RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22064, 21 September 1933, Page 5

RACING NEWS

“ • By Sentinel.

Cherry Queen will be favoured by_the distance attached to the Ohapi Hack Handicap at Geraldine. ■ . , : Cleaner began well in his race at Ashburton, and may be better suited by a shorter course at the Geraldine meet-

put up a creditable performance at the Otago Hunt Club’s v meeting when making hia debut over hurdles, tnd he may show improvement at Geraldine. When Errantry won two races in June he looked like going on to useful form, but he failed in four races later in the season. At Ashburton on Saturday he was prominent all the way ,in the Fairfield Hack .Handicap, and now he like getting back to the winning list very •' A yearling colt by Lord Warden from Miss Muriel, the dam of Nightly, recently met. with an accident, and had to be destroyed. The colt ricked his back so badly that recovery looked impossible. He was bred by Mr R. Acton-Adams. Red Manfred will be in favour at the Wanganui meeting, and it will be interesting to note how he has progressed since last season. . , " ... Several of those accepting for Geraldme Will be making their first appearance this season, and hence may be a bit short Of racing condition. . . Spoon’ ran second to Croupier in the Paparua Handicap, run at the Grand National meeting, and fourth to Cottesmore, Cranford, and Foreign Queen_ in the August Handicap. This form points to her having a chance at Geraldine. Manetho dropped out of his engagement at the Ashburton meeting, but is engaged at Geraldine. He ran a good second tb Nightly at the Grand National meeting in the Woolston Handicap, won in Imin 11 3-ssec. „ , The Arrowsmith filly Gaysome, who is engaged at Geraldine, ran. third last season to Trivet 7.13 and Silent Flight 7.5 with 7;4 in-the Lyttelton Handicap. She was. two lengths and a-half away from the winner in 59sec. At the C.J.C. autumn iheeting Gaysome ran The Masquerader to a length in the Autumn Nursery Handicap, when in receipt of' 7ilb. Trivet, giving 311 b to Gaysome, ; finished a neck ; Tea Garden won so well at Ashburton that he will be in strong favour at Geraldine, and will take a lot of beating, pa r ~ ticularly if. they allow him to set his own pace. s . ,i Gold Knight, who is engaged at the Geraldine meeting, ran a moderate fourth behind Hounslow, Punchestown, and AdVance Gamp in the Grand rational Hurdles. He was then giving Advance Camp Blb, and meets him on 61b better terms at Geraldine. The dual success in the Derby and bt. Leger of Lord Derby’s Hyperion recalls that Mr Walter Alston died im England on July 22. Manager of the Woodlands Stud of Lord Derby for SO years, his influence on the development of the modern thoroughbred is considered to have been far-reaching. He handled most of the best horses which have carried the colours of the .present earl and jof his father. One of the most ill-behaved horses racing on registered couriee in the metropolitan area who has hot'been" barred is . Mr “S. A. Eawdbh’s " Waterline, (says a Melbourne .writer). Practically throughout hie racing career Waterline, who is trained by. Adam Skirving,' has been bad at the barrier, and showed no inclination to jump away with the rest of the field. . He was- produced again at Williamstowu after a spell, and ‘showed no signs of improvement in temperament. In a reference to Comedy King, whose progeny have won * £315,484 in _ prize money, placing him second, on the winning sires’ list in Australia, “ Chiron relates ,the story of his purchase as a foal wita his dam, Tragedy Queen, by Mr S. Green. This was in July, MO7, and_the sum_involved was 1700 guineas. Shortly after the sale Count Lehndorf, who at that time was the director of the Royal Graditz Stud for the German Government, made an offer of 1000 guineas for the foal, but Mr Green rejected the offer, and had good reason to rejoice for having done id. for- Comedy King brought him a rich return, his victory in the Melbourne Gup of 1910 being especially > valuable, ana after earning a considerable sum as a sire he was sold for 7500 guineas. Comedy King died* in 1930. _ The Riccarton two-year-olds Custodian (Lord Warden —Monoxide), Control (British Empire—Windshield), _ Cup Bearer (Tea Tray— Dancing Doll], Knock Out (Winning Hit—Rivalry),.and Marcus Cicero (Hunting Song— Oratnx) figure in the. nominations for the Dominion Hanoicap on the second day of tne 4 Dunedm Jockey Club’s spring meeting, indicating that present intentions , are to send them south to contest the M’Lean Stakes on the opening day (says the Press), similarly Fracas. Guarantee, Silvox, Southdown,- and The Masquerader, engaged in the Dunedin Guineas on the second day, have- been nominated for the Electric Handicap on the first day so they, too cin he expected to he at Wingatui. The presence of the horses, named will help materially towards the successes of the ttro classic events. The Geraldine Racing Club will open its meeting to-day, and the card should provide interesting sport. Tea Garden. Won so well at Ashburton that lie will he in favour for the Handicap Hurdles. Don Jose and Gold may also find support; Cherry Queen and Gaysome are both fairly smart, and will be the popular nicks for the Ohapi Handicap. Cleaner will he - favoured by the distance; and Helen Gold, although not a good beginner, •would not be without a good chance if she shows improvement at the barrier. After his display at Ashburton Chrysology will start favourite for the Geraldine Cup, and Ranelagh may be next in demand. Hurlingham ran an excellent race at Ashburton. and may be preferred to . Great Star, Kerbside, and. Irish Lancer, as they have yet to face the starter this season.

