Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 731, 7 April 1933, Page 10

Topics of the Turf

/VOTES AND HEWS FROM EVERYWHERE

jK CCEPTANCES and final payments for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting are due at 8 o’clock this evening. * * * * Acceptances for events on the first day of the Auckland autumn meeting close at 5 p.m. to-day. By the same hour final payments are due for the Great Northern Oaks, Champagne Stakes and St Leger. GOLDEN’ WINGS OUT. Golden Wings, who held engagements at both the Auckland and Canterbury Jockey Club's Easter meeting was scratched for all engagements at Riccarton at 11 am. to-day. * * * * The closing time for nominations for the Greymouth Jockey Club's meeting has been altered from 9 p.m. on Saturday to the same hour on Monday. AFTER GRAY'S RECORD So well is Keith Voitre travelling that he must now* be accorded a really good chance of beating the record of H. Gray, who rede 116 winners in New Zealand in a season. Voitre had five wins on the two days of the Pahiatua meeting, and his total is now 92. Next on the winning jockeys’ list come L. T. Ellis 45. B. H. Morris 36. R. Reed 34, A. H. Eastwood 33 and P. Atkins 31. Reed, who was in Australia in the first half of the season, must have a particularly good average. * * * * G. Murray Aynslev left for the north last evening with Silver Scorn and Muff. D. O'Connor accompanied * the team. As Great Star and Grand Review are to fulfil engagements at Riccarton, Murray Aynsley’s two will be the only Christchurch representatives at Ellerslie. * * * * Palantua, Fair Weather and Admiral Drake are among the horses working well at Wingatui. MAY STAGE COMEBACK There has been a great difference in the form of Gay Crest this season and that which he displayed last season. In 1931-32 he raced seventeen times for four wins, five seconds, five thirds and three unplaced runs. He was out | of a place only once in his last fifteen i starts. This season his record is eieven starts without a \fcin. One I second, a third and nine times un-1 placed comprise his performances. He J was second to Historic in the Har-1 court Cup in October and was third | in the Peninsula Cup at Motukarara j last month. At Trentham on March i 18, when Princess Argosy won the I Autumn Handicap, one mile and three j furlongs, heads separated Eminent, 1 Shatter and Gay Crest in a struggle for the minor places. Gay Crest finished well on that occasion, and he is now both looking and working well. It is on the cards that he will show a return to his real form at the coming Riccarton meeting. THE KING'S HORSE. The King's horse, Limelight, who won the Newbury Cup recently, is an entrant for the Ascot Gold Cup, to be run at the Royal Ascot meeting on June 15. This is a fixed weight eventrun over two miles and a half. April the Fifth. Firdaussi. Orpen. Trimdon and Brulette are some of the other candidates. If Limelight can win this much-coveted race, there will be scenes of tremendous enthusiasm. It would be by far the most important turf success of King George.

Antrim Boy has been sent from Wingatui to Riverton, where he will be schooled over fences by R. Beale. RED FLUSH FAILS. Mr W. R. Kemball’s team at the Pahiatua Racing Club's meeting scored two firsts and three thirds on the first day, but a second and two thirds were all that they could manage on the second. The winners were Cape Fair and Sir Pombal. Cape Fair, who was sixth favourite in a field of seven for the Hamua Hack Handicap, led all the way and, setting a moderate pace, had most of her opponents pulling hard. All the challenges thrown out were of no avail and she won nicely by a neck from Grand Lahu, with Red Flush a moderate third. On the second day, Red Slush was sent out favourite for the Rodney Hack Handicap, but he missed a place in a field of six. He holds engagements at Riccarton, but on this form the inducement to bring him here does not seem very tempting. MR W. J. WOOD'S ILLNESS. The popular owner-trainer of Chopin, Mr W. J. Wood, of Waipawa, suffered a sudden heart attack just after saddling up his horse for the Autumn Handicap at Stratford last Saturday. He received immediate attention and gradually recovered, but on medical advice he did not witness the race, which Chopin won in gallant style. Mr Wood rested for the remainder of the afternoon. There were plenty of willing helpers to assist in carrying out the remainder of the duties in connection with Chopin's engagement, and he was weighed in under the care of the Hawera trainer. M Conway. Arrangements were also made to drive Mr Wood home to Waipawa, not an easy task over the hilly roads in the dark, as he has a trailer attached to his carin which he transports Chopin to and from meetings. SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

