RACE TRACK EVENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1931, Page 4

RACE TRACK EVENTS

RACING AT RICCARTON

CANTERBURY GRAND NATIONALS.

ACCEPTANCES FOR CHIEF RACES.

By Telegraph.—Press Association, Christchurch, Last Night.

The acceptance.-' for the principal events at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s August meeting are:— First Day.

N,& GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of 1000 sovs. Three miles and a half.—Wiltshire 11.5, Omeo 10.5, Dark Prince, 10.2, West Dome 9.10, Lucess 9.9, Tuki 9.3, Snowfall 9.3, Wako King 9.3, YfWigal 9,1, Copey 9,0, Fabriano 9.0, Radiac 9.0, Matu 9.0, Kapuna 9.0, Pangolin 9.0, Umtali 9.0, Tunamoe 9.0, Bon Ayran 9.0, Diamond Jack 9.0, Seaboy 9.0. > WINTER CUP, of 500 fiovs. One mile. —Palermo 10.8, True Shaft 10.6, Town Major 10.4, Mahora 10.4, Royal Saxon 10.3, Great Charter 10.3, Arikhvai IQ.3,Channenae 10.3, Kahikatoa 10.2, Great Star 9.13, Mount Roa 9,9, Comtpris 9.9, Red Boa 9.8, Straightcourse 9.7, Rational IL 9.6, Knollmere 9.3,’ High Court 94. Royal Love 9.1, High Pitch 0.1, Sharp Thorn 9.0, Rascal 9.0, SitaTshooter 9.0, Ranelagh 9.0, Punchestown 9.0, Topers 9.0, On Top 9.0, Pakitere 9.0, Dunraven 9.0, Black Mint 9.0, Royal Game 9.0. Second Day. N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES, of 750 sovs. About two miles and a half.—Carinthia 11.6, Nukumai 10.11, Prince Lu 10.8, Make Up 10.8, Conjuror IL’ 10.6, Overhaul 10.2, High Pitch 9.13, Amorist 9.10, Antrim Boy 9.10, Singleton 9.8, Wiltshire 9.7, Membo 9.6, Nucleus 9.3, Full Mark 9.3, Apache 9.2, Lancer 9.0, Llyn Du 0.0, Wako King 9.0, Callamart 9.6. TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa.”) There will be racing at Gisborne and i Timuru to-day, , - That fine jumper Handy duly landed in the Gisborne Steeplechase, and the shorter distance will' suit him better to-day. 1 The ex-New Zealander George Price has had a wonderful run since he Settled in Sydney eight years ago, and his charges have won nearly £130,000. Debenture (Paper Money—Afterglow) won the Gooparle Welter at the V.R,C. meeting on July ?. This smart three-year-old beat The Doctor’s Orders by two lengths and a half. Princess Betty (Chief Ruler—Marceline) started favourite ip the Lawn Handicap at the V.R.C. meeting on July 11, hut was beaten by half a neck fby the brilliant Wise Force, who beat Ainounis several times this season. Siateley’s sequence of wins was broken at on July 11. Sue was ecpoiid ippTweight iu the Roeehijl Handicap,? but fa4ed away at the finish and. •ran , last. , ,/ Sydney writers freely commented’ upon Stateley’s sudden lose of form. She opened ’ a firm favourite, but went out of favour, and it was revealed that she had' done little work since her last •uccega. Mosstrooper’s fall in the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase is attributed to the fact that the Kenilworth gelding twisted one of hia plates, which pricked the ligament on his off foreI (MT. Auda, the Lord Quex gelding, who hasiwon three races this season for Mr. C. O’Rourke at Sydney, has been a payable proposition. He has been turned put for a three months’ spell. Sydney scribes record the fact that 'Ammon Ra has thickened out since ha raced at Randwick in April, but he has not grown perceptibly. The general opinion is that sprinting will be his forte. Zthe Dixdumenoe—Miss Cobalt sire Diacquenod, who stood in New Zealand for several seasons, is now located at Canowindra, New South. Wales. The imported horse stands this season at 30 guineas. The pony L’Orient 11., who won races in England, New Zealand and at- the fydney pony meetings, is advertised for pale in Australia, Thia .well-bred horse should made an ideal pony sire. The conclusion of the jumping season in England found W, Stoff the leading rider over, the obstacles. His mounts for the season totalled 339 and he scored 81 wins, 46 seconds and 48 thirds. Among the New Zealand-bred hordes entered for the Moorefield (Sydney) meeting to-day are -Prince Otto (Hurdles), Gold Digger and Miss Theology (Juvenile Handicap), Observatory and Fair Money (Kogarah Stakes), Havaspot and Goldmine (Flying Handicap), Gibsontea, Kaba, Kura, Ring Boy, Stormy, Stately and.Papatu (Moorefield Handicap), and First Acre (Hurstville Mile). South Canterbury Fancies. Among those expected to race well at the South Canterbury Hunt meeting to-day ares Barrington; Fresh Breeze; Tunanjpp, Snowfall, Tuki; Water Power, Awamutu; Sea Boy; Royal Mint, Master Clarence; On Top, First Raid, Ranelagh. SON-IN-LAW HORSE BOUGHT. ANOTHER ENGLISH IMPORTATION. The purchase for New Zealand of a yourig stallion of exceptional breeding has just been made in England. Staying blood is the motive power behind the present selection. The success of Son-in-Law horges at the stud and the great value placed on his blood from the point of view of the stayer has resulted in the purchase of a third son of this famous stayer and sire. Son-in-Law himself won the Cesarewitch, Goodwood Cup and Jockey Club Cup twice in addition to many other good races of a value exceeding £243,000. Son-in-Law was the leading stallion in 1924 and again in 1930. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., have completed the purchase in England for Mr. S. Higgs, Riecarton, of Philamor, a five-year-old son of Son-in-Law. Philamor comes from the famous Illuminata strain, his dam being Love-oil, by Aniadis from Paraffine Lass,< by St. Frusquin from Yvonne, by Sheen from Phosphine, by Foxhall from Illuminata. This is a very high-class pedigree, Illuminata is the dam of Ladas and many winners, and Phosphine is a half-sister to Chelaridry, winner of £13,153, and the dam of winners of £38,290, including Neil Gow. Love-oil, the dam of philamor, is a wonderful brood mare and her first five foals were all winners. Philamor sold at the 1927 Newmarket sales for 8500 guineas. He was bred by Lord Furness and was then described as a well balanced half-brother to Legatee, who w® 3 unbeaten as a three-year-old. philamor is being shipped from England immediately and will arrive in New Zealand in good time for the coming season, Two years ago Mr. Higgs held Silverado on lease in the Dominion for a couple of seasons, and prior to that lie was associated with the Kinloch Stud, where he was in charge of Martian, Paladin and Diacquenod.