RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23368, 11 September 1939, Page 2

RACING NOTES

RACING. September 16.—Foxton Racing Club. September 16.—Ashburton County Racing Club.

.September 16, 18.—Avondale Jockey Club. September 21, 23. Geraldine Racing Club.

September 23.—Marten Jockey Club. September 30. —Otaki-Maori Racing Club. September 30, October 2. Ohinemuri Jockey Club. October 5, 7. —Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 7.—Dunedin Jockey Club.' October 7. —Bay of Plenty Racing Club. October 9.—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Club. October 12, 14.—Mastcrton Racing Club. October 14.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 14, 16.—Auckland Racing Club. JOTTINGS Ashburton Meeting. Acceptances for the Ashburton meeting to be held next Saturday close tomorrow at 8 p.m. May Be Divided. The nominations for the Novice Stakes at Ashburton total 30, and as the safety number for the six furlongs barrier at Ashburton is 19, a twodivision race would appear likely. This race had to bo run in two divisions in the last two years. Good Race for New Zealand Horses. The success of Defaulter in the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday marked the twelfth win scored by New Zealandbred. horses in the last 22 contests. Disappointing Acceptance. An acceptance of only 13 for the Avondale Cup, a £6OO race, to. be run over a mile and a-quarter next Saturday, is disappointing, and only five New Zealand) Cup candidates—Ned Cuttle, Lowenberg, Tidewaiter, Gay Mimic, and The Cardinal—have been paid up for. A Temporary Check. Master Hotspur, who galloped well with Spartan on Thursday, was lame on returning to his stable. It is thought that he struck himself during the gallop. Thetrouble is not thought to be at all serious, but it will cause a check in his preparation for spring racing. The Geraldine Meeting. The publication of handicaps for the Geraldine meeting to-day will stimulate interest in the fixture. Acceptances close next Friday evening, which is rather unfair to owners who also have their horses engaged at the Ashburton meeting, as they will have to incur the liability of acceptance fees before they can • see how their horses run at Ashburton. New Zealand Cup Candidates. Thirty years ago the Geraldine Cup was looked on as a good try-out, for South Island horses engaged in the New Zealand Gup,- and the 1 winner of the former race invariably came into consideration for the big two-ihile race. This year the ■ following New Zealand Cup candidates are _ engaged at Geraldine: —Second Innings, Rabble, Wagner, Valantua, Balmenter, The Wrecker, and Spartan, A Lighter Scale of Weights. All but Parquet and Mount Val of the Ashburton Cup field are also engaged in the Geraldine Cup to be run over the same distance, and the following comparison of handicaps is interesting :

Engaged in New Zealand Cup. Sly Fox, winner of the Higgle Handicap, is a five-3’ear-old stallion, by Hunting Song from Gazi. Last year he started favourite for the New Zealand Cup, but after leading into the straight, where he ran very wide, he failed to see out the final stages. His owner missed the acceptances for the Avondale Cup on Friday, but Sly Fox is engaged again in this year’s New Zealand Cup.

Beaulivre Wins Easily. As expected Beaulivre won the Wanganui Guineas on Saturday very easily, and after making the pace all the way drew away in the short run home to score very easily, by three lengths from Fils de Vais. Tnis was Beaulivre’s thirteenth start, and he has now won eight races (the last four in succession), been four times second, and once third. His dam, Pass Book, is by Paper Money from Password, by Martian from Secret Link. Big Stakes in 1921.

The Auckland Cup at Ellerslie was worth £3,500 in 1921. The New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington was worth £4,000 and a gold cup valued at £IOO in 1929. The race was run in two divisions and a final, £l,ooo being allotted to each division and £2.000 and the gold cup to the final. The New Zealand Cup was v/orth £2,500, and the Stewards’ Handicap carried a stake of £2,000. In the same season the Dunedin Cup was a £1,600 race, and £7OO was given for the Publicans’ Handicap.

Defaulter Wins Again. The Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday proved tho superiority of Dominion horses, as all three of the placed horses were New Zealand-bred. Defaulter, with 9.7 up. was not taken to the front on this occasion, but ran in behind Reading, who made tho pace. At the homo turn Defaulter took charge, but was all out to beat the Derby colt Beau Vito. The latter’s performance will bring him into still further favour for tho A.J.C. Derby.

Gloaming’s Debut. - In 1918 Gloamhig made his debut in the Chelmsford Stakes, and with the full allowance as a maiden, cantered home eight lengths ahead of the favourite, Rebus. He had disclosed his nromise on the track, however, and he ■was sent out second favourite. Gloaming won the A.J.C. Derby at his next start, and then the W.R..C. Champion Plate and the New Zealand Derby, bnt ho was beaten by Sasanof in the G. G. Stead Memorial Stakes at bis fifth start. That first season be won 13 races in 16 starts, bis other defeats being at the bands of Desert Gold, in the Taranaki Stakes, and then in the North Island Challenge Stakes at Trentliarn. when lie was caught iu the tapes and foil at the start.

[By St. Claik.]

October’ 19, 21.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. .October 19, 21, 23.—Wellington Racing Club. October 21, 23.—Gore Racing Club.

