ON THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 23 July 1930, Page 9

ON THE TURF

! NOTES AND COMMENTS Lord Ranald continues to get through useful la.sks, and if ho stands a preparation should help to make matters interesting during the Grand National meeting. Make Up was one of the most promising hurdlers seen at the Trenlhain Meeting. For a recruit to the game ho must be credited with two really excellent performances, and only bad luck robbed him of victory on Saturday. Make Up should get some money at the Grand National Meeting. Ho is the first of Surveyor's stock to race in jumping events.

Mangani remained behind at Trentham after the Wellington meeting, at which he scored a win in the chief event

over country. He had a fall in the hurdles on Saturday, as the result of which he was sore. It is the intention to train the Gordonton-owned jumper at Trentham in the interval, and if he goes on all right he will proceed to Riccarton to compete at tho Grand National meeting. The total amount in the sweep conducted by tho Calcutta T.C. on the recent English Derby was £900,000, which was something Jess than last year. It was divided into 'three sweeps, first jnoney in each being about £129,000. Drawers of unplaced runners received about £BOO each. It is understood that the price, paid

for Town Major was 150 guineas. Ho gathered 500 sovs. in. stakes at Trentham and now stands as a real bargain, as he should prove more than useful next season.

If Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup with 9.12, it will be tho fourth highest weight successfully carried in that race, winners with more being Carbine 10.5, Archer 10.2, and Poitred 10.0. Second horses with 9.12 or over were: Mormon 10.1, in 1861, and 9.12 the. following year; Panic, 10.0; Commotion, 9.12; Carbine, 10.0; and Wakeful, 10.0. Commotion was tho only third, ho-.'se with over 9.1-2, his weight being JO.l when beaten by Martini-Henry and Kirs: Water. The 'lightest-weighted wisiuois were tho three-year-old Banker (5.4), and tho four-year-old Zulu (5.10).

Tho price paid for llin Tin Tin by Mr J. F. Richardson is said to bo 600 guineas. He is now in D. P. Wilson's stab.'e, but may not be asked to race for scir.; little time.

Waving Corn has got through useful exercises lately and seems to have done weh during her spell. She has a good turn of speed, which won her the Publicans' Handicap this season., and promises to do more than pay her way next season.

The rising four-year-old Solmar, the half-brother by Solferino to Nightmarch, is rounding up gradually, and may be found racing in keeping with his relationship next season. He is a wellgrown gelding, but like most of his sire's stock, will be benefited by lime. Hard Prince bears an improved ap?earancc as a result of his racing at the 'imam meeting. He may be found shaping well in a short distance steeplechase.

[ Terra Firma, the two-year-old gelding by Acre from Minor, owned by the Awapuni trainer, G. W. New, registered a useful effort when he dead-heat-ed for third place in the Trial Plate at Trentham. Terra Firma. is engaged in tho Oroua Plate, to be run on the first day of tho Manawalu winter meeting, and is likely to put up a good showing, for he will be racing on his home course. Best Friend who claims an engagement in the Winter Cup, is also entered for the Manawatu meeting, which opens at tho end of this month. Best Friend won the Whyte Handicap at Trentham with 9.0 and has now been awarded 9.12 in the Clifford Handicap at Awapuni, and if started should go well. He stayed on nicely at Trentham. White Doe, a three-year-old filly by Boyal Stag, who is trained by her owner, A. Goodman, at Trentham, was noticed in the running in the Te Aro Handicap at the recent Wellington meeting. She was third in tho Trial Handicap, six furlongs, at the recent Masterton autumn meeting and subsequently won over five furlongs at the Marlborough fixture. White Doe figures in the Oroua Plate to be decided at the Manawatu winter meeting. Lancer, who was not asked to fulfil his engagements at the Wellington meeting, is reported to be training on in good stylo at Riccarton. He is engaged in the Longbeach Hurdles, to bo run at the Christchurch Hunt meeting on 2nd August, and his showing in that event (which he won last year) will give some indication of his prospects in the Grand National Hurdles, to be decided a couple of weeks later. There have been few more consistent performers during the season than Acora, a three-year-old filly by Acre, for she has only been out of the money twice in thirteen starts. She started by winning the Takapau Novice Stakes, five furlongs, at the Danevirke Hunt meeting last August, and after finishing out

