TURF TOPICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17157, 6 October 1926, Page 3

TURF TOPICS

FIXTURES—RACING. Oct Y—• Kurow J C. Oct. /, o—Y\ hangari'i R.C. Oct. 8, o—Otaki Maori lit Del. 0-oaniinu J.C. Od. LI, lo—Dunedin .1.1 • Od. 16 Cart,erlon R.C. 0,.1. 23, 25 —Wellington R.C. Od-. 25—Waikato Hunt Club. Od. 25—Waipawu County R.C. Od. 23, 25, or 25, 27—Wavorley 11. C. Od. 25—North Canterbury R.C. Od. 25, 27—(lore R.C. Oct. 28, 30—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Oct. 29, 30—Alasterton R.C. Od. 30—Banks Peninsula R.C. Od. 30, Nov. I—Thames J.C. It. J. Mason will be bringing his horses back by next week's boat, and may race them at the Wellington meeting. • * Threadneedle still requires finishing off, at appears, but Hawke's Bay critics select the Autumn colt as one likely to make an early reappearance among the money-getters. Bisogne has a good representative among 111 - four-year-olds in Yawned, whose maternal grandsire was Coronet. Vaward is a shapely gelding, and is quite a useful sprinter. At the Napier Park meeting, Lady Orby, Mr. W. K. Kemball V filly, made a good start mu I a disappointing finish. On .Saturday, she made amends in the Nursery Handicap, going away well and winning all the way. * * * * The. A.J.C. Spring Stakes winner, Spearfelt. is trained bv an ex-New Zealander in V. O’Neill. Tins horse was concerned with Nigger ..Minstrel and Heroic in the memorable finish of the A.J.C. Derby a couple of years ago. * /} * * #- The news that 'The Hawk will not go on to Melbourne bints tit the probability of J. M. Cameron’s early return to New Zealand. He would hardly relish a second taste of the bud run be had last year in tho overseas fixtures. * * * * The Hawke’s Bay Guineas, won by Commendation on .Saturday, was the first Guineas race to be instituted in the, Dominion and in the past has drawn some of the best horses that have ever graced the New Zealand or Australian turf. v- i(. # * Royal Tea and Reonui filled second rind third places respectively in the Grantham Stakes, the first-mentioned being beaten by half a length by Greenhorn. The son. of Tea Tray lias been performing most consistently in New South Wales, and in the Stakes was not bustled until well on in the race. There is plenty of money lo be made with a horse of the tvpe of Royal Tea around Sydney. v- * ■Siaosi lias not proved ail that was expected of him since his transference to New South Wales, for though he has been near the good stakes, he has not yet done, anything sensational. On Monday he ran third in the Kensington Handicap, just headed out of second place, but the winner was three lengths clear. Yet another that has still to pay his way is Cawnpore, whose third in the Shorts appears to indicate improvement.

The injury suffered by Rapine a week prior to, the running of the Spring Stakes had necessitated the substitution of swimming exercises for track gallops, and is not to be pondered at that he „was not in the pink for the test with Windbag and Spearfelt. Tins swimming had agreed with him evidently, for he ran a good mile a couple of days prior to the big race, and if no further injury resulted from tint hard gallop in the Stakes, it was expected that lie would show up prominently in the later engagements at Randwick.

