SYDNEY TURF NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 33, 8 August 1934, Page 6

SYDNEY TURF NOTES

THE ISSUE OF LICENCES

(From "Vedette.") SYDNEY, August 1. I All kinds of rumours and suggestions were rife before the A.J.C. issuecl the list of licences—trainee', jockeys', bookmakers'. In some quarters it was anticipated that there*would be considerable gaps be-1 icause of inquiries instituted by the stipendiary stewards, but the lists today, show nothing surprising at all. The only featuro was Peter Riddle's | allotment again of a No. 1 trainer's licence. Sinoe his disqualification a few years atro he has had only a No. 2 ticket, j and in most quarters it was felt that ho was being harshly treated. The No. 11 licence ' gives ' many other privileges besides permission to train at Kandwick. | Kiddie has in the main had his horses at | headquarters, but ho has had to pay for, every gallop or even slow work on the olf | mornings. lie has a faii-bi-icd team ut' present, the best of whom are ', and Windbird. v \ Boughal is making fair process towiiuls | recovery from his attack of laryngitis but it is feared that he will hardly be fit, again for this campaign in Sydney. Tho > other three members of the team—Sirona, i Lionheart, and Orac —arc fortunately nioic | happily situated. It is bad luck lor M. j Carroll. I

Sydney has had an unusual spell of wet ■v, cather ■ and postponements have been very prevalent. This week 'there are two postponed meetings .to be cleared up and two have had to go forward to next week. Last Saturday's Kensington card was cleared up today, and the postponement, combined with the heavy ' track, saw numerous acratchings, two fields of four runners, and one of fivo being unusual features for Sydney. At Kensington today Headmaster was the only Dominion-bred winner. The Chief Ruler four-year-old is a smart galloper and he was quite at home on the heavy track. H. B. • Lorigan gave Lavington a run at Kensington today but the big brown was not suited by the small track. The latest contingent, headed by Silver Ring from Wellington and tha detachment from Auckland, the best known of whom .are Miramond, King March; and Master Brierly, reached Sydney in good order after smooth passages across the Tasman. Silver Ring so far- has not appeared at Randwick, but he should soon have his land-legs and appear among the regulars. > With the Randwick course waterlogged most of the best horses were taken to Rosebery on Tuesday. That suburban course is a most remarkable one, for while not one other course was fit for more than ■pace-work a smart sprinter clashed over three furlongs at Rosebery in 36% sec; Peter Pan was one of the Rosebery travellers. He worked in all over about two miles, cantering a mile and a quarter and then covering the lastsix furlongs in lmin 25soc. He looks bigger, .brighter, and better than ever before. Chatham- and Silver Scorn wore kept at Randwick for good, strong work. This pair are also making excellent progress. .1. T. Jamieson took most of his horses to Rosebery. Closing Time covered half a. mile particularly well. Limarch, Adulator, and Pasha covered a sound six furlongs. Limarch and Pasha are - pleasing, and the latter promises to develop into a very' likely Derby colt. ' Cf. Price has Kuvera, Sir John, Waikare, and Gladswqod ajl going on' the right way. The last three named are Limond colts with three-year-old possibilities. Sir John "for 'some reason is losing caste as a possible Derby hope, although he is undoubtedly an attractive individual. M. McCarten has his arm out of the sling and hopes to be in the saddle again in at most a fortnight's time. A. E./Neale reports that Diatomous is making good progress. He has been fortunate in escaping the epidemic of laryngitis in the Canterbury district.