HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 44, 21 February 1931, Page 19

HERE AND THERE

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Next Week's Racing. Racing nest week will be held by the Woodville and Gore Clubs on Wednesday, and Thursday, by the Waiapu Club on Thursday, by the Marlborough Club on Friday and Saturday, and by the Te Aroha Club on Saturday (and Monday week). >- . ■ . Local Patronage Only. Although the attendance at Wanganui on Thursday was apparently good, it contained a very small sprinkling of visitors, and most of the money that circulated was purely local. The recent meetings have shown that racegoers are not going far afield at present, and clubs, at this end of the island at least, have to depend practically exclusively on the patronage of their own locality.

Below Expectation. The Wanganui Jockey Club based its autumn programme on an estimated totalisator turnover of £30,000 for the two days, but with the severe reverse experienced on Thursday, when the figures slumped from £25,930 to £12,103, it is unlikely that even this comparatively low estimate will be reached. Several poor betting fields were contributory to Thursday's disappointing return, and to-day's fields do not read very much better mediums for investment. Royal Parade's Win. Royal Parade showed true grit at the finish of the Earle Stakes at .Wanganui on Thursday, otherwise both First Acre and In the Shade would have displaced him. He had an unchecked passa.ge in the race, never being off the rail at the front of the field, but he .was not forced along till the straight was reached, and this assisted considerably towards his being able to continue on so strongly. It is only recently that he has attempted middle distances, but he appears to be .well suited by the longer journeys. His dam.'Paoanui, was a good stayer, and he has apparently inherited her ability. j(n the Shade Unlucky. The unlucky horse in the Earle Stakes was In the Shade, who would have won easily had he raced more kindly. He hung out badly all" the way, and although his rider (R. S. Bagby) gave him a chance o£ coming on by steadying him along the back, he was still wide out at the_ turn. He made a big bid down the outside in the straight, but the extra ground he had carried set him too solid a handicap to recover, and he was unablo to head off ! the pair who. beat him. How far across ! the track he was in the back is shown by i the fact that when he and Royal Parade ! were ostensibly in lino between the six and five furlongs, First Acre ran iip between them well outside Royal Parade [ and still well clear of In the Shade. Possible Explanation. v In the Shade's race on Thursday gives a clue to what happened to him-in the last New Zealand Cup, when his rider (K. Voitre) was severely criticised in many | quarters for his handling of the horse. What a strong horseman such as 8,. S. Bagby was unable to do on Thursday, it is unlikely that Voitre could have done at Riccarton. It is probable that Ms racing this season chiefly the reverse way has resulted in In the Shade acquiring the tendency to hang out on a left-handed track. Unusual Incident. An incident that is probably without parallel occurred at Wanganui on Thursday, when races were won by half-brother and sister-of the same age. The horses concerned were Impetuous (Limond-^-Pennon) and- Arisus (Thespian—Pennon), both three-year-olds. The explanation is simple, of course. -Arisus was foaled in ordinary course at the beginning of the 1927 season, but Impetuous was foaled prematurely on 28th July, at the end ot the 1927 season, and therefore ranked as a yearing on Ist August. Actually Impetuous is now only two years old, but by the records she is three years old. .Bargain of Ring. Laughing Prince, who won the Flying Handicap at Wanganui on Saturday, has proved one o£ the bargains of the sale ring. Sent up for auction at Sydney in the autumn of 1926, he fell to the bid of the Wellington sportsman, Mr. W. J. Jorgensen, who secured him- for 230 guineas, no doubt being attracted by the pedigree of his dam (Martian Princess), which is representative of one of New Zealand's beat families. After winning £1250 as a two-year-old for Mr. Jorgenscn. he passed into the hands of Mr. T. A. Duncan for 1000 guineas, wining a good race for his new owner the day after his purchase. Now a six-year-old, he includes in his record victories in the Canterbury Cup, G. G. Stead Gold Cup, and New Zealand Eclipse Stakes (four, times), and also a second in the Auckland Cnp. With Satur-

