THE TURF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 209, 21 August 1926, Page 2

THE TURF.

RACING FIXTURES August £6 — Egmont • Wanganui Hunt Club. August 28—North Taranaki Hunt Club. Sept. 1, 2— Marton J.C. Sept. 4— Otago Hunt Club. Sept. 4—Manawatu Hunt Club. Sept. 9, 11—Wanganui J.C. Sept. 15—Dgnnevirks R.O. Sept. 16—Dannevirka Hunt Club Sept. 18, 20—Otaki Maori R.O. Sept. 24, 26—Ashburton R.C. Sept. 24, 25—Napiet Park J.C. Sept. 25, 27—Avondale J.C. Sept. 80, Oct. I—Geraldine R.O. Oct, 2—Hawkes’ Bay J.C.

THRILLING FINISH, UHANCESHOT’S CLOSE WIN.

(Sydney "Suu” Special.) Saratoga, Aug. 7. James Widener’s Chaneeshot won a remarkable race, with Ear] Sande in the saddle, capturing the Saratoga Special, of £3OOO. Scapa Flow was second, and Osmond third. In a thrilling finish the three horses passed the winning post, with heads separating them. The six furlongs occupied I. 0.8. YEARLINGS. New York, Aug. 10. Fifty yearling colts- sold at Saratoga by auction to-day made an average of 4000 dollars (nominally £800). The highest price was 25,000 dollars (£5l/10), which was paid for a handsome chestnut colt hy Man o’ War from Jean Bowdre. NORTH TARANAKI HUNT. New Plymouth, Aug. 20. Following are the North Taranaki Hunt acceptances:— Lepperton Hurdles. — Ratapiko 10.8, Roaming, Young Thurnham 10.2, Friaaler 9.11, Pikimai 9.8, Roch* 9.6, Seaview, Daylark, Fair Abbey, Tamakana, Rerenui, Athens 11. 9.0.

Hunters’ Steeplechase.—Suweileh, Sea Comet 10.7, Grey Harvn 10.5, ParakurA, Lupineel, Aotea Roa 10.3, Haukino, Chyrul, Spacia, Quickfly, Atene, Rayo, Daylark, Suede, Lady Estelle 10.0.

Stratford Handicap.—Hipo 10.8, Harry Jest 10.5, Gaillard 9.13, Kalgina 9.9, Bonogne 9.7, Enare 9.5, Quillfiro 9.4, Willow Wai 9.3, Shut Eye, Crossfire 9.2, Killoch 9.0.

Hunt Club Cup.—Sansalino. Gilgai 10.13, Roller 10.7, Take Take 10.3, Star Comet, Suweileh 10.2, Grey Dawn, Chyrria, Rayo, Lupineel 10.0. Waihi Handicap.—Mint Leaf 10.7, Bi>'x 10.5, Monaghan 10.4, No Response 10.3, Wenday 10.0, Captain Gazeley 9.11. Tawehi 9.7, Closefire, Puawhato, Te Karere, Blend, 4nolo, Kiwini, Taketake 9.0. Hunters’ Flat Handicap.—Young Thurnham 10.13, Ratapiko, Roche 10.,9, Frizzier, Roaming 10.8, Sea Comet 10.4, Spacia, Seaview, Haukino, Fair Abbey, Rerenui, Kairangawai 10.0. Urenui Handicap.—Mint Leaf 10.7, Monaghan 10.6, Whenuanui 9.8, Vivo 9.8, Flying Shot 9.4, Erin (To Bragh 9.4, Midnight Camp, Lucernal. Pop Off, Resinous, Apathy, Kiwini, Royal Mint 9.0. Opunake Scurry (all Ost.).—Twilight Fire, Vivloff, Puawhato, The Swell, Midnight Camp .Temana, Erin Go Bragh, Whakahihi, Blend. Whokapai, Takini, Pop Off. Lady Estelle. Royal Mint, Breezy. Manly, Anolo, Resinous, Apathy, Tea Tray, Dixieland oolt. DIVOTS, Dug by “The Driver.” Nominations for the Wanganui Spring Meeting will be received up to Monday next at 8 p.m., and acceptances for Marton and Manawatu Hunt meetings on Tuesday. • • • The well-known Riccarton jockey E. Ludlow, who has been riding in Canada, returned to New ZeaTand this week by the Niagara. The latest Christchurch reports regarding A. O. Tricklebank, who was severely injured when Rnnui fell in the Grand National Steeplechase, are to the effect that he is progressing favourably, but is still confined to hospital • * a .Word has been received that Mr. V. Riddiford, who is at present on a visit to England, has purchased there a couple ol Lngiish-brod fillies. They will be shipped out on the Remuera.

Mr. Hiuaiford’s imported horse, Grand Knight, in Sid Reid’s stable is back in work at Trehtham. He was out on Thursday morning and ran six furlongs easily m frnin. 22sec. He is said to have thickened out during the winter, and to look in great order to commence the season.

When in Australia recently the Auckland owner-trainer J. Williamson visited Brisbane, and Australian reports say that he was so favourably impressed with that part of Australia that he may race horses there.

The following note in Thursday’s Auckland “Star” will provide an explanation should the horse mentioned not fulfil his engagement at Ellerslie to-day: "Kirkwood, who comes from Hawke’s Bay, and is engaged at the Pakuranga meeting, gave a very poor display over the big fences at Ellerslie this morning. It is stated that he overreached himself, and is an unlikely starter.'!

