TALK OF THE TURF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17609, 27 October 1931, Page 3

TALK OF THE TURF

I\;iil;iixl, by Finland from Bandra'i!, rccenlly produced dead twins to ifoy:i! Divorce and was in a bad way. at terwanls. This was Uaiiand’s third sot of twins, none of which has survived. * * : k- «■ W. R. dolmstone, one of the leading riders in New South Wales, is leaving for India, where he will ride, lor the stables of A. Higgins. The stables contain 30 horses. * * * * Lady .Musk rah her best race to date in the Horn More Handicap at the Dargaville mooting on Monday when she flushed second to Whakapara. The Muskotoon filly is racing into form and should score a victory before long. * * -X- * No horse at To Arohn lias come on more quickly of late than Antique. He has muscled up splendidly, is remark ably clean-minded and in all respects looks the picture of health. It has not yet been definitely decided where he is to start this season’s racing, but, he will be ready to race even at short notice. * -X- * * Mr. 0. Boyle, of Wellington, has presented the hurdler, Conjurer It (brother to Dottrel) to the Awapimi trainer, J. P. Coyle, who has put him into active commission again. Other recent additions to Coyle’s team are Melodrama, by Comedy King, and Venigae, by Nassau. Melodrama and Venigne are both owned by the 'Mas ; terton sportsman, Mr. A. McDonald. * * * •» The owners of the New Zealand galloper Autopav have found Australia a veritable land of easy money, says a Sydney writer. ' After winning the Epsom and scooping in the money, Mr. Woods went further by supporting the Nut Cup-Veilmond double. Mr. Ail ken, not to be outdone, replied by drawing one of the minor prizes ill «v lotterv. * •* * » After his poor display on the flat at the Dargaville meeting, Great Emblem is to bo given a course of schooling, and later will bo raced over hurdles. With H. Dnlieu in the saddle the Emblematic gelding was given a trial over the pony hurdles the' other morning, Ins display being very satisfactory for a beginner. This" gelding is Well seasoned. and if ho takes kindly to tho hurdling game may do well in that department. * * * * The racing Kawainga hud at Avondale has sharpened her tip considerably, mid .she should be ait improved mare the next times she appears in public. Two seasons ago this mare showed considerable promise, but h;r form last season did not come up to expectations. However, the daughter of Adjutant s still young ami there will he plenty of opportunities for her during the present racing period.

The imported horse, Roy don, owned by Mr. J. R. McKenzie, has had a reasonably big booking this season, states the Press, his list including tho following mares : —Crown Reel (Grown Imperial—Merry Reel), The tiovo (Arrowsmith—La. I’alome), Killoek (Kilboy— Queen Lizzie), Red Queen (All Red — Lady Victoria), Claramar (by Clarenceux), Jewish Maid (Bonny Glen— Judith), ’Sunspot (Fernmorz—Sawdust), 1 tally Bun (Some Boy ll—Bonny Doreen), Nope (Markhopc—Nithsevoj, and Lady Anomaly (Anomaly—Quiz). # * * * Him' Lap lias run 52 miles 54 furlongs in the races in which.ho has now earned stake money amounting to 41550V5,, says a Melbourne writer. The Sydney horseman, J. Pike, has been on the gelding in most of hi? race,?, and the distance ho litas covered is 40 miles (>J furlongs. The stakes earned by Pliar Lap when he has been piloted by Pike aggregate 48,;11350v5,, and on the usual scale of jockeys ’ fees at 5 per cent, for a win and 2soVs. for n losing mount lie has earned approximately 240550v5. The only occasion when Pliar Lap did not win when Pike was on him was in the Warwick Stakes at Warwick Farm last- year, when he ran second. His stake money was then 200sovs., out of which Pike received 2sovs. In 1029 Pike won six times on Pliar Lap, last year 15 times—ilis total victories for the whole season —aiid this year five wins. W. Elliot, the Victorian jockey, was on him in six of his victories, W. Duncan once, and J. Munro once, J. Brown was on him in his only victory as a two-year-old—the Rosohill Maiden Juvenile —ini 1)28.

CYPRESS DESTROYED LEG BROKEN AFTER ROLLING A stroke of extremely bud hick, involving the loss of his valuab e three-year-ol(l Cypress, has befallen the 'Hawke’s Bay trainer J. 11. • le ff eld - Jefferd returned to Wellington fiom Svdney with the horse only last week, and took him on to Hawke’s Bay by train. After arriving at Jefferd s prov'er'tv at Ngatarawa, Cypress broke a leg after a roll, and had to be dcstroyCypress was a gelding by Limond from Cvmene, henco u full-brother to Cylinder. Ho had two unsuccessful outings in. New Zealand last season, hut commenced his three-year-old eaieei auspiciously when ho. wein the first division of ilio Maiden Three-year-old Handicap at Warwick Farm,, Sydney, c.i August 1, carrying 8.9, and running the seven furlongs in linin. 27sec. At his next start he finished second to Flying Dnvo in the Three-year-old Handicap. at llosohill, and was unplaced on tlie same course a week later. Next lie. finished second to Johnnie Jason in the Warwick Stakes, being beaten by half a neck, and then I'ol1< wed an unplaced performance in the Chelmsford Stakes, won by Ammon Ra, at Rand wick. Shortly afterward lie 'developed troll bid in the near bind leg, and he went- amiss about a fortnight before the Australian Jockey Club’s spring meeting, where bo was to have been a competitor in the Australian Derby. Ho was also engaged in the Melbourne Cup. Buyers were seeking Cypress after lie had won at bis first start in Sydney, but the price asked was considered too j high, and no business resulted. The win and two seconds of Cypress in Sydney were worth £230. Jefferd intended to give Cypress a spell, and hoped that in six months lie would bo fit enough to be taken to Australia again.