NOTES AND COMMENTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 July 1929, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS

RACING FIXTURES July 25—Waimsite District Hunt Club. July 25, 27—‘Gisborne R.O. July 27- —South Canterbury Hunt Club. TROTTING FIXTURES August 10, 14, 16—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August. : The annual meeting of the Nelson Jockey Club will be field next Thursday. For, the positions <>l President and Vice-President, Messrs F. 0. Hamilton and J. A. Stringer are respectively the only persons nominated, and are therefore declared elected. For ten places on tbo committee there are fourteen nominations.

The annual report of the Nelson Jockey Club, to be presented at the annual meeting next Thursday, “The totalisator showed an increase of £2036 10s over the 1928 meeting, and together with increases in subscriptions, nominations, gates, privileges, and race cards, enabled the meeting to show-a profit of £300.” Limerick would not have to win many of the forthcoming weight-for-age races in Australia to overhaul Gloaming’s record of stake monev. His total to date is £37,973, or £5127 short of Gloaming s figures. During the season just closing Limerick as a five-year-old won £6308, against Gloaming’s total of £5630 at the same age. As a six-ycar-old Gloaming collected £5865, at seven years £4238, and' at eight years £2205. The rising two-year-old full-sister to

ON GALLOPS AND TROTTING

.Honour (Lirnond- —Homage) that Mr T. IL. Lowry purchased at the last January sales at Trentham for 1500 guineas, will race as Courtesy. One of the most attractive-looking foals at the Ellorslie Stud this season is a chestnut colt by Tea Tray from Philomela, the dam of Monoxide, lie is well-grown and displays rare power. R. Reed has been engaged to ride Niglitmaivli during his Australian campaign. Heed rode the Night Raid gelding with success in this country, and it looks a wise move to have secured him for the Commonwealth trip. Marjoram’s failure at Waverley is accounted for to some extent by the fact that he carried (lie tapes some distance. The Catmint gelding appears to ho on the up grade again,, and there is no doubt that he can. handle heavy going. If Ins Tventhain form was at- all promising, he will he sent to the. Grand National mooting. One of his engagements at Riccarton. is in the Winter Cup. It is claimed that her trainer, R. Hatch, was satisfied with the showing of Piuthair in the Patca County Cup and this fact should prove of interest to those who fancy this mare for early engagements. The daughter of Kilhroney—Hlackada is engaged in the Winter Cup and she might do well on the sound going at Riccarton. The four-vear-old mare El Jioa, by Balboa—El Sorella, who. travelled to Trentham with Black Duke and Overhaul, caused surprise and returned a .substantial price at the recent Dunedin Jockey Club Winter fixture when she ran second on the last day in the Domain Handicap (6f.) to. Red Boa. El Boa is engaged in the sprint event at the Waimate meeting. One of the biggest horses in work at Riccarton is the, vising three-year-old Storm Raid, who is in Mrs J. Camphell’s stable. He is shaping well and showed encouraging form in a gallop with Grand Song on Saturday morning. The English-bred horse Callaghan, by Fairy King—Penny "Forfeit, has been purchased by Mr. J. Bryant (Hafwera). Callaghan, is a young sire, and in his first season got a fair performer ill Callapat. Belgium's champion jockey, Sam ILeapy, rode his t2sooth winner on the track in March. This is believed to he a record on tlhe Continent. In an interview, Hc-apy handed' out some advice to the racing public, and aihong other things advised patrons not to bet. “In the long run,” he' said, “the heller is always the loser. A hook may he successful for 20 years. So may a proprietor, or a jockey. But none of the bettors will last that long.” The veteran jockey attributes liis success to knowing his horse’s powers, and to his knack of taking advantage'of rivals’ mistakes. “I have no special tactics,” lie said. “I merely make niv profit from the other fellow’s mistakes. If they go too fast I follow them; if they are slow I go ahead.” Ileapy is unwilling to take' second place m ii race. When lie feels that a victory is lost he doesn't overstrain his horse, and in his own woids mounts to win prizes, not to suit the backers.

Toxeuma is pottering about the tracks at Greenmeadows. He looks good and bright, and it appears as if it will not take W. McKinnon long to get him keyed up to concert pitch. It is not yet definitely decided when or where lie will make his appearance on the convincing grounds as a four-year-old. The eleven-year-old Kick Off's last appearance as a winner was recorded in connection with the Taranaki Cun in the 1922-23 season, when, carrying top weight, 9:10, he won well Stork, 7.2, was second, and Surveyor, 8.8., third. If the old gelding count have reproduced the form that landed him home in first place in the Now Zealand St, Leger Stakes, Taranaki Cup, Egmont Cup and other events, what an easy thing it would have been for him at Trentham this week.

Names that Mr Lowry has bestowed upon some of tho juveniles now under the tuition of F. Davis, at Hastings, are Rapallo (Grandcourt —Parley), Chrysology (Psychology—Desert Gold), Scotland Yard (Grandcourt —En Parole), and Commandant (Legionnaire—Bees in Amber).

