TURF NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 67, 20 March 1926, Page 25

TURF NOTES.

Despite several previous unsuccessful attempts to come back with Easingwold, another effort is being made. It is reported by a Melbourne writer that the once brilliant son cf Eaton Lai Easter events. Great Applause, winner of the last Perth Cup. is being sent to Melbourne to be trained. She is an aged English mare by Great Snout from Laudatory, and was imported to West Australia by Mr. A. E. Cockram some years ago. However, she took a long while to strike form, and also met with an injury. Her Perth Cup win is her only important success. A popular figure who will be conj spieuous by his absence from the forthI coming A-J.C. meeting is R. J. Mason j■: remarks the "Sydney Sun.*"- Although jit was Mason's early intention to make j the trip, he will no: be here until May. The reason for his absence is that Mr. j Greenwood for whom he trains, has pnr- • chasei enough yearlings for thi; season, j and will not be a bidder at the Randwick sales. The Autumn racing in Melbourne did not bring to light any youngsters that did not race in tbe spring and have developed enough since to challenge the two-year-old supremacy of the Messrs. Brien's slashing colt Ramrdon (says an Australian exchange i. Several youngsters have teen left in the Sires' Produce and Champagne Stakes, but unless they improve since they ran at P'emingtcn they can have no chance in the former, though in the Chamnagne penalties on RaHjtlon and Syden may enable the Woorak colts. Cromwell and Belhaven, or Heroic's brother. Thracian, to make a race of it. It is notable that from ail his big team of youngsters Scobie intends to bring only the Cykion £Uy Syden. and a smart one she is. too. year was Phalaris. a son of Polymelus. i and the earnings of his stock amounted to £41.471. It is likely that this sum will this year be beaten by Valais in Australia, as Valais's stock have already won over £35.b00, and there are some big races to come yet. This is a somewhat surprising fact in view of the great difference in, stallion fees and yearling prices in Australia and in England. Mr. Percy Miller was supposed to have a great sale with his Sarehedons last year, but a yearling of the same grey strain in England brought as much as any six of Mr. Millers yearlings put together. Sunilariy with stallion fees. There are quite a number of horses standing at owners of mares raise a great outcry if they are asked to give anything near that figure here. And yet an Australian stallion's stock can win more money in a season than the champion stallion's stock can win in England, Sporting circles in Melbourne are screaming over the result of the Bourke Handicap at the recent VJLC. meeting, as the owners of Waranton, Messrs, Rand G. Chafiey. had written to the lotted their horse in relation to Perspective. The result went to show that the handieapper had no been unduly severe on Waranton, as he won in record time from Perspective (remarks a Melbourne who started at the nice price of 10 to 1. Persepe-t-tive being favourite. The latter was adjudged by many unlucky to lose as he was squeezed on the rails at the distance by Swift, and got throush too late to catch Waranton. Lace Girl, a Jolly Beggar mare, owned by Mr. P. A. Connolly, was the early leader from Swift, Versine and Waranton, but Swift was soon in front, and at the five lei Lace Girl. Versine, Waranton and Adrift. loohey was sitting up on Waranton coming to the turn, and at the distance Waranton had charge from. Swift, Perspective and Adrift." In a good finish j Swill was unable to catch Waranton, on whom Tooaey won cievereiv with Adrift a fair thirdPilliewinkle has won in stakes for Sir Samuel Horderu £10.525, which is a little more than four times the £2500 be gave for him last September, and there should be much, more to follow. X nat a wonderful advertisement the gelding is for the strength-giving pro-p-erties of Xew Zealand oats, to say notning ot tne limestone which has gi -i stability to his bones <says Poseidx When they raced in Sydney Wind was superior to Piliiewinkie" at weii for-age. but the Xew Zealander turned the tables in Melbourne, although he was no match for the Magpie horse in the Cup. It is not improbable that Piliiewinkie likes the left-banded way of galloping in Melbourne, with which he had been familiarised in his own country, -which they race one way in the Xorth Island and the opposite ■wain the south. The meetings between the two champions at the A.-T.C. are ' likely to quicken the pulse? of the ■ spectators. Heroic has already won ' an Autumn Stakes, but as his attention has latterly been confined to sprinting. ■ he is less likely to be a source of danger > this year. In the longer Cumberland ' Plate' and A-J.C. Plate Windbag and I Mr. D. U. Seaton's horse Baldwin bas , been eased up, and will go for a long , Prince in the Tran»av Handicap at Randwick. Baldwin ca::':rei the Highweight Handicap at RnsehiiL He failed Grantham .Stakei and Suburban Handicap a fe"-" days later a rhe A.-t.C. was brought back to ryirey. ~hen ne was transferred from G. Price's stable to W. Cridiand's establishment. During the past four months Baldwin nas shown slims of serenes-, although he has had an easy time on the trac.<s. and as he did no: thro*v the ailment off a =oeU -was therefore <ie-c:-zed upon. * Fe""- racing men will lie surprised to hear that last year's Sydney (."up -dinner has had what is believed to vt an irretrievable breakdown. ' >-- <■:" his forelegs '.vent in :be Cumberland Stakes in 19_-5, and his trainer ha-i both forelegs fired. Holt was hopeful tbat ac would be able to bring Lilypond to Sydnew this autumn, though :: is not often that a horse thoroughly recovers from the treatment which Lilypond has undergone. However, racing at Remington settled the Liiyveil geldinz. He has been a profitable horse to Mr. For. of Penh, as he won a W___ Derby ami a Perth Cup.