On and Oft the Track

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20763, 25 June 1937, Page 14

On and Oft the Track

\ BUDGET OF NEWS AND VIEWS FIXTURES Racing June 26—Walmate Hunt Point-to-Polm iun< 26—Ashburton County R.C. Julv 3—Oamaru J C July 3—Manawatu R.C. July 6,8, 10—Wellington R.C. July 17—Walmate Hunt. July 24—Rangitikei Hunt. July 24—South Canterbury Hunt. July 31 —Christchurch Hunt.

Trotting June 23 —Auckland T.C.

Manawatu is well bandaged in his work, but he appears to pull up sound.

Flashlight sustained a slight rick recently, and is not likely to race for a week or two.

Entries for the two Grand Nationals, Winter Cup, and other main events at the C.J.C. spring meeting, are due by 5 p.m. to-day.

Jolly Beggar is an unlikely visitor to Trentham, and may not be seen out again before the Christchurch Hunt meeting.

Dunmanaway, a full-brother to Custos, has made a favourable impression at Awapuni. The youngster will carry the same colours as Dungarven.

Bonnie Rollox is to do no more racing this winter. He is being prepared for blistering, and then will be turned out for a spell.

The Taranaki steeplechase mare Indiscretion has gone wrong, and it is hardly likely that she will be seen in action again this season.

Place bettors on Maori Song were out of luck at Tauranga on Saturday, for although he won he was so warm a favourite that his supporters did not quite get their money back.

J. Fryer has booked his passage for Australia for July Bth. He will take Wotan, Black Friar, Red Manfred, Elanage and one or two others. Black Friar, who has been gelded, is expected to show improved form.

Silver Coat is the first of the progeny of Pink Coat to be put to hurdling. By a sire of many good jumpers in Hunting Song, Pink Coat is bred the right way to get smart jumpers and he should have a future before him in this direction, when his stock are old enough.

A surprise omission from the steeplechase events at the Wellington meeting is Clarion Call, but the Hunting Song gelding is in the big hurdles and

apparently his connections are going to wait a little longer before tackling the big cross-country events.

One Whetu ricked a back joint while working at Hawera, and has been placed on the easy list. It is unfortunate for his connections that the big gelding should go wrong at this stage, as he appeared to be coming back to his best form. He will not be a starter at the Waipa meeting. It was a coincidence that the winners of the ' two Great Northerns. Hurdles and Steeplechase, should have been the smallest horses in the Held. Sandy Dix, the Hurdles victor, was a small fellow, even if he was the oldest horse in the field, and this was the case too with Irish Comet.

The Te Rapa trainer M. J. Carroll who has not been hi the limelight lately, provided the winners of the two jumping races, taking the Bay of Plenty Steeplechase with Lucldus ana the Otara Hurdles with Boughal. Both horses scored very comfortably and are in excellent racing condition. Lucldus and Boughal are engaged at Te Awamutu and should race well, although the latter still chances his fences.

This is a woman's year in England, the Derby and the Ascot Gold Cup both being won by women owners. Prior to last week the Ascot Gold Cup had been won only once by a woman owner, this being in 1900, when Miss Lily Langtry's Merman scored. Miss Langtry was one of the popular stage favourites of latter Victorian times and raced under the assumed name of “Mr. Jersey" Merman was an Australian-bred hoise and landed several plunges for his owner, including a £40,000 coup in the Caesarewich Handicap, three years before winning the Ascot Gold Cup.

An Auckland report states that Mr C M. Emanuel has received advice (which was not supplied by the Press Association) that his two-year-old colt Aero King was successful in a division of the Maiden Juvenile Stakes, of £l5O, 43 furlongs, at the Rosehill meeting on Saturday. Aero King was having his second start in Australia, having previously finished second to Rosante at Menangle Park. He did his early racing in New Zealand, his best effort being a second to Airam in the Oakley Handicap at Avondale in April, after which he was sent to Sydney to link up with G. Price's stable. By The Ace from Charis, he is thus a half-brother to the Epsom Handicap winner Capris.

