RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17976, 22 March 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)

RACING.

FROM TRACK & STABLE

,(By “Martian ”) DATES OF MEETINGS. March 20—Waimate. March 22—Bay of Plenty. March 22, 24—Oamaru. March 26—-Opotiki. March 26, 27 Manawatu. April 3, s—Whangarei. April 3, s—South Canterbury. April 4, s—Mastertoa.5 —Mastertoa. April 11, 12—Hawke’s Bay. April 12—Otautau. April 12—Horarata. April 12, 14—Westport. April 12, 14—Waikato • = April 19—Tuapeka. April 19, 21—Walrarapa. April 19, 21—Fellding. April 19, 21—Auckland. April 19, 21; 22—Riverton. April 21—Beaumont. April .21—Waipukurau. April 21—Kumara. April 21, 22 —Canterbury. April 23, 24—Westland. April 26, 28—Greymouth. April 26, 30—Avondale. April 30 —Reefton. AUSTRALIAN MEETINGB. The following are dates of coming meetings in Australia:— New South Wales. March 25 —Menangle Park. March 29—Rosehill. Victoria. March 22, 24—MooniS Valley. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “Tonsorial," (Hamilton.—l9l9 was the year Artilleryman won the Melbourne Cup. 'Time,” Horotlu.—The time for the Trentham Gold Cup on Monday 3.32) la the slowest since Ballymena beat Rapine in the mud in 1924, and took 3.50 1-5. •‘■lnterested,” Hamilton. —In sixteen oontests for the Trentham Gold Cup the progeny of Martian have won six times. '“Reader,”. Te Awamutu. —Papatu won the Foley Memorial Handicap at the Avondale’s Club’s Autumn meeting •of 1927. The fixture was held at Ellerslie. • THE MANAWATU CLUB. MEETING NEXT WEEK. The Autumn meeting of the Manatvatu Club will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next. The gathering ahead for the Awapuni headquarters at Palmerston North has drawn good fields, and the public, who will be rewarded with sport of an excellent 1 standard, can be expected to attend in large numbers.

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS.

The Oamaru meeting will be concluded on Monday.

The annual fixture of the Opotiki Club will be held on Wednesday.

On Wednesday and Thursday next the Manawatu Club will bold its Autumn meeting.

Aberfeidy was short of racing at Trentham last week end.

The champion sire of America for 1929 i 3 known as Chicle, who is by Spearmint, the best son of Carbine (N.Z.).

The name of Nightguard has been claimed for Phar Lap’s rising two-year-old brother now undergoing the educational process on the Riccarton tracks.

The new English flat racing season will open on Wednesday, March 26, when the Lincolnshire Handicap (straight mile) will be the leading attraction.

Royal Parade could not fulfil Trentham engagements on account of a bruised heel, but be will be at the Manawatu meeting.

Two of the new sires whose progeny will appear in the yearling sale ring for the first time at Easter are Windbag and Heroic.

It is hoped that Bright Glow will have sufficiently recovered from her coreness to be able to start at the Manawatu meeting where she will be ridden by A. E. Ellis.

The world’s most important crosscountry event, the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase (handicap) will come up for decision on Friday next.

Dunraven will not do any more racing as a two-year-old. His poor showing in the North Island Challenge Stakes decided his connections to put him aside until next season.

J. M. Cameron had practically decided to make a trip to Sydney this autumn with Goshawk and another, but he stated at Trenlham this week that he would not bo going.

Lapaway, who has had a few races among the two year olds on the country circuit, is beginning to show the benefit of them. The Lapidary— Queen Soult filly, who is in R. J. Mateer’s team at Matamata, has pace and with some further development should he having a successful turn in her division of racing. Names have been claimed for Mr G, D. Greenwood’s youngsters recently taken in hand by P; V. .Mason, as follows:—Azalea, b f by Chief Ruler- — Bayloch, and Dodge, ch c by Chief Ruler—Toiling Tessie. Spalupin, who contested the crosscountry event on the first day of the Ohinemuri Club’s annual meeting, is a member of R. H. Marlin’s team at Matamata. The Spalpeen gelding shaped with some promise for a beginner at the business, being the pacemaker In the early stages. Although lie was well beaten at the finish, Spalupin got round which was quite satisfactory for ail initial effort in the department.

