TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 January 1939, Page 11

TO-DAY’S RACING NEWS

Galloping meetings to come. January 21. 23— Wellington. January 21. —Wairio. January 21, 23. —Thames. January 23. —Ashhurst-Pohangina. January 27, 28.—Pahiatua. January 28, 30.—Auckland. Rebel Mate: ■Rebel Mate is in work again alter being treated to a. spell.

Happy Landing: Happy Landing, who arrived at Woodville from Hastings during' the week, went, sore and was returned home. He was scratched for all engagements for Wellington at 10.30 a.m yesterday.

Novice for Ashhurst; An interesting nomination for the Novice Stakes at Ashhurst next week is the three-year-old Pombal-Episode colt Brazil. Brazil has just returned to racing after a spell of nearly a year and will have been improved by his racing at Awapuni and Marton during the holidays. He has given indication of considerable improvement and is expected to run into the money before long.

N.Z. Purchases: Although the majority of (he top class yearlings at Trentham yesterday will be sent out of New Zealand, some well bred youngsters will remain in the land of their birth. 'rhe colt by Beau Pere from Am'ante, bought by Mr. H. D. Greenwood for 875 guineas, can hardly be faulted. His dam is by Chief Ruler from Admiralble. by Limond from Admyra by Solferiuo. and is a. half-sister to Amigo. The colt bought bv Dr. Louisson looks promising, and is a half-brother by Ringmaster to Royal Order and Limulet, both winners in Australia. The dam. Anklet, is by Absurd from .Bronze. Dr. Louisson has not fared well with most of his yearling purchases in the last 10 years; but with any luck yesterday’s purchase should turn out profitably for his new owner, and the trainer, C. Emerson.

ASHHURST FIELDS.

MASTER CYKLON FANCIED

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AUCKLAND, January 19

In view of the counter-attraction at Trentham, the Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club has been able to get together very satisfactory fields for its annual meeting on Monday. Galteemore has an engagement at. Trentham. but he raced at Ashhurst last yeai, after fulfilling his first day engagement at the Wellington fixture. Although he has scored only one is in this season —at Opaki in October he has raced consistently well, and his trial against three Wellington Cup horses at Trentham on Tuesday was impressive. In view of the fact that the second and third horses in the Wairarapa Cup on the first day of the recent Tauherenikau meetig are also in the Ashhurst Cup, Master Cyklon and Tiger Gain are likely to be fancied runners, but on the second day, Galteemore was third and’ Master Cyklon fourth in the President’s Handicap, run over nine furlongs and 80 yards. Now, Master Cyklon has to meet both Tiger Gain and Galteemore 31b worse. Lucullus Lad has not been placed in his last half-dozen starts; Ned Cuttie has been a disappointment, generally this season, but Dainty Sue, if produced fit, may be hard to beat. Rated equally with Galteemore is Winsome Lu, who in her initial race of the season, ran High Sea to half a head in the New Plymouth Handicap on December 27. Amatory was a fair third in the Stratford Cup, and' is still on the minimum in ithe Ashhurst Cup, while Dainty Sue has gone up half a stone for her victory in the Malone Handicap on the succeeding day, when Winsome Lu and Amatory ran unplaced. Some of the places on Saturday may be secured by Master Cyklon, Galteemore and Winsome Lu.

Gay Chou has a good horse’s weight in the Pohangina Handicap. Lady Ina has a prior engagement in the W.R.C. Telegraph Handicap, but she will have only 51b more at the country meeting if unsuccessful at Trentham. Joviality has run second five times this term without winning, and Solaria ran one of his occasional good races to win the Stewards’ Handicap at the Hawke’s Bay meeting. Flammarion has stood' up to the racing noticeably well on his present tour of duty, and he should hold an excellent chance with 7.5, especially as he won the Kelvin Handicap under 8.12 at Awapuni on Boxing Day, and was placed at Hastings in the following week. Alyth has found it difficult to succeed in open company, but her consistency should soon meet with some reward. Sporting gift divided Te Hai and Royal Star IT. in the Wood' Handicap on Awapuni’s third day, and Screen Star was placed on the Taranaki circuit. In Lady Ina’s absence, Flammarion and Gay Chou may contest favouritism, but the majority of the field have also accepted for the sevenfurlong event, the Ilaumai Handicap, so that the constitution of the fields is uncertain.

