RACING & TROTTING i

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19236, 25 November 1930, Page 12

RACING & TROTTING i

By

“ ARGUS.”

The much-travelled jockey, L. H. Watson, who spent some time at Riccarton, after his arrival in the Dominion'from India, has gone to Auckland, where he will remain for the present. * * * * The two yearlings purchased by the Trentham trainer, J. W. Lowe, at the last Sydney sales, Red Sun (bay gelding by Australian Sun from Red Wheat) and Moab Queen (bay filly by Moabite from Cool Tych), are being kept in steady work. The former is not to be raced this season, but the filly has already made her debut, and may be produced again later on in the season. Both are attractively built, and should pay their way when their real racing begins.

Prince Humphrey. Definitely out of action. Will not race again. o m in m in ii mm ns ® in ® n si si © ® m © in The latest of J. T. Jamieson’s juveniles to be placed in work is Eaglet’s sister, Columbia, who is also owned by Mr Fred Earl, K.C. This filly formed one of the team taken to Australia, and appearances show that she has derived much benefit from the trip. She has developed into an attractive filly.: * * * * The progeny of the English-bred sire Night Raid racing in Australia and New Zealand last season won' prizemoney to the amount of £51,309, which placed him at the head of the list with a commanding lead. Matters shape well for Night Raid to have the leading position again this season. _ Phar Lap has already won £15,271 this season, and Nightmarch £3290. * * When Malster (by Bill of Portland), Wallace (by Carbine), and Bobadil (by Bill of Portland) were among the sires performing stud duty in Australia, it was a proud boast that the colonialbred horses had nothing to fear from the imported division. That boast would probably not now be made. A perusal of the pedigrees of winners at the Victoria Racing Club’s spring meeting reveals that the progeny of Aus-tralian-bred horses had a very lean time, only three races out of the twenty-four that formed the programme going down to their credit. Heroic, Manfred and Windbag are the young Australian-bred sires principally quoted as the most likely horses to win attractive places on the winning sires’ list. Heroic and Manfred are sons of Valais, while Windbag is by Magpie. * * * * It is remarkable the number of highpriced yearlings who prove disappointments. Of the most recent cases in England, Feridoon (by Hurry On— Ecurie), Aftab (by Papyrus—Sundart), and Heartsease (by Gay Crusader — Love Oil) furnish pointed illustrations' of the luck connected with the purchase of young stock. Feridoon and Aftab were bought by the Aga Khan for 17,000 guineas and 24,000 guineas respectively. Feridoon proved quite worthless for racing, and Aftab has failed to earn the distinction expected. Heartsease, who was bought by Mr E. Ilarmsworth for 13,000 guineas—the largest sum ever paid for a yearling filly—had yet to win a race when the last mail to hand left London. TROTTING NOTES. Nominations for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting will close at noon on Thursday. * * *■ * The crack three-year-old filly, Arethusa, winner of the Derby, has an engagement in the mile and a quarter event at the Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting, while Flying (’loud figures in the two-mile event. Possibly they will be raced as a wind-up to their preparation for the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, to be held later in the month. The presence of Arethusa will be a great attraction. 5jS & & The Auckland trainer, S. M. August, has had a very successful season so far, and with a big team in good form he looks like carrying on with further successes. * * * * Prior to the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting last week, it was generally anticipated that Great Peter or Mountain Dell, or both, if the track was in good order, would qualify for the Auckland Cup. However, although Great Peter ran second in the Jellicoe Handicap, he is still outside the limit of the Auckland Cup. * * * * The Auckland trainer, F. Smith, received word a couple of weeks ago that a horse was being shipped to him from Canada. A later cable informed him that two horses are being consigned to him, and they are expected to arrive within a fortnight. Smith knows one to be a trotter with a 2.35 record for a mile, but he has no information concerning the second horse. j*c * sj; * The alteration of the limits in the Improvers’ Handicap and Mountain Trot gave three owners prize-money on the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, for which they would not even have been competing had the classes not been extended. The Mountain Trot was originally fixed at a 4.42 limit, but with the expansion to 4.45 Linnett the Great and Anseline were enabled -to take part in the race, and they finished first and second. G. A. Williams was preparing Ngatira for this event until he received notice of the alteration to the programme. But while the race was unsuitable, the amendment to the Improvers’ race gave him a chance to get Gumdigger ready, with the result that he landed the stake. “It’s an ill-wind that blows no one good,” Williams said with a smile, as he massaged Gumdigger s sore tendon after his victory. The horse was very sore after his race, but tfip ailment seems to disappear when he is warmed up.