RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23369, 12 September 1939, Page 2

RACING NOTES

RACING. September 16.—I'oxton Racing Club. September 16. —Ashburton County Racing Club. September 16, 18.—Avondale Jockey Club. September 21, 23. Geraldine Racing Club. September 23,—Marlon Jockey Club. September 30. —Otaki-Maori Racing Club. September 30, October 2. Ohincmuri 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.—Masterton Racing Club, October 14.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 14, 16.—Auckland Racing Club. JOTTINGS Answer to Correspondent. “ Haivea.”—Silver-Streak is now 10 years old. Ho won one raco last season when he conceded Defaulter 71b in the Electric Handicap on the first day of the spring meeting at Wingatui, and beat him by halt a length. Silver Streak has won twice over a mile and a-quarter, both times on the Ashburton course. In May, 193 G, he won the Autumn Handicap under 9.0, beating Argentic by a length in 2miu 4 2-ssec. and in September, 1937, ho won the Ashburton Handicap under 8.8, beating Fiord (7.2) in 2min S l-ssoc. In both races he was ridden by A. E. Ellis. Gone Back to Auckland. The plans made for Tooloy Street to remain at Riccarton until the Now Zealand Cup Meeting have been changed, and ha was sent back to Auckland last week. The Petrol Restriction. It is estimated that there wore only about 70 motor cars in the public enclosure on the opening day of the Wanganui meeting last week, and a few more in the members’ enclosure. Rider Injured. A. Leach suffered a broken collarbone when Comus fell with him on Thursday last. Comus had jumped the first fence well, but in trying to run down the second he ran into the wing and Leach was thrown heavily. Improvements at Ashburton. The newly-erccted grand stand at Ashburton, which is complete with dining room, cafeteria, cloak room, and members’ bar, will be in use for the first time at Saturday’s meeting. Not For Sale. Sevdfcl offers were made for the Te Rapa-f?Pined Hum-a-Song after her successes at the combined hunt meeting at New Plymouth, but her owner, Mrs L. M. Ormsh.v, intimated that the Hunting Song filly was not for sale. The Wingatui Course. The course proper at Wingatui suffered little by the Hunt Club meeting, and prompt attention, by the caretakef and staff in filling in the holes made with good river, silt has, quickly remedied any damage done. hast Year’s Winners. Two horses engaged in the Ashburton Handicap on Saturday, Night Dress and Wine Card, were winners at this meeting last year. The former won over a mile and Wine Card over seven furlongs. Night Dress has won over a mile and a-quarter since, but Wine Card did not win again last season. Tribute to Uniform. The Auckland Trotting Club has shown a commendable spirit towards men who serve their country in the present crisis. It was resolved at a meeting of the committeethat “ troops in military and naval uniforms will bo admitted free to the lawn enclosure at future meetings of the club at Alexandra Park during hostilities.” Related to Padishah. The dual Grand National winner, Padishah, is now running out ou Mr J. A. Hennah’s farm at Hastings. His box is now occupied by the two-year-old Hugme, who is by Bulandshah from Fondle, a half-sister to Cuddle and Padishah. Hugme is reported to be an impressive mover, but is very much on the small size at present. To Race at Ashburton. Winning Rival, who is engaged in the Spring Handicap, seven furlongs, to be Tun at Ashburton on Saturday, is by Bulaudshar from Rivalry, and last season won the M'Lcan Stakes and Welcome Stakes out of four starts. In both of those races she won by finishing on very strongly, and on Saturday morning ran seven furlongs at Riccarton in Irain 31 3-ssec after taking 39 4-ssoc for the first three. Her dam is by Antagonist from the Martian marc Equipment. Fancied for Avondale Cup. ’Though he has so far only won one hack race, The Cardinal, by Night Raid from Palistrina, is one of the fancied division for the Avondale Cup, to be run next Saturday, Now a four-year-old, The Cardinal has been a slow beginner in his races, but the Avondale track is expected to suit him. Last, season he filled minor places five times out of 10 starts, and commenced this season by winning over a mile at Ellerslio ou August 19. Australian Bred. The winner of the Maiden Race at Wanganui last Thursday, Harina, is an Australian-bred three-year-old bay filly by the Blandford horse Harinero out of Headlight, the dam also of Gcmligbt, who formerly raced well in the Dominion. She was secured at the Sydney sales 18 months ago by the Ngatarawa trainer, ,1. H. Jefferd, and she was one of the form horses in the field, ns in the second of her two starts as a juvenile late last season she was second to Black Majesty at the Hawke’s Bay Hunt meeting. She is a speedy filly who should pay her way this term.

