To-day’s Racing News

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 September 1934, Page 6

To-day’s Racing News

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MEETINGS TO COME. Sept. s—Marton.5 —Marton. Sept. 15 —Ashburton. Sept. 13, 15—Wanganui. Sept. 20, 22 —Geraldine. Sept.—22—Foxton. Sept. 28, 29—Marlborough. Gay Sheik: The Gay Shield —Lady Marie colt in the Juvenile Plate at Marton on Wednesday has been named Gay Sheik. He is a full-brother to Gay Sheila and Gay Blonde. Well-bred Maiden: The horse accepted for as Tadnos in the Maiden Race at Marton should be Pad nos. Padnos is a three-year-old chestnut gelding by Tea Tray from the Hallowmas mare Rada (a half-sister to Sasanof). Royal Divorce Gelding: Taumau, a new name in the Maiden Race at Marton, is that of the four-year-old bay gelding by Royal Divorce from the Hymettus mare Khassia.

Making Her Second Start: Maid of the Air, who appears in the acceptance for the Maiden Race at Marton, had a run at the Te Kuiti Meeting last May but that appears to be all her form to date. She is a four-year-old brown mare by The Ace from the Australian-bred Kenilworth mare Kenilworth Maid, the dam also of Orby’s Choice.

Returning to Work: With the advent of spring several horses have been recommissioned at Matamata, among them being Master Norval and Woodful. Neiher has done any racing foi' months.

Valpeen: The Great Northern and Grand National Steeplechase winner, Valpeen lightened up considerably on his trip south, and he has not been worked since his return to Matamata. . Although it is not intended to throw him out of work no definite programme is in view with him.

Likes Heavy Going: Silk Arrow, which won at Wingatui on Saturday, is only a pony, but goes well in heavy going. She was got by Arrowsmith from Silk Stocking, by Solferino.

Jaunt’s First Over Hurdles: Black Duke was travelling like a sure winner when racing along the back stretch in the Hunters’ Hurdles, but gave a bit too much start to Jaunt in the run home. Jaunt has a fair amount of pace ,and did well to win at his first attempt over hurdles.

Veteran Winner: Red Racer was foaled in 1923, so that the winner of the Tally-Ho Handicap on Saturday is now 11 years old. Like others got by Solferino, Red Racer has castiron legs and a strong constitution, and shows his best form in heavy going. Will Win Again:

Nothing had a chance at the finish of the Vauxhall Handicap with the Nigger Minstrel mare, Saxophone. She will win again. Compression, the dam of Saxophone, was got by Tractor from Sister Radius, the dam of Lough Rea and Circulation.

Crashed in Steeples: Peterette is usually a good fencer, but on Saturday she crashed into the first of the brush hurdles forming the stand double. The state of the going may have been responsible for the bad jump.

Conditions Against Them: • Osculate and Red Dance both fail'ed badly in the Tally-Ho Handicap at Wingatui. Osculate could not act in the going, and Red Dance, after shaping well for about half a mile, then commenced to drift. Both horses will do better on a firm track. Short of Work: Gustavo went out of favour for the Tally-Ho Handicap because in his final gallops at Wingatui he shaped as if short of work. Gustavo, however, ran a good game race and fought on well to finish third. Foreign Queen: Appears to have recovered from the lameness which troubled her during the last few months, and is sprinting well just now. This mare appears to hold excellent prospects in the sprint at Marton to-morrow. Should be Prominent: Land Tax raced well last season, and it would not be surprising to see her scoring again shortly. She was third to Square Acre and Wasteland at the recent Manawatu meeting, and had to covei’ a lot of extra ground during the runnig of the event. Land Tax is engaged at Marton to-morrow. Should Run Well: Rereatu has only had one race since joining R. Hatch’s stable at Awapuni, and that was when he was beaten by Foreign Queen in the Mcßae Handicap ■ (7 furlongs) at the Manawatu winter meeting last month. He is to race at Marton to-morrow, and should again make his presence felt. Meeting Stronger Opposition: Whyte Melville did not meet a strong field when he won the Rangitano Plate at the recent Manawatu meeting, but he scored nicely, and the race should improve him. This three-year-old is engaged in the Farewell i Handicap, five furlongs, at Marton, : and although ho will be up against ; much stronger opposition at that meet- j ing he can be relied on to register another creditable performance. Names Claimed: ,

■ The name Tidalia has been registered for the two-year-old filly by Tidal from Queen March, and the four-year-old filly by Whirlwind from Cradle Song has had the name Crooning bestowed on her. The Hunting Song— All Amber colt, who is engaged at Marton, has been named Hunting Chorus, and the Pombal—Make-peace' filly, who is also to race there, will be known as Pomposity.

