RACING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23341, 5 November 1937, Page 13

RACING NEWS

By Sentinel A Select Few Since 1890 the only winn«rs of the Stewards' Handicap with 9.0 or more are Vladimir 9.0, Arrowsmith 9.13, Solfanello 9.3, dlentruin 9.6 and Cadland 9.5. Weight Carriers One of the most notable performances put up in connection with the New Zealand Cup was that by Nelson, who carried 9.10 and ran second to Spade Guinea 6.10 in 1886. Euroclydon Won as.a three-year-old witb.7.o and the following year carried 9.5 into second place to Lady Zetland. Two good weight-carrying performances were put up when Wairiki 9.2 and Achilles 9.6 filled, the places behind Canteen in 1903. Los Angeles was third to Vice-Admiral 7.8 and Miscount 7.6 with 9.3, Star Stranger was second with 9,4 to Rapier 7.12 and Nightmarch. who won with 9.6, holds the unique. distinction of being the only winner to score with over 9.0. In Growing Demand Mr W. P. Russell has been appointed ha'ndicapper to the Amberley Racing Club... Friesland

B. H. Morris will ride Friesland in the New Zealand Cup, and he will also be on Oratory, Taurangi,: The Bigot and Smoke Screen. , ' v Light-Betting, ■■•■.. *■■■- •■■■ K -■,■ Under the regulations of the Betting Control Board in South Australia, which are frequently undergoing revision, bookmakers in the grand stand are not permitted to go below 5s in individual wagers. For the Gawler meeting, the board decreed that it is now permissible for bookmakers to accept as low as a shilling wager This, it was contended, would overcome a frequent trek by punters to the flat. It was not, of course, obligatory for the fielders to accept the low bets, and it was thought that not many of them would accept the new order of things. They do not even appreciate " dollar wagers.

The Stewards' Handicap The Stewards' Handicap will be contested by one of the smallest fields that has ever gone to the post for many years past. It does not, however, follow that the race will be easier to wjn. but the small field will give every horse a better chance of a good run There is no doubt about Gold Boas brilliance, and she is said to be particularly fit and well. She would be entitled to strong favouritism if a doubt did hot exist about her respiratory organs. Still, even if she is troubled in that direction it may not stop her as Machine Gun, who won as a three-year-old with 8.9 was a pronounced roarer. Paper Slipper was backward in condition when racing at the Wellington spring meeting and should be improved at Riccarton. He is a really good horse, and must be very dangerous if the sting is out of the ground. Ben Braggie won at Wellington with a good deal in hand, and wha'ever beats him will have to travel. Oratory shaped well at Trentham, and Emissary on his day is hard to beat. Alma's brilliance is established and the best of the light-weights mav be Laughing Lass or Brunhilde. Those that may be held in most esteem at the close of betting may be Ben Braggie. Alma and Gold Boa. Searching for Stayers

Students of form when settingout to locate the winner of the New 'Zealand Cup concentrate their attention in a search for stayers, preferably those that have stood the test in public. Like the "Men from Missouri: they want the goods and not the guess work. Those with the best credentials for stamina on public form are Argentic and Queen of Song who have good form over two miles, and Wild Chase. Tauramai, and Sunee up to a mile and a-half, and Might, who finished fourth in last year"s New Zealand Cup. Argentic 8.9 was second to Cuddle in the Auckland Cup, and prior to that won the Metropolitan Handicap with 8.10, finishing a little over two lengths in front of Sunee 7.7 J. with Might 7.9 fourth. In that race Sunee was overhauling Argentic, and for that reason is granted a good chance in the New Zealand Cup. At the Wellington spring meeting Sunee gave a big start to Cerne Abbas and Rebel Lad over thp final half-mile of the Watkins Handicap, run In 2min 3J«ec. It appeared as if Sunee would have been a winner if extra ground had been tacked on to the lourney If that is «o. it suwiVo<! another roa»on to give Sunee a chance. With a stronger rider uo Rebel Lad would have outstayed Abbas, and the Robespierre gelding may prove the best outsider in the field. Wild Chase •won +ht> Dunedln fun with 8.9 in 2min 82 4-ssec, and shaped as if extra ground would not be beyond his powers, but ?till a doubt remains. Queen of Song was fourth in the Melbourne Cup. and although her form has since been disappointing she may shape a lot than generally expected. She suffered interference on the final day at Wellington and was making ut>. ground towards the finish. Tauramai may not be auite readv to run out two miles, and the winner mav come from Argennc Queen of Song Sunpe. Cerne Abbas, and Reb°l Lad. The final bettmP mav favour Sunee. Argentic, and Rebel Lad or Cerne Abbas B'rwalTis "t B '* Money Even the highest-priced' yearlings frequently prove a sound investment, either as racing propositions or at the stud. The sire and dam of this vears Leger winner in England were great successes in the double sense. Lord Glanely paid 12.500 euirieaii for Singapore as a vearling and 3100 guineas for Pose of England The coll won the I *f»er and Rose of England the Oaks Singapore won £13.000 in stakes and Rose of England £3OOO But that was far from being the' end of. their returns. Thev were mated at the stud and produced Chulmleigh who. up,to date, has won £10.500 in stakes including the S* Leger. Tn the first place. Lord r'anely invested ls.BOi) guineas and hP" alreadv had a return of £31.724 on his capital Much larger returns may still be expected from Singapore Pose of Engiand. and their progenv Romance surrounds the names of Rose of England and Smgaoore fsavs the Special Commissioner in London Soortins Life) Begin with Singapore At the Donca<=ter sales of 1907 when this auction was not entirely confined to vearlmgs, a called Rosaline and her fillv foal bv St. Frusouin were listed by the exe~"tors of Mr J A Doyle and sold to Mr Simons for 900 guineas A vear later the flllv foal, by then a yearling, was again catalogued at Doncaster and knocked down to Sir William (then Mr) Bass for 700 guineas. In his colours, under the name of Rose-

