TALK OF THE TURF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18069, 21 April 1933, Page 3

TALK OF THE TURF

Panjandrum, the winner <>l the three-year-old handicap at Randwick on Monday, is a chestnut held in,k by Chief Ruler from l’odokes, who formed one of the team taken to Australia, by J. T. Jamieson. Panjandrum was bred by Jamieson, his dam being an English mare by Rock Flint. Podokes won races herself when trained at Takanini. * * * •* Cottesmore enhanced his reputation at Riccarton this' week, securing a race each day. This Hunting Song gelding is good class, but his career has been restricted through soreness. This autumn he has been much better, and although he has so far only run against hack company, be will do well when it comes 1 to taking on open class. * * * * The Valais horse Heroic, one of the most brilliant performers on the Australian turf, has made good as a sire, and his progeny put up a fine record in the Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, Hall Mark and Maid of Orleans, who fought out a head finish, both being by Heroic. Hall Mark is a. colt out of Herowinkie. by Cyklon from Doneb, by The Welkin, and Maid of Orleans is a filly out of Spearlette, by Spearhead from Gigolette, by Comedy King. « * * *

During the continuation of the school for jockeys at Randwick last week, M. McCarten gave a lecture, and his hints on actual riding in a race were illuminating. • McCarten counselled the apprentices to take up a position in a race behind one of the more experienced riders, or behind a horse considered to have an excellent winning chance. By doing this a lead was sure to come some time or another, and if grasped might lead to success. *•■*** Fracas was opposed by only two runners in the Challenge Stakes at Riccarton, but her win, coupled with that in the Champagne Stakes, entitles her to go into retirement as the likely Oaks winner for next spring. She has on occasions failed to run up to form, but when at her best is undoubtedly in the top flight. R. JMason used to say that if you had the Champagne winner you were well on the way to owning the Winner of the Derby, and what he did not know about the racing game could be put into a small compass. * * * * Autopay’s performance in winning the six-furlong race at Randwick on Monday was really high class, and a good consolation prize for his failure to go off the mark in the Doncaster Handicap. Most likely his party were able to back him at a good price. Greenline, to whom he conceded a pound and a beating, is in the top line of Australia’s sprinters, and so is the third horse, Lady Linden, to whom he gave 131 b. Both Greenlino and Lady Linden are Newmarket winners— Greenline in 1330 and Lady Linden last year. Greenline is certainly getting old, being in his eighth year, but Lady Linden is a five-year-old. Altogether Autopay’s triumph adds a fine scalp to his already well-adorned belt.

The result of the Great Autumn Handicap at Riccarton was one of the biggest surprises staged in the history of the event, the second outsider of the field, Princess Argosy, winning fill the way. She was first away, and, gradually increasing the break she established going out of the straight, \ was over three lengths in front at the far tung and was a little more to the good at the home bend. At one stage of the run home she gave signs of being collared, but responded well to a call from her rider, and won by a comfortable margin from Rebel Song, who beat Shatter on the post. Gay Crest was two lengths back, and then came Ranlo, Concentrate, Eminent, Great Star, Tout le Mond, and Jaloux, the two last-named being well in the rear. Captain Ernest Elgee, owner of Tel Asur arid other good horses racing in India, writing to Sporting Life, London, from Bombay, mentions that Karapoti led all the way to win the Rajpipla Gold Cup, one mile. Nijinski and Whoopee went with him for five furlongs, hut then they had had enough. It was left, for Garcon and Spinner’s Cottage, receiving 121 b and 191 b respectively, to fill the minor places. Karapoti ran the mile in lmin 36 4-ssec, which Captain Elgee describes as "not bad going on a flat course.” Referring to the Eclipse 1 Stakes, one mile and a quarter, in which Karapoti met the French horse, Sans Ame, who lias not been beaten in India, Captain Elgee writes: “After a perfect start Karapoti set a cracking gallop, but after coming round the bend for home Sans Ame ranged alongside and always seemed to have the measure of his field. Even when ‘Brownie’ Carslake delivered a welltimed challenge at the distance, the French horse pulled out the bit extra necessary to win the last of the classics easily by one length. Sans Ame galloped the distance in 2min 4 4-ssec, almost a record, carrying 0.7.” WINNING OWNERS AT ELItERSLIE Tiie principal winning owners at the Ellerslio meeting were: F. T. Cush, Sydney, owner of Silver Scorn, £650; C. T. Keoblo, of Palmerston North, owner ot Golden Wings, £575; M. J. Moodabe, of Auckland, owner of Master Brierly, £445; A. J. McGovern, of To Awamutu, and C. B. O’Donnell, of Wellington, owners of Impnsto, £400; K. McK. Duncan, of Huntcmlie, owner of Callamarfc and Senegal, £340; A. E. Watkins, of Auckland, owner of Hampton Park, £300; G. J. Qnirke, of Onciiungu, owner of Billy Boy, £280; A. I). Potter, of Auckland, owner of Kiltowyn, £2BO. G. Murray Aynsloy receives £IOO as the breeder of Silver Scorn and A. J. McGovern £SO a'S the breeder of Impasto. RACING IN CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO, March 17. The Woohvinc-Maloney Horse Racing Bill, passed on Wednesday by the Assembly, but found to be unconstitutional, was passed, again on Thursday,, The vote was 46 to 30. On Wednesday it was 50 to 20. The bill provides legalised betting on horse races by means of parimutuel pedis. The State would got 4 per cent of the money handled by the pools ,as a tax, with race track proprietors faking 8 per cent. Racing would be controlled by a board of three directors appointed by the Governor.

