FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 21 October 1933, Page 4

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

K. VOITRE RIDING WELL

GAY SHEILA’S BREEDING.

RIDERS FOR WAVERLEY RACES.

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“Hurry On.”)

An Auckland report stated that L. Delieu and H. Goldfinch, who have been riding at Trentham, will be at Waverley on Monday. Delieu will ride Knollmere, Linoleum, Arikitea and Royal Peak, while Goldfinch will be on Refresher, All Humbug, St. Clara, Etiquette and Arikitea (in the Highweight).

Bold Bid Works Well. Bold Bid showed that his recent racing has not had any ill effects on him by reeling off half a mile in 51s at New Plymouth yesterday morning. He hit out in his usual bold -style and was anxious to go on. He will start in. the Moumahaki Hack Stakes at. Waverley. Both Will Start. . ••> . . .

Orapai and Easter Time galloped well over five furlongs at New Plymouth yesterday morning, ■ running the distance in Im 2s. Orapai was slightly in front at the end. Both will start in the Brewer Handicap at Waverley on Monday. Orapai will be ridden by J. M. Pine and Easter Time by W. E. Pine. Luck His Way.

It' was only by mere mischance that Regal Son, winner of the recent Australian Jockey Club’s Metropolitan Handicap, ever raced in New South Wales. Mr. J. Hackett, the well-known bookmaker, purchased a colt and a filly at the yearling sales five years ago on behalf of his step-brother, Mr. T. Hickey, Western Australia. When placed on the steamer the colt was found to be suffering from strangles, and remained behind. The filly was named Jarrah Queen and the colt Regal Son. Jarrah Queen has won races in the West, but has not risen to the heights attained by Regal Son. Related to The Hawk.

The fhree-year-old filly Gay Sheila, winner of the Champion Hack Plate and the Avondale Guineas, has an interesting pedigree and belongs to the same family as Tire Hawk, who was a fine performer and won £28,201. Gay Sheila is by Gay Sheild, son of Gay Crusader, from Lady Marie, by Romeo,’ son of Flying Fox, from the imported mare Marie Odile (25), by St. Amant—Hungry Bird, by Missel Thrush—Hungry, by Kisber—Prevna, by Lord Clifden. Sparrow Hawk, dam of The Hawk, was a half-sister to Marie Odile, being by Land League from Hungry Bird. Another good horse to come from the family in recent years was Sargon, whose racing career was cut short through unsoundness. Sargon was out of Hukapapa, a half-sister, by Snow King, to Lady Marie, dam of Gay Sheila. Fast Half-mile. ,

Coronilla, who the field in the Taita Handicap for two-year-olds at Trentham on Thursday, is a bay filly by Chief Rpler from D’Oro, a full sister to that great mare Desert Gold. As Coronilla rap right away from her opponents and won easing up in the remarkably fast time of 46 2-5 s it is evident that riie is a smart galloper of whom more will be heard. This time has only once been bettered at Trentham, and that was when Gloaming just got up to beat Rational in the Kelbum Plate in January, 1922. Has Had Many Riders.

Shatter has had six different riders in the seven races he has contested this season. He started in the Winter Cup with L. G. Morris, and on the second day, in the Islington Handicap, he was ridden by G. H. Humphries, who also had the mount in the Ashburton Handicap. A. E. Ellis was his pilot in the Kurow Cup. Then at the Dunedin meeting D.’O’Connor handled him in the Mosgiel,Handicap, but the apprentice A. Russell was substituted in the Ranfurly Handicap on the second day. Finally, in the Timaru Cup last Saturday, he was ridden by M. Kirwan, who was successful on him in the same race a year ago, and just failed by a neck to repeat the effort in the best performance the gelding has put up this season. .

Promising Sire Dead. : According to a report from England, M. Marcel Boussac has had the misfortune to lose his good horse. Goyescas. The five-year-old broke his hind fetlock when running in the Prix du President de la Republique at Saint-Cloud on July 2, and, although his owner tried every aid of veterinary science, he failed to save the horse. By Gainsborough out of Zariba, Goyescas had won five good races in France this year, and M. Boussac had the highest hopes of the horse as a stud proposition. As a three-year-old, when trained by Basil Jarvis at Newmarket, Goyescas ran third to Cameronian in the Guineas. He was runner-up to Caerleon in the 1931 Eclipse Stakes, and again to Miracle in the big Sandown race last year.

Jockey’s Premiership. K. Voitre’s run of successes at Trentham on Thursday has. put him at the top of the list with A. E. Ellis, who for the time being is out of action through incui-ring the displeasure of the Dunedin stewards. The present position is: A. E. Ellis 12, K. Voitre 12, B. H. Morris 11, W. J. Broughton 9, L. J. Ellis 8, L. G. Morris 6, S. Wilson 6, A; H. Eastwood 6, A. Tinker 5, W. Goldfinch 4, W. Pascoe 4, C. Thomson 4, H. N. Wiggins 4, J. Dooley 4. Extensive Interests. . ,

According to an exchange Mr. J. E. Widener, the owner-of Seminole, winner of the Cesarewitch Stakes, is an American capitalist with extensive racing interests. He is the principal owner of the Belmont Park racecourse, New • York, maintains studs at Lexington, Kentucky, and Chantilly, France, and has large teams of racehorses in the United States, France and England. - He had many fine jumpers and in 10 seasons won 127 steeplechases, with 482,8G2 dollars, including the American Grand National four times, but a year, ago sold all his jumpers, having decided to concentrate on flat racing. He has paid large prices for bloodstock, including last year 100,000 dollars for the Phalaris horse Sickle, after having held him on lease from Lord Derby for three years, and in 1925 the same sum for Fair Play, sire of Man o War. In 1931 he bought the entire cron of 14 yearlings by John P. Grier, sire of Boojum. one of tire best - two-year-olds in America in 1929. Seminole was med a the National Stud in Ireland and as a yearling was purchased by Mr. Widener for 4200 guineas. He did not race at two years, but last season in seven starts won three plate events, the longest distance being one mile and three-quarters.