GLEANINGS FROM COURSE, TRACK AND STABLE

NZ Truth, Issue 1061, 25 March 1926, Page 13

GLEANINGS FROM COURSE, TRACK AND STABLE

Chaplin's Hard Lot. JOCKEY T. CHAPLIN is still con- - fined to hospital as a result of that broken leg. he suffered when Pittswort'a ran into a fence while contesting a steeplechase at Ellerslie last spring-. Chaplin has been under anaesthetics ■for treatment .'on no fewer than 13 differ ;it occasions. He has not lost his leg, but when he cornea out of hospital it is feared that one lug may be shorter than the other. . Tommy has certainly had a hard time. ••;■■•*■■ * A WELL- KNOWN owner whose f* name appears on the unpaid forfeit list must have made some mistake to allow such a thing to occur. . * ' . •«■'■#. Archibald at Last. WHEN it is realized that Archibald could get no nearer than fourtti on the first day at Paeroa over hurdles at, a mile and a half (run-in 2.54), and that lie won m his second attempt over 1% miles and ran the fast time of 3.13, it may seem peculiar to those who have not followed the horse's running.

mi iiiiiii nmimimm iiiimiiiiiiiii i iiiiiim iiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiii I . . . But m Archibald's case there is room for allowances. He has been unfortunate. • - ' AfTe Aroha on the opening day he was invited to run off on account of the hurdles being- only halfway across the track, while on the second day he was going: easy and threatened to take the ■ slake when he had the bad luck to topple.over Pendennis. On the opening day at Paeroa he seemed to race without confidence m amongst the field, but m his second attempt — and Avith k different rider — ai 1 change of tactics Ayas adopted,; Stanway raking- him to the front early, which evidently suited him, for he did it easily. • ' j It was Stan way who broke Jack Williamson's bad spell with Pittsworth last spring. Now he has done the same with Archibald. • . . ■.*--,. * * . THOMOND,, winner of the maiden at Masterton; is by . Polydamon, out of that fast but erratic- mare Sweet Tipperary. . . ,* ■ •'* * ' ' ■ BARRIER cribbing Avas m evidence at Masterton, and ohe".horse came from practically the outside of the field into a position near the fence. He won, too! . . "■' . ■■■*•■■. *.. , * Too Good to Last. THOJGH "Truth" did not hesitate to ■•■ -say that .there was a sincere ringabout; the racing at Ohinemu.ri on the opening day — so far as "set" propositions were concerned', the same cannot be Maid. about the second day. There Avere one or tAvo incidents "let go" Avhich might Avell have claimed the i attention of the stewards, ■■•'■■•■#■■'. # * DON GUNN, who used to be at Tren"tharh, since going south has,rid- , den a number- of Avinners.---i ■" * . '* * . '■ . Wellington Autumn Meeting. : THE nominations received 'for the • * Wellington autumn meeting are magnificent, and Bert Coyle has been ' set a. stiff task. ' His handicaps are not due till after the Easter racing. *• ♦ « DICK MASON did not go to Sydney last Aveek as expected. 'He 'will, s h f:\vever, probably get out before the > winter arrives. i . -.*■'.# * • ' Lucky With Marbles. THE Paeroa stable presided over by * J. W. Cathra may.be termed lucky '■ regarding the marble draAyn for post ' positions at the local meeting, for but ! of six starts at the meeting Avith Scat, ' Eh Tnni . and Blue Sky, No. 1 wa,s secured on three ; occasions. It Avas indeed luck, though only one No. 1 Avon and another Avas second. When Scat won-'the Paeroa mile he Avas out on 'No. 11. . .'.

