FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 256, 26 September 1935, Page 5

FROM STABLE AND COURSE.

REREPAI AND REREATU

(By “Binocular.”)

The Surgeon, who paid a big dividend when he ran second at Ashburton, is a half-brother by Shambles to Knightlike. Gold Cross is reported to have won so well at Ashburton as to suggest a marked improvement since he was last seen in public. Rcrepai and Rereatu, two former members of R. E. Hatch’s team at Awapuni, are now inmates of E. Gilchrist’s stable, at Ellerslie.

The best green performer seen out in the Novice Stakes at Ashburton is reported to, have been the three-year-old gelding Miracle (Siegfried-Roily Eeacham). The hot pace set in tho Ashburton Handicap suited Silver Sight, who was tho only horse staying on at the right end of a fast race. Wino did well by carrying on after being allowed to run himself out.

Phar Lap’s full-relative Friday Night, who has been attracting attention in his track work at Ricoarton, very nearly opened his winning account at Ashburton, Greek Shepherd being the only runner to beat him.

Madam Pompadour, the winner of the maiden event at Ashburton, is now five-years-old, so her success was rather belated. She has displayed patches of promise in the past, so perhaps better things may bo in store.

Gay Boy will be ridden at Otaki by S. Wilson, who will also have his usual mounts on the horses from T. R. Goorge’s stable. The success of Hunting Lodge at boxton gave her apprentice rider, J. A. McFarlano his tenth win, so his 51b. allowance is now reduced to 31b. Red Sun will be ridden in the hurdle race at Otaki by C. Thomson, who was successful on him at the Grand National meeting. Sunoo will bo ridden by J. A. McFarlane. Both horses have worked well since Riccarton and are booked for a trip to the Auckland spring meeting. Some of the horses seon out at Ashburton looked rather light in condition to commence tho business of the season (writes “Sentinel”). If a horse, old or young, is not round and robust at this time of the year thero is something wrong. It may be tho horse or it may be the trainer. Wino was a certainty beaten at Ashburton, comments a southern writer. Lightweight riders are scarce, and old heads and strength cannot be found on shoulders. Five furlongs from homo Wino was fully 10 lengths in front of tho rest of the field and nearly double that distance in front of Silver Sight, who got up to beat him.

McHeath and Star Raider started exactly equal favourites for the Longbeach Handicap at Ashburton, and their form was almost equally disappointing because both were so tar away from the leaders that their chance looked hopeless. McHeath made up a lot of ground, but ho could not finish in a place. He may, however, do a lot better under a lighter scale of weights. The field for the Geraldino Cup to-day contained material for a fine , contest. It included Horowhenua, Hunting Go, Silver Sight, and Wino, four New Zealand Cup candidates. In addition, Epris and Trivet came in, to provide fresh lines of thought for Riccarton. Of this lot, the Winter Cup winner, Epris, was of special interest, as he is already under discussion for the two-mile race. The death occurred at the Wellington Hospital on Monday of C. Scott, who was El Gallo’s jockey when tho son of Spalpeen won his successive Great Northern double in 1915 and 1916. Scott, who was aged 50, had been at Trentham for some years, first as head lad for J. W. Lowe and later with W. McConkey. He had been in hospital fur some months with heart trouble. , „ „ , Although Mr T. 11. Lowry s colt liaut Monde failed in the Avondale Guineas, another of his three-year-olds in Plato was successful in the seven-furlong handicap at Avondale on Monday. Plato, who had his first race of the season in the Hack Plate oil Saturday, did not run so well as expected, but he no doubt needed the race. Plato is a chestnut colt by Iliad from Kiitcel, a sister to Kilboy, who was one ot the best three-year-olds ever bred in tins country. Kintioull was giving away two years, 31b and a slow start to Tuirau m the Spring Handicap at Ashburton, lie finished on "-amely with a well-sustamed run, but giving a good start in such a fast-run race was too severe a task. Kinnoull pul ed up well alter the race, and has settled down considerably, since Ins fina work at Wingatui prior to winning tho Champagne Stakes consisted of dancing round the inside grass track. The pleasing part ot Kinnoull’s display was the line way in which he stayed on.

Pelmet, who was narrowly beaten by Wild Chase, at Ashburton, is a goodlooking filly by Limond from Curtain by Thespian from Cowl, and is thus a sister to Gladswood and Loud Applause, both now racing with distinction in Australia, the latter filling third place in the Rosehill Guineas on Saturday. Gladswood was sold as a yearling for 400 guineas, and Loud Applauso for 350 guineas, while Pelmet was secured by Mr E. Hay for 190 guineas.

Because of his unruly behaviour at Caulfield recently the stewards intimated to the owner-trainer (J. Truskctt) that Wahroonga would not be permitted to race in tho suburban radius. Wahroonga was purchased a few months ago by Truskctt from Mr W. R. Kemball. It would have been his first race for bis new owner, if he lmd not been left, and tho first horse started by him since bis license was returned.

Sunec is an interesting addition to the field in the big race at Otaki, on Saturday, as be promises to be a very useful horse in open company Ibis season. He ran good races at the recent Grand National meeting, being with the vanguard most of the way, but he could not then finish off his efforts. With tho steady work he has had since it may now bo a different talc. 'I he Foxton maiden winner Nightlaes was no match for him in a gallop at Trentham last week.

When Barn Dance fell inside the distance in the Champion Hack Plato at Avondale on Saturday he broke a foreleg and had to bo destroyed. Barn Dance was a five-ycar-old gelding by Spear Dance from Acushla and was owned and trained by Mr J. D. Kemp, who bred him. Last 6eason he won throe races, the Anniversary Handicap, at Ellerslie, the Matamata Hack Cup, and the Onewhero Hack Cup, and gave promise of making a capable handicap horse. Barn Dance's dam, Acushla, also had her racing career cut short by an unfortunate accident, but with much care she was saved for the stud.

Tho Now York Stato Racing Commission has recommended the installation of tho “electric eye” on all racecourses within the State. The order is to take effect by September 30. The “electric eye” is a device of recent invention which makes motion-picture records of the running of a race and records the time with in a hundredth of a second. A photograph of the finish is automatically printed by the machine within less than a minute and a half after tho conclusion of the race and a photograph can be posted for public observation within another minuti and a half. It is stated by tho Lexington Thoroughbred Record that the recommendation by the Stato Racing Commission that all New York tracks adopt the device has been made for two reasons. First, because no decision by human oh serration even approximates the accuracy of tho recording and timing device. Second, because the Racing Commission n convinced tho device will receive tho unanimous approval of the racegoing public. *