THE TURF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 96, 10 April 1926, Page 2

THE TURF.

WELLINGTON AUTUMN MEETING. ACCEPTANCES RECEIVED. W aldington, April 9. Fohllowing are the Wellington acceptances :— First High-weight Handicap, 1J mile —Perle de Leon 10.10, Sottano 10.9, Landbird 10.5, Kilorum 9.8, Eonmark 9.7, Asleep 9.7, Motua Lady 9.3, Ardfinnan, Kilminster, Master Peter 9.0. St. Leger Stakes, 1| mile.—Bizarro, Cat Call, Star Stranger, Lady Eggletine. Phinket Nursery, 5 furlongs.—Tea Bell 9.9, Sea Town 9.6, Kiosk 8.9, Elthein 8.7, Spode 8.7, Alyson 7.13, Vertigern 7.11, Rascal 7.10, Hynanna 7.8, Magna Charta 7.5, Beth 7.2, Eloquent, Battlement, Brons tell, Direction Hymgreat, Hymill, Royal Game 7.0. Thompson Handicap. 1 mile.—Gold Light 9.10, Rapine 9.7*, Royal Divorce 9.2, Lady Ridicule 8.13, Listening Post 8.11, Deluge 8.7, The Thorn 8.4, Civility, Degage 8.1, Tresham 7.12, Hipo 7.10, Baldowa 7.10, The Lamb, Imperial Spark 7.9, Los Ambus. Novar 7.8, Gaze. Fool’s Paradise, Set Sail 7.7, Good Sport 7.6, Kilbronsyth, Tiega 7.5, Siaosi 7.3, Phoenix Park. Star Area 7.2.. Ona, Kaiti, Modern 7.0. Challenge Stakes. 7 furlongs.—Count Cavour, Motley, Tukia, Alyson. Hynanna. Vaward. Grand Knight, Phantasy. Paper Boy. Silverstream Handicap, 1 mile.—De Luxe 9.0, Indian Sage’ 8.12, Receipt 8.10, Piuthair, Perle de Leon 8.8, Killooh 8.7, Sarty 8.2, Othon 8.1. Anklet 7.13. Dubious 7.11, Salamis. Kilmiss, Pa'ntagruel 7.10, Bennanoe 7.3, Outfit. Inoe, Phantasy 7.0.

Railway Handicap, 6 furlongs.—lnferno 9.3, Orchid 8.13, Shirley 8.10, Civility 8.7, Mimetic 8.0. Tommy Dodd 7.12, Oration 7.1'0, Licinius, Archeen 7.7, Polyphemus. Santonio, Kihocra. Centrepiece 7.6, First Acre 7.4, Merry Jest 7.2. Tinakori Handicap. 6 furlongs.—Receipt 8.12, Benzora 8.11. Newburv King 8.9, Star Shell 8.7, Ballymoy 11. 8.6, Serotina, Bonideer, Dobbin 8.2. Tempean 8.1, Great Dav 7,13. Bon Marche 7.12, The Bolter 7.5, Eden Hall 7.4, Tannadice, Berinthia 7.3, Gardenia, Thomond, Black Mint, Motion, Mountain Jean, Phantasy 7.0. 5500 GUINEAS FOR VALICARE’S BROTHER. Sydney, April 9. At the yearling sales a Valais—Courante colt realised 5500 guineas. The colt is a full brother to Valicare. Two more Australian record prices were established, a Valais—Courante colt as previously cabled and a Valais— Galtee Queen colt, which realised 4100 guiifeas. A Rossendale—Demeter colt realised 1550, a Rossendale—Royal ret filly 1500, a Rossendale —Ferry Maid colt 1150, a Comedy King—Lucinda gelding 950, Valais —Opaque filly 1500. On account of Mr W. G. Stead (Hastings) a Leighton —Blonder gelding sold for 150 guineas and Grey Monk —Lady Knightlight colt 130. On account of Mr lan Duncan, Elderslie Stud, a Paper Money—Vicereine filly brought 525, a Paper Money—Procrastinate filly 575, and n Boonifrm— Lady Wayward II filly 370. The 153 lots sold for 39,575 guineas, an average of 258 guineas. HAWKE’S BAY’ JOCKEY CLUB. A reminder is given owners and trainers that nominations for the Hawke’s Bay J.C. Autumn Meeting, to be held on April 30 and May 1, will close on Friday, April 16, at 8 o’clock. Forfeits for the H.B. Stakes are lue at the same time. Weights will be declared on Friday, April 23, and acceptances will be received up till Tuesday, April 27, at 8 p.m. DIVOTS. Dug by “The Delver.” Reminders for next week include nominations for the Hawke’s Bay Autumn Meeting and for the Waverley Winter Meeting, also first-day acceptances lor the Manawatu Autumn Meeting, all being due on Friday next. While Mr G. Al. Currie’s well-proved horse Absurd has done we'l as a sire of sprinters, it looks as if Limond, in addition to producing early speed, is going to make a name through the stamina of his stock. None of the Absurd’s ever took on the job if winning a St. Leger as did Mask, with success, on Monday last. Two of Limond’s two-year-olds finished first and second in the only 7-furlong race in which horses of that age have competed so far this season. A Wellington exchange says that Grand Knight was scratched from the Thompson Handicap at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday. He is being rescued For the North Island Challenge Stakes on the second day of the Wellington meeting.

