TURF AND TRACK

Evening Star, Issue 19968, 11 September 1928, Page 11

TURF AND TRACK

iTES FROM ALL QUARTERS

[By Otakou.]

RACING FIXTURES. September 13, 35.—Wanganui J.G. ' September 19. Manawatu Hunt Club. September '22.—Ashburton County R.C. September 22.--Napier Park R.C. September 22, 24.—Avondale J.G. September 27, 28.—Geraldine R.C. September 29.—Pakuranga Hunt Club. , September 29.—Hawke’s Bay J.G. October 6.—Kurow J.C. October 6, B.—Auckland R.C. October 11, 13.—Dunedin J.C. October 13.—Carterton R.C October 20, 22 Wellington R.C October 20. 22.—Gore R.C Octobei 20, 24. Waikato R.C. October 22.--Waverley R.C. October 22.—Waikato Hunt Club. October 22.—Waipawa County R.C October 22.—North Canterbury R.C October 25. 27 -Poverty Ray Turt Club. October 27.—Masterton R.C. October 27.—Banks Peninsula R.C. October 31.—Rirchwood Hunt Club

TROTTING FIXTURES. September 15.—Wellington T.C. October 6. Methvcn T.C. October 13. 17 ■ Auckland T.C. October 22.—Oamaru T.C. October 20. 22. Greymouth T.C. November 6,8, 9.—Metropolitan r c Novembei C . 21.--Otaliuliu T C. November 24.~\Velimgton T.C. November 29, December I.—Forbury Park T.C. December I.—Waikato i.C. December B.—Cheviot T.C. December 15, 17. —New Brighton T.C. December 26.—Gore i.C December 26.—Ashburton I.C. December 26. 27.—South Wairarapa T.C. ‘December 26. 27.—Westport T.C. December 27, 29, 31.—Auckland T.C December 29.—Winton T.C. December 31.—Inangabii! T.C.

iu tue Hem ox a uuzeu tnat contested the Railway Handicap at Martoii tnere was only one norse uacned lor mss money than the well-pcnormed Star stranger. il. iNurse has mane a start on All t. Acland’s two-year-old tilly by Thurnimm irom Sleepy Head, and Air G. Hall’s two-year-oid nlly oy I'aiadm from Chanuiiia, the dam ot Malmsey. The V iscount, who is a tlixee-year-old lull brotner Co the well-perl ormed Count Cavour, is not, it is stated, over likely to raise himself above the ordinary class. Feho. by Winnie irom Utvl, went amiss some time ago, and it has been decided to retire her to the stud. She will be mated with Solferino. The North Island jockey, L. A. Fine, will arrive in Canterbury this week, and will be riding at the Ashburton, Geraldine, and Dunedin Meetings. Saturn is at present under olfer to an Australian buyer, and in all probability will bo sold. At the sale of yearlings held atTrentham last January several of the progeny of the Euglish-bred sire Hunting Song came in for admiration, and Mr A. B. Williams bought a chestnut colt whose dam is Gay. This colt, who is to race as Hunting Day, is credited with having progressed well, and ho is booked for an early race. According to all reports, Boston (Tea Tray—Cilia) did well for a few furlongs in the second division, and the Three and Four-year-old Handicap at Uosehill on August 5, and during his stay is said to be likely to credit Mr I*. F. Blundell with a win.-

At th® Hororata Stud, Air H. M. Reeves’* Sleepy Head, by Birkenhead from Somniforra. by Bonilonu from Dreamer, has loafed a colt to Shambles, whom she will revisit this season. Sleepy Head, was a useful sprinter, white she represents the Nightmare .amily, famous for its stamina, one ot its great representatives in Australia being Wakeful, while Noctuiform, Bon Keve, Eligible, and Bon Ton aro a few of its goon Hass New Zealand performers.

