AUSTRALIAN “SMALLS”

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1929, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN “SMALLS”

MAORI LANDERS DOING WELL LESSER FRY PAYING EXPENSES TEA TRAY PROGENY PROMINENT WEST AUSTRALIAN VICTORIES While Phar Lap, Nightmarch, Paquito, Honour and First Acre, and Teri in a lesser degree, are placing the Dominion to the fore in the big races at the A.J.C. spring ' carnival, the minor gatherings throughout the States find the Maoriland second-raters doing well and more than paying .expenses. Most of those racing at the minor fixtures are how Australian-owned but the fact that they more than hold their own in their class is a good advertisement for New Zealand stock and encourages Australian sportsmen to look over the Tas man for equines to carry their colours.

At the Hawkesbury meeting on ■September 28 Mr. A. Louissori's three-year-old gelding Tone Shaft (Arrowsmith — Thea”) opened the ball by walking away from the big field in the first division of the Park Stakes. Roy Reed had the mount and the win was well anticipated,- Tone Shaft going out a -very warm favourite. Later in the day the brilliant Goldminer (Paper Money—Secret Link), who has proved a veritable goldmine for Mr. W. Tindall, took the three-year-old

handicap in an effortless manner from a big field. Goldminer, who was burdened with 9.4, ran the six furlongs in the fair time of Imin 14Jsec, and was a strong fancy. While Jack Holt's protege, Highland, was made the recipient of a salvo of cheers when he won the Quality Handicap at the Moonee Valley meeting on -September 28, the erstwhile New Zealander, Second Wind (Grandcourt or Psychology—First Blow) was greeted with hoots and catcalls when he returned to the birdcage from winning the Tullamarine Handicap.. Second Wind had been badly beaten in his two previous starts and had gone right out of favour for the Caulfield Cup, but at Moonee Valley lie put up a sterling performance to win.

At the two-year-old trials at Caulfield at the end of the month, the Limond—lntrigue filly won her division from Miss Arrow (Spearhead—Zulannah) and Aziola (Two—New Shot). The New Zealand-bred filly has had .the name of Miss Limerick given to her, and may be given a chance to show up this and next month in Victoria. At the Moonee Valley meeting Tea Cosy (Tea Tray—Baby Doll), won the first division of the Ailsa Handicap from Faramanch and North Star. Tea Cosy, who is now a four-year-old, started at a nice double-figure price and her party should have had a good win. L'brient II (Lomond—Annie Laurie),, who won the first division of the £lOOO Rosebery Cup at that “pony” meeting on September 8, was a short-priced favourite and just scrambled home by half a head. In the run off, L’Orient/11, who carried 8.0, had to -be content with second place behind the useful Mags-' man (Magpie—'Smoky), who carried 8.0. It was a New Zealand day at the Hunt Club gathering at Perth on September 29. The useful erstwhile Awapuni gelding Holus Bolus (Boniform — Believe) was thrown into the Beagle Purse and the public sent him • out a warm favourite.' When the field had gone a furlong one bookmaker yelled out: “I’ll pay Holus Bolus,” and the Boniform gelding won by six lengths. The heavily backed Prince Paladin was beaten into second place by the Claro filly Einga in the Tally-ho Plate, but the useful Anticipate made amends by winning the Kennel Handicap from the consistent Clyde and Roseburn. Anticipate (Elysian—By By) started at a good price. At the Victoria Park “ponies” on September 25, Tea Rose (Tea Tray—Roseland) scored decisively in the third division of the Flying Handicap. Tea Rose, who carried 7.11, ran the 4| furlongs in 57isec, Jsec outside the record for°the race established that afternoon bv Levasker in the first division. Tea Rose was a warm fancy for her race. Later in the day Island Fastness, 9.2, one of Doug Webster's team, ran second to Melody Miss, by Violincello, in the Maiden Handicap. If Winalot (9.6), Kidaidcs (9.4), Crucis (9.3), Oratrix (9.2), Nightmarch (9.0) and Loquacious (8.9) take their places in the field for the Randwick Plate of two miles, to-monrow, the race promises to be the best staged in recent years. The Randwick Plate carries added money amounting to £2500, while the sweepstakes are £lO for each starter and £5 forfeits.