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Taranaki Daily News, 20 March 1920, Page 7

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RACING FIXTURES. March 20.—Masterton B.C. Autumn. Msrch 24, 25.—Rangitikei B.C. Annual. March 24, 25—Southland R.C. Autumn. April 3, s.—Auckland B.C. Autumn. Canterbury acceptances. Christchurch, Last Night. The Canterbury Jockey Club's acceptances are:— GREAT EASTER HANDICAP —Amythas 8.6, Arrowsmtth 8.18, Michael* 8.12, Fiery Cross 8.10, Onslaught 8.9, Kilbrogan 8.3, Radial, Chimera 7.13, Royal Stag, Hetaua 7.11, Sunart 7.10, Golden Bubble 7.9, Brackenfleld 7.7, Eleus 7.3, Mustard Pot, Swanee River 7.2, Gamecock 7.0, Early Dawn 0.10, Silver Peak 6.9, Warlove, Sleepy Head, Cerberus, Too Chow 6.7. GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP.—Sasanof 9.13, Kilmoon 8.7, Battle Song 8.3, Royal Stag 7.13, Sunart 7.7, Eleus 7.6, Warlike 7.5, Radial 7.4, Royal Star 7.3, Nlghtralder 0.13, Paraoa, Plight Commander 6.10, Warlove 6.8, Rlslngham, Glentanner 6.7. First Forfeits. CHAMPAGNE STAKES.—Chrysostom, F&brinade, Winter Wind, Moorfowl, Right and Left, Delight, Listening Post, Askurl, Fortune Teller. CHALLENGE STAKES.—Miss Lass. Golden Bubble, Amythas, Sunart. Desert Rose, Chrysostom. Winter Wind, Moorfowl, Right and Left, Delight, Sundance. SOUTHLAND ACCEPTANCES. Invercarglll, Last Night. Acceptances .for the Southland autumn meeting are ROSLTOJ HACK HANDICAP.—AH British 9,3, Thlstlecrown 3.9, Revolution 8.8, Post Haste 8.7, Adellna, Satisfaction, Twinkle, 1 I"ax 8.6, Red Pal 8 4, Prlmum 8.3, Sunlit 8.2, Martlfors 8.1, Bright Spot 8.0, Mettle Drift 7 11, Dorian, Erroneous, Lewis Gun 7.9, Clotilde, Hlnekura, The Boss 7.7. WAVERLEY SAfIDLE TROT. General •Toffre, Heetoroo, Japonlca, The Gunner limit, Lord Rokeby, Red Empress 12yds bhd, Coldwater, Sweet Child, Wallroon 24, Cross Battery, Queen's Lane .38, Biddy Tracey, Matin Chimes. Satin Boy 48, Nightcaps 60, Nellie Scott 72, Silver Shoe 108. FLYING HANDlCAP.—Kilbrogan 9.8, Radial; 9.2. Silver Peak 7.10, Buller 7.7, Eight Bells, Linden 7.0, All British, Glensponse, Robert Bell 6.12. SOUTHLAND STEEPLECHASE -San Sebastian 12 0, Bore, Silver Spire 11.8, Glenlsla 9.13, Dunmure, Miss Trlxle, Tokomararo, Whipcord 9 7. SOUTHLAND CUP—Eleus 9.0, Rorke's Drift 8.10, Tin Soldier 8 0, Almoner 7.13, Warlike 7.12, Burrangong 7.5, Ssdd-el Bnhr 7 2, .Took, Mazama 6 11, Sunlit 6 7. INVERCARQILL HARNESS TROT—Dandy Dragoon. Harold Yet, Indian Child, Irish Imp, Lady Prince, Minimum. Miss O'Neill, Oaknut, Wild Queen limit. Chiming Bell, Kapulta Lass, Peterville. The Sheik 12yds bhd, Ferry Wallace 24. War Chimes 72, Rftthjtar, Tahiti 120, Cross Battery 156. DISPOSAL STAKES.—Robert Bel! 8 5. Fost Haste 7.12, Lady Links, Miss Finland 7.10, Blue Admiral 7.8, Icllma 7.7, Wild Pilgrim 7 5, Fltzosborne 7.3, Glenaret, Kokowai, Vocation, War Sky 7.0. TRADEBMENB' HANDICAP-Kilkee n S. I Thaddeus 8.9, Burrangong, Claverhouse 8.5, Samlel 8 4, Golden King 8.3, Red Admiral 8 2, Sedd-el Bahr 8.0, Marianne 7.12, Gunrest 7.7, (Ayellffe 7.6, The Boss 7.0. WAIMATE races. Walmate, March 18. The Walmato Racing Club's annilal oneday meeting began in fine weather, and before a large attendance. The track was hard. Results:—. STUDHOLME STAKES. Five furlongs —i Mortham 9.4 l, Thestlus 8 2 2, Kiliala 8.10 3. Scratched: Pyjama, Orthofnrm, Palladium, and Sembric. TRIAL PLATE. . Sii furlongs.—Master Denis 1, Dal Stgno 2, Bothlna 3. Scratched: V;>nture, Whlplock, Jester. ' Won by two I lengths. WAIMATE CUP. Seven furlcings.