RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23377, 21 September 1939, Page 4

RACING NOTES

RACING, September 23.—Geraldine Racing Club. Jlub. 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.—Masterton Racing Club. October 14.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 14. 16.—Auckland Racing Club. October 19. 21,—Poverty Bay Turf Club, STAKES, TOTALISATOR, AND TAXES The ‘ Abstract of Statistics ’ publishes the following comparisons of stakes, investments, and taxes for the three racing and trotting seasons ended on July 31:— 1936-37. 1937-38. 1938-39.

JOTTINGS New Zealand Cup Handicap. Handicaps for the New Zealand Cup, to ho run on November 4, are due tomorrow. The first acceptance, £3, is duo on Friday week. Three Starts, Three Wins. When Beaulivro won the Avondale Guineas ho returned his backers on the place totalisator a bigger dividend than he paid for a place. With three wins out of as many starts since changing owners last July, Beaulivro promises to prove a good purchase for his new owner. Fancied on Saturday. Blaydon has done well since his recent race at New Brighton, and he promises to parade in'good order for his engagement in the Railway Handicap at Hutt Park on Saturday. He is highly regarded. Bad Tracks in Southland. The ‘ Southland Times ’ says the bad state of the training tracks during the past few weeks is responsible for the comparatively small support forthcoming for the Dunedin Spring Meeting from that quarter. Not Engaged. It is not often that any horses trained by F. Shaw get a holiday if they are in training when a race meeting is held at Wingatui, but Valantua’s name is missing from the lists of nominations published for next month’s fixture.

Colonel French. After his easy success at the Ashburton meeting Colonel French was withdrawn from the Geraldine meeting before the liandicapper could penalise him. Colonel French is back again at Invercargill, and has been nominated in the hurdle race to be run at Wingatui next month.

Jockey’s Success. R. W. M'Tavish, who has decided to accept an invitation to ride in Australia this summer, rode four winners at the Avondale meeting. Though of late years M'Tavish has confined his riding to flat racing, in 1926 he won the Grand National Steeplechase on Peter Maxwell.

N.Z. Trotting Derby. With Highland Scott seriously amiss and Sir Jnlien, winner of the Sapling Stakes, not engaged, the? New Zealand Trotting Derby, to bo run in November, lias a very open appearance at present, but next Saturday’s racing at liutt Park may give a line on the season’s three-year-olds. Federal Prime Minister's Advice. “ Carry on,” was the advice given to sportsmen in all spheres by tho Federal Prime Minister, Mr It. G. Menzies. “ A healthy, well-occupied mind is tho best instrument I know for avoiding panic, and sport plays a big part in providing this healthy outlook.” Appropriate, The Poland Cup, the principal event at the Ohinemnri meeting next week, is named after the club’s late secretary, Mr H. Poland. It is rather a coincidence that the horses entered include Poland, an Acre gelding, which returned a remarkable dividend at Ellorslie last summer. Half-sister to Nervie’s Last. May Mauritius, who won at the New South Wales meeting in Sydney last month, and was driven by iV. J. O’Shea, is a half-sister, by Globe Derby, to Nervio’s' Last. Their dam, Nervie Mauritius, produced only two foals, and both have proved successful. Norvic’s Last, one of the finest free-legged pacers to race in New Zealand, is by Pedro Pronto. Majority Unlucky. Since winning at the Wellington winter meeting, Majority lias not been racing up to expectations, and the big imposts he has had to carry have been beyond him. At Avondale on Saturday', he was unlucky in the draw for positions at tho barrier, starting almost from the outside in a field of 26. The start was not a good one, all of the horses on the outside of this big line being slow to get away. Engaged on Saturday.

The hopes of M. B. Kdwards’s stable this season are centred in the three-ycnr-old Durability, who may still have to be considered in tbe valuable classics lie is being prepared for, in spite of Jus failure to win as a two-year-old. Sir Julien, who won the Sapling Stakes,

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October 19, 21, 23,—Wellington Racing Club. October 21, 23.—C0r0 Racing Club.

TROTTING. September 23.—Wellington T.C. September 30.—Methvon T.C. October 7.—New Brighton T.C. October 21, 23.—Grey mouth T.C. October 21, 23, or 25.—Auckland T.C. October 23.—Oarnaru 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.C. December 2.—Waikato T.C. December 9.—Roxburgh T.C.

is not engaged in this year’s Derby, and Durability, who apparently required time to mature, is just the type to develop into a good threo-year-old. A Good Field Likely.

