Surf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 746, 20 August 1929, Page 12

Surf Notes

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EARLY BIRD

Racing At Ellerslie The annual race meeting of the Pakuranga Hunt Club is to be held at Ellerslie on Saturday next. Two-Year-Old Parade The first parade of two-year-olds in the Auckland Province will be held at Ellerslie at 10.30 a.m. next Saturday, about an hour prior to the first race at the Pakuranga meeting'. Next Week’s Racing Tliere will be three days’ racing next week —at IDannevirke on Wednesday and Thursday, and at New Plymouth on the Saturday, in addition to the Pakuranga fixture at Ellerslie, the H.B. Hunt will race at Hastings. Consistency In every race at last week’s Grand National meeting a North Island horse, or a horse at one time trained in the North Island, was in the money. A Good Record North Island horses won eleven races out of the two dozen events decided at Riecarton last week. In addition they scored eleven seconds and ten thirds. Money Comes North Horses from this island, or who had been owned in the North Island prior to being located in the South Island, captured £6,770 in stake money at the recent Grand National meeting, or just on two-thirds of total stake money offered —£10,000. In three races they filled the three first places. Mister Gamp’s Failure A Christchurch writer pens the following anent Mister Gamp:—lt was learned on Friday, the day after the Grand National Hu relies, that Mister Gamp suffered from kidney trouble after the Wellington meeting and could not be given the desired work. His form was certainly below' what he showed at Wanganui, Ellerslie and Trentham, and it is probable that the two hard races he had at the lastnamed fixture had left their effect. Mister.Gamp is now to have a wellearned spell. Juvenile Shows Speed British Princess, a two-year-old in F. Gilchrist’s stable, displays as much promise as any of the juveniles trained at headquarters. She has come to hand in splendid fashion lately, and the sprint she was indulged in on Saturday morning made it quite evident that she is going to muster up plenty of speed at an early date. British Princess is a daughter of Flying King, an Australian sire who has a well-known representative in this province in Flying Prince, a horse who curiously enough is built on similar lines to the Ellerslie youngster. British' Princess was bought in Sydney by Mr. E. W. Alison, jun.. who sold the filly to Mr. W. H. Evans (owner of British King), when she had been here for a time. Chance for King Emerald Remember King Emerald’s fine attempt to win the Handicap at Ellerslie in June? That race showed there were no defects in his condition, and he promises to strip in even better shape for the Jellicoe Handicap on Saturday, for every gallop lately has been executed impressively. When there is mud about, King Emerald usually runs good races, and as the conditions point to a soft track for Saturday’s racing he cannot be left out of calculations. Schooled Well Quite a good display of jumping was given by Marita and Tarrapeen when this pair were sent over the fences on the flat at Ellerslie on Saturday. Marita s jumping ability has never been questioned, and he has shown flashes of form at times, sufficient, indeed, to send him out favourite for the Greenmount Steeples, providing that race is selected for him in preference to the Hunt Cup, a much harder event to win. Tarrapeen is in the Hunt Cup on the minimum, and on Saturday’s schooling essay alone he is entitled to respect. Open Sprint Winner? Standfast should be produced in improved racing condition in the Dunlin Handicap on Saturday. His form at Ellerslie in June, when he scored in the hack class and was third in the sprint the last day, cannot be overlooked, and it is probable that he will be one of the favourites. He has done nothing of note in his training, but trainer Cunnigham does not overdo his charges in this respect.