The Park Steeplechase at the Waipa meetings is attracting a lot of attention. The top-weight Tudor 12.4 has 31b. more than he carried into second place in the Winter Steeplechase at Ellerslie, and over the shorter distance seems to have a great chance. Windsor Lad appears to be in much favour, cut he has fallen in his last three races, and apparently is chancing his fences. Allegretto appeals more, as he was short of work at Ellerslie. Valpeen would be better suited by stiffer obstacles, and Erination needs a dry track. Lucidus and Don Erma are two that cannot be counted out, but backers will probably prefer Allegretto and Tudor.

The following riding arrangements have been made for the Ashburton meeting: A. E. Ellis, Aggravate, Miracle, Cape Gabo and Queen Dorothy; L. J. Ellis, Salient Knight, Cocksure and Nolana; R. K. Smith, The Grasper and Spearmarch; H. W. Hibberd, Sir Hugh and Swordstick; A. Messervy, Happy Night, Pelmet and Maroha; T. Boyle, Royal Amphora and Hunting Go; E. A. Jones, Clubman, Pol Roger, Gold Boy and Carfex; H. Turner, Cottingham; A. Stove, Arctic Star and Pahu; G. Ridgway, Silver Sight, Streamline and Greek Gold; R. Beale, Fireguard and Polydora; R. Register, Burglar; L. Johnston, The Wrecker; G. Linton, Chaste; C. T. Wilson, Tunneller, Gay Lyric, Hanlon and Short Circuit; J. W. Jennings, Elegy.

Charteris Bay, who has come into prominence as a result of a handicapping error at Auckland, is a six-year-oi'l by Native King, and was bred at Charteris Bay by Anderson brothers. His wir was his first for two years end it would be bad luck if he now last the race. Some complications have arisen as a result of the slip. Hot Point, who finished second, was reassessed 12 yards and raced unplaced off that line on the second day, but if Charteris Bay should be disqualified Hot Point would be subject to a further penalty of 48 yards. Charteris Bay was put back 72 yards for his win, but this would be remitted if the race were to oe taken from him. He was paid up for on Wednesday, but his owner wisely withdrew him. Had he finished in a place he would have established himself on the faster mark even if disqualified for the race he won.

Mrs Miller, owner of the Derby winner Midday Sun. is a young woman of 28. She was formerly Miss Lettice Mary Talbot, daughter of the late Major John A. Talbot, of the Gloucestershire Hussars. In 1930 under the will of her uncle, the late LieutenantColonel W. B. Brocklehurst, head of the silk manufacturing firm, she inherited a fortune of £500.000. By the terms of the will she would have forfeited this legacy if the trustees had not approved her marriage in 1934 to Mr George B. Miller, of Kingsgate Park, near Tetbury, Gloucester. Mr Miller was farmerly in the Grenadier Guards. Racing is but one of several of Mrs Miller’s hobbles. She is an enthusiastic golfer and tennis player, and does not very often attend race meetings, “I backed my colt, but I’m not going to say for how much," Mrs Miller said after the race. “Celebrate? Does one celebrate? We are just having dinner quietly in the ordinary way, my mother, my husband, and myself. My greatest thrill was to be presented to the King and Queen.” Mrs Miller was asked by a friend after the race: “What about a bottle of champagne?” She replied: “No, I’d much rather have a cup of tea.”

A.J.C. HURDLES

United Press Association—By Electric TelPtrranh -Cnnvrleht (Received June 24, 8.50 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 24. Acceptors for the A.J.C. hurdle race at Randwick on Saturday are.—Spearbine 11.5, Equable 10.13, Kerry Bay 9.7, Grey Abbot 9.5,5 Silky Oak 9.2, Grecian Art 9.0, Trechlllo 9.0, Bowthorne 9.0.