TOPICS of the TURF

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 493, 30 June 1932, Page 13

TOPICS of the TURF

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DO FAST WORK was done at Riccarton this morning during regu lar working hours owing to the frozen ground. A number of horses worked at half pace on the sand. There will be no more racing in the Auckland province until the Pakuranga hunt meeting is held at Ellerslie on August 20. s(t tfi sj: Rational 11., looking well after his brief let-up, has again been taken in hand by W. M’Donald, and he is a likely Riccarton representative at Trentham. * * * * Acceptances for the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting close at S p.m. on Monday. AUCKLANDERS FOR TRENTHAM. Auckland stables are likely to be well represented at the W ellington winter meeting. Horses from the north engaged at Trentham are: Royal Visitor, Town Beauty, Princess Star, Woodfull, Full Measure, Neil, Lord Val, Billy Bov, Claremore, Master Lu, Tradesman, Advance Camp, Cruachan, High Pitch, Luminary, Paddon, 'Croupier, Protomint and True Blood. • * * * * Pink Note,- whose successes on the fiat included a Dunedin Cup, is one of the novice jumpers in the C.J.C. Grand National Hurdle’s. LORIGAK’S TRIO. Advice received privately in Wellington from the former Trentham trainer, H. B. Lorigan, states that his three horses are making splendid progress at Randwick. "Waratah is the most forward of them at present, but Cockpen is also in good nick, and Lavington is steadily rounding into racing shape. Both Waratah and Cockpen were started at Rosehill on Saturday, and each should benefit considerably with the race. The Auckland light-weight rider, E. Ludlow, has been engaged for. High Pitch at Trentham, and after the Wellington meeting he will attend South Island fixtures. SURE TO BE IN DEMAND. As the result of his good display in the Great Northern Steeplechase at Ellerslie considerable interest will be taken in Callamart’s future progress as a cross-country candidate. The b’ack gelding is due to make his next appearances in the Wellington. Steeplechase, and is sure to be one of the chief fancies in that event. The fact that there is no hill to negotiate at Trentham is likely to favour Callamart, and if landed at the post fit and well on the day he will be hard to beat. Callamart revels in heavy going, and these conditions usually prevail at Trentham at this period of the season. * * * * Lord Ranald was to have cojne up to Riccarton to enter the stable of T. H. Gillett, but showed slight soreness after his race at Ashburton, and was taken home by his owner, Mr L. J. Fechney. He may come up to Gillett next month. MUCH-TRAVELLED JOCKEY, Those who remember the Sydney jockey B. Rosen when he was riding in the Dominion a few years back, will be interested in the following note appearing in a recent Sydney exchange: “ Benny Rosen, who rode the winner of the Royal Hunt Cup at the Royal Ascot meeting in England, is a widelytravelled jockey. His early efforts in Sydney did not bring him outstanding success, and he afterwards went to New Zealand, returning for a short period before setting out for India. There he quickly won his way to the front rank, but, seeking new surroundings, he left for the Continent. According to the cables he had not before ridden in England.’* * * * Weatherly will be' ridden in the Grange Handicap at Oamaru by A. Messervey.

