RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21993, 30 June 1933, Page 11

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel. Following''ram , overnight, the going at Wingatui yesterday morning was on the heavy side. A number of horses got through strong work, but were not, fully * X Kakara, and Shock were Bent over a mile, and kept together until well into the straight, where Shock dropped back. The others came on together without being extended, and practically finished on even terms at the end of seven -furlongs in Imm 34sec. Shock was three or four lengths away. Antrim Boy was treated to a good working gallop by being linked up with Broadfield and Tea Urn over about seven furlongs. Tea Urn dropped back, and the others finished a slow-time „| allo P TI covering six furlongs in Imin 32se~. they went outside the trestles. Salmo Salar and Kakara were on the inside of them, and covered much less ground. , ■ Moreha bowled along freely in a nice working'gallop, and retains bis vim in pleasing style. .. T . Reminder was waiting on Jaunt, when covering half a mile in 55 2-ssec. . ■ Several others- were allotted useful work; but not of an interesting.nature. The first race at Oamaru will start at 12.15. ■ ; K A Christchurch Association message state* that Takakua was scratched for the Winter Cup at 9 yesterday morn- . Polydora is said to be a certain starter ■t Oamaru. i , , ' Semper Paratu* is reported, to be shaping in promising style in his schooling over hurdles. , _ Gay Jim showed a recurrence of unsoundness after racing at Ashburton. Trek is suffering from a bad heel, ana is regarded - as a doubtful ; starter at Oamaru. ■ ’ ■ . ■ ■, Takakua, who has been sold without engagements, is automatically withdrawn from all' engagements' in the Wellington

It is reported ttat the Buckwheat gelding Chickwhcat broke a bone in one of hie legs a few days ago and had to be destroyed. - " Thanks to racing on the Oamaru course, the Kurow Jockey Club made a profit of Slightly over £l7O this season. : Royal Saxon was to be schooled yester-day-morning. So far a rider has not been -engaged to ride him at the Oamaru meetreports from the north note the fact that Cylinder may train back to something like his best form. H. Turner has been - discharged from hospital. ' He had a severe shaking* by his fall at Ashburton, but the most serious result proved to be scraping the skin off. both hands. . : , ■_. W. Cooper was riding work at Winga-tui'yesterday-morning. He bruised a shoulder when taking a toss at .Ashburton, Rut did not break anything in his india-rubber frame. Gustavo has been turned but for a long spell. He was carefully nursed in a preparation, but could not deliver the provided bj a sample of early Lord Argosy ig said to be shaping well in bis schooling over hurdles. He seemed to get'tired when racing on the flat, but may put more zest , into .his work when raced over the “ small sticks.”/ . , The.; Dunedin Jockey Club has issued the particulars of the M'Lean Stakes, Champagne Stakes, and Dunedin Guineas. It is pleasing to note the retention of such races, as they act as a stimulant to the breeding of high-class stock, and lelp to place* racing on the highest pos•ibfe plane. 1 , Dan Russell, with the glamour of sueeesgon him -as .a- winner/-at the ■ first time of asking over country, ban; been made a gift to the huntsman of the Christchurch Hunt Club. History relates that the famous Dan O’Connell said as a youth he could make a noise or stir in the world. He did so by his eloquence, and coined: the everlasting phrase that he could drive a coach and four through . any Act of Parliament. Dan Russell also makes a noise, but the more, he travels '• »n that direction the less will be heard ®£ him as a racing proposition. Hence

