TOpics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 456, 18 May 1932, Page 10

TOpics of the Turf

yA/oTES AND NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE

*A CCEPTANCES for the South Canterbury meeting will close at 9 p.m. on Monday. * * * * Aladdin was nominated yesterday at the Canterbury Jockey Club offices for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle and Steeplechase, to be run at Flemington in July. * sje * s}c Two more additions to the team of Cutts Brothers are due at Riccarton to-morrow, from the Stonyhurst Stud One of them is Grouse, a yearling colt by Day Comet from the brilliant Autumnus mare, Moorfowl, dam of Moorbird. The other is the two-year-old, Doiran, by Winning Hit from the Antagonist mare, Brave Deed. Doiran did some work last year, but he has been spelling for a few months. MORRIS’S INJURY MENDING. The hand which L. G. Morris injured when schooling Consent recently is mending well and he will take the Acre gelding to Auckland. Consent will be the only representative of Mr T. A. Duncan at Ellerslie, but Sigma and Ida Merling, two maiden performers, will race at Otaki. Morris expects to be able to ride Consent himself. VALUABLE SIRE DEAD. Moabite did not recover from the operation necessitated by the fracture of the skull he suffered at the Tarwyn Park (N.S.W.) Stud last month. At first it was hoped that the operation had been a complete success bqt the horse had a relapse and died on May 5. His death is a serious loss to his owners, the well-known Australian breeders, Messrs A. W. and 11. S. Thompson, as his stock were doing well. Moabite was imported from England by Sir Samuel Hordern, and was purchased by the Messrs Thompson for 9000 guineas. He was by Phaians from Whitewash by White Eagle (son of Gallinule) from Wife of Bath (sister to Chaucer and half-sister to Swynford by St Simon). Moabite won races in England over distances from five to thirteen furlongs and his stake winnings were over £BOOO. He won ten of his twenty-three races and was unplaced only three. Among his progeny are Precious Gift, San Ballat, Chemosh, Scientist, Kaftan, Movietone, Multudo and Iprani. GAY COURT FOR ELLERSLIE. Gay Court left Wanganui for Auckland on Monday in charge of 11. Benge. Gay Court finished third in his engagement the first day at Wanganui and did not start on Saturday. He should have been harder to beat on Thursday, but the race will improve him. H. N. Wiggins will ride him in his engagements there. BROUGHTON DOING WELL. W. J. Broughton, who went to Melbourne to ride Araunah and Lady Alert, is doing very well in the saddle there. One of the meetings in aid of charities which are regularly staged in the Victorian capital was held at Caulfield on May 12 and Broughton won a double on Multudo and Temoin. Multudo is a Moabite two-year-old colt, who arrived at Melbourne recently from Perth and who is evidently above the average as he has won twice in a few weeks. AMMON RA AND AMERICA. Reports from Sydney reveal that J. T. Jamieson does not share Mr C. C. Sheath’s inclination for 211 American trip with Ammon Ra. It is stated that even if the horse goes, it is doubtful if Jamieson would make the trip. It is against Ammon Ra that he is not the type to travel well like Phar Lap did. In fact, he has been a continual worry to Jamieson. A dainty feeder, he has had to be coaxed to eat aid was upset by changes. He may improve a little in this respect, but it is more probable that after a long sea Journey through the tropics he would arrive only ‘"half a horse,” and hopeless as a racing proposition. His peculiar temperament was the cause of more than one of his defeats, and in the autumn enforced carefulness probably cost him at least one of the St Legers. Jamieson was unable to give him the searching preparation necessary for a long journey. LINK WITH PAST SEVERED. Mrs Tom Hales, widow of the famous Australian jockey, died in Melbourne on May 4. She was sixty-seven years of age. Hales, who has been described as “The Australian Fred Archer,” created many records in the saddle, several of which have been bettered by that remarkable veteran Bob Lewis. Hales did not, however, ride for so long a period as Lewis has done. Ten winners of the V.R.C. St Leger were ridden by Hales, who was astride seven winners of the Victorian Derby and six A. J.C. Derby victors. In March, 18S8, Hales rode four winners in a six-race programme at Flemington. At that four-day fixture he had fifteen mounts and rode eleven winners.

