STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 282, 28 November 1929, Page 16

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

(By'WHALEBONE.)

General Lu, a big three-year-old Lucullus gelding, has lost some oi his surplus condition since Owner J. Farnsworth took him in hand. He will not be ready to race for some time yet.

Transformer, who accounted for the Alison Cup last season, is engaged' in that event next? Saturday, but his recent form hardly warrants him being a likely winner of the approaching contest.

Although Lady's. Boy did not suffer any injury as the result of his fall in; the Farewell: Handicap, at Te Kuiti, he was withdrawn from his engagements at Feilding. This consistent galloper will have his next race on the concluding day of the Takapuna meeting.

The Ellerslie apprentice rider A. G. Parsons, who steered Taneriri to victory in the Flying Handicap at the Poverty Bay meeting last month, has been engaged to ride Respirator and Mem Star at Takapuna next Saturday. Parsons is attached to J. M. Buchanan's stable.

So far this season Lucy Rose has failed to reproduce the good form displayed by her as a three-year-old last year. True, she has not done much racing this season and there is still plenty of time for her to cooie good and possibly she may show up at the Takapuna meeting.

Dalston, who was purchased some time ago by "Mr. Constable" from Mr. H. W. Burch, of Hamilton, was heavily backed for the Three-year-old Handicap at Eandwick on November 16, but was beaten into second place by Eton Blue, trained by D. Lewis. The latter, cost 140gs, and in six starts the son .of Sarchedon has won two races and .deadheated for first in another.

Without doing anything outstanding in the way of fast times Vallar has been shaping particularly well in hi 6 latest track efforts at Ellerelie. He is not meeting a high cki is field in the Cheltenham Handicap at Takapuna next Saturday in which events the Valkyrian gelding, may prove a hard'horse to beat. Yaliar is a smart beginner and that will • be a decided fact in his favour on the suburban course.

At the Takapuna meeting twelve months ago Tea Time ran White Wings to a head in the. Cheltenham Handicap with 8.3 in the saddle. With only 7.0 to carry in the same event next Saturday Tea Time must have more than an outside show. He has been sprinting in good style at Ellerslie and looks a much improved horse during the short time he has been in work at headquarten, and favoured with his light impost he should j again show to advantage.

The latest performances registered by I i Duellona have been good, and the Paladin filly is evidently a; smart galloper. Her second to Eaglet in the New Zealand Oake was a fair performance, and since then she scored an easy win at Otaki, where she accounted for the Katihuku Handicap, run over seven fur-

longs. Duellona will contest the Takapuna Plate next Saturday, and judged on recent form her prospects in that event look particularly bright. j

Bright Glow, who failed to show her true form during the recent trip to Australia, figures in the Feilding . Jubilee Cup to be decided next Saturday. The distance of the race referred to is one mile and a quarter, a journey which the Day Cornet mare has previously shown her ability to traverse in a satisfactory manner, having won over that distance on two occasions. If Bright Glow races up to her best form at Feilding she should get some stake money during the meeting. °

The Sydney jockey. J. Toohey, who has been out of the baddle since, the autumn, on account of ill-health, may resume riding soon. One of J. Munro's greatest rivals of the last few years, his resumption will probably coincide with the latter's departure for Germany early in the New Year. Toohey stated to a friend that his health is now greatly improved, but he doesn't intend to rush things, and will wait until he considers himself quite fit before again taking up his profession. Even if he does not make a start as early as he hopes, it is now practically certain that the racecourse has not seen the last of Toohey as a jockey.

Full Measure ran two good races at the Waikato meeting, finishing second to Karapoti on the concluding day. The son of Surveyor is engaged at the Takapuna meeting and on his showing at Te Rapa should go well. Hampton Park reeled off a smart three furlongs on the two-year-old track at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning, and F. Gilchrist has the Australian bred youngster in great order. He is engaged in the Rakino Handicap to be run at Takapuna next Monday. Le Choucas failed at Whangarei and also at Te Kuiti and he will have to do a lot better to have a chance in the Alison Cup. The stable appears to have a much better spring in In the Shade, who scored at Trentham and finished second in the New Zealand Cup. Oil King won well on the first day of the Waikato meeting, but was interfered with at the start on the second day and was never prominent. He is an acceptor in the Cambria Handicap at Takapuna on Saturday, and if he runs up to his Te Rapa effort should be in the money.

Crimestor is included in the field for the Takapuna Plate. The son of Polypiestor showed up well in his race at Avondale, when he was beaten into second position by Maurieana. However, he made amends by winning two events at Whangarei and he should soon be on the winning list again.

Rabbi figures among the acceptors for the Feilding Cup and his performances this season will entitle him to a lot of respect. He was narrowly beaten by In the Shade at Wellington, after scoring at Masterton, and won at Carterton, while he scored in the Metropolitan Handicap at Riccarton and was second in the Fendalton Handicap on the last day of the New Zealand Cup meeting.

In the few races that he has contested this season Measurer has failed to run into a place, but hie latest track efforts indicate that he ie likely to do better in the future. He worked very freely over six furlongs at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning, and if he displays the same form the next time he goes out to contest a race he should put up an improved showing.

. As the result of his two good performances at Te Rapa Storm Fiend will have plenty oi support the next time he goes to the post. He is engaged in the Takapuna Plate next Saturday, and although the opposition in that race will be much stronger than that which he beat at Te Rapa the Swift Flight gelding can be depended on to put .up a creditable performance.