drop, she won the Oaks and three other races worth £6475 before being passed on to Mr •'Fairie" Cox for 4500 guineas. When an old mare. Rosedrop was sold to go to America for about £ 17,000. For some reason, possibly because she had a flaxen mane and tail, the owner did not take to her and sold her privately to Lady James Douglas, who mated her with the St. Leger winner, Bayardo, and produced Singapore's sire, Gainsborough. Offered as a yearling at the Newmarket sales of 1916, he failed to make his reserve of 2000 guineas, and was sent to Colledge Leader to train. Leader was called up for. war service soon after, and Gainsborough went to Manton, where his sire and dam had been trained. From there he won the wartime "triple crown." the substitute Ascot Gold Cup, and one other race of £14.080 before going to stud to become the sire of the winners of 414 J races carrying stakes of £324,193 15s. So much for-Singapore's sire. His dam Tefcrabbazia. had as her dam Abbazia. a daughter of Phaleron's dam, Mrs Butterwick. that was bred by the Duke of Portland, and sold by him. unraced to the late Mr Frank Dillon, and Mr J. H. H. Peard who ran a stud near Dublin. These breeders mated her with The Tetrarch and obtained Tetrabbazia. who was cold as a yearling to Lord Manton in 1919 for 3000 guineas. Unfortunately Lord Manton died before she had much racing, but she was leased with others of his fillies to Mr Somerville Tattersall, for whom she won three races, including the Royal Stakes of £4835, Tetrabbazia was offered for sale with the rest of the. late Lord Manton's mares at the December sales of 1923 and knocked down to Sam Darling, acting for Sir Alec Black, for 9000 guineas, with Mr John Hertz, the American owner of Reigh Count, the under-bidder. For Sir Alec Black she produced Singapore, and when Sir Alec gave up breeding was sold to Lord Glanely for 3000 guineas. Dangerous

The Siegfried filly Brunhilde, who is one of the light-weights in the Stewards' Handicap, was fairly smart as a two-year-old. In the past three-year-olds have proved very successful in the chief sprint at Riccarton. Since 1890, when the race first came on the calendar, 14 three-year-olds have been first past the post. The number includes the dead-heaters Bon Reve and Stardancer. Four three-year-olds in Pampero, Royal Artillery. Vladimir, and Machine Gun won in consecutive years. Experience has shown that a three-year-old with attractive form is apt to be very dangerous over a short course. Brunhilde started in 10 races as a two-year old She won three times, and was placed in six other starts. Her first Placed performance was in the Taita Handicap and Aiwai afterwards beat her by a short length in the Roseneatb Handicap, run in 59Jsec. Brunhilde scored her first win in the lrwell Handicap, which she won in 48 3-ssec under 7.94. She followed with another win in the Spring Nursery Handicap v/ith 8.5*. beating Royal Chief 8.7 by half a length in lmin 0 4-ssec. Roya] Chief and Francis Drake beat her in the Great Northern Foal Stake;, in lmin 13 l-ssec. with a neck and halt a length separating them. Trilliarch 7.10 beat Brunhilde 9.5 in the Sylvia Handicap by half a length in lmin 3-Jisec on a slow track. Francis Drake 7.12 beat Brunhilde 6.9 by three lengths and a-half in the Wellington Stakes won in 602 sec. The Crooner and Paper Slipper were third and fourth. At the same meeting Brunhilde 7.10 won this Nursery Handicap in lmin 13:fsec from Relative 7.7 and The Crooner 7.10. Brunhilde concluded her two-year-old season by carrying 9.7, and running second to Haughty Winner 8.9 in the Hopeful Stakes. This season Brunhilde has started four and finished in a place in her three latest starts. Heads separated Laughin* Lass 7.9 Lady Ina 7.3 and Branhifde 7.3 at the finish .of the Nai Naj Handicap, won.in lmin lOsec at the Wellington spring meeting. II; will be seen that if Brunhilde has trained on she holds more than an outside show in the Stewards' Handicap.

