THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 308, 23 September 1943, Page 5

THE RACING WORLD

LAST COLT FROM THE BEGUM High Opinions Formed Of Nawab (By St. Simon.) „ucklanders are unanimous in their opnion that Nawab. the two-year-old iul - brother to High Caste and Nizam, will rank among the best tit his age this season. lie is. being trained by L. N. Bagiis for his breeder. Mr. .A. J. McGovern, and most, likely will make his debut in the Auckland Welcome Stakes at Ellerslie on October 2. Nawab will be the last but one o£ the progeny of The Begum to race as she died in May. To date her progeny have won £50,363. Her winners have been Mazir, Stretto. Arvakur. High Caste, Boyal .Descent and Nizam. Her last leal before she died was a filly by liolnn Goodfellow. She was in foal to Chatsworth at the time of her death. Gulf Stream Goes Home. Gulf Stream, winner of the wangantii Guineas, returned to Riccarton last, night. He is not engaged in the Dunedin Guineas, but may be brought to Trentham in October for the Wellington Guineas. Gull Stream was trained for his two-year-old racing at Foxton by V. E. Bryant, but owing to sickness introduced to Foxton bv a mounted unit, Mr. Lang transferred his horses to Biccarton, where C. G. Humphries has trained them since.

Bisky Practice. Putting up large quantities of overweight on green maidens when they commence racing ean become a risky practice, as has been proved by the unusual incident in which Sal’s Pal was involved at Geraldine on Saturday. This horse’s only previous start was a week earlier at Ashburton. when he carried 2311 b. overweight in the Novice Stakes and finished well up just out of a place. At Geraldine Sal’s Pal was weighted 8.7, carried 9.1, and won. Though he was disqualified for the race through an unfortunate irregularity for which bis connexions could not be held responsible, his performance will be regarded as a winning one when he is next weighted. He may not fare so badly, as the race was a maiden handicap in which there were only 71b. between the topweight and those on the minimum. But Sal’s Pal carried 9.1. which was a pound above the topweight, and will have to pay the penalty for it, though his owner has won no stake money. Sal’s Pal is raced by Air. J. B. Giles, Gore. Making Progress.

Latest reports about the health of Mr. •Tames Bull, president of the Marton Jockey Club, who has been in hospital for some weeks, are that he is now making progress toward recovery. A New Trainer.

A provisional trainer’s licence lias been granted to It. J. Belcher, who Is setting up at Trentham in T. Yates's stables. Belcher, who rode in New South Wales during a five years’ apprenticeship to J. W. Cook, came to New Zealand in 1938 under engagement to T. R. George. After working a year with George, Belcher enlisted in the Air Force and served overseas for three years and a half in England and the Middle East. Keeping in Trim.

Platform has been kept in regular light exercise since the Grand National meeting and a southern report states that he is in excellent order to commence his preparation for the big spring meetings. Neptune’s Fee.

Neptune, the first son of Hyperion to be imported to New Zealand, will stand at a fee of luOgns.

Mates for Buttle Song. Administration, dam of Lord Chancellor, and her daughter Justina (by Foxbridge) are Battle Song at the Inglewood Stud this season. Now at Ellerslie.

Kesingold. who was formerly trained in Taranaki, is now a member of F. E. McMancmin’s team at Ellerslie. He is a hard puller in his work, but has schooled well lately over the fences on the flat at Ellerslie. He has an engagement in the steeplechase at the Auckland spring meeting. Hands.

Sporting Sister, a full-sister to Sporting Blood, is now in the team prepared at Hastings by 11. Benge and I-I. J. Last spring at Napier Park. Sporting Sister showed some form in hack stayers’ races, but lameness has restricted her career. iShe is now the property of Mr. IH. Frederickson, Dannevirke. well known a few years back as a leading hockey player in Hawke’s Bay. Trainer KecoyereiL

Friends of the (Hastings trainer, W. €. Griffith, will be pleased to learn that he has now recovered from his recent severe illness and has reappeared on the Hastings track.

Jockey Married. The jockey, T. <T. (“Tony”) Boyle, first horseman to the Hazlett istablc, was married in Invercargill on Saturday. Mis First Success.

When Kilcato won the final event at the Geraldine meeting on .Saturday he was having his first success in a race. He is an aged gelding .by Pink Coat from Kilris, a Kilboy mare which Mr. W. K. Kemball raced with fair success in the early 1320’5. 3lr, W. Barr, who races Kilcato on lease from Mr. P. F. Campbell, decided that if he did not make a showing in .Saturday's race he would return the horse to his owner.

