TURF TOPICS.

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 23 August 1935, Page 3

TURF TOPICS.

TRACK AND STABLE CHAT

(By “Childers”)

HUnter Named. The BCeclrworth gelding nominated for the Trial Hunters’ Steeplechase at New Plymouth will race as Flockhart. Trained at Awapuni by L. Knapp, he was to have accompanied his stablemates, Miss Pango and Gainsay, to Pakuranga, but did not - make the trip. However, it is expected that he will be on hand for New Plymouth next week.

N.Z.-Bred Colt. '' V ~'TT The'Riff, who ran third in the Adelaide Guineas on Saturday, is a’ New Zealand colt by' Chief Ruler from Rosellafe, thus being a full brother to Tenterden, Riehborough, Posy and Cavalcade. Bred by Mr John Donald, The Riff rvas sold as a yearling for .600 guineas to Mr E. E. Jolly, and last sea-, son •won two races in promising stylo. Rosellate is a stoutly-Bred mare, being a half-sister to Solfanello and Roseday by Kilbroney from Rosalia by Stepniak from Rosella by Seaton Delaval.

Karapoti’s Brother. An extremely interesting runner in tire Sylvia Park Handicap at Pakurahga to-morrow is Narohia, a three-year-old gelding by General Latour from Kilbegg.en, owned by Mr J. Hollier and trained by A. Cook. He is a full brother to that former champion three-year-old Karapoti, who won the Great Northern Derby, Guineas and St. Leger, North Island Challenge Stakes and a host of good' races in India. Karohia was a very late foal, but has been given plenty of time to develop. Te Awamutu Youngster. The most promising of the Te Awamutu two-year-olds is reported to be a filly by Hunting Song out' of The Begum, who has been showing great pace in her trials and on Tuesday morning ran three furlongs in*4lsec. She is engaged in the principal two-year-old events during the spring and, being well forward, should play a prominent part in the decision of some of these events. The Begum is a- half-sistbr to Supremacy and Soloist.

Hunt Club Acceptances. Owners and trainers are given a final reminder that acceptances for the first day of the combined KgmontWanganui and Taranaki Hunt Clubs’ meeting close with the secretary, Mr C. P. Webster, New Plymouth, at 9 o'clock to-night. Cricket Bat Retires. The Chokebore stable (says a southern writer) will have two additions this week, namely, Rival Shot, a three-year-old sister to Final Shot and Knock Out, and .Hard Luck,., a. four-year-old filly by Day. Comet fronußash Act, by The Ace from Brave Deed. Cricket Bat has been sent back to the Stonyhurst Stud and: ntr further attempt will be made to train- him. He will probably be given stud duty during the coming, season, t = . ■ '

Likely Prospect. A horse that is not without, prospects in the Ladies’ Bracelet at Pakuranga to-morrow is Lap Up, a six-year-old son of Lapidary and Bon Bose, -who show- j ed useful form last season. In his last start he ran a solid race in the Carbine Plate at the Great Northern meeting to finish third behind two decidedly smart performers in Adalene and Scotch Nation. A repetition of this form tomorrow should find him keeping the opposition very busy. Forestry’s Good Form. In winning the Victoria Park Handicap' at Sydney on Wednesday, the cables state that Forestry scored his third successive win to beat a useful field in easy fashion, despite the fact that he carried topweight, and also established a race record. Now that the ex-Ncw Zealander has come back to his best he should nforc than hold his own in first-class middle distance company, and it is rather unfoitunate that, he was not nominated for the really big spring handicaps. Formerly in J. T. Jamieson’s stable, he is now raced by the well-known ■ trainer J. T. Cush. Form Was Useful. When raced on the. East Coast circuit in June and July, Kilberis showed excellent form, registering five iconsecutive placed performances, all under solid weights. At Poverty Bay last month he was a good third with 9.0 to Gasman (5.9) and Mata Ilari (9.1) on the opening day, while the second day he carried 9.0 into third money behind De Friend (8.3) and Bonnie Song (5.9). He will be meeting a much stronger field in the Sylvia. Park Handicap at. Pakuranga to-morrow, but, nevertheless, should make a good showing.

Tahurangi’s Courgfc. “Horses for courses” is a saying that is frequently worth keeping in mind. In this respect, lahurangi may be worthy of more than' passing attention at tlic combined 'hunt meeting next week, for he' seldom runs, a bad race at New Plymouth. Twelve months ago he opened his winning account by scoring a very easy win on the opening day of the combined hunt meeting and repeated this per-, formance on the second day. He also won a “double” at the Christmas fixture and, although he failed at the meeting, he again led the field home at the special meeting in April.

Nominations To-night. As usual, a large number of South Taranaki horses will be racing over the .spring circuit which (commences with the Marton meeting, on .September 7, closely followed by the Wanganui fixture on September 12 and 14. Both clubs have excellent programmes framed for all classes of horses. Entries for Marton close with the secretary, Mr Arthur Way, at 9 o’clock to-night, while Wanganui nominations close with the secretary, S. E. McCallum, at S o’clock to-niglit. Owners and trainers with horses engaged in the Wanganui Guineas should bear in mind that forfeits for this event clos.e to-night. Local horses enclose with the secretary, Mr S. E. MeLink Divine.

Won Last Year. Marching Song, who was successful in the Ladies’ Bracelet at the Pakuranga hunt meeting last year, is in the same event again and lias arrived to fulfil that engagement. He looks in good racing condition and shaped well in a workout over a round this week. At the Poverty Bay meeting last month Marching Song ran third to Gigantic and Trackman in the Publicans’ Purse, one mile, while on the second day Trackman was the only one to beat him in the Farewell Handicap,, of similar distance, half a length dividing the pair. He later "ran 'second to Gigantic in the Hunters’ Bracelet .at the Poverty' Bay -hunt' -meeting/ and that form will warrant him getting support to-morrow. .....