Racing Carnivals Will Soon Be With Us

NZ Truth, Issue 1096, 2 December 1926, Page 13

Racing Carnivals Will Soon Be With Us

■HAS DETERMINATION THERE is no doubt about True Blood ■*• turning out more than useful. He headed off everything but Ruffles m the Takapuna Plate, and there was plenty of determination about his finishing effort < He will have to meet something choice at the A.H.C. summer meeting, but at time of writing is still eligible for the rich hack mile on Auckland Cup day. ' ' ' .• . . ' # -. • AXLE looked like nothing on earth, at ** Ashhurst. He was/so poor tn condition that it was pardonable to mistake him for his shadow. .*■"■■.*. * ■ ALBERT GOODMAN did not have ■ Bonideez- long till he brought her m a winner. * A,. * ■■ ■ * T OOKING very much above himself v Bank Draft, one of Stan. Bagby's team t was a runner at Ashhurst. # # * OOROMEA is now one of Jack Sullin van's team at Woodville. The mare had a run at Ashhurst, but was m too big condition to do herself ju'stlce. •* . • FORDELL RIDING THE absence . of Dick McCarten m 1 Australia and the fact that Jack

Barry has a retainer to ride for another stable has left Fred Tilley a first horseman. He has approached a number of boys to do his riding, but all have had to refuse.: It \is now announced that Snow Morris will do the riding when the

om^iA, _^|g weignis suit. SNOW iv.v.rtßlS. T fn ey can thlnk himself very fortunate indeed to get such a good horseman as Morris. * * ,* ' • . A FTER* having had a spell, Brigadier l ** Bill was reproduced at Ashhurst and on his showing there he will soon be enrolled a winner. MONAGHAN. was responsible for a good performance at Ashhurst. He gave the field a start, went, round the outside of them, and then won rather comfortably. \ , ;{; % ; % NO FAVORITES HOME

OUNTERS got' it m the neck at) 1 Takapuna last Saturday when only j one first favorite returned a dividend, and that was Town Bird for second place. Form was all astray on such a rough day. Punters knew it, but took the risk. ■ •■'..■•- # ' DONHOMME has paid his way since *-* he was sold out of the Tilley stable. Dug. Webster will get more money with him, for he is up te weight. . • . • • TT is expected that a contingent of ■*■'■ south horses will attend the Manawatu and Marton fixture's over the holidays. WAIPA AS A GUIDE THE Waipa fixture occasionally gives I ■*■ some line as to the prospects of a few Ellerslie summer carnival candidates. On one occasion ah Auckland Cup winner gave punters a lead by capturing the Cup at Te Awamutu. That was Depredation. . The .country fixture is booked for Saturday of next week, when Te Kara, Star Ranger, Te Monanui and Desert Glow are . included among entries for the mile and a-quarter cup. # . # # THEY, have some idea Kingzone will : turn out useful. He raced at i Takapuna. ,

acts And Gossip Collected From The Dominion's Training Tracks

A CHEAP ONE ARCH QUEEN, which won the Mcl- ■ rose Maiden at Takapuna and returned a double figure dividend, is a daughter of Marble Arch— Collette, hailing from Bob Hall's stable. It is stated Arch Queen's present owner became possessed of her for something under £20. • -.-■. # » TN the absence of Herbert Gaisford < (he was shearing), Don. Fraser made the reply on behalf of Mrs. Gaisford after the presentation of the trophy that went, with the Ashhurst Cup. '.'•'• ■ * ; • • SHOULD WIN RACES POURI should win races. He is a 1 six-year-old son of Spalpeen, owned by H. D. Matthews, who had something to do with Star Rose, which gathered m a New Zealand Cup m the years agone. '* • * ARCHIBALD was hardly allowed ** time to breathe m the early part of the Borough Handicap at Takapuna. m•' v « MEW MOON'S win m the Borough at 1 ' Takapuna last Saturday came as a bit of a surprise to most people, though he certainly did it well under his light impok of 7.2. ■■. • * • POURI'S LATE RUSH — ' ■ ■■■■■■ m i ■■ -tm, n— — — mmw * m . DLACK CRUISER woii the Tiri High ■■ ■ Weight at Takapuna m good stylo. '•'... ,-, His task, howeyer, might have been a lot harder had the rider of Pouri (wTiich finished second) realized that the winning-post was a lot nearer than he thought it was. Pouri came -with some rush, but Just too late to get the big end of the cash. # -#.•♦•; T")ESERT GLOW was a starter m the iJ Alison Cup, but 8.7 m the going probably had something to do with him failing to get into the money as he did in' the New Zealand Cup. * # • MORE RAIN THE BETTER "THE more rain there is before the 1 start the better will I regard Archeen's prospects," was how Trainer George Reid put it wheh referring to that gelding before the Cheltenham Handicap sprint at Takapuna. Then down came still ' a further shower, and from , No. 1 position Archeen was always among the first lot, winning by half a length.

