Racing and Trotting

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17672, 20 October 1925, Page 2

Racing and Trotting

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| General entries for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting are due on Frida 3% when acceptances are due for the Stewards' Handicap, payments for the j New Zealand Cup and first forfeits for the Welcome Stakes, Derby and Oaks. H. Cutts will leave for Trentham with Rivalry, Serotina and Scotch Wit. It was intended to include Barn Owl in j the team, but she showed slight signs of > soreness, and. though the trouble was 1 not serious, it was deemed advisable to j give her a few da.vs’ rest. Jt is hoped j ; that she will soon be all right, and able j ! to show a bit of form at the Canterbury i | Jcokey Club's meeting next month. W. G. Hobbs is booked to leave on Thursday night for Trentham with the two-year-old gelding Bachelor, by Absurd from Procrastinate. He is a smart galloper, and, though he has done no , plenty cf track work. I K. Sccuilar is going to Trentham this j week with Carpentier. who is engaged in the Wellington Racing Club Ilandij cap on Saturday. The two-year-old j filly Countersign will not make the trip, but will be reserved for the Canterbury r. , iu- Club's fixture next month. 1 ' . * • j Frisco Mail, who has done well since j j he \v.-nt into T. >' Pearson's stabK will } be rent to Trentham to ccrnpcte in the 1 bur lie rat - , Tin is causing his trainer a good deal of anxiety. His tasks have been of a light order lately, and he can be' written I cut i s a certain non-starter in the New Zealand Cup. He will probably be nominated Kr - ••.me hack events at the ': • that can be ! Though Ilar.e claims an engagement j in the New Zealand Cup. it is by no j I means certain that he will run in that j event. He has been working steadily i j since he returned from Sydney, but his I tasks have scarcer/ been so severe as ! might be expected for a horse that R. j J. Mason was preparing for a two-mile } race. The Demosthenes gelding appears j to be sound, but he moves a trifle short at times, and probably -his programme • next month will not include anything j so ambitious as the New Zealand Cup. j Ho is still eligible for hack events, so he may be found in the field for the , Spring Plate on the first day of the 1 .V Australian-bred gelding by Aero- ’ fox and a two vcar-oM brother to Grev . : ' " j ;ai Bells h nr. . . are | n •nt iciditio: * H Nurse ; team ; The three-year-old filly Chignon, by i j Absurd from Lady D., who had been j ! that she could rot move, and she was [ destroyed on Saturday. R. J. Mason ! took her to Sydney as a two-3'ear-old, j and shy won the Gimcrack Stakes at j Randwick for Mr G. D. Greenwood two days after her stable mate, Nincompoop, annexed the Breeders’ Plats. On ; her return to the Dominion she started three times, running third to Gloaming 1 and Nincompoop in the Middle Park | Plate, second to Black Cat; in the Caii- * * » * Messrs J. C. Clarkson and Vv. H. Hob ' lis fstewards of the Metropolitan Trotting Club) and Mr T. IL.Ker (New

I , j | | Brighton Trotting Club) were interest- j , | jcd spectators on the first day of t.hc I I : Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting last * , (Saturday. j ’ I j Bc-n Bord, hy Boniform from Omrulu, has foaled a colt to Solferino. therefore 1 j a brother, to Count Cdvour. The young- ] | star made his appearance at the Long- • beach stud, where Bon Bord has gone < j to be mated with imported Thumhazn. by John o' Gaunt, (son of Isinglass). ' < ■ Matters have not livened up yet at 1 Trentham. and it is hard to realise that the opening day of the meeting is so i close, says a Wellington writer. So far . only a handful of visiting horses have 3 ( arrived, but there should be an influx j every day this week, for all accommoi clarion has been engaged. In point of | fact, late-comers are going to be hard j I put to it to obtain boxes for horses. I )•" ’ hi: prepare v t ■ ■ t - interrupted a week ago. His chance ; lo* U b P !°Z fCr th * biß race ? • has thro v off the iy'ectl ol I ilv. mishap he met with at Avondale, ! ■ hitting out vel ag fi - Ellers e wat :her 1 ; ■ ■ do big : ' t ut .es this sc aeon. I A br • cr by iXrd. Oucx to Runnymedc mad. his advent in Hawk Bai a few day, ag... Tre ;i ia > ■'’• ?IJ id a • • t the im rt cl h • 1 '■ ' I'l • -. ‘ ■ the see- j f alcd to L.l -. • wh a Itf ; j** * * ' 1 P*anc ■. *1 .... 1 ' -.n re- dved bv the ' Well;: •. .. F a v • • l u b for the first ■ of . prij •.. eting re-| •’ tl nu;.ib--r • • 9 b ,r the seven handicap events being B Ix 7. In 1920 thev totalled 143, in 1921 , ■ 120. in 1922 129, in 1923 145, and last ■ year 132. In two races the aoceptR ancc exceeds the safety number. but in B the Rimutaka Handicap (thirty ao- J I cep tors) it is hoped that a division will 1 be av. .ided. With thirty nim- a cerd- I : or.- in the October Handicap, and aj “ j safety number of tvrcntj'-eight, the < lub ? iv rather up against, it. .and unles there ’ * : are \h. le It . vat hings rare 9;- t-h*: dav will be j certain* . I ; One of the most promising of the i maiden trotters seen m Auckland for i : by Nelson Bingen-—Duchess of. Roths* j I child. He is as yet very green and '- • not nearly ready to show his best, but t he is a big gelding with a great stride, • and for a novice handles himse'r well, j He is being put through his education ! by A. M’Sweeney, and the latter has j hopes of the gelding being a bit above ■ the ordinary later on. He is owned i b\ Air I. Burke, whose office 'in fhe !

