STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 149, 26 June 1934, Page 14

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

CHOKEBORE LODGE TEAM. The Chokebore. Lodge rising three-year-olds Streamline (Day Comet —Sailor's Hope), Horn's Reef (Day Comet—Brave Deed), and Trumpet lilast (Jericho— Capercailzie) are all going along nicely in steady work at Riceaiton. Fracas, another member of the team, is temporarily on the easy list owing to a slight cut on one of her heels. JUVENILES BEING HANDLED. H. Nurse is at present handling three juveniles at Riccarton by his one-time capable galloper Rapier. Two are rising three years old. a golding from Warlove and a filly from Pledge, and the third from Kildce is rising two yours old. The lastnamed is owned by Mr. L. K. C. Macfarlane and the lilly is the property of Mr, G. Fulton. RETURNING TO FORM. By .finishing second to Speed in the Winter Oats at Napier Park on Saturday Sunny Sky showed a glimpse of her true form, and an early win looks assured for her. This mare revels in heavy going and should be worth following during the winter months. She is duo to make her next appearance at the Wellington meeting, where she claims an engagement in the Whyte Handicap, one miie, on the opening day and the Winter Cats, run over a similar distance, on the last day. DOING PLENTY OF WORK. Cargen has trained on in a satisfactory manner since the Great Northern meeting, and, all going wellj will bo seen out in hurdle races at the Wellington meeting next month. Ho has done plenty of strong work over middle distances during the last couple of weeks, and it evidently suits him, judging by his condition. Although usually a reliable jumper, Cargen came to grief in two hurdle contests at the Groat Northern meeting, though he won the only race that he got. round safely in. the Campbell Hurdles. He is a proved galloper in heavy ground, and if taken to Trcntham his prospects in hurdle events will have to be considered.

FIRST SUCCESS OVER HURDLES. True Shaft; who scored his first success over hurdles at Napier Park on Saturday, is reported to have put up a creditable display. He led throughout, his jumping being better than on previous occasions, and he is likely to win again shortly. This horse is not engaged in the hack hurdle events at the Wellington meeting, but figures in the Trentham Hurdles on the first day and the Winter Hurdles on the concluding day. The class opposed to True Shaft at Trentham includes some of the best hurdlers in commission and he is sure to be well tested in whichever event he is started in. Still, he is an improving hurdler who is likely to beat more than

beats him. WELL-BRED HACK. Flamingo, winner of the Trial Plate at Napier Park last Saturday, is a four-year-old gelding by Tea Tray from After Glow, by Demosthenes from the Multiform mare Sunglow. So far ke has had little racing experience, but is bred on sound lines and more is likely to be heard of him. Flamingo, who is trained by L. Gray at Hastings, is engaged in the Trial Plate, six furlongs, on the second day of the Wellington winter meeting and the Croiton Handicap, six furlongs, on the final day of the same meeting. He did not meet a strong field at Napier Park and will have to show improved form in order to win against the better class hacks he will be meeting at Trentham.

YEARLINGS AT WASHDYKE. S. G. Ware has three yearling colts, all owned by Mr. G. «L Barton, in the team which he is working at Washdyke at present. They are- Dcs-ert Chief, by Chief Ruler from Pure Gold, by Psychology from Desert Gold; Jack Horner, by Captain .Bunsby from Cherry Pie (dam.of Cherry Queen), by Elysian from Cherry Blossom; and Gay Circle, by Gay Shield from Nucleus, by Lucullus from Persis. Ihey are well on in their education, and in the meantime Desert Chief shapes best. The closing of yearling nominations for Australian events was overlooked. If they show sufficient promise, however, it is probable they will do their spring racing in Melbourne, where there is a long list o£ valuable handicaps for two-year-olds.

WON, BUT LOST. In "Keminiscences of a Bookmaker," as told by a leading English fielder, occurs this remarkable story of punting ill-luck: "Here is a tale of a treble event and a double event, where all the horses backed actually won their races, but, notwithstanding, both wagers were lost. It was in 1913, and the ho"ses were: Cuthbert (Lincolnshire Handicap), Diinmore (City and Suburban) and' Craganour (Derby). The backer wae a well-known racegoer, who used the nom-de-plume of Charles Brown, and both double and treble were, backed with me. The backer first backed the treble to win £100,000, and Cuthbert was placed first for the Lincolnshire Handicap, only to be disqualified, Berrildon being given the race. Nothing daunted, the backer then backed the two remaining horses to win £50,000 on the double event. Drinmore in due course won the City and Suburban and Craganour was placed first for the Derby, only to be disqualified in favour of Aboyeur, who had none to do him' reverence' at the price of 100 to 1. Can anyone equal this? Three, winners for a stake of £150,000, arid two of the winners disqualified."

V.R.C. NATIONAL PROSPECT. Our Comet led all the way iu the Wiudarra Hurdle Race at Moonce Valley on June 16 (says a Melbourne writer), but there is a feeling that he may find the class in the Grand National a bit too good. Cockcrow presaged bis Grand National win in 1031 with success in the Windarra Hurdles at Mbonee Valley, and last year Baanya started favourite for the National after winning the same race, but could do no better than run third to Bclar and Lyndeh. Our Comet was always favourite, with Prime. Seal arid Ortalan next in demand. Jack Hynes rode the favourite, who had 71b more than his National weight, and he rode him with admirable judgment. Even when Ortalan challenged him with half a mile to go, Hynes did not bustle his mount and did,not put the whip on him until the last hurdle was approached. When he did the favourite easily held Ortalnn. and Prime Seal, who is anything bnt brilliant, was giving the leader too much start to have had any chance i'i the last two furlongs. In Our Comet Dave Price has a horse with a National oJinnce, but he dors not rank with some of tho move fancied candidates.'

GOING ALONG SATISFACTORILY. I Lord Ranald, who joined the team of T. H. Gillett after racing at Washdyke last Saturday week, is moving along in .strong work. Lameness has restricted his racing opportunities, but he appears to be quite sound at present, and there seems no reason why he will not stand up to a preparation. Earlier in his career he was a particularly bold jumper, and though ho did not shape up to his best form at Washdyke there was room for excuse. He had done no jumping prior to the race, while he had not even had a course of galloping to sharpen him up. NOVICE SHOWS SPEED. Teresa attracted much attention in the Temuka Hack Handicap at Washdyke recently. The first reason for this was that, though handicapped at 7.0, she carried 7.13. in the race she came further under notice by streaking to the front and getting a solid pace, holding her position till about a furlong from the winning post, after which she faded gradually into fifth place. It was a good effort and she may win a stake before the end of the season. Teresa is a Tractor mare from Loch Tava, by Grafton Loch from Oratava, by Stepniak from Tempest, an Australian-bred mare, who was raced successfully by the Uunedin owner, the late Mr. John Stephenson, her wins including the Dunedin Cup. WELL-CONDITIONED PAIR. The stablemates Patutahi and Wee Pat look very bright and muscular; in fact, it is doubtful if this pair were ever betterconditioned than they are at present. Both these jumpers figure in the entries for the Wellington meeting, and will be seen in action at Trentham next month. Wee Pat.hae been improving ever since she first began racing over hurdles, and if she reproduces her latest form she will be hard to beat the next time she goes to the post. Patutahi is now at an age when improvement can hardly be expected, but ho is wearing remarkably.,.well and has never shown better form than he has displayed dining the present jumping season. If taken to Trentham these two jumpers are not likely to be neglected in their respective engagements.