NOTES BY PHAETON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21906, 15 September 1934, Page 11

NOTES BY PHAETON

ROGILLA TAKES HONOURS VICTORY OVER PETER PAN COMPARISON OF RECORDS The victory of Ilogilla in the Chelmsford Stakes at Ranclwick last Saturday, defeating Peter Pan in a solidlyrun nine furlongs, shows very clearly that he is carrying his seven years remarkably well. Peter Pan has good reason to remember his bouts with Rogilla, for in two hard races last season victory also rested with the veteran. In the King's Cup. one mile and a-half. decided at the A.J.C. meeting in April, Rogilla, 9.:!. beat Peter Pan, 9.5, by a head, and, as the mile and a-half was run in 2.82, it furnished a great test between two proved stayers. It was very stoutly argued that in that race the luck was on the 6ide of Rogilla. Ba that as it may, tho point brought out by their latest encounter is that they met under the same conditions in regard to weight, Rogilla carrying 9.5 and Peter Pan 9.8, and a half-length victory went to the credit of the former. Up to the .present Rogilla haft contested 46 races, and his record is as follows: UnFirst Second Third placed At 2yrs . . No record. At 3yrs . . 1 0 1 4 At 4yrs .. *4 1 0 0 At syrs . . '5 6 1 4 At Cyrs ..HI CI 2 4 At Tyrs . . 2 0 0 1 23 6 4 13 'One dead-heat. IT wo dead-heats. In the early stage of his four-year-old career Peter Pan was out of commission and he raced only during the autumn. His record is as follows: UnFirst Second Third placed At 2yrs ..0 tl 0 1 At ,i\rs .. *9 0 0 2 At 4yrs . . 2 5! 0 2 At syre . . 0 I 0 0 31 3 0 o •One dead-heat. Rogilla is engaged in Tho Metropolitan, 1 mile 5 fur., with 9.11, the Caulfield Cup, one mile and a-half, with 9.10, and the Melbourne Cup, two miles, with 9.7. Peter Pan figures only in the Melbourne Cup, in which he heads the list with 9.10. THE CAULFIELD CUP SIR SIMPER'S PROSPECTS The success of Sir Simper in the Centenary Gold Cup, one mile and a-quarter, at Epsom. Victoria, coming on the top of two previous winning exploits, brightens still further his prospects of winning the Caulfield Cup, in. which he lias the handy weight of 7.5. In his most recent race the New Zealand gelding carried 8.4 and he won so decisively as to point to his ability to cope with the mile and a-half journey in the Caulfield Cup. The conditions of the race provide that the winner of any handicap or handicaps of the value to the winner of £SOO or over (Toorak Handicap excepted) after declaration of the weights oliall curry such additional weight (if any) for each win as the handicapper cliall determine, not exceeding in the aggregate 101b. So far Sir Simper's impost, 7.5, remains without review. After winning tho Nerrin Nerrin Handicap last month Sir Simper was elevated to the position of favourite, and we may expect to learn that ae a result of his recent success he has firmed in price. PAKURANGA HUNT POINT-TO-POINT ENTRIES Entries for to-day's point-to-point meeting of the at. ) Pigeon -Mountain, Pakuranga, are m folhws Farmers' Race.—Chum, Transport, Flyer, Gold Idem, Dark Princess, Blisslaud, Joyride, Baila, Bi2aro, Marvon Downs, Hassan, Dusky. Open Point-to-Point.—Tomboy, Beaufort, General. Loom, Blooir.ing Heather, Gold Idem, Mashoor, Gay Laddie, Golden Wedding, Pinto. Bambn, Slump, Dominican, Vilnia. Arabesque. Members' Lightweight.—Ali Baba, Chuin, Beaufort, Blooming Heather, Mashoor, Guy Laddie, Pinto, Bamba, Dusky Form, Lady J.D.K.Z.. Vilnia, Bicolor, Loom. Members' Heavyweight.—Tomboy. Transport. Flyer, Marina, General, Blissland, Bamba, Bella, Bizaro. Hassan. Dusky, Rocket, Dominican. Vagabond King. Ladies' Race. —Wanganui, Safe Conveyance. Lady Rose, Flash, Dusky Form, Wee McGregor, ' Arabesque, Rocket, Vixen, Vilnia. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP Supreme Court, who was recently sent from Auckland to Melbourne, i# now in P. Kearns' stable at Caulfield. The offer of £7OOO a year by the Aga Khan to Gordon Richards, which sets a record for the British turf, recalls the fact that the first, retainer accepted by Fred Archer wns £IOO n yenr. The reconstruction of tho main grandstand and stewards' stand at Hastings, which were severely damaged in tho earthquake in 1931, is now approaching completion. Various other improvements to the course appointments are rlbo being made. The win and place system of betting was used by the Ashburton County Racing Club at its four meetings during 1933, but the club returned to two dividends last May. and also at the June meeting. Win and place will again be used at to-day's fixture. The distinction of being the oldest professional jockey still riding to-day is claimed for an Australian, H. Graham, who is now in Rhodesia, South Africa. He is 58 years of age, and only two or three years ago had his most successful season as a jockey, riding 142 winners. R. Lewis, doyen of Australian jockeys, will be 56 in November Steve Donoghue is 50. The work of erecting a suitable covering and tombstone over the graves of Mr. and Mrs. R. Longley at St. Peter's Cemetery. Upfrcr Riccarton, has been completed. All the cost, amounting to nearly £25, was raised by subscriptions from owners, trainers, riders, and others connected with racing in the Riccarton district. This was the third similar undertaking carried out by the Riccarton racing fraternity, the vious graves attended to being those of J. McCombe and I. Tilson. A veteran Flemington owner-trainer, C. Moore, who had seen 50 Melbourne Cups run, died last week. Moore started riding in 1880 and was most successful as a jockey. He won a number of important events, including the Victoria Derby on The Harvester, Maribyrnong Plate on Lonsdale, the Caulfield Cup on Little Jack, and Moonee Valley Cup on Meteor. He was also first, past the post on Tom Swiveller in the Caulfield Cup in 1893, but lost the race on a protest. As a trainer he had a large number of winners. Giggleswick attracted attention early in the winter by winning two races at the Dunedin meeting in June, the heavy Wingatui track evidently suiting him. He wrs confidently supported at the Grand National meeting, but the ground wbb too firm for him on the first two days, and ho was withdrawn from the last day's programme before it was known that the track would be soft. He is stated to have done well since returning to Greymouth nnd no doubt he will not be neglected in to-day's engagement at. Ashburton. Synagogue's withdrawal from the Wanganui Guineas is due to the fact that, he cot down on the boat on the trip from Blenheim and hurt his hocks. He has improved a good deal since his arrival at Wanganui, but he was sore when working yesterday morning, and his trainer, T. R. George, then stated that lie would not run him. Synagogue may not take long to recover. but it is unfortunate that a mishap has temporarily put him out of action, as his appearance indicated that he must have been very well when he left home, J. E. Pike, who is to ride Chatham in the Epsom Handicap, stated last week that, although the Windbag gelding might not bo quite as good as formerly, he considered lie would win, for the third year in succession. The chief reason why he fancied him bo much, in spite of his great weight, 10.9, was his marked ability in heavy ground. "The heavier tho going the better Chatham likes it," said Pike, "and from the way it has rained in Sydney in the last month or so, it seems as if a hard track for the spring meeting ut Randwick is out of the question."