KILLOCRA, which ran second at Master ton on Saturday, was big m , condition. He pulled up sound enough, • and if Stan Bagby can keep him going . there will be a race for him. « =s * TE MONANU'I, it is interesting; to note, ha/3 been accorded a nominptiorf m the Gold Cup, run the. second day of the Trentham meeting- i next n ontlu ' ' j'* * ■ * Not a Success. c A ROUE whatever way they will, the. '■ Masterton officials must by this 1 t'me be. convinced that the one-day autumn fixture is not a success. Why. not come to. some arrangement with Tarn tahi, and have two days m the. spring- and two days m the autumn? ,*■.■■* ■ * 5 QEAKIST was sent from Wellington 2 >-* to the Westport meeting. She 3 should, be left down the coast, for she is not worth .shipping back home. ."'• ■■■••«• '• •* j Tresham Scores. THESHAM was too classy for the two ■*'■•■ opposed to him m the. vbig event at- Masterton on Saturday, and he Avon ec- sily. . ■ . • . . Jack Taylor' has more than got his noney back since he bought him fuom • Murray . Hobbs. . ' . V Denny McCauley deserves the - thanks. ■ I ". : * ... * '■'■. # r IT is next door to a certainty that 5 * Gold Light will be racing at Ricl ccrton at. Easter. She will have her ) old pilot, Fred Waddell, to do the necessary. ._- : „;.. . - : ■

A. McDONALD preparation. * ♦ •*...'■ f IVILIT.Y has been breaking all- the watches on the Wanganui, track. She promises to be one of the favorites for the Great Easter. „, w ■ * ».-■■■ Pilliewinkie's Prospects. DILLIEWINKIE, with 9.13, has a r good horse's weight m .the Sydney' Cup, .but critics on the other side think he is sure to win. George Young reckons that the .Winkle gelding won the Australian Cup with something m hand. * * * r"ARDANT : ancI Gardenia .have been vJ 7 put into work again out at J. H. Piosser's' at Porirua. Kilmoyler has b'»en turned out for a good spell. ■ * - * # BLACK CAT met with an injury at Wanganui last month and is not to race again this season.. '*'■„ •'* ' * Riccarton Classic. WITH no Gloamings engaged, the race for the Challenge Stakes at Riccarton this year should attract more attention from backers. , Last . year, owing to • the of the old champion, all the other runners fell out arid Gloaming was left to bring home the bacon from his stablemate ; Chignon. ■ Thus the tote. was not opened. •W * # ? -j' BILL PINE'S win m the Opunak.e Clip With Vaward was due, for he has been a patient man with the gelding. A Phenomenal Rise. A FTER defeating three other mod- **■ ■ crates m pointless fashion m the Hack Cup at Tauranga, Hikibi, ,was elevated no fewer than 191 bs — from 9.2 to 10.7 — for his Welter engagement two races later. ji> He certainly won the Hack Cup by a street, but nevertheless he was treated to a. phenomenal rise m the Welter considering the poor .class .he beat. .'.'■.■ However, Hikioi was started- and beaten into third place m f a field of four. . ■■••■'.' y He would indeed. have been a Aery promising sort had he won/ for it was a.NI-ing the son of Day Comet' to survive m a seven-furlong contest after h iving already covered a mile less than ' an hour and a-half •previously. * '. . *»■.*■ . • ■ MOUNTAIN BELL just got home m the hurdles at Opunake from Karaeo, so look to the latter for a race. very shortly. . , RICCARTON will not see Dick Me-: Carten at Easter, for that\horseman will^be. at Ellejslie riding the I'jlley team. . . *• . ; #-. . -. •« ■ '■ . Three m One Day. IT was at Tauranga last year that * Clockwork, gave great promise when ''started on three 1 occasions m one day and got into the money every time. -.■■' , ; A' similar attempt Avas made by Mis-cl.-ievous last Saturday, when the' six-year-old Rambler gelding ran one first and two seconds'. Whether those three races will knock the heart out of Mischievous remains to.be seen, but he is certainly the stamp of a gelding which "should keep ■' on earning his oats, round the smaller meetings. Si..;.*'. *. WHEN Walter Jorgensen went to Duneclin last month it was to see the Exhibition, not to buy a horse but he did so all the same. Now the s Kilbroney—Nada filly he purchased has to put. up with it, for she has been called Exhibition. . Challenge Stakes. f OMMEND ATiON has been ' left .m the- Challenge Stakes,.- run over seven furlongs at Riccarton at Easter, and possibly.hewill.be a starter., . It. will all depend how he goes m the Champagne on the first -.clayi . ■ . '". ' *■ . .■* '.-.- • '■; .■■;,■ ■ ■ YOUNG Tommy. Green continues to , win races. .-He; is equally at home cn\ free goers and, on<iSlugSi ; • „ ..

