Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20281, 16 April 1934, Page 10

Topics of the Turf

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ACCEPTANCES for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting .close at nine o’clock this evening.

Acceptances for the Nelson Jockey Club’s meeting close at eight o’clock this evening. * * * s}: Acceptances for the Amberley Racing Club’s meeting close at S p.m. Fri- _ day at the C.J.C. offices. * * Nominations for the Marlborough Racing Club’s meeting on April 27 and .. 2S close at nine o’clock this evening. * * * Nominations for the Great Northern Hurdle Race and Steeplechase, Corn- . wall, \ ork and King George Handicaps and Winter Steeplechase, to be run at the Auckland winter meeting on June 2, 4 and 6, close at 5 p.m. on Friday. * * * * Nominations for the Southland winter meeting on May 11 and 12 close at 5 p.m. on Friday. OMINOUS. Racing folk with uneasy consciences will no doubt n 4 ote that the annual July assembly of the Racing Conference will this year be held on Friday the thirteenth. DEBUTANTS. - Call Money, who is engaged in the Trial Plate at Waimate on Thursday, has done no racing. He is a four-year-old bay gelding by Paper Money from Zarisee, by Paladin from Mazabuka, by Chaucer. Two other newcomers in this event are Desirable and Janarose. Desirable is a two-year-old bay filly by Paper Money from Bahama Girl, while Janarose is a three-year-old bay filly by "ftosenor from a mare by Handsome Tack. BIG WEIGHT DIFFERENCE. ;When Kamal Pasha finished second to Some Shamble in the mile President’s Handicap at Oamaru on March 24, he was receiving 121 b. In the Waimate Cup, one mile and a quarter, on Thursday, Kamal Pasha has to concede Some Shamble 61b—a difference of 181 b in favour of Some Shamble. Since Oamaru, Kamal Pasha has raced five times at Riverton. Over a mile he won twice, ran fourth once, and was further back on the other occasion, while he was third over six furlongs. Some Shamble since Oamaru has run twiqe at Riccarton. With 9.4 in the Autumn Plate (hack), one mile and a quarter, he finished eighth, but on the second day he was a good second to Southdown in the mile Yaldhurst Handicap. Southdown had 161 b over the mimmum in the Yaldhurst. He has Idib above, the minimum in the Waimate Cup In the Oamaru race won by Some Shamble, Chrysology, who did not start was asked to concede Kamal Pasha 151 b. In the Waimate Cup -Kamal Pasha concedes him Gib. Harold Jones, a well-known Victorian JQCKey, recently returned to Melbourne after a very successful season in India. the one certain? winner Government taxation on the Grevmouth Jockey Club's autumn meeting £914 ls Bd. as follows tex iIU o , a V 42 ™ S 2d ' dividend tax £2O 8s M 10S ' amuse ™nt HR KEMBALL'S HORSES W W R M l£ on £ e £ the °"ly °ne of Mr y , Rem ball s trainers left in New tablTmn if tWe ! V ° horses in his at ?: yearlmgs - Some these buri fn tb ™ the Hemball colours in the Dominion next season. ON'CE A YEAR, Footwork, who is an acceptor for the Hack Handicap at Waimate w" T i ursd v 5 ' has a ver y unusual noTLA°v a five-year-old, he has not raced this season, but as a two, three and four-year-oid he had one unplaced start each season. At two years, his apearance was made in a Novice Stakes at Oamaru. At three years it was , ln , the Spring Stakes at Washdyke Hst season he ran in the Kerry! town Hack Handicap at Washdvke Black 8 by P ° laZel from Dr ibble, by All CHRISTENED. The Font, who finished third in the Newbury Spring Cup on Saturday, is an example of neat nomenclature. He is by Son and- Heir from Bookmuslin. VENTRAC FOR AUSTRALIA On his runaway victory in the Summer, .f.f andica P at Trentham and second to \ mtage in the Dunedin Cup it seemed a safe prophecy that Ventrac would be equal to winning a race or two this autumn, but he has been unlucky (states a southern writer) He lost the Riverton Cup to All Humbug by a nose, and the Easter Handicap, on the middle day, to Steeton by a head. That his trainer is still of the same mind as the handicappers is shown by the fact that C. Gieseler proposes to take him and possiblv Dismiss to Australia in the spring, with a view to running the former in the Melbourne Centenary Cup. That seems a tall order for the four-year-old son of Tractor, but he should be able to win his ex! penses of the trip, and Dismiss also has sufficient speed over short courses to justify his appearance at Flemington. ts NEW OWNERSHIP. Royal Sceptre, who was trained by S. Barr for Mr H. Archer, changed Owners during his West Coast trip, and will in future be trained at Omoto for Mr C. L. Kettle, honorary treasurer of the Greymouth Jockey Club.

