SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1929, Page 4

SPORTING

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. VICTORY FOR DOUBLE LIFE. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, Oct. 30. The Cambridgeshire Stakes resulted: Double Life 1 Vatout .......... 2 Palais Royal II .......... 3 Thirty-six started. Won by a neck, a head between second and third. MELBOURNE RACE JOTTINGS. Received Oct. 31, 9.10 p.m. Melbourne, Oct. 31. Commendation is mentioned as a likely visitor to Australia in the near future. High Syce galloped six furlongs in Imin. losec. at Mentone to-day. The Victoria Derby acceptors are:— Carradale,' Limber Up, Taisho, Third King, Temoin, Pentheus. Phqr Lap. Winalot, Prince Viol and Kidaideis are amontr the acceptors for the Hotham Handicap. J. Munro is engaged to ride Taisho in the Derby. W. Dunean is riding Rconui in the Cantala Stakes. Comic Song and Cistercian will carry 71b. penalties and Kaftan a 101 b. penalty in the Maribyrynong Plate. Nightmarch is running in Saturday’s Melbourne Stakes. ' INTRUDER AND PEEP SCRATCHED. . . > ~~ ~ By Telegraph.—Press Association.' Christchurch, Oct. 31.’ , Intruder arid'Peep' were scratched for . all engagements at the C.J.C. ‘meeting at 9 a.m. to-day. Tourist’s weight in the Apprentices’ Handicap is 7.13, CAULFIELD CUP DESCRIBED. HOW FAVOURITE HIGH SYCE WON In the histroy of the Caulfield Cup race, extending back to 1873, when, ridden by W. Yeomans, Newmarket won for Mr. A. Chirnside, only four horses had succeeded in doing what High, Syce / was asked to do—win with over 9st on his back. Manfred (9.6) holds the weight-carrying record, writes “Tas- . man” in the Melbourne Age. The Australian turf has seen few superiors to Manfred. In the never-to-be-forgotten Caulfield Cup of 1924 Purser carried 9.5 and won. As far back as 1892 Paris (9.4), ridden by J. Fielder, who is over here from New Zealand at present with Nedda, did what High Syce was being asked to do. The other member of a highclass quarter is Poseidon, who, on the occasion bf his second Caulfield Cup success in 1907 had 9.3 in the saddle. It is evident 'then .that'-High Syce was set’no light task; yet market indications shoyved that 'he was fully ex- . pected to join the band of height-car-riers. From the opening of betting the desire to support the’ex-Queensland-er was so strong that High Syce wound up a hot favourite. ' v.. A'fter Temoin, who evidently' possesses the .racing instinct, ! had dashed through the ropes, Causing some delay, Mr. R. Greene sent' the fibld of 18 starters away to a perfect 'Start. W. 'Duncan had High Syce on the move. He was second from the-outside with no horse I on either hand within yards of him. and gathering speed quickly he was able by the time the judge’s box was reached to drop in behind five horses— Harbinger, Black Duchess, Temoin, Taisho and Catkin—who comprised the leading division/ The only time When backers had , after that any real'reason for anxiety ' ■ was as the leaders neared the six fur- i longs mark. Black Duchess had taken the lead after leaving the straight and ■ Taisho had run into second place with - Catkin, Harbinger and Perception together just behind them, and just ahead , of the favourite, who was hemmed in ( behind Catkin by Temoin. Just at that point Catkin, who had j surprised by his forward running, com- , ' menccd to weaken,- He dropped back ■' very quickly, and seemed certain •to in- ‘ terfere with High Syce. But quick as ( . thought Duncan eased his mount, and ( from the stands there were cries ol j "He’s* beaten!” But having dropped-be- < hind Temoin Duncan was .able to go j outside him, and jvith a clear run to £ move up toward the leaders again. ( It, was one of those splendid, exam- j pies of heady jockeyship that mostly j pass unnoticed, but which count for so f much. At the four-furlongs mark £ Prince Viol, who had never been far j behind, moved up into third place be- ( hind Taisho and Black Duchess. The s home turn saw Taisho on the rails, ac- j companied by Prince Viol, in front, <■ with High Syce closing the space that ; . separated him from them, and Amounis, , Perception- threatening danger. “Here he ; The crowd yelled, and almost j Uimultaneously Cheering from Leger pat- t rons indicated that High Syce had the j race in hand. Duncan took no chances, j however. He was on the second horse j when .Amounis won the . Williamstown r Cup last November, and he has a great respect for the Magpie gelding. Keeping his mount going, with the whip oe- n casionally applied, Dunean kept danger s at bay, and joined the band of jockeys I comprising W. H.. McLachlan, F. Bui- 6 lock, T. Clayton, E, Simmons .and R. s Walker, who each won a Caulfield Cup g in successive years. c

