RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23371, 14 September 1939, Page 2

RACING NOTES

FACING. September 16. —Fox ton Facing Chib. September 16. —Ashburton County Facing Club. .September 16, 13. —Avondale Jockey Club. September 21, 23. Geraldine Facing Club. September 23. Marten Jockey Club. September 30. Otaki-Maori Facing Club. September 30, October 2. Oliinciuuri Jockey Club. October 5, 7.—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 7. —Dunedin Jockey Club. October 7.—Bay of Plenty Facing Club. October 9.—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt, Club. October 12, 14. —Mastcrton Facing Club. October 14.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 14, 16.—Auckland Facing Club.

JOTTINGS The Ashburton Meeting. The first race at Ashburton on Saturday is timed to start at 12.15 aiid the last at 4.50. Favourites. Night Dress and The AVrecker are rank favourites in the ante-post betting on the Ashburton Handicap, with Winning Rival, Dictate, and Strip in the first line for the Spring Handicap. Avondale Favourites. Ned Cuttle is the ruling favourite fertile Avondale Cup, with last year’s winner, Tidewaiter, and Lowenberg next in demand; and Majority, Royal Bachelor, and Kathbella most in favour for the Flying Handicap. The Wrecker Well. One of the niost attractive gallops recorded at Riccarton on Tuesday morning was a run over a mile bv The Wrecker in Imin 50seo. This gelding is engaged to make Ins debut in open company in the • Ashburton Handicap on Saturday, and on the form he showed at the National Meeting should he one of the favourites. Sister to Baran. Indbrc, winner of the first two-year-old race of tho season, run at Wanganui last Saturday, is a, full sister to Baran, who last spring was one of tho best two-year-olds in commission. By Bulandshar from Clemency, the latter is by Limond from the imported mare Sweet Charity, who also produced a useful filly in Kindly, Keep Going. In his presidential address to the members of the Wellington Racing Club Mr E. L. Riddiford made an appeal to all to avoid anything that would create a feeling of despondency,' and to do their utmost to carry on and thus protect the interests of thousands of people dependent upon racing. Bad Gear Again. Golden Memory, favourite for the Hurdle Race at Wanganui last Saturday, appears to have been unlucky. After jumping the fence in front of the stands his saddle broke, yet A. E. Lord rodo him practically bareback the rest of the way and landed 1 him a close fourth. With ordinary assistance he would probably have won easily. New Zealand Horses Fancied. Beau Vite’s good performance in the Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday has made him a first-line favourite for the A.J.C. Derby and promoted him to equal favourite with Defaulter for the Melbourne Cup. Royal Chief and Conranga are equal favourites for tho Metropolitant Handicap to ho run on October 2. A .Youthful Jockey. Jimmy Taylor, 10 years old and 4ft high, was allowed by the English racing authorities last August to ride in a race for the first time. He was tho youngest rider to whom a license had ever been granted—and that’s not surprising. The midget rode Tyram Tag, who beat two of the field of 22 home. In New Zealand apprentices seldom get a ride until they are 14 years of age. Big Offer Declined, It is reported from Sydney that Mr R. Stewart, of Wellington, was offered £6,000 for Beau A r ite prior to the Chelmsford Stakes, in which Defaulter beat him last Saturday, but declined the offer. Mr Stewart told some friends that the colt would win the A.J.C. Derby and he had hopes of winning the Melbourne Cup also. In the latter race he is weighted at 7.4, which is 21b less than weight-for-age. A Big Two-year-old. Some writers are inclined to discard Shikari’s chance in tho John Grigg Stakes on Saturday on the grounds that he is too big a youngster to be able to sprint well. Shikari is certainly an out-size in two-year-olds, but on his track form ho can certainly go fast for throe furlongs, and his size and weight should help him to carry on over the extra furlong he will have to cover in Saturday’s race. Good Gallops. There wore several good gallops at Riccarton on Tuesday morning by horses engaged at the Ashburton meeting. Winning Rival ran five furlongs in Imin 3 l-osec, and Dictate bettered this by recording Imin 2sec for the same journey. Sovereign Lady ran six furlongs in Imin 16 2_-ssec. Scold, who is engaged in tho Novice Stakes, reeled off half a mile in 50 2-ssec, while My Abbey, Bolonga, and St. Cloud ran the four furlongs in 50sec. Don’t Forget heat Whiiplaw, both John Grigg Stakes candidates, over the same journey in 50 4-ssec.

