TURF TOPICS TERSELY TOLD

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1930, Page 5

TURF TOPICS TERSELY TOLD

Lady Quex is doing well —by George! * ft * # * Taranaki punters would like to know if Omata is right oil. « « a a

There will be racing at Ilawera next Thursday and Saturday. a #■ * *

The. openino- of the ehooting season is bein<r noised abroad. ft ; « * ft

Walter (“Death Valley”) Scott,' when informed that he had lost £1,200,000 was cheerful. Great Scott!

Brigadier Bill will not have Roman Abbey to beat in the Egmont Steeplechase this time.

His three races at the. A.J.C. carnival were worth £2815 to Nightmarch and brought his winning tally to £25,193 10s.

The members of the North Taranaki Hunt Club will hold their second meet of the season at Mr. J. Edwin’s, Motonui, to-day. « ft ft #

The yearling colt Lone Flight, by The Ace from Heatherbrae, broke a leg a few days ago through being cast in his box, and he lhad to be destroyed.

CUiide is still in his trainer’s stables and may be turned, out for a few weeks before his spring preparation commences.

Acceptances for all events on the first day’s programme of the Egmont Racing Club’s. winter meeting close with the secretary, Mr. E. P. Cox, at 8.30 o’clock to-morrow night.

Ngahuia, a six-year-old gelding by Huia Dillon from -Mahinga, was sold by Mr. J. H. Lloyd, of Hastings, to Mr. J. R. Corrigan, of Hawera, after winning the last race at the Taranaki Trotting Club’s meeting last Saturday. In addition to the race at New Plymouth Ngahuia won twice at Hawera. Opa falls at the first fence —over! # # * *

Mask will probably be given, a race at the winter meeting of the Wanganui Jockey. Club. The son of Limond —'Cowl has not had a race so far this season, as he went amiss when being got ready to go to Sydney in the spring.

Jockey R. Maxwell, who won the first division of the Flying (Handicap on Southern Cross (Absurd-Cherry Mart) at the Victoria Park ponies on April 22, was subsequently disqualified for three months for some interference observed in that race.

Suntint (Paper Money-Sunglow), half sister to Afterglow, Many Kittle, Shining Armour and others, strolled in by four lengths in the Maiden Handicap at the Wallsend meeting on April 21. Suntint started at a nice price and ran the five furlongs in GLsec.

The re-nomination clause in rhe ru’.es of the Taranaki Trotting Club has its good and bad points. Perhans it may be hard on other owners that the last two winners of the Taranaki Trotting Cup, Great Delight and Harold Logan, came into the field under these conditions. # w * * An Australian computation brings the total stake-earnings of Amounis to £40,521 IBs, which is just £2578 10s short of Gloaming’s record. There is every likelihood of Amounis contesting the Wagga Cup, a race he won as a four-year-old with 10.5. This race is worth about £BOO to the winner. * * # « Mr. Hunter White, who bred The Doctor’s Orders and sold him as a yearling for 300 guineas, received 250 sovs. as nominator of the sire of the winner of the Sires’ Produce Stakes and 250 sovs. as the breeder of the winner, so lie actually received more in premiums than the actual sale figure.

From Adelaide comes the news that ■Sir Rosebery (Sir Knox-Merrie Rose) was destroyed a few days ago. It will be remembered that Sir Roseberry won renown as the winner of the Great Northern Steeplechase in 1924, while in 1925 he went one better by romping home in both the Great Northern Hurdles and 'Steeplechase, carrying 10.12 and 11.5 in those races respectively.

Lady Court, who surprised by winning the Nursery Handicap at Avondale yesterday, ran third to Royal Ruler and Orapai in the Nursery Handicap at the Avondale spring meeting. Lady Court is a Romeo filly from the Australianbred mare Lady Kerman (Kerman-Bow 'Bells, by The White Knight), whose only other contribution to the Turf is the disappointing Nankin, Blue.

Riots at Darwin. A re-evolution! # ft ft ft A notable absentee from Wanganui is Omeo. Where next ? ft * * * Royal Routine won at Easter. Well, ■shouldn’t it? # # # * Prince Desmond is a good sort. That maiden at Otaki should suit him. ft * ft ft It was Inevitable that Jimmy Ellis should ride the winner of the Champion Hack Handicap at Riverton. i> ft ft ft Pure Blend (Tea Tray—Takahau) ran second to Star Sir in the W.A.T.C. St Leger Stakes on April 21. % ft ft * In 22 starts, Phar Lap has won on 12 occasions and run one second and two thirds. The stake-money he has won is approximately £25,974. » ft ft *

Cutts Brothers are keeping' Full Feather, Semper Paratus, Straightcourse and Winsome Hind going in useful work in view of future engagements.

