JOCKEY'S ESCAPE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23221, 15 December 1938, Page 13

JOCKEY'S ESCAPE

FIVE HOUSES IN FALL MUNRO SAVED BY SKULL CAP SUCCESS FOR M. McCARTEN WINNER BY MEDIEVAL KNIGHT LntOM OUlt OWN COItKKKI'OXDKNT ) SYDNEY, Dec. !) Racing at Canterbury Park last Saturday was marred by the Calling of five horses, the outcome of which was that the jockeys l'\ Shean and 1). Munro were injured and the mare Miss Command broke a ley; and was destroyed. .Miinro's mount, Roginer, was I hi> first to tall, due to clipping the. heels ol Harlowe, who was immediately in Iront ol her. Munro escapeil serious injury miraculously, lor his skull cap was shattered and certainly saved him. He was badly bruised. Sliean, who has had a great run ol' success, was badly shaken and broke his collar-bone. He is likely to be out ot action ior several weeks. Roginer was badly injured, but it is hoped she will be saved for stud purposes. The other jockeys, S. Jones, S. Cracknel 1 and A. Harvey, escaped. Disalto, one of the horses to fall, was having his first run since falling in the Tramway Handicap at Randwiek last September. Fortunately he escaped without a scratch. The finish of the race was not without incident, for Moaenza won after being hurdled off lor fraetiousness at the start. Activity Reappears J. T. Jamieson started Activity, who showed rare speed as a two-year-old, but in his track work had been very sluggish this year. Activity displayed more dash in the race and performed reasonably well. Jamieson won the principal handicap at Warwick Farm last Wednesday with Improvement. The Chief Ruler gelding was a hot favourite and led all the way, without danger of defeat at any stage. G. Price produced two maiden two-year-olds during tlie week, and, while the Beau Pero colt Bel Oiseau was beaten by the smart Overbold at Canterbury Park, Marengo won at Warwick Farm. Bel Oiseau, who is owned by Mr. W. Higgins, of Wellington, is a good type and on the track superior to Marengo. He was unfortunate in striking a good galloper like Overbold, who had won a week earlier. Marengo is owned by the famous surgeon Sir John McKelvey, himself recuperating after a serious illness. Marengo is an attractive colt by Sir Hugh Denison's imported horse Harinero, one of the few Blandford horses in Australia. Folk Song in Disgrace Folk Song disgraced herself in the race won by Overbold. She has been very wayward in her races and it is unlikely that Jamieson will go on with her. Like her stable mate, Beau Mari, she is a good track galloper, but a disappointment with the colours up. M. MeCarten has a great record on two-year-olds and won, both juvenile events at Warwick Farm. In addition to Marengo, he scored on Jembra, a neat filly, who gained the first success for her sire, the imported Medieval Knight. MeCarten's riding played a big part in both results, for Marengo and Jembra were unfavourably drawn at the barrier. i-

P. Jt iildlo has shown marked improvement since his operation about a fortnight ago. At one stage his friends were most anxious, but he made a wonderful recovery and soon should be in the convalescent stage. SALE OF GAY HUSSAR TO ENTER RICCARTON STABLE The three-year-old gelding Gay Hussar, who hitherto has carried the colours of Mr. T. H. Kenny in the Auckland Province, has been sold to a patron >oi S. Barr, the Riccarton trainer, and embarked at Wellington last evening for Lyttelton. Gav Hussar is Australian-bred, boiim by Light Brigade l'rotn Carrah. and he was trained by A. McGregor at Matainat.a. Early in his two-year-old career he was placed twice, one of the events being the Musket Stakes. LOSS OF VALICARE DEATH SOON AFTER FOALING SYDNEY, Dec. 14 Mr. P. Osborne suffered a severe loss through the death of Valicare within a few hours of giving birth to a filly yesterday. Valicare was sent to New Zealand to be mated with Night .Raid in 1930 in the hope of getting a Phsir Lap or a Nightmarch, but only a modcrate performer, The Raider, came from the union. Valicare made another trip to New Zealand in 19.%, resulting in the filly now in B. Pay ten's stable at Ramhvick. TROTTING BREVITIES NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS Masterman, who competed in the maiden trot at Claudclands, has gone into T. Roe's stable. The Palmerston North trotter Rig Kauri, tvas brought to Auckland by T. Roe and will remain under his care until the arrival of his trainer, W. A. Price, for the Kpsoni meeting. The Australasian champion mile pacer, Lawn Derby, arrived yesterday at Kpsoni. The presence of \Y. J. O'Shea and his fine I'ree-leggod horse will create additional interest in training operations between now and the start of the Auckland meeting. Lawn Derby is entered for the Trotting Cup and other events and will also attempt to lower his grass track record. Before Baron Alfonso won the Nowstead Handicap at Claudclands, he was acquired by C. Moran, who took possession after the race, which the horse won in the interest of Mr. W. Hosking. He was purchased by Mr. Hosking at a low figure from the Hon. Mark Fngan and Hon. Eliot R. Davis. Baron Alfonso won his first few races for F. .). Smith, but his two successes for .Mr. Hosking were gained in C. H. Goodall's hands. Moran will probably race Baron Alfonso at the Wairarapa meeting.

The pacing mare Agnes Bingen, who for some time past has provided the high-lights of lOpsom track work, was purchased after the Waikato Trotting Clul)'s meeting by W, .T. Eyrion, Morrinsvillc. Agnes Bingen last J)ecemher, working on the outside of the course proper, ran half a mile in 1.4 2-5, lowering the record of 1.5 1-5 held conjointly by Gold Jacket, Jewel Pointer and Indianapolis, but in spite of this, and fast records on the dirt, she is still in the novice class. Fynon last year won with Grand Triumph and Xerihana, horses, who although fine track workers, were previously disappointing in races.