THE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 201, 9 August 1927, Page 2

THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES. August 9, 11, 13— Canterbury J.C. August 20—Pakuranga Hunt Club Sept. 3 —N Taranaki Hunt Club. Sept. 7, B—Mai ton J.C, Sept 10 —Utauc Hunt Club. Sept. 14 Daiinevirke R.C. Sept. 24. 26- Napier Park R.C. Sept. 24. 26- Avondale J.C. Sept, 29, 30—Geraldine R.C. Oct, I—Hawke’s Bay J.C. MARTON J.C. SPRING MEETING. OPENING OF NEW RACECOURSE. After an absence of two years, during which time the Marton Jockey Club raced on the Feilding Racecourse. and also erected new grandstands. etc., and laid down new tracks, the Marton Club will open its new racecourse with is Spring Meeting on Friday and Saturday. 2nd and 3rd September. 1927. Nominations for all events (including Trial Plate and Novice Stakes) close on Friday. 12th August, at 9 p.m., with the secretary (Mr A Wav), at Marton.

TROTTING.

METROPOLITAN ACCEPTORS. Christchurch, Aug 8. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Chib’s acceptances tor the second day are :— Improvers’ Handicap, 1} mile.— Pieter Timmerman, Tamerlane, Native Star, Lady Fan, Nelson McKinney, scratch; Wild Hebe, Katute, Nourmahal, 12, Bridget Galindo, Guy Parrish, Some Jazz, 24; Herbilwin, Cannonball. Real The Great, Little Logan, 48; Duke Bingen, 60. Dash Handicap, 1 mile.—Fashion Queen. Firpo, Pointalena, Wallroon, Glandore, Daisy Pointer, scratch; General Bingen, Mountain Chimes, Albert Logan, Bingen Lad, Billy Sea, Event, 12; Brutus, 24; Darknite, 36; Author Jinks, 48; Countryman 60.

King George Handicap, 2 miles.— Trenend, Machine Gun, Peterwah, Tom Thumb, Golden Devon. Downcast, Dalnahine, Countryman, scr.; Talent, Concliff, 12; Escapade, 24; Peter Bingen, Loganwodd, Cardinal Logan, 36; Imprint, 60; Man o' War, 60; Waitaki Girl, 84. Belgium Handicap, 2 miles.—-Wenlo First Water, Cardinal Direct, Omaha, Daytime, scratch; Genuine, 12; Henry Logan, Lulu Lad, 24; Pmevale, 24; Conara, 48; Logan Park, 60; Marshal Niel, 72. Lincoln Handicap, 1| mile.—Boneiena, Amaris, Pat Dillon, Nipper, Lyonwood, Boon Hay, scratch; Harold Burwod, Napland, Zolock Palm, Avenger, 12; Haunui, Double Event,. Henry Logan. Bob Logan, Granite City, Boid Bill, 24; Diamond Child, Parkwood, Harty Audubon, Logan Park, 36.

Avon Handicap, 2 miles—lngle Bingen, Frisco Beau 12; Clonmel Nightborn, 24; Our Lady, 48; Lee Todd, Red Oak, 60; Trampfast, Young Blake, John Maritins, Audominion, Master Audo, Kola Boy, 84.

Canterbury Handicap, 2 miles.— William the Great, Lady Embrace, scratch; Fashion Queen, Menember’ Great Earl, Wallroon, Akiki, 12; Stunt Artist, Doctor Dillon, Glandore. Lady Dunmore, Bing Boy, Autor Jinks, 24; Wharepiana, Money Spider, Macaranda, 36; Bell Harold, Trimmer, 48; Fight Ever, Billy Sea, Terence Dillon, 60.

Sped way Handicap, 1J mile.— Jewel Pointer, Lady Dunmore, scratch; Logan Holm, St. Marura, Talent, Dillon Wilkes, Away, Brentlock, Bell Harold, 12; Sea Pearl, Kohara, Concliff, Queen’s Own, 24; Imprint, Jack Potts, Logan Chief, Bessie Logan, Talaroa, Nelson Fame. 36; Bonny Logan, 48. DIVOTS. (Dug by “TJie Delver.”)

On Friday next the Pakuranga Hunt Club takes acceptances for /ts Ellerslie fixture, and the Marton Jockey Club entries for its September meeting.

