STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 224, 21 September 1934, Page 12

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

[N WORK AGAIN. Slippery, who was given a spell after his unsuccessful trip to the Grand National meeting, is in work again at Hastings. He has been nominated for the Flying Handicap at the Napier Park meeting. McLean stakes candidate. There are good reports from Wingatui of the Paper Money.—Ravenna filly, who will be a candidate for the McLean Stakes, to be run at the Dunedin spring meeting. She belongs to Mr. L. C. Hazlett. SHIPPED TO TASMANIA. The Xigger Minstrel gelding Senegal, owned by Mr. K.. Duncan, has been purchased by an Australian owner. Senegal, who will do his future racing in Tasmania, was shipped to his new home on the I Mamma, which left Wellington last week. ADDITION TO TEAM. " Radnor, the latest addition to A. Kemp's team, is settling down nicely to his new surroundings at Ellerslic. He is a solidlybuilt live-year-old gelding by Kilbroney froin the Marble Arch mare Llanberis, and is therefore a half-brother to Clarus aud Solanio. TO RIDE AT FOXTON. The Auckland lightweight jockey H. X. Wiggins will attend the l (, oxton meeting to-morrow to fulfil riding engagements at that fixture. He has contracted to ride Princess Doreen in the Carnarvon Gold Cup, and will also steer Leo Colossus and Gold Mission in their respective races. MINERVAL AT NEW BRIGHTON. Minerval has been taken out of all his Australian eiigagements and F. Holmes is at present working him on the sand at New Brighton (says a southern writer). The Auckland Cup winner has caused his trainer sonic worry, but Holmes cannot find anything wrong with him which would explain why he should be lame on and off. DISPLAY WAS ENCOURAGING. Horn's Reef attracted attention when paraded at Ashburton on Saturday (says a southern writer), and although he did not take part in the finish of his engagement his display was quite encouraging. Sir Charles Clifford was prepared to sell this three-year-old gelding a tew weeks back, but ho has now withdrawn him from the market. MADE QUICK RECOVERY. Baroscope, who lias been on the easy list for a few days owing to an injury to one of his legs, has made a quick recovery and is now working as well as ever. Yesterday morning he was given a solid task over a round on the No. 1 grass and did his work exceptionally well. If this horse goes on as at present he should win his share of stake money during the next lew months. OLDEST JOCKEY. The distinction of being the oldest professional jockey still riding to-day is claimed for an Australian, H. Graham, who is now in Rhodesia, South Africa. He is 58 years of age, and only two or three years ago had his most successful season as a jockey, riding 142 winners. R. Lewis, doyen of Australian jockeys, will be fiftysix in November; Steve Donoghue is 50. NOVICE SHOWS PACE. Although Barn Dance has only been in work a short time his latest track efforts have been encouraging, and it will not be long before he is ready to race. Jt is some time since this novice appeared in public, but he possesses plenty of pace, which, he demonstrated yesterday morning by traversing half a mile 10 feet out from the rails on the No. 1 grass track in 50 4-ss. BROTHER TO AGRION. Waikare, who finished second in Tattersail's Spring Handicap and later won the Kosebery Cup, is a brother to the New Zealand Derby winner Agrion, being by Limond from Waterwings. He is trained by G. Price for Mr. E. J. Watt, so that he has interest for New Zealanders apart from his pedigree. Lnst season Waikare won the Queensland Derby, and he is now coming into favour for some of the big spring handicaps. ! IN THE MONEY AT ASHBURTON. Rose of Tralee got into the money for the first time when she finished second to Gold Cross in the Penscroft Hack Handicap at Ashburton last Saturday. She did not race at two years, but had two unplaced starts last season and two more in August. Mrs. J. Campbell is training and lacing this four-year-old chestnut mare, who is by Night Raid from Sunny Brook, by Sunny Lake from Arai te Urn, by Birkenhead from Fair Nell, by Apremont. A CREDITABLE PERFORMANCE. In his first appearance this season Catalogue put up a creditable showing to finish third in the Marton Handicap, and he should not be long off the winning list. He has been paid up for in the Carnarvon Gold Cup at i'oxton, and if he goes to the post solid support is sure to be forthcoming for him. This horse ran some good races in the early part of last season, but his subsequent form was disappointing. However, he appears to be improving with age and better results are expected of him in the future. SHOULD WIN MORE MONEY. The latest track doings of Thespis have been very satisfactory and J. Burgess should have the brown gelding in good fettle for his spring engagements. He has had no schooling recently, but as he will not be required to do any racing for another three weeks there will be plenty of time to give him all' the jumping required. Under favourable track conditions Thespis is capable of holding his own with the best hurdlers in commission and more stake money looks assured for him during the next few months. RED SEA RETIRED. It is probable that the last has been seen on the race track of the Southland mare Red Sea, as, according to southern'reports, she is to be retired to the stud. An honest and good mare, Red Sea won a good deal of money for F. W. Ellis' stable, and included most of the big events in Otago and Southland in her victories. Among them may be mentioned the Invercargill Cup (twice), Riverton Cup, Otautau Cup, Wairio Cup, Dunedin Birthday Handicap, Southland Cup, Dunedin Jockey Club Handicap and Winton Cup. She was very popular with racegoers and her successes were always well received. She went a bit wrong in front last season and her mentor has decided not to bring her into work again. Red Sea was bred by the late Mr. W, C. Ring and is by Valkyrian from Whitianga, by Absurd from Black Watch, a Tasman mare, who left some good stock, the best of them being Potoa, who followed up a useful raoing career by making a name as a sire. HEAVILY BACKED FOR EPSOM. Despite that she made a poor showing in the Warwick Stakes, the only race she has contested since commencing her spring preparation, Silver Scorn is apparently expected to be seen at her best during the next few weeks. The mare was backed very heavily for the Epsom Handicap last week, and that the support emanated from a well-informed quarter is beyond doubt. The Silverado mare has now firmed to a price 50 per cent shorter than that on offer against her before the move was made. She shares the third line of the quotations with Golden Wings, only five candidates being placed above her in the lists. Silver Scorn registered her best Australian sprint performance at Rosehill in March, when she won the six-furlong Westmead Handicap in easy fashion from Gloriole and Questionnaire. ■ She failed ( badly at the same track in a seven-furlong race a week" later, only to score soon after-1 wards in the Chipping Norton Plate, of j one mile and a quarter; at Warwick Farm. | On the latter occasion she set a new f course record. It is not unlikely that trainer Fred Gush's charge will show her- [ self better than ever this spring, and, with 0.3, or 31b more than weight-for-age, she has not been handicapped 'out of the big A.J.C. mile.