real hoi\sc. , LOU HAZLETT i? " # ' * TWO English horses are at the top of the listen the Great Easter Handicap1 — Glentruin and Grand Knight. Two others from north of the $>ne are also engaged— Royal Divorce and Rosonor. -# * * TOM QUINLIVAN, .who has been ill, ' is on the road to recovery, but he wi|l not. take over his team' till after Easter. In. T.he meantime A. Quinlivun is m charge. -, ■ « ■'• ■ * * ; From Nowhere to First. IT is /not often these days that horses running nowhere m a race, less tran three hours later show a complete, ■ ■change of front by arriving home first* , ■ . However, such a thing happened m connection with Maveelish at Tauronga. Yet, m this case, "Truth" is prepared, to think that everything was m order. ■ ' f In the first case E. Keesing had the mount, and Maveelish met with n check on. the journey which settled' all twinning prospects', whilb there were o^ly four runners on the second occasion, and McTavish ""(Who had the sejit). 1 adopted more persuasive tactics from the jump. i- . * # ■ » LAST autumn Percy Hazleman went to Sydney and bought'three yeanlings. The first of them to win is Vertigern;/ which accounted for the two-year-old race at Masterton on Saturday. ... * * * 'CTANDARD does not race under *~*' weight, and 'he failed m the hack six at Masterton, an event that looked a' certainty for him on p v aper. ■ * * * Two m Succession. RIGHT AND LEFT and Sam Henderson have now caught two Tauranga Cups^'in succession, but they still have to eciual the record- of Jolie l ; 'ille, which some .years back got three on end. . , ■ ' " Right and Left Avas turned out m &-eat condition last Saturday, and did the deed m handsome fashion. He likes the left-handed way round, and is not averse to any rough going tl ere might be about country tracks. At least, such conditions ' suit him better „than most horses! ■ .-' » - ■ ' # ■ ' «■ : THERE were a few very mediocre class horses competing at the Bay of Plenty meeting last Saturday, which ■would have been more at home at "Maori Oat" gatherings.. ■'■*.* . »•■•■■■■ C.BB SIMPSON has chosen a mouth--1— ' ful when he named his' Arrowsmith . — Miss de Yal gelding, Arrow de Val.®* « # «. Tari Still Going. OLD Tari^fpund his w^y to Tau- . ranga last Saturdaj', where he was treated lavishly, some hacks being set to give him weight. " \ ' He was m at .the minimum m the Flying 4 , and though Keesing rode him 71b over, the betting indicated that the. public still thought him m nicely. He won almost throughout,', though he was doing his best at the close. He' has shown a, tendency to go sore of late. . . ' . ■#. <» • # ■• •• - ( . i L-IAZE is m both the Great Easter * * and the Great Autumn. He is still- a maiden and should remain, m that class after- these two events. . . •., .-■*■■ * ,* ■ :.•■"•, AVBRDRAWN is . a h orse ; tha t is ex - pected to win a big race before very long. ■ I..■■'.' '' ' ♦■..■■'.' .*•,.■■" * That Kidnapped Mare; pvEMURE, ;the kidnapped .horse of L^ the Court case, -won at her first time of asking; .. '„ The mare was said to have, needed crutches when she left Dwyer's stables for her old box, to such an extent that she was alleged to have been sufferingfrom rheumatism. < ' : : ■■• .*.-'* ■■...'* ■ "-.'-. ACCEPTANCES, for, the majority of -r\ Easter meetings .close eithefj : : tomoi'i'QW or oia;! Monday, • .' : : ; : _^

