TURF TOPICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17133, 8 September 1926, Page 3

TURF TOPICS

Birkenose was on top in 111*> betting for the Hunt Cup al the Mnnawat-n meeting, nnd got second money.

Willi ii good deal of weight to carry in the hunters' hurdles on Saturday, Rmigi Sarlo was nevertheless ivcll backed, and returned his hackers a second dividend.

Lin Arlington paid his way nicely at the Manawatu Hunt Club meeting. He landed a second in the Aokautere hack handicap, and won ilie premier honors in the eTaxbourne hack.

Tlie impost of lolbs. for his win at Marton did not stop Labour Morn in tlie hack steeplechase at the Manawatu Hunt meeting. He finished a head in tront of Oneroa.

On recent form, Opo was talked of as a. distinct possibility for the New Zealand Cup, but his performance at Awapuni on Saturday will not have increased his popularity. He ran unplaced behind Tame Fox, Merry Day, and Beaumont.

Thrilling finishes were seen at Hurst; Park-, England, on July 2.1, where the chief event, the Duchess of York Plate, ended in :< dead-heat between Swift and Sure and San Vineente, and the Two-year-old race was won by n shorthead by -Mr. E. short's Toreador from the favorite Galudeer. * ■* * * San Vineente was getting 201bs from Swift and Sure, and his jockey, t'o.s, made every effort to make the weight tell. Ho drove his mount hard and along the bottom stretch was six lengths clear of Imagery with Swift and Sure four lengths .behind. In the straight, however, Swift and Sure, made up ground rapidly and three furlongs out he joined San Vineente but could not pass hint, the judge's verdief being a dead-heat.

The financial depression which is at present being experienced throughout the Dominion was strikingly illustrated in the totalisator returns at, the Marton Jockey Club's spring fixture held at Peilding last week. The total sum handled by the totalisator in investments for the two days amounted to £32,191, as compared with $4.1,93.'! for the meeting of 1925 —a decrease of no less than £9742.

When flic late Sir William Hemes died, he left a bequest of £IOOO, the interest of which for a specified number of years was to be devoted to the provision of the Herries Gold Cup for the To A roll a race meeting, after which the principal was to revert to a brother in England. It was reported at the annual meeting of the Te Aroha .lockey Club that the brother has decided to renounce his claim to the principal 1 , and to donate the £.IOOO in perpctuitv to the Te Aroha Jockey Club.

A surprising number of enquiries have been received as to whether Windbag, winner of tin- Warwick Stakes on Saturday at the Warwick Farm meeting in New South Wales, is a New Zealand horse. Windbag is, of corn's*, the son of Magpie, the well-known Australian sire, and tins never been in New Zealand. He was bought for a New Zealand spoilsman as a yearling, but was sold again almost immediately, and the bargain missed has been the subject of many paragraph's in the press. His meeting with the hitherto unbeaten Valicare, daughter of VuJais, was awaited-with great interest, and the victory gained by the older horse lends weight, to the opinion held that lie is one of the greatest-hearted produsts of the Australian turf. Valicare, held (he lead practically to the finish, hut Windbag put in a paralysing run in the straight, and won by ft half a neck. The. remarkable time made in the race is sufficient excuse for the defeat of Kapine, the New, Zealander. who was third four lengths away. Windbag's time was lmin. 38 sees, which is just 1-5 of a second better than the time established by I'eremoana in the last Ormond Gold Cup race, at Hastings. Kiapine, who would have been better suited at a mile and a quarter, was just half a length away second, in the Gold Cup race.

RICCARTON NOTES.

COMMENTS ON TEE TRAINING

(Special to the Herald.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day

At Riccavton yesterday Moorland was the first to work. His mission was half a mile, but he was not out to make lime.

The Harp, who made a quick recovery from his recent ailment, was given a working gallop over seven furlongs. He appeared to be all right after working. Rivalry, who has been on the easy list for a couple- of days, was back on the tracks doing light exercise. The trouble which affected her so much a few mornings ago has almost disappeared. Precious joined Delicious in the latter part* of a sprint over half a mile. Delicious is working attractively, but she. is so small that die is never likely to earn high distinction on the race trajek. Precious is never overtaxed in training, but sho is looking well, and evidently itf in good' fettle.

Paper Boy and Crossbow worked I" gether on the sand. .Mi'. .I. (ierand in whose colors they run. was pre sent to .see them work.

■Nincompoop and! Haze bowled along nicely in a run over four furlongs. Haze is building up nicely since being re-commissioned.

J. Murray Aynsley worked his team, which includes Paperchasc, Footfall, Zariseo, and' Startnist separately, their tasks being from seven furlongs to half a mile, hut none of them was required to do its best. They are well forward in condition, and if will not require ituch fast, work to tit them for racing. Countersign and Gold Brick, who have done a. lot. of solid! work lately, were together at. the finish of a- useful workout, over half a. mile.

Frisco was given a lo( of useful work in the centre. He is hi'; and healthy, ami will not require much fast work to finish on' his preparation for the racing events ahead.

The three-year-old Paper [Joy has done well lately, and lie may add to his winning record before long. Flo will probably lie a visitor to Wingatui next month, in which ease be can he regarded as a promising candidate for (he Domed in Guineas.

Paper Rose may accompany him on the trip. This mnre is voy light in

condition, but her form at the Grand National meeting demonstrated that she has the gift of galloping, and' she only has to go on the right way to win her share of races this season. Though Rapier has done no -work on the tracks lately he has been kept in regular exeieis?. llis injured' foot is mending nicely, and his nurse should have him in active commission again in preparation for the .spring engagements. These include the New Zealand Cup, a race for which he has many admirers. He has given evidence that he can stay a. mile and a quarter, which is as far as he has been tried. AN OUTSIDER'S WIN. 0001) WOOD' STEWARDS' CUP. The Dowager Lady NunhiM'nholnic's Perhaps 'So won the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood 1 in duly in very comfortable style, to the confusion of the critics who held that this daughter of Hapsburg could not stay such a- distance in a first-class handicap. Her easy maimer of winning and the bold bid made by the outsider Edwina, a- leader until a furlong from the winning post, were the most prominent features to spectators. One looked in vain for the more fancied division white Edwina. was bowling along and' looking very unlikely to be overhauled. She had' jumped oil' with a lead while a group, including Ethnarch, was toiling far behind. They had suffered in an indifferent start. J. Jarvis, the trainer of 'Ethnarch, reported (be starter for despatching; the field while Ethnarch was half turned round' at the. gate. The (nil had been all the rage towards the close of betting, and; his failure, like many another in this famous handicap on other occasions, involved (he speculative division in heavy losses. Edwina at the offset seemed to have no great advantage from Iceberg, Sweet Rocket, and Dalmagarry, hut she drew clear away after going 400 yards, when her nearest rivals were Moll Mahal. Balderston, Iceberg, and Sweet Rocket. Purple Shade was making up a, lot of ground on the inside, but Edwina kept on till Perhaps S'o raced up. and without any apparent difficulty, dashed past to score by a length and a healf. Mcl.achlaii. riding the' winner, finished the last hundred yards as if there was not the slightest douhl as io the issue. Pheidon was barely kept out of third place by Purple Shade, and in fact, mcfel spectators did not expect (he judge's placing*.