RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22447, 18 September 1936, Page 7

RACING NOTES

[By St. Cpai*.]

RACING. September 19.—Ashburton County R.C. September 19.—Foiton Racing Club. September 19, 21.—Avondale J.C. September 24-, 26.—Geraldine Racing C. September 26.—Marton Jockey Club. September 26, —Napier R.C. October 3.—Kurow J.C. October 3.—Otaki Maori Racing Club. October 3, s.—Taumarunui Racing Club, at Paeroa. October 8, 10.—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 10.—Dannevirke Racing Club (at Waipukurau). October 10, 12.—Auckland Racing Club. October 16, 17.—Masterton Racing Club. October 17.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 17, 19.—Dargaville Racing Club (at Avondale). October 22, 24, 26.—Wellington Racing Club. October 24, 26.—Gore Racing Club. October 26.—Waverley Racing Club. October 26.—Waipawa County Racing Club (at Hastings). THE ASHBURTON MEETING The Ashburton County Jockey Club’s meeting to be held to-morrow afternoon will open the spring fixtures in the South Island this season and commence a circuit, being followed by Geraldine,. Kurow, Dunedin, and Gore fixtures. The Ashburton course, over 11 furlongs round, is never heavy, and from reports will be in excellent order. The chief attraction to-morrow will be the John Grigg Stakes, the first race for two-year-olds in the South Island, and as seven of the nice engaged are also M'Lean Stakes candidates a good line on the field for the latter race should be obtained. Sir Charles Clifford With two representatives holds a strong hand, and from the same stable Mr 6. R. Macdonald will also have a representative. The starters will probably be: Dr Louisson’s b f Pay Up, Hoylake— Brbuse; F. Williamson’s gr c Screamer, Hoylake—Toti dal Monte; A. P. Greenfield’s ch g Heidelberg, Lord Warden — Poetess; W. D. M'Leod’s ch c Triple Cone, Rosenor—Silver Peak; Sir C. Clifford’s b f Mob Rule, Winning Hit —Babel; Sir C. Clifford’s br f Card Player, Paper Money—Shuffle ; G. R. Macdonald’s b f Guinea Fowl, Paper Money—Capercailzie; P. T. Hogan’s b f Bellerive, Pkilimor—Balclaire; Mrs J. M. Tripp’s b f Fairlight, Lord Warden —Cupid’s Bow. Card Player’s track form at Riccarton has been good, and, coupled with Mob Rule, the pair will likely be made favourites. Of the others. Screamer and Guinea Fowl may be the best backed. It is reported that Vitaphone is an unlikely starter in the hurdle race, and if so Redolent, Brevity, and Havering should. command the most respect. A big field is engaged in the Novice Stakes, and Riccarton form at National time points to Autumn Wind being selected favourite. Fog Peak and Chief Lama may be the best of the others. A large number of maiden performers is engaged in the Selma Trot, and Fine Art,. Zincali, and Cruiser may be the public fancies. Only a small field is engaged in the Ashburton Handicap, and on his National Meeting form Tout la Monde should be made a better favourite than the Southdown-Cleaner bracket. Another big field is engaged in the Penscroft Hack Handicap (1m), and on his track work Fiord is likely to be! selected favourite, with' Sir Hugh and Cape Gabo next in demand. For the Spring Handicap (6f) the Winter Cup winner, Wino, heads the handicap with 9.0, and this should not stop him, and with Great Star and Pelmet should command most respect. The day’s racing will conclude with the Rakaia Trot, and Renown’s Best, Old Faithful, and Parisienne should be fancied. JOTTINGS S. Wilson will ride Silver Brier in the Avondale Cup to-morrow. The, Wairio Trotting Club has decided to give £l3O in stakes at its inaugural meeting. The first race at Ashburton to-morrow is timed to start at 12.20 p.m. Acceptances for the first day of the Geraldine Meeting are due on Monday, at 8 p.m. At Foxton to-morrow the totalisator will be worked on the single pool system, and at Ashburton on the win and place basis. Included in the race card for the Port Adelaide Meeting last week was a set of photographic finishes of the previous week’s meeting. This will be a regular feature. The placed horses in the Wanganui Debutante Stakes, Icing, Sigurd, and Screen Star, were all bred by their owners. Icing was not offered among the Koatanui yearlings at the sales. There will be only two hurdle races at the New Zealand Cup Meeting, one on the first and the other on the third day. Each will be run over a mile and three-quarters. At Addington on Wednesday morning Indianapolis was restricted to a 2min 40sec clip while negotiating two miles. He is in excellent condition, and has strengthened considerably since he last raced. The Ashburton Racing Club will put up £225 for the two light harness races on its programme to-morrow, and of this amount owners have contributed £122 in the way of nominations and acceptances. Fair Weather, who has been pottered about since he met with a slight injury at the Grand National Meeting, is now to be treated to a spell until the approach of the autumn season. F. C. Dunlevy will parade his two American-bred pacers, Bill B. and Starwyn, at Ashburton on Saturday, and, although both are novices, some interest will be taken in their racing. Strathire is being selected as the logical winner of the Maiden Plate at Avondale to-morrow on account of his forward running among the good hadks at Ellerslie recently. Mr W. Higgins, owner and breeder of the Wanganui Guineas winner Deficit, paid 1,300 gs for Password (dam of Deficit) as a yearling, but won nothing with her on the racecourse. First forfeits for the A.J.C. Derby left a field of 50 out of the orginal 422 entries. Second forfeit is due on the Thursday preceding the race, after which all those remaining in have to pay £25 acceptance. Cables to Australian papers in connection with the English St. Leger show that Rhodes Scholar was a starter. The winner, Boswell, was at fairly substantial odds. He was ridden by P. Beasley.,

