FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 131, 4 May 1934, Page 10

FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

(By “Binocular.”) It is reported from the south that Irish Lancer is to be retired to the stud next season. When at his best this imported 1 horse was reputed to be the fastest in work at Wingatui. The Smuggler has been generally regarded as a stayer, but he figures among the sprinters engaged at the Invercargill fixture. It is just 30 years ago since tho New Zealand-bred and owned Moil'aa won the English Grand National Steeplechase. The New Zealand-bred Araunah, a grey gelding by Hunting Song from ltewanga, was again successful at Caulfield on April 16 when ho won the Brighton Handicap. Araunah is now ownod and trained by iM. T. McGrath. Emotion has been running out on his owner’s farm, but bo lias not been allowed to lose his racing condition, and it is not unlikely that ho will now have his jumping education proceeded with. First Courso, by Hoylako from Arrowshield, who is the first of the English horse’s productions to race, made his dobut at Amberley. He failed to move olf with the rest of tho field and then ran very greenly. . The Maiden Plato, weight for ago, one mile, at the Mooreliold meeting on April 21, was won by Diamond, a three-year-old colt by Liinond from Lota, dam of Thespian, Zany, Tankard, and Farrago. He was purchased by G. Price at the 1930 yearling sales for 130 guineas, and is now trained by Price for Mrs A. Iv. A. Crossley. Diamond, who was ridden by M. McCarten, was sent out a good favourite, and won easily. J. T. Jamieson has had a clearance of his stables sinco tho conclusion of the A.J.G. meeting. lie has sent Limarch, Closing Time, Myra Tip, Pasha, and Adulator out for spells. Incidentally Adulator is tho only one of the five that has not paid expenses. Reinforcements for Jamieson’s toain will arrivo from New Zealand shortly They are yearlings bought at the Trcntham sales, and are as follow:—Br o Limond—Pomyris, 800 guineas, Major Kerr-Smiley; br c Grand Knight—Prophet’s Mark, 375 guineas, Mr J. Harris; eh o Iliad—Fleeting, 550 guineas, Major Kerr-Smiley. . Indications point to Riccarbon being strongly represented by jumpers this winter (says a southern writer), the latest recruits being Vorden and' tho three-year-old gelding Top Rank, in C. Emerson’s stable. Verden was given his first lesson in Ihe schooling ring last week, and will be tried over the bigger hurdles at an early date. Top Rank is to bo given somo schooling with the idea of making him more solid than he has been in his racing efforts.