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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20456, 8 November 1934, Page 12

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for the Levin Racing "*■ Club's meeting on November 24 close at S p.m. to-morrow. General nominations for the Takapuna Jockey Club’s meeting at Ellerslie on November 24 and 26 also close to-morrow, but at 5 p.m. Nominations for the Feeding Jockey Club’s meeting on November 30 and December 1 close at 8 p.m. on Monday. * * * * It is probable that the next start of Sporting Blood will be at the special Royal meeting at Trentham on December 15. * * * * OAKS WINNER. By taking as oacemaker nearly 57 4-5 sec for the first half-mile. Mother Superior practically -reduced the Oaks to a mile contest, but that proved of no avail to her, as Variant disposed of her in very summary fashion when called upon. The success of Variant served to reintroduce P. V. Mason to the winning list, from which he had been absent since the death of Mr G. D. Greenwood over two years ago. lie has had few horses in his care, however, in the interim until recently. Variant is owned by Mr A. Louisson. and was trained last season by A. M’Aulay. At two \-ears she won twice, was four times second and third twice in eleven starts. She had her first start as a three-year-old when she ran unplaced in the J. F. Buchanan Memorial Handicap at Motukarara on October 27. She was eighth in the Stewards’ Handicap on Saturday. Variant has now won £llOO in' stakes. She could gd on improving. By Limond from Motley, she is fully related to Midinette and A 1 Jolson, and is a halfsister to Legatee. Motley is by Absurd from Pennon by Coriander from the Cicero mare Eulogy, dam of Homage. Commendation, Humbug, Eulalie. Praise and others. Praise also won the New Zealand Oaks. She was bred by Mr G. M. Currie and cost 275 guineas as a yearling. SHAW’S SUCCESS. J. S. Shaw, long prominent in trotting, came into galloping last winter. His first charge in his new department was Imperial Spear, and he quickly scored a win with that gelding. That first success was gained at Washdvke on June 16. In the f.ve months that Shaw has had a galloping team he has had eight wins, six seconds and four thirds, of an aggregate value of £1022 10s. A BROTHERLY RACE. Two families supplied the riders of the four starters in the Oaks yesterday. The four jockeys were A. E. and L. J. Ellis, B. H. and L. G. Morris. AVONDALE WINNERS. R. S. Bagby was the most successful trainer at the Avondale meeting, with three wins, scored by Gay Marigold (two) and Chromadyne. R. M’Tavish. also with three wins, was the most successful rider.. JOCKEY’S MISFORTUNE. To be injured during a race preliminary on a horse that was not engaged was the ill-fortune of Jockey H. Long at Avondale on Monday. King Rey was not a competitor, but was allowed to run along with the horses who were doing their preliminaries before the Grey Lynn Hurdle race.. He managed to dislodge Long, who dislocated a shoulder. OAKS RIDING RECORD. B. H. Morris has now ridden three winners of the New Zealand Oaks. R. Derrett holds the race record with seven wins, six of them in succession. L. H. Hewitt won the race four times, while F. E. Jones and M. M’Carten each had three wins. FIRST MINOR PLACING. Sibella has won two races, paying big dividends, but she had never gained a minor placing until she finished third in the Ashley Handicap yesterday. Once again her dividend was of nice size. THE DISTRIBUTION Prize money for the first three days ot the C.J.C. meeting has aggregated £<9oo. Of this, South Island pertormeis have accounted for £4855. while the North Island visitors have earned £2905, with £l4O to the Aucklander, 11. Rama, whose headquarters for some months have been at Riccarton. Again excluding Rama, the following centres have shared in the distribution:—Riccarton, £2895; Gisborne, £1495: Invercargill, £1015; Trentham. £480; Awapuni. £480; Washdyke, £305; Oamaru. £300: Hastings, £270: Blenheim, £140; Fordell. £100; Wingatui, £100; and Otaki, £BO.

