GOSSIP OF THE TURF

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12608, 19 November 1926, Page 10

GOSSIP OF THE TURF

FIXTURES FOR COMING EVENTS November 20—Levin R.C. November 24--Ashhiirst-Pohangina • R.C. November 27. December I—Takapuna J.C. . . November 30, December* I—Feilding J.C. December 4—Methven. R-C. December 4—Taumarunui R.C. December 8, 9—Woodville District J.C. December 10, 11—South Canterbury J.C. December 11—Waipa. R.C. December 16, 18—Dargaville R.C. December 27—Waipukurau J.C. December 27, 28-rWestland R.C. December 27, 28—Taranaki J.C. December 27,. 28—Dunedin. J.C. December 27, 28, 30—Manavratu R.C. December 27, 29. January 1, 3—Auckland R.C. December 31, January 1, 4—Greymoutb J.C. * January 1, 3—Stratford R.C. January 1, 3 —Hawke's Bay J.C. January. 1, 3—Marton J.C. February 24—Waiapu R.C... leviiTtp-morroav. Woodville nominations close „£, 9 p.m. to-day. Indian Sage, who is to contest the Levin Cup, gall'oped seven furlongs yesterday morning in a shade under .1.32, going nicely all the way. Kilmezzo, who is engaged in the Maiden, had Vexatious for a mate, and they got to' the end of six fur* longs in 1.19. ■ Two other Maidens, Theodolite and Humoresque, went four furlongs in SOsec. Tanna'dice went very well in a halfmile gallop with Royal Pointer. Their time was Slsec. Cerf, who is entered at Ashhurst, and Ardfinnan, who is an acceptor at Levin, sprinted plorg the back. Both moved freely. No Favours and Matu ran seven furlongs in 1.33.

Gauntlet, who is engaged in the hurdles at Levin, has been schooled twice, this week, and lias jumped fairly well/

At the end of last week* B. H. Morris was at the head* of the jockeys’ list for the season with 19 wins. R. J. Mackie was next * with 16J, then F. E. Jones 14. L. A. Pine 121.. F. Voiglit 12, H. Wiggins 111. J. Barry 11, A. McDonald 101, C. W. France 10, and J. T. Huinphris 10. R. Reed. who headed the list last season, , has four wins to his credit, hut he has not long returned from Australia.

The Wellington-owned Tresham made a hold bid for honours in the Waikato Cup and was only beaten in the last little bit. The Tressady gelding is rapidly, coming to his best, and be * will only require ordinary luck to win an important handicap soon. Tresham should command a big following if he runs in the Alison Cup at Takapuna, says the “New Zealand Herald.”

Margaret Birney was one of the disappointments of the Ricoarton carnival. She had been galloping well before the meeting opened, but she failed to show up in her races. It is considered * in the South this was hot her true form.

The Dunedin sportsman. Mr A. S. Cambridge, has placed his imported mare. Noeline, under the care of F. P. Claridge at Riccarton. She is a four-year-old grey, by Bethlehem (son of Roi Herode) from Mince Pie, by Minstead (son of Minting). Apart from her attractive breeding, she has plenty of size and she . should develop into a useful performer later in the season.

Count Cavour is having a few days’ rest after Mb recent racing, but T. H. Gillett will soon have him in commission again, as he is booked for a trip north for the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting. Tarleton is to be blistered and he will have a long spell before he is required to race again. Carnot, who has been a disappointment /lately, is to be treated to a spell. He has not shown his best form since he resumed work a few months ago, following on the severe cold which he contracted at Trentham in July.

