TALK OF THE TURF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17947, 26 November 1932, Page 7

TALK OF THE TURF

Although definite arrangements have not been made, it is likely that Shatter will be taken by F. D. Jones to race at Ellerslie during the holiday period.

Berate, Silver Scorn, Jalou.x, and Azalea are working right-handed at Rio carton with a view to the Auckland meeting during the holidays. Jaloux is doing strong work.

At latest the stewards of the Durban Turf Club (South Africa) were greatly exercised over the poor standard of the riding of apprentices, and also some fully-fledged jockeys.

* * * * JI. Rama’s prolific brood mare Country Picnic, a dam of Perfect Day, Hoariri, Taneriri, and Manawhenua, has produced a colt foal to Yaals. Country Picnic is now 23 years old and since being sent to the stud in 1913 she lias had 12 foals, nine of which have been colts.

The actual price at which Nea Lap was sold to the American sportsman, Mr. J. H. Whitney, was 10,000 dollars landed in New York and subject to passing a veterinary test of soundness. At the time of delivery 10,000 dollars was equivalent to £3206 The price paid for Compris by Mr. G. L. Lyon, of Ceylon, was 2500gns. The sale of Hunter’s Moon to the same owner was effected at less than four figures.

Included among the yearlings to be offered at the national sales at. Trentham in January is Mr. A. B. Williams’ colt by Night Raid from the imported mare Sweet Charity. 11c is running in one of Mr. H. M. Reeves’ paddocks at Hororata, where he was reared, and he was greatly admired by a number of owners and trainers who saw him recently. He is, in fact, considered by some good judges to be the finest Night Raid yearin g they have seen.

11. B. Lorigan, who has experienced a rather lean time since he decided to settle in Sydney, had a change of luck at Warwick Farm on Smirkty week when he w'on the Farm St ikes with Lavington. Lavington registered a meritorious performance. lIY .pimped away well, but quickly lost his position, and with half a mile to go was in front of only two horses. Moving up smartly on the outside ho chalhinged the leaders a furlong from home, and got up in the last few strides to defeat the outsider, Mediator, by a neck. * * * * In the September 'issue of the English Jockey ClufoYt Racing Calendar is a notice containing a very positive iu.iunction against the apparently fairly prevalent- practice in England of Schooling 'horses in races, “The stewards of the National Hunt Committee,” the notice says, “have had their attention directed to the frequency with which, in ’past seasons, horses have boon run apparently with no other object, on the -part of those responsible, than that of providing them with a ‘school' over the fences, which is manifestly improper and irregular. Every horse taking part an a race is presumed to bo running on his merits with the object of winning, if possible, and the stewards give notice that, in future, any person who is reported to them as having run a horse sim'ply for ‘schooling’ purposes will be severely dealt with.” * * * * Some amusement has been caused by the nomination of Organiser for tho Auckland Cup, Railway Handicap, and the other leading events to be decided at the Auckland summer meeting. Organiser is a loan mare by Sabretache. According to her Maori owner, P. Putihi, she is 21 years old, but the popular opinion is that she is even older. Sabretache, a sou of Cuirassier, was foaled 39 years ago, and jus progeny have been off the scene i many years. Organiser competed in the chief event at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting. Slid looked in no condition to race and her performance .was humorous. After much persuasion site covered about a furlong and a half while the field went seven furlongs, in a mile and a quarter race, after which, with weary st jps, she made her way back to the birdcage. The racing at. Ellerslie on Boxing Day will bo relieved of monotony it tins veteran puts in an appearance. * * * * 'Silver Scorn may not leave for Australia for some time yet. It is a condition of the sale that site remain in her present quarters and race in some of her immediate New Zealand engagements. Mr Murray Aynsley will therefore continue to train her for the time being, and will take her to Auckland ! next month to run in the Great North- ! ern Derby on New Year’s Day. llow (long this arrangement is to last is not ; known at present, but possibly she : will be shipped to Sydney after contesting the Auckland classic. She has ! now had seven starts for seven wins, 1 earning stakes totalling £1405. She is the best three-ycar-old filly seen in j Canterbury for many years. She is a brilliant galloper who can stay. The ! price paid for her is not much more than a third of the amount ’paid for Ghidc three years ago, but with reduced stakes selling values have changed. -X- * # * After Mr A. \V. Thompson, the wellknown New South Wales breeder, had purchased the stallion High Art in England, “Horse and Hound” published a letter which contained the statement: j“I cannot understand why High Art should be allowed'to leave this country, j To my mind, he is the ,stoutest-bred i horse in the world, and one which, I ' should have thought,‘ would at the stud have been n second Trenton or Carbine.” High Art comes into the New Zealand picture ns the sire of Impasto, who finished second to his stablemate, Gay iSeton, in the Tnmaherc Stakes at the Waikato meeting, and 1 won the Ruakura Stakes, with Gay iScton second. Before he left England, ! High Art had a few mares, and his j English progeny included several winI nCrs at two years. Again, in Australia, he had two-year-old winners iinI eluded in the first of his stock. The oldest Australian sons and daughters I of High Art are now three-year-olds. His own racing performances included winning the Ascot Gobi Yase, two miles. He is by Gainsborough, leading stallion in England this season and sire of Solaria, from White Tor, half- ! sister to Valais, by Torpoint (son of Trenton) from Lily of the Valley, by * Martagon from Hamptonia, half-sister to Atalanta (dam of Arvshirc), by ' Hampton from Fcronia, sister to Violet. ! (grand-dam of Melton), by Tiionnanby.

