THE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 208, 17 August 1927, Page 2

THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES. August 20—Pakuranga Hunt Club Sept. 3—M. laranaki Hunt Club. Sept. ?, s—Mai tun J.C. dept IU-—UtatAo Hum Club. Oept. 14 Dauuevirke K.C. , oept. 24. 20 iXapiei i'ark R.C. Sept. 24, 20 Avondale J.C. bept, 20, 30- Geruhbine K-C. Ucl, i—Hawke s nay J.C. DIVOTS. Dug by “The Delvei*-” On Friday next nominations for the New Zealand Cup are due by 8 p.m., and also acceptances lor the Taranaki Hunt Ciub s annual meet ing by 0 p.m.

E. Keesing will ride'Festina Lente in the Sywia Park Handicap at the Pakuranga meeting.

AV. J. Bowden, who was injured when Perle de Leon fell with him in the Grand National Hurdle Race, returned nonio on Saturday night. He is still stitt and sore, but otherwise has recovered from what looked from the stands to be a very bad fall.

F. C. Porter’s wiupig ride on Solferite on Saturday was a lucky mount. It was only at the last minute that he was engaged because of A- E. Ellis being ueclared unlit for the job on account of his spnl with The Babe earlier in the day.

Tuki’s winnings during the past twelve months amount to £2225, all won in Mr J. M. Samson s colours.

Both Gay Queen and Tholonioii are very promising recruits to the ranks of feoutn isiand hurdlers.

Nothing at headquarters, says an Auckland exchange, has been galloping better than Piaster Doon, who has registered lately a couple ol sound efforts over six furlongs.

There is said to be every chance that Indian Sage and Nadarino will be soM in the South to an Australian buyer at present in New Zjeaiand.

Mashoor, a six-vear-old brother to Bahadur, has arrived at Ellerslie to fulfil engagements at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting. * . * . *

Cornstalk finished just as resolutely as on the first day, and apparently he goes well lor J. Campbell ami better over seven furlongs or a nine than over a shorter course. No horse could have finished better.

Arpent was travelling exceptionally fast over the last furlong in the, Sehvyn Handicap on Saturday. It was a performance to get close to the placed horses, as he was a long way back in the early stages. He may be expected to finish further forward ere long. # * *

Speaking of the same effort, another account says: ‘‘Arpent showed amazing dash. He still hangs badly, and was hopelessly placed at the turn, but coming on the outside was passing the field as if they were anchored at the finish. There is no doubt about his galloping ability.”>

Te Kara is said to be standing up to his prepartion and should strip a fit horse for the Jellicoe Handicap on Saturday, in which, despite his weight, more than one Auckland writer gives him a good chance. * * *

Te Tahi will be given a race in the Auckland Handicap on Saturday next at Ellerslie. He is reported to have been working well on the track during the last few weeks and will be in good fettle to take on hurdle events later on in the season.

The Archiestown gelding Master Noel, a candidate for the Hunters’ Hurdles at Ellerslie next Saturday, after first working a round on the sand, jumped several schooling hurdles and gave a good display on a recent morning.

At the same time Sea Comet, who is 'engaged in both the Greenmount Steeples and the Hunt Club Cup at th e Pakuranga meeting, gave a fine exhibition of jumping over the big fences on the flat. The chestnut gelding has never been in better condition than he is at the present time, while he has also been working well.

* * * Of the same horse another writer says “Up to the present Sea Comet has proved of small laccount, but he is working in a manner suggestive of better things to come. No hunter at Ellerslie has been working better and in a poor class his prospects in the Greenmount Steeplechase next Saturday certainly appear very bright. Sea Comet may also contest the Pakuranga Hunt C.up.”

A two-year-old sister to Gala Dav and Boomerday <il] race by the name Otranto, and Katuscha is the name claimed for a two-year-old half r sister by Quin Abbey—Lady Gwen, to I,adv Ridicule-

Kaiti, says a Southern exchange, hardly showed the form expected of him at Riccarton. He was more or less sore with travelling to and from the Gisborne meeting, and really was not fit to be given the work his trainer desired prior to the Winter Cup.

