PROSPECTS FOR THE AUTUMN

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 120, 14 February 1941, Page 11

PROSPECTS FOR THE AUTUMN

Aqueduct Doing Well NOTES AND COMMENTS

Orelio May Run In Thompson

(By

The Watcher.)

Aqueduct, the half-brother to Gold Rod. has now raced live times, ami his latest form at Auckland and Wellington suggests that he will be among the leading juveniles before the close of the autumn racing. He particularly impresses as likely to shine over a longer journey than he has hitherto tackled. Hastings reports state that. Aqueduct continues to go on the right way.

Leased. , . The Laughing Prince mare litter has been leased by D. McCauley. Cup Candidates. Mrs. J. Campbell holds a strong hand in the Dunedin Cup, as in addition to having Royal Chief engaged for Mr. A. K Firth, she also has Wardress, who carries her own colours. They are training on well and both may be tn the field. In the case of Wardress, however, it will depend on a suitable rider being available.

Opunake Officials. Mr. L. G. Morris will act as starter and Mr. A. V. O'Brien as judge at the Opunake Racing Club's meeting on Saturday.

High weight Form. Black Musk's form at Rotorua, where he was a winner each day, and tlie success also of Happy Ending at the same meeting confirms the highw eight toim at the Wellington Summer meeting.

Siglow. ■ . . , Siglow had 91b. above the minimum at his last start, fourth m the Ihorndon Handicap at W'ellingtou last month behind Trench Fight, Gayest bon and W inning Ilival. Over the same distance in the Hot Springs at Te Arohn he is J bib. above the minimum, but the class is not so strong.

Route March Recovered. The season’s leading two-year-old. Route March, has had a joint in front since, the Auckland Summer meeting. As a matter of fact he was lame before he raced, but the trouble became more acute after the meeting and he had to be treated and spelled. Route March is making a good recovery and should be fit again for the autumn meetings.

0 Orelio, who ran second to Kathbella in last year's Thompson Handicap, is a possibility to compete again this year, but it is not certain. With Iroud lox now out of the stable, and -V'vakui unreliable. F. Smith has only Orelio as a likely Trcntham candidate, though it is possible he may decide to bring Cambria down again.

Hurdle Recruit. The improved hack Miss Leighoi , h< been given schooling over the hurdles at Hawera since the Egmont meeting.

Club’s Action Endorsed. (•„ n terOn the second day of the Cantu burv Park Trotting Club's meeting on January 2 M. Holmes was fined £-0 for “jostling” when driving handuskj in the Selwyn Handicap. At last weeks meeting of the Board of the New Zealand q’rottiiig Association the evidence gicn before the judical committee was reviewed and there was a long discussion before members decided to endorse e action of the club, 'fhere was also a mi„gestion that there had been team drmn„. has shown her best form on the Hawera track, but she has also raced well at Wellington on occasions and it s c retains her present good condition theie is no reason why she ehouJd not win again before long.

English Bred. , C C. McCarthy has acquired the lease of an English-bred two-year-old colt, who was passed in at 220 guineas at the 1 rentham sales last month His sire, A|> 1 the Fifth, winner ot the Derby for M . Tom AValls, is by Crag an Eran by bunstar, while his dam, Caerlaverock by LI langowan. son of Lemberg, traces to Canterbury Pilgrim.

Interest in Apprentices’ School. letter has been received by the aus tralian Joekey Club from the Japanese Horse Racing Association at Lokto, asking for particulars of the school for apprentice 1 riders. The letter «ta es hat the association has been intciested i scheme to train jockeys and attendants, and had been informed of the success ot the A.J.C. school. Onunalte Timetable. The timetable at. Opunake tomorrow is as follows: 12.0. Hurdles; 1-4 o Borough Stakes: 1.30. Electric Handicap , 2.15 Opunake Cup; 3.0, Alan Good Memorial: 3.45. .Juvenile Handicap; 4 30, Flying Handicap: 5.15, I’residents Hack. In the published list of acceptances the Electric Hack was shown as the second race and the Borough Stakes as the third, whereas it is the reverse.

From South Canterbury. Tim two-year-old Stainless. by Alan Pal from Monoxide, now a member of G. Price's team in Sydney, has been showiii.. good form lately, and in two starts finished second to Astrid, one of the best of her age in Australia. Monoxide a good performer in her day, is also dam of Custodian and terne Abbas, two „ood winners by Lord Warden. Stainless v> ■ sold privately at the 1939 yearling sales at Trcntham, and a sister realized 1-» guineas last month, being purchased bj Sir George Allan. Sydney.

Beau livre. , . , G. Price is experiencing a good dial of trouble with P.eaulivre, who has been sore oIT and on since he resumed work at Kandwiek. Recently the horse was "alloped. to see if it was worth while to go on with him for autumn engagements in Melbourne, lie performed better, and as he figures among the acceptors tor the Futurity Stakes, to bo decided this month, it seems certain he will be seen in important Victorian events, lie was hopelesslv beaten in the spring in the Epsom Handicap, when he was a paper certaintv and then won the Caulfield Cup, so'possibly he will overcome his difficulties again, though he does not look so good a proposition this time.

In lie News Again. , , , Mr. Alan Cooper and Gold Salute have been in the news again. A hot favourite, the Lord Warden gelding finished seventh in the Challenge Stakes at Bandwiek. .-.nd his owner, trainer (G. Price), and rider (1). Munro) received a “please explain” notice. It was half an hour before they were told that the explanation was accepted. Mr. Cooper shouldered th? blame. “I have made some mistakes in my career,” said Mr. .Cooper, “but this was the worst. 1 had forgotten to tell the trainer that Gold Salute objects to racing in rings.” The horse likes to gallop with his head up, and rings on the reins keep it down. Price put the rings on t<> keep Gold Salute from lugging out. Munro made the rather uniazfng' admission that he did not know the horse was wearing rings. The A.J.C. Committee has called for notes on the inquiry.

Answers t’> Coriespondents. “Dominion,*’ Waiters : In a funds bet the money goes on the first-named horse first, start. If your facts are correct you are on White Ita.inh first start. "J. 5.. Paremata : (1) £3/15/(i; (3) £7/17/(1: (3) £3/1(1/-; (-1) £3/1(1/-.