RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22448, 19 September 1936, Page 9

RACING NOTES

RACING. September 21.—Avondale J.C. SooUmbcr 24, 26.-Geraldine Racing C. gep.cmbw 26.—Marion Jockey Club. Bepterobsr 26.—Napier R.C. October 3.—Kurow J.C. October 3.—Otaki Maori Racing Club. October 3, s.—Taumarunui Racing Club, s. 10.—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 10.—Dannevirke Racing Club (at ' V Oct*bcr' a io, 12.—Auckland Racing Club. October 16, 17.—Masterton Racing Club. October 17.—South Canterbury Jockey V, 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 K— Waipawa County Racing (Slab (at Xajtingsl. Celling races in England It is no wonder English clubs appredate selling races. They occasionally give them a profit for a couple of races, and 1 at worst ’ contribute two races to a programme at a very small cost. For instance, at Hurst Park on July 25 there were two selling races of the advertised value of £250 each. Thanks to the prices realised by the respective winners, one race cost the executive £l6, and the other £2l. In England the rule bearing on selling races has now Been altered to _permit of any beaten runner being claimed on payment of a fee of £lO up to within a quarter of an _ hour after the winner has weighed in, but subject to the rules in cases of objection. The £lO is to be paid to the credit of the Jockey Club for such charitable purposes as the steward may direct. Advantage of the alteration in the rule was taken, for the first time, at the Sandown Park Meeting in July, when the £lO provided for was lodged for the unnamed Stingo —Seragovo filly who had run eighth in a selling race. The claimant had to pay another £392 to complete the purchase, the rule providing that, in such oases, the price to Be paid l is the selling price, plus the value of the race. ■ NEWMARKET YEARLINGS SALE At the Newmarket yearling sales altogether 236 lots were offered, and the yield was 112,007g»—an average of 472g5. At the first July sales 66 colts brought 35,537g5—an average of 538igs—and 84 fillies were sold for 41,536 gs—an average of 494}gs. Thirty colts at the second July sales brought 7,702 gs (average 256igs); and the amount paid for 53 fillies was 26,687 gs—an average of 503Jgs. Three geldings offered brought 575g5. The combined l results of both sales gave an aggregate greater than any since 1929, and the number of yearlings sold in the ring has not been exceeded since 1931.: Slightly higher averages were obtained at the 1935 sales, but fewer yearlings were sold.' At the 1935 first July sales 17 lots brought four-figure amounts, and eight of them realised 3,000 gs or more. This year there were again 17 lots, sold for prices ranging from l,ooogs to 5.500g5, and of these half a dozen made S.OOOgs or over. In 1935 a Blandford filly topped the list by bringing S.OOOgs. This year o.nOOgs was paid for a filly, and 4,000 gs was paid for a colt. EPRIS’ BREEDING The nomination of Epris in the New Zealand Cup has appeared to create surprise in some quarters, but there is plenty of staying blood on both sides of his pedigree. He is by Shambles, the si.e of Vintage and Shatter, both good performer; over middle distances. Shambles is bv Pbalaris, sire of England’s leading sire. Fairway, from Fluff, by Eider from Trenton Oueen by Trenton. Eider was a great French stayer, who ran second to The White Knight in the Ascot Gold Cup Epris’s dam, Jeanerette, is by Kilbroney from Iberia, by Grafton ''sire of Cetigue, winner of the A.J.C. Derbv, and Sylvanite. winner of the A.J.C. and Victoria Herbies! from Ilerda by Blue Mountain. Grafton was by Galopin (winner of the Epsom Derby, 1875. and sir© of Donovan, winner of the same race in 1889! from Maid Marion, by Hampton from Quiver, the latter a three-quarter sister to Musket. On this breeding there is no reason whv Epris should not see out any distance. JOTTINGS It is reported that there were over 180 horses being worked on the Riverton tracks at the present time. Culotte, who was engaged in the Novice Stakes at Ashburton this afternoon, has started 15 times for one third placing.

