THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 196, 14 May 1924, Page 4

THE RACING WORLD

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By “The Watcher.’’) The Wanganui winter meeting is to open to-morrow and will be concluded on Saturday. The Oamaru meeting will bo held on Friday and Saturday. Starland has hit out well since arriving at Wanganui, and appears to have thrown off the soreness that was in evidence at Hawera.

Ngata did a couple of rounds at Wanganui on Monday. He is looking well, and provided lira remains sound should pick up a good stake or two during the winter. Alaric is doing useful work at Wanganui. Royal Fame, who is down to make an appearance at the hurdling business at Wanganui to-morrow in the hack race, is a four-year-old gelding by Royal Soult —Patricia. Ho has some solid performances on the flat to his ctredit this season, amongst them being a win in the Franklin Cup, and he may turn out useful over the sticks. He is owned by Messrs. Peach brothers, who race Oakleigh, and, like the steeplechaser, he is trained by C. Coleman. Royal Fame shaped attractively on Monday in a schooling task with Peter Amans. Mr. I. G. Duncan, the Waikanae studmaster, returned by the Marama from Sydney yesterday. He stated that he was very pleased with the sale of the Boniform yearlings, twelve of them realising 7075gns.

George Price arrived in Wellington yesterday from Sydney on a holiday trip, which will last some ten or twelve days. He will attend the races at Wanganui this week, and during his stay will visit friends in the North Island. Timo will not permit him to go south, as he would like to do. Ho is now well established on tho other side, and does not feel liko returning to New Zealand, as the prospects in Australia are so much better. He says Stony was unlucky not to win tho Sydney Cup, making his run rather too soon, in addition to getting into trouble in the early stages of the race. Price will have eight yearlings to make a start upon when he returns. Rapine, the weight-for-age champion at the recent A.J.C. meeting, returned yesterday by the Marama. He will bo railed through to Hastings today. George Price says that tho dope story is well discounted in Sydney, and although tho horse was undoubtedly sick it was very likely due to getting a weed in some grass, as other horses new to Randwick conditions have done on former occasions.

Owner-trainer J. M. Cameron, with The Hawk. Molyneaux. and Egyptian Flower, returned to New Zealand by tho Marama yesterday, and went on ta Palmerston North on his way home to Hawke’s Bay. The horses are to bo spelled during the winter, and in the spring it is Cameron’s intention to return to Sydney. Tho Hawk produced his best form at Flemington, but when racing recently in Sydney was evidently in need of a spell. A Buckwheat—Aleppo colt purchased at the Sydney sales by Mr. G. Fulton, of Christchurch, was brought over by the Marama. He was to have been shipped south last night, but the Maori was a full boat, and the youngster is remaining in charge of Messrs. J. O’Brien and Co. until to-night. Goorge Jones returned from Hastings on Monday and as the result of the interview with his patron, Mr. T. H. Lcwrv, will be leaving Ileretaunga for Greenmeadows within the next few days. In addition to the yeairlings upon which he has been working at Trentham, Jones will bring Nigger Minstrel and Highland from Auckland, and these, with Phoenix Park, Orofino, and Table Talk, will comprise his team for the time being. Tenterfield showed good form over the hurdles at the Feilding _ Easter meeting, and he has been shaping well in his schooling efforts at Wanganui. Omahu. Penury Rose. En Route, and Santiago have already met in <•. hurdle race during the last few weeks, as they ran in tho Karere Hurdles at Awapuni. Santiago was third, but the others well back. Santiago has since won a hurdle trice and En Route a flat race, but of tho four Penury Rose is tho best placed in the Century Hurdles, so far as weight is concerned. . Last year Tinokaha won the hurdles the first day •at Egmont, and then came on to win the Century Hurdles at Wanganui. Prince Rufus, this year’s winner at Egmont, is engaged at Wanganui, and despite his 51b. penalty will be 91b. below what he carried at Hawera. Ho is a halfbrother to Rewi Poto, so is bred well enough, and provided he can stay the journey must be considered amongst the probables. The tracks at Trentham yesterday were heavy, and only the tan and sand were open. No work of importance was accomplished. Tinohari and Aeriform, who are to race at Otaki. did half a mile on the bit all tho way.

