THE TURF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 276, 1 November 1924, Page 2

THE TURF.

ITXTURES. Nov. 1, 3—Auckland R.O. Nov. 8, 10, 12, 15—Canterbury J.O. Nov. 8. 10—-Waikato R.O, (Hamilton), DIVOTS. Dug by “The Delver.” Final payments for tho New Zealand Cup, Stewards’ Handicap, W’qlocme Stakes, Derby and Oaks, and acceptances for the minor events on the first day of the C.J.C. meeting, are due on Monday, at 8 p.m. Fielding and Takapuna nominations require attention by Friday, next, also forfeits for the Feilding Stakes. Cupidon was produced only once at the Gore meeting, and local reports say his form was such as to suggest that he is practically a back number. The 1921 A.J.C. Derby winner apparently affords another instance of how rarely anything that R. J. Mason parts with proves of much subsequent value. Parody, who recently won at her first start in her new Australian owner’s colours, may turn out an exception. G. J. Pine has temporarily, taken over the horses recently trained by F. D. Jones (says a Christchurch correspondent) . Among. the number are Murihaupo. Windshield, Sunite. Royal Dispatch, Alfonso, and several yoifng ones. Jones intends spending a few weeks in the North Island, commencing from Riccarton race week. A Wellington exchange states that the Trentham apprentice O. Parkinson will do the light-weight riding for S. Waddell at Riccarton. He adds that Parkinson won on the sensational dividend payer Treadwell at Trentham, and might have won again, with her on the second day but for the saddle slipping half round in the first furlong of the race. As it was, Treadwell finished a close fourth, a creditable performance under the circumstances on the part of the apprentice and the mare. Firestick’s win at Trentham involved her in a 71b. penalty in the Stewards’ Handicap, but as she still has only 7st. to carry, the extra weight will not seriously affect her prospects, which are said by. Christchurch writers to look quite promising. For his win at Trentham, Reremoana has incurred a 51b. penalty for the Stewards’ Handicap, bringing his weight up to 7st. 121 b. Even at this weight he must have a decidedly good chance in the Riccarton sprint. When Count Cavour won the Dunedin Guineas, he earned a 71b. penalty for the New. Zealand Cup, bringing his weight up to 7st. 21b. His success in the Rangiora Cup on Monday did not involve him in any additional penalty. How it’s done deponent sayeth not, but according to a Christchurch writer Tarleton was supported for the New Zealand Cup this week to win a big stake and he is now one of the short priced candidates. His form in the Champion Plate, in which he filled third place and was running on at the finish, was quite a promising effort. According to “The Watcher,” Quest can be regarded as an unlikely starter in the New Zealand Cup. He strained a ligament on Monday when running in the Pearce Handicap, which accounts for his failure to come on at the business end. Quest will not be withdrawn at once, and his leg is receiving treatment which it is hoped may result in a cure. S’. Reid, however, is not very sanguine at present. Among North Island horses reported as having actually, arrived at Riccarton for the C.J.C. Spring Meeting are Musketoon, Dazzling Light, Enthusiasm, Tukia, Beacon Light, Inferno, Bonhomme, Gold Light, Father O’Flynn, Shirley, Mireusonta, Sunart, Clandhu, Clarinda, Gardenia. The five-year-old mare Winkie’s Rebel, by Winkie—Lady Chiron, says “Argus” in the Christchurch “Star,” has been trained up till now by her owner, Mr. H. K. McDougall, but she has now been placed under the care of H. Ellis. She has never started in a race yet, but her owner intends to run her in the New Zealand Cup. It is doubtful if there has been another instance of a horse making a first publi cappearance in this race. Mr E. J. Watt’s recent English purchase, Royal Present, says a Sydney exchange, has been put into work at Randwick by G. P. Nailon. She is by The Wild Goose’s sire. Royal Canopy, and is a blue-grey, with white legs and a big white blaze on her face. Her disposition is most tractable, and she should make up into a very fine mare« On Saturday last the Melbourne correspondent of the “Sydney Morning Herald” telegraphed as follows: Owing to the uncertainty of Heroic starting in the Melbourne Cup discussions on that race are practically at a standstill, and the position is likely to remain so until the Purser case is settled. Omitting Heroic, Stand By and Wallace Mortlake share the greatest popularity for the Melbourne Cup, with Lilypond and Spearfelt regarded as their most dangerous opponents. Polycletan ranks next in public estimation, with the chances of Feathernest and Our Prince only slightly less regarded. Backwood and Drongo (G. Young’s mount) have many admirers, while Accarak, Brown Rajah, Frances Tressady, Suomi. Wallarak, and Wynette are given outside chances. Discussions on the Derby have reached a deadlock, and it is improbable that any attempt will be made to assess the candidates’ chances until the Purser case is settled.

