FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1933, Page 4

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

BROKEN RULE GOES NORTH JALOUX PROVES DISAPPOINTMENT. ENGLISH TWO-YEAR-OLDS’ RACE. (By “Hurry On.") Brambletorn,. who scored an easy victory in the Ashhurst Cup on Monday, is an aged gelding by Fast Passage’s sire The Ace from Brambletye, the dam of Prickles and Thorndale. He has not done a great deal of racing and so despite his age he might still make a good handicap horse. There is a £5 sweepstake attached to the haclj: six furlong event the first day at Te Aroha, and as fields of this description in the north are usually very large it would ’seem probable that this will add £lOO to the winner’s share in. addition to the stake of £l2O, making a total of £220 for the winner of a hack: event.

Frimsel, a winner at Randwick on Sat-, urday, is owned by Mr! Corry junr., who sent him over in the spring to H. B. Lorigan to' train. He is a two-year-old gelding by Grand Knight from Rachel. His victory was not anticipated in Wellington circles only, for a cable from Sydney, stated that a big betting coup Was effected at double figures. Good Hunting Consistent, Good Hunting performed so consistently well carying solid weights in good hack company at Trentham that he would appear likely to go well with 8.3 among the weak field in the open six at the Napier carniVal meeting to-morow. Souchong may prove hard to beat, but 9.9 is a big burden for a horse that likes to be out in front all the way. R. Barlow’s successful apprentice A. MacLeod will'have to miss the Egmont meeting next week as his suspension at Stratford was far one calendar month and does not run out until Friday week. He will be in action again at New Plymouth,- where his- services will be in keen demand. Taranaki stables are fortunate to shelter' two such promising riders as this boy and young Duncan in J. Fryer’s Hawera stable. Return of Tai Ao. The big hack “boom” of last autumn, Tai Ao, has* been paid up for in two events at the Wairoa meeting on Thursday next, when he is to compete in the Wairoa Handicap of one mile and a-quar-ter and the Ormond Handicap of. one mile. Though the opposition is not strong this-son-of Automne has not had a race for some, time and may not be ready to produce his. best form. Broken Rule’s Task.

The Chief 'Ruler three-year-old filly Broken Rule, who won the Apprentices’ Plate on the opening day at Trentham, has been sent to contest the Wynyard Plate at Takapuna on Monday. Though A. E. Neale’s charge is undoubtedly improving she will need to do a. lot better than she has ever previously done if she is to account for Gay Marigold and Master Brierly at even' weights. The hacks in the Auckland province are a particularly smart lot this season and a visitor has to be well above the average to win a race.

Last season his trainer held a very high opinion of Second Wind’s brother Courtyard, who was expected to turn out a Derby proposition, but so far his three-year-old form has been very ordinary. He showed some improvement at Trentham, however, and was fourth behind Chief Light on the final day. On that showing he should be capable of being prominent at the finish of the Wharerangi Hack at to-morrow’s Napier gathering, though Slippery, who dead-heated with Good Hunting on Saturday last, is also likely to be well fancied.

Jaloux Disappointing. Jaloux had two great chances in the two races he had at the Wellington meet- : ing, but he was unable to make more use

of them than to finish in the barren place. He must be regarded as indeed a most unsatisfactory performer. His new owner (Mr. P. F. Campbell) considered there were some .excuses for his failures at Ellerslie, but none was offering last week, and he is naturally very . disappointed With his recent purchase. Since he obtained him for 550gns at the Greenwood .dispersal sale he has stepped him out six times for two thirds, worth £75. The Free Handicap. The Jockey Club’s handicapper, Mr. A. Fawcett, weights all the leading two-year-olds of England for what is known as the Free Handicap, which is run at Newmarket on April 6. Very few of the cracks ever take part, but the assessments’ are always' awaited with interest. This has been a fillies’ year; three of the sex in the phenomenal Myrobella, Betty and Brown Betty were at the top of the list. Following is a list of the first dozen weighted.— st. lb. Myrobella, ro or gr f. by Tctratema —Dolabella • ;.. '.. 9 7 Betty, ch f. by Teddy—Miss Cavendish .......' A 9 4 Brown Betty, b or br f. by Friar Marcus—Garpal .............. 9 3 Manitoba, m c, by Manna—Berystede . 9 1 Hyperion, ch c, by GainsboroughSelene .... 9 0 Jim Thomas, - br c, by - Stratford— Honour Bright .. i 9 0 Supervisor, b f, by Abbots Trace — ■ Lady Buzzer 8 12 Felicitation, b e, by Colorado— Trilogy ■ 8 11 Versicle; blk f, by Sickle—Verdict 8 10 Coup de Lyon, ch c, by Wirtalot— Sundry ‘8 10 Colorow, ch c, by Colorado—Picardel , .... 8 10 Phar Lap Advertisement. Since the victory of Phar Lap at Agua Caliente last year great interest has been takdn in Canada and the United States in the Australian and. New Zealand Turf, according, to Mr. R. Gelletly, a Vancouver stockbroker, who arrived at Auckland by the. Aorangi on Sunday on a holiday visit., “Phar Lap was one of the greatest advertisements New Zealand has ever had,” he said. Although this is Mr. Gelletly’s first visit .to New Zealand, he is well acquainted with New Zealand racing. He. hoped that Pillow Fight and Tea Trader would do well in the United States. Mr. Gelletly conducts his own stable at Vancouver and races both in Canada and the United States. “Stakes have been cut. everywhere,” he said, “and racing can only be following as a hobby. Consequently I do not" intend to buy any blood-stock .in New. Zealand.”

Nomiriations and Acceptances. Acceptances for all events on the first day of the Egmont Racing Club’s meeting on Wednesday next close with the secretary, Mr. A. K. Fyson, Hawera, at 8.30 to-night. Owners and trainers are given a final reminder that nominations for all events for the Taranaki Jockey Club’s autumn meeting, as well as first forfeits for the Taranaki Stakes, close with the secretary, Mr. C. B. Webster, New Plymouth, at 9 o'clock to-night.