THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 260, 29 July 1932, Page 17

THE RACING WORLD

HORSES FOR SOUTH Progress of Hard Gold NOTES AND COMMENTS y.' Luminary & Royal Visitor . (By .“The .Watcher.”) The. steeplechaser Hard: Gold had a heavy fall in the July Steeplechase on the concluding day at Trentham and afterwards he raced found with 'the field,' jumping some fenced and/ -.running off at others. He was very .sore afterwards and P. Holman returned to Hastings with. him. He was. schooled on Saturday morning and the' veterinary surgeon,.Mr. .Brodie; was there to/ pronounce a‘ verdict. What' decision was arrived at has not ytt transpired.. Luminary, for' the National. - / Luminary/, whose •preparation >■ for the’- Grand National meeting is being continued ’ under. C. L. Lowe’s charge, •was.given a couple of worivouts at. Te. Hapa of late when he shaped satisfactorily. ■ 'Luminary, has hud 'no recent - schooling''over- hurdles,- but will-have ’ thc 'opportuhity to .be' sharpened up in this respect, before the race; day. ; He is due from .the north this, afternoon, and will leave’ to-night- for: Hiccarton. Royal Visitor, for Riccarton. * Royal Visitor has been entered for the Enfield Steeplechase (about two miles),, the Hunt Cup Steeplechase (abouttwd miles and a half), and the Aylesbury Steeplechase (about two miles and a half) at the Grand National meeting. The Luctillus—Sports Queen gelding did not perform up Io expectations at the Wellington meeting, but he may do better, at Riccarton. His Auckland form was good. Royal Visitor accompanies. Luminary south to-night. . ' , /

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National Treble. Auckland’s big. three for the Grand National meeting at Riccarton next month, Billy ’ Boy, Paddon and ■ Lord Vai, are a popular selection for the Steeples, Hurdles.and Winter Cup,respectively ' (says the Christchurch “Sun’’).. Other northern candidates who Are figuring in the three principal, events / include Luccess, High Pitch, Town Beauty, Royal Visitor (Steeplechase),' High Pitch, Luminary, Nassbek, Full-Measure (Hurdles). Billy. Boy takes even a more prominent part, in the discussions 'in . Christchurch ■ thair he appears to do in the .north, and for the Winter Cup therejs a ■ strong’local tendency to favour Beacon Fire.' ■’ ■ ■ -/. /■ ; / ' '' '■' ■Wellington .discussions place Billy. Boy and Paris substantially In the lead,-while Paddon is’ a pronounced, favourite for the’ Hurdles, with Pahu and Membo well up. The Winter Cup is rightly regarded as a very open race. , ■

N'ukumai for Riccarton. Nukumai is to represent Hawera at the Grand National meeting in the

Grand'National Hurdle race run bn the second day, a race he won a few seasons back (says the “Hawera Star”). The old fellow has freshened up since racing at Trentham and worked well on Tuesday, going a round at half pace. He increased the pace at the mile, post and ran but the distance in 1.52 in good style, ’ . / . Should Make Good. ■ 1 ..

Chang, a five-year-old brother to White Comet (Day Comet—Lady Frisco) and half-brother to Paddon, is being schooled over the hurdles .at Te -Rapa. Chang had one race as ‘ a three-year-old and has - been bfT the scene since. If he stands he is u likely sort,;on breeding, to'make a” jumper; Starling Time at; Washdyke. < • The first race at Washdyke to-mor-rowjis timed to start,at 11.55.//;,’-, Pillow Fight’s’ Owner. ./:. •. Mr. R. A. McLean, the purchaser of Pillow Fight, who has gone into C. Morse's stable at Takaniui,, has previously had Brazanna, Captain Dollar and Amber Link in Morse’s stable, and h 6 Is also the owner of impudent, now one of J. T. Jamieson’s team at Randwick. ’""■••/■ '■/■/•'•* . Snowfall. . Snowfall is reported to be making good progress in his training at .Washdyke. where he will have a race tomorrow. • This should throw some light on his prospects of repeating last year’s success in the Grand National Steeplechase. ;In the .meantime he is expected to put up a good shovying both to-morrow and at Riccarton. '/ Oriflamb for Hunt Cup.

/If:has now been.decided that - Oriflamb will run in the Teschemaker Hunt . Cup Steeplechase on Saturday instead of the South Canterbury Steeplechase. R. Beale will ride him, so another rider will have to be found for Marco Polo. Oriflamb was taken over by P.T. Hogan recently, and the South Canterbury trainer has since won two races with him. ' , Gisborne Hurdle Winner. \ .

