RACING NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23693, 28 September 1940, Page 8

RACING NOTES

[By St. Gi.ami.J

RACING. September 30,- —Oliinenuiri Jockey Club. October b, b.—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 Hunt. October 19.—Stratford Racing Club. October 24, 26. 28.—Wellington Racing 26.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28.—« ore Racing Club. October 28.—Waikato Hunt. October 28.—Poverty Bay, Hunt. October 28.—Waverley Racing Club. October 28.—North Canterbury Racing Club . . November 1, 2.—Wbangarei Racing Club. November 2.—Kangitikci Racing Club.

A MAORI RACE MEETING. In the stewards’ stand of the Rangitikei Racing Club at Bulls, there is a framed programme of a Maori race meeting held at Kanoi on Years’ Day, 1870, which in its way its absolutely priceless, and as a sample of Native humour is worth reproducing: Programme MAORI RACE MEETING, KARIOI, Jan. 1, 1870. r . Come! Come! Come! Notice to All. This notice is to all friends in the East, in the Western the North, in the South. "OH FRIENDS LISTEN HORSE RACES WILL BE HELD AT KARIOI. The races will be run under the patronage of the King of Maori People. , Stewards of Races; Chairman: Te Wheoro and his friends. Judge: Te Tahuna and his friends ; Starter: Te Harilipri and his friends. Clerks of Course: P. Wanihi and To Amaru. Clerk of Scales; Te Kamanomaiiq. Hatidicapper: Tom Pepa and his wile. Treasurer; Jibe Rev. Hori Wirihana Secretary : Mrs. Harihari. Rules of These Races: 1 Men owning horses and wishing to enter them must deposit money in the hands of the Secretary. 2 —Don’t bring any drink to these races. • „ B—Men who have taken much drink will not be .illowed on this course. If any man disobey this rule he will bring the whip ot the club down upon him. ... 4 No girls will be allowed to ride as jockeys m these races. 6—Jockeys must wear trousers in all events. . , 6—No jockey must knock any other jockey or bis horse or touch the reins of any other jockey or strike any other horso other than his own, or swear ot or threaten any other jockey. 7 Any .jockey breaking these rules will be driven troiu tho course if lie does not pay twenty shillings to the Treasurer. B—Youfinust not change the name of the horse, you must not suppress the fact of a win at any other meeting. You can be expelled or fined not more thajn 50/- if you bi'eak this rule. J) Persons allowed to see these races must not say* rude wolds to the stewards, or swear at. jockeys who do not win, or who otherwise behave improperly. " >

THE EIGGEST STAKE-WINNER

Several inquiries have been addressed to this column recently requesting the stake' winnings of the leading horses racing in Australia and this Dominion during the past 50 years. The following is the colour, sex, breeding, where bred, and stake winners of over £23,000 during that period:— Phar Lap, ch g, by Night Raid—Entreaty : 51 starts, 37 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds; bred in New Zealand; total stake winnings £66,450 Amounis, br g, by Magpie— Loved One: 73 starts, 31 wins, 9 seconds, 8 thirds; bred in New South Wales £48,250 Gloaming, b g, by The Welkin—Light; 67 starts, 57 wins,' 9 seconds; bred in Victoria £43,100 Ajax, ch h, by Heroic—Mcdmenham; 43 starts, 35 wins, 5 seconds, 2 thirds; bred in New South Wales £39,125 Limerick, hr g, by Limoml — Medley; 58 starts, 294 wins, 12 seconds, 2 thirds; bred in New Zealand ... £38,(29 Heroic, ch h, by Valais—Chersonese: 48 starts, 21 wins, 11 seconds, 4 thirds; bred in New South Wales £38,062 Eurythrnic, ch h, by Eudorus Dob Cherry ; 47 starts, 30-j wins, G seconds, 4 thirds; bred in New South Wales £30,891 Windbag, b h, by Magpie— Charleville: 3G starts, 18 wins, 8 seconds, 2 thirds; bred in New South Wales £35,939 Peter Pan, ch h. by Pantheon —AI win a : 39 starts, 22 J wins, c seconds, 1 third; bred in New South Wales £34,938 Nightmarch, br h, by Night Raid—Marsa; 01 starts, 23 wins, IS seconds, 10 thirds; bred in New Zealand ... £32,137 David, b h, by Bavcrstock — Linotype: 125 starts, 20 wins, 15 seconds, 13 thirds; bred in New South Wales £31,410 Mollisnu. h g, by Sercmond— Molly's Rohe; 38 starts. 121 wins, li seconds, 1 thirds;

November 2.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. November 2.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. November 9.—Napier Park Racing Club, November 9, 11.—Avondale Jockey Club. November 9, 11, 15. 16.—Canterbury Jockey Club. TROTTING. October 5. —Metbveu Trotting Club. October 12.—New Brighton Trotting Club. October 26. 28.—Grey mouth Trotting Club. October 26, 30.—Auckland Trotting Club. October 28.—Oamaru Trotting Club. November 2. —Invercargill 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. Waikato Trotting Club.