Definite word is said to have been received that Rov Reed proposes lo be back in New Zealand at the end of this month, and that he will continue to ride for the stable presided over bv J. H. Jefferd.

Mr J. M, Hickey, of Opunake, whose death is mentioned in another part of this issue, was a well-known footballer and athlete in his voun? days. Latterly he had taken a keen interest in racing matters. Possibly the best known of his representatives of recent years was the well-perform-ed Lord Multifid gelding. The Lamb, who. appropriately enough, won the Opunake Cup under his colours last St. Patrick’s Dav.

At one time it was intended to send Baniuke to Riccarton for the Grand National Meeting, but present indications point to him making his next appearance at the Pakuranga and Waikato Hunt Meetings.

Wanganui stables will nrobahlv be strongly represented at the Marton fixture. W. H. Dwver intends taking a team of six to the meeing. and other local trainees will have horses riiiming at the fixture.

A young horse at Ellerslie that has wintered nieelv is the three-vear-old gelding hy Catmint from Cultrilorm. I’p to the present he has not been seriously tried, but he is showing ini-

proved condition and is in good order to go ahead .with his preparation. He is one of J. Williamson’s team

Now that Inferno has been removed from the schooling list it is intended to get him readv for flat racing again. R. Hatch has effected a complete reformation of the once wayward son of Absurd, but t niains to be seen whether the reformation is permanent. As Inferno has been in work for some time oast, it is probable he will be entered for some of the early spring meetings.

The Haw’era owner-trainer S. Cleaver took Passin’ Through down to Riccarton on Friday night. The black gelding’s form this winter has been verv ordinary but his owner told “Vedette” on Friday that he had freshened up wonderfully lately and he considered the trip to Riccarton for the two concluding davs well worth while.

Master Rowlev. one of Cvnic’s stock from Miss Roseland, is likelv to be introduced to racing in this, his three-vear-old season. He is included amonu J. F. Tutchen’s team working at Te Rapa Good hone and constitution, says a Hamilton v. iter, will stand to this juvenile in the tasks required to frame up and become thoroughly equipped for the needs of a gallopin~ career.

“Some of the critics at Riccarton on Saturday morning,” writes “The Watcher,” “made adverse comment on Maunga’s poor showing over a mile and a-half against Charaltan and Tuki. is one of the worst track workers m the country and is so lazv that it is almost impossible to get him to raise a decent Sailop. It is a different matter with the colours up. however. Horses with this temperament are generally the best.”

The Te Aroha trainer J. Wallace is now handling Flying Tresses, and l e may be able to win a race or two with her this season. Flying Juliet is a good type of three-vear-old fillv bv Romeo from PencJja. and is a sister to the speedy Flying Juliet, who won the Great Northern Oaks last Easter. She raced only twice last season ami. although not ready ran quite a respectable race in a juvenile handicap at Ellerslie.

When Wiltshire was sent over the big jumps at Te Rapa the other afternoon. says the “Waikato Times.’’ the Dav Comet—Ladv Lobelia had the more experienced Pendavies as a companion. The post and rails and a couple of brush fences were in the path of the schooling duty Wiltshire was inclined to get a shade high, but his showing was in every wav satisfactory. A good opinion has been held of Wiltshire’s ability to make a cross-coun-try performer. He will be "iven his first outing in public as a ’chaser at the Pakuranga meeting.

Pegaway. who came from hack class to the top of provincial handicap company in comparatively short order over the latter half of last year, says the same authority, continues to ’be one of A. Cook’s team at Te Awamutu. The Lucullus— Peg—- Prvde geldir- is going to have good weights to carry in th 6 new term, but he is such a determined galloper that he will make his presence felt among the best when he is more seasoned. It may be decided to afford Pegawav his opening nublic outing in the new season with the sprinters at Ellerslie this month.

Another note from the same source: “Delightment proved a very reliable horse to follow last season during which eight races were credited to the descendant of Catmint— Delightful. Since making Te Rana his headquarters, following a successful visit to Trentham last month. Delightment has not been idle. When he came under the writer’s notice the other morning he had a bloom which instantly indicated that he was well. His next outing will be with the sprint candidates at Ellerslie on August 20. As he relishes holding conditions Delightment is sure to command a big following on that occasion.”

