EGMONT MEETING

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 112, 5 February 1941, Page 13

EGMONT MEETING

Splendid Acceptances FORM OF NOBLE FOX Good Season For Leighon (By St. Simon.) The Egmont Racing Club received, a high percentage of acceptances for its summer" meeting, which will be held at Hawera tomorrow and on Saturday. The three open events should furnish keen contests, and in all other races there are strong fields in which betting should take a' wide range for the form is well dis tributed. The tracks at Hawera havi been in excellent condition for trials dur ing the past fortnight, and the going to morrow should be dry and on the easy side. Visiting teams from Auckland.. Hawke's Bay. llanawatu, Trentham ano Wanganui competing against Taranaki stables, which are strongly represented, should provide good racing. Consistent Form. Noble Fox, who is engaged in the open welter at Hawera tomorrow, is one ot the useful Foxbridge breed, and Jias a consistent record this season. In his last nine starts he has not been further back than fourth, and this includes two wins. In view of this form he looks nicely placed in tomorrow's AVhareroa Handicap with 91b. above the minimum. Lady Furst’s Brother. Mr. C. H. Slater, of Hastings, has disposed of the brother to Lady Furst (Siegfried—Vigilance), to Mr. John Avren, Melbourne, through the agency of Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. lhe colt was passed in at. the yearling sales at 450 guineas, and has now_been sold at a substantial figure. Mr. 'Wren was the buyer of the Bulandshar —Tea tattle colt which topped last year's sale at 2000 guineas, and he has raced another New Zealander. Wilson, with some success in Australia. He has a yearling brother to Wilson being reared at the Flaxmere Stud, Hastings.

N.Z. Cup Echo. A set of pendulum beam scales was in use at the Canterbury midsummer ing on Saturday. The installation of thia modern appliance was decided on following the failure of Little Robins rider to draw the weight for third place m tnc New Zealand Cup last November, lhe scale in use then was a platform balance, a very accurate machine, but which necessitated the clerk of scales ham ling counter weights and calculating mentally for each rider.

Will Make the Grade. Close observers of the Melrose Handicap on the final day of the M e ]' in S to P meeting were quite prepared for the lotward showing of King's Toast in th Craven Plate at Riccarton on Saturday. King's Toast ran good races at 1 rentham. and with average good fortune would have done better than one thirdHis third placing in Saturday s Ct aven Plate, in which he was going better [linn the two in front of him at the post, indicates that Mr. J. R. McKenzie’s gelding will hold his own in the open guide.

E V r e he h E"S-bred eolt Bnllater by April the Fifth (winner of the Derby!, has been secured by the Riccarton trainer C C. McCarthy. The colt was purchased at the foot of his dam at Newmarket by Mr. C. E. Robertson on behalf of Mr. T C Fletcher. Te Kauwhatn. The dam. Caeriaverock, was by Ellnngowan (winner of the Two Thousand Guineas) from a mare by The. Tetrarch and descending from a three-quarter sister to Chaucer. Ballater, who will not be two years old until May, is a well-developed brown colt.

Salutation’s Bad Luck. Taking a line through Palfrey, it was bad luck for the connexions of Salutation that, she went wrong after racing at Trentham. The Theio filly must have had a great, chance in the Middle Park R l: ' re ; assessed on the close position Palfrey held at the finish.

Another For Foxbridgo. Foxotte. who opened her winning account nt Riccarton on Saturday, is another of the useful Foxbridge, breed. She is nut. of the Whirlwind mare Senorita dam also of Acreman and Foxsen, and is trained bv E. J. Ellis for the Aucklanders. Messrs. Bayliss and Findlay, who raced the Great. 'Northern Steeplechase and Wellington Steeplechase, winner Survey.

Lucky Decision, It is reported from Christchurch that Pleading, winner of the Middle Park Plate on Saturday, was started in this event only because, a suitable rider could nor be obtained for him in the Craven Plate. Pleading, and Bird ot Prey, winner of the Lyttelton Plate, were bred by their owner. Mr. G. R. Macdonald, and both are by the Blandford hor«e Solicitor-General.