1.0. b. irapei money—Jtsmerj, who won at Uosehill as a two-year-old, but was not raced last season, has rejoined G. F. Nailon’s team. He has been given every chance of developing, and it may prove payable policy (comments ‘‘Watcher’’). Books and hackers were routed _at Salisbury (England) on July 12. Not financially, but by a swarm of bees which invaded Tattersall’s Ring. That portion of the course was emptied in record time, and nearly everybody who bolted through one of the exits had his coat wrapped round his head. Air A. B. Williams’s imported mare Sweet Charity, by Diadumenos— Maundy Thursday, has foaled a nlly to Limond, and will he mated with Shambles. Sweet Charity is the dam of Notley, a promising two-year-old filly by Martian, being got ready by G. Murray Aynsley, to carry Mr C. G. Da Igety’s colours. Several years ago a black gelding named Coolpan was purchased fn Australia by Mr W. Duncan, and raced in New Zealand with but moderate success. The son of Cooltrim—Pasty was later on purchased by a Rangitakei sportsman, but did no good. Recently the gelding was sold for £1 and consmne'd to a poultry farm to be made into- feed for fowls (writes “Watcher”). On being cut up ho was found to have only one kidney, one lung the size of a inan’shand, and a largo lump on his windpipe. It is no wonder that Coolpan was not always in the best of moods, and that Trainer Tilley, his former trainer, was puzzled by his indifferent displays. Owners of jumpers will welcome the decision to reinstate the two hurdle races at the autumn meeting of tho Canterbury Jockey Club. Last season tho programme opened each day with a high-weight handicap, but with only five runners on the first day and four ou the second there was no inducement to continue events of this character Tho outlook for hurdle races is particularly bright in the South Island at present, as fresh _ aspirants are in evidence in all directions.

With a view to fitting him for early spring racing, In the Shade was taken to Australia with other members of Trainer J. T Jamieson’s team. Of course, it was not intended that the gelding should be kept in cotton wool, but it now looks as if In the Shade will do liis spring racing in Australia, as ho is not returning with Mithra, Lorient 11., and Ti Tree. As the stable luck has been out so far, perhaps hopes are entertained that Prince Humphrey and In the Shade will. balance matters in future engagements in Australia. An interesting mare of distinguished family added to the Cullengoral (New South Wales) Stud is Golden Mixture, who is to be mated with Scaliger. By Kilbroney, Golden Mixture is out of Medley, and is consequently a halfsister to Limerick, Ballymena, and Roscrca. Golden Mixture was _ herself a good performer, and at Associated Racing Clubs’ Meetings in Sydney won a number of races up to nine furlongs. Raasay is a well-grown three-year-old, and, in appearance, not unlike his half-brother, Runnymede. He met Reonui 131 b worse than weight-for-age in the Dundas Handicap, and ran him to half a length (writes “Pilot”). As with the other three-year-olds, Raasay has to be. taken on trust ns a stayer, but his form at seven furlongs against

older horses was undeniably good. It, however. Haasay is a Derby possibility, it is the same with Prince Humphrey, who beat him at level weights the last time they met in Now Zealand. The Cooltrim marc, Punka 111., has achieved fame in as the dam ot Black Watch, whoso performances include third in the lust Derby. Mr J. B. Reid decided the- Newmarket sales at Newmarket in July would give him an excellent opportunity o) disposing of Punka 111. to advantage, and ho sent that mare and her colt foal by Sinnatus to auction. They reached 3,000g5, but Mr Reid regarded that as insufficient, and they were passed in. As a yearling Punka HI. was sold by the executors of the late Mr James Thompson foi SOgs. At the last yearling sales at Randwick a colt by Claro from Nod (sister to Punka 111.) was offpred and passed in From, London ' Sporting Lite ’: —An owner—the paper infers it was a woman--took her horse away from a trainer, leaving a bill ot upwards of £2OO unpaid After repeated requests for his money, the trainer received a cheque for an amount on account, and, getting tired of waiting for the remainder. issued a summons against the owner, who, not content with what had been done issued a counter-claim against the trainer for upwards of £SOO, being “ the stake money the horse would have won if he had been in other h. is I” What the trainer said concerning the counter-claim, or whether the rase ever reached the courts, is not stated, but suing for what the horse “ would have won” reaches the limit in the way of claims The writer quoted says that, even with a change of trainers, the horse is still a non-winner, (n England some trainers have found it so difficult to collect From their patrons that it is suggested the Jockey (“Tub should tak" the matter in hand

