GOSSIP OF THE TURF

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12456, 26 May 1926, Page 10

GOSSIP OF THE TURF

Talk from Track and Stable

(By

“CARBINE.”)

A. McDonald is mentioned as likely to ride Llewelyn at Ellerslie. It is understood that R. S. Bagbv Trill be on Tanadees in the Cornwall Handicap. Tanadocs will be *ent north on Friday. Nadarino is to be sent to Ellerslie this week. He galloped well at Trcntham yesterday. Glument pave a fair showing- over the lvurdles at Trentham yesterday morning. Mahu, Zero Hour, and Axle also are being: schooled, and are jumping well. The Auckland "Star” reports that H. Wiggins has engaged bv Mr E. Kiddiford to do his lightweight riding next season. Wiggins is a very vigorous' little horseman, and rides well. He has recently ridden some fine races on Serang. Wiggins will go over to Sydneynext month to do some lightweight riding for J. Williamson, who will have some horses there. At the conclusion of last week’s racing, the leading ten jockeys are:—C, Emerson 69 wins, !FL Reed 67i, .T. Barry Mr. M. McCarten 50. L. G. Morris 48, B. H. Morris 47, E. A. Jveesing 41, E. J. Mackie 38, H. Wiggins 354. J. Beale 34. .T. W. Murtagh, who served his time with Mr W. R. Kemball. is now attached to Stan Reid’s stable at Caulfield, and as the ex-New Zealand mentor has several good performers over jumps in his charge. Murtagh will have nlenty of scope for his riding ability in the forthcoming jumping season. The Night Patrol won the Elder Stakes at Adelaide on May Bth, for the second year in succession. His trainer, .T. Scobie, has trained nine winners of the event, starting with Paul Fry in 1898, who also won in 1900, and following up with La Carbabine, Eye Glass, Audacity, Cyklon (twice), and The Night Patrol (twice). By his victory in the Borough Handicap at Wanganui, Serang registered his fifth consecutive win. He cost 850 guineas as a yearling at the sale or Koatanui youngsters. Gaze, the winner of the Wanganui Century Hurdles, won the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Cun Steeplechase nt Hastings In 1924, from Kovno and Sturdee, and be was then kept to flat racing, accounting for several good races at North Island meetings. Erie won the Napier Steeplechase last year with 11.3 and two months later was first home in the Hornby Steeplechase at the Christchurch Hunt Steeplechase meeting with 12.5. Ten days later, with 11.3 she was third to Tuki (9.4) and Firelight (9.9) in the Grand National Steeplechase and in the Beaufort Steeplechase on the second day of the National meeting she carried 11.11 to victor? from Passim Through (11.11) and First Line (9.8) She followed, this success up bv winning the Admirals Steeplechase at the Wellington Racing Club’s Fleet meeting, beating among the number the winner of the Grand National Steeplechase. The ex-New Zealander Amber Tips, by San Fran—Wangaehu, won the Fourth Division Handicap at Albion Park on May Btn.

Having trained tbe winners of 17 races in the Sydney metropolitan area, W Kelso is & the head of the winning trainers* list He is. however, only one win ahead of G. Price, who lias aocounted for 16 winners during the current season. At meetings held at Rand-

wick, Price has scored 10 times, which places him in the lead for headquarter*, where tho big stakes are to be won. .Kelso’s best performer has been the woltor horse, Red Gauntlet, who has caught tho judge’s eye on five occasions, while the best of Price’s string has been the Melbourne Cup winner, Windbag, whose record for the season has been seven wins. At meetings held on Melbourne courses, Kelso’s representatives won twice, but Price’s only victory was the Melbourne Cup. It ip interesting to note that altogether members of Price's string have won stakes this season totalling more than .£30,000, which includes amounts won at Cowra and Gosford, and a host, of prizes for minor placings.