RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22450, 22 September 1936, Page 5

RACING NOTES

[By St. Clair.]

RACING. September 24, 26.-Geraldine R.C. September 26.—Marten 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 C 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).

JOTTINGS Nominations for the Kurow Meeting close at Oamaru to-night at 8 o’clock. Handicaps for the first day of the Dunedin Spring Meeting and New Zealand Cup are due nest Monday. J. Olsen has returned Hunting Jay to his owner. It is a pity this good galloper has such bad manners, as he is capable of winning over fences. One of the features that will be appreciated by readers of this year’s 1 Turf Register ’ is the improved style of setting out the lists of previous winners of important races. In some of the classic races the sires of the winners are also given. . Southland stables are represented in the list of nominations for the Dunedin Spring Meeting by Golden Lap, Baltruin, Fog Peak, Horn’s Reef, Bay Duke, Wild Career, Tauramai. Double Shot. Though Gustos has not yet won a race this spring at Sydney, he has raced consistently well, and the class of three-year-olds he has met aro an unusually good lot. It is reported that Ha-yering was very sore on leaving the course after winning at Ashburton, but as he was paid up for the hurdle race at Geraldine the trouble may not be serious. Fersen is the only New Zealand Cup candidate to win two races since the nominations for that race closed. Last season Rona Bay started _ 17 times for five wins, a second, and third. Her success at Ashburton on Saturday was her first since, she won the Summer Handicap at Trentham last January. Considering that Jack Ahoy carried Sib overweight when he won at Ashburton on Saturday, the Geraldine handicapper has not been hard on him in fixing his penalty in the Raukapuka Handicap at 101 b. The form at .the. early,-spring meetings is invariably full of surprises, and Saturday’s racing was no exception. Twentyfour races were decided in the Dominion on Saturday, and the only favourite successful was Fersen, who won the Car- ' narvon Gold Cup at Foxton. At Avondale yesterday the only favourite to score was Gallic in the Avondale Guineas.

October 26.—North Canterbury Jockey Club, October 26. —Waikato Hunt Club. October 29, 31.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 31. —Banks Peninsula Racing dub. 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. —Metliven 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. Novembar 26, 28.—Forbury Park T.C.

With Yitaphone so leniently handicapped in the hurdle race at Geraldine, the club has been lucky to get five other acceptors, but in the Bellfield Handicap to be run over a mile and 100yds more than half of those nominated have dropped out.

F. J. Smith’s star was not in the ascendant at Hutt Park last week. The sum of £1,189 10s was lost to supporters of Vain Lad at the, Wellington Meeting. In all. horses from Smith’s stable, who could not manage to fill a place, carried £2,617.

Rona Bay will meet The Surgeon on 51b worse terms in the Geraldine Cup than when she beat him by a short head over the same distance at Ashburton last Saturday. Rona Bay, who will carry 101 b less than she did at Ashburton, should handle the turning course at Geraldine better than The Surgeon.

Cyrillian, a winner at the Rosebery Meeting on Wednesday, is a member of F. D. Jones’s team. She is a three-year-old bay filly by Iliad from Cymene, the dam of Cylinder and Cypress, and is owned by Mr H. D. Greenwood, who gave 300 gs for her at the Trentham sales.

The Auckland Trotting Club has found it advisable to set fairly loose limits for the principal events at its spring meeting on October 24 and 26. The two-mile events are both 4min 39s'ec classes, and the mile and a-quarter limits are 2min 48sec.

D. Munro no doubt was hopeful that The Marne would give him bis first winning ride in the Epsom Handicap, but his suspension at last week’s Tattersall’s Meeting has dealt a death blow to that prospect. The Epsom is one of the few big handicaps that have eluded him.

There was New Zealand money in Melbourne last week to back Oratory and Marabou for the two Cups for £lO,000. Gold Rod, Conandale, and Marabou are the Melbourne Cup favourites. Marabou was also in the first line of Caulfield Cup quotations, but has since broken down, and may be definitely retired from racing. Michaela, who won a Stewards’ Handicap in the colours of Mr J. Todd, and later dam of Nedda and Don Jose, died at The Curragh Stud, Waikanae, where she was being cared for in her retirement by Mr J. J. M'Grath on behalf of her owner, the Rev. Father Farthing, who is at present in Australia. She was 24 years of age.

The Nightmarch colt Stolen March has been entered for the Dunedin Meeting, and it will be his first appearance ns a three-year-old. In his only start last season he won the weight-ior-age novice race at Riverton, and he left no doubt as to his ability. He is a grand type of thoroughbred, and his prospects for a successful career are of the brightest.

Guinea Fowl, winner of the John Grigg Stakes on Saturday, is very closely related to Wild Chase, last year’s winner, as both are by Paper Money, and Capercailzie, dam of Guinea Fowl, is a sister to Wild Hind, dam of Wild Chase. She is a bigger youngster than the usual Paper Money filly, but is none the Jess smart, and when she has fully furnished, she may develop into a good winner.

