TRANS-TASMAN TATTLE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 77, 14 March 1935, Page 2

TRANS-TASMAN TATTLE

| Praise for Vcitre. Nothing succeeds like success, and | Voitre’s success, especially that in | the Newmarket Handicap, has drawn plenty of praise for his ruling from Australian critics. The Sydney Referee has the following to say: ‘ K. Voitre, who rode Count Ito, is from ' New Zealand only a few weeks, hut he has so capably demonstrated his worth as a jockey that the prospects of fulfilling a hope to remain m Victoria or New South Wales if he did well, are assured. He is a thoroughly sound horseman who couldn't help succeeding.” To Ride Again. It. Inkson, who was badly injured whin Redditch tell with him in a steplechase at Flemington, in August, 1933, has been again granted a jockey’s license by the Victorian Racing Club. For a tune it was thought Inkson would be unable to ride again. Luckily he made a good recovery, but though he applied for a license last year, he was advised to apply again six months later. When Inkson reappears in he will receive a great ovation. His ability is assessed at its true value in the southern capital. Inkson’s last win was on Redditch in the 1933 Australian Steeplechase at Caullield. Australian Cup Winner. Sylvandale, winner of the Australian Cup on Saturday, figured as the winner oi the St. Leger Stakes on the previous Wednesday. He ran unplaced in the A.J.C. Derby at Randwick, won by his stable mate, the Lnnond colt, Theo, and in the V.11.C. Derby was beaten by half a head by Theo, goth being trained by George Price. He won toe Batman Stakes at the latter meeting. Sylvandale, who cost 550 guineas as a yearling, is by Silvios, a young sire by I’oiymelus from Addenda (half-sister to Pretty Polly}, by Spearmint from Admiration. Silvius raced in Australia tor two seasons, proving himself a brilliant and consistent performer, lie won several races m South Australia, and on his transfer to Melbourne he won the Alooiice Valley ( tip, also two weight-lor-age events, the -Melbourne Stakes and the C. B. Fisher Plate, while he was second to Trivalve m the Mel bourne Cup. In his first stud season he sired Braeburn, winner oi the Queensland Derby and Queensland Cup. La Bergonette, the dam of Sylvandale, is by Poor Boy (son of Perth 11, a great French stayer) Irom Strathglass, by Isinglass irom Hush, the dam also of Eaton Lad, a successiul sire in Australia a lew years ago. Women and Claslcs. Sylvandale belongs to a woman racing as ‘‘Miss Lorna Doone.” That nom-de-course conceals the identity of the wife ot a well-known Sydney doctor. In 1916, the Wallace colt, Patrobas, owned by Mrs E. A. W'iddis, won the Victorian red ribbon race. Women owners m recent years have had their share ot classic successes. Lady Janies Douglas won the Triple Crown (Two Thousand Guineas, Derby and St. Leger) in 1918 with Gainsborough, now a famous sire and still in her ownership. The Princess de FaueignyLucinge won both the English and French Two Thousand Guineas with Rodosto last year when Airs Dodge Sloane won the Kentucky Derby with Cavalcade. Alawa, in 1908, owned by ‘‘Al. Gordon” and Patrobas, m 1915, owned by Airs Widths, won the \ ic - tona Derby. Elysian, New Zealand Derby winner oi 1909, was owned by Alesdanies Foss and Stewart. Red Manfred, winner of the Great Northern Derby and St. Leger last season, belongs to Mrs Al. 8. Curie Out of Luck. I he New Zealand contingent had no luck at the recent meeting at Flemington. Four ot them, \ intage, Gold trail, King March and Wheriko, had all won good races in New Zealand but \ intage’s second in the Essendon Stakes was all that came their way. The .Melbourne autumn meetings are seldom patronised by horses from New Zealand, who usually prefer to await ! the Randwick gathcrink at Easter. ' Peter Jackson made the Melbourne I I rip last year, alien he paid expenses by running second to Heroic Princi in tne Australian Cup. Failed in Australia. Silver -Scorn is apparently to June another spell, an) it would appear as if she will never be able to reproduce i her New Zealand form, which made i her, temporarily at least, one ot the greatest female gallopers of recent years. Fortunately for her owner, she - practically paid for herself by her ’ successes in New Zealand before she j was shipped to Sydney, but she must have been expensive since. The value i of i he two i aces she won m Sydney I I last season aggregated I'6lo, and 1

three minor placiugs increased her total to ,£9(K), but this amount would be only a small portion of what she must have cost her connexions. The “Produce" Winners. Young Idea, who won the V.R.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes, is raced in partnership by his breeder, Air P. .Miller, and another Victorian studmaster, Mr A. G. Hunter, to whom lie was knocked down at 500 guineas at tlie Sydney sales last Easter. His sire, Constant Son, is by Son-in-Law irom Constant Lady, by Stediast from Baronin (half-sister to Spearhead), by Isinglass irom Baroness la Fleche (half-sister to John o’ Gaunt, sire oi | Swynlord). Persuasion, the dam oi Young Idea, is by The Welkin irom Flowery Speech, an imported mare by Cicero from Persian Lilac, by Persimmon. This family is well known in New Zealand through Songbird, and in Australia through several good performers, including Eventide, Epilogue and The Dimmer. The pedigree ol ) oung Idea contains plenty oi stout staying blood. Small Talk. If Synagogue maket the trip to Randwick at blaster he will probably be allowed to take his chance in the A.J.U. St. Leger, for he was not nominated tor the Doncaster Handicap. • • • Synagogue’s owner has his other New Zealand-bred horse Gaine Carrington on the private sale list. Gaine Garrington appears to be hopeless as a racing proposition, but he might be a useful eire, | as Hunting Song's other son Pink I Coat is in the Dominion. • • • Peter I’an is to make ln» first ap- j pearance this autumn in the Randwick Stakes at City Tattersall’s meeting on I March 23. Last y< ar Peter Pan finished fourth in this race in a field of five 1 * * • ‘‘ls Newmarket ail Over?’’ “Even- ■ thing points to Arachne.’’ “Newmarket ■ at Mercy of Arachne” were some of the newspaper headings on the eve of tho ' A’ R.C. Newmarket Handicap, hut they | did not assist the flying filly to victory, j When the English horse Manitoba started in the Newmarket Handicap his owner had to pay £.‘250 to tho Customs officers. The horse was imported for stud purposes and so he came in on the free list, but when he raced his owner became liable for primage duly.