Million, who upset calculations in the hurdle race at Gisborne yesterday, has done very little racing. She is a five-year-old mare by Autumn from Abundance by Flying Start from the Multifid. mare Multiplier. She raced once as a two-year-old, once as a three-year-old, did not run at. all Ifist season, and prior to: yesterday, had had only four races this term, all at: the autumn meetings in the Gisborne circuit. . She. had never previously earn/ ed.any money. St. Amans the.sire of some ■ weU-known jumpers, including the dual National winner Oakleigh, belongs .to.. Million’s family.:.; > ’.

Work at Trentham. There was no schooling at Trentham yesterday morning. The outside of the course proper was open for fast work, and the going after rain was on the-heavy side, but not particularly plow. Most of the horses with engagements at Riccarton were given solid .work./-’ .' . "' •* .’■ • ■ '■ " /■■ /■

; Normandy did/ a half at pace work and then ran the last half fast in 51J, finishing in front of Sage whom he picked up. '

Gay Court ran seven in 1.35, and Tobaccoland a mile in 1.48. L. G. Morris will not be at the National, so a fresh rider will have to be secured for Gay Court A rider is. in’.’ view, but arrangements are: not. yet definite.

Town Beauty did a round and' plcked. up by .Prince- Pombal at the mile; they, ran from there in 1:521. Pahu also did. similar work, going, at strong pace down to the half and sprinting home in 55. He will leave for Riccarton to-night if weather , conditions are good. Cottesmore shaped well in his first short sprint since resuming -works It is a pity that this good galloper goes ’sore? " ?

Cape of Good Hope, Cape Fair, Gay Song and Sir Pombal executed short sprinting tasks. J. McLaughlin is still confined to his home. Prince Pombal’s work has lately been extended in view of Sydney racing, but at present his departure with St. Bernard fixed for next week is uncertain.

A. M. Wright taken Okopua to Timaru., ... ,

May Be a Good One. : Hunter’s Moon, winner of the Malden Race at Gisborne, Is a rising three-year-old brown gelding by Hunting Song from Tino Atua. Tino Atua has not left much of note so far, but Hunter’s Moon might develop form. She is from Mr. Lowry’s stud, being by Finland from La Cloche, by St. Leger. The particular branch of the family has not been very prominent in recent years, but a decade or two back Master Delaval, a half-brother to La Cloche, was a first-class galloper.' He won the Auckland Cup in 1006, the C.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap in 190”, and other good races. Persevering With Lord Ranald. <

T. H. -Gillett has the steeplechaser. Lord Ranald in daily attendance at the track at Riccarton, but his tasks usually consist of useful work. He has not been jumped lately, but this may be remedied with a race' in the South Canterbury : Steeplechase’ to-morrow. :On.the.preparation his trainer Is able to give hirni Lord Ranald cannot bo at his best for the Grand National next month, even if he remains' sound.

Getting On in Years. : . Among £hose who figure in. the Hunt Cup Steeplechase and Hunters’ Plate at the South'Canterbury meeting is the teh-year-old Royal -Land, by Acre from ’a..Vladiinlr:; mare. ' .In his younger days Royal Land won. among, ‘other races, the Kia Ora Handicap at the Wellington winter meeting and the Seafield Handicap .at; Wanganui,, while he was placed on numerous occasions Over hurdles.' He'has not-done' much racing, during the last throe.seasons.

Old’Assocititions. . ->• 1 Royal Reign was a disappointment in the Homeby Steeplechase on Saturday (says the Christchurch writer “Argus”). • She looked to. have a chance going to the last fence, but. she failed In the run home. She may do better next month, over the bigger country on the course proper, as she showed at Trentham that she was a proficient jumper. She Is owned and trained bjr .Dan Moraghan, who renewed many old acquaintances on .Saturday. He trained at Riccarton-for several years and he had charge ; of Phaetontis when he won the Grand National twenty-six years ago ; Later Moraghan removed to the . North Island, but he has been a visitor here since then. ■ He brought Rcwanga and Hythread hero for the Grand National meeting fifteen years ago, winning a flat race with each of them. He will receive hearty congratulations from many friends if he gets a stake with Royal Reigrr next month. Schooling at Flemington.

Makeup, Landmark, and. Ix>nglands took part in an Interesting schooling gallop over the steeplechase course at Flemington on July 18, says the “Sporting Globe.” They went once round,'and gave a splendid display of

jumping over nine- fences. Makeup made the pace, and defeated Longlands (H. Jackson) by two lengths, with Landmark (I. Tucker) a similar distance away. Makeup bad been causing his trainer anxiety, but is now at his top again. On the way be shaped on this outing be would only need to hold his condition to have a good chance in: the Australian Steeplechase with 10.12. Longlands lias done plenty of solid work and showed improvement on recent efforts. With 9.8 he has a luxurious impost in the Australian Steeplechase,, but ,he appears to have lost his dash since winning the Grand National Hurdles four years ago. Since the foregoing was written Longlands has struck form, winning the steeplechase at Moduee Valley on Saturday. Longlands, who is owned and trained by Viri O’Neill, was named after Longlands, near Hastings.

