SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23581, 7 March 1942, Page 3

SPORTING

TURF GOSSIP Novice. Gallopers .'■»»" Daffodil Tempe, engaged m the Motukarara Juvenile Stakes to-day. is a good-looking four-year-old chestnut filly by Myosotis from Mistress Quickly, dam of Sir Hugh, and is trained for Mr D. O. Rutherford by A. S. Ellis. Anchorage is - three-year-old gelding by Winning Hit from Fast Passage, and is trained at Chokebore. Dalnottar is a recently-named four-year-old filly by Valkynan from Madge’s Tray dam of Craiglea, and is trained by W. Hogan for Mr J. Morrison, of Timaru. Northern King is a four-year-old gelding by Valkynan from Happy Queen, and is owned by Messrs F. and G. Nelson, of Christchurch. Recompense, who had her first race at Omoto last week, is a three-year-old filly by Lord Quex from Repay and is trained for Mr R. of the West Coast, by H. Nurse. The only two-year-old engaged in the race is Warrigal, owned by Messrs D. E. Wanklyn and A. T. Donnelly, and trained by J. Olive. Staying Hack , _ ~ Sally Lunn was taken to Trentham in company with Gladynev by R. Wilson, but will not be raced until next Saturday, when she will contest tne Champion Hack Handicap over a mile and three furlongs. She won her races at Motukarara and Wingatui by staying on, and in her present form her prospects at Trentham look very bright. Successful Family , , ~ Manpower, winner of the juvenile event at New Plymouth, is a* brown gelding by Man’s Pal from Molten dam of Night Eruption and was sold by the late Mr G. a. Kam at Tren tham for 200 guineas. Manpower is not big, but in outline closely resembles his half-sister, who has performed well. Official Collapses When proceeding to the post to dispatch the field for the Hot Springs Handicap at the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s annual meeting last Saturday, the starter, Mr R. H. Skipworth. collapsed on the course. Mr Skipworth was carried to the stand, where he revived quickly after receiving medical attention. R Two yearlings from the National Stud have been leased by the King, who has Sun Chariot and Big Game, the leading two-year-olds, on lease> from the same stud. They are a colt by Fair Trial out of Fairy Godmother, and a fillv by Hyperion out of Mystery Ship. Both are at Beckhampton, and will be trained by Fred Darling Fairy Godmother is lhe dam of Reversion, by Cameronian unbeaten as a Ihree-year-old. Mystery Ship is a Buchan male out of Trincomalee, by Tetratema. Knee Down to have his first outing in public in the Plunket Nursery Handicap ,-;t Trentham to-day is Duncoon, a brother to Duncannon and Dungloe. A fine type of youngster, he very closely resembles Duncannon. Like the other pair, he is under the charge of T. K. George at Trentham. Well Fancied 4 „ , no The “Dominion” stales that tJauudress was a pronounced favourite .n Wellington on Wednesday tot the Autumn Handicap, with Arctic Dawn and Happy Ending next m demand. The Railway Handicap favourite was Autolite, with Duncannon a*sn fanciea. In the Wellington Cup Battledress missed by half a head to H ,aPW % ing, who was giving him 21b. In the Autumn Handicap Battledress Coes uP 121b and Happy Ending 111b. Apparently the handicapper holds the opinion that Battledress should have won. a~ he makes the loser meet the victor on 11b worse terms.