TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 October 1939, Page 9

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Great Importance of Racing VAST INTERESTS INVOLVED IN SPORT OF KINGS A VALUABLE AND SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY (BY “CARBINE.”) Not until a national emergency causes a cessation of racing do the average regular racegoers begin to reflect upon the vast interests involved in the business of the “Sport of Kings.” They understand that racing is a valuable and successful industry as well as a sport, but only when they read of a stallion being sold for 60,000 guineas do they begin to realise the big sums invested in racing, training and breeding. It is doubtful, however (says 'an English writer), if the general public realises that the collective value of bloodstock in the United Kingdom is over £5,000,000, that there are more than 8300 horses in training, and that the foundation of the breeding industry consists of some 2000 brood mares and about 300 registered thoroughbred stallions, whose service fees range from 400 guineas to 5 guineas.

More than £BOO,OOO is distributed annually in stakes for winning and placed horses under Jockey Club rules alone. There are 103 racecourses of which 47 are used for flat racing, and between 350 and 400 training establishments. The most important training centre is Newmarket, where there are normally 1200 horses in regular work on the various parts of the Heath. The next most important training quarter is Epsom, with 430, then Lambourn, with 390, Wangtage and district, with 250, Middleham, with 200, and Malton, with 160. The value of racehorses varies from £60,000 for a colt like Blue Peter to a fiver for a modest selling hurdler. The annual sales of bloodstock amount to over half a million pounds, the. most important being the Doncaster yearling sales in September, which result in nearly 400 lots changing hands for £250,000, and the Newmarket December sales, where about 800 lots are sold for over £200,000. This year’s Doncaster sales have been postponed, and, if the war continues, prices will slump considerably at the Newmarket December sales should they take place. VARIOUS JOTTINGS Eighth in Succession. .Beaulivre’s win in the Harcourt Stakes at Trentham on Monday marked his eighth success in succession, and his sixth as a three-year-old since being purchased by his present owners at 2900 guineas. This colt’s record now stands at 12 wins, four seconds, and one third out of 17 starts. He has won £1635 in stakes for his present owner. His dam, Pass Book, is by Paper Money, whose mares are breeding well. New Australian Trotting Record. I An Australian record for a flying mile by an unhoppled trotter was made at the Melbourne Show, when Lord Daley registered 2min 11 sec. The previous Commonwealth record was 2 min 15sec made at Perth in 1923 by Princess Wilkes. The Dominion record is 2min 3 3-ssec, by Worthy Queen.

Her First Colt Foal. Set Sail, who has now been at the stud for 10 years, has this season produced a colt foal to Man’s Pal. This is the first time she has produced a colt.

Dunedin Meeting. At the last monthly meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club it was resolved, in order to make up for the day lost to owners and trainers at the spring meeting, to apply to the Racing Conference to hold a tnree-day meeting on December 23. 26. and 27.

Stakes, Totalisator, and Tax.. During the month of August this year there were nine days’ racing, as against 10 in the corresponding month last year, and £27,210 was given in stakes, as against £26,465. Investments totalled £424,301, as compared with £371,811, and taxes amounted to £40,047, as against £31,401 in 1938. The refunds granted to clubs were £1,071, as compared with £1,916. COMING MEETINGS i RANGITIKEI ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, October 24. Acceptances for the Rangitikei Racing Club's spring meeting on Saturday, when betting will be single pool, are:--12.30— Trial Stakes, sf: Boniden, Deflation, Defy, Fauvette, Goldburn, Israel, Manteau, Moradabad, Race Away, Segra, The Smiler, The Tryst, Trevelyn Hold, Tuatara, Waimutu, all 8.5. 1.15— I Sandon Hurdles Handicap, 11m: I Spender 10.3; Du Maurier, Cuisinier 10.2; Golden Memory 9.12; Golden Ridge 9.11; Battle Pomp 9.8; Air Shot. Prinihia, Gascon, High Peer, Royal Lack 9.0. 2.0— Ohakea Hack Handicap, 6f: Hunter’s Eve 9.4; Varimond 8.8; Night Eruption. Punarua 8.6; Pretfy Lass 8.4; Colincamps, Sir Crusoe 8.3; Vascones 8.0; Vadanoe 7.13; Royal Sign 7.11; Filetto, Little Dorrit, Patahi 7.7. 2.45— Rangitikei Plate Handicap, ljip: Earl Colossus 11.6; Pekoe 11.3; Seyfried, Bing Boy 11.2; Donegal 11.0; Hanover, Ruenzori, Baron Bold, Moonlight Bay, I Hokumai, Royal Romance 10.10. | 3.30— J. F. McKelvie Memorial, 1.1 m: Lady Montana 8.8; Play On 8.3: Royal Star II 7.10; Corroboree 7.7; Lord Moutoa, Cuisinier, Red Chief, Verey Lights 7.0, 4.15— Clifton Handicap, 6f: Gay Chou 9.3; Laughing Lass 8.5; Russian Ballet 8.3; Screen Star 8.1; Race Call 7.10; Red Cat 7.4; Sporting Gift 7.0. 5.0— Farewell Hack Handicap, 7f: Brazil 9.0; Flying Acre 8.11; Colfort 8.7; Red Chief 8.4; Night Eruption, White Rajah 8.2; Colincamps 8.1; Regicide 8.0; Great Legion 7.9; Snigger, Thrasos 7.8; ' Guiding Light, Caution, Chere Arnie, , Colossal Chief, Golden Hawk, Hasten, Nigger Mark. Trevelyn Hold 7.7.

BANKS PENINSULA

FIELDS FOR SATURDAY. CHRISTCHURCH, October 24. Acceptances for the Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s spring meeting, to be held on October 28, are:— 12.30— Okains Trial Stakes, sf: Airline, Complexion, Coup d’Etat, Cymric, Hearth, Ham Way, Kilcato, Lady Don, Nigella, Omapo, Palo Alto, Royal Lassie, Ryetown, Sweet Mystery, The Dictator, Mosgiel, Puella, all 8.7. I.lo—- — Highweight, 9f: Shanghai Lily 10.8; Ruling Star 9.12; Knight Commander 9.9; Twenty Grand, Fascinator, Benevolent, Pink Lad, Ngaitama 9.0. 2.30— J. F. Buchanan Memorial, l.jm: Sovereign Lady 8.7; Passaform 8.6; Dictate 8.3; Rabble 7.11; Swordstick. Settlement 7.10; Roy Bun 7.8: Studley Royal 7.4: Wine Card 7.1: Gay Rebel. Spartan, The Wrecker. Capricious 7.0. 3.10— Halswell Hack'. 6f: Phenomenal 9.2; King Gustavo 8.3; Nolana 8.0; Improvident 7.10; Passenger 7.9: Lord Midas, St Cloud, St Cedric, Scold, Jed Forest, Muriel, Lord Lynn. Phil. Schoolgirl 7.7. 3.50— Le Eons Handicap, 7f: Paper Slipper 9.9; Nightcalm 9.1: Toro-Koura 8.7; Lady Leigh 8.0; Kilrobe 7.7; Skyrena 7.5; The Sandwich Man 7.3. 5.10— Brackenfield Hack. 7f: Flame Queen. Shanghai Lily 9.0; Merry March 8.12; Half and Half 8.10; Prudent Prince 8.8; Asia 8.6; Montessa 9.3; The Duel 8.0; Maroha, Elmarch 7.13; Sunny Dawn, Guspini 7.8; Not Out, King’s Toast, Dress Parade. Chit Chat, School Girl, Princess Minerva 7.7. I