RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23690, 25 September 1940, Page 7

RACING NOTES

[By St. Claik.]

RACING. September 28.—Kuruw Jockey Club. September 28.—Boxlou Racing Club. September 28, 30. Obinemuri Jockey Club. October 3, s.—Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 12.—Otaki-Maori Racin'; Club. October 12, 14. —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 o£ Plenty Hunt. October 19. —Stratford Racing Club. October 24, 26, 28.—Wellington Racing Club. October 26. —fiPoverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28.—Gore Racing Club. October 28.—Waikato Hunt.

JOTTINGS Answers to Correspondent. “ Wingatui.”'—The totalisator was worked at Geraldine by Mr H. Janies, whoso headquarters are on the West Coast. Win-and-place tickets were sold at the same windows, and also dividends on the win-and-place machine paid out at the same windows. The last race was five minutes late in starting on tbo first day and 13 minutes late on Saturday. Change of Headquarters. It is reported from Timaru that owing to the private course now used by iR. Townloy being required for other purposes, that trainer is likely to remove his headquarters to Timvald. Dunedin Classics. Eighteen two-year-olds have made the final payment for the M'Leau Stakes, to be run on the first day of the local spring meeting, and eight in the Dunedin Guineas. Wingatui stables will not be represented in the latter classic this year.

Kurow Acceptances. The Kurow Jockey Club has received quite satisfactory acceptances for its meeting, to be held on the Oamaru course on Saturday, and an interesting afternoon’s racing is promised. A special train will leave Dunedin for the course at 8.45, returning after the last race.

Dunedin Spring Meeting. Satisfactory nominations have been received for the spring meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club, to be held next month, and of the 14 engaged in the principal handicap, Capricious, Gleuora Boy, Passaform, Settlement, Sparkle, Swordstick, and The Raker arc New Zealand Cup candidates.

Giving Away Time. Gleam, Lady Denise, and Maudrell have been accepted for in both of the light-harness races at Oamaru on Saturday. To start in the mile and a-quarter race, Gleam and Lady Denise will both be giving away four seconds and Mandrell three seconds of their handicap.

Dually Engaged. In- addition, to'Gleam, Lady Denise, and Maiijdrb.il being engaged in both light-harness races at Oamaru on Saturday, Sir Hugh, Hanlon, Master Dingle, Dranoel, Twenty Grand, Crack o’ Dawn, Straightdell, Night Pal, Taxpayer, Airline, and Vaunt are each engaged twice in the racing events.

Our Horses in Sydney. New Zealand horses have made a sweep of the weight-tor-age races in Sydney this season. Bcaulivro won the first three and in the fourth Beau Vite was successful. In two of the four High Caste has been second. Only two races for three-year-olds have been decided, and one has been accounted for by Tidal Wave.

Another Come-back. Silver Streak has made several farewell bows to the racecourse, and after his last appearance in the Waikouaiti Cup last New Year’s Day his owner stated that he would definitely retire this game little Paper Money gelding. Silver Streak was taken home and used as a hack. Now rising 11 years old, he cannot be expected to retain his brilliance.

Lady Denise. At a matinee meeting held at Washdyke on Monday both Lady Denise and Sabu, who are engaged at Oamaru on Saturday, were returned winners. The former was timed to go 3miu 2(3sec for a mile and a-balf, and is on the limit in a 3mhi 33sec race at the Kurow meeting. She has been a costly mare to follow at totalisator mootings this season. Woodend Dea‘d. The death occurred a short time back of the Lemberg horse Woodend. He was not a great success as a sire, but he was well represented on the winning list iu Southland. Loelilaggeii, Trebleack, Eu wood (an outstanding tliree-year-old), Golden Lap, Sbillelagbwood, and Bunvood were among Ids best winners. Woodend was a particularly well-bred horse, and his mares may be expected to I need on.

