THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 16907, 3 December 1918, Page 3

THE TURF

[Gossip by Old Idbntity,] , Some folic aro already daring to pick tho Auckland Cap. It Is a big task. I do not think wo shall law Desert Gold running in this race. If she does, 0.8 is not more than -alio deserves. Sasanoft has 111b more than he had in tho N.Z. Gup, and ho is not 111b bettor if wo may believe all we hoar. Horses that seem io me to have a say are Mcnolaua, Mullingar, Bonny Maid', Kihnoon, Bed Ribbon, Glendower, Rose Pink, Mascot, and! Hillard. As Hcathercote, MaoDnff, Royal Stag, Onslaught, Lion-skin, and Happy Captain have been worked tho reverse wav at Ilicca-rton, thev may bo going to Auckland. Koeslan is reported to bo picking up a bit. Arty Wilson is cn tho mend at Ida brother’s Taieri farm. Syce Lad, winner of the Queensland Derby this month, was ons of the cheapest yearlings of his time. His present owner purchased him for GOgns. ,Byco Lad won this amount many times over at bis first start, and added considerably to it bolero his two years old season concluded. Desert Gold was beaten twice at Randwick and twico at Flcmington, yet fiho never ran a bud raca. “ Goodwood ” writes that she must havo been feeling the effects of her previous rating when she ran in tho Melbourne Gup. Os her rider, W. Foulsham, made tho statement that she did not show any dash at all at the start. It took her half a furlong to find her kgs, and when aha was ready to stretch out was in such a bad position that she could not make any headway. Foukham did not attempt to get through impossible openings, but contented himself with waiting until fho straight was reached. She was coming through beautifully there when Dsmw cracy cam© back on her, and half twisted her round. That settled any chancse shb had of securing a place, Tho Williametown Cup, on the 11th November, worlt to tho lightly-weighted outsider Seabound, about whom oany in the betting 1,000t030 was twice-Lakh Asa matte] 1 of fact, he was not looked upon as a probable starter, as J. Soobio, yhd trains him, also had Capa Sky engaged, and Oapo Sky was regarded as having a good chance. " - All_ the honoris in tho Fisher Plate at Flcmington woto with Kennaquhiair, for ho made the paoo and just lasted it out. “ Goodwood ” reports that Magpie bad a splendid run, and was handled in, most export fashion by Bullock, but whilst ho battled on gamely enough, could not pull nut the necessary bit extra to ensure victory. Ho is a very brilliant horse, but, being ft little thick in tho wind—ho is supposed to have shown a tendency towards roaring in England—-is never likely to develop into a great stayer. No excuses were made for him after his defeat by his stable connections. They recognised that lie was fairly ana squaroly licked. Mr Francis Foy, managin'? director of Mark Foy’s Ltd., of Sydney, died suddenly on the express on 15th November whiro returning from the Melbourne Cup meeting—a gathering ho had not missed! for 40 year,-. His R-ovorenco, a- grey horse, by Grey Palmer from Crßs sahinx, by Rosierncian, imported by Foy in 1891, was on© of tnc first fiorswt to carry his colors, and was after wards used as a sir©. M;r Foy imported a great many horses from time to time, notably Voyou, April Fool, Fhiyaway and Lord Ullin’s Daughter, and they all won good ia-ocs, tho first-named annexing the V.R. O. Handicap after running second to Morriwe-e in the Melbourne Cup of 1899. Playaway, a daughter of Carbine. won the rich Futurity Stakes at Caulfield in 1904. and subsequently captured tho V.B.C. Newmarket Handicap, while Lore! Ullin’s Daughter completed a very remunerative double by appropriating tho Australian Cup at tho same meeting after having escorted her stable mete home in tbs big sprint handicap. It is stated that an offer of 6.Co9gns was recently refused for Kcnnsquhair, who acted as runner-up in the Melbourne Gup. From Melbourne it is reported that tho result of the Ascot Thousand wes a complete boilovor for the rnctalUcians, many of whom had not been asked to book a single wager against the winner. This was the wolf-known Victorian horse Fortum l . Hunter, a son of imported Caiman who snatched a head victory from tho favorite, Mimic War, after a. most exciting struggle.