YEARLING SALES.

HIGHEST PRICE 1151) GUINEAS

WELLINGTON, January IS

The annual sale of thoroughbred yearlings, held at Trent.ham to-day, was generally satisfactory. There were no record prices, but all good lots elicited keen competition, especially from Australian buyers. The attendance was large, but there was no doubt that without the Australian "visitors and some local (tommissions executed for Australian buyers, the sale would have slumped considerably. There were several passings, mainly among the unattractive entries, which were represented' more this year than for several years.

Of the record total of 210 lots catalogued, only 137 were sold under the hammer. The total realisation was 33,685 guineas, or an average ol 247 guineas, as compared with an average of 261 guineas last year.

The highest price was secured by Mr J. S. McLeod, of Hastings, president of the New Zealand Racing Conference, with a colt by Tiderace from My Own. Tiderace was imported by Mr T. H. Lowry, and is by Fairway from the Hurry On mare Panic. and My Own, by Lord Quex from Tressida won eight races, including tin; Great Northern Oaks and Metropolitan Han-

dieap, for Mr McLeod. To-days coll was started at 500 guineas by the Sydnev trainer. J. 'l'. Jamieson, who eventually secured him for 1450 guineas, the under bidder being the lion. A. Croft, of Melbourne. The next, best price was 1400 guineas for a colt by Siegiried tiom Lilock, a brother to Wilson, who was purchased 12 months ago by Hie Adelaide trainer, C. Wheeler, for 1050 guineas, and has been a. recent good winner in Melbourne. AVheeler started to-day's colt at 500 guineas, and although there was competition tor him from oilier Australians, he again outstayed the opposition. A BEAU PERE COLT. A colt by Beau Pere from Amante. by Chief Ruler from the Limond mare Adorable, was started at 200 guineas, and was purchased at 875 guineas .by Mr H. D. Greenwood, who was carried to this sum by three Australian bidders. The stock of Bulandshar attracted marked attention, and the highest price was 1000 guineas for a first foal from Martu,r, who is closely related to Nightmarch, Silver Ring, and Diatornous, and’ comes from the same family as Chide and Silver Scorn. He •was bought by Mr. C. Wheeler, and will probably have his new home in Melbourne.

An upstanding colt by Iliad from the Limond —Homage mare Courtesy was started at 300 guineas, but quickly rose to 900 guineas, at which he went to Dr. Nigel Smith, of Sydney. A feature of the sale was the activity of the Sydney breeder and owner, Mr W. J. Smith, who purchased Beau Pere and several brood mares at. the Westmere dispersal sale at Wanganui two years ago to launch his new stud near Sydney. Mr Smith was a keen bidder for almost every lot of note, and 1 no doubt most of the fillies in his long list will eventually form part of his stud. His purchases totalled 12, at a cost of 4035 guineas. Mr W. R. Kemball was also of great help to the sale, as he secured 11 youngsters for 2545 guineas. Other Australian purchases accounted for 20 lots, bringing in 11,210 guineas, so the total value of sales made direct to Australian visitors was 17,7.90, or well over half of the aggregate realisation. Other lots secured by local commissioners will no doubt find their way across the Tasman. WEST COAST BUYERS. West Coast buyers were: W. Greenhill (Greymouth) bay colt, by Leighon —Hark Forward, by Hunting Song, 90 guineas; G. Eadie (Greymouth), bay colt by Friday Night (full brother to Phar Lap)—Cup Bearer, by Tea Tray, 45gns; A. M. Cameron (Hokitika), bay colt by Inflation —Kippit Lee, by Arausio, llOgns. Mr H. Steel, oi Christchurch, and formerly of Greymouth, purchased a chestnut colt by Hunting Song—Hinewai, by Chief Ruler, for 330gns.

ENGLISH RACING.