The Jockeys’ Appeal. There will be general satisfaction expressed regarding the decision of the appeal’ judges appointed by the executive of the Racing Conference to hear the appeals of those jockeys who were granted 'conditional licenses for three months. No fairer laws have ever been printed than the Rules of Racing provide, and the case under notice is tlie first of its kind—an appeal against the decision of the riding body. Whether the finding of these judges was arrived at on the evidence placed before them or on a technicality is a small matter compared with the, fine sense of fair piny exhibited by the executive of the ruling body in' accepting the appeal and appointing judges to adjudicate on its action, \

New Zealand Pacers in Australia. A recent winner in Western Australia was Francisco, previously trained at Yaldhurst by M. B. Edwards. In winning the Kununoppiu Handicap at the Gloucester Park Meeting, Francisco paced a mile and a-half in 3niin 28sec. She started at a short price. At the Kalgoorlie meeting another former Canterbury pacer in Sunny Morn conceded 120yds and a beating to those opposed to him in the Carnival Handicap, of a mile and a-half. He was only required to do 3min -llsec.

October 28.—Poverty Bay Hunt. October 28.—Wavorley Racing Club. October 28.—Norib Canterbury Racing Club.

TROTTING. October s.—Methveu Trotting October 12. —New Brighton Trotting Club. October 26, 28.—Grey mouth Trotting Club. October 26, 50.—Auckland Trotting Club. October 28.—Oamaru Trotting Club. November 2.—lnvercargill Trotting Club. November 2. —Wellington Trotting Club. November 12, 14, 15. New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. November 23, 25.—Porbury Park Trotting Club. November 30, December 7, Wjukato Trotting Club.

To be Tried as a Hurdler. After his disappointing displays at the Geraldine meeting, Combat lias been nominated for tire hurdle races at the local spring meeting. Combat has shaped well in the few schooling lessons he has had so far, and with his pace on the flat should make good at the game. Special Force’s Good Effort. Special Force caused his supporters some anxiety when he went away at a gallop in the Wellington Stakes (says the 1 Dominion ’). The early leaders were Walter Moore and Gold Chief. Salisbury hit the front down the back, his nearest opponents being Walter Moore, Shadow Maid, Special Force, and Gold Chief. At the end of a round the order was Walter Moore, Shadow Maid, Salisbury, Special Force, Village Maid, Gold Chief, Festivity, — 1 M'ckoy Rooney. Special Force ran through down the hack stretch to take second berth to Walter Mooro, with Shadow Maid and Gold Chief next. Once in line for home, Special Force forged ahead of Walter Moore, who was also passed in the straight by Shadow Maid and Gold Chief. Special Force’s effort was a good one, and he is undoubtedly a colt of great promise. Wyndham Trotting Club.

“ The profit on tho year’s working was £219 17s 9d. Out of this amount £SO was donated to patriotic purposes and £5 written off as depreciation, leaving a balance carried forward of £164 17s 9d,” states the annual report of tho Wyndham Trotting Club. “ The weather for the annual meeting was excellent, although before the meeting inclement conditions had been experienced. Tho gate receipts, due no doubt to the number of days of racing at that period of the year and petrol restrictions, showed a decrease from £438 to £3Bl ss. The totalisator turnover increased from £14,994 t0_£15,252. Nominations and acceptances increased from £463 to £5Bl 9s. The nominations and acceptances from the juvenile classic entries practically liquidated the stakes in this popular event.”

Death of Well-known Trainer. The death has occurred at Napier of Mr A. J. Ellingham, who was formerly one of the best-known riders and trainers of jumpers in the Dominion. He commenced his association with the sport as an amateur horseman, and rode Denbigh (which he owned in partnership with his brother) to victory in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase away back in 1886. Two years later he won the race again on Chemist, and on this horse took the Grand National a year afterwards. Subsequently he trained three winners of the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase in Ruby, Moifaa, and Jack Pot, the two first-named being out of Denbigh. Moifaa, who raced in the name of Mrs Ellingham, won the Great Northern. Steeplechase, and subsequently was taken to England to win the Liverpool Grand National. Objection to Forbury Park Dates. The Southland Racing Club has lodged an objection against the Forbury Park Trotting Club being granted November 23 and 25 for its spring meeting, which clashes with the Southland Racing Club’s Spring Meeting on November 23. The Forbury Club was originally granted November 28 and 30 for its spring meeting, and the Southland Club November 23. Since it has been announced that the King’s Birthday • mil be observed on November 25, the Forbury Club has applied to the Trotting Conference for a transfer of dates to November 23 and 25. The Southland Club’s protest is one entitled to full consideration by the Trotting Conference (says the ‘ Southland Times ’), as there is no questioning its priority to the date, whereas the Forbury Club’s application is a belated one because of the transfer of the holiday date. The Forbury Club could at least have considered the Southland Club when it decided to send its application forward.