Rapine, Star Stranger, and Mimetic arrived in Wellington on Thursday afternoon from Auckland, and went on to Trentham. Though the field for the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton went away in line, Mantua and Rivalry were chopped back at once, thus spoiling any chance they may have had. Both, however, managed to get fairly close to the winner at the finish. Mantua is evidently not done with yet. A Southern writer says that the erratic performance of Runnymede, in running off the track in the A.J.C. St. Leger, suggests that the horse is not well. But, if memory serves aright, as a two-year-old he exhibited the same inclination to “run off” at the A.R.C. summer meeting last season, this probably accounting for his “missing” in the Great Northern Foal Stakes and Criterion Handicap. On the final day of the fixture, under the control of a device suggested by Fred Maddell, he had a comparatively easy victory in the Royal Stakes. Mr. J. S. McLeod will probably confirm this, for out of the money won he substantially recognised the useful hint thus given. At the recent Sydney Show the New Zealand-bred marc Eighteen Pence, by Nassau—Garston, T\v Birkenhead, for the second time won the chief honours as a brood mare. The judge, Mr. 1?. Wooton remarked that it was a pity there were not more of the same stamp bred. The success of the outsider Y’olant in the Templeton Handicap at Riccarton on Tuesday mav have been contributed to by Corn Money going wide at the turn and carrying out Set Sail and Licnius. Set Sail had. to finish down the middle of thp course, and Volant, whom young Ellis kept busy on the rails, won bv about a couple of lengths. The spectators sent up a round of applause as the lilliputian Southland bny rode back to the scales. X olant. by the way. is a half-brother to CharleviHe the dam of the Australian crack, Windbag.

T. F. Quinlivan did not take Air. Eric Riddiford’s horses back to XVellington from Riccarton, but they returned with S. Reid’s team, and were taken over by A. Quinlivan on their arrival. Quinlivan, senior, so a Wellington writer states, is to have an extended holiday atvay from the worries and cares of a big team, but it is thought unlikely that he will be able to separate himself entirely from the racing business. Says the “New Zealand Herald” :— “Having won the three leading juvenile events at Ellerslie, the Absurd— Pennon gelding Lysander has undoubtedly strong claims to the honour of best two-year-old of the season. His latest victory -was decisive, and he is a god class colt. Lysander has been beaten only twice, and, as there >s reason to believe that he was off colour when he met defeat in the Royal Stakes, his record is good. There is one thing that can be said for Lysander that cannot apply to his most serious rivals. Commendation and Joy King, and it is that he is very tractible at the barrier, and invariably begins well.” The young Awapuni rider T. Green brought himself well before '"the Southern public at Riccarton, and his association with Booster, the dividend payer of the meeting, and Limerick on Tuesday, should always bring back pleasant memories of his first trip to iticcarton. Green rode a winner at his first attempt on the big Southern course, on Piuthair. He rode her like a veteran, not making the mistake of a number of more experienced jockeys not accustomed to Riccarton of commencing his final run too soon.”—

