THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 266, 6 August 1931, Page 13

THE RACING WORLD

HORSES FOR SOUTH Hunt Meeting Postponed NOTES AND COMMENTS (By "The Watcher.”) Final payments for the Grand National Steeplechase, Grand National Hurdle Race, and Winter Cup, and 'acceptances for the minor events on the first day’s programme of the Grand National meeting are due to-night at 8 o’clock. A big contingent of horses went down to Riccarton last night. They included Lady Pam, Vitaphone, Actaeon, Spear Lad, Hymgreat, Llyn Du, Gueress, Blue Paper, King’s Counsel, Omeo, Pangolin, Callamart and Nukumai. The Hawke's Bay Hunt Club’s meeting, which was fixed for August 22, has been postponed to a date to be decided upon later in the season, Probably it will not be held until next winter. Fast Passage, the three-year-old sister to Waterline, is worth keeping in mind. She has not yet raced, but good judges expect her to be right out of the ordinary. Belvoir is working well at Riccarton and should pay to follow-. Arikiwai was lame after cooling off at Riccarton on Tuesday. L. Dulieu has been schooling Panther and Conjurer 11. at Levin. With Rational 11. they will leave for Riccarton to-night. Meprisant Eased Up. Meprisant bad to be eased in his work recently, owing to going sore. It was thought the trouble was caused by one of his, shoes. He is all right again, but the break in his preparation will leave him rather backward, though he may be given a race on the concluding day of next week’s meeting. Aspian’s Half-brother.

The Limond—Aspic two-year-old, which T. Lloyd is getting ready for Dr. M. G. Louisson, is a very attractive colt (says the Christchurch writer “Argus”). He was taken in hand early and as a result he is very forward. It is 'doubtful, however, if he is the type to make a success of early spring racing, but he may do well in the autumn, while he should make a good three-year-old. Gay Crest Forward.

Gay Crest looks exceptionally well at present. He is much more forward than was the case at this period last year and he may be seen to advantage in a race at next week’s meeting. His subsequent programme has not been decided on. He is being prepared for the New Zealand Cup, but T. Lloyd has made no plans yet for racing him prior to the November carnival. Hawke’s Bay Officials.

The following have been nominated to .'hold office in the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club for the ensuing year, and as the number required do not exceed the nominations, no election will be necessary:— President, Mr. G. D. Beatson; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs. T. V. Morrin and Harold A. Russell; hon. treasurer, Mr. J. S. McLeod; committee, Messrs. H. R. Campbell, J. J. Gatenby, F. P. Kelly, T. H. Lowry. J. N. Lowry, G. A. Maddison, J. A. Macfarlane, O. Nelson, H. R. Peacock, T. S. Roulston. The Cashmere Plate.

As a result of the reduction of the winter minimum weight for flat races to Bst„ the fixed weights for the Cashmere Plate, to be decided on the first day of the Grand National Meeting, have been lowered a stone, three-year-olds now carrying 8.0, and four-year-olds’ and upwards 8.11. The list of handicaps for the event i< as follows:—

„ Full Crop. 8111; Shot Silk, 8.11; Riri, 8.11; Hoa, 8.11; Pixie Gold, 8.11; Sleip811’, Ringing Cheer, 8.11; Tippling, j I Elude, 8.11; \alrewa, 8.11; Solwit, 8-111 Royal Amphora, 8.11; Invictus, 8.11; Lady Noel. 8.0; Actaeon. 8.0; Rulin'- Light, 8.0; The Quoru, 8.0; Belvoir, 8.0; Earthquake, 8.0; Acis, 8.0; Croupier, 8.0; Good Catch, 8.0; Irish Chieftain, 8.0; Chief Light, 8.0; Pansophy, 8.0; Nightguard, 8.0; Rose of Orange,

8.0; Eclair, 8.0; Tautbow, 8.0; Grecian Prince, 8.0; Metal Bird, 8.0; Palace, 8.0; Jolly Beggar, 8.0; Flower, 8.0; Manetho, 8.0. A Reminder.

