STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 46, 23 February 1935, Page 18

STABLE AND TRACK NOTES.

TO JOIN THE LIST. Southdown's form at Wingatui satisfied his owner, Mr. J. M. -Samson, tliat the horse .is capable of better results, and instructions have been issued to have him gelded. A similar course was taken by Mr..: Samson with Admiral Drake, With successful effects, and it will be, interesting to await the outcome in Southdown s-case. MAY AGAIN VISIT SYDNEY. Silver King, though unable.to race in the James Hazleit Uold Cup last Saturday on account of soreness, should be ready to resume fast work soon. It is he will go north next month for the W clJmgton and Manawatu meetings. On a similar trip last year he won tne North Island Challenge Stakes and the Awapuni Gold Cup. A similar programme is in view again, and, if lie gets through it all right he may make a trip to Sydney for the Easter meeting of the Australian Jockey Club. PROMISING SORTS. Among the green two-year-olds given a run for educational purposes at Wingatui last week was Waltham, a nice looking brown colt by Lord Warden from Spangle (a full, sister to Marsa, dam- of, .N'igntmarch). Waltham is a half-brother to the sprinter Diatoinous, but it is likely that he will stay better than the Diacquenod gelding. Ho had done no fast' work, and his owner has his eye 011 three-year-old races rather than two-year-old events. Lord Warden had two r nice colts at Dunedin. in Viking and Waltham. ENGAGED AT NAPIER. The two-year-old full-sister to Maine (Arausio —Hoy), who will race as Caen, is striking out fairly •well in her exercise (says a Napier writer). She is an attractive filly who, witli«\ime, may be expected to turn out above th« average. She is hold under lease by Mr. W. Henderson, of Waipukurau, from licr breeder, Mr. J. D. Ormoncl. Her stable• associate, also the property of Mr. Henderson, is giving attractive displays which promise well for future engagements.," The pair are included in the entrants for the Napier Park ingIMPROVED BY RACE. When it was suggested that Semper Paratus held a chance at Wellington 011 December 15, the idea became treated as a joke (says "Sentinel"). His name was not mentioned in connection with the Dunedin Cup because on arrival at Wingatui he looked more like a show horse. The race in the Dunedin Cup improved;him so much that even with Sib over he finished a close third in the Dunedin Jockey Club Handicap in record time for the track. Fit and well, instead of fat and fresh, Semper Paratus would have been a winner at the meeting. SOME NEWCOMERS. Gardianelle, who is likely to make her debut in the Juvenile Stakes at the Banks Peninsula meeting, next Saturday, is a two-year-old chestnut filly by Lord Warden from Moiselle, by Solfcrino from Mademoiselle Ixe, by Stepniak from MW* Dalrymple, by Pilgrim's Progress. She is a member of the team of T. 11. 1 hat trainer has broken in the Limond —Curtain filly purchased by Mr. E. Hay at Treivtham last month. Culotte (Robespierre—Dame Straitlace), a two-year-old member of this team, is' haying a month's rest owing to her ricking a joint.

AWAPUNI JUVENILES. G. W. New has brought Legatee back | into work after his spell, while he is also •taking to the Awapuni tracks 1 his Posterity —Episode filly which he bought at the Trentham sale on behalf of a patron for 275g5. Although possibly a shade small, she is a very racy-looking sort. L. Wilson has also had broken in the Nigger Minstrel —Table Talk filly and the Nigger Minstrel —Silver Grey colt, which "were also purchased at the sales at the respective cost of 110'gs and 130gs. While they, have not been brought to the tracks yet, the filly is very highly spoken of. ROYAL AMPHORA SCHOOLED. Royal Amphora is'the latest aspirant for hurdle honours at Riccarton. He had Ins initial lessons in the schooling ring at Riccarton during the week and was sent twice over the two brush hurdles erected alongside the straight. He was given a lead in his first effort by Radiant Rose, and then went over alone, giving a very encouraging display. With his command of pace Royal Amphora should win'some races. Radiant Rose, a five-year-old mare by Night Raid from a Roseinere mare trained by K. Ellis, is a. natural jumper, and will be seen in the brush hurdle events at Riccarton at Easter. GOLDEN SLIPPER FAMILY. The Melbourne owner Mr. L,. K. S. Mackinnon," the chairman of the " Victoria: Racing Cluli, lias a good two-year-old in the Rampion colt Strathardle, and lie has another highly rated this being Mooramong, who opened his winning account at Moonee Valley last month. Mr. Mackinnon bred this colt, who is described as the best-looking Ronsard to date. Ronsard is by Son-in-Law from the Galhnule marc Joie de Vivre,. dam of Alan Breek, of Jeunesse (dam of Lackham and Grand Knight) and of Joyeuse (dam of Joy King, Mimetic and Gay Serenader). Ble d'Or, dam of Mooramong, is by Buckwheat (son of ; Martagon) from Golden Slipped, by Multiform from Aura, by Richmond from .'lnstep, by Lord Clitden. Golden Slipper raced only twice as a two-year-old, winning the Champagne Stakes and Challenge Stakes at Riccarton for her breeder, the late Mr. G. G. Stead, who was stricken by the illness which ended, his life just as the filly won the Champagne Stakes. At the dispersal of his stud and racing stock a few months later Golden Slipper was purchased by Mr. H. C. White, of New South Wales, for 4500g5. She did not realise expectations in her subsequent racing, but her name occurs in the pedigrees of many smart Australian performers. RANELAGH RETIRING. It is probable that Ranelagh rail his last race in the Hornby Handicap at the recent summer meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club (says a Clnistchurch writer). His performance was very disappointing, as in a field of high-weight horses not nearly ol the class in which he has done most of his racing, he never became prominent. As a result of his. poor showing it has been decided not to continue with him. He has been thrown out of work and he will go home, probably to end his days as a station hack. Ranelagh, now eight years old, was bred by Mr. N. Rutherford, being by Arrowsmith from Chukka, by Nassau from Garston, by Birkenhead from Lullaby, a daughter of imported Hammock. He did his early racing for his breeder and later was racofl on lease by his trainer, A. E. Wormald, whose departure from Riccarton brought another change, the lease being transferred to Mr. A. A. H. Scrimshaw, while the horse went into C. C. McCarthy s stable. The lease was cancelled a month or two ago and he wound up his racing in the interests of Mrs. Rutherford. During the six seasons he was in training he started in .151 races, his record being made up of 22 wins, 21 seconds and 16 thirds, while he was unplaced 92 times, his total stake earnings being £3461. His first season was his best, five wins and six seconds producing £825, while last season he got £813 for five wins, two seconds and a third. He won up to a mile and a quarter, while he was third in the Great Autumn; Handicap, one mile and' a! half. At his best he could turn on ai'great-finishing run, if not hurried in the early stages, but latterly he appeared to have become tired of racing.

