RACING AND ROTTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16570, 1 November 1921, Page 3

RACING AND ROTTING .

fßy _4RGT?6 > _ Th* Canterbury Jockey Club ■will receive final payments for the New Zealand Onp, Stewards’ Handicap. 'Welcome Stakes, Derby and Oaks, together acceptances for the minor handicaps on the first day of its meeting., ut> iii! eight, o’clock to-morrow night. The track work at Riccarfceti tomorrow will not provide, much excitement. but a storting barrier will be available and trainers of young horses with engagements *rt the approaching j meeting wfilL probably welcome the i chance of some practice. Several useful gallops were register- ! by New Zealand Oup candidates thin rooming, meet of them going a mile and a quarter. There was t)o performance of outstanding character, i i he times being fairly eren. Royal Star shaped well in a mile and a quarter spin with Maioha this morning. He finished very resolutely, after Maioha appealed to be holding him iwo furlongs from home. Royal Star was carrying a good weight, which enhanced the merit of his performance Isabel and Starlaiid kept close cotn7>any in the early stages of their mile rmd a quarter gallop this morning. On reaching the straight Starland suddenly dropped buck, apparently beaten, but probably it was due to the horse i stumbling. At any rate, he came on again in lino style and orer the last bit he wus rapidly overhauling Isabel, who only beat him by about a length. From a. time point of view, tho best gallop at. Riecarton this morning by a New Zealand Cup horse was that of Foo Chow. He went by himself in r.ho early stages and had a youngster to bring him home. The Solferino gelding finished well and it was a very satisfactory performance. It is a great ! pity that his preparation was inter- ; id pied, and even now l )e looks like running a good race. Karlova responsible for a use lul gallop over a mile and a quarter this morning. She went faster than nny of the other Cup horses for the firsi six furlongs, and though her time ■} Jor the last, half-mile was not so good. 1 bis was probably due to the fart that Rluff. who joined in at the mile post, could not go on. Fknn Swesp was responsible, for a smart gallop over five furlongs this ! morning. He did not carry a big "eight but he registered fast time, be- j lore the iraok had commenced to dry, j Rude shaped well in a seven furlong j spi n this morning. He is in good fettle and is likely to race prominently at the approaching fixture. I he shreo-year-ojd Purple. Spur went v itb plenty of dash over six furlongs this morning. 'The Antagonist gelding is a good track worker hut «o far his public form has not been so attractive. Taraatete bears a well trained ap- ; pea ranee. The Absurd colt mu. re>;u- j lute galloper and over abort courses ho ! i-» brilliant, but hi© qualifications as a ] stayer have to be proved yet. F. D. .Tone* returned from Trentham i to-day. with Amythae, Prosperity, Mustard Pot and Humboldt. The two-year-old Viyella arrived I from the North to-day, after racing at j Trentham on Saturday, and she has 1 joined tbe other members of 1,. Wil- * son's team at Riecarton fo? the approaching meeting. G. .tones arrived from the north t c day, with Mr W. G. Stead’s team consisting of Saaanof. Absurdum, Radiant Light, Delight, and Sir Otway. W. Mantel was a pas senger from ; AA elhngton this morning with Silver Fink, while .1. Brown brought the three-year-old Rational. I Lloyd. in charge of Mr R. A M 'Konzie’s quartet, Sunni t., Kilgour. Askari and <’!ca>autn. arrived from A\ ollington this morning. The hurdler, Dick, in charge of P ; Reardon, arrived this morning from W ©llington, Mr VV. Tt. Komhair, tS.m ar| . ivG ,-| i from 'Wellington this morning. W Manthorno hoing in charge of Vaga bond. Trespass ar-d .Miss Gold, while Ponnett.r Rebuff and Mnvtinn Miss are under the rare of R. Burgess •1 H. .lefferd arrived this morning tnon Wellington with Epitaph, Fn! Grotesque, Gasbag and Peni lent. nho will rarry the colour, of Messrs A. B. and K. S. 