The Awapum trainer, G )V. New, who headed the list of winning trainers Inst season, has made a good start for the present term Pangolin and Blimp added two more to his record this week at Marton Blimp’s performance at Marton was decidedly convincing, as he had a good deal of ground to make up over the last two furlongs, and be finished on very solidly._ Of the New Zealand Cup horses racing there, his showing was the best. He is bred to stay, and while it a ; yet early to give him a good chance in the big two-mile race, there appears every prospect of him winning a coed handicap event he fore long. With tour oi tue nvo uassic events oi the English turf decided this year and no contestant winning a double, it is quite certain that there will be uo outstanding performers among tho three-ycar-olds. Flamingo (by FlamboyantLady Peregrine), who wmn the Two Thousand Guineas, was subsequently defeated in the Derby. Scuttle (by Captain Cuttle—Stained Glass) scored a victory in the One Thousand Guineas, but in the decision of tho Oaks she went down, Toboggan (by Hurry On— Glacier) being returned the winner Felstead won the Derby, but a London cablegram to hand states tiiat the colt lias been withdrawn from the St. Legcr, so that it would seem as though Flamingo is tho only oolt likely to earn distinction this year ns a double winner of classic honours. Air H. M. Reeves’s two-year-old filly by Paladin from the Spearmint mare, Pineta, a recent addition to H. Nurse’s team at Riccarton, is a half-sister to Rapine. Pineta has not had many foals. She started off with Penitent and the following year she produced Rapine, but after these two Martian horses she missed for six years, prior to leaving the Paladin filly, which has grown a" lot lately and will require time. Air Reeves’s object in buying her was that she appealed as a prospective brood mare, possessing 'blood that should make a wide appeal. If sho gallops, so much the better, hub if sho does not show promise by the autumn she will be retired to the stud next season. At Alaisous-LaCtto the _ French stable boys went ou strike in June and were giving a-lot of trouble. Breaking bottles on the uncles, breaking barriers, etc., were tactics they were resorting to in order to gain their ends, but it was anticipated the strike would be rosultless for tho hoys. It was intended to transfer the meeting set .down for Alaisons-Lafitte for June 15, and St. Cloud was tho venue chosen. Tho alteration did not lake place, as it would have been necessary to abandon the last race on tho card, a steeplechase, which could not bo run at St. Cloud. An American owner, who had two horses in the steeplechase, objected to the race being abandoned, and iu consequence tho meeting had to bo held at Alaisons-Lafitte. The American’s luck was out, as, though his two horses were favourites when bracketed on the totalizator, they both foil.

A horse claiming some notice in the South Island in connection with the New Zealand Cup is Battle Colours, a five-year-old gelding by Solferino from the Bezonian mare Satisfaction (writes “ Phaeton ”). Last season Battle Colours contested fourteen races, and he won five of hi.s engagements, his best performance being registered at tho South Canterbury meeting in April, when ho won tho Timary Cup (L}m) under 5.2 and the Autumn Handicap dm 35yds) under 8.11. At Riccarton last month Battle Colours contested the Selwyn Handicap (7f), in which be carried 10.1 into second place behind Royal Saxon (9.5). It is for time to reveal whether Battle Colours possesses tho necessary staying capacity that will enable him to win over 2m, which tho New Zealand Cup question calls for.