—Bon Spec 7.13 1, Radial 9.1 2, Sunart 8.10 3, Also started: Mandrake, Palamon, Miss Camouflage. A bad start. Palamon and Miss Camouflage Irretrievably suffering. Bon Spec won by three lengths, a long neck between second and third. Time, 1.27. Only the flrst three events as given above were sent through by the Press Association. TURF TOPICS \ (By "Moturoa.") Masterton races to-day. Auckland weights on Monday. Bangltikel races on Wednesday and Thursday. Congrats, to the Opunake Bating Club on a record meeting. The Sasanof-Chimera double Is very "short" for Masterton. Hori's two runs at Dannevlrke left his backers In the soup. Lalla Rookh and Celmlsla read best in the Trial at Masterton. v Esthonia and Self Alliance were the two "dry" bests at Opunake. Te Toa won the Welter 'at Opunake In the easiest possible fashion, but it took him "34" to run the seven furlongs. Another fine dividend was returned by Income In the St. Patrick's Handicap, chiefly owing to Gray's army of followers going nap on Madam Rlstorl. Goldshine looks to be about raced to death, and was dead stale at the Dannevlrke gathering. The Speaker showed promising form in the spring, but his recent efforts call loudly for a sppll-o. Splendid acceptances are carded for the Rangitikei meeting, which opens on Wednesday, and the gathering promises to be a record one. Good rains fell on Thursday night and all day yesterday at Bulls, and the local race track Is now in perfect condition. It is reported that Mr. Bruce Joll has purchased 'Arrowsmith for something like 4000 guineas. The imported crack -will probably contest the C..T.C. Easter Handicap. The Aussie handlcappers offered every inducement to Kllrush and Arrowsmith to goto Sydney. Kllrush was given 7.9 In the Sydney Cup, and Arrowsmith 8 8 in the Doncaster. " , Although not mentioned in the Press Association message, Celmlfila was a runner on the second day at Dannevlrke. She drew the outer, and did well to run fourth after covering a lot of ground. Stakes are likely to go up all round next season. The Hawke's Bay Cup will be worth £IOOO, and the Fellding Cup £750, but what of the minor events, which all badly want.. building up! Silver Link has been allowed to drow out of the A.R.C. Easter Handicap, and Movement and Ratana out of the jumping events there. Alteration, Cadet, Esthonia, and Paddington Green are freely engaged, but Passln' Through has probably been left in the Great Northern St. Leger through an oversight. Artilleryman's dividends at Flemlngton wouldn't buy three drinks, but some day (the bookies hope) he will fall down. Most good Judges consider the champion will have to fall down three or four times to lose I Karo's entries for the minor events at the Australian J.C. autumn meeting reached Sydney too late for Inclusion, hence her withdrawal from the Cup and Doncaster. Wlille galloping on the plouqh at Bulls on Thursday morning, the maiden hurdler, Chorister (Frisco—Sylvan Song), broke a fore leg, and had to be destroyed. He was owned by Mr. McManaway, who has been singularly unfortunate with his jumpers Chorister was a fine, Intelligent looking horse, and besides being a splendid fencer, had a great turn of speed. Lovemateh and Hepta are being' brought to Bulls for next week's meeting, and both have shown good form in recent races. The former will run a great race In the Rangitikei Cup, and with Marqueteur and Rose Wreath will monopolise the betting. Bindle is most talked of in connection with the Scott Memorial Handicap at Bulls but Astlnorae raced well against big odds at Wanganul. Unfortunately Astinome is not brilliant at the barrier, but may do better In a small field. Zola has been galloping in his best, form at Wanganui, and his party are very sanguine of landing a race at the Rangitikei meeting. Zola gallops well on the Bulls course. ■Satin Bird, whoße death was recorded at Randwick. last week,-won the Epsom Handicap In 1917, and his place record'was seven firsts, sir seconds; and. two thirds. Stakes winnings £3500. 'At"the time he met with his accident he was in particularly fine form A Sydney paper announces the marriage at. Brisbane of the well-known horse-owner, Mr. E. J. Watt to Miss Taylor, daughter of Mrs Lumley Hill, who races Molly's Robe and other horses Kllnno. by Kllbronay—Showano, won the Maiden Handicap at Warwick Farm on March 6, and paid n rattling big dividend She was bred at tf'e Reid stud in South fnnterbnrv. her dam, Showano being by St.

