TALK OF THE TURF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17956, 7 December 1932, Page 3

TALK OF THE TURF

| The hurdle horseman, J. H. Mcßae, had a collarbone broken as a result ol I n fall while riding work at Tc Bapft 1 ;on Saturday. He was schooling SubEditor, who fell heavily at-the second fence in the course of a schooling bout over hurdles.

Six riders brought home two winners each at Veil ding last week. R: Reed and J. Barry were twice successful on the first day', and K. Yoitre amb L, 0. Morris were similarly successful 011 tlio Second day. A. Gilmer and L. J. Ellis rode' a winner each day.

(jay Crest shaped disappointingly in the Tinwald Handicap 'at Ashburton 011 Saturday, ’being in the rear throughout, a'tul finishing last. It was his first race since the New Zealand Cup, so he probably requires sharpening up ; at the same time it does not say much for his 'clnvuce of reversing places with Concentrate in : the Auckland: Cup.

I Afti-r competing in hurdle events during the past six months, Jayson, who has been removed from the schooling list, is to be given a further trial in flat racing. He is engaged in the Bolton Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, at Woodville. in which event he figures on the minimum. As the result of racing I over hurdles Jayson is now thoroughly | seasoned.

! On Saturday morning Worship put u’p a good gallop at Wingatui by covering seven furlongs with'Lord Argosy in 1.35, The 1 trestles were about 30ft. from the fails and Worship was ap- , parently waiting with the 'Engljish horse. He is'training on nicely, and is on the improve. Lord Argosy gives signs of racing belter as a gelding than he did as a colt.

! Fleeting Glance, favorite in the 1' Morcton Handicap at Ashburton, was pocketed, at a critical stage. She came fast when she got clear, but Rocket ’• had the race won. Rocket and Fleeting 'Gianco are both in the same stable, but Rocket runs in the colors of Mrs ! H. B. Douglas, a sister to Sir Charles Clifford, who sold her the horse very I cheaply. This is his second win in her colors.

Royal Bengal won the Whyte Memorial Handicap, one mile, at the winter meeting at Trentham., and he was thought to have excellent prospects at the 'Grand National meeting, but he failed badly in the Winter Gup, also in the iSolwyn Handicap at the same fixture. ‘ His next start was at Wanganui in September, but again lie disappointed. However, he looks as though he is coming back to form, Tor he was only narrowly beaten by Ora pai in the Flying Handicap at Feilding' on Wednesday. He missed the jump out, 1 and in' consequence it was a really good effort. With an even getaway, southern reports state, he would have won. He was very unlucky, and consequently may be wort h remembering.

A letter from the solicitors for B. Burgess, owner of Atholspear, and A. O’Neill, rider of Atholspear, in tire Wairarapa County Cup at the recent race meeting, was received at a meeting of stewards of the Carterton Racing <Club ’on Friday. The solicitors 'stated that an appeal against the decision of the stewards had been lodged-with the Wellington District Committee and would come up for hearing on Monday next at Wellington. After the Tunning of the race the stipendiary steward reported certain matters to the stewards, and the judicial committee held an inquiry, as the result of which Atholspear was displaced from first place in favor of Gay Court,, “boring” and the riding of O’Neill being the grounds of their decision. In addition to the displacement of Atholsnear, tho apprentice jockey was disqualified for three months. The solicitors intimated that' the grounds ot: appeal wore-that the decision in both cases was against the weight of evidence, and was unduly harsh and oppressive. I ** * *

Seldom is a good class field of sprinters beaten so pointlessly as were tnc Colvton Handicap opponents of the Hawke's Bay' fiver, Souchong, at'Fedding on Thursday, states the 'Evening Post. From an outside position he pro- 1 Sliced a torrent of speed to assume the lead almost immediately after the field was dispatched,; and nothing ever got near him. It was a performance that will be' remembered for years by those who were fortunate enough to witness it. At first it looked as if the others had been caught off the alert, for it did not seem possible that sprinters of the calibre of Orapai, Lady Quex, Consent, All Humbug, Aston and Midinctte could be so hopelessly outclassed' by a horse who had not previously been prominently in the limelight. But when the time for the race was hoisted it was seen that tho event had been truly run. The lmin.. 12 4-ssec. recorded was ljfsec. better than Qrnpni’s winning time in the first day’s opening sprint, and it was 1 2-ssec. better than the best other winning time for the distance at the meeting. Souchong was full out little more than two-thirds of the way,, and he finished up his run in a canter. Had he been pushed along for the last, two furlongs it is almost certain that he would have bettered the course' record of lmin. 12 l-ssec established by Aston in winning the Denbigh Handicap 18 months ago. His rider. L. Dulioii, seemed very much surprised indeed half-way down tho straight when he found himself riding such, a lonely race. .