RISING AND TROTTING

Evening Star, Issue 24282, 25 August 1942, Page 5

RISING AND TROTTING

[By St. Clair.]

News and Views. The annual general meeting of members of the Forbury Park Trotting Club will be held in the Dunedin Jockey Chib’s board room at 8 o’clock this evening. Ballot papers must he in the secretary’s hands before the commencement of the meeting. Answer to Correspondent.—“ Member ” (Lawrence): So far no announcement has been made by (he Racing Conference regarding financial help being made to racing clubs (hat have not been granted permits lo hold race meetings this season and had to abandon their fixtures last season. There is no record of the matter having been discussed at the annual meeting of delegates to the conference last month. Great Deceiver has been penalised 48yds in each of the. two light-harness races at the Otago Hunt meeting. A patron of T. G. Pollock’s stable purchased the jumper Jocanta, a six-year-okl mare by Myosolis from Half a Brace, after the National meeting. Rosaleen Dim, who raced unsuccessfully at Riccarton this month, has finished her turf career, and will be mated with Winning Hit tills season. Mr G. Murray Aynsley has sold both Irate (Myosotis—Berate) and Stylosa (Myosotis—Orris) to patrons of J. L. Muir’s stable, and in future they will be trained at Te Rapa. It is reported that Winning Rose, Noble Deed, Knuckle Duster, March of Time, Lincoln, Chestnut Glow, and Sly Puss are unlikely starters in the John Grigg Stakes to be run next month. Dividend, who contested 11 races last season and three this season without even earning place money, is to bo treated to a lengthy spell, and when he returns will be tried out over big country. Ever England, who is on the “ schooling list,” has rejoined C. C. McCarthy’s stable at Riccarton. Monetary, who had to be spelled early last season owing to an injury to ono of his legs, is also back in the same stable.

The ex-Mosgiel Park jockey, R. J. Mackie, who was badly bruised when Clansman fell with him in the Lincoln Steeplechase, has been an out-patient at the Christchurch Hospital, but expects to be well enough to return to camp in a few days. Though (he Wellington Racing Club raced on only nine days last season, the lolalisator handled £813,510, fm average of £90,390 a day, which easily heads the previous peak year (1939-40), when £843,704 was handled on 11 davs, an average of £76,700. Mr W. M. Norman, owner and breeder of Will Cary (Quite .Sure —Carbinea), sent him north to Christchurch last week to be trained. Now five years old. Will Cary won three races out of six starts last season when trained and driven by E. Todd, of Wyudham. Susie, who is engaged in the hurdle race at tbe Otago Hunt meeting, is now (rained by J. R. Cochrane at Gore. Susie did not race last season, but two years ago gave promise of making a good jumper. She is by Nigger Minstrel from an Inductor mare. Evidently the Racing Conference will give favourable consideration to the transfer of racing permits this season, as it is reported that the Poverty Lay Hunt has decided to abandon its meeting set for October 26, and that the permit will bo allocated to the Taranaki Jockey Club. Though the Riverton Racing Club’s annual Easter fixture was reduced to two days last season, a profit of £3,617 was made, and the club’s farm account brought in an additional profit of £965. Mr D. M. Tweedio has been re-elected president for the ensuing season. During the past two seasons Nelson Eddy has been t rained by L. O. Thomas, and has secured five firsts, seven seconds, and five thirds and £3,169 in stakes. Ho has recently been transferred to C. Laiug 3 care at Timvaid It is reported that he may not bo quite ready for his engagement at Addington next Saturday. ' With the exception of £3O won by Sandstone and £ls by Fancy Goods when they finished second and third respectively in the Navy Handicap, and £2O by Gold Bank for his third in the Stalin, Handicap, all of the stake money at last week’s Forbury Park meeting went to owners and horses trained in Canterbury. Twenty-three receiving .windows were operating at Forbury (Park on Saturday, and the average amount handled at each was £1,513 during the afternoon. No one complained about the alacrity of selling, but there were loud complaints regarding the delay on the other side of the house, particularly when dividends had to be paid out on well-backed horses. During tlio 1939-40 season the Southlandowned Millisle won eight races, but has since become unreliable and in 18 starts since lias one third placing to his credit. He recently rejoined J. Young’s stable, and is evidently on the improve again, as at 'Addington last week he worked over a mile and a-half in 3miu 21sec. Witliin’s time at Forbury Park on Saturday was 3min 23 4-sscc.

Tlie" Wellington Racing Club had a very successful year last season, the annual statement of accounts showing a net profit of- £6,541, after writing off £4,758 for depreciation and making provision for income and national security taxes of £14,500. In accordance with the club’s decision to donate all profits made during the war to the War Fund of the Government or to patriotic funds, it is proposed, subject to the approval of members at the annual general meeting, to appropriate the full amount of the net profit, £6,541 Is Bd, plus £6OB 18s 4d from the accumulated fund, making a total of £7,150 to the Government War Loan Stock, 1953.

AUSTRALIAN TURF

(Kec. 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 24. The weights for the. Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps were issued to-day. The top-weights are: — ■ Epsom: Auction 10.12, Mildura, Rimveil 9.8, Yaralla 9.6, Gold Salute 9.3, Evergreen 9.1’ Katanga, Reception 9.0, Winnipeg 8.13, Ensign Kingsdale 8.12, Veiled Threat 8.11, Dewar’ 8.9, St. Constant 8.7. Auction is the Brisbane horse who won practically all his races on a small saucer sand track in that city. Auction beat Gold Salute in the Doomben Newmarket in Brisbane recently. He has never been trained on a course with long stretches, and the handicapper has apparently treated him on face value on his form. Metropolitan; Rimveil 9.6 Dashing Cavalier 9.5, Katanga 9.4, Veiled Threat, Laureate 9.0, Dewar, Gold Salute 8.12, Evergreen 8.11, Yaralla 8.10, Winnipeg 8.3, St. Constant, It’s Funny 8.6.