TOPICS of the TURF

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 16

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for all events at the \\ aiau Racing Club s meeting on January 1 close at 9 o’clock this even- 1 ing. * * * * Nominations for all events at the! Greymouth Jockey Club's meeting on j January 1 and 2 close at 9 p m. next ! Saturday. * * * * Acceptances for the Ilororata meeting close at 8 p.m. on Monday. Nominations for the Wyndham Racing Club’s meeting on January 1 close at 5 p.m. on Saturday. * * * * Nominations for the Waikouaiti Racing Club’s meeting on January 1 close at 8 p.m. on Monday. * * * ♦ Nominations for the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting on January 2 close at h pm. on Monday. * * * * Nominations for the Southland Racing Club’s meeting on January 2 and 3 close at 5 p.m. on Friday. Nominations for the Mar ton Jockey Club's meeting on January 1 and 2 close at 9 p.m. on Friday. * * * * Nominations for the Wairarapa Racing Clubs’ meeting on January 1 and 2 close at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. * * *e »• Nominations for the Stratford Racing Club’s meeting on January 1 and 2 close at 9 p.m. on Friday. * aje # * Acceptances for the Auckland Cup. Railway and other handicaps on the i first day at Ellerslie, also final payments for the Great Northern Derby and Foal Stakes, also for the Royal Stakes, close at 5 p.m. on Friday. PIKE RESUMES J. E. Pike concluded his term of suspension on November 29. One of the horses he has- been riding in work regularly at Randwick recently is Winooka, who is said to be looking very bright. RECORD DOUBLE DIVIDEND. Only one backer named both winners in the totalisator double at a recent Newbury meeting, and for his outlay of ten shillings he received £2296 7s—a record for a totalisator double in England. It is remarkable that on two previous occasions the daily double on the same two races has been a record. In 1930 the dividend odds of 2672 to 1 constituted a record, which stood until last year, when the double paid 3212 to 1. The backer who scooped the latest pool was not present. His wager was made on credit. SIR JOHN REAPPEARS. Sir John (Limond—Jewel of Asia), the colt for whom such high hopes were formed last season, recently made his reappearance on the Randwick tracks looking fresh and well after his holiday. SURE OF HIS CENTURY. Racing men are of necessity opti- j mists. True to type is a Victorian j country trainer who took a young I horse a two-dav walking journey from . Omeo* in the Australian Alps, to race at Lindenow. He invested £lO on the horse, which finished second. “ I guess he’s a bit new.” said the trainer, “ but all he wants is time. 11l put him away for a couple of years.” The point of this story is that the trainer is ninetyfive 3*ears of age. * * * * Persian, one of the horses sent by ‘ J. T. Jamieson from Sydney to race at the Auckland summer meeting, is working nicely at Ellerslie. KIRWAX AGATN FIT. M. Kirwan. who was riding work at Riccarton this morning, was able to report that his damaged shoulder was “ feeling good.” He will resume race riding at Hororatu next Saturday. He began the season well enough at the National meeting but he has had no luck since and a change of fortune for this capable horseman would be welcome. m AMMON RAS RELATIVE Astarth, the half-sister to Ammon Ra. showed promising form when she finished second to Curlew at Te Rapa last month, her effort being a great improvement on her showing in the Trial Stakes on the first day. She is a racy-looking filly, though built on smaller lines than Ammon Ra. and she should not be long in breaking her maiden status. Astarth is due to make her next appearance in the Waipa Plate, and on her form at Te Rapa she will have a good show in this event if started.

FOR THE RAILWAY. Although she is not going to Trent-] ham, Gay Blonde is all right. ller| next start will be in the Railway Han-j dicap at Ellerslie, in which A. Tinker i will ride her. WENT VERY WELL. Kiltowyn and Gay Marigold both pleased in their efforts at Ellerslie on j Thursday. On the No. 2 grass, Kiltowyn, with Tai-Yang to assist him over the first three furlongs, was timed to run six furlongs in lmin 15 4-ssec. They jumped away together, but TaiYang was soon in front, and stayed there till pulled off when half the distance had been completed, the time being 36 4-ssec. On the tan. Gay Marigold ran six furlongs in lmin 18 2-ssec, the last three in 40 4-ssec. It was one of the best efforts seen on the tan for some years. DUKE BACKED lIOMER. His Royal Highness had several previous tries, but the first winner backed by the Duke of Gloucester in Australia was the New Zealand-bred two-year-old Homer, winner of the Culloden Stakes at Randwick on November 22. LIMOND COLTS. Mr G. M. Currie regards the brother to Veilmond as the best of his yearlings. He will have seven Limonds at the sales, five of them colts. A sister to Theo will be kept at Koatanui, but there is a colt closely related to Theo, ; being by Limond from Solange, a halfsister to Theo. Solange was foaled in England in 1928, and was imported with her dam. She is by Boscombe. WIND OPERATION. Boughal, who had a severe attack of laryngitis while in Sydney, and subsequently became touched in the wind, has been operated on by Dr Ring. LEASE EXTENDED.