The Riccarton-trained horses en-o-aged at the local Spring Meeting next month include Polydora, Redolent, Wexford Bridge, Yitaphone, La Prance, Rodeur, Trench Fight, Thermidor, Cape Gabo, Madam Pompadour, Recollection, Sir Hugh, Capital, Epic Greek Gold, Paper Slipper, Pelmet, Cleaner, Matoru, lop Notch, Guinea Fowl, Mob Rule, Atalauta Las, Card Player, and Lazybones.

When Burglar was sent home it was intended to give him a long spell but the plans have been altered, and lie will resume work next week. The intention of his owner is to send him north for a hunters’ steeplechase at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting next month, after which he will remain for the Hunt Cup at the Waikato Hunt Club’s meeting on Labour Day.

H. and H. Cutts have nine of their team nominated for the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting next month. They are the three-year-olds, Paper Slipper, Top Notch, Recollection, Trench Fight, and Thermidor, and the two-year-olds. Card Player, Mob Rule, Guinea Fowl, and Lazybones. Of the last-named quartet, probably two will make the trip, accompanied by all the three-year-olds.

The stallion, Poor Man, was recently secured in Ireland by agents of the Soviet Government, and £1,500 was paid for him. The value of the chargers and other horses bought by agents of the German Government in Ireland during the present year is £47,000. They propose to obtain a further £IOO,OOO worth of such horses in Ireland during the remaining months of the year.

Graham Direct will probably have his next race in the Weston Handicap at Oarnaru. The speed he showed in patches at Wellington gave the impression that he will be better than ever this season. At this meeting last year Graham Direct won the Jubilee Handicap, limit 4.31, from the front line. The Weston Handicap, limit 2.44, was won by Indianapolis from 60yds behind.

A colt who was much admired at the yearling sales in Sydney last year was the son of Magpie and Castile, who became the possession of Mr C. P. Wilson for 950 gs. The colt raced as Fakenham, and he won his first race in a second division at Ascot on September 9. The colt who followed Fnkenham into the ring was Talking, who fetched 120 gs, and is now one of the leading three-year-olds in Sydney.

A good deal of interest was taken in the running of the American colt Bill B. at Ashburton on Saturday (says the ‘Press ’), and he was one of the favourites for .the Selma Handicap, He was set a difficult task, for he was making his first appearance with the colours up, and was opposed by older and experienced horses. It may have been his lack of experience that caused the loss of a big stretch of ground at the start, for he appeared bewildered when the tapes snapped across in front of him. There were some very quick beginners engaged, and the colt was ■soon behind the majority. In the latter stages he showed speed and a resolute style of pacing, and he was in fifth place at the finish some distance behind the winner. The race should do Bill B. a world of good, and he may do much better next time out.

After the Spring Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, G. Humphries, rider of Grey Honour, was brought before the Judicial Committee by the stipendiary steward to answer a charge of crossing and interfering with Wino, ridden by M. Kirwan. After hearing the riders and the patrol steward, the Judicial Committee decided there was insufficient evidence to warrant any further action. An inquiry was also held into a case of interference in the Spring Handicap after the turn into the straight, when Grey Honour was interfered with by Gaysome, ridden by 0. T. Wilson. It was decided that the happening was accidental, and Wilson’s explanation was accepted. (The reports of these inquiries were not supplied to the Press room as provided for in the Rules of Racing.) The A.J.C. Derby has a stake of £6,000 added, out of which second horse ges £BOO and the third £4OO. Forfeits and payments add considerably to the prize, but it will not be substantially more than the £4,000 offer that the owner of Mala is reported to have received. It is a good horse that is worth £4,000, and it is to be hoped {hat Mala turns out good enough to justify that price refusal. Instances have occurred in the past where substanial offers for New Zealand horses have been turned down, to the subsequent regret of their owners. The outstanding example is possibly Tarieton. Prior to the A.J.C. Derby Mr G. L. Stead refused £6,000. In those days the A.J.C. Derby prize was getting on toward five figures, but, even so, it was a great offer. A few weeks later Mr Stead could not have got as many hundreds for him. The following statement was issued last month on behalf of Lord Howard de Walden:—“Owing to the heavy burden of taxation, Lord Howard de Walden finds that it is necessary to make drasio cuts in his expenditure, and is therefore reducing his racing and stud commitments. He is making arrangements to sell all his horses in training, and most of his mares, yearlings, and foals. He will probably reserve some of his yearling fillies for future stud purposes.” Lord Howard de Walden has never been an enthusiastic owner; and his appearances at race meetings have been infrequent. Ho is one of the few who have resigned from the Jockey Club. This he did in 1024, after 19 years’ membership. The best horse he ever owned was Zinfandel, trained for him by the late Major Charles Beatty, and who, after a desperately unlucky defeat by Throwaway in the Ascot Gold Cup in 1904, won the trophy in the following season.