RACING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 161, 8 June 1929, Page 13

RACING NEWS.

Brigadier Bill is reported to be making a good recovery from the knock he received at Wanganui.

Gay Ballerina, who has been under G. Jones’s care since being purchased by Mr H. G. Kirkpatrick, of Sydney, has been shipped across tho Tasman.

All going well, C'raigmore and Dubious will represent the southern owner, Mr L. C. Hazlett,. at tho Wellington and Grand National meetings.

Fabriano and Money Mine, who won tho two lending events on tho opening day of the Dunedin mooting, were at ono time members of Mr J. M. Samson’s team.

Latin Quarter is improving with age (comments a southern writer) and, as his owner is partial to a jumper, it will not bo surprising if the Thurnham gelding graduates into the ranks of hurdlers or steeplechasers.

The crack South Canterbury two-year-old Pink Coat has been nominated for the Futurity Stakes .to como up for decision at the autumn fixtures at Caulfield.

Tho southern mentor, W. Stone, contemplates racing Silver Paper in Australia in tho spring. Tho present intention is to take him to Sydney, but ho may go to Melbourne as he has been nominated for tho Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.

The Southland owner, Mr W. Swale, purchased Money Mine after tho Provincial Handicap at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s fixture last Monday. The Paper Money gelding is, however, to remain in C. Gieseler’s stable at Wingatui.

Mr J-. S. Barrett has nominated WharnclilTe for the Australian Hurdle Handicap and the Australian Steeplechase to be decided at Caulfield in August. It was reported from Dunedin, however, that the Thurnham gelding had gone lame so tho trip may be cancelled.

Awapuni promises to have quite a lengthy string .of candidates at Napier Park, no less than 16 representatives from this eentro figuring in the nominations. In the Motco Hack Hurdles Tioga has been weighted at 10.8., Grand National 9.8 and Aurora Borealis at 9.0. Twelve months ago Homo Made proved to bo tho winner, the Thurnham gelding having ranked ninth in the betting order.

Lieutenant Bill, who has been following the hounds locally, has been accorded a nomination for the Petane Hack Steeplechase at Napier Park, while other local nominations aro Aurora Borealis and Rayonnant. Aurora Borealis is already well known as a performer on the flat, but Kavonnant is an All Red gelding who is an "inmate of L. Knapp’s stable and who has his l ami still 'o make.

Lucky Bag, who ran an excellent race on the opening day at Otaki, has been nominated for tho Meeanco Hack Handi-cap--a six fu lng event —at tho Napier Park meeting, tl e Lucullus filly being required to give Glyn ’Dhu, the winner the maiden at Ma^terton,'2lbs. With a 9.0. minimum, the pair have been weighted at 9.10 and 9.8. respectively, which may prove quite enough as neither is particularly big.

Last year Awapuni had two candidates figuring in the Napier Steeplechase in Puwhero and Sion o’ Mine, but both came to grief. The intervening period brought with it a mishap to Puwhero which necessitated his destruction, but Son 6’ Mine is still pursuing stake money and was a runner at Ellerslie, if without result. On the forthcoming occasion Awapuni promises to be again 'represented with a brace in Rangi Sarto and Frisco Jack and it would be pleasing to record a success to either of the Messrs Waller Bros’ candidates, tho former being owner by Mr F. 11. Waller and the latter by Mr J. J. Waller.

Niovar and Home Made have been nominated for tho Ahuriri Hurdles at Nfapicr Park in which Nukumni is top-weight with 12.0., Novar being allowed in at 10.2. and Homo Made at 9.7. There is also included in the field a former stable companion of Novar in Elysianor, the Elysian gelding being 7 lbs abovo the Sarto gelding. A field of 17 is carded in the Stcwards’Handicap for tho Napier Park meeting and with such performers as Black Duke, Merry Damon, Royal Damon, Vesperuci and Singleton all in the 10 stone division a great betting race is promised. Further down tho list are Huikai, Epistle, Merry Mint, Queen’s Choice and Shrewd, any one of whom might prove troublesome. There are 24 nominations for the Settlers’ Hack Handicap at Napier Park and Awapuni furnishes three in Calluna, Malahat and Vinella. Tho first named will be making a re-appearance following a lengthy spell, although he is in very fair order for lie has been following tho hounds locally. Malahat ran a good second to Mothplano at Otaki with Vinella third, and at Napier Park the local pair will be separated by a further 31bs in the weights, although they arc now both on the winter scale. Tile principal winning owners at tho Auckland meeting were:—Messrs Jas. Paterson, £1400; E. W. Collins, £1250; J. Frederic, £1200; It. Hannon, £1120; H A. Swafficld, £1050; W. Kemp, £950; Dr. A. McG. Grant, £925; W. C. Ring,, senr £800; A. Coulbrough, £600; G. A. Reid, £500; J. C Lambess, £420; K. McK. Duncan, £300; Fnedlander estate, £3OO- Messrs B. Goldwater, £300; Richardson, £300; 11. Rama, £250; G. Seifert, £200; T. Wilson. £2OO.