The youngster by Joculator —Erniengarde, full sister to Miss O’Dillc, in H. Lorigan’s stable, had the misfortune to get into some wire and has a bad leg as a result. Ares moved a bit scratchily on the track yesterday, and is evidently still feeling the effects of his mishap, which resulted in his Wanganui trip being cancelled.

The Wanganui Steeplechase has drawn a much better field this yen. than last. Of those who contested last year’s race Oakleigh . (fourth’ carries 81b. more, and First Lit(third) 41b. less. They last met in the Lincoln Steeples on the third day of the National meeting, run over tin; same distance .as the Wanganui Steeples. First Line has 51b. the bettor of the weights to-morrow as compared with Riccarton, where Oakleigh 12st. 131 b. was third and Fit'”'. Line. list. 21b. was fourth. Master Peter, lOst. 91b., was second and he meets Oakleigh to-morrow on 41b. worse terms. Master Peter has done no racing since the National meeting, but Oakleigh has had four races during tlm autumn, and it looks very much like the National winner running more prominently than tho other two. Ranui is a brilliant fencer, who showed great partiality last year to the Wanganui country. lie has han seven races during the autumn, and is forward enough, to be able to show about his best to-morrow at Wanganui. Il© may be the most dangerous oppone-.t of tho top weight, but it is doubtful if ho is as solid in a really hard race as the Aucklander. Last year Rouen won the Mcßae Memorial at Egmont with Ost. lib., and then went on to win the ( onnolly Handicap at Wanganui with Ost. 41b and ho also won tho second day with 9st. 131 b. up. This year Bonotter won at Egmont with Ost. 51b., and she has 9st. 71b. in tho Connollv Handicap. History may repeat itself for Bonetter is very well at present. Maroueteur gets 51b. tho better of the weights for his defeat at Hawera, and ho may turn tho tables.

Oak Rose won five times on end and finished up with a second and a first for his last seven races last season, and ho showed himself a promising steeplechaser. He has had a couple of races recently, once on the flat at

Waipulrurau and once over hurdles at Hastings. If he is anything like ready he should run very prominently in hack company at Wanganui. Eerie has been placed seven times this season, including four wins. She has raced very honestly over hurdles, and is an undoutbed stayer, who will be found running on at the end of her races. Provided she goes on all right there is no hurdle race in the country beyond her on the day. She is down to make an appearance in the Century Hurdles at Wanganui to-morrow, but she is a bit better treated in the Great Northern Hurdles. That is the difference between a handicapper who has viewed all her form and one who has had to take it off paper.

It is generally considered that with Oakleigh and Peter Amans, C. Coleman’s stable holds a strong hand in tho Wanganui Steeples and Century Hurdles. Peter Amans ran second at Avondale recently over two miles.

Three pretty good sprinters figure just under the Bst. mark in the Borough Handicap at Wanganui. They are: Ecuador 7st. 131 b., Glenross 7st. 121 b., and Lady Fingers 7st. 121 b.

At the last Wanganui meeting Mireusonta ran a couple of creditable seconds to Tukla and Hipo. To-morrow he meets Hipo on exactly two stone better terms. Ho appeared to be a bit short of a gallop at Hastings but he should be in better order at Wanganui with soft tracks to work on during tho last few weeks, and the short straight at Wanganui will be an added advantage.

Having in view a trip across to Australia for the spring meetings, F. D. Jones has decided to keep Glentruin, Murihaupo, and Ballymena in commission instead of spelling them.

Two yearlings in F. D. Jones’s stable were sprinted at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon. They were Currency. bv‘ Paper Money from Kilroy, and Windshield, by Tractor from Kilbreeze. Jones is bustling them along with a view to early spring engagements, and possibly hte will include one of them in his team for Australia.