Like most of the youngsters at Ellerslie. Dumblane (bv Leighton— Flora McDonald). Armenia (bv Lucullus —Miss Kelmar). and King Vai (by Valkyrian—lnformative), have ben doing very little lately owing ro the adverse weather and track conditions that have been experienced (writes “Archer”) They are. however. thriving and each has improved a good deal in appearance lately. Dumblane in particular has furnished noticeably and his future progress will be watched with interest.

Those spedv mares Merit and Anthem. which were imported from England some time hack and did a little racing in New Zealand, are heincr bred to Leighton this season, and another of Mr Vivian Riddiford’s imported mares to go to the same sire is Glimpse. Of the trio. Merit will be remembered bv those who saw them .race, as the fastest, but Anthem also had a lot of speed and might have paid her wav in sprint races but for meeting with a mishan that necssitated her retirement. The mating of these mares with Leighton, whose stock nearly all have a lot of pace, ought to produce something out of the ordinary.

One of the leading personages in trolling circles in the Commonwealth Mr George Hiscox. who was the largest breeder of trotting horses in West Australia, died recently on a bealih trio to the north-west of that State. He had a stud farm at Belmoiil. near Perth, and owned over 70 horses, many of whom were leased.

At a meeting of the committee of the South Australian Jockey Club if was decided that the minimum weight in handicap events be 7st.

According to the “Leader.’’ the newly-erected brush fences at Moonee Valley have been given the natural appearance of live hedges bv the application of green colouring. It is claimed that the bright colour enables the horses to sight them well, and it has minimised falls.

The New Zealand Cup winner The Banker, is one of the ruling favourites for the Metropolitan Handicap and the Melbourne Cup.

“Half a century ago horses were trained on hard work.” said Ned Thompson, an old-time Australian authority, recently “They didn’t run on shirt-front tracks rolled bv machinery and kept green bv automatic sprinklers. And thev didn't fetch thousands in the sale-rings either. You could get a cup winner for a hundred or so and you didn’t need a license to train or ride Those were the days.”

The veteran of the field for the Australian Hurdle Race run at Caulfield last Saturday was Roisel, who had already won the event no less than three times. When our last mail left Sydney he was quoted as favourite, but he did not succeed in even getting into a place. He was also among those well fancied for the Australian Steeplechase to be run next Satudray, only Clan Robert and Nyangay, the V.R.C. Grand National winner, being preferred to him.

The Queensland Turf Club’s committee recently expressed the hope that in the near future the prize money for the Queensland Cup would be increased to £5OOO, thus making it one of Australia’s most important races. Last season the prize money disbursements reached £74,070, an increase on the previous year of £4182.

The smart St. Anton colt, Canon, who defeated the champion two-year-old, Royal Feast, in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick, has been found to be affected in the wind. His trainer has said that he would be operated on and will, in all likelihood, be withdrawn from his cup engagements.

Recent Randwick training notes speak of Courtesy as having done a good four-furlong gallop recently. Is the name as thus given a possible misprint for Curtsey, the Limond filly J. M. Cameron left behind him when last he came home from <Sydney?

Notwithstanding Foxlaw’s triumph over French horses in the Ascot Cup, English breeders have been given something to think about this season, as duirng its first three months 17 French-bred horses had won in England 23 races worth £15,208.

At Longchamps, the principal course in Paris, the Australian starting gate has this season been put into use for the first time, and has given general satisfaction to owners and trainers. So far Longchamps is the only French course at which the barrier is used, although machines have been erected on various training grounds so that horses may be schooled to jump out from the tapes.

Horses — not necessarily racehorses—seem to be something of a glut on the ,Australian markets just now. At Narandera a week or two back seven of them sold out of pound realised just 4/6. One better than this comes from Alunga, 15 miles from Manila, where a bunch of three impounded horses were knocked down to a “speculator” for 3d the lot.

Lucie Manette, winner of the Lillimur Two-year-old at Caulfield recently, gave Ashley Reed his first winning ride in the metropolitan area since he was successful on Adjong in the Keilor Handicap at Moonee Valley on May 28. In that time he had 33 mounts. Reed is, nevertheless, second to VV. Duncan on the winning jockeys’ list, but has no chance of catching him.

