TURF

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11549, 28 January 1932, Page 6

TURF

RAGING FIXTURES.

JANUARY - 07 28— Pahiatua Racing Club. 2<j’ 80 —Taka puna Jockey Club,

FEBRUARY— . B—Tapamii Racing C;ub. r], 4' (• jVgniont Racing Club. S’ 4’ G—oTsborne Racing Club. §. 6—ACatamaita Racing Club 11 j 8 Taranaki Jockey Club. ] l'. 10 —Dunedin Jockey Club. 1.1, 13 —Poverty Bay Turf Club. I 10 —Marlborough Racing Club. H 13) 15 Rotorua Racing Chib. .17—Clifden Racing Club. ,19 20 "Wanganui Jockey Club. s 20— Canterbury Jockey Chib 20, 22—Waikato Racing Club. 24 25—Woodville Distr.ct J.C. 1 s4’ 25 Gore Racing Club. ft -25—Waiapu Racing Club. 27, 29 —Te Aroha Jockey Club. MARCH— If / 2 ' 3—Rangitikei Racing Club. I .4’ 5 Napier Park Racing Club, ft .0 —Ranks Peninsula R-C. •5 Franklin Racing Club. 9; 10— Dannevirlce R.C. 1] 12— Cromwell Jockey Chib 12— P>av of Plenty .Jockey Club. ] 7—Opunakc Raein-r Club. 17—Wainmte Racing Chib. I7_ |<) -Wellington Racing Chib. If .ft TRIP nearly ENDED. . I»HA R I.A P IN GOOD SHARE. fe (U.R.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. 27. 8 p.m.) NEW YORK. -Jan. 2(>. \ nicvse'c from Savon Clements M (Cali-o. niaf stales Unit I’bar hap is stabled there after a trip Iron. San -lone to-dav. Trainer l)avss said that |ft lbe lmrse ‘made the bmg trip m gftft EMnme and wi I lie taken ft''"ft tin H border to his Agua Cahente stables lift to-morrow. TO MEET RHAR LAP. SPANISH PLAY’S SOLID RECORD. fißt' Amoiin the horses that ha\e to ■Ph- respected lYr the neb Agua Ca|Riicntc event in March agamst Pl'aft jjtv'Lap. is the I’oui'-ycnr-o.d ||f' Play liv* Spanish Prime IP. trom |f§L Anna Horton, by Wrack. Mod AusHp’t nil fan sportsmen would jirobabD Reminder Plmr Lap enual to cmmmlBftim" him 121 b, but sight must not be If: lost of the fact that Spanish Play jp (pis run excel'ent races against the ml outstanding gallopers ;in America. If Last June he won 1 lie mile and aludf Latonia Oerby. Disea sing that race, the ft' I hormudibred Record” said: "ftpai'ft" Rlav is a winter three-year-old; tins performance was h.s best effort m n public race. Running the distance in the raoid time of 2min. 80sec., Spanish {’lay s.-ored alter a desperate drive bv a deck from Airs. Pavne Whitury’s St. Brideaux. one of‘the .best Eastern colls, which was brought rll from New A ork ('specially for this race Exreptnig only Handy Mondy’s Derby in 192/, when she won in 2mm. 2-s O-fiseo.. Spanish Pinv’s time is the fastest in the hi-torv of the race. “Spanish Pinv started racing early in the rear. He won the Louisana D.prby at Xew Orleans, then mas shipoed to Miami, and ran second to Lightning Holt in the Florida Derby; from there lie came nn the line to Churchill Downs, and ran against Twenty Grand in the TvOntuckv Derby. From Kentucky lie

wa s moved un to Cleveland. Oliio, and at Bainbridge Park ran second to A Ja C’arte in the Ohio-Derby. He was taken to Chicago, and performed in the Washington Park Derby, won bv Mate. .. . Spanish Plav lias the distinction of winning the first and last Derby of the year, never declining any contest or ducking an engagement because of the exalted reputations of some of the other contestants, and he hn s won Hits share of races. Spanish Plav has had no soft places picked out for him. In 19 raecis lie has won eight, and earned, for his owners 44,090 dollars ”

PAHIATUA RACES

ARAJEAN WINS THE CLP

( P ress A ssoe ia 11 on i PAHIATUA, Jan. 27.

For tlio opening of the Paliiatua meeting, there was excellent weather and the going was good. The attendance was large. The tote handled £4657 against £740;! last year.

