FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1933, Page 4

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

DEPUTY RULER PROMISING

KING MARCH’S PROSPECTS.

ALIGNMENT WORKING WELL.

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“Hurry On.”)

The hope of the Ellerslie-trained three-year-olds for the spring classics is Mr. C. M.. Emanuel’s Deputy Ruler. The colt finished his two-year-old season by beating all but Impasto in the Great Northern Champagne Stakes on Easter Saturday. He wintered well and was taken in hand early to be given a patient preparation. His recent track efforts have been full of promise, and great interest will be taken in his showing in the open six furlongs at the Hunt meeting on Saturday. His usual pilot, A. G. Parsons, will be in the saddle.

Sold to Australia. The sale to an Australian buyer of Huntingdon is reported from Hastings. The horse will be shipped across the Tasman at an early date. As a four-year-old he showed exceptionally good form and was soon at the top of the handicaps in the open sprint events. Last season, however, he lost ail form, .but showed some improvement during the winter, when he won the Heretaunga Handicap at the Hawke’s Bay gathering in June. An Improved Horse.

Chief Cook is reported to. have developed greatly during the winter and is looking a much better horse than he has ever done previously. He is infusing a lot of dash into his work at Ellerslie and was responsible for a sound gallop over a round on Saturday morning, the last half-mile taking 53 l»ss. It would appear as though his trainer, P. Scally, is going to experience a profitable time in the spring with this son of Chief Ruler.

Shaping Well. Few horses at Takanini are shaping better than Croupier’s three-year-old brother Alignment. He was only lightly raced as a two-year-old but showed great promise and was then put aside. On Saturday morning he ran right away from Speedmint over five furlongs. This gallop should be good enough to win a hack race, and there will be plenty of support for him when he is given his next outing with the colours up.

Off Again. The Ellerslie owner-trainer H. Rama is taking Manawhenua to Australia again next month. The son of Acre has raced consistently through the winter and is in great fettle. His performances are not likely to have been overlooked by the Australian handicapper, and he may require careful placing to pay his way.

Death of Pennon. The death is reported from Wanganui of the well-known brood mare Pennon. She was imported from England by Mr. G. M. Currie with her dam Eulogy. She was bred in England but was foaled in\ New Zealand. Her ■ first foal was Motley, by Absurd, a good winner, among her victories being two Taranaki Stakes. ' Others of her progeny are Lysander, Ceremony, Damans and Arisus. Pennon was sent to Australia four years ago to be mated with Moabite and she never really recovered from the effects of a rough trip. In Good Order.

At the special meeting at Ellerslie last month King March was very unlucky in the running of the July Handicap. Had he been a little more fortunate in the straight he might have beaten Manawhenua. He has done well in the interval and has been getting. through his tasks in such resolute’ fashion of late that he is certain to receive a lot of support in the principal flat event at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting on Saturday, when he will be ridden by the leading horseman K. Voitre. A Fast Track.

The Riccarton track was in remarkably. good order for Tuesday’s racing, and times were comparatively fast for a Grand National programme. The big steeplechase was run in 7m. 2 l-55., which had previously been bettered on only four occasions. In the Winter Cup Mount Boa’s time, Im. 40 2-55., was only two-fifths of a second outside the ratord for the race, established by Le Choucas in 1925. The last half-mile of this event was timed to be run in 50 -2-55., but as both Mount Boa and Polydora were well back from the leaders at that point their time must have been considerably less.

Promising Hurdler. After his good showing at Foxton, where he was having his first race after a long absence from the racecourse, Rasouli looked a good prospect for a minor hurdle race at Riccarton. He was rather unlucky in running into one of Hounslow’s calibre in the Trial Hurdles on the opening day, but he made no mistakes about the opposition in the Styx Hurdles on Saturday, winning with the greatest of ease at the finish. After Hounslow’s two subsequent wins the public had no doubts about making,Rasouli favourite, and he was a solid first choice on both machines. He is evidently a promising fencer of whom more will be heard later. At the conclusion of the meeting he was purchased by the South Canterbury sportsman Mr. H. 'Elworthy and will in future be trained by E. J. Ellis at Timaru. Over-Bocmed Adventus.

