GENERAL NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 281, 12 November 1929, Page 2

GENERAL NOTES

On Wednesday the Canterbury Cup, Oaks Stakes, and Jockey Club Handicap will be decided at Riccarton, and on Saturday the Stead Gold Cup.

Next Saturday the Waikato Racing Club’s Spring Meeting will be commenced at Te Rapa.

At the Palmerston North Show last week, writes “Moturoa/’ the most amusing act was staged by Joekster Alan McDonald and Red Fuchsia, winner of innumerable jumping events of all classes. Red Fuchsia was a competitor in the novice jump, and show ring obstacles were consided ‘simple’ for such an c-xpericnccd horse. But the reverse wa* the case. The sun of All Red refused at the initial obstacle, was brought back and “punched” over, and flew the next, but at the third he refused again. Alan, whose face was a picture muttered a few things which cannot be stated here, and took the horse home. What “Granny” said it not known bu;; can well be imagined.

The well-known hurdle hors?man George Holland has been granted a trainer’s license, and intends to follow that calling at Ellerslie. Holland, who was attached to R. Hannon’s stable at Cambridge for some years, has Odd Socks under his charge at the present time.

King Emerald, after the way he thc ed at the June meeting, and also his efforts on the track at Ellerslie recently, was thought to have a good chance in the Whangarei Cup. hut at no stage did he flatter his supporters for he was always well back and finished in that position

H. Doyle, who trained for some time nt Awapnni. has taken up his residence at Ellerslie, and . has recently taken charge of Tea Time, who has been sold by Mr .T. Williamson to a patron of his stable. He will also have King Hal under his charge.

The state of the going at Wha.igarei was against Lo Choneas, and the Magpie gelding was heaten out of a place in the Cup. .Le Cliouca.s is nominated for the principal events at the Waikato mooting, and if the going is firm when that meeting takes place he should perform better.

Black Maire has been paid up for in the Waikato Cup, in which he figures with 7.2. The Te Aroa-trained gelding ran a creditable race in the Members' Memorial Handicap at Cambridge, and if he repeats that form at Te Rapa he should be in the money.

Nancy Lee, who had her first race this season at the Poverty Bay meeting, will contest sprint races a 4. Te Rapa this week. At the Waikato meeting twelve months ago Nancy Lee won the Cambridge Handicap with 7.11 in the saddle, and figures in the same event at the approaching meeting, in which she is handicapped at 8.13. She wop tho Electric Handicap at Ellerslie last January under 8.8, and if back to that form next week should put up a creditable effort.

Golden Wedding made no race of the hurdle event at Whangarei on Thursday. She was always one of the leaders, and jumping in good style all the way won by 12 lengths. She was easily that much in front when they turned for home. Golden Wedding, if reinstated to flat racing, should win some good events, as her manners at the barrier have certainly improved. Golden Wedding won again on Saturday.

Envoy put up a really good performance at Whangarei on Thursday when he won the Manaia Handicap. He was well chopped out at the start, but quickly made up his ground, and was the first to turn for home winning well at the finish (writes "Whale bone”). If he had got away on even terms the race would not have been a “jog" for him, and he will be nard to beat in his next few efforts. He is bred the right way for races up to a mile, and perhaps further. He is by Absurd from Bronze, who after getting beaten by that good horse Bon Ton by a head in the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton in '913, won tho following year. The staying power of his dam should cominpensate for his sire’s lack in this respect, and Envoy, by the way ho fim-hes, gives the impression that he will later do well over a middle distance. Envoy ran second on Saturday to Lady’s Boy.

Liaison was made a very warm favourite for the Parahaki Handicap at Whngareo on Thursday. He quickly pulled himself to the front, but had had almost enough before the straight was reached and stayed on sufficiently well to get into third place at the finish. He has a good deal of pace, and with a little more experience will run out a mile all right.

Manriaena won well at Avondale, and she looked in good fettle when she went out to contest the Kensington Handicap at Whangarei on Thursday. She was left at the barrier, and all her chances were spoiled.

The connections of Bombarder had very bad luck at Whangarei on Thursday when they lost that torse through an accident. He won the Kensington Handicap in good style, and was again saddled up for the Hikurangi Handicap later in the day. He was handy enough at the turn, and was just making his run through when lie got on to the heels of Gay Cockade. and came down, breaking his neck. Bom,harder was beginning to show useful form this season, and looked like winning in better company shortly.

Serang was tried over hurdles at Whangarei on Thursday. He jumped well, and with a bit more experience should turn out well in this department. Ho was finishing on in very determined fashion;

Royal Acre, formerly in. M. Gardner’s stable, is now under M. Conway’s care at Hawera. Conway has other jumpers in his stable, and Royal Acre will thus have opportunities for schooling in company not obtainable at Wanganui.

Silvermino and Llanore are being kept at steady pace work. They are both likely to be seen out at Feilding.

R. Derrett won the first two New Zealand Cups, on Tasman and Vanguard respectively, while he was on Fulmcn when he 'dead-heated with Ideal in 1900. H. Gray won on Bridge, Sasanof, and . Oratress.

A gold cup, of the value of £lOO. is being given by Mr J. A. Taylor a member of the Wanganui Jockey Club, to go to the owner of the winner of the Wanganui Cup race of 1930. There is a prospect of £9OO in specie being added by the club, mailing the race a thousand pounder.

