TALK OF THE TURF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17776, 11 May 1932, Page 3

TALK OF THE TURF

The sister to Honor (by Limond from Homage) is mentioned as one of tlm bestlooking yearlings at Takanini. She is owned l>v the Westmerc stud master, Air. Donald, and she will probably do her early racing in Sydney. Gustavo is going on well in his promrntion at Kiccarton. He has not been given any fast work yet-, but lie is gradually getting into condition, and he is unite sound. It- is oil tho cards thatE. P. Claridge will take him to Sydney to race, and if lie is at Ids best be will i-aee creditably in any company. The jumper Dark Prince has been stopped in his work and be is to be turned out for a .spell. His ownertrainer. ,J. I). Kemp, is not satisfied with the condition ot one of lbuk Prince’s forelegs following a knock, sustained recently, and. rather than risk a breakdown, lie has decided to give the. horse a- spell. It is reported that the Damievirke Racing Club bus decided to suspend operations unlff economic conditions improve. The club showed a loss on Us Mill'd* meeting, and with a view to economy has decided to dispense with tho .services of a paid secretary as from the end of .Inly. The victory registered bv Mr. L tie St. Alary's Kandy ill the One Thousand Guineas 'marks film second year in ruecession that a. filly from .France- has won one of the fillies’ classics in England. Last year Lieutenant-Colonel Bit-kin furnished the Winner of the Oaks with. Brulette. who, like Kandy, was bred in France. a- -X' dr “XIt- looks as if North Island jumpers will have to form the nucleus of the field for the Grand National Steeplechase in August, for a Christchurch writer records the- interesting fact that there will lie a marked dearth of steeplechasers at Riccarton this season, and it looks as if the Dunedin winter meeting will not: get anything like the usual support from this quarter. 1 -X- -X* X* Owing to the New Zealand Racing Conference- having refused permission for the Northland Trotting Club, Whangarei, to hold two galloping races on its programme, the club’s meeting will not now take place on May 21 as intended. Tbo president of the Trotting (dub, Mr. IT. W. Crawford, stated lha-t the Whangarei Racing Club had afforded the club every assistance by advising the New Zealand Racing Conference that it had absolutely no objection to the application for the two galloping events being granted. °** * * The imported horse Brazen, who traces to the Bend Or line through his sire. Thalaris, will this season figure in a very different position to that which lie occupied last year, when his first stock were raced in Australia and New Zealand. In the two countries his progeny last season won only £3400 in prizemoney. Bronze Eagle and Kuvera, who claim Brazen as sire, have alone captured over £15,000 in stakes this season, and altogether the position can be reminded as highly promising for the progeny of the imported horse to. add further lustre to his record as a sire. »** . * Ellerslie habitues renewed acquaintance with an old favorite this week, when Beau Cavalier made- a reappearance on the track and was allotted a little steady work It is only a few. weeks less than 12 months since Beau Cavalier last appeared at headquarters, and it was oil that occasion that he nulled up very lame on his near foreleg after schooling over several steeplechase fences. Beau Cavalier has been entered for tho Great Northern Steeplechase, next month and his owner evidently intends to make another attempt to givo him n preparation. The horse’s appearance indicates that he lias boon, doing some work lately, but he has a doubt-ful-looking foreleg and difficulty may uo experienced in getting him to stand. Following closely on the announcement that Ammon Ila might be transported to America came the statement that Dr. Ring had received an overture from America to name a price for his Australian-bred colt Bronze Eagle. As the winner of tbo New Zealand Dei by and the Great Northern Derby, Bronze Eagle showed his ability to encompass a mile and a-half journey brilliantly, for in bis Riccarton success he was timed to run the 12 furlongs in the fast time of 2.31 J. Unfortunately, a knock kept Bronze Eagle out of action in the autumn, otherwise his winning record would probably have been extended. However, be accomplished sufficient to entitle him to be rated highly at distances from a mile up to, a mile and a-half. •X- * X- * Sold only a. few weeks ago for £ls, Ca-llapat gave a. good return to his new owner by winning at- liis first attempt in the new colors. After tiring of him, his previous owner, Mr. F. Bluett, decided not to persevere with the horse and quitted him cheaply. Tire lucky purchaser was the Taranaki sportsman, Mr. W. Simson, and lie- handed Cal Input to trainer W. C. GriiidJay to train for the Egmont meeting, with -happy results to all concerned. Cn Ila pat lias now won two or three times over the sticks, his best performances prior to last week being in very modest hack company. If lie can carry weight he may go on with bis winning career. He is young so far as jumpers go, for be is a six-year-old. He is by Callaghan, a. horse imported from England by the Wellington sportsman, Mr. \V. Higgins, and was by Fairy King (by Desmond from Queen Fairy, by Oberon from Lady Lothian, a daughter of Exchequer and Daffodil), his dam being. Benny Forfeit, by Forfarshire from Pennywise, by Westminster from Bonny Mary 11. by Wisdom. * * * * Otairi was sore after finishing second to Callapat in tbo Tongalioe Hurdles at Unworn the first day, and consequently was sent back home *without'waitidg for tho second day. In that race Otairi made a gallant' attempt to win, but lie had no chance to concede the weight to tho winner. Nevertheless his lorm was good, for it was only his second outing of late. In his first.'the Marion Steeplechase, ho had gone about six fiirlongs when he fell, so he should be a much hotter horse for bis Unworn run. His fencing was as good as ever, and be managed to keep within range of the pacemakers throughout, holding out indications- that ho has hut to keep sound to win soon. Otairi is the tnpweiglif in both the Great Northern Hurdles and the Great Northern Steeplechase, and it is not known yet whether he will be sent to Ellerslie to fulfil Hie.sc engagements. Weight stops the best of them in the usually laid ground experienced at Auckland during the Great. Northern meeting, and even allowing for a horse being partial to this sort of going, the fuel: that, he is heavily burdened must, tell the tale, in the end.