“Vedette.” A feature of the Easter racing, writes “Vedette,” has been the successful riding the Morris brothers. L. G. Morris was at Ellerslie, and rode practically all the big winners at the meeting, being on Reremoana in the Easter Handicap, Lysander in the Champagne Stakes, Alask in the St. Leger. Income in the Autumn Handicap and The Thorn in the Islington Welter. B. H. Alorris rode Orchid into first place on the opening day at Feilding, and then went on to Riccarton to ride Grand Knight in the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps, and Footfall and Young Loeb.invar in minor races. The two brothers as horsemen are totally different types, but equally effective. Y’et another variant southern description of the running of the C.J.C. Challenge Stakes on Tuesday: Commendation was soon in charge and with Precious outside him, Limerick at his tail and Minotus bringing up the rear, they iran that way to the straight, where Commendation again ran wide, allowing Limerick and Minotus to get up on the rails and head him off. He hung out badly all down the straight, where Limerick was in front. Inside the distance, T. Green used the stick on Limerick and he ran from it to the rails, while Commendation, hanging out. finished at one side of the course and Limerick on the other, Limerick winning all out by a short length from Commendation, with Front Rank five lengths away. There is no doubt that Commendation’s habit of hanging out caused his defeat. Another, to close the series: The favourite. Commendation, looked a winner as*4liey turned lor home, but he again hjing out and lost a bit of ground. Limerick was on terms inside the distance, and when the latter received a couple of smart cracks from the whip ho shot into a lightning-like response, but also swerved away from the whip and bent towards the rails, whilst Commendation went still wider. Commendation reduced the gap made by Limerick, but the latter beat him by a length. Limerick ran a good race after getting slowly away in the Champagne Stakes, and those who closely noticed his display were not so greatly surprised at the result. Still, Commendation would have been much more dangerous if he had taken a straight line to the judge after he reached the home turn.

There are differences in the newspaper accounts given of the way both I bill Light and Count Cavour shaped under their 10.1 apiece in the ninefurlong Sockburn Handicap at Riccarton on Afonday. in which neither got into a place. There seems no doubt, however, that in the 12-furlong Great Autumn Handicap, as joint top-weights under 9.13, each ran an excellent race. Both came from some considerable distance back during the concluding stage of the race and finished, practically together, within very little of the placed horses, who were only a head and a neck apart. Of Gold Light a southern writer, after describing the race, goes on to say: “The bonny chestnut mare will practically he at her best again by the time the Wellington meeting conies round, and with the rest of the good horses right up in the weights, she will be making her presence felt.” It will be noted that acceptance has been made for her in the Thompson andicap, despite the 9.10 allotted her.

Booster, who won at Riccarton on Monday, and King Sol. who won a double at Beaumont on the same day, are both by Solferino—Pretty Face. Pretty Face (Clanranald —Delusive) was bred by Sir George Clifford. When Santonio ran second in the Easter Handicap at Feilding last Alonday he was making his reappearance on the race track after a spell that had lasted exactly twelve months, as he last raced there in the previous Easter Handicap. Santonio ran very well, and gave a good return for second. Private cabled advice received in New Plymouth stated that, though he was on the ground ready for the race. Te Alonanui was unable to start in the Sydney Cup owing to Pike, who bad been engaged to ride him, being unable to make the weight. It was then expected that he would be a starter in the City Handicap, Im. 5f., on Wednesday. but a subsequent press message said he. had been scratched from that race. For to-day’s racing the Potoa gelding has a chance to start, in either the A.J.C. Plate. 2} miles, w.f.a., or the Final Handicap. 1-J mile. Others who were entered for the longdistance w.f.a. event and may be seen out this afternoon were Pilliewinkie, David. Windbag, Heroic. Runnymede and the St. Leger winner, Belgamba. There may thus be all the material necessary for making a good content over the lengthy journey. As we have heard of no further rain falling during the week, the course will probablv be much drier, and this should be in Pilliewinkie’s favour. Prior to the opening of the meeting his trainer. James Scobie.. made no secret of his belief that with good. hard, firm going, such as he had on Australian Cup day. Pilliewinkie would be exceedingly hard to beat in the Sydney Cup. but that with conditions otherwise, as then promised. his chance would be greatly prejudiced. The “Tribune” wfill probably have result specially wired this afternoon and it will be duly posted un. Sneaking of Belgamba. what was said by a Sydney writer before the A .J.C. meeting may be quoted: “Mr. XValter Brunton’s colt must have been born under a lucky star. His sire Poitrel won his first important race on a protest. and the son. who is so much like the sire, has run into considerable

money through the misfortunes of others. The little fellow is not a Alanfred, far fro.m it, as was shown when they ran first and second in the Derby, with the Poitrel colt lengths away, but that second earned £lOOO for Air. Brunton. Alanired’s failure to leave the post m the V.R.C. St. Leger gave Belgamba his opportunity, and he added £1756 to his owner’s banking account. Now, with Maiifrecr not to t» starter in the A.J.C. St. Leger, and Runnyniede’s shoulder giving trouble, he has a prime chance of earning about £2400 more.” As we know, he duly won at Randwick from only five other starters, his success being possibly made all the easier by Runnymede swerving off the course. Still, there is no doubt about the colt having inherited his sire’s fine stamina and so he may prevail again to-day evert against the “cracks.”