Trainer in Hospital. Air. S. J. Reid. Hastings, private trainer to Mr. F. Ormond,. was operated on in a private hospital in Wellington yesterday. It was learned last evening that the operation was of a most delicate character, and that Mp. Reid’s progress was satisfactory in the circumstances.

Hard on Master Cyklon. The Hunting Song gelding Master Cyklon, now trained at Hastings by J. SI. Cameron, is no champion, but he is scarcely receiving his dues from the racing correspondents. Since he won the Mangahao Handicap at Pahiatua last week a paragraph has been doing the rounds that it was his first win for two years. He was the winner of the Hastings 'Handicap at the Hawke's Bay spring meeting in October.

Gore Rchandicaps. Rehandicaps for the Gore meeting have been declared as follows :—Longford Handicap, Colonel Rouge S.O; Summer Handicap, Aravane 9.0. Evemary is now not eligible for the Novice Handicap. Related to Gesture.

Erambie, winner of the Trial Plate at Riccarton, had started only once previously, when she failed to go out on terms with a field at Oamaru. She is owned by Mr. C. Holdsworth, who won a Dunedin Cup with Studley Royal, and is trained by F. D. Jones. Erambie is by Iliad from Chiefava, who was a sister to Gesture, the best two-year-old of her year. In tire Blood.

Another member of the Caddy family joined the winning list, when AV. Caddy cot home ou Lord Midas at Riccarton on Saturday. He is a brother of M. and R Caddy, and is apprenticed to R. Ridgway, who trains Lord Midas for Mr. J. M. Samson. Bad Behaviour. The Christchurch “Press" relates that Monetary, a hot favourite for the Middie Park Plate, did not enhance his reputation by his bad behaviour. He backed away into the plantation and would not go to the harrier. He was not keen to jump away with the field when finally lined up and he was last for half the joiiyney. He appeared to have the others measured a furlong from the post, but bored out wide and did not finish generously. His running was not comparable with his two winning efforts at Trenthara.

Father and Son. The colours of Mr. W. H. Ward, of Christchurch, which have not been seen out for some years, were unfurled again at Riccarton on Saturday, when Mr. Ward was represented in the Lyttelton Plate by Mark Out, a hay colt by Baffles from Martullu, dam of Old Surrey, Hunting Lore, and Battleground. Mr. Ward bought this colt for 200 guineas nt Trenthnm last year, and Saturday's was his first race. Mr. Ward's son, Mr. E. F. Ward, of Wellington, bad Good Scout in the same race, This chestnut colt, if-

by Man's Pal from Knocklynn, dam ol Knockfin and Normal, and was also purchased for 200 guineas at Trentham Good Scout, having his second race only, finished fourth. Leading Jockeys.

At the conclusion of last week's racing in New Zealand. W. Broughton though ho did not improve his position was 11 wins in front of H. Wiggins. L J. Ellie did not have a win at Riecarton. and the Awapuni apprentice, D Redstone, who had three successes at Wairoa, has displaced him in third place. Redstone is apprenticed to L. G. Morris, and his .performance in riding 27 winners for the first half of the racing season is outstanding. C. Wilson improved his placing by his three wins on Saturday, and is equal with I’. Spratt, who did not have a win at. either Trentham or Riccarton. The list of the leading horsemen is as follows :—W. Broughton 41. 11. Wiggins 30. L. J. Ellis 2(1. B. IT. Morris 25, T). Redstone 27. I’. Spratt 21. C. Wils-oti 21. G. Tattersall 17. N. Howard 1(1. A. Midwood 15, IV. Mudford I<>. R. M.'Tavish 15. E. Dve 14. T. Atkins 14. L. Haro 13. G. Cameron 13. IV. F. Ellis 12. P. Burgess 12. R. Howell 11. H. Stewart 11, K. Chofe 11. C. G. Goulsbro 10. H. Hibberd 10. A. Messervy 10.