Hypothesis is reported to be doing well in his training work in the Cambridge district, and such being tlie cjise he should be capable of gh ing a good showing in the Hunt Ciub Cup on Saturday next. Hypothesis won the above race in the 1925-26 season, and also scored in the Hunters’ Hurdles at the Auckland Winter meeting of the same year. « . . . .

On Saturday Aberfeldy once again showed bis class, for he was always going comfortably, and over the last six furlongs was the obvious winner bur accident. He is the most improved jumper out at this part of the season, it would come as no surprise to find him doing rvell if raced on the flat in the early spring. —‘■Vedette.”

When Zircon struck a fence hard during the running of the Lincoln Steeplechase on Saturday, he injured' a stifle badly, and it will be a long while before he will be able to race again. His stable mate Royal Form, who went wrong at Riccarton, will be turned out for a good spell when he returns home.

The Catmint—Cultriform gelding Epicure, a member of J. Williamsons’ team at Ellerslie, is said to have grown and furnished into a good looking sort, having improved considerably during the winter months, and is now carrying a lot of condition.

Solferino was the most successful sii'e at the Grund National meeting. Solferite (two). Taboo and Nadarino crediting him with four wins. Quin Abbey followed with three, Aberfeldy winning a double and Tuki scoring once. Royal Stag claimed 'Cerf and Royal Game, while Cornstalk won a double for Buckwheat.

W. H. Patterson’s hunters, Rafferty and Glenlight, have been putting in some sound work at Ellerslie and have been schooling well. It is a long time since Rafferty showed tiny, form, and he is getting old, but his sound fencing wild lie a factor in his favour, especially in the weak class of hunters about Auckland at present.

Some of the jockeyship displayed in the Spreydon Hurdle Race at Riccarton on Th.ursday was remarkable to say the least of it, says a Wellington writer. There is no doubt that the maiden jumpers, Tholomon and Gay Queen, ridden with just ordinary judgment and patience, would have been first and second, with San Pedro third, and the eventual winner, Beauty Light, out of a place. San Pedro lost his chance of winning by failing to jump almost any flight right.

J. T. Jamieson has recently made several additions to his team, and he has easily the .biggest string in Auckland province in his private establishment at Glenora Park, where he has over 20 horses. The new ones are the two-year-olds Winnington (Valkvrian—Chime), and a filly by Valk.iyan—Keep Watch, also a four-year-old gelding by Cynic— ActifijJ

A newcomer to Ellers lie is an upstanding gelding named Levinside, who will be prepared by W. H. Patterson. His appearance suggests that he has done a good deal of work, and he is to be a runner in the Ladies’ Bracelet at ths Pakuranga meeting. Levinside is by Thurnham from the Soult mare Spinster, so he is bred well enough to be able to gallop.

According to the final expert opinion, the injury which Kawini suffered during the running of the Grand National Hurdle Race consisted in the “chipping” of the point of the hip-bone. Although he was showing signs of improving, it is very doubtful whether he will race again.

Limond has a good three-year-old representative in Royal Lineage, writes “The Watcher.” He was set a tough task on Saturday, and he almost accomplished it. He should improve into something out of the ordinary. With Ladv Limond showing equal promise amongst the fillies. Mr G M. Currie's sire looks to be in for another successful season. Another writer is of the opinion that, being a long strider Royal Lineage was worse served than most bv the greasy going on Saturday.

Double Mint, who’has only contested two races so far during her racing career, is to be given her next outing in the Auckland Handicap at the Pakuranga meeting. The four-year-old daughter of Catmint and Double Arch has been shaping well in her track work during the winter months, and is now very forward in condition to begin the new racing season.

Although the owner of Beau Cavalier let S. Henderson, his rider, go home after the Grand National Hurdles and did not accept for the horse in the Lincoln Steeples, the trainer paid up for him. It was then Mr Quartley’s intention to run his horse, but the rain that fell ’uring the night caused his withdrawal on the course. He would have been hard to beat even under his 12.10, as the race eventually turned out a chapter of accidents io all but three of the runners.

