RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22461, 5 October 1936, Page 10

RACING NOTES

RACING. October 8, 10— Dunedin Jockey Chib. October 10. —Dannevirke Racing Club f at VVaipukurau). October 10, 12— Auckland Earing Club October 16, 17. Maslerlon Eating Club. October 17.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 17, 19. -'targaviUe Racing Clue (at Avondale). . October 22, 24, 26. -Wellington Racing Club. _ . . October' 24, 26.—Gore Racing Club. October 26.—Waverley Racing Ciub. October 26.—Waipawa Courtly Eating Club (at Hastings). . October 26.—North Canteroury Jockey October 28.—Waikato Hunt Club.

AT WiNGATUI THIS MORNING Considering that the Spring Meeting will open on Thursday, this morning s work at Wingatui was disappointing. The inside grass and tan tracks were in good order for fast work, but most of the trainers were content to let their horses off with from half to thieequarter pace tasks. The course proper has made a splendid recovery during the past few days of fine and drying weather, and now promises to be in first-class order for the meeting. Great credit is due to the chairman of the Track Committee and caretaker for the good work they have carried out under most adverse weather conditions since the Hunt Meeting, and owners will have little to complain of regarding the track if the weather remains fine until Thursday. Pride of Clutha and Black Earl finished together at the_ end of six furlongs on the tan in Imin 18 3-ssec. The two-year-olds Gusto and Forecast ran three furlongs on the grass in 37 2-ssec, the latter doing the better over the last furlong. Viking, with his off hind heel heavily bandaged, but looking none the worse for his gallop along the road and railway line on Thursday morning, was sent a round on the grass, and ran the last six furlongs in Imin 21sec. Before work commenced Costume, Autumn Wind, Arahoa, and a two-year-old took fright near the racecourse gates and galloped along the road about half a mile, but were stopped before any serious damage was done.

JOTTINGS Mr Hans Fraser, secretary to the South Canterbury Jockey Club was a busy man at-_ Kurow _ on Saturday afternoon securing nominations for his club’s Spring Meeting which close tonight at 9 o’clock. Silver Streak, who returned to Oamaru from Sydney on Friday, is still a little lame, and Hobbs intends to give him a slight blister and turn him out at his owner’s place for a few weeks. Mr C. Gieseler will have his barrier erected at the half-mile post to-morrow morning for the convenience of those trainers who wish to give their horses barrier practice. Wild Career’s win at Orari made him eligible for entry in hack races in future, but he is well up to “ open ” class at most meetings. Racing in the Dominion this week at Dunedin on Thursday and Saturday, at Waipukurau (Dannevirke Meeting) on Saturday, and at Auckland on Saturday and the following Monday. None of the purchases at the last Trentham sales are in this year’s Breeders’ Plate at Randwick, which is unusual. The only New Zealander in the field may be Only One (Limond — My own). Lord Nuffield was the only M'Lean Stakes candidate engaged at Kurow on Saturday, and any idea of his true form was spoiled by him failing to jump away from the barrier.

The Wairio Jockey Club will hold its inau'gural race meeting on the Wairio course on December 5 and will give £l5O in stakes. As this is a non-total-isator meeting winners will not incur any penalty.

It was a. coincidence that Brevity should have ended his days on the Kurow course, as he spent a lot of bis time as a yearling grazing on its pastures, and it was on this property that he was gelded.

Last Dance's success in the Novice Plate on Saturday was a somewhat lucky one, but was long overdue. He will not be elegible for the Trial Handicap on Thursday, nor the Novice Handicap on Saturday.

Mr G. V. S. Smith, who was acting as secretary to the Kurow Meeting on Saturday for the first time, is to be complimented on the good management of the fixture. A special feature of the race card was the age of all starters at the meeting being stated.

The Successful Sydney light-weight jockey, A. It. Knox, who rode 98 winners last season and would probably have reached the century mark but for an accident, resumed race riding on September 12. He has quickly regained good form in the saddle, and at the Hawkesbury Meeting last Saturday he piloted three winners.

Though no official intimation was supplied to the Press room at Kurow on Saturday’ Mr Gieseler. the starter, made an official explanation to the president of the club and stipendiary steward regarding the start of the Novice Plate. The bad start was chiefly caused by Lord Nuffield, who started from the outside, jumping in and bumping into Peacock and Rousseau.