Sires of Juveniles. Leighon is the leading sire of two-year-olds in the Dominion so far this season, his progeny having won seven races, as follows:—Lady Acorn, Hopeful Stakes (Trentham), Marton Juvenile and Junction Plate (Marton) ; Soutane, Masterton Nursery Stakes, Pahiatua Nursery Handicap, and Pahiatua Juvenile Handicap (with 9.12) ; and Saint Tor, Hastings Stakes. Soutane, who holds the weightcarrying record for a two-year-old this season (9.12), also finished second in the Wellesley Stakes. Next, to Leighon as sires of two-year-olds are Vaals (Route March, four wins, and Panoni, two wins) ; Ringmaster (Par Avion, three wins, and The M'hipper, two wins! : Theio (Ex-Pupil, two wins. Salutation, four wins l; Vermeer (El Maadi, Varuna and Vermette) ; and Paper Money (Monetary two wins, and Silver Lily).

Leighon, by Gainsborough, was imported to New Zealand by Mr. J. J. McGrath, and stood at The Curragh. Waik.inae. and later nt Killnymoon, Bulls, Last season he was leased to Mr. Karl Scott. Christehui'ch, better known in the trotting world as "Ribbonwood.”

New Zealand bred. Owl's Rest, which won the Rosehill Quality Handicap, 6 furlongs, for two-year-olds, recently, has greatly impressed Sydney critics, some of whom claim she is the equal of the brilliant All Love, a filly by the new sire, Double Remove, that was claimed in the spring to bo the fastest of her sex to race at that age in Australia. Owl’s Rest was. bred at Stonyhurst and was one of a number of yearlings bought for Mr. F. W. Hughes, of Sydney, by Mr. C. E. Robertson. Owl's Rest is by Jericho from Owlscombe by Autumnus from Glenowlet. winner of the D. J. C. Champagne Stakes, by ChnnranaJd from Madowin, by Trenton, Jericho, who also won the D.J.C. Champagne Stakes for his breeder. Mr. George Gould, was by Archery from Judith, by Martian from Hebrew Maid, ancestress of Beau Vite and Old Bill. Serious Breakdown. Settlement pulled up so lame a furlong from home in the Midsummer Handicap at Riccarton, that It was thought he had suffered a broken leg. but it was found that he had a serious breakdown. He was later led home to his stable, and it will probably be some time before he will be seen in public again. At rhe time of the mishap, Settlement was going unusually well and looked like being the first to challenge Gay Parade. Won By Good Ones. The Middle Park Plate is now regarded as a minor ‘'classic,” but some great horses have enrolled their names on the list of winners. Maxim, Carbine, Bloodshot, Gold Medallist. Conqueror, Menschikoff. Cruciform, Achilles. Machine Gun, Antagonist, Autumnus. Biplane, Winning Hit, Gloaming. Glentruin, Agrion, I’mk Coat, Silver Ring. Silver Scorn. Wild Chase, Paper Slipper. and Defaulter among them. It was in the Plate that Silver Scorn 9.11 established her record of 1.9 2-5 (since equalled by Dark Flight). Silver Scorn had a nor'west gale behind her. On (he same day Crash, a poor hack, was credited with 1.9 -1-5. Perhaps the best gallop seen in the Middle Park was Gloaming’s 1.10 2-5. The old tthnmpion cantered in five lengths ahead of 'Nincompoop (winner of the Breeders’ Plate at Randwick I with his head in his chest, on a calm afternoon. It was in .'this race that the Greenwood trio, Gloaming. Nincompoop and Chignon, filled all the places.

Answers to C'orrespmwlents. ‘Wes-No.’’ Otaki. (1) £l/7/6. (2) £2/2/6. (3) £l/6/-. (4'l £2/1/6. (5) £l/13/-. (6) £l/14/6. (7) £l/10/-. ‘‘Constant Reader,” Palea: (1) £lO. (2) £5/1/-. "Sport,” Taihnpe: £7/12/6 and £2 11/-. “H. 8.. Clive: A. ‘‘distance” in racing is 240 yards. “Awkward.” Waverloy: (1) First favourite. (2) 14/-.