TURF GOSSIP.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 4 September 1930, Page 14

TURF GOSSIP.

Nominations for the Geraldine Racing Club's Spring Meeting will be due at 8 p.m. on Monday next. Acceptances for the Otago Hunt Clnb fixture will close on Monday next. The nominations received for the Ashburton County Eacing Club's Spring Meeting, to be held on September 20th, must be considered very satisfactory, the only disappointing feature being the poor response for the principal event, the Ashburton Handicap. The distance of this event, a mile and a quarter, may have something to do with this state of affairs, as the majority of trainers are not prepared to race their harses over such a journey so early in the season, and probably a change to a mile in future would have a beneficial effect. The other events have filled well and with any luck the club should enjoy a reasonably successful Meeting.

Mr George Gould lias decided to mate his mare Palestrina, by Clarenceux from Judith, with Arrowsmith this sea•on.

• Evidently Mr W. H. Ballinger contemplates hia usual visit to the South Island Spring Meetings as he has nominated Black Mint, Eoyal Game, and Painting for the Aahbnrton Meeting this month.

In a letter received by yesterday's mail from Sydney, F. D. Jones stated that. Arikiwai was lame after his race at Jlosehill on August 23rd, but had been worked on the track each day since, and was showing improvement when the a mail left. Jones intended to keep him* going for another fortnight, and if the improvement continued he hoped to race the gelding in some of the minor events at the late Meetings.

It is stated that as a result of the recent breaking of one of his legs S. Donaghue's career as a jockey may have concluded. Since 1909, he has ridden 1488 winners in England, as well as having successes in other parts of the world. The list included six winners of the English Derby—Humorist, Captain Cuttle, Papyrus, Manna, Pommern, and Gay Crusader.

New Zealand-bred horses were freely nominated for the Canterbury Park Meeting, to be held on Saturday next, the list including Satrap, Dunraven, King March, King Musket, Adelphi, True Shaft, First Acre, Coolmint, Hard "Words, Taurua, Inevitable,.Vallar, Bichfleld, Boyal Duke, Gemlight, Goshawk, Limerick, High' Disdain, Gay Ballerina, Nightmarch, Gesture, Cimabue, Hunting Cry, Paquito, Papatu, Vali, Chide, Gay Crest, Puff, Bing Boy, I'm Alone, Baasay, and Mithra.

The disappointing Lady Seaborn, by lieighton—Cheiotna, was made favourite for a small race at Moonee Valley on August 20th, but again, with A. Reed in the saddle,, was beaten into .third place.

When Bayacre won the Welter Handicap at on August 26th, he started second favourite and was ridden bjr R. Seed. This was Reed's first success on his present trip. According to one Sydney paper, Gesture, who was cramped in her action when doing medium pace work the day after, she came off the boat, does not look the great galloper she has proved herself. She is a medium sized filly, and. if her identity were unknown, she would not attract special attention. In spite of her credentials she does not appeal with Bst in the Epsom Handicap.

An Australian writer last' week stated that Concentrate, looks better than when last-in Sydney, and is the only one of >.JL B. Lorigan 's team at all likely to go on to Melbourne. Lorigan has booked »p to leave Sydney • for New Zealand on October 18th, and whether Concentrate goes home or goes on to Molbourne for the Melbourne Cup depends upon how he acquits himself at Randwiclc. A luoky. yearling purchase will often influence a buyer launching out . the following season, and the following instance is quoted by an American exchange: "Last summer at Saratoga, Joaqph Leiter, who has maintained a dilettante sort of interest in racing for some years, bought a. yearling colt from the consignment of the Kentmere Stud. This colt, named Prince d'Amour, was the two-year-old sensation of racing at New Orleans. Proud in the possession of such a colt, Mr •Leiter wont to Virginia last spring and bought the entire crop of Kentmere Farm, numbering a score or more.'' A man of the type of Joseph Leiter would be very popular in New Zealand jus+ now.

Mention was made at the annnal meeting of the Eangitikei Racing Club that of the members of the club in 1874 only one, Mr Joseph Chadwick, of Auckland, is still living. Although 56 year? have passed since Mr Chadwick joined, he still takes an interest in the club's affairs. Referring to Dunraven's recent success in Sydney, the "Referee" has the following:—A, three-year-old who scored in good style and revealed marvellous improvement on anything shown to date wap Dunraven, brother to Limerick, who captured the first division of the Granville Stakes. He was favourite, but ran second last in a division of the mile Maiden the previous Saturday on the same course, and, consequently, was neglected in the betting. However, he ranged up with the leaders approaching the straight, and setting out after Qakata when the latter seemed to have a winning break, ultimately . ran him down, to score by a long neclc. It was a striking contrast with his form of the previous week, but obviously the improvement was due to the benefit derived from his race, and probably, the greater distance. Dunraven is a long-striding, handsome galloper. and although there is little prospect of his following in hi 3 brother, Limerick's, footsteps—except a long way behind him —he may prove more than useful with experience. It would be premature to say, because of his victory among poor performers, that there is any Derby hope for Dunraven. But his running should be watched, for the way he strode out at the end of that nine furlongs suggests stamina. At the monthly meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club District Committee, the following programmes were approved: —Ashburton County Racing Club September 20th; South Canter bury' Jockey Club, October 16th and 18th; North Canterbury Racing Club, October 27th. Licenses were recommended as follows: —Trainers, P. E. Jones and J. W. King; jockeys, F. Mulliris and J. Callapchan (the latter ernditionally); apprentice jockeys, G H. Murfitt, G. S. Barr, A. B. M. Stove, and T. P. Mackay. The following transfers were approved: G. W. New to Mr and Mrs Blackmore, Sir Gallant; A. W. Dougla sto Webb and Hunter, Trek and Merry Peel; W. C. Ring to Beattie and Kane, b c by Valkyrian—Whitianga, 2yrs. Since he arrived in Melbourne from New Zealand about five months ago, N. Trillo, who rode the outsider, Prince of Samos, to victory in the Hurdle Race at Williamstown on August 23rd, has made the best use of the few opportunities he has had. Now that he has shown in metropolitan company that he is a good rider over jumps, his services will be more in demand. Trillo has now won three races in Victoria. He scored on Coolderry over hurdles at Pirron, Yalloak, and Bendigo. He has been riding seven yeajs, and in New Zealand gained a good deal of success on the fiat, his chief victory being gained in the Hnwke's Bay Cup on Opa, who dead-heated with Star Stranger, ridden by Roy Reed, in 1926. Before leaving New Zealand he rode over jumps, and won about a dozen races.