RICCARTON RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21560, 3 August 1933, Page 7

RICCARTON RACES

(WINTER CUP FANCIES POLYDORA'S PROSPECTS MEMBER OF GOOD FAMILY HIDING ENGAGEMENTS The brilliant win scored by Polydora In the Brabazon Handicap at Riecarton last Saturday, has brought her into pronounced favour for the Winter Cup to ho run next Tuesday. Foreign Queen also made friends by her convincing victory over seven furlongs at Foxton r but as 'she had only three opponents and Royal Hunting was her only serious rival for honour at the finish her performance does not read as well as that of 4 Polydora, who met a large field containing several Winter Cup candidates. The Brabazon Handicap has in the past been a wonderfully good guide to the cup and the form may well be confirmed again this year. Marcs have been only moderately successful in the Winter Cup, Fast Pr.ssage won last year and Bisox in 1928, but- there is then a gap back to Cherry Blossom in' 191G and Banksia jn 1915. Polydora is a five-year-old mare by the Polymelia horse Polazel from KVveet Smile, by San Francisco from Winning Way, by Cannic Chiel from Lady Wayward, by Bill of Portland from Elusive, by Trenton. She was bred by her owner, Mr. G. Hall, but the 'blood is thoroughly Stonevhurst, and one of the most successful at that. .Sweet Smile is , a half-sister to Winning Hit, and , Counterfeit also comes from the same stock. Polydora early in her career showed great promise, but sbe'took time to come, solid. Now that she has done so there is little doubt that H. Nurse has now got the best horse he has had in his table since Rapier. K. Y6itre will ride Foreign Queen, B. H. Morris Martian Chief and J. G. Morris Shatter. L. G. -Morris has yet to win a Winter Cup but B. H. Morris has won on Soliform and Historic. L. Knapp left Palmerston North for Christchurch yesterday with Callamart' and Omeo. C. Thomson, will ride Callamart in the Grand National Steeplechase but no definite arrangement has yet been made for Omeo.

NOTES MORE HORSES FOR SOUTH CALLAMART AND OMEO ADVENTUS IN GOOD ORDER [bv TELKGRArH —OW.V COBEESPONDEXT] WELLINGTON, Wednesday High Commissioner is an unlikely runner at the 'Grand National meeting. The cut he received to the leg in the Great Northern Steeplechase has healed and the gelding is in first-class order, but his connections consider it inadvisable to run the r:.sk of the wound reopening, which would .occur if lie hit one of the solid Riccarton fences. This, and the fact that the Grand National finishes the jumping season, have influenced his party in coming to a decision not to make the trip. No fewer than 15 horses were whipped to Riccarton to-night by the Rangatira. They were:—Luna Lux. Playground, Rasouli. Buy Tree, Cyclonic, C'ylincer. Omeo, Normamly, Callamart, Adventus, Copey, Jen, Henry of Navarre and Tunbridge. _ The Winter Cup candidate Cylinder has done well since his win here in the. Parliamentary Handicap. He was accompanied by the three-year-olds Cyclonic and Bay Tree. Cyclonic raced promisingly at the, Wellington meetine. securing two thirds, and lie 1 will improve. • Bay i iuu was at Trenthain last month with his two mates, but owing 1o the bad conditions on the concluding day lie wasoiot produced in his only engagement, and he ha s not raced since the autumn. He has grown into a handsome colt, who should carry E J. Watt's colours with distinction this season. Bay Tree is engaged on the opening day at Riccarton in the Cashmere Plate. = . , , When the shipping accommodation booked for Adventus on Monday night was cancelled it looked as if there was a possibility that he would not go to Riccarton, but he turned up to-day and went down to keep his engagements. Adventus looks ft and well, and on form should win some raoney uext Copey is in good order for/his National fncagfment. He is not brilliant, but he always has a ttayer'3 chance. D. O Connor iis s been engaged to ride him. The National pair Callamart and Omeo are both looking fit and-well. Between them they have accounted for the three steeplechases of the season. the Great Northern. the Winter and the Wellington Steeplechases. and the National # should not be beyond either of them. Opinion appears to favour' the prospects of Callamart at Riccarton.

■ OFF DAY AT RICCARTON RAIN IMPROVES TRACKS [BT TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday The Riccarton tracks derived much benefit from the rain which fell last night and they will now be in excellent order for the tin.il gallops. which will mostly be carried out to-morrow and on Saturday. There was no work of any special interest to-day. practically. all the horses being restricted to useful work, interspersed with a few short SP Rationa! 11. (J. Vee and Lady Valkvrie' (H. Turner, \>ere responsible for a rrost attractive flisplay over :six hurdles. They maintained a steady pace throughout and jumped each fence together., It was one of the mo9t encouraging showings by novices seen on the track for some time. Arrivals to-day included Prince of Orange. Lucess. Gay Court. Gladium and Paleta. FILLY WINS AFTER BOLTING AN EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT ' ft is not unusual for horses to win races after bolting a few furlongs. but 'here wa ® something unusual in this line at Belmont Park. New York, on June 15. A filiy named Watch Her wn* favourite at II to 10 for a two-year-old race. but. getting rid of her rider, did foui and a-ouarter miles before file was % caught However 11 if rules ill America did not permit of her withdrawal, as it is stated thnt after being i:i the hands of the starter she could not be excuse'!, with the res ii I * that she had to start and duly won. . . ... The other eight youngsters were evidently upset by the first delay and then played ud iii s'tieh fashion that there was ,anothei delay of over (mlf an hour before u start was effected. This gave Watch .Her time 1o recover from her run, imd. taking charge early, she was not afterwards header!. , winning by a length and a-hnlf J'i the fast, time of 52 .1-.'" for four and a-hulf furlongs. MISHAP TO BELAR HEAVY FALL ON THE TRACK A notable absentee from the lift of accepttances for the Australian Tli'l'.les. i' 1 be decided at Can I field on Saturday, is Belar. TV-inner of the C.inul National Hurcllog lit Fleiningtoii last month. Belar •undone of the favourite' for the racp and Ins defection "is probably due to th" fnet 'that he hud » very heavy fall while Hoiking on .'/uly 2'J Ridden bv K. Bracken * Beliir was doing a nine-furlongs working gallop when he attempted 'o run off after soincr the first half-mile in ST». and. slipping, fell heavily. At the time Belar 1 did not appear to he seriously injiued, but may not hf.ve 'elt *he full tlleotf of the fall immediately Br>chc'i was badly bruised, although not seriously hurt. , RACING FIXTURES August 5— Povprtv Bay Hunt Club. August 8. 10. 12—Canterbury Jo-key Club. August 1!>— Pakura.-iga Hunt , Club. ■ August 10—Egmont-Wantjanui Hunt Club (at Wanganui). „ . August 2G~ Hawke'g Bay Hunt Club. September 2—Taranuki Hunt Jl/lub. Beptember 2—Otago Hunt Club.