AUSSIE NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 239, 27 September 1930, Page 2

AUSSIE NOTES

Bad Luck for Jamieson. It will certainly be a bit of bad luck for J. T. Jamieson and his patrons if, as was suggested by cable yesterday, both Eaglet and Sargon are unable to fulfil their engagements at the coming Randwick meeting. The Chief Ruler mare, who met with interference in tho running of both her latest races, was well fancied and backed for the Epsom Handicap, while the Catmint gelding’s recent successes and track work had brought him into quite serious consideration for the Derby. It was reported in a Sydney paper that Eaglet had been sold to an Australian sportsman, but Mr. Fred Earl, her part-owner, has said that he has heard nothing of any such transaction, so that it may be taken that the report was not well founded. Rough Riding.

Cabled reports of recent meetings round Sydney have made frequent reference to interferences that have gone against New Zealand horses in the running of their races. Tho im-

pression thus gained that the authorities are somewhat lax in dealing with such cases is confirmed by the following par in the Sydney “Sun”:—A trainer, visiting Sydney, with a comprehensive experience ex-/ tending over more years than ho' cares to remember, expresses a considered opinion that rough-riding is more prevalent on Sydney registered courses at the present time than ever it has been in his recollection. He points out that inquiries have been held, with the bare result on most occasions that it has been found that serious interference has taken place, a fact that needed no inquiry to elicit. It is for the authorities to decide whether the causes are incompetence, carelessness, or just reckless riding, but the fact remains that in a number of races lately wellbacked candidates have had their chances ruined, or at least prejudiced, through interference.” Bleeding at Randwlck.

That quite a number of horses bleed when working at Randwick that have never been so troubled before is the general opinion of trainers, says a Sydney writer. They ascribe the cause to heavy atmospheric conditions which prevail on some mornings. Both Gloaming and The Hawk bled at Randwick, but as their records show it did not affiect them adversely subsequently, although alarming at tlie time. Most trainers, including tho regulars with horses in training at headquarters that are liable to be gross, take no risks, but trot them round the centre before they are sent out to gallop. This easy exercise is found to he an effective precaution. It is also singular that one or two horses that have been chronic bleeders when in training at Randwick have recovered completely and become good performers when sent away to be trained inland.

New Zealanders are interested in Gwillian G, the latest Sydney Cup winner, inasmuch as her aam is Dominion bred, being one of the wonderfully successful line founded in the long-ago by the Kingfisher mare Winnie. Of her a Sydney writer says: “Although it will be bad luck for Mr. S. A. Marden if his mare Gwillian G., who sprung a tendon last week, is unable to race again,’ lie has found the daughter of Colugo and Soultoria a fine proposition at the 65 guineas he gave for her as a yearling. Given every chance to develop before anything serious was asked of her, Gwillian G did not race until three years old, and it was only in weak country company that she began her career on the racecourse. Her first successs was in a Maiden Handicap at Bathurst, but last season she developed excellent staying fonn, and capped her performances with success in the Sydney Cup in time which equalled the Australian record for two miles. Her placed record now stands at 16 wins, 4J seconds and five thirds, for £7986 10/- in stakes.” Lorigan’s Lot.

“Although the crack New Zealand three-year-old filly Gesture still remains in the Epsom Handicap,” says a Sydney exchange, “it is very doubtful if she will contest that event. At present it is possible that she will go home without running in Sydney. Last week tins looked practically a certainty, but during the last three or four days she has shown a good deal of improvement, and she may now stay in Sydney with the rest of H. B. Lorigan’s team.” A day or two later the same paper had the following note: —“Concentrate was showing signs of soreness over the weekrend after his race in the Chelmsford Stakes. He is inclined to be cramped in his action in his slow paces, but stretches out well when racing. Bookmakers are taking no chances with him in the Metropolitan and tightened him up after his good run on Saturday. It was not because of any stable move for him. He went much* more freely at work at Randwick this morning.” According to the cableman Mr. R. J. Murphy’s Kilbroney horse was one of the seven starters in the Rosehill Stakes last Saturday and finished with only one behind him.

A Half-Century Hoodoo, Killarney, who is one of George Price’s team, won the seven-furlong Tramway Handicap at Randwick under 9st 11b, a fortnight back, in such fine style that he was at once promoted to a forward place, in the betting on the Epsom Handicap, in which ho will have 91b less to carry Should he win the big AJ.C. mile event ho will break a hoodoo that hung over aged horses for nearly half a century. “It is 47 years since an aged horse won the Epsom, ’ writes ‘‘Sentry,” “but Killarney who is now in his eighth year, is going to make a determined attack on the rich Randwick sprint this spring. At any rate, his win in the Tramway Handicap has had the effect of elevnt* mg him to a high position in the market. Masquerade, hero of tile Epsom in 1882 and 1883, was the last and only aged horse to win that race, and as many have tried since it can easily be realised that Killarney’s task against his younger opponents is far from an easy one. And that is only one of the obstacles he has to overcome. Being a son of Kenilworth, sire of many good stayers, one would expect Killarney to be able to get a bit of distance, but he has yet to prove himself a genuine miler. He has been placed up to a mile and a-quarter. but has never won over a distance beyond seven furlongs.” A £20,000 STAKE. THE BELMONT FUTURITY. I United Press Aasoclatlon-By CableCopyrlght.l (Sydney “Sun” Special.) New York, Sept. 11. Mr. Widener’s colt Japmeson won the Belmont Futurity Stakes, the blue rbibon two-year-old event of the year, and the richest U.S. turf prize, worth £20,(W1. Equipose teas second and Mate third. .