According to the Melbourne “ Sporting Globe,” Make Up is amiss, and may . have to forfeit his engagement in the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle, on Saturday. GIFT HORSE WINS £4OO STAKE. Royal Banquet, who won the Wanda Steeplechase at Caulfield on June IS, was given to trainer C. Brown by Messrs C. B. Kellow and W. M’Culloch. Brown had had the gelding on lease for some time. The race was worth £4OO to the winner, so Brown received a valuable gift. Royal Banquet is a brother to Mercian King, sire of Foreign Queen, who has won thrice in the North Island recently, and to Royal Feast, the champion two-year-old of his year. Because of this relationship, Messrs Kellow and M’Culloch gave 1700 gs for Royal Banquet as a yearling, but he never won a race for them. • JUMPERS FOR TRENTHAM. Providing the weights are satisfactory to their connections, Billy Boy, Town Beauty, Full Measure and Master Lu will be taken down* to Trentham next Wednesday to fulfil engagements at the Wellington meeting. Billy Boy and Master Lu are engaged in the Wellington Steeplechase, and if started J. Burgess will ride the former and J. M’Rae will be on Master Lu. Neil has also been entered for three hurdle events at the same meeting, and he also may make the trip to Trentham. At the Ilobart Turf Club’s meeting on June 18, the June Handicap was won by the New Zealand-bred four-year-old gelding Weatherwise (Weathervane—Desrina). There were four galloping events on the programme, and W. Bevis, who served his apprenticeship with C. T. Godby in Melbourne, rode all four winners. ONE CONTROL IN VICTORIA. An important change in racing control in Victoria is announced. From August 1, the Victorian Trotting and Racing Association, which has controlled pony and all heights racing at Ascot and trotting within the State, will race under the rules of the Victoria Racing Club. AGA KHAN AND FRANCE. All the horses the Aga Khan had in training in France were offered for sale by auction at Cheri’s (the French Tattersall’s), without reserve in Paris on May 26. His yearlings will be sold at Deauville in August. The Aga Khan is keeping on his two studs at Marly-la-Ville, near Paris, and St Crespin, near Lisieux, in Normandy. He has decided not to race any more in France, thus disposing of the rumour current that an English trainer was to go over to France to train for him. The Argentine brothers, Juan and Domingo Tortorelo, who trained the Aga Khan’s horses, will lose considerably, but they will not lack for other patrons. * * * * Araunah (New Zealand) is stated by the Melbourne “ Argus ” to have made a good effort to catch Parkwood in the Rosny Plate, at Caulfield, on June 18, but he was being held by Parkwood at the finish. Auto Pay (Tea Tray— La Paix) finished fourth in this race. * * * * R. E. Coveny will ride High Speed in the Winter Hack Handicap, and Ravine in the Grange Handicap at Oamaru on Saturday. M’CARTEN’S HEALTH. M. M’Carten, who underwent an operation some time back, has attended a couple of recent Sydney race meetings, but does not intend to resume race riding for some weeks. He proposes to do a little riding on the tracks shortly, but will be satisfied ii he can regain strength and form in time for the principal spring meetings. PROMISING JUVENILE. The Auckland trainer F. Gilchrist is working several rising two-year-olds during the afternoon sessions, and they dre shaping well on the easy tasks allotted them. The Chief Ruler—llukapapa youngster is a well-developed and racy looking customer, who should be ready to race early in the new season. He is a half-brother to Catkin and Sargon, and looks like upholding the family reputation when he begins his racing career. * sfc sjs * Wise Choice has been off the active list since Easter, and has been undergoing treatment to one of her feet. The hoof is now growing down, and otherwise she looks to have done well during her holiday. HARD WORDS IS RIGHT. J. T. Jamieson is understood to have had a real tilt at the ring at Moorefield (Sydney) on June 18 with Hard Words in the Flying Handicap. Hard Words was soon clear of the field, but he hung out badly at the home turn and continued to bore out in the run home. With this assistance Cleave beat him by a neck. Hard Words was probably appropriately named after the race. Jonker, another member of Jamieson’s Randwick team, has not been doing well, and is to have a short spell. L. J. Ellis will ride Taboo in the Grange Handicap at Oamaru, and will also be riding members of the team of his brother, E. J. Ellis. A. E. Ellis, so far, has no riding engagements at the meeting. TROTTING FIXTURES. July 2—Oamaru J.C. July 9—Methven T.O. (Ashburton). July 16—Charity, Addington. July 23—’Combined, Riccarton. July 30—South Canterbury H.C. August 6, 10, 12—N.Z.M.T.C. QUESTION OF DEGREE. The appended paragraph from the “ Dominion ” should appeal to anybody who was at Riccarton this morning when the frozen ground prevented galloping:—New Zealanders and New Zealand jockeys will read the following from a Sydney paper with some amusement: “ The first frost of the season was experienced at Randwick yesterday morning, the tan and cinder tracks looking as though they had been whitewashed. Opinions were divided whether it was the heaviest ever seen there, but it certainly was too cold for fast riding, the fingers of the boys being too benumbed to grasp the reins properly.” Trentham in mid-wintex can give Randwick a few points, to say nothing of Riccarton on a frosty morn-