About half the field engaged in the Ranfurly Handicap, to be run over a mile and tw r o and a-half furlongs at Wingatui next month, are also engaged in the New Zealand Cup. They include Balmenter, High Glee, Made Money, Passaform, Spartan, Settlement, and Thermidor.

Likely to be Favourite. On account of the good form ho showed as a two-year-old, Three Tens is likely to start favourite for the Wellington Stakes on Saturday, In his last three starts this Jack Potts gelding has finished second, and his best effort was in the Sapling Stakes, when he was narrowly beaten by Sir Julien.

At Wellington on Saturday. Allworthy, trained by J. Young, won so well at the recent New Brighton meeting that off the 48yds mark ho looks almost sure to finish in the money. Allworthy has been converted from the pacing gait, and the most likely to cause him trouble in the Nai Nai Handicap is Grade Fields.

Plenty of Maidens About. An entry of 24 for the Novice Handicap to be run at the Dunedin Spring Meeting, and the big fields starting in similar races at the Ashburton and Geraldine meetings show that the present season is commencing with an unusually large number of maiden performers in training. These horses should help the country meetings later on in the season. Mr J, R. M'Kenzie’s Representative. Gallant Chief will bo Mr J. 11. M'Kenzie’s sole representative in the Wellington Stakes to be run at Hutt Park on Saturday. As a two-year-old he had only three starts, falling in his first outing, the Timaru Nursery Stakes, and finishing third in both the Juvenile and New Zealand Sapling Stakes. He is reported to be a very level-headed youngster and has shown good track form lately. Centrepoise Unlucky. At the Foxton meeting on Saturday the favourite in the Carnarvon Cup, Centrepoise, though starting well over by the rail, was forced back in the early stages and then drifted right out of .lt near the five furlongs, fie was in an almost hopeless position oh the turn, but, moved out on the track, he stretched out to such magnificent purpose that he mowed do,wn thoso ahead of him one after another, and he must have won if the post had been a few chains further on. Avondale Guineas Good Guide. Strangely enough, only three winners of the Wanganui Guineas, which was instituted in 1898—two years before the Avondale event—'also carried off the Avondale Guineas. They were Eaglet, Cylinder, and lloyal Chief. But no less than 15 of the 39 winners at Avondale went on to Ellerslie to take tho Groat Northern Guineas a few weeks later. Of the Avondale Guineas winners. Wairiki, Gladstone, and _ Gay Blonde went on to win the Great Northern Derby, Elysian and Royal Chief the New Zealand Derby, and Merry Roe, Prodice, and G-ay Blonde the Great Northern Oaks. It looks as if Beaulivre’s name will have to be added to this list. Heroic Sets New Record. In heading the list of winning sires for the sevenhth successive season, Heroic set a record for Australian sires. The stake earnings of his progeny, however, amounting to £255,681 to the end of last season, are not nearly a record, as that distinction is held by Comedy King, who sired the winners of £327.533, with Magpie in second place as sire of the winners of £314,285. The winnings to date of Heroic’s progeny aro £9,108 below those of his own sire. Valais, who headed the list in Australia for five successive seasons. At one time it appeared likely that Heroic would reach the top, but he has been impotent for two seasons or more, and the gap now looks too wide to be bridged. Beau Pere’s Good Record.

If Beaulivre should win the New Zealand Derby and Beau Yite the A.J.C. Derby, a clash between the colts would make the Great Northern Derby very interesting. Beau Fere has an excellent chance of being represented by a Derby winner at the first opportunity. The imported horse bought by Mr W. J. Smith from New Zealand for 3,300g5, and now at the St. Aubin’s Stud, Scone, had a remarkably successful season last year. In New Zealand he headed the sires’ list with winners of £17,950, and in Australia ho was fourth with winners of £20,872, a total for the term _of £38,822. His stock have been racing for only two seasons, and in this period lie has established a record. A secondyear sire has not headed the list in New Zealand since Musket’s son, Nordcnfeldt, did so.

Number day s racing 320 320 320 Number of races 2,497 2,506 2,517 ■£ £ £ Stakes ... 443,538 527,545 550,054 Investments 6,220,520 7,201,820 7,981,442 Dividends 5,136,218 5,945,365 6,589,629 Club’s share 538,744 612,155 678,423 Toto tax 248,821 388,073 319,258 Dividend tax 272,057 314,992 319,097 Sales tax 4,436 5,275 5,500 Total taxes 525,314 608.340 073,855 Refund taxes ... 44,752 47,056 48,390 Fractions 34,650 41,235 45,035