Topics of the Turf

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20480, 5 December 1934, Page 11

Topics of the Turf

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NOMINATIONS for the \Vestland Racing Club's meeting on December 26 and 29 close at 8.30 this evening. at t a: a: Nominations for the‘Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting on. December 26 and 27 close at 5 pm. on Friday. as as a n _ “'eights for the Hororata meeting are due tomorrow and acceptances close at 8 p.rn. on Monday. x ‘ ‘ ‘ Nominations for the Wyndham Racing Club’s meeting on January 1 close at 5 pm. on Saturday. . t a e o Aceept‘ances for the Wellington Racing Club‘s meeting close at 8 pm. on Friday. IN GREAT HEART. Gay Marigold is working in great heart at Ellerslie. Her half-mile on the tan. in 50 15sec was the feature 0f the work at Ellerslie on Saturday. Vtt t * Now that-racing tracks have attained summer hardness, Lord Val will be given a holiday. ' , i Q I i The Waipa Racing Club has decided to continue with the win and place system for its meeting on December 15 ILIAD COLT FOR SYDNEY. E It i. reported that the Iliad two-yea:-old colt Plato, owned by. Mr T. H. Lowry, may shortly be sent to Sydney to be trained 'by George Price. GOLD ERAIL PLEASES. Advices from Hastings are to the efieet that Gold Trail continues to please in her preparation for the Auckland Cup.‘ She is stated to be finishing on‘ in her work much more strongly than she was doing before the New Zealand Cup. VOITRE RETURNS. Keith Voitre, who arrives home from Australia this .week, will probably be. riding at Woodville on Saturday and Monday. Voitre rode with success in Victoria, where he created a good impression. It has been reported that he proposes to retum to Melboume for the autumn campaign, which begins early‘ in February. TRENTHAM TRACK. K Despite the long spell of fine weather that the Valley has recently been enjoying, the tracks and grounds at Trentharn will be green and in fine order for the “’ellington Racing Club's Royal meeting on Saturday week, says the Wellington “ Post." The club some months ago purchased in Australia four automatic sprinklers, which are now operating round the course proper every night, throwing on the track the equivalent of 10 points of rain. so that the nature of the going on race day should cause no concern for owners and trainers with horses to be raced afterwards during the holidays. Besides these special sprinklers, which auto: matically travel 500 feet of the track each set at an unobservable rate of progress, the club also has its usual sprinklers operating in the birdcage and on the lawns, which at present are looking in beautiful order. Recent improvements to the caurse include the erection of a new band enclosure. the installation of perman’nt broadcast facilities, and the painting of all the lences. LIABLE TO PENALTIES. Acceptances for the Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap, also for other first day events at Ellerslie are not due until Friday week. Candidates for the Auckland double who win a race are liable to be re-handicapped. \VHY HE WAS NOT IN LIST. \_ Limarch was nominated for the Auckland Cup but he was not handicapped. He was scratched on Friday {or allrengagernents at the Auckland meeting. It will be remembered that he was injured in the Spring Stakes at Randwick on Derby day. It was through .the interference that. caused these injuries that J. E. Pike was suspended and thereby lost the mount on Peter Pan in the Melbourne Cup and other Victorian races. JUMPERS TO TRAVEL. “\— The jumpers Pahu. Verden and Billy Boy are booked to leave Trentham shortly, to race, at the Waipa and Auckland meetings. Verden. however. will race at Woodville before going north. He will be ridden On Saturday by P. Thompson. DATES EXCHANGED. The Egmont and “'anganui Clubs have exchanged their autumn dates. This means that “'anganui will race on January 30 and 31 and Egmont on February 13 and 14. BLED BADLY. At Feilding on the first day, Richfield was well placed in the hurdle race when’he suddenly weakened owing to a severe bleeding attack. He raced again on the second day without any recurrence of the trouble but that is often the case with horses who suffer from this trouble.

