Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 955, 27 December 1933, Page 10

Topics of the Turf

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for the Grevmouth Jockey Club’s meeting are due at noon on Friday. Acceptances for the Southland Racing Club’s meeting will close on Saturday night. * * * * The Auckland Racing Club’s meeting will be the only attraction to-mor-row, when the King's Plate, weight-for-age, one mile, and the Summer Cup, one mile and a quarter, will be the principal attractions. * Sje * sf: The Manawatu Racing Club will have monopoly of the galloping sport on Friday, and there will a rest in all parts of the Dominion on Saturday. RICCARTOX S LADY TRAINER. The success which has attended the horses in Mrs J. Campbell’s stable has been a feature of the present season, so far as it has gone. Thurina made a good start by capturing the Grand National Steeplechase, and when he went out for a spell the team of flat racers engaged attention. Gaysome, intage and Final Shot have all raced consistently. They were taken south for the holidavs and each of them was a winner at the Dunedin meeting yesterday, with excellent prospects of earning a lot more money before they return home. It is probable that Mrs Campbell will be at the head of the winning trainers’ list before the end of the holiday campaign. Lady Zephyr had her first win in the Trial Stakes at the Dunedin meeting, but there are more to follow, as she is a good galloper. She is a halfsister to Minerval, and she may stay just as well as the Auckland Cup winner. * * * * High Rank was always well placed in the Tararua Hack Handicap at Awapuni, and she stayed on well to get third. She may improve into a good winner later on. WELL DESERVED. C. E. Eastwood had a welcome turn of luck yesterday, when he won the Auckland Cup on Minerval. lie was off the scene for a long time, following on a serious accident', but he has been riding well this season and as he is a handy weight he looks like coming into favour again. He deserves his good fortune, as he has kept smiling through a long spell of black clouds, ={c * ijs Riccarton horses won six races on the first day of the Dunedin meeting yesterday, besides securing ten minor placings. * * * * South Island form was again well advertised at Auckland yesterday, when Minerval and Silver Streak won the Cup and Railway double. .** * * \ ariant started her winning career at Auckland yesterday. The Limond— Motley filly- would have picked up a stake before this with average luck, but she had to be spelled early in the season owing to a cold. RASV FOR MTXERVAL. The Auckland Cup appears to have been a very easy affair for Minerval, who took the lead after going a mile and was not afterwards troubled. The form was a vast improvement on anything he had previously shown this season, though earlier in his career he showed promise of winning a good race. A little over a year ago he ran second to Fast Passage in the New Zealand Cup, but after that meeting he had to be spelled. His preparation for this year’s New Zealand Cup was not so searching as he received in the previous season and it included only two races. During the last few weeks he showed signs of leg trouble, but eventually he got over it. Just before he left for Auckland he ran third in the Hororata Cup, finishing on strongly, and apparently that race left him at his best for Ellerslie. Minerval was bred by Mr E. Gates, whose colours he carries, being by Arrowsmith from Lady Minerva, by Martian from Lady Lillian, by Phaethon from Lady Zetland. It is a great old Canterbury family, which has produced some fine stayers. Lady Zetland won the New Zealand Cup and the Great Autumn Handicap, the latter event being captured also by Lady Lillian. The family also earned fame through Lady Lillian’s first foal. Lady Victoria, who was the dam ol the New Zealand Cup winner, Royal Star. F. Holmes, the trainer of Minerval. did not accompany his charge to Auckland. He was driving yesterday at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting, where he received many congratulations on the Auckland Cup result when the result came through to him by telephone. ❖ * * * Rocket was made favourite for the Auckland Cup, but he appears to have run much below expectations. * * * * Nightly was responsible for a good race when he ran a close fourth in the Auckland Cup. He will be in the money again soon, as there is no doubt that e can stay.

