THE TURF

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 138, 11 June 1920, Page 2

THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Half-a-dozen New Zealand horses were handicapped in the Hurdle Race on the opening day of the A.J.C. Meeting. They were Thrace 12.2, Silent Way 11.2",.British Arch 11.2, Lochella 10.12, Fisher 10.2, aild Kilowatt 9.4. Thrace, who had 41b more than he received in the Great Northern, wa6 scratched. He is meeting Lochella on a stone better terms than in the Great Northern race. Lochella will have to put tip 101b penalty, which will increase hia impost to 11.8. That is a stone and five pounds niore.tiian he will liavs to carry at Flemingfoti. 11. J. Mason is making arrangements to get away to Sydney next week with Gloaming and other members of his team. Oakleigh, winner of the Maiden Steeplechase at Ellerslie, was not produced on the second, day at Elletslie, but made up for it on the concluding day, when he won the Tamaki Steeplechase, and according to the telegraphed report, later in the day contested the Winter Steeplechase. While being schooled at headquarters one morning this week Cyrca came to grief, but fortunately T. Young, who was in the saddle, got off without injury. It is suggested that an improvement would be effected by shifting the schooling hurdles from their present positions, as there is a depression in the ground on both the take-off and landing side. The Auckland handicapper had reason to alter his estimate of some of. the jumpers nt the recent meeting. When Thrace and Mill o' Gowrie met for the first time at the meeting in the Campbell Hurdles, the latter had 191b the wprst of it as compared with the Grand National Hurdles, but never gave her opponent a look in. The full brother to Rossini and the bay colt, by Martian from imported Trichrts. recently joined J. W. Lowe's team, and are going through the break-ing-in process preparatory to going into training. The New South Wales youngsters are worked of an afternoon in company with a well-grown colt by Bonifoi'm —luflocelice. The injuries which prevented Coalition from competing at the Dunedin Meeting could not have been anything.serious, as advice lias been received to the effect that since his return to Riccarlon he hns I been one of the regular workers there. j Countess Acrasia, the new Australasian re'eord holder, is owned by Mr. E. G. Blume, and is the last foal of Acrasja, also owned by the Queensland sportsman at the time of her death. The winners of the three principal races on the concluding day of the Auckland Meeting had raced consistently on the; previous days, and deserved their successes. -Messrs. RMdiford 'Bros, have cisposed of Sunny Jim, a gelding by Sunny Lake, to T. R. George. Multiform had some great opportunities when he went into Mr. W. Brown's stud at New South Wales in 1909. One of his daughters, in Cynosure, from Ceres by Wallace, was represented by a winner in Narbonne at Moorficld recently. The- North Island-owned horses thatcompeted at the South Island meeting arc at present- quartered at Riccarton. They include the well-known jumpers Wr.imai, Master Slrowan, Gang Awa\ and Cotillion, whose presence at the Grand Ntttioilal Meeting will no doubt hu very acceptable if tlipy cannot get homo in the meantime. J. T. Jamieson is also there with his team. The Opaki trainer will probably leave his lot in charge of R. W. King and take a- run home to Opaki to see how the other members of his team are getting-oh. Deviation, winner of the Orakei Hurdles en the concluding day of the Auckland Meeting, is a Wairarapa-bred gelding by Elevation—Wailethe, by Lethe, who sired quite a lot of jumpers. Prior to the present meeting, Deviation had not raced since he ran third to Gluetanus and Styrax in the Brighton Hurdles fit the. Auckland Autumn Meeting two years ago. H. M'Sweeney has returned to Trentham ami has been schooling Mannish and Falkirk, who aro in the private cale list, and Spangle. In the King's Plate, a, weight-for-age race, ou the opening day of the Brisbane Meeting, Hunting ran second to Hiul-i-Wist. Tlra latter ran second in the Brisbane Cup, which race his dam (Hnidee) won. Boy Sycfi, winner of the Queensland Derby esirlier in .the eeiiso!>.. won the St. Leger. Iving Abbey, Queen Abbey, 0.-ik Abbey, find. Royal Abbey nil belong to the first batch of the progeny of imported Quiu Abbey, and are now four yea re old. white Qvniiiro. another winner this fcs.agefij .bjJjSßgs to the seeoiul batohj.

Ouiu Abbey is by Morganatic (son of St. Simon) from Boneypouhd, by Somerset (eon of Galopin). He had a few well-bred mures on his list in the Waikato, but the progeny of none of them have done as well as those bred, owned, and trained by Mr. E. Hannon. The owner named ha.": done remarkably well with sires like Lupin, who was „picked up cheaply, Glengowrie (fall brother to Las 6o' Gowrie), an untried horse, and now Quin Abbey. The last-named won jumping Taces, and it would not be surprising if some of his progeny took kindly to the business. Eoyal Abbey, who was saddled up each day of the meeting, went through without defeat. When he went into the sale ring he could have been purchased for 700 guineas, and as he afterwards won a stake worth 2CO soys could not be considered a dear purchase. He is the first progeny of Uranium to race, and may later on make a name as a jumper. Royal Abbey woa 600 eovs in stakes at the meeting. Weary Willie, who has been turned out for some time on Mr. G. Hume's station at Martihborough, went back into his did o;Uarters at H.. Telford's establishment .Yesterday. Solfanel'.o is to go out to Porirua.. where he will get the benefit of a course of training on Hie beach, under the care of J. Hughes. 80-Peep, [ who again proved a good mudlark at Otaki, may be raced through the winter, and ■ go out to Porirua for the summer months. The only race won by Mr. W. R. Kemball at Auckland was with Mill o' Cowrie in the Campbell Hurdles on the concluding day. The Wairarapa owner is reported- to have paid 1500 soys for Mill o' Gowrie and Rekamii, and as the race won by the first-named was worth 380 soys to the winner, she can be regarded as a cheap purchase. According to the telegraphed report of the race she led from end to end. It is safe to write without fear of contradiction that there are no horses in the- Dominion that have shown as milch brilliance when raced over hurdles as those trained by B. Hanuan. Local race-goers will remember Hautapu as an example.