At Riccarton on Saturday morning Epic dashed over half a mile in 49 l-ssec. Though he is an acceptor at the Dunedin Meeting, it is not yet certain that he will make the trip. Greek Gold and HeloiSe registered Imin 19 3-osec for six furlougs, Matoru taking Imin 22sec. Pelmet and Sir Hugh were on terms at the end of six furlongs in Imin 17 3-ssee. Sir Hugh was allowed to drop out of his engagement on the first day at Wingatui, but he will come south for the Dunedin Guineas.

T. Hobbs returned to Oamaru on Friday night from Sydney with Silver Streak, and was an interested spectator at the Kurow Meeting on Saturday. He took no pact in the saddling up of Silver Sail, who won the T. A. Monro Handicap, leaving all in the hands of his son Jack, who had been in charge of the mare during his absence in Australia. Silver Sail looked one of the best-couditioned horses at the meeting.

[By St. Clair.]

October 29, 31.—Poverty P.ay Turf Club. October 31.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. October 31. —Rangilikef Racing Club. November 5, 7.—Whangarei Racing Club. November 7. —Hawke's Bay Racing ( lub. November 7,9, 11, 14.—Canterbury Jockey Club. TROTTING. 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, —New Zealand Metropolitan T.C.

F. I). Jones, in a letter received in Christchurch last week, said that although he had made tentative arrangements to leave Sydney for New Zealand at the conclusion of the Randwick Meeting .there was a possibility of his taking Gustos to Melbourne should he race well in the A.J.C. Derby or in his later engagements on the proprogramme. No doubt if the trip is decided upon, the other members of Jones's team will be returned home.

At Kurow on Saturday afternoon, A. G. Parsons complained that he had been engaged at the Geraldine Meeting to ride Queen Dorothy in the Kurow Cup, and J. Ross, the trainer of that mare, had since decided to put up L. J. Ellis, who was free since Southdown had been withdrawn. The Judicial Committee decided that Parsons had sustained his claim, and that if Queen Dorothy won he was entitled to the winning fee. Parsons was then engaged to ride Royal Gallant in the race. The success of Queen Dorothy in the Kurow Cup showed her rider, L. J, Ellis, to advantage. Halfway down the straight Polydora, who won this race three years ago, had Queen Dorothy in trouble, but L. J. Ellis’s superior judgment and finishing effort were too sound for Polydora’s rjder over the final 30yds, and he scored by a very narrow margin. Whenever the story of Queen Dorothy’s win in the Kurow Cup is being retold, it will not be a correct version unless the credit is given to her rider. The first acceptance for the New Zealand Cupj received on Friday night, has reduced the number nominated from 52 to 36, the majority of the withdrawals being in the lower-weighted division. Notable defections are Silver Ring, Greek Shepherd, Royal Appellant, and Silver Streak, but these were not unexpected. Vintage, as was the case last year, will now be No. 1 on the card, but his weight, 8.13, is 61b below what he carried on that occasion, when he finished out of a place. Queen of Song remains in, so it is evident she will return to New Zealand if she fails to make good at the Randwick Meeting. The North Island is strongly represented by Master Brierly, Velocipede, King Rey, Fersen, Lowenberg (last year’s Derby winner), Prostration, Hazoor, Hunting Cat, Dungarvan, Korero, Werohia, Aussie Ra, Might, Shy, Entheos, Gay Boy, Dark Shadow, and Otaki. The record for the A.J.C. Derby is Phar Lap’s 2.31 i, but the figures which are most striking are those of Noctuiform, who registered 2.32 J away back in 1906. Prior to that the best was 2.37 J, and more often than not the time was s’ower than 2.40, and often worse than 2.50. Noctuiform won by a big margin from his stable mate Sungod, and could have gone faster if he had been challenged. After returning to New Zealand Noctuiform was sold to go to England, but Mr G. G. Stead reserved the right to race him through the spring meeting at Riccarton. He won the New Zealand Cup, Derby, and Canterbury Cup, but failed to acclimatise in England. He was the hottest favourite on record for the New Zealand Cup, and an investment of £1 on him in each race at Riccarton returned a profit of only 14s.