ON THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 29 June 1935, Page 8

ON THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES July 3 —Daimevirke lI.C. July 0, 11, 13 —.Wellington R.C. July 20 —Hawkes Bay H.C. July 24 —Rangitikei H.C. July 25 —Waimatc District H.C. July 25, 27 —Poverty Bax T.C. July 27 —South Canterbury H.C. July 27 —Manawatu R.C. (Proposed.) August 2.—Poverty Bay H.C. August 3.—Christchurch H.C. August 14, 15, 17.—Canterbury J.C. August 24.—Pakuranga H.C. August 29.—Egmont—Wanganui H.C. (at New Plymouth). August 31.-—Taranaki II.C. September 7.—Otago H.C. September 7.—Marton J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES (Proposed.) August 10, 14, 16.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. August 31.—Auckland T.C. September 7.—New Brighton T.C. September 19, 21. —Hawkes Bay I.C. October s.—Now Brighton I.C. October s.—Mothven I.C. October 12.—Waikato T.C. October 19, 21.—Westport I.C. One could be excused for bclie\ing that the Victoria Racing Club's Handicapper shared the views of Adolph Hitler on the subject of the Jews (writes “Hurry On’ - ). An unfortunate New Zealand hack with the Hebrew sounding name of Isaacs was entered for the Melbourne Cup. Now Isaacs, who is by Rabbi, won every minor hack event at Nelson and Blenheim and on the strength of this form has been weighted at 101 b above the minimum in the Woburn Hack at Trentham. Here he has been assessed upon form but wlie.t about the Melbourne Cup? There the hapless Isaacs has been allotted 7.11 or no less than IS pounds above the minimum. It would appear as though th e handicapper was running no risks of allowing Hitler’s attention being drawn to Australia by a horse called Isaacs winning a Melbourne Cup. Still Isaacs is not the only one to come under the axe of the Victorian assessor. Friday Night, who has not even been able to rake up even a third in a maiden, has a stone above the minimum in the same race. Friday Night nas done nothing to justify a pound more than the minimum in even a novice handicap, but .apparently he has committed a big sin ing being a full brother to the one and only Pliar Lap. It would seem ns though the Australians intend to be on the safe side in future.

The Wellington handicapper would seem to have taken a big risk in letting Wino into the Whyte Handicap at Trentham with 7.10 or only three pounds above the minimum. Certainly this son of Cockpit lias scored his line sequence of wins in second class,, company, but he has always carried out his task like a tradesman and good judges consider him to be a horse well above the average. “On the occasion of his last start in the Starkey' Mem* orkil at Amberley he carried over nine stone and leading all the way ran the mile and a quarter out in fast time. With L. J. Ellis in the saddle, he, is going to make the topweights gallop all the way- in that mile event at Trentham on Tuesday' week. With reference to a Press Association message, published last Saturday in which it was stated that Blenheim claimed to be the cradle of the sport of racing in the Dominion, the first Marlborough Cup being run in 1875, it is interesting to recall that racing probably commenced in the Wairarapa some time in the forties states as Masterton correspondent. In 1855,

NOTES AND COMMENTS On Gallops and Trotting

Messrs W. 11. Donald, of Manilla. K. Collins and C. Yalianee used to meet Messrs J. P. Russell and C. R. Bidwill at Wharekaka (Dry River) and there make arrangements for bolding some of the earliest race meetings in New Zealand. Each contributed .C2.> to the funds and these subscribers comprised the first Wairarapa Jockey Club. The races wen* held at various places in the Lower Valley —Tubitarata, the Flat. The club is now known as the Wairarapa Racing t'inb, wiili a picturesque course at Tauherenikau. Mr C. R. Bidwill was one of the original trustees of the course, and bis sou, the late Mr W. E. Bidwill, 0.8. E., was an ollieial of Hit.- club from 1883, and funn 1912 to the time of bis death, about two years ago, hold the olliee of president. In 1847. Mr C. R. Bidwill bought Figaro, the first thoroughbred horse to be imported into New Zealand. He bad been brought from Australia as a yearling by a James Watt, of Wanganui, in 1840, and won a race as a three-year-old at Petone, or Burnham Water one of the first meetings field in New Zealand. Tb 0 races were run in beats. Figaro was bred in 1839 and was by' Operator (imp.), dam Adelaide, by Theorem (imp.). He died in 1850 and was buried under a willow tree at Piliautea. Figaro and Ruddlesworth, imported from England in 1842 by' the Hon. Henry Pet re, were the foundation of a good class of horse in the Wairarapa. A private steeplechase meeting was held at Piliautea in 1883, Messrs W. H. Levin and J. 0. Bidwill acting as judges and Mr Fred Pearce as starter. There were three events, Fidget, owned by Mrs Hutton, nee Kate Bidwill, winning the pony' race, and Mr Tilliard's Spitfire the Hurry Scurry. The principal event was the Piliautea Steeplechase, in which there were six starters. Mr W. E. Bidwill s Beppo, with the owner up, won by' short head from Miss Jessy Bidwill's Ta\vera. Tawora was a grandson of the old mare Gypsey, who had been brought from Australia by' Mr C. R. Bidwill in 1843; Commenting on Peter Pan's weight in the Melbourne Cup (10.(>), the owner Mr R. R. Dangar, said that the horse had a fearful job, but lie was hopeful that Peter Pan would win his third Cup. H ( > could hardly have been allotted less, having won last year with 0.10. and his recent mile record had to be considered. J. Pike, Peter Pan’s rider, said: “Ho is second only' to Pliar L-ip. Peter Pan will overcome most of his difficulties, but the danger will come from a really' good staying tliree-ycar-old with an advantage in weight of three stone.” The leading three-year-olds included are Young Idea. 7.9, Gariro, 7.9. and Bimilhi. 7.3. Oil the weight-for-nge scale, the two firstnamed have three pounds over and Him ilia two. On the same basis, Peter Pun has been allotted seven pounds less than Pliar. Lap when the latter carried 10.10. The Romeo gelding Tybalt, who is down among the near bottom -markers in the Whyte Handicap to be run at the Trentham meeting next month, is in regular work a Ellcrslie and looks none the worse for his three hard races at the Great Northern Meeting, says a northern writer. His third in the King George Handicap to those two proved mudlarks, Gipsy' Moth and Grand Sport, was a first-rate eflort, and a repetition of that form would make him dangerous the next time he goes to the post. Although a shade on the small side, he has proved himself a consistent performer _ and one of the most improved geldings seen cut this season. Tin former Trentham mare Quietly, who disappointed at Wash dyke and consequently was not raced at Ashbur-

