RACING AND TROTTING

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20919, 28 July 1933, Page 14

RACING AND TROTTING

LATEST NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

there is every chance of the gelding recovering to the extent of being able to do duty as a hack, no idea is entertained of putting him into training 1 again. Zeebrugge was one of the most solid gallopers in the Chokebore team during the last season, and when he met with his mishap at Trentham ;. he was going well enough to suggest that he would have disputed the finish of the Whyte Handicap. Pahu in Doubt. The list of unlikely visitors to Riccarton for the Grand National meeting is steadily growing. The latest is Pahu, who was sore after schooling at Trentham on Monday, and will probably not now make the trip. Death of Day Lass. Day Lass, owned by Mr S. E. Cleaver, of Waverley, arrived by the mid-day train at Foxton yesterday, but died after light exercise on the track during the afternoon owing to breaking a blood vessel.—Press Association. Handieapper Appointed. Mr C. E. Hassall, of Timaru, has been appointed handieapper to the | Southland Racing Club. i ■ TROTTING NOTES. Kenii.'ider. Acceptances for the first day of the ' Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting will clo?e next Tuesday at noon. Training Conditions. The track at Addington ana condi- : lions generally were good yesterday, when there was a good deal of v/ork completed, in view of the, approaching , meetings. Providing the fine weather | continues, the track will be in perfect i order for if ex I week's raciny. : Track Notes. Roi l'Or gave stalls to Breiu Zufock, Royal Silk, Muriel de Oro, and Nelson's Victory, who left the mile and a quarter uo.st in tnat order, but he was not long in making up his ground, and finishing well he just failed to catch Brent Zolock in the good time ol 2min 44 2-ssec, after he had taken 2min 13 3-ssec for the first mile Royal Silk finished practically on terms with him, with Nelson's Victory, who was not driven right out, close up. Muriel dc Oro continued for another round. Good Work. Indianapolis impressed by his performance over two miles, which he left behind in 4min 35 l-ssec He had as companions Mountain Dell, Wilma Dillon Free Advice, and Pageant ri'Or. Shortly after the start, Indianapolis tangled, but recovering quickly he was in front before a mile had been covered, and he stayed in front from then on. Free Advice, the early leader, was second at the post, with Mountain Dell and Wilma Dillon handy. Pageant d'Or was only required to go a mile and a half. The pace in the early part was slow, as the first 'four furlongs were run in lmin 16 l-ssec, so the concluding mile and a half of Indianapolis was a good effort. Little Difference. Cloudy Range was just a little too «ood for Agile at the conclusion of a mile and a quarter run, the final mile taking 2min 19 l-ssec. Responded Well. Great Author was less than a length in front of Wrecker as the pair departed from the mile and a half post, but they were together when a mile had been covered in 2rnin 17 2-ssec. The mile and a quarter took 2min 4t( 3-ssec, and in a good finish Wrecker had a very slight advantage, to record 3min 22 3-ssec A Favoured Candidate. Belinda, Silver de Oro, and Matchmaker were companions in a two mile bout, with little between them for most of the journey, but over the final furlong Matchmaker dropped back, to finish four lengths behind the other riair, who passed the post on terms, "Silver de Oro having covered the distance in 4min 34sec, after the first mile had taken 2min 20sec and the mile and a half 3min 26 l-ssec. Checkers, who had joined in at the end of half a mile, made the pace for a mile and a quarter, when he retired. Not in Top Gear. John Jinks started off behind Stanley T, but had not gone far when he was in front, and he maintained that position throughout the two miles of the task allotted them, the time being 4min 41 2-ssec, the last half in lmin 8 l-ssec. Holly Bank led Major Lind over a mile and a quarter, being about two lengths in front all the way. The last mile took Major Lind 2min 16 l-ssec. Vesuvius, who completed a very satisfactory trial on Tuesday morning, was on this occasion restricted to very light exercise. Useful Efforts. Golden Direct and War Officer were companions, and the former registered 2min 18sec for a mile, while War Officer went on for another two furlongs, his 10 furlongs being completed in 2min 50sec. Good Performers. Lord Lesley was the early pacemaker for Colorado, but he soon dropped out, and the running was taken up by Gold Country, who piloted Colorado over the last mile of : his 12 furlongs journey. Colorado registered 3min 20scc for the distance, his last half mile taking lmin ssec. Gold Country covered the latter part of the journey in lmin 4 3-ssec. i Worthy Queen and Garner were not i asked for a very strenuous effort, but ; both trotted attractively over two \ miles. Easier Tasks. Nelson's Boy, Renova, and Todd ' Bingen were allotted serviceable work over two miles, but were not sent , against the watch, and Nelson Ata, in , company with Happi, did not show ] to very good advantage. , Tondeleyo, who is to have her first - race in E. C. McDermott's colours at ' Riccarton to-morrow, showed speed in . patches over a mile and a half jour- < ney. She is gradually settling down ; since her arrival at Addington. ' Early Arrivals. ' Carl and Arthur Royal, Australian- £ bred horses, are due to arrive in New Zealand within two weeks, and will \ go into the stable of W. J. Tomkinson. ' Carl is a three-year old trotting geld- ' ing, winner of the trotters' division of '■ the last Melbourne Derby, and runner- c up—beaten very narrowly—in the Sydney Derby. He is by Wilbur Lou \ (imp.), from Carlotta the Great, also c imported. Carlotta the Great, who t took a pacing record of 2m in 19sec, r was sired by Peter the Great, known as the world's champion brood mare s sire, and is from Mary Dillon, who was by Sydney Dillon from Carlotta Wilkes, dam of four with records bet- ■ ter than 2min lOsec. With such breed- ' ing it may be expected that Carl will be a trotter much above the average. ] In his three starts to date he has f won once, and has been twice second. Arthur Royal, the other importation, is a rising eight-year-old grey stallion by Royal Lulu, and has done most of his racing in Western Australia, where he has been returned a winner.