VETERAN JOCKEY’S BRILLIANCE

The fiat racing season of 1938 will be remembered for the number of races won by horses bred out of this country (writes “Fairway,” in the London “Sunday Times”). It has ever been thus with regard to our attitude to sport; we teach the other fellow how to play our games, and sit hack and wait for him to come and beat us at them, which sooner or later he invariably does. Although the success of horses from overseas has been a blow to our prestige as the leading breeders of racehorses, it has in no way damped the enthusiasm of the general public; attendances have everywhere been extremely good, and racing has never been more popular than it is at the present time.

For this salutary state of affairs I think we are indebted to the very high standard of morality in existence these days. Not many years ago there were owners, trainers, and jockeys in whom the public had not implicit confidence. To-day there is not a jockey riding or a trainer running horses who is held as a suspect by the rank and file of race-goers. Gordon Richards has for some years set his fellow jockeys a grand example. In the course of the next two years Richards will, in all probability, beat Archer’s record number of winners, but during his whole career there has never been so much as a breath of scandal attached to his name.

Richards has earned a great deal of money, but he has been full value for it; in fact, racing owes him a debt of gratitude. Personally, ] shall not. remember 1928 on account, of the victory of so many foreigners, nor shall I think of it in the light, of a. particular triumph for Richards, though he has certainly never ridden more brilliantly. 1 shall always remember it as the triumphant year of our veteran rider. Brownie Carslake.

My racing experience only extends over twenty years, so I did not have the privilege of seeing either Danny Maher or Frank Wootton, while Fred Archer's wonderful record was achieved before I saw the light of day. It is impossible for me. therefore, to compare Carslake with the lights of yesterday. bin speaking as a man who races every day of his life. I cannot believe that any jockey of the past could have excelled some of Carslake s efforts this year.

His total of winning mounts looks small compared with Richards’s gigantic score, but when we take into consideration that Carslake is fifty-three, and that he has to undergo severe privations to ride at 8.7. his record is amazing. After a diet for several days of weak tea and dry toast, most ot us would feel more like remaining in bed than riding in a race, but. Carslake Jias time and again in such circumstances ridden with superlative skill through a long race, crowning it- with a rrnlv terrific finish.

A REAL HORSEMAN. We talk of Garslake’s strength after watching one of these efforts, but no one has been able to tell me from where he derives it on his littgal diet. 1 prefer to think of Carslake not as a super strong man, but as a horseman par excellence, with an uncanny knowledge of pace and also of what his mount is capable 01. His fellow-jockeys, and Gordon Richards in particular, are Carslake’s most ardent, admirers. “You never know where you are with Brownie." Gordon

Richards remarked Io me one day last I Summer, •'ln- always seems lo have ; just, a little bit. up his sleeve." ■ 1 could well understand what Richards meant. 1 have so often seen Carslake apparently riding for his life, when close home, so close that, not one jockey in a hundred would dare stop riding, 1 have seen him take, an “easy," and then in the last half-dozen strides he. would galvanise himself and his mount into action, or. in the. words oi his fellow jockeys, would “give it all he’d got." 'Che result oi this strategy was naturally not always successful, but. more often than not it was, anti a head or a short head has once again gone in favour of the greatest artist of our time. Trotting MEETINGS TO COME January 28, February I—Nelson. January 26, 28—Forbury Park. T ransferred: Iron Ore. has been sold by J. Moore, Bromley, to J. Manera. Hokitika. Double Gaited: .Llewellyn’s Pet, who led the trotters for a time in the Claremont Handicap at. Washdyke on Saturday, later appeared as a hoppled pacer. Next Meetings: 'Pile next, trotting fixtures tire, the Forbury Park meeting to be held next week. January 26 and 28, and the Nelson meeting on January 28 and February 1. The nominations for the Dunedin fixture are not. large, but Timaru and Canterbury Park form is well represented. The Nelson Club

has received good nominations, and the fields should be. useful.

Lucky Jack’s Dam: Taraine. dam of Lucky Jack, is by Wildwood Junior, from Jessie B. Jessie B was by the. thoroughbred horse Smith O’Brien from the dam of Princess and was a half-sister to Prince Imperial. Jessie B was the dam also of Sherwood, by Kerrwood. As Wildwood Junior and Kerrwood were both sons of Wildwood. Taraine has a. lot of winning blood in her pedigree.