EMOTION RESUMES. Emotion has rejoined G. Greene's team at Hastings after a good spell. The holiday was thoroughly earned; few horses did as much racing as Emotion last season. He ran good races over hurdles as well as on the flat, and probably will do more hurdling this winter. UNFORTUNATE DEVELOPMENT. Some Shamble, winner, of last year's Banks Peninsula Cup, lias been nominated again for the race. Wind trouble, which lie contracted some months back, has, however, become gradually worse, and at the present time his case is very serious. It may be decided to give him another chance by an operation, but in the meantime he must be considered a very doubtful proposition for a middle distance race. DAY COMET'S PROGENY. Sir Charles Clifford's Chokebore stable at Kiccarton has not had much success with progeny of Day Coinet, and there are only a few by him at present in training, while only two remain to enter the stable. These are a yearling filly, Top Notch, from Top Score, dam of Rocket, and a yearling filly, Day Dress', from Ball Dress, who vis'ited Nightmarch last season. Day Comet is now sheltered at Longbcach. TOP RANK DISAPPOINTS. C. Emerson has nominated Top Rank and Tuirau for the Banks Peninsula meeting. The former has been very disappointing this season, and has hardly been entitled to the big weights allotted him. He is to be tried out as a hurdler and has given fair displays over small fences. Tuirau has been off the scene for a while having a spell on her owner's property, and she looks likely to assist the stable during tit next few months. ATTRACTIVE PEDIGREE. Greek Shepherd was staying on when lie finished third in the Champagne Stakes at Dunedin and will probably strike winning form before the end of the season. He is a fairly big colt by Iliad from Dresden China, by Tea Tray—Refinement, by Shepherd King—Elegance, Ly Delaval — Antelope, by Aprcmont—Miss Kate. The colt thus belongs to the same taproot as Pilar lap. Refinement is best known as the dam of Mystic Peak, who raced well in Australia. SILVER SIGHT'S RECORD. Although comparatively few people got any financial reward, the win of Silver Sight in the Dunedin Jockey Club Handicap last Saturday was a popular result in many quarters (says a southern writer). His owner, Mr. A. Beban, has a wide circle of friends on the West Coast, where ho resides, but it is in other parts of the Dominion where Silver Sight is best known. He has been raced at Trentham, also on most of the courses down the line from Christchurch to Invercargill. He is a very hardy customer, who appears to thrive on travelling and racing, as he was making his twenty-seventh appearance for the season when he won on Saturday. It was his second win during the term, the other being at Ilororata in December, but ho has' been placed seven times. He lias been an unlucky horse all through his career, and he was placed seventeen times before he had his first success. FROM KARAMU STUD. Kinnoull's win in the Champagne Stakes at Dunedin recalls a wholesale purchase made by the late Mr. A. Murdoclc at the dispersal sale of the Karamu Stud (says ••Sentinel"). Mr. Murdock bought eiglit horses, and amongst. them was a three-year-old filly by King Mark from Links, knocked down to him at 30gs. The filly became known as Lady Links, and joined L>. P. Wilson's stable. In tne course of time the filly showed speed on the track and was regarded as a promising sort. On the eve of the 1920 Dunedin Cup meeting she was galloped with Saxby, who_ ran away from her over six furlongs. Saxby started favourite in the Apprentices' Plate and Lady Links an outsider in a field of ten. Lady Links, won and paid about a "score," and Saxby did not show up in the race. As the result of an accident Saxby was minus an eye and would not gallop in a field of horses, although going well on the track. Lady Links was subsequently bought by Mr. J. 11. Murphy, and found her way to South Canterbury, where her , foals included Last Link and Kinnoull.