The successful sire Martian will probably occupy a more prominent position among the list of Australian winners this season than in any previous cue. The Hawk, in Victoria, and Rapine, in New South Wales, between them won over 10,000 sovs. in stakes at the autumn meetings. Martian’s best previous season was in 1916-17; when Sasanof won the Chelmsford Stakes, Spring Stakes, and Melbourne Cup, of the total value of 9025 sovs.

R. J. Mason has a big contingent of yearlings in preparation for carrying Mr. G. D. Greenwood’s colours in next season’s two-year-old races. They include a brown colt by Absurd from Cheloma (dam of Prince Ferouz and Falladeen), by Llangwin from Chelys; bay colt by Absurd from Oddity, by All Black from Concert (dam of Egotism), by Boniform from Lady Wayward II (dam of Empcrndor); bay filly by Absurd from Ladv D, an imported niaro bv St. Denis from Lady 0., by Ladas from St. Celia; chestnut filly by Absurd from First Class, by All Black from Class (dam of Bon Ton, Eligible, and The Toff) ; brown gelding bv Paper Money from Ambuscade, by Stepniak from ‘Ambush, by Vanguard from Fairy Maid; bay filly by Greysnear from Sunglow (dam of Many Kittle!, by Multiform from Otterden ; and bay filly by Martian from Ladj Lucy, by Seaton Delaval from Hilda; bv Musket from Onida. The first-named five have been ridden, while the Sunglow and Lady Lucy fillies are being broken in. Omahu went much better than Brigadier Bill in their gallop at Wanganui yesterday. The best gallop of the morning at Wanganui vesteixlay was accomplished by Sir Burnett, six furlongs in lmin. 15 4-ssec. He broke 49sec. for the last four. Alaric went better than Veil over five furlongs in lmin. 2Jsec. Birkenella appears to be improving in his jumping tho big fences, but Rowan is not shaping at all well. En Route and Oakleigh separately did a couple of rounds at a strong pace. Oakleigh is working similarly to the’ preparation ho did prior to the Wellington Steeplechase last year, and ho appears to bo well forward. Master Peter went a round over the bi" fences. This young steeplechaser has been doing as well as anything since arriving on the scene. Dick is fancied in Wanganui for the steeplechase. His work since arriving from Hawera has been good. Rubv Ring went fast over the first three furlongs of five at Wanganui yesterday, doing 37sec., and was slowed up ove the,last two. the full journey taking lmin. 5 4-ssec. Orchid went half a mile in 51sec., moving well. Cold Steel and Martian Miss galloped six furlongs in lmin. 16 4-ssec. Puketoi accomplished a smart halfmile in 50 3-ssec. Puwhero, Te Maire and a companion were associated in a good working gallop over seven furlongs in lmin. 40sec. WANGANUI TRACK NOTES By Tblegbaph— T’nv.ss AssoctattonWanganui, May 13. Tho weather was fine for training operations. Comical and Diamond Ring ran tn o last six furlongs of a mile in lmin. 20sec. Gidgi, Hallownoon, and Black (Xniiser did six furlongs in lmin. ISsec. Omahu and Brigadier Bill covered a mile in lmin. 47 2-ssec. War Loan and Birkenella jumped the big fences fairly well. Master Peter did a round over the fences by himself, jumping nicely. Rowan went carefully over the fences by himself, stopping at tho second of the double. Maniatcro and Velociform. galloped six furlongs together in lmin. 20sec. Orchid did four furlongs in 51sec., and Alaric and Veil five in lmin. 2jseo. Tenterfield, Vagabond, and Antler went a round over the hurdles, the former doing best. Tenterfield and Vagabond then did a round on the flat. Starland and I’eneton gave a fair display of jumping over the big fences. FIXTURES. May 15. 17—Waupranui J.O. May 16, 17—Oamaru J.O. June 3, 4—Otaki-Maori R.O. June 3. 5. 7—Dunedin J C. June 3. 5. 7—Auckland R.O. June 20. 21—Napier Pork R.O. June 21—Bnackonfleld Hunt Club June 25. 26 —Hawke's Bay J.O. June 28—Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. July 2—Dannevirke Hunt Club. July 9. 12—Wellington R.C.