TURF NEWS AND NOTES
CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Distance Racing in England AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO RULES
(BY
"CARBINE.”)
Any tendency on the part of racing executives to reduce the distances of races in England and cater almost exclusively for sprinters to the disadvantage of the stayer will be checked by an amendment of the rules of racing made at a recent meeting of the Jockey Club. The rules relating to prizes and programmes stipulate that “one-half at least of the total amount guaranteed for'prizes shaTl be apportioned to races of a mile or over for three-year-olds or upwards, and of the sum so apportioned not less than a half shall be for races of a mile and a-quarter and upwards.”
Not the Biggest Stake. It has been claimed in certain quarters that the stake for the centennial Cup, run at Wellington on Thursday, was the richest stake ever offered in the Dominion. That is not correct, as the Auckland Cup won by Malaga in 1921 carried a stake of £3,500. Won Two Brisbane Cups. Spear Chief, who beat Ajax in the Rawson Stakes last autumn and thus ended the long sequence of successes of that brilliant son of Heroic, has'been retired. During his three seasons he contested 43 races for 14 wins, eight seconds, and five thirds, his stake winnings amounting to £11,530. Spear Chief won the Brisbane Cup twice, at three and four years old. ' ti Course Remodelled. The complete remodelling of the course and the shifting and reconstruction of the members’ and public stands and. totalisator house of the Rotorua Racing Club, at a cost of about £16,000; is nearing completion at Arawa Park. The course is now just under a mile in circumference, with a width of 90ft throughout. The former sharp bends leading into and out of the straight have been graded and widened, and the various starting posts so situated that there will now be a straight run of over a furlong and a-half before the easy bends are encountered. Formerly the course was a right-handed one, but the going is now the opposite way round. After an intensive programme covering a period of nearly two years, the new course is ready for the club’s annual meeting on February 10 and 12. A Smart Two-year-old. When Stencil won the Fitzherbert Handicap at Trentham she scored her second successive win and her second in four starts. She is a bay filly by Rulanut from Artistry, and is trained by H. H. Mills for Messrs B. Dickson and W. Paterson. Stencil is the first foal of her dam Artistry, who is by Leighton from Oddity, by All Black from Conceit, by Boniform from Lady Wayward II (imp.), by Ladas, and she was bred by her owners. Artistry is a full-sister to the 1933 Wellington Cup winner Royal Artist and belongs to a family that has produced many winners, including Emperador, Egotism and Kilceit.
Apprentice Allowances. The Racing Conference has interpreted the rule governing the allowances that can be claimed by apprentices as follows: —71b until the apprentice wins 11 races, 51b after 11 wins and up to 21 wins, and 31b after 21 wins and up to 31 wins. No allowances are available in any handicap in which the minimum is fixed at Bst or higher. Likely to Reach High Class. When Peter Smith won the Centenary Handicap at the Cambridge trots last Saturday he established a course record of 4.26 3-5 for the two miles — 4 2-ssec better than the figures set up last year by Bayard, who has done particularly well since then. There does not appear to be any reason why Peter Smith, a five-year-old horse by Peter Bingen from Aggie Bell, should not go on and do likewise. He is a fine type of pacer, possessed of undoubted brilliancy, and this is the second occasion that he had proved himself over two miles. Sensational Perth Cup. Few Perth Cups have been as sensational as that which was run on December 30. There was a mild demonstration against the stewards for causing a delay of more than 10 minutes at the start —they were searching the Cup riders, allegedly for batteries; the hot favourite True Flight, was beaten into second place in the last few strides, and the winner, Tomito, was an outsider. One of the most puzzling features of the Cup was that, although the owners of Tomito are well known as non-betting men, and they did not give their horse much chance, Tomito was backed the day before the Cup for Ihousands of pounds. It is believed that a well-known racing man, who is as widely known in turf circles in Melbourne and Sydney as he is in Perth, and who makes periodical visits to the West chiefly at Cup time, backed Tomito for a substantial amount.
How Gladsome Lost Cup.
When Gladsome was disqualified for the Wellington Cup on account of her rider, F. D. Jones, having no permit to ride, it was on a protest lodged by the owner of Convoy, who also finished second to her in the Racing Club Handicap, and the winner's share of that stake, £350, also had to be handed back to Mr J. B. Reid. The case caused a lot of interest at the time,
and when the protest was heard by the committee of the Wellington Racing Club that body decided in Mr Reid’s favour, but on an appeal to the Racing Conference it was upheld. Gladsome had a few weeks earlier won the Great Northern Derby and Auckland Plate with the same rider up. but in those races the owners who would have benefitted by the Racing Conference's decision, Sir George Clifford and Mr S. Bradley, the owners of the second horses, refrained from protesting. At that time (1904), the rule requiring that an apprentice should hold a permit to ride in races had not long been in operation, and had been overlooked by Jones's employer, Mr R. J. Mason.
A Good Investment.
Bought for COgns, Logan Derby, backmarker at the Inter-Dominion meeting at Perth, has now won over £7.600, exclusive of a big array of cups and trophies. The Victorian trainer, W. Balloch, who purchased Logan Derby from his breeder, decided to go out of trotting in favour of galloping, and let a champion go into the possession of Mr H. Barnes and into the care of J. Stamword. It is estimated that Logan Derby has travelled 31,000 miles, and that he has never missed a feed during his travels. Owing to the pro- 1 tracted illness of Mr Barnes, he now; runs in the name of Mrs Barnes. He has won 51 races, including those at shows, over all distances from one mile to two miles. In Tasmania his score is 18 and a dead-heat; in Western Australia seven wins in seven starts; in New Zealand, three wins and four places (seven starts); and in Victoria, three wins. In New Zealand he took a record of 4.14 4-5, a long way the best two-mile performance by any Australian pacer. At Perth four years ago Logan Derby won three qualifying heats and the grand final, off the limit; next month he will be on the other end of the handicaps.
Out of Action.
Doubleack, winner of the Wyndham Cup at the New Year, will be out. of action for the remainder of the season. He went amiss in one of his forelegs, after a gallop last week, and it has been decided to put him aside for 12 months recently. At no previous stage shown any signs of unsoundness, and it is expected that he will recover with a spell, as he is now only in his fourth year. Doubleack has started on only nine occasions this year and has won £B2O in stakes, his most important successes being at Dunedin and Wyndham. He is a brown gelding by Balboa from the ViceAdmiraf—Miss Signal mare Morse Signal, hence his name. Doubleack was recently purchased by Mr E. C. Govan from Mr W. E. Hunt at a high figure.
The Cardinal Scratched. The Cardinal was scratched. for the Takapuna Cup at 12.50 p.m. yesterday. Not an Acceptor. Konnette, who was included in the field for the Zealandia Handicap at Auckland, was not an acceptor. Tosh, 7.5, who was omitted, should be added to the list. Amended Weights. Amended weights for the Wynward Plate acceptors at the Auckland meeting are; Bronze Moth, 8.12; Odtaa, 8.12; Meadow, 8.7; Greek Queen, 8.7; Hutana, 8.5; Tea Gong, 8.5; Orelio, 8.0; Foxtoon, 8.0; Papidanian. 7.9; Starbright. 7.9.
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