RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23681, 14 September 1940, Page 8

RACING NOTES

RACING. September 16.—Avoiulale Jockey Club. September 19, 21.—Geraldine Racing Club. September 21.—Marten Jockey Club. September 28.—Kurow Jockey Club. September 28. Foston Racing Club. September 28, 30. Obinemuri Jockey Club. October 3, s.—Hawke's Ray Jockey Club. October 12.—Otaki-Maori Racing Club. October 12. 11.—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 12, 14.—Auckland Racing Club. October 17, 19.—Masterton Racing Club. October 19.—South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 19.—Rotorua and Bay of Plenty H unt. October 19.—Stratford Racing Club. October 24, 26, 28.—Wellington Racing Club.

JOTTINGS Answers to Correspondents. “ Wager.”—Silverinino won the Stewards’ Handicap at Rieearton the same day as Oratrix won the New Zealand Cup (1928). Ho was a four-year-old colt at that time, and was by Catmint from Silver Link. He was gelded after that season, and was six years old when he won the Thompson Handicap at Trcntham. “ Green Island.”—The placings in last year’s New Zealand Cup were; Yours Truly 7.1, first; Capricious car. 7.4, second; Dictate 7.5, third; and Loyal Chief 9.(3, fourth. There were 22 starters, and the time was 3niin 22 2-usoc. Lady Leigh. Lady Leigh has been sent to the North Island to be mated with the recently imported Coronach. North Islanders Predominate. Thirty-three of the horses engaged in this year’s New Zealand Cup arc North Islanders, and of the remaining 28, 10 arc trained at Rieearton, May Return Early. The entry of Peerless for tho Now Zealand Clip suggests that the in are may return from Sydney earlier than was anticipated. No Previous Winner Engaged. No previous winners of the New Zealand Cup are available to run in tins year’s race, but the second horses in the last two years. Tho Buzzer and Capricious respectively, are among tho entries.

A Surprise Omission. The Wellington Centennial Cup winner, Old Bill, is looking a picture at present. His omission from tho Now Zealand Cup entries is a surprise, for his earlier-planned Melbourne trip is definitely off May Be Eligible. ■ Ferry Post was assessed at 4.29 before his win at New Brighton on Thursday, and if the limit for the Trotting Cup is made as wide as the conditions provided for last year’s race, Thursday’s win will make him eligible. Named. The two-year-old filly by Salmagundi from Shelter has been named Sing Sing. She is engaged in the M'Lean Stakes to be decided next month, and is trained by And. M'Kay at Riverton. A Great Sire. It is estimated that the progeny of Hurry On in the past 19 seasons won 358 races, worth £320,009 10s. Hurry On blood, chiefly through Hunting

[By Sr. Craik.]

October 2S.—Povcrly Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28. —Guru Ruciug Club. TROTTING. September 18, 21.—Wellington Trotting Club. October 6.—Metliveu Trotting Club. October 12. —New Brighton Trotting Club. October 26. 28.—Creymoutb Trotting Club. October 26 , 50.—Auckland Trotting Club. October 28.—Oamaru Trotting Club. November 2. Invercargill Trotting Club. November 2.-\Vellinglon Trotting Club. November 12, 14, 15. — New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. November 23, 25.—Forbury Park Trotting Club. November 50, December 7. Waikato Trotting i Club.

Song, has been most successful in both New Zealand and Australia during the past decade. Hurry On s racing caioei was a short one. As a throe-year-old he started six times for as many wins. Good Dividends. Manna’s Son. who returned an outsize dividend when lie won the Spring Handicap at New Brighton on Thursday, is an aged gelding by Worthy Bond from Manna, and trained by Ins owner, V. Alburn. Both Blue Logan and Amonas, who filled the places in this race, also returned remunerative place dividends. An Inquiry. After the running of the Sea view Handicap at Now Brighton on Thursday, the Judicial Committee held a lono inquiry into the driving of D. U. Watts behind the marc Willow-bank, who started favourite. The committee found that “ while the driving of Watts was open to suspicion, there was not sufficient evidence to impose a penalty.”

Lost Chances at Start. Gimeaso encountered trouble soon after tho start of tho main event at Now Brighton, and lost considerable ground. He quickly regained it, and at the top tho last time he had run into second place behind the pacemaker Palo mar, but ho could not sustain tho effort. Gnncaso was slow to begin at the start of tho mile race nip later in the afternoon. Re-elected. Only the retiring officials of the Wellington Hlaeing Club were nominated for office for the ensuing year, and so no ballot will bo necessary at next Monday’s annual meeting of members. Those re-elected unopposed are :—President, Mr E. L. Riddiford; vice-president, Mr C. W. Tringham; and stewards —Messrs J. C. Crawford, H. H. Green, W. A. torus, H. L. Nathan, and J. T. Spears.