There will be not a few backers for

The Swell in the Connolly Handicap at Wanganui, a race Dick Johnson won a short while back with Horomea.

The Ardtieslown gelding, Crennatown, in >W. F. Mantle’s stable is from the-Martian mare Gambade,- and is therefore a younger half-brother to Papatu and The Lover. ft « ft #

The disappointing Fool’s Paradise (Absurd--Mascot) ran a fair second at the Goulburn ponies on April 21. He was the. outsider of the field.

Brigadier Bill, who won the Wanganui Steeplechase in 1928 and 1929, will attempt the hat trick this month. Brigadier Bill is working well at headquarters and may make a bold bid for victory in this weak field. # #• # *

Pink Coat,, who is probably the pick of this season’s three-year-olds, was recently blistered and will shortly be given light exercise. Trainer E. J. El-

lis is optimistic regarding the fine Hunting Song colt and considers he will stand a preparation next season. # * *

As predicted in these columns some time ago, Reg. Mackie is now located at Trentham, where he has taken up residence with A, Goodman. This capable young rider should .be able to command good riding on Trentham-trained equines.

Eurythmic won 11 races in succession —the Belmont Plate (W.A.), the W.A. Derby, the Perth Cup (dead-heat with Rivosej, the C. B. Cox Stakes (W.A.),

the Osborne Stakes (W.A.), the W.A.T. C. Leger, the V.A.T.C. Memsie Stakes, (Caulfield), the Octoter Stakes at Flemington, the Caulfield Stakes, the Caulfield Cup, and the Melbourne Stakes. His first defeat after leaving Western Australia was in the Melbourne Cup, won by Poitrel. Eurythmic finished fourth in that race. Limerick as a four and. five-year-old won 13 races in succession. As a ’l*r<’ p \ovi-old. Deseif l\>ld won f<J?eu •“ .'e r:’.<?S.

Phar Lap goes like lightning. ft « « « Oil bore no-go-tiations have riled Taranaki speculators before. ft ft * ft Just An Idea put notions into the heads of the southern sportsmen. ft « a a Trouble over a new Governor-General in Australia. Scullin had to put his oar in.

This month there will be many obstacles between the starter and the judge.

Just So needed her races at Feilding, but next time out there will be a different story to tell.

Last year the veteran Hipo created a surprise by winning the Mcßae Memorial at Hawcra, and he may not be very far away this time.

Paquito is to be spelled for the rest of this season and he has been a sad disappointment since returning from Australia.

The Wingatui trainer D. P. Wilson, who visited the early winter meetings of the North Island last year, has Black Duke and Overhaul in again at Egmont and Wanganui.

Reports credit Maunga and Matu with pleasing schooling efforts over “countfy”recently and this pair may have to be considered at the early winter meetings.

It is understood the two-year-old filly Drastic has run her last race. The daughter of Absurd —Drax shaped promisingly early in the season, but she has not made the 'improvement hoped for and she is to be retired from the track.

Laughing Prince has not raced since the Wanganui spring meeting, but. if the brilliant Quantock horse is stepped out at the river city this month it is a pound to a peanut that he will not be out of the hunt.

Heroic, who won £38,002 10s in stake money, would have given Gloaming’s record a big shake but for an enforced spell from the Turf. Contrary to the general idea, Heroic was not disqualified, but when Purser was sent out, Heroic naturally could not race until he had changed hands.

Glare (ex-N.Z.) had his first race in Australia in the Tocal Handicap, at Randwick, on Easter Monday. He was not mentioned in the betting nor in the running of the race (won by Gesto) and was sent through to Melbourne last Sunday without racing again at the meeting.

The three-year-old Promissory Note (Paper Money-Robur) won the Flying Handicap, four furlongs, at the Kembla Grange ponies on April 19 and was timed to run 49. Later in the day she was beaten by a neck in the Illawarra Handicap, seven furlongs, Citric running the journey in Imin 29sec. Promissory Note carried 8.10 and 8.2 respectively, being topweight on both occasions.

Mr. Gibson Foy, one of Sydney’s best-known business men, has a hob'by. It is the riding of horses at work on the Randwick course in the early hours of the morning. He is not particular as. to the quality of his mpunt, so long as he gets a ride. One morning recently he was on something that was just equal to carving out three furlongs, ridden right out, in 45sec. “Phar Lap?” asked someone, as he brought it off the training, track. ■ “Phar From It/’ was Mr. Foy’s rejoinder.

