RACING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 149, 24 May 1928, Page 4

RACING NEWS.

FROM STABLE AND COURSE

(By “Binocular.”)

Tho Amberiey fixture will be held on Saturday. Otaki, Auckland and Dunedin follow on Juno 2 and 4.

With but four championship points between them, there promises to be a battle royal for supremacy between the leading riders, T. Green and It. Reed.

Tho Awapuni horseman, T. Metcalf, lias been invited to make tho trip to the Amberiey mooting on Saturday to pilot the Archery gelding Armour in his engagement and ho has decided to go south.

T. Metcalf has also been freely engaged for tho Otaki fixture, his mounts for the opening clay being Dancing Star, Ring Boy, Epistle, Dreamy, Volplane and Closefire.

The southerners Good as Gold and Royal Head have been despatched to Sydney and they will do their future racing on Australian courses. Another attempt was made to train Bla-ck Cruiser, but it proved abortive and the All Black gelding wilt in consequence ho relegated to the paddock. Tho Irish-bred Aston was to have been operated upon last week for respiratory troubles. Aston has proved himself to bo a good class horse. The Australian-bred two-year-old I.incroo is reported to have settled down to his work at Ellerslie and to be putting on condition. lie will not, however, bo raced till tho spring.

The Thurnham gelding Leyenside is being qualified as a hunter in the Waikato district —a branch of the game at which he might well prove useful. Since racing at the Waikato meeting Modest Boy is stated to have done well and to have improved in condition. Ho does not win out of his turn, yet maintains his substantial poundages. Marble Mount is stated to_ be thrivingon the jumping exercises he is being given at Ellerslie. The Marble Arch gelding will race at the Auckland winter meeting next month.

King Lu is reported to be doing well in his preparation at ’lc Aroha and will be seen in action next month at Ellerslie. Twelve months ago he won the Second Division of the Members’ Handicap.

Kiewcllyn is rounding up into racing shape under P. Conway’s care at Ellerslie, comments “Whalebone,” and continues to get through useful tasks. He is, however, an unlikely starter in tho G.N. Steeplechase.

Hastings track watchers have a good word for the jumping ability of Locarno, a four-year-old gelding by Elysian bt. Annes, It mure by imported Bt. Savin from the Boniform mure Conceit.

Ballvfnrnon, who finished fourth in tho Hack Hurdles at Wanganui on Saturday, claims an engagement in tho Hunt Club Hurdles at Ellerslie and the opinion has been expressed in some quarters that he should go well. Indian Chief, owned by Mr J. Bull and trained by Miss Maher, lias of late been jumping tho steeplechase fences at Hastings and has been showing great promise for a hack ’chaser. He will have his first race at tho Hawke’s Bay winter meeting.

Yalkon is reported to be doing nicely in his work at Te Aroha. The Valkyrian gelding will probably have heavier going lo face than when lie won the Storey Memorial Cup at. the Waikato meeting, but ho will not be without friends at Ellerslie.

Ruffles, who was operated upon for respiratory troubles some weeks ago, is reported io have made a good recovery and lias resumed work under the direction of A. E. Cox at Te Aroha. King Lu, King Morv and Dave are other Auckland horses who have benefited by the operation.

Importer, who up to the present lia-s been a distinct failure as a racehorse, has been out qualifying as a hunter in the north and lie will he a competitor in the hunters’ events at tiie Auckland winter Electing next month. To make room for a large batch of yearlings from Stoncyhurst, tho Chokebore stable is disposing of some of the older brigade, states a southern paper. Front Rank was sold last week for 200 guineas to a patron of J. Boyd’s stable, and it is likely that Wild Work and probably Quarterdeck will shortly find new homes. E. Donovan is now located at Ellerslie with a couple of horses belonging to the Northland sportsman Mr E. E. Lewis. One is Miss Alma and the other a two-year-old filly by Adjutant. Miss Alma is being qualified for hunters’ events and will bo a competitor at the Auckland , winter meeting. A half-sister to Lady’s Boy, by Surveyor from Lady Dotoa, is being put through the initial stages of her education by Trainer R. E. Brown at Ellerslie, writes “Whalebone.” She is a. shapelylooking filly rising two years old, and. if she displays the early speed of her relative sho should pay her way well. The two-vear-old colt. Clarendon (Psy-chology-Pendant), trained at Hastings by T. E. Quinlivan, has been sent back to his owner, and when he next races it will be as a gelding. Clarendon showed a good deal of promise, but unfortunately hurt himself while racing at Napier Park, and could ■ not do' himself justice afterwards. Next season he might fulfil that promise.

One of the sturdiest- youngsters of his age at headquarters is tho Seremond gelding Sir Mond, who has grown into a very solid customer, comments an Auckland writer. He was given a couple of races among the two-year-olds during- the present season and shaped promisingly. Sir Mond may require time before being at his best. Still, ho has all tho attributes that go towards making a successful racehorse.

Although she has failed in her last half dozen starts, no fault can be found with tho condition of Ballvrnoy II at the present time, for N. Cunningham lias the chestnut mare looking in good order, states the Auckland Star. This more may not be suited with the heavy going that usually prevails during the winter racing season and therefore the public may not be inclined to accord her such liberal .support as they have previously done. The throo-year-old AYhakarito has caused N. Cunningham a good deal of trouble as a result of being frequently affected with soreness, writes “Archer.” Lately he has been striding along freely and may now train on better. Whakarite is a useful hack and only needs to bo caught thoroughly right to pay his way. All going well in the meantime, he may ho a runner in hack events at the Auckland winter meeting.