[By St. Clair.]

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.—Metbven T.O. October 7. —New Brighton T.C. October 21, 23.—Greymoutb 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.—Forbury Park T.C. December 2.—Wairio T.C. December 2.—New Brighton T.O. December 2.—Waikato T.C. December 9.—Roxburgh T.C.

Travenna for Geraldine. Though Travenna has been given a big burden to carry in tho hurdle race at Geraldine next week, the class opposed to him is not strong, and his owner stated this morning that all going well in the meantime he would be a starter.

Sound Again. High Glee is in work again and appears to be quite sound, lie has so far been given no fast work, but is shortly to bo tried out, as his owner intends racing him at the local spring meeting it he stands up to a preparation. Bright Display. Colonel French, who is to race at tho Ashburton County and Geraldine meetings, was three times schooled over a couple of hurdles in the plumpton enclosure at Invercargill on Saturday morning. He took his fences in dashing style and is in great order for coming meetings. A Doubtful New Zealand Cup Candidate. Mad© Money has not been asked for any serious tasks on the tracks yet, but is showing no signs of unsoundness and has built up well in condition. Though he has been accorded a nomination in the New Zealand Cup, it does’ not look as if this Paper Money gelding will he ready for a two-mile race in less than seven weeks’ time. An Early Favourite. Two horses on the 4rain 23sec mark in the New Zealand Trotting Cup are King’s Play and Lucky Jack. King’s Play, whose outstanding sprint achievements in August are still fresh in memory, will' probably be one of the early favourites. He and Lucky Jack are pronounced stayers, and Lucky Jack was considered by some people to have been unlucky not to have joined the list of dual New Zealand Cup winners last November. Twenty-five Years Old. During tho_ general discussion at the annual meeting of members. of the Winton Trotting Club, the chairman said that this year would be the club’s twenty-fifth as a totalisator meeting, and it was intended to celebrate tho silver jubilee. Mr Clark stated that the committee had discussed the matter of celebrating the .occasion, and, air though ‘ nothing definite had) yet boon decided upon, it had been suggested to present members with some memento to mark the special event. Improvements to Avondale Course. To possess a racing track above criticism is the aim of tho Avondale Jockey Club, and with that object in view the committee of the club is now spending approximately £4,000 on improvements at tho suburban course. The alterations will eliminate the existing starting positions for races over seven furlongs and a mile, with the result that, when the new scheme is completed, horses commencing in seven-furlong races will have a straight run of two furlongs and a-half, and those in mile races a run of three furlongs and a half, instead of starting on a bend as at present. The race track will then have a minimum width of 99ft. More Permits Required. e , The opinion that the classic races held by tho Winton and Wyndham Trotting (llubs would he a strong argument in favour of extra permits for Southland, was expressed by Mr W. G. Clark, who occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Winton Trotting Club. Mr Clark said that after the second forfeit for the Winton Juvenile Stakes 38 horses still remained, which was a striking comparison with the 15 three-year-olds for the New Zealand Derby, a race carrying a stake of £1,200, after its second forfeits. He pointed out that both Southland classics (Winton and Wyndham) carried stakes of only a little more than £2OO each. For the encouragement of tho breeding of the trotting horse in Southland, he said, the province was really deserving of more consideration in the way of extra permits.

Interfered With Golf Championships. Players in the Wyndham Golf Club’s championships on Saturday scattered in all directions when three trotting horses, one of which was drawing a sulky, bolted_ from the course, which runs alongside one of tho club’s greens. The three animals ran among the crowd, but fortunately no one was injured. The horse with the sulky attached upset its rider when the sulky collapsed and was dragged along the ground at a high speed. The frightened animal kicked the sulky so vigorously that it shot up in the air and landed on its wheels again. Then the frightened animal tried to jump a fence. It got across, but the sulky did not. The sudden stop upended the horse, on whose head the caretaker of the grounds shortly took a seat until the animal could be unharnessed and led away.—‘ Southland News.’ At Wingatui This Morning.