Irhli Sweep Millions... ; Asked in the, House, of Commons to state the estimated amount of tlie payments to, and receipts from, the Irish sweepstakes yin respect/of subscribers to those sweepstakes in Great Britain, Sir Herbert Samuel, the Home Secretary, replied that it Is estimated that £2,785,000/ Including sellers’ commission of £757,000, had been subscribed in England, and that £2,086,000 was received in-prizes. In respect of the six Irish-sweeps, £13,285,000- had been received from England and Scotland.’■ Nearly Missed It.

/...The.., London "Sporting Life” says that few people beyond his immediate connectibns know what a near thing it was - about April the Fifth getting to the paddock in time ’to be saddled for the Derby/ ; The colt left his training quarters by motor-van, but the vehicle got jammed-arid wedged In a stream of traffic.' The/driver, finding that he could not get past the cars in front of him, took the 1 horse :box on to . the Downs and drove across to the hotel at the: back of the stands. There the colt was.: unloaded, and he had to walk through a dense crowd to the paddock. He arrived there .three, minutes before the saddling bell sounded. Despite this exciting experience, April the Fifth never’turned a hair.

Still Eligible. ; Topthorn did not lose his right to compete in the Cashmere Plate, on the first day of the Grand National meeting, by his success on Saturday. The condition restricting the race' to horses, that have not won a race of the value of 50 sovs. applies “at time of nomination.’.’ Apart from the lot he beat in his recent' race, he will have a few smart opponents. Tranquility was a winner at the Rahgitlkei Hunt meeting; and Takakua ran two good, rapes at Trentham, while Palantua is a premising southern juvenile. They will all bo kept, busy, however, to.defeat Topthorn, who has a fine turn of speed, and now shows definite evidence of improved stamina. / Bought for England. / . Brulctte (Bruleur—Seaweed), who is reckoned France's best mare,., was bought last month by Lord Wolavington. Lgst year Brulette won the Oaks in England,, and at. her first start in France this season she won a longdistance, w.f.a. race., She was engaged in. the Ascot Gol'd Cup, but. if she Started, she did.not gain a place. Calcutta Sweep Winner. . : Owing, in a measure, to the tremendous support accorded the Irish sweep on the English Derby, the prize money for, the Royal Calcutta Turf Club’s sweep, on that race was riot nearly, as great as in many past, years. The first-prize this time was £58,000, and. was. won by Daw Swe, wife of a Government school teacher in Burma. Daw Sw.e. sold: a.half-share in her ticket to, a Calcutta syndicate for £lOOO. Related to Silverado.

Shred, ’one of France’s best three-year-old colts of this season, is by Teddy from Shrove, who is a half-sister to Silverado (son of P.olymelus), who will be located near Bathurst during the coming season. In fact, in blood relationship,, Silverado is even , closer than a half-brother to Shrove, the latter being •by, Pommera, a son of Poly-, melus. Silver Ring is by Silverado. , : i. FOR AUSTRALIA Nightmarch and Company , A? McAULAY’S TEAM A. McAulay has completed liis plans for. a spring campaign in Australia. He will leave Riccarton in Grand National week, on Thursday, August 11. Nightmarch will again be the star of the team, He will be accompanied by True Shaft and' the rising two-year-old colt Haere Tonu, by Hunting Song from Martlanotte. The three horses will be raced in Sydney up to the close of the Australian Jockey Club’s spring meeting,, early in October, and if all goes well with them it is probable they will then go on to Melbourne, to compete at the Melbourne Cup meeting-In November.

As in the case of McAulay’s previous visits to Australia, the riding will be done by Roy Reed, who has been in Sydney for some time past.

GOODWOOD RACES Forum II Wins Stakes ■By; Telegraph—Press assu.—Copyright. London, July 27. On the second day of the Goodwood summer meeting the following was the result of the — GOOD WOOD ' STAKES, a handicap sweepstakes with 1000 soys, added; second 150 sovs., third 75 sots. About two miles and three furlongs. Mrs. G. S. L. Whitelaw’s gr. h. FORUM 11., by Flechois—Fenylice,- sy rs. ...... i. 1 Mrs. ’D. ■ Lofig’s ch.: h. SANDY LASHES, by Happy Man—Stetchworth Belle, 4yns 2 J. J. Murphy’s br. g, CASTLE DERG. •by Aly Prince-I—Cytnorctte, 1 —Cytnorctte, 10yr«. 3 Thirteen started. Two lengths,, three lengths. ■ ■■ ' 1 AMMON RA LAME Absentee from Tracks (Roc. July 28, 7.15 pan.) Sydney, July 28. Il is reported that Ammon Ra left ‘.he Randwick tracks on Monday slightly lame, since when he has been a notable absentee. A veterinary surgeon is now in attendance,' but it is believed that the trouble is nothing more than a bruised heel.