THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 17439, 24 August 1920, Page 2

THE TURF

{.Gossip bt Old Identiit.] The nominations received for the New Zealand Cap number 55, two more than last gear’s total. Among those engaged are vagabond and Sasanof, the -winners in 1919 and 1918 respectively, and Rose Pink and Johnny Walker, both of whom have run second. The Dunedin-trained entries are Mr Kain’s Silent King, Mr A. Nicholson’s Jock, Mr C. Hazlett’s Windermere, and Mr F. Shaw’s Hurdler Jack Symons. One may suppose it was the wonderful run made by' Jack Symons at the finish of the Grand National Hurdles that has tempted Mr Shaw to nominate for the Cup. A good judge of racing who eaw that race tells mo that Jack Symons was travelling five feet to Hylans’ one, and missed it by less than six inches. Jack Symons haa proved a rare bargain for the £l5O which Mr Shaw gave for him. The same owner is now starting to work Bontave as a hurdler.

George Reed did not fcuy the property at Biccarton that he was looking at when he took his four horse® up there for the National Meeting, nor did he see any other property that suited him. His team have come back none the worse for the unlucky trip. * C. Gieseler did not eell Sedd-el-Bahr at Christchurch. The only way to get rid of a horse there was to give him away, and Charlie is not giving Sedd. Mr W. Swale’s M“Lean Stakes candidate in Qieseler’s stable is named Calibration. Lochella returned safe and sound from his northern tour, and without a mark. His fail in the Grand National Steeplechaso was caused by the merest touching of the sod wall. He nearly recovered on alighting. O. Christie says the horse was going very well up .to. that point, and but for mishap must have had a say. Lochella is now out till the back end of the season.

Graftella. though a bit queer on his pins, will be kept in training for the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting. Mr Angus Gibbons informs “ Sir Lancelot ” that Kauri King is now 12 years old. and could not be expected to last much longer. He was. about the last of the progeny of Boult. Mr Gibbons was naturally disappointed at the gelding's failure in the Grand National Hurdles. He got left badly at the start, losing about three chains. Added to this, Gay- j light fell in front of, him, and after that he did not jump with any confidence. I Mannish has changed hands, and is now owned by Mr J. Shaw, of Tim.aru. , Both klr G. D. Greenwood’s maidens , are in the A.J.C. Derby, bnt can be taken I out on payment of a sovereign before: general entry day. Mr W. R. Kembai! has four nominations, but “Sir Lancelot” savs it is doubtful if he will continue any of them, and it is unlikely that any Now Zealand owners will be represented. The Messrs Riddiford, of Wellington, have only been racing for a comparatively short period, and have never had a numerous team in work, yet their captures include the New Zealand Cup and A.R.C. Easter Handicap (Mcnelausl, Auckland Cun, Summer Cup, and Canterbury Cup (Mascot), and the Wanganui Steeplechase and New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase (Coalition). “ Phaeton ’’ figures out that since the season of 1916-17 to cate horses carrying the Messrs Riddiford’s colors have won stakes to the value of £20.969. .

The Irish Derby of this year was an unsatisfactory race. Wily Attorney, a colt by Tredennis,- started favorite in a field of eight, but was beaten a length by the English representative He Goes iPrince Palatine—Ferdnial with Prince Herod, ridden by Donoghue, half a length further back. ‘Prince Herod looked like winning a furlong from home, but seemed to meet with interference, as did Wily Attorney. Canty (rider of Wily Attorney) objected to Ke Goes for crossing, boring, and h- piping. and Donoghue (Prince Herod) objected to He Goes for crossing and Wily Attorney for bumping. Both protests were dismissed.

Mr T. H. Lowry’s brood mares Aurarius (dam of Desert Gold) and Symbolism have gone to Melbourne on visits to All Black and Comedy King respectively.

It is reported that O’Neill rereived a fee of £1.200 for steering Spion Kop to victory in the Derby. ‘ New York Times ’ states that before Man-o’-War went on to the track at Belmont Park for the Belmont Stakes his owner, S. D. Riddle, of Philadelphia, refused an offer of 260.000d0l for him. The would-be buyer was J. L. Murphy, also of Philadelphia. Mr Riddle said he had no intention of selling the colt, and would send him to the stud after the 1921 season. At pre-war rate of exchange 260,000d0l would represent £52,000. and now well over £60.000.

“ Comet,” in ‘ Southland News,’ gives us. these items: Wicklow, who is a most finished hunter, has been purchased by a Southland owner. Notability (Sarto —Noblesse) has joined Hogan’s stable, where he will be schooled for the Spring Steeplechase fixtures. Rorko’s Drift, who was blistered and fired after going wrong last time, is running, out in the paddocks nt Hogan’s. He appears to be sound again. ‘Lyttelton Times’ remarks that Silver Heart, winner of the Australian Hurdle Handicap at Caulfield this mouth, is trained by the es-New Zealander D. ,T. Price, who has settled in Melbourne again after a brief spell in Adelaide. Price has frequently played a prominent part in this race. He was unlucky to be beaten in 1308. Ataahua had the race well in hand when he struck the last hurdle and unshipped his rider. In 1912 Wimmeia was beaten by a neck, but a year later Price got soma compensation through the success of Ballista.

Mr Ernest Ali-on. after returning from a visit to Sydney, told “Phaeton” that Richmond Main is the best-looking one of all the Australian cracks. Richmond Main is reported to be training on splendidly at Randwick. and he will probably be on hand to try conclusions with Poitrel and Kennaquhair when the weight-for-age races come up at the spring meetings. Glenacro won more prize money tn a n any other two-vear-old in Australia last season. His total was £5.998. Of this he won £3.558 in Sydney and £403 fur a second and a third at the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting;.

The three-year-old filly Cinna (Polymelus—Baroness La Fleche) was the principal stake-winner in England this season up to the end of June. Her two wins, the One Thousand and* Coronation Stakes, carried a total of £8.576.

“ Beacon," in the Melbourne ‘ Leader,’ says that no colt over there is doing better than Rostrum (Rosaworthy—Tullia), winner of the Junior Handicap at the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting. “Beacon” regards Rostrum as something out of the ordinary, and is evidently of opinion ho will stay. The veteran ex-jockey John Osborne i.s said to continue quite spry, nothwithstanding he is over 87 years* of age. .He is still training horses. A Melbourne writer, in a- comparative table of winning sires in Australia since 1892, shows that during that period Grafton’s stock were credited with a greater number of wins in one season than those of any other stallion. In 1908 they won races, his winners that year totalling 75. Grafton also had the greatest number of winners in one season—B6 in 1909 the races accounted for totalling 1821. In the w r ay of stakes, Malstcr’s £36.972 —55 winners of 145 races—in 1910 is still tbs Australian record.

D’Abernon’s great English sprinter i*iadcm, who was subsequently beaten by Tetratema at six lurlongs, won three races in two days at Ascot in June. She walked over for the Rous Memorial Stakes, and on the same day beat a solitary opponent in the AH-aged Stakes. On the second day she ran away from 10 others in the King’s Stand Stakes, sf. in which penalties brought her weight to 10.7. She is on the small side, but is evidently a great weight-carrier. Up to the close of the Ascot Meeting Diadem Had run in 29 races during her career, worming 20, runflip?, second in four, third in two, and missing a place only three times.