TURF TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 15, 24 May 1939, Page 2

TURF TOPICS

STILL IMPROVING Saccone, a winner at the rcceni Franklin meeting, is reported to be improving week by week j and i 3 now more solid in racing condition than ever before. This Surveyor-—Adi Vuni vola representative is likely to be i payable proposition in due course ii open company. A HAWKE'S BAY CANDIDATE The Hastings owned winner of the Hurdle Handicap at Ellerv lie last Boxing Day, is working in tip.top style at Hastings. She is. to be brought 'lorth to compete at the Great Northern meeting, where she will be in the favourite division. BAY OF PLENTY MEETING On June 17 sportsmen from all parts of the Auckland province will assemble at Gat e Pa to participate in the Bay of Plenty Racing Club's winter gathering. Quite a number of candidates competing this week at the Waikato meeting will be there and should be more forward in rac. ing condition than at present. BLACK MUSK FOR JUNE The Te Aroha owned Black Musk who registered a second at Gate Pa in March, is likely to make a return trip next month in, the endeavour to go one better. He is very welj at pre_ sent, and his running at the Waikato meeting will provide a line as to his winning chance at Tauranga. FOR BAY OF PLENTY A candidate likely to be in *he boom for events at the forthcoming Bay of Plenty fixture is the Hamilton trained Young Paddon. He is executing brilliant sprinting work at present, and if the Tauranga tracri happens to be on the heavy side he will' be found revelling on the softness of the racing tracks. MAY STAGE A COMEBACK Many sportsmen who last winter witnessed Hunting Blood win his first two races at Te Rapa and Tauranga respectively, expected the Hunting Song representative to materially increase his winning account this season.. But this has not eventuated, as during the summer he was "off colour" and under the attention of a veterinary surgeon. Latterly he> has been galloping in, something like his previous style, and his efforts at the Waikato meeting may denote improved form. A BULANDSHAR FILLY Since the sale of the Auckland two year old colt High Caste, by Buland. shar, for the New Zealand record price of 7000 guineas, the representatives of the Blandford sire, are being highly assessed from a racing po ; n,t of view. A Te Aroha sportsman was fortunate enough to secure at the Trentham thoroughbred for the j moderate sum of 130 guineas a Bulandshar —Winnikin filly, for which he has since refused more than one big ofier. She has already being allotted -her preliminary track education.

RETIRED FROM THE TURF t The Chief Ruler mare, Rulette, s who won i-aces this season as a moiv ber of A. E. Cox's Te Aroha team, i has been retired from the turf. In i due course she will be sent to Haw. i ke's Bay on a visit to Bulandshar. 1 brilliancy The Takanini track is acknowledg _ cd t 0 be favourable to fast times be- . ing recorded and last week both Bra- ( zilian and Marie's Acre registered > 1.1 for five furlong sprints. 1 GALLOPING WELL The Egmont Steeplechase winner, Sky Pilot, has been surprising track watchers at Te by the speed he has been showing on the flat. In ' consequence he is more in favour day by day, for his Great Northern ' engagements. STAR VAAL PROGRESSING Since winning races at the Ohinemuri and Bay of Plenty fixtures Mr J. Whitten's Star Vaal has gone on the right way, and is to compete at the Auckland Meeting. THOSE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS Certain racing clubs w r ho year by year arrange a very successful country circuit of meetings recently decided to purchase a portable electric totalisator in order to cope with the increasing machine turnovers no\< being experienced. But the Minister of Customs has refused a license to import the and the clubs will reluctantly have to continue their anything but modern style of receiving the Aoav of money on race days. By refusing the permit the Government has acted against the Treasury receiving the benefit of increased totalisator revenue, and it would appear that it is satisfied with the already large totals provided in taxation by racing clubs generally. A SOLID PERFORMANCE! Reference was made in this column recently to the probability of Small Boy making good as a hurdler and cross country candidate. Latterly the handicappers have assessed the Psychology 'gelding rather lightly and he has been, asked to carry big weights over the obstacles, even when pitted against horses with' good galloping ability. However on Monday last Small Boy again rose superior to the weight allotted him t;nd with the burden of 12.3 won the Gisborne Hurdles, run over a mile and three-quarters, by a good margin of four lengths. He was ridden, to victory by F. Foster, a first-rank who is likely to have more winning rides on the gallant black.