AUSTRALIAN EVENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 5 June 1937, Page 14

AUSTRALIAN EVENTS

NEW ZEALAND ENTRANTS. MELBOURNE CUP CONTINGENT. (By “Spectator.”) Provided they go on to fulfil their engagements in November next, New Zealand will be represented by a strong contingent of horses in the Melbourne Cup. Judging by the nominations, there will be a decided New Zealand invasion of Australia in the spring. Entrants for the Melbourne Cup include Wotan (last year’s winner), Essex (winner of the Great Northern Derby), Courtcraft, Francis Drake, Haut Monde, Black Friar, International, Gabriel. Queen of Song, Willie Win, Tooley Street, Horowhenua and Flood Tide.

Tooley Street has been nominated for the Caulfield Cup, Toorak Handicap, Cantata Stakes, Bendigo Cup and Moonee Valley Cup. Flood Tide has been entered for tho Caulfield Cup, Eclipse Stokes, Mooncc Valley Cup and Williamstoivn Cup. Horowhenua is entered for the Caulfield and Moonee Valley Cups. Frco Air, the Auckland jumper, has been nominated for the Australian Hurdles and Steeplechase. Auckland entrants for tho V.R.C. Derby arc Naniara, Sir Robin, b c by Bronze Eagle—Eldora, and cli c by Vaals — Thurenco. Other rising two-year-olds entered for the spring meetings in Australia include:—Mrs M. S. Curie’s China Clipper (br f by Philamor—Sea Scout), Mr R. B. Greenslade’s cli o by Iliad—Black Cat, Mr G. F. Moore's Lord Cavend’sh (br c by Beau Pore —Lady Cavendish), Mr J. S. McLeod’s Yours Truly (b c by Siegfried—My Own), Messrs A. E, Cooper and J. S. McLeod’s Godct'a (b f by Siegfried—Gay Virginia), Mr C. L. McDonald’s blk c by Gainscourt —Beth. Besides being in tho Melbourne Cup, Queen of Song and Willie Win have been nominated for file Caulfield Cup. Willie Win. has also been nominated ior tho Cantala Stakes and Toorak Handicap, and Queen of Song Tor the Eclipso Stakes and Williamstown Cup. Friesland, the brilliant Ilawera galloper, has been entered for the Epsom Handicap, Toorak Handicap, and Cantala Stakes. Mandamus is entered fur tho Metropolitan Handicap). International and Blnck Friar are nominated for tho Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Williamstown Cups, besides tho Melbourne Cup. The Hawora mentor, J. Fryer, will have a strong team with this pair, Wotan and Friesland. Wagner, now in framing at Awapuni, and the Aucklander, Whirling, are entered for the Epsom Handicap, to be run on October 2.

Mended His Ways. Tho South Canterbury Handicap winner, Milford, was nearly suspended from further participation in flat racing a couple of seasons ago. He wa,s an accomplished kicker, a menace to horses and fixtures. On'one occasion he smashed a box (high on a post) containing part of the electrical ecpiipmcnt for operating the barrier, and on another made short work of a stall designed to control unruly ones at the post. He displayed good form as a stayer and weight-carrier in the hack ranks, and won the Southland Cup. After a spell of about a year he was placed in R. E. McLellati’s

stable, and rosunied racing during the autumn. A noticeable improvement was apparent in bis manners at Washdyke, and ho now gives comparatively little trouble, says a southern writer. Riccarton Stables

Mr D. Grant, of Timaru, has decided to liavo some of his horses trained by D. Cotton at Riccarton. These will include KiuHOLiil, who has not raced for some months, Efloughton Lad, by Pink Coat from lan’s March, who is a Derby candidate, and throe yearling?, one being a sister to Kinnoull. Colton has been very successful during the short term he has had a trainer’s license. Dancing Lady.

The purchase of Dancing Lady recently was cffcelcd by a patron of L. George’s stable, Mr G. Franks, of Urcnui. She is to be given a month’s spell before resuming regular work.