A Fast Track. The fast times recorded at the Wellington spring meeting have created a good dea P l of comment, and in some auarters it has been overlooked that Trentham is one of the fastest tracks in New Zealand. Riccarton is the only other track that compares for speed with Trentham. There are 14 records in the Turf Register,, and of these seven were nut up at Riccarton, five at Trentham. and two at fillers e The best horses that can be produced are usually in action at the tracks named and hence the records, but even so they are considered the.fastest tracks n the country. The six-furlong record was put up by Silver Scorn at Riccarton in lmin 9 2-ssec and Trentham closely approaches it. Therei is a fall of 11 feet between the six-furlong post and the winning post at Trentham Spring Plate Some more than useful sorts are engaged in the Spring Plate, and the winner will not have an easy task Not much has been seen of Sovereign Lady this season, but it mav be worthy of note that she ran second to Willie Win 9 6 with 8.0 in the Heathcote Handicap run at the Grand National meeting Davolo 9.0, Dictate 8.8. Concertpitch 9.11. Queen of Song 9.8, Big Dook 811 Boomerang 8.10. Queen Dorothy 8.7. Last Refrain 8.6, and several others finished behind Sovereign Lady This form should bring her into favour for the Spring Plate Emissary When at his best. Emissary can cut out a smart six furlongs. Last season ho won the Paparua Handicap with 9.9 in lmin 13sec, the Featherston Handicap with 9.3, the Templeton Handicap with 8.9! in lmin 14sec on a slow track and the Doncaster Handicap at Timaru with 9.13 in lmin 13 3-ssec. stolen March 7.7 was fourth in the Doncaster. and at Riccarton meets Emissary on 111 b worse terms Lowenberg One of the best performances put up by Lo-.venberg was his second to in the Wellington Cup with 8.1 He was beaten by a ~horf length in 2min tt'Asec Amonfst e unplaced lot were Argentic 9.3, Queen of Song 9.3. Ha/oor 8.3 Rebel Lad 7.7 and 16 others On the second day Lowenberg 8 7 was unplaced in the W.R.C Handicap behind Sunee 7.7 Argentic 8.2 and Scotland 8.2 May Win it for Family

If Rebel Lad should win the New Zealand Cup he will make amends for the defeat suffered by one of his ancestresses He is out of Keel Row by Gav Lad—Bonne Bouche by Boniform -Heorthen. Heorthen should have won the 1908 New Zealand Cup and she was backed for big money by all the Riccarton "heads." Unfortunately she took charge of her rider ir, the race and, after opening up a tremendous gap on the field at one stage, weak-

ened at the finish. to be beaten by Downfall, who got there only by a head. Like His Chance

The connections of Small Boy are satisfied with their prospects in the New Zealand Cup, despite his failures at Trentham. Small Boy beat Cerne Abbas in the Mitchelson Cup. and meets her 21b better at Riccarton. Small Boy should stay the Cup journey, being by the Tracery horse Psychology (sire of Cuddle) from Susan Lenox, by Kilboy from Shona May. by Treadmill—Edna May by Multiform. It is a branch of the successful Flora Mclvor (No. 18) family. Small Boy will again be ridden by H. N. Wiggins at Riccarton. F-riesland Should Stay

The Hawera trainer O. Cox is in the unusual position of having two New Zealand Cup candidates, Lowenberg and Friesland. The former is trained for his patrons, the Messrs O'Neill, of Wanganui, and Cox owns Friesland himself. On any public form Friesland is the better performed horse but Friesland has not often been tried over a distance, and this season it is Lowenberg who has had the best trials. He has. however, not come up to expectations, and he failed at Wellington while Friesland was winning the Waverley Cup. Some doubt appears to exist about Friesland's stamina but on the way he finishes in all his races he should run on. He is really a stoutly-bred horse. His sire. Friarsdale, is by Friar Marcus, who- was bred by his Majesty King George V and was by Cicero, a high-class sire from a mare by the St. Simon horse Persimmon. The dam of Friar Marcus has Enthusiast in her pedigree, which represents sneed, but she goes back to a mare who was a full-sister to Martagon. the sire of Martian. On the dam's side Friesland comes from a Demosthenes mare, who was out of a Boniform mare, whose full-brother was Los Angeles, a high-class horse and stayer. Nonette and other good horses are closely related. Friesland really should stay any distance, and the only argument that can be used against him is that he has not been tried as a stayer.