RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22718, 2 November 1935, Page 22

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel.

The New Zealand Cup The New Zealand Cup will be run at Riccarton on this day week. Spelling Rebel Lad has been added to the list, and will be treated to a spell. The same idea may be adopted with Silver Coat. Guarantee There has been some nibbling at Guarantee for the New Zealand Cup. He won at Timaru over a mile and a-quarter, and was being eased up at the finish. A Pleasing Note A pleasing note is struck by the increase of stakes to the Dunedin summer Srogr&mme. It shows that the committee esire to make the meeting as attractive aa possible to owners. Cuddle It is reported that Cuddle will not be a starter in the Buchanan Memorial Handicap. She is reported to be booked to leave Wellington for Riccarton on Monday night.

Gay CircU Gar Circle had to emerge from an inquiry after hia win at the Caulfield Cup mteting. It wag found that he had accidentally interfered with Link Divme, who started favourite for the race. Lady Graceful Lady Graceful looked a bit light and tucked up when produced at Trentham. She petered out in the heavy going, but apparently is all ' right, as she figures amongst the acceptors for the Banks Peninsula meeting; A Successful Campaign

8. G. Ware will probably return to Wingatui with his team before the end of the month, and is sure to be heartily congratulated on his success, which in all probability may increase before hie departure from Melbourne. A Speedy Pair

Tooley Street, who is engaged in the Trial Stakes at the Banks Peninsula meeting, can go fast, but is a bit of a handful. He ran fourth -in the Cashmere Plate after going wide at the turn. Another engaged in the same race is Document, who shaped well at the Dunedm spring meeting.

The Brackenfield Handicap Dollar Prince won over six furlongs at Timaru, and now has an extra 71b and another furlong to cover. Land Raid, Golden Dart, Rose Val, and Glow Light may help to make it interesting. Dollar Prince, Golden Dart, and Land Raid will be supported, and Disguise regarded as the best outsider. • Vintage

Vintage was galloped over a mile on the outside of the course proper at Riccarton on Thursday morning. He was not sent -against the watch. There is still time for Vintage to get through sufficient work to tune him up for the New Zealand Cup, and as he was considered to hold a winning chance at Trentham, his condition must be considered satisfactory. High Weights

Hunting Bag was kept busy at the Kurow meeting to give Wonderful half a pound in the High-weight Handicap. For the first time in several starts Wonderful began well, and ran a good race. He is in receipt of 91b from Hunting Bag at the Banks Peninsula meeting, and if the margin is not reduced by overweight, as at the Kurow meeting, should shape well. The Halswell Handicap , Invoice displayed a return to winning form at Rangiora, and the fact will bring him into favour for the Halswell Hack Handicap. Joyous should shape well on her form at the Grand National meeting, when she ran third to Half Note and Viking and second to Land Raid. Note Issue and Concert Pitch will find support, but Invoice and Joyous will probably be most in favour. The Le Bon's Handicap There is an interesting field in the Le Bon's Handicap. Rebel Chief, who is at' the top of the list, outstayed Cranford at Timaru, and now gives an extra 2lb over an extra .furlong.* The higher scale, of weights and extra ground reads in favour of Rebel Chief, particularly if the sting is out of the going. Davolo may not be nippy enough, and the same remark applies to Gay Crest, but Southdown, although a bit slow off the mark, may shape well, Knockfin failed at Rangiora, but may do better over the shorter course. Courtyard' ran a close second to Polydora at Rangiora, and may prove the best of the light-weights, of whom Tunneller is meeting Rebel Chief on the same terms as at Timaru. Knockfin and Rebel Chief may the chief selections, with Courtyard next best.

The -Buchanan Memorial Some New Zealand Cup candidates are .likely to be seen in . the Buchanan Handicap, to be run ta-day. Cuddle is said to be an unlikely starter. Polydora seems to have regained courage by being raced over hurdles. Last season, when Fracas won the Peninsula Cup, Silver Sight 8.1 and Polydora 9.0 finished with a neck between them, two. lengths behind the winner, in 2min 5" l-ssec. Silver Sight now meets Polydora on 21b better terms. In a false-run race at frentham Argentic finished in front of ilver Sight when giving 41b, and now has to concede an extra 51b. Guarantee meets Silver Sight on only 31b worse terms than when the former won the Tesehemaker Handicap, and should again beat the Silverado gelding. At Wingatui Tuirau just beat Guarantee over a mile and now the former is- allowed lib. Quietly ran third to them, and comes in at 101 b better with Guarantee and 91b with Tuirau. This may give her an outside chance. Tout le Monde finished third to Guarantee and Quite Soon at Timaru, and meets the former on 31b better terms. Haere Tonu was third to Silver Sight and Wino at Ashburton, but meets Silver Sight on only 41b better terms. Tuirau and Guarantee may be in demand, with Polydora also finding favour. Mounts

Riding engagements for the Banks Peninsula meeting to-day have been made as follows:—M. Kirwan, Astraea, Note Issue; L. J. Ellis —Knockfin, Princess Rawene, Penelope; A. E. Ellis, Top Rank, Argentic; M. Caddy, Rebel Star, Baby Bun; H. Goldfinch, Whaddon Chase, Manetho; G. Humphries—Document, Rose Val, Invoice, Gay Crest; E. Ludlow, Silver Jest. Shawlette; W. Pascoe, Sky Pilot; J Veevers, Rival Shot; A. Didham, Southdown; R. Mackie, Guarantee; D. O'Connor, Hunting Bag, Davolo; W.