Likely for Marton: Kinross, who is engaged in the Open Hurdles at Marton to-morrow, created a surprise recently when he ran second to Invictus in the Flaxbourne Hurdles at the Manawatu Meeting. His chances on that occasion were so little thought of that he was allowed to go out the outsider of the field, and he led practically all the way, an error at the last fence causing him to lose his position. Among those behind him were Emotion and Brigadore, both winners at the Grand National Meeting. Death of Lapidary: The death occurred at Matangi last week of the imported stallion Lapidary, by Black Jester from Lauda, owned by

Mr. R. G. Rainger, of Auckland. Lapidary’s progeny included Heremia (who ran third in the 'Great Northern Derby, won the Douro Cup at Trentham, am! was subsequently sold to India), Gay Lap, First Lap, Don’t Lap, Grand City, Last Lap, and Intagio. Lapidary’s death was a severe loss to his owner, as he was fully booked up for this season.

Peter's Pence Likely: Peter’s Pence, the winner of the maiden event at New Plymouth last week, was having his second race. He is a four-year-old by Mercian King from Lady Thurnham. He has the size to develop into a National horse, and that opportunity will be given to him. * Nearly a Sensation:

. Somebody on the New Plymouth racecourse on Thursday was well in line to collect a big dividend when Ruaform loomed up as the possible winner of the Bracelet, as he carried a solitary ticket on the win machine. He covered a great deal of extra ground, and also made his run too soon, but for which he may have brought of a racecourse sensation. Ruaform is a six-year-old by the Polydamon horse Ruapapa from Recherche.

Improved With Race: Lucpss finished a long way back in the Hunt Cup at New Plymouth, last Thursday, but the race improved him, for he finished second on Saturday. Even so, his form is a long way behind his best.

Disappointing Form: Korokio is racing most, disappointingly. She retains all her pace, and can reach a prominent position in tire running without an effort, but she fails over the final stages. It is not her condition that is at fault, as she was never better. Korokio does not appear ever to have recovered from the injury she received in Auckland a couple of years ago.

Ringing-in-Case: There is strong criticism in Adelaide racing circles of the manner in which the Redlock ringing-in case was handled by the officials of the South Australian Jockey Club, who persisted L- their statements that the horse was the real Redlock, and yet did not make any attempt to shave the brands pff the gelding until a Melbourne newspaper’s story forced them to take action. Then the services of a brand expert were obtained. The brands of the gelding who had been racing as Redlock were shaved and thus disclosed the brands of Erbie underneath.