Owing to receiving starting appointments, R. Hatch has found it necessary to reduce his team at Awapuni, and J. Coyle has taken over Novar and Red Head. K. Godby impressed the critics in England with his riding ability. According to report, he is returning to Australia, as his father, O. T. Godby, intends to resume training when his term of disqualification expires. It will be remembered that Godby, senr, was one of those concerned in the Purser case just twelve months ago. R’eginald Daj r , the trainer of the Doncaster St Leger winner, Solario. is a son, of F. W. Day, who went from ‘Australia to England and trained several winners in that country. R. Day himself has had a wide and varied experience in different parts of the England when only eighteen years of age, his first patron being Lord D’Aberhon. For a period'he acted as trainer to the Graditz Stud, having charge of the ex-Kaiser’s horses. More recently he has turned out many winners from the Terrace House establishment at Newmarket for Sir A. Bailey and his other patrons, among his best horses having been Son-in-Law and Brown Prince. The New South Wales bred gelding Aspect, which has been disqualified for Life for having been rung in as Grattanost, had a 2.12 record, made at Victoria Park. He was taken to several meetings at Victorian country courses, and once failed to do 2.40. Ho was later offered at auction at Melbourne, and purchased for £22 10s. Later he was taken to Launceston, and was registered as a brown gelding, by Grattan Bells from a mare by Osterley. His best winning record was stated to be 2.244 rate, fer 10 furlongs, at Pirron Yailock, Victoria, on February 28, 1925. For a big event at Launceston he was handicapped oil 24yd, being set 3.40 for a mile and a half. Tturt race should have been a gift to him, but the trotting authorities seized him a few days before race day. Life disqualification for Aspect, alias Grattanost. was imposed, and the owner, who bought him at auction, was exonerated from any wrongdoing. The gelding ; now bears the Victorian Trotting As- ; | sociation’s brand —D over line with ; VIC under line—-on both sides of the i neck. The New South Wales Trotting Club lias been notified by the Victorian Trotting and Racing Association to that effect. That, is the termination of the sensational period of Aspect’s heard of any more. Just, after Aspect began to win and developed high speed, the price asked by his owner. Mr E. L. M'Donald, ef Sydney, was £750. mCCARTON NOTES. Tuesday. . The conditions were perfect for train- , ing work this morning. The outside j of the trial grass was open, but most ! plough, which was in good galloping j order, though still a trifle deep, j Nincompoop opened proceedings by beating Coupon over half a mile in | .01 sec. ! Deucalion reeled off five furlongs on , j the grass in lmin 2 2-osec, going well 1 all the way.

Goldspear did a steady circuit, hustling homo over the last three furlongs. Bank Note sprinted, three furlongs in oTcec, a smart effort. Grey Lass and Fresco took 51 2-ssec over four furlongs up the back on the Retrospect, with Royal Head as a longs in lmin 31 3-osec. Economist did five, furlongs very easily. Fresh Breeze and Centrepiece sprinted three furlongs in 37 3-ssec. j Jubilant reeled off six furlongs in j lmin .18 3-ascc. She went at a smooth pace all the way arid finished well, registering a very attractive gallop. Haze covered six furlongs nicely in lmin 17 2-oseo. in 50sec, a smart effort, as she did it Fparklight and Starmist were companions in a useful spin over five fur- j long;,. Giantkiilcr and Kilris were: companions in a working gallop over seven | ' "(.i lent ruin sprinted "half a- mile m j 50 2-s'r . and appeared to bo doing 1 nearly her best at the finish. Footfall did an easy half-miie. and I Goldstep went comfortably over seven j furlongs. Tiff was restricted to a r • und at half j pare. Sunny L '-T; and Enarc were gis'cn | a working gallop over six furlongs Paper Rose was going better than 1 Lucinotte a* the end of six furlongs, | run in lmin 19scc. En Route and Corinthic occupied i lmin 21 see over six furlongs, with the ! former holding his companion at the ! 4Cnec. It. was an attractive gallop, as • fini hed well and looked as if ho coukl have done a bit better. .Money Order did a couple cf eary circuits, finishing up with a half mile ’ under a puil. i The two '-ear-olds Scrip and Bachelor 1 j (Absurd- Procrastinate) ran three fur-: longs up the back nicely in 37 4 osec. 1 The Boniform- -Mistime filly and Gay Juliet were associated over half a mile in 52 2-ssec. 1 Miss Minerva and Winkie’s Best were ■ companions in an easy spin over six furlongs, and Prosperity did similar I work alone. I Arfowmir and Sagittarius sprinted j half a mile up the back in 51 2-osec. I pace. k 1 ’ 51 9 j Assurance and Kilbox covered live- : furlongs together without being asked ’ to do their best • 2-osec ever six furlongs and was tiring ■: » tf. m lmin 45 2-sscc, Grantiale joining in f or tf-e last five furlongs. Sun Up was given an easy spin over six furlongs. Frisco Mail covered a mile and a quarter, taking lmin 22 3-ssec over the last six furlongs, and finished well. j~ Ahika i*:-in seven furlongs, the last • i.. in lmin 22seo. but he. was stopping