Pendavies. who is one of the top weights in the Pakuranga Hunt Cun has to carry exactly a stone more Ilian lie carried to victory in the Hunt Cup at the recent Auckland winter meeting. The Archiestown gelding won the Hunters' Hurdles

at the corresponding meeting last year, and usually runs his best races at Ellerslie * • • Llandudno, who displayed good form at the winter carnival at Ellerslie. says an Auckland correspondent, will be among the runners in the Jellicoe Handicap at the Pakuranga meettng. The Formative gelding is trained in the country, and nothing has been seen of him lately but he is reported to have trained on nicely. On his running in the Cornwall Handicap, wherein he was narrowly ■beaten by Lomint, he should tape a lot of beating this week, and what beats him should win. He is to be ridden by L. Manson.

, Turf writers present at the rrand National Meeting are pretty unanimous in voicing tjie great improvement Peneus has made as a hurdler. On Saturday he had far too much pace for the field he had to meet, and also gave a brilliant display of jumping. He certainly raced well enough at Riccarton to encourage Mi' Vallance to send him over to Sydney for hurdle races, as originally proposed.

Just John has arrived at Ellerslie to contest the Hunters’ Hurdle race on Saturday. At the Auckland meeting in June last the Chaminade geldiii" won the Hunt Club Hurdles and also ran third to Kamehameha and Potoanui in the Orakei Hurdle Race on the concluding day so is a useful sort over the battens The half-brother to Whenuanui has to carry about two stone more on Saturday next, compared with his weight in June, and he will require to be an improved horse to beat some of the lighter weights.

Drouthy Auckland racegoers were in great fear that Ellerslie would “go dry.’’ since, as the newly defined electoral district including the course was first laid out. there was no licensed hotel within its boundaries, and no need for a licensing committee. However, a final readjustment brought a solitary “pub” inside the area, and so the race-day bars will lie there to provide slakers and soothers.

Three Riccarton trainers topped the list in the number of winners they sent out at the Grand National Meeting J. B, Pearson leading the way with the winners of three races. Sdiferie (2) and Taboo. A. E. Wormaid (Aberfeldy) and H. Nurse (Cornsalk) each trained a winner of two races.

A E. Ellis was the most successful horseman at Riccarton last week, riding three winners in Solferite (Winter Cup). Wharncliffe. and The Babe. J. Campbell I. Tilson. R. W. McTavish, and J. T, Humphris each rode two winners. • » e

The victory of Beau Cavalier in the Grand National Steeplechase placed Mr A. G. Quartlev at the head of the winning owners’ list with £ll2O, white Wharncliffe’s win in the Grand National Hurdles credited Mr J J. Lewis with £B4O. and Mr C C. Holmes's Solferite earned £735. Other successful owners included Messrs R W. King £525. V. Riddiford £450. J. M, Samson £425. C. F. Vallance £385. L. J. Hyde £370. S Cleaver £350. F. Nelligan £345. L. Kelcher £2BO. H. Acton Adams £2BO. W. J. Craig £285.

A Wellington writer makes the following appreciative reference to a cross-country rider whose name is little known up here:—“When A. E. Ellis could not , take anv furtner mounts at Riccarton on Saturday, the connections of Peter Maxwell secured the services of A Youngman. Youngman is not very much in the limelight outside his own province, Southland, where he rides Mr W T. Hazlett’s jumpers, but there is little doubt he would soon make a name for himself if he came further north. He had previously ridden Frenchman with success at Riccarton. and on Saturday he was seen to great advantage on Peter Maxwell. He covered no unnecessary amount of "'round and had the horse been good enough he would have won but a hard ride on a thoroughly spent steeplechaser was his lot. It enabled him to show, however, that with more opportunities he would hold his own with the leading cross-country horsemen.”

Whatever injury Commendation may have suffered whet, landing from the steamer at Sydney would seem to have been of no great consequence, as newspaper files received last evening report him on the tracks doing quite satisfactory work for this stage of his preparation.

That Valais would again head the list of winning sires in Australia was always pretty certain when only half the season was over, and the full figures now published show that 31 of his descendants captured prize money to the amount of £43,453.