The order of favouritism may be Hurlingham, Great Star, and Kerbside. - Grand Finale, Manetho, and Royal Amphora or Trivet will be amongst those in . demand for the, Raukapuka Handicap. Spoon, Nightly, and -Charmaine will be supported for the Belfield Handicap,' and Gallant Fox will probably show improvement on his form at the Otago Hunt meeting. Curie had his first race over a mile and a-quafter when he dead-heated with Speedmint in Handicap last week, and he dispelled any doubts as .to hig ability to run out the distance. He did hot get any, the best of the running and it ■ was only over the last bit that he got dear, finishing on strongly to divide the honours with Speedmint, who was always in front. At Wanganui Curie is in-the sprint event on the .first day and the Higgle Handicap, one mile and a distance, on the second. At the last Wanganui meeting he won the open six furlongs on the second day, and he should .prove troublesome in his engagements there this week. The first race at Oran to-day is scheduled to start at noon. _ Weights for the New Zealand Cup will appear on Monday next, Speedmint should have, won the Marion Handicap outright, and, that being the case, she will be in big demand for the Marangai Handicap at Wanganui. ■ She i s very fit now, and if she is reliable whatever beats her should win. She will he ridden by A. Tinker. . . Stars Hooter, who has not raced since ne ran second to The Smuggler in the Wyndham Cup last January 2, has been returned to duty, looking very much m the rough, but seemingly sound. , ■ ■ ‘ Riding engagements for the Geraldine Racing. Club’s meeting include the following:—J. W. Jennings: Cheap Money• G. Barr: Don Jose; E. Ludlow: High Tor, Double Shot, Rational II (flat); G. Salt: Great Star, Advance Camp; A. E. Ellis: Ranelagh. Hurlingham, Gaysmne Denise; G. Humphries: Flower, Shootist, Manetho, and the Shambles —Bon Bord filly: M* Kirwan: Spoon, Delice; C. Eastwood: Errantry; W. J. Pascoe: Tea Garden; H. Turner: Huntley. ' Knollmere is to reappear as a hurdler at Wanganui. He won his first race over the battens, failed in his second, and then reverted to - flat racing. At Wanganui and Marton he failed, and now is to resume, life as a.hurdler.; At his best he is a .fast jumper, aiid with his ability on the flab he should he the hardest for Henry of Navarre to dispose_ of. Henry of Navarre,-however, won in such fine style at Marton that Knollmere will have to be an extra good novice to account for him. . , . • , , , - The- racing -he had at Marton has brought, D’Artagnan on nicely, and he is expected to he a much better horse ab Wanganui this -vyeek. His engagements there include the hack, middle-distance race-, on the first day and the Wanganui Guineas on the second day. He will nave the services of A. Tinker, in, the hack race, and ,he may -he on _ him ,in the Guineas, too.--. Tinker is riding well at won a double at Orari last spring. His close- second to Rebel Song at Ashburton indicated that he is’ striking; form .again, and he-will he; solidly supported in the Squatters Handicap todaiweet Smile, dam of Polydora and Gisgleswick, is to be mated this season with Lord Warden. Mantua and, Francolip also have arrived at,Gladstone Park on the same mission. ■ . , . ; ; Song Box, who' showed a great burst of speed as k two-year-old, but proved to be deficient in stamina, is among the entrants'for the. Novice Plate at Kurow. ■ Monoxide, Set Sail, Moiselle, and Ell Boa have all produced filly foals at Gladstone Park to Lord Warden. _ Set Sail s filly belongs to Dr Rogers, of Gore, while that of ’ Ell Boa -is the property of Mr A. N. Smith, of Dunedin. When Ell Boa (sister to Mount Boa) broke flown, she was given by Mr Smith to Mr G. A. Rain,' on condition that the first foal _hy Lord Warden, if a filly, was to be Mr Sl Before the Rosehill ‘ Guineas last Saturday ' Shakuni was fractious, ■ and M. M'Carten, who was on the s other candidate, Blixton, 'caught Shakum s bridle and’attempted to lead , him to the post. Shakuni pulled M'Carten out of the saddle, arid got rid of his own pilot, and the two horses away riderless. They were caught, and ultimately fanisned first and second. .... ‘ , , Win and place betting did not benefit the Ashburton Club last week. Under perfect conditions ‘ the , turnover was smaller than under the old system a year earlier, and the place machine handled only a few pounds over £3000.. Place betting under present conditions grows more unpopular week by week.. . . In an endeavour to get Grecian Prince away in the Spring Handicap,, at Ashburton, the starter caught Copyist napping. The Winning Hit gelding finished third, and while he may not be yet class enough for the Guineas at Wanganui, he should show up in the Maiden. The smallest field .on record in ,a Geraldine Cup was twd, in 1895 (says the Tirnaru Herald). The winner was Chaos, a five-year-old horse by Total Eclipse, owned by Murray Hobbs, who provided the sehstation of that-year. After, winning a double on the first day of the spring meeting at Washdyke, Chaos on the second day, though loaded with 10.2, frightened all the other entrants out of the Gladstone Handicap except the Oamani gelding Vandyke 7.10, who could not extend the winner. Awarded V. 13 in the Geraldine Cup, Chaos again had a solitary opponent, Invader, who was weighted at 6.5, but carried 201 b. overweight to run for second money. Given 10.3 in the Raciirn- Club Handicap on the second day, Chaos'’won from two lightly-weighted adversaries. His only other start was in the New Zealand Cup. in which he finished second to the triple-crown winner Eurorlydon, with another good three-year-old, .Gipsy .Grand, in. third place.