TWO WINNERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 988, 3 June 1930, Page 12

TWO WINNERS

MR. BOYD DAVIS AT KEMPTON STARTED AT LONG ODDS Advices from London received today state that at Ivempton Park (England) races on Easter Monday, Mr. Boyd. Davis, of Auckland, had two winEcilatli, a four-year-old by At hi one —lrish Alice, won the Richmon Plate easily by five lengths, starting at over a score. In the Rendlesham Plate, a two-year-old race, the Ready Response colt (by Stratfoi-d) beat two -well-fancied candidates in Pharian and Vain Bachelor easily, starting at just under double figures. Both winners were ridden by J. Dobie, an Australian jockey who has been riding lately in India. Ecilath and the Ready Response colt had run well at Lincoln, at the opening of the fiat racing season, and it is to be expected that Mr. Davis had a good win. Ho has Star Eagle entered in the Gold Cup at Ascot, to be run this month. Star Eagle is by White Eagle—Herod’s Joy, and won three races in Ireland last year, including His Majesty’s Plate, a. two-mile race, and he was second to Kopi in the Irish Derby. WATERLINE SOLD WILL GO TO VICTORIA Special to TEE SUN CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The good three-year-old Waterline, which ran second to Red Sea in the Birthday Handicap at Dunedin on Saturday, has been sold by a Wellington agent to the Victorian trainer A. Skirving, for 2,000 guineas. Waterline carried Sir Charles Clifford’s colours on Saturday. HABIT LED ALL THE WAY TO WIN FIRST RACE The run of misfortune experienced by the Randwick trainer, G. Price, with his horses was decisively broken in the Carlton Welter Handicap at Moorefield. Price saddled up the Xew Zealand-bred filly. Habit, who had been twice beaten at Randwick and Tamworth, and she was regarded as one of "the best investments of the afternoon, her good display at TattcrsalVs meeting in the face of interference being responsible for the optimism. A heavy betting plunge on Yambacoona, who was backed from sixes right down, contributed to the excellent closing quotation about Habit, for, following the acceptance of threes about her at the beginning, she threatened to go out at a very short price. McCarten also made the best of the opportunities. He was on the alert at the start, and jumping Habit out. clearly allowed her to make all the pace. Habit was not at her top at any part of the race, and there was a convincing margin between her and Gleaner and Y'ambacoona at the finish’. Antioehus, who was backed sensationally when lie won at Warwick Farm, was not so eagerly sought after on this occasion. Opening at threes, with Habit, he gradually drifted to more than twice those odds, starting a little shorter as a result of spirited inquiries in the last few minutes. He paced it with Habit for half the distance. but began to weaken going up the hill. His rider, J. Simpson, and the Rosehill trainer. K. C. Stanton, were questioned by the stewards after the race.

ON SPECIAL DIET The Solferino - Monoxide colt which ""is purchased at the Trentham sales by an Australian buyer, and was returned to Gladstone Park to allow him to develop on Mew Zealand pastures, is still at Orari. He is a solidlooking chap, and shows a lot ot speed in the paddock (says the Timaru '■Herald”). He may not be a good proposition for juvenile races, but his owner should have no reason to regret his bargain. LORD RANALD Lord Ranald has been restricted to easy exercise since joining T. 11. Gillett’s stable, but will be allotted more strenuous tasks on his trainer’s return from Dunedin. He is to be nominated lor steeplechase events at the South Canterbury meeting on June 20 and 21, and will also probably figure in the Ashburton programme on June 28. CONTROL OF PONY RACING The attention of the State Government lias been drawn to the prevalance of pony racing, which is carried on extensively in Xew South Wales on week days, says a Sydney correspondent. it is by no means infrequent for the first race to begin before noon at some meetings. The Premier, Mr. T. R. Bavin, now states that the Government, in view of the financial depression from which the whole of Australia is suffering at the moment, will consider the possibility of restricting the number of pony racing meetings. To a deputation Mr. Bavin said that he would not legalise startingprice betting—despite the temptation such a course would offer of bringing additional revenue into the sadly depleted coffers of the Treasury. RACING FIXTURES MAY 31. June 3. 4—Dunedin J.C. JUNE .1, 4 —Oiakl-.Maorl R.C. 3, 5. 7—Auckland R.C. l 4—Oamaru J C. 19, 21—-South Canterbury J.C. 20, 21—Hawke's Bay J.C. 23—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. 27, 28—Napier Park R.C. 28—Ashburton County R.C. JUDY 8. 10, 12— Wellington R.C. 12—Oamaru J.C. 19 Walmate District Hunt. 17, 19—Gisborne R.C. 26—South Canterbury Hunt. 21, August l—Manawatu R.C. Winter.