Irenco Leguisama, leading jockey in the Argentine, must be more profitable to follow than most crack riders. Last season he had 81 wins,. 77 seconds, and 48 thirds. He missed a place on 88 occasions. His winning percentage was 27.55. His mounts won over £70,009 in stakes. He is said to have wonderful hands (a characteristic of nearly all

great riders), no fear, and unerring judgment of pace, etc. Unless in a very tight corner he never uses the whip. In a bygone day in Australia when punters saw Tom Hales draw the whip they regarded the prospect as rather blue, and New Zealand’s premier horseman, Hector Gray, holds similar ■views about the flail. They have a minimum weight of 7st in the Argentine, and Leguisama can ride at Bst without wasting, ■ " ) ’

Phar Lap Hard To Beat. Phar Lap ran. home- the., last halfmile of the Chipping Norton .Stakes in 471 seconds, and it 'is quite possible he would have done a shade better had 'he. been pushed. Nightmarcli must have done almost-the same time, for the last half, and Amounis as well, but as the latter gave Nightmarch a start of about a length, and beat him home, Amounis went slightly the better. When a horse can make his own pace and then come home at the speed of Phar Lap it is well nigh impossible for him to be beaten, if at his best, as the majority of w.f.a. horses are at a disadvantage when making their own pace. In that race it would have been necessary for Nightmarch to break 47 seconds to win. With no Nightmarch or Amounis to beat, 9.5 looks a luxurious impost for Phar Lap in the King’s Cup and it is quite on the cards that H. R. Telford will take him through for that race, won by Limerick two years ago.

Warstep Changes Hands, Among the horses disposed of by Mr. C. G. Dalgety at Christchurch on Tuesday last was the Martian~Stepdancei (Slepniak—Pilbroch) mare Warstep, with a bay filly by Weathervane and in foal to Weathervane. Warstep was one of the greatest mares ever raced, in New Zealand and. she is now 20 years old. Her victories include the Auckland. Cup, C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap, Stead Gold Cup, Canterbury Cup, Great Autumn Handicap and Dunedin Cup, besides dead-heating in the New Zealand Cup for first place. Warstep was acquired by Mr, G. D. Jobson, of Gisborne, for 150 guineas. ' Wajstep’s contributions to the Turf include Wartone, Warline (both by Solferino) Goosestep (Nassau), Footfall and Goldstep (both by Autumnus), Footfall being best of this quintette, Munro Starts Well. J. Munro had his first ride in a race in Germany on Sunday, April 20/ and a cable to his mother on the following Tuesday contained the good report, “Rode a treble first day.” As D. Munro captured- the Doncaster on Venetian Lady on Saturday, it was a good Easter for the Munro family. Jim’s excellent start, particularly, will bo. pleasing news to Australian sportsmen, and it augurs well for-his' future, prospects with the stabje .owned .by e ßaron Oppenheim.

I Bert Ellis Likes Speed. At least one jockey waa prepared, to follow the lead of some of his English, confreres .this week-end, and journey from meeting to 'meeting by aeroplanes) ■ states- the New Zealand Herald. If ..such transport had..been available A. E,->-Ellis would have availed himself of the opportunity. He was anxious to be at Ellerslie on. Saturday, for besides the mount on Toxeuma, he could have had several other good mounts. An' effort was made to- arrange the necessary transport, leaving Auckland or Hamilton early on Sunday morning. Riccarton or the nearby Sockburn aerodrome would have to be reached by II a.m. on Easter Monday. Given fine .weather"the trip was quite, possible, - but owing, to the late hour at which negotiations were commenced it is doubtful whether the trip will eventuate. Possibilities, are.,opened up,- however, for future, occa- . sions when big holiday meetings which are widely separated clash. The cost of this mode of transit is still very high, but prominent owners anxious to secure the services of competent horsemen are not likely to let that, prove an obstacle. < Wanganui Steeples Puzzle? Punters are going to be called upon to decide one of the stiffest puzzles of the racing season when the totalisator opens on the Wanganui Steeplechase. Veterans, crocks and never-will-be s comprise the fourteen engaged. JKawini has slipped badly, and Matu, Brigadier Bill, Maunga, Nukumai and Birkbeck have nearly qualified for pensions. -Red. 'Fuchsia has no' liking for “country”and Airtight barely beat a disgraceful field at Ellerslie. * Fabriano won somefair races last season, but a, few races will see him in better nick. Odin, Ponjola and Birkbeck are very small fry and perhaps the issue may be left in the hands of two novices—Democratic and. Kowhatu. In such a bad field anything might happen, and unless Hawera running discloses some hitherto unknown prodigy the publie will think twice before investing. ■ ' « 49 * The hard track settled _ Benzoru’s chances the first day at feilding and his connections", did not pay up for Easter Monday. On the Sunday rain came down in buckets-ful making the track ideal for him. This run of bad luck cannot last forever, so look out if the | sting is'out of the going at Ha wet ’..; -n I ‘ 4.1 J?.