ITavvke’g Bay Handicaps. Handicaps for the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s spring meeting on October 2 are -due to appear tomorrow. Acceptances close on Tuesday.

Yearling Sale Entries. Entries of yearlings for the national thoroughbred sales to <be held at Trentham in January, will close on October 3.

Talcnta for Sale. Talenta, who is still at (Riccarton after pulling up unsound during the running of the Grand National Hurdles, is on the private sale list, the price asked for her being 350 guineas. Talenta is by Tidcrace from Talari, a Chief Kuler marc whose second <lam, D’Oro, was a full-sister to Desert Gold.

Ecased Till March. The lease of tSilver Mask from. F. C. Christie to W. McEwan has been, renewed for a period ending on March 1 next year. A New Owner.

Mr. D. W. McClurg, Lower Hutt, who is shortly to figure as an owner, has registered his colours as red. black striped sleeves.

Change of Stables. The Posterity -gelding Our Pat, raced by (Mrs. A. Laie, New Plymouth, has joined up with L. Knapp’s team at Awapuni. Knapp also trains Park Light, a recent Riccarton winner, for Mr. Lile.

Back to Takanini. A. Tinker, who has trained for some time at Pukekohe, has returned to Takanini with his small team, the mainstay of which is Gaymiss, a winner during the winter. Preparing for Trentham. A Riccarton report states that Good Scout and Lord Advocate are two handicap horses who are going along nicely in their preparations for the Wellington October meeting.

Karing in Australia. The Hobartvillo iStakcs, one of the first of the 'season’s races in New uSoutli Wales :for three-year-olds, -was von. 'by Flight, a (bay colt 'by '.Royal fitep from the New . Zealand-bred mare Lambent (Tractor — 'Dazzling Light, (by Kilbroney—-fSinjper). : Flight was bought as a yearling for 60 guineas, and last season as a two-year-oid won £3834. He scored five wins, a second and a third in eight starts, his wins including the A.JJC. Champagne Stakes.

A Favour?tT J for the Melbourne Cup till deposed by The Joker was a three-year-old colt named Lawrence. lie had live starts as a two-year-old. winning at his last outing the Gibson Carmichael Stakes at Flemington on Australian Cup day in March. At his first start this season he beat the hot favourite, Action, in the Chatsworth Plate for three-year-olds, and is now in favour for the Melbourne Cup and the Caulfield Guineas and Victoria Derby. Lawrence is -by -Law Maker (son of PhaJarjs and the St. Leger winner Book Lav/) from Gay Element by Comedy King (son of Per.simmon) from Karunda by Planndes (son of St. Simon). iPageant (Australian Cup), Burrabadeen (Eclipse Stakes), Blackadder (Epsom Handicap) and 'Wilari IV.R.C. sSires’ Produce .Stakes, Derby. Oaks and 'St. Leger) come from this family. Distinction For Blue Fetor.

Bine Peter, the son of Fairway, who was tlir best three-year-old in England in 1039, and who is a half-brother to Mr. .J. E. Alexander’s Hyperion horse Neptune, was represented on the English turf for th? first time this season. His first runner was Blue Cap, and she gained distinction for her sire by scoring at. her first start. Like Bine (Peter and Neptune, <shc raced in the ccdours of Lord Rosebery, when she easily won tlie Foxton Stakes at Newmarket. Blue Cap has another New Zealand interest also, .•is she is related, on her dam’s side to Battle .Song, her grand-dam, Bongrace, a daughter of Spion Kop. being not only by the same sire, but very closely related maternally to Cradle Song, the dam of Battle (Song. Dundela, one of the best two-year-olds in Ireland this season, is also a grand-daughter of Cradle Song.

The Pahiatua Racing Club has been granted permission lu hold its annual meeting on January 29 at Woodville.

Th" death occurred at the Wellington Hospital on Tuesday of T. Yates, who formerly trained horses at Trent ham. A year ago Yates vas crushed by Genghiz Khan, and the injuries be received caused complications which ultimately led to bis death. He was in hospital for several months. Training Again.

Kelleher formerly bf

mid now located at Tmibcrenikau, is resuming training and has ibccn granted a licence.

Answers to Inquiries. •’Bill,” Miramar: Unless you stipulated the 'bracket you are not on. “Jim,” Petoue: Lnstik was scratched for the Apprentices’ Handicap at. the Wanganui meting at 2 p.m. on Septenibee 17. ■Mum,” Wellington: £O/7/«. ".Hard Up,” Kinton: j;2/0/6. “■Punter,” Nelson: .Scottish Bale did not contest the Geraldine Cup. 'To several inquirers: Burberry did not start in the 'Squatters’ Handicap at Geraldine.