PAGURANGA FORM

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 279, 22 August 1944, Page 7

PAGURANGA FORM

Marked Improvement Of Sir Dingle

(By

St. Simon.)

Forest Glen, winner of the valuable Pakuranga Hunt Cup Steeplechase at Kb lerslie on Saturday, was al » 0 . n t , h P. ? of the race last year, hut not till the stewards had held an inquiry into bor up b> Huirangi Sun and reversed the J’mge s placing?. On that occasion Huirangi bun bored Forest Glen off the course in the last furlong and almost pinioned him to the outside fence. There was no doubt about Forest Glen's win on Saturday. He gave a faultless display of jumping'jail after running into second place tone ketoon going up the hill the last time he took the leader’s measure crossing the ast fence and won comfortably by two lengths. Forest Glen Is an aged gelding hr Msrnni from Madam Lobelia and ne> tber 0£ his parents appears in the Stud Book.

Casualties. , . ... Surpeen. who was pulled up running of the Homeby Steeplechase at Riccarton because of wind trouble and sent home to Auckland, was a competitor in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup, but hadl to be pulled up again because of the same trouble. Abbey Lu, who "’as one of the well-fancied candidates. fell half-jay through the race. The Hawera candidate Pekoe winner of a maiden steeplechase at Marton recently, was never in a prominent position and finished a long way behind the placed horses. Two on End. Travancore scored his second huruje success on end when he won the Harr Hurdles at Ellerslie. He was t'esltamed behind the leaders in the ear!y running. but was always in a handy position and came away at the end to win easily. There was some criticism of the handling of the favourite. Good Armour, who was nearly last in a strung-out field for the part of the race, hut finished very fast into fourth place when the race was almost over.

Victory Lass Unlucky. Victory Lass was considered unlucky not to win the second of the hirst Svlvia Park Handicap at Ellerslie, as she missed the jump out and was one of tne last three In a strung-out field and then managed to run second.

Best Win to Date. Sir Dingle, winner of the Jellicoe Handicap at the Pakuranga meeting, is a Blx-year-old gelding by the Catmint horse Sargon, from Howick, a mare not in the Stud Book, and he is a recent graduate from the hack division. He has improved with age, and on Saturday was second into the straight and had the race won at the distance, going on to score easily by a length and a half. Sir Dingle is trained for the Schlschka Brothers by F. E. McManemin, a member of a well-known racing family and a former racing journalist till he took up training about three years ago.

Sprendeagled the Field. - Tiger Tan, winner of the Admiralty Handicap at Ellerslie, is a four-year-old gelding by Cambria Park from Lysis. He went into the lead at the end of two furlongs and after that he ran away from the field, winning by 10 lengths. The second favourite, My Bonnie, drew’ an outside position and was never prominent.

Tam King’s I’rogress. Tara King, who was kept in light exercise at Trentham throughout the winter, is now being asked to do a little more work in preparation for spring racing. The Derby winner is carrying little lumber and may not. need a great deal of work before he is ready to race. From Blenheim. „ „ T A recent addition to H. B. Lorigan s team at Trentham is the five-year-old gelding Sherwood Forest, who previously (rained in Blenheim. He had seven starts last season and won onee at the Marlborough meeting in February.

No Early programme. The relatives, 'Bridge Acre and Al-Slrat, are not being taken to the Wanganui Bpring meeting 'but will open the new season in October, probably with a race at Masterton as a prelude to fulfilling engagements at tlie Wellington spring meeting. Bridge Acre has done very little work since being brought In from her winter spell. JJer two-year-old fullbrother, who cost Mr. Cheesman IfiOOgns. nt the sales in January, is making up into nn attractive horse. A Good Typo. Hormuz, who was the highest-priced yearling of his season, is now starting to make progress under W. Bryce's care at Trentham. He had seven starts as a tw’O-year-old, at the last of which he finished n close third to Periwig and Black Simon at the Canterbury Easter meeting. Hormuz was a late November foal, which probably accounts for his failure to show the early form for which the other progeny of Rippling Waters were noted. He is now thickening out, and Is one of the niccstlooking three-year-olds in work at Trentham.

Cliango of Stables. The hurdler Mynet. who is raced by the former jockey A. Griffith, is now a member of A. Goodmau’e team. Fighting Fit, . . Macedoine, whose stake winnings oi £3935 placed her third in the list of winning horses and first among those of her sex last season, continues to make good progress in her preparation at Trentham. Previously a lean type of mare, she is holding her condition well, and should be in first-class order when she opens the new season dn October.