The aged Maorilander, Bosh, by Absurd—Steinhail, won the Fourteen Two Handicap, £l5O (6f. 66vds), at Kensington pony races, Sydney, on 19th June. The winners at Newmarket on 15th May included the three-year-old grey filly Tetranella. She is absolutely tho hist of Tho Tetrarchis progeny, and, as she ran five furlongs in 59 3-5, she has evidently inherited a lot of her sire’s pace. Last year The Petrarch's sole winner, was tlio six-year-old gelding, Silver Sword, who pulled off a selling race of £197 at- Newmarket.

Pnrtaga worked freely at Hawera on Juesday, and should he ready to race again next month. He shows no signs of his recent ailment and will probably have his next outing at the Taranaki Hunt meeting in August. A fellow who scarcely knows one end of a horse from the oilier, phoned his bookie-to make his annual bet. “I want,” he said, “to put a pound oach way on ‘Hammond’ for tJ.o Derby.” "Hammond?” repeated the puzzled layer, “there isn’t any such Loisc.” “Isn’t there,” said the punter. “Dear, dear, I must have stuck the pin in the wrong column.” The following summary, gives a list of leading horsemen trainers since 1914: Wins 1914- A. Pringle 24 1915- —J. Brvco 31 1916- A. Pringle 29 1917- A. Pringle 20 1918- —J. Bryce 26 1919- —E. C, McDermott 34£ 1920- —J. McLennan 25 1920- —B. Jarden 25 1921- J. Bryce 26 1922- —J. Bryce 23 1923- —J. Bryce 28 1924- —W. J. Tomkinson 241 1925- D. Withers 29 1926- —T). Withers 31 1927- —F. (I. Holmes 33 1928 29—W. J. Tomkinson 33 leading trainers Wins 1915- Bryce 33 1916- —J. Brvco 34 1917- J. Brvco '22 1918- J. Bryce 31 1919- J. Bryce . 28.',1920- J, Brvco .. ' ' . 21' 1921- -T* Brvco . . 27 1922- F. Holmes .19 1923- —J. Bryce 24 1924- —T. W. Tomkinson 22.) 1925- —T). Withers 22~ 1026-27—M. B. Edwards 26£ 1927- —W. .1. Tomkinson 26 1928- —W. J. Tomkinson 33 Fill her and daughter in Travis Axvvortliy and Dilwortli had the honour of registering five wins each during the sea--•(iii (writes “Overcheek”), the latter

winning the first three races site contested. These were all at the spring meeting of the Greymouth Trotting Club, one being of 121 and (lie other two at 10t furlongs. She was next produced at the Wellington Club’s spring meeting, when she ran second to Real Light, oyer two miles, her time, being 4.41. She then contested the Westport Trotting Oulv Handicap, of 161- furlongs, but ran :unplaced. At Greymouth in, January she won tbo Dhniinioti Handicap, of 121 furlongs, was second to l/Ocaiida Boy in the Cup, and was similarly placed liehind High Jinks over 01 furlongs. Three unplaced performances were followed by another win in the Southland Handicap at Fortuny Bark in May, when sue registered tiie particularly smart time of 3.24 1-5 for twelve furlongs. She i.hen raced at Oam.-im, where she y is unplaced in the e'j'eaident’.s Handicap, of two miles, hut ran second to Evelyn Locamla in tlio Enfield llandicap, of one mile and a punier, which she covered in 2.48 1-5. With a little more age, she should do well over two miles, as she has already demonstrated her ability to go tile distance.

The Hey do, Oro trotter Rey did not race quite up to expectations at Ashburton, but it was a particularly fast run race in which she started. Sim is going on satisfactorily in her training work, and can be licked off as a likely winner in the near future. Rey was first worked at the pacing gait, but she was not successful, and it is quite evident that she is best when going at the trotting gait. Li his automatic handicapping system, Mr McMillan inserts a special clause whereby horses lecording faster time than 2.12 to the mile for a win, ave_ not penalised over a longer journey. This is also applicable in the case of horses winning over the greater distances in equivalent to 2.12 to the mile, no penalty being incurred for the sprint events. It will ho interesting to see what , becomes of pacer Wilma Dillon now that lie lias joined W. J. Tomkinson’s Addington stable. ' iluring the closing light harness season’, Gold Jacket paced to the top of the tree with £3275 in stake money as tlie result of being placed six times and winning three races. The Austnilivilnod mere. Glid’oawav, will lake, sc-and place with £2560, while Peter Bingen seemed £2510 for four placings. iieliuling three big wins.

JOCKEY AS BRICKLAYER When Eric Connolly was given a year’s disqualification last June, by the V.R.C. stewards, for the performance of one of his team, Broken Doll, P. O’Hanlori, who rode the mare, also came under the ban for a similar period. He. however, has lately been reinstated. ITe is an apprentice and was somewhat perturbed that during his penance he would put on weight. After taking a holiday with his family at. Liverpool. England, lie returned to Melbourne, with his bulk increasing. He, however, got going as a labourer, being engaged in that capacity on the erection of a new building in Bourke street, Melbourne, and as an Australian writer stated, tho sight of a little chap of no more than seven, stone, working with a pick and shovel alongside burly labourers, was, to say (he least of it. an unusual sight. Tile work, however, had tho desired effect, and O’Hanlon can now go to scale at the same weight as was the case with him before he got ordored to stand down.