i MARTON SPRING MEETING. FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW. ’ The Marton Jockey Club will open the spring racing season to-morrow, • and will stage the first of the juvenile events on the 1934-35 calendar. Par- ‘ ticular interest will centre on the 1 'youngsters, and it was at the Marton meeting last year, that the champion two-year-old Whenuakura, who later , went amiss, was introduced. The s system of betting to-morrow will be: — 3 Four starters, one dividend; five to i eight (inclusive), two dividends —75 i and 25 per cent.; nine or more starters, ! three dividends —70, 20 and 10 per cent. The following horses are expected to be prominent: — Juvenile Plate: Legatee, Prevail. , Maiden Race: Count Roussillion, Rei Open Hurdles: Ruanui, Kinross. ; Tutaenui Handicap: Land Tax, I Timorous. _ , Marton Handicap: Plateau, CataSpring Handicap: Blackman, Spear1 form. . t Railway Handicap: Foreign Queen, 1 Rereatu. _ , Farewell Hack: Hunting Lodge, 1 Whyte Melville. I The acceptances are as follow: — 12.0 Juvenile Plate, five furlongs.—Gay i Shield-Lady Maire colt, Hunting ! Chorus (late All Amber colt), Legatee ' 8.5, Prevail, Sycony, Lady Ruler, Severe, Pomposity (late Makepeace filly) 8.0. 12.40 Maiden Race, six furlongs. —Overcase, Redeem, Tray Bit, Count Roussillion, Gallant Knight, Taumau, Martianess, Hunting Queen, Inveresk, Tannin, Maid of the Air, Reipar, Tadmos, Allington (late Golden Vi filly) 8.7. 1.20 Open Hurdles, one mile and a-half. — Invictus 11.9, Silent Bill 10.2, Ruanui 19.11, Kinross 9.9, Anemometer, War Eagle 9.0. 2.0 Tutaenui Hack, six furlongs.—Hest 9.0, Arena 8.11, Land Tax 8.9, Rerepai 8.3, Timorous 8.1, Ethiop 7.13, Black Mau 7.7, Acrelict 7.4, Mercian Queen 7.0. ■ 2.45 Marton Handicap, one mile and a-quarter. —Plateau, Hazoor 8.4, Catalogue 8.1, Ida Merling 7.8, Blue Boy 7.4, Beryl Latour 7.2, Lady Ronald, Flying Prince 7.0. 3.30 Spring Hack, one mile and 137yds.— Solarium 9.0, Hest 8.13, King Thomond 8.8, Hark Forrard, Landlubber 8.3, Black Man 7.10, Spearform, Santoft, Royal Papa, Wyndale, Round Score, Hukemanu 7.7. ' 4.15 Railway Handicap, six furlongs.— ! Cadland 9.10, Good Hunting 8.8, King’s ‘ Knave 8.7, Foreign Queen 8.2, Rere- . atu 7.11, Pin Money 7.8, Hunting * Lodge 7.0. 5.0. Farewell Hack, five furlongs. — Wasteland 9.4, Hunting Lodge, Collo- ( dian, Ethiope 8.0, Whyte Melville 7.11, ; Acrelict 7.5, Marsong, Reipai- 7.0.

> MARTON REHANDICAPS WELLINGTON, September 3. Rehandicaps for the Marton Jockey ; Club’s Spring meeting have been de- > dared as follows: — ■ Open Hurdles: Ruanui 10.3. Spring Hack Handicap; Black Man, Spearform 8.0. Farewell Hack Handicap: Hunting Lodge 8.5. N.Z. CUP NOMINATIONS CHRISTCHURCH, September 3. The following nominations, numbering 59, have been received for the New Zealand Cup Handicap, of £1275 (including a cup valued at £75), two miles —Cleaner, Peter’ Jackson, Jonathan, Arikira, Beryl Latour, Horowhenua, Free Air, Hazoor, Walton Park, Timorous, Argentic, Ranelagh, Spiral, The Smuggler, Taitoru, Martian Chief, Gay Broney, Aesculus, Kemal Pasha, Ventrac, Sungem, Minerval, The Khedive, Gold Trail, Locksley, Steeton, Vocal, Polydora, Princess

Doreen, Royal Artist, Catalogue, Toto-1 lamai, b.g. Paladin —Fairform 3 years, Red Racer, Gainsfid, Red Manfred, Copper King, Great Star, Rocket, DeF rain, King’s Knave, Vintage, Sweet Agnes, Tout le Monde, Cough, Some Shamble, Silver Sight, Might, Synagogue, Niggerhead, Pawky, Inflation, Limbohm, Nightform, Grand Sport, Sporting Blood, Courtyard, Blue Boy and Davolo. SYDNEY SCRATCHINGS SYDNEY, September 3. Hall Mark and Rogilla, also Lavington, Ruach and Johnnie Jason, have been scratched from the Metropolitan Handicap. GLOUCESTER PLATE. SYDNEY, Septembei' 4. The principal race at the A.J.C. Randwick meeting on November 22, in honour of the Duke of Gloucester’s visit will be the Duke of Gloucester Plate, worth £2OOO, £IOO gold cup. The conditions of the race will be almost identical with those of the King’s Cup. SALE OF WINDSOR LAD. DERBY WINNER’S RECORD PRICE. I am able to state that Windsor Lad, the winner of the Derby, was yesterday sold by the Maharaja of Rajpipla to Mr. Martin H. Benson, owner of the Beech House Stud at Cheveley, near Newmarket. The price paid was £50,000 (wrote “Hotspur” in the London “Daily Telegraph” on July 26 last). Windsor Lad was sold with all his engagements as a three and four-year-old. Present arrangements are that he will not run again until the St. Leger, in which classic race he will of course run in the name of his new owner.