An esteemed correspondent writes under date August -1: —“In this morning’s ‘Dominion’ I noticed an article by ‘The Watcher’ on T. George’s career. In that article you mention ‘W. Davis,’ whose correct name, by the way, is William Davies. I knew Davies very well indeed. He trained Leda for Mr. Wilford. among other horses, and also trained Strathbraan, when he won the Wellington Cup for Mr. W. J. Jorgensen, with ‘Dad’ Kiugan riding. I remember Leo Matthews well. He did quite an amount of riding for Davies on the old Hutt Park course. It is interesting to note that ‘Bill’ Davies was in New Zealand at the end of last year, and I had the pleasure of a long talk with him. Although he is getting on in years, he looked very well indeed, and told me he enjoyed moderately good health. He is, as far, as I know, still carrying on in New South Wales. I don’t remember George as well as Davies and Matthews, but am glad to hear of anyone from the old Hutt stables doing well.” Winter Cup Favourites.

At the present stage Charmeuse and Knollmere are finding favour for the Winter Cun, While Great Star has suddenly entered the limelight, and is likely to be one of the best supported on the machine. It is interesting to note how Winter Cup favourites have fared during recent years. In 1920 Will Oakland ran unplaced, and so did Forest Gold in 1922, L’Amour in 1923, Magna Charta in 1927, Panther in 1928, Black Duke in 1929, and Staghunter last year. In 1921 Heathersprig was second, and so was Broadwood in 1924, and Sun Up in 1925. In some years all the place-fillers have been remote choices, as witness Bon Spec’s win in 1922 as fifteenth favourite, the second horse. Some Kid, being tenth favourite, and the third horse. Will Oakland, twelfth choice. The public was still wider of the mark in 1927, when Nincompoop and Assurance, twentieth and fourteenth favourites respectively in the field of twenty-two, followed Solferite (seventeenth favourite) home at neck margins, with the second favourite, Kaiti, a head further back. The Irish Derby.

• The Irish Derby, of 5000 sovs., one mile and a half, was decided at The Curragh on June 24, and was won easily by Sea Serpent, a chestnut colt by Golden Myth (son of Tredennis), from the Spearmint mare Seabloom. Two interesting facts about the success was that it was the first gained by an Irish-trained colt since Ballyheron won in 1921, and the colt was the only English-bred competitor in the race. His trainer is Philip Behan, who made no secret of the fact that he did not fear the favourite, Gallini, nor did he think his colt would have been disgraced even had Cameronian been in the race. His breeder was his owner, Mr. H. S. Gray, whose stud is in the Gag Magog Hills in Cambridgeshire. Sea Serpent has raced only three times, and has not been beaten. He must be ranked among the best three-year-olds in Great I Britain and Ireland, and it is now hoped [ that he and Cameronian will clash in the St. Leger, in . which both still remain. The disappointment of the race was Gallini, a son of Spion Kop, who had finished fifth in the Epsom classic, and was confidently expected to outclass the opposition at The Curragh. Gallini was a better favourite than the winner, but the best he coijld do was to finish fourth in the field of six after assisting in the running for over a mile. However, he was lame after the race, appearing to have suffered an injury to the shoulder, and | this may have accounted for his poor finishing effort. Another horse who hardly came up to expectations was the Irish Two Thousand Guineas winner, Double_Arch, .who failed to stay. It is of passing interest that one of the six runners was quoted at odds of 500 to 1. A GOOD BROOD MARE The Dam of Ammon Ra A very interesting story is related how Dr. E. H. B. Milsom came into possession of Hyades, the dam of Phaola, Frodice, Ammon Ra and others (says the “New Zealand Herald”). Hyades was bred by the late Hon. J. D. Ormond in 191 G, and was by Hymettus from Straga, whose two previous foals were the brilliant gallopers Hymestra and Torfreda. Following Mr. Ormond’s death, Hyades was sold with many others ns a yearling at the dispersal of the Karamu stud in January, 1918, when she was purchased by Mr. A. McDonald for, 400 guineas. . Shortly afterward Hyades was placed in training under the care of J. T. Jamieson and she was produced in three races as a two-year-old, notching a couple of thirds, one in a juvenile handicap and the other in a trial stakes, in which the class was by no means strong. Hyades did not race again, and in 1920 she was mated with Kilboy, to whom she produced a filly foal, Who was sold to Australia and won many races there.

. In a discussion on breeding about this tune, Dr. Milsom made reference to Catmint, with whose pedigree he was favourably impressed, and suggested to Mr. McDonald that he might be wise to mate one of his mares with the imported horse. Mr. McDonald said that Dr. Milsoin could have Hyades for the purpose on condition that he was given the first foal she threw.

