Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 14 June 1934, Page 12

Topics of the Turf

/Votes AND NEWS from everywhere

OiViiiXA i iUi\S tor the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting on July 10, 12 and 14 close at 8 p.m. tomorrow week. * * * * r Handicaps for the Ashburton County .Racing Club’s meeting are due on Monday. MELBOURNE CUP WEIGHTS. Weights for the Melbourne Cup and other important Australian spring handicaps must be declared not later than 10 a.m. on Monday week. In actual practice they are made available to the Press on the Sunday evening and will appear in the Australian morning papers on June 25. TIMOROUS SOLD. The four-year-old mare Timorous, bv Chief Ruler from Timid, has been sold by Mr W. Bennett to the Masterton trainer, B. Burgess, and she has left the stable of R. S. Bagby for that of her new owner. WASH-DYKE TRAINS, Excellent arrangements have been made by the Railway Department in connection with the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday. A special train, carrying passengers and horses, and stopping at most stations up to Ashburton, will leave Christchurch at 6.50 a.m. It is due at the racecourse at 10.33 a.m. The return special will leave Timaru at 5.45 p.m. and is due in Christchurch at 9.20 p.m. The 8.35 a.m. express train from Christchurch will stop at Washdyke. An early start with the programme will allow Christchurch passengers to see all the racing and return home by the express train. DISTINGUISHED RELATION? Trilogy, dam of Light Brocade, winner of the Oaks last Friday, is a sister to Trimdon and three-quarter sister to Foxhunter. Trimdon won the Ascot Gold Cup in both 1931 and 1932, while Foxhunter was successful in that coveted event last year. Light Brocade, herself, is a half-sister to Dorigen and Scarlet Tiger, two good gallopers. ON HOLIDAY TRIP. P. Jackson, the Hawera trainer who has been successful this season with Aga Khan and Diagano, left Auckland for Sydney by the Aorangi on Monday on a holiday trip. He may go on to Melbourne for the Grand National meeting at Flemington early next month. MUSKET SIRES AND DERBY. Carbine was represented in the blood of seven of the runners in the 1934 Derby. His sire Musket also came into the pedigree of three others of the field. Achtenan and Rathmore are by Achtoi, whose dam was by Martini Henry. Fleetfoot is by Buchan, whose dam was by Torpoint, son of Trenton. The “Carbine” seven were: The winner, Windsor Lad, whose great-great-granddam was by Carbine: Admiral Drake (since third in the French Derby), whose dam was by Spearmint, son of Carbine) : Pride of the Chilterns, On Top and Hornsey Rise, who are by Spion Kop, grandson of Carbine; Bondsman, who is by Sir Galahad 111., son of a mare by Spearmint; and Umidwar, who traces back to the Carbine Miss Gunning V. HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE Several of the acceptors for the Pareora Steeplechase at Washdyne on Saturday have had previous experience of this particular event. Peterette won it last year with 9.3, Slaunlathe 9.0 being unplaced. Two years ago. French Fleet with 11.1 was the winner. Lmtali 10.3 and Valves 13.6 were unplaced. On the corresponding date n 1931 there was no Pareora, but Umtaii won the Craigmore Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase. The fixture was a twodays meeting in 1930. and on the second day Valves 9.6 won the Waiut.i Steeplechase, French Fleet 11.3 being third and Barrington 9.6 was unplaced. In 1929, when it was again a two days’ meeting. Lord Ranald won the Gladstone Hack and Hunters Steeplechase on the first d?.v FIGURES FAVOUR DON TCSE, Don Jose has not raced since February. When he gained ffis last sue cess, which was over hurdles at Wingatue on December 27, he had 11.0, and was followed home by Fleeting Glance 9.5 and Rasouli 9.11. In the Pukaki Hurdle at Washdyke on Satuidav he meets Fleeting Glance 81b and Rasouli ISlb better than he did in December. CHIEF CLERK. Chief «Clerk, who claims an engagement in the Arapuni Handicap at Te Awamutu on Saturday, has net raced since the Whangarei meeting in April. He was then trained by P Scally at Ellerslie, but is now being prepared in the Thames district, and little is known regarding his condition. At his best Chief Clerk is capable of running out a smart six furlongs, and produced in the right order at the Wa.'pa meeting his prospects cannot be overlooked. HAS WON OVER DISTANCE Peter Paul, who is to contest the Woodstock Sta.kes. one mile and a quarter, at Te Awamutu on Saturday, has won over this distance at Gisborne. At the last Poverty Bay Hunt meeting he led from start to finish in the Hexton Handicap, beat ing Aiguille by a couple cf lengths, with Valsier third and Royal Bengal among the unplaced division. At the Poverty Bay Turf Club spring meeting last October he was third m a six-furlong event on the first cay. and occupied a similar position behind Merrv Damon and Gainsfid in the Makaraka Handicap, one mile the chief event, only about a length seoa* - - ating the trio. His best performances since then were a second and a th' r d at Wairoa.