The sand track and both Nos. 1 and 4 grass tracks wore in good order foxfast work at Wingatui this morning, but only a few horses were sent against the watch. Gusto ran seven furlongs on the sand in Imin 35 2-osec, after taking 55 4-ssec for the first half-mile.

Pink Robe was going comfortably throughout half a mile in 50sec on the same track, having the Irish Lancer colt in J. J. Cotter’s stable as a companion. Made Money ran the last three furlongs, also on the sand track, in 40sec.

Night Wings and Spear Thrust cantered round to the five furlong post on the No. 1 grass track, then ran home easily in limn 11 2-ssec.

Night Pal, on the No. 4 grass track, ran a mile in Imin 44 4-ssec. Sparking Plug (Paladin—Spanish Maid) bad a three-year-old from W. 15. Hancock’s stable as a companion over five furlongs in Imin Bsec. Valantua. after taking 14 1-uscc to cover the first furlono. completed five on the sand in Imin ssec. Mon’P'uv sprinted home the last I y furlongs' on the sand in 41 3-ssec.

England’s Leading Sire. Fairway continues to g(» strongly in the winning sires’ list in England. At Liverpool on July 21 his two-year-old son, Fair Test, won the Lancashire Breeders’ Produce Stakes, of £4,321, for Lord Portal, who gave 6,750 gs for him as a yearling. Gordon Richards had the mount, and Fair Test started at 2 to 1 on, Challedon Again Beats Johnstown.

For the second time this season Challedon beat Johnstown. The race was the Arlington Classic run at Chicago on July 22, and worth £8,900 to the winner. Johnstown was so strongly fancied that he started at 5 to 1 on, while Challedon returned his backers 14 to 1. Both carried 9.0, and the favourite at once went to the front, and at one stage was racing three lengths clear of the other four starters. Johnstown was beaten a furlong from home in 2min 2sec, after running the first furlong in 12sec, two furlongs in 23 l-ssec, three in 35sec, five in 69sec, and the mile in Imin 36sec.

The Trotting Cup Eligibles. The idea of allowing horses assessed at 4min 27sec to he nominated for the New Zealand Trotting Cup is a good one, and will allow the Selection Committee to pick a really good field. Horses handicapped on imin 27sec include Colonel Grattan, Renown’s Best, Cantata, and Glenrossie. On 4min 26seo are Graham Direct, Plutus, Rocks Ahead, Bonny Azure, Grand Mogul, and Reporter, and those with faster assessments include Parisienne and Indianapolis (4min 22eec), Lucky Jack, Willow Wave, and King’s Play (4min 23sec), King’s Warrior, Blair Athol, and Ironside (4min 24sec), Fine Art, Morello, Pot Luck, Gallant Knight, and Marseeres (Amin 25sec). Of these Willow Wave has been retired, and there are grave doubts regarding Indianapolis being able to stand up to another cup preparation. N.Z. Cup Limit. No official statement has been issued about the limit of the nest New Zealand Trotting Cup, but there is every reason to believe that the conditions will be framed on a 4.26 limit. Last year 20 horses went to the post, but it is worth noting that on this occasion there will be only 16 eligibles. The liberal assessments extended to a number of pacers for the present term had an effect on the possible field. War Buoy, Rocks Ahead, Satin King, and Rey Spec were Jet out from 4.26 to a 4.28 mark, while Harold Logan has been retired, and Tempest and Cloudy Range are now racing in Australia.

Horses handicapped on a 4.26 assessment or better are: PJutus (4.26), Fine Art (4.25), Marsceres (4.25), Graham Direct (4.26), Grand Mogul (4.26), Bonny Azure (4.26), lleporter (4.26). Morello (4.25), Pot Luck (4.25). Blair Athol (4.24), Ironside (4.24), King’s Warrior (4.24), King’s Play (4.231, Lucky Jack (4.23),' Indianapolis (4.22), and Parisienne (4.22). From this it can bo seen that the Metropolitan Trotting Club is bard pressed to frame any other limit than 4.26.