TROTTING. ■ September 20, 23.—Wellington T.C. September 30.—Mothven T.C. October 7.—New Brighton T.C. October 21, 23.—Greymouth T.C. . October 21, 23, or 25.—Auckland T.C. October 23.—Oamaru T.C. October 25. 28.—Wellington T.C. October 25, 28. —Invercargill T.C. November 7,9, 10.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. November 23, 25.—Porbury Park T.C. December 2.—Wairio T.C. December 2.—New. Brighton T.C. December 2.—Waikato T.C. December 9.—Roxburgh T.C. A New Zealand Cup Candidate. Hagen, a four-year-old colt by Siegfried from Hathor, by Egypt, who is engaged in the New Zealand Cup, has been paid up for in the Champion Plate to be run over seven furlongs at Avondale on Saturday. Hagen, who is trained by the New Zealander, J. Olsen, won three times out of 10 starts. More Divided Races. The acceptances for the Trial Plate (35) and Plying Handicap (30) at the Avondale meeting are both over tho safety number (28). It is almost certain that the Trial Plate will have to be run in two divisions, and a provisional draw will be made early next week. Expected to Reach High Standard. The Beau Pere—Silver Rule colt Silver Stick, who is to have his first race at three years in the Champion Plate at Avondale, is expected to reach a high standard this season, and if ho continues to progress at his present rate his admirers claim that he may prove a formidable opponent for Beaulivre and Submission in the early three-year-old classics.

Logan Derby Not Coming. The many friends he made during his visit to the South Island last year will regret to learn that Mr Barnes is very ill, and that neither he nor his game little horse Logan Derby will come across the Tasman for this year’s Cup meeting. His trainer, J. A. Stanford, however, may make the trip with Our Globe, winner of two heats at the interdominion championship meeting held in Tasmania this year. Stanford considers Our Globe is capable of holding his own with New Zealand pacers, and can he sure of a good welcome in the Dominion if he makes the trip. Will be Fancied,

Royevrue, a four-year-old colt by Surveyor from Desert Fire, by Diacquenod from Cross Fire, is likely to bo fancied in the Flying Handicap at Avondale next Saturday, in which he has 8.3, if for no other reason than that he won on each day of this meeting 12 months ago. In the meantime he has proved himself a first-class middle-distance performer, among bis victories being the Auckland Summer Cup, a fine effort for a three-year-old. As he raced into the late winter he cannot bo very backward, and.it does not take much work to bring him to concert pitch.

New Totalisator For Washdyke. It is understood that a joint committoe set up by tho South Canterbury Jockey Club. Timaru- Trotting Club; and South Canterbury Hunt, . has decided to purchase a new totalisator of tho indicator type and to install it at the Washdyke course (reports the Timaru ‘Herald’). The machine, which will provide for win and place betting, will probably be in operation at the trotting club’s first meeting this season, and it will be run by the clubs concerned. Up till the present, tho totalisators at Washdyke have been conducted on a percentage basis by a contractor. The Two Cups. With the approach of the important spring meetings in Australia discussions on the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup are becoming more animated. When the last mail left the order of favouritism for these races was as follows: Caulfield Cup.—Millie’s Hope, Geebung, Malagigi, P.ure Gold, Respirator, Tel Asur, Adios, Elanage, Feminist, Gay Prince, Nightguard, Ortelle’s Star, Rivette, Alarm, Bourbon, Buzalong, Carpentier, Footmark, Grand Patrol, Reading, St. Constant. Melbourne Cup.—Defaulter, High Caste, Mosaic, Respirator, Wilson, Bourbon, Bonny Loch, Feminist, Malagigi, Millie’s Hope, Ortelle’s Star, Fearless. ( Plutus. Last season Plutus won £2,100 in stake money, and two of his victories were in Free-for-all contests, where ho beat many of the best pacers in commission. The black pacer is still on a handy mark, and is the hope of C. S. Donald’s stable for the big races this season. While Donald has had many great pacers through his hands, he, like M. B. Edwards, Las yet to win a New Zealand Cup. Plutus, now eight years old, has made steady improvement in the last few years, and is just the type to win a big two-mile race. His owner, Mr W. J. Gudsell. was seriously considering a trip to the interdominion championships at Perth with the black pader, and a win in the New Zealand Cup would probably cause him to make a definite decision to bo represented at the fixture. —‘ Press.’

New Zealand Trotting Cup. The conditions for the New Zealand Trotting Clip, for which nominations will close on September 29, have been announced. The race will be for horses that can do 4mih 25sec or better, and will carry a stake of £2,000 and a gold cup valued at £100; £6OO will go_ to the second horse, £4OO to the third, and £2OO to the fourth. In the event of a horse whose assessed mark is 4min 26seo or 4min 27sec, being placed third the stake for the third horse shall bo increased to £IOO. No nominations will be received from horses whose assessed marks are slower than 4min 27sec. Notwithstanding payments and acceptances having been made, the committee reserves the right to select the horses which shall go to the post. _ The selections are to be made immediately after final payments have been made (October 26). All fees paid in respect to any horse not selected shall be refunded by ■ the club. Owners nominating horses assessed on 4min 26sec, or 4min 27sec, are advised to nominate in other races on the day the cup is run for which such horses are eligible. In the event of any horse so nominated being selected for the Cup and not starting in the other races the same day. all fees paid in respect of such other races will he refunded.;

Ashburton. Geraldine. Diff. Studley Royal 9.0 7.12 161b Nightdress 8.13 7.10 171b Wine Card 8.8 7.6 161b Gay Rebel 8.7 7.6 151b Cape Gabo 8.4 7.3 151b The Wrecker 8.4 7.3 151b Silver Slipper 8.2 7.2 141b