Archeen was making his first appearance for some little time, and he did his job well.

WITHDRAWN THE pair .which would (have carried the bulk of ;. public money m the Cambria Handiciap at Takapuna on opening day— High Finance and Chips — were both withdrawn. Tt Tree was then served up as a solid 'favorite. She did not appear to relish the going m the early part, but finished on soundly for third money. ■| . • # * FADED OUT TRESHAM threatened to be a source 1 of trouble m the middle stages of the Alison Cup, but over the last few furlongs he faded out. But it may not do to condemn him entirely on that display, which hardly concurred with his dead-heat for second with Eden Hall m the Waikato a fortnight previously. "ft # # A SPEEDY YOUNGSTER DADDY EVA produced a two-year-old * with' more ; than ordinary pace when he stepped Lorna Doon out to win the- Cambria Handicap at Takapuna. Lorna Doon is a half-sister to Master Doon, boasting Tea Tray as her j sire, and it will be surprising if she is not heard of again m winning vein. * * * THOUGH on the course, Te Koroke V was not started m the Takapuna Plate. The bad weather probably caused his withdrawal. * ' • • • ONLY two northern horsemen came down for the first day at Feilding—"Bill" Jones and Larry Wiggins. They returned the same evening to be present at Takapuna. ■..»■■' "* ".* EXCESS, the Kilbroney-rFulsome gelding for which Herbert Gaisford paid 900gns. last January, has grown into a nice horse. He is not being hurried, but he may carry Bilk m the autumn. •' * .. « WEIGHT stops them all, and Nukumai's big burden was too much for him the first day at Feilding. He could only be a runner-up. * * .# NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that he drew off the course, Resinous was favorite at Feilding on Tuesday. As was to be expected he was never dangerous. * * * THE scratching pen was very much •*■ m operation at Feilding on the first day, with the result the big fields fell away to comfortable sized r^ces.

CAN GALLOP DOTAL PICTURE appeared to be doing it nicely just behind the leaders m a maiden at Takapuna last Saturday. He-wever, when !h© looked most likely the grey failed to go on. In each race he should do better, so dont forget. he is kicking around the globe. * . m\ ' • DENMAN has not had the best of luck m his last two outings, and he is due for a change any time now. PROMISING HACK THERE is no doubt that Town Bird is a promising hack. After ' settling all and sundry easily m the Melrose Maiden at Takapuna, the Archiesto wn gelding looked a moral at the home turn, only to be beaten when Arch Queen came, along. Racing should do wonders for Town Bird. ....•■ ■-. ■.-'• «... .-. THE next time Eloquent takes on a maiden race she will be at a short price. Her running at Ashhurst failed to please, but her party were given the benefit of the doubt. • ' ■ '*' ,''•'■' HAS HOPES CIAOSI was a runner at Canterbury Park last Saturday, but he could only finish a **•*-■ "~~nn* *-^ +v, e

New Zealand-own-ed mare, . Chem Ripe. To date Ber Russell has not har a successful tri financially, but h> is picking up a bi of stake - mone> with his team. Siaosi is himain hope anr Bert reckons he i going to give then

trouble m the Villiers Stakes at BERT RUSSELL. Christmas with the gelding. There is nothing like being optimistic! • • • W^AL. KING has a good sort of a horse m Starboard Light. Why not get a good sort of a jockey? NO FINAL WORK THE fact that the Takapuna track was not thrown open for sprinting purposes on the morning of the; first days races was not relished by trainers. The caretaker evidently thought he was doing the right thing by saving the track all tie could. Nevertheless, it is probably one of the few occasions on record when trainers have not been able to indulge their charges m final <*pipe-openers" on a race morning. ** * . A HACK hurdle race should be within .*"* reach of Polyastra over the holiday's. He is now quite tractable. •.-■*' • . * * ' . UANDICAPS for the Auckland double, 11 the Cup and the Railway, are due to appear to-day. They will provide food fpr much thought, and perhaps argument. .'•''.