bred in Queensland £30,829 Carbine, b h, by Musket— Mersey: 43 starts, 33 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds; bred in New Zealand £29,020 Manfred, br li, by Valais— Otford: 28 starts; 11 wins, 5 seconds, 2 thirds; bred in New South Wales £28,830 Hall Mark, ch h, by Heroic— Hcrowinkle; 52 starts. 18 wins, 1C seconds, 9 thirds; bred in New South Wales £28,719 Trivalve, eh c, by Cyklon— Trey; 20 starts, 8 wins, 3 seconds, 5 thirds; bred in Victoria £28,375 Spoarfelt, b h, by Spearhead— Lady Champion: 57 starts, 9 wins, 8 seconds, 8 thirds ; bred in Victoria £28,173 Cetjgne, b li, by GraftonPretty Nell: 82 starts, 19 wins, 18 seconds, 12 thirds; bred in New South Wales £27,206 Poitrel, ch h. by St. Ahvyno— Poinnrd: 37 starts, 15 wins, 2 dead-beats for first. 3 seconds, 3 thirds; bred in New South Wales £20,920 Whittier, br h. by Woorak— Pol ami: ilo shirts. 17 wins. 10 seconds, 3 thirds; bred in Victoria £20,590 llantpioii, h h, by Rossondale —Royal Pet: -12 starts, 9 wins, 1 second; bred in New South Wales £20,181 The Hawk, b g, by Martian— Sparrowhawk: 129 starts, 32 wins, 16 seconds, 20 thirds; bred in New Zealand £20,440 Ammon Ra, b g, by Limond— Hyades: 29 starts. 17 wins. 4 seconds. 1 third; bred in New Zealand £25,741 Desert Gold, h m, by All Black—Aurarius; 56 starts, . 36 wins, J 0! seconds, 5 thirds; bred in New Zealand £23,133

JOTTINGS

AUSTRALIANS INSPECT ENGLISH STUD

The love ot Australians and New Zealanders for a good horse is traditional. No doubt Air J. V. Rank, English llour millionaire, had this in mind when ho issued an invitation to members of the Australian imperial Forces in England to visit Ills famous racing stables Druid’s Lodge, situated almost in tlie shadow of Stonehenge. Kenneth Slossor, official correspondent with tho A.1.E., in a despatch released by tho Australian Trade Commissioner, says that racing is almost at a standstill in’ England and in consequence more than UK) horses, representing tho bluest blood in the stud book, are eating their heads off in the stables. Amongst them are untried youngsters by such sires as Solario, Blandford, Rhodes Scholar, April the Fifth, and Hyperion. Other horses at present living a life of luxurious idleness include Southern Hero, Azam Pash, Knight’s Armour, Master Matty—half brother to Papyrus—and two horses by Bagpipe and Black Speck, by Black Watch horn Punkah 111, an Australian dam.

The glamour boy of the collection is The Druid, half brother to Scottish Union, who, for Mr Rank, won the St. Leger and other famous races. The Druid is known by the racing world as “ Rank’s Folly.” Mr Rank bought it the day after Scottish Union won a big race, hearing that a half brother was to be auctioned. The price paid was 13,000 guineas. Since then. The Druid has won only one race, and is unlikely to have a chance to win any more. The stables are magnificently constructed, with lawns, private training tracks, and a swimming pool. The horseboxes are of solid oak and glitter 'with polished’ brass. The place originally belonged to Mr P. A. Cunliffe, and there is an iron grille across the entrance to the stableboys’ quarters which Cunliffe used to padlock when he wanted to prevent information of a projected coup leaking out. After a tour of inspection of the magnificent buildings and grounds, the Australian party was taken to Mr Rank’s home on the estate. Guests in the house included Mr J. H. Thomas, former Secretary' of the Dominions and Mr A. J. .Mannings, 11.. A., famous animal painter. “ The last thing I heard before the party left,” says Mr Slossor, ‘‘was a sergeant informing a groom that there was a horso in Australia called Ajax which could also ‘ hobble around a bit ’.”

To Ride Royal Chief. It is reported from Hiocarton that L. J. Ellis has been engaged to ride Royal Chief througout the present season.

Two Guineas candidates in Wild Coon and Tissue have been nominated iu the’ Maungatua Handicap, also run over a mile, on the first day at Wingatui next month.