Barrier Practice Several two-year-olds were to have gone to the schooling barrier at Ellerslie tomorrow morning, but with a continuation of the adverse weather experienced it is improbable that the barrier will be available. Master Arch Here An early arrival at Ellerslie for the Pakuranga meeting is W. Donaldson, who put in an appearance at headquarters this morning with Master Arch. The Hunt Cup representative was resti'icted to sound pace work on the sand. In Good Order With every gallop Bizarro is showing improvement, and he promises to strip a very fit horse for Saturday’s engagement in the mile race, the Auckland Handicap. His form last season was not striking, but his last outing resulted in success, and who knows that he may not make it two shortly? Good Sort There are favourable reports to hand from Matamata concerning the progress R. Mateer’s candidate Valroe is making in her preparation for the Sylvia Park Handicap at Pakuranga on Saturday. During last season Valroe raced consistently, notching four wins and two minor placings for her first term on the turf. Now* that she is more seasoned this five-year-old mare can be expected to race in better form, and though she may be a failure over the week-end—in such a big field barrier positions will be everything—her racing should serve to indicate her prospects for subsequent meetings. Track-watchers at Ellerslie will no doubt see Valroe galloped prior to her engagement, for she is due here shortly. Going To Peach Brandy Mr. H. J. McManaway is sending Creek and Awa to the imported horse Peach Brandy this season. Both are daughters of that good ipare Rill, winner of the first Ha-vyera Stakes, and Greek is at present carrying a foal to Grand Knight, while Awa is in foal to Acre. • Gold Money’s Rider L. Manson’s rides at the Pakuranga fixture will include Motere, Gold Money, King Emerald and Bizarro—a ride in each of the four flat races for professional jockeys. In addition to Taneriri, J. Cammick will ride Valroe, a hack on which he won last season. L. Teirney is to ride Ruffles in the Dunedin Handicap. Horses Arriving F. E. Loomb is due at Ellerslie tomorrow from Te Awamutu. His representation for the Pakuranga fixture on Saturday is confined to four candidates, viz., Desert Glow, Flying Prince, Cybele and Arikitoa. Other trainers from the Waikato are also expected to arrive here tomorrow with their candidates. Alloy at Ellerslie Alloy, the three-year-old son of Thespian and Bronze, is the latest pupil to be quartered in J. Williamson’s stable. Alloy is owned by the Wanganui sportsman, Mr. G. M. Cur- ; rie, and as a two-year-old did not live ! up to his classic breeding, repeatedly failing. At the Top Gold Money’s two wins at the Great Northern meeting recently placed her on a plane with the best sprinters in the Dominion, and not discounting that she is now in a position in the handicaps where she may find it hard to win. she is working well enough at headquarters to be seriously considered for important events ahead. She has thickened and rounded up nicely during, tli© winter, and one or two gallops lately have indicated that she is nice and forward. An Old One A certain celebrated artist received permission to paint a scene on Newmarket (England) racecourse. He arrived with his easel and was about to commence operations when a policeman hove in sight, and declared that bookies were not allowed to put up their boards at that particular place. “But I have permission from the clerk of the course,” objected the artist. “Same old yarn,” said the cop; “move

A BIRTHDAY EDEN HALL’S SUCCESS The luck of an owner considered the most unfortunate in Sydney’s racing ranks, Mr. T. C. Trautwein, has taken a turn. He won with Aorangi recently after a year and a-half of bad luck with that horse, and the other day Eden Hall credited him with the Holiday Handicap at Canterbury, just exactly one year after his last previous win on the same course. It must have been Eden Hall’s birthday. Last year he had run in the Maitland Cup but had failed. The following Saturday he was heavily backed for the Canterbury August Handicap, and giving Fondant a considerable start, he ran him down and won the race by half a head. The other day he was in better mood, lie won the race easily, and well backed rivals in Waipori, Ivoorathella, and Speechmaker left it to the unconsidered outsider Nobbys, to run into second place. A Stable Fancy This time Eden Hall was a warm stable fancy. But the encouragement to back him at the short prices on offer between which he wavered in the betting wasn't strong. His connections nad considered him a, good thing for the Canterbury Handicap at the last meeting on this course, but after trying to pace it with Garrula, he had dropped right out, and finished moderately. However, this was a weaker field. Ivoorathella, winner at his last two starts, held the lead for over a mile. But he was in the heavy going on the rails all the way, and when Eden Hall challenged him three furlongs from home, he was quickly beaten. Eden Hall came on to score easily. Nobbys was last early, but made a fast run at the half-mile which gave her second place at the turn. In the run home she had no more stamina to finish the effort, and she could only struggle home a poor second in front of the "any-old-odds” chance, Benaroon. Benaroon won one solitary race nearly two years ago on this course, and hasn't shown decent form since. Speechmaker and Koorathella were other rotten reeds upon which backers rested. But even worse was Waipori. who, backed down to a short price, for a time disputed favouritism with Eden Hall. She finished last. She wins a race occasionally at good odds. But it is always when least expected. This wasn’t her day.