SOLDIERS IN UNIFORM

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 December 1940, Page 3

SOLDIERS IN UNIFORM

ADMITTED FREE AT TAUHERENIKAU. The secretary of the Wairarapa Racing Club (Mr N. C. C. Shepherd) states that all soldiers in uniform will be admitted free to the Tauherenikau course on both days of the races. A Fine Finish in Summer Cup. Well placed throughout and splendidly ridden by the apprentice. W. Hooton. Orelio won the Summer Cup at Auckland yesterday in a fine finish with Lou Rosa and Cornish, who also ran as solidly at the end. The hot favourite. Belle Cane, was about the- middle of the field most of the way, to finish close up fourth, ahead of Greek Queen and Sly Fox, the last named coming home well after being last tor the first six furlongs.

The time 2.4 equalled the course record of Round Up put up in the same race in 1937.

English Racing. The Jockey Club’s cancellation of the 1941 racing fixtures does not mean the abandonment of racing next year. On the contrary, the Racing Calendar has published a list of substitute races. These include the Derby, with £2OOO prize money, plus added amounts; the St Leger, £1500; Oaks Stakes, and the Two Thousand Guineas, both of £1000; the One Thousand Guineas of £700; the Ascot Gold Cup, £2OOO and a gold cup valued at £2OO. The Jockey Club’s senior steward. Lord Harewood, explained that a modified programme was arranged because it was not considered to tne general advantage to hold racecourse executives to expensive programmes which might be beyond their means to carry out. It was also not desirable •to cancel racing altogether if war conditions permit a continuance, because of the despondency which would be caused among all concerned in the sport for their livelihood.

Egyptian Systems. New Zealanders on service in Egypt have discovered that totalisator facilities are more comprehensive in the East than they are in this country. In addition to ordinary win-and-place machines there are a double-event totalisator and a “special.”. The win-and-place machines are operated on the same principles as in New Zealand. except that three place dividends are paid when the runners number six or more. The double machine covers two races, but in addition to supporting specified horses, punters can back “the field,” and they divide the pool in the event of there being no tickets sold on the winning combination. The “special” totalisator operates on each race, backers being required to nominate two horses, and receiving a dividend in the event of these horses running first and second or second and first. “Field” tickets are sold on this machine, but in the event of all possible combinations being backed, “field" investments are refunded’. Money is returned if one horse in a double is scratched and one of the principles of betting in Egypt seems to be no chance, no bet. Investments on the double machine may be made at town offices, both in Cairo and Alexandria. The Jockey Club of Egypt have adopted the Parisian system of legalising off the course betting. Prospects of High Road.

Rich expectations are entertained of the future next season of the two-year-old colt High Road, winner of the Flemington Stakes at the Melbourne Cup carnival, and of the Rawdon Stakes five days later at the Williamstown Clubs meeting, held on the same course; These two victories yielded £B5O in stakes.

High Road is one of the biggest colts in training, and he displayed courage in both his successes. He car- . ries the colours of Messrs B. and R 'Gray and is by the Hurry On hors- ' Caledon from Scotch Melodv by Cis" tercian from Annie Laurie, by Charin' magno 11, from Scotch Annie, by Graf' ton. Scotch Melody is half-sister to winners in Maxwellton and Highland Pi nice. Veiy successful members of Uns family were the Williamstown Cup winner lolaire, the Australian Cun winner Great Scot, and Scot Free who m‘wAr nnOr ’ Up in th °. Melbourne Ci n ot 1905. won by Blue Spec. U P RACING FIXTURE •lan. 1, 2.—Auckland. Jan. I.—Wyndham. Jan. I.—Waikouaiti. Jan. 1,2 Bay, Jan. 1, 2.—Wairaraha Jan. I, 2.-Slratford. ’ Jan. 1. 2—-Greymonth. Jan. 1, 2.—Marlon. Jan. 2. —Oamaru. Jan. 2, 3.—Southland. Jan. 9, 11.—Reefton. Jan. 10, 11.—Vincent. Jan. 16, 18, 22,-Wellington. Jan. 18—Wairio, Jan. 18, 20.—Thames. Jan. 22.—Ashhurst-Pohanpina Jan. 25. 27.—Pahiatua. ' Jan. 25, 29,-Auckland. Jan. 39.—Wairoa. Feb. i.—wairoa.