RACING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17230, 9 April 1930, Page 3

RACING

RICCARTON NOTES LIMERICK OUT AGAIN (Snooial (o tho Herald.) CfIftISTCHURCH, this day. F, [), Jones hm<l Limerick out yesterday J'iu 1 the livst time Mince last spring, when he wont into rotiromeiit following 'Oil leg troubles which developed in Australia. lie was given easy exercise on the lead in the middle of the course. The programme contemplated by his trainer is to keep him ;il trotting and cantering for two mouths, followed by a mouth of steady pare work, and then a month of sprintin;;. If he goes on all right up to that stage ii is probable that Jones will take him for another trip to Sydney for the spring meetings. Kapler has linished his racing career, jukl he will 'he seal homo to bis owner [his wee!;. It is probable that lie will lake up stud duties in the spring, lb' has shown signs of 'unsoundness lately, and though he might have survived another preparation, his trainer, 11. Nurse, prefers to retire him without risking a breakdown of his old favorite. it was understood that A. E. Ellis would be on I'ed Heckle in any race he contested, at bircnrion. It is stated, however, that he may be on First Hight, carrying a few pounds overweight, in the (treat Easter, and on I'aquito in the Great Autumn. Arikwai may be handled by (1. Humphreys in the' (treat Waster, and by A. .11. Eastwood in the Ureal Autumn. Red Heckle is engaged in the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicap, but his programme lias not been settled. II is pretty certain thai he will not run in both"events, -but F. Christina's will delay for a i'i'\v days a decision about the'"race in which he will lie started. He galloped nine furlongs attractively yesterday, and the Great Autumn may make a strong appeal. The jockey, ('. E. Eastwood, is about again, having made a good recovery from the serious accident that occurred to him while riding at Ta.kupuna at the end of January. He was on the track at. Riccartou yesterday, and he expects to 'be riding again at Blister.

TURF TOPICS The two principal events at the Masteiion meeting on Friday and Saturday went to Mr. V. Riddiford, Historic winning the Cup race on the first day, giving a very solid performance, while Panther woii the OpaJri Handicap on ' Saturday, running tho mile in 1.39 2-5. j Panther had been beaten into second place in the Flying Handicap on the h'rst day by the* brilliant Mandy, who : lijd practically all the way, and had 1 enough in band to stall off Panther's challenge in the straight by a. length. Panther in that race was described as running not too kindly in the middle stages of the race, but this fact did not affect the public confidence in the Kilbroney gelding in respect of the longer event on the second day. He won convincingly oh the latter occasion. ( > Kacing men generally will await with interest further details of the race for tho Rawson Stakes at Rosehill, N.S.W., in which Nightmarch scored a solid victory over Chide. The cabled report did not. refer to many details of the event which in the .ordinary course must have excited comment among those who watched the Stakes fought out. The time was not fast for horses of tho class of Nightmarch and Chide, and it is easy to imagine a thrilling battle of tactics among the riders of the principal runners. i* * * -* Tho meeting of tho two New Zealand I "cracks" at the Rosehill races was the real prelude to a campaign in which the connections of tho two horses have been committed to the delight of the racing public across the, Tasman. Nightmarch won handsomely, but it must nob be forgotten that he had had a race prior to the Rawson Stakes, while Chide might : well have ""been needing a race to roach I tiptop form. Amounis is tho third'of a j trio of great performers who may be expected to absorb the interest of the racing'public within the next low weeks. (jn the. first day of the Mastcrton ' meeting, oil Friday, three first favorites passed the post first, these being Tunbridge in the llighweight, Historic in the. Cup, and Potoaform in the Lansdowne Handicap. The victory of Potoaform had seemed a foregone conclusion, and it proved as good as it had looked, . the winner having a lot in hand over tho last furlong. On tho second day of tho meeting five first favorites came in as picked, and another ran second, tho outstanding race from the spectator's I point of view being the Opaki Handicap, | in tiio decisive stages of which six of J the eight runners were right in tho picture. It was staled recently that 3000gns. had been refused for Clare after tho Trenlhnnt meeting, and this led to tho .surmise that a larger price must have , been involved in the sale of the horse to a Melbourne owner. The identity of i the new owner is now recognised, Mr. J. Truskett, a well-known owner-trainer ! of the Victorian capital being tho pur- ' chaser of Clare. The. exact price is still undisclosed, but it. is reported as being close to 4000gns. A bad stroke of hick betel. F. Reid, who is associated with J. Sullivan's stable at Wbodville, during tho second day at Masterton. Gran Chaco bolted when doing bis preliminary for the Cave Handicap, and after tossing his rider knocked down Reid, who was just entering the course. The victim of tho i accident suffered a broken shoulder, and I was despatched to hospital. \v\ Broughluu. well known in Cisborne, replaced T. Webster on Gran Cliaco, and the | horse ran unplaced in tho Cave Handicap. * * ■* » A short head decided the Farewell Handicap at Masterton, Portray having that margin on Winlocli as they passed the, judge's bos. Tho winner was a vviimi favoriie, and backers wound up a. good day well, though their choice for the last event of the day came near to suffering defeat. » *• * • Despite the fact,, that lio has been called on to give away substantial concessions to ids fields recently, Autopay lias been running prominently, though still denied tin; main end of Ins purses. He won a. double at. Wanganui, and was unlucky, according to observers, in the Cloverlea Nursery Handicap at Awapuni,

where bo landed second, after a great fight' with Gruen, Linnet, the latter scoring by ;t head, fheu camo his appearances at Maslerton, where on tlio first day ho conceded Open Cheque 221hs in the Juvenile Handicap, suffering defeat by three-quarters of a length; on tHe second day lie was made favorite for the Cave Handicap, and, again Conceding fancy weights to sonic of the other runners, .managed to fill third place, a- half-neck and, a neck separating the placed trio. Weight will stop t)i» mosl generous performers.