straight.. He looks all the better for the race, and should be> a payable proposition on the country circuit later on in the season. Spring Abbey, who is a five-year-dld chestnut gelding by Quin Abbey from the Bezonian mare Waiomi, a member of the Waterwitch branch of the Mermaid family, is a useful sort, and stays on Fetter than the majority of hacks now racing. Evening's New Role. The. Day Comet mare Evening was schooled over the hurdles at Wingatui last week. She was sent over the jump three .times, and.put tip a display suggesting possibilities' of developing into a useful hurdler. Day Comet's stock seem to in-herit-fencing ability, as they have been ;very /successful over hurdles and fences. D. Campbell's Recovery. The Ricearton trainer D. Campbell has made a good' recovery from his recent illness, and is again able to attend the track during working hours, and superintend the work of his team. In the meantime, however, he lias nothing quite ready to Tace, but lie is preparing a couple of promising youngsters. Resumed Work Again. The Peach Brandy filly Grand Spirit has resumed work again at Ellerslie after having a couple of months' spell on her owner's farm. She has done well during her absence from the track, having built up nice'and solid, while she has also grown considerably, and lookj an improved filly in every' way. Grand Spirit was a useful two-year-old, and there is no question regarding her speed, and when W. Gall gets her back to racing con-, dition she should win more money. Develops a Splint. The three-year-old Pnriri Park, by Treclare from Hayhope, who has lately, been progressing favourably at Ellerslie under the care of F. Gilehrist, has developed a splint, and may have to be eased up, as he was sore after working last Thursday. It will be unfortunate for Gilehrist if the splint proves troublesome, for he has been very patient with Puriri Park, who was to have had his first race at the Auckland Summer Meeting. Mondoro-us Returning. Mr. C. M. Emanuel's two-year-old Mondorous, by Limond from Duchess Eudorue, who has been in D. Lewis's stable at Randwick since last autumn, is returning to Auckland by the Ulimaroa to-day. Mondorous raced once in Sydney, and was to have run again at the Warwick Farm Meeting on Saturday. Unfortunately lie went amiss and could not keep his engagement. On arrival he will be taken to his owner's stable at Ellerslie and given a spell. Totalisator in Ireland. According to the interim report of the Board of Control, the totalisator does not appear to have been a success so far in Ireland. In the Free State up to 31st August, the machine showed a loss of about £150, without including overhead and establishment charges. These, it is stated, will amount to about £2500 for the year. Mechanical betting had been operated for 61 days' racing, with a turnover of.' only £84,000. Additional fees were charged to bookmakers for the right to bet in competition with the tote. Over £2000 of the profits had been handed over to the Free State Revenue Commissioners, and the same amount to race executives. In England also many people have been disappointed with the results obtained from the tote.,' though it does seem to have stimulated general public interest in the Turf. , Lord Derby's Trainer. The Hon. Geovge Lambton will resume as trainer for Lord Derby when Frank Butters gives up the position at the end of the season. Butters has been training for Lord Derby for the past four years, Mr. Lambton acting as manager of the

stables. Butters had been very successful with Lord Derby's horses, having won three classic races, the St. Leger with Fairway, the Oaks with Toboggan, and the One Thousand Guineas with Fair Isle. He sent out Bosworth to win the Ascot Gold Cup this year. The Hon. George Lambton began training in 1893. In 1924 he saddled his first Derby winner, this being Lord Derby's Sansovino. Previously he had trained three seconds for the big Epsom race, Stedfast, Archaic, and Pharos. In the other classic races Mr. Lambton was more successful. He won the Doncaster St. Leger three times, with Swynford, Kcysoe, and Tranquil. Costaki Pasha Retired. The Aga Ivhau's four-year-old Costaki Pasha, by Gainsborough from Cos, has finished his racing career, and has left England to take up stud duties in France. Costaki Pasha was one of the best two-year-olds of 102 S. lv the winter of 1929 lie was favourite for the Derby, but owing to internal trouble he was unable to run. In none of his four races as a three-year-old did he do himself justice. This year he showed that he still possessed some of his juvenile speed by winning the Cork and Orrery Stakes at Ascot. He afterwards ran Stingo, who was receiving seven pounds, to a length and a half in the King George Stakes at Goodwood, having among, others Tag End, Fair Isle, and Grace Dalrymple behind him. In all, Costaki Pasha won stakes to the value of £8270. Increased Percentage. In England the Racecourse Betting Control Board deducts 6 per cent, and broken money from totalisator investments. There is no further deduction, and, with a comparatively light turnover, expenses go a long way towards eating up the money received. In consequence the board has decided to increase the C per cent, to 10 per cent, at all meetings held under the National Hunt Committee's Rules. These are jumping fixtures, and, with attendances small during the winter mouths, the machine turnover is not sufficiently large at the present rate of deduction to give the public adequate service. At some of the small meetings and at point-to-point meetings, the percentage has been 10 per cent, since the commencement of the year. The board may have yet to increase the rate at all meetings. Denial to Rumour. Denial has been" given to the rumour recently current iv England that H.H. Aga Khan had bought, or was buying, Wimpole Hall, the Hertfordshire seat of Lord Clifden, for the purpose of establishing a stud in England. Iv an interview, the Aga Khan stated that for the time being he had no intention of forming a stud in England, but he added that he might do so later. At present the Aga Khan's European stud is in* France. Odds and Ends. Nominations for the Marton Jockey Club's Summer Meeting close at 9 p.m. on Friday. Handicaps for the Westland, Waipukurau, Taranaki, Dunedin, and Manawatu meetings will make their appearance on Saturday. A. Eastwood has been engaged to ride Gay Crest in the Auckland Cup and Autopay in the Railway Handicap. He will also ride Great Star in his engagements after the first day. The Paper Money—lllume filly Flicker, who has been racing for some time past with success in the pony ranks in Sydney, has returned to Invercargill. She has joined up with F. J.M'Kay's active string. The only other galloping meeting before the holidays is the Waipa Racing Club's Annual Meeting at Te Awamutu on Saturday. There will also be trots on Saturday at New Brighton. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. A.H.—lnformation concerning dividends unable to be obtained.