The stake for the Wanganui Steeplechase this year will be £3OO, as compared with £2OO last year.

Argentic will not race again this season and has begun a good spell. In his place, C. M’Carthy has taken up Monastic. CORRECT DISTANCE. The distance of the principal event at the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting on Saturday next is one mile and a quarter, and not a mile and a half, as appeared in the programme published in the Official Calendar. COURT CASE RECALLED. According to a report from England, Largition, the racehorse who formed the subject of an action in the King’s Bench division in January, has been sold, and has left Newmarket for India. At the Court proceedings Largition’s then owner (Sir Alfred Btitt) was awarded damages for injuries received by the horse as a result of a collision with a motor horsebox after he had competed in a race at Goodwood last year. During the hearing of the action Sir Alfred Butt said that Largition had been rendered practically useless and that he was prepared to take £IOO for him. Largition is a four-year-old colt by Ethnarch from Douceur, and last season he won the Salford Borough Handicap at Manchester and the Waterbeach Handicap at Newmarket. BACKED AT EVERY START. Waukoo, a four-year-old steeplechaser, accomplished practically everything asked of him as a jumper in the closing months of the National Hunt season in England. Many people consider that he will be regarded as the possible winner of a Grand National Steeplechase later in his career. After Waukoo’s victory in the New Century Steeplechase at Hurst Park in February—it was his first attempt in a race over fences—an interesting story was told of the horse. His dam, Battered and Tattered, was on her way to a stud farm. Balreask, Nevan, when she foaled Waukoo by the roadside. As the mare was passing the Meenagh Bog, a man who lived there approached, and. after having inspected the foal, said. “ lie will win good races, and I shall have a shilling on him every time he runs.” Waukoo won a flat race in Ireland at his first start. He also won at his first essay over hurdles at Lingfield last November. Now he has won the first steeplechase in which he has competed. The prophecy of the man at Meenagh Bog spread far and wide, and people in North Meath, where Waukoo’s breeder, Mr Hugh Brophy, hails from, have found it profitable to follow his example and back the horse at every start. MAY DO WELL. High Grader’s next appearance will be in hurdle events, probably at the Wanganui meeting. High Grader last winter made a somewhat sensational debut as a hurdler, winning at the outset and giving bold displays of jumping. For a green horse, however, the hurdles at the Pakuranga Hunt Club meeting proved too severe a test and he fell heavily, the result being that he was out of work for several months. With the experience gained, High Grader should be a better jumper this season, and he has also shown more solidity on the flat. LUCKY ESCAPE. Prior to the start *of the Juvenile Handicap at Hastings, the Chief Ruler filly Talari deliberately turned her back to Starter W. Price and lashed out with both hind legs. Fortunately for Price his stand was several feet above ground level and in addition he was standing well back, but even these advantages did not prevent Talari from connecting with one of Price’s ankles, inflicting a nasty bruise. FORM PROMPTS BUYERS. Two North Island hacks that have recently been well in the public eye, Round Table and Rebel Song, have been the subjects of several inquiries by buyers, but so far no business is reported. DAY COMET WINNER. Our Comet, who won the £4OO Khartoum Hurdle Race at Caulfield (Melbourne) on Saturday, is owned by A. Rhodes, formerly of Takanini, who leased him to D. J. Price. Rhodes has gone to Melbourne and will take over Our Comet when the lease expires. Our Comet is a six-year-old gelding bv Day Comet from Lady Ilill, by Bezonian. WIN FOR A. E. ELLTS A. E. Ellis, who had the ill-luck to oe on the runner-up in both the Australian Cup and the Doncaster Handicap r°d e Ins fi rst winner in Australia atr Canterbury Park (Sydney) on Saturday. This was gained on Colenso. who won the first division of the Maiden Welter by a head. Dissatisfaction at the "weight which fN,Ir Ce ? ed !i S given for Guarante 6 declining his Waimate enR hl e a ll ! s re P° r ted that he, as well as Repudiation and Trivet, will be missing from the South Canterbury meeting for the same reason. RACING fixtures April 3 9—Waimate R.C. pr -i l ,J ’ 21 —Whangarei R.C. April 21—Marton J.C. April 21—South Canterbury J.C April 21, 23—Nelson J.C. April 27, 28—Paliiatua R.C. ■^ pr ?j 27, 28—Marlborough R.C. April 28—Amberley R.C May 2, 3—Egmont R.C. May 10, 12—Wanganui J.C. May 19—Ashburton C.R.C. May 19—Rangitikei R.C. May 19. 21—T e Kuiti R.C. May 26—South Canterbury J.C.