The negotiations, which I carried out, were almost concluded at a very late hour on Tuesday night. The deal was finished yesterday at. the Maharaja’s residence at The Manor, Windsor. The Maharaja was anxious that the horse should remain in training with Marcus Marsh, and that Mr. Benson, who has bought primarily with a view to establishing the ho"se at his stud, should not at any time sell him to leave the country. The two stipulations were agreed to, so that Windsor Lad remains in the care of the young trainer who prepared him so well for the Derby. The Maharaja has sold the horse for two reasons. He has no breeding stud in this country, and, therefore, so far as he was concrened, there was no future before the colt, whether his racing career should be ended this season or at the end of 1935. The question of parting with him therefore, was bound to arise at some time. In the circumstances, he felt he could not possibly refuse what amounts to a record price for a three-year-old in training.

Mr. Benson was the founder of the well-known commission agent’s business known as “Douglas Stuart Ltd.” He has practically retired from active management in the control of it, and has now shown a desire to put back into breeding and racing a large slice of what he has been fortunate enough to take out of it. His Beech House Stud was established by him about four years ago. There he has to-day well over a dozen.mares, with yearlings and foals by some of the leading sires. Three years ago his filly, Lady Marjorie, was unluckily beaten by a head for the One Thousand Guineas. He has now bought the best three-year-old of 1934, a horse, with brilliant stud prospects because of his breeding, character, and splendid performances. A GREAT SIRE. Windsor Lad is a: bay horse bj’ Blandford, the great sire of the day.

Blandford is also the sire of Campanula, the winner of the One Thousand Guineas this year, and of Brantome, unbeaten, and acknowledged to be the best three-year-old in France. He is the sire of Bahram, winner last-week-end of the richest stake of the year for two-year-olds. A splendid young Blandford horse of unusually impressive physique with a brilliant Derby triumph to his name, is bound to fill a big part in the future of the English thoroughbred. Everyone knows that he was a most unlucky loser of the Eclipse Stakes last Friday. He was beaten a length from a four-year-old, to whom he was giving weight on the weight-for-age scale. His trainer says that he believes he is altogether exceptional in merit, absolutely sound, and the kindest possible creature. Mr. Benson was so satisfied as to his soundness that he waived the usual formality of a veterinary certificate. In due course a decision will be reached whether to keep him in training another year, but it is settled that he will come in due course to the Beech House Stud.

The Maharaja gave 1300 guineas for him as a yearling, his breeder being the Irishman, Mr. Dan Sullivan. His one win in three races as a two-year-old brought in £655. His wins of the Chester Vase, Newmarket Stakes, and Derby bring the total to £13,402. With a cheque for £50,000 handed over yesterday the Maharaja can be said to have achieved something only dreamed of by all owners who come into racing. His first runner for the Derby and the winner of it!

Fifty thousand pounds, to the best of my knowledge, is the world’s record price to be paid for a three-year-old racehorse. Mr. Benson is the second largest shareholder in the syndicate which gave 47,000 guineas for Solario as a ten-year-old stallion. Tracery is understood to have been sold as a stallion to the Argentine for £53,000. Craganour, after being disqualified for the Derby of 1913, was sold to the Argentine for £30,000.

Rock Sand was sold after his classic career to the United States for £25,000. Cyllene was sold to the Argentine for £30,000 after siring four Derby winners here.

Flying Fox, after the death of the late Duke.of Westminster, was sold to France for 37,500 guineas. Mr. J. B. Joel gave £40,000 for Prince Palatine at the end of his racing career. The late Sir John Rutherford refused an offer from Mr. J. B. Joel of £75,000 for Solario as a four-year-old. Call Boy, the Derby winner of 1927, was sold after his owner’s death, not to race again, for a sum understood to be £60,000.