At future meetings of the Canter- ! bury Jockey Club, the programme will 1 give the exact age of every horse. ’ instead. of classifying al! competitors over 51x years as aged. A decision to this efiect was made at yesterday's ’— meeting of the committee. TWO TRAVELLING TEAMS. . As usual, Chokebor‘e Lodge horses ‘ will do their Christmas—New Year racing in the North Island. H. Cutts will leafe next week with Cricket Bat, Buufight, Copyist, Horn's Reef and Rocket, who are to race at Trentham and then go on to Auckland. A. Cutts will go north later with four other members of the team who will race at the Manawatu and \Vairarapa meet: ings. . MATCH RACE. Match races are infrequent nowadays. There was one at Lingfield Park (Englandi, on October 20. Sea Joy, 3 four year-old mare. and Sea Light. a. fiveyear—old gelding. were matched at level weights over five furlongs. Sea Joy led throughout and won by five lengths. There was good betting on the match. All Epsom was loyal to L Sea. Joy while Newmarket went solidly ‘ for Sea Light. 1

| The committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club has approved the following transfersz—Streamline, Sir Charles Clifiord to Mr J. H. Grigg; Symcony, Mr \V. Pine to Mr N. Smith. IFLOWER BAG'S LAMENESS. I s“ | Although Flower Bag was nominated hr the Auckland Steeplechases, he Continues to cause his trainer, R. Brough. .considerable anxiety. He is decidedly Jame after working and his prospects 'at Ellerslie seem doubtful. * r; =|< ale l Cuddle was not produced at Feilding ; )wing to a knock she gave herself. The Injury was not serious and she is an Icceptor for Woodville. , lELLERSLIE ’CHASERS. . M l The steeplechasers Thespis and AbSent, who both displayed lameness after racing at Takapuna, seemed quite .all right when worked at Ellerslie on Saturday. Absent was schooled over knees. “"ee Pat, however, worked szratchily. IRUSSELL AS JOCKEY.

■A. Russell, whose term of apprenticeto F. D. Jones terminates on December 15, has been recommended for a jockey’s license by the Canterbury District Committee, who also recommend that the following licenses be granted: Trainers, R. W. King and W. M’Donald; apprentice jockeys, M. Kearns (apprentice races onlv). J. R. Fowler and W. T. Kitto. T. H. GILLETT’S TEAM.

Hounslow is feeling the effects of the hard tracks and his trip to Auckland is in doubt. T. H. Gillett will take Cranford and Sweet Agnes to Trentham next week and will probably go on to Auckland. STICKS ON WELL.

Round Score won at Levin with a good finishing run and he ran home second to Cherry King in solid fashion again on Saturday; in fact with luck it looked as if he would have been hard to beat, says “ The Watcher.” On the way he has shaped lately he will win a good race or two during the holidays and in stronger company. Cherry King won in fine style and he will not be Ln g in hack company. PLANS FOR POLYDORA.

Tempting as is the weight allotted to Polydora in the Auckland Cup. it is unlikely that she will be taken north. At present. H. Nurse's intention is to race her on the DunedinJVyndhamInvercargill circuit and to also take Scratchmere Scar with possibly a maiden five-year-old mare 'by Robespierre from Lady Kinloch. LIKELY COLT. Corroboree attracted attention to his future prospects by running a respectable fourth in the two-year-old race at Feilding on Saturday. He was having his first start and was naturally a bit at sea in the early stages. but he was going well at the finish. l'Torroboree is a half-brother, by Lord Quex, to High Falutin, Courtlike and Round Table. and was bred by Mr T. H. Lowry. His‘ dam, Table Talk, is by Finland from “’ar Scare. by, l\iartian—-Gossip. so he has excellent family credentials Bobrikoff, Tete-a-Tete. Bjorneborg_ Estland, Finmark and Highland belong to this family. He cost his owners, Messrs Akers and Hughes. 225gns at the vearling sales. Luke Wilson trains him at Awapuni. MRS (‘AMPBELL‘S TOURISTS. M,fl Mrs J. Campbell has now decided that the northern racing of her team will be confined to Trentham and Ellerslie. She will take Vintage. Ca)" some, Final Shot. Elbanor and Silver Step north next week. Delice will race on the \Vest (“oast circuit, while Courtyard and Elbanor may go south. FOR AUFKLAND, P. V. Mason will take Variant to Auckland,-but Hostis will probably not race again until the \Yellington Cup meeting in January. RIDERS FOR “'OODVILLE.

Riding engagements for Woodville include:—S. Wilson, Pladie, Pango, Padnos; M. 11. Nicol, Te Ua; and F. Thompson, Verden. Te Ua, who has not yet made his debut as a jumper, but who has been schooled on and off for the past twelve months, will probably be sent over a couple of schooling hurdles to-morrow to reacquaint him with the obstacles. NOTABLE RELATIVES.

Silk Paper, who won at Winton, is speedy but does not stay too well at present, although more age may help her. She is by Paper Money from Black Cat, by Absurd—Mascot, by Martian—Mary of Argyle, by Grafton. MasC ° u" on t^le Auckland Cup and Canterbury Cup, and was a sister to Ardenvohr, a winner of the New Zealand v up.

