BIG POUNDAGES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 106, 31 October 1942, Page 5

BIG POUNDAGES

TASK SET KINDERGARTEN

(By "Binocular.")

Back in 1866, when the New Zealand Cup was the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, Nourmahal won the second contest with 10.0, but four years later even this poundage was exceeded, Knottingley scoring with 10.6, and twelve months later Peeress won with 10.2. However, since the change in title was made in 1883 only one horse has won this two-mile race with over 9.0. That was Nightmarch, who won from a field of twelve in 1930 with 9.6 in 3min 26 l-ssec. On that occasion the son of Night Raid was considered by students of form r.s a "certainty," as a result of his successful campaign in Australia, when his wins included the Melbourne Cup, W. S. Cox Plate, Randwick Plate, and Epsom Handicap. In the New Zealand Cup he won under the maximum poundage then allowed, but it resulted in the maximum being wiped out. The handicapper was this year able to lift Kindergarten to any 'poundage he considered fit, and in allotting 10.0 he is of the opinion that the East Coast horse is far above the ordinary. The history of the race, however, indicates that the odds are against him, though it is only once in each decade or so that we have a horse of the ability of Kindergarten. Not Possible.—lf the East Coast sportsman Mr. E. N. Fitzgerald entertained hopes of sending Kindergarten across to fulfil his engagements in the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup, transportation difficulties -ruled the trip out That Australian handicappers also entertained a high opinion of the son of Kincardine was evidenced by the fact that Kindergarten was awarded 10.0 in the mile and a half journey of the Caulfield Cup and 9.13 in the Melbourne Cup. On the face of those allocations the New Zealand handicapper had little option but to award the champion at least 10.0 at Riccarton.

Gone South. —Representative, a candidate for the New Zealand Derby at Riccarton, went south at the conclusion of the Wellington Meeting. Kindergarten, to. -veight in the New Zealand Cup, will go down to Riccarton early next week. Secures Licence.—D. La"mb, who served his apprenticeship with B. Burgess at Otaki, but who has been out of the game for; some time, has been granted a jockey's licence. Two unsuccessful candidates for licences recently were H. Gray, the one-time champion horseman and present-day trainer, and Phil Brady, who last rode on the Ellerslie course in 1922. The latter was a versatile horseman in his heyday, winning races y on the flat, over hurdles, and countryGood Buy.— At the last National Sales a bay colt by Man's Pal from the Paper Money mare Molten was the first offering. The bidding started at 100 guineas and finally closed at 220 guineas, the purchaser being Mr. J. Rudsits, of Taumarunui. At his first appearance under silk the colt, who was accorded the name of Olga's Pal, ran third in the Pioneer Handicap at Avondale, and he opened his winning account in the Welcome Stakes.at the Auckland meeting. A half-brother to Night Eruption, Olga's Pal closely resembles his relative, and promises to be as good. YVell-related. —The manner in which Stairway finished in the October Handicap on the first day at Trentham pointed to the Spiral—Veil gelding playing a part in the finish of the .hack distance race on Labour Day. This close relative to Veilmond (who is proving himself as a sire in Australia) promised to be a comfortable winner when he put in his claim, but under pressure he ran inwards and his winning margin was restricted to a neck as a result. Both Veilmond and Stairway are from Veil, but whereas the former is by Limond. the latter is by Spiral, a son of Limond. Improved. —Whereas some of the juveniles were unable to repeat their first day's form on Labour Day, Carnforth ran a solid race each day. In the Wellesley Stakes he was two and a half length's from the winner, but in the Karitane Handicap he was only a couple of heads away. He is by the Solario horse St. Boswells from the Captain Bunsby—Minsk mare Lady Kettle. The dam never raced, but is a half-sister to the Grand National Hurdles winner , Carinthia and other good ones. Minsk, the grandam, was a winner, and sister to> Hornbeam, who oroduced Don Quixote (G.N. Derby), Sir Roy, Moonbeam, etc.