“ As in most countries, the difficulty out here (India) is to get all the money wagered on the racecourse. To avoid the tax, lots of money is betted with the ‘ bucket shops,’ who don’t pay if one happens to win a large amount, and against whom there is no legal redress. The proposal now on the tapis is to have ‘ bucket shops all over the town and for the money taken there to be reinvested on the course.”—Captain Ernest Elgee, writing in London “ Sporting Life.” KARAPOTI IN INDIA,

v Captain Ernest Elgee. owner of TelAsur and other good horses racing in India, writing to London “ Sporting Life ” from Bombay, mentions that Karapoti led all the way to win the Rajpipla Gold Cup. one mile. Nijinski and Whoopee went with him for five furlongs, but then they had had enough. It was left for Garcon and Spinner’s Cottage, receiving 121 b and 191 b respectively, to fill the minor places. Karapoti ran the mile in lmin 36 4-ssec. which Captain Elgee describes as “ not bad going on a flat course.” Referring to the Eclipse Stakes, in which Karapoti met the French horse. Sans Ame, who has not been beaten in India. Captain Elgee writes: “After a perfect start. Karapoti set a cracking gallop, but after coming round the bend for home Sans Ame ranged alongside. and always seemed to have the measure of his field. Even when ‘Brownie’ Carslake delivered a welltimed challenge at the distance, the I French horse pulled out the bit extra, necessary to win the last of the classics easily by one length. Sans Ame galloped the distance in 2min 4 4-ssec (almost a record), carrying 9st 71b.”

Kerbside met with an accident last week, when running in a yard at Wingatui. She damaged one of her hind legs and she may require a spell * * * * Lady Valkyrie will do some racing on the West Coast this month. She has been working nicely at Riccarton in the charge of Mrs J. Campbell. [jOIXS GEORGE S TEAM. j The sale is reported of Ilaulbowline, ! who goes to Blenheim to be trained by ,T. George. Ilaulbowline has great 1 speed, but at present five furlongs is j his distance. He was purchased as a yearling in Australia by the Awapuni .trainer, G. W. New, for whom, except for a few months when he was held on lease in Taranaki, he has done all his racing. HEADS TRAINERS’ LIST. | D. P. Wilson, of Dunedin, is having a very successful season, and is now at the head of the winning trainers’ list with twenty-one wins. Next come ,II and A. Cutts and A. Cook each with nineteen successes. Assemble, one of [Wilson’s team, who holds engagements at Riccarton, is an acceptor for Riverton, as is also Palermo, another entrant for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s fix- . ture. . IRTSH LANCER. I The imported hors. Irish Lancer is i •reported from Wingatui to be a certain j starter in the C.J.C. Great Easter. He •won the Jockey Club Handicap, one j nile. at Riccarton in November in lmin ■ 39sec. Carrying 7st. he scored bv a length and a half from Cricket Bat (Bst 131 b) with Ranelagh (7st 81b) half a length away. On January 3 Irish Lancer was sent out favourite for the Inver- ' ea'rgill Cup. one mile ayd a quarter, j but missed a place. Tn the Great Easter. Trish Lancer has Bst 41b. Cricket Bat ’ B c t 91b. and Ranelagh 7st, so that he has much the worst of the weights compared with his Jockey Club Handicap rivals. RACING FIXTURES: April 6. B—Whangarei R.C. April B—Otautau R.C. April 9 10—Westport J.C. April 15. 17—Beaumont and Tuapeka combined April 15—Hawke’s Bnv J C. April 15. 17 —Wairarana R.C April 15 .17—FeilfUng .Y April 15. 17 —Auckland R.C. April 15. 17. 18—Riverton R.C. I April 17 Waipukurau JC 1 April 17— Kumara RC. i April 17. 19—Canterbury J C. i April 10— Westland R.C j April 21 22 Greymouth .1 C. . ! April 22 Ha\vke*« Ray JC. 1 April 22. 24 Avondale J.C. April 26—Reefton J C. April 26—Marton J.C.