Well-Conditioned Mare. Margaret Chenault, who is to contest the Kirwee Handicap at Riccarton to-morrow, bears a very welltrained appearance at present, and it wiJl not be the fault of her condition if she fails to show up. G. Mouritz has her looking extremely well. Has Shown Improvement. While the state of the track at Timaru last Saturday may have fav-. oured Dandy Locanda more than it did some of the other competitors, he showed a distinct improvement on bis previous form, and if he runs the same race at Riccarton 10-morrow he should be prominent over the closing stages. Fleasing Work. One of the most attractive displays at Addington yesterday morning was that given by Silver de Oro over two] miles. She completed her task quite comfortably, and it appeared that she could have gone a good deal faster. She is in excellent fettle at present, and providing she is favoured with a similar track to that on which she worked yesterday, she should give the remainder of the August Handicap I field some (rouble. A Free Goer. Although lie was not seriously, against the watch yesterday, John Jinks impressed very much by the way he completed his task over two miles. He was never at a speed approaching his best, but he put plenty of dash into his work, ana was very keen that the pace should be faster. He is not likely to lose any of the friends he gained at the Canterbury Park fixture by the displays lie is likely to give at the meeting which will open next week. In mud or on solid going he is equally at home. A Smart Sprinter. Brent Zolork, who has yet to make his appearance on a Canterbury track, has completed good work for J. J. Kennerley since having been in that trainer's stable, and according to track form he should race with prominence in sprint events at the coming fixture. He is a smart beginner, and should be one who can be relied upon to be well placed early in a race. Roi l'Or, in the same stable, is in fine trim at present. The mile and a quarter champion is called upon to give away long starts, but he is capable of giving them. His best prospects, however, nay be in the short events on the concluding days of the meeting. Doing- Well. TiK; admirers of Colorado for the principal event at Addington next week have the satisfaction of knowing that this horse is doing everything required of him in his training work, and he will strip a fit horse when the time arrives for him to race. A TROTTER'S WINNINGS. VENDOR SUES FOR AMOUNT OF CONTINGENCY. (l'lltsri ASSOCIATION 'JKLKLiKAM.) DUNEDIN, July 27. A case of interest to trotting owners was heard in the Magistrate's Court to-day before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M. Robert Glen, of Oamaru, sought to recover from Matthew Henry Dawson, of Dunedin, the sum of £SO alleged to be due out of the first winnings of the trotting mare, Elite Bingen, which plaintiff sold to defendant lor £2OO, plus £SO out of the first stake. Defendant, admitted that the horse was subject to a contingency at the time of sale, but denied liability on Ihe ground that the registration of the contingency expired on July 31, 1932, before Elite Bingen's first win at V/yndham in March, 1933. Plaintiff alleged that there was no question of a time limit when the sale was made. The £SO was to come out of the first stake of the horse's career subsequent to the sale. The magistrate reserved his decision, remarking that the point was a new one to him, and he would take time to consider it.

