TURF TOPICS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 18 September 1934, Page 3

TURF TOPICS

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Wrack and Stable Comment

Hawera Trainer. 'Writing to friends last week, the Hawera trainer J. Fryer reports himself and his horses all well. All three —Radiant Star, Oriel and Eoilovant —i 4iay,e -raqed. The first-pained won at a jumff priftS- -Grid bad started a couple iff 4ff|ies, b u t the tracks he raced on sggß ffpr ffye or sis weeks. This. mare •dp better qji the Pig courses. Oriel ppenjaff at great prices each time he The Nigger Minstrel gelding if arid may reward Fryer ig&fe' a. yeip shortly. Fryer -is well pleased with conditions and gives an of expenses for travelling to .gOjl from the small meetings round 4>|eilipprn,e: Hftrsp fares are paid by ijje .eluftf, boy’s fare (return) 1/8, pjajjng Wr,} acceptance 20/-, and home might.

sfcis Baling. Race meetings this week will take place pt Geraldine on Thursday and Saturday, while the Foxton meeting .tallies place on Saturday. | , >Feig4tts. The Boston weights have appeared p,pd in the principal event, the Carnaypp CW) Red Manfred heads the list •jptji i-flt- Parfex has 8.6, Dalla Quex %3 .and J)iagapo 7.0.

■GaitfS? tthd Harvest Moon are to ,thp trip, going down by float on Friday pex;t. The Tiger, who won a feypn fußong event on this course, is apininatecj, but the trip has not yet definitely decided on. Diagano, also gptared, is unlikely to go. : New Zealand Cup entrants claiming Opgagenients in the Carnarvon Gold .Pj|p at Norton next Saturday are Hgzgpr, Limbohm, Beryl Latour, Gold aijraii Arikira, Princess Doreen, Cata.lflgijg, apd Red Manfred. In the gprint race ißed Manfred and Copper

Bor poxtpn. Maestro, who claims an engagement ip the two-year-old handicap at Foxtop, Is a chestnut colt by Colossus frpip th? Jferry Moment mare Musical Mppiept. Musical Moment’s previous p|fspring hftve included Shining Star, hpiihed on the race scene w r ith nipst propaising efforts, then as suddenly hpve vanished from the stage. Heritage, among the youngsters entgrgff for the twp-yepr-old handicap at Fextog, is the posterity —Homage colt toy .yrhom -Mr W. H. Gaisford, of Dappevirke, paid 525 guineas at the yeprlipg spies in January. He is a halfiferpther to Honour, Episode, and Courtesy, and he thus has high breeding pnd performances to live up to. Hpffible is another of the newcomers' in tlie .Foxton two-year-old handicap, hpd jhe paU 3 d’or attention because of his breeding. He is a brown colt by gaptaip Bunsby from an English-bred Nprla Mor mare Tame Duck, so that he is no other than a half-brother to the Auckland Cup winner Admiral g>rpke. It does not look an early pedi.giee, b.pt one of Captain Bunsby’s youngsters W as . an early winner in Australia last, year.

At Browfi Abbey, who previously was trained in the Matamata district, arrived at Takanini from Whnkatane, where he bad been spelling on his owpftrb* farm. During last season Brown Abbey raced with credit over hurdles and steeplechase courses and imposed as one likely to earn even better distinction as he advanced in age. Now seven years old, Brown Abpey should have an excellent future ahead of him. He is still owned by ibe Whakatane sportsmen, Messrs Blgck Bros. Havering is creating a most favourable impression! of late, and the dash he is displaying in his preparation joints to him being a very fit horse for coining engagements. It is intended to again race Havering in handicap eve'nts, following a couple of races over the battens, and, judging by his recent progress, there seems every likelihood of this decision being rewarded with .success in some of the minor events.

Gay Marigold.

(Gay Marigold has done well during the last fe.w weeks and is steadily hardening in condition, though still a shade ML the big side. On Thursday morning the daughter of Grand Knight registered a smart gallop over five fuilongs on the No- 2 grass track, and her performance proved that she has lost none of her speed. If Gay Marigold goes on as at present she should pay bar way the spring meetings.

Baroscope Getting Tit. Baroscope, who has been nominated for tpe two principal events at the Tampunui meeting, has been getting through a useful prepaation at Ellerslie ,arid is thriving as well as ever. He has gardened in condition since lie raced at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting and if he trains on as at present will be nearly at his best for Paeroa. Baroscope has previously raced well on the cOphtry course, and it will not be for want of condition if he fails to win a stake at the coming fixture. Cans eof Withdrawal.