Half Hopple. The introduction of the half-hopple has not proved popular, and -is likely to be quickly discarded by the trotting authorities who permitted its use. in the Spring Handicap at New Brighton on Thursday, Ainonos and Parrish Guide wore the half-hqpples, and both might have been better without them. The introduction of the half-hopple is not a move calculated to improve the trotter, and in future it seems that most clubs will provide only for “unhoppled ” trotters. —‘ Press.’

End of Royal Danieli. Royal Danieli, who ran second in the 1938 Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, and was 4 to 1 favourite for that race last April, was so badly injured when he fell that, despite every effort possible being made to save him, he had to be destroyed in June. Early last year a lady who races under Jockey Club and National Hunt Rules, offered £12,000 for Royal Danieli, or, alternatively, £O,OOO for a half-share in him. Tho fact of both offers being refused gives a fair idea of the value of a highclass steeplechaser in England. Royal Danieli was a gelding. Have Raced Over Two Miles.

Only 15 of the horses nominated for this year’s New Zealand Ctiip have been raced over two miles. Limbohiu and Willie Win have covered that distance in the Melbourne Cup, the latter has also contested the New Zealand and Auckland Cups, the only races run over two miles in the Dominion. The Buzzer (winner of the Auckland Cup in 1937), Dictate (twice third), Sly Fox (once third), and The Cardinal have raced over the distance at Ellerslie; and Royal Chief, Peerless, Capricious (second last year), Dictate (third last year), Thermidor, Second Innings, Wagner, Passaform, The Wrecker, and Mishna have covered the two miles at Rieearton,

Royal Order Wins Again. The Waverley Handicap, won last mouth by Royal Order, was worth £2OO to the winner, and by running the mile and a-quarter in 2min 4isec, Mr J. Richardson’s five-year-old stallion showed that he has made a good recovery from the trouble that laid him aside last season. Commenting on the race. “Chiron,” in the ‘ Australasian,’ says: “ The result was a splendid one for the bookmakers, as Royal Order was one of the outsiders of the field. It was the first race in which Royal Order has competed since he broke down in the Anniversary Handicap at CatJfield in January. It was then thought his x-acing days were over, but he made a good recovery. As a two-year-old Royal Order, who is by Liraond, showed exceptional promise, but has never been easy to train. He looked bright and well on Saturday. Fryer did not fancy him, but his success came as a pleasant surprise to Ins trainer, who did not think it worth while entering him for the cups this year.” Now at Gladstone Park Stud.

Battle Song, who has arrived at the Gladstone Bark Stud, did little racing in England ns a tivo-ycar-old, but at three years old he proved himself a worthy" descendant of Carbine. Starting a short priced favourite for the Madrid Handicap, Battle Song had a margin of two lengths in his favour when ho defeated a field of 13 for this mile handicap. At his next start in the Irish 2,000 Guineas lie was knocked back to last, but getting to the front in the straight lost by only a short head to Hocus Boons, who. however, lie defeated later in the Irish Derby. At his next start Battle Song handily won the Champion Stakes, one and a-half miles, and then started favourite for the Derby- to bo beaten by one and a-half lengths by Raeburn. He re-established himself, however, in the Irish St. Leger, one and three-quarter miles, when, starting at odds on. he ran awav with the race to defeat Lord Glanely's Bizzaro by no less than eight lengths. As a four and five-year-old Battle Song raced in England carrying top weight in a number of important handicaps. He started favourite for

and won the Bilbury Cup, one and a-half miles, gave weight to and was beaten three-quarters of a length by Black Spec in the Newbury Summer Oup, one and a-half miles, beating i,,i,urui by three lengths, and ran third, giving weight to both first and second in the Newbury Autumn Cup, two miles one furlong, and was also placed at other starts. Battle Song is by Spion Kop, sire of Felstead, winner of the Epsom Derby, and Rockfel, winner of the Thousand Guineas Champion and Oaks Stokes. Both Spion Kop and Spearmint won the Epsom Derby, and this latest importation is thus the third consecutive Derby' winner in this famous family. Battle Song has arrived in .excellent condition, and this season will be limited to a few selected mares.

Aurie’s Star’s Record. Aurie’s Star “smashed the clock” when he won the Whittier Handicap, six furlongs, in I.B*, estabtishuig a new record for Australia and New Zealand. The previous best was that of Silver Scorn, who recorded 1.9 2-5 at Ricearton in February, 1933, when carrying 9.11, and Regular Bachelor, 1.9}, at Flemington in March, 1938. The world’s record, 1.6 1-5, was established by Broken Tendril at Brighton, England, in 1929. Auric’s Star put up an amazing performance for, though ho was assisted by the wind, ho carried 10.2. and carried it as if it was a feather. Racegoers gasped when the time was posted, and many declared that the clock had

“ gone mad ” ; but it was correct. The time is not only electrically recorded, but is checked by a hand watch. Anne s Star was unruly at the barrier, and, though he jumped away well, ho did not gather speed as smartly as usual, and it was not till about hallway through the race that he secured the lead, and alter that the issue was never in doubt. Aurie’s Star was ridden by the ex-Tara-naki jockey, N. Creighton, who has gradually worked his way into the first flight of horsemen in Victoria.