RACING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 204, 30 July 1931, Page 4

RACING NEWS

FROM STABLE AND COURSE, (By “Binocular.”) Owing to unsoundness, the three-year-old, Sargon, by Catmint Huapapa, is *to take up stud duties. _ R. Johnson has taken Green Patch, Arvada and Royal Bengal m hand again at New Plymouth. . The injuries Cornerman received through running over one of the flags on the New Plymouth course proved worse than anticipated, but he is making good progress. H. Anderson broke a wrist when Radiac fell in the South Canterbury Steeplechase on Saturday. The Otago horseman was unlucky for he will now miss the Grand National meeting. When Diamond Jack fell in the South Canterbury Steeplechase his owner-pilot, Mr F. C. Pratt, was struck by one of the following horses, but he escaped with nothing more serious than some bruises. The form of Gallivanter when he finished fourth in the Hadlow Hurdles at the South Canterbury meeting showed that he was greatly flattered by a nomination in the Grand National Hurdles (comments a Christchurch scribe). The three-year-old Owlsflight is reported to have been responsible for a good performance when he finished second in the Levels Hack Handicap at the South

Canterbury fixture for he got away slowly. He may produce better things n^ffflH: There was considerable support tor Night Club in the Pareora Hanters Steeplechase at Timaru on Saturday, _he having acquired a reputation as the result of two successes in point-to-point steeple chases. However, he hit the first fence hard to lose his rider, so backers had a short run for their money. ; ofmn <, The Riccarton mentor, F. Christmas lost a member of his team weekly 'in the three-year-old Ventala by Sutala from St. Leavan, w ho succmnbed after breaking a blood vessel in a gallop. Ventala was intended for hurdle .racing and haa given satisfaction in his schooling tasKs.The thirty-one horses who remain in tne Winter Cup should ensure a great contest. The race bears a very open appearance a large number having shown good form recently. Of those who raced at Trentham Knollmere has come into tne discussions very freely. , Lordly Knight, who won the Maiden Race on the opening day of the wsborne fixture last week, is a two-year-old by Paladin from Bloodshed. His dam is by Solferino from Raid, by Rokeby from Sorite, and therefore comes from the same family as Orloff. . . Battlement, who had shown promise m his initial hurdling displays at 'Napier and Hastings, got on the winning.list at Gisborne. It was his first success since he was a three-year-old and won the Members' ' and the Waverley Handicaps at the Australian Jockey Club's spring meeting in 1926.

The name of Landlubber has been raftered for the rising four-year-old geldSt' by Lucullus from Greyland, who us tSunrf in the north. XandUber is very closeTy related to Pegaway and has shown some promise in the fast work ho has been allotted, although he has not been in training long enough to be mci°USnowWtrtegistered a good performance when he finished second in the South Canterbury Steeplechase going with more dash than in the early stages, states Southern writer. When he w« transferal +t! w-ishdvkf? after the Dunedin meetg;&sßSSr:.J. Ellis's stable and he Is showing the benefit of a regular track 'Reparation. He will have to be considered seriously at Kiccarton next month, as ho iTa gsod ■ jumper. That he can. stay s not a matter for surprise, as he is by Balboa with more stamina introduced into tile pedigree through the Martian blood in his dam.

AUSTRALIAN RACING.

SYDNEY, July 29. The jumper Prince Arim, training at Eandwick, struck a fence, somersaulted, and broke his neck. . , , , W H Cook, with 57 wins, heads the winn"in ff 'jockey2' list this season. M. MoCarten is second. E. Bartle, who held pride of place for three years, is third, and J. Pratt is fourth .... , George Young will begin training at Randwick at the commencement of the new racing season.