Mr E. W. Cardale, of Wellington, who was stipendiary steward for the Christmas and New Year meetings on the j West Coast last year, is again officiat- ; ing in that capacity on the circuit. •J* -5W. Shand, who rede a winning treble at Hokitika pesterday, is apprenticed to W. Hawthorne at Trentham. UNLUCKY. In eighteen starts last season Rothen failed to win, but ran eight seconds and ! two thirds. His first start this season : was in the Rimu Hack Handicap, at j Hokitika on Tuesday. Once more he j finished second. He was in A. PL j Wormald's Riccarton team for the I greater part of last season, but is now trained by V. Lee at Omoto for Mrs M. Mills. * * * * Arrowmid, Animated and Verdun, winners at Hokitika yesterday, were all successful on the opening day of the same fixture last year. MISSED FORTUNE. H. Nurse is very hopeful of being able to save Charmione, who broke a shoulder in a fall on the Omoto track on Tuesday morning, for the stud. The loss of the filly’s racing services is unfortunate, as Nurse regarded her as decidedly promising. The accident looked to be a bad omen for the stable in the holiday racing, but two of its representatives, Knockfin and Rational 11., won yesterday at Hokitika and Wingatui respectively. Rational 11. . just beat Fleeting Glance in the Dunedin Hurdle Race. Both are owned at Greymouth, and their respective owners, Mr P. Thorpy and Mr A. Beban, are close friends. Mr Thorpy made the trip to Dunedin to see Rational 11. race, but Mr Beban was at Hokitika. * * * * Ilazoor was not well handled in the high-weight event at Awapuni, where he was beaten into second place. He will make ample amends before long. * * ❖ * Diagano, winner of the Maiden Plate at Awapuni, is a half-brother to Aga Khan and may be on the way to better deeds. RTDIIXG WELL. On the West Coast circuit a year ago M. Kirwan rode fourteen winners. His six mounts yesterday produced three wdns, two second and a third. He rode an excellent race on Buoyant to win the Westland Cup. Not many thirteen-year-old geldings prove equal to winning four races in twelve months, but Buoyant simply refuses to be his age and is in great order. sfc * * * The Riccarton two-year-old. Silly Owl, ran a solid race when she finished second in the Nursery Handicap at Awapuni. She came home very fast and her winning turn may not be far off. He * * In winning the Manawatu Cup, Tiger Gain amply confirmed his Feilding form. He and Grand Jury had complete charge of affairs all the way and, after Grand Jury had momentarily raced ahead of him at the distance, he drew on his store of reserve and quickly recaptured the lead, going on to win decisively by half a length. Three lengths away Plateau got up to beat Aga Khan for third place by a neck. Fairway and Arikira were running, on next, ahead of Palm Queen and the tiring Baroscope. r.ACixr; fixtfres. December 28, January 1, 2—Auckland R.C. December 29 Manawatu R.C. January I—Waikouaiti R.C. January I—Wyndham R.C. January I —Walau R.C. January 1. 2—Greymouth J.C. January 1. 2—Hawke’s Bay J.C. January 1. 2—Stratford R.u. January 1, 2—Marton J.C. January 1. 2—Wairarapa J.C. January 2—Oamaru J.C. January 2, 3-—Southland R.C. January 6. B—Reefton8 —Reefton J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. December 29, 30—Auckland T.C. December 29—Winton Trotting Club. January I—Wyndham R.C. January I—Waiau1 —Waiau R.C. January I—Waikouaiti R.C. January 1, 2—Canterbury Park T.C. January 1. 2—Greymouth J.C. January 2—Oamaru J.C. January 2. 3—Southland R.C. January 3—Westland T.C. January 4, s—Greymouth T.C. January 6. B—Reefton J.C. January 9—Reefton T.C. January 13—Wellington T.C. ASHBURTON TROTS. Details of Concluding Events. WINSLOW HANDICAP Of 175 sovs. Unhoppled trotters; class 3.40. One mile and a half. 2- —RUIN. Mr J. P. M’Kendry’s b g, by Wrack—Paradox, 6yrs, 24yds (D. M’Kendry) “. . . 1 4- —RACLATM, Durbar Lodge, Ltd.’s b m, by Wrack—Trix Pointer. syrs, 12yds (J. Behrns) .. 2 1- —GERMAXICUS, Mr J. F. Al’Kendry’s b g by Drusus—Harold Dillon mare, syrs, scr (G. M'Kendry) 3 10-10 Don Giovanni scr, 13-14 Great Harvester scr, 5-4 Enigma scr, 9-11 Radley scr, 7-8 Norman Fox scr, 13-13 Nelson Prince 12yds, 3-3 Gyrate 12yds, S-7 Silk Coat 12yds, 6-5 Resound 12yds. 11-9 Honeymoon 36yds. 12-12 Scuttle 36yds. and .15-15 El Merit 60yds also started. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, Of 175 sovs. Class 3.25. One mile and a half. 7-6—WARPAINT, Mr G. S. Walton’s b m, by Man o’ War—May Tracy, 6yrs, 12yds (R. Young) ] 5- —WRECKER. Mr G. J. Barton’s ch g, by Wrack—Harold Dillon mare, syrs, 24yds (J. Fraser) . . 2 3- —GAY GORDON, Air D. M. Ellery’s b g. by Oinako—M’Kinney Mine, aged, 36yds (J. Bell, jun.) 3 2-4 Worthy King scr, 10-10 Reporter scr, 9-2 Bracken 3 2yds bhd, coupled with Ciro 24yds bhd, 13-13 "Wild Guy 12yds, 6- Arabond 24yds, 12-12 Black Lion 24 yds, 4-5 Manoeuvre 24yds, 5-7 George Rey 36yds, 7-11 Gun Fire 36yds and 1-3 Craganour 36yds also started. BOXING DAY HANDICAP, Of 200 sovs. Class 3.20. One mile and a half. 2- —AYRMONT CHIMES, Air J. Bryce’s br h by Four Chimes— Harold Rothsc.hilcl mare, aged, scr (J. Bryce, jun.) 1 5-S—JOHN NOBLE, Alessrs Hay and Hornbrook's b g, by John Dillon —Kiltess, aged, scr (W. J. Ryan) 2 1-I—SILVER DE ORO. Air G. Stanley’s ch m. by Rey de Oro—Arolly Pointer. syrs, 12yds (G. M’Kendry) 3 10-10 Tactless scr, 8-6 Great Logan scr, 6-7 Arethusa scr. !)-S Brent Zoloc-k scr, 3-2 ATuriel de Oro 12yds bhd, 6-9 Regal Voyage 12yds and 4-3 Lindbergh 4Syds also started.