TRACK AND STABLE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19700, 4 August 1938, Page 13

TRACK AND STABLE

’CHASERS SCHOOLED \OCTURNUS’ DISPLAY < FULL OF SCOTCH OFT :s it is i- (By “Trenton") n At, Riccarton on Tuesday there werej some interesting displays over country ; s by some of those engaged at tire National meeting. ! i- Over the main steep]echa.se course 1- much interest was centred in a school:o ing task over the big country by cl Urination (J. STuir), Nightbouncl (R. a Beale), All Irish (Mr. M. O’Connor) i. and Redolent (J. Murfitt). All Irish quickly ran to the front and, giving his customary dashing display, led ~ throughout from Erination and Night-- \ bound, who raced abreast most of the j way. Redolent started off in the rear, i but finished up with the latter pair, j Special attention was paid by tracki watchers to Erination, who refused to | school before the Wellington steeple- \ chase meeting. On this occasion he did not give any trouble except that he was inclined to hesitate going to the post and rails and he hit this fence fairly heavily. The mistake did not i affect him, as he and Nightbouncl took j the top brush and Cutts’ well. On his I returning, blood was flowing freely 1 from one of Erination's front legs, an ! artery having been severed when he 1 came into contact with the post and j rails. Veterinary attention was at ; once forthcoming, and it was . not ! thought that the trouble would be j anything serious. The gelding should | be right again to-morrow. Xocturnus Impresses j Flashlight (R. Register) and Nocturnus tF. Baker) then engaged the attention of the large gathering of track-watchers. They raced abreast over the first five fences, but at the carriage paddock brush, which Nocturnus cleared without apparent effort, Flashlight pushed through it and narrowly missed a fall, his rider making a good recovery. Then, at Cutts’, the last fence of the allotted round, Flashlight repeated the mistake, this time I suffering a heavy fall. His rider escaped, but Flashlight appeared | slightly to injure a shoulder, although j he did not show much effect later. Nocturnus completed his work with a brilliant effort and his round created j a big impression. He will probably ) be given another school this week, and j a repetition of yesterday’s showing 5 will bring him into strong favour for 3 next week’s racing. | Full of Scotch Out | Advice has been received that Full I of Scotch has been withdrawn from | all engagements at Riccarton. i Ponty is Well | Ponty is looking in good racing I order. He was very slow away in the | Brabazon Handicap, and made up a I lot of ground to finish fourth. B First anil Last I Pukeko achieved the distinction of 1 winning his first and last race of the I 1937-38 season, and they were also his t only successes. He was three times in I minor places. | A Surprise Acceptor 3 One of the surprising first acceptors | for the Grand National Steeplechase | was Royal Banquet, as it was reported he had been thrown out of training ; after his fail at Hastings in June. J Siegmund Well Siegmund, who is reported to be | very well, is to be prepared lor the New Zealand Cup by D. McCauiey, who has also in his stable Mother-in Law and the rising two-year-old Tristan. The youngster will carry the I same colours as Siegmund. 1 Jack Tar 6 Jack Tar and Birthday Boy are to £ join R. S. Bagby’s team at Ellers!ie | this week. A three-year-old by Limond [ trom Queen March —Birthday Boy, fs owned by Messrs. O. Nicholson and I the Hon. Eliot It. Davis, and has done ad his previous racing in Sydney, where, as a two-year-old, he was twice a winner. nadly Injured The New Zealand-owned gelding Red Manfred, wiio had been supported for the Australian Hurdles, injured his tendons so badly while running in the Seafield Trial Hurdles •at moonee Valley recently that ne win no. ue able to fulfil his engagement at Caulfield, and possibly he will never race j again. The Hurdles The Lcngbeach Hurdles at the j Christchurcn Hunt Club’s meeting on Saturday served lo introduce to southern racegoers a smart exponent of the game in Kilj bens. He failed at Trentham and !j when he arrived at Riccarton lie show- | cu signs of the trip, ana it was only in die last few days that ne appeared to | :.. .e built up again. Lven When | paraded lie did not bear a very robust I ..ppeaiauce, bill lie is built that way | and his cifort in the race indicated 8 that there was nothing Jacking in ins e; make-up. Whether he is likely to L see out a National journey is, however, | debatable, but ne is sure to be in Lin a picture for a great pan of Ine distance. Two Stayers | Silver Light put up an excellent fight and such a determined stayer j will have to be respected in the big race. In fact, his prospects appear to j be bright. 3 Fireguard gave a very mixed display, although he seemed to be imj proving in his work over the concludinng stages. Fireguard’s big asset is J staying, and the National may find K him better placed. |i Too Ambitious Corban ran a creditable race, but I although endowed with gameness, is not up to the class he will meet il his j National engagement be continued. Early Elimination j The big disappointment of the day was Padishah, who did not go far enough to give any idea of wnat he could do. He jumped the first fence

rather clumsily and at the next he badly mistimed his effort and turned almost a somersault, fortunately without causing any injury to his rider or himself. This was Jiis first hurdle race for three years and only his third to date, and there was some excuse for him making a mistake early in the contest, but a fall was totally unexpected. No doubt if Padishah had made an encouraging showing he would have entrenched himself as first choice for the National. As matters now • stand, his race in the Trial Hurdles will have to be awaited. Favourite Fails Court Yard was never going like a winner, but as his chance lies in his ability to master an extreme journey his poor showing need not condemn :n as a National possibility. On the Flat Erination, a fancied candidate for the big steeplechase, was given a useful race among the hack nailers, and he was noticed during some attractive work over tiie concluding stages. He will be schooled this week, and if lie does well he will no doubt hold his place in the market up to race day.