ON THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 28 April 1934, Page 6

ON THE TURF

RACING April 28. Amberlcy R.C. TROTTING April 28.—Auckland T.C. May 3, s.—Forbury Park T.C. May 7. —Cambridge T.C. May 12. —Oarnaru T.C. May 12.—Waikato T.C. May 14.—Rotorua T.C. June 2, 4.—Canterbury Park T.C. June 2, 4 —Hawkes Bay T.C. June 9.—Ashburton T.C. June 20, 23.—Auckland T.C. The Nelson Cnp winner Colossical was not entered at Blenheim and returned to the North Island on Monday night. He was engaged at Pahiatua yesterday when he ran third in the Ilamua handicap. S. Wilson was the rider again yesterday. A fair number who watch things closely and were looking for a recovery in the last race on Monday at Richmond pinned their faith to Coomassie who had carried 7.2 into second posi- • tion in front of Bettwyscoed when Haulbowline made his end-to-end win in the Redwood Memorial with 9.2 up. With a 51b allowance and the same rider, Coornassie again had 7.2 in the Glen Memorial. Yet she was beaten -for second place Iv Bettwyscoed. carrying 8.6, who had only 7.9 to carry when Coomassie heat her in the earlier event. K. Voitre failed to win a race on the second day's programme at Nelson, filling second place on three occasions. Prior to the racing this week-end lie was six short- of L. J. Ellis’s total of 72 for the season. Ellis lias decided to ride at the E.gmont and Wanganui meetings next month, and Y T oitre will probably be at the same fixtures. Nelson form worked out correctly almost without exception on the first day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s Meeting yesterday. Gayfire, owned and trained by D. Smart, of Blenheim, missed the jump out on the first day at Nelson and even if lie had got away well it is doubtful if he would have beaten J. F. D. Cony’s smart filly Consummation. However, oil the second day Gavfire accounted for the fiekl in the Trial Stakes and followed up this form by going on to Blenheim and winning the Novice event from Pawky. Might was improved by his two star is at the Nelson meeting and won the chief event on the first day at Blenheim, tli c Flaxbourne Handicap, of one mile, from 'Little Doubt and Miladi (bracketed with the winner). Nightguard, the brother of 1 bar Lap, who won a double at the Nelson mcetincr as anticipated won the Picton Handicap at Blenheim yesterday and Puree, an improved runner on the second day at Richmond gained second place. Lovecourt’s form subsequent to her first start at the Nelson meeting showed that the public flattered her by sending her out a warm favourite in the Taliuna Hack Handicap at Richmond, in which both NMiteuard and Purse were runners. On Nelson form the Omakq Hack Handicap at Blenheim yesterday looked a good thing for the Blenheim owned and trained" three-year-old Consummation and so it proved. Consummation now has three wins and a second to nei credit in four starts. . Haulbowline followed up Ins V\ esc Coast and Nelson successes with another victory in the Delta Handicap at the Marlborough Club’s meeting yesterday and is undoubtedly the class horse of We circuit. This five-year-old by lop Gaf-lant-Armagh, is a hold galloper an since Easter has raced exceptional,;/ well under big loads and on all types of courses. It- was thought by some that he was nicely favoured by the small turning tracks on the West Coast but at Richmond the big track with its long uphill straight did not affect him at the end of a mile journev, and now m Blenheim, on a more or less triangu

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course, lie continues to lead home. Iho ease with which lie won. the Stewards Handicap sprint- and Redwood Memorial mile at Richmond pointed clearly to his very definite chance in the Delta Handicap yesterday. The public was well on the mark on the first day at Blenheim no less than five first favourites saluting the judge. A horse who mixed estceplechasing and hurdling with a degree of success last winter is Makeup, who reappeared on the flat at tile Nelson meeting, and evidently is being got ready for another jumping campaign. Makeup’s big achievement was in the Great Northern Hurdle Race, which lie won in a desperate finish with Royal Visitor, Emancipation and Paddon after a contest packed with incident. He carried 11.5 and ran a noble race. Just prior to the Auckland meeting he had won the King Country Steeplechase at- the meeting which the To Kuit-i club held on the Te Rapa course, and later in the meeting lie ran second in the Winter Steeplechase to Callamart .who had won the' Great Northern Steeplechase. The mixing process was continued, and Makeup ran third to Omeo and Luna Lux in the Wellington Steeplechase and won the W.R-.C. July Steeplechase. As Makeup is a good iiorse possessing greater quality than the average steeplechaser, lie will have to ho reckoned on in some ol tlie leading events of the winter. Accrvate had the rest of the Steeplechase field at Marton beaten and was going strongly with only three fences to cross when she fell. Just before she came h. the fence she faltered, hut- she gi;t over tlm obstacle and then crashed. It transpired that she had broken a leg before reaching the fence, and as she landed on the damaged limb the fracture was a ghastly sight. Acervate, of course, was shot. She was in forward condition for wintei racing and looked it:i re robust than she did last season, so should have won races. Apart from that her loss is a severe one to Mr G. 11. James, as he was strongly attached to his mare and occasionally rode her in her races.