Rig retirement. i •. V: A report that Barrington cut a tendon oh the eve of the South Canterbury meetjng was an exaggeration., , The grey 'chaser knocked himself slightly, but Promises (says the Timaru Herald) to give a good account of himself in the Steeplechase at Oamaru . i. According to report from Awapuni, inflation hag been put into work again after a period of road work. It was'intended to give the colt a spell, but iRe is, so playful that it wa'g considered inadvisable to turn him out in the paddock. He looks as though it will take very/little sprinting to bring him up to racing pitch. It is understood that the South Canterbury winter meeting resulted m a small profit. The club has been able to show a surplus on each of its meetings, during the last two-seasons, except on the twoday fixture in the autumn. The first day of that meeting was very unprofitable, and the experiment is not likely to be E Scoullar has had Chief Light and Strong Light in , solid work for the last few weeks, getting them ready to race at Trentham next month. The latter, who is a four-year-old gelding by Tractor from Dazzling Light,, by'. Kilbroney from Simper, won a high-weight handicap, one mile, at Wingatui in February last, and is nominated for a similar race and two other hack events'* at Trentham. Attention has been drawn to the tact that Beau Cavalier, one of the most brilliant cross-country horsea-ever seen, practically finished his career in a public pound. After being discovered there-it was decided that “the friendly bullet eliould be used. Some horses have ■tarted their career in the public pound. One well-known and successful performer of bygone years was bought out ot ■ a public pound. He* won no end of races, and it would make a most interesting story to know how such a good racehorse came to go into and come out ot a public pound. The horse was discovered on the “ long paddock and arrested. No one claimed him, and finally, .rough-look ™g in condition, went, for a few pounds when put .up at auction After being used as a hack it was “ discovered that the horse could gallop, and subsequent events can .be seen in the old Turf Registers. Horses of “unknown pedigree that could gallop and win races have good reason to be regarded with more than a little suspicion. At one tune shipments of horses came from the North Island and sold as a mob. Out of that mob came one or two good. winners, and;* on more than one occasion a shipment ot horses brought over with a circus produced better financial results than if they had performed in the glamour of the sawdust and spangles arena. -

Luna Lux, the winner of the Hawke s Bay Steeplechase and the Napier Steeplechase. and-who has now started 10 times for six successive wins (four steeplechases and one hurdle race), enjoys a big reputation in Hawke’s Bay district, and so far.he has done all that has been asked of him over jumps. He has not. however, been subjected to a very severe test. Without doubt he is a most promising ’chaser, and can both jump and stay well. Luna Lux will be 10 years old this foaling, so he is past the age of the average steeplechaser, though any means too old to make good. _ His sire, King Soult, is. by Soult .trom Lady Musket, and is sister to Salute (dam ot Arch Salute), and half-sister to March (dam of Te Kara and Queen March). His dam, Caligo, is by Tribulation from Buckshot, by Torpedo—Eider, by Quilt —Kotuku, by Musket. ... Kaokaoroa has been so long racing .with-out-showing any improvement that it has been safe to discard him from the list of possibles in any race he contests, but at Napier (says an exchange) gave, for A. Jenkins, greatly displays. Had he not'got into the post and rails on Saturday when, racing with Acervate, he might have been troublesome at the finish. Kaokaoroa, who is by King Soult(sire of Luna Lux), is out of Maunga’s dam, a good breeding recommendation for a jumper. He apparently goes well for Jenkms, for two years ago, with the same rider, he ran a .Tood third on the second day at Wellington in the Hack Steeplechase, won by West Dome. Kaokaoroa is similarly engaged here next month. .. V , • A feature of the racing'm Australia and New Zealand- this season has been that three 1 horses who won’ important honours were not raced at- two years old and 'that several others Tvho earned distinction Were only very lightly,-raced at that age. The three horses who. were not raced at two years old are Fast Passage (Canterbury Jockey Club Winter Cup. New Zealand Cup, and Auckland Cup), Rogilla (Caulfield Cup and Sydney Cup)' and Denis Boy (the Metropolitan). Peter Pan (whose victories: include the A.J.C. Derby, Melbourne Cup, and Australian Jockey Club St.' .Leger), Silver Scorn (winner of the Dunjedm Guineas, New Zealand Derby, New Zealand-Oaks, Great Northern St. Leger, and Great Northern Oaks), ‘ and Chatham - (the Epsom Handicap winner) contested only one race at two years.: -The brilliant Winooka ; (Caulfield Futurity Stakes and Doncaster Handicap) ran twice as a youngster, and Topical' (Australian; Cup), Braeburn Derby / and Queensland Gup), and; Hero!age (-Brisbane Cup) were only. lightly raced.