Seatown, says an exchange, is a very likely runner in file open sixluriongs event at the Egmont-Wan-ganui Hunt meeting next week. The tliree-year-old, who has done extremely well all the winter, is said to have developed into a fine stamp of invenile. L, A. Pine will ride him nt. Hawsra, but thjx will be one vl the

few occasions in which that rider will have the opportunity, for he is booked to ride Mr G. M. Currie’s horses throughout the season, and the ownet named is a good patron of the type ol race which will see Seatown engaged.

With reference to the mishaps that befel so many of the runners in the Lincoln Steeplechase at Riccarton last week, one of them resulting in Landbird’s destruction, “Vedette’’ writes as follows: “Possibly the lateness of the hour contributed to the misfortunes, for it is submitted that that no steeplechase or jumping race should he on any programme as late as the sixth event, as was the case on Saturday. The shadows are lengthening very considerably In the later hours.” Not only this, but at one stage er another of the race the sun, if shining at all. must be in the eyes of both horses and riders. All winter jumping races should be placed well up the day’s programme.

Absurdity, a four-year-old hy Absurd from the Okawa-brod Finland— Finery mare Lingerie, wn s the winner ol the first division of the Maiden Stakes at the Ascot (Sydney) meeting last week.

When last Monday’s Sydney cables told ns of the Auckland owned Royal 'Tea having run second in the Denham Court Handicap, 6 furlongs, at Warwick Farm, no mention was made of Count Cavour. He was, however, one of 23 acceptors for the race and 21 started, so it looks as if he might have had a run. He was weighted at 9.1, the top-weight being Redgauntlet with 9.9, win!j Royal Tea carried 7.13.

Reonni's weight when, at the meet, ing just mentioned, he won the Guildford Handicap, 1 mile, from six others was 8.6, the top-weight being Lady Constance, a good two-year-old winner, with 9.9. In the next race, the Warwick August Handicap, Im. 3f., Imperial Spark was carrying 8.3 when he was just beaten by Quankop,

The Sydney "Daily Telegraph” states that alter his promising display at Canterbury Park on August 7, Runnymede wns heavily supported for the Metropolitan. The gelding was also supported freely in doubles with Epsom candidates. Another writer says: "It can also be stated definitely that the move for Runnymede in the Metropolitan was ’Official’ —that is, that it was a genuine stable commission.”

When Runnymede won the G.G. Stead Memorial Stakes. 1} miles, last season, notes “Poseidon” in the Sydney “Suu,” he had only two opponents, but it is a coincidence that thd three are nil in Sydney at the moment. The other two were Rapine and Count Cavour. As a three-ycar-old, Runnymede had 7.12. He won by a nose from Rapine, 9.8, with Count, Cavour, 9.0, ten lengths away. Strangely enough, the runner-up to Runnymede in the New Zealand Derby, namely, Star Stranger, is also now in Sydney.

Included in the entries for the Rosehill (Sydney) races, to take place next Saturday, are the following New Zealanders Hurdles : Knighthood, Bright Light. Three-year-old Handicap: Limerick, Reonui, Joy King, Subdivision. High Weight Handicap: Reonui, Oawnpore, Rosehill Handicap : Imperial Spark, Star Stranger. Carlingford Mile: Limerick, Count Cavour, Runnymede. Maiden Handicap: Imperial Purse, Battlement.

John Leek, a veteran racing man, once a prominent owner-trainer, died at his home at Caulfield, Victoria, last week, at the age of 80 years. He, was the father of the present-day trainers, Norman, Gordon and Horace Leek. Among the many good performers which the late Mr. Leek owned and trained was Ingliston, with whom he won the Caulfield Cup 26 years ago.

"At the Bendigo meeting in May,” says a Sydney writer, “Englefield was sold for £l5O by Mrs L. R. Buxton, who had raced him for several seasons, to Mr. Cliff Rothwell, a well known Melbourne bookmaker, who is now racing him in conjunction with trainer H. Leek. Englefield has won thrice lor his new owners, and certainly ‘rubbed' things in on Saturday when, with 20 to I procurable about him on the course, he won the V.A.1.0. Malakoff Stakes, beating his former stable companion Smoke Bomb, who was equal favourite.” The morning after the foregoing appeared Englefield, while at exercise on the Caulfield course, broke a fetlock and had to be destroyed.

Although up to ths time our latest mail left Sydney business on the A.J.O. Spring double had for the most part been very quiet, owing largelv to the desire of racing men te await the public appearance of their fancies, there bad been a few important moves made within the last week. One of these was the backing of the double Boaster and Pantheon. A connection of one of the stables concerned backed the combination for £lO,OOO in a single wager. An authority, who is one of the best informed men in Sydney in this branch of racing, has checked up the laying of over £30,(M10 against the Boaster-Pantheon double within Hie week. Boaster has also been solidly hacked for the Epsom Handicap straight out, and has been coupled in doubles with Count Cavour, in the Metropolitan,

Belated Melbourne files now to hand show that when "The Banker” won the Balaclava Stkaes, 1 mile 3 furlongs, at Caulfield last Saturday he was placed with Englefield on the 9.3 mark, the only one weighted above him being Smoke Bomb, 9.9. It also appears that on the previous Saturday, the first day of the meeting. he had run unplaced under 8.13 in the Malakoff Stakes. 9 .furlongs, won by Englefield, 8.0, with Smoke Bomb, 9.0, second and Textile. 8.7, third. In this race both The Banker and the winner were a long way down the betting, either of them being backable ou the course al odds upi

te 20 te 1. Ths Maorilander was among ths last thres or four at the finish, go that, though the longer distance would suit him better, he would probably be anything but a favourite when he won.