'Williams • lefferrl also has charge of Danger Zone <m« ot S. Reid s term. IT. Telford, with Solfandln and Blackmail. was amen- , h,s morning's arrivals from Wellington. II IS understood that. Admiral Cod riugien and The Speaker will riot make the trip from, the Vorth for Hie Cantorbury Jockey Club’s meeting. Kilwana, winner of two races at the rnpawa moetung la-t. week. is a three vear-old gelding by Kilbroney —Chakawan a, by Hierarch—Peace. Oliakavana was a small. performer in the roiours of Messr* Riddiford Brothers, and Kilwana is her first ford. There were 10*2 applicants for the position of caretaker of the Wanganui Jockey Club s racecourse, in succession to Mr Pyres Webb, who resigned after twenty-five years’ service. The choice of the committee fell on Mr W. Price, formerly a successful jockey. Mr Webb wa» Riven a substantial bonus, accompanying the best wishes of the commitlee for his success in his new sphere as a farmer. RICCARTON NOTES. The track work at Riecarton this morning was fairly interesting, especially that done by the New Zealand Gup * and-idates. several of whom were sent along over good journeys. The outside of the course proper was open and was in good order, though a trifle dead, after the rain which fell overnight, but ji improved as the morning advanced, b»ing, much faster for the lot© workers. Palestrina opened proceedings by covering a mile in Imiu ol 2-oseo. She wps going very comfortably at the finish. Sunny Corner and Kilcuilen rattled orer half a mile up tho back in 53sec. Tt ivuri and Mu Protegee ran five

furlongs along the back in Imm 6sec Madam Chiron was a little better than Seaside at the end of half a mil* 3 , run in 52 2-ssec Cupid on and Con is ton were associated over seven furlongs. Ooniston haring a slight advantage at the? end, after covering the journey in lmin 35 l-osec. Pitprop and Royal Mac occupied lmin 19 2-ogee over six furlong*, with the former going a littlo the better of the pair at the end Winning Hit and Seri min age covered a mile in 1 min 47 3-saec, finishing together Pluto and Egotism broke away from the mile and a quarter post and after going at e fair pace for two furlongs. they ran home the last mile m lrnin -j7 3-ssec. Pluto finished well, nearly a length in front of his mateClean Sweep jumped off from the five furlong post well clear of Ensol and Orange Mart, whom lie led all the way, finishing his task in J.iuiu 3 1-osec. Maioha and Royal Star were companions over a inilo and a quarter They maintained a sound pace ail tbe way, covering tbe journey in 3min 15 4-osoc- Royal Star was going the better of Hie pair at the business end, and his performance was attractive. Pur pi© Spur, assisted, over the last half-mile by Timepiece, ran six furlongs iu 1 min 17 2-osec. Isabel and Starland broke away tram •■ho mile and a quarter mark and raced together to the straight. Then Starland suddenly dropped back, losing several lengths, but ho was finishing on strongly over the last two furlongs and was only a length behind Isabel when the post v.as reached in 2min 15 2-osec. Tam at etc strode over a mile and a furlong in 2min Isec, finishing well, after a slow first furlong. Koo vhow covered a mile and a quarter in 2min 14 2-oeec. He had a two-year-old as a mate over the last half-mile and he finished rip his task ir» good style. Vespucci and Valdamo ran down together from the half-mile post. Mauawapango covered nine furlongs in 2miw “set*, going freely all the way. AVarlove’s task was ax mile and a quarter, which occupied 2.15 3-5, Bluff accompanying her over the last mile. Warlove showed plenty of speed ov< * the early stages and easily beat her mate at the finish. Balderdash went well in a sprint with Watuiea, who van about a lot, while Winli and Ardour followed in a similar task, without being riddeu out. Rude, with Para, as a companion over tbe first half mile, reeled off seven furlongs attractively in 1.33. Dame Fortune easily beat Tiranga over five furlongs in 1.43 4-5, while Sleepy Head and a mate occupied 1.19 3-5 over six furlongs. • Bonnie AYinkie, finishing strongly, beat Matata over six furlongs in 1.17 4-5. Limelight reeled ofT six furlongs alone in 1.17 2-5, a smart performance. The Hawk and Tinihangu were given useful work separately. Miss Mimic was given a short sprint up the back. while Counterstroke and Red Hind covored seven furlongs in 1.33 3-5. Sleepy Head and Whipping Bov were associated over six furlongs, which thev left behind in 1.19 2-5. Hylans was schooled over four furlongs hut his display was not attractive. Macduff ran six furlongs nicely in Imm IS 2-5. Kilfane accompanying him over tiie last half mile. Tatau Tatau and Horatius went well while covering six furlongs- in lrnin .17 4-5. Headlong bear Battle Scene over five lurlongs in 1.3 3-3. and Wartime sprinted down the straight with a rna ip den tanner and The Digger .jumped two hurdles smartly. High Heels and Cuirass ran six furlongs up the hack in J .19 2-5, and l ei herns went a .similar journey, finishing down the straight in 1.18 3-5. AN ill Oakland was too good for Re tuna in a six furlong spin, which occupied 1.17 4-5. ( ’astellan and Bonny Mac sprinter! along the. back in company and