FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 253, 22 September 1933, Page 10

FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

(By “Binocular.”) Grand Jury is to be brought back into work in the near future. Since her failures at New Plymouth Diversion has been jumped over the small fences and she has beeri proving quite proficient. Setbacks have prevented Arch Ruler from reaching his best condition, but northern reports state that he is now working with plenty of freedom. A gale at Takanini recently carried away the roof of the training sheds, but a commencement was immediately made on repairing the damaged structure. Gay Broney and My Money were respnosiblo for a nice effort at Takanini recently and the two horses are expected to do well this season. Gay Marigold accounted for King March in a sprint over six furlongs recently. Both horses are in good order and they should race prominently at Avondale. The disappointing Chief Clerk, who was at one time quartered at Awapuni, is now lat Takanini. His new mentor expects him to do well, but it would surprise Awapuni track watchers. Good . things _ are expected of Aubretia, a maiden candidate in the north. Sho is a half-sister by Lackham to that good galloper Mahora, who was above the average a couple of seasons ugo. Great Star is reported from the south to be in robust condition. He was in the same order last year when he opened the season’s acivities with a win and a good dividend at the Ashburton spring meeting. Good reports concerning; Jonathan come from Te Awamutu and it may not be long before he is displaying the form that caused him to give Silver Scorn’s backers a fright in the St. Leger Stakes at Ellerslie. At the autumn meetings the maiden Kurapai showed a lot of promise, but he did not do much racing. He is reported to be progressing along the right lines at Te Awamutu and when he next appears he will not be overlooked. Cricket Bat, the winner of the principal event at Ashburton last Saturday, has raced 58 times for 11 wins, 13 seconds and six thirds, being unplaced 28 times. ■ His stake earnings amount to £3600, so his record is quite a good one. Desert Star, who proved to be a costly failure when taken to Australia, is reported to be sprinting in good style at Te Aroha. He has freshened up a lot since his return and he should be ready to give a good account of himself shortly. Australian reports state that the A.J.C. St. Leger and Sydney Cup winner, Winalot, died several weeks ago in North Queensland. The Rossendale horse was I expected to make a name for himself at | the stud, but his career was restricted to only two seasons. The veteran ’chaser Wiltshire has been getting through a solid preparation at Te I Rapa. His next start will bo in the Cambridge Hunt Cup on Labour Day and he may then go on to the Taumurunui meeting at Paeroa. Silver Streak was spelled after the Dunedin winter meeting, but he will probably commence the new season at Kurow. Everything points to the Waimatc four-year-old proving to be a capable sprinter this term. None of the New Zealand Cup candidates seen out at the Ashburton meeting aroused any enthusiasm about their chances in the big race at Riccarton. Rebel Song won, but he may not stand a Cup preparation. The others will require to show a deal of improvement. The Ashburton winner Sweet Agnes was bred by the late. Mr W. G. Stead, and was bought, with her dam, as. a foal at foot, by Mr J. M. Robertson, of Westport, at the Flaxm-ere Stud dispersal for 65 guineas in January, 1931. She is a three-year-old filly by Lord Quex, her dam. Rua, Agnes, being by Joeulator from Mario Agnes, an imported Marco mare, tracing to the same line as . Martian, whose blood appears in the pedigree closer up, as he was the sire of Joculator’s dam, Martia, a daughter of the Persimmon mare Perolina. It is a good staying pedigree, and Sweet Agnes looks a likely sort for the Oaks. The Paper Money—Tango gelding Tellei was destroyed at Hastings last week a; the result of injuries received by getting into a wire fence. When trained by Mrs McDonald at Awapuni Teller won one good two-year-old race, the Hopeful Stakes at Wellington. The stake on that occasion was worth £2BO to the winner and as a result it put him out of hack class. As a three-year-old he had 28 outings and registered six wins, one second and four thirds in the Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne districts, but his activities were restricted last term. A BIG DAY. MENTOR’S SIX WINNERS. In a programme of nine races run at Durban (S.A.), recently, six of the winners were trained by the one man, Ernest Ryan. The nearest approach to this feat that has occurred in this hemisphere must have been that of the late Tom Payten, in Australia, when training for the Hon. James White. Ho won the first four events on the card for Mr White, at the V.R.C. autumn meeting in 1888—the Essendon Stakes, the Ascot Yalo Stakes, the Newmarket Handicap, and the Leger. Another horse from the same stable, Knightsbridge, was beaten only a head in another race. The great three-year-old sprinter, Cranbrook (8.12) won the Newmarket Handicap, Carlyon the Essendon Stakes, Aberciorn the St. Leger, and Volley the Ascot Yale Stakes. With the exception of Volley (by Musket) the whole of these winners were sons of Chester. "In the following year the same stable took the first three races on the V.R.C. autumn programme. Spice (a sister to Abcrcorn) won the Ascot Vale Stakes, Abercorn the Essendon Stakes, and Volley, the St. Leger. BLACK DUKE. A HARDY VETERAN. Although the retirement of that “iron horse of the south,” Black Duke, has been repeatedly announced, his. presence in the nominations for the Dunedin meeting indicates that he is as hard to despatch to a life of luxurious idleness as'wa; .'that old time fighting craft, the Iron Duke. Now II years of age, Black Duke cost Mr D. P. Wilson, the Wingatur owner-trainer, 28gns as a rising three-year-old. He is by Balboa from Ainata, by Finland from Perfection, but there his- breeding on the dam’s side comes to an end, for it cannot be traced thereafter.... However, from Balboa and Finland he inherited a constitution and vitality for which both these sires arc noted. Ho began his racing as a three-year-old and has . been a consistent stake earner ever since, having journeyed from his home quarters as far afield as Auckland in the north, Riverton- in the south and Greymouth in the west, while there are few courses tbetiveen Riccarton and Invercargill which ho has not raced on, although his activities have been somewhat restricted of later years and he had but four outings under silk last season for a second and third. In all he has figured under silk on 140 occasions and in each of three seasons he has won stakes aggregating over £I4OO. His beet year ivas when, as an eight-year-old, ho won £1915. Although his four outings of last term were productive of only £35, it would appear that his owner still entertains hopes that the old fellow may yet s!«iw a return to something like his eighf-year-old