Horses bred in Ireland have had a remarkable series of successes in England this year —Elton in the Lincolnshire, Gregalach in the Grand National, Trigo in the Derby and St. Leger, his brother Athford in the Jubilee and other important handicaps, Parwiz in the City and Suburban, and Mr. Jinks in the Two Thousand. Then the Cesarewitch, the first race of the big autumn double, was won by West Wicklow, who, as his name implies, was bred in the Emerald fcle. West Wicklow' started at a long price. Last season West Wicklow had to survive no fewer than five objections before he got a race he had won at Leopardstown, the principal. Irish course. After that race he was sold for £2000. ,

Roral, one of the most successful two-year-olds in England this season, had a rather romantic rise. Sold by, his breeder, Lord Dewar, in October, for only 370gs, his buyer, not fancying him too much, put him into the sale .'ring two months later, and got 700 for, him. His present owner evidently had such moderate notions of Roral's value as a racing proposition that he adopted the unusual course of putting him into the ring for the hunters' class at the Royal Show, and won a premium with him. Roral evidently resented these indignities, and showed so much pace in trials that it was decided to race him. This move had happy results, as he won three races, including the Gimcrack Stakes, and the Imperial Produce Stakes, of six furlongs.

R. McTavish has been engaged to ride Corinax, Vallav, Alloy, Tremetua and Prince of Orange on the first day of the Takapuna meeting. Hard Gold has performed well over hurdles this season and in consequence he will have a lot of friends in his engagements at the Feilding meeting. 0. Cullum, an ex-Auckland jockey, and now one of the leading cross-country riders in Sydney, was on the mat as the result of his handling of Perides in the hurdle race at Randwick on November 17, but the inquiry was adjourned. The Feilding Stakes has drawn a;good field, including Paganelli, Cimabue, Ceremony, First Money and Aspiring. Paga- ' nelli, however, with 9.1 should be favourite, for he won the Shorts Handicap at Trentham with 9.8, and finished second in the Stewards' Handicap at Riccarton with 9.11. He is reported to be galloping well at Feilding, where he has been located since the C.J.C. meeting- I

The Begum was a good sprinter last season, but she has failed in her efforts this season. At the Te Kuiti meeting she ran two thirds after having every show and she will have to improve considerably to beat the sprinters in the Cheltenham Handicap at Takapuna next Saturday. It is stated that she had been going exceptionally well in her track work, but she has not, so far this season, run up to those gallops.

When Flying Prince won the Dunedin Handicap at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting it was thought that he would be one of the best of the three-year-olds in the province this season. He has started on about half a dozen occasions since then, but has failed to get into the money. He has mostly contested middle distance events recently, and probably the Borough Handicap, seven furlongs, at Takapuna next Saturday will suit him better.

Signed up by Frank Bullock to ride in France for his patron, M. Jaques Wittouck, the Victorian jockey W. Scanlon will leave Australia by the Orama on January 7. The engagement is for one season. Scanlon has been riding in Australia with a fair measure of success, and he includes in his winning rides the Caulfield Cup on Textile. He is expected to do well in France. It is not known what retainer the jockey will receive, but it is thought to be a substantial one to induce Scanlon to leave Victoria.

A brilliant two-year-old himself, the English stallion Legionnaire is already making a name for himself as a sire of speedy juveniles (eays a Sydney writer). His owner, Mr. Percy Miller, must feel gratified with the horse's successful start at the stud, as the oldest of Legionnaire's stock are two-year-olds, and so early in the season he has been advertised by the speedsters First Legion, in Melbourne, and Frontier, in Sydney. Frontier won stylishly at Randwick on November 16, and is likely to develop into a much better golloper than his half-sister, Silver Sash. The latter was successful as a juvenile at Moorefield last season, and recently won a 14.2 Handicap at Kensington. Frontier is bred to go fast. Apart from being a son of Legionnaire, he is out of Silver Lining, a sister to the Oakleigh Plate winner, Cielo, and is closely related to Midilli, Outlook, Nautical and Beragoon. I

The colours of the Belgian sportsman, M. Jaques Wittouck, will shortly be seen on metropolitan courses (says a Sydney writer). The Australian Frank Bullock, who is established in France as private trainer to M. Wittouck, has persuaded his patron to send a horse to Australia to race, and he will afterwards be sent to the" stud. Accordingly, the French horse, Lorrain, by Sweeper from L'Oubliue, will arrive in Melbourne by tho steamer Port Huon. The horse has been consigned to Mackinnon and Cox Proprietary, and after undergoing the period of quarantine and resting from the trip he will be put into training by F. Lewis. Lorrain is aged eight years. French horses have been tried in Australia with varying degrees of success. Kenilworth proved to be one of the best, both as a stayer and as a sire of stayers. Among his progeny are Wolaroi and Kennaquhair, and the jumpers Kentle and Moss Trooper. Other horses are Shepherd King, Cyklon, sire of Trivalve, Tidal, Rionscupj and Apremont, who figured as a successful sire in New Zealand nearly 40 years ago.

For next Easter Monday the stake for the Great Eastern Steeplechase at Onkaparinga has been fixed at £2000, or a reduction of £1000, because of the general depression in racing in Adelaide. The total stake money for the day willbe £4100.

Commendation has arrived from New Zealand, and has been taken to G. Price's stables, where he will be domiciled durinothe time he is left here (says a Sydney writer). Commendation is engaged in the Villiere Stakes and in the Summer Cup, and recently in New Zealand, after a long spell, gave some promise of returning to the form that he showed early in his three-year-old career when he was. sent from the Dominion to tackle Limerick. Unfortunately the hard tracks brought about foot trouble, and Commendation was taken back to New Zealand before the gest was seen of him.

WAIPA MEETING.

Nominations for all events to be decided at the Waipa meeting, to be held at Te Awamutu on December 14, close with the secretary, Mr. J. G. Wynyard, Te Awamutu, or Messrs. Blomfield and Co., High Street, Auckland, at 5 p.m. to-morrow.