Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 763, 9 September 1929, Page 12

Turf Notes

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"EARLY BIRD"

Danae's Foal

.V foaling announced by the Auck- ! land Stud Company is that of the ; Great Northern Oaks winner, Danae, who has foaled a filly to Peach Brandy, a sire for some time* domiciled at the company’s farm at Otahuhu. Name Changed Dusky Maid, the name by which Mr. J. Manuel’s two-year-olcl filly is known, has been disallowed, and her owner-trainer has registered Lady Court for the daughter of Romeo and Lady Kerman. Going to Wanganui ; FT. Wiggins goes to Wanganui on j Wednesday for purposes of carrying ! out riding engagements on Havering, j Royal Game, Juggle, Tourist and Keddar at the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring fixture. Another Ellerslie horseman, W. FI. Jones, did not return after his successes at Marten, but went straight on to Wanganui. In the Paddock 1 Chelone is confined to the paddock at present, and as his legs are occasioning trouble it may be deemed advisable not to go on with him. Fie has shown ability as a jumper and will no doubt race to advantage in hurdle races providing he remains sound. j Riders in Classic I L. Manson, who does a fair percentage,of W. Kemp’s riding, will pilot the two-year-old Ruling King in the Avondale Stakes. E. Ludlow will be the rider for Mr. F. Stonex’s Grand Spirit, while W. H. Jones will steer* Mr. F. Gilchrist’s Silene. Vanessa, trained by her owner, Mr. G. Henderson. at Avondale, will have R. McTavish’s services. Charitaine at Te Rapa R. Syme is commencing to gather a useful team at Te Rapa. The latest to join his establishment is Charitaine, who formerly was trained at Ellerslie . by P. Conway. It is intended to make a jumper of Charitaine, and his next appearance in public may be over hurdles. j Going to Stud The three-year-old Karsovina, by Hunting’ Song from Lavcnham, lias been relegated to the stud owing to her failure to stand a preparation. As she was never i*aced and lias breeding to recommend her she may be a success as a stud matron. Gives Promise One of the nicest youngsters in training at Ellerslie is the two-vear-olcl Our Comet (Day Comet —Lady Hill), who is receiving- his education at the hands of his owner-trainer, D. Potter. Fie is not very big, but displays plenty of quality and has a nice action. At present he is not being hurried, for he has no engagements until the October meeting of the Auckland Racing Club, the fixture at which he may be expected to make I his debut. i Related to Garter Blue j The Panther, who won the Two Thousand Guineas of 1919 arfd lias since put in five seasons at the stud in the Argentine, has been purchased by a syndicate and will be brought back to England. The Panther sired I winners of £54,500 during his five j seasons in the Argentine. His breedj big. too. will interest owners of brood L mares in New Zealand, for Garter . I Blue, a recently imported sire standI ing in Hawke’s Bay, claims relation--1 ship to him. Garter Blue is bv the champion sire, Phalaris, out of Royal L Order, by White Eagle from Order of Merit, dam of Royal Favour and : grand-dam of Countess Zia, the dam • of The Panther. . For Hurdle Racing A horse who is now shaping more creditably is Royal Lad, a five-year-old, by Royal Soult from Pretty form, lienee an own brother to the defunct Royal Form. Hitherto very poor in condition, Royal Lord is gradually making progress, and another month’s training should show a vast difference. It is intended to race him in hurdle events, a class of race that should suit him if he shapes anyway like his rela- ■ ; Shaping Well L j Under F. Stenning’s direction, Sir .(Archie is making appreciable progress . in his education as a hurdler. He essayed four schooling hurdles at Ellers- ‘ lie on Saturday, but lack of pace in 1 the early stages was responsible for j his jumping indifferently over the . first three. Then he was hustled along and cleared the final obstacle bril- | liantly. Sir Archie is a big strong geldt ing and likes a distance of ground, es- . sentials that go to make the successful jumper. | Stock Show Promise When Messrs. P. Doughty and A. . Currie, of Bulls, purchased Peach Brandy from the Auckland Stud Com- ; pany for a moderate sum, there was ; nothing to prove that these sportsI men had received all the best of the bargain: but if the two-year-old stock of the son of Call o’ the Wild can be , taken as a criterion then Peach Brandy , is evidently destined to have a satisfactory career at the stud. Only a couple of this imported sire’s offspring . are in training at Ellerslie, and they ! a re very promising. Owners and trainers speak very favourably of . Peach Brandy youngsters, and it will not surprise if this representative of i the Bend Or strain receives further opportunities in the future. Worked On Roads That old veteran Karamu lias done all his work on the roads since the Great Northern meeting, and his mentor, W. Hawkins, may keep him , at this particular kind of work for some time yet, for he regards it as the most satisfactory treatment in which ’ to keep Karamu at his best. Karamu is brought to Ellerslie occasionally for purposes of schooling, and his effort •in this direction on Saturday showed that he had lost none of his ability. . nised as a good proposition on the tracks. Generally Lido would do twice as well on race day, and for that reason only not too much notice can be taken of Tambourine’s gallops. Not Being Hurried Fla ring- no immediate engagements, Corinax is restricted to nothing fur- - tlier than useful pace work when exer- > cised at Ellerslie of a morning. Last . year's Auckland Clip winner bears a i bright and lusty appearance. and - should come to hand quickly. I-Ie is 5 in the New Zealand Cup and at present looks the most favourable of the representatives from this way for the two-mile race. Whether he will meet the engagement, however, has not yet been determined. Shaping Well Among the two-year-olds in training at Riccarton. a couple by Shambles, in . F. D. Jones’s stable, are shaping well. They are Coroner, a gelding from Coroi nato* and Whatnot, a filly from Heath L j Lass. These two have not been serii ' ously tried out. but they have shown 1 in short sprints that they possess some . speed. ,T. Russell has them working 2 along quietly, in Jones’s absence in t Sydney, and they should be ready to race in November.