The result of the mating of Hyades with Catmint was Phaola, who proved a good winner. In successive years she produced two more fillies, Clone and Prodice, and when Prodice commenced to make good Dr. Milsom suggested that as the fillies were proving themselves Mr. McDonald should take the next of /Hyades’ progeny, who was also a filly, mimed Seven Stars. Mr. McDonald consented to this, but' he did not retain Seven Stars long, selling her at a good price to go to Perth.

Having discharged his obligation to Air. McDonald in this sportsmanlike way, Dr. Milsoin then decided to mate Hyades with Limoud, to whom she produced Ammon Ra, her first colt, who won for him the Great Northern Foal Stakes, the Royal Stakes, the Wellington Stakes nnd the Taranaki Stakes, before being passed on to Mr. C. C. Sheath for a very substantial figure. Following Ammon Ra, Hyades also produced Prolyxo, another filly, to Limond. Prolyxo is showing 'promise and is now in Australia with J. T. Jamieson’s team for the spring racing campaign. Since coming into the possession of Dr. Alilsom. Hyades has thrown three really good winners, and, although he did not race Prodice himself, the turn of events has been most fortunate for him, whereas it proved unfortunate for Air. McDonald, who is, nevertheless, delighted with the success Dr. Alilsom has achieved with the mare. Up to the present the descendants of Hyades have won £18.873 in stakes, and it is anticipated that this total will be considerably increased this season, when Ammon Ra is expected to add higher honours to his already fine record. The principal contributors to the total winnings are: Ammon Ra. £S23G; Prodice, £Bl-12; and Phaola, £2195. Fixtures. August 11, 13, 15—Canterbury J.C., Grand National. August 22—1’akurnnga Hunt Club. August 22—Hawke’s Hay Hunt Club. August 29—Taranaki Hunt Club. September s—Otago Hunt Club. September 12—Dunedin J.C. September I!)—Birchwood Hunt Club. September 17, 19—Wanganui J.C. September 19—Ashburton County R.C. September 24, 2(l—Geraldine It.C. September 26—Hawke’s Bay J.C, September 26, 28—Avondale J.C. October 3—Napier Park R.O.

WILTSHIRE ALL RIGHT Work at Riccarton SINGLETON STILL LAME Dominion Special Service. Christchurch, August 5. The steeplechase fences on the course proper were again open this morning, but no use was made of them. The only jumping executed was by Kapuna, who, with H. Dulieu in the saddle, negotiated two rounds of the schooling hurdles. Except for one faulty jump he gave a fast, clean display. Kapuna is to contest the Grand National Steeplechase.

Wiltshire was on the tracks again today. and appeared little, the worse for yesterday’s experience. The injury he received through stifling the first of the kennels double is only skin-deep, and except for a slight stiffness when being taken from his box this morning it is not likely to put him back to any extent. R. Syme has been under medical treatment for a strained back, but hopes to be able to ride the gelding in a schooling task over the inside steeplechase fences on Saturday. Wiltshire’s poor showing has been the means of him receding in public favour for the big race, and Paris and Lucess each now has a larger following. Present indications point to Paris being the ultimate favourite, but" nevertheless Wiltshire’s past performances at Ricearton will influence his admirers to discard his one faulty schooling effort. Singleton has displayed marked signs of lameness every morning after work this week, and there seems little chance of producing him at his best next week. Dark Prince has not yet been schooled over the big fences owing to his rider, J. Mcßae, not having arrived from the north. Should Mcßae put in ah appearance to-morrow it is intended to give Dark Prince an opportunity over the main country, which will not be available again before the meeting. PAKURANGA HUNT Weights for Annual Meeting By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, August. 5. Weights for the annual meeting of the Pakuranga Hunt Club to be held on August 24 have been declared as follow: — GREENMOUNT HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. About two miles and a half.