A FRENCH BARGAIN. HISTORY OF LE CACIQUE. (FROM OUR OW'J C-ORHEBPOKDF.NT.) LONDON, June 18. One of the greatest bargains in blood-stock ever known must be the French three-year-old colt Le Cacique. At Tattersall's Francais Sale Yard in Neuilly, a suburb of Paris, as a yearling, ho was sold at auction in October, 1931, for 2700 francs, about £IOO. As a two-year-old Le Cacique won four races in succession, all except one, with ample margin. His victories included the Maismis-Laf-fitte Criterium, by three lengths. This year he lias won the Prix Fontainebleu, of 30,750 francs, beating Camping by four lengths. The latter, who was second in the French Derby last week-end, was receiving 51b from Le Cacique. Later Le Cacique won the Seventy-sixth Biennial of 56.450 francs, in which he beat Pantalon, who was at the head of the Free Handicap last year. He has since augmented that success by taking the Grand Prix du Printemps at St. Cloud. This is a 100,000 francs race, run over U miles. Le Cacique won in striking fashion by a length from Assuerus. There were eight runners. On account of his rather moderate pretensions as a yearling, Le Cacique unfortunately was omitted from nomination in the French classic races. He is, however, a wonderful advertisement for his sire, El Cacique. This horse is now in Australia, having been bought by that well-known breeder, Mr R. C. Allen, when he was in Paris in June, 1929. This was before the son of Tracery had had any runners in France. It will be recalled that Ei Cacique, a beautiful-looking son of Tracery, was bred in Argentina to English time. His owner, Mr Unzue, sent him to be trained by J. Jarvis at Newmarket, who won with him the Linton Two-Year-Oid Stakes in 1924. As a three-year-old, El Cacique was quite consistent in his placings. He was second to Sparus in the Greenham Plate, and later ran third to Cross Bow and the Derby second Zionist in the Newmarket Stakes. Picaroon and Solario were too good for him in the Craven Stakes, as were Sansovino and Diophon in the Lingfiekl Park Spring Stakes. El Cacique found his way to France, where he was placed at the stud. He, however, did not; seem to appeal to French breeders, because in 1930 there were only eight foals sired by the son of Tracery, and that wonderful Argentina-bred mare Indiecita, by Val d'Or. Obviously Mr R. C. Alien secured a very great bargain when he purchased El Cacique, and Australian breeders will no doubt have speedily realised the merits of the horse.

RACING FIXTURES.

