GOSSIP OF THE TURF

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12622, 6 December 1926, Page 10

GOSSIP OF THE TURF

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FIXTURES FOR COMING EVENTS December 8. 9—Woodville District J.C. December 10, 11—South Canterbury J.C. December 11—Waipa R.C. December 16, R.C. December 27—Waipukurau J.C. December 27, 28—Westland R.C. December 27, 28—Taranaki J.C. December 27, 28—Dunedin J.C. December 27, 28, 30— Manawatu R.C. December 27, 29, January 1, 3—Auckland December 31, January 3, 4 —Greymouth 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. The Woodville meeting will be held on SVednesday and Thursday of this week. Usually Clarinda is regarded as one who does best over a distance of ground, but she is an acceptor in the open sprint at Woodville this week, and there are indications that she will be well supported. One of the items of particular interest at Woodville will be the running of Star Stranger, who is a candidate for the Auckland Cup. As Star Stranger will have 10.4 to carry he will be well tested, but it is not too much to expect him to run a good race seeing that as a three-year-old he carried 9.4 and dead-heated for first place in the Hawke’s Bay Cup. Epistle is one of the early favourites for the Oete Handicap at Woodville. Dividends were very small at Taumaranui on Saturday. The best of the day was that paid tlie first time by the double winner, Branson. Branson must have drawn marked attention to himself in his first success, as bettors laid odds on him when he started, and won, later in the day. The Quin Abbey—Necktie gelding, Ruffles, comes of an interesting family on his mother’s side. Necktie was by Menschikoff from Castorlace, by Castor from Necklace, by Musket from Locket. Locket was the dam of Thunderbolt, Medallion, and Necklet. Castorlace was a sister to Coronet and Armilla, and Armilla was the dam of Armlet. Apparently Te Monanui is flourishing, for his connections were confident last week that he would run a greau race in the Auckland Cup. The New Plymouth horse filled third place in the last Auckland Cup, but this time he has 81b mose to carry. Rapier’s form in the big handicap at Timaru this week might give some indication of the chance he possesses of winning the Manawatu Cup. Limerick is a regular attendant at Riccarton each morning, and is being given trotting exercise on the lead. He has built up considerably since his return from Australia, and his affected heel is quickly yielding to treatment. Jones has no intention of hurrying him in his tasks, but hopes to have him right in the early autumn, according to a Christchurch writer. At Woodville there is an interesting youngster in Silver Grey, a two-year-old filly trained by F. Davis for Mr T. H. Lowry. Silver Grey is by Grey Monk, by Roi Herode from Lady Jess by Ayrshiie, from Ardmore. Her dam, Chlorite, is by Sir Tristram from Chlorine by Grand Flaneur. Silver

Grey cost Mr Lowry 360 guineas at the Easter sales in Sydney last autumn. Her efforts on the turf will be watched with interest. She is due to make her first appearance at Woodville. Sunny Loch and Bon Skirl were sent over a round of the hurdles at Riccarton the other day, and both jumped well. The former showed signs of lameness after the task, and his owner may have trouble in getting him to stand up to his work. Count Cavour is still being confined to useful tasks, but he looks in the best of health, and he will be ready for more strenuous tasks this week. It is probable that Mr G. D. Greenwood will have three representatives at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting. The two-year-olds, Agrion and Eulalie, are pretty certain to go north, and Haze may be tho other member of the party. David (by Baverstock—Linotype) proved himself a line stayer and a horse of very hardy constitution, but, according to a. Sydney writer, he is likely to have a hard task to make anything like a name for himself as a sire, for ho is not receiving anything like the proper opportunities to distinguish himself. The phenomenal success achieved by the late Fred Archer completely dwarfs what any other man ever accomplished in the saddle. In 1876 he won 209 races, and then went on as follows 1577, 218; 1878, 229; 1879, 197; 1880, 120; 1881, 220; 1882, 210; 1883. 232; 1884, 241; 1885, 246; 1886 (tho year of his death), 170. He rode five Derby winners and six St. Leger winners. In those days, although Archer’s mounts generally went out at short odds, it almost invariably proved a profitable proposition to back them uniformly all through the season at starting prices. Punters were stung at the Williamstown races recently, states the Sydney “Sun.” A plague of dragon flies, mosquitoes, horse-stingers, moths, and all kinds of insects swept over the course and took charge of the grandstand. Women folk were in deadly fear of being stung, and they had a most uncomfortable time. For some of the punters it was a ca6e of being stung both wayfc. One of the smartest fillies—if not actually the smartest—seen out on the English turf this year is Cresta Run, whose latest victory was registered in the Imperial Produce Stakes at Kempton Park. Cresta Run carried 9.3, and she defeated a field of eleven. Cresta Run, who was bred by her owner, Lieutenant-Colonel G. Loder, is a daughter of Hurry On, and on the dam’s side she claims a strain of Carbine blood through' her grand-dam, Mountain Maid (a daughter of Spear--1 mint). The Irish Cesarewitch was run at the Curragh at Kildare, and 19 horses were saddled for this mile and six furlongs race. The result was a great surprise, the outsider, Game Hen, winj ning from two other outsiders in Maureen M and the now elderly Ceylonese. The winner belongs to an Irishman, Mr L. Scott, and is by Longtown oui of Grey Hen. Ceylonese, like Tishy, was expected to win a Newmarket, Cesarewitch, when owned by Sir A. .Bailey, but they both failed..