The property at Yaldhurst, “Irvington Lodge,’’ containing over 115 acres, together with all the buildings and improvements, the property of Mr Ben Jarden, has been purchased by Mr Robert Grant, of Belfast. The 'purchaser and Mr Al. B. Edwards will occupy the property. This establishment was formerly owned by the late Mr G. G. Stead and Mr R. J. Mason, and will continue to be used as. a training establishment. .The price realised was in the ' vicinity of £IO,OOO. Writes “Phaeton”.: —“When . Quin Abbey arrived from England .about a dozen years ago 1 journeyed round to’the Railway Wharf with* several others to inspect, the new ■ arrival. With a hogged mane and. his forelegs somewhat the .worse for wear, he did not greatly impress, but, all . the same, it had to be admitted that he was of solid physique. Taken to the Waikato, Quin Abbey did not have much of a chance to make a name for himself ns a sire,, but later on when he passed into tho ownership of Mr R. Hannon, increased opportunities came to him and he gradually succeeded in improving his position in the winning sires’ list, and he was placed fourth in the season of 192425. Quin Abbey’s stock were specially noted for their hardiness and they were good on the flat, over hurdles and across country. Quin Abbey was got by Morganatic, * a son of the celebrated St. .Simon. As descendants of Quin Abbey won stakes to the value of over £82,000, it can bo said that he kept up the Reputation of the celebrated line to 1 which he owed his descent in a fitting manner in this faraway Innd.”

The Paper Money gelding Forgery continues to do well on Sydney pony courses. Following on several wins in 14.1 class, he registered a brilliant performance when he won a 14.2 race at Victoria Park recently. A Sydney writer has the following high praise for Forgery:—“There is no. doubt Forgery is one of the best 14.1 ponies that has graced a Sydney pony track. His record amongst liis own class puts him on a pedestal. He lias several times suffered defeat in 14.1 company since coming from New Zealand, hut, with one exception, those defeats have been most unfortunate. The exception was at Kensington on September 29th, when, starting favourite for the first division of the 14.1 handicap, he failed' to finish in the first six after holding a prominent. position at the home turn. However, to show how wrong that form was the little bay, at his next start in similar company, won easing up by three and* a half lengths. After that win, it did not occasion 'surprise when his owner accepted with him in the first division of a 14.2 race at Victoria Park. As lie won ' that race with ridiculous* ease., it is not * imnrobahle Skolton will try at even higher game.”

\> hen writing about the Champagne Stakes at won by The Satrap’s stable ( companion Damon (says “Audax” ‘in the ‘‘Horse ahd‘ Hound”), I said that in. my opinion the former was the beet two-year-old which had run.. From what. I have heard since, this is a correct view, as I have been told on the best authority. that Tetratema’s brother was a good two lengths in front of Damon at home. The Satrap has now been sold, to Mr William Dupont, jun., of the Foxcatcher Farms, U.S.A., for £20.000, one of the conditions being that the colt does not run again in England. . . ,

The fact of there being no betting at Windsor (Eng.) last week was responsible for, the Australian • trainer,. E.'T. O’Sullivan, getting into trouble. Bohemia, owned by Mr J. White,' and one of O’Sullivan’s team, won a selling race of £lB7, but it cost 330gns to buy. him iij, and, as he was unbacked, that meant a loss to the owner. A bidder for the horse complained that O’SuJlivan had. abused him, and the outcome was that the latter was fined £25 by the stewards. PANTHEON'S EARNINGS Pantheon’s success in the C. B. Fisher Plate at Flemington brought his Australian earnings up to £8729. Remarkable, to relate, more than . half that sum has been won in place money, but when it is remembered that the imported horse has filled minor places on: 14 occasions there,, including the Metropolitan and Melbourne Cup, it is not so surprising. Here is Pantheon’s winning and placed record in Australia:—-

