Truf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 511, 14 November 1928, Page 10

Truf Notes

The Big Event The Parliamentary Stakes is to be run to-day. The winner of each division gets £ 450 a year, and his backers wear a smile of satisfaction. j Auckland Cup | Considerable interest is being taken !in the handicaps for the Auckland j Cup, which are due to appear on Monday, December 3. With the form now ; exposed as much as it ever will be by Boxing Day, no doubt the amateur i weight adjusters will be busy. In view of the interest being taken in the ; event, the amateur handicappers are invited to frame what they consider j the weights will be and send them j along to "Early Bird.” of The Sun, for ; publication. For their guidance it is pointed out that the minimum weight is j 7.0, but the maximum is to be at the i handicapper’s discretion. The entries I are as follow: AUCKLAND CUP. of £3,000; 2 miles. —Tidal, Ed Timi, Rapier, Oratrix. Concentrate, Pink Note. Blimp, Vertigern, David Garrick, Talisker, Desert Glow, Thursby, Corinax, Bisox, Footfall, Philippic, Transformer. Beacon Light, Valkon, Star Stranger, Star God. Starboard Light, Hoylake, Goshawk. The Hawk, Mint Leaf. Battle Colours. First Sight. Laughing Prince, Prince Humphrey, Nippy. In the Shade. Seatown, Count Cavour. Papa tu. Mask. Catkin, Celerity 11. Historic. Booster. Tresham, Piuthair. Te 'Kara. White Fang. The total entered is 41.1 Well Connected The three-year-old full brother to Leitrim, and a half-brother to Dobbin and Ihapotoa. has been named Silver Division. Not In The Derby It is remarkable that the two leading three-year-olds in the South Island. Niglitmarch and Silver Paper, are not in the Great Northern Derby, with its £3.000 stake, run at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. White Bird’s Foal Advice has been received by Mr. J. N. Heslop that White Bird (by White Eagle from Lady Southampton), who raced in the Auckland district, up to a year or so ago, has foaled a filly foal at . Kia Ora stud. N.S.W., to Legionnaire. a son of Phalaris. White Bird will next visit Spelthorne (by Spearmint, son of Carbine) from Dutch Mary. To Race at Te Kuiti There is no doubt that racing at the recent Dargaville meeting has improved the Bisogne three-year-old Bulolo, for he now looks bigger and stronger than ever before. He displays his customary dash when galloped, and if sent against the watch in earnest can usually be relied upon to record an attractive gallop. His next attempt in public will be at Te Kuiti on Saturday week, and his form at Avondale was sufficiently good to encourage the belief that he would do well at an early date. He is sure to command plenty of support in his forthcoming engagements. Finished Racing Judge’s Box will no longer do battle on the turf, for she is now' cooling her heels in the paddock, it having been deemed advisable to retire her. The daughter of Nassau will, in future, carry out the duties of a stud matron, and for that purpose recently paid a 1 visit to Kilbroney.