October 26.—North Canterbury Jockey Club. October 26.—Waikato Hunt. Club. October 29, 31.—Poverty Bay Turf: Club. October 31.—Banka Peninsula Racing Club. . October 31. —Rangitikei Racing • Club. November 5, 7.—Whangarei Racing Club. November 7.—Hawke’a Bay Baaing Club. November 7, 9, 11* 14.—Canterbury Jockey Club^ TROTTING. October 3.—Methren T.G. , ’ October 10.—New Brighten T.C. October 17.—Waikato T.C. October 24, 26.—Auckland T.C. October 24, 26.—Greymouth T.C. October 26. —Manawatn T.C. October 26. —Oamarn T.C. October 31.—Wellington T.C. November 10, 12, 13.—N.Z. Xetropohtaa T.C. • - ■ ; . November 26, 28.—Forbnry Park T.C. , The light harness season in Southland will be opened by the four events on the spring programme of the Gof« Racing Club. There are 3min 39seo and 3min 43sec classes, and the stake is £l2O in each case. Redolent (C. Hughes) was jumped over four hurdles at Riccarton on; Wednesday, giving a fast and clean display. He is to race at Ashburton, but his stablemate, Vitaphone, who was also accepted for, is not likely to make the trip. First acceptances for- the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap have left no . fewer than six New Zealanders among the eight topweights. Cuddle is No. I with 9.12 and Sporting Blood No. 2 with 9.1. Silver Ring- is now No. 1 in the Metropolitan with 9.9., The successful horseman, L. J. Ellis, will be riding at the Avondale Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting, where his mounts will include: some of the horses trained.-by. A. J. Julian. Ellis failed to ride a winner on either day at Wanganui last week. . “ Chiron,” in the ‘ Australasian,’ says if the display of Gustos, in the Canterbury Guineas on. Saturday, was a true indication of his worth, ne has little chance against Sydney’s three-year-olds in the A.J.C. Derby. He was expected to win, but he failed to’gain a place.