Maiden’.—s Chief Clerk (Green) 1. 2 Morratli (Voitre) 2, 3- Kalmuk (ltidgway) 3. Also ran, G Foulwind, 1 Populace, 9 Park Acre, 4. Chief .Marionette, 7 Midnight Echo, 8 Decree Nisi, 10' Autumn Dawn. A splendid finish. Heads each way. Time, 1.19 2-5. Baliance High weight.— 7 Royal Songster (Miles) i, 1 Alahora (Puttier) 2, 4 "'Freehold (Jarvis) 3. Also ran: 3 Royal Opera, 2 Blacksmith, 5 High Heather, G Shoofi'st. Mon by_ a length and a head. Time, 1.28 1-5. Konini Hack.—l Arvada <R. Reed) 1, 3 Golden Shadow (Gilmore) 2,2 False Scent (Anderson) 3. Only starters. Won hy a length and a nock. Time, 1.19

Paliiatua Cup.— \ Awajonn (M'ipgins) 1, 3 Javson (\ oitre) 2.2 Jho Swell (Reed) '3. Also ran; 4 Royal Game, 5 ltory Mcr, G Tunbridge. Arajcan went to the front and was never headed. He gave nothing else a chance in the straight and won by two lengths from Jayson, with Thu Swell two lengths away. Time, 1.10 1-5. Hanuia Hack— 2 Thrasher (\oitre) 1, 1 .Manawatu (Anderson) 2, 3 Spearopa (L. Gray) 3. Duly starters. Mon by half a length and one length. Time, 1.54. There was a lengthy mrptiry into alleged interierence hv Thrasher with Manawatu at the bottom of the straight, hut the judicial committee decided that no action should he taken. Makiiri Hack— l Gold _ -Sand (Broughton) 1. 2 Patearoa (\ oitre) 2, 4 Bushier (Morris) 3. Also ran: 3 lay land. Won by one and ' a-half lengths and three lengths. Time, UB 1-5. After an inquiry, the stew-

ards found that Patearoa was overweight by 311 b. when lie weighed in «nd was disqualified for the race. There was no evidence to show how the mistake occurred. president’s Handicap—l Souchong (Reed) 1, 5 Dainty Ways (Voitre) 2, 2 Acora (Morris) 3. Also lan . 3 Statuary, 4 False Scent. Won easily by two lengths, with third horse half a length a wav. Time, 1.16 4-5. Eketahuna Hack—2 Earthquake ffßr ought on) 1, 5 Rady Ronald (Green) 2. 3 Derry Belle (Butler) 3. Also ran: 1 Green Patch, 4 Sir Spear 6 Aerospire. Mon by a length and half a length. Time, 1.2 S 3-5.

A FAMOUS DECEPTION. Many stories are told of the happenings with regard to the registration—or for .that matter, the non-ie-gistration—of horses imported to Australia in the early days. In an article on the subject a Melbourne writer states: —

“Something over half a century ago there was rather an interesting story concerning an imported stallion of the Fime. It was «aid that this horse was hot all he was represented $o be. As the story was told, two

stallions were purchased in Englandone a horse of some celebrity, and the other of much less account. Much secrecy was observed in ‘regard to their identify on the boat. On the voyage the more valuable animal died u hd his companion, who came through sound and well, was landed with the dead horse's pedigree. Such a deception was easily possible in the old days, although it could hardly be attempted now with any prospect of success. The counterfeit founded a family here, but the .blood has since died out.”

NOTES AND NEWS. Mr C. C. Sheath, owner of Ammon Ra.' is particularly anxious 'hat the gelding shall not he raced oyct long courses when not ready I ft 0 ' that reason there is still a doubt whether Ammon Ra will run m the YR C St. Logor at Fleinnigtni, writes “Cardigan.” In feet, if intentions are adhered to, Ammon lv will run in the lvwmlon Stakes on tlie opening day of the Floiii.ngton meeting. It is possible that he will 1.1 jive one race' before the futurity Stakes, and it will be either the C. F Orr Stakes at WiUiamsfown or m nl io of the short races on the oponij,nr dnv of tile Y.A.T.C. futumn meeting. The race in the Futurity Stakes' of ’seven furlongs will bring him to his-bdst for the Fssendon stakes on the first day at Flemington. ami he will run agam in the C M Llovd Stakes of one mile on !I,Vfinal dav of the Y.R.C. meeting. ; \inme 11 Ra will then return to Sydney. and, all going well, lie will run in the weigh t-for-n go races at Rose--I,:]] ;1 ml at Warwick Farm, to fit him for tbe A.J.C. St. Legor. Tt is ;i >ou ml procrraimiuft and ny tno limn the (Lisle is run at Ramlwiok \miiion Ra sheuld be a very fit hoise and equal to the ia'-k of _ running « mile and three-quarters right- out.

On the whole Air. R. J. Murphy has been fortunate since hi s entry into racing, but Gesture and ()ratorinn have not realised expectations. and their latest form is not highly encouraging. Gesture ran fair races among the sprinters at Trentlmm last week, hut not what wa s expected of one who was the crack two-vear-old when Air. Murphy acquired her. Qratorian was bought at the rerrrd price (2400 guineas) at file national yearling, sales, but is still a hack, and failed badly in that grade on Saturday.

The yearling brother to the New Zealand Derby winner, Cylinder, nnd Cymcne. who showed promise when racing in Australia last "season, did not find a buyer when offered, by Afr. A. B. AYillianic at Trentham last week, but he has since been loaded from Ids breeder by J. H. Jofferu, who trained both his elder relatives. The price at which the yearling was passed in at auction was 330 guineas.

War Paint, in the Alu.sselburgli Handicap, and Llewellyn. in tlie King George Handicap, have been scratched for to-day’s Forburv Park trots. —P.A.