TURF IN AUSTRALIA

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21899, 7 September 1934, Page 9

TURF IN AUSTRALIA

MEETING AT RANDWICK CHELMSFORD STAKES CONTEST CHAMPION HORSES ENGAGED (Received September 6. 7.30 p.m.)' SYDNEY. Sept. 6 New Zealand sports 111 en will ' have considerable interest in the Tattersall's Club meeting, to be held at Kandwick 011 Saturday. The chief event of the meeting will be the Chelmsford Stakes, of £'looo, weight-foi'-age, with penalties and allowances, nine furlongs, in which Nightly is likely to oppose tho Australiau cracks, Chatham and Kogilla. Acceptances for the principal x-aces are as follows: — CHELMSFORD STAKES, Of £1000; weight-for-age, with penalties and allowances; 1 mile 1 fur. st. lb; st. lb. Peter Pan . . 9 11 Gladawood Kogilla ... 9 8 (N.Z.-bred) 7 2 Nightly (N.Z.) 9 7 Marcus CiceroPushu . . .8 2. (N.Z.) . . . 7 2 The Maine .79 Duke Caledon 7 2 Theo The Raider (by (N.Z.-bred) 7 9 Night Raid— Vaiicare) . 613 Acceptances for tho Tramway Handicap, of £SOO, 7 fur.,- include:—Golden Winsrs (N.Z.). 9.7; Closing Time. 9.5; Golden Hair (N.Z.). 5.9; The Masoucrader (N.Z.), 7.12: Prince Pombal (N.Z.-bred), 7.7. The Spring Handicap, of £SOO. 1J miles, includes Topical, 9.2; Limarch (N.Z.-bred). 8.12: Shatter (N.Z.). 7.12; Forestry. (N.Z.bred), 7.11; Red Bufi.s (N.Z.), 7.2; Caliente (N.Z.I. 15.10. v The Hurdle Race, of £250. about 2 miles, includes Jayson (N.Z.I. 10.5. Among accentors for the Welter Handicap, of £3OO. 1 mile, are Dsputy Ruler (N.Z.-bred). 9.9: Koda Pen (N.Z..bred). 9.0; Saltspray (N.Z.). 8.9; Martian Chief (N.Z.), 8.5; Capriat (N.Z.). 8.4. . ■ • ; .. , Rain :is still playing havoc with\ traimnsr operations. At Randwiok. on_ the heavy steeplechase grass. Golden Wings showed dash over two furlongs. Golden Hair is making excellent progress. She sprinted three furlongs nicely. Calieate and Marcus Cicero ran a good four furlongs. The Masquerader and Shatter bowled over six furlongs. Cloainjr Time and Limarch ran an excellent six furlongs. Silver Scorn is rather backwartl„ but is in good liea,lth. Nightly trotted, but. was not' lame. Custodian is still in his stable, lame. Abdication is in hospital with laryngitis. At Victoria Park Peter Pan and Deputy Ruler ra.n five flirlonits. Peter Pan is thriving, but Deputv Ruler is not doing so well. At Ronebery Oro raa a record five fnrloncs in 1.3. Tonical, Silver King and Rogilla did sound gallops over sfven furloners. Advicti has been received that Tregilla. the 1930 A.J.C. Derby winner, was seriously injured at (Julqrong Stud. He broke both forelegs and will nrobaMy be destroyed. The Canterbnrv Pi>rV r)«ces, which were postponed from last Saturday until to-dav. had to foe' further postponed owing to licht rai'i.

The New Zealand . horse Playground has rernvored from his injury and is again in work.