SAME TIME TWICE. Sporting Blood ran the mile and a half of the Canterbury Cup in exactly the same time as he won the Derby in on Saturday, viz., 2min 33 2-ssec. A j-ear ago Nightly took 2min 36 3-ssec in the Canterbury Cup and 2min 40sec in the Derby. FOR AUSTRALIA. The trustees of the estate of th’e late Mr H. M. Reeves have sold the yearling colt by Philamor from Rapina (half-sister to Rapine) and he is booked for Australia. The price has not been disclosed, further than a statement that it was much higher than the ISO guineas paid for his brother, who realised that price at Trentham in January. This colt was secured for the Melbourne racing man, Mr E. A. Connolly, and it may turn out that the recent, purchase was also made on his account. If this proves to be correct, it may be taken as an indication that the colt bought in January, now a two-year-old, has shown special promise. * * * # Ilaut Monde has not been produced so far at the C.J.C. meeting owing to a jarred joint. SEAFOX’S FIRST IN SOUTH. Despite his poor effort in the Middleton Handicap on Monday, when he was never in the picture and waff not in the first nine home. Hunting Go was sent a 2-1 fancy in a field of 19 for the Ashley Handicap yesterda> r . Scratchmere Scar was a 1-2 favourite with Top Rank and Sea Fox preferred to the others. Trumpet Blast and Top Rank were the early pacemakers with Sea Fox, Quiet Soon, Maroha, Wee Musk and Ilaere Tonu favourably placed. 1 rumpet Blast began to drop out after passing the half mile. Quite Soon, Top Rank and Sea Fox led into the straight with Silver Step, Maroha and Ilaere Tonu handiest of the others. Sea Fox drew ahead at the distance and won well from Quite Soon and Sibella, who finished well. Top Rank, who was fourth, appeared to have every chance. Ilaere Tonu is evidently coming on. Silver Step looked dangerous turning into the straight but did not maintain the effort. Hunting Go, Scratchmere Scar, Maroha and Wonderful were next. Honest Maid and Tunneller forfeited any chance they possessed in the jump away. D. Cotton had his first win for a long time on Sea Fox but he has done little race-riding lately. He is now head man for J. S. Shaw. Mr Gordon Ilutter, owner of Sea Fox, is the well-known sporting broadcast announcer at Auckland. RELATED TO SEATOUX. Sea Fox last season in addition to running second on five occasions won the Marton Memorial Maiden race at Waverley on October 23 He is a four-year-old bay gelding by Hunting Song lrom Seasprite by Hallowmas (son of Martagon) from Sea Spray by Torpedo from Nymph by Ingomar from Wood Nymph by Musket from the Fisherman mare, Sylvia. Seatoun, twice winner of the A.R.C. Cornwall Handicap, is a half-brother. LIMARCH’S BABY BROTHER. Queen March has produced a colt fpal to Limond. The youngster is thus a brother to Limarch. Queen March, who is 14 years old, is by Lucullus from March by Marble Arch. Her other progeny are King March. Pateena and Gay Marigold. FRACAS COMES BACK. I* racas was a first-class two-year-old, but she proved difficult to train at three years, when she started only thrice. She was galloping well before the August meeting but in starts this season prior to yesterday, she had been disappointing. Sam Smith and Quietly were preferred to her in the betting on the Avon Handicap. Fair Weather Jed off from Sam Smith and Final Shot but Cherry Queen soon dashed past them and opened up a gap of 3 or 4 lengths. Her pursuers were headed at the half mile by Fair Weather, Quietly. Sam Smith and Fracas. This was the order into the straight. Sam Smith and Fracas came through at the distance and they fought out a keen finish in which Fracas got the upper hand over the last 50 yards and won by a neck. Fair Weather was a length away with Quietly, Cherry Queen and Emotion next. Fracas ran the seven lurlongs in lmin 25sec and having at last struck form she should do further good services for Sir Charles Clifford and the Cutts brothers. A. Russell, who was the most successful rider at the 1933 New Zealand Cup meeting, had his first success at this fixture on F racas.