Ambrose—Savannah. Showano's earlier foals j were Sedd-el Bahr, KUbrogue, and Klnsale. The Racing Conference has acted very wisely | in Instructing owners and trainers not to take any notice of the clrculai issued by the executive of the New Zealand Jockeys' As-; aoclation until the matter is dealt with by tha Conference in July. The circular is chiefly remarkable for absurd demands roado to (published) out-of-date lists of horse, owners and trainers, and the Association con-1 veniently overlooks publication of the list | of its own financial members . The writer 1 has met many jockeys who have not joined i the Association, and it would be veTy Inter- j esting to know its actual numerical strength.! Though much that is contained in the As-1 sociatlon's circular is certainly good, there; are <many things that are ridiculous, The s Racing Conference will effectively deal with | the matter. One "suggestion" which will ; l not find favor with trainers is the schooling s fee. Hurdle horsemen are usually attached j I to stables, but even "free lances" only school horses on condition that they will be riding ■ f them in their public engagements as well. \ The riding fees suggested are too high, and by It the time the owner has paid for training, 0 riding fees, entrances and acceptances thero will be mighty little for the owner, Four pounds for a losing mount in a race in • which the nett amount exceeds £3O is over 1 tte odds, while 5 per cent, of place money • wmild be only adding Insult to injury In the > case of. an owner who backed his horse • heavily and then saw it finish just outside a dividend. A good deal might be said about the minor details, but they are only "pin pricks" after all. Mr. Bert Cdyle's handicapping kept punters • very busy at Opunake, only two favorites win*. B i-rng nil day. The racing was first calss and the management of the gathering bei yond reproach. As usual, Mr. Alf. Morse . was hi good form' at the barrier. The j tntalisatcftr investments reached closo on thirty thousand .pounds, a record for the dub, and a total not surpassed by many country clubs in the Dominion. Next season thfe stakes will be larger, and the gathering will attract an even larger attendance and bigger fir.ds. Polthogue's win In the hurdle event s'm i promise of big things again this winter "Dummy"* Jackson has him well forward for auurnm and winter racing, and he has nl--1 ready proved his ability over both big and ' little'fences. "Bob" Barlow has shown a lot of . patience I with Valencia, and he upset a hot order in k Push in the Maiden. The distance troubled the favorite. Gray rode Esthonia a patient race in the I Cup, and won very nicely at the finhh. Es- , tonia has been a regular gold mine to "Tat" ■ Scally this season. American Beauty, with Gray on top, wnn i the Electric very easily, but a 141bs penalty j stopped her in the Farewell. It was asking a three-year-old a big question to give I'st to Master Curran, but she struggled on •' gamely until the weight stopped her. : Percy Johnson alwayp pays expenses at the • meeting, and* he got a nice dividend wltn Tc Toa in the Welter. Income also paid a false price in the St. Patrick's Handicap , but Self Alliance was a racecourse "moral" in the President's Handicap. The racing throughout was keenly contested. After the conclusion of the race in which ; Gold Work ran such a good race at Opunake, paying the dividend of the meeting, Mr. D. J. Hughes offered the Waltarr sport who owns Gold Work 200 sovs for the fiilv, but "Mr. W. L. Luscand" who also bred her, wanted 500 sovs., so there was nothing doing.