STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 252, 24 October 1934, Page 18

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES

SHOWED SOME PACE. La Feinine Noire, a mare by Lucullus from Demoiselle, by Demosthenes, showed a lot of pace in the Bardowie Handicap at Cambridge on Monday. She begun very smartly and was one of the leaders all the way, .Respectful being tlie only one to beat her at tho finish. This mare has had some experience over hurdles and was a starter at l'aeroa and made a fair showing, but in the Trial Hurdles at Ellerslie recently fell early. CARRIED OUT. Scotland was well supported for the Bollard -Memorial at the Waikato Hunt meeting on .Monday. He was in third position till nearing the straight, where lie ran up on the outside of Sinking fund, who carried liini right out, while L'Allegro got a good passage through on the rails. Scotland, when he got clear, made a great effort, but was beaten by L'Allegro by half a length. Only for being forced out at the turn lie would have won. A PROMISING HURDLER. Sandy Dix has only had two races over hurdles, but he is a very promising juniper and it should not be long before lie is successful. At Cambridge on .Monday he was l.ving second to Cynical Kid half a mile il'oni home, and at the looked very likely, but Cynical Kid was just a bit too good for him at the finish. Sandy Dix. who covered a lot more ground than the winner, races in the same colours as Square Acre, both being owned by .Mr. A. Coubrougli, while they arc trained by L. Knapp at Awapuni. FIRST RACE FOn LONG TIME. Instalment, who has been off the scene for a long time owing to an injury received in a race, made his reappearance in the Bruntwood Hack Handicap at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Monday. He is a solidly-built gelding, and looked a bit pretty on it, but that ho lias pace was shown oil the Cambridge course as a three-year-old, when he won the Bardowie Handicap, and also was placed on other occasions. He was quickly in front, and showed up till approaching the straight, when he faded out.'The full-brother to Inflation will improve with racing. ST. WARRIGAL UNFORTUNATE. The most unlucky horse that raced at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Monday was St. Warrigal. Ho was lying third at the fence going out of the straight when the ridclcss Cardhu, who had fallen two fences further back, ranged alongside him and bored him clean off the obstacle at the top of the straight. St. Warrigal's rider pulled up and went back and jumped the obstacle, but his task was hopeless. St. Warrigal completed the course, jumping well throughout, and only for the interference of Cardhu he would certainly have been very troublesome. ONE FROM HAWERA. Cynical Kid, after his success n't the Egmont-Taranaki Hunt meeting, was thought to have an excellent chance in the Hunters' Hurdles at Cambridge on Monday. He was always near the front and ran past Glenade half a mile from home to win well. In the Ladies' Bracelet he was a good way back in" the early stages, but joined the leaders about three furlongs from home. However, lie was beaten into third position at the finish. Cynical Kid is a good sort and with his pace and jumping ability it will not be long before he is on the winning list again in better company than he met at Cambridge. ON THE MEND. For some time past that popular ownertrainer Mr. R. Hannon has been in illhealth, but he is on the mend, and his numerous friends throughout the Dominion will lie pleased to know that he had sufficiently recovered to be able to attend the annual meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club at Cambridge on Monday. He is a steward of that club, and for many years has been one of its most ardent supporters, both as an owner and a member of the committee. Everyone was very pleased to see him about, and if good wishes for his speedy recovery will make him himself again then his return tc health is more than assured. i

LOOKED A CERTAINTY. Lord Val, after his fourth in the King Edward Handicap at Kllerslie, looked a certainty for the Members' Handicap at the Waikato Hunt meeting on Monday. He was never further away than third, but appeared to get a bit squeezed back coming across the top when the field bunched. However, once the straight was reached he had something in reserve, for a slow pace was set in the early part, and he sprinted Master Xorval home and beat him by a neck. It is a long time since he won, for one has to go back to the Sehvyn Handicap, seven furlongs, at the Grand National meeting in 1932 to find hini taking the thick end of the purse. He has been placed on numerous occasions since then. This is his first success since he was acquired by the northern sportsman, Mr. A. H. Long, about twelve months ago, and the win was certainly overdue. WILL NOT BE LONG. Master Nor val should not be long in getting on the winning list again. In the Members' Handicap, the chief flat event of the day at Cambridge on Monday, he assumed tho lead, six furlongs from home and was clear of Gainsfid and Lord Val as he turned for., home, but the effort in making the pace told on him at the finish, and Lord Val beat him home. Master Norval last year won some good races— the Liverpool Handicap, one mile, at Ellerslie. the Waikato Cup and the Alison Cup at Takapuna. His effort on Monday suggests that he is coming back to his best form. He is nicely placed in the Avondale Cup at 7.11, and if he goes on the right way in the interim it will take a good one to beat him. He was made a lot of use of on Monday and if his rider had allowed something else to make tho pace he would have been a much greater source of trouble to Lord Val. He is capable of improvement.