Aeroplane' Tragedy. TOIVI.^R.Eip, who died from injuries .sustained m" the ! flying ■ accident at Christchurch tjast week,' was a'wellknown rider, both ori the Hat and over country. • '■-. ■. -. • Reid had not been seen m the saddle for spxne ftm'e, and; had' been' working cut at the aerodrome at Sockburn'; ' .. * * * VISITORS from the southern part of the North Island, when they patre nise the country gatherings m and j..bout the Auckland province, are astounded by the size of the crowds p\esent. .'•',',' ♦ '* > * OLD Arch Salute was a runner at Masterton. Harold Cohnop has worked wonders with the little fellow m the past, and it would not be wise to forget him when the track is like the proverbial farm yard. . * * # A Grand Juniper^ WONDER of wonders! ' That grand jumper, Foeman, is again m work at Foxton under the care of Jack Fioctor. He is said to be m great heart, and if he is, the other cracks had better look out when the big fences are m position. ' * ■ . # - #, THE Martian — Per Arrna youngster, 1 bought at Christchurch m November by Mr.' J. Porter, of Akaroa, is being broken . m by Fred Christmas at Riccurton. ■','.'. : The Great Easter. THE Great Easter at Riccarton has : * only been Avon on four occasions by horses carrying oVer 9.0 — Machine Gun (i 0.4), Boreas (9.12), Cruciform 0).9.), and Penates (9.3). This year's race has two carrying over 9.o— Glehtruin (9.11) .and Grand Knight (9.3). * * * JN. the absence of Dick/ McCarten at the Ellerslio meeting, Charlie Emerson is to ride the Knight-owned horses at Riccarton. He will be on Limerick m the Champagne Stakes. * ' •* * Another Gloaming 1 . A WELL-KNOWN trainer round Foxton way is of the opinion that he has another Gloaming m his stable. So, at least, he said at a meeting the other day, but unfortunately he did not name the champion. I■■* . * * A YOUNGER brother to Pilliewinkje, ** • Sprinkler, is ' to go into work again at Riccarton. He has been off the scene for some time, but prior to his spell showed form of a high standard. * ' * ' . .* His First Victory.

Once Again. CHAIRMAN again showed his par- . tiality for the Qliinemuri track when he. returned just near the limit and c-ar'ted off the Hikutai.Ti-.Hack of seven furlongs with 8.9 m tradesmanlike fashion and ran 1.26 1/5. ; ' Later m the day he took on the open sprinters and got' thiitJ money, which might easily have been first had lie ex-' perienced a better run m the early part. Chuirman is very, well at present and one has to admit that his horseman (Caminick) is improving at the riding game with the large amount of experience he is gaining. \ He appears to have improved quite as much as Chairman from Te Kuiti and Rotoz'ua. RJ. McT'AVISH absolutely stole two • races at Paeroa the second day on Ftying Juliet, and Joy Ride. He gave them the. necessary reminder over the last little bit. Those two or three sharp cuts he'; gave Flying Juliet won the dividend for her supporters. Will He Come Back? IN his first start on the other side Te Monanui ran fourth. ,The New Plymouth horse must win some of the lnoney offered over the Tasman before he comes back, home-r-that is, if he dies come back home. •'•.' *#,* . . . 1^ present arrangements are adhered to, Percy Hazleman will be at-Ric-cartoji at Easter with Licinius find David Garrick. The latter is a two-year-old by Comedy King out of Garni.: .a, and has jet to race. • *« ■ * *■■ V , Not Close Enough. , THE manner m which Le C.houcas gathered the -loaders from just" round the home bend at Pacrou. on the last day until' halfway up the running looked only a matter of his going on to get the stake. , .But the usually vigorous Bagby had evidently got tired at that for he did' not reveal himself as one possessed of the necessary persuasive tactics over the final bit to ; get nearer than fourth. HowpVer, L'e Choucas was, up close enough' 'to '-give out some hope that he will jet make amends. # « , * ■■ - ' WINDBAG had his first run since last spring m the Rawson Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, and finished Sfcond. The run would sharpen him up for his Easter engagements. * . * ■: * DENE-US won very well at Masterton. * on Saturday, .though the field he beat was nothing to write home about. Still, his trainer must feel sorry for not entering: him at Christchurch. *», ■ * ■ Hazlett 's Bdd Luck.

Scratchings Galore; - THOUGH 'the telegraphed handicaps » and acceptance,? for the Bay of Plenty meeting contained at least one horse among hacks not eligible for that class, and other horses not m.- . tended as I ' competitors, the official race card seemed -quite m order. . . However, it is worthy of note that although 94 horses -figured" m print on- race day, no fewer than 48 were withdrawn — more than half the total carded/ ..-■'. •' Of the eight races figuring at the Bay of Plenty (Tauranga) meeting, no fewer than four were .one-dividend fields, but on the whole the racing was satisfactory, while there was a record filtendance and the tote figures (£13,357) were £1839 m advance of the amount handled last year.- .-.'' * >. * - ' * Good Starting. MO one could find any fault with * * the despatches of "Jack" Vincent at Tauranga. '• Though in' some cases ' the ' fields were meagre, there were ' »■ three of ..e.'ght and one of six runners. Vincent was certainly m his very best form, and his work was rightly ■ commented upon as first class. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiuiiiiiiuiiiiiuiiiuiiiiiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

nmiiimiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniinmmiiiiniiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiimmmii IDANOE nearly pulled off a siirprise * m her second outing at Masterton. She can gallop a lot better than most people think. «* * # Ready for Work. BIG and lusty, Birkenella is ready to go into work. ? It is going- to take a lot of it to get him down to racing condition, but by 1 the time Grand National week is here, the big gelding will be at his best. And his best over the Riccarton country is some good. *.. * . * DOYAL TEA was beaten by a head 1V at Rosehill on Saturday.' . The handicapper knew, his worth ' this time. - ' . ■ , : '#■ : ' . * . ; * . ■ \ Sullivan's Double. I/'AITI broke the ice at Napier for 1 » Jack Sullivan. Last Saturday at Masterton Jack vi-on a double with Newbury King, which 'has never repaid Sullivan for the attention bestowed on him. " * '■•■■<> . * (""OLD PIECE, which performed reasonably well last season., is back ii. work under the care of Jack Proctor. ,'■■*' *. ■ ■ *■■'•■■' An Unpleasant Incident. TPIE unfortunate incident at Inver--1 cargill, m which Mr. Allan Cambridge and. the president of 'the club (Mr. W. T. Ha.zlett) figured, could quite easily be smoothed out. The sport cannot afford to lose men or! the calibre of Mr. Cambridge, who is m the game for the. love of it. • * ~ *.' '. -'*■ TIONE is ' back m Dave : Wilson's 1 stable at Wingatui, Wilson having acquired an interest m the brother to Roseday. Wilson -brought Tione to Trentham once, as many will remember. ■ ' ■ ' » i • » « ■.#"'.■.. X Bert Russell's Pair. RERT RUSSELL, made the first pay.M ment for Siaosi and Mount MartaV at Christchui'ch, and from this' is can perhaps be taken that the pair will be. at the southern meeting at, Easter. Siaosi w,on ; the Great Easter last year, and with 7.1.3 he has three pounds noie this year. ■ ' • ■ * • .# • \ : * < ■ MERRY DAY is baclf to work again 1 * at Opaki. Will she once again con- r found her critics as she did earlier m the season? .'■.■. . .. c '■"..'«. ■■ - # • j * , Top Gallant on Top. AN English ■ horse, Top Gallant, is r v top weight for the Don caster, run • at Randwick on Easter 'Saturday.. Glentruin, also sired 1 north of the line, is m pride of place in 1 the Great Easter, run. at Riccarton .on Easter Monday. . '

„lUMllMUli^llUNl»ll^Mu»uMllMa^lv^l»l^Jll»,•lUllllllllllfll^^llllll(l[|(JillJ![lrll^l^'t''l('m!l'cM'l!"m'l'lll. TTHE ex-North "Islander,; Mountain 1 Lion, was successful m the Gup at Waimate, following on his victory at Invercargill. A good sort m his right class and distance. . . ; # w . . ';#: .■"■•. . «■ IT is quite evident that a number of 1 the horses still m the classics to be run at Riccarton at Easter have been left there by oversight., The mistake no'.Av. costs goodimohey to rectify. ' ■ — . ■ — — — . _ — _ — , j ■ j . Almost every notable A.P. Assn m .the Wellington/ province, 1 the .Racing Clubs at Opunake, Stratford, Hawera, Wanganui, Marton, Rangitikei, Feilding, Manawatu, Otaki and the Trotting Glubs at Wanganui, Wellington and Manawa tu,, are catered i ! or by- the wellknown firm 'of' Dustins Ltd.; of Wellington, Palmerston North, Wanganui. Many sportsmen. .would like, to see • this' popular firm also .catering ' for the. Wellington. Racing Club* ,' ...';.