The Wellington Stakes. The following are the particulars of the three-year-olds still engaged in the" Wellington Stakes, to be run ou Saturday week: —E. P. C. Hinds’s b g Three Tens, by Jack Pots—Lady Effie; J. Cocks’s Ordnance, by Nelson Derby—Wrackaway; W. Hosking’s Josette, by David M'Elwyn—Cyone; J. If. M'Kenzie’s Gallant Chief, by Gallant Knight—Takachancc: J. !>• M'Kenzie’s Highland Scot, by U. Scott —Rustic Maid; E. E. Butcher and. M. B. Edwards’s Durability, by Jack Potts —Endurance; E. R. Berry’s Shady Glen, by David .M'Elwyn—Blue Glen; A. Ferguson’s Responsive, by Jack Potts—Dusolina; E. Russell’s Latest Edition, bv Grattan Loyal—Daphne do Oro; M'Farlano and Scott’s Imperial Jade, by Wrack —Estella Amos; R. B. Berry’s Credence, by David M'Elwyn—Truman Direct mare; J. Richardson’s ch c by Rey de Oro—Sungod mare. Of these horses, Three Tens (second). Ordnance, Gallant Chief (third). Durability. Shady Glen. Responsive, Latest Edition, and Imperial Jade (fourth) all started in the Sapling Stakes. IVith the exception of Josette all those still engaged are trained in the South Island.

[By Sr. Clair.l

October 19, 21. Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 19, 21, 23.—Wellington Fating Club. October 21, 23. —Gore Facing Club.

TROTTING. September 20, 23. —Wellington T.C. September 30,—Metliven T.C. Oelober 7. —New Biiglilon T.C. October 21, 23. Gre.ymoutb 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.7., Metropolitan .0. November 23, 25.—Korbury Park T.C. December 2.—Wairio T.C. December 2.—New Brighton T.C. December 2,—Waikato T.C. December 9.—Roxburgh T.C.

Bad Luck. 'Hie rbandonnient of the St. Loger Stakes this year was bad luck for Lord Rosebery, as his good colt Blue Peter was heading for a stakes record for a three-year-old, and had he won tho St. Leger his aggregate for the season would have been considerably in excess of those other “ triple crown ” winners —Flying Fox (1899) and Diamond Jubilee (1900) —who_ won the three classics and tho Eclipse. Jumpers in New Zealand Cup.

Several horses in both Australia and New Zealand have won principal races on the fiat and then followed l suit in the big hurdle races, but the reverse programme is to be attempted with the jumpers Charade (winner of the Great Northern Hurdles) and Survey (winner of the Great Northern and Wellington Steeplechases), as they have been engaged in this year’s New Zealand Cup.

High Scale of Weight May Stop Her.

The last time Parquet started in a race was in the Ashburton Cup, run at Riccarton May, when, under 7.0 J, she was beaten a head by Foxlove in 2min 5 2-sscc, with Dictate 8.10 another head away. The class she is set to meet in the 'Ashburton Handicap on Saturday is not nearly as good as she was up against last May, and if the high scale of the handicap, in which she has to carry 8.12, is not beyond her she should be one of the hardest to beat.

Bright Prospects Ahead. Last season Beaulivro headed the list of winning two-year-olds with stakes amounting to £2i315 to his credit. His present owner, Mr E. C. Harnett, of Wellington, paid 2,900 gs for this colt, and in his two starts since has collected £4BO in stakes. Beaulivre won so convincingly over a mile that there appears to be little doubt regarding his ability to go a mile and a-half, and with the rich stakes attached to the New Zealand and Great Northern Derbies he looks like becoming a good purchase for Mr Harnett. Australian Racing on Saturday.

