Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 759, 4 September 1929, Page 12

Turf Notes

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"EARLY BIRD"

Marton Meeting The Marton meeting is to be held today and tomorrow. Saturday’s Fixture The Otago Hunt Club holds its animal race meeting at Wingalui on Saturday. Wanganui Acceptances Wanganui J.C. spring meeting on Thursday and Saturday of next week. Hirst day acceptances close at S pan. on Friday. Avondale Handicaps Handicaps for the opening day of the Avondale J.C. spring meeting on September 21 and 23 are due to make an appearance next Monday. Auckland Spring Entries Nominations for the Auckland Racing Club’s spring fixture on October o and 7 close on Friday week, September 13, at 5 p.m. Forfeits for the Welcome Stakes and Great Northern Guineas are due at the same time. Hastings Nominations Entries lor the one-day spring meeting (September 28) of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club, also forfeit for the H.B. Guineas, are due on Friday night. Wonderful Price Take the odd shilling off Carmel's first dividend at Saturday’s trots, and one has arrived correctly at the return made at starting price to backers of Limerick last Saturday. Mollison was a hot favourite, at a considerably less price than the almost ridiculous return given by Singer at New Plvmouth the same day. Red Fuchsia According to Manawatu advices. Red Fuchsia is to contest the Hack Steeplechase at Marton tomorrow. He is sure to receive a solid impost in such modest company, but the easy fences there should not bother him. Whether he will be able to beat the fast improving Birkbeck (if started) remains to be seen. Luxurious Back Out working on the sand at Ellerslie yesterday morning was Luxurious (Lucullus-—Lassie boon), who has been recommissioned after a lengthy spell. He has built up into a more solid horse than he was 18 months ago, the time of his last appearance on the turf, when he contested a hack race at the annual meeting of the Franklin Racing Club. Performances rank Luxurious as a very ordinary horse and he will need to show plenty of improvement to prove a payable proposition. Not As It Should Be

There is nothing wrong with the condition of that smart sprinter, Lady's Boy, but he does not appear to be making the improvement that is necessary for him to have any chance of being prominent in events at the Avondale spring meeting. Yesterday’s gallop with Bennie, a stable-mate, was not illuminating on the part of the Some Boy 11. gelding, for he was obviousW tired at the end of the halfmile and was well beaten by the three-year-old. Lady’s Boy at his best could give Bennie a. comfortable beating over four furlongs, for the latter has not improved to such a marked extent.

Services Recognised At an interval in the racing at the Dunne virke Hunt Club’s meeting on Thursday a presentation was made to Mr. Richard Roake. probably the veteran huntsman of New Zealand. He rode to hounds in England when but seven years of age—on a donkey. Since that time he has been on the back of many a good horse and followed the bounds a.t Wellington and in the Waj - rarapa when hunting in the Dominion was in its infancy, the last 40 years ho> has been an ardent follower of hounds in Southern Hawke’s Bay and has been Untiring in his energies in promoting the sport in this district. Largely due to his untiring efforts it was placed on the high plane which it at present occupies.