This year’s race made the fifth successive New Zealand Cup in which Count Cavour has competed. Loehiel started four times.

A. Oliver rode four winners of the Stewards’ Handicap—Penates, Nyland, Croesus, and Solganello, while L. H. Hewitt piloted Pampero, Royal Artillery, and MacEino Gun.

Glentriun and Comic Song share thc time record for tho Stewards’ Handicap with Imin 10 2-ssec.

alrrowsmith 9.13 was tho most heavily weighted horse to win the Stewards’ Handicap. Glentruin had 9.<r in her second win, and Solfanello 9.3.

Four horses have had two wins in Stewards’ Handicap. Vanilla won with 6.9 and 8.5; Vladimir with 7.8 and 9.0; Glentruin with 7.10 and 9.6; and Comic Song with 7.0 and 7.9.

The only dead heat in tho Stewards’ Handicap was in 1912, when Bon Revo and Stardancer, both three-year-olds divided the prize.

With the Melbourne Cup decided on Tuesday and the New Zealand Cup coming up lor decision at the end of the week, local interest in the V.R.C. Meeting waned, especially as iiono of the Dominion’s prominent runners continued engagements. Thursday's racing saw nothing of New Zealand breeding among the placed horses, but on Saturday the principal handicap event fell to the Okawa (Hawke's Bay) bred four-year-old Second Wind, by Psychology— First Blow, n daughter of War Talk, half-sister, by Martiiiu( to Bobrikofl.

Second Wind, last year’s champion three-year-old in Westralia,, was taken to Mlbeourne with the winning of one or other of the big spring cup races in view, and he was made one of the early favourites for the Melbourne Cup. However, hopes in this respect failed to materialise, but for their disappointment some consolation was brought on Saturday in the winning of the £lO6O V.R.C. Handicap, run over 1J mile.

Cimbrian, the four-year-old halfbrother, by Devizes, to Heroic, is a long way from being of the same class ag the son of Valais, but he is proving hmself useful. On Thursday last as Flemington he won the Carnival Handicap 1J mile, from a fair second-class field, and yesterday he got away with the Williamstown Cup, beating a couple of decent three-year-olds in Lineage, the V.R.C. Oaks winner, and laisho, winner of the Herbert Power States at Caulfield, and runing the 12 furlongs in 2.31 J.

The largest field ever started in the New Zealand Cup was in 1908, when Downfall beat 20 opponents. There were 18 starters when Sasanof won in 1918. while 17 horses started in 1894 (Impulse), 1896 (Lady Zetland), 1916 (Ardenvhor), 1921 (Royal Star), and 1923 (Rouen); 16 in 1885 (Fusilade), 1899 (Seahorse), 1906 (Star Rose). 1909 (Lary Lucy), and 1925 (The Banker); and 15 in 1884 (Vanguard). 1892 (St. Hippo), 1901 (Hortulla), 1907 (Frisco), 1911 (Vice Admiral), and 1917 (Menelaus).

» • » The weight-carrying record as a winner of tho New Zealand Cup is held by Count Cavour. Ho carried 8.13. Prior to that the biggest weight under which it had been won was B.9—by Tasman, in 1883, Vanguard in 1884, Lady Zetland in 1896, hnd Sasanof in 1918. When Count Cavour won the minimum weight was 7.0; in the time of Sasanof and the others mentioned it was 6.7.

Paganelli’s success in the Shorts Handicap at Wellington marked his thirteenth win in 34 starts. He has been second twelve times (including Riccarton) and third on four occasions. His stake winnings exceed £6OOO.

Glenrowan has started in 10 races this season for five wins, one second, and four times unplaced. His dam Sweetwater is by Sunny Lake from Aphaea. a mare with whom Mr. Crossan won a number of races, and a splendid weight-carried. .Aphaea was by Stepniak from Britomart, by Gorton from Lady Gertrude, by Cadogan from No Name, by Traducer.

Nightmarch was the sixteenth four-year-old to win the Melbourne Cup. Tho weight-carrying record for horses of this age is 9.3. by Patron in 1894. and the best performance in recent years up to Tuesday’s race was Windbag’s victory in 1925, when he carried 9.2, and defeated a champion three-year-old and dual Derby winner in Manfred. Nightmarch equalled this latter feat this year in carrying the same weight, and heating the dual Derby winner. Phar Lap.

Amounts thoroughly justified his being hurried aWfiy from Randwick to take part in the Caulfield and Flemington meetings. It was only on the last day of the former fixture that he made his appearance after transport from Sydney, and then he proved good enough to make a race of it with High Svce in the Mile-and-a-half Cup. At Flemington he came out on the first day and, carrying 9.12, placed the Cantala Stakes, one mile, to his credit. He was given a rest on Melbourne Cup day. but on the Thursday downed Highland in the w.f.a. Linlithgow Stakes, running the mile in record time for the event. Then, on Saturday, in the w.f.a. Fisher Plate, 1| mile, he capped his previous performance by getting home a length in front of his Caulfield Cup conqueror. There can be no doubt about the Magpie gelding as something of a middle-distance champion among the older Australian horses.