The margin in High Syce’s favour at the finish was two lengths, and his time for the journey, 2rain 3OJsee, while A second outside the Australian record established at Flemington by Gothic, was IJscc better than the times of Lucknow and Whittier, who jointly shared the record for a mile and a-half at Caulfield. TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.”) There will be racing at Carterton and at Motukarara on Saturday and then there will bo a brief respite until the following Saturday, when the New Zealand Cup meeting will open. # * * # With the exodus of the Interstate and Maoriland fraternity, Randwick has once more assumed its placidity, though there aro still enough horses training on the tracks there to run a first-class meeting without outside help.

Souvenir hunters are big and little. In numerous brilliant rooms and places where sporting people frequent throughout Australasia are to' be . found inlinmerable relics of the New Zealand wonder horse Carbine, and the number of tufts of hair, 'cast shoes and- teeth of “Old Jack” spread through the two colonies causes one to doubt the authenticity of the souvenirs in many places. However, it is hot only the casual sou-venir-hunter who has taken an interest in Carbine.' Carbine’s head and tail remained in England for some years before being presented to the Auckland Museum by tlie late Duke of Port.and. The Auckland Racing Club is the proud possessor of his skill and the skeleton of the son of Musket and Mersey is pieserved in an Australian Museum--Mel-bourne, if memory speaks aright. From y commercial point of view one is prompted to wonder what American would care to pay for the head, tail, skin and skeleton intact!

Ante-post bettors received a rude shock when CTucis and Comanche were

withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup, but their poor form this spring would more or less reconcile the punters. Comanche is t'o contest the Queensland Derby tomorrow. Crucis, states an Australian writer, has mystified his trainer as much as the public, as the Australian Cup winner has lost all form, though he is apparently as sound as ever. .

Veilmond, Mr. E. Moss’ Limond —Veil two-year-old colt, was the pick of the field in the stakes at the City Tattersail's meeting on October 19, though ho started second favourite. As in the Canonbury Stakes, Veilmond did not begin well, and though he got far from a clear passage he simply mowed down the hot favourite, Euchre, in the run home and was going away at the fin-ish.-Is Veilmond a Derby colt?

At the same meeting Becalmed (Nassau —Gipsy Martian) ran another second when she' played the role of runner dip ; to The Quaker in the'second divisiori of the Novice Handicap. Becalmed was quoted at long odds. Mie finished on well, but The Quaker (.*.ais — The-Quaker Girl), who’.cost Sir Samuel Hordern 1050 guineas as a two-year-old, to be subsequently sold for 80 guineas, scored well. He seems to have struck form at last as he has won at his last three starts.

Double-figure odds were laid about Papatu (Romeo-Gambode) in the City Tattersall’a Handicap, and together with £BB9 to the winner, owner-trainer George Paul paid the expenses of his trip across tho Tasman. Papatu, as usual, went down “short” in his preliminary, but when warmed up he hit out well and led from end to end. Paul disposed of both Aussie and Papatu after the meeting at substantial figures. In the Chib Welter at that meeting Gesto (Lord Quex —Queen Lizzie), who appears to be improving, ran a fair third.

At the Goodwood (W.A.) meeting on October 11 Constellation (Day Comet — Tangiwai) won the Hurdles. He was second favourite. One of Douglas Webster’s cast-offs, Miss Field (Acre —Gauze mare) Avon the Good wood Purse, seven furlongs, in fine style. She was a good favourite and ran 'the distance under Bst Gib in Imin 27 l-ssec.

•Lorient- JI; ‘(Lombnd —tAnnio' JJauriej has found, his place at the “ponies”' arid, iontinuing his winning record at the Ascot meeting on October 16, Avon the big race, the Flying Handicap, from a good field. Lorient 11. carried 9.5 and ran the six furlongs and 66 yards in Imin 20£see, the best time nun that day. It is surprising to note that he was only third favourite and started at a . good price. On the same day Tea Rose ran third in the Second Division of tho Flying, Fool’s Paradise being - unplaced.