Handicaps for the New Zealand Cup are due on September 28, fiud & first acceptance of £3 will be due on October

Nominations for the Knrow Jockey Club’s meeting to be held at Knrow on October 3 close on Tuesday at 8 p.m. with the secretary, Mr D. G. V. Smith, at Oamaru. i The reappointment of Mr A. J. Hastings as starter to the Forbnry Park Trotting Club for the ensuing season will give general satisfaction to owners and trainers who patronise this club’s fixtures. Handicaps for the first day of the Dunedin Spring Meeting are due on the Monday after the Geraldine Meeting, and winners at the Kurow fixture will be liable to be rehandieapped Tout le Mond has won twice been placed second once, 'and third three times out of bis last 22 starts, but every now and then runs such a gooc race that backers continue to follow him. The filly by Lord Warden from Set Sail, trained by Alex. MTCcnzie at Invercargill, is reported to have developed well. In her recent work she has been sprinting well up to half a mile. Amongst the horses now racing in Australia are the winners of last season’s New Zealand Cup, Auckland Cup, Dunedin Cup, Invercargill Cup. Canterbury Cup, Wellington Cup, and Feilding Cup. The Australian-bred Silver Choir is still suffering from skin soreness, and it is likely that his trainer will have

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October 26. —North Canterbury Jockey Club. October 26. —Waikato Kunfc Clab. October 29, 31.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 31. —Banks 1 Peninsula Rating Club. October 31. —Rangitikei Racing Club. November 5, 7.—-Whangarei Racing Club, November 7.—Hawke’s Bay Racing Club. - November 7,9, 11, 14.—Canterbury Jockey Club. TROTTING. October 3.—Methven T.C. October 10.—New Brighton T.C. October 17.—Waikato T.C. October 24, 26.—Auckland T.C. October 24, 26.—Greymouth T.C. October 26.—Manawatu T.C. October 26.—Oamaru T.C. October 31.—Wellington T.C. November 10, 12, 13.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. November 26, 28.—Forbnry Park T.C. to blister and treat him to a short spell. Silver Choir has been galloping well on the Invercargill tracks. Amongst the foalings at the Taieri stud this week is a fine-looking colt by Blatherskite from All Style, the dam or Look Smart and Palatinate. Both Valarth and Counterflight were withdrawn from their engagements at Ballarat on Thursday, but were duo to race at Mentone this afternoon. The filly bv British Empire from Tea Party in F. W. Ellis’s stable has been named Marina Tea. She has been showing some paco in her work lately, but unfortunately pulled up lame after working on Tuesday morning. Golden Lap is schooling well over hurdles on the Invercargill tracks. He promises to make a useful hurdler, as he has always been staying on well at the end of his races. Since Jack Ahoy commenced racing last season he has started in 23 races for one win, three seconds, and five thirds. He is a big gelding that should improve with time, and may show much better form this season. It is reported that’T. Webster, who had done most of his riding in Australia during the past three or four seasons, intends returning to the Dominion. Ho finds it difficult to keep his weight down, and will apply for a trainer’s license. The committee of the Forbury Park Trotting Club has stepped out in the right direction by increasing the stakes for its spring meeting to be held on November 26 and 28. An increase of £SO per race will probably draw more nominations than any alterations in the classes of the races. Horses shod with silent rubber shoes have made their appearance on the streets of Sydney. It is claimed that the shoes prevent slipping on smooth road surfaces and ease the strain on horses’ legs. The Australian Jockey Club is interested in the rubber shoes, and they may be tried out on thoroughbreds. " Are you serious?” asked the chairman, Mr H. G. Carter, of Mr H. W. ■Kitchingham, when the latter had suggested an application to the .Minister of Internal Affairs for a permit to conduct two totalisator trotting events at the next show, during a discussion at a meeting of the West Coast A., P., and I. Association. “I.am serious, replied. Mr Kitchingham. and the chairman’s motion that applicaion he made was carried. Mr T. E. Coates said that 'the Minister (the Hon. W. E. Parry) was greatly in' favour of 1 P'cmc race meetings, and would probably grant permits rather freely. Sir Abe Bailey, who recently won the Goodwood Cup with Cecil, secured an* other valuable racing trophy a few days later but this time-the victory was achieved in. South Africa, where Sir Abe’s colt Archon put up a fine performance in winning the Durban Gold Cup. Mr H. Nourse’s Eccentric, one of the best handicappers in Africa, was second, and Gavelkind third. Archon, who carried Sir Abe Bailey’s colours in England as a two-year-old, failed to gain a place in sis outings, and was exported to South Africa in 1934.