Elbanor has galloped very at times at Riecartor, and was one of the leaders to the home turn in his first public appearance, at Washdyke on Saturday last, but failed to finish on. His display was nevertheless very satlsiaetoiy tor a novice, and a successful career is suggested for this two-year-old son of Rosonor and Elba. First Course is a two-vear-old gelding by Hoy Jake from Arrow Shield, bred by his owner, Mr N. Rutherford. He cannot boast of much size, but is vc.y speedy, amt will turn put useful next season, lie was practically sold to go to Australia a few weeks ago, hut the deal fell through. Last year’s New-Zealand Cup winner, Palantua, has finished her holiday in the paddock, and returned to her old box in Fred Shaw’s stable. During the three months’ holiday she lias had Palantua lias built up into a big mare, and looks the picture of health. It will he some time yet before Shaw will ask her lor any serious efforts, hut it is stili his intention to accord her a nomination m the Melbourne Cup. . Epigram completely outstayed the opposition when it came to finishing in the Flying Handicap at JMarton. He was never far from the leaders in the run to the straight, but he had some lengths to make up in the last furlong, lie got down to business very resolutely and won decisively. “In Australia we breed good ones occasionally, '’ said Mr L. S. Martin, owner of Walla Walla in acknowieoging the presentation of a gold watch nnuic to him bv the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, in appreciation ol Ins sending Walla Walla against time at Addington, “hut where we breed one, you breed 20 in New Zealand. Mr Martin expressed pleasure at tne treatment he had received everywhere, ami he would return to New Zealand when lie had another pacer good e.nougn to compete with the Dominion s best, Indianapolis is not among the entrants for the Forbury Park meeting, but there is nothing amiss with him, and he wlil he raced again when the steel is out of the tracks. Ihe slight filling that developed m a leg, aim necessitated liis withdrawal Lorn _ match races, was nothing very serious, but if he had been asked to race against the seasoned champions, it might have mined him for all tune. Indianapolis is only a four-year-old, and, without .1 doubt, is a two-minute pacer m the making. He has years of racing ahead of him, and no one will blame, hi owner and trainer for “keeping him m a glascase” for the present.

PAHIATUA RACING CLUB GOOD HUNTING HOME FIRST ONE TO LADY RONALD (By Telegraph—Press Association) PAHIATUA, 27th April. The concluding results on the first day of the Pahiatua Racing Club s Meeting were as folows Hamua Hack Handicap of £6O, one mile and 110 yards.-3 Lady Ronald 8.5 (Carroll), 1; 4 Los Quex, 7.0, 1 Colossical, 9.4. 3. Scratched: Lady Wessex. First View. Won by halt f « length, three lengths Time, Too Ta Malum Hack Handicap, ot £6O; six furlongs and 55 yards.—l Gay beton, 9.5, 1; 4 Arauline, 8.10, 2; 2 ij-cooiij 7.4 3. Scratched: Vonia Park, Royal Record. Won by three lengths, one length. Time, 1.20 3-5. Fketahuna Handicap, oi £7O; sc\en furlongs. —1 Good Hunting, 8.4, 1; -5 L"dv Vpv. 3.2. 2; 7 Princess Doreen, 8.1,'3. Won by i.alf a length, a head. Time, 1,31. MARLBOROUGH MEETING HAULBOWLINE STILL WINNING CONSUMMATTON, SCORES BLENHEIM, 27th April. The following were the concluding iesults on the first day of the Marlborough Racing Club's Meeting: Wither Trot, of £55; 3.3 class; one mile and a quarter.—l Great hast, sei, 1; 2 Jockeen, scr, 2; 2 Aimwovthy yds bhd 3. Scratched : Janice Eastern Queen. Won by half a length, three lengths. Time, 2.57 2-5. Omaha Hack Handicap, of £7O; six furlongs.—l Consummation, 8.3, 1; o Sir Poinbal, 8.9, 2; 6 Imasurvey, 7.7 3. Scratched: Gayfire. Won by half a length, one length. Time, 1.15. Delta Handicap, of £80; seven furlongs.—l H.aulbowline, 10.4, 1: 3 Little Doubt, 9.6, 2; 2 Arvada, 8.6, 3. Also started: Portray, Make Up. Won by half a length, one length. Time, 1.28. Totalisator investments were £2195 10s, compared with £2143 10s last year. CHIEF RULER DEAD WANGANUI, 26th April Chief Ruler, the imported sire at Air John Donald’s Westmcre Stud, died tins morning, The cause of death, it is understood, was a- twisted bowel.