TURF GOSSIP

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24740, 4 December 1945, Page 6

TURF GOSSIP

Canterbury Jockey Club Acceptances , Acceptances for all events on the fina day of the New Zealand Victory cud meeting will close at 5 pjh. to-day. -Jg Reserved for 'Wlngatui Blue Trout was nominated for the Acorn Handicap at Riccarton next Saturday, but was withdrawn before the handicaps were framed. Her next race will be in the Champagne Stakes at Wingatul. This will be run over six furlongs, and is the first test of stamina for two-year-olds In the South Island. Blue Trout’s opponents will include Palm Bearer, which is booked to make the trip. Faithful Pal. and Naughty Lady. ° . Homeward Bound Several visiting horses for the New Zealand Cup meeting returned home yesterday. These include the Southlanders Te Anau Lady, Pride of Mosshurn, and Sine Sing, and the North Islanders, Omif Caithness, Bridge Acre, Al-Sirat, Sir Blan, Tremello, Swift Jay, Broiefield Theiolyn, Indira, and Dileas. ’ A- Set-back The Foxbridge filly Eudora ran her best race to date in the New Zealand Oaks and was in third place entering the straight, but began to drift as soon as the business stages were reached, filling fifth place at the post. Unfortunately she has since showed signs of suffering from teeth trouble, and is not likely to race ■ next Saturday. No Damage Done Benbecula fortunately did not suffer any ill-effects from his escapade before the concluding event at Riccarton on Saturday. When he broke away it was thought he would be caught again amongst the scraping sheds, but the gate ■ leading on to the roadway had been left ' .open, and the horse galloped along the hard road towards his home stables. He had some narrow escapes in the traffic , on the road at the time, but escaped ■ trouble. Supporters of Benbecula have " ' been unlucky in two of his four races since he came to Riccarton, as he fell at Motukarara a fortnight previously when v . going well in the principal event. New Arrival F. D. Jones has recently received from Racecourse Hill a two-year-old- filly.by - Royal Chief, from Tlntian, by Myosotls from Windshield, dam of Shatter. Protec- : f tor, and Burberry. She Is owned by Mrs J. W. Woodhouse. 9 V Creditable Effort' Lord Elgin went down very seratchlly ’ in his preliminary before the Suburban Handicap at Riccarton on Saturday. Ha • ’ had been suffering from shin soreness, and in,addition had been kicked two days before. He moved well in the race as soon . as he was warmed up, and his second ; placing was very creditable in the cin. - - cumstances. By Kincardine, Lord Elgin may reach good class provided he can' I '- be kept sound. Good Hurdle Field Prince Dolomite ran a sound race on ’ the flat on Saturday, and with two race* into him, he should be in the right order for this week’s hurdle race. With Prince Dolomite. Lunaria, Prize' Ring, Lord • Broiefort, and Commemorate ■ likely ' starters next Saturday's race promises to be very closely contested. Speedy Juvenile Repudiate substantially justified his reputation for speed by his good race Inthe Pioneer Handicap last Saturday, but ’ he was outstayed by Palm Bearer. Re-;; pudiate is a half-brother to Nightbeain. a winner- in Sydney on Saturday, and an older brother to him, Debater, is being trained at Riccarton. ' Galloped On . Bittersweet was expected, to take part m the finish of the Otalo Plate on Saturday, but had her chance ruined by getting into trouble in the scramble going - out of the straight. She was sent back to a rear position, and suffered injuries through being galloped on. She wiU hot . be able to*race on Saturday, Impressive Performance . Bruce bas always shown solid form, but his race on Saturday stamped him f 5 i_ a weJ i above the ordinary. He ' ■ inbuilt on similar lines to his sire, Royal ■ Chief, and bids fair to develop into m , ha " dica P ‘winner. His dam, £ y ? aper Money from Mudlark by Gay Lad from Dabchlck. , X ac Z d „ to Mermaid, ancestress of V. ston yburst, Mercy, • . Lurllne, Danube. Grand Rapids, Rossini! and others. Bruce was bred ky ,MrS. Faulks, at Wanaka, and was sola by him to his;present owner, Mr" S. Ramsay, of Wellington', for 170gns. A New Stud . ■ f 'winner of the Otalo Plate - on Saturday, comes frpm- the Desert Gold' family, and is closely related to Gold Rod, a big winner in Australia, He is a - U i^ ar v old T,? e i dl > g fe y Tiderace from Kelowna by Iliad from Flntry by Chief Jtuler from Desert Gold, and was sold by tl! e r- 01 w W AT S J ud a yearling for 80gns ' 1 ? 3J ! Ior ’l of ' Hastings, who raced’ ■ 7 aut . urnn - when he sold him to the Otaki tramer, A. Quinlivan for " 300gns. Later a half-share in him’ was rw, en 3 y ,S l Y, nllvan ’ s Patron, Mr 2?**! of Wellmgton, who has-started a" ~ ° takl : Mr Goulden, who controls a timber business, started, his stud by : the importation of Bahershar, by Bahran. t? 40 by the, Aga Khanf and has r stocked the stud with highly-bred mares. ■