SYDNEY TRIP

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 262, 3 August 1939, Page 13

SYDNEY TRIP

Royal Chief And 4 Defaulter

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Old Surrey Not Going To Riccarton F. D. Jones, with Royal Chief and Moorsotis, and F. A. Roberts with Defaulter and Mungatoon, will leave Wellington today by the Wanganella for Sydney. Royal Chief and Defaulter have got through a good deal of useful work and should strip in excellent order for their engagements. / Left At Home. Old Surrey’s form at Awapuni on Saturday, when he failed in the Open Handicap, won by Flying Acre, was so disappointing that his trip to Riccarton has been cancelled. Tidewaiter and Aurora’s Star will leave tomorrow, and Bridegroom and Hanover are already at Riccarton. National Payments. Acceptances and final payments in connexion with the C.J.C. Grand National meeting will close today at 5 p.m. Peter Beckford. When the Hawke’s Bay horses for Riccarton were shipped south on Monday night, according to the list. Peter Beckford, the Grand National Hurdles candidate, was not among the number. This was an error, as he accompanied Charade.

Early Foaling. The first foaling of the season is reported from Mr. Gaine Carrington's Hillcrest stud, Hamilton, where the Chief Ruler mare Hinewai has produced a filly to Baffles, an imported sire by Blandford from Waffles. Globe Trotter.

A partnership in Globe Trotter has been registered by Messrs. M. D. Bonthorne, G. A. Lang and A. Pope. The partnership colours will be light green and gold chequers, gold sleeves and cap. Horses for Riccarton.

The Riccarton candidates Majority and Ned Cuttie will leave for the south tonight. The Trentham horses, Kena, Liane, Gay Hunting, Rpyal Show, Lord Cavendish, Dungarvan, and Might, will be shipped to Riccarton tomorrow night. Konnetta.

Konnetta, who registered some smart performances as a two-year-old in Auckland earlier in the season, will have her first races in the south when she contests sprint events at Riccarton. She looks certain to develop into a first-class sprinter.

The Judge Did His Job. In a race at Folkestone, Hyland Brune, ridden by Gordon Richards, caught the unnamed Taj Ud Din gelding, ridden by Weston, in the last stride. “'Dead-heat,” each joekey remarked as they passed the post, and. as they pulled up. Richards added: “Which will the judge make a mistake in favour o£1” The official satisfied both riders. Gay Parade.

Gay Parade, who won at the Christchurch Hunt meeting, is now a four-year-old gelding. He was got by Nightmarch from Gay Sonnet, by Gay Lad^— Elocution, by Demosthenes —Rangiao, by Gold Reef, a son of Bend Or. Tidewaiter.

Tidewaiter, who is reported from Awapuni to be extremely fit, will ibe ridden in bis Riccarton engagements by A. C. Messervy.

The New Zealand Cup. The committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club has decided not to alter the conditions attached to the New Zealand Cup, to be run in November. The staETe will be £2OOO, including a gold cup valued at £75.

Riders At Kiccarton. G. R. Tattersall’s mounte at Ricearton will include Yours Truly and Waka. W.

J. Broughton has been engaged for Dungarvan, Indian Sun and Ruling Spi (second day), and W. Jenkins will have the mounts on Catalogue, Monipere and Racewell (Cashmere Plate). A Long Career.

W. Bullock, who won the Derby and Oaks on Signorinetta 31 years ago, is still riding winners in England. He recently won on a two-year-old at a Manchester meeting. The Turf Register shows that the late Robert Derrett had a particularly lengthy career in the saddle. .He won the Canterbury Cup on Lurb’ne in 1872, and again on the same mare in 1873. No doubt Derrett had already displayed ability in the saddle long before that date in order to obtain such an important mount. One of the last important wins scored by Derrett was on Lady Landon when she won the Dunedin Champagne Stakes in 1906. Derrett was still riding two or three years after his win on Lady Landon, so that his career in the saddle extended to about 37 years. They Are Found Everywhere.

There are people who have an idea that their appearance warrants free admission to a race meeting, as well as a free luncheon ticket. However, no city has a monopoly o f that class of individual, and a London paper says that a North of England secretary, possessed of a sense of humour, put a signboard outside his office bearing the word “Gimmies,” and an intimation that they would be dealt with up to a certain time. Asked what it meant he replied:—“That’s the word I hear most for two hours before racing—‘Gi’me a gentleman’s badge,’ ‘Gi’me a couple of ladies’,badges,’ “Gi’me a luncheon ticket,’ ‘Gi’me a tea ticket,’ ‘Gi’me a race-card.’ and s o on.” He took the notice down before racing started, but it did make a few of the unblushing graspers think!

Answers To Correspondents. M.M.M., Wanganui: £4/13/-. “Tracker,” Wellington: Lindruin was scratched for the Hack Handicap at the Manawatu Hunt meeting at 2.30 p.m. on the day of the race.