! Soliloquy Dead The Ellerslie owner, Mr. F. Stonex, j had the misfortune to lose a brood | mare on Sunday, Soliloquy (dam of | Segment) dying after foaling a filly to j Lucullus. Three On End | The dual victory of Democratic at i the Taranaki Hunt meeting on Satuci day provides something of interest to j Aucklanders, for it was in this province j that Democratic, first saw the light of | day., Mr., W. IT.. Gaisford’s hurdler is by Thurnliara from Demoiselle, and | was bred by Mr. T. Stewart, owner of ! the Ellerslie-trained Myola, a promising half-sister (by Catmint) to Democratic. This horse has carried all before him in his last three starts and though only moderate fields, he has accomplished his efforts in a tradesmanlike fashion, and it Is confidently expected that he will go a long way yet. Unique Incident A coincidence in connection with the presentations on Thursday last at the Dannevirke Hunt Club’s race meeting to Messrs. R. J. McDonald and R. Roake is worth recording. Years ago their respective fathers were engaged on the Hargreaves estate. South Berks. England, Mr. McDonald, senr.. as stewar.d and Mr. Roake, senr., as huntsman. On Thursday their sons were lion- , cured on .the, greensward by the Dannevirke Hunt Club, Mr. McDonald for having won the Hunt Club Cup with the good horse Birckbeck, while Mr. Roake was the recipient of a valuable presentation in’ recognition of his services to hunting in this district, lie having brought the first pack of hounds here 40 years ago. A Thousand Pounder J. T. Jamieson, who was the purchaser of the Potoa colt, Taurua, when he was sold for 1,025 gns. at the., dispersal of the Hinuera Stud in June, has afforded the three-year-old nominations for the Avondale spring meeting. No doubt if it is intended to let Taurua carry out his engagements he will be the medium of strong support, for in addition to hailing from a strong stable he is an attractively built horse who showed more than average promise in his two-year-old races. Ranking as he does an own brother to Te Monanui and Oliinemuri, there is certain to be plenty of interest centred in his turf efforts. To Be Kept Commendation was not accepted for at Marton, it having been decided thar the Limond gelding will not race during Mr. W. IT. Gaisford’s absence from New Zealand. Mr. Gaisford will be holiday-making till October 6. lie left Auckland last week for Honolulu. Likely Jumpfir G. Jones has taken in hand a fpur-year-old by Thurnham from a Birkenhead mare. A deep chestnut, the newcomer is a shapely sort and looks a good prospect for the jumping gamelater, on.

In a Bad Way Locarno, who broke down at Grand National meeting, is in a bad way, a wrenched joint making it very doubtful whether this magnificent jumpei will ever race again. Time may, however, effect a remedy. Back From Matamata Awapuni trainer E. W. Watson has received back from Matamata the Day Comet gelding, Fiery Comet, and has him once again in work. Three seasons ago the Manawatu mentor had him displaying promising form when a fool injury upset things. The hoot had to be cut right up to the cor. no/ but it has grown down once more, while in the interim he also underwent an operation to his respiratory organs. Very plain in looks, the old tellow nevertheless can muster a fail turn of speed, and he can jump. Juvenile Parades

When the A.J.C. decided to abandon the arrangement of two-year-old trials at hand wick, a few years ago, the move met with opposition from many racingmen, and they are now using the results of the first Adelaide two-year-old race on Saturday as an argument tor their reinstatement, says a Sydney writer of August 27. The S.A J.C. makes the youngsters’ trials almost a race meeting-, with printed cards, for which a charge of threepence is made, these cards give practically all the information of a race book. Trials were held in Adelaide on August 8, and their use was exemplified on Saturday, when V. 16 . winner of the colts and geldings division of the Fulham Park Plate -was Comic Song, a youngster who had won a trial m last time. Second horse on Saturday, John Orby, was another trial winner, so the earlier events provided backers and owners with a tine guide to chances. The S.A.J.C. has fallen in lino with the other leading racing bodies by dividing the first two-vear-old event, leaving colts and geldings in one and fillies in the other, but there seems little possibility of its ever taking the Victorian and Sydney view that August is far too early to race two-year-olds. The point ~is contentious. Some prominent racing men are strong against the running of youngsters even in October, but the Adelaide Club has conducted its race in August for years, and the young* sters have apparently been none the worse for it. The win of Comic Song brings into consideration the possibility of the development, of a good sire in tlge Australian-bred King of Mirth. Comic Sorig is the first of that sire s progeny to race, and the speed he showed augurs well for the success of the stallion. King of Mirth was a good stayer himself, though he won none of the bigger events when raced in Melbourne. His chief successes were the South Australian Derbv in 1923 and the Adelaide Birthday Cup. two years later. .Judging by Comic Song’s win on Saturday, however. King of Mirth might be the sire of really fast horses as well, and the addition of a touch of his own stamina might carry some of his progeny to comparatively great heights.