FROM TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1934, Page 4

FROM TRACK AND STABLE

SIDELIGHTS ON WANGANUI THREE-YEAR-OLDS BUT MODERATE. I LIMBOHM WINS IMPRESSIVELY. (By “Hurry On.”) * The hack' events at Wanganui last week drew splendid fields, but they could hardly be described as being satisfactory races. On the small, turning course a horse to have a winning chance must jump out smartly and be in a handy position as soon as the field settles down. If he is unable to do this his prospects are little short of hopeless. In every hack race during the two days the winner was among the first four or five after going a furlong. There is no decent straight stretch where a rider has a reasonable show of making up ground in a big field. For this reason some of the form displayed may not work out as well as usual during the next month. Limbohm’s Impressive Win. Limbohm’s win in the Marangai Handicap was achieved in an impressive manner. His rider appeared most confident and was quite content to trail along in fifth position until about three furlongs from home whqn he made a move on the outside. He came along in the straight with a splendid finishing run to win narrowly. Though it must be admitted that this son of Limond, with his racing, during the winter, was a fitter horse than some of his opponents, he is improving all the time and is likely to be one of the early favourites for the New Zealand Cup. Two Good Efforts.

Considering that he was having his first outings since May, Spiral was responsible for a couple of capital efforts. He looked a winner 50 yards from the post in the Marangai Handicap on Thursday, but just failed to.hold off Limbohm’s finish. He looked an improved horse when he paraded on the second day, but in spite of all the desperate efforts of L. J. Ellis he was unable to get an opening at the home turn. Nevertheless he was right up in fourth place at the end, only a head behind the third horse. He is a power-ful-looking sort who is well up to weight, and should prove more - than useful in the big handicaps this season.

Passion Fruit s Distance. Seven furlongs to a mile would appear to be Passion Fruit’s best distance. He was responsible for an outstanding performance in the Seafield Handicap on Thursday. After going about two furlongs he received a bad check which sent him right back to lasi. With half a mile to go he must have been giving the leader, Rereatu, fully six lengths start, but unwinding a wonderful burst of pace he ran right round the field to lead into the straight. Running on Strongly he fairly romped home by two lengths. On the strength of this he was confidently supported to win the mile and a distance Higgie Handicap on the second day. He was always handily placed but, though he finished a good fifth, his great finishing run was not there. He never really looked like reaching the placed horses over the last furlong. He is probably better at present than at any stage of his career, and with the sting out of the ground, his prospects of winning any race up to a mile are distinctly bright, however good the company. Needs a Big Track.

Cadland was a well-backed runner in the Flying the first day, but could do no better than a close third. He is a long strider and experienced trouble on the turning course, more especially as he had to come on the outside from the three furlong post. He looked well enough, and on a big track will probably demonstrate that he is better than this showing would suggest. Likes the Course.

The Tiger, who has shown his partiality for the Wanganui course on more than one occasion, won the Flying on Thursday in his best style. He soon hit the front, beating the speedy Pin Money for early pace and when allowed his own rules out in the lead he once again proved that he is hard to beat on a turning course. On the second day Voitrc rushed Rereatu out, and The Tiger was pocketed in behind him. He received ' a check passing the half-mile and that was the end of him. He never looked like making up his lost ground eventually finishing last. A Useful Pair.

Hie Taumarunui owner, Mr. C. A. Boles, had a good meeting with Rereatu and Rerepai, these two notching three wins and a second between them. In the Seafield Handicap Rereatu was always prominent, but could not cope with Passion Fruit’s finishing run. In the Owen on the second day he showed the opposition a clean pair of heels from the rise of the barrier. It was a pleasing performance that suggested that he should not be long in scoring again. His stable-mate Rerepai accounted for both hack sprints in great style. He shot to the front immediately the tapes were released in the Durie Hack on Thursday and led all the way, more than holding his own over the last furlong. He drew an outside marble in the five-

furlong Spring Hack on Saturday, and had to be ridden hard early to secure a position. Despite this he finished on too strongly for any of his opponents in the straight. He is a three-year-old colt by Paper Money from the. Kil-broney-Ena mare Killena, thus being a half-brother to Chips, Stream and Kilfane. ’He is distinctly promising and impressed more than any of the runners in the Guineas. Poor Classic Field.

The Wanganui Guineas winner, Pin Money, ranks as a full brother to Rereatu, who scored later in the day in the Owen Handicap. He was a runner in the Flying on the opening day, but was well beaten at the finish. In the classic event he certainly made his opponents look very cheap over the. last three furlongs, but his performance did not stamp him as a good horse. He has plenty of pace but a fast-run six furlongs found him wanting at the finish, and it would seem probable that a truly run mile would not favour him. On the fast track on Saturday, the time, nearly Im. 455., was very slow, and the race was practically a sprint home from the half-mile. The race was useless as a criterion of the prospects for the bigger three-year-old events later in the season. Bred the Right Way.

Heritage, among the youngsters entered for the two-year-old handicap at Foxton, is the Posterity—Homage colt for whom Mr. W. H. Gaisford, Dannevirke, paid 525 guineas at the yearling sales in January. He is a half-brother to Honour, Episode, and Courtesy, and he thus has high breding and performances to live up to. Irish Chieftain's Win.

Irish Chieftain, a winner for Mr. W. T. Hazlett at Melbourne last Saturday, received his early education at Riccarton under E. Scoullar, and he raced for two seasons before going to Australia from the stable of F. J. McKay, at Invercargill. His dam, Sprig of Erin, was bred, in England and was by Desmond from Sweet Vernal by Sainfoin, and among her earlier progeny were Irish and Father O’Flynn. She died in 1930 when in foal to Chief Ruler, her last production being Irish Lady by Grand Knight, who also was trained for a while at Riccarton. Eklerslie Foulings.

Some interesting foalings arc reported from the Elderslie Stud. Mr. Harold Greenwood’s imported mare Cymene (Cylgad—Hippocrene), ciam of the Derby winner Cylinder, has a chestnut filly to Philanior and will be mated with Iliad, to whom she had a filly last season. Mr. R. M. Greenslade’s Black Cat (Absurd—Mascot) has a chestnut filly to Iliad, following on a similar result last year, and she goes back to the Swynford horse again. Captain B. H. Edkins’ Endorse (Paper Money—Epitaph) has a bay filly to Night Raid and will again be mated with him. The same owner’s Lady Violet (Boniform—Vicereine) has a chestnut colt to Night Raid, and goes to Iliad tliis season.