day's success the sum he has won m stakes amounts to £10,413, of which £01G5 lias been earned for Mr. Duncan. An entire horse, lie should add considerably to this sum before his racing and stud days are over. Foilding Programme. • ' The Feilding Jockey Club has reduced the stakes to be offered at its Easter "Meeting, on 4th and 6th April, by only £423, and the sum to be distributed over the two days is £3500. The principal reduction is in the Manchester Handicap, the principal handicap event, for -which the specie sum (£500) is the same as last year, but the gold cup valued at £100 is deleted. For the Oroua Hack Cup a silver cup valued at £25' is "substituted for a gold cup valued at £60, the stake now being worth £325, as against £400 last year. The other hack and hurdles events have been left practically untouched, but the other open and maiden events have had small cuts made in them. Altogether it is a most satisfactory programme for a time of depression, and good fields should be attracted. Nominations close on Friday, 13th March. ' Carbine Blood. Cavaliere D'Arpino, the most brilliant horse in Italy, recently went wrong, xand has been sent to the stud. He was unbeaten on the Turf. His owner, Signor I<\ Tesio (who also had Apelle) said lately that Cavaliere d'Arpino was the best horse ho had ever bred or owned. The pedigree of the horse is interesting from an Australian and New Zealand point of view. He is by Havresac 11. from Chuette, who was by Cicero (sire of Caravel, Talais, and Grosvenor) from Chute, by Carbine out dt Weir by Galopin. She belongs to the No. 4 family. Havresac 11. is by Rabelais (a son of St. Simon) out of Hors Coneours by unbeaten Ajaxi (son of Flying Fox) from Simone by St. Simon out of Flying Footstep, a half-sister to the Two Thousand and-Derby winner, Ayrshire. Chuette was bi-Qcl in Ireland and was a good performer. Signor Tcsio paid 5000 guineas for her when she had finished racing. Three Importations. Mr. John Donald, of the "Westmere Stud, Wangamri, has imported from England a two-year-old colt and two fillies of the same age. The colt is Mullaboden, by the young Phalaris sire Torlonia, whose dam, Tortona, is by Swynford from Marcbetta, dam of the Australian sire, March Along. Templeboden, the dam of the colt, is by Bushey Park, a successful sire from the famous Sunshine family, which earned high fame in New Zealand through Martian. The first of the fillies is -by Buck's, Hussar from St. Begoe, the dam of Mr. Jinks, a big winner. Mr. Jinks is by Tetratema, a half-brother to Chief Ruler, -with whom the filly will indue course be mated. The other filly is by Desman, a son of Limon's sire, Desmond, her dam being Harpalyce, by Harry of Hereford, a brother to Swynford. Mr. Donald's colt may be raced, but it is probable the fillies will go to the stud next season. Pouri in Work. Pouri is again in work at Te Rapa with the object of testing his ability to stand a further preparation. Pouri scored A victory over hurdles on the concluding day at Te Aroha last season, but he went amis's on the eve of the Great Northern Meeting, and was spelled for several months. If Pouri stands a further preparation there will be prospects for this useful jumper during the winter. About Glena Bay. Glena Bay is among the regular workers at Te Rapa, and will probably be a starter over hurdles at Te 'Aroha next week. In the high-weight events he contested at the recent Takapuna Meeting, Glena Bay was somewhat disappointing. He has been successful over hurdles and the racing he has had on the flat will sharpen him up for the batten duty ahead. Telford's Team. Phar Lap's trainer, H. R. Tclfojd, will probably win races at the autumn meetings in addition to those likely to be credited to the champion, for among other horses he lias in training at Caulfield are La Justice, Old Ming, Lady Magadi, Polysena, Sway, Dollarline, Flying Amy, and a promising two-year-old gelding by Spelthorne. A Good Beginning. The steeplechase winners at Newbury (England) on 31st December included West Indies, a mare that won the Irish One Thousand Guineas three years ago and proved herself a crack hurdler last year. It was her first appearance as a steeplechaser, and she so greatly impressed London critics that the opinion was expressed that she is likely to go through her future engagements without defeat. Under the new Grand National conditions she was not eligible for entry this year. Byron's Belated Fame. Byron, who accounted for Grecnline, Wise Force, Mystic Peak, and others in the C. F. Orr Stakes at Williamstown on 7th February, was bred in New. South Wales in 1024 by Mr. I. J. Sloan. He is by Cyllene More (imp.) from Durilla (imp.), by Long Tom (son of Ladas and a Bend Or mare) from Duckling, by Alloway, from Decoy, byx. Privateer from The Widgeon, by Uncas, a son of Stockwell. Cyllene More, who was bred in England in .1909, is by Cyllene (Bona VistaArcadia) from Santa Maura, by SE. Simon, from Palmflower, by The Palmer (sire of Pilgrimage) from Jenny Diver, by Buccaneer from Fairy, by Wavlock. He was imported, to Australia in 1917. The Staying Heart. According to Dr. Stewart M'Kay's theory of the stayer's heart, Nelson, who won three Auckland Cup?, the Dmiedin Cup, Wellington Cup, ran second to Abercorn (7.12) with 9.0 in the Champion _ Stakes, and had a- placed performance in the New Zealand Cup, did not have the valuable organ because it had not yet developed in the horse. Neither did Commotion, Malua, Darebin, The Australian Peer, Sir Modred, Abercoru, Goldsborough, Garbine, Lochiol, Dreadnought, Wallace, Melos, and other great stayers, whose names were stamped in racing history; not only amongst the best of their day, but also amongst the best that ever carried a saddle. Manawatu Programme. The Manawatu Racing Club has issued an attractive programme for its autumn meeting, to be held on 21st and _ 23rd March, the week following the Wellington Meeting, and it is probable that this popular fixture will again be well patronised by owners. In common with other clubs, the Manawatu Club has been compelled to reduce its stakes, and the sum of £4205 to be distributed is £1045 less than the amount paid away last year. " All races have suffered, the principal reductions being in the classic and open events..The Awapuni Cup no longer carries a gold cup, but the sum to be won in specie (£500) is the same as last year. The Prince of Wales Handicap and the Tamatete Handicap, the two principal kan(hcaps, have been reduced £100 and £150 to £300 and £350 respectively. The open sprints are now £225 and £200, as against £300 on each day last year. The two-year-old Cloverlea Nursery Handicap has sutfered least, carrying a stake of. £175, compared with £200-last year, dominations for all events close on Friday, bth March, when forfeits are also due for the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes and tor the Manawatu Stakes. Odds and Ends. Nominations for the Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Meeting close at 9 o clock on Monday evening, when forfeits are also due for the New Zealand St. Leger Stakes and for the North Island Challenge Stakes. , > . As was to have been expected in view of the great deeds of his son, Gallant Fox (world record stake-winner), imported Sir Gallahad 111. (by Teddy from Plucky Liege by Spearmint) stood alone at the head of the winning sires' list in the United States for 1930. His stock won 411,705 dollars (about £82,140). Prior to racing at Randwick recently, Valparaiso's off foreleg gave trouble, and after a subsequent start at Rosehill it was so bad that, according to veterinary opinion, it is improbable he will race again. With a King's Gup in Brisbane among his wins, Valparaiso has done good service.

The greatest two-ye'ai'-old ■winners in America for 1930 were Jamestown and Equipoise. Jamestown won six races valued at £29,000, and Equipoise eight races worth 400 dollars less. Jamestown defeated Equipoise and is regarded as a freak galloper. He is by St. James, who belongs to the great Dark Ronald family.