TWO-YEAR-OLDS AT WINGATUI

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26511, 28 August 1951, Page 4

TWO-YEAR-OLDS AT WINGATUI

HIGH-PRICED COLT SHOWS SPEED

Eleven Otago two-year-olds paraded at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting at Wingatui on Saturday. They sprinted two furlongs down the straight and first to finish was Nickola, a black colt by Foxbridge from Lady Nikotine. The Dunedin owner. Mr S. S. Taylor, paid 3250gns for this colt at the Trentham sales in January. Nickoia was kicked up to finish in front of April Dawn, a brown filly by Neptune from Black Bridge, trained by T. A. McLeod, Wingatui, for Mr H. Halliday. Third, close up, was Mulberry, a bay gelding by Revelation from Seaport, trained by H A. Anderton, Wingatui, for Mr J. Dwyer. Next to finish was Locherbie, a bay gelding by Balloch from Bonny Defoe, trained by J. A. Wilson, Wingatui, for Mr W. Scholium. Two well-related youngsters in the parade to attract interest were Miss Marie and a brown gelding by Boissier from the good race mare Hearth, but they were both slow away. Miss Marie is a sister to the brilliant sprinter, Swayup, and she will race in the colours of Messrs A. J. and J. B. Brown. Square Dance (Timanova-Hoodaki) and a brother to the smart galloper, Silver King, acted greenly at the start and dropped their riders.

Jumped Badly The Riccarton-trained Sea Dog was a firm favourite for the Otago Hunt Club Steeplechase at Wingatui on Saturday, but the long-striding Lord Quex gelding was ill at ease on a rain-soaked track, and his jumping before he fell a round from home was not good. Sea Dog jumps the Riccarton country with little trouble, but he apparently needs reasonably firm footing to show his real ability. Conditions to his Liking St. Bruno would have built up a good record but for his inability to gallop freely on firm tracks. The Salmagundi six-year-old bad conditions to his liking in the Tally-Ho Handicap at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting, and they allowed him to make a bold showing, although he had not raced since the Easter meeting at Riverton. ' His effort to finish third, a little over a length behind the winner, Brutus, was most meritorious. Promising Novice Royal Mail showed ability to finish third In the Trial Stakes at the Otago Hunt meeting on‘Saturday. The Royal Chief gelding was one of the last away and he was asked to show much speed to take up a good position running to the straight. He finished six lengths behind the winner. Liberty, but if he had jumped out smartly he would have probably extended the winner.

Paper Wings, the dam of Royal Mail. Is by Paper Money from Lapwing, by Song Bird from Camieau. by Downshire. He is trained at Wingatui by H. A. Anderton for Mr R. B. Selbie. Late Withdrawal

The Washdyke apprentice, K. Coombe, was lucky to escape serious injury when Royal Princess reared and fell in the birdcage before the Vauxhall Handicap at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting on Saturday. The six-year-old daughter of Royal Chief and Cluden resisted all attempts to lead her when she gave trouble in the birdcage. After she fell she was withdrawn from the race, and her trainer. J. S. McKay, of Dunedin, said he would return her to her owner. Welcome Addition A welcome addition to the brood mare strength of the South Island is Colorado Beauty, which was recently purchased in England by Mr J. Ferrier. Colorado Beauty was selected for Mr Ferrier by the British Bloodstock Agency, and she is now at the Inglewood Stud, where she is to be mated this season with the imported Lucky Bag. Colorado Beauty is a bay mare by Colorado Kid from Jjella Adventure la half-sister to Sugar Kaady, the ..dam of Sweet Nymph and Sweet- Spray), by Nothing Venture from Belle Marle(a sister to Beau Pere and half-sister ta other celebrities in Mr Standfast, Gay Shield, and Balloch), by Son-in-Law from Cinna, a mare which has exerted a tremendous Influence for good on the New Zealand thoroughbred. Few better bred mares have been imported in recent years, and her stud career will be followed with interest. Confusion at Foxton

Two horses in the same ownership but trained in different stables were not bracketed in the race book for the Foxton meeting on Saturday, and this mistake led to a good deal of dissatisfaction among a section of the spectators at the meeting. Despot (trained by C. J. Thomson) and Lucky Strike (trained'by E. Roptha), both owned by Mr C. T. Keeble. were acceptors for the Wharangl Hack Handicap. Despot appeared in the racebook as No. 5 and Lucky Strike as No. 15, bracketed with Colum Port, which was 15a. This amendment to the racebook was published in the newspapers on the day of the races, and was also displayed on printed cards on the totalisator house and the public notice board. Some confusion probably was created in the public mind when Despot (No. 5) was scratched, but this did not affect the amended bracketing. Lucky Strike having to run sa, though still appearing in the book as 15. and bracketed with Colum Port. Lucky Strike finished second in his division and paid £2 15s 6d for a place. Soon after the last race was run, a number of patrons gathered in the secretary’s office demanding payment of Lucky Strike's place dividend on their No. 15 tickets. To this they had no claim and they dispersed after the position had been explained to them by the chief stipendiary steward. Mr B. N. Sandilands.