FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1933, Page 15

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

GOLDEN WINOS GOING NORTH

SIR JOHN’S FINE PROMISE.

AN INTERESTING MATING.

(By

“Hurry On.”)

An interesting mating, this season in Australia is that of Chersonese, by Cylad —-Chelandry, the dam of Heroic, with Windbag, the sire of those two brilliant sprinters Winooka and Chatham.

Rerepai’s Progress. The Paper Money/wo-year-old Rerepai has done well at'Takanini since racing at Takapuna, where he recorded a first and a second. He moved well over half a mile , on Tuesday morning and is expected to run prominently in the handicap events at Ellerslie.

Scratched in the Railway. The Stratford owned and trained three-year-old Sea Fox was relieved of his engagement in the Railway Handicap at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. He still figures in the Queen’s Plate, and his good second to Gay Sheila in the Great Northern Guineas suggests that he is not without prospects. Riders for New Plymouth.

In addition to J. Commich, three Auckland jockeys will do their holiday riding at the Taranaki meetings. They are H. Goldfinch, who will do the riding for R. Barlow’s stable, L. Dulieu, whose mounts include Desert Star and Prince Colossus, and A. G. Murray, who has been engaged for Leo Colossus and Wharuarangi.

Finishing Strongly. . Epigram was noticed finishing strongly in fifth place at the end of the/Hack Cup at Te Awamutu on Saturday. He has gone on to Ellerslie, where he looks likely to pick up a stake during the carnival.

Croupier’s Leg Fills. One of Croupier’s legs .filled on the trip by boat from Lyttelton to Wellington. It is hoped the trouble will not prove serious. It would certainly be unfortunate for his owner should he be de-: prived of this son of Surveyor’s services' at' Ellerslie as he has been working exceptionally well at Riccarton of late. Back to Ellerslie.

Sporting Blood, -who won the nursery event on the second day of the Avondale meeting, has arrived at Ellerslie from Gisborne to fulfil his engagements during the holidays. Sporting Blood, who is by Hunting; Song, has shown distinct promise and should be even better in the autumn.

For the King’s Plate. Though he is not in the Railway Handicap Golden Wings is making the trip to Ellerslie. He has. been galloping in good style at Woodville and will probably make his first appearance at the meeting in the King’s Plate, a weight-for-aga event run over a mile On the second day. He will be accompanied on his northern trip by Lack, Brown Betty and Gipsy Love.

Desert Star Works Well. Prince Colossus and Desert Star, who are expected to arrive at New Plymouth to-day, were responsible for a good gallop at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning. They ran seven furlongs in Im 345, the first half mile taking 535. Prince Colossus was in front a furlong from the post but Desert Star- finished strongly and was doing the better of the pair at the end. Desert Star has freshened a lot lately and is expected to show improved form during the holidays.

Not Their Lucky Race. Though no three-year-old has won the Auckland Cup since Nestor triumphed with 6.12 on his back in 1896, one of the same age, Reputation, made a bold bid in 1914. This son of Martian was asked to carry 8.1, representing six pounds over weight-for-age, and ridden by H. Gray suffered only a head defeat at the hands of that great mare Warstep, who. was carrying 8.9. It was a fine performance on Reputation’s part. Strange to say, this was as close as Gray ever got to winning an Auckland Cup. This event always eluded him. Will be Fancied.

After the easy manner in which Tiger Gain beat a good field in the St. Andrew’s Handicap on the second day of the Feilding meeting it was generally anticipated the son of Grandcourt would be favourite for the Manawatu Cup. Nevertheless few expected him to get in with 7.4, and with this luxurious impost he has only to strip fit and well on the day to count an array of supporters. He has never tackled a mile and a half journey before but from the way he was running on at the finish at Feilding the extra distance should not trouble him unduly. A Winner at Te Awamutu.

Jonathan scored his first win for the season when he carried off the open six furlongs event at Te Awamutu on' Saturday. Big things were expected of this four-year-old son of Thespian during the winter, and there seems to be a general impression that he has yet to play his best card. He figures among the acceptors for the Auckland Cup but it is doubtful whether he has had the racing to fit him for the trying two miles journey, and it is probable that he will be reserved for some of the lesser events. A race like the Summer Cup might suit him.

Owner of Kinlark. One of the rulers of Australian racing arrived at Auckland last week, Mr. J. M. Niall, who is a member of the Victoria Racing Club committee, the ruling body of the sport in Victoria. Mr. Niall intends to witness the Auckland Cup meeting. He is a patron of the stable of J. Holt, trainer of Hall Mark, and has raced many horses. Among these v.as Kinlark, winner of the Australian Steeplechase. Kinlark subsequently went to England, having been presented by Mr. Niall to the Prince of Wales for use as a hunter. Another good horse raced by him was Maharajah, winner- of the Caulfield Futurity Stakes Mr. Niall is one of the most important people in the wool trade, being head of Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.

The Oldest Trophy. The Whip —; believed to be the most ancient racing trophy in existence. It was presented by King Charles 11. Unfortunately, the original was ’ost in the eighteenth century, and the one now competed for at Newmarket was, according to legend, made from hairs from the mane and tail of Eclipse, who was foaled in 1764, and was never beaten on a racecourse. The historic prize is at present held by Lord Harewood, husband of the Princess Royal. He won it last April, when his horse Craig Park beat Lord Rosebery’s Huron. Now the King has challenged his son-in-law for it, and he will be represented by his five-year-old Fox-earth. Lord Astor has also challenged with Creme Brulee, and the race wih be run in May at Newmarket on the day between the Two Thousand Guineas and the One Thousand Guineas. The course is over two miles, and finishes at the top of the town. Usually the judge occupies a farm waggon.

Ha- He a Derby Winner? After Sir John won the Kirkham Stakes he was immediately selected as likely to b_ the best two-year-old of the autumn, and a probable Derby winner, states the Sydney Referee. That is looking a long way ahead, and though G. Price has trained the winners of. many important races in Sydney and Melbourne, a Derby at either Flemington or Randwick has eluded him Up to the present. Prospects have appeared bright more than once, and in each of the last four years he has provided a minor place-getter in the A.J.C. Derby, Veilmond running second and Koomeela, Kuvera and Blixten tb At Flemington Veilmond scored a , . .'or him, but after Blixten’s failure to even get a place' on the recent occasion, he will scarcely be able to believe he has won a Derby at Flemington or Randwick until he sees his jockey safelyweighed in after his representative has led past the post. Although Price has not turned out a winner of ’either of the races referred to he has had compensations in the way of a Melbourne Cup (Windbag), Australian Cup (Carry On), Metropolitan (Jocelyn), Sydney Cup (Murray King), three St. Legers (Windbag and Veilmond), and valuable two-year-old races in Sydney and Melbourne.