ANCIENT ROYAL ASCOT In Existence for 221 Years Royal Ascot is by no means the oldest racecourse in England, but it has been iu existence for 221 years. According to the "Gazette” of July, 1711, it was good Queen Anne who engendered such a devotion for all pastimes that she suggested a course to be constructed on the Royal desmesne at Ascot the same year. The round course which Queen Anne caused to be laid down is still in use, and the only material change made since Queen Anne’s time has been the addition of the straight mile course, which was made in 1800. As a matter of fact, the straight mile is 54 ya’rds short of that distance. The Royal Hunt Cup is run over that course. Labour was cheap in the days of Queen Anne, as the cost of making the Ascot course was only £577/18/9. At any rate, that was all the Duke of .Somerset, who was Queen Anne's Alaster of Horse, paid for the construction of the course and grandstand, which accommodated about 40 people. Tn 1735 the meeting extended over, three days, and one race was run each day. At a later period two meetings were held at Ascot .in August and September, but for more than a century there has been only one meeting, and that has always been held in June. One of the features of the meeting is the Royal procession, which was established by King George IV. iu 1828. Although the Ascot races do not excite such world-wide interest as the Derby and the Oaks, the racing is of a muck higher general standard than it is at Epsom. Ascot is a meeting essentially for the best class horses, and the honour of winning a race at Ascot counts for much more than it does on any other course in England. For that reason the best horses are often reserved for Royal Ascot, and the rich stakes are more often than not won by meh who look upon the money a.l something, of minor importance in comparison with the honour of winning.

I SUCCESSFUL SEASON Trentham Horses Do Well STAKES OVER £16,000 "The Watcher.”) The “New Zealand Referee’s” annual statistics show that as usual Trenthamtrained horses won their share of the stake money offered by clubs throughout the 1930-31 season. Mr. Kemball is third on the list of winning owners with £4760, mainly through the agency of Lady Pain, who won £3130, and is fourth on the list of winning horses, besides being the largest stake-earner trained at Trentham. Mr. V. Riddiford is again well up in the list with £3070, of which Historic won £2130 and placed himself seventh on the list of winning horses. Mr. W. H. Ballinger’s team won £1341 and Mr. R. J. Murphy’s £1322/10/-. /These were the only owners whose horses are trained at Trentham to win over four figures. Mrs. T. B. Dwan won £1177 10/- during the season, but Lord Thomond, who won just under £4OO, was not trained at Trentham, the stakes won by Ephialtes amounting to £590, Account is not taken of winnings below £2OO, and there were some horses trained at Trentham on and off during the season, such as Rasouli, Rational 11., Saltpot, Rameses and Rothen, whoso winnings are not included in the following list. Even without these amounts the season saw the good sum of £16,000 go to Trentham. The win of Rasouli in the Cashmere Plate at Riccarton, worth £175, was direct from Trentham, and must be credited, so that the total is over the £16,000 mark. The main list is as follows; — 1 £ W. R. Kemball 4760 V. Riddiford 3070 W. H. Ballinger 1341 R. J. Murphy 13221 H. P. F. Blundell 770 A. Goodman 765 B. H. Edkins 620 Mrs. T. B. Dwan 590 11. McManaway - SS7J R. P. Lees 510 E. L. Riddiford 440 H. J. Harman 345 J. J. McGrath 322 Hodgson and Thompson .... 210 Mrs. A. Yarrow 220 £15,903* Horses and Trainers. The winning horses, with their trainers, were: — n Lady Pam (T. Daly and G. Jones) 3130 Historic (S. J. Reid) Concentrate (H. B. Lorigan) .. SoO Tobaccoland (J. T. Young) .... 770 Ephialtes (A. E. Browne) 590 Habit (E. J. Murtagh) 58(1 Malayan (H Telford) 000 Royal Game (11. Pritchard) .... 540 Lady Rene (A. Goodman) a3>> Staghunter (J. McLaughlin) .... 510 Dainty,Ways (A. Goodman) .... 510 Courageous (W. Hawthorne) .. 500 Black Mint (A. Goodman) .... 456 Arrowzone (H. J. Benge) 835 Type (S. J. Reid). "On Lineage (S. J. Reid) > 290 Miss Ransom (W. Hawthorne) 280 Arikinui (E. J. Murtagh) ...... 272 Martian Chief (11. B. Lorigan) .. 240 Hunting Call (J. W. Lowe) .... 240 The Sun (C. Pritchard) 220 Miss Hastings (W. Hawthorne) . 210 As Lady Pam won £Bl5 early in the season when trained 'by the late T. J. Daly, S. J. Reid is actually the leading trainer so far as stake winnings are concerned, with £2725, Jones’s total being . £2315. Considering that Jones took over only last Christmas, he has had a remarkable run. Goodman's stable is third with £l5Ol, as he trains Black Mint, Lady Rene and Dainty Ways.