Cyrilllan's Progress. Cyrillian, who broke down badly on the eve of the recent Oaaniru meeting, is ro-> ported to be making good progress at the. Elderslic stud. Her dam, Cymenc, who also produced Cylinder, Cyclonic, and Cypress,, is to be sent this season to be mated withj the Blandford horse Solicitor-General. Dropped Catch. Dropped Catch will not raco again until tho Grand National Steeplechase meeting. Though his racing has been limited, he has shown good form and has now been eased up. Black Banner’s Form.

Black Banner, lop-weight in both the Tahuna and Otago Steeplechases at the corning Dunedin meeting, won tho Otautau Steeplechase at tho Otautau meeting on Saturday last. An aged black gelding by Balboa —Black and Red marc, lie has some excellent cross-country form to his credit this season, and though ho may find the ' opposition stronger at Dunedin, Ills, form makes him look a hard horse to beat., Palustrls for Stud.

The New Zealand-bred filly Palustris ran so poorly in the South Australian St. Logcr last month that her owner, Mr J. Keith Angas, has decided to retire her to tho stud and she will bo mated next season with his imported sire Duke John. High Test's Run.

High Test was closer at tho end than at any other stage of the Kcbbell Memorial at Foxton to finish sixth. It was quite a satisfactory effort and he pulled up well. .The outing should improve him and R. Barlow should experience little difficulty in placing him to advantage before long, fays a Taranaki writer. Travelling Agont. Though not engaged at Kllerslie, Travelling Agent has been schooling well at To 1 Rapa. Pelmet in Work. Pelmet has been put into work again at Riccarton by T. H. Gillctt. A useful two-voar-old, Pelmet did not develop form to any extent this season, 'but. she was not raced much, having only nine runs, and she may come up better in the new term. Assistant Ellcrslie Judge. Mr Lisle Aldcrron has been appointed assistant judge at Kllerslie by tho Auckland Racing Club. The judge, Mr R. B. Lusk, recently resigned, and the assistant judge, Air E. V. Sutherland, was appointed

judge. Mr Alderton is a steward of tho Takapuna Jockey Club, and usually acio as stipendiary on tho Taranaki circuit at Christmas and New Year. Hawke’s Bay Meeting. Manawatu and Riotous, the Awapuni jumpers, have been nominated for the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase and the Juno Steeplechase at the Hawke’s Bay meeting, where Chat, who has not raced since Egmont, is an entry for tho Winter Handicap on the first day/ The Foxton-owned Silent Aero lias been nominated for tho same race.

Handicapper’s Appointment. Mr W. P. Russell, of Palmerston North, has been appointed handicapper to th® Christchurch Hunt Club. Moro Sires Imported.

Junior Counsel, another Son-in-Law horse has been purchased lor New Zealand byMr A. F. Symes, and will join several other avall-brod sires in the Hawke’s Bay district. Mr Symes was in the running when ILoau Pore, another Son-in-Law horse, was sold at Mr John Donald’s dispersal sale 'last January-. Tho Tctratoma horse Iheio has also been bought for a Hawke’s Bay stud, Mr F. Donnelly having made the purchase. "(emits for Conference.

Among the proposals to the Racing CcinVroiice next month that are sponsored by Iho executive committee arc that the existing rule debarring fho registration of a racing club within 20 miles of tjm course i f an existing club be deleted; that the Iprosent 7.7 minimum for flat races- be retained, excepting for tho two principal flat handicaps on each day of a meeting; and that tho time limit of waiting for a fractious horse at the barrier be three minutes. [Related to Derby Horse. Thcro is particular interest in tho placing of Lc Grand Duo in the Epsom Derby for Now Zealand breeders of thoroughbreds, for that colt is a half-brother to Bulandjhar, now at the stud in the Dominion. Tho winner, Mid-day Sun, started eight jtimes as a two-year-old, winning a race lover a milo and being placed in two other >ma!l events. He was not discussed as a passibility in English sporting journals and, 'apparently, lie had done very little racing tide year, prior to last month at any rate.