TRACK AND STABLE

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1934, Page 12

TRACK AND STABLE

NIGHTLY TO BE SPELLED

SOUTHDOWN’S GOOD PROGRESS.

MISHAP SUFFERED BY LEGATEE.

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The promising Posterity two-year-old Legatee met with a mishap recently and ts on the easy list. It is possible he will have to miss the Christmas and New Year meetings. However, his owners have a capable second string in the smart filly Symcony. New Zealand Bred Winner.

At the Hobart Turf Club’s meeting this month the principal event was won by Jonker, a five-year-old horse by Grand Knight from White Tulip. Included in the field were Star God and Weatherwise. Jonker was favourite in a field of 14, and carried 8.10 to win by four lengths. He was formerly in the stable of J. T. Jamieson at Randwick. Lord Moutoa Works Well.

Palm and Lord Moutoa were responsible for a sound gallop over a mile at Awapuni on Tuesday morning, Palm being a head in front at the finish. Lord Moutoa figures in the Kowhai Hack Handicap at Feilding to-morrow and might show up under his handy weight. Nightly to be Spelled.

Recent advices from Melbourne state that Nightly will not be a competitor at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting. He is to be spelled upon his return. All going well, he will be taken across to Sydney again for the autumn meetings. In Good Order.

The Wellesley Stakes winner Severe pleased over three furlongs in 38 4-5 s at Awapuni on Tuesday morning. With 8.13 she is not overweighted in the Juvenile Stakes at Feilding to-morrow, where she is sure to command good support.

For the Auckland Cup. Southdown continues to do well at Riccarton, and should be in excellent order for his proposed trip to Ellerslie next month, states the Press. On Saturday he galloped six furlongs well in company with Ranelagh and Sam Smith, and although beaten by them he finished very solidly. Southdown has not been overdone this season, and taking a line through his second placing in the Metropolitan Handicap at the Cup meeting, he should be capable of a forward showing in the Auckland Cup. The Breeder’s Thrill.

Mr. Rodney R. Dangar, owner and breeder of Peter Pan, considers there is very little joy in racing itself, but that the satisfaction and thrills to be had by the breeder of thoroughbreds are unbounded. He considers there can be no more fascinating occupation for a man than that of striving and endeavouring over a long period of years to become the breeder-owner of a truly fine thoroughbred. Henry Dangar, great-grand-father of Peter Pan’s owner, landed in New South Wales in 1820 and took up a property at Neotsfield. Ever since his sons and grandsons have owner, bred and raced horses, and away back in the seventies W. J. Dangar (uncle of Mr. Rodney Dangar) imported two thoroughbred Arab stallions. Mr. R. H. Dangar’s property, Barooma, adjoins Neotsfield, which still belongs to the Dangar family. These stations are in the Hunter River Valley, New South Wales, famous for its pasturage. Future Uncertain.

Phar Lap’s three-year-old brother Friday Night, in F. Christmas’ team at Riccarton, is still being fed and stabled, and is putting on a lot of surplus condition. A suggestion has been made to give Him a course of blistering, but nothing was to have been decided on this point until the return of the owner, Mr. F. Armstrong, from Australia. Whether Friday Night will be gelded and put into work again, or retired as a stallion, will also be delayed for Mr. Armstrong’s consideration. At the present time Friday Night is a massive colt, and it is considered there would be little chance of his surviving a preparation if he is left entire. A Daughter of Lackham.

Golden Princess, who won the Tamahere Stakes at Te Rapa, possesses plenty of speed, like all the Lackhams, but at present she does not stay too well. She began smartly and was never afterwards headed, but on the second day, with a furlong further to go, she again led for half a mile, but tired over the last bit and was easily beaten by Velocipede. Tire latter showed good form at Avondale vzhen he ran third to Gay Sheik an« Triune (who races in the same colours) in the Nursery Handicap. He is a brown colt by Rampion from Phyllis Martian, a mare by Martian from Philomel, by Birkenhead, so that he is excellently bred.

Taranaki Jockey Club. Nominations for all events for the Taranaki Jockey Club’s Christmas meeting close with the secretary, Mr. C. B. Webster, at 9 p.m. on Monday next. All classes of horses are catered for and the programme deserves the support of all Taranaki owners and trainers.

Wellington’s Special Meeting. Nominations for the Wellington Racing Club’s special Royal Welcome meeting on December 15 close with the secretary, Miss D. E. Bray, at 8 to-morrow night. Stratford Racing Club.

Nominations for all events for the Stratford Racing Club’s New Year meeting close with the secretary, Mr. W. Power, on Friday, December 14, at 9 p.m. There is little need to point out to Taranaki owners and trainers that the programme is an attractive one, the progressive policy of this club being well known.' The stakes are right up to the standard of other years and the programme has been carefully framed to cater for all classes of horses.

FEILDING SCRATCHINGS.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Feilding, Last Night. Scratchings for the first day of the Feilding race meeting are:— Aorangi Trial Handicap: Coral. Kowhai Hack Handicap: Alcides. Flying Handicap: Moatoa.