WELLINGTON CUP

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 68, 14 December 1944, Page 9

WELLINGTON CUP

Elimination Conditions Retained

(By St. Simon.) The programme for SX 'days o’A JaTuSl-y and January 22, akl a patriotie Jan uar v has been circulated, 1 in” ton CUP. of £5009, is restricted to thrnc-vear-olds and upward who have won a imee to the value t>£ £350 or more, or races to the collective value ot Lodi) or more, to the winuer. In the event ot the number of acceptors exceeding the bUlc ty number of 29 the field will r ed“ c ed as follows • ll) Aged horses who have not won a fiat race lor 12 months prior to the date of acceptance. (2) Horses who have not won a flat race to the value to the winner or races to the co.ltctlye value of £750. (3) By sectional ■ bal lot. Entries for tlie three days racing arc due on Jauuary 4. A.R.C. Railway Handicap. The three placed horses in the Auckland Railway Handicap last year, Sweet Biscuit, Koi liagi and Sleepy Fox, are engaged agaiu in this year’s contest. t? weet Biscuit, who won last year with 7.12, is now up to 8.9, a rise of 111 b. Koi Ragl, who was ’second last year with 8.8, will carry 9.0, a rise o£ 51b.: and Sleepy Fox, who was third with 8.6, is topweight in this year’s race with 10.2, a rise of 241 b. Koi Ragi thus comes in on the best terms, and as he is well seasoned with recent racing he will be oue of the best tancied runners.

l.or<l Chancellor Pleases. A fine gallop over seven furlougs by Lord Chancellor, and smart sprints by Sleepy Fox, Landfire, Inkspot, Corsac, Hazroy, Callinun aud- Beau Dink were features of Tuesday’s training at Takaniui on the outside gruss. Lord Chan* cellor conceded Jeff fully six lengths as they left the seven furlongs and galloping' in splendid style, was with his companion at the finish in 1.28 2-5. The first three furlongs was run in 36. Lord Chancellor is fast coming to form. SJeepy Fox sprinted half a mile in 48 4-5. working freely. On the Schooling List. Following her unruly display On the second day of the New Zealand Cup meeting, Qui Tam has been added to the schooling list, which makes her ineligible for entry in Hat races. She is a four-year-old mare by Solicitor-General from Chidden and is owned by Mr. E. Laurenson. Names Registered. The speedy Croupier mare Pay Roll foaled this season a lilly to Battle Song which has been named Gratuity. The Robin Goodfellow —Okanagan two-year-old colt trained by H. B. Lorigan for Mr, E-. E. Brooking, Wellington, will race aa Jolly Goodfellow.

Half-sister to Grilse. Included in the team which F. Roberts is bringing north for the Manawatu and Wairarapa meetings is the three-year-old maiden filly Quick Rise, a half-sister by Siegfried' to the Welcome Stakes winner Grilse. She is raced by her breeder, Mr. E. E. Steele, and has had only four starts to date. She showed plenty of speed to run with the leaders to the straight in the maiden event each day at the New Zealand Cup meeting. Horse Deregistered.

Mr. Deeds, a five-year-old gelding by Mr. Standfast from Lady Grant, has been deregistered by the president of the Racing Conference under rule 107 a. Mr. Deeds has not raced since his two-year-old season, when he was raced by Messrs. J. Lawrence and V. Viscoe, who subsequently sold him.

Son of Dane. Mr. Ebb Simpson has not had a horse racing for some time, but will shortly be represented again by a two-year-old named Flying Orders, who Is being put into work at Awapuni this week. Flying Orders is’ a brown gelding by Croupier from Liane, Mr. Simpson has won races with three generations of this family, Dane’s dam, Degage, and second dam, Miss de Vai, both being good winners in bis colours.

Wiggins for Typhoon. H. N. Wiggins, who rode Typhoon in the, C.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap, has been engaged to ride him in the Manawatu Cup and Wellington Cup. Early Returns. Two of the five horses sold at the dispersal of the late Mr. T. H. Lowry’s racing stock in October have already won for their new owners. The first was Lambourn, who scored at big odds in a handicap at Napier last month; and the other was White Cap, who won a maiden division at Woodville for her new owner, Mr. F. H. F, Wood, Wellington. White Cap is by Gynerium from White Gold, a smart Hunting Song mare from the Desert Gold family who had brilliant speed, but was difficult to train and was retired early to the stud. White Cap was one of the fastest horses trained at Hastings as a two-year-old, and she needs only to come solid to fie a good winner. Rehandicapped. It 111 ln tlle Bolton Handicap at the Woodville meeting, Sir Ringman has been rehandicapped 41b. to 7.4 in the Te Awamutu Cup, to be run at the Waina meeting on Saturday. « For Turanukl.

Northern stables will be well represented at the Taranaki and Stratford meetings. Among the first teams to travel was E. George’s, comprising General Burleigh, Gentry Icefloe and Raphael, who mouth Cila ” d ° n I,ueslla y for New Ply-

Moi'o for Now Zealand, hAJ' 10 ?? 011 , messl, ge reports that two thoroughbreds were bought lor New Zcaand by the British Bloodstock Agency at A~~ W T- e i k s , Ne y? n ’ ark et sales. One was the h,?‘ l zJii 13 )! 1 S i> I < allersllall , a four-year-old bay colt by Bahram out of Tojsharln, being bought on behalf of Wright Stenhenson and Co Ltd., for 360 g n g S . Hi? ou?y l a £', e Mildrcth Handicap at The ot,,er - Flesoli, is a twoJ aa t-old filly by Solario, and was bought for b ' si, E( ! ward ® tee] > °f Oamaru, or one lia® only run once hp. mg unplaced. Both will be sent to New Zealand when shipping i s available? Musket Blood.

