HORSES GO SOUTH

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 267, 7 August 1941, Page 3

HORSES GO SOUTH

Centrepoise Makes The Trip NOTES AND COMMENTS Military Occupy Avondale (By The Watcher.) The following horses were shipped south last night for Grand National meeting engagements:—Master Cyklou, Darag, Hyderabad, Secptre, Mansura, Esquire, King Rey, Son and Heir, I’rinee Shad, Centrepoise, Pioneer, Silver Mask. Cup Rider. . A. Jenkins will ride Centrepoise in the Winter Cup.

A Memorable Grand National. One of (be most extraordinary Grand Nationals occurred in ISbl, the last year that the race was run on alternate courses before being shifted permanently to Riccarton, In 1881. the race was run at Timaru and provided a memorable contest. ■ Among the competitors was Agent, who had two earlier Nationals to hjs credit; Mousetrap, the winner, of 1878; Clarence, ridden by Fred Hedge; and Sailor Boy. By the time the second-last jump was reached, only Clarence, Agent and Sailor Boy were standing up. At this obstacle Agent had a commanding lead, and, being such a safe jumper, looked to have the result in safe keeping. Then the unexpected happened, as a blunder at the fence saw, Lunn and Agent part company. The rider was temporarily knocked out, and Agent made the hest of his opportunity to get a bite of grass. This mishap left the issue to Hedge on Clarence and J. Poole on Sailor Boy, victory resting with the latter after a hard-fought finish. On weighing in, Hedge at once entered a protest against Sailor Boy on the ground that, be han missed a fence, and this objection was subsequently upheld. Wasting no time. Hedge ran back to where Agent was still contentedly feeding, and completed the course on Butler's old favourite, thereby achieving the unique distinction of having ridden the first and second horses in a Grand National.

Bridegroom. Bridegroom has not yet gone to Kiccarton, but he has recovered from bis soreness and was given a strong gallop over two miles at Awapuni on Tuesday. Chat jumped well over the steeplechase country.

Military Taking Over Avondale. The Avondale Jockey Club has been advised by the military authorities that its racecourse will be occupied for some time to come, and the suburban club is now making arrangements to hold its meetings at Ellerslie. The Auckland Racing Club is not likely to be unfavourable to the proposal, and once approval of the Auckland District Committee, the New Zealand Racing Conference, and the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Parry, is obtained, the arrangements will soon be finalized. Some years ago, when the present course was being laid down, the Avondale Jockey Club held a number of meetings at Ellerslie,, and the arrangement worked very satisfactorily. Avondale is donating its profits to patriotic purposes, and no doubt the terms under which the Auckland Racing Club will allow it to make use of Ellerslie will be favourable. The Avondale Jockey Club will hold three meetings this season, the dates for which have been approved as follows; —Spring meeting, September 13 and 15; mid-spring meeting, November 8 and lOj and autumn meeting, April 11 and 13.

On the Sale List. The North Islander Noble , Fox , is among the horses listed for sale in Christchurch during Grand National week. Otaki Trainer for Rotorua. Kr.hi Webster, the promising youug Otaki trainer, has been appointed private trainer to Mr. Richards, Rotorua, and will leave with his family to take up bis new appointment this week.

A Big Win. Trainer J. T. Jamieson was represented by a winner at the Moorefield meeting on Saturday, winning the Three-Year-Old Handicap, six furlongs, with Cacique, who started a hot favourite, and won by a head. Cacique is a brown colt by El Cacique from Native Bee, and has won previously. He was the medium of a big plunge, mainly by Jamieson’s patron, Mr. H. Tancred.

Sydney Handicaps. Latest advices from Australia show that Session, winner of the Wakeful Stakes and Victoria Oaks at Flemington, and the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick, is firm favourite for the Epsom Handicap over Evergreen and High Caste, while Lucrative retains his position as favourite for the Metropolitan Handicap over Beau Vite, Gundagai and Veiled Threat,

At Flemington. ~,,,, Kanuri, winner of the Moondah 1 late at Flemington on Saturday, was awarded the race on a protest after Contact had won by two lengths. This fact was not mentioned in the cableu results. A, Reed, on Portico, and 1. Rohloff, on Davanthus, were two former New Zealainl jockeys who were successful at the same meeting.

Taking No Risks. At racecourses in the State of New York, each horse is examined thoroughly in its stall an hour or two before posttime of the race in which it is scheduled to run. This examination consists of an eye test, temperature, heart, respiration, and a check-up for soreness and lameness or other ailment which might prevent _:i satisfactory performance. A record is made of tliis examination, and the groom in charge is required to sign a duplicate examination slip, a copy of which he retains. Answers to Correspondents. “Lucky,” Wanganui: (1) £lB/0/0. (~) £2 ”J 2 S.}’ Paremata: £9/13/-; £3/12/-. “Old Bill,” City: £6/16/-.