Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20278, 12 April 1934, Page 12

Topics of the Turf

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ACCEPTANCES for the Waimate " ri ‘ Racing Club's meeting close at S p.m. to-morrow. * * * * Acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting close at 9 p.m. on Monday. * -fi * * Hastings reports indicate that Manuiri will be tried as a steeplechaser during the coming jumping season. TO CORRESPONDENT:— “ Wager.”—The Victorian jockey, Robert Lewis was born in November, IS7S. ELLIS FIVE AHEAD. Three wins at Reefton to L. J. Ellis yesterday made his total 68, while a winning double at Avondale for Voitre brought his total to 63. Voitre was much in the limelight yesterday, as he also rode two seconds and two third*. AVONDALE’S GOOD MEETING. Avondale Jockey Club had a good meeting. The totalisator aggregate for the two days was £45,529, an increase of £5825. At the Reefton Jockey Club, the machine put through £4833 10s, a .decrease of £896 compared with last year. * * * * As Cafety Zone is still growing, F. D. Jones has decided not to persevere this season with this two-year-old gelded son of British Empire and Zaragoza. FIVE POUND ALLOWANCE. F. D. Jones has decided that H. MacKinnon shall ride Shatter in the Waimate Cup. This will mean that Shatter will have the benefit of a 51b allowance, reducing liis weight to Sst 91b. M. Kirwan will have the mount on Imperial Spear at Waimate. # * # * Riccarton performers who have begun holidavs include Cricket Bat, Gaysome and' The Masquerader. Silver Ring is another who ha? ended hii racing for the season. SHATTER GOES WELL, There were plenty of horses exercising at Riccarton this morning, but very little fast galloping was indulged in. The No. 6 grass was available for efforts against the watch. Shatter was assisted over the last half-mile by Imperial Spear in a six furlong gallop. Both went well. Shatter registering lmin 13 4-ssec. They finished together, the last half-mile being run in 49 4-ssec. Cleaner and Red Dance ran six furlongs in lmin 20 4-srec. Star Raider and Hostile covered half a mile in 50 4-ssec. Fleeting Glance and Imperial Spear got to the end of six furlongs in lmin 20sec, the last five in lmin 5 2-ssec. Sibella and Two No Trumps ran five furlongs in lmin 3 4-ssec. SILVER SCORN. The betting move in favour of Silver Scorn for the Sydney Cup was the most pronounced of any during the autumn campaign in either Sydney or Melbourne, says the Melbourne writer “ Cardigan,” who attended the A.J.C. meeting. He adds that the connections 6f the mare thought that she was- a certainty and backed her “ without thought of settling.” This ought to please the thousand, or more, people who made the savagely hostile demonstration after Silver Scorn had won at "Warwick Farm last month. Part of the description in the Sydney “ Sun ” of that incident read:— “ The crowd in the Leger started the ball rolling. And immediately after 1000 people who had draped themselves on the fence dividing the paddock from the official stand gave vent to their feelings. “The call of * Robbers ’ predominated. Hundreds joined in a chorus of ‘ Rub ’em out.’ “There were cat-calls, there was hissing; there was everything possible to which an aggravated crowd could give vent. "It was the most hositle demonstration at Warwick Farm since the A.J.C. took over the course some years ago.” MR E. J. WATT. Mr E. J. Watt, who was recently elected to the committee of the Australian Jockey Club, the ruling body of racing in New South Wales, has horses in training in Sydney in the stables of G. P. Nailon, D. Lewis and G. Price. He has other horses in training in Brisbane and at Molong (New South Wales), while J. H. Jefferd (New Zealand) has charge of Bay Tree. Some years ago he had no fewer than eight trainers preparing horses for him. At Randwick on Easter Saturday, Dromos, owned by Mr Watt, finished second to High, and a protest was lodged on behalf of Drcmos. As soon as he heard of it, Mr Watt ordered the withdrawal of the objection.

