EASTER RIDERS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 168, 12 April 1935, Page 17

EASTER RIDERS

Webster on Red Manfred NOTES AND COMMENTS Illuminate Destroyed (By “The Watcher.”) Patrons of the Westport meeting are going to have the pleasure of witnessing both L. J. Ellis and W'. J. Broughtou in action at the week-end. Broughton, who has drawn out from Ellis in the jockeys’ premiership as the result of his successes at. Dargavlllo and Pahiutuii, left for the south last night. He will ride the members of the Corry, team, and will also be on Copennn. Travelling. In addition to riding Cuddle at the C.J.C. Easter meeting, R. Reed will be on the members of A. McAulay's team. Reed will be riding at Eeilding on Easter Saturday, and will bo on Severe, Round Up and Gay Boy. Also Going South. P. Atkins will do the first dny of the Wairfirnpa meeting on Easter Saturday, and will then leave for Christchurch. He ■has been engaged for Cranford in the Great Easter, and will also ride the two-year-old colt Heritage In the Champagne and Challenge Stakes. W. E. Pine will also ride the first day at Tauberenikau and then go on to Riccarton. where he has been engaged for Inflation in the Great Easter, Chief Marionette in the Great Autumn nnd also Linguist. Webster Riding Red Manfred. T. Webster will be going to Auckland nt Easter and has been engaged for Red Manfred and Haut Monde. R. Marsh is also going to Auckland'and will ride II Luce and Plato. Leading Horseman. , W. J. Broughton has as yet not definitely settled on liis Easter riding, but it is probable that he will be at Fcilding. S. Anderson will be riding at the Wairarapa meeting at Easter. Pahu for New Plymouth. Pahu will leave by float for New Plymouth; this morning, and will be ridden in the hurdle race there to-morrow by W. Bowden.- A. Jenkins will be on Colossal and W. Pasco© on Tudor, Rider for Diatoinotis. T. Webster is going through to New Plymouth to ride Diatomous. Riding for HawCra Stables. I?. 11. Morris -will be at New Plymouth to-morrow. where he will ride Aga Khan, Diagano, Golden Hair and Friesland. Ifpßeed was offered the mount on Silver Wings, but be is not going to the meeting. R. Marsh willl ride Davlstock, Kaola, Refresher and Aroyril. Baek tjt AwapunL The Hunting . Song mare Hunting Lodge, formerly trained at Awapuni by R. E. Hatch, and latterly nt Marton, has returned to Awa'mini and is now in the stable of J. P. Coyle. Went Sore. • Hunting Star was at Pahiatua and ready to race, but he went sore nnd could not run. It was the good leg that became affected. --■-■■■ ■ ■■■-- Cottesmore did not run at Pahiatua on account of going sore again. A. M. Wright said that he did not think the trouble particularly serious, but no risks would be taken. Riccarton Prospects. Although the Pahiatua racing ranks of only minor importance on -the calendar,. it is very probable that there was seen there this week the winning double for Riccarton. At any rate both Rerepai and Cuddle gave ample proof that they arc going to run well in the big C.J.C.

events. It is unlikely that Cuddle . will be asked to ruir-in both the Great Easter and the Great Autumn. Present, intentions are to reserve her for the mile and a half on the second day. The Pahiatua Cup may not have been a real test, but Cuddie carried 9.9 and won running away. Rerepai, over the Easter distance, performed similarly. It wns his first race since he won at Trentham last month, and there was nothing in the field that could make him gallop, despite his burden of 9.9.

Two Good Colts. With Haut Monde at Auckland and Heritage at Riccarton, the Woodville stable oil F, Lavis appears to have particularly bright prospects of picking up several of the Easter plums. Haut Monde’s Pahiatua effort was first-class, and Heritage has gone on the right way since' ho raced, so well and unluckily at Awapuni. Davis himself will be going to Auckland, and his son will be at Riccarton with Heritage. Mr. W. H. Gaisford intends making the trip.

Speed, But Lades Stamina. Money was lost on Debut at Pahiatua. He is a speedy customer, but does not relish a hard finish.

Open Prospect. BigDook won so well at Pahiatua that he should be equal to an open handicap. Sliould Develop. Finnesko, the winner of the two-year-old race on the second day at Pahiatua, looks the type to develop into a very useful three-year-old. He has pleuty of stem but is undeveloped, and when he fills out he will be a commanding type. He possesses pace and courage, and on the score of breeding there is nothing to prevent him reaching good class. His sire, Defoe, is by Hurry On from a Son-in-LaW mare, while him dam, Snowshoe, is by Kilbroney from Snowstell, by Clanranald, a well-known and successful family from the Mermaid taproot.

Chief Marionette. Present intentions are to race Chief Marionette at the C.J.C. Easter meeting. No doubt a good deal will depend upon how she shapes at New Plymouth tomorrow. She went sore utter racing at Te Rapa, but a course of beach treatment has effected a cure, and she did not go back in condition.

Illuminate Destroyed. Although the Press Association message concerning Ulumiunte’s injury gave no hint, it transpires, according to the local papers, that ho wns destroyed. This is exceedingly bad luck for Mr. A. Lile, who appeared to have the gelding in lino for some good stakes. Mr. Lil© has experienced more than his share of bad luck with jumpers, but it is a long lane that has no turning..