Charmeuse evidently struck herself during her gallop with Juniper on Thursday morning, as one of her legs filled ha illy shortly after tho work, and all idea.'of starting her at Amberley bad to be abandoned. She had been showing excellent form in her recent gallops, -1V 'A- * * Itocket. who heat all but Execution in the Novice Stakes at Amberley, is by Dav Comet from Top Score, a, sister to Winning Hit. He showed promising form at Riccarton at Faster, .and his recent track form, though including nothing of a. specially brilliant character, has gained hint friends. He. should be a good horse, for next season. * -x- . True Shaft, slablemate to Night,march, is booked for Ellerslie next month, and if be goes on. all right will probably once more accompany Night-march to Australia. T.rue Shaft was affected by leg trouble throughout his earlier career, but since being recommissioned a. few months back lias shown no signs of soreness, so be can. he depended upon to take a more important role from now onwards. *- * * * Tim Canterbury trainer, S. Barr, lias had a recent addition to bis team in a yearling, filly by Paper Money from Tortrix, (linn of Caterpillar, Baroscope, and Page. Boy. The youngster was purchased at Trentham by Mr. B. iSaVille, of Hanmev, for 40 guineas, and was broken -in in Hie North Island before going to Riccarton. She is well forward, and gives promise of coming to band very early. * «• * * In the. course of a, discussion with: a representative of the ,Sydney Morning i Herald on horse racing. Mr. J. Higgins, a former well-known, stipendiary steward for the A.J.C., recently stated that interference with horses in races was causing officials concern in every country. Effective measures were necessary to raise the riding standard. The punishment given to an experienced lad would be unduly harsh on tin apprentice, but Hie latter should not he allowed to ride in races until' thoroughly qualified. He thought the chief clubs should appoint a board to judge the qualifications of apprentices. Tho courses, as laid out at present, called for more sound judgment on the part of jockeys. It was a disadvantage on most courses for a horse to be well drawn in a short race, for unless it was as smart as those on the outside it would meet trouble at tho first turn. Ho was a- strong advocate of left-hand racing, as that was the natural way for a horse to move. POITREL PASSES CAREER OF GREAT STAYER -.m’ i JA r.u’iv At a .sale of yearlings held at Randwick in tlio autumn of .191(5 a hay colt by St. Alwyno from the -Metal maro Poinard, wh,o was included in rt collection sent up to auction from the Arrowfield Stud, was stint into the ring at the moderate reserve of 300 guineas, states the Auckland Herald. As this was not reached, the youngster was left on the*’ hands of his breeders, Messrs. W. and F. Moses. Little did the keen men assembled at the New South Wales sale-ring that day realise that the colt they had allowed to be passed in was destined to win a place with the great stayers who have figured ,on the Australian turf and to win prize-money amounting to £20,835. Such is the interesting record attached to Poitrel, whoso death wits this week reported from Sydney. It was at the opening stage of his career at, four years old that Poitrel first won fame by defeating tho Now Zealand-bred heroine Desert Gold in the Spring Stakes, when the mile and a-half was run in tho fast time of 2.31. In the same race in the following year Poitrel defeated Gloaming, conceding that brilliant performer 81b —the respective weights of the pair being 9.5 and B.ll—which added further lustre to his name. In the decision of the Sydney Cup of 1920 Poitrel made a heroic effort to win under 9.9, and in a sensational finish with, the doughty Kcimaquhair, 9.5, he was beaten by only a head, the two miles being covered in the fast, time of 3.22”. The following spring saw Poitrel at his best, when lie carried the welter weight, of 10.0 to victory in the Melbourne Cup. At the stud Poitrel had fair opportunities, but the record down against, his name as a sire is nothing like what might have been expected, and his failure to win fame as ft parent is one of those difficult problems that now and again present themselves when a groat performer fails to earn corresponding distinction at the stud.