Rapier had only a couple of races just prior to tackling the Trentham Gold Gup and under the circumstances his trainer, H. Nurse, expressed himself as very pleased with the showing he made. Rapier will ba at Awapuni next week, a course on which he w r as successful twelve months back.

Prince Lu had his first racing for some weeks when he was started at the Ohinemuri Club’s meeting. The Lucullus gelding did not show up for long on the first day but at his next appearance he was one of the pacemakers until the straight was reached in the Waikino Highweight Handicap. Prince Lu tired from that point and quickly dropped out of the firing line. It is most likely that Prince Lu will be given some racing over the hurdles at meetings in the late autumn and winter.

■Hunting Day was withdrawn from his second day’s engagement at Trentham, and was also scratched for all engagements at the Manawatu meeting. He returned home with J. H. Jefferd’s team to Ngatarawa and will probably make, bis next appearance at Easter. ! ;

White Fang is engaged In the principal handicaps to be decided at the Autumn meeting of the Australian Jockey Club, and the trip depended upon how he raced at the Wellington meeting. In view of his winning form on Monday no doubt he will make the trip to Sydney. I

Sweet Whisper, who finished third to Tenakoe and Chromadyne in the. Waihl Handicap at Paeroa on Monday is a half-sister to Storm Fiend and races in the same interests. The Lucullus—Kuratau filly has a more than average turn of speed and with the racing she has had is becoming more solid. Sw r eet Whisper is a likely one for a minor event before long.

Mr E. L. Riddiford has handed over his four-year-old gelding Staghunter to the Trentham trainer J. McLaughlin to prepare for future engagements. Staghunter showed a lot of promise as a two-year-old, but after a series of failures as a three-year-old he went amiss, and has not raced since.

Don Quixote was for sale at 400 guineas recently; in fact he could have been purchased at that figure at Napier Park, but nobody wanted him. Now he cannot be bought, writes “The Watcher."

•Flying Swift, who made his introduction to hurdle racing at the Ohinemuri meeting is a member of 11. L. Russell’s team at Te Awamutu. He Is a six-year-old gelding by Swift Flight— Flying Shadow. Prior to his latest outings Flying Swift had had only one race which was on the flat at Pirongia on Boxing Day. With time and experience he should turn out fairly useful over the obstacles.

Gay Crest, who won the Hlghweight Handicap on the opening day of the Wellington meeting, was purchased by F. D. Jones at the Sydney sales as a yearling for lOOgns. His dam Hoopee is by Achilles, and his sire, Shil'linglee, is a half-brother to Town Guard, the best two-year in England in his year.

The Lamb, who was showing attractive form as a hurdler in the spring and early summer but went' slightly amiss and only c-amc back to the scene at the Fi'anklin fixture, is running into form again. Th 6 Lord Multifid gelding is having his attention confined to flat- racing just at present, but it i-s expected that he will return to the batten game before long. In that division he promises to prove very capable.

Perennis did not show up in her first day engagement at Paeroa- Tho Chief Ruler —Gladiole filly was responsible for an improved effort on Monday when she finished third to Quinsilia and Page Boy in the Hikutaia Hack Cup. Perennis is a promising young galloper and with a little more racing she is likely to be making her presence felt again.

A Hunting Song representative to pay a big price for a second dividend at Trentham was Hunting Call, a three-year-old out of Sanguinary. The latter, who Is a half-sister by Sylvia Park to the former good sprinter and mi'ler Joy Ride, is the dam of Royal Blood, a sprinter of tho first-class, so that Hunting Call, on his breeding, should ■turn out ail right. ,He has, however, shown only moderate form to date, his performance in running second to Alandy on Saturday being easily his best.