BLOOD STOCK SALE

RAMPION COLT FOE 900 GUINEAS RACERS AND TROTTERS There was a good attdndauee. of racing men at the bloodstock sale in Christchurch on Monday evening, when Messrs. ,1. It. McKenzie ami J. M. Sampson offered their galloping and trotting stock by auction. In a few cases was the bidding spirited, but when the Lampion colt Southdown was brought into the ring ho attracted much attention, and lie quickly reached dOOgus., at which figure he was purchased by the Riccarton trainer, A. McAulay. Guarantee failed to find a, new owner, being passed in at 350gns. and Princess Argosy did not reach the reserve placed cm her. Colonel (."ygmis was purchased by Mr. J. B. Thomson, of Invercargill, for llOgns. Several other lots were passed in, and the remaining horses were disposed of at prices ranging from 6 to Gbgns. With the exception oi the yearling gelding by Silk Thread from Nyallo, which had sustained an injury in transit to the sale, the entire entry of Mr. McKenzie’s horses' changed hands, top price being given for the brood mare Starmist, who was purchased by F. Holmes, of Riccarton, for 54gus. Others of his thoroughbreds brought from five to ?2gns. TROTTING STOCK

Mr. Samson’s three-year-old filly, Chiming Wrack, topped the sales of trotting stock, this filly being in keen demand. She fell to the bid of Mr. J. Richardson, of Dunedin, who paid 390gns. for her. The remainder of the entry excited little competition.

Mr. McKenzie’s top price was gamed by the imported American stallion Llewellyn at 55gns., bis new owner being the Otautau stud master, Mr. A. Chisholm. Avion Axworthy, another importation, was sold for 4t)gns. to the Nelson trainer, L. F. Berkett. A, keen buyer of Mr. McKenzie’s young stock was the Greymouth sportsman, .Mr. J. Manera, who secured three oi that draft. WELL-BRED SIRE SIR G. 'CLIFFORD’S PURCHASE Another well-bred English sire will be available in Canterbury for the next breeding season. This is the 12-ycar-okl Magnus, who has been .secured for the Stonyhurst Stud by Sir Charles Clifford from, his cousin, Captain Charles Moore, of Mooresfort, the well-known Irish stud in Tipperrary. Magnus is by the unbeaten grey horse, The Tetrarch (sire of Chief Ruler and Tea Tray) from Princess Dorrie, by Your Majesty from Doris. Ho was bred by Mr. .T. B. Joel, and represents some of the most successful blood in his stud. Magnus’s dam, Princess Dorrie, a winner of the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks, is a half-sister to Sunstar, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby. The Persimmon horse, Your Majesty, the sire, of Princess Dorrie, is a St. Leger winner. -.AC ' ■■■>• ■ feH

Magnus did. a little racing and won a mile race at Newmarket as a thrcc-year-old. He has had several seasons at Captain Moore’s stud in Ireland, whero he has left somo promising stock. He is expected to arrive hero about September, and ho should be a valuable addition to the breeding stock of the Dominion. SYDNEY YEARLING SALES GOOD PRICES REALISED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) 1 SYDNEY, April 20. One of the best prices for a yearling at the Sydney bloodstock sales was 875 guineas for a Brazen-Great Heart colt from Mr. Chisholm’s Upper Murray station. A Silverado — Battle Scene, New Zealand, colt brought LlOgns, a Rosscudale—Fair Fight, New Zealand, filly lOOgns, and. a Dignity —Ivilmart, New Zealand, fillv 50gns. LITTLE ALTERATION BETTING AT RIVERTON (Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, last night. According to a statement issued by the Riverton Racing Club, the totalisator receipts for its three-day meeting were £37,782 10s, compared with £37,889 10s last year—a reduction of only £lO4. BRITISH FOOTBALL SOCCER, RUGBY, AND LEAGUE LONDON, April 18. Results of football matches are as fellow: — ASSOCIATION First Division : Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0: Huddersfield .town o, Liverpool 1; Leeds United 1, Everton 0: Leicester City 1, Chelsea 1. Second Division: Bradford City 1, Lincoln City 1. Third Division, Southern Section: Coventry City 3, Aldershot 0; Northampton* Town 2, Torquay United 0; Luton Town 3, Queen’s Park Rangers 1. Third Division, Northern Section: Halifax Town 2, Barnsley 1; Rotherham United 3, Southport 1. RUGBY Until 15, Leicester 8; Cardiff 5, Coventry 21; Newport 9, Barbarians 21 ; Gloucester 18, Halifax 5; Maesteg 3, Cvosskeys 28; Poutypool 14, London Welsh 3. NORTHERN UNION Castleford 10, Hunslet 5: Dewsbury 8. Hull 20; Keighley 18, Swinton 7; Leeds 5, Wakefield 5.