After .the Trentham meeting there were many who regarded the National Hurdle* as almost at the mercy of Adven tus, and the running in the Jumpers’ Flat on the opening day at Riccarton appeared to confirm their opinions. Tn the big event Adventus fell when in a good position about a mile from home, but the Sydenham Hurdles on the final day demonstrated that he would have had no chance even if he had stood up in the National. In the second day’s race he was conceding Hounslow a good deal of weight, whereas in the Sydenham Hounslow gave the northerner five pounds and a sound beating. As a matter of fact Adventus appears to have been rather lucky to have been placed, as but for the mishap at the last fence both Prince of Orange and Morena vzould probably have beaten him. ' North rnd South Record. Tn early contests for the Grand National Steeplechase- South Island horses had the race entirely to themselves, but since 1888 the North Island, has had much the better innings, so that it was rather a notable performance for the South’s sole hope this year to assist in retrieving some of the leeway that has been made in the last 30 years or so. The following are the respective lists:— North Island (36): Mangaohane, Chemist, Norton, Waterbury, Mutiny (twice), Levanter, Dummy, Blackberry, The Guard, Gobo, Haydn, Awahuri, Inniskillen, Eclair, Nadador, Te Arai, Paritutu, Captain Jingle, Bercola, Ngatoa, Waimai, Master Strowan, St. Elmn, Coalition (twice), Oakleigh (twice), Sturdee, Tuki, Peter Maxwell, Beau Cavalier. Wiltshire (twice), Aurora Borealis, Billy Boy. South Island (21): Royalty, Fakir, Mousetrap, The Agent

(three times), Clarence, Kosciusco, Moody, Canard, Faugh-a-Ballagh, Daddy Longlegs, Freeman, Ahua, Slow Tom, Phaetonitis, Eurus, Tim Doolan, Lochella, Snowfall, Thurina. Thurina and Snowfall are the only South Islanders to have won the race since 1919, when the Otago gelding, Lochella, was successful. Tim Doolan was trained in the country some miles from Christchurch, but Eurus was preparffi' on the Riccarton track.

TARANAKI HUNT RACES. LIST OF NOMINATIONS. Though the open races-have not filled as well as anticipated, very satisfactory nominations have been received for the Taranaki Hunt Club’s meeting to be held on September 2. Included in the list are horses from Takanini and Marton.

Following is the list:— MAIDEN HUNTERS’ HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, of £25. About two miles.—Ngareta, Shamen, Money Boy, Michael Shimose, Breeze, Silver Band, Hauwai, Danyof, Bon Erma. OPUNAKE SCURRY, of £5O. Five furlongs.—Taitoru,- Diversion, Bold Bid, No Doubt, Round Table, Hawnui,. Tahurangi, Levenan, Matomi, Roseric, Artful Dodger. STRATFORD HANDICAP, of £6O. Six furlongs.—Cereal, Merry Way, Carfex, Glen Vane, Richfield, Lucky Alice. TARANAKI HUNT CLUB CUP, of £lOO. Two miles and a-half.—Ngareta, Waitaunaha, Shamen, Money Boy, Moerangi, Breeze, Arikitea, Winnagan, Hauwai, Sir Glamis, Michael Shimose, Danyof, Bon Erma. WAIHI HACK HANDICAP, of £6O. Seven furlongs.—Silvox, Glowlight, March Alone, St. Clara, La Crown, Count Lendroff.

MEMBERS’HANDICAP, of £7O. Seven furlongs.—Little Doubt, Chief Joy, Lucky Alice, Richfield, Glowlight. . • HUNTERS’ HANDICAP FLAT, of £5O. One mile and-a-quarter.—Ngareta, Waitaunaha, Shamen, Money Boy, Michael Shimose, Moerangi, The Hiker, Breeze, Silver Band, Blackman, Arikitea,. Winnagan, Hauwai, Burnwood, Count Lendroff, Artful Dodger. URENUI HACK HANDICAP, of £6O. Six furlongs.—Titoru, Cereal, Diversion, Merry Way, Bold Bid, Weathervane, Head Mistress, St. Clara, Roseric, Takuranga. Nominations for the two-year-old parade, of three furlongs, will, close on acceptance night, August 25, at 9 o’clock.