KINDERGARTEN’S RECORD

Southland Times, Issue 24422, 30 April 1941, Page 9

KINDERGARTEN’S RECORD

DEEDS OF A GREAT HORSE SUM OF £7595 WON IN STAKES

New Zealand continues to produce high-class horse. At Randwick, Beau Vite, High Caste, Gold Salute, and others are keeping the flag flying, and at home there is a real champion in Kindergarten, undoubtedly ono of the best raised in New Zealand for years. Kindergarten’s successes at Trenlham left spectators with a strong suspicion that New Zealand had another Gloaming. His win in the Auckland Easter Handicap moved Hector Gray to declare that he was the superior of Gloaming. Gray, whose experience covers New Zealand, Australia, and England, says Kindergarten is the best three-year-old he has seen. Kindergarten has now won 10 races in succession and brought his winnings for the season to £7230. He is next to the record-holder, Desert Gold, in three-year-old winnings. She was unbeaten in her 14 starts at that age and won £8350. At the same age Gloaming won more than either, but £5411 of his £12,176 was earned in Australia. Sasanof was another big three-year-old winner, but only £l7lO of his total of £10,675 was won in New Zealand.

As a two-year-old Kindergarten started six times for three firsts and three unplaced performances, and this season he has run on 13 occasions for a third, two seconds, and 10 successive wins, so that his record is 13 wins in 19 starts, with earnings of £7595. Once he started to make progress this season his improvement was rapid, ’ and with a little luck in his early engagements he might have been unbeaten right through.

Having won at distances from seven furlongs to a mile and three-quarters, he has proved versatile and shown exceptional speed when asked to stretch out in earnest, his dash having enabled him to beat most of his opponents very quickly and without apparent effort.

Islay Downs Case The owner of Islay Downs (Mi* W. D. McLeod), the horse who won the Wellace Handicap on the second day of the Riverton Easter, meeting and was disqualified for interference with other horses in the race, has appealed against the decision of the club’s judicial committee. The appeal will be heard by the District Committee on Friday evening.

Flagman A Cheap Horse Flagman, winner of the hurdle race at the South Canterbury meeting at Timaru on Saturday, was recently purchased by Mr J. P. O’Brien, of Mosgiel, for £175, and entered G. A. McKay’s stable at Wingatui. Flagman is a half-brother to Slayer; he is bred on staying lines and now that he has become a proficient jumper he should do well at hurdling. He has been paid up for in the Southland Hurdles at Invercargill on Saturday and as he has been penalized only 81b for his win at Timaru he will probably be a better favourite than Araboa, the topweight.

Training Successes Although F. W. Ellis heads the list of successful trainers in Southland and Otago in the amount of stake money won by his charges for the nine months of the present season, W. E. Hazlett has led in most winners during the season. The latter’s wins total 21 and Ellis has scored with 13 winners.

Secret Flight Withdrawn Secret Flight, winner of the Southern Champion Hack Handicap at the Riverton Easter meeting, was not paid up for in either of the two events she was entered for in the Southland winter meeting on Saturday. On her Easter form she may have been hard to beat at Invercargill.

Southland Steeplechase Four of the nominators dropped out of the Southland Steeplechase when acceptances were taken last evening. One of them, Black Banner, has broken down, and another, Roseman, will not be brought from Dunedin for the meeting. The other two are Surcoat and Astral Flame. The latter has an engagement in the Southland Hurdles earlier in the day, and Surcoat has probably been withdrawn in favour of Pride o’ Central from the stable. The seven left should make a good contest although Spendthrift on his Great Western form will probably be made a good favourite. Pride o’ Central, Gay Boa and Trisox look like being his hardest opponents.

Willowbank Willowbank did not finish straight and true in the Belfast Handicap, but she still outstayed Fremont, who went his usual honest race. Willowbank has not been a consistent mare, but she has now won three races and £917 in stakes this season. Willowbank is a six-year-old chestnut marc by Worthy Bond from Fair Wave, a useful winner by Waverley (Galindo-Thelma) from Fair Lady, by Our Thorpe-Lady Rothsoon, by Harold Rothschild-Too Soon and so on. This is the same family that produced the New Zealand Cup winner Win Soon. Willowbank is owned by Mr W. D. McLeod, who also owns Nell Grattan, Aspirant, Aqua Bond, Belle Grattan, Dewey’s Last, and other pacers.

Placings Questioned As the Press stand at Washdyke is situated the best part of 100 yards up the straight from the whining post, it is impossible to comment on the judge’s placing in a close finish, but even from that bad angle ft did not appear as if Rawhamai, a hot favourite, had finished in the money in the Smithfield Handicap on Saturday, as he was stopping badly when he passed the Press stand. Spectators on the public stand, who were in a good line with the judge, were surprised when his number was hoisted as having finished second. Lady Derby, who finished very wide out, they maintained, was easily second, but the judge placed Rawhamai, Nightglass, and Irish Lass in front of her. Jewish Lad

L. Gough has nominated Jewish Lad for the Great Northern Steeplechase, and before going to Auckland the horse will be raced at the Waikato meeting. He has not had much race experience over country, but he was a proficient hurdler, who has taken kindly to steeplechasing. He is very forward in condition following his Easter trip to Riverton, and he should pay his way at the northern meetings. Breeding Of Foxette

Her win at Timaru was scored by Foxette staying on well. Foxette comes from a staying family as her dam, Senorita, was got by Whirlwind-Serita Thurnham, by Tburnham-Serita, by Cardigan-Lady Cecilia, by Cuirassier

from Ouida, the ancestress of several good stayers. No Cause For Demonstration Confidant had 8.10 to carry in the Electric Stakes at Timaru, and was not one of the fortunate ones at the start, but ran up into fifth place at the home turn. In the Smithfield Hack Handicap this colt had a stone less to carry, and, responding well to the vigorous handling of W. F. Ellis, won well. There appeared to be little cause for the hostile reception on his return to the enclosure, and this opinion was evidently shared by the acting stipendiary steward, Mr J. S. Shaw. He questioned L. J. Ellis, who rode him in his first race, and E. J. Ellis (his trainer), and without calling the Judicial Committee together expressed himself as quite satisfied with their explanations. Confidant has let his connections down badly several times this season, and this was his first success out of 16 starts.