Link Up did similar work alone. Gloaming occupied 51 4-5 over hnli a mile but be was going comfortably. Rod Gown and Alary Kittle sprinted down ihe straight, finishing together. Dribble. Benefit, Grim Joke and Sonnx were schooled over four hurdles. They gave a lair exhibition. Sonny being m frout at the finish. Silver peak and Hoaeday were restricted to easy tasks iu the centre. ADDINGTON NOTES, The race track at Addington was not open this morning, the heavy rain of last night making it far too wet to bo nsed. ft was receiving the attention ol the ground staff and would probably be available for work this afternoon. There was a good number of trainers present with their horses, but all the work was confined t.o tbe training track and it was not of a Aery interesting character. Tho track wan very heavy early, but it quickly improved. so that, by ten o’clock it afforded good going for medium pace work. N. L. Price jogged Kola Boy several lounds and he was moved along faster over a couple of circuits at the end of his work. R- AY. Franks brought the trotters. Randolph and Our Lady, from Canterbury Park, and both were given useful work. They look well. August© Dillon has been given very little work lately and he is a doubtful starter at the mooting. The trotters Karl Derby and Gttlverden worked together and both trotted pleasingly. The Cup candidate. Matchlighl, wa*? Mangoutu seems to be doing her : work in a far better manner than for- ! rnerly. She has steadied down and trots without any sign of leaving her | feet. : Carbinea. in harness, and Dollv Dil I lon. in saddle, were associated in a 1 useful mile and a hall, both movine ; well. Grand Deuvev. without the straps paced several circuits at half-speed. Coil, who was driven by E. M'Der uintt,. on account of D Withers being ; unwell and unable Lo attend the track ! went about a mil© and a half, but not at top speed. Tbe Oamam Cup win 1 Tier moved freely and well. Lady Joan and Frank Tracey, both without the hopples, were given usefu j work at .about three-quarter speed. The l going evidently suited Frank Tracey Little Pointer,'in saddle, tvorkec I about a mile and a quarter, hut th( ‘•.mall track ie not to his liking, a i he hits his knees badly. Capriccio, who is apparently quite The big ex-Victorian trotter. AA an aelegong. was given a lighl task, cover ing several circuits in saddle at a slov &A>eed. - . —•*

ENGLISH NOTES. LONDON, September 8. la thorough keeping with recent history a rank outsider—Lord Londonderry’s colt. Poiemarch has won the St Leger, the last of the season's classic races. there have been a number of sensations on the turf this year, notably Soranus, the w inner of the Lincolnshire Handicap, arid Illuminator, Ike hero of tho Hoyal Hunt Chip, but even these did not- approach the sombre tragedy involved in the downfall of Craig an Lran= It was known that the St Leger had a faculty for bowling over fy_ vourites, but in spite of this tbe gou-era,-iy accepted opinion was that Lord Astore horse would flaunt tradition, and that if, why he- started at such prohibitive odds. When Humorieh died, when it was ma.de public that it was impossible t-o get Alan Breck fit for raving and when, finally, Lenionora, the • inner of the Grand Prix, went amms, practically all interest, in tho St vanished. AA hat could possiblv beat Craig an Fran, an easy winner of the Iwo lhousand Guineas and FeJip:-* Stakes, and onl.v boo ten. by the norru-w----est of margins --and unluckily at that many people thought—for tbe Derby? It would be nothing more nor less than a walk-over at Doncaster for tbe Mauton colt, every expert and high-browed critic declared. Then. Mr J. B. Joel resuscitated Tunderer, who as a two-year-old was considered to be the superior of Humorist, Lord Glanoly produced bis expensive purchase- (as a yearling) Westward Ho, at York to show that tho coif had made great strides in his training, and Lord Carnarvon was emphatic that his representative, Franklin, aa as goiug to make a fight of it. So interest in the St L-eger was revived to some extent, hut still few people anticipated that Craig an Fran would be beaten. Most of the controversy as to the respective merits of the animals bad the* one object of discovering which of them would get second and third places. Polomarrh was hardly ever considered. Hoav could he have been ? He was n smart two-year-old. winner of the Gimcrack Stakes, but just taka a glance at his performances this year. He was never “ seen ” in the Two Thousand Guineas race, but that display was excused on the ground that he was a late foal and would come to hand later. A similar