ST. LEGER STAKES NEXT WEDNESDAY'S RACE hs FIELD OF ELEVEN COLTS LONDON, Sept. 5 Tfiere are eleven acceptors for the St. Leger. Stakes, to be run at Doncaster next Wednesday. Details are as follows, with the names o£ the provable rideA in parentheses:—H',< •" ' ' " ST. LEfiEft STAKEB, Of £IOO each, with £4OOO added: three-year-old colts and fillies; colts 9.0, fillies 8.11; nbout 1 mile 6 i'ur. 132 yds. Adept. liord Aetor'n be. by Gainsborough Pennycome<|Ui.ck (R. Dick). Tiberius, Sir Abe Bailey's br c, by Foxlaw—Gteriabatrick (G. Nicholl). Primero. W. Burnett's b c, by Blandford — ' Alhasi ((?.. - —. • Lo Zingaro, J> A: Dewar's ch 'c, by Sclario —'Love ]'n Idleness (G. Richards). . if • Umidwar, Aga Khan's b c, by Blandford —Uganda (F. Fox). Achtenan, T. Lant's b c. by Achtoi— Nuntenan (R. Perryman). • St. fiubert. A. E. McKinlay's b c. by Abbots Trace —Cast Shot (W. Nevett). Windnor Lad. M. Benson's b c. hy.Bland- ' ford—Kosplendent (v. Smirke). Patriot King, J. A., de. Rothschild's b c, by Rolingbroke—Grandissima (G. Bezant). ~ Pride of the Chiiterns. H. .S. Lester's ch c. by Spion Kop—Molly Adare ; (J. H. Hine). > AUtnran, J. E. Widener's b c. by Stefan the Great—Spuing 111. (J. Childs). The Derby winner Windsor Lad, who in the meantime has been sold by the Mahara'jii of Rajpipla to Mr. M. Benson for £50,000, holds his place as favourite for the St. Leger. Umidwar. Lo Zingaro, Adept, Achtenun, Primero, Tiberuis and Patriot King s.re fancied in that order. In the Eclipse Stakes on July 20 Umidwar ran second to the four-year-old King Salmon, with Windsor Lad IJiird. ' j

ELLERSLIE TRAINING SOLOMON AN 13 COURTHAVEN SCHOOLING OF JUMPERS The weather was fine and track conditions slightly improved for training operations at Elle:rsHo yesterday, although the ground was fttil.l soft. The No. 2 grass was available for galloping and the jumpers had the use of tho schooling hurdles and the steeplechase fences on the flat. On tlie grass, Wee Pat worked usefully over a round and Neil completed a serviceable task with six furlongs in 1.29 1-5. Gay Marigold strode over a round, but had no pac* on until tbo last three furlongs, which nhe ran in 89 4-ss. _ . Desert Star was allotted a working effort over a round in 1.5(1 I*s. the last four furlongs ill 54 4-ss. Desert Star has brightened up a good deal lately and should be in nice order for the spring meetings. Courthaven and Solomon ran their first three in 38s and completed six furlongs, in 119- 2-ii, Solomon being slightly in front at the finish. Air Lassie placed five furlongs behind in „• 1.9 1-5, the last four in strode over a round in 1.57. while Sir Vnl and Hawthorn ran an easy six fftrlongu in 1.26 3-5. Zane Grey worked over a mile and. a-half. running the last round in 2 4 1-5. Fleetwind went with him over the last half-mile in 54 4-ss. . ' Gay Broney and My Money; after running the first two in 275. completed five furlongn in 1.6 2-5. Gay Broncy has been getting through hw work in good style and is well forward for his spring eni?aßelneKiflnc!ur and Crooning sprinted three furlongs in 39 l-ss. r jrondaleyo and Modern Maid were to have been associated over half-a-mile. but Tondaleyo broke at the half-mile post and ran home in 54 l-»s. Modern Maid ran her three furlongs in 4 °lteily, after runnilng the _ first three in 425, got to the end of six furlongs in 1.23 2-5. The |hree-year-old was going well v/ithin himself all the way. . Miss Dazzle encompassed ft. round in 1 52 3-E, the last- six furlongs m 1.26 3-5. Red Flume strode over'three furlongs without being extended. She lias not been asked any serious questions lately, but appears l °K b iftown K plea!wl better than United over six furlongs in 1.23, the first three i 41 2-Ss. Kiltowyn in doing well and wtn a continuation of his present rate of progress may not be lorigin returning to form Baroscope, Friar Albertus and Sir Abb were in the order named at the end ot five fu:rlongs, but they were n"t l,urned and took 42 4-6s for the last three. Jne Komeo— Akahau gelciing covered three fur'°Glentlanpo reeled off three furlongs in 3-ss, and Mountain Bruce ran the same distance in 39 3-ss. Chief .Cook, worked use; fullv over a round, running the ' aßt .. n l a H, miS in SC.. J.lMr K.IO .1.0 kccomph.h.d •mSSMBuStI M'citom. gave a good display Of jumping over four hurdles. . Ardmanninu (Baktr) and. Absent (Sharkey) jumped '.he steeplechase fences on the flat twice, both fencing cleanly. RACING FIXTURES ' September 13. 15-Wunganul Jockey Cl«b. September lS—Ashburton County Pacing September 20, 22-Geraldine Racine Club. September 22—Foxton Racing Club September 28. 29-MB,rlborpugh Racing Club. September 29—Napier Park Racing Club. September 29 Oamaru Jockey Club. September 29, Octobcir I—Taumarunul Kaoing Club (at Paeroa).