GOSSIP OF THE TURF

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12217, 15 August 1925, Page 7

GOSSIP OF THE TURF

Talk from Ti&ck and Stable

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RACING FIXTURES

Au&iist IL 13 and 15—Canterbury J.C Grand National * ' " August IB—Pakuranan Hunt Annual August 20 and 22—Wellington B.C. American Fleet Meeting. August 39—North Taranaki Hunt Steeplechase. September 2 and 3 —Harton J.C. Spring. September s—Manawatu Hunt Steeplechase. September s—Otago Hunt Annual. September 21 and 25 Geraldine B.C. Spring. September 26—Australian J.G. (Warwick Farm Meeting). November 7, 9. 11, and 14—Canterbury J.C. Metropolitan. November 7 —New Zealand' Cud. NOMINATIONS. August 14—Marton J.C. Spring. August ‘ 14— Manawatu Hunt Steeplechase ' August 21—New Zealand Cup. September 14 —Geraldine B.C. Spring. HANDICAPS August 18--Wellington R.O. American Fleet Meeting. August 17—North Taranaki Hunt Steeple- . chase. August 20—Marton J.C. Spring. August 21—Otago Hunt Annual. .. August 81—Australian ' J.C.' Campbelltown Handicap and Warwick Farm Spring Cup. September B—Manawatu Hunt Steeple- '• chase. « . September 21—Geraldine B.C. Spring ACCEPTANCES. August 17—Wellington R.C, American Fleet” Meeting. August 21—North Taranaki Hunt Steeplechase. August -25—Marton J.C. Spring. August 28—Otago Hunt Annual. September Br-Manawatu Hunt Steeple- : chase. September 4—Now Zealand Cup. September B.C. Spring. • October B—New Zealand Cup. > November 2—New Zealand Cup. NOTES AND COMMENTS The -C. J.C. -winter meeting will ho concluded to-day. The Aylesbury Steeplechase reads like a match' between Birkenella and ' Blue Hall,' though the first time Uncle Bob jumps well he will win. The three:top-weights look to have a great, say in the Heathoote Handicap, and the pick of them might he Sun Up and .White Comet., Lower down the list is Pompey, and on minimum Potoanui. Sun Up ■la engaged) In the Selwyn Handicap as well as this event. FoTm point* to Bachelor , Gay and Kaikabu in the Styx. Hurdles. Nukumai, Penury Rose and Many Colours look ta be the; hard ones fo( dispose of in the Sydenham Hurdle*. Tuki land Passin’ Through will be well supported in the Lincoln Steeplechase. Anticipate and Last Dart' are .sure to be confidently hacked- in the RedclifW Handicap. ‘.. In- - -the . Selwyn r Handicap Moorland reads well, and so do ; Sun Up And Kuhio. Trenthani trained are having a difficult time in endeavouring to work their horsee. The present season is one of the rainiest experienced for *many years, and this Hutt Valley is getting at least a share of the moisture that is about. This week- there has been very little work, with the result that Trentham horsee will not he as well forward as could be wished in view, of the meeting which is to he held here next week. E. Rosewarne is now attached to S.. Reid’*: stable. ■ . . It fs understood that; J, McLaughlin is contemplating a -visit to Melbourne in January, and that he will take Tanadeee, Tanadice,r;and The Tank, with him. S. Reid might take, a teem of half a do sen on a tour of the. meetings along' the west 'coast of the North Island, and probably the members of the team will be Note, Spode. Merit, Nadarino, Indian Sage, and Minottm. Acceptances for the first day’s events at the fleet meeting, which is to be held at Trentham next week, dose on Monday. Degage, who fa to race at the fleet meeting) is .being kept going at Trentham, but the tracks nave been against any effort to gether .really wound up. However, sbe -is. coming on pioely, and should' be heard of at some of the spring meetings. t : ' . . Pantagruel, who figure* among those weighted for the- fleet -meeting, >is a fine sprinter - on „the tracks, but: does not always reproduce his . beat in a race, and on more than one occasion he has disappointed his ’connections. The injury received by Blue Peter while working on the tracks atßiccarton has been-the means of; keeping him from racing at the meeting up to the present, hut if the Hawera gelding is sufficiently recovered he is an almost oertain starter at the fleet, meeting tobe. held at Trentham next, week. Fireblight will not lack supporters if she Starts in the Richmond Steeplechase, which is to he run at Trentham on 1 Thursday next. Trentham horsemen rode the winning double at. the Grand National meeting oh Tuesday, H.. McSweeney Eiioting Tuki in the Grand National teeplechase, and R. Reed riding Kuhio in the -Winter Cup. T&nadees, who is fairly well forward, will be given a run, in the middle disr tance 1 events at the meeting at Trentham next week. Before his spell the chestnut was shaping like a useful sort over middle, distanced, and a little, later in the present season he ought to at least be able to pay his way. E. Penman is bringing Kalakaua mid Roues to tho Fleet meeting; The latter is reported to have developed Seely, but up to the present he has not turned out as good as he was ex-, pected to. The history of the Winter Oup is that the winner is usually well placed all the way. This was the case on Tuesday, when all the places were filled by horses who had been in the front division from the rise of the barrier. R. Reed rode a great race on Kuhio in the Winter Oup. After getting out well, he was always near the front. He was carefully nursed for a well-timed run, which landed hum a winner in the last stride.,