Related to Fast Passage. Full Pitch, who will represent the Clifford Estate in the M'Lean Stakes next month, is by Cricket Bat from Sailor’s Love, a fuM-sistor to East Passage. Arrived. The Irish Derby winner, Battle Song, arrived in Auckland early this week and was immediately sent on to his new home, Gladstone Park Stud, near Orari. A M'Lean Stakes Candidate. Gay Flight is reported to be the best of the two-year-olds trained in Southland, and she has been sprinting well on the Riverton tracks. One morning this week she ran two furlongs on a dead track in 2CJ-sec. The Big Sydney Double. When the last mail left Sydney Beaulivro was first favourite for the Epsom Handicap, with High Caste, Reading, and Mildura next in demand, ami for the .Metropolitan Handicap Reading was the best fancied, with Beau Vito and Gumlagi. The Finding. t In the jockey’s appeal case the judges, Messrs W. Perry, F. P. Kelly, and G. R. Macdonald, found that the Executive Committee had powers under rules 79 and 82 of the Rules of Racing to grant conditional jockeys’ licenses to expire on October 31. Should Know the Game. R. E. (Rowley) Hatch, formerly one of New Zealand’s leading jockeys, and later training at Awapuni, has been appointed stipendiary steward to the Gippsland district (Victoria). Hatch has been-in Victoria now for some years, where he held a trainer’s license. Next Friday. I Next Friday will be an important day for owners of both gallopers and light-harness horses. The first acceptances for the New Zealand Cop will be duo at 5 p.m.. and at the same hour nominations for the Stewards’, Criterion. Fendalton. Jockey Club, Metropolitan. and Members’ Handicaps and Canterbury Cup (w.f.a.) close. Nominations for the New Zealand Trotting Cup will also close at 5 p.m. next Friday. A Costly Investment. A report from the Ranclwick tracks states that Mr Alan Cooper's horse, Gold Salute.. bled while doing a recent gallop. Gold Salute, who is iff J. T. Jamieson’s stable, is engaged in the principal spring handicaps. He has proved a costly investment for Mr Cooper, who is probably the only man who had such an exaggerated idea of his value. Big Stakes. The Wellington Racing Club’s programme for its spring mooting to bo held on October 24, 26, and 28, offers £10,530 in stakes, and no race carries a smaller stake than £3OO The principal handicaps on the first two days will each he run over a mile and three furlongs, the Wellington Handicap carrying £BSO and the \Vatkips Handicap £6OO, while on the third day the Bearce Handicap. £6OO, will bo.run over a mile. Nominations close on October 7 Last Year's Cup Candidates Ten starters in last year’s New Zealand Cup have been weighted for this year’s race, and the following is a comparison of their imposts:—

Guineas Candidates Related. The Paladin-Charniaino colt now being trained by J. Harvey at Wingatni lor Mr A. C. Mills may not bo ready to run out the distance of the Dunedin Guineas, but none of his opponents will have anything on him in the way of looks His dam is by Some Roy il. from Fairforni, tbo dam of Tanramai, who won the Guineas, Dunedin Cop, and Great Autumn Handicap in the same season. Tissue, who is also -a Guineas candidate, comes from the same family, being by Paper Money from Fan-wood by Woodend from Fairform. Tissue has done some racing, and started twice at the Geraldine meeting last week. As a two-year-old she started seven times for a third, in a six furlong trial race at Oaniaru last April. Tissue is trained by T. Hobbs at Oaniaru.

A Shortage of Lead. The honour of being the most northerly lacing club ever to have hold a totalizator permit is held by the Waipapakauri Pacing Club, which only survived two seasons’ racing on its own track. The following good story is told of a race at its last meeting, about January, 1928: “There were great doings when the high-weight event came up for decision. There was a big difference in the weights to be carried by some horses, and lead to make up the requisite avoirdupois was at a premium. However, the difficulty was overcome, but in queer ways. Sugar bags held all sorts of oddments in metal, and even a plumber's tools were requisitioned. One rider got away with the weights of the platform scales, but he ivas deprived of them .in time to save a riot once the winner had come hack to weigh-in. But it was a wonderful race, and the plumber’s tools had to be duly weighed in.”

A Tip for the Derby. Frank M'Grath, the well-known Sydney trainer, who now has Beau Vite in his stable, gave a talk on training at a Red Cross race meeting exhibition the other day, and incidentally gave a tip for Pandect in the Derby. Pandect is at present in M'Grnth’s stable. M'Grath concluded' his talk by an invitation to his stable “ to see a potential Derby and Melbourne Cup winner.” M'Grath, who trained Aniounis and Peter Pan, two of the greatest stake-winners of the Australian turf, described in his talk the joys and trials of training racehorses, ft is the ambition of every owner, trainer, and jockey to win the Derbies or the Melbourne Cup,” said M'Grath, and he talked about preparing horses for these races. M'Grath said that Now’ Zealand dun oats were slightly better than Australian, though the local Algerian outs were little inferior. Generally ho used equal parts of New Zealand and Australian oats. . Horses wore _ fond of carrots and apples, though it was advisable to grate, them. Ho often used honey to sweeten them up. M'Grath said he had never had a good horse with a bad temper. A good constitution was the secret of good temperament.

im 19-10. st. lh. st. lb. Royal Chief (-Ilk) ... 9 6 9 0 Peerless 8 4 8 2 Thermidor 7 11* 7 12 Capricious (2nd! ... 7 0* 7 9 Passafonn 7 1* 7 8 Wagner 7 2 7 (i Dictate (3rd) 7 5 7 :i Second Innings 7 5 7 0 The Wrecker ... ... 7 0 7 2 Mishna 7 tl* 7 ■_) Thcnnidor carried 7 •'13. Capricious 7.1, Passal'orm 7.Si, am MSI,n i 7.01.