Turd Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 674, 28 May 1929, Page 12

Turd Notes

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| Saturday's Rich Events The Great Northern Hurdles and Cornwall Plandicap are the. big events to be run at Ellerslie on Saturday next, opening day of the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting. Still Interested Mr. J. M. Samson sends a card to a Dunedin friend from Colombo and states that so far his trip has been wonderfully pleasant. He left a com--1 mission to buy a couple of yearlings I at the Sydney sales, but prices went beyond his expectations. Mr. Samson intends doing his best to get something worth while in England to ’ carry his colours on his return to the ! Dominion. First Race | Roundelay (Limond —Tivoli). who cost his owner. Mr. W. 11. Gaisford. | 600 guineas as a yearling, will be given I his first race in the Maiden at Otaki along with a stable companion in Killogie. While he is a bold galloper it will probably be a little early to j expect him as yet. Killogie. like ! other members of the Kilbroney famj ily, will probably require time. Seatown in Good Order | Excellent reports of the work accomplished by Seatown come from ! Stratford, and he will have a lot of friends for his engagement in the Cornwall Handicap next Saturday. Seatown showed good form as a three-year-old. but he subsequently went amiss and was not raced for a long time. He made his reappearance this season and has run up to the expectations of his earlier days For Carbine Plate G. Jones had Archeria and Disrank nominated for Ellerslie. but only the former will come north. the Lord £juex gelding going to Otaki. Archeria figures in the Carbine Plate at Ellerslie. and he will have as his pilot the well-known amateur horseman. Mr. J. Morris. His trainer holds a high opinion of the Archery gelding, and. although he has hardly lived up to such, he cannot be discarded. Would Not Suit All

“What is the best time to start a race meeting?’’ is a question asked a Dunedin writer. The best time to start a meeting at Wingatui would be 10 a.m. During the past week or more a beautiful summer sun has been in evidence, and three or four races before mid-dav and a couple afterwards would be the writer’s ideal day at Wingatui. The only objection to such an earlv start would be supplied by the fact that the line of gum trees shade the sod wall and make the approach to such a formidable jump open to improvement.

Shows Promise Sally Horner, the coming two-year-old filly by Cape Horn —Sarah Grand owned, bred and trained by P. P Xeugle. at Taradale, is coming on exceptionally well in her education, and in the coming season should p. desirable property to control. May Be Good An Australian buyer recently purchased the Gisborne-bred colt by Hunting Song—Lionskin for 230 guineas. The youngster is said to be the makings of a good one. Lionskin, who was bred by Sir George Clifford, was sired by Kilbroney from Counterfeit. by Treadmill —Delusive, and produced a fairly good performer in Patutahi to Polvdamon. Otaki Sprint Awapuni stables furnish three candidates apart from Piuthair in the Huia Handicap at Otaki in Dobbin, Broad Acre and Moutoa Treasury. The first named, with T. Metcalf up. slipped over five furlongs on the g.rass in 1.7 on Saturday morning, but being alone did not entice him to do his best. Broad Acre was restricted to pace work on the plough, while Moutoa Treasury was not a visitor. While the Paper Money mare has been experiencing slight leg trouble of late, it is anticipated that she will take her place in the field on the day. Worth Winning Nominations for the Victorian Racing Club Steeplechase, which event is now endowed with £3,000. constitute a record for the race. The event now occupies the top niche in regard to stake distribution for a lepping event in Australia and the Dominion. It is an old-established race, as it was first contested 54 years ago*, and is noted as the race that Redleap won with the packhorse load of Another who secured the race with a big impost was Sussex, who had 13st lib up when victory came his way. Mishap to Tiega Elicit and Tiega. who were to have accompanied the other members of Mrs. McDonalds’s team to Ellerslie, were left at home. The former has been under a cloud for some days past, and his .defection is accordingly not surprising, but Tiega’s withdrawal comes as a surprise. It now appears, however, that Tiega sustained an injury to his near hind leg when Gala Day fell in front of the field at Wanganui last Saturday. The mishap comes at an unfortunate time, for the old fellow had given distinct promise of being an early stake winner. Yet To Be Won Tho records in connection with the A.J.C. Hurdle Race show that a New Zealand-bred contestant has never succeeedd in the event, but a winner of the A.J.C. Ste'eplechase has been foaled in the Dominion, the equine who added to the pages of turf history in that respect being the Baybred Crysostom, by Demosthenes — Golden Ball, who was bred by Mrs. M. A. Perry. The gelding, however, was not representing the land of his birth at the time, scoring in the colours of the Australian owner, Mr. H. Nathan. Victoria's Jockeys A double at Sandown Park on Saturday week last has brought J. O’Brien to the top of the winning jockeys’ list for the season. He is the first to equal W. Duncan’s tally, but the fact that he has more minor places to his credit gives him the lead. O’Brien has just resumed riding after a month’s suspension by the A.J.C. stipendiary stewards, and is the most likely to head the list at the end of the season; It is something of a credit to Duncan that he retained his lead so long, for he has been prevented from riding since November. O’Brien has ridden 23 winners. 17 seconds and 18 thirds, and Duncan’s figures are 23. lli, 5. The nearest of the others pit and Gold Bound arrived at Awapuni 19, 14. 12. Well-Bred ' The rising two-year-old son of Cockpit and Gold Bound arrived at A wapuni last week for the purpose of being taught the first steps of his education. Mrs. Alan McDonald has been entrusted with the tuition of the youngster. J-Ie was bred at Otatara by Mrs. M. A. Perry, and is a juvenile full of promise. If he follows in the footsteps of his illustrious half-brother, Duo. the future will hold pleasant and profitable experiences for his breeder. On breeding he should assuredly prove the goods, as his dam has proved her ability to produce successful horses of a high grade, while his sire, in addition to claiming an infusion of bloods that have asserted themselves in many struggles for supremacy on the racing paths in England, was a good performer in the land of his birth, for as a three-year-old he #was declared a winner in three of his essays, and during that period was but once unplaced out of his ten efforts. In his next season he contested four events, winning once, success being achieved by him in the Royal Hunt Cup, Polvphontes finishing in second place to him. This made Cockpit a good one. as Polyphontes was a performer of considerable note in England.

RACING FIXTURES JUNE 1,3, s—-Auckland R.C. 1, 3—Otaki-Maori R.C. I, 3. 6—Dunedin J.C. B—Egmont*Wanganui Hunt Club. 11, 13 —Napier Park R.C. 20, 22—South Canterbury J.C. 21, 22—Hawke’s Bay J.C. 29—Ashburton R.C. 29—Waverley R.C. JULY 10, 11, 13 Wellington R.Q. 23 —Waimate Hunt. 25, 27—Gisborne R.C. 27—South Canterbury Hunt. AUGUST 1.3, 15. 17—C.J.C. Grand National. 34—Pakuranga Hunt (at Ellerslie), SEPTEMBER 4, s—Marton J.C. 12, 14—Wanganui J.C. 21, 23—Avondale J.C.