THE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 204, 12 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, 3—Marton J.C. Sept 10-Otago Hunt Club. Sept 11 Dannevirke R.C, Sept. 24. 2fr Napiei Park R.C. Sept. 24. 26- Avondale J.C. Sept, 29, 30—Geraldine R.C. Oct. I—Hawke’s Bay J.C. GRANO NATIONAL MEETING SECOND DAY RESULTS. Christchurch, August 11. The second day’s racing at the Canterbury Jockey Club s Winter Meeting was held to-day in beautiful weather. There had been steady ram for several hours in the previous night, and the track was heavy. The totalisator handled £43.885, against £47,115 last year. Lata results:— Beaufort Steeplechase 2} miles.5 Passin’ Through (A. 11, Burt) 1. 3 Zircon 2, 6 Tuki 3. Also ran: 1 Maunga, 2 Peter Maxwell. 4 Kapuna. 9 Isla Bank, 7 Hokioi. 8 San Forte. 6 Kipling (bracketed witli Tuki). Won by six lengths: six lengths between second and third. Isla Bank was fourth. Time, 5.10. Sprevdon Hurdles Handicap. mile.—7 Beauty Light (E. Shaw) 1, 6 Gay Queen 2, 1 San Pedro 3. Also ran: 2 Caliuna. 3 Guncase. 5 Tholoman. 4 Rangiawhio. Won easily by three lengths: two lengths between second and third Time, 3.23 2-5. N.Z GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. Of 1200 sovs; 2} "miles. 1 Mr J. J. Lewis’s Wbarneliffe. 10.0 (A. E. Ellis) 1 4 Mr P Delainey's Kaikahu. 9.3 ij. T Humphries) 2 7 Mr F. Nelligan’s Dubious. 9 3 (D. O’Connor) 3 Also ran: 5 Knwini. 2 Perle de Leon, 6 Coastguard. 3 Beau Cavalier. 8 Rangatahi. Won by lour lengths; Dubious six lengths away. lime. 5.1. AUGUST HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs: 6 furlongs.

10 Mr V Riddiford’s Nadarino 9.1 (B. H. Morris) I 8 Mr 1). O. Rutherford’s Tuahine. 9.6 (J, Campbell) 2 12 Mr J. Ellerav’s Horomea. 9.1 (H. Wiggins) 3

Also ran: 4 Magna Charta. 13 Fairy Herald, 3 Solferite. 7 Royal Time, 1 Solrose, 21 Mustard Pot. ‘0 Rascal. 9 Moorland. Volant. 18 Miss Minerva, 6 Whenuanui. 16 Sir Roy. 19 Huikai, 23 Heisler. 15 Buoyant, 5 Arrowmir. 14 Arpent. 5 Birthmark. 17 Cassolette

Won by a length ; a length and ahalf between second and tnird. Whenuanui was fourth. Time. 1.15 4-5. The Summer Handicap. 1 mile.—6 Cornstalk (J. Campbell) 1. 7 Roval Head 2.2 Paris 3. Also ran: 4 Fairy Tidin— 1 Cerf, 5 Grand National, 3 Master Clarence. 8 Green Cloth, 10 Philanderer, 9 Chivalry. Won by two lengths: a length be-, tween second and third. Time. 1.17 ISLINGTON HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs; 1| mile. o Mr L. Lecher’s Taboo. 9.0 (F. E. Jones) 1 ’ Mr A . Riddiford’s Indian Sage. 9.3 (B H. Morris) 2 9 Ladv Fuller’s Beau Geste. 9.0 (A. Messervey) 3 Also ran: 3 Nukumai. 8 Merrv Damon, 4 Black Mint. 2 Chickwheat.. 6 'lresham, 10 Soltoe. 11 Passionate, 1 Royal Mint. 11 Mali Jong. 12 Shanure. Won by two lengths; two lengths between second and third. Roval Mint was fourth. Time. 2,14. MARTON NOMINATIONS TO-NIGHT. A final reminder is given to horse owners and trainers that nominations lor the whole of the events of the Marton Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting will close with the secretary, Mr Arthur Way. to-night (Friday) at 9 o'clock. DIVOTS. (Dug by “The Delrer,”) To-day (Friday) the Pakuranga Hunt ICub takes acceptances for its Ellerslie fixture up to 5 p.m., and the Marton Jockey Club entries for its September meeting up to 9 p.m. The following riding engagements are announced for the Pakuranga meeting to-morrow week:—L. Delieu. Gala Day, Star Comet, Valentino. H. Tinker: Rafferty, Glenlight. C. Moore: Edifice. R. Reilly: Automne and Wyoming. A. Driscoll: Double Mint and Salander, E, Stanway: Michael, Syndicate, Hautiuu and Te Tahi. G. Holland: Golden Krist and Fair Abbel. A. Rutherford: Whakatoe. • * • Beau Cavalier has won £1270 in stakes. The Chesterfield gelding had Ids first start in June last year. Tuki cut up badly in the Grand National Steeplechase, ami at no stage of the journey did he look like being in the money. Yesterday he got into third place, hut it. was a very poor third. Will lie. as al El lerslie, show improved liirin on the third day of the meeting?