One of the most improved hacks of tlie season ]s Financial, who qualified for ?vi Cn , . co, npany when lie won the Whariti Handicap at Woodville. He LnH I year-old entire bv InJihLon from Manurewa, a half-sister Financier 60 , 1 Lord Waitangi" Mr H r ™ ,S f acc . d by hls breeder, ii* □ , Edmunds, is rich in MhsL-pZ blood, which he derives from his sire Innnr? 0 ?’ ro 2 n dam’s sire, Spear Dance dam Cuiragn r es! SiGr ’ Wh ° Sir ° d hls fourth ’

Palfrey Recovering. land C U u ff n h m»cH icl nt t!le New ZeaJana cup meeting, Palfroy on [ r n C idoing exercise He is 11% nevi l ake , m . orc Serious tasks during PnnnTn ' veek to determine whether his Dunedin Cup engagement will be continned. lie won this race Jast year. I’ivo From South.

■Saint Joachim and Dasli o’ Dink, who arc acceptors for the Otaki meeting this week, are members of G. Ridgway's Rlecarton team. Dash o’ Dink did not race at the New Zealand Cup meeting as he was sore. Saint Joachim is a half-brother by Night Raid to Cordny, and Tan a little below expectations at Riecarton, but showed good form immediately prior to the cup meeting. Date Applied For.

The Stratford, Egmont and Opunnkc Racing Clubs have decided to hold the extra day’s racing that was recently granted to them at the Stratford racecourse. Application is being made for Saturday, March 17. If tills Is granted, a good Taranaki circuit will result. The Egmont meeting is at Hawera on March 3 and the’ Taranaki Jockey Club’s meeting 1« at New Plymouth on March 10. The three meetings fall just before Easter.

Rlccarton Meetings. A non-totalizator summer meting will he held by the Canterbury Jockey Club on February 3. There will be three races, Including the Middle Park Plate, the stakes and conditions being the same as last year. It is proposed Io use the special permit for a patriotic meeting by extending the autumn meeting to three days, as iv.is done last year. The South Canterbury Jockey Club will apply for May 11) for the additional permit allotted to it by the Racing Conference. Hula Chief Destroyed. As ho was suffering from an ailment from which he did not appear likely to recover. Hula Chief was recently destroyed. He was a six-year-old gelding by Colossus from Morl, dam of the smart sprinter Rakahanga.

Promising Hack. Weld Conn, who failed only by a neck to win the Otalo Plate, one mile and a half, has been turned out and will not race again till the autumn. He is still developing, and a good spell at this stage will do him good. He is a very promising hack. Fillies* Turn.

No filly has won the Duneflin Champagne Stakes since Fracas scored in 1233, but Psalm looks like breaking the run this year. Psalm proved herself tire best of the South Island two-year-olds at Riecarton, but each day slip was hanging out at the end of live furlongs, mid a potential stnyer might prove troublesome to her over the six furlongs of tlie Chmnoagnc Stakes. Answers fo Inquiries. . “Shino.” Wellington: (1) £B/10/-and £1 19/6. (2) £2/2/6 and £l/6/6. (3) £2 17 “P.P,M.,” Levin; (1) £35. (2) £l2/13/6.

(3) £24/8/6 and £9/9/-. (1) £3; £6/10/-. ‘‘Barney,” Turaklna: Unless you have a vice versa arrangement for funds betting you are on The Vulture in the Otaio Plate only. “Hunto," Palmerston North: (1) £5/4/6 and £3/10/-. (2) £l/6/6. (3) £2/11/-. (4) £2. (5) £2/7/6. “Baggs,” Gisborne: £5/18/6. ’•’L.S.G.,” Hastings: Diamond King was scratched for the Bolton Handicap ‘at 8.50 a.m. on December 8. “R.D.,” Wellington: (1) £l7/16/- and £4/4/-. (2) £B/0/6 and £2/11/6. “T.U..” Foxton: (1) £3/7/6 aud £l/0/6, first day; £l/2/- second day. (2) both £l/19/-, ji “Muye,” Wellington: (1) £4/4/-. (2) £2 “j.M.,’’ Petone: There is a trotting meeting nt Westport on December 26 aud 27. “Curious," Marton: (1) Broughton rode Tribal Night, Duality. Tussock, Farcical and Foxuda at Woodville. (2) £9/1/6 and £2/18/-. \ “Starter.” Te Horo: See previous answer. “Reader," Wanganui: Derryogue and Barrbsa both rau unplaced in their engagements at Bulls.

“Mary Jo,” Palmerston North: You are on Mary Jo only and cannot . bet funds back on Alethea. “Blue,” Woodville; (1) £3/8/- and £1 7/6. (2) £2/8/- and £l/13/-. (3) £7/12/aud £3/12/-. (4) £2/13/- and £2/0/0. (o) £2O and £4/12/-. (6). £l/15/-. (7) £4 1/-. (8) £2/17A. (9) £2/15/6. (10) £l3 4/6