Cup Winner? King Emerald—no mean candidate for honours in the Avondale Cup. A form horse, galoping well. Relegated to Hurdling The six-year-old mare Carmint will shortly bo tried as a hurdler. She is by Catmint from Roulade and is trained at Ellerslie by P. Conway. who is working her in the afternoon. Weakened When associated with Ruling King and Grand Spii*it at Ellerslie on Saturday morning, Silene showed all her speed in the first three furlongs, but closed up in quick fashion in the latter part of the gallop. It is not as if the Australian-bred youngster was not ready for- a half-mile sprint, for she has been in steady exercise as long as most two-year-olds at headquarters. Plenty of Them About Usually a few novice hurdlers are in preparation for hurdle events at Ellerslie at this time of the year, but the contingent at headquarters at present is decidedly strong and contains some useful performers. In this category may bo classed Sleepy Sol, Thursby. Sir Archie, Automne, Adjuster, Master Clements, Zane Grey and Chesterman —the majority of which will take on the hurdle races at the Avondale spring meeting. Bad Track Worker Ellerslie trainer J. Buchanan has a very nice three-year-old in Tambourine, and the patient policy being brought to bear on her training should eventually bear fruit. She is not being bustled, for she is growing steadily and filling out. There has not been anything attractive in any of her sprints—what few she has had —but her full-sister, Lido, was not recogImperial Prince's Chance A two-year-old seen out last season which gave every indication of turning

out a smart three-year-old was Imperial Prince, who stands liis ground among those engaged in the Avondale Guineas, run today fortnight. Imperial Prince was a gross youngster and needed time, and only toward the end of last season did he race encouragingly. The Lucullus gelding sports the well-known buttercup and primrose hoops of Mr. T. Impey, whose success in a classic event this season would bo pleasing to chronicle. A. Tinker is mentioned as the rider of Imperial Prince in the Avondale classic. Visiting Acre The Ellerslie owner-trainer, 11. Rama, has sent his brood mare, Country Picnic (dam of Hoariri and Taneriri), on a visit to Acre. Kauri Park Ready J. Lambess has Kauri Park and Killute to engage his attention at present, but it is the former that the stable is likely to be dependent on, notwithstanding that both may be racing at Avondale. Kauri Park lias done some serviceable work lately and is near to being at his best. Most at- , tention will be focussed on his efforts as a steeplechaser at Ellerslie next j month, and as a preliminary he will race over the battens at Avondale. His Fourth Owner In view of the fact that handicap - pers are not likely to take any risks with him in future, the executors of the estate of the late Mr. E. F. Holmes, received a good price for Sion, when he was knocked down to the Sydney trainer, W. A. Ross, for l,osogns recently. As a yearling Sion cost Mr. E. Moss 4,loogns> but he won only one race in that sportsman’s colours, although he was heavily backed on several occasions. Mr. Moss sold him to Mr. R. Miller at auction for l,6oogns, and after he had won a race, Mr. Miller sold him to Mr. Holmes for 900gns. The latter, with three wins and seconds in the Doncaster and Epsom, did best of all. W. A. Ross acted on behalf of himself and the sportsman who races under the name of “J. Millard.” Erroneous Point of View * After Mr. Jinks had failed to stay the Derby distance, he easily won the mile St. James Palace Stakes. Then some of the English racing experts said that this brilliant win showed that Mr. Jinks’s Derby form “was all wrong.” As if it were possible to get a line on a Derby failure by a mile race! We have had horses in this country which could win handsomely at nine and ten. furlongs—but that did not show that their form was “all wrong” when they failed at 12 furlongs. It merely showed that they could not stay the extra distance. It is not surprising that Herr Becker —a German writer who frequently ei'iticises English scribes —makes merry over these English views. Tote Booms Racing One of the most remarkable developments in connection with the introduction of the totalisator in England is the galvanising effect it has had on the attendances. The bookmakers (who were most perturbed about the installation of the machine) now find that their business has been improved because of the larger crowds which have been attracted to the racecourses. Racing was languishing at Chepstow, where the Welsh Derby and Oaks are run. and the recent meeting appeared to be doomed to utter failure. According to “Sporting Life,” the club has now been placed on the high road to success by the introduction of the totalisator. Cracks Engaged From the entries received for the Chelmsford Stakes at the Tattersall’s Club meeting at Randwick on Saturday next, there is every possibility of a fine race eventuating in this ninefurlong weight-for-age contest. Stars such as Limerick, Mollison, Amounis and Winalot are engaged, while the field also includes the three-year-olds Parkwood. Xedda, Comanche and Violin Solo. Paquito has been entered for the same meeting, in both - the Tramway and Spring Handicaps, the latter a mile and a-quarter race, a distance which Paquito has not yet ; attempted.