Butchering is not a trade regarded as likely to foster sentiment, but a Sydney “Sun” has the following appended to the cable message announcing Priory Park’s victory in the Goodwood Stewards’ Cup: “My sentimental attachment to Priory Park amounted almost to paternal affection,” lamented Mr. Charles Howard, tlie Chichester butcher, when, after selling to Mr. J. B. Joel under doctor’s orders to temporarily limit his racing interests, he saw it win the Stewards’ Cup easily by a length and a half.

Priory Park, the horse that was bred by the Chichester, by Rocksavage from au obscure mare, has been a good performer this year. He won the Lincolnshire Handicap and finished second to the French horse Asterus in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot.

In the Lexington “Thoroughbred Record,” Australian trainers are championed by “Roamer.” Discussing the improvement of some English horses after their arrival in Australia, the writer quoted says it was probably due to their be.ing better trained. In support of this idea, he points to the success of Australian trainers in England, and then continues: “There was a British trainer over here several years ago, he was accounted a first-class man in his profession in his own country—frankly, I did not consider him qualified to train a flea to jump. If he were a fair sample of the rest of the British trainers, all 1 have to say is if Scobie, O’Neil, Mason, etc., ever landed in England with horses of the calibre of Manfred, Spearfelt, Gloaming, they would sweep the racing decks in the ‘right little, tight little Isle.’ ” The above is flattering to Australians, but there are plenty of first-class English trainers, and Richard Wootton, E. Mestre, and other Australians who are qualified to give an opinion, readily concede this fact

Nyangay. says a Sydney writer, winner of tne V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase, is a comparative novice at the game, but he will probably be still racing when most horses of the same age have lost their dash. And this not alone because he is such a perfect fencer, but because he did not undergo the strain of early racing. Nyangay’s owner, Mr. J. F. Ryan, a squatter in the northern districts of Victoria, buys yearlings, hut instead of rushing them after the valuable juvenile races he turns them out to run practically loose in his paddocks. Two or three years later he looks them over and any showing promise are given a chance to distinguish themselves on the turf. Nyangay did not have his first race till he was six years old, an age at which so many horses are put to cross-country work because they are n'o good on the flat. The chances are that Nyangay was given some practice over fences in the country. Anyway, he is a real “show” jumper now When he first appeared at Randwick the touts reckoned that be jumped too high, but he is just the thing for Flemington’s raspers. The point-to-point events that are just now being got off by New Zealand Hunt Clubs, combined with the “ring-in” case before the courts in Australia may lend interest to the following from the Emerald Isle:—An investigation into a scandal in Irish point-to-point circles has just been completed, and the outcome of it is that Mr. Frank C. Walker and Mr. R. Shanahan have been warned off all courses under the jurisdiction of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee ami the Irish Turf Chib The scandal arose in connection with the Killinick Harriers Point-to-Point meeting at Hardyglass, on Easter Monday The Members’ Race there was won by a mare called Easter Egg, supposedly the property of Mr. C. H. T. Reade; but the stewards of the point-to-point believed that the mare was in fact Diana, owned by Mi. R. Shanahan, and they so reported to the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee. The Steeplechase Committee held an inquiry on May 12 and 20, and on June 11, and examined the whole of the original entries made for the Members’ Race. After hearing ali the available evidence, they found that the entry had been made by Mr. Walker and not by Mr. Reade, and accordingly “warned off” both Mr. Walker and Mr. Shanahan.

The colour of Hurry On’s offspring has interested me, writes the “Special Commissioner“ in the “London Sporting Life ’’ We all know that when two chestnuts are mated together the resulting produce will also be a chestnut. That is simple, but why Hurry On’s chestnuts are so much better than his bays, and, further, that his best chestnuts have been out of bay mares, is a question of biological interest that will probably never be solved. Can there be some factor linked with the colour that he passes on? This may sound a ridiculous theory, but think it over. An absence of pigment is usually associated with weakness. A grey horse rarely has the stamina of one with colour. White bull terriers and white cats are often affected with deafness. The white West Highland terrier is, as the colour is being bred out, being affected with the same troubles. There must be some correlation between the one and the other. Possibly the factor that determines the chestnut or lack of pigment also determines the superiority or disease. What this determining factor is it is difficult to say ; but it is quite possible that one day it will be discovered that the seat of control lies in one or other of those bodies that are known .as the ductless glands.