Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 10

Topics of the Turf

/Votes and news from everywhere

for the Banks Peninsula meeting will close at 6 p.m. to-day. .** * * Nominations for the Waimate Racing Club's meeting on Thursday, March 15, close at 8 o’clock this evening. . * * * .« Nominations for the autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club close with the secretary. Miss D. Bray, Woodward Street, Wellington, at 8 p.m. on Monday. At the same time forfeits are due in connection with the North Island Challenge Stakes and New Zealand St Leger Stakes. GAY BLONDE GOES WELL, At Takanini on Tuesdaj r , Gay Blonde was just in front of Gay Sheila when half a mile had been run on the middle grass in 49 4-ssec. Gay Blonde went particularly well. P. E. Pope has broken in and is exercising the colt brother to these fillies. JOCKEYS’ PREMIERSHIP. K- Voltre and L. J. Ellis each rode a winner at Woodville yesterday, leaving the position as it was. A. H. Eastwood had another win at Gore. With 33 successes, he is 12 behind Voitre and 6 behind L. J. Ellis. W. Broughton has ridden 35 winners and P. Atkins 33. OVER HURDLES AGAIN. Callamart, the winner of the last Great Northern Steeplechase, has had his attention confined mostly to big country since last winter. His last start in a hurdle race was in the Great Northern, but subsequent to that he won two steeplechases at Ellerslie and was placed in another two at the Grand National meeting. He was raced on the flat at the Marton summer meeting at New Year, winning a ladies’ bracelet, and this was his first outing for a long time. He is engaged in the hurdle race on the first day of the Te Aroha meeting, but there are a number of more seasoned horses than he in. the. event and they should keep him busy if he is started. GOLDEN HAIR. Golden Hair will make her next appearance in the North Island Challenge Stakes at Trentham next month, bhe sprinted three furlongs at Hawera on Monday in 36£sec. It is intended that she shall pay another visit to Austraha in the spring, when she will probably be accompanied by Round Table. 'r L A K " app left Pal merston North for le Arona yesterday with Riotous and Callamart. * * * * Guarantee has had a change of quarofrn p H^-i has Rol \ e r into the stable ot D. P. Wilson at Mosgiel. WIND AFFECTED. O. Cox of Hawera, has returned Hilary to his breeder, Mr G. F. Moore the gelding having developed wind infirmity. Hilary as a two-year-old was trained at Riccarton by F. D. Jones. Aga Khan at Hawera yesterday beat Gibraltar over a mile in lmin 43sec. Rollovant and Oriel shaped well over half a mile in 51 l-ssec Taitcru went in fine style over six furlongs in lmin 16£sec. GORE’S GOOD RESULT In view of the slump in totalisator turnovers this month, the Gore Racing Club is to be specially congratulated on the result of its two days’ meeting which concluded yesterday. The totalisator showed an aggregate increase of £2930 compared with last year. Win and place betting was in operation on each occasion. Woodville who replaced win and place with the single pool, was down £136 on the two days. Waaipu Racing Club did iqoo l^ 6 year ’ but compared with lv-52 they had an increase of £241 The single pool operated each time. T. PINE SUSPENDED At Woodville, yesterday, an inquiry was held into interference with Ladv Nan and other horses in the Telegraph Handicap. It was decided that J. Pine, rider of the winner, Aston, was to blame and he was suspended for a month. J. FRYER’S TEAM, J. Fryer has taken charge of the Royal Divorce—Ribbonwork gelding Silk Sox, who was formerly trained at New Plymouth. A member of his team showing promise is Pay Up, a full relative to Make Up. DOUBLY ENGAGED. At Hawera yesterday, Chief Line surprised by beating Diagano over five furlongs in lmin 2 2-ssec’ He will start in his flat engagement at Te Aroha in preference to the hurdle race. PALADIN YOUNGSTERS. ' Mr A. D. Potter, owner of Kiltowvn, has acquired from Mr L. W. Nelson, of Whangarei, a couple of yearling colts by Paladin. One is a chestnut from Capable, dam of Maori Boy, and the other a brown from the imported mare Black Eyed Sue. The youngsters will He sent, to Ellerslie. -* 7

Carfex is a good horse when at his best, and his form recently has been most encouraging. At the Egmont meeting this month he finished third in the Cup, while in the Tcmks Stakes on the second day he was second. He then went on to the Taranaki meeting and annexed the Cup in good style. Carfex is reported to have done well since then, and he is sure to run a good race if started in the Ilerries Memorial Cup at Te Aroha. * * * ❖ P. M’Grath has erected some brush fences in one of his paddocks, and Bell Hill was schooled over them yesterday, giving a great exhibition of jumping. He shapes as if he may make a useful steeplechaser in the winter and as a preliminary he is being got ready for the brush steeplechases at the Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting. * * * # The three-year-old Versant, who paid a sensational dividend in the spring, is again in work at Ellerslie after a spell necessitated by his going amiss. GRAND JURY. Grand Jury has raced most consistently during the last few months, and he should be one of the fittest horses to go to the post for the Herries Memorial Cup. At the Manawatu summer meeting at Christmas time he was second in the Cup, one mile and a half, and occupied a similar position in the Liverpool Handicap, nine furlongs. Going on to Stratford, he won the Cup, one mile and a quarter, and the Malone Memorial Handicap, nine furlongs. His next start was at Trentham, where he accounted for the Wellington Cup, one mile and a half, and also the Wellington Racing Club Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, carrying Bst 21b in the last-named instance. He has Bst 101 b to-morrow, and, providing he can handle the right-handed going, he should be one of the hardest to dispose of. TE AROHA RIDERS. Riding engagements announced for the first day of the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s meeting to-morrow include:—H. N. Wiggins, Trishna, ICurapae, L’Allegro, Namakia, Whakapara, Solomon; R. W. M’Tavish, Bellkyrian; S. Tremain, Maungatoon, British Columbia, Gay Athlone, Tin Lap, Valueless, Mungacre: H. Goldfinch, Master Brierly, Imamint; J. H. M’Rae, Wee Pat; K. Voitre. Cour-tlnven. Carfex; D. J. Burgess, Unoco; A G. Parsons, Union; £. J. Cammick, Supreme Ruler; E. Manson, Baroscope: C. Thomson, Riotous; A. M’Donald, Oallamart; C. Walters, The Hiker; G. Duncan. Taitoru; I. Tucker, Stanchion T Frver’s horses, Gibraltar, Rollcvant, Oriel and Chief Line, will be ridden by Q. Duncan and R. Feasey. WON LAST YEAR.

Cruachan, who is top-weight with lOst 91b in the Ruakaka Hurdles at Te Aroha to-morrow, won this event twelve months ago w r ith a similar impost. He has not done much racing over hurdles recently, but his form on the flat has been consistent, for he has been placed on three occasions in highweight events since the beginning of the year. Cruachan is a proficient jumper, and as he is a very fit horse at present he should show up at Te Aroha, especially if the ground happens to be on the soft side.