I’assin’ Through’s owner-trainer was reported as saying as he passed through Wellington that he thought it “worth while” giving the old horse a run at the meeting. He was not long in being justified of his hopes, for the Guian forte gelding seeing to have made small work of the opposition yesterday.

Cornstalk ran a solid race in the seven-furlong Avon head Handicap on Tuesday. He was beaten into fourth place, after making most of the running, and it was said that it was only lack of stamina that brought about his defeat. However, yesterday he would appear to have won easily in the Summer Handicap run over an extra furlong.

The detailed reports of the running of the Winter Cup showed that Taboo was distinctly unlucky, both getting away badly and suffering interference later on, and then finished close up to the placed horses. Yesterday, with an extra quarter-mile to go in: the Islington Handicap, he was first off from the the barrier and was never headed.

peculiar incident connected with the Grand National Steeplechase, says a Christchurch paper, was that before the fai turn was reached Beau Cavalier was not doing his best, hut in exactly the same spot that he pein i .■< break of six lengths on his field the first time round, he did the vtine when challenged by Charlatan the last lime round.

Bont-na was a great disappointment m tl'.e Jumpers’ Flat Handicap on I uesd;i" He was well placed early, only to lose his position, and though he Billowed Nukumai into the straight his clfori was short lived. Possibly it ma> have been discovered that something had gone wrong with him, for, although his chance in the big hurdle race nad been previously favoured. he was withdrawn from that event, and he has not been han'canned lor to-morrow.

Royal Form pulled up very lame at the finish of the Jumpers' Flat race on Tuesday and dropped out of the Grand National Hurdles yesterday, lie, too, has not been handicapped for to-morrow, so that it would look as if somethin had gone seriously the matter with him.

Peter Maxwell, says a Christchurch writer, was unlucky to strike such a brilliant customer as Beau Cavalier, for his performance was good enough r,o win nine Nationals out of ten.

Magna Charta, who was supposed to have been cured of his restiveness at the barrier is said to have misbehaved himself badly there at the start of the Winter Cup. Eventually he was placed on the outside of the field.

Kaikahu followed up his consistent running at Trentham by getting into third place in the Jumpers’ Flat Race at Riccarton on Tuesday, and then getting closer than anything else to Wharncliffe in the Grand National Hurdles yesterday. The St. Amans gelding is evidently a much better horse now than at any previous stage of his racing career.

The public made no mistake in picking the big jumping double, the favourite getting home easily first in each case. The South Island would at length seemed to have discovered in Wharncliffe, a pretty good hurdler. But it is to be remembered that, although owned and trained in Canterbury he was bred up Auckland way, being by Thurnham from Takahau-

Whenuanui was one of the great disappointments of the Winter Cup, lor which he had been held in high esteem up to the day of the race. On the course, however, h e seems to have drifted out of favour, starting sixth down the betting. In the race he showed speed for a while, but was completely out of it at the finish, lesterdaj’ in the six-furlong August Handicap he occupied a similar position on the machine and was well forward in the early stages of the race, only to finish out of a place. This does not seem his best form, which may {xissibly be displayed tomorrow. lhe reports we had'of Zircon in his Riccarton schooling essays were anything but encouraging. Still he seems to have jumped all right in the Grand National Steeplechase, and yesterday got round without mishap to finish next to the winner. * # • Beau Cavalier, writes “Mascot,” was not given a preliminary for the Grand National Steeplechase, but Henderson frequently showed him the brush fences in front of the stand. Once when he was ridden up to the double in front of the stand the Chesterfield gelding appeared to nod his head as if to say “1 understand,” which caused quite a few people to chuckle aloud. 41 Since the distance of the C.J.C. Winter Cup was reduced to a mile—which dates from August, 1898— horses carrying over 10st have scored victories on seven occasions, as follows :--Osl ink (10.5), Vladimir (10.2), Kremlin (10-12). Nyland (10.1). Ga'zique (10.11). Clean Sweep (10.6), and Sunny Loch (10.9), In Tuesday’s race Merry Damon ami Magna Charta headed the handicap, each with 10.0. • • • It was an impressive performance, says “Argus,” writing of the Grand National Steeplchase,* which stamped Beau Cavalier as one of the best -leepleehasprs v.|i<> l.;;< la'cd over lhe Riccarton eoiinln . Th. re have he» n het ter pt’rfo!’n;:iin in i he Grand Na tional. as several winner.-, have car-

ried much heavier weights, but no horse has ever accomplished a feat approaching that of Beau Cavalier in his first year in open company, only a year after his debut as a maiden hunter. Provided he trains on, the Auckland gelding should rank next winter as a real champion. * * *

Perle de Leon, having easily won the Jumpers’ Flat Race under 11.5 on Tuesday, maintained his place in public favour right up to the start of the Grand National Hurdles, only the ultimate winner being preferred to him. However, despite his good schooling displays, he was not able in the big race to get past the second hurdle, at which he came down. He niay make amends in the two-mite Sydenham Hurdle Race to-morrow, in which, although he has himseif gone up 71b in weight, he is handicapped to meet Wharncliffe on 91b better terms than in the Grand National. and Kaikahu on 31b better terms.

