AUSTRALIAN TURF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21224, 2 July 1932, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN TURF.

rfljjfPlNfi IN VICTORIA.

grand national races.

jUKDLES CONTEST TO-DAY.

to dominion.

JJew Zealand sportsmen will have morn flian ordinary interest in the Victoria pacing Club's; Grand National Meeting opening at, Flemington to-day by reason c f the faet Peroral Dominion horses ara to compete. It. is a good many years s : nce New Zealand-owned horses were among <he competitors in the Grand Nationals, and the last, were Tim Doolan, ff ho finished second to Flash Jack in tho Eteeplechaso in 1915, and Waimai, who ran third in Old Mnngindi's year, 1917. The New Zealanders at tlie meeting (his year a "° Make Up, Landmark, /ppledore, C'opey and Captain's Gift. The first f° t,r went, to Australia immediately alter the Great Northern Meeting at, Ellerslie, where Landmark and Copev von the jumping double, but Captain's Gift did not leave Bluff until last week and arrived in Melbourne only on Tuesday. Commenting on the appearance of the first four arrivals a Melbourne writer taid that the visitors were subjected to the closest inspection by trackwatchers at CaulSeld. The impression of them was expressed by one of these, who remarked: "They are not much to look at, but they.would not have sent them all the My from N.nv Zealand—a costly business—unless they are better than they look."

Th 3 Grand National Hardies will be pjn today and tho Grand National Steeplechase next Saturday. Latest advices placed Nauru and the Adelaide gelding Ahvynian at tho head of the quotations for the Hurdles,- followed by Bhopal, St. Magnus and Bay of Biscay (who has since been scratched), tnjth Landmark and Make Up at a liberal quotation. For tho Steeplechase the order was ArSheson, Mosstrooper and Nauru, with Landmark, Make Up and Copey again at long prices. Mosstrooper also came in for some attention recently in the Hurdles, which he won in 1930, the same season as that in which he scored in the Australian Hurdles and Steeplechase at Caulfield, besides taking the Grand National Steeplechase. Last year he was third jn the Grand National Hurdles to Cockcrow and CTlina. Cockcrow is engaged again this year.

ACCEPTORS FOR THE HURDLES

LUCESS LEFT IN" BY MISTAKE.

(Received* July 1, 7.5 p.m.) AIELBOURNE, July 1

The filial acceptances for the lead ins? event It Fluaingtou tomorrow aro as follows: GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE. Of £1500; 3 miles. 61 lb fit lb Mosstrooper .12 2 Ceilidh • . .96 -Landmark ~ Lucess (N.Z.)* 0 5 irMN.Z.) . .10 8 Carnmelo . 9 5 Cockcrow ... 11 0 Laniroi .. . 9 4 r.cdditch. , . 11 0 Alwynian .94 Hake Up Dunkeld , 9 3 iN.ZJ , ,10 G Daily Mail ..93 Claronga, .10 1 St. Magnus .9 2 PoJjromira „ . 9 8 Bhopal . .90 Lw Dons . 9 0 Nar Ron ..90 Lucess has been left in by mistake, for te is still Cambridge. Tho owner and luVt 1 ' McLean, stated last evening it' UCe ? 3 , .l? rmc e Lu were nominated 1 sether, but, neither was accepted for. W. Kenme, who 13 at present in Melbourne, lent hirn a cablegram stating that if Lucess r„ M Tt , en , out of tha race by 2 p.m. Jle ' ns owner, would be responsible for accepting. However, ho did ot receive the cablegram until last even--1K?„ w 4 v, ' as then to ° lato *° do anytJ£- 5 could not understand why Priiue Lu had' been? ° Ut ' jUSt a 8 MELBOURNE CUP WEIGHTS. New zealanders' handicaps. by phaeton. Jffi Zealand-bred horses formintr a boumf r n I ls ieai " s entry lor the MelDnniin;„ , t " cre was much to attract keen at ' en tion in the declaration of the th. w !' °? n 6a 'd straightaway that tin.., ?® hailing from this Quarter with to m ll B ide havo been mado 10 Pay the ;full penalty. »nH v®? generally held that Nightmarch tho r ♦ °Jm • figure at the head of 91(1 V ,'"' 8 waß borne out, and with KiuV,! they are voted of equal capacity. having ecored three victories at (.fit-ior-aje last autumn, this could be w e " 18 evidence that he was wearing well. ««r.»^ e ao great rush to back him. Pecially as he will be included among tho tw nS 0n 1. Veilmond, who is v °,,^ e^r s younger than Nightmarch. may tw 1 " e^cr proposition, but, still admitting at lie won weight-for-ago honours in the the fact has to be recognised that 'tailed to gain a place in last year's 1 ''bourne Cup under 8.13, so that he will i,,! 1 *° improve to win under "jb. more. Concentrate, who has been awarded 8.13, Wrried 8.10 into third place behind Whito 6.12, and Shadow King. 8.7, in last j'arg Melbourne Cup, and it remains to be sen whether the. son of Kilbroney can do water next November. In considering his stent last year it may be as well to remember that an excuse was made for his allure in the concluding stage on th° pounds that something went amis 3 with

Peter Jackson has been popularly regarded ® v horse likely ?. i increase liis winning 'Pertoire at four years old. but it can be funded 'hat with 8.11 he has received we full deserts for his victories in the New •wand St. Lojrwr and Great Northern St. ®Ber. Gtiine Carrington and Silver ftipg, rf ?v Can - acce r>ted as (ho most promising ' the riainii threo-yearolds hailing from New "aland, have been awarded un impost in jwi'ormity. with weight-for-age, 7.f>. and that j*nat might have been expected. , time wears on it will be interesting ™ note whether any of the New Zealanddivision develops the necessary form Place him amons the cup favourites. notes from everywhere. track: and stable gossip. .Keen, who holds the record for the largest t» 'Pd ever paid at Hastings, has been foed out and probably will not race again.

four year-old mnre Miss Hastings, bv •ii? Pe Horn irotn Arbitration, owned by .Mi", v' Kemhall, of Wellington, has joined J »■ CoJello's fitablo at Hastings to bo Seated uj u jumper.

./capital display of jumping was given IP ™®citrton on Tuesday morning by Paris iff- femptter) and Tarurnoa (V. Dempster). ;.,® y went twice round the fences and both "oiped very well indeed.

CJjf 16 Taranaki horses. Captain Dan and j." , apat. jro waiting at Hastings for tho E» ( ,?' s Hunt Club's meeting next •i d a 5'- Okrvpua, and Svillowmere also «ycd there instead of returning to tending.

p Tie two-year-old- filly by Psychology from j* r| iss. trained at Hastings, lias been named £°Poeal. She has not been in work, a in i ! c 'iKt}i of time, hut has shown promise .1- a,n hi;j, and -last Tuesday ran three furin !S with Manaderva on the inside grass '•'B, a pleasing effort.

tnA • whose fiermence of seven wins on V . Was broken when be ran unplaced at Pier P;irK ] ns t Saturday, may go oji to »fuL arlon cr tho Grand National rneetine v Cor opeting at Trentham, for, altlioucli ri, " a 8 riot been entered for the \Vintet ... >«;. i w hi:h, it was thought, would be his „ 'ton. there ere other races on the flat fe «»r» to nuit Mm. •