I Sun Up is a fine sprinter, who can be relied on to jump out of the barrier smartly. He looks like winning some big,races later in the season.; Bachelor Gay was making,;- his second appearance as a hurdler ween he won the Hunters’ Hurdle Handicap at Ricoarton on Tuesday. He made his first appearance at Wsimate last month when he gave a fair Showing, but the experience of that race, with the schooling he has had since, mupt have done him an immense amount of benefit, a* in Tuesday’s race he ne-ver looked like losing. As he is only a four-year-old, he is likely to develop •into a useful performer over hurdles. Rapier, the winner of the Ayonhead Handicap, is a smart, hack, likely -to find his way to open company very soon.; - . Gay and Good showed a fine hurst of speed at the finish of the Cashmere Plate, after a slow beginning. She is by Gay Lad from Bon Bora, So that she' is a half-sister; to .the dual Derby winner, Count Cavour. _ Provided , she ' goes on all right, she will be ah Oaks, candidate in November. It has become a well-recognised fact that racing, has been enjoying a greater run of success in- the North Island than it ha* oh the other side of the Btrait: That being so, anything detrimental to the interests of sport in the South bland should be avoided ae far as possible,' particularly when it comes to olashiug with suoh an important fixture as, the New Zealand Oup meeting,’writes “Sentinel," Once again, the Auckland Racing dub’s spring meeting .will dash' with the New Zealand dip meeting,, and as this is .against the interests of both dabs, and-decidedly against the interests of owners jyit - should be avoided if possible..;’ Jf -the Auckland spring meeting toak.*g>laoe earlier in. November it would -allow owners a/ chance -to run their horses at both meetings.. There is plenty of financial, temptation to, do so, as both programmes ale well supplied with, rich stakes. ’ Apparently the Dates Committee appointed' by the Racing Conference did not suggest any alteration , in order to avoid two important fixtures clashing, ,bnt it would 1 probably prove to -the advantage-of the 1 Riocarton ‘ meeting if a . change could be effected. , Nukumai has now won the Jumpers’ Flat Handicap at the Ricoarton winter fixture two ,years iaauoefeaaion.* NOTES FROM AUCKLAND TRACK WORK AT ELLERSLIE - ■ /“Times" Correspondent.) AUCKLAND,. August 14. Mr . O. G. Mcindoe has 'claimed the names of Nippy for the, three-year-old . by, Bardolph—Caraetta apd ( : : Dimmer far, the' two-yearteld 'by. Triinlight. . ,- 1 ’ .. . " , t, ’The visitors #ho”haye arrived’duringthe wdek' are* Adrienne, Kaika, Birkenroee, Billikiris, Curragnmore, Quinette, Haoriri, and Ma BoUghal. , , J. T. - Jamieson' is at Ellerslie with six horses, Spoony-being the only one engaged at the Pakurahga fixture. Spoony sprinted the best half mile at Ellerslie on Thursday. Ring the Bell was his con-pinion. . Auckland punters have not much confidence in our maiden hunters, and if Birkenroae, who looks, well, ia any good , he should beat them in the Greenmount. ; ,-v ; King Aman* has done, nothing wrong for weeks, and Kauri Park ha* improved immensely, during the past, fortnight, . The writer has no doubt which is the better horse when'properly 1 attuned, Kauri- Park. King Amahs is an exceptionally free worker, add'Kauri Park is just the opposite. It is hard- to differentiate, but with: ■the knowledge that King Amans will begin the best one must -lean a little toward him. - ’ 1 Ripon Abbey .-had not arrived this -morning, tmtrifhehas come along during the winter the speed he showed in the Great Northern Foal Stakes should make him a likely,;-winner of the first division of the Auckland’Handicap. Te Afonanni looks a better Jiorse than he did/ at Trentham) and he worn well there. He will be very hard to bea*. ; ■ As previously mentioned Knighthood .has come along wonderfully. He Jpas, been worked over a distance beyond to-day’s mile, and has always finished strongly. I hare a . great regard for his chance. . This week’s weather has been -shocking, and the feround will be bad on Saturday, i -■■ . - ■ Llewellyn should pull, through, hut he'has'a great weight to carry through the tflu*h. He ie a really good one m this olan. ■ '■ - Kawini -with more speed than the average hunter has been, going extremely well. He will he hard on top of the - ground' or with, moderately sort conditions. One- would have been , confident of -Llewellyn)’but despite the , fact that all-the stock of Ludullus can handle the heavy conditions fifty-five pounds is a. consideration, and Llewel-lyn-is conceding that amount, to Kawmi. .'Vi,.'.; ' - _ Aucklanders have net seen . Kaika ajul Adrienne over the Ellorslie cotintry,* so ono muAt leave those who know them to assess their ohanoes on their past form. . , „ , , , - Passibnate has worked the best of the Jellicoe Handicap field at Ellerslie, but Doleful Ditty must be recomon his run in the Cornwall .Handicap. It is.- understood that he is working satisfactorily at Avondale. The. open six is . a very hard race. Lady Ridicule and NamUtem are WOTkingwplendidly at headquarters, hut they-are always free workers. Archibald; Joy Ride ahd Sir Archie are all at home in had ground, and will show up, buta horse who , is_alwaye honest, and is going well is Pelham. , , Amateur riders events are as a. rule good things to leave alone. Tikima may -he the, popular choice, but, the public fancy their own horsemen »n these events.. . ~ ~ Dave, a maiden, has galloped well, but; being a Lucullus may stop oyer, the last bit. Well nhrsed no would bo hard to beat. . ,