“MANY ARE CALLED—"

Taranaki Daily News, 27 June 1930, Page 5

“MANY ARE CALLED—"

'(IDIOSYNCRASIES of sale ring.

There will be no more valuable two-jrear-old races in Sydney this season, End only one has been won at Rand- • wick by a four-figures yearling, writes H?ilot” in the Sydney Referee. That ■wae Carat (Caravel-Andesine), who, when he won at Tatt’s meeting inDecember, returned £495 of the 2700gns. he cost; , The ,1800gn.s. Antipodal (CaravelDown South) has started four times z without getting a place, and the 2600 • pus. Status (Valais —Shepherd Prinfcess) made an unsuccessful first appearance on Saturday last. Currabil (Caramel—Brittany), whose price was 1000 gns., has had a run, and succeeded in running third at Menangle. s Gay° Ronald (Magpie—Lomond s Cheer), a 1300gns. purchase, also ran at Menangle, failing to get a Stable . _ , ' place. Rhonite (Valais —Sibar), a probable stayer next season, wiped £133 oft ifche 13Q0gns. he cost when he won at Moorefield; but Night Porter (Manfred’s half-brother by The Night Patrol), who cost lOoOgns. in Melbourne, has ’yet to gain a place. . Lady Elise (Rossendale —Cereica.), 800 friis., has had a few runs for a second; find Counterpart (Karuma’s* brother), noo»ns., has been unplaced at each of his three starts. Talkie (Magpie Castile), 800gns., is a minor place-get-ter, as is Commandant (Legionnaire Scintilla), another 800gns. purchase. Fuji Yarna (Valais— Malt Crag), 900 has yet to race, but Salvador (Riv-. oli—Bob Cherry), sold at the same figure, is the winner of two races, one at feandwick. " It is the same story every year. The iman who gets a good horse, no matter jvhat he pays for it as a yearling, is particularly lucky.

J?he Promoter. He was a seedy sort of a customer, !but over a few glasses of Scotland’s National beverage he delighted with a jhumber of yarns, and as the awful toour —six o’clock —approached, he was Reminded of an experience with a publican. “Yes,” he continued, “I was broke, Und as I had the ‘morning after’ feeling I blew into the country hostel. The publican was busy cleaning, and after Remarking on the fine weather I mentioned that an egg and whisky would go [well. He acquisced and offered to provide whisky. That was set, and I pvent away for the cackle berries. The Storekeeper next door had been with me the day before, so I put it to him to |iave an egg and whisky. He was set, £o I invited him to turn, on the eggs, ytormed with three eggs, we adjourned to the ‘pub’ and had the refreshments. Feeling better, the storekeeper and I made towards the door, when mine host called ‘Where do you come in?’ Being a Jyery modest sort of chap, I very bashfully replied, the ‘promoter/” y..• » # * Wellingtonians reckoned ‘-'Old Nick’’ Seing left «ut was the very devil.

An Indian Name. “Ganpat,” a winner at. Hastings on Saturday probably gets his name from the sobriquet bestowed by sepoys on Captain Gonipertz, when posted to an Indian infantry regiment The captain was very unlike the presentiment of the jovial, pot-bellied, elephant-headed deity of food fortune known in India at laroe as “Ganesh,” and to the Mahrattas as “Ganpat,” but it was the nearest his mens’ tongues could get to his real name, and so it stuck. No Good Ones. In starting the Wellington Steeplechase with lOst 111 b Mr. H. Coyle doei' not appear to be impressed with the quality of the ’chasers seen out this season. In former years the top-weight lias generally been called upon to carry 12st,° or thereabouts, and good horses have won the race under very solid imposts. Coalition won with 12.11 in 1921, Master Strowan with 12.5 in 1918 and Plain Bill with 12.0 in 1900.' Other notable wins were those of Kaitere 11.12, Omahu IL9 and 11.5, Gobo 11.3, Oakleigh 11.2, Nor’-West 11.0 and Capitol 11.0.

Promising Youngsters. About a dozen yearling and two-ycar-ohls strode down the straight at Hastings in two batches last Friday. The only one to excite much interest was Phar Lap’s sister, Near Lap.- With Hector Gray up, she moved along very freely, by no means doing her best, and showed herself possessed of a smooth galloping action , which should win races for her. She has improved a good deal in appearance since last seen, and while it is too much to expect her to measure up with her now famous brother, she is going to be useful. She is one of J. M. Cameron’s team and may go to Australia when he goes in August. The only other notability was J. H. Jefferd’s brother to Paleta, Vandyke. He is very inexperienced as regards crowds, but ridden by R. Reed under a good hold he strode along like an old hand. Vandyke ran second in tho Trial Plate on the following day. Topics from Australia.

Teremoana (Rangitero —Santamoana) ran third in a six furlongs Welter, at Singleton but was not'greatly fancied. Imarosebud (Romeo-Imaribbon) was an odds-on favourite in the Belmont Purse on June 14, but the second choice, Warm Pie, beat her comfortably, The Warplane-Miss Mimic mare Miss Flighty was beaten by a neck in the third division of the Encourage Stakes at the Rosebery Ponies on June 11. Pataduwn (Kilbroney-Bon Chic), who has won three good races in Sydney this season, has been sent to Melbourne to be trained by P. O'Neill. High Disdain was to have come back into training again this week. He. is said to have improved considerably with his short spell. When Crown Area (Acre-Moorefield) won the Exeter Handicap at the A.J.O. winter meeting it was his first win for 12 months, but as his party threw in for a good win they will probably be square for the year. Ex-New Zealander George Price heads the list of trainers for the season at Sydney with 12 winners at Randwick and stakes totalling near' £12,000. Gesto was responsible for five wins.