Magna Charta created quite a sensation by the manner in which he spreadeagled the field in tho hurdle race at Dunedin and in most casos took the fonces in his stride comments a southern writer. It was gratifying to sec his connections get a return from him, as he has been rather an expensive proposition for his present owner. More important races, however, should como his way and it would not be surprising to see him reach high honours in jumping events.

Perle do Leon has been taken in hand again by his owner-trainer, Mr W. JCraig, of Takapau. Ho has been hacked about and lately had a bit of a brush up with the Hawke’s Bay hounds, when lie shaped in a good fashion oyer the obstacles ho was put at. It is intended to give him a start at tho winter meeting of the Napier Park Racing Club this month, but the possibility of him being back to his best is not entertained seriously. However, should J lO JI e ” through the try-out it seems feasible that he will assert himself in a manner in keeping with previous efforts. He was for some time held on lease by Mr Craig, but just recently the Takapau owner has acquired him outright.

EUPHONIUM DESTROYED. Euphonium (Elysian—-Harnionius), who was approaching his eighth birthday, was I recently destroyed. An endeavour had been made to train the gelding, but his knee —which had kept hii* out of the activo ranks for some twelve months—failed to stand the test and with his trainer, O. Cox, of Hawera, voting him a hopeless case, it was decided to put him out of his misery. Euphonium first made his appearance on tho racecourse in the colours ot his breeder, Mr J. B. Gaisford, as a tluce-year-old in the season 1924-25, and immediately showed himself to be above the average for in that season ho won on six occasions, ran second three times and third twice out of 13 starts, winning L 925 in stake money in his initial season. As a four-year-old the son Elysian had a fairly heavy season, being saddled up on 21 occasions, and his score read: Four firsts and four seconds. It was in this year, after wining the Levin Cup, Euphonium (to close a partnership) was taken over by Mr Caldow and passed into Cox’s hands foi future training. Fior Mr Caldow the gelding won tho Patea County Cup and the Otaki Huia Handicap in the autumn. The stakes won totalled £Bl7 10s.

In 1926-27 Euphonium ran a dozen times for two firsts and four thirds, and won in stake money £9lO. After winning the 1 atea Handicap ho had to suffer a neck defeat in the Wavcrley Cup, his victor being Novar, who was destined to prove his bete noil* in the Manawatu Cup, a nose being the official verdict, though most persons in proximity to the judge’s box thought Euphonium had won by a good head. On the second day of that meeting Lu-1 phonium again finished second, being set the hopeless task of conceding 141 b. to Hynanna. But the run of bad luck had not finished. Taken on to Stratford for the Cup, Euphonium was beaten by a head by Royal Mint (in receipt of 151 b.) in a rough race. In 1927-28 Euphonium was called upon to contest only seven races, winning one (the Wavcrley Cup) and finishing second in three events (the Cup and St. Andrew’s Handicap at Fcilding, and the President’s Handicap at Awapuni). In the latter race his arch enemy Novar, again downed him by a head. The stakes won were £SOO, making his record read: 53 starts, 13 firsts, 10 seconds, 6 thirds. The total stake winnings were £3152 10s.

RIDING DID IT. . PRAISE FOR PIKE. A DIG AT BAGBY. Lord Eudorus would have been an un-J lucky luorso to have lost the Casula Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday, May 25, because ho was capable of giving away a big start and beating tho opposition. But it was fortunate for him that he had the services of Jockey Jim Pike, who was able to steer him thnough a short cut to victory when the field opened up at the straight entrance, says a Sydney writer. But for that, Lord Eudorus would have lost. To go around the field at Warwick Farms is fatal. Nobody knows this better than Pike. .. So after his horse had begun so badly that he was last after going half a furlong, he waited on the inside, gradually making up his ground. Three furlongs from home Bawn-na-glas and King Val wero clear of the leaders, with Cnown Area and Bacagi making up ground. At the straight entrance the leaders wore done, but when Crown Area and Bacagi made their forward move they swung wide, and that gave Pike the chance he was waiting for. SOON SETTLED. Flo dashed Lord Eudorus through with a swift run, and in a trice the country horse had the opposition beaten. Crown Area, on being straightened aiter running wide, valiantly tried to overtake the runaway, but it was futile. Bacagi gainoly tried to bridge tho gap, too, but could make little headway, and while Crown Area was beaten three-quarters of a length into second place, Bacagi was only a moderate third. Pike’s keen judgment won tho race. With the same run Crown Area would have won. But, of course, the skill of a Pike cannot be expected of Bagby, Crown Area’s rider, who, in New Zealand, mixes jumping and flat-race riding.