TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 120, 17 November 1936, Page 15

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

• Woodville entries are not due till next Monday evening. ~„ Argentic is again engaged in the Auckland Cup this yeaiv , . ■ Weights for the Auckland Cup and Railway are due to appear on DecembeGaliio is still quartered at Riccarton, and it will be some time yet before he isPfit to travel. It is feared that two ligaments have been strained, and this high-class galloper may not race again. With Silver Ring and Argentic, the Polymelus horse Silverado has been sire of the last two winners of the CJ C Metropolitan Handicap. ..■■:■ Although Rona Bay had three hard races at the recent New Zealand Cup Meeting her connections may be tempted to take on the Levin Handicap on Saturday because/of the weakness of the field. ' Mowgli, who figures in the acceptance for the hurdles at Levin on Saturday, is a five-year-old half-brother by Chief Ruler to Forestry, but so far he has failed to win a race of any sort. He has done some promising schooling for a novice at New Plymouth. . Riding engagements for the Waikato Meeting on Saturday include the following—A. Gilmer, Indolent, Sockets, Forest Acre; N. Vaughan,'Tradesman, Cappy, Red Fox; J. Winder, King Rey; H. N. Wiggins, Ford Acre, Gay Streak. Cardsharper, winner at his only start to date, will be well fancied in whichever of his two engagements he keeps at Levin on Saturday. He is a three-year-old half-brother by Paper Money to Aesculus and Elude, and he is said to be a most promising colt.

Paper Slipper's failure in the Members' Handicap at Riccarton on Saturday should not be counted against him. It was his third start in a week, and the Pacer Moneys have rarely stood up to a lot of racing in rapid sequence.

•Gay Boy, owned by Mr. R. E. Hepprier, of Foxton, will go into J. Coyle's stable at>Awapuni when he returns from the New Zealand Cup Meeting, where he was under the care of A. McCormac. Gay Boy was formerly trained by J. Proctor at Foxton.

The grey two-year-old Screamer, who has been leased from his breeder (Mr. F. Williamson) by Mr. N. E. Aitken. of Wellington, formerly part-owner of Autopay, will continue to be trained by C. C. McCarthy at Riccarton. There is a possibility, of P. T. Hogan's remaining at Melbourne for some time yet with Queen of Song, and he may have some of his Washdyke team sent over to him. Queen of Song was among the unplaced division in the Williamstown Cup on Saturday, a race for which she was probably well sunported. . , . ~ Thankertdn, who is to contest the Santa Anita Handicap at Los Angeles in February, was to have left England for America towards the close of last month. He will be ridden in the American race by Michael Beary. ' Sind, the Aga Khan's three-year-old Sblario colt who ran second to Mieuxce in the Grand Prix de Paris, will stand at the stud in France next year. Troy, who finished second in the Two-year-old Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, is a bay colt by Chief Ruler from the Limond—Bonny Portland mare Helen, dam also of Tizzy. He races in the colours of Sir James A. Murdoch, who secured him at the last Trentham sales for 525 guineas.

%he veteran Shadow King was present/ at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day for the sixth successive year. The five previous years he ran in the Cup: this year he was just a police trooper's horse. The crowd knew him when he was paraded before the race, however, and they gave him a rousing reception.

QUEEN OF SONG'S SUCCESS

~ .' ■ (From "Vedette") SYDNEY, November 11. Queen of Sonß provided quite a star turn on the concluding day at Flemineton when she pushed through on the rails to win the C. B. lasher Plate. Whether the Songbird mares thinking that she was at home in the drizzling rain accounted for the determination of her finish is not known, but she won well. ' If Sarcherie, who had led practically all the way, had not hung out and left the rails just at the finish, Queen of Song would not have won, but she had the ability to complete her ]ob. Victorians are not slow to recognise a good performance and they were eenerous in their applause for the mare and J. T. Jennings as the veteran jockey came back to scale. Approaching the post Silver Ring was issuing a strong challenge but his run ended before he reached the post and he was nearly two lengths away in third place. Had he not run a good race he was to be sent back home, but now he will remain for. the Consolation Stakes at Caulfield on November 22. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. Prince Quex was fairly well fancied as a lightweight chance in the Fisher Plate but Mr. W. R. Kemball's colt again disappointed. He has been a costly failure at the big meetings. Padishah was backed with surprising spirit in the mile and three-quar-ter V.R.C. Handicap-. He also shaped almost as surprisingly well, for he new up into fourth place at the finish. In fact it appeared that his rider was a trifle slow in beginning his run. The race was won by the disappointing Hot Shot, who, as usual, won at forlorn odds—at least oh the few occasions he has won he has, been at an outside price. Shakespeare duly followed up a success in the Carnival Handicap by winning the Batman Stakes on the concluding day at Flemington. He gave some measure of compensation for his unfortunate fall at the start of the A.J.C. Derby. In the Batman Stakes on Saturday he had a ready-made run through on the rails at the turn, which gave him the race; In the Carnival Handicap he had the worst of passages and had to be pulled to the outside almost desperately just on the post and then he got up and won. . Siren, also trained at Rand wick, was the only other double winner at Flemington. It was believed that she would lead all the way in the Oaks on Thursday, but, with Dame Chatter ridden to the front, she dropped in behind to the turn, then strode away to win as she liked. This filly is .a very worthy, daughter of the flying YahOn Parade finished so last in the Final Handicap at Flemington that he appeared to be most unlucky. He and the winner, Aitchengee, shared last place five furlongs from home. Then Aitehengee moved forward and was up with Pladie in the lead at the turn. Aitchengee went on and won, with On Parade making a belated effort for second place. J. M. Cameron had some long-priced wagers about Pladie, whose place dividend was much better than these of many winners. DISMAL EXHIBITION. Wotan's stablemate Cynical Kid was a pronounced favourite for the Victoria Steeplechase, but his display was f>s dismal as the Cup winner's was dazzling. He was tailed off most of the way, and, jumping badly, ended up by parting company with his rider. Two good two-year-olds were seen in action at Flemington,in the winners Fearnought (Beau Fils—Redgrass) and Princess Pam (Salamagundi—Merry Chatter). Fearnought, although very green, won the Flemington Stakes easily. The Ottawa Stakes provided a desperate struggle between Princess Pam and :Joan Darling on opposite sides of the course. Princess Pam winning her first race narrowly. Cleopatra completed this classical finish by being a close and rather unhinky third. Visitors took the lion's share of the prize money at Flemington, the Messrs. Smith brothers, through Wotan, collecting £7200. -Mr. A. E. Cooper, with Talking, secured £ 3500, nnd the Sydney owners, Messrs. W. A. Freedman and F. V. Stanley, received £2000 for Silver Standard's Cup second. Lochlee, although marked by his fencing escapade when he threw T. Webster on the training track, was still able to give J. Barry a winning ride in the Byron Moore Stakes. Lochlee had the race won from the sfart, but Barry said after the race that the colt was not himself and the Veilmond youngster is to go out until the autumn. The former New Zealander Maurice McGrath had a big win when Turf Boy won the mile and a half Veteran Stakes. Turf Boy, who was at a great nrice, got up in the last few strides and w,on by a head. On Hotham Handicap form he looked a great proposition, the bookmakers laying a surprisingly liberal price.

Racing in Sydney was very moderate on Saturday at Canterbury Park. Riposte, after haying■, every chance, was beaten into third place in the riinefurlong Park Stakes.