DOMINION HORSES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 883, 29 January 1930, Page 12

DOMINION HORSES

ENGAGED AT RANDWICK CHIDE’S EWE NECK It was rumoured shortly afte] Nightmarch’s return to New Zealant that all was not well with, him, ant that he might not be here in tin autumn. Whether there was much in th< rumour is not definitely known ii Sydney, but, as he is in the Doncastei Handicap and Sydney Cup, the trij for him is a probability. He may be weighted in a fashior that will not give him much chanc< of success in either of the handicap.? but Sydney people are more concernec about his w.f.a. engagements. They want to see him meet Phai Lap, Amounis, High Syce and Chuh among others, says the Sydney writer "Pilot.” Nightmarch is also nominated for the Warwick Farm Cup. bit in that, as in the two Randwicl races, he will be asked to carry a lo' of weight. Mr. T. C. Trautwein will probabh appreciate Nightmarch being entered for the Sydney Cup. In the Auckland Cup Nightmarch was placed 6lb above Chide, and though it is impossible tc accuse Mr. G. F. Wilson of ever being led, he may allow himself to be slightly influenced by the ideas of the Auckland R.C. handicapper. Not For Melbourne Nightmarch was not nominated for the Australian Cup, nor was Chide. Evidently the latter’s owner is nol in a hurry to learn the V.R.C. handicapper's opinion of him. Chide has made up a »ot since coming to Sydney. His ewe neck is now about the only thing in his make-up it is possible to fault to any extent. The much-discussed New Zealander Rabbi, is a Sydney Cup entrant, and as Gay Ballerina is also in that race

her owner and trainer evidently regard her as a staying possibility. After Paquito’s failure in the Auckland Cup it was reported he might be given a long spell, but as he is in the Sydney Cup it would appear that his holiday is uncertain. Easter is very late this year, and possibly his owner reckons there is sufficient time in which to give him a let-up, and still have him ready for Randwick. Either that or in view of a trip to Sydney in the spring he wishes to learn what the handicapper now thinks of him. This season Paquito has started in the Epsom, Metropolitan, Caulfield, Melbourne and Auckland Cups, so he will have full measure if he is a Sydney Cup 'runner. More New Zealanders Satrap, who has been a failure since he came to Australia after being bought at a high price in New Zealand, is in the Doncaster and Cup, and as he was a good three-year-old, there may still be hope for him. Hunting Cry, who recently distinguished himself as a sprinter and a mile and a-half horse in Auckland, is a Doncaster and Cup entrant, and J. M. Cameron, who trains him, has his own horse Goshawk in both races. The latter is a recent winner. Amounis figures in the Sydney Cup, as well as the Doncaster. Pie has proved he can run a good mile and uhalf, and after the last Melbourne Cup his owner was regretful he did not start him for that race, being of opinion that the manner in which it was run would have given him a winning chance. Still it was impossible to anticipate the first mile being run at a snail’s pace. Would be Overweighted In Sydney Amounis has not been beyond a mile and five furlongs, that being when he ran nowhere in the Metropolitan- of 1925 and 1927. Pha.r Lap is not in the Australian Cup or Sydney Cup. His owner probably reckons he would be overweighted in both, and, anyhow, the St. Legers and weight-f or-age races give him the opportunity of something rich in stakes. PAENGAROA-TE PUKE CLUB ANNUAL RACE MEETING The annual meeting of the Paenga-roa-Te Puke Racing Club on Friday evening last was well attended. The financial statement, presented by the secretary, Mr. Harold Cuff, showed a healthy state of affairs. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Patrons, Mr. C. E. MacMillan, M.P., and Mr. F. F. Hockly; president, Mr. Innes Vercoe; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. E. Alexander and G. Mends; judge, Mr. Geo. Mends; starter, Mr. W. Gilmore; clerk of course, Mr. J. Pursley,; clerks of scales, Messrs. Delaney and Chester; handicapper, Mr. J. E. Alexander; stewards, Messrs. W. Bird, I. Vercoe, J. Brown, D. Neilson, J. P. Ryan, W. Wickham, G. Cawte, J. L. P. Harris, A. Gordon; judicial committee, Messrs. I. Vercoe, J. E. Alexander, H. Cuff, W. Wickham, J. Mahoney; lion, surgeon, Dr. A. A. MacFarlane; hon. auditor, Mr. W. E. Hookey; secretary and treasurer, Mr. Harold Cuff.

The date of the annual non-totali-sator race meeting was fixed for Wednesday, March 19, and the following programme was adopted:—Maiden race, of 3 ssov, 6 furlongs; Shorts Handicap, of 20sov, 6 furlongs; Bay of Plenty Cup Handicap, of 50sov, 1 \ miles; Railway Handicap, of 20sov, 7 furlongs; Flying Handicap, of 30sov. 6 furlongs. MATAMATA CLUB ACCEPTANCES ON FRIDAY Acceptances for all events to be run at the Matamata Racing Club's meeting close next Friday at 5 p.m. and may be made either with the secretary, Mr. T. J. Underwood. Matamata. or with Messrs. Blomfield and Company, High Street, Auckland