WHANGAREI AND WAIPAPAKAUR! RACING CLUBS AUTUMN MEETING To be held at Whangarei on Thursday and Saturday April 22 and 24, '1926 PROGRAMMES: % " FIRST ISAY (Waipapakauri Racing Club). I.— MAIDEN PLATE, of 100 so vs.. second 10, third- 5. ' Nomination 1 soy. Acceptance 1 soy. Distance 5 furlongs. 2.-AWANUI HACK PIANDICAP, of 135 soys.; second 20,. third 10. Nomination 1 soy. • Acceptance 1 isov, Distance 6 furlongs. 3.— WAIPAPAKAURI CUP, of 300 soys.; second 63, ; thirxl 30 . spvs; Nomination 1 soy. ■.. Acceptance 3 soys. Distance 1 mile 3 furlongb 4— KAITAIA HURDLES HANDICAP (Open) of 200 soys , second 40, thud 20. Nominations 1 soy". Acceptance 1 soy. Distance 1% miles. 5. — WAIHARERA HANDICAP (Open) of 250 soys.; second 40, third 15,; Nomination 1 "-.o"\ Acceptance 2 &o\s Distance 6 furlongs. ' 6 — AHtPARA HACK WELTER HANDICAP, of 135 soys.; second. 20, third ■10." Nomination 1' soy. Acceptance 1 soy. Distance 7 furlongs. 7— MONGONUI HANDICAP — (Foi Northern owned and tunned horses) of 120 soys., second 15, third. s.: Nomination 1 &o\ Acceptance 1 so\ Distance- 6 furlongs. B— IIOUHORA WELTER HANDICAP of 150 soys.;. second 30,. third 10. Nomination 1 t,o\ Acceptance 1 soy. Distance 1 mile. SECOND DAY. * (Whangarei Racing. Club),--I—TRIAL STAKES, of 300 soys, second 10, third 5. Nomination 1 soy. Acceptance I. soy. * Distance. 5 furlongs. 2— PORTLAND HACK . WELTER HANDICAP, of 135 hp\ s ; secpnd 20, thud 10 Nomination 1 soy Accept ance 1 so^s Distance 6 fui longs 3— McINNES MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of 300 sdvsi; .and trophy valued £25; second :60, . third 30. . V Nomination 1 soy Acceptance 3 bow Distance 1 mile 3 lurlongs i— STEWARDS HANDLCAI (Open), of 250 soys.; second 40, third 15. Nomination 1 boy Acceptance 2 soa s Distance 6 furlongs. 5 —NORTHLAND HURDLES HANDICAP ot 200 so\3, second ' 40, third 20. Nomination 1 soy. Acceptance 1 soy; V Distance 1% miles. G— SEIPLERS' HANDICAP (For Noi them pawned ancl tiained hoises) of 120 soys and Cup valued £25 donated by H.J. Bray Esq.;; second 15, thud 5 Nomination 1 so-\ Acceptance 1 so\ Distance 7 fiu longs. 7 — MAUNGATAPERE HACK HAN- ' DICAP, of 135 so\s', second 20, thn'd 10 Nomination 1 soa Acceptance 1 soy Distance 6 fuilongs. g _ WAIPU WEL.TER HANDICAP (Open) of 150 soys , second 30, thud 10. Nomination- 1 soy. Acceptance 1 soy Distance- 1 mile NOMINATIONS ;fpr all events , close with the Secietaiy, Whangaiei ov at Mi: F Sinclan Yates' Office, Auckland on Fnday 26th at 5 pm WEIGHTS will 158 declaied not latei than Tuesday 13th Apul ACCEPTANCES foi fii^t day will Ho leceived up to 5 p m at the Secie- 1 " taiy's Office, Whangaiei, or at Mi F» Sinclair Yateb' Office on Fnday 16th April. ' la G HILL Race Meeting Sect otaijy *■ Whangai ci P/O Bo\ 99 'Phone 524, „ , '

ROWLEY Avon his first race for Mr. A. McDonald at Masterton on Saturday. The field was not of much class, but Rowley won like a good one. Unfortunate! 1 y, after the - race Rowley was very sore, and it is just a question whether 'he will stand up to a

THE Dunedin owner, Lou Hazlett, is .having bad luck with his jumpers, and • he will have to depend on ■ Pamplona' this winter. ; It\ : is to be hoped that this fellow comes through his preparation all right, for he is a