ton, lias bad a busy season. She has started 32 times for four wins, nine seconds, five tiiirds, and fourteen times unplaced. hi six of the races in which silt? missed the money, she finished fourth. In her first twelve starts this season, her only' placings were one second and one third. From 2fitli December to 251,ii May, however, she showed a remarkable consistency. Her record for this period is: 1,2, 2,2, 3,2, •>, 1, :!, 2.1, !, 2,4, 3, .!, 2, —seventeen .-darts for i wins, 8 seconds, 4 thirds and a, fourth. She lias earned .COOS ]os in stakes for the season, and has more than paid her way for Mr L. Bov, ker. on whose lieimlf S. Barr bought her from Mr IV. R. Kemball about, eighteen months ago.

Usually' horses who accept for races but are not produced do not gain many points over those who do step out. but on the weights for the Woburn Hack Handicap at Trentham Solaria appears to have benefited a little through staying in bis box at Napier Park last week. In the Wellington assessment Sunny Maid, who won so decisively at Greenmeadows over the same distance, is set on DIO lib loss than she had in the inferior class at the Bay', and Hunting Cat. who ran a poor second to her. is dropped 71b to 8.7, a difference of (ilb. Solaria, who did not run, goes down 101 b to S.ll, allowing him 91b from Sunny Maid and 31b from Hunting Cat. One would not like to venture that Sunny' Ttlnid does not deserve her difference, hut. Hunting Cat seems a hit unlucky to have been moved thus much closer to Solaria. Mr Coyle, however, has been consistent with his second day’s dilTerentation at Napier Park, when none of tiie horses mentioned accepted. Fiom. from the stable of the young Rieenrton trainer, IT. Turner, had her first race on Saturday, when she contested the Dromoro Steeplechase at Ashburton. She gave a good exhibition of jumping and also showed a good turn of speed, though her condition gave out about six furlongs from home. She has been qualified as a hunter and she may’ do well in that department in a few weeks, as site, can be improved. It was onlv at the eleventh hour that it was decided to race her at Ashburton. Her owner. Mr A. S. Jones, had High Speed in the race but he could not ho started, owing to a slight nuslwip. If lie goes on all right, High Speed may contest the minoi steeplechases at Trentham next month. Curie, topwoight with 9.8 for this year’s Whyte Handicap, won with 9.0 two years ago (71b higher minimum), but lie was beaten into fifth place under 10.1 last year when a pronounced favourite. A lightweight who may' come into some favour for the Whyte Handicap is the. improved Wino, who now meets both Royal Gallant and Korero at better terms than when he easily' beat them in heavy going over a mile on the final day at Westland last month. Southern cynicism: “The judge usually decides the result of a race, but sometimes the starter takes a band in a decision.” Riptide, who won at Ashburton last Saturday', is a luilf-brother by' Shambles to Rapier, a winner of the Wellington Cup, New Zealand Cup, and Auckland Cup. Llewellyn’s Pet’s performance when she won the Windunore Handicap at Ashburton hist Saturday was a pleasing one from many points of view. It was her first success this season, and followed several placings. Near the end of last season ,slie lost all form, and was given a long spell at Mr J. O'Brien’s farm at Oamaru, where she was well cared for. On being taken up again, she did not come to hand as quickly as it was hoped she would, and her defeats on the Taranaki circuit at Easter time left a doubt as to her future. Thu trip evidently did her good, for at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s winter meeting, held on Bth June, she ran second to Trieliff in a mile and a half race, after making the pace for a mile and throe furlongs. On Saturday she began smartly', and M. Holmes kept her in a handy position until the straight was reached. Once he called upon her for a final cli'ort, she responded quickly', and won easily'. Llewellyn’s Pet is a good looking five-year-old mare by Llewellyn from Petrova, the dam of Impromptu and Silk Cord. She is the type that will he benefited by age, and her recent achievement bears out an opinion that has often been expressed, that she will he a useful stake earner when she is aged. Vhe performance of the two-year-old Chilli Bean in the Lyndlnirst Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday' was full of merit, and the son of Jack Potts and Princess Perfection should make a valuable member of Mr C. P. Cameron's establishment, which is known as Santa Rosa. Chilli Bean began smartly' on Saturday and acted as leader for over a mile. lie was one of the leaders at the mile and a quarter post, but tired in th e straight. He gave a smooth display, and the halfbrother to Sir Guv and Guy Junior will do well next season.

Driven by his owner, W. Warren, Cadiz started fifth favourite in the Winchmoro Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, and finishol second. He shot out of the barrier, and waS in the running all the way. Cadiz lias improved a great deal during the autumn and winter term, and lia.s been six times in the money during the past two months. He is a fonr-year-ohl gelding by Rev de Oro from Lady Trafalgar, who is by Nelson Bingen from a mare liy Wallace L. Cadiz is a halfbrother to Lady Matchlight, Lord Matchliglit, Seahorse and Peter Wrack.