L. H. Jones has heen engaged to ride flight in the Auckland Cup. but S. \Vilson may be on him at Trentham. in which case Jones will be on Red Sun in the Duke of Gloucester Handicap. MORE FOR T. R. GEORGE. E. T. R. George will probably change over to his new quarters at ”Brentwood Farm ” during the course of the week. Mr \\'. Iliggins‘s March Along fourvyear-old Safari joined up with this trainer's team last week: and the same owner's two-year-olds, Debham (Lack-ham~-Deborah colt) and Fulojoy (Lackham—Joybird filly), who arrived yesterday from Australia, whére they have been in the charge of J. M’l.aughlin, are also to be trained by George Safari and Debham are engaged at the \Vellington meeting. IN THREE PLACES. *————_ In addition to having a. couple of novice horses in training with H. Nurse at Riccarton, Mr \Y. ("mssan has one in work at \Vingatui and is also having a Couple of others handled at his home stables. PLANS FOR AL'TOPAY. M Autopay is reported to be unlikely to race at the Auckland meeting, He will probably run at the Manawatu and Marten meetings instead.

NORMAN SCQBIE’S SU'CCESE. When the last mail left EnglandASir Charles Hyde. for whom the Australian. Norman Scobie.‘ is private trainer. was sixth on the winning owners' list With £9611. He finished the season with £10,327. Scobie is a son of the noted Flemington trainer, James Scobie. Sir (‘harles celebrated his birthday on October 23 by winning the Newport Nursery at Dunstall Park With Tract. 3:4 5k 3k *' At the meeting of the COITI' mittee of the Canterbury Jockey Club. held yesterday. motions of sympathy were passed with the relatives of the late Dr F. G. Gibson and A. H. Eastwood. Dr E. J. Cooke was appointed honorary surgeon in place of the late Dr Gibson. =k * * * Rebel Chief will fulfil his engagenlent at the Trentham Royal meeting. He will be ridden by L. J. Ellis. A TRENTHAM GALLOP. At Trentham yesterday, Princess Doreen (J. Rule). Synagogue (S. “"il—‘Sonl and Might (I. Gunn) were asso‘Clated over seven furlongs, Might being ‘squeezed out in the home run and ‘Prmcess Doreen just shading Syna» jgogue at the post in Imin 28 3—ssec, the llast half-mile in 52 l-ssec. They ran the first half in 49 3-55ec. and the ‘gallop, particularly by the. mare. was en attractive one. Synagogue’s weight rt: 'the A.R,C. Railway is considered satisfactory. but it is possible nevertheless that he will not race on the open‘mg day of the meeting. being reserved for the Derby and weight-forage events on the intervening days. HAS THE BREEDING. _-. .1 _. ._. _ The \Voodend mare Beam, who won at “'mton. shapEd as if she will store again. Iler dam, Bright Mark, was by ll‘larkhnpe from Brilliant Plumes. by btepmalemßoyal Plumes. by I'loti'hkiss ‘chh Dlen, by St George—Ravenswing ‘from Idalia. the (lam of Sir Modred. Ilinght Mark lacks nothing on the score of breeding. and unl:ss she is a bad Lbranch of a good family she should produce winners. >l= * * * . Impale, who won at \Vinton by staying on, IS a fonr-year-old half-sister by Last Dart to Palantua. :1: :z: >;< :4: Soul-hong did not race at Foilding, owmg to a bruised heel. RACING FIXTURES. “___“ December 8, lfl—Woodville D.J.C. December lfi—Hororata 11C. December IS—W'ellington PLC. December 15—Vanpa RC. Dervember 26—\Vaiuukurziu JAE. December 26. 27—anannkl J.C. December :6 27—Dunedin .l.“. Decemuer 21‘». 27. 2:!—-—~Manawn’~x FLO. December 26. 2!)—\\’esl]aml 11C. Doc. 2!}, '3B Jan. 1, 2—Auc-kland l' C January l—“miknuaiti 11.1.. .lani-Iry ]‘\\’aiuu R.C. (non—tote). January l—‘Vyndham RA‘. January I. Z—Greymnuth J.C. January I. 2—llnwke's H'ly J.C. January 1, 2—Slrmford ILL; January I, Z—Blaflnn JJJ. . January 2. :‘a—Snulhlnn'l RC January I. 2—\\'airm‘ana RC. 'anuary 7. S—Reefton J.C.