TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 February 1941, Page 3

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Breeding from Extreme Speed (BY "THE GRAFTER.”) The Americans continue to breed extreme speed to extreme speed and get extreme speed. Fearless Peter, 2.0, winner of 16 trotting races last year, is the latest example of this. Another is Chief Counsel. 1.57?. Both are by fast performers from mares with fast records. So was Rosalind, 1.56?, and Dean Hanover. 1.581; Protector. 1.59?; Scotland. 1.591; The Marchioness. 1.591; Arion Guy, 1.59 J; Charlotte Hanover, 1.59, Hanovers Bertha. 1.59; Spencer Scott. 1.591; Miss Bertha Hanover, 2.0; Billy Direct, 1.55; Directum. 1,56?; Her Ladyship, 1.56?; and a host of others. In America, a trotter or pacer without a fast record is considered by the leading studs to be about as much use as a refrigerator would be to an Eskimo. "We must have a performer" is the incessant demand of breeders,

American Trotters. < Among the new 2.5 trotters and pacers of 1940 in America were Javadale, 2.3.1 'by Abbedale): Playdale. 2.4 <by Scotland); Queen Victoria. 2/11 * <by Peter Volo); Flora Hanover. 2.4? (by Peter the Brewer); Maxie Dunn, 2.5 (by Belwin); Fearless Peter, 2.0 by Peter Volo); Pioneer Hanover, 2.1 (by Peter the Brewer); Jackie Grattan, 2.2? (by Grattan McKinney): Blackhawk. 2.3 (by Abbedale); Banner Hanover. 2.3 (by Peter the Brewer); Single Trumpet, 2.4 (by Single G.); Hartford Peter. 2.41 (by Peter Volo); Betty Scot. 2.5 (by Scotland); and Congressional. 2.5 (by Abbedale'. The three-year-old champion trotting colt was Spencer Scot, 1.59*. (by Scotland); the four-year-old champion trotting horse was Peter Astra. 2.11; and the three-year-old champion pacing colt was Fearless Peter. 2.0. A Problem. "At Woodend on January 8," writes A.J.L.. of Parkville. "Ore paid 3s Gd fur a 5s place ticket on the totalisator. This represents a loss of 30 per cent. The totalisator is supposed to deduct only 10 per cent. Where is the other 20 per cent?" At first glance it seemed funny, so out came the pencil and paper, but it seems that A.J.L. has forgotten that there arc three dividends, writes "Sentinel” in the "Otago Daily Times.” After a desperate struggle. I satisfied myself that in an extreme case a backer could receive as little as Is 6d for each 5s invested on a placed horse. Supposing in a field of eight the only three horses backed on the place totalisator were those that were placed <1 said an extreme case), and £998 was on one of them and £1 each on the other two. That would mean a total investment of £lOOO. After the 10 per cent had been deducted. £9OO would be left —£300 for each placed horse. All right, work it out for yourself. The optimists who invested the £998 and split up £3OO would receive only Is Gd (to the nearest sixpence' for every 5s invested.

Gay Parade. Considerable interest was taken in the running of Gay Parade in the Mid-summer Handicap on Saturday. Out of 14 starts this season he has won four times, been second three times and third twice. His last two successes were scored on the second day of the Reefton meeting this month, when with 9.G he won over a mile in Imin 42 2-ssec and a mile and a-quarter. under 8.9. in 2min Bsec. The class he beat was not high, but with a drop to 7.0 he should be worth considering in Saturday’s race. By Nightmarch. his dam. Gay Sonnet (Gay Lad —Elocution), was a good performer, and as Gay Parade is now a five-year-old he is just at the stage when improvement is likely to be shown.

Beau Vite May Go To Sydney. Serenata's autumn racing will be done in New Zealand but T. R. George hopes to be able to secure shipping space for Beau Vite this month, and. if he is successful, the Auckland Cup winner will contest weight-for-age events at the Sydney Easter meeting. 'Die weight-for-age races at this meeting are the Autumn Plate, one mile and a half; the All-Aged Plate, one mile; the Cumberland Plate, one and three-quarter miles; and the A.J.C. Plate, two miles and a quarter. Appeals. The appeal of the Hastings apprentice R. G. Howell against the two months’ suspension imposed on him by the Wellington Racing Club at its summer meeting, will be heard by the Wellington District Committee tomorrow. The appeal lodged by the connections of Sham Boy against the decision of the Waikouaiti Racing Club in awarding the winner's share of the stake in the Hawksbury Handicap to Circular Note will be heard by the Dunedin District Committee- on Thursday. Both horses came on to Trentham to win races. „