£ Third, A.J.C. Warwick Stakes 100 Third, A*J.C. Craven. Plate 300 Third, Moonee Valley W. S. Cox Plate 100 Second, V.R.C. Melbourne Stakes 300 Third, V.R.C. :C. B. Fisher Plate 150 Second,. V.R.C. St. George Stakes 175 Second, V.R.C.. Essendon Stakes. 300 Second, V.R.C. Governor’s Plate, 200 Third, Rosehill Jttawson Stakes 60 Third, W. F. Chipping Norton Stakes 100 First, A.J.O. Dangar Handicap . 817 First, Warwick Farm . Spring Handicap 578 Dead-heat, ; 3rd .A. J.C. . Spring Stakes 125 Second. A.J.C. Metropolitan ... 1200 First, A.J.C. Randwick Plate ... 1811. Second, V.R.C. Melbourne Stakes 300 Third Melbourne Cup 1000 First C. B. Fisher Plate 1113 Total £8729 Of'this total, £4410 represents placemoney. PANTHEONS SIRE TRACERY,”THE GREAT . Despite the presence of several sons of Valais and the representation of other proved sires in the Melbourne Cup field, the candidate with an undeniable claim to having the : most notable, “dad” was the favourite Pantheon, who finished third. He is a son of Tracery, the distinguished son <V the triple-crown winner, Rock Sand. Tracery was bred by the * late Mr August Belmont, at the Nursery stil«l near Lexington, Kentucky, and was foaled in 1909'0f English parefits. His sire, Rock Sand, cost Mr Belmont £25,000. He bought the * dam, * Topiary, . from Lord .Hamilton of Dalzell, who had given 3000 ’guineas for her as a yearling', with disappointing results. Topiary was' by Orme from* the French-bred ' mare Flaisanterie, who won the Cesarewitch and the Cambridgeshire. At the time Tracery was foaled racing was Suspended in . New York and other . States owing to. anti 7 betting legislation. , ,So Tracery was sent to England, where John Watson, trainer to Mr Leopold de Rothschild, took him in* charge: The- Belmonts had for. years* represented the 'Rothschilds in ; America, hence the arrangement. Owing to two-year-old troubles,, Tracery did not make his. debut until the Derby of 1912. He was not supposed to be ready, and went out at 66 to 1, but ran third to Tagalie and Jaeger. He. won his only cither races that season, viz., the St. James Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes, and St. Leger. At four, years he. won .thrice, including the Ellipse and Champion Stakes, was second, in the ' Jockey Club Stakes, and fell .in the, .Ascot Cup,. He did not race again, and so his record was nine starts, . six wins, one.second, one third, ancL a fall; while his. stake winnings were £19,717. '

. His accident in the Ascot. Cup was a sensational incident. The race had been qagefly awai"ted to prove 'whether, Tracery or Prince Palatine was the best stayer in England. It was the time of the suffragette troubles in England. , Tracery was leading by many lengths five furlongs from home .when a man ran on the. track flourishing a small flag and a revolver. Tracery struck, him, and was brought down. Horse and rider escaped: harm. The (nan was badly injured, but eventually recovered. Prince Palatine won the race, and lie never met Tracery again. Like other famous sires, Tracery made a poor start at the stud, yet after three years he was sold for £53,000 to Senor S. J. Unzue, and went to the Argentine. As the exchange rates were then in favour of the Argentine, and as Senor Unzue received the stud fees for Tracery’s service that season, amounting to Iu,OOO, the horse really cost much less than £53,000. After three years in the Argentine, Tracery was sent back to England, where the late Mr 'William Allison, the special commissioner* of the London “Sportsman,” organised a syndicate of breeders, who purchased a three-fourths interest in Tracery from Senor Unzue for £86,000, but a year later the horse died, at the Coham Stud from an internal trouble. The syndicate collected £26,600 from an insurance policy. At the time , of his dearn Tracery had sired the winners of 201 J. races and £126,557 in stakes. His orogeny include Papyrus, Monarch, IX: Panther, Tamar, * Abbot’s Trace, Flamboyant, Teresina and many other good performers.