Cyclonic at Riccarton. A. McAulay has had an addition to his team, having acquired from J. H. Jefferd the four-year-old Cyclonic, by Hunting Song from Cymene. Earlier in the season he showed some useful form, but he has never won a really good race. At his last start he ran second to Good Hunting at Hastings. McAulay intends to put him into .work in a few days, provided he throws off the soreness which is troubling him at present.

Riders at Westport. L. J. Ellis will ride;Wino, Coalpit, Bella Rosaf and probably Heather Glow at Westport. As Copyist Was allowed to drop out of his engagement,. A. E., Ellis has Grecian Prince and Margaret Hose as his only definite rides. A. Russell will make the trip to ride Quietly, Colossian and Quebec for S. Barr. ’

Riccarton Classics. The committee of ' the Canterbury Jockey Club met this week.. The programme committee’s report, which was adopted, stated that it had discussed the classic events, for which entries will be taken in June, and had decided to make no changes in the conditions or stakes. The races are as follow Welcome Stakes, £600; Middle Park Plate, £250; Champague Stakes, £400; Challenge Stakes, £400; Derby. £1000; Oaks. £5OO.

Rpyal Limond. Royal Limond has boon sent to Southland, and his trainer, D. O’Connor, will follow to pilot his charge in the steepic-

chase at the Otautau meeting to-mor-row.' The gelding’s future _ programme will”depend on how he shapes in that race. If he makes a good showing he will remain in the south for e Rwerton meeting, in which ca. ? O’Connor will ride him on Easter Saturday, after which he will return home to hanole Coll in his jumping engagements at Riccarton.

For Hurdling. . ~ Linoleum, who figures m the acceptances for "the Westport programme now ono of I)- O’Connor is toain, and is owned by Mr. 13. M. Sheedy, who acquired him from the Trentham stable ot T. R. George a few weeks ago Linoleum, who was bred by Mr. G. M. Currie, has yet to win a race. He was purchased reasonably by Mr. Sheedy from his previons owner, Mr. W. R. M. Pearce, witl the idea of putting him to hurdling, and he will be tried out after Easter.

Staying at Home. . , Variant and Hastis were nominated for both the Auckland and Canterbury Enster meetings, but it is practically ceitain that they will be raced at Riccanton.

To Be Spelled. . . , , Cricket Bat has again shown signs ot soreness and he has been eased up. He Will be blistered and sent to his owner s stud at Stonyhuret, where he will have another spell, after which he will be tiled again. Having had a lot of hard galloping during his career, it is doubtful it he will stand up to another severe preparation, such as seems necessary to get him to his best form.

Win for Mr. Kemball. Air Race, a filly by Windbag, gave a "■rent performance to win the nist division of the Maiden Handicap, of £2OO, at Moonee Valley on April 1. She had not previously started in a race, but displayed great pace and took the lead when the field settled down. Subsequently she was not headed, and she scored by half a length. By M mdbag from Toy Pistol, she was bought as a yearling by Mr. W. R. Kemball for 100 guineas. Toy Pistol was originally owned by Mr. E. M. Pearce, but he adopted the unusual practice of retiring her to the Stud as a two-year-old. She was mated with Gay Lothario and bred Fourth Battery, a very smart sprinter. Air Race is trained by G. Jones.

Services Recognised. Miss Dorothy Paget, in a. , further statement regarding the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase favourite, Golden Miller, who failed to gam a place, nnd who is to be taken over by another trainer, says: “It is a terrible thing lor an owner when the trainer and jockey disagree, but the trainer, Briscoe does not wish to accept the responsibility of training a'horse that is so much in the public eve.” Miss Paget said she hud to thank Briscoe for the wonderful successes and jov he had brought her through Golden Miller, and wishes him the best ot luck.

“An Old N.Z. Custom.” According to the Melbourne writer, “Cardigan.” racing circles m .Sydney are laughing at the statement made by the New Zealand trainer Townsend, who arrived from the Dominion on April 1 with Silver Jubilee. Townsend declares that the stable has not invested a shilling ou the flyer, and they have not yet made up their minds whether he will run in the Doncaster, despite the fact that they have taken the precautionary measure to secure the services of‘K. Voitre to ride the gelding. As one Sydney man said at Randwick, the plaint of Silver Jubilee s connections was just an old New Zealand custom,” and suggested that Silver Jubilee was brought across the Tasman for the benefit of his health and to see whether he was a good sailor. Somebody has evidently been well informed as to Silver Jubilee’s movements, as a leading member of the ring stated that, next to Dark Sky and Silver King, Silver Jubilee was his worst horse for the rich mile, and he already had a liability of many thousands in doubles with fancied Sydney Cup horses who have been coupled wj, tnac horse. In addition, Silver Jubilee has been backed straight out with the particular firm which he represents at a much longer price than now on otter. Silver Jubilee has a splendid record, and it is extraordinary that, although five 'vears old, he only commenced racing last October. He is a plain horse, but is definitely much better than he looks.