The English classics this season so far have proved a triumph for Tracery horses, and commenting- upon stallions by that sire now in Australia, a Sydney writer makes the following reference to Archery, who was formerly at flic disposal of New Zealand breeders at Elderslie: “Archery is now established at the head of Mr .7. J. Leahy’s stud at Ardele.v, near Bathurst, and there is no finer looking or better bred stallion in Australia to-day. I saw him as a young four-year-old when I bought him for his present owner, and although at that time the horse was hideous with fat. I thought him the best developed horse for his age I had ever seen. Archery must have been an equally good-looking yearling, for his sale ring price was 9400 guineas. Archery, to-day, has lost all the soft look which his overcondition gave him on his arrival from New Zealand. He has furnished into a great, commanding, splendid-looking stallion, with all the Tracery length ami quality. He has 'the freedom of the city,’ so far as Ardsley is concerned, for he runs in a four-acre paddock fringed with glorious willow trees, and ho is as happy, quiet, nnd contented as a Shetland pony.” In 'commenting on the winner of the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase “Audax” wrote as follows in the "Horse and Hound” : “Onco more lias the blood of St. Simon coine to the fore in jump- | ing race, tho important Grand National having fallen to one of his great grandj sons, Tipperary Tim. The history of this horse, who was tubed a few weeks since and could have been bought, so the story goes, for about £2OO on tho evo of tho

race, is a curious one. Bred in Ireland by Mr J. J. Ryan, and foaled in 1918, I ipperary Tim is** a brown gelding- by Cipango out of I Last Lot by that good horse Noble Chieftain, from Miss Gondie, by Rhilorroeh, so through Joskin lias two crosses of great West- Australian in his veins. Cipango, who comes of tlx, same family as the St. Lcger winner St. Albans, is by St. Frusquin out of Lady Doioss, by Rosierucian. Sold as a yearling at Messrs Golf’s Dublin August sales to Air J. McKenna for 50 guineas the winner passed into the hands of Mr Charles E. Kenyon —I have seen it stated that he was a. gift from McKenna —and, owing to Mr Kenyon’s death he came up for disposal in tho Park Paddocks during tho Cesarewitch week of 1924 when Air Harold S. Kenyon bought him for 420 guineas. This Alancliester sportsman sent Tipperary Tim to he trained where his brother had the gelding by I. Dodd at Whitchurch. Tipperary Tim was ridden by Air \\ . P. Dutton, "a Chester solicitor, aged 27, and a son of a widely-known Cheshire farmer.

A AIBERLE Y ACCE PTANOES.

Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, May 23.

Acceptances have been received lor tho Amberiey Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday as follows: Brackenficld Hurdles Handicap, of . 120 sovs. About one mile. —Urillamb 11.5, Tarlcton 10.8, Heisler 9.8, Royal Land 9.6, Rangiawhao 9.0. Novice Stakes,, of 80 sovs. Five furlongs. —Solgele, Campanula, Scrambler. Malmsey, Great Spear, Beaming, Waihemo, Cynelli. Grey finch. Sea Gay, Despot, Bolero. Atone 8.7, Morivale, Star Raid. The Viscount, Gay Crest. Bon Raid, Antoinette, Silver Arc, Sarnia 8.0.

G. 13. Starky Memorial Handicap, of 200 sovs. One mile, and a-quartcr.- -Battle Colours 9.9, Thorndalc 9.8, Sir Roy 9.0, Chickwheat 8.6. Fresco 7.12, Moratorium 7.7, Rotor 7.6, Steel Bar 7.1, Killoch, Broilstell, Amor 7.0. ICowai Trot Handicap, of 90 sovs. One mile and a-half.- —Idol Boy, Pat Logan, Beckey Aline, St. Petrox, Logan d’Oro, Prompter, Moving Pointer, Linkman, No Rear, Eire Glow. Rafa, Royal 'J rimnph, Awaiti, Eve Rcta. Lady Bee. Grand Light:, prince Chimes, Sonoma Child, Mussolini. Little Author, Del Oro, Rae Lea. Peter Golden, Author ser, Harry Locanda, Moneymore, Liberty Hall, Loburn, Kolburu, His Lordship. Bingen Patch 48, Nelson Boy 84. Travis Axw.orthy 108, Alvira 120. Scadown Hack Handicap, of 80 sovs. Six furlongs.—Skyquost 8.11. Sea Gay 7.10, Despot 7.7. Waihemo 7.2, Lytup, Solfcllo, Claymore, Thurso 7.0. ,

Amberiey Handicap, of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Sir Roy 9.4. Zaragoza 8.13, Sagittarius 8.5. Nine of Spades 8.2. Polydectcs 7.8. Gold Mint 7.7, Sprinkler 7.5, Mime 7.2. Glasneviu Hack Handicap, of 90 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Malmsey 9.4, Lancer 8.8, Master Clarence 8.2. Amor' 7.7, Atone, Beaming, Solfcllo, No Response. Page Boy 7.0.

Toviotdale Trot, of 95 sovs. Two miles. —Halswoll Park. Moiieymorc, Kanieri, Rae Lea. Peter Harold, Harry Locanda, St. Petrox, Awaiti, Golden Author, Pat Logan, Nigger. Minstrel, Liberty Hall, Teretnoa scr, Danny Boy, Adoroo 24. Miss Babs, Routine 36. Audrey Dillon 72, Warrenorc 84, Juno d’Oro 108, Alvira 120.