The big fiat handicap of yesterday, like the Winter Cup. went to a rank outsider. Though Nadarino’s dividend was little more than half that paid on Tuesday bv Solferite. it still ran well into double figures. Note and Beauty Light also gave double figure returns, while Gay Queen and Tuahine would each have done the same had they finished first instead of second. Wharncliffe was the only first favourite to win. and each of the other winning dividends was more than double his

Royal Fashion, though unplaced, ran a good race in the Hunters' Hurdles on Tuesday and yesterday scored an easy win in the Hunters’ Steeplechase. This South Canterbury mare, who comes from the same family as Fairy Herald and Fairv Tidings, has not had much experience as a jumper, hut later in the season she is likely to score further successes. Her sire. Royal Mae. uv Mountain King, was a great galloper, but unfortunately he proved a difficult, horse to train, and his racing career was short.

Royal Fashion might not have won so easily had not The Babe, winner of the Hunters’ Hurdle Race, come to grief at the next-to-last fence when leading. The Babe is a halfbrother to Mainsprin" and Nightraid. both winners over country but looks like being easily the best of the family. His dam is a well-bred rnarn from Mr H. A. Knight’s stud, being by Gienapp from Gleam, a descendant of imported Juliet, the ancestress of many great horses in Australia and New Zealand.

After all the glowing reports of Maunga’s schooling efforts over the Riccarton country it was distinctly disappointing to have him fail to finish in either of his two races. On the first dav it wag the second fence of the stand double that brought about his downfall. Yesterdav be met hj.s Waterloo in the brush iuinp at the top of the straight

Mr P. P. Ncagle’s enterprise in securing full ownership of Roval Lineage from Mrs F. C. Bee was quickly rewarded bv a win in the Cashmere Plate on Thursday. Royal Lineage is a three-year-old by Limond —Roval Exchange, by Absurd from Commerce. a Stonyhurst-bred mare bv San Francisco from Safeguard. Ho was bred by Mr G. M. Currie, and changed owners several times before becoming the propertv of the Hawke’s Bay owner-trainer, P. P. Neagle He raced onl - four times last season, beinrr place* l twice, but for some time past he has had the reputation of being a pretty smart colt. His race on Tuesday left verv little doubt on this point, as he was always in a good position, and he held off the opposition without anv trouble over the last part. With average luck, he is going to earn more money this season. The Trentham hack Corr ian attractive performance when he won the Avonhead Handicap. He won several hack races in the North Island last season, and he looks like making considerable improvement He is by Royal Stag from the Multifid mare Rene, who. earlier in her stud career, produced Printemps to Autumnus. the sire of Royal Stag, also Rimutaka. Miss Rene, and Rene Mavis to Treadmill, the sire cf Autumnus. It is a rather unusual stud record, while, for variety. Rene produced the smart sprinter Arpent to Royal Acre.

One of the most interesting sires in New South Wales this season is Grosvenor, because he is the son of the great mare Sceptre, who died r. few months ago. Grosvenor, who is bv Valais’ sire, Cicero, was leased by Mr R. S Whitpaine when he was in England last year. Formerly owned by the late Mr Musker. who was reported to have refused 15.00(1 guineas (or him. Grosvenor has 11ready sired no fewer than 107 winners and only by the last mail Mr Whitpaine heard of successes of his progeny in countries so widely apart as Ireland, Spain and Canada. He was also advised that Steve Donoghue, the jockey, had given 2100 guineas for a colt by him. Grosvenor is standing at Larras Lee. MoJonu and Mr Edmonds is delighted with him.

Mn.nv great horses have won the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase, and at Riccarton on Tuesday the minds of old racing men went back to the days of Mutiny. Levanter, Clarence, and The Agent, all of whom carried good weights and won like champions, but many there were present who considered Beau Cavalier as good as any of them. The task set him was a big one. and the fact that he made all his own nace and left his challengers as they came at him showed that he possesses a turn of speed not often found in such a fine jumper. He looked easily the host in a fair class field and the acclaim of the crowd was no moie than a just tribute to his prowess. Beau Cavalier is one of the bargains sometimes nunle in the racin game. The 55 guineas for which he was purchased some lime ago he has repaid many times over He is by Chesterfield from a mare bv Finland. bijt of any further breeding on the mare’s nothing seems to he known, b’liihind. however. v>a> a "icat lim

and left the New Zealand Turf the champion Bobrikoff and a number of other good ones. Chesterfield, the sire of Beau Cavalier, is bred the right wav for he was bv Wairiki. a very good racehorse, who in turn was by Soult. one of the most successful sires ever imported to the Dominion. Chesterfield’s dam. Mantilla, bv Anteros—Montana. by Goldsborough— Seabreeze, by The Barb—Mermaid, a gem of the Stud Book. Beau Cavalier is a well-bred one. and looks it.- Christchurch “Press.”