Valkon’s Peregrinations Up to a couple of months ago Valkon was trained by A. E. Cox at Te Arolia, and after the Wanganui affair he was turned over to J. H. Wallace. Now the Valkyrian geldin.g has joined E. George’s stable at New Plymouth. Joining the Hurdlers Having had every chance to make a successful come-back. Master Doon j has failed, and at present it is his owner’s intention to relegate him to hurdling. With that object ip mind. Owner-Trainer Moraglian is giving Master Doon a short respite, and at the end of tw r o or three w*eeks will take the Lucullus gelding in hand again, preparatory to giving him a course of schooling. Two-Year-Old Spelling The two-year-old Lady Suzanne, a member of R. E. Brown’s team, is an absentee from headauarters just now, and she ■will not be taken up again for a few weeks. Schooling Work Salamander, -whose activities in the future will probably be confined to hurdling, had a lesson over two pony hurdles and subsequently a couple of the bigger obstacles at Ellerslie yesterday morning. Ridden by H. Jones (until recently apprenticed to F. E. Loomb at Te Awamutu). Salamander got in rafher close to the initial pony hurdle and rapped it hard, the succeeding two fences being cleared in good style. His jumping at the final hurdle was practically a repetition of the first. Salamander has proved a dire disappointment on the flat, but some hope can be held out for him in this branch of the game. Ellerslie Try-Outs Not a. great deal of galloping took place at Ellerslie yesterday morning, and the horses who were given fast work were not required to go against the watch. Gold Money covered half a mile in 52. while Jolly Money took a tick less in a similar task. Te Money and Zane Grey moved over four furlongs in 53. finishing on terms. Red Lion had the best of Mon Star in a half-mile spin in 52. Golden "Wedding slipped over six furlongs in 1.22 2-5, doing it nicely. Double Mint drew out from Importer at the conclusion of a round, the last seven furlongs taking I. 1-5. Bulolo and Monetize travelled five furlongs in 1.4 4-5, the latter pleasing the most. Avon Court, Sir Mond and Winsome Boy finished in that order at the end of five furlongs in 1.5, while Diamond Queen had a slight advantage over Lido in a similar task, which took 1.5 4-5. CoUnax and The Lover were on terms at 's3 end of seven furlongs in 1.36 3-5, both finishing strongly. Template and Bizarro had nothing between them at the end of a round in 1.49 1-5. Valsier and Master Clements covered six furlongs, the final five in 1.5 4-5. All these gallops took place on number two grass track. Riccarton’s Best? First. Sight lias made a wonderful improvement this season, and if brought to Auckland for the Cup carnival he will pay his way, for his recent racing leaves little doubt concerning his galloping prowess. He is one of the best handicap performers ■trained at Riccarton for some considerable time. Racing Recruits The Thespian—Cowl two-year-old gelding being handled by A. E. Neale at Awapuni has had the cognomen of Habit accorded him, while the Chief Ruler—Creek three-year-old will race as Kali. Both of the aforementioned youngsters are the property of Mr. H. J. McManaway, who is to-day seeking Parliamentary honours for the Manawatu electorate. Neale has also taken in hand Kilburn for the same owner, the Kilbroney gelding having been spelling since Wanganui. Promising Youngster The Awapuni trainer, J. Kelly, has taken up a full sister to Valuator, but the youngster, a dark chestnut, is much better favoured in respect to looks than Valuator, and, indeed, must rank as one of the best-looking members of the Rangitero family. The dam, Heather, was a smart sort in her day. That mentor has Lin Arlington now under his care. Clarinda in Work R. E. Hatch has been handed Clarir.da to train, the elder full-sister to Piuthair not having raced since she ran second to Bennanee in the Burks Memorial Stakes at Hawke’s Bay in the autumn of 1927. He has also received an Acre three-yar-old filly from Mr.*Leicester, of the King Country. Did Not Race G. Jones returned home last Friday from Christchurch with Commendation and Chelone, both of whom were unfortunate enough to make the trip without being able to start at the fixture. The injuries, slight though they may be, occurred at a most unfortunate stage, for both were coming to hand in good style. Silver Rule for Stud Silver Rule was troubled again with bleeding at Christchurch, so her owner has decided not to persevere with her. The well-bred daughter of Chief Ruler —Silver Link will go to 'the matrons’ paddbek. This season she will visit Nigger Minstrel. The Deal Was Off Although the much-discussed Southern three-year-old Silver Paper has been one of the failures at Riccarton, he is a good youngster, and one of the best about in a poor year, comments the “Chronicle” writer. He is trained by W. S.tone, who bred him, and Stone has not been the possessor of a trainer’s licence for a great time. It is understood that a powerful North Island stable was negotiating for Silver Paper at l,soogns with the idea of winning the Great Northern Derby with him, but the sale fell * through when it was discovered that he was not engaged in that event. It is amazing that breeders outside the leading studs do not enter thoroughly wellbred youngsters for classic races. All are not expressive in the first instance, and engagements in them make or mar the sale of many a good • youngster. It costs but a paltry sum in New Zealand to enter, but no money on earth can get horses into a . race after the nominations have : closed. « Huge Scoring

It occurred in the days when “The Argus” was allowed to display outside the building on a large board election results, cricket scores, and other events of public interest, says a Melbourne writer. On this occasion interest was divided, for there were State elections and a Test match in Sydney, and it caused a little confusion in one man’s mind. He had been out to “see a friend” many times during the day, and had frequently gone into hotels to learn the right time. He then turned up in the evening in the crowd, and steadied himself. He tried to shake the blight out of his eyes, and to read one of the notices that was posted up. A frightened look came into his eyes as he endeavoured to make out another turn. “Gosh,” he hiccupped, “how they are scoring.’ Brown I,SS3, Jones 1.337, Robinson 991. But what I want to know is whether tliash the Australians or the English batting,”