Betterment was not inclined to face the barrier in her two-year-old engagement on the first day at Paeroa and she was eventually left a long wav when the field moved off. Although slow to move off on the second day, Betterment ran up fairly handy l'or a time, but she never looked like being the winner. The Catmint — Lady Bede filly is likely to race to better effect when the tracks lose some of their firmness. She ran second at 'To Rapa in the spring, while she was in third place at hllerslic during the New Tear raoin£c

Carlarls, the Carl Rosu —Idra gelding in R. Hall's team who reached the winning list at the Franklin meeting, made useful showings at Paeroa, although he did not prove equal to reaching a dividend place. Carlarls is a speedy galloper and now that he is becoming well seasoned It should not be long before he is showing up again in his class.

The three-year-old Thespian—Cowl filly Habit leaves for Sydney next week by the Maranra. The proposed trip of E. J. Murtagh with Habit, Arlklnui, First Money and Rational 11, has been abandoned, and as Murtagh cannot get away Habit is going over in charge of her owner, Mr H. McManaway. Glare, who has won £2405 In stakes this season, will be taken to Sydney by his owner-trainer, J. W. Lowe, on the Marama on the same trip. Glare is not engaged in the Sydney Cup. Although Concentrate, Oratrix, Cimabue and Gesture are booked to leave for Sydney on April 4, Mr R. J. Murphy stated at Trentham that the trip was not yet definitely settled.

Quinsilla does not appear very often in the role of winner and it Is therefore not surprising that a wide return should follow when he leads a field home. This was the experience when the Quin Abbey—Penthesllia gelding flashed up in the final stages to head off Page Boy in the Hikutala Hack Cup at Paeroa on Monday. Quinsilla was produced later in the day in the Waikino Highweight Handicap in which he was responsible for a good third in the improved grade.

’ One of the most regretted absences from the racing arena this season has been that of the crack three-year-old Pink Coat, who went wrong in the •spring after winning the Harcourt Cup at the Wellington October meeting. Pink Coat’s form was .so good that his, inability to fulfil further engagements meant the loss of considerable stake money and classlo honours. It Is pleasing to learn that there is every chance of the Hunting Song colt coming back to the turf sound In condition. E. J. Ellis was at Trentham this week, and he stated that Pink 'Coat had done well under the treatment he had been given, and he anticipated that another light blister would complete the cure. Pink Coat had never been away from the stable, but bad been kept pottering about. He had put on some condition during the period of inactivity, but altogether his trainer expressed himself as pleased with the way he was going on.

The Ohinemuri Jockey Club will experience very successful financial results from Its recent meeting. The fixture was excellently managed and in that connection the president (Mr T. P. Vuglar), the secretary (Mr PI. Poland), and the many supporting officials are deserving of every credit for their efforts. The starting by Mr A. Vincent was uniformly good, while the effective work of the Club’s handicapper (Mr F. J. McManemin), was testified to by the many close finishes. In fact It Is rare to find a meeting where there were so many narrow margin verdicts as 1 over the two days at Paeroa. In this latter connection the Club’s judge, Mr A. Tronson, of Auckland, had a very active time but his decisions, which were promptly given, met with general satisfaction.

With about a thousand yearlings to be offered at auction in Sydney at Easter time there should be plenty at bargain prices. The Melbourne •sales were anything but encouraging for breeders, the prices showing a decided slump. At one sale the average was 78 gunieas against 114 guineas' twelve months ago. Nothing like so many youngster's were submitted in Melbourne ;as will be the case in Sydney, and that will not improve the coming sale- From the results obtained by some New Zealand buyers in the past, it looks a good opportunity l’or a syndicate of shrewd judges to operate. Yearlings wisely selected and bought right, then brought back to winter and be brokenIn in New Zealand, should prove good propositions for sale or lo race next season.

