THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 17394, 2 July 1920, Page 6

THE TURF

[Gossip bi Old Identity.] C. Gieseler has four yearlings doing work as occasion offers in preparation for the M'Lean Stakes. It .-is suggested to the D.J.C. 'Committee that three furlongs of the grass track at Wingntui be railed for the use of the youngsters, so as* to accustom them to keep to the rail. Many'still think that ■Marjery' lost the. M'Lean Stakes through hanging out—the very thing she did naturally after being educated on tho outer circle of the course proper. I understand that the committee are considering tho matter.

Twinkle is in work again at Wingafcwi. ,1, am told that George Reed is negotiating, for a property at Riccarton. Grafton Tot and Nocturnal are resting at Wingatui. » Lochella will have to rise to his best form if ho i* to win the Wellington Steeplechase, for in it he has 12.7, being on a level with Master Strowan; and in tho Winter Hurdles at Wellington the Otago horse is within 51b of Thrace and giving 61b to Hylans. In considering Lochella's chance in the Wellington Steeplecbaso one natural! v asks how he meets Slowcoach, the Aucklander who fought it out with him in the Great Northern Stesplechiise, On pirr« figures Lochella now concedes 51b for that win but I would stress the point that" Lochella's rise from 11.0 to 12.7 is much more serious than Slowcoach's rise from 9.7 to 10.9—there is more than the actual Sib in it—though it is to be remembered ^ th<?r side of the argument that tne Wellington course is not supposed to he as stiff as the EJlerslic. course, therefore in favor of a fast horse like Lochella. 1-uice is reported to have broken down. n v?- V fv n &)bastian a good chance in XT- 3 o?o ton s t*«p!echa«e if he starts. ,5, 9, \"' IS a vej y nandy weight. J. he Maniapoto gelding Fisher, who was among tho winners at the Svdiiev Royal Abating, _ W as brought over bv the Mocraki in charge of trainer A. D: Webber, and I note that this horse is in the Wellington Winter Hurdles at the nice impost of 10.3. 11. D. O'-Domiel? is thinking of setting up as a public trainer at Hamilton. anS may also practise as a horse dentist. bir Lancelot " says that A. Goodman lias recently had four new boxes erected on Ins property at Trentham to provide lor additional member* of his team The trainer named has more horses engaged at tho coming meeting than any of the local mentors.

It is reported by "Templar" that the Auckland watersides turned down an offer of £1 000 to ship Lochella to Svdnev. vfr? engaged in the Grand National Steeplechase and Hurdle Race at Riccarton are Omalm, Warform. Waimai Slowcoach Lochella, and Manawanonga. ' 1 hough Lochella has still to fa-e the water jump of Cook Strait, he is beinc, fancied for tfie double at Riccarton (so the i-.vttelton limes .reports). trouSe™* h2S bee *°P erated 011 f°r throat

Diavob jarred one of his knees at Riccarton the otner day, but is recovering Amythas is beating off his cold. I don't fancy him very much for the Melbourne Cup with 9.5, but he may shine in shorter races if he goes. _ When Silent Way won the First Hurdle Race at the A.J.C. Meeting he was ridden by E. Moon and started first favorite. i<. Cress had the mount on Fi=her in the Renown Hurdle Race, for which Silent Way was m very strong demand, whereas the winner was one of the outsiders Though the hurdle race won by Silent Way was worth 750sovs. he will not have to put up a penalty in the V.R.C. National Hurdle Race.

Sir Lancelot" writes:—ln his three starts at Bastings Mannish ran a, first and two seconds. The horses that defeaetd h lm were Ladogeur (who is said to be likely to score in better company) and Agnes. Sir Ag-nes was bred bv Mr w. Corlett in the Wairarapa. He *is by Boris—Miss Foreshore, bv Master Agnes, who was a champion hurdle racer in his and was imported to the Wairarapa by Mr Corlett after the Cassivelararas horse won the Wairarapa Cup in Mr Patso • Butler's colors. In liis four stars at Napier Park an* Hastings Gold Kip ran* three. firsts s#m one second, his stake- winnings amounti&g.' to 645sovs. Last winter he ran second JSj the Parliamentary Handicap. 7 Prince Galahad was regarded as a tainty for the Newmarket Craven Stakes sa but the mile proved too much for him, and| he was well after going six longs. | The Christchurch 'Press' has this abSut \ the Grand Prix: Comrade's victory will I go down to history as one of those extra- f ordinary cases of luck, much on apar withJi the drawing of a winner in oW of thej great art unions. He is a descendant of Concussion, by Reverberation, whosff descendants have won over £IOO,OOO ft* stakes, in the last quarter of a century/ most of which was credited to Mr L. Neumann. At the Newmarket sales on September 10, 1918, Mr Neumann sent up. five yearlings for sale. The prices were respectively 25, 110, 510, I,SOO. and 6,000 guineas, the last-mentioned figure for a filly by Orby opt of Mesange, who, under the name of Head Note, up to May 8 this year had not justified her purchase by gaining a place in any race. Comrade was the despised one of the five, as Mr P. Gilpin paid £26 5s for him. How he has repaid the investment can be gathered from the fac,t that he won the only three races he started in last season, which returned his owner £1,082. Up to May 8 he had started only once, and won the Paradise Plate, worth £BB4, at Hurst Park, and the Grand Prix will probablv be worth about £IO,OOO.