A trip to Auckland is the programme mapped out for J. W. Lowe’s pair, Red Sun and Normandy, at Christmas. The former is entered tor the Auckland Cup, and the latter lor the Railway. Both are still in hack class, but may soon be ineligible for that company.

Early Cup, a three-ycar-old Tea Tray gelding, met his death at the Rosebery (Sydney) pony meeting last week. He fell soon after entering the straight, broke a shoulder and was destroyed. Early Cup went to Sydny a few months ago, and> was sold tor 55gns. He had had only a few starts and won a minor division of a maiden handicap. * * -X- -SJ. M. Cameron experienced bad luck when the speedy Lotus Lily broke down badly on the track in Sydney lately. The marc had done steady work with Ben Brae, another of J. Hunter’s team, and was going round tlie rink again when she went in one, of her forelocks. It may be a long time before she .is again seen in action. * * . * * Present indications are that Riccarlon will have a. larger representation at Auckland this Christmas than was the case in 1931. when Christchurch horses in Jaloux, Great Star. Gay Crest, and Compris were good winners. Trainers who arc contemplating racing some members of their teams at Ellerslie are. I. D. Jones, J. 11. Prosser, It. and A. Cutts, G. Murray Aynsley, G. Emerson, C. McCarthy (Argentic), T. Lloyd, and I’. V. Mason.

A. D. Webster did not return from Melbourne with the other Sydney trainers after the Flemington meeting and has every reason to bo pleased with his decision, for during the following week he won two races with Movie Star and Hunt the Slipper. His success with Hunt the Slipper at Wiliiamstown .was one of the luckiest of his career, as Golden Lullaby, who was first past the post, weighed in 71b short | and was disqualified^ * * ■* * *

It is now reported that C. Giesclcr does not consider .Admiral Drake’s breakdown to be serious. The trouble was in a ligament just above the fetlock, and he expects to have him back in work at Wingatui before long. Regarding the two-year-old colt Garter Knight, who was injured on the trip over to Sydney, Gieseler considers the veterinary surgean is wrong in stating that he will never race again. When he saw' the colt ns he passed through Sydney the wound was making good progress towards recovery, and he is of the opinion that it will not affect him as a racing proposition.

Frank Bulloelc recently scored his first success as an owner. He won the Prix do Buc at Saint Cloud (France) with Condor. Bullock, who was until recently training for patrons, is now preparing his own team at Chantilly. A brother-in-law of the Melbourne veteran rider Robert Lewis, Bullock himself rode with great success in Australia, England, and on the Continent, Immediately before the war lie- was principal jockey for the Imperial German Stud. In Australia his wins included the Melbourne Cup of PlOf) on Blue Spec, the Caulfield Cups of 1918 and 1919 on King Offa and Lucknow, and many other good races. In England he won the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks in 1925 on Saucy Sue.

STAKES REDUCED AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY .CLUB SYDNEY, Nov. 25. The Australian Jockey Club has reduced stakes as follows: Doncaster Handicap, from £2OOO to £1500; Anniversary Handicap, from £IOOO to £800; Challenge Stakes, from £7OO to £OOO. There is no reduction in the stake for the Sydney Cup.