YOUNG PACERS OF BREEDING

Southland Times, Issue 24181, 18 July 1940, Page 10

YOUNG PACERS OF BREEDING

Chat Not To Start In Grand National PONTY RETIRED FROM RACING Handicaps for the South Canterbury meeting are due tomorrow. Nominations for the Christchurch Hunt meeting close tomorrow. Unlikely Starter Chat is unlikely to start in the Grand National Steeplechase. Disputed Bids It will be remembered that Defaulter was bought as a yearling on a disputed bid. It is said that Tidewaiter was bought by H. Dulieu on behalf of a client, who refused to complete the deal. Dulieu kept the horse for himself. Sham Boy S. Barr had bad luck with Sham Boy on his trip to Trentham. He injured a hock while galloping on Wednesday, and he had to return home without racing. The horse is in a bad way yet, and he will need to improve a lot before he can resume work. Banis hopeful, however, that the trouble will disappear with a short rest. Ponty Retired Ponty was recommissioned recently, but he went sore again and it has been decided to retire him from racing. Ponty is now in his eighth year and was bred by Messrs E. and N. Rutherford in 1931. He was sired by Rosenor from Sporting Girl, by the Wellington Cup winner Kilrain, by Sporting Lady. The Grdnd National Hurdles When Streamline won the Great Northern Hurdles last month he carried 10.0 and Jewelled Girdle, who fell at the first fence, 10.2. In the Grand National Hurdles Jewelled Girdle has been awarded 11.8 and Streamline 10.12. Streamline has not raced since and Jewelled Girdle has won twice. Streamline was considered to be not quite ready when he won at Ellerslie, and has done well since. He, Jewelled Girdle, and El Meynell are likely to be the early selections. Youthful Pacers Mr H. H. Booth has recommissioned Wise Choice. He is also handling a two-year-old gelding by Grattan Loyal from Logan’s Mission and a filly by Llewellyn from Foreign Mission. Incidentally all three trace to the one maternal line as Wise Choice is out of Queen Dulse, an unraced Wrack mare from Wild Queen, who is the dam of Logan’s Mission, while the latter is the dam of Foreign Mission. Wise Choice, who is a three-year-old half-brother by Rey de Oro to Royal Bond, Anna Wong, Happy Go Lucky and others, showed plenty of ability last season, but did not stay well. This term he has shown a decided inclination to trot and present intentions are to keep him at this gait. The Grattan Loyal two-year-old ranks as a half-brother to Grand Mogul and Aspirant, and is a likely type. Chat’s Success The big steeplechases are races that mares seldom win, and the performance of Chat in succeeding in this year’s Wellington Steeplechase was notable. In the whole history of the Wellington Steeplechase only three other mares, Victrix in 1893, Nadador in 1908, and Nedra in 1913, have been victorious, and there was a long interval between the two last such wins, though Aurora Borealis was unlucky, to be beaten by Mangani in 1930. The Grand National Steeplechase has only twice been taken by a mare, Nadador and Aurora Borealis being the pair, but there is a somewhat better record in the Great Northern Steeplechase, which has been won seven times by mares, the last being Aurora Borealis in 1930.

The Right Breed The Australian handicapper’s estimate of the rising three-year-olds is interesting. Lucrative, winnei- of the A. J.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes, is weighted at 7.6 in the Melbourne Cup, being asked to concede 21b to the New Zealand colt Night Beam, who is on the same mark as the good winners John, Sun Valley, and Broadcaster. Night Beam, being by Night Raid, who has two winners of the Melbourne Cup to his credit, from a mare by Paladin, whose dam was by Martian, has every credential, so far as pedigree goes, for a potential cup winner.

Catering For Stayers At the New Zealand Trotting Conference last week, Mr A. L. Matson, on behalf of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, introduced a remit making it compulsory for all trotting clubs to include in programmes at least one two-mile race each day. It came as something of a surprise to find that there was a good deal of discussion on the subject; but eventually the remit became law. For its meeting, to be held next month, the New Zealand Metropolitan Club has shown its confidence in the new rule, for of the 24 races on its three days’ programme, no fewer than 12 will be run over two miles. On the opening day the Advance Handicap, 4min 40sec to 4min 36sec class, Queen Mary Handicap, 4min 32sec to 4min 29sec class, August Handicap, 4min 28sec or better, Trial Handicap, 4min 35sec to 4min 33sec, and Stewards’ Handicap (unhoppled trotters), 4min 38sec or better, will cater for the stayers. The race-going public will appreciate the change, which will be all in favour of the genuine stayer. Beaulivre Doped A Press Association cablegram from Sydney on Tuesday states: The brilliant New Zealand colt Beaulivre was doped a few days before contesting the Doomben Newmarket Handicap, in which he was narrowly beaten. That fact was revealed by his owner, Mr E. C. Harnett, after Beaulivre had won the Doomben Cup in record time on Saturday. The chairman of the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club apologized on behalf of Queensland racing men for the doping. A few days before the Newmarket Handicap, Australia s richest sprint race, Beaulivre was found to be suffering from internal trouble. Rumours alleging that he had been doped at the instigation of bookmakers were ridiculed, but the horse was placed under a police guard. Beaulivre made a grand attempt to win the race, Expressman just catching him to win by a head. In an interview today states a later message. Mr E. Hartnett, owner of Bfjulivre, denied that he said

after the Doomben Cup on Saturday: “If the colt had not been got. at he would have walked away with the Newmarket Handicap the previous week.” Mr Hartnett added that an investigation after Beaulivre’s illness showed there was neither arsenic nor alkaloid poison in his system. Mr Hartnett also denied that the chairman of the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club had apologized for the attempted doping, no reference having been made to such an incident. The Grand National Steeplechase There was 41b between Padishah and Clarion Call when they started in the Wellington Steeplechase last week. Padishah struggled on into third place a very tired and well-beaten horse, and Clarion Call was going well out in front with Chat when he over-reached for a fence about five furlongs from home and fell. But for this mishap Clarion Call might have won, and would have certainly finished in front of Padishah. In the Grand National Steeplechase Padishah has 61b more to carry and Clarion Call 51b; thus they meet at lib difference in the latter’s favour. The going at Trentham last Tuesday was very heavy and all against top-weights, and Clarion Call is likely to be seen to greater advantage on the firmer tracks always experienced at Riccarton. With 12.1 Clarion Call will be one of the fancied candidates in the early betting, and of the others that raced at Trentham Ballybrit, Chat (an unlikely starter) and Lactose will appeal most. A Good Rule

“The stipendiary stewards shall so alter tfife rules so as to provide for Free for All races without penalties,” was a remit sponsored by the Forbury Park Club at the Trotting Conference, and the passing of the remit is one that might help to popularize trotting, especially with the smaller clubs. It will now be possible for any club to provide a Free For All, the value of which shall be in keeping with the rest of the stakes on offer and the deletion of the penalty clause will encourage owners of the best horses to send their champions. In certain quarter’ it is contended that one champion might win the majority of th? races of this class, but experience during the last few years has shown that there are too many high-grade horses to suggest that this would happen. In a field of 10 of the best horses racing today the public w'-ild find the task of selecting a winner as they would in a race in which 48 yards separates the field. It is to be hoped that clubs will take full advantage of the opportunities now afforded them,