THE TURF

Evening Star, Issue 18258, 24 April 1923, Page 4

THE TURF

Gossip by Old Identity. Ronnio Winkio is working regularly at Winmtni, and seems to bo quite right. Pal am on got knocked about when he blundered over a hurdle at exercise, and could not fulfil his engagements atTimo.ru. Isn’t Loughrea a good sort? He may yet win for Mr Hnzlett a better race than any ho has yet started for. A. Oliver* was tried on Winning Hit in tho Awapuni Gold Cup, but ho was no more successful than H. Young. Sir George Clifford’s qnco brilliant chestnut was last all the way. That Canterbury Gup gallop scorns to have upset him. According to a Wellington writer, followers of local horses had what was probably the worst time they have ever experienced at a Trcntham meeting. During the two days thirty-eight Trcnthamtrained horses started'fifty-three times. Their record was one second and three thirds. There were nino runners fqr tho Awapuni Gold Cup, one of the best fields that have ever contested the race. “ Sir Lancelot” reports that Listowcl set out to make a solid pace for his stable mate, and did it well. He had Many Kittle and Enthusiasm with him in the early part. Highland was always well back, and Winning Hit was never in-the picture. Listowel lod for about a mile, when he dropped back. Thespian ranged alongside Many Kittle a furlong from home, and, finishing best, won in good style from Many Kittle, with .Enthusiasm fairly close up. Tho same writer tells us that in the Manawatu Stakes, on the second day, Tamateto began, best, but before a furion" was covered Attractive was in charge, and got a good break at ftp homo bend. Tnmatete reduced tho gap, and took charge at tho distance, where Attractive dropped into the ruck. Here Thespian put in a claim, and reaching the leader in tho last hundred yards won by three parts of a length, with Listowcl five lengths away. Pencils, who did not jump out well, beat Attractive for last place. The recent A.J.C. Meeting in Sydney was" notable for tho fact that for tho first timo in the history of racing in Australasia, the 50,CC0sovs mark was passed in stake money paid out at ono meeting. The club provided 42,325 sovs in added money, but to this has to ho added forfeits and sweepstakes, making a total of v\,ol2sovs.

In his reminiscences of the Aspcndalo Park course in Melbourne, “Touchstone” of tho ‘Australasian,’ writes as follows concerning the dual Newmarket Handicap ■winner, Aspen, after whom the racecourse was named. Aspen was a chance get. Sho was sired by a two-year-old colt named Askin ; her dam was a three-year-old filly (Talkative), and both were unbroken. Her owner declares that Aspen was tho fastest mare ho over saw, and he has seen most of our great sprinters. Aspen, ho says, onco ran half a mile in 47Jscc on tho Flemington track. After winning two Newmarket Handicaps in succession—-a feat accomplished by no other hor,so—Aspen was tried good enough to win a subsequent* Newmarket with lOsfc 71b—she was handicapped at much less—hut won* wrong, and aid not run. “ Phaeton writes " A perusal of tho records attaching to tho various sale rings in southern seas reveals that many illustrious performers como within the category of bargains, and no one requires to be told that Carbine occupies a place in the list. The following list which I have compiled shows the prices paid for the most noteworthy eqmines as yearlings and the various sums won by them in stakes; Sold as Stakes Yearling. Won. Gns. £.

the Mnnawatn meeting which resulted in the owner of Lady Kotiripo losing a stake and the backers of (lie horse losing a rare dividend drove another nail in the coffin of the present rule respecting the weigh-iim-in of horses. Lady Kotiripo’s rider weighed out right and weighed-in threequarters of a pound light. No one can account for the discrepancy. The rule is absurd, and seems sure to be altered at next meeting of the conference. It has been a means of indicting hardship this season and it is only right that it should go. Bonnie Winkle is entered for the Ashburton meeting.

Eury flimic ... 310 56.810 Gloaming ... 250 32,554 Carbine ... 620 29.476 Cetigno ... 200 27.206 Sasanof ... 400 20,770 Poseidon ... ... SCO 19.405 Carl it,a ... 125 17,850 Woorak ... 500 16,800 Patrobas ... ... 3G0 15,957 Nevrhavon ... 120 13,254 Gladsome „. 100 11,084 Biplane ... 575 13,506 “ Carbine ’ ’ \vi lies —“ The incident nt