Once again the policy of following up one strain of blood has paid a satisfactory return to Mr. A, B. Williams, for Rapine, having been unsighted in the Spring Stakes at Randwick on. Saturday, his half-brother, Star Strangtfr, came to light on Monday and downed his field in the Metropolitan Handicap. Recent messages from the other side of the Tasman referred to Star Stranger as one of the fittest horses in training at the New South Wales headquarters, and the Martian colt’s chance of capturing the Metropolitan were described as rosy. He had beaten Count Cavour decisively in track trials, and showed all the stamina and determination for which the Martian stock is famous. ■jr inr *X- -X The cabled description of Limerick’s defeat in the big race on Saturday by Rampion leaves a lot of gaps to fill. The New Zealander appears to have had a lead that should have been commanding, but Rampion got the better of him in the straight, without having to fight very hard for it. Limerick was reported to be suffering from a cough which gave his connections some concern, but the early stages of the race were not loafed over, and it seems strange 1 that the Dominion horse should have given in completely when collared by his Australian rival. Rainpion’s finish was a dazzling effort, certainly, but it may he that. Limerick’s rider was caught off his guard. Jockeys learn to be great strategists in Australian racing. COMMENDATION 'N H.. 15., GUINEAS „• A WELL-RUN RACE Commendation made no race of ihe Hawke’s Bay Guineas, on .Saturday, once he got straightened out for home. That was just as might have been expected, for there was nothing else in the race of his class. Commenting on,, the race, and on the C.J.O. Derby eandidate’s performance, “The Hermit,” in the Hawke’s Bay Herald, remarks: “'The Hawke’s Bay Guineas was a good race and well worth going to see. True, Commendation won easily, which served to show how much hotter he is than the other three vear-ulds he met, for he had a. 711> penalty to carry. There was eery little, to choose between the other four. If Rascal had not taken so much out of himself making the pace all the way, he would lyobahlv have been second, lie hung on gamely, however, and it was only in the last stride or .two that Sonfoun got him. Rascal is a good honest little gelding with a considerable dash o( pace, and Fred Waddell rode him .just the race that would have given Commendation all his work to do to catch him had there been any loitering at. the barrier on the pari 01. the big fellow. However, Commendation got •■.way quite as well us Rascal did, and his rider was content to lie in behind Rascal to the straight, and then when

Comiuciidal ion was given Ins head, I lie nice was all over bar shouting, and Die shouting as <Mmmeudal ion passed the post was sponlancons and hearty. Commendation gave a slight display of mischief at (lie | his I, lull, he was soon quiclencd and no youngster could have gone more quietly in Die race. That is, however, a diaracleristic ol Commendation. lie does no! sulk, and lie has only to leave Die barrier properly to be a h:ml. nut to crack in his remaining 111 roe-year-old engagements. ” SOL ARID AND CORONACH. JOCKEY FAVORS Til Id FORMER. In view of Die differences of opinion existing, among followers of the turf in England as to the respective merits of Coronach and Solario, Joe Childs, the star English, jockey, was naked by tho London Morning Dost to tell winch lie thought is the better at weight for age. Obviously the jockey was believed to bo better qualified than anybody else id give .such an opinion on the subject, having won the Derby and other races on Coronach, and ridden Solario to victory in the St. T.eger ami in two cup races so far this season. ,Vl If I had! my choice of riding one* or Die other in a. match I think f. would select Solario-,” replied Childs, after a few moments’ consideration. ”1. would do so mainly on account of his wonderful combination of speed, stamina ■and temperament, which, I think, is unequalled. He i.s ever so much better than he was last season. At the same lime, 1 must say that Coronach seems lo be improving each time he runs, and lias gained, immensely in strength.” In commenting on Child’s opinion the lacing critic of the Dost has the following to say: " I believe the prevailing view among rating people is that Coronach is relatively the superior colt. I have previously ventured to oppose that contention. Now we have the jockey wlm has ridden them both in their best races —a horseman, too, of ripe judgment and of almost unrivalled experience of highclass thoroughbreds—expressing art opinion in favor of Solario. ”In a recent interview Lord Wool* avington was reported as being favorably disposed! towards the proposal of a match between the two champions. There id not the smallest likelihood that such an affair will be arranged l . Nor is there any need for a formal match between them. If both owners are anxious for a, test of merit the two colts can meet in the Jockey Club Stakes at the first October meeting at! Newmarket, or in the Champion Stakes later in the season.” CAULFIELD G UINE A S. FINAL ACCEPTORS. (Elcc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) MELBOURNE, October 5. The final acceptors for the Caulfield Guineas are: Seventh Heaven, Oilrosina, Trelyon, Cyden, Raron, Greensborough, One Too Many, Lanson, Mooreta, Belhaven, Valai-sian, Thracian, Henare. Nanbrook, Queen Rampion. King Yal, Epilogue, Tunato, -and Ladv.