Town Beauty 10 4 Clontarf Bill Mountain Lavi 9 0 Lcnaubln St. Lucas ... 9 9 9 0 9 1 Bonny Boy . 9 0 HARRIS MEMORIAL HUNTERS’ HURDEES, of half. 150 sovs. One mile and a Pennyplain . 11 3 Ruby Dawn . 9 2 Te Homai .. 10 10 General Lu .. 9 0 Jiu Jazz ... Domestic 10 5 Land Measure Dominican 9 0 9 0 Trouble 9 9 Gay Cavalier 9 0 Royal Visitor 9 7 Clontarf Bill 9 0 Little Wonder 9 3 Abbey Fair . 9 0 Scaramouche 9 3 Light Comet 9 0 SYLVIA PARK HANDICAP, <>f 150 sovb. Seven furlongs. Full Measure 9 0 Autahi .... 7 0 Valueless 8 11 Excella Tea . 7 0 Sub-Editor . 8 11 IHuminagh • 7 0 Red Lion ... S 9 Kouranui 7 0 Royal Survey 8 8 Lady Musk .. 7 0 Karangapai . 8 8 Loterie .... 7 0 Gan-pat .... 8 5 Muskon .... 7 0 Speedmint . Catch ‘Em .. 8 1 Exaggeration 7 0 8 1 Heremla 7 0 . Unoco The Jack 8 1 Knight of Australia 7 0 Jumper 7 12 Ruby Meteor 7 0 L‘Allegro ... 7 10 Restaurant . 7 0 Te Money ... 7 7 Amber Link . 7 0 Grand Talk . 7 6 Kingsway .. 7 .0 Emancipation Kalrurl .... 7 6 7 4 Art Gallery . Eady 7 0 Lural Lady Vano .. 7 4 7 4 Winifred® 7 0 JELLICOE HANDICAP, of 350 sovs. One mile and a quarter. True Blood 9 0 Cruachan S 3 Prince Vai . 9 0 Valsier .... 7 12 Standfast Gay Cockade 8 10 8 10 Flying Prince Prince of 7 11 Maori Boy .. 8 10 Orange 7 8 Grand Tea . 8 8 Helium .... 7 5 Catoma 8 8 Wild Country 7 5 Te Hoia ... 8 8 Malahat .... 7 0 PAKURANGA HUNT CUP, of 450 About three miles. sovs. Importer 11 5 Scaramouche 9 5 Te Homai .. 10 9 Town Beauty 9 2 Billy Boy .. 10 9 Royal Visitor 9 0 Jiu Jazz King's 10 4 Nukitere ... St. Lucas .. 9 0 9 0 Counsel 10 0 Lenaubin 9 0 AUCKLAND Red Lion ... HANDICAP, of 150 &ova. One mile. 9 0 Knight of Grand Spirit 8 13 Australia 7 2 Wild Country 8 11 Roxy 7 0 Taurua .... 8 10 Capere 7 0 Unoco 8 6 Excella Tea . 7 0 Protomint .. 7 13 Lady Musk . 7 0 Grand Talk . 7 11 Sports King 7 0 Union 7 10 Heremla .... 7 0 St Ames ... 7 9 Cargen 7 0 LADIES’ BRACELET HANDICAP, of 150 Bovs. One mile and a quarter. Pennyplain . 12 3 General Lu . 10 7 Te Homai .. 12 0 Cheerio .... 10 7 Jiu Jazz ... 11 5 Catimes 10 7 Dominican .. Domestic 10 12 Gay Cavalier Mountain 10 7 Trouble 10 9 Lava 10 7 Little Wonder 10 9 Semicircle .. 10 7 Royal Visitor 10 7 Light Comet 10 7 Ruby Dawn 10 7 Royal Lad . 10 7 DUNEDIN HANDICAP, of 250 bovb. Six furlongs. Gold Money . 9 2 Royal Artist 7 5 Refresher 9 0 Hampton Park 7 5 Tanerirl .... 8 0 Lucy Rose . 7 5 Valroe .... 8 12 Flying Prince 7 5 High Comedy 8 4 Prince Park 7 4 Tea Chat . .. 8 2 Full Measure 7 4 Maori Boy .. 7 13 Karangapai . 7 0 Lucky Alice 7 13 Helium .... 7 0 Grand Tea .. 7 13 Royal Finance 7 0 Biddy’s Boy 7 12 Bennie .... 7 0 Ruffles Tetrachate . 7 11 7 8 Sir Archie . Imperial 7 0 Tradesman .. 7 7 Prince 7 0 Cruachan ... 7 5 United .... 7 0 Barascope Jaeldy Karo . 7 5 7 5 Coolmint 7 0