July 29—Poverty Bay Turf csecond day). July 29—Christchurch Hunt. July 29—Foxton R.C. tt July 29—Rotorua-Bay of Plenty Hunt. August s—Poverty Bay Hunt. August 8, 10, 12—Canterbury J.C. August 16—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. August 19—Pakuranga Hunt. August 26—Tarancki Hunt. TROTTING FIXTURES. August 5, 9, 11—New Zealand Metropolitan T.C. August 26—Auckland T.C. TURF GOSSIP. Reminder. Handicaps for the minor events on the first day's programme of the Grand .National meeting will be declared on Monday, and acceptances for these and final payments Cor the Grand National j Steeplechase and Hurdle Race and. Winter Cup will be due at 8 p.m. on Thursday. j Track Work at Riccarton. Conditions were very favourable for training operations at Riccarton yesterday and most of the horses engaged at the Christchurch Hunt Club's meeting to-morrow were seen in action. The inside of the trial grass was in use and it provided good going, but times generally were not fast, owing to a strong head wind being encountered from the half-mile post home. Top Rank strode over five furlongs In lmin 6 l-ssec, the last half in 52scc. Liege Lord ran half a mile home in 63 2-ssec. This likely-looking gelding by Night Raid will have his first race for G. Murray-Aynsley on Saturday. JK. Chokebore Pair. Imitator, with High Rank as a mate, covered half a mile along the back in 50 l-ssec. The former is a five-year-old- gelding by The Ace from Miss M}mic. Silk Arrow reeled oft a similar task in; 51sec. Improving. Grecian Prince strode over a mile in lmin 44 3-ssec, the last seven in lmin 31sec. He carried a big weight and did his work attractively. A rider has not jet been secured for him for to-morrow's race. St. Joan and Nightly galloped six furlongs in lmin 18 2-ssec, the last half jri- 53sec. Freely Discussed. Thurina, with his trainer up, was given strong work over a mile, taking lmin 48 3-ssec. He has shown no ill effects from his recent racing and is being seriously considered as a lightweight possibility for the Grand National Steeplechase. Tea Garden and Errantry were not ridden out in recording lmin 20 2-ssec j'or six furlongs, the last half in 54 3-ssec. Helen Gold broke away in front of Doiran commencing a six furlong task, but they finished together in lniin 21sec. A Pleasing Gallop. Shatter and Polydora were once more associated in a serviceable gallop over six furlongs. Shatter held an 'advantage from the breakaway until a hundred yards from the post, at which stage the filly drew out gradually to win by half a length. The time was lmin 16 2-ssec, the last half taking 50 2-ssec. They carried about even weights, and Polydora's effort" was again impressive. Shatter has been beaten by Polydora in three recent trials, and evidently he is not galloping as freely as he did a few ■weeks back. May Return. Spoon covered six furlongs in lmin 19sec without being seriously ridden at any stage. She is probably in want of a race, but a return to something near her old form would make her very dangerous at the weights she is now receiving. Went Well. . Rational 11. and Hounslow were companions in. a.mile task, taking lmin 48sec. The latter, ridden out, went right away at the finish, but Rational 11. could have been closer if required. Royal Limond went with this pair for half a mile. Useful Tasks. Cranford was kept in restraint during the home stages of a six furlong gallop taking.lmin 20 2-ssec, the last half in 55sec. Ramo covered seven furlongs in lmin 39 2-ssec, the last half in 51sec. Ranelagh and Hurlingham reeled off halt a mile along the back in 49 3-ssec. Wise Choice and Verden ran six furlongs in lmin 19sec, both slowing up at the finish. Martian Chief comfortably traversed seven furlongs in lmin 34 3-ssec, and Silver Ring covered the same ground in lmin 32 2-ssec, the last half in 53sec. Drum Fire recorded lmin 16 l-ssac for six furlongs, the last half taking 51 l-ssec. Over ihe Hurdles. Moren'a_ (H. Anderton) negotiated five hurdles at a fast pace. Except for rapping .the first, and the last very hard and making a good recovery each time.his. display was attractive. He is much lighter in condition than when last seen at Riccarton. High-Pitch (J. Pickett) jumped four hurdies'.at a hunting pace, and would have given a better display if he had been given more latitude at his fences. As it was he jumped very big, evidently the result of his recent races over country. Over the Country. Dukla CR. Beale) was sent over three of the steeplechase fences, jumping each cleanly. Interesting Lists. Shatter, Silver Ring, Hurlingham, Polydora, Martian Chief, Palermo, Cottesmore, Grecian Prince, Red Boa, Cranford, Charmaine, and Errantry, who are among the acceptors for the Brabazon Handicap at Riccarton tomorrow,' also figure in the first acceptances for the Winter Cup. Morena, Hounslow, and Punchestown are Grand National Hurdles can- < didates engaged in the Longbeach \ Hurdles. ( Saved for a Hack. j An X-ray examination of Zee- i brugge's affected leg has disclosed a i broken sesamoid bone, and although i