One of the most improved riders in the Dominion is J. M'Larighhn, who won the Marangai Handicap on Silver Brier at Wanganui last week (says the Auckland ‘Herald’)-. Better known "as a hurdle jockey, M'Laughlin’s latest exhibitions have left no doubt that he is equally as capable on the flat. None of the placed horses in the Wanganui Guineas is engaged in the Avondale Guineas to-morrow, and this will give Gallio a chance, but the held includes two winners (Mandamus and Surella) in : the. hack class at Wanganui, arid a smart filly in Gay Blonde.- • Limond Lad, the winner of the Fort Adelaide l Guineas on Saturday, was bred at the, Koatanui Stud,. Wanganui, by Mr G. M. Currie, and was purchased on behalf of. IS. E. Jolly, at the Trentham yearling sales in 1935 for the top price of 2,100g5. Limond Lad is a full-brother to the well-per-formed Veilmond, who is now at the stud in Australia. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s New Zealand Cup programme contains 3J races which will be started from 10 different posts. One race will be run over two miles, two (both brush hurdles) over a mile and three-quarters, four over a mile and a-half, two over a mile and a-quarter, three over nine furlongs, seven over a mile, four over seven furlongs,' five over six furlongs, three over five furlongs, and one over half a mile. Mala, for whom an offer of 4,000 gs was turned down this week, is the first foal, by Lackham, of Lucretia, by Lucullus, from Signal March, by B_ezonian from Pilgrim’s March, by Pilgrim’s Progress. The fourth dam of Signal March is also the fourth dam of Phar Lap. Both Lucretia and. Mala were bred by Mr C. T. Keehle, Palmerston North, and the colt was purchased privately by H. E. Russell, who has raced other membesr of the-family with success. ’■ There was an amusing incident:,at Wanganui on Saturday.. As;the, horses were parading fpr one of the .races an. onlooker remarked to a friend,that he was going to back so-aiid-sb. (< Goo a heavens, man,” said the friend, “ don t do that. He’s trained by the owner, one of the biggest mugs in the country.” The owner happened to be standing just behind the pair ajid ha overheard this uncomplimentary -reference to himself, but with a laugh he said: “ Yes, that’s right, I happen to know him well.”- The horse in question ran second. ■ . A Sydney writer says the Canterbury Guineas was an unusually rough race, although there were only 10 runners. The small, .turning track does not suit nine-furlong events, and there is always a rush for a position, at the first turn going out of . the straight, and then another scrimmage at the home turn. Gustos, a decided favourite, was one of the .early sufferers, and, being unbalanced and upset, he became ungenerous.. He lay over on the second favourite,' Tonga, and appeared to try to savage him. Tonga was hustled away, Gustos -dropped back, and was boring out for the remainder of th* race. He gave M. M'Carten an uncomfortable ride, but over the last furlong he went on again and finished in' fourth place. A. E. Ellis, who watched the race from the stands, expressed surprise at the display of Gustos, and he was sure that the track had been th* cause of the display of temperament* Tonga, the other fancied colt, did noi stay and was well beaten. Another important fixture .is set down in Sydney to-morrow, .the Rosehill Meeting, at which will be decided the Rosehill Guineas, of nine furlongs, another Derby trial. In addition, there are the Hill Stakes, of one mile, at weight for age, with penalties and allowances, the Camelia Stakes, seven furlongs, and the Spring Handicap, of one mile and three furlongs. Rosehill Guineas running has not proved ,a good guide to the A.J.C. Derby.- First xun in 1910, Biplane (1917) and Phar Lap (1929) are the only Guineas winners who went on and won. the Derby. . Last year’s winner, .Hadrian, did not run. in the Derby, but the second: horse Allunga went on and dead-heated with Homer at Randwick. Homer was unplaced at Rosehill. Success in the Rosehill Guineas has caused some horses to start hot favourites for the Derby, but in nearly all cases there has been-a substantial reversal of form. Nigger Minstrel was a Guineas winner who put rip a great race in the Derby, being beaten a head only by Heroic. SpearfeU ivas only another head away. * They vers three great colts, and probably .thero has never been a better finish in th* whole history of the race..