RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22145, 27 September 1935, Page 7

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING. September 28.—Geraldine R.C. September 28.—Otaki Maori R.C. September 28, 30.—Taumarunui R.C. (at Paeroa). October s.—Napier Park R.C. October s.—Kurow J.C. October 10, 12.—Dunedin J.C. October 12.—Dannevirke R.C. October 12, 14.—Auckland R.C. October 18, 19.—Masterton R.C. October 19.—South Canterbury J.C. October 26, 28.—Wellington It.C. October 28.—North Canterbury R.C. October 28.—Waikato Hunt Club. October 28.—Waipavva County R.C. October 28,—Waverlcy R C.

JOTTINGS. It is reported from Melbourne that the reason for sending Tauramai to Victoria so soon was to get the advantage of swimming exercise at Mentone. It is reported that the Gisborneowned pair, Grand Sport and Sporting Blood, were supported for big money in Sydney last week for the EpsomMetropolitan double. The Auckland horseman, H. Goldfinch, was riding at Geraldine yesterday, but he does not intend remaining in the South Island, and will return north to ride at the Taumarunui Meeting next week.

It is reported that Mr G. Barton has decided to send both Riddle and Desert Chief across to S. G. Ware in Melbourne, and that they will leave direct from Bluff on September 30. Both Riddle and Desert Chief are engaged at the Dunedin Spring Meeting.

The New Zealand horses Might and After Money were sent home from Sydney on the Wanganella, which arrived at Wellington yesterday. Might will go out for a spell at Blenheim, where he is owned, and After Money has been sent to Waikanae.

Dawning Light, the winner of the two-year-old race at Foxton, is a brown filly by Arausio from Aureate, a sister to Desert Gold and Nigger Minstrel. Dawning Light is a half-sister to Okanagan, whom she greatly resembles. She is a big-framed, somewhat angular filly, with plenty of room for development. She rah green, as was only natural, but she is possessed of a fair share of the family pace, and is bound to improve..

There were occasional small .fields in the early days of the Geraldine Cup, and in 1905 there was danger of a vyalkover. Chaos (who subsequently finished second in Euroclydon’s New Zealand Cup), frightened away all opposition except Invader, who carried 201 b overweight to canter round for second monev. Raised to 10.6 in the Racing Club Handicap on the next day, Chaos (owned and trained by M. Hobbs at Timaru) beat two opponents. A. D. Webster has not given up hope of Red Manfred running in ,the cups. He says that the horse is going along all right and .will be able to meet his engagements (says a Melbourne jiaper). According to \\ ebster, the horse has been working on a private track. He would not say where. Red Manfred’s preparation has been seriously interrupted. He has not raced since he won the Hawke’s Bay Cup in May, and has not been seen to gallop on any of the public tracks since his arrival in Melbourne. A good deal of his time has been spent standing in the salt water at Mordialloc. Unless he is able to race very shortly Red Manfred will have little hope of winning any races during the spring. His prospects are dwindling rapidly.

October 28, 29. —Gore R.C. TROTTING. October s.—Methven T.C. October 12.—New Brighton T.C. October 19, 20.—Waikato T.C. October 26, 28.—Auckland T.C. Octobei 26, 28.—Greymouth T.C. October 28.—Oamaru T.C. October 28.—Manawatu T.C. November 2.—Thames T.C. November 2.—Wellington T.C. November 12, 14, 15.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. November 28, 30.—Forbury Park T.C. December 7.—Te Aroha T.C. December 7.—New Brighton T.C.

Trainer W. Pine has reason to congratulate himself on his judgment in selecting a yearling at the National sales. In 1934 he picked out Symcony from Mr Lowry’s lot, and got her for 30gs. He won with her at Foxton, and passed her on at a substantial profit. Last January he and his patron, Mr W. Carson, the latter having his first venture on the turf, selected Dawning Light, and got her for 70gs. It is a coincidence that both Symcony and Dawning Light were the cheapest of the Okawa yearlings, and that both should start on their careers with a win at Foxton.

The win of Heritage in the Avondale Guineas appears to have been a very solid performance, and although he was beaten in the Flying Stakes on the first day, he must rank as the best three-year-old seen out so far this season. Mr W. H. Gaisford divided the honours in this race in 1926 when Commendation dead-heated with Lysander, the rase on that occasion being •run on the Ellerslie course. Commendation went on to win the Derby and other good races, and Heritage bids fair to repeat history. In fact, he appeals as a much better stayer than Commendation,, to whom he is fairly closely related, Homage, the dam of Heritage, being a half-sister to Commendation.

A champion two-year-old has yet to be trained at Derby Lodge, but thus early in the proceedings F. C. Dunlevey has hopes of winning the Sapling Stakes in June next. His ambitions centre in a good-looking brown colt by Nelson Derby from Happy Rosa, 'both parents having been trained by W. J. Tomkinson. Nelson Derby was a fine pacer, and winner of the Auckland Cup and Great Northern Derby, while Happy Rosa was a very brilliant ’though somewhat erratic trotter. The colt will probably be called William, a compliment to Tomkinson, who described the foal as the best he had set eyes upon. The race for the Sapling Stakes is a long way off, but the fortunes of the colt will be followed with interest. —‘ Press.’

Trots are more profitable to the Geraldine Racing Club than they were 40 or 50 years ago (says the Timaru ‘ Herald ’). An indication of poor betting is given by the totalisator figures on the saddle event at the 1890 fixture:—Salista 20, Grace Darling 21, Guardsman 1, Star of Honour 0, Maud 0, lolanthe 0, Puppet 7, Star 1, Polly 0, Grasshopper 0, Kitty 3. Nettie 3. The pool contained £57, and five of the twelve starters ran unbracketed. Calista. who won the race referred to, was a Berlin mare who won four races on end. At Canterbury Park she “ distanced ” the field and won a second race by a furlong. At Orari she had “ practically a walk over,” and at her second start won “ hard held ” by five lengths. For these successes she was penalised 35sec. Nowadays about 9sec would be the maximum for four wins.