The lease of Royal Hunting from Mr O. Nelson to C. Boyle has been extended. Royal Hunting has yet to win on his Australian trip, but he has been shaping well. It is likely that Boyle will return to New Zealand next month. IN WAIPA PLATE. Lady Ruler, who is engaged in the Waipa Plate, is a two-year-old by Chief Ruler from Tinowiri, and has only had a couple of races this season—the Juvenile Plate at Marton and the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui. In the latter, four furlongs and a quarter, she ran a great race, being in the picture all the way, Legatee, Severe and Lady Ruler passing the post almost in line, the judge placing them in that order, with heads between them. She is in A. Cook’s stable at Te Awamutu and galloped well on Tuesday morning. Two-year-olds who have previously been successful in this race during the last four seasons are Aspian, Miss Lorraine and Weatherwise. so that Lady Ruler will have to be respected. s£ * * * H. Mackinnon has been engaged to ride Gaysome in the Bledisloe Handicap at Trentham next Saturday. INFLATION. Inflation, who pulled up very tender after running in the Flying Handicap on the first day at Feilding. has since been taken over to Woodville. It is hoped that he will stand, but he is unlikely to race at the local meeting. A BIG TEAM. * L. Knapp is building up a big team at Awapuni, Callamart, Pango and The Drone having come back from their spells. Knapp has also received two of the progeny of Centrepiece, by The Ace —Equipment, who was a good performer in Sir George Clifford’s colours. One is a fine type of mare from Cinnamon, dam of Pahu and Pango, and the other is a four-year-old gelding from the King Mark mare Sensible, who raced with a fair measure of success a decade ago. LUCK OF THE GAME. When Burlesque won the wellendowed Consolation Stakes at Caulfield (Melbourne) on November 24, he did not carry the colours of his owners, Messrs F. F. and Norman Robinson. They got tired of his failures and leased him to Mr Gerald Coffe\', a well-known Melbourne racing man and noted pigeon shot. At his second start for Mr Coffey, Burlesque won the Consolation Stakes, worth £2OOO to the winner. Burlesque easily created a new Australian and New Zealand record for eleven furlongs by running the journey in 2min 15*sec. The sectional times for the race were: First three furlongs 36see, next two 2osec, next two 26£sec, last half-mile 48sec, last six furlongs lmin 14Jsec, and last mile lmin 393 sec. CERTAIN TO RUN WELL. The “ Sydney Sunday Sun ” had this to say recently about King March, reached Auckland yesterday:— March, who ran such a good race in the Duke of Gloucester Plate, after having been kicked on the stifle at the barrier, is to leave for New Zealand at an early date. He will compete in the Auckland Cup, at Ellerslie, on Boxing Day, and in his present rare form is certain to shape well. It is probable that King March will remain in the Dominion till after the autumn meetings.’ The kick was such a severe one that at first it was feared that the miury would prevent the gelding being able to travel to New Zealand, but he recovered quickly. RACING FIXTURES. December 8. 10—Woodville DJC December 15—Hororata RC * December 15—Wellington RC December 15—Waipa RC December 26—Waipukurau J u December 26. 27—Taranaki j c Decembei 26 27—Dunedin .1 • Decerrme*' 26. 27, 29—Manawa'o r r* Decemhei 26. 29—Westland r*. C. *" Dec. 2b. 28. Jan. l, 2—Auckland PC January I —Waikouaiti R O January 1 —Waiau R.C. (non-tote). January I Wyndham R.u January 1, 2—Greymouth J.C January 1. 2—Hawke's Biv J.C. January 1. 2—Stratford R.C. January 1. 2—Marton J.C. January 2. 3—Southland R C January 1. 2—Wairarapa R.C. January 7. B—Reefton T