RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22326, 28 July 1934, Page 20

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT " Coffee Stall.” —Snowfall did not fall. A. E. Ellis “was engaged to ride him, but was injured through a fall in a previous race, and the mohnt was taken by his brother, L. J. Elite. Imperial Spear showed signs of lameness when produced St Waimate, but was coming on at the finish of his race. The effort , was to, late to. be effective, , Starshootcr and Night Parade went well in the'early ; stages of the Studholme Hurdles, and the latter was staying on best at the finish. The weather conditions were much against •Doiran at Waimate, where a cold, raw day and very keen Wind, did not help a horse ; troubled ■; with the respiratory organs, . j,, •- Mr W. H. Ballinger, the Wellington sportsman, became indisposed after the Wellington meeting, and all racing people will regret to learn that he is now seriously ill. Black Duke is improving as a hurdler, although still a bit slow when crossing the. timber. His stamina is a big help, and:,he should shape well at the Grand National' meeting. Granado has never raced up to his track work, and when he kept Eaton Hall busy in the Hunters’ Plate he put up hi* best jerformSnce since coming to the South Island. R. E. Hatch, AWapuni, has received Rereatu and Rerepai to train .Tom Mr C. A. Boles. Rereatu, who claims an engagement in the Winter Cup, is also coloured on the Manawatu Hunt Clubs programme for to-day. Cheap Money won Well when she won at Waimate and.showed improvement in stamina by the manner jn which she finished. Cheap Honey was got by Paper Money—Tottrix, and is a Sister to Repudiation. , Cleaner scored a comfortable win in the Morven Handicap, but it is doubtful if the opposition was really as strong in fact as it appeared on paper. Nevertheless, the: filly won well and may repeat her success in .the near future. First View is only a pony, but big enough to prove' the best of the moderate, lot racing against him in the Novice Stakes at Waimate. The.Rosenor gelding I Spy showed promising form, but the others in the field will have to improve a lot before joining the Winning list. | When the scratching pen thinned out th« field for The Waimate Hack Handicap Colossian was made a good favourite. He won but bad nothing to spare when beating Weatherly. CploSeian Was, however j giving, away three years and 131 b, and that enhanced the merit of the performance. ' Some of the horse* seen out at Waimate did; not race up to expectations, probably because. they , have been eased up since last seen in public, and -in consequence were short- of work. Hurlingbam. Silver Sight, Lockeley, mod Niggerhead may. be improved by the race. Niggerhead has been off the scene for sometime, but will soon be back to racing shape. L, Pratt barf bis first mount over fences -when he rode* Hostage ,in the Waimate Hunt Cup. Hk afterwards had an apprentice allowance when riding Weatherley in,the Waimate Hack Handicap., L. Pratt rode Glenrowan when he won the Invercargill Cup of 1931, and should make a useful addition to cross-country riders. Peterette scored a comfortable, win in the Hunt Club Cup, but Willow. _ Glen, who ran third, was the only experienced jumper in the field to finish. Hostage was making hif first appearance, and Lammerlaw is also a novice at the game. Both Hostage and Lammerlaw are likely to show improvement.

Sunward was a failure on the flat, but promises to make good as a hurdler. He lost a lot of ground at the third hurdle at Waimate, and, after appearing to be hopelessly put of it six furlongs from home, raced up to' secorid place at the finish. He only requires to be straightened up a bit at his hurdles to get amongst the Winners.

Mount Boa’s pace can keep him with a field of hurdlers, but he loses ground at each jump, and will. have to improve a good deal to become a winner. It seemed a bit rough on the old chap to pull him out twice at Waimate and race him on the flat after doing big best over hurdles. Mount Boa has been a good, solid sort, and as he now.wears a bandage in front may be showing signs of weakness.

The Waimate Hunt Club Cup attracted a good field from a numerical point. of view, but the fences soon reduced its strength.' Thera did not seem to be too much room on the small inside track where the race was run and which is a good d»al on the turn. On making inquiry. why the race was not rUn on the course proper the surprising reply came that'the Wajmate Racing Club would not allow, steeplechase fences to be erected. This seems strange in face of the fact that the hurdle races are decided on the course and movable brush fences would do, no .more damage than the so-called

small sticks. The Waimate Racing Club race on one day each season and then in the autumn, so that any damage done to the track at this time of the year would have ample time to get right again for next season. Under the circumstances, the racing club should permit the use ol the course for a steeplechase.

The Riccarton trainer. S. Barr, saddled up First View, Cheap Money, and Colossian, who each wOtt at Waimate, and place-getters from the same stable were Silver Sight and Night Parade.

The hurdler Thespis, who was sent, out for a rest after racing unsuccessfully at the Auckland winter meeting, is to. be brought back into work immediately. Thespis is a useful performer, and the lapse in form should be Only temporary. Korokio, who is due to make her reappearance at Awapuni to-day, is reported from Wanganui to be pleasing her trainer M. Gardiner in her work. The Rcdfern mare has been off the scene since the Egm6nt meeting in February, and she nas had. a profitless season. The value of the English Derby. to Windsor Lad’s owner was £9352, against £9836 wfien Hyperion won last year. Second money On this occasion was £1112; third, £556; and the breeder of the winner received £SOO. The added money was £«000.

A maiden engaged at Awapuni to-day who is not familiar to the general public is Dollar Bill. This acceptor is a two-yeaf-old brown gelding by Paper Mongy from the Paladin mare Zarisee, a winner in Canterbury some years back, and a half-sister to the better performed Hard Words. He is owned by the Opaki trainer B. Burgess, and he recently had his first, race at the Dannevirkc Hunt meeting.

Cardhu, the winner Of the Riddiford Steeplechase at Marton, is by Dnnilof from the Sweet Simon mare Sweet Music. He was bred by Mr W. H. Watkins at Waverley and follows the hounds in that district. Mr Watkins, on Saturday, at a point-to-point meeting at Waverley, had three of the progeny of Sweet Mu*ic racing—Talkative, by Gasbag, and Cardhu and Gay Hunting, by Danilof. Between them they secured two wins and a second, Talkative and Cardhu finishing first and second in the principal event of the day. Latest arrivals at Christchurch for the Grand National meeting are the jumpers Billy Boy and Cargen, who have been at Trentham for the past fortnight. R. W. A. Lewis stated before leaving that Billy Boy would not jump the Riccarton country until National • Day. Therefore, he will not be reminded of hia former dislike for the Kennels double. Cargen, who raced very disappointingly at Trentham, after. showing brilliant form in tire north, winning three races on end and* capping this later with a success in the Campbell Hurdles at Ellerslie, looks very well. A. Hobson may ride him at Riccarton.

First View, the winner of the Novice Stakes at Waimate, lg a three-year-old colt by Lord Quex from Bay View, whose dam, Bayon, is a daughter of Bayonne, an imported mare by Bayardo. Most of his racing has been done in the Fort* Island, but Ire bad shown only moderate form. He was purchased. a few weeks ago by the Riccarton trainer, S. Barr, and carries the colours of Messrs A. J. aud W. T, Newsome, two Christchurch brothers, who have made a happy, start in ownership, this being their initial effort.' First View showed a fine dash cf early speed and after losing his position, he came with a la.t# rattle to smother the opposition. He is only a pony, but this performance suggests that he will win more races.