Sport and Pastime

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2506, 20 March 1930, Page 3

Sport and Pastime

THE TURF RACING FIXTURES March 20 —Waimate R.C. Minch 22 —Bay of Plenty J.C. March 22, 24 —Oamaru J.C. March 26—Opotiki J.C. March 26, 27- —Manawatu R.C. April 3, s—Whangareis—Whangarei R.C. April 3, s —South Canterbury J.C April 4, s—Masterton R.C. April 9 —Hawke’s Bay J.C. April 11, 12 —Otautau R.C. April 12 —Hororata R.C. April 12, 14 —Westport J.C. April 12, 14—Waikato R.C. April ig—Tuapeka County J.C. April iq, 21 —Wairarapa R.C. April ig, 21 —Feilding J.C. April 19, 21—Auckland R.C. April 19, 21, 22—Riverton R.C. April 21 —Beaumont R.C. April 21 —Waipukurau J.C. April 21- —Kumara R.C. April 21, 22—Canterbuiv J.C. April 23, 24 —Westland R.C. April 26, 28 —Greymouth J.C. April 26, 30 —Avondale J.C. April 30 —Reefton J.C. NOTES AND COMMENTS

Cymene, the dam of Cylinder, missed to Shambles this season; and Is now in foal to Hunting Song.

H. Gray will probably go across to Australia to do some riding there. First Ruler will revert to flat racing at Manawatu, when the Chief Ruler mare will be a runner in the Matai Hack Handicap. Rule Britannia, who till lately' was trained by H. Connop, at Woodville, is norv an inmate of W. Bailey’s stable at Awapuni.

The hurdler, Red Bank, is to be schooled for steeplechasing, and he should be very successful in this department of the game.

Blacksmith, a four y'ear old by Arrowsmith—Venetian, gave a pleasing display over the battens at Awapuni the other morning with A. MacDonald in the saddle.

Spearmiss is reported to be training on w ell and should soon pick up a stake. The Greyspear are is probably in better form than she has been for some time.

Flair came up from Riccarton with a good reputation, and although she ran well in the open sprint each day of the Wellington meeting she was not good enough.

Waterline, who was narrowdy defeated in the New Zaeland St. Leger Stakes by' Vali, was handicapped at 7.6 for the Autumn Handicap won by Glare.

Don Quixote was for sale at 400 guineas recently ; in fact he could have been purchased at that figure at Napier Park, but nobody wanted him. Now he cannot be bought.

Keddar has proved somewhat disappointing of late, but he is looking particularly well at present and soon may make amends, perhaps at the Manawatu meeting this month.

It is hoped that Bright Glow will have sufficiently recovered from her soreness to be able to start at the Manawatu meeting, where she will be ridden by A. E. Ellis.

Valuation was sent out favourite lor the Railway Handicap at Trentham last Saturday. He flattered the hopes of his admirers in the straight, but he faded away and was ouside the money at the finish.

Trainer R. Hatch has taken over the Hunting Song three _ year old Coon Song, who showed a very fair turn of speed in his two year ■ Id career. De won the Debutante Stakes at the Woodville autumn meeting 12 months ago.

Word from Wairarapa states that Teri is ■ right off colour just now, and it will probably be some time befort he is at the top of his form. Trainer Wilton has a hard task ahead of him in getting the Romeo gelding up to scratch again.

Rapier has had only a couple of races lately prior to tackling the Trentliam Gold Cup on Monday, and under the circumstances his trainer, H. Nurse, expressed himself as very pleased wit hthe showing he made. Rapier will be at Awapuni next week. The New Zealand gelding Second Wind continues to race well under the colours of the West Australian sportsman, Mr E. Lee Steere. Second Wind’s latest success w»as registered in the St. Kikla Handicap, ij miles, run at Caulfield last Saturday', in

which he carried 9.0 and beat a field of 10 in the fast time of 2.32. Second wind is described as by Psychology or Grandcourt, but it is generally held that the last named sire can be credited with the parentage. Figure’s mishap on the tracks prior to the recent V.R.C. meeting, which necessitated her withdrawal from the Newmarket Handicap, was a severe blow to backers, and it cost them hundn*{s of pounds in every State. Her trainer, J. Doholioe, was naturally a disappointed man. He expected her to do well in the Newmarket Handicap, and said that he did not know if figure would race again. He holds her on lease from Mr Hunter White, a member of the A.J.C. Committee, and the term expires on March 31. Donohoe may not get another race out of Figure, as when her lease is terminated she will go to the stud to be mated with Tippler. Figure, when offered in the sale ring as a yearling, was passed in when bidding ceased at i2sgns., and somebody missed a bargain. Mr White then leased her to Donohoe, and she has won nearly £6oao in stakes. Her trainer attributes her bleeding attacks to an incident that occurred during her two y’ear old day’s. One day she threw up her head while in her table, and struck it on a rail, injuring a vein. It was after this that the bleeding attacks began, and by far the worst one was the last. Figure may' not race again, but racegoers will always remember her as one of the fastest sprinters of her day.

I When Rhonite reduced Plaid’s Morefield record for five furlongs by landing the first division of the Juvenile Handicap recently he did not have the honour fo hemself for long. Chemosli equalled his time, 1.3!, in the second division of the same race, and both youngsters won so stylish- , ly r at their first start that they appear likely to a long way in the ' game. Rhonite is a fine stamp of colt by Valais from Sibar, says an Australian writer, and was one of the costly yearlings at the last Easter sales. He w’as purchased by Mr C. H. J. Scmidt for i3oogns., and looks to be well worth the money'. His half sister, Tressie, won a Carrington Stakes, but the chances are Rohnite will not be averse to a bit of distance later on. His half-brother. Comptroller, once held the mile and threequarter record for- Randwick, while his granddam was a full sister to the Melbourne Cup winner, The Victory. Mr H. S. Thompson bred and sold Rhonite, but he races Chemosh in partnership with Mr F. Basche. A bid of 500 guineas was not accepted for the youngster at the yearling j sales. Chemosh is bred to go fast, as he is by Moabite from The Wei- ! kin mare Blue Dome, and is closely related to Sevile, Rosina and Two.