AUCKLAND CUP FIGURES

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1930, Page 5

AUCKLAND CUP FIGURES

/ TH® FATE OF THE FAVOURITE'S. ■ ■ When import-ant handicaps form the tdpic of conversation in the sporting world, enthusiasts keenly , study figures ift dofinection with favourites, topweights and other points, of interest. In the pist 1« years the public, r. ough they have yet to correctly place an Auckland Cup favourite, have generally been givefi a gOOd flip, for their,money. Since 1915 the record ;reads: • 1915 Snub Third. 1916 Wishful Second. 1917 Menelaus and Johnny Walker Unplaced. SaSanof Second. 1919 Uncle Ned Second. 1920 First Salute Second. ’ 1921 Vagabond Unplaced. ' . 1922 Insurrection Seeojid. 1923 Highland Unplaced. 1924 Miisketoon Uriplaced. 1925 Count Cavour ' Second. ’ 1926 Te Monunui Third. 1927 Count Cavour Second. 1928 Count Cavour Unplaced. ~ 1929 Star Stringer Second. DUAL CUP HOPES. Then ihbre arb others who consider the prospects of the New Zealand and Auckland .Cups being one in the same y«fr by the sama horse. On three occ*aibn& this feat his been performed in th* period under review: 1914 Warstep* First. 1914 lijdigo* Non-starter. 1915 f angihou Non-starter. 1016 "Ardenvhor Unplaced. 1917 Menelaus Unplaced. 1918 Sasanof Second. 1919 Vagabond Unplaced. 1920* Oratriss Unplaced. 1921 Royal Star Unplaced 1922 Scion . First. 1923 Rouen Non-strater. . 1924 Sunart Non-starter. 1925 The Banker Unplaced. 1926 Count Cavour Second. . 1927 Rapier First. 1928 Oratrix Unplaced. 1929 Chide Non-starter. . •signifies dead-heat.

With Vali, Dominican and the two-year-oid Yoicks all amiss, Mr. C. W. Anderson, the Auckland owner, is having a spell of 'bad luck. Vali is now on the way from Sydney, but he may not be put into commission again till the end of the efcason. Dominican has hies fixed.

For Manawatu. Sir Charles Clifford will probably race some horses at the 'Manawatu and Wairarapa meetings during the approaching holidays. The team may be made up of Full Feather, Straightcourse, Sharp Thorn, arid Porlock. The last-named is a black two-year-old fijly by The Acb from Red Hind. She has done no racing yet, but she has .shown some promise of 'being a useful galloper. Fox Wins.

After a great tussle during the closing weeks of the season, F. Fox, who is 42 years of age, headed the jockeys’ list in England. this year with 129 wins, beating Gordon Richards by one. Last year Richards led with 135 wins, and Fox was second with 116. H. S. ’Pevsse, with 25 winning horses, and £49,366 in stakes, headed this year’s trainers’ list. . " Panther to School.

The ' Australian jockey H. Bennett, who. brought Conjurer IL to. New Zealand last year, and looked after him for Mr. C. Boyle while here, also riding him in the only race he ran in New Zealand, returned from Australia with E. J. Murtagh. He has gone up to Levin, where he will , again look after ’Conjurer 11., and will also school Panther, who was purchased by Mr. Boyle on behalf of an Australian sportsman a couple of months ago. Paratoo’s Chance.

In running a good second to 'Cylinder in the New Zealand Derby Paratod showed himself to be a useful type of thfce-ycar-old. He has not been a lucky horse and lost his maiden status only this season, but it is apparent that middle-distante events suit him best. He claims an engagement in the chief handicap at the Woodville meeting next Tuesday, and it must not be forgotten that good weight-for-age form t-kes a lot of beating in handicaps. Paratoo is meeting some fair performers, but, with 7.13, he appears to ‘be very nicely placed. A Likely Sort.

Knollmere, who won the maiden event at Feilding on Saturday, can be ticked off as a likely sort to win in better company. He is by Grandcourt from Orozino. who is out of D’Oro, a sister to Desert Gold and Nigger Minstrel. Knollmere, who was having his _ first race, showed aptitude at the barrier and led all the way to stall off a strong challenge from Pewa. Knollmere is described as a good-looking three-year-old and he gives every indication that he will run out a much longer distance when seasoned. Billy Dwyer trains him and the Grandcourt juvenile is not likely to foe knocked about.