The Scotch trainer, J. M'Guigan, was greatly impressed by what he saw on lii.s recent visit to Australia and South Africa, and since his return to England has evidently been voicing himself to the effect that, in respect to racing, the Old Country could with advantage copy the younger ones. Referring to this, “Augur” recently wrote as follows in the Loudon 1 Sporting Life ’: — “Johnny M'Guigan is full of praise of the'appointments and the conveniences at every course ho wont to, and convinced that notwithstanding the different .conditions which prevail here —company promotion instead of purely club promotion and so on-—the racegoing public could' be much better catered for; The argument that management over hero is becoming out of date needs a .deal of counterin''.” The decision of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Committee, to reduce the Canterbury Cup journey from two miles and a-cpiarter to one mile and three-quarters, will bo appreciated by owners, though the necessity for making the change in such an old-estab-lished race is to be regretted. Ft may not be generally known that a similar alteration was made in 1900, when Advance, then a four-ycar-olcl, won by a long neck from the Derby winner, Renown, with three other starters. In 1901, also at a mile and three-quarters, the race was a fiasco, as Menschikoff had his stable mate, San Remo, as his sole opponent. The club then reverted to two miles and a-quarter, which has been retained until this year. When the Duke of Portland bought Carbine privately for 13,500 guineas in 1895, his object in taking the great son of Musket to England was to _ mate him with daughters of St. Simon, which were then accumulating in the Welbeck stud paddocks. Carbine did fairly well on mares of the Galopin strain, though his outstanding success in Great Britain was to get Spearmint from a mare that was entirely devoid of that blood. It has always piqued the curiosity of students of breeding (writes “ Snowden.” in the ‘ Australasian ’) that the success of Carbine on mares of St. Simon blood was a long way below that achieved by St. Simon on mares of Carbine (or Musket) blood. Why this should have been so is far from obvious. Avant Courier (by Valais—Courantc), who realised 5,500 "guineas when

* sold by auction as a yearling in New South Wales in the autumn of 1926, has managed to win in prize money a good portion of the sura expended in his purchase, but, unless some keen judges are astray in their judgment, his name will be well on the right side of the ledger when he is through with his four-year-old - engagements. The particular race in which Avant Courier is in favour at the present time is the Epsom Handicap (one mile), in wince ho figures with 8.10. The race in question is set down for decision < n September 29 For several seasons the Khan , has paid tremendous prices in Englai 4 for yearlings, but he lias yet to win a Derby Two years ago lie privately bought Feridoon and Silver Hussar for I £20.000 from the National Stud, Of that sum. £17,000 was for Feridoon, who evidently did not stand training. He was not a starter for anything at two years, and" was -sent abroad this' year. Silver Hussar won his first race at Salisbury ' July The Aga Khan is now breeding horses in Ireland and ' France in a fairly large way, and Grand 1 Terrace (In Grand Parade! and NijinI ski (by Hurry On I won two-year-old ! races in England last month. He bred , both, and Grand Terrace, who is out iot that creat mare Teresina, made a 1 marked impression. It was said that nothing more like a Derby colt had 1 been seen out. and a Derby winner of • his rnvn breeding would more than compensate the Aca Khan for past disappointments. If the Gaming Bill before the South Australian Parliament becomes law the bookmakers are in for a hot time. In a statement of the measure an Adelaide journal furnishes the following.— “ For a person who has had his ticket revoked because he was suspected of betting, the penalty for re-entering the course is £SO. If caught actually wagering, the fine for the first offence proposes £SO and not more than £200; and if the offence is repeated tho punishment is imprisonment for not less than one month and not more than six months More than that, tho amendments provide that any person so convicted shall not be admitted to a racecourse for twelve months afterwards i'he penalty for a first offence in this tirection is a fine of £2O or up to £IUU, Ol gaol for "ion pi or thi —• months

