GRAND NATIONALS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21252, 4 August 1932, Page 7

GRAND NATIONALS

J jjURDLES FAVOUKITE paddon leaves to-day AUCKLAND'S MAIN HOPE 0001) SCHOOLING EFFORT BY AKCITER 'Auckland's main hope for the Oranc Rational Hurdles, Paddon, will leave foi Riccarton this afternoon in chargo of I. i jfcFarlane. Paddon will go by thn three o'clock express and he will be Joined at Frankton Junction by Mr. .T. Clothier's horses, Lord Vnl and Woodfull who are to compete in flat races at Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting cext week. Paddcm placed himself well in the limelight a:'i a. hurdler when bo won the Trcnthaai Hurdles and the Winter Hurdles at the Wellington meeting last month. His successes wore easily achieved and, although he has had a substantial rise in weight, his prospects of adding to his Jaarels at Riccarton arc considered very bright. Paddon has been doing a lot of solid work at Avondale since returning from Trentliam and ho is regarded as a better horse now than lie was last, month. On Tuesday ho was schooled over hurdles and he pleased the trackwatchers by giving one of his best schooling efforts to date. Tho experience lie gained at Trentliam has evidently given him in-

creased confidence and his jumping is now of a high standard. Paddon is carrying plenty of muscle and, as ho is a fine stamp of horse likely to prove a first-flight . jumper, it is not surprising that ho is the favourite for his engagement next Thursday. As at Trent ham, Paddon will sgain bo ridden- by D. J. Burgess. RACING IN SYDNEY NEW ZEALANDERS' DOINGS ' SEVERITY OF HANDICAPS TREATMENT OF ROSSHIRE [fkom our own correspondent] SYDNEY. July 2S From -what has been eeen of New Zealand torses in Australia to date, combined with the ideas expressed by the handicappers in weights allotted for suburban meetings, the visitors are not likely to sweep the boards. It is very obvious, that the handicappers do not understand the hack-class racing of New Zealand, and owners of improved hacks are not tit all wise to bring that type of torse hers. The fact that a. horse won s hack ra;e in New Zealand with nine stone or thereabouts is sufficient to earn him the same weight in the company here. An example of the general treatment, may be judged, from Kosshire, who won several race 3in New Zealand, including a highvreight at Trentham and the Wynyard Plate at Takapuna, anci finished up with a succesa in a very moderate seven-furlongs handicap at Pukekohe with 7.13 J. In the same seaaon Psniion wen four races on-end, finishing up with the VillieTs Stakes, 7.10, and Carrington Stakes, 8.5, both at Kandwick. In the Carrington Stakes she ran. the six furlongs in l.lOi, and beat the best at six furlongs and up to a mile. In the Carlingford Mile, 7.7 minimum, at Bosehill next Saturday Rosshire and Pavilion both have 9.5, Gay Ballerina 9.3 and White Winss 7.13. k Jamieson Injures a Lsg The remainder of Jamieson's horses have been weighted accordingly. Lorigan's team has fared little better, and to dale those of Emerson's weighted have not been exactly thrown in. As there is an idea that the New Zealand average is not quite so good as usual and at a conservative estimate they are getting 141b. the worst of the weights all round, Sydney is not likely to be any Tom Tiddler's ground unless the handicanpers soften their hearts. Troubles do not come singly. Jnmieson has had ill-luck with his horses when they

have been backed heavily, except for Timorous, and on Monday he injured a les when

attending to one of his yearlings. The injury was sufficient to confine him to his bed. On the same day the sheet anchor of the stable, Animon Ra, went back lame to his stable 3 after work. It is thought ho injured his foot, although at first the joint was under suspicion. He has been physicked and eased up. Jamieson does not. expect any serious result. It is to be hoped that the gelding makes a complete recovery, for he will b'3 missed from the short-distance weigh Mor-age events. Persian was a very expensive failure at Warwick Farm latt Saturday. With 8.6 he dominated the betting, and. after having every chance throughout the race, finished fifth. King; March, handicapped beyond his rowers at 8.7, was well beaten into fourth place in the principal handicap. Waratah did not show up at all in the Warwick Farm Stakes, in which he had 9.0. Bis stable mate,' Cockpen, showed some pace tarly in the two-year-old race. BMoric and Concentrate Xo horses have done better since arriving st Randwick than Historic and Concentrate. Historic ia bigger and brighter than ever find in a couple of short sprints to date has Cone like a two-year-old. Concentrate has worked regularly with j Oratorian. Thi3 morning he was too good j for his mate over a mile in 1.47. So far Con- i centrate has shown no vestige of unsoundness and-is brightening up like a newpenny. It only remains to be seen whether his old weakness comes against him. but. if it does not, he will be fit to give of his best by the time the A.J.C. meeting comes 'along. Early Cup would have been hard to beat at Warwick Farm last Saturday if he bad jumped out with his field. He was one of Ihe last away, due to greenness at. (he barrier. Hs was a trifle sore on Monday, but h:is improved. Oratorious is light, but gallops well.

Tho lest day of Hie transtasman Irip of the Zealandia bringing the latest, consignment of New Zealnnders was decidedjv rough, b'lt none of the horses suffered. Ihe late arrival of (ho steamer prevented If. I?amn from coins straight on to Melbourne with Horowhenua and Manawhenua. and they will finish theit journey on Saturday. Pelcr Jackson travelled worst rf Fiver s team and appeared lather jaded when landed. (iaine Cn rrincton ts not so forv.'ard ; Bs the local Derby candidates, but, 113 the New Zealandem usually make vapid progress here, Derby day should tec hirn at his best. Inflation lias pleased (hc_ keen indues at TUndwick and he certainly is an a'traitiye customer. lie is more of tho Bnniforlu type nf hia dam, Fleeting, than of" his tire.' l?auc-r Money. BREEDING OF GOLD MAG dam a sister to gasbag Cold Mas. who won the Maiden Three Tear-old Race at Uowhill last Saturday mid the Kogarah Stakes at Moorcfiejd on .Jon\dfiy, is tbc jiow fniir-ycar-olci Aashamanu brown gcWlinjr v.-fio wis -taken *0 Sydney by Mr. «T.r liennal), of llastiufrs-, **rly last month. . 1 ' • Althoueh bred in Australia, Cold aire has Mull New Zealand maternal peoiKrce c« "J* dam, Kaalmmanu, is a younger lull

titer to bein« by Demost hcnM "Oni Ladv Cilia, bv Cold Reef, ami dofrom the Ouida taproot. K«al>nrnced for three years in the Dom'.num Wore beinpr sent 1o the Bind m AnMiann, Jfld she *von a minor event at Hastings in 1925. ANOTHER FOR AUSTRALIA ifr. W. R. J\ prnhiill, of "\\ ell decided to send Stna Ilovr.. a two-yenr-01.l colt bv Hunting Sonfr from the Feratnorz ■ ftiare Frost,y Morn, to Victoria to liult ?ith his Australian team in charge of G. Jones at Caulfield. This youngster is well and very forwara and in his trials to oato aas shown much promise. RACING FIXTURES ®—Poverty Bay Hunt Club. P Rust 9, n. 11— Canterbury Jockey Club. WUCust 20-Paltm-aiiaa Hunt Club.