Synagogue's withdrawal from the Wringarytt Guineas is due to the fact thht he go,t down on the boat on the trip) from Blenheim and hurt his hocks. Ife .has improved a good deal since his arrival at Wanganui, but he was sore when Working, and his trainer, T. R. George, .then stated that, he would not run him. Synagogue may not take long to recover, out it is unfortunate that a mishap has temporarily put him out of action, as his appearance indicated that he must have been very .well when he left home.

Imamint Spelling,

Imamint, who has done a fair amount of racing throughout the winter, has been sent to the Morrinsville district, where she is to be given a spell for ve or six weeks. This mare paid her way well during the past season and should again do good service for her owner when she resumes racing later on in the year.

Shows Speed. Redeem, a three-year-old filly by Rosenor, trained by T.. Pritchard at Irentham, showed a lot of speed in the Maiden Race at Wanganui on Thursday. She w as soon in front and stayed there to me straight, eventually finished fourth. Redeem wgs in front for a good way in similar company at Marlon, and. she would only need to stay on to win a race .

Cause of Withdrawal. Spiral proved himself to be a good stayer last season, winning, among other races, the New 'Zealand St. Leger at Trentham. He macte his hist appearance this season in the Marangai Handicap at Wanganui last Thursday and after being third tq Tiger Gain and Mercian Prince to the straight, came through half-way down and look-: ed to have the race in banci. However, j Limbohm put in a great run over the; final bit and just got up to beat him by a head. The race will improve Spiral a great deal and "the next time he is seen out he should prove much more difficult to beat. This colt is nominated for the New Zealand Cup, and he will probably be seen out in several other important handicaps in the meantime, when a better line as to his prospects will be gained. If taken to Auckland for' the spring meeting, Spiral, if he goes on well in the meantime, should make the big races up there interesting for his opponents. Australian Champion. J. E. Pike, who is to ride Chatham in the Epsom Handicap, stated last week that, although the Windbag gelding might not be quite as good as formerly, lie considered he would win, for the third year in succession. The chief reason why he fancied him so much, in spite of his great weight, 10.9, was his marked ability in heavy ground. “The ‘heavier the going the better Chatham likes it,” said Pike, “and from the way it has rained in Sydney in the last month or so, it seems as if a hard track for the spring meeting at Randwick is out of the question’. ’ ’ To Train at Trentham. T. R-. George, who headed the list of winning trainers - in New Zealand last season, decided to transfer his stable from Blenheim to Trentham. He is at present in Wanganui' with Synagogue, but will go to Trentham at the week-end to make arrangements for his arrival there with four horses, comprising Synagogue and a couple of young ones.

Successful Operations. The success of Koda Pen in Sydney on Saturday and also at Moorefieid previously, would be a source of great satisfaction to Dr. W. C. 'Ring, of Auckland. Last May Dr. Ring, at the request of J. T. Jamieson, the ex-New Zealand trainer, visited Sydney in order to operate on Deep Respect for respiratory troubles. While there Jamieson stated that be had turned Koda Pen out owing to a similar affliction and he thought that liis ease was hopeless and that he would never race again. After operating on Deep Respect, who has since won, Jamieson asked him to have a look at Koda Pen, with the result that he also operated on that gelding. Since then Koda Pen won the Hurstville iMile at Moorefieid, and on Saturday at Sydney Tattersall’s, accounted for a really good field in the Welter Handicap, of similar distance. The latter performance is one of the best that Koda Pen ever registered, and this goes to prove how veterinary science in connection with horses has progressed during the last few years. Horses, Not Courses, Better. “No doubt the English racehorse is better than ours, but the racecourses are not to be compared with the courses in New Zealand/’ said Mr WHiggins, a well-known owner of horses and a steward of the Wellington R ac " ing Club, who arrived at Auckland by the Wanganella after a visit to England and Australia. Mr Higgins said that racing in England was a costly business and a sport for the wealthy. In addition to the usual expense of! training and travelling, the cost to start a horse is an important race was such that an owner regarded as a “small” man could not afford it. “I saw the race for the Derby in June,” said Mr Higgins. “The defeat of Colombo was a big surprise to the public, but lie was fairly beaten'. In conversation with Captain Hogg, the trainer, lie expressed the opinion that Colombo had lost form but added that he was a great horse and would come right again,” said Mr Higgins. CLASS FIELD IN STAKES. (United Pr*ss Association —By Electric. Telegraph Copvrieht.) SYDNEY, .Sept. 17. There is a classic field for the iSir Herbert Maitland Stakes of seven furlongs at Victoria Park on Wednesday. Those still left in are Chatham, Petev Pan, Closing Time 9.3, Lough Neagh, Golden Wings, Silver Ring 9.0, Silver Scorn 8.-12, Duke Caledon, Nnat Star 7.2, Rustler 6.13.

FOXTON RACES. Acceptances for the Foxton races, to be held on Saturday next, -September 22, close, with the secretary tomorrow, at 8 p.m.