The racing writer of the London Times, who has previously made mistakes in his pronouncements with regard to horses foaled outside Great Britain, has been making decided prophesies in connection with Strephon, as cabled to Australian papers:—"The Australian horse, Strephon, will be one of the most discussed rivals this season of Bosworth, who will probably be England’s best four-year-old. The Australian is a good looking chestnut, but I am not the least afraid of his presence in any race with Bosworth. Undoubtedly he will be placed to win races, but he will not win the Ascot G,old Cup, and as far as he is concerned, other races do not matter.

The earnings of Carbine stood as the record for many years, the total amount of stake money credited to him being £29,020, but then Eurythmic passed those figures, winning £30,891. Gloaming gradually overhauled Eurvthmlc’s figures, and eventually wound up with £43,100. Heroic was the next to make a hid for supremacy, hut he went amiss after winning £38,062 10 s, which put him second to Gloaming. Limerick was tho next to come on the scene, and only for going wrong in Sydney last spring he threatened to head Gloaming, his total to-day standing at £38,700, which elevated him above Heroic. Now Amounts is a serious rival to Gloaming, for so far ho lias won £37,796. At the Sydney Autumn meetings he will be up against Nightmarch and Chide, but, according to a Sydney writer, should find races like the RosehilL Raws on Stakes and the Warwick Farm Chipping Norton Stakes to his liking. They carried £512 and £750 respectively last season, and at the same value would bring Amounis’s total to £39,004, leaving £4030 .to catch Gloaming. At Randwick at Easter the chief engagements of Amounts will be the Autumn Stakes, one mile and a-half, and the All-aged Stakes, one mile. These were worth £1832 and £2204 respectively last season, and assuming they were just of the same value this year (of course, they are sweepstakes, and will probably vary), and Amounis won them, lie would have just the exact amount as <lo lining- has to ins credit, viz., £43,100. '

Figure’s mishap on the tracks prior to the recent meeting of the _ Victoria Racing Club, which necessitated her withdrawal from the Newmarket Handicap, was a severe blow to backers and it cost them hundeds of pounds in every State. Her trainer, J. Donohoc, was naturally a disappointed man. He expected her to do well in the Newmarket Handicap, and said that he did not know if Figure would race again. He holds her on lease from Mr Hunter White, a member of the Australian Jockey Club’s Committee, and the term expires on March 3i. Donohoe may not get another race out of Figure, as when her lease is terminated she will go to the stud to be mated with Tippler. Figure, when offered in the sale ring as a yearling, was passed in when bidding ceased at 125 guineas, and somebody missed a bargain. Mr White then leased her to Donohoe, and she has won nearly £6OOO in stakes. Her trainer attributes her bleeding attacks to an incident that occurred during her two-year-old days. One day she threw up her head while in her stable and struck It on a rail, Injuring a vein. It was after this that the bleeding attacks began, and by far the worst one was the last. Figure may not race again, but racegoers will always remember her as one of the fastest sprinters of her day.

The Betting Control Board, which is responsible for the arrangements bearing on the totalisator in England, is credited with working energetically to overcome the difficulties incidental to the installation of the machine, but on all hands It is recognised that a great deal has yet to be accomplished before matters will bo placed on a basis making for complete success. Much curio: ity is centred In the action that will be taken in regard to the installation of the totalisator at Epsom, and when some result may be expected. Sir Clement Hindley, chairman of the Betting Control Board, in a reoent Interview said: —“It is obvious that provision of full facilities for totalisator betting for the public at a meeting like the Derby involves a very large scheme, which must take time to work up and carry through. We are considering all possible schemes, and if It should prove that we can operate this year, even on a very limited scale, we shall do so. Ido not, however, wish to raise any false hopes that totalisator betting will be available for the general public at Epsom this year.”