of a place in I lie Farewell Handicap nt Marlon was second in the llokio Hack Flat, live furlongs, at Levin. She won the Nikau Hack Handicap, six furlongs, at Feilding, but was beaten by Head Serang in the Gillies Hack, six furlongs, ai the Manawatu summer meeting. Going on to Stratford, Acorn won the Juvenile Handicap, five furlongs, and ll|o Farewell Handicap, of similar distance. Her next appearance was at Treiithaiii, when, she (lead heated for second place in the Kaitoko Handicap, five furlongs, a head behind Blue Paper. The Ngamotu Juvenile Handicap, five furlongs, at Taranaki, was also captured by her, but she was beaten out of a place in the Farewell Handicap at Wanganui. Acorn was third in the Scott "Memorial Handicap, six furlongs, at Rangitikei last March and won. the Bailey Handicap, of similar distance, at the same meeting. She has not raced since, but is engaged at the Manawatu winter meeting this month. Acora is worth keeping in mind. During the present season Aspiring, the three-year-old daughter of Some Roy j IF. and Silver Peak, lias registered several smart performances over sprinl distances. Her successes include a double win at the Woodville meeting in December last, where she, annexed tho Oete and Railway Handicaps, both run over six furlongs. She also scored in the Railway Handicap (six furlongs) on tho second day of the Marlon summer meeting, and in her last start ran second to Chatmaine in tho Middle Park Plato (six furlongs) at the Canterbury J.C. summer meeting. In this event she carried 9.4, and was beaten by a neck in the smart time of 1.12 2-5. Aspiring figures in the Rraba/on Handicap, to be run at tho Christchurch Hunt meeting early in August. Arrow Lad who has been off the scene since the Wellington summer meeting,

is engaged at tho forthcoming Manawatu winter meeting, having been awarded top-weight in the Stewards' Handicap. Arrow Lad is a good sprinter and can also go well over a middle distance. Last season, he won a couple of events, but was beaten into second place in good races on half a dozen occasions. This season he annexed the St. Andrew's Handicap, one mile and a distance, at Feilding, while he accounted for the Fit/.herbert Handicap, the chief sprint event at the Manawatu meeting, a race ho was beaten in by Benzora last season.

Desert Song, who failed to run up to expectations at Wellington, is engaged in the hack sprint race at the Christchurch Hunt meeting. At this meeting in August last, Desert Song finished to Leader in the Maiden Stakes, and if started at tho coming fixture he may atone for his failure at Trentham. Wiltshire is definitely off the. scon?; for some months, and it will be the next jumping season before ho conies back to racing. While being prepared for the Great Northerns. Wiltshire developed tendon trouble, as the outcome of a knock to his near foreleg. It was decided to take no risks, and the Day Comet—Lady Lobelia chestnut was put out of work immediately on meeting with his mishap. Although Wiltshire, the winner of the two latest Grand National Steeplechase contests, will be missing next month, he will have the opportunity in another twelve months to again prove that Riccarton country is to his liking. Wiltshire is rising eight years, so that he is a young horse yet as steeplechasers count. The Chief Ruler three-year-old Paiko put up his best effort to date when he ran second to Consent in the Stewards' Handicap at Trentham. Ho is engaged in the two principal events to bo run at the Manawatu meeting al the end of this month, and Trentham form points to him racing prominently at that fixture.

Early fancies for the Grand National Steeplechase include Omeo, Aurora Borealis, Matu and Snowfall. Inevitable was nominated for the Cantala Stakes, to be run at the '.Melbourne Cup meeting, and received 8.5, the same weight as Goshawk. On public form that looks severe on the Orari three-year-old. R. Ellis has taken Te Awhina in hand again and will get her ready for spring racing. The Paper Money mare looks well after her spell. The nine stone minimum will operate from 7th June until 15th August next season, a curtailment of two weeks.