Nominations for all events at the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting on Friday, June 3, close at 9 p.m. on Saturday. ASHBURTON FIELDS. Most satisfactory are the acceptances for the Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday and good racing should be witnessed. For the galloping events the acceptors number 8, 10, 11, 11 and 15. There are twenty-nine in the mile and a half trot and twenty-three in the two mile event. The first race will start at 12.30 p.m. * * * D. O’Connor will leave for the north to-morrow to ride for Mr J. J. Corry at Te Rapa on Saturday, where Landmark, Make Up and Appledore are engaged. MR HAZLRTT'S JUMPERS, F. J. M’Kay was due to leave Invercargill vesterday direct for Auckland with Mr W. T. Hazlett’s team, comprising Paris, Taramoa, Apache, and Irish Chieftain. Apache gained inclusion at the last moment, his injured leg having made good progress. The team will subsequently be raced at Trentham and at Riccarton in August. NO PENALTIES. Mr F. M’Manemin, handicapper to the Auckland Racing Club, lias decided not to rehandicap Easterly, Copey, Little Doubt, Fernden or Princess Elizabeth, who are engaged at the Great Northern meeting, and were winners at Wanganui last week Roval Emblem was an acceptor for the Trial Handicap at Otautau, but having won at the Southland fixture will not now be eligible to start in that event. BIG FIELDS FOR TE RAPA. The meeting of the Waikato Racing Club on Saturday is an extra fixture, the club having secured an available permit. The acceptances leave no doubt as to the popularity cf the move with owners. Thirty-one horses have been accepted for in the six-furlong Fairfield Handicap. There are twentysix in the Whitiora Hack, seven furlongs, twenty remain in the Maiden Hurdle and eighteen in the mile Horotiu Handicap. The Smuggler is an acceptor for the chief event at Otautau, but his ownej has stated that the chestnut would not be a runner, as he considered the 61b penalty for winning last Friday excessive. BREEDER OF ROUBAIX DEAD, Colonel Birkin, a leading owner and breeder, died last month in England. He not only bred horses in his own country, but also maintained a stud in France, where he bred the Oaks winner Brulette. Another of his breeding was Roubaix, who, after racing in England, went to India, where he twice won the Viceroy’s Cup. Roubaix is now at the stud in New South Wales. Colonel Birkin was a lace manufacturer. * Squatter is reported to be amiss and not likely to race for some time. * * * * Clatter has built up a reputation for himself in private, but has not yet raced up to it. There is no doubting his speed. He appears to hold an excellent chance at Otautau, but Lady Topsy will take some heading off. She also has a fine turn of speed. TEAM OF CASUALTIES. The Awapuni trainer L. Knapp started the winter with very good prospects, seeing that he had Pangolin, Omeo and Otairi all in his stable, but at the present moment they are all “ cot ” cases, and none of them will go to the Great Northern meeting. Pangolin got in a couple of good wins, but hurt his leg in the Marton Steeplechase. Omeo is lame, and Otairi will be a difficult horse to' keep in training. Knapp will have Seneschal as the only representative of his stable at Ellerslie. OF GREAT PROMISE. George Price is reported to have a horse of great promise in the old Ivichaka, who won the Maiden Stakes at Moorefield this month. Kichaka was sired in England, but foaled in Australia, and is by Salvo (son of Phalaris) from Gay Nymph by Gay Crusader. He belongs to the partnership which races as “ Mr F. Smithden.” LACKIIAM FILLY. New Era, a new name among the entries for the Waikanae Hack Scurry, five furlongs, on the second day of the Otaki meeting next month, is A. E. Browne’s chestnut Lackham —Close Fire filly, who has been in work for several weeks past at Trentham. This filly was bred by Browne, who sold her to his patron, Mr T. B. Dwan, then subsequently obtained her back on lease.

AWAKEN NOT GOING NORTH, Awaken will not fulfil engagements at the Great Northern meeting. Her leg filled recently, and, although she was not actually sore, it was decided not to send her to Auckland. Silvermine will make the trip, however, and will be ridden by B. H. Morris. He has not run at Ellerslie in the winter before, but, as the minimum weight has now been lowered, it will give him a chance to pay expenses. Tenacre may also make the trip. AMOUNTS AGAIN. Amounis returned to the Randwick stable of F. M’Grath on May 9. He was thought to have finished with racing when he was sent to Scone in the spring, but he did exceptionally well there, and an attempt will be made to give him another preparation. It has been decided that should he show any sign of serious soreness he will be definitely retired. SIX-YEAR-OLD NEWCOMER. Black Heath is one of the older fresh maidens entered for novice races at Otaki. He is given as a six-year-old brown gelding by Heather Mixture from a mare by Blackguard (a halfbrother by Royal Fusilier to Bobrikoff. War Scare, War Talk. En Parole and Kipling). He was bred at Otane, Hawke’s Bay, and is now owned by Mr C. A. Loughnan, of Otane. who claimed the name and registered colouts last week. RACING FIXTURES. May 21—Ashburton C.R.C. May 21—Otautau R.C. May 21—Waikato R.C. May 28—South Canterbury J.C. June 1. 3. 4—Dunedin J C. .Tune 3. 4—Otaki-Maorl R.C. June 3. 4. B—Auckland R.C. Juno 3—Greymouth J.C. June 4—Reefton J.C. June IK. 18—Hawke’s Bay J.C. June 18—South Canterbury J.C. June 23—Egmont-Wanganui H.C. June 24, 23—Napier Park R.C.