RACING NOTES
RACING. October 5. —Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 12.—Otaki-Maon Racing Club. October 12, 14. —Hunedin 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.—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 26, 28. — Gore Racing Club. October 28.— Waikato Hunt. October 28.—Poverty Bay Hunt. October 28.—Waverley Racing Club. October 28— North Canterbury Racing Club. . . , November 2.—Rangiiikei Racing Club, November 2.—Banks Peninsula Racing Club.
JOTTINGS Bologna Sold. Mr B. N. Didham has sold Bologna to a Central Otago sportsman, but A. E. Didham will continue to train him. Formerly Well-known Trainer. At one time well known as one of the leading trainers at Trentham, H. Pritchard is now doing duty in the military camp next door to tho course. Distance Extended. Tho distance of the two hurdle races to be decided at the New Zealand Cup meeting has been increased from a mile and three-quarters to a mile and thrcc-quai-ters and 50yds. Derby Winner Sold. A cablegram from London states that the Aga Khan has sold the racehorse Mahmoud. winner of the 1936 Derby, to an American millionaires’ syndicate foi 20,000g5. Named. Tho Paper Money-Aspiring gelding engaged in the M‘Lean Stakes next week has been named Damascus, and Mr F. C. Christie, of Orari, has sent him to A. L. Didham to complete his preparation. An Unlikely Starter. The injury sustained by Glcnora Boy when lie was galloped on during the ning of tho Geraldine Cup has caused liiin to bo placed on the easy list, and he will be an unlikely starter at Wmgatui this month. His Luck Was Out. Following the running of the Kopuarahi Hurdles at Paeroa last Saturday, the stewards suspended A. Curran, rider of Midland, for one mouth for interference with Gappy. Midland won this race, but was disqualified, as Curran failed by 2jlb to draw the correct weight. To Ride Don’t Forget. The Invercargill apprentice W. F. Bills has been engaged to ride Don’t Forget in the Air Force Handicap on tbe opening day of the local spring meeting. Ellis will also ride The Raker in his engagements at the fixture, and Royal Lancer, Blazealong, and Desert Maid on the first day. Club’s Stewards Alert. At the Ohh&muri Jockey Club’s meeting last Saturday the stewards fined the starter, Mr M. Criramins. £2 for allowing Foxmond to take up a wrong position at the barrier at the start of the Ngatea Handicap. Foxniond drew ninth position, started from No. 1, and duly won. Not a Sprinter. Yogi was one of the outsiders of the field in the open sprint race at Hastings yesterday, and is engaged in a simildr race to-morrow. He is reported to be making a satisfactory preparation for tbe New Zealand Cup, and will be seen to better advantage over longer distances than six furlongs. Accidental It is now reported that the cause of Sabu boring out at Oamaru last Saturday was due to his tongue getting over hit bit. At Metliveu to-morrow Sabu will start off tho same mark as at Oamaru, and as he is very well make make amends to tho backers he let down last week. Sparkle. The ‘ Southland Nows ’ reports that Sparkle has been suffering from an abscess in her mouth, and this has slightly affected her preparation. Present intentions are to race this mare at Wingatui next week. She moved freely in her work yesterday morning. His First Start. Saint Tor, winner of the Hastings Slaves yesterday, is evidently a two-year-old above the average. He is by Leigbon from Saxony, a full-sister to Clarion Call. Considering he was having his first run in public, bis performance in running the halfmile in 49scc was a good one. An Unlikely Acceptor. It is not likely that Pink Lad will vive the first acceptance for the New Zealand Cup when it closes at 5 p.m. to-day, as about a month ago he cut one of his pasterns while running in a paddock at his trainer’s establishment and has since been running out on his owner’s farm near St. Andrews. The M’Lean Stakes. Only Lady Nuffield and Verlogia of the 18 that have been paid up for in the M'Lean Stakes will have had a race in public before taking their place at the barrier. They ran in the Trial Slakes at the Kurow fixture last week, but both were slow to leave the barrier. Still, the experience should do them sonic good. Foxton Totalisator Turnover. The amount bandied by the totalisator at the Foxton meeting last .Saturday was not telegraphed. The turnover, £21,356, under win-and-plaec, was a record for the club. When the club raced at Awapnni last year the sum bandied was £18,410 under the single-pool system. Nigger Boy's Success. The cx-Southlandcr Nigger Boy won at Hastings yesterday, but there does not airpear to have been much merit in bis win, as with only 7.7 to carry on a fast track lie took Iniin 15 2-ssee, and only scored by a narrow margin. His task was made easier by Lueulius Boy, who was second favourite, being the last to jump away from the barrier. But Nigger Boy is capable of doing better. Taking On Something Easier. Trticness was much the beat of the two-year-old fillies in Australia, last season, and beat all comers in tho Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington, but she is not to contest the Derby to-morrow. Instead, she has gone to Flemington to run in the Manifold Stakes, a £I,OOO mile race for fillies. Ellerslie or Wingatui? A Christchurch correspondent states that R. Register may go south next week to ride Master Dingle in the hurdle races at the Dunedin meeting. As an alternative be has been approached to make a trip to Auckland to handle Promenade in steeplechase engagements. He cannot do both, however, as the Dunedin and Auckland meetings clash. Not Galloping. Shikari was a promising two-yeavr-old, but has been a disappointing performer in his efforts this season, and there appears to be little doubt now that this is due to hav-
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November 2. —Poverty Bay Turf Club. November 9 —Napier Park Racing Club. November 9, 11.—Avondale Jockey Club. November 9, 11, 13, 16. —Canterbury Jockey Club. TROTTING. October s.—Mcthven Trotting Club. October 12.—New Brighton Trotting Club. October 26, 28.—Greymouth Trotting C 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.—V\ aikato Trotting Club.
