SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23971, 11 June 1943, Page 7

SPORTING

TURF GOSSIP Novice Jumpers A couple of jumpers, newcomers to the game, were schooled together at Riccarton yesterday. They were Airborne and Faultless, the former leading his mate through a good exhibition, at a fast speed. The only mistake was that hit the last hurdle, but he went on safely, though his rider lost both stirrups. Promising Youngsters F. Christmas has two good-looking yearlings in his stable now and . they will be trained for Mr A. M. Satterthwaite. A filly by Foxbridge—Arawa Rose has been In work for a few weeks, and a colt by Defaulter—Privet joined her this week. Northern Trip C. T. Wilson, who is now out of the Army, is a daily visitor to the tracks at , Riccarton and his services are in great request to ride work. He has arranged to go north next week for the Manawatu meeting, where he will ride some horses from Mrs J. Campbell's stable, including Cheap Lodging. Awapuni Riccarton is represented by Taxpayer in the nominations for the Manawatu meeting to be held next week. It is not certain that he will make the trip, but A. McMullan has made plans to race him among the hurdlers at Trentham next month. The Southland jumpers, Anglo Irish, Colonel Rouge, Nokp, and Spendthrift are also engaged at the Manawatu meeting. The Oerfiy The Derby, England’s greatest race, will be run on Saturday of next week. It is reported that it will take place at Newmarket, though English papers, earlier in the year, mentioned Ascot as likely to be the venue. Kindergarten According to an Auckland report, it is probable that New Zealand’s champion racehorse. Kindergarten, will pay another visit to Australia for the spring campaign. He has been nominated for the Melbourne Cup and other important handicaps, and he is in steady work at Gisborne, with a view to making the trip. The final plans will depend on what transport arrangements can be made. Equalled Record Town Survey’s time. 4min 41sec, for the Great Northern Hurdles, equalled the race record established by Prince of Orange in 1936. On that occasion Clarion Call was half a furlong in front when he blundered at the last hurdle and lost his rider, Prince of Orange beating the others home in record time. The going lhat day was firm, more like a summer track and the fastest experienced at Ellerslle in June for many years. Small but Good Collbrl, who ran second in the Great Northern Hurdles, and then won the Campbell Hurdles, Is one of the smallest Jumpers in commission. She is an aged mare by Philamor and her dam, Idanoe, is by Kilbroney from Glen Helen, by Treadmill from Glenowlet, a sister to Glenculloch, Madam Madcap, Masterpiece, and Kirriemuir, by Clanranald from Madcwla. This successful hurdle mare thus comes from a family which made a great name at the Stonyhurst Stud, as she claims relationship with Wild Chase, Royal Stag, Adjutant, Fracas, Brown Owl, Nightwatch, and other good winners in the Clifford colours. . Overdue The success of Foxlore In the York Han- i dlcap, the chief flat event on the second day of the Auckland meeting, did not come out of turn, as Foxlore had started 1 in 23 earlier races this season, without a win. Nevertheless, there had been odd i occasions when he showed really good form. In the H. O. Nolan Handicap at > Eilerslle on Easter Monday he" ran Raka- i nui to a nose, and he was only a head i behind Lord Chancellor In the Takapuna r Cup in January. ( Showed Promise' Red Glare, when having his first race as a Jumper, was prominent all the way i in the Hunt Club Hurdles at the Auck- 1 land meeting and after being in second I place at the last hurdle he tired in the < final furlong, being narrowly beaten into ■ third place. It was an encouraging performance, on which he should improve 1 with the benefit of experience. Red Glare, t who is trained by L. G. Morris, is by Rocket (son of Day Comet, who sired many high class jumpers), from Martianess, a member of the successful Equi- 1 tas family. ® New Zealand Family \ Flight, winner of the Champagne Stakes j at the Australian Jockey Club’s autumn j meeting, and rated the best two-year-old o filly in Australia this season, descends 1: from a very successful New Zealand fain- j ily. Her dam, Lambent, was bred in Southland by Mr W. T. Hazlett, being by f Tractor from-Dazzling- Light, a sister to t Affectation and Razzle Dazzle.' b> Kll- v broney from Imported Simper. Lambent a was bred from in New Zealand by Mr t Hazlett and later by Mr' John Donald, of r the Westmere Stud. At the Westmere sale £ in 1937 she was bought for Mr C. H. J. Schmidt, of New South Wales, who later „ bred Flight and sold her as a yearling • for 60 guineas. Flight’s sire. Royal Step. * is by Heroic. v " c TROTTING NOTES v C Unhoppled Trotters n During the season the Nelson trainer- 4 driver, L. F. Berkett, has been the most c successful reinsman with trotting horses, tl Berkett has driven eight winners. Five ”, times he was successful with Douglas c McElwyn, twice with Safari, and once (a dead-heat) with Echolst. Berkett was a at the head of the list in the 1937-38 o season with nine wins, but that season 0 nearly twice as many races wore run d as compared with the year now con- ai eluding. tl Converted Trotters Echoist, Erua Peter, Flying Scott, Im- j* l penal Jade, Mervyn Derby. Mohican, hl Ordnance, Rival Chief, Rlvette, Safari, Steel King, and Teddy Gregg, all converted from the pacing gait, were sue- si cessful as trotters during the season, b Successful Sires H For the third season in succession 61 Wrack is at the head of the sires’ list t* for unhoppled trotters, his progeny hav- H ;ng won 17 of the races held. Two not- A ible absentees from the list are Nelson P 1 Bingen and Native King. Both have been B n the top flight as sires of trotters for F ' nany seasons. * - - si i rt