ESTEEM'S ENGAGEMENT. Esteem is among those accepted lor in the Hack Hurdles at Te Awamutu on Saturda}-, and if taken north should have a say in the decision of that event. In his last four starts he has performed well. He was second to Invictus in the Club Hurdles at Marton, third in each of the liurcle rac**.at Egmont and won the Sandown Hack Hurdles at Rangitikei. Esteem is one of L. Knapp’s team at Awapuni. HYPERION WINS, C. Leader, who at the end of last season succeeded the Hon George Lambton as private trainer to Lord Derby, saddled up his first winner in his new post at Newmarket on May 3. This was no less an equine personage than Hyperion, who won the March Stakes, one mile and a quarter. Hyperion, 9.12, swerved near home, but won by a neck from the Solario four-year-old Angelico, 8.6, with H.II. Aga Khan’s Felicitation 9.6 third, three lengths away. SHOULD BE IN THE MONEY, Versant, if taken to Te Awamutu on Saturday, should be in the money again in whichever event he is started. At the recent Great Northern meeting he ran three good races, winning ovei seven furlongs and a mile. He has the solid impost of 9.13 in the Arapuni Handicap, seven furlongs, and 7.9 in the Woodstock Stakes, one mile and a quarter, but the latter distance is quite within his compass, for he won twice over that journey at the Avondale spring meeting. FINISHED ON WELL. Loombination finished on well up in the first division of the Jervois Handicap at the Great Northern meeting, and on the concluding day ran a good second to Versant in the Fitzroy Handicap. Loombination is due to make his next appearance in the Arapuni Handicap, seven furlongs, at the Waipa meeting on Saturday. This fixture is being held on his home course, Te. Awamutu, and at the last meeting there he was successful in the Ohaupo Hack Handicap, of similar distance. LIGHT-WEIGHT PROSPECT. On several occasions this season Solarium has registered good performances in hack company when carrying solid imposts. With 7.0 he is a possibility in the Woodstock Stakes at Waipa. When he won the Morningside Handicap, run over a mile, at Avondale last April he was staying on in good style at the finish, and the extra two furlongs should not seriously trouble him next Saturday. Solarium will be racing on his home course at Te Awamutu, and that also should be an advantage to him. LIKELY TO GET SUPPORT. Great Britain, who has been paid up for in the hurdle race at Waipa, has not previously contested a jumping event When raced on the fiat this hack showed a fair amount of pace, and was successful over six furlongs at the Matamata meeting last season, but has little to his credit since then. The fact that Great Britain is a half-brother to Cargen, and is by Little England, who has sired several promising jumpers, notably Tudor, w T ill ensure his being accorded a fair measure of support in his coming engagement. MAKEUP’S CLEVERNESS. A remarkable incident during the running of the Great Northern Steeplechase, is related by W. Rennie, the rider of Makeup. Going up the hill.. Rennie said, his mount suddenly took off at an impossible distance from the obstacle, and, just as he was wondering what would happen next the horse landed in front of the fence and then jumped over it like a stag. This *s only the second time in his long riding career that Rennie has known such a thing to occur in a jumping race. RACING FIXTURES. June 14, 16—Hawke's Bay J.C. June 16—South Canterbury J.C. June 16—Waipa R.C. June 21, 23—Napier Park R.C. June 23—Ashburton C.R.C. July 28—Manawntu R.C. June 30—Oamaru J.C. July 4—Dannevirke H.C. July 10. 12. l 4—Wellington R.C. July 21 —Hawke's Bay H.C. July 25—Kangitikei H.C. July 26—Waimate D.H.C. July 26, 28—Poverty Bay T.C. July 28—South Canterbury H C.

ON THE TRACKS.

Washdyke Candidates at Riccarton. At Riccarton this morning, the No 6 grass was available for fast work. It was inclined to be on the heavv side. Sibella and Two No Trumps did nicely to run six furlongs in lmin 17 4-ssec. Heather Glow got over five furlongs in lmin ssec. Ramo and Wild Sivy did the la«t six furlongs of a mile in lmin 22 l-ssec. Cleaner, Tout le Monde and Red Dance were associated for a mile in lmin 45 2-osec. Martian Chief, Hostile and -Top Rank galloped six furlongs in lmin 18 l-ssec. Rebel Chief and Maroha pleased by running six furlongs in lmin 17 4-ssec Great Star and Grand Review covered five furlongs in lmin J l-ssee. Verden and Final Shot ten a mile in lmin 43 3-ssec. Silver Sight, who was joined t>> Colossian at the five, went six furlongs in lmin 19 3-ssec. Half a mile in 51 l-ssec was run bv Davolo and Golden Dart. Grecian Prince ran five furlongs in lmin 3 3-ssec, Moonbeam join ng in for the last three. Thurina strode over a mile. Imperial Spear beat Doirm over six furlongs in lmin 18 l-ssec. Tea Garden and Punchestjwn occupied lmin 37sec over the last seven furlongs of a mile. Don Jose (G. Barr) itmped two hurdles nicely, but Silver Foil (W Pascoe) did not shape too well over four. Cannibal, tried over the ponv hurdles, threw his rider, H. Turner, over the first. Then tried in the ring, he again gave Turner a fall,