RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23692, 27 September 1940, Page 10

RACING NOTES

RACING. . September 28.—Kurow Jockey Club. September 28.—Foxton Racing Club. September 28, 30. Ohinemuri Jockey Club. October 3, 5. —Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 12.—Otaki-Maori Racing 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 of 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. I

KUROW MEETING TO-MORROW The annual meeting of the Kurow Jockey Club, to be held to-morrow on the Oamaru course, has attracted good acceptances, but owing to so many }»r*fes being engaged in two races, the fields are likely to be reduced. The Oamaru course is in splendid order at present,'and unless there is a change in the weather in that district it will provide fast going The principal race, the Kurow Cup, has drawn a good field of 10 acceptors, including Petersham and Swordstick,' who finished first and second at Qrari last .Saturday over nine furlongs. On that occasion Petersham won by two lengths, and over an extra furlong in to-morrow’s race he will meet Swordstick on 11b better terms. The last tlbie Swordstick and Hanlon met was in the Tally-ho Handicap, one mile, at Wingatui last month. Hanlon 8.1 finished third, with Swordstick 813 well back in the ruck. Hanlon will meet Swordstick on 51b better terms at Oamaru. In the same race Hanlon conceded Night Pal 131 b, and now meets him on 4lb better terms, and Araboa, who also finished well back, on lib better terms. Hanlon is easily the best handicapped horse in the race, and his good fifth to Little Robin, Lazybones, Anita'Foe, and Night Dress at Riccarton last month should cause him to be made favourite. Petersham and Swordstick will be fancied, and on his recent track work Night Pal must be given a chance.

The meeting; will open with the Trial Stakes, for horses that have not won a race of £SO. Johnemhy won at the ■W'aimate Hunt meeting, and is the hcjst performed. Hanlon is also engaged in the Highweight Handicap, but is likely to be reserved for the Cup. and on Geraldine form, Dranoel is likely to be well fancied.

Passing By was unlucky at Geraldine, and is likely to be well supported in the Waitaki Harness Handicap. Lady Denise won at thii matinee meeting at Washdyke on Monday, and may make amends for her several failures at totalisator fixtures.

The Hydro Hack Handicap will provide one of the most interesting events of the day, and four recent winners in Spearthrust, Dranoel, Taxpayer, and Blazealong are sure of support. Spearthrust has done well since winning at Wingatui last month, but will meet Prince Ruenalf on 91b worse terms than at Wingatui, when the latter finished third in a six furlong race. The extra furlong should be in Spearthrust’s favour. If Dranoel is started in this rae©'in-preference to the High-weight Handicap, he, too, will have to be considered.

6ii' His Winter Cup; form. Haughty "Winner should start a short-priced favourite in the Munro Handicap, in which the opposition is weak. If reserved, for this race. Night Pal would be the hardest to beat, and Combat can also run out a merry seven furlongs, particularly if allowed to make his own rules in the running.

The Hakataramea Harness' Handicap should prove to be the best of gooa things for Manawai on Geraldine form, and Irish Dusk and Irish Dawn should he the best of the others.

Taxpayer, Airline, and Vaunt, acceptors, in the Gillies Hack/Handicap, have engagements earlier in the afternoon. Craiglea did not show up in a big field at the Geraldine meeting, but is likely to do better to-morrow. . Airline, if reserved for this race, would probably be sent out favourite, and on his second to All Night last Saturday appears to hold a good chance. Taxpayer was unable to handle the turning course at Orari, and should be better suited on the Oamaru track.i . The wagering will be on the win and place system, and the following horses are likely to be fancied;— 12.30: Trial Stakes, six furlongs.Johnemby, Green Gables, Poetic. 1.5: High-weight Handicap, one mile. —-Dranoel. Entail, Chirp'. 1.45: AVaitaki Harness Handicap (3.43), mile and a-half.—Passing By, Lady Denise, Little Kathleen. 2.25; Kurow Cup, mile and a-quar-ter.—Hanlon, Petersham, Swordstick. 3.5: Hydro Hack Handicap, seven furlongs.—Spear Thrust, Airline (if reserved), Dranoel, or .Taxpayer. 3.40: Munro Handicap, seven furlongs.—Haughty Winner, Combat, Night Pal (if reserved). 4.15; Hakataramea Harness Handicap (3.1), mile and a-quarter.—Manawai, Irish Dawn, Irish Dusk. 4.55: Gillies Hack Handicap, six furlongs.—Airline, Craiglea, Prince Flaneur, or Taxpayer (if reserved). JOTTINCS An Unlikely Starter. It is reported from Riccarton that The Vulture will be an unlikely starter in the Gillies Hack Handicap to-mor-row. Officials Appointed. The Winton Jockey Club has appointed the following officials for its annual meeting:—Starter, Mr T. Marshall; handicappcrs. Messrs C. E. Hassall (gallops) and H. Pierce (trots); judge, Mr W. F. Young.

[By St. Clair.]

October 28.—Poverty Bay Hunt. October 28. —Waverley Racing Club. October 28.—North Canterbury Racing Club. TROTTING. October s.—Methven Trotting Club, October 12.—New Brighton Trotting Club. October 26. 28.—Greymouth Trotting CSub. October 26, 30.—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.—Forbury Park Trotting Club. November 30, December 7. —* \>aikato Trotting Club.