It seemed to me (says Pilot, in the Sydney ‘ Referee ’) that backers who suported Silver Streak for the Canterbury Stakes at Canterbury displayed a contempt for the A.J.G. handicapper’s figures in expecting him to beat Cuddle. He was giving the latter 21b, whereas he is in receipt of 1 Jib from her in the Epsom. Silver Streak was unlucky at the start, and never got in it. While it is improbable he will succeed in w.f.a. races over here, his third in the Campbelltown Handicap is like!v to keep him sufficiently high in the weights in handicaps to make success for him difficult in anything.

Included in the 26 three-year-olds left in the Timaru Trotting Stakes to he run next March, is Mr W. Johnstone’s Peter Bingen—Beta Huon nlly. She is trained at Epsom by C. G. Lee, and is a promising youngster. She is a well-mannered filly and has a very fine style, and solidness appears one of her chief characteristics. Her dam was a successful trotter, while Peter Bingeu first raced at the trotting gait and was second to Peterwah in the Forbury Park Stakes when the Gisborne trotter established a race r •/: ird of 3min 36 3-ssec.

Mr W. Woodward, owner of the St. Leger winner Boswell, is one of America’s leading sportsmen, and he has been given credit for his enterprise in sending Omaha to England to race this year It has been an unlucky venture, as Omaha was beaten a head by Quashed in the Ascot Gold Cup, The success of Boswell would be wellearned compensation for Omaha’s failure. Boswell won once last season, but lie may go on to be a high-class four-year-old Mr Woodward has done well in England this season with his two-year-old Perifox, who won at Goodwood. and is one of the best of his age.

At latest Granville was rated the best of , this season’s American three-year-olds At Arlington Park (Chicago) on July 25 he won the Arlington Classic with 9st in 2.3 1-5 for the mile and a-quarter. There were 10 runners, and Granville beat ? r r Bones bv two and a-half lengths. First money was £5,680. second £BOO, third £4OO, and fourth £2OO. Granville is owned by Mr W. Wbodward, the New York hanker, who also won the Arlington Classic with Gallant Fox (sire of Granville) in 1930. and with Omaha, also a son of Gallant Fox, last year.

In July the Grand Prize of Berlin was won by the four-year-old Sturmvogel. trained by G. Arnull, who has prepared eight winners of this race, and more than GOO winners for Baron Oppenheim in 12 years Arnull is British by birth. The distance of the Grand

Prize is a mile and five furlongs, and Stnrmvogel made the record for the race when he won last year in 2.44, which is only a second worse than the Australian record jointly held by Dalston and Cragford.

A stricter supervision appears to be required over horses breaking in a race. They not only upset their own gait but are apt to send others off their balance. The rule reads; “ When any horse breaks from Jiis gait, the horseman shall immediately pull him down to the gait at which ho was to go in tho race, and if any horseman shall fail to comply with this requirement, the horse ho is riding or driving, if it is placed, shall be disqualified from the race and tho horseman may be fined any sum not exceeding £2O, or bo suspended or disqualified for any term.” Time was when a horse that broke had to turn round before continuing in the race, but that was in the days before harness racing came into vogue.

While many high-priced yearlings have proved failures, all the world over, and will continue to do so. many lower-priced youngsters have given a wonderful return. Writing in the Lexington ‘ Thoroughbred llecord,’ Nelson Dunstan gives many instances of bargains in America during the past 25 years. Commencing in 1909 these included: Novelty, £340, winnings, £14,893; George Smith, £l2O, £8,577; Man o’ War, £I,OOO, £49,900; Master Charlie, £2OO, £19.105; Vander Pool. £520, £10,019; Cavalcade. £240. £25,213; Roman Soldier, £2O, £12,163; and Goldey, h\, £3O, £3,455. Roman Soldier, who is now only live years was passed out of the ring without a bid, and was subsequently sold privately for £2O. Later he changed hands at £2OO, and subsequently at £1,500.

