Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 494, 1 July 1932, Page 10

Topics of the Turf

Notes and news from everywhere

BOY, looking and going well, did a round at Ellerslie on Tuesday in lmin 50 2-ssec, the last six furlongs in lmin 25sec. * * * * Acceptances for the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting will close at eight o’clock on Monday night. lIAWERA HORSES. All the Hawera horses nominated for Trentham are likely to make the trip. M. Conway has Nukumai and Bon Eve in great order. The latter may run prominently in hack hurdle events. J. Fryer will be represented by Airtight and the two-year-old March Alone, who is in the Trial Stakes on the second day. March Alone has come on nicely lately. Chief Link and Tenacre, j. Brown’s candidates, are both galloping nicely. Calamine, who schools well, will make her hurdle race debut at Trentham. NATIONAL CANDIDATE. Lucess has not been entered for the Wellington winter meeting, but he is engaged in the Grand National Steeplechase, and occupied a similar position in the Grand National Steeplechase last August. Last month, at Ellerslie he won the Remuera Hurdle Race, and on the last day finished second to Billy Boy in the Winte r Steeplechase, after being prominent all tl.e way * Jfc * afc Those who saw Pangolin win at Napier Park look to him to score again in weak company. He will make his next appearance in the Wellington * Steeplechase. * * * * With the exception of a brief shower of rain yesterday morning, the weather has been fine at Oamaru this week and the race track is reported to be in great order for to-morrow’s meeting. * * * * For a hurdle racer, Pahu did well at Trentham yesterday to run half a mile in 51sec, easily accounting for the ungenerous Arrowzone. Pahu looks like taking a lot of beating in hurdle events at the Wellington meeting. M. H. Nicol has been engaged to ride him. CARBINE BLOOD AGAIN. Brulette, winner of the English Oaks last year, recently won the Prix de Gadran at Longchamps, France, the distance of which is two miles and a half. She is by Bruleur from Seaweed, by Spearmint (son of Carbine) from Seadune, by Ayrshire (son of Hampton) from Seadown bv Orvieto (son of Bend Or).

| At Ellerslie on Tuesday, Claremore ! and Town Beauty covered a round and three furlongs. They did the first r' • in lmin 51 l-ssec, and the last th.ee furlongs in 42 4-ssec. They promise to be in excellent condition for Trentham. HAVING EASY TIME. Nothing very strenuous has been exacted from Imamint since she raced at the Great Northern meeting, and light exercise in the middle has been her lot on the occasions she has been noticed on the Ellerslie tracks lately. Imamint ran a good race in open company at her last appearance, and she should not be long in winning when the new season opens. * * * * Compris and the Lord Quex two-year-old Goldstead have renewed acquaintance with Riccarton in charge of C. Davey. They have both done a lot of solid exercise on the roads. Compris will probably race at Trentham this month. REMARKABLE RECORD. It is nine years since Nukumai, topweight in the Wellington Winter Hurdles, first raced at a winter meeting at Trentham. Then a four-year-old, he finished second in the Trentham Hurdles and won the High-weight Handicap. In 1924 he won both the Winter Hurdles and the Final Hurdles. A third and an unplaced run was all that he achieved in 1925. He was not a starter at the meeting a year later, but in 1927 he won the Whvte and Parliamentary Handicaps and the Winter Hurdles with 11.8. Twelve months afterwards two seconds and an unplaced run was his record. In 1929 he appeared as a steeplechaser and had a fall, while he was unplaced in the Winter Hurdles. Two unplaced runs in steeplechases were his lot in 1930, while last year he was second in the Wellington Steeplechase, unplaced in the Iligh-weight, and won the Winter Hurdles with 10.1. GIBRALTAR MORE SOLID. Gibraltar was brought in recently and is in splendid condition, according to a New Plymouth report. He was still growing - during last season, but is now thickening out and bears a more solid-looking appearance. He will be raced at the Hunt gathering at the end of August, and will be prepared for the Mitchelson Cup, an event that his owner won twice with Te Monanui. Easter Time is also looking well. TRENTHAM PROSPECT. A Trentham horse who will have good followings in any races he contests at the Wellington meeting this month is Normandy, who has been working very attractively since he resumed fast sprinting a fortnight or so ago. He looks like one whom soft going will not trouble, though most of his little racing to date has been done on fast tracks. Normandy is a four-year-old half-brother by Arausio to those brilliant performers. Anomaly and Shirley„ and it is certain the best ! has not yet been seen of him. His I last racing was done at Riverton at Easter, where he was unplaced at his two appearances, but prior to making the southern trip he had been in the dividends four times in succession, winding up with a smart win over the consistent Miladi on the final day at the Wellington autumn meeting. He is a quick beginner and a very strong galloper. DESCENDANT OF TRACERY. The rising three-year-old filly by Pantheon (son of Tracery) from Dora’s Double, continues to get through useful work on the tracks at Ellerslie, and she has been steadily improving in condition in the past few weeks. She is a good type of filly with plenty of size and length, and, although she has not yet been seriously tried, she displayed sufficient speed when in work previously to indicate that she has possibilities. WIN FOR J. T, JAMIESON. The two-year-old colt Persian, by Spelthorne or Legionnaire from Pura, owned by Major P. Kerr Smiley, won the second division of the Two-year-old Handicap, four furlongs and a half, at Menangle Park, New South Wales, on Tuesday. He is trained by J. T. Jamieson, and formed one of the lot sent over by him from Takanini some weeks ago. Persian was a starter in the Nursery Handicap at the last Avondale meeting. SUITED BY MILE JOURNEY. Orby’s Choice returned from Napier looking none the worse for his trip. His win at Greenmeadows was his first over a mile, but his owner-trainer, R. Brough, has him in great order, and he is likely to run well in his Trentham engagements. On the first day he figures in both the open sprint and the Whyte Handicap. It looks as if he will do better over a mile than shorter courses. BOWLING ALONG. Judging by the way Corinax is bowling along in his work at Ellerslie, there is every prospect that the Magpie gelding will be almost as good as ever next season. lie has seldom at any time previously looked better at this period of the year, and he should be nearly at his best for the spring meetings. Corinax will probably have his next start in the Jellicoe Handicap at the Pakuranga meeting, and his showing in that event will give some indication of his future prospects. LIKES SOFT GOING. Lord Val is a good sort in soft ground. At the Great Northern meeting twelve months ago, on a heavy track, he dead-heated with Pewa over a mile, and, going on to Trentham, won the Woburn Handicap, six furlongs, and was rather unlucky to be beaten by Sharp Thorn over seven furlongs on the second day, the course being very heavy on each occasion. At the recent Great Northern meeting he met with interference in the first division of the Jervois Handicap, which seemed to cost him the race, while he was completely left in his next start, and cantered along behind the field On the last day, however, he contested the open sprint, the Visitors’ Handicap, and won with ridiculous ease. Lord Val is engaged at the forthcoming Wellington fixture, and should again be in the limelight if taken south. He is i also in the Winter Cup.