Brackets at Oamaru To-morrow. The following horses will be bracketed at Oamaru to-morrow : Trial Stakes.—Gold Nugget and My Ship. , , , T , Waitaki Trot.—Black Label and Lady Denise, Lisette and Passing By. Same Stakes as Last Season. At a meeting of the Winton Jockey Club it ■ was decided that the stake money for this year’s annual fixture be the same amount as last year. The sum of £2,110 will be distributed over the two days’ racing, and the events on the programme will remain unaltered. . Jockeys’ Appel Case. The effect of the judgment in the jockeys’ appeal case is that Didham, Burgess, and Tattersall are now licensed for the full year, but the other two (Broughton and Wiggins) will require to apply for fresh licenses at the end of October. The failure of their appeal does not affect their eligibility to ride until then. Sold to an Auckland Buyer. Night Hawk, who claims an engagement in the New Zealand Cup, has been sold by Mr D. M'Farlano to Mr J. D. Simpson, who now resides in Auckland, Night Hawkwon two good races as a three-year-old, but was not started last season. At the Geraldine meeting last week he raced as if he will bo an early winner. Southlandcrs in the M‘Lean Stakes. Southland-owned horses have won the M'Lean Stakes only twice—Mr W. E. Taylor’s Prosperity in 1921 and Messrs Trail and M'Kay’s Some Rose in 1926 but only the latter was trained in Southland. In this year’s race Southland stables will bo represented in this classic by Desert Maid, Gay Flight, June Night, Sing Sing, and the unnamed filly by Man’s Pal from Set Sail. In addition to the five two-year-olds already mentioned, Southland stables will be represented at the spring meeting at Wingatui by Airdrie. Milford, Colonel Cygnus—Wild Erin mare, Heidelberg, Dark Flight, Gold Flight, Phalanx, Spanish Lad, Sparkle, Peony Rose, Fidelis, Royal Lancer, Soutnern Sail, Doubleack, Ackemma, and Sir Denis. Riccarton Horseman Engaged; C T. Wilson lias been engaged to. ride Petersham, Tissue, Jbhnemby, and Spearthrust in their engagements at Oamaru to-morrow, and H. W. Hibberd will be on Flame Queeii, Miltiades, and Vaunt. E. J. Ellis will ride Toro-Koura, Craiglea, and Foxette; R. J. Mackie, Vergalia, Dranoel, Cymric, and Haughty Winner; P. Spratt, Green Gables, Captain Bruce, Silver Streak, and Lord Midas; M. Billington. Gold Nugget and Prince Ruonalf; E. Baker. Portadown; J. W. Jennings. Rox-a Hiko; J. Wadley, Entail; and M. N. Caddy, Pink Gauntlet. Mr R. E. Harley Passes. Thq death has occurred at Hatuma, Hawke’s Bay, of Mr “ Bob ” Harley. In his early days Mr Harley was one of New Zealand’s leading amateur riders, both on the flat and over fences, especially in Canterbury; in fact ho was good enough to be classed as equal to any professional. In those days gentlemen riders got many more opportunities than , they do to-day. In recent years Mr Harley acted as starter to several clubs. To-morrow’s Train Arrangements. ' For' the convenience of patrons at tending the Kurow Jockey Club’s meeting at Oamaru to-morrow, a special passenger train leaves Dunedin at 8.45, arriving Oamaru 11.45, connecting with special train for the racecourse leaving Oamaru at 11.55. On the return journey a train leaves the racecourse at 5.11, Oamaru 5.49, arriving. Dunedin 8.54. Special excursion tickets aro issuable to the Oamaru racecourse from specified stations by'the special train, and cheap “ week-end ” tickets are issuable to Oamaru from Dunedin and intermediate stations, available up to and including Monday. New Zealand Cup Handicaps. As anticipated, Royal Chief occupies the pride of position in the handicap for the New Zealand Cup, and has been allotted the same impost with which he headed the handicap last season, 9.6, and 81b above Willie Win, now nine years old, an age at which he is not likely to show much, if any, improvement. Only 10 horses have been weighted at 8.0 or over, 21 between 7.1 and 7.12, and no fewer than 30 have been allotted the minimum. On these figures the handicapper evidently does not consider the field a strong one, but backers will find it just as difficult as usual to select the best. A first acceptance. £3, is duo next Friday, and the field is likely to thin down after that payment. A Cup Candidate. One of the most impressive efforts at Marton, in view of the future, was the run of The Buzzer in the open sprint. The Buzzer, who is one of our outstanding stayers, could naturally not go the early pace, but be was making up his ground rapidly at the finish, and only just missed paying a dividend. It was his first race since he ran unplaced in the Cup on the same track last New Year’s Day, and it is a fair indication that it may not take long for him to reach his form again. The Buzzer has been allotted 8.6 in the New Zealand Cup. Two years old, he carried 8.3 in this race and was only beaten half a head by Arctic King. He won the Auckland Cup, 1937, as a four-year-old under 7.6. Too Leniently Treated. Last season the Full Feathcr-Luoy Lockit more Chirp did a lot of racing, starting 21 times for three wins, five seconds, and four thirds. On the concluding day of the New Zealand Cup

meeting Chirp carried U.l and was beaten a length by Lockit over a mile in Imin 40 2-ssec. She was produced again the same afternoon in the Harley Handicap, nine furlongs, and carrying 8.11 beat Merry March 9.2 by two lengths in Imin 53sec. The 15 starters included several useful performers and a much better class than Chirn is set to meet in the High-weight Handicap at Oamaru to-morrow, in which she has been allotted only Gib above the minimum. Chirn has not had a race since racing at lliverton last Easter, and may not be quite ready, but that is not sufficient excuse for her treatment in the race she is in to-morrow..