Jones—Haere Tonu, Disguise, Passenger; M Kearns. Tooley Street; R.Beale, do'ra; A. Russell, Land Raid; A. Messervy_Cranford, Concert Pitch, Culotte. Knowledge, Quietly; E.Pinn, Courtyard; H Hibberd, Honour's Lass; C. Wilson— Tuirau, Glowlight, Joyous; J. Jennings, Golden Dart; A. S. Ellis, Nocturnus; R. Drinkwater, M'Heath.

A False Pace With the Wellington Handicap run at such a false pace no true line was provided here on the New Zealand Cup, but it is interesting to observe that Arctic King's success has earned him a penalty of 51b, thus rating it equal with the win of Caliente in'the Mitchelson Cup. What a pity it is (says "The Watcher ) that Auckland form cannot be relied upon as a guide to evente run on left-handed tracks, and the raising of Arctic King to 7.10 in the New Zealand Cup presents a pretty problem in handicap fluctuations. Arctic King had 7.9 in the Mitchelson Cup and Kiltowyn 9.0, or a difference of 191 b. Now, in the New Zealand Cup, there is only 31b between them. Again, Cuddle, with 9.3 here in the Wellington Handicap, meets Arctic King in the New Zealand Cup on no less than 221 b better terms. If figures won races either Cuddle or Kiltowyn would look certain to run away* with the Cup, but here again the problem cannot be solved by mathematics, though a fair line is provided. Another factor to be taken into consideration is that" the going at Trentham was so entirely different from what may be expected at Riccarton. Son-in-Law

The Son-in-Law family continues its almost uninterrupted run of success in the long-distance races of England. The Cesarewitch (two miles and a-quarter), lun recently, was won by Near Relation, by Son-in-Law from You-You. Night Cap (by Finglas from Repose) was second, and Hoplite (by Winalot, son pf Son-in-Law, from Hegemony) third. At Newcastle last season Berestoi (who is now showing something of his class in Australia) ran second to Hoplite in the 11 furlongs Beeswing Plate. Berestoi carried 9.7 to the winner's 8.6. You-You, dam of Near Relation, is by Simon Square (4). a son of St. Simon and Sweet Marjorie, a sister to the famous sire Tredennis, by Kendal (son of Bend Or) from St. Marguerite.' The top weight for the Cesarewitch was Enfield with 9.7.. Hoplite, another four-year-old, carried 8.12, and Near Relation, a three-year-old, 7.9. Night Cap 111, also a three-year-old, carried 7.11. Night Cap is owned in France, by the Princess de FaucignyLucinge. Besides Enfield, only three horses carried 9.0 or over. were Black Devil (U.S.A.) 9.4, Alcazar (U.SA.) 9.4, and the Irish crack, Primero 9.0. Primero is a brother to the Derby and Leger winner, Trigo, and Harinero, winner of the Irish Derby and Leger, who is now at the Sledmere stud in New South ..Wales. Another bi other was the good stayer Athford. These noted brothers are by Blandford from Athaei, by Farasi. The three-year-old record for the Cesarewitch still stands to the credit of the great American colt Foxhall. At that age he won, carrying 9.0. The famous French mare Plaisanterie (second dam of Tracery and ancestress of Peter Pan) won the double at three years, the Cambrideshire and the Cesarewitch, though she had to put up a' 101 b penalty in the second race. St. Marguerite was the dam of Roquebrune, dam of Rock Sand, sire of Tracery.

Peter's Parentage To some extent, this is. the story of Peter Pan's dam. After being only one of ' a mob roaming the paddocks, she foaled a galloper who ranks with the best in Australian history. These occurrences are. so frequent (says " Fernhill •) that they occasion little comment, and are accepted as illustrating the remarkable way in which Nature sometimes chooses an object for her rich gifts. Supposedly priceless mares of the studs are passed over while one \of the reputedly no account is exalted.. No. double Alwina, a daughter of St. Alwyne, of the St. Simon line, was chosen as a mate for the strapping Tracery horse Pantheon, because the alliance appeared likely to yield results. Subsequently, the mare was sent to another stallion, but since Peter Pan distinguished himself so nobly Alwina has again been sent to Pantheon, the progeny being a strong healthy ' colt foal upon whom fame has been thrust as the brother of a champion. This young aristocrat will not 'necessarily emerge from the ruck, which always is full of moderates. Innumerable full brothers to peerless performers have been duffers. Something happens to turn the scale. However, if the later progeny of Alwina never win a race of importance, she will by no means have lived in vain, for she added her quota to the wonder horses of the world, a distinction that falls to so few. Jf Otterden, ■ the dam of Boniform, never had reached New Zealand, there cou.d have been no Peter Pan to-day. Otterden came to the Dominion in foal to Martagon. The resultant foal was Martian. On New Zealand soil Otterden was sent to Multiform, the yield being Boniform, who figures on the female side of Alwina's pedigree. What a lottery it all is! Sent into the sale ring as a yearling, Peter Pah is scarcely likely to have aroused any spirited bidding. Now he is one of the best horses in the world, and his dam an acknowledged queen of the stud. All in good time the turn of Peter Pan as a sire will arrive. Should he win a third Melbourne Cup, it would not be difficult to fill hie list at 200 guineas per mare. In England this fee would easily be doubled, and Peter Pan might be booked for several seasons ahead. Mr R. R. owner of Peter Pan, is not worrying about the stud aspect at present His chief concern at the moment is the Melbourne Cup. Once that is over, preparations for stud duty can proceed leisurely, as the chestnut will not be called on for service until next spring. Will Peter Pan sire a galloper as good as himself? Perhaps this is too much to expect, super-racehorses being so rare.