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WINTON RACES • MEMORIAL TO DISMANTLE DOLEFUL DITTY WINS FAREWELL Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, November 18. The Winton Jockey Club’s annual meeting concluded to-day in fine weather. There was a large attendance, arid the track was in good order. The totalisator investments ainounted to £12,743, compared with £13,§68 10s for the second. day • last year, making the total for the meeting £27,311, as against £29,264 10s last year. Results:— ' * , . COUNTY HACK HANDICAP, Of .115 sovs; seven furlongs. 7 Glenham, 7 (T.-Metcalf) 1 8— S'trathnavar, 7,2 3 Paris, 7.9 ...’ 3 Also started— 1 Bilbo 9.*(, 9 Equerrv 8, 10 Obligio 7.11, 2' Divinial 7.10, 6 Highborn 7.6, 5 Rippling Lake 7.2, 4 French Belle 7.1. • Neck: three-quarters of a length. 1.32 1-5. ORETI TROT HANDICAP, Of 135 sovs; 3.43 class; one mile and a half. - I—Nelson McElwyn, limit (J. Walsh) ' : l s—Golden Dawn, ,60yds bhd 2 B—Lady. Zita, , limit 3 Also started—l 4 Pere Pointer, 11 Baker Boy, 10 , Queen Betty, 7 Joy Chimes limit, 6 Vasiliki, 12 Lady Freeman, 2 Jock’s 'Pal 12yds bhd, 3 Day Pointer,* 13 Dixie Dillon 24, i Revolt 36, 9) Jazalock 84- . STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of 145 sovs; six furlongs. 4 Jack o’ Lantern 7 (L. J. Ellis) 1 I—Dancing Days, 7.12 2 5 Ecuador,: 8.2 3 Also started—2 Corn Rigs 7.11, 3 Sweet Melody 7.11, 7 Master Sandstone 7.10, 8 Valdamo 7, 6 In the Pink 7.

Neck; length, 1.18. SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of 220 sovs; one mile. s—Dismantle5 —Dismantle 7 (D. Kerr) 1 2 Full Swing, 8.5 2 3 Apache, 7.11 ....*..*..., 3 Also started—l Baldowa 9.2, 4 Warhaven 8.4, ,6 Geranial 7.1, 8 Kilfane 7, 7 All Style 7. Length j half length.'. 1,46. STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, Of 150 sovs; about two miles and a half. 2 Londonderry, 9.9 (A. E. Ellis) ... 1 I—Greenstone, 10.12 ' 2 3 Nyanza, 9.3 3 Also started—6 Kipljng 11.3, 5 ViceGrand 9.3 (fell), 4 • Manngamoe 9.2 (fell), 10 Nimrod 9, 9 Grand Fleet 9, 8 Night; 9 (ran off), 7 Punjaub 9. Two lengths; one. 5.21. AWARUA HANDICAP, Of 115 sovs; six*furlongs. 3 8.4 (J. Andrews) ... 1 4 Gipsy Maid, 7:11 2 I—Battle Colours, 7.6 *..... 3 Also started—2 Tholomou 9.3, 8 King Cup 8.7, 5 Soldiers’ Hope 8.4, 11 Piton * 7.11,’ 6 King Balboa 7.10, 12 Quarrelsome 7.6, 7 Ayrovski 7.6, 10 Taramoa. 7.6, 9. Haphazard 7.6. Half a length;.half a length. 1.18. DASH TROT HANDICAP, Of 125 sovs; one mile and. a quarter. 1— Liberal, limit (A. McLellan) 1 2 Sea Hawk, limit 2 5 Vasiliki,: 12yds blid 3 Also started—l 3 Ferry Stream, 4 Pere Pointer, 3 Needles, 9 Fair Lad, 5 Coy- Bells, 17 Georgette, 6 Logathete limit,. 2 Wee Spark, 10 Joy Chiriies, 11 Chimirig King 12yds bhd, 14 Greystone 24, 7 Leith Chimes, 17 South Star, 16 Perfect Pointer 36. Eight lengths; font. '8:81 FAREWELL/HANDICAP, , Of 145 sovs ; one- mile. B—Doleful Ditty, 7.11 (P. Powell) 1 I—Receipt 8:9 2 3 Queen. Balboa, 7.9 * 3 Also started-r-4 Bugle Note 8.8, 10 Kilbarry 8, 5 Bloom 7.13, 9 Cupidon 7.12,: 6 .All Style .7.8, 2 Tholomon 7.7, 7 Ardour 7.7.. Length; three. 1.46.