The most valuable two-year-old event decided on the English turf is the National Breeders' Produce Stakes, which is run at the Sandown Park Summer Meeting. A grey colt named Mr Jinks and a filly named Tiffin, who are both by fotratema. ruled about equal favourites, and they fought out the finish. Tiffin winning cleverly the value of tfie race was £1.102, and, as the Sandown Park Club only gave £I,OOO in added money, owners contributed no less than £6,102 to the stakes The Australian Jockey Club’s Sires’ Produce Stakes can be cited as the most valuable two-year-old event in the Southern Hemisphere, and, when one considers the figures connected therewith and compares the same with those of the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes of England, it is then the difference in the conditions of racing in the Commonwealth of Australia and in the Mother Country is pointedly brought out. The value oi the A.J C. Sires’ Produce Stakes, decided at Randwick last April, amounted to £7,031, ot which sum £5,000 was contributed by the Australian Jockey Club. The stake was divided as follows:—Winner £4,881, second £I,OOO, third £4OO, breeder of winner £4OO, nominator of sire £250. Roscroa’s form in the second division of the Kosehill Three and Four-year-old Handicap greatly disappointed ins trainer (says “ Pilot ” in the * Refr o’). If the gelding had experienced any had luck, it would have been different” hut. after getting a smooth I passage throughout, he could not finj ish. “ That showing means that he ; will not be a runner for the Hobnrt--1 ville Stakes.” F Jones remarked on Monday morning. Then he adder! • “ f , expect him to stay, and a hustling race ■-Hive that of S-turdav Inst was not in his favour.” ft is not unusual to sec slayers fail-at the end of a short race 1 when they have to be forced along to to bold a position in the early part, '■ and there is no doubt Jones looks to Roscren to do much better than last week when be runs i« a longer race. 'Whether bo now gives T> n cnren n choree i against MolHson in the A.J.C, Derby i T cannot say. but I know that more than one trainer is basing bis Derby I hopes on the nossibifitv of 'Wolb’son | cracking up over the last furlong, just l as Merry Mint did last year, after looking a nrobnble winner at Icger. Mollison was snnerior to everything of ■ his age last season, but. though there is no reason wbv he should not run a mile and a-ludf as well as any of those lie beat, it is undeniable that many followers of racing doubt him on that score Even f lie wins the Hobartville Stakes (which he did last Saturday i, and Rosohill GuineaSj they will ;be sceplica! concerning _ Jna staying ability until tbev see him win- Übo Derby

“Cheer when you' win, and howl when yon lose,” is the slogan of some racegoers (says the Sydney writer “Pilot”). Many of these must have been at Posehill on August 25, and let themselves go when The Dimmer won the Granville Stakes Mr N Falkiner was not present, and' consequent ■ missed a hostile demonstration so unreasonable as to bo almost amusing. A section of the spectators in the paddock lined up against the weighing yard fence, and boohooed to their hearts' content As a set-off, the occupants of tho official stand cheered the winner ‘ The previous week Tho Dimmer ran unplaced in the second division of the Maiden Handicap, for which he was a hot favourite, consequent on his training track form. Circumstances were against him, as, starting from tho outside, lie had to he bustled to got it position, and then.’ in tho straight, ho ran about tinder pressure, ft should have ben apparent to tho veriest racing novice that M'Carton did his host on tho colt, hut some men, when they lose their money, also lose all sense of rnimess. No doubt many of those who hooted The Dimmer hacked him when he lost, huth apparently they saw nothing wrong when he .tailed, else they would have hacked him again Saturday’s demonstration further upheld by oft-expressor opinion that an owner should not he elated at tho cheers of racegoers, nor upset by their l-wots. It is generally the porket talking. The men who cheer loudest one day are rho same who make tho greatest noise tlm next, when the_ remit ; s not monetarily to their Hieing. Thp D'ni’eer !c trained hv G Price and has come into Derby dismissions. According to “ P'lot ’’ Tho Dimmer’s win makes him a Derby runner at this sfaeo. and G Price has cnnt’flenre in him as n distance horse His helfhvntbor, F'uloene. won a V.P.G St. Terre,-, and the fact of heino by Prion rhead loses Tim Dimmer nothing as a notent'al stayer. T| ean he urged that 1m only he-t “ Park Stahers ” at Hnsphill. hut the stylo in which ho did it was impressive.

IHTEfiFEnEKSE IN CBELESFGaB STAKES Press Association —By Te'.ejraph—Copyright SYDNEY, September 10. The Jockey Club inquiry into alleged interference in too Chelmsford Stakes on Saturday was concluded, and the stewards found M'Cartcn to be responsible for the interference and suspended him for three months. M‘Carton, who told the stewards that the interference was caused by Limerick lugging in, intends to appeal to the committee of the Jockey Club.