A Sydney paper received last night says that in a statement respecting the Purser case Mr J. R. Corteen said: *On Thursday I asked Mr L. K. S. (MacKinnon to let me have Cairns for Purser, because I thought the oldhorse had a good chance. MacKinnon said he wanted Cairns for King Carnival, and I was determined that we would not start Purser unless we could get a good rider for him. Mr Grove agent for the Indian buyer. Mr Sassoon would not agree to The Monk starting until he had received cabled instructions from India, even though I offered to put £2OOO on the horse to save him getting into trouble with the new owner. We already had £3OO on The Monk, and had coupled him in doubles with Heroic, and we did not have a bob on Purser. I did not know that the old horse was running until Godby told me at 12.30 p.m. on Saturday that he had received instructions to scratch The Monk. Godby said then the old horse has. a “hell of & good chance.” We said Purser would not run, because the getting of a jockey was the whole thing.. Of course, it must be perfectly plain that we could have backed Purser at long prices the day before the race for twice the amount we won.” The “Tribune” has asked to have all cable news received in Wellington on V.R.C. race days retransmitted by special wire, and results will be posted on the bulletin board as soon as they come, to hand. Replying to a question in the House on Thursday, the Prime Minister said a promise bad been made last session

that something would bo done in regard to the taxation of small racing clubs. He would bring the matter before Cabinet, but he could not make any definite promise in regard to it. Ho know tho difficulties some of the small clubs were labouring under. The appearance of Killocra’g name in the cabled list of those still left in the V.R.C. Derby evidently indicates an oversight on the part of.his owner that will involve him in payment of the full sweepstake. Gloaming is due to make his first public appearance in his native State at Flemington to-day in the Melbourne Stakes. 1500 sovs, on© mile and a quarter. The absence of Heroic makes it look.as if the old horse will not have particularly strenuous racing in Melbourne, but Whittier is a high-class performer, who will take beating. On later days of the meeting Gloaming is down to contest the Linlithgow Stakes, of 1500 sovs, one mile; and the 0.8. Fisher Plate, of 1500 sovs, one mile and a half. George Young had great luck in securing the ride on Purser in the Caulfield Cup. He would not have gone to Melbourne but for the decision to take Gloaming there. It was his first visit and the Cup was the first race in which he had ridden in Victoria. Prior to the Cup. Young had never been around the course, either on foot or on a horse. Young said after the race that he had never had such an easy ride in a long race. When he found that Purser was last (ridden to instructions) he thought he would have a- hard job to force the horse up near the leaders. He was agreeablv surprised to find that Purser willingly carried out his contract, and the manner in which the gelding passed horse after horse simply astounded the jockey. It is reported that Young r€«* ceived a £2OOO present after the race. References above to Cupidon, R. J. Mason and G. Young prompt quotation of the following from the pen of “Sir Modred” (“Southland Times”): “If Australian racegoers will hark back to the spring of 1921 they may now find a part solution of what really happened when Cupidon won the A.J.C. Derby. It was a great puzzle at the time to scribes, punters and hard and fast followers of the turf how the gelding referred to came to win the best classic event of th© year in the Island Continent. On the day a son of th© sire of the stoutest stayers of Maoriland ran perfectly conditioned and with his run timed to the second by a born horseman, used to riding in classic and handicap contests, got up in the last stride and to th© astonishment of the public to beat the favourite, Furious (R. Lewis) by half a length, with Honeybee (W. McLachlan) a similar distance away. Th© combination of Martian blood, R. J. Mason’s training and George Young’s superior horsemanship proved too much for a numerically strong flelq, : The result was put down to R. J. Mason’s training—Australians did not know the Martian breed so well then—but very few present at Randwick ever thought of giving a large share of the credit. *to G. Young, although he had expert admirers in this country who. shrewdly summed up the situation to include jockey trainer and sire of Cupidon. to sa v nothing of that honest gelding himself. In the light of recent happenings such as fifteen successes out of about twenty-five rides in important events in the course 1 of. a few weeks sportsmen across the Tasman Sea will bo in a better position to understand how Mr. G. D. Greenwood’s of 5 1921°” enlan W ° n the AJ O Derb ’