iim become affected in the wind. He was well beaten by Winning Rival over a mile in Imin 45 2-ssec yesterday morning, and his chance of maintaining the success of the Clifford colours iu the Dunedin Gumeas is not bright. Winning Rival’s success last October was the tenth in this classic. A Difference of 251 b. •Royal Lancer was conceding Airline 111 b when the latter beat him a neck over seven furlongs on the second day of the Geraldine meeting, but in the Taioma Handicap, to be run over the same distance at Wingalui next week, Airline lias been called on to give Royal Lancer 141 b. At a difference of 251 b Royal Lancer should be able to turn the tables . Strip. Tiie Dunedin Jockey Club’s handicapper evidently considers Strip a much better performer over a sprint course than over a mile. In the Tally-ho Handicap at the Otago Hunt Meeting five weeks ago Mr Russell placed him 51b above the minimum, but in a much stronger field in the Air Force Handicap, Strip, who ran badly at the Hunt fixture, has been raised to 131 b above the minimum. Since Strip won at Oamaru last April he appears to have lost all form A Good Rule. On Brisbane courses doubles are declared void unless the backer gets two starts. Bookmakers are asking the Queensland Turf Club to delete this rule, alleging that it encourages the scratching of horses after the first leg has been run. Probably it docs, but under the old system scratchings robbed backers of any chance if a favourite happened to win the first leg, and the bookmakers knew why. Demonstration Against Nightbeam. Although a hostile demonstration greeted the success of Nightbeam in the Rowley Mile at Rosehill last Saturday, the stewards did not consider an investigation into the horse’s form was necessary-. Nightbeam started at double-figure odds. At Randwick the previous week Nightbeam finished last, of the seven runners in the A.I.F. Handicap, seven furlongs, won by On that occasion the track was soft. “ Because earlier I had suspected Nightbeam might not do well in heavy going—he swing? a foreleg slightly in galloping—l was not prepared to accept his A.I.F. Handicap showing as his true form,” said Mr Hughes to a Sydney reporter “Nightbeam will start in the Australian Derby,” which will be decided at Randwick to-morrow afternoon. Control of Trotting. At Wednesday’s meeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association the election of officers for the ensuing year resulted: —President, Mr H. W. Kitchingham; vice-president, the Hon. W. Hayward; honorary treasurer, Mr J. R. M‘K.eime; Licensing Committee —the Hon. W. Hayward, Messrs J. B. M’Kenzie, and H. 0. Harley; Colours Committee—Messrs H. W. Kitchingham. H. C. Harley, and J. R. M’Kenzie; Appeal Committee—the president, vice-president, and Mr B. M’Carthy; Foreign. Horse Committee—the Hon. W Hayward, Messrs Thomson, Kelly, and barnson; foreign horse examiners—the Hon. W Hayward, Messrs''!’. J. Buxton, A. E Forrcst, S. W. Kelly, J. M. Samson, C. R. Caffin, and J. B Thomson; association members on stipendiary stewards’ committee, the president and vice-president. All by Beau Pere. Beau Pere, by Son-in-Law from a Polymelus mare, is certainly bred on staying lines, but he has yet to sire a winner over two miles. In this year’s New Zealand Cup he has four representatives weighted at over 8.0. They are Tauvangi 8.8, Yogi 8.5, Peerless 8.2, and Beau Repaire 8.1. Peerless has been withdrawn, but, all going well in the interval, the other three can be ticked off as likely starters. Taurangi’s dam, Barbacan, is an Australian-bred marc by Top Gallant from an imported mare by Spearmint. Peerless and Yogi are fullsister and brother, their dam, Prestige, being by Limond from Homage, by Absurd from Eulogy, and Beau Repaire’s dam, Modiste II.," was bred in England, and is by Franklin from a Tracery mare. Modiste 11. is also the dam of Chief Ruler. Alleged Interference at Oamaru. The complaint lodged by S. Townley against T. H. Gunning for interference in the Hakataramea Trot at the Kurow meeting last Saturday was reviewed by the board of the Trotting Association at its meeting on Wednesday. Mr X. F. Hartland, stipendiary steward, ill his report to the association, gave his opinion that Gunning bad several times interfered with Manawai, and in his opinion this interference was deliberate. Mr Kitchingham said that there wore three bad cases of alleged interference in the race —twice on the inside and once on the outside. It was a question whether the decision under the circumstances was the correct one. Mr Hayward said the board bad power to vary the penalty—and after the very complete report supplied to the board by the stipendiary steward, a serious view must be taken. It was decided to forward a copy of the stipendiary steward’s report to the Kurow Jockey Club, with a request that further consideration be given to the case under rule 381 Tbc board was under tbc impression that tbc stipendiary steward’s evidence should have been beard at the inquiry by tho club.
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