A resolution that, the Wellington Pacing Club should be incorporated as an incorporated society under the provisions of the Incorporated Societies’ Act, 1908, was adopted at the annual meeting of the club’s members. in explaining the reason for the change, the ((resident (Mr J 5. L. Biddiford) stated that it was being done instead of appointing a new trustee in place of the lato Mr 0. S. Watkins. Under the club’s rules the property and as sets of the club had previously been vested in three trustees. It was also stated by one of the stewards that most of the larger clubs were now becoming incorporated societies, as members were then no longer personally liable, as in the eyes of the Jaw they otherwise were, for the actions and liabilities of the club.

In order to convey some idea of the future of night trotting in VVestern Australia, the case of the Collio Club need only be mentioned, says an Australian writer. It is a town of approximately 6,000 inhabitants, about 100 miles from Perth, where most of the State’s coal is mined. During a period of many years continued efforts have been made to maintain a race club, but, although the townsfolk are of the sporting type, and provide a harvest for many starting-price bookmakers, the galloping club consistently languished, and eventually expired. Night trotting, on the other hand, has completely captured the imagination of Collie residents to such an extent that the local council is raising £1,009 to build an up-to-date grand stand with all conveniences on the local recreation ground, where the Trotting Club will race. The new club will also provide covered-in horse stalls. There is every reason to believe that trotting in Western Australian provincial areas will reach a standard never attained before within th'e next 12 months.

In January of last year, Mr E. Norton, of Sydney, bought three horses at the I'rentham yearling sales and loft them with H. Pritchard at I’rentham to be broken in and started on light work. They were later sent over to Sydney, hut were not required to do much racing as two-year-olds, though one of them, Retrieved was a winner at Rosehill in May. The second of them to succeed was Stalin, who won a division of the Park Stakes at the Canterbury Park Meeting recently. Stalin and Betrieved were each secured for 3()ogs. Stalin is a brown colt by Chief Ruler from the Kilbrouey mare Rosellato, so that he is a brother to Tcnterden, Rich borough, Posy, and Cavalcade, all winners, with Tenterden a performer above average ability. Stalin raced only two or three times last season The third purchase, Prospective, a Posterity—Anklet colt, who cost 750 gs, has so far been a failure m his few races.

Being the first of the spring meetings in the South Island this season there were a number of little-known horses engaged at Ashburton this afternoon. Flying Flea is a six-year-old mare by Shambles from Kilada, by Kilbroney from Ada Merling, and is owned and trained by Mr K. Marshall, of Upper Riccarton; Gresham is a four-year-old gelding by Rapier, trained by D. O’Connor for Mr P. Curtis; Heather Land is a fivo-year-old gelding by Acre, owned by Mr R. H. Montgomery, and trained by J. S. Shaw; Elmarch is a three-year-old gelding by Nightmarch from Elba, dam of Elbanor, owned and trained by Miss O. Stewart, of Rakaia; Rodeur is a three-year-old filly by Robespierre from Xripaway, owned-by Mr f L. VV. Storry; Trench Fight is a three-year-old colt by Winning Hit from Scrimmage, Jam of Fracas; Almira is a three-year-old filly by Pink Coat from Happy Queen, by Gay Lad, and is brained at Orari by F. C. Pratt; Aggravate is a three-year-old gelding by Shambles from the Buckwheat mare Bran Pie, trained by J. Tomkinson for Mr M. O’Brien; Fog Peak is a three-year-old gelding by Rosenor from Aspiring, owned by Mr W. D. M'Lood and trained by T. Pankhurst; Arrow nilla is a five-year-old gelding by Arrowsmith from Olaronilla, trained by J. Bryce for Mr F. G. Warring; and Maka Ahi is a throe-year-old colt by Cockpit from the Ring Mark mare Tragic, trained by A. S. Ellis for the Greymouth owner, Mr A. Kyle.