fello over half a mile, which she ran comfortably in 51 sec. Waikaia and Equerr3 r sprinted half a mile in 50 3-ssec. Philanderer broke away in front of Kukume from the six furlong post, and they held their respective positions, taking lmin 19 2-ssec for their task. Finora sprinted half a mile nicely in 50 l-ssec. AUCKLAND TROTS. SECOND DAY’S PROSPECTS. (Special to the “ Star.”) AUCKLAND, October 20. The Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting will be concluded to-morrow. Like most other parts of tlie Dominion, the winter in the Northern City was very wet, and consequently training operations were much restricted. It. is doubtful if so many Auckland horses have been raced for some years who are so much out of condition. Those who raced on the first day should benefit and show improved form to-morrow. In a poor field Peter M’Donald and Young Carbine should again fight out the finish in the mile and a half trotters’ race. Young Carbine, however, : won so easily, after giving away several seconds at the start through a bad beginning, that he should again beat the Aucklander. Catchlite should benefit by the first da3 r ‘s racing, and so should Kolmar, who finished fast last SaturAlthough Pattie Alto raced badly on the first day, she will be again supported for the mile and a half harness event, but the placed horses on the first day, Bob Logan, Bawldv Locanda and Why Worry, will be prominent. Of those who started on the first day in the chief two mile harness event, Woodvale. Lady Joan and First Carbine are; absentees in to morrow's event, but Dean Dillon is in th»! field, so that W Kelsey will have Dean Dillon and Hypo to represent him. Countryman absolutely refused to leave on the first day till the whole field had passed him. and ho does not look as though he is in a generous mood. He went badly more than once in his training work. Talaro did not hit out as freely on the appear to be good, nor does Hypo look ready. Harold Bur wood, however, should show a lot of improvement, as he v/a.- suffering from a cold on the first day. Kohura showed speed, but was well beaten at a mile and a hall, and Dean Dillon, neither in his training work nor in the tL.il • event, exhibited his best speed. It looks as though Imprint. and Goldman, who finished first and second on the first day, will again race well. Imprint raced so impressively when in receipt of 24yds from Goldman that now, on the same handicap, the Nelson owned pacer should again prevail, although Goldman will profit most by the racing on the first day. In the race for unhoppled horses on the first day the trotter Betty Moko beat the pacer Daphne Wildwood, although the latter had more, speed. These two. despite the fact that they have suffered severe penalties for their win and placing, should race prominently again, as should Bicolor, who

was very badly handled on the first day. Betty Moko should profit most by the racing. Florrie Bingen. All Bell and Hue Coronado raced well for the mile and a quarter event, but Willie Logicn, although on a light mark, showed such brilliancy in the. mile race that he will be hard to beat. There will be a few new' horses racing in the slow class two mile event, and Padlock is showing such a lot of improvement that he should be prominent. The Australian mare Black Lila has plenty of speed, and she may see out.the journey. Escapade and King Capitalist beat the rest of the field in hollow fashion on the first day, but the winner has gone back 60yds and King Capitalist 24yds. Mr Morland’s mare will find it hard to beat the more seasoned trotter, despite the fact that Escrpade appeared to win easily. Lady Nan went best of the others, after a slow get away, and she may beat all her opponents in to-morrow's race. Although Wimmera ' King was well backed on the first day, he performed so badly that he can have no chance. There are some speedy niilers in the concluding event, a few of whom were not started on the first day. Sal Pointer, Blair Audubon, Haricot and Nelson M’Cormack have been doing well in their training work, and they may race prominently. HANDICAPS. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. The following handicaps have been declared by Air J. 3L. Henry:STEWARDS' HANDICAP. Of 1500 so vs. Six furlongs.

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