When Golden Hair goes to Australia for the spring racing there, she will probably be accompanied by Round Table. Mr Eliot Davis, of Auckland, partowner of Limarch, was present at Randwick when that Limond colt won the A.J.C. St Leger. POSEIDON’S OWNER. Sir Hugh Denison, managing director of Associated Newspapers, Ltd., of Sydney, is leaving on a trip abroad this me nth. He will travel to Eiigland via New Zealand, and may visit the Elderslie stud at Oamaru to have a look at his yearling colt there. This colt is a brother to Sir John. Sir Hugh owned the famous Poseidon, the only horse to win both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. While other pennames are used by the racing staff, there is always a “ Poseidon ” on the Sydney “ Sun,” one of the journals belonging to Associated Newspapers. HAUL FOR THE RING. It is estimated that the success of Broad Arrow in the Sydney Cup was worth about £50,000 to the bookmakers. Operators on the course did not have nearly such a good race as the ante-post bookmakers. Most of the layers of doubles escaped having to pay out over the Doncaster and Sydney Cup. One well-known firm of Sydney bookmakers which annually has a £20J)00 double on the two Randwick events hardly laid anything against the winning combination. Had Peter. Jackson, Heroic Prince or Limarch won the Cup there would have been a different story to tell. It is estimated, for instance, that Chatham and Peter Jackson were coupled for nearly £75,000 with four of the leading operators alone. * * * * Inquiries were made recently with a view to the purchase of Heather Glow. If the deal is completed the Day Comet gelding may find his way to South Canterbury, to be tried out later as a jumper. FOR NELSON. The Nelson nominations, though unusually large, do not contain many Trentham names. Flower and Purse, from H. Pritchard's stable, Palace and Lovecourt, from D. M’Cauley’s stable, Bay Area, from A. Goodman’s stable, and Colossical, from D. A. Findlay’s stable, are likely to undertake the trip, and they will then go on to the Marlborough meeting, which promires to have much more successful fields than in February. Two other Trentham horses in Lackston and Sir Pombal, at present on the West Coast, have also been entered for Nelson. WON TWICE. Puss Moth, cn whom K. Voitre won each day at Avondale, received an injury while running in the paddock prior to the last Franklin meeting, and in consequence could not start. He was produced in the Huia Handicap, six furlongs, at the Auckland autumn meeting and was prominent till the straight, where he tired and finished last. When paraded at Avondale on Saturday he looked well, and, jumping away smartly, was one of the early leaders, but then dropped back. However, he was not far away at the turn, and over the last bit came through on the rails to get the verdict by a neck from Hampton Park. It was thought previously that Puss Moth was at his best in soft going, but by his performance cn Saturday he can handle any going, and he should be a good prospect from now on, for he can muster up a great turn of speed when at his best. TEA GARDEN FAILS. At the rear of the field ‘ for the greater part of the journey, Imasurvey came with a great burst of speed over the concluding stages to win the Highweight Handicap at Reefton yesterday from Tentcall by half a length in a good finish. Coll, who also came from the back, was third, a similar distance back. Animated was the pacemaker to the straight entrance, where Gold Sand took charge, but stopped badly in the run home and finished fourth. Tea Garden was favourite, but ran poorly. QUITE FAR ENOUGH. Scoring her first success since being purchased by the English sportsman, Major Peter Kerr-Smiley, Expectancy paid a solid double-figure price in winning the Chevalier Handicap at Avondale last Saturday. Once again the vigour with which H. Wiggins rides his finishes proved the turning point, for Expectancy, who sloes not stick too well, only just hung on to beat Coronis by a head. “ It was quite far enough,” commented her rider after the race. LAST OF THE BREED. Bon Aryan, who has occasionally run prominently in steeplechase events during the past few seasons, is among the Marten entries. He was handed over to J. M. Cameron on Easter Monday at Waipukurau for his future training. Bon. Aryan must be just about the last of the Boniforms in commission. RELATED TO ADMIRAL DRAKE. Round Score, engaged in the Novice Stakes at Marton, runs in the same interests as Arrow Lad, being owned by Air E. W. Collins, but although now four years old he has made only two widely-separated appearances yet. He is a relative to Admiral Drake, being a brown gelding by Greyspear from the Auckland Cup winner’s half-sister Duck’s Egg, and he cost Air Collins 140 guineas as a yearling. WON A DOUBLE. After winning the Irving Memorial Handicap at Reefton yesterday, Little Doubt was saddles up again for the Farewell Handicap and he scored again. White Doe was favourite for the Farewell, with Little Doubt third choice. White Doe was the pacemaker from Zetes, Bettwj’scoed, Drumfire and Little Doubt to the far turn, where Little Doubt made a forward move and was just in behind White Doe at the straight entrance. Little Doubt gradually wore down the favourite to win by half a length, Zetes being a similar distance further back Little Doubt was third choice with White Doe favourite. Little Doubt is now owned by the Blenheim trainer T. R. George.

NEWCOAIERS. Multi-Ace, a new name among the maiden horses at Marton, is a three-year-old black gelding by The Ace from a Multifid mare bred in the Opotiki district, and he is now owned by Messrs G. A. Vincent and W. D. Moroney, the partnership that races \ ertigern. Another unknown quantity among the Marton novices is King’s Lancer, who is a three-year-old bay gelding by Greyspear from the Martian —Lady Kinloch mare Regal Star. He was bred and is owned bv Mr W. 11. Gaisford. PADDON IN WORK. The hurdle racer Paddon is in regular work again at Avondale under the supervision of his owner, who has the chestnut gelding in the right order to undergo a further preparation. The Archiestown gelding has been entered for flat events at the Whangarei meeting, and if started at that fixture the racing should benefit him for later engagements. Paddon was a first-rate hurdle racer, but as he is now in his eleventh year there is a doubt whether he will be capable of reproducing the form that he displayed a few seasons ago. MODERN TRANSPORT. Last Saturday H. Dulieu worked his team at New Plymouth, took a plane to leaving Bell Block aerodrome at 8.15. and arriving at Mangere at ten o’clQck. A couple of hours later he rode Courthaven to victory in the High-weight Handicap. At 4 p.m. he was on his way back to New Plyinouth, and was home for tea. FOR MELBOURNE. Waikato reports state that if present intentions are adhered to Royal Visitor and the rising two-year-old Tea Tray—Kilcalm colt Teak, in A. P. Brady’s team at Te Rapa, will be taken across to Melbourne for the spring racing there. Teak, who is a well set up youngster, was purchased at the Trentham sales in January by Mr C. Dawson, of Auckland, for 140 guineas. Royal Visitor has previously been entered for events in Melbourne, but has not made the trip, unsoundness interfering with his career last season. RACING FIXTURES. April 19—Waimate R.C. April 19, 21 —Whangarei R.C. April 21—Marton J.C. April 21—South Canterbury J.C. April 21. 23—Nelson J.C. April 27, 28—Pahiatua R.C. April 27, 2S—Marlborough R.C. April 28—ATnberlev R.C. May 2, 3—Egmont R.C. May 10, 12—Wanganui J.C. May 11. 12—Southland R.C. May 19—Ashburton C.R.C. May 19—Rangitiket R.C. May 19. 21—To Kuiti R.C. May 26—South Canterbury J.C.