Still In the South. N. T. Davis remained at Riccarton after the Grand National meeting, and may race Flndon at the Ashburton meeting on September 16. Findon is now out of >a.cks, and the most suitable event tor h4n l at Ashburton would he the Prit> c ‘Pal handlcap, run over a mile and a quaiter. ine distance of the hack race he won at Riccarton was nine furlongs.

CI W ,B H. O Hume did not bring Great March home with the other members who took part at Riccarton. 3-he horse has joined C. G. Humphries’s March is a full-brother to the Winter Hurdles winner, Borak, and a go hl3 track galloper he does not reproduce nis form in public.

Career Probably Finished. Ttn«hAfter the Grand National meeting Bash ful Lady did not return to Gore with J. R. Cochrane's team. She has been left under the care of H. Nurse, and as she has reached a position in the weights from which it will be difficult f or J lo ' to f 7 1 " her owner intends disposing of her for brood mare. She has begun a spell and will not be trained again. Next in tlie Autumn. After being in constant work for a year the Wellington-owned Gulf Stream, winner of the Brabazon Handicap and B inter Cup, has been turned out for a spell, lb is at his best in soft going, and alter a few months in the paddock he will be got ready to resume racing in tlie autumn. Gulf Stream has been a good winner for Mr Lang, having won £2OBO in two ® ea * sons. He'cost 285 guineas as a yearling. Not Too Solid. . ~ There was big support for Notary in tne Woolston Handicap at the Grand National meeting, but once again lie failed to run the distance out solidly. Hp was ritlden by the apprentice W. Carter, who nursed him all tlie wav and reserved him tor a short final effort, but Kaitoa and Bridgehead proved too good for him, and the seven furlongs a little too far.

Galloped On. Tlie first day winner Royal Greek was galloped on during the running of the August Handicap on the second day at Riccarton.

Jockeys Retained. Mr M. J Moodabe, Auckland, will have first call on W. J. Broughton’s services this season, and A. Stokes, who is now settled at Trentham with P. Spratt, lias been retained by Mr ; C. 14. Robertson, who supervises the racing of a large team of horses which are being trained in New Zealand for owners resident in India. Related to Khurja. Fortitude, a well developed three-year-old by Broiefort from Nurse Nightingale, 1h the latest addition to C. G. Humphries's stalile at Riccarton. Fortitude has had onlv two races, running unplaced in tlie niaiden event al Hie Cliristehureli Hunt meeting and in Hie Cush mere Plate at tlie Grand National fixture. Fortitude’s dam is a hall-sister by Night Raid to Klin ria.

Grigg .Stakes Candidate. Air Ace, winner of two novice events at Ricca Hon, has resumed work after an easy time since he won the Cashmere Plate. Air Ace possesses brilliant, speed, and his next, appearance will be against others of his age in the John Grigg Stakes, run at Ashburton on September 16. Trained by Owner. Evidently (he Auckland report that Travancore had rejoined R. S. Bagby’s stable was premature. The race card for the I’akuranga meeting shows that Travancore is still trained bv his part-owner, Mr. A. W. Meikle, who lias been responsible for the horde’s education as a jumper. Back to the Flat. Though ho showed plenty of promise when he won as a hurdler at Trentham, Paladeo came to grief twice at the Grand National meeting and C. C. McCarthy intends returning him to Hat racing for the time being.

Won Five Times. A. E. Ellis, who was injured a year ago in a bud race accident at Ellerslie, is still unable to resume bis culling. He was a spectator at the Grand National meet ng and is now able to get about with m cr {rcedom than was the case a few inonths ago. Ellis has a good record In the Grand National Hurdles, having ridden five winners. The first was on Penury Rose in 1925. and then followed harncliffe in 1927, Padishah in 1938 aud 1939, and The Dozer in 1911. Turned Out. ... The hurdlers Sandy Cape and le Kawlti, trained by C. J. Thomson, have been turned out and their places are shortly to he taken by Alethea and Tintern. / Additional Acceptor. , Black Saleve was omitted from the telegraphed list of acceptors for the »eraroa Stakes, at the combined hunt meeting to be held at Hawera this week. To Be Rested. , Immediate, the star hack .of the Wellington July meeting, failed in his efforts in open company at Riccarton, though he ran two fair races. He has had a goon deal of racing and travelling during the winter, a programme which does not suit many of the Siegfried breed, and he is to be spelled for a few mouths.