At the Menangle Park races on October 22 Traymobile (Tea Tray—Tireless) Avon the three-year-old Handicap. Traymobile has been a good winner at tire “smalls.” •

Writing to “Moturoa” from Melbourne a Ncav Plymouth sportsman, AA-ho is “doing” the circuit of the big meetings and will vieAV the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday (the first he has seen since Carbine won), waxes enthusiastic over Jockey W. Duncan. “I cannot quite describe the feelings of the public towards W. Duncan,” he Avritcs, “but I have no doubt that he is the best horseman riding in Australia to-day. He is daring to an extreme in hanging to the rails. They say he .bloAys his siren at, the ,turns and Shouts ‘Here I come.!’ The boys.pull out or else he shoves them, out., or rides 6ver them. The people .sing out, Qh Billy!’ They . only name, the rider, they never mention the horse; it is only, ‘Hero he comes!, Come on Billy! ’ and I can tell you he comes o.n. He is booked to ride' Phar Lap in. the Melbourne Cup and I pick that ho will start the hottest favourite that . has ever started in tho race. A good judge told me that Phar Lap is-the best three-year-old seen in Australia since Carbine, and he has no doubt that he is even better than Strephon was at his age. He seems a most tractable animal and will is only just fungo an in a field of horses go anywhere in a field of horses as if it is just fun. He impressed tho people in Sydney by the way he ‘licked’ Mollison in the ten furlong race. He just played with him. Mind you, 1 fancy that Nightmarch will run a great race in the Cup on a dry day. He has improved out of all knoAvledge since he left Ncav Zealand. If it is wet, .Kidaides might prove troublesome.”

After being off the scene for. some months Pcgaway, who established himself as a top-class handicap horse by his .sterling performances . at the last summer carnival at Ellerslie, made a successful reappearance among , the sprinters in the Bollard. Memorial Handicap, writes “Archer.” The big fellow was not prominent until the. straight was reached, when he camo up on th outside with an irresistible rush and smothered the opposition. Pcgaway's performance demonstrated that he is as good as ever and his return to form is pleasing, because his presence will add interest to the middle-distance handicaps at the coming meetings. * * ' « « When Pink Coat pulled up lame after winning the Harcourt Cup at Trcntham it was generally surmised that he had had a recurrence of the ailment which affected him prior to racing at Ashburton last month, but the trouble is in the shoulder, and is more serious than anticipated when he was weighed in, states the Christchurch correspondent of the Auckland Herald. His rider, L. J. Ellis, stated that his mount appeared to knuckle over- at tho false rail, and momentarily lost ground. Ellis realised that something had gone amiss, and but for this trouble he considered Pink Coat would have recorded a ridiculously easy victory. To have won by two lengths under the circumstances, in time that

was only a fraction of a second outside the race record established by Gloaming in 1918, stamped Pink Coat as an exceptionally brilliant galloper. Unfortunately, he will miss his forthcoming engagements, and it is doubtful if he will race again this season. *< * # # Limerick is a daily visitor to the Riccarton tracks, being led by J. Russell on a hack. This treatment will be continued during the summer months with the hop© that he may be able to race again in the autumn. Limerick walks soundly enough, and bears a healthy appearance. . “OVER THE FENCE.” (By “Moturoa.”) Re-vivo! • Cricketers are getting into their strides now. These bathing sketches are a terrible take oft'. Butcher’s advt.: “Our Sausages Ought to be Tried.” Too true! Bankruptcies in Auckland last month numbered 13. That’s unlucky. Newspaper heading: “Workless Dressmakers.” Without a stitch. Visitors reckon that our tar-sealed roads are not too dusty. Some of these football dinners are something to scoff at. After Labour Day the public will “concentrate” on the New Zealand Cup. Full Flight has assumed her heavenly wings.

Night Raids on the Melbourne Cupdirty work in view. Monday was Labour Day for many punters. On Monday, Limited’s steam was unlimited, Four Aces beaten at Maoterton. The routine of racing! The starter succeeded in giving the punters a start at Waverley. Judging by Saturday’s cricket ' results, dropping catches is catching. Races at Waverley half an hour late nearly all day. Must have forgotten Sidey I