SPREADEAGLED THE FIELD. Palm completely spreadeagled the opposition in the Spring Trial Plate at Trentham on Monday, and thus made her record for the season two easy wins in two starts. She was a promising two-year-old, winning a race at Dannevirke in one of her half-dozen starts, and being unhickv in others, and the promise certainly appears to- have been turned into fact during the/winter. She is a three-year-old chestnut filly by Lackham from the Boniform mare Sleeping Beauty, a well-bred lialf-9ister to La Paix (dam of the Australian Auto Pay), Chakwana, Tranquil and Obsidian, and previously the dam of the useful Glenrossie. She carries the same colours as Severe, those of the Awapuni trainer J. P. Coyle, who acquired her privately from her breeder, Mr. G. E. Trevor. It was always Palm's race, just as the similar event had been at Otaki a fortnight previously. She was clear of her field at all stages, and she finallv won very easily by five lengths. Flammarian followed Palm throughout.

THE CUP WINNER. Prior to being brought north for the Auckland spring meeting earlier in the month, Capella Abbey's best performance was in winning the Ferguson Gold Cup Steeplechase at the Poverty Bay Hunt meeting at Gisborne, and after his schooling at Ellerslie he was given more than a passing show in the Hunter's Steeplechase on the first day of the Auckland meetin". He jumped well throughout, and staved on to get third, In the Oneliunga Steeplechase, on the second day, lie ran Ruby Meteor to a neck, while at Cambridge on Monday lie won the Hunt Cup in easy fashion. He jumped excellently, and was in charge throughout the last round. Flower Bag tried to get on terms with him on several occasions over the concluding stages, but Capella Abbey jumped just as well as he did, and completely outetaved him. Capella Abbey is one of the Quin Abbey tribe, who were noted for being all round horses, and if his owner elects to bring him back for the steeplechases at the Ellerslie summer meeting he is sure to make a very good showing if he retains his present form.

VERY UNLUCKY. Bells of Bow was rather lucky to wit the Farmers' Steeplechase at Cambridge on Monday. He was in behind Royal Light at the last fence when the latter fell and interfered with Forest Glow. In the meantime Bells of Bow came fast 011 the outside and before Forest Glow could get poind again opened up a break of several lengths. Forest Glow finished at a great rate and just failed to catch Bells of Bow. With a clear passage over the last obstacle Forest Glow would have won. DOUBLE WINNER. Respectful was raced on half a dozen occasions as a two-year-old last season and showed some pace in liis races. Ho has improved a good deal since then and his performance in winning two events at the Waikato Hunt meeting 011 Monday were accomplished in such good style that there I is no doubt that lie will annex more races this season. In the Bardowie Handicap he was soon in front and stayed there, scoring nicely by half a length. He carlied 8.0 on that occasion and with a rise of 21b won the Bruntwood Handicap in much easier style. He lay in fourth position till the top was reached and then ran up on the outside of the leaders, and, coming into the straight, was about half II dozen lengths clear and went on to win by two and a half lengths. Respectful is owned by the Te Rapa trainer P. Brady, who is iit present in Melbourne, and is trained by J. Smith at Te Rapa during Brady's, absence. GOLD TRAIL'S WIN. The favourites were well beaten in the Pearce Handicap at Wellington on Monday, the main luce for the open handicapperst, but two of them, \ intage and Might, did not appear to be too well favoured in the running. Among the leading division it was a hotly-contested race, and it served to show Gold Trail in her best form, and Pin Money as a more solid colt than in some of his other recent races (says the "Post"). Gold Trail ran a much better race than she did 011 Saturday. She began almost as well as the best of them, and B. H. Morris always had her where he could drop down 011 the leaders. At the end of a furlong Pin Money ran past jjrincess Doreen to the front, and he showed the way round the turn to the straight from Princess Doreen, Lady Spy (who had run up out on the track), Gold Trail, Pomp and Aga Khan. Tll the straight Pin Money hung 011 with surprising determination, but Gold Trail steadily wore him down and drew past near tiie post to win by a good head. IMPROVED HURDLER. Illuminate, improved by his first days race, proved to be a good thing for the Rona Hurdles at Trentham on Monday. He did not have a very smooth passage, but ho still finally won very decisively by three lengths and a half from Revision and Pahn, who were separated by half a length, llluminate's rider (JR. E. 1 homson) seemed bent 011 opening as big a gap as possible early, but Diamond was a worry by going with him. He outjumped Diamond at the seven furlongs, to be clear in front, but for the next half-mile the field closed up on him. At the second to last fencc he ran out and allowed Revision and Pahu to move up almost level on his inner, and then at the last fence Revision again attempted to run oft and carried him out to the wing. Pnliu. as a result, gained a momentary advantage, but Illuminate came 011 strongly when straightened up, and his victory was decisive. A FINE PERFORMANCE. The Harcourt Cup, the weight-for-age event run at the Wellington meeting on Monday, provided spectators with a really exhilarating contest among eight good horses. Two of the four-year-old brigade, Red Manfred and Davolo. were sent out the elect of the public, but, while tliev were capable of filling the minor places, they were convincingly beaten by one of tlie two three-.vear-oMs in the field. Sporting Blood, who added another victory to the recent good record of horses of this age. Sporting Blood began well from the rail position, but after being in for a furlong he was passed by Top Coat and Autopay. With Davolo on the outer ho followed' the leaders along the back, but Davolo moved away from him 011 til'home turn, where Top Coat retired beaten. Once landed in the straight Sporting Blood came off the fence, and, finishing brilliantly, scored very decisively by a good two lengths from Red Manfred, who outstayed Davolo by a neck. Tt was a fine performance by Snorting mood, who is still in the New Zealand Derby, but has been allowed to drop out of the -New Zealand Cup.