Derbies Will Soon Claim Attention

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1023, 14 July 1930, Page 12

Derbies Will Soon Claim Attention

Auckland Candidates in Preparatory Stage WILL BENEFIT BY PARADES With affairs generally quiet on the local tracks trainers of 1930 Great Northern Derby candidates • are paying attention now to the education and preparation of the youngsters. The most noticeable of the Auckland representatives for the popular classic which will again be staged at the Epsom Christmas carnival, are the progeny of Worthy Bond, four in number, two by The Triumph, and one of the defunct Xelson Fame. At Epsom A. J. Julian has two chestnut colts in hand which claim the Mardelle horse Worthy Bond as tlieir sire. One is from the well-known mare Haricot (Harry Alto—Katie O.), and the other is related to Jlolfe Audubon and the late Medusa, the dam being Miss Rolfe (Ribbonwood —Pocohantas). They are a good-looking pair, with a nice style of pacing, and appear level headed, well mannered youngsters. The son of Haricot is more forward at this stage than his associate, but Miss Rolfe’s offspring will probably come to hand quickly in the spring. “Worthy Doctor,” as the Haricot colt is called on the tracks, gives promise of developing into a fine Derby colt. Neat Little Pacer There is not much size about the Worthy Bond filly under .Tim O’Kane's charge, but what she lacks in height is adequately made up for in robustness. She is a daughter of the 1910 Auckland Cup winner Xorah Creina (Rothschild —Xoreen), and the juvenile has been named after her grand-dam. The filly has been well looked after, both by her young owner, S. Hedley, and Trainer O’Kane, and slie shows: fine promise When stepped out on the track at Alexandra Park. Noreen has j a good turn of speed, and is at a. nice | stage of her preparation, and it will not be her patient trainer’s fault if she fails to race prominently in the blue riband, heat. Nelson Fame’s £>on An attractive-looking customer is the grey son of Nelson Fame—Ruby Huon (Peri Huon —Ruby). Alby Patten bestowed a lot of care and attention on the colt from the first day he took him in hand, and while the youngster was for a time averse to being hitched to a sulky, he soon took to the business as a duck takes to water. First Fame, as he is called, is a compact youngster, with a good lieadpiece. and .he has already shown pacing ability in the tasks allotted him. The grey has just been taken up again after a short respite and looks in nice condition to undergo a sound preparation. The., Triumph Represented The Grey Lynn trainer, Joe Gee, has an aspirant for classic honours by The Triumph, from that good mare Kewpie (Petereta—Alatariki). He is a well developed colt, and that his early tuition was carefully administered is shown by the docile manner in whith he faces company at Epsom. The Triumph two-year-old is a bold pacer, and never looks to do anything wrong, and if he continues along these lines will make things interesting when lie commences his racing career. OtahuhLi can boast two fine specimens of the young thoroughbred, which

were raised at the Murdella Stud bv the late Mr. B. P. Edwards. One is by Worthy Bond from Agnes Chief (Woodburn Chief—Wild Agnes). Wild Agnes was a Wildwood marc that produced a lot of greys, and the colt in question is of the family colour. He is a nice mover, and Miss Nancy Edwards has him well forward. When seen on the Otahuhu course, the son of Worthy Bond, who has been culled Betterwing, attracts a lot of attention, and lie is thus early mentioned as one of Auckland’s Derby hopes. The other representative is a nicely turned filly by The Triumph from Le Muriel (O.Y.M.—HaI Zolock mare), which is showing good promise. She has been purchased by a Papakura sportsman, and placed in the capable hands of W. L. Lincoln. Here she will have every chance to make good, and strengthen the local brigade against a strong bouthern invasion. Strong Southern Hand Canterbury will, as usual, have a strong hand for the next Derby, and a, a great number of the Southern aspirants have had the benefit of racing this season their claims must be taken seriously. The crack two-year-old Aretliusa will prove a hard proposition, and then there is the high-priced Red Shadow whose correct form was not in evidence in the Sapling Stakes contest. Others to be considered are Gold Chins (runner-up in the two-year-old classic.), Royal Chevault (who filled third berth). Colorado. Chequers Riving Cloud. Crimson Rev, all of whom sported silk this season. There mat of course, be some unknown quantities being prepared in other parts, but those mentioned are of such a high standard that the Aucklanders will require to be at their very best to cheek the strong opposition. With several fixtures eventuating before Chrisfmas. some of tlie more forward local aspirants should have a chanet of getting a race in public. I n anv case to Ot“u Clulfs" 1 ; •W e Au^lancf e an.j . Glubs might consider the n. 7 AiSHbihty of holding a parade for tlm youngsters at their spring fixtures. “TROTTERS’' V. THE SUN LEAGUE GAME FOR CHARITY With the “business slack” sinr» f^L?| Ut ,.%\if n P5 ° 0 T j-t t now, S re Jhe T rT J ak * n 9. Prepapabon’fo’p the big tussle with THE SUN League team on Wednesday. The "trotters” have two victories to def nnted e< a ‘ taxT’ S thfrte'en laVi TTie^isun Ml o ich°SleI r if factor"* 11 ’ 0 "' promises to provide plenty of ''thrills” as well ns 'spills." and as thp _ feeds will be devotfd to local eharitv. f , e I ' h 4:}’ l<l La n good attendance of Tans. i lie League management will supply t.ie referee, while linesmen w ill he A •J• trotters, and J. Mainstay. The Sun.

SKIED THE TOWEL SYDNEY. Sunday. In a boxing bout at the Sydney Stadium last evening Jack Haine< (list. 21b.), middle-weight champion of Australia, decisively beat Larry Brignolia (list, lib.), Boston middleweight. Brignolia’s seconds threw in the towel in the seventh round.