Of the horses of J. Williamson's team left behind in Australia G Price will in future prepare The Thorn, who was the only one of them to win, while R. D. O’Donnell, wno recently obtained his first-class license for Randwick, will train Clarus and Solario. The jumper Pentagram remains in Melbourne,

Kull accounts now to hand of the running ot the Australian Hurdle Race at Caulfield show that in the betting there were five whose chances were preferred to that of the eventual winner. Seafit, an aged gelding by Sea L’rince— Competent, while the second horse, Perchance, was at a long double-figure price. Seafit seems to have had a good bit of luck in winning. Just when the hundreds 01 people who had backed the favourite. Arcadius, were counting their winnings, the horse on whom they had pinned their faith crashed into the Inst hurdle, hurling his rider to the ground. Arcadius had only to cleat the last lump to win. According to his rider Arcadius took off too far. and had no chance of clearing the hurdle. It was one of the most unfortunate incidents connected with Australian racing seen lor many a day. The favourite struck tho hurdle very heavily, and it speaks well for his ability as a jumper that he did not actually 'all. Prior to this mis-

take, Arcadius had jumped beautifully. He had simply leaped his way to the front after completing one round ot the course. * » » On the same day Nyaiigay, the V.K.C. Grand National Steeplechase winner, won the Moondah Steeplechase very easily. This would no doubt account for him being advanced to the position of first favourite for the big Australian Steenlechase run at Caulfield last Saturday • # • New Zealand horses. whether owned here or over there, do not seem just now’ to be in very good odour with the noisy section of race goers in Australia. When the Nassau —■Brayton gelding Affirm (late Witness Box), who started at double figure odds, won the Malakoff Stakes at Caulfield last Saturday week there was a hostile demonstration. At Moonee Valiev the prevail, Batnuray Affirm started favourite lor the Glen Ona Handicap, but was unplaced Running a much better race in the Stakes, he followed the leader, Llanthony, all the way and getting the better of him at the half-distance, won by the best part of a length An inquiry was held ino Affirm’s performances. The evidence showed that the owner, Mr. G. Harris, had backed him for a substantia] sum at Moonee Valley, and that his investments on the later event had totalled only £34. The stipendiary stewards accepted his explanation. * • *

Then we are told that, on the same day, many a backer was on bad terms with himself after Reremai iR-oineu— Taiatnai) had won the second Division of the Kourteen-two Handicap at Kensington. At a recent Kensington meeting the mare displayed an abundance of pace, without winning, and the effort drew attention to her future prospects. She was badly left at the post at Ascot at her next start, so many of her admirers were frightened by the long price on offer The bookmakers were anxious to lay her at 10 to 1. and when no money came it was generally assumed that the stable had no fancy for her. Reremai seemed to he hopelessly out of it a couple of furlongs from home, hut just when the fancied candidates Lady Elaga and Colombo were fighting it out she Slipped through on the rails and won by a narrow margin. Reremai, says the Sydney “Sun.” is a splendid type of pony, and a wellbred one, too. She is bv the Flying Fox horse Romeo, while her dam. Taiamai, a daughter of The Nut, was, a good winner in New Zealand,

At the Rosebery (Sydney) meeting last Saturday week the second division of the Fourteen-one Handicap was won by the aged Balboa—Lunsome geldin? Good Leg. who started nt a long price, while the third division of the Novice Handicap went to the four-year-old Lord Swift, by ■Swift Flight—Busy Bee.

The statement that Limerick may not he a runner in the Metropolitan Handicap, says the Sydney “Herald,” did not have a seriotis effect on one party. The gelding has been coupled with Aorangi for large amounts in more than one quarter, one of the operators going so far as to say that it was “the right money” so far as the first leg was concerned. In one instance £20,000 was written about the double,

The following from last Wednesday’s Randwick training notes indicates that both New Zealand’s champions nr© in fair fettle: One of the best efforts was credited the New Zealand crack Commendation. With George Young in the saddle, he was associated with Agrion (D. Munro). The pair set out for five furlongs on the grass, and Commendation appeared to hold his younger opponent in cheek throughout. The full distance was timed in Im.ls. and the last three furlongs in 3615. On the same rink Limerick. Battlement nnd Arikiwai were together for five in Im. Js.