M. Gardner has Korokio in easy work again at Wanganui after a spell m the paddock of six weeks. She looks all the better for the holiday. * * * * Juniper, Shatter and Execution have been taken up again by F. D. Jones after good spells. * * * * A. S. Ellis, who has been training at Invercargill for some time, has purchased a property at Riccarton, and he contemplates removing here about the end of August. He has had considererable success already, The Smuggler being one of the horses he had in his care in the south, and he should not experience any difficulty in getting horses to train at Riccarton. * * * :}: The hurdle rider 11. Dulieu has made a good recovery from the injuries he received as the result of Advance Camp falling in the Great Northern Hurdle Race, and expects to be riding again shortly. Dulieu has been engaged to ride Town Beauty in his races at the Wellington winter meeting, and will also be on Timipouri in the Hunt Cup Steeplechase at the Hawke’s Bay Hunt meeting, on July 9. MAY COME HERE. Though Kowhatu ran very disappointingly at Hastings and Greenmeadows, hopes are entertained that the Quarantine gelding will show considerable improvement in the near future. He is to race at Trentham, and may be brought on to Riccartor, where he figures in the Grand National. RACING FIXTURES. July 2—Oamaru J C. July 9—Hawke’s Bay FI.C. July 13. 14, 16—Wellington R.C. July 20—Rangitikei H.C. July 23—Combined. Riccarton. July 28, 30—Gisborne R.C. July 30—South Canterbury H.C. August 9, 11. 13—C.J.C. Grand National,

NOMINATIONS. Methven Trotting Club’s Meeting. Following are nominations for the Methven Trotting Club's meeting to be held at Ashburton on July 9:— TRIAL, HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; class 0.45; one mile and a half—Guyson! Dollv Huon. Dark Girl, Titri, Little Nelson Directum, Doubtful Moments, Vesta Ray, Betty Wrack, Cannon Shot, Roval Officer, Coral Prince, Red Hope. LYNDHURST HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; trotters; class 3.51; one mile and a half—Amonos, Alf Parrish, Harvest Dillon, Don Denver, Silk Coat, Lee Bov Enigma, Don Giovanni. Master Wrack) IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP (in saddle), of 60 sovs; class 3.41; one mile and a half—Haywood, Chenwood, Levanter, Redbreast, Bingen Junior, Reylet, Royal Wrack, Lorelei, Bingen Chief, Guyziah, Wheat King, Zest, Matchlight Junior, Cornford, Little Victor. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 130 sovs; class 4.42; two miles—Holly Bank, Tempo, Kreisler, Todd Lonzia, Boneta, Millie de Oro, Guy Denver, Aristotle, Mountain Ore, Rokena, Awaiti, Accras. SPRINGFIELD HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; class 3.7; one mile and a quarter— Guyson, Dolly Huon, Author Maid, Dark Girl, Titri, Directum, King’s Cup, Vesta Ray. Golden Direct, Betty Wrack, Great Mac, Zane, Essay, Raider, Waress, Doll Dance, Smoke Screen. Great Seaman, War Officer, Teckla, Matcnloss Bingen. WINTER HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; class 2.56: one mile and a quarter—Flying Cloud, Bingen Patch, Wild Guy, Copper Nob, Willie Derby, Millie de Oro, Adjuster, Nelson Guy, Harold Denver, Gum digger, Bankhead, Pointal, Accras, Great Huon, Worthy King, Great Chenault. TRADESMEN’S HANDICAP, of 70 sovs; trotters; class 5.6; two miles— Amonos, Bonora, Alf Parrish, Don Den ver, Lee Boy, Enigma, Don Giovanni, Master Wrack, Appear, Tanepai, Fairyland, Trickful, Merrijigs. DASH HANDICAP (in saddle), of 80

so vs; .class 2.22; one mile—Le Fashion, Jean Drusus, Fairhead, Wild Guy, Stella Bingen, Great Thought, Levanter, Dusky, Lomar, Nelson Guy, Roylet, Molly Desborough, Bankhead, Zane, Derby Thorpe, Ayr Lass, Harvest Earl, Harold Denver, Compromise, Torchlight, Claranda, Tannhauser, Glenville. TROTTING FIXTURES. July 2—Oamaru J.C. July 9—Methven T.C. (Ashburton). July 16—Charity, Addington. July 23—'Combined, Riccarton. July 30—South Canterbury lI.C. August 6, 10, 12—N.Z.M.T.C.