plea was put forward*when he ran sixth of seven in the Royal Standard Stakes over a mile at Manchester, and he was nob started lor the DeAv ill consequence. Then ho made bis appearance in the July Handicap, of six furlongs, at Newmarket, and ran a respectable third, and everyone declared he Avould develop into a smart sprinter. But as the opposition in the KnoAVsley Dinner Stakes, oi one mile and a quarter, at Liverpool, comprised four nonentities, was thought he Mould get the distance easily—and he did. He won by five lengths. The same state of affairs prevailed m the Great Northern Le&er, of one mile and five furlongs, at- Stockton, in August, and lie was produced once more. He scrambled home a neck from the moderate Tremola, the only other running being Fighting Fifth, an obscure animal. Nevertheless, it might then Viavo been reasonably argued that at last Poiemarch was coming to hand.” But when, a. week later at! A ork. he A\as boa-ten a neck by Napolyon, a boi'se with no classic pretensions. mer a mile and a quarter, he sa<Uv blotted bis copybook again, and he was finally ‘' left severely alone ’ as far as the St Loger was concerned. With what dire results! There Aver© nine runners all told, am! each cantered to the post satisfactorily, even Leighton’s stable companion. Milesius, who was undertaking this big task after a career of five furlong racing. No fault could be found with the start and after they mad© tbe first left-handed turn Tremola who wore the colours of an Irish owner, was out in front several lengths clear of Thunderer. .Some lengths further behind was Craig an Fran, and at the tail Poiemarch consorted Avit-h Basil Jarvis s hop©. Foundation. As they came racing mlon • r for the straight the favourite gave tbe idea that lie was going to move up or that lie could do so at anv moment that was desired. When fairly in the line for home there icmains a strong gallop to the winning posi and conspicuous among those in front nnd racing almost abreast wore Westward Ho, Franklin and Thunderer. Tie mola had by ibis time dropped back and lie was'anon followed by Thunderei but the other hvu held on and Craig an Fran, under full pressure avhs brought along on. the outside. it was then that onlookers stood aghast in* thev realised that the fa von rite wus not going to win. Bullock rode his hardest and even drew his whip hut there was no electrifying response, ill© gap between him and the leaders remained unclosed. Meanwhils the grand finale wa* worked up to in a dramatic: fashion. Momentarily. Westward Ho looked like coming on to win hut in reality Franklin had his measure. .lust - when Lord Carnarvon's horse appeared to hen« the race at kip mercy Joe. Childs on Poiemarch came bursting through next to the rails and with n. storming rush, which Franklin could not withstand, claimed a sensational victorv bv a length and a half. Three lengths separated Franklin and Westward Ho and a neck farther off was the fallen idol. Craig an Fran. AA hat more js there to be said? It. was a. bitter blow to Lord Astor, even more so than that of two years ago, when his good horse Buchan was just beaten on the post by the despised Keysoe. On the other hand. Lord Londonderry w*ts naturally elated. Tt Avas bis life’s ambition to win ,i. St Leger—-so lie declared at the Gimcrack Dinner of :i year ago. When the shock had been overcome congratulations were showered upon tho winning mvner, as they were upon the trainer, Green, and upon the jockey. Childs, whose wonderful judgment of pace in long distance i aces had never been better exemplified. Ttemola was fifth, Roman Fiddle (Mr Anthom d< Rothschild’s) sixth, Thunderer seventh. Foundation next and Mile-ins last, of all. Childs had bad a previous triumph at. the Doncaster meeting and that Mas when he rode Mv Marshall Field, the American millionaire’s Golden Corn to victory in the Champagne Stakes, a race which probably went far to settle the question of which was the be&t two-year old of tho season. It was unfortunate that 'Mr J. B. Joel could not saddle hib filly. Laughter, reputed to be the best of his hunch —she failed to give full satisfaction to her trainer, Charles Morton, during an exercise canter on tho morning ot tlie race—and Mr S. B. Joel’s Sicyon had a mishap in his box. which prevented him from taking part. but a substitute who was thought to be little inferior, Polyliistor, was forthcoming and other high-class youngsters in the field were Lembach and Stingo. Golden Corn, however, easily proved her superiority and providing all goes well with her in the meantime she v ill make a gnjeMpt»g , three-year-old, : -ws-tw-