The principal meetings in Australia this week are Rosehill (Sydney) and Moonee Valley (Melbourne). Iho Rosehill fixture will ho the last of any importance in New South Wales prior to the opening of thq Randwick carnival on September 30. .. . i There arc two class races on,'the Rosehill card bn ShturdayL-the ( Hill Stakes (w.f.a. with -penalties) andl the Rosehill Guineas. Royal Chief will probably he favourite for the Stakes, and High Caste, despite, his poor showing in the Chelmsford Stakes,’ should'make amends in the Guineas. .

For New Zealand -Cup. It is reported that Beaupartir, now a four-year-old, is to receive a special preparation for the New Zealand Cup, the handicaps for which are due on Friday week. By Beau Fere, his dam, April Fool, is by Chief Ruler from the imported mare Miss Cute, andl Beaupartir was her first foal. Last season Beaupartir started 13 times for six wins and six seconds, winning the last five races he started in. In his last start Beaupartir won the Great Northern St. Leger, mile and three-quarters, leading all the way, and beating Peerless by a long head in 3mm 5 2-ssec. That performance stamped him as a stayer and able to carry weight. Change of Riders.

At the annual mooting of the New Zealand Racing Conference, held last July, a remit, sponsored by the executive, provided that “ no change in the rider of any horse in a similar class of race during the progress of any race meeting shall be made without the owner or trainer of the horse concerned first obtaining the special permission of the chairman of the Judicial Committee and the stipendiary steward which shall be granted only on good and substantial grounds.” This remit was, on permission of the meeting, withdrawn. There have been several instances since of changes of riders being made and the horses winning at second or subsequent starts when such changes were made. On the second day of the Wanganui meeting last week both Sly Fox and Blonde Princess from A. M'lntosli’s stable were not ridden by the same horseman on the second day as rode them ’in their races on the first day, and both won.

High Caste’s Chance in A.J.C. Derby. There is little straight-out ante-post wagering on the A.J.C. Derby, it being one of the few races bookmakers have consistently refused to make a book on. The New Zealand-bred High Caste was considered to hold a mortgage on the Derby until Beau Vito’s performance in running second to Defaulter last Saturday. After the Hobartville Stakes one Sydney paper expressed the opinion that—" If High Caste’s huge physical proportions do not prevent his running a mile and a-half, the A. J.C. might as well write out a cheque for the first prize, £3,800, wrap up the classic riband, and present them to Mr H. E. Tailored) without even running the A.J.C. Derby.” His jockey, E. Bartle, described his performance as the best Derbv trial be bad known, and A. Papworth, trainer of Reading, described High Caste as one of the best three-year-olds he had over seen. In spite of these opinions. High Caste finished nearly last in the Chelmsford Stakes,

Strip’s Chances. Strip, who promises to bo one of the favourites for the Spring Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, started twice at the Grand National Meeting last month. With 8.3 he finished sixth in the Paparua Handicap, sis furlongs, won by Paper Note 8.0. Starting favourite in the August Handicap with 8.2, he was first to break the line, and after being sixth into the straight failed badly in the run home. Last season Strip won the Avonhcad Handicap, seven furlongs, at Riccarton, giving Thermidor 41b and a length and a-half beating. In March he won over six furlongs under 8.9 at Oamaru, and followed up that success the next month by winning the Visitors’ Handicap under 9.3, and the Flying Handicap,

both six furlong races, under 7.9 at Riverton. In his next and last start for the season Strip, with 8.1 , after beginning slowly, finished third to Fleet Street 8.6 and Rebel Mate 9.10 111 the Empire Handicap at the winter meeting at Wingatui. With 7.12 in Saturday s race Strip appears to bo nicely handicapped': and should run well.