THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19718, 8 December 1926, Page 4

THE TURF

rear fixtubek Dec. 8. Woodville J.C. Dee. 10. U—South Canterbury J.C. Dec. 11-Wdne R.C. _ „ Dec. If, 18—DarstvIU. R.C. Dm. 87— Weleuhureu J.C. Dec. er. 88—WMtlaad R.C. Dm, 17, BS* Terenekl J.C. Dec. 87, 88—Dunedin J.C. Dm. 17. 28, 80—Menawetu B.C. Doe. 27. 80. Jen. 1. J—Auckland R.C. Dec. 81. Jan. 1. «—Greymouth J.C. Jan. I—Waikouaitl R.C. Jan. I—Wvndhaca E.C. Jan. 1. S-Hawke'a Bay J.C. Jan. 1, B—Stratford R.C. Jan. 1. t—Marton J.C. (at Feilding). Jan. 1, B—Wairarapa R.C. WOODVILLE MEETING GOOD PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY REVIEW OF THE FIELDS (By “Early Bird.*’) With the mn of holiday meetings approaching, the running at Woodville today and to-morrow will hold more than the customary interest for racegoers. , There are engaged at this fixture many ' horses entered for the principal events at the big Auckland and Manawatu meetings at the end of the month. The * Woodville course, with its fine straight, is eueh as to ensure genuine tests, quite : apart from the fact, however, thet many horses will require a race to sharpen them up for bigger events. Nevertheless the racing this week will he full of interest. The going promises tv be good. Only a lot of moderate! will contest the opening event, the MANGA-ATUA HURDLES. Of 130 sovs; miles.) Revel .10 9 Gurnion 9 0 ; Peneu.’ . . 10 8 Boy 9 0 Santonin 9 11 Ni cull us .. .. 9 0 'krid Peak 9 10 Risk 9 0 Asia 9 8 Kaptti 9 0 _• 'k»od Mark .. 9 3 There have been Some very big surprises sprung in this same race, tilth ough it is unlikely this will occur on ■his occasion. Gurnion was backed, in lhe right quarter last week to beat Koauau, but his rider lost an iron. Gurnion has a good deal to learn about jumping, ami if the obstacles are r.s easy as usual he will stand a fine hance. Rirearton form points io Revel, but if Feneus can jump he I would look almost like a good tning. His schooling efforts at Hastings have been quite good, so perhaps it may oe advisable to stick to him in preference to the erratic Gumion. With Alan McDonald in the saddle Penous will De the best served in this respect. Gnrnion’s rider will be Fanning. The field for the maiden event is not so big. fortunately, as some of those experienced of late. This race is the TRIAL PLATE. ■Of 100 ion; 6 furlongs; all 8.11) Tan Lady Cynthia Colarina Desert King Kalos Doe Trunny Waramau Comedic Vexatious Alice Taranto Kindle Unreasonable There are three horses engaged who ha>e been racing consistently—Kalos. Comedic and Lady Cynthia. Given plenty of mud, the last named would ? de best. With the expected conditions, it looks Eke Kalos (who wus one of those interfered with at Feilding} and Comedic. A nice field promises to line up for the WOODVILLE HANDICAP. (Of 80S sovs; 1 *4 miles.) Star Stranger 10 4 Novar ... 79 Tanadee* .91 Opa 7 8 Merry Day 8 11 Perle de Leon 7 5 Nukumai 7 13 Little River . . 7 3, Kilfaine .. .. 7 13 Misgovern 7 oj (rood and all as Star Stranger .s he is one of those that will benefit most for & rare. Tanadees is going up in the lilt, but he should be up to a--eight, • nd the course should sxnt Merry Dav if she is in the mood. Nukumai ana Kilfaire are consistent, while Novar and Opa will both have to show some improvement if they are to run promirently. The two that make most appeal are Tanadees (L. G. Morris) and Kilfaire (T. Green). Of the eighteen left in, there are some good hacks in tho FLYING HACK HANDICAP. •Of 125 sovs; six furlongs } Magna Chart* 9 0 Merle . . . . 7 jn Lin Arlington 811 Addlepate .. 7 10 For Off S 11 Hypnotic .. 7 10 Kilroexrn .. 8 10 r^dy I(fea i - 9 r .J> ! ” err ‘*‘ s ’ *' o 2 Hymestrason ..7 7 Folona.se .. 8 0 Royal Tin , e .. 7 6 Gardant .. .. 7 13 Bent 7 - - In C *" u "- • •• 7 S Bank Or.fl .10 Hymill .. . 7 S ■ L? TRrasnki gelding, Pop off. is TVF. highly thought Of, nnd with nn r,. u hp .herald nc.ount for the M-sin-p KUinrtao snd l.in Arlington. A. ritlep Pop Off and P. Burgrs? wl! b« ou Kllmoazo. Just how M* that i-op off ) ltta WOM trtti Uf H., !e r t si-, -tarts, tho last un end* \ fail wil| b- nn hand to contest .he Hlueipal .-priut, th-' faANDICAV. iOf =‘b) c&tsi £l* furlsnga.) Onnnda « P Startle .. .. 7 g Ej**. !P-» eft J J T *dy*r,rer. .. 7 fi .8 «. T T naaidesr ..7 4 Gold Br'v 7 7 Willow Wai 7 0 Fanman ... 77 Plain Sailing 7 0 This will mark the first Appearance in cprn company nf Plain Sailing, who wn n «« easily at Feilding a week ago. Th«- Hasting- trainer. H. Hickey, appears to hold the key to the situation * ith both Royal Damon und Epistle to represent him, and although this pair rarely run two races alike they may firi.-h near lhe front Of •fie Heid, Roys! Damon may be the better of the stable companionSome very smart youngsters will be among those competing in the NURSERY HANDICAP. iUf 13>' «jvj ; five furlongs.) Chelone ... 83 Insulation 77 Wrmth of Myrtle 7 9 Mandy . . . . 7 7 Golden Shadow 7 9 Silver Grey 7 7 Hinepango filty 7 7 Auratum 7 7 Expense T 7 Grey Mirt ..7 7

Chelone has shown good form, including a second to Laughing Prince at Avondale in the spring. Wreath of Myrtle is a promising sort, and so too is Expense, a filly hailing from the powerful Jefferd stable.. She showed a lot of pace at Randwick in the two-year-old trials there not so very long ago. Then there are the Lowry pair, Auratum, who made such a very favourable impression in her only start at Wanganui, and the Australian bred Grey Mist. It should be a fine contest, with Chelone (L. G. Morris), Auratum (J. Barry; and Expense always prominent.

Another good field is down to con test the

BOROUGH HANDICAP. (Of 150 sovs; 7 furlongs.) Tietra .. .. 9 8 Wristlet .. 712 1 Killocra 9 3 Newbury King 711 Royal Damon 9 2 Tongatotoa 7 11 Decoy Bird .. 9 2 Vertigem .. 7 11 Polar . . 8 8 Stream .. .. 7 11, Morose . . 8 1 Aston .. . . 7 11, Blonde .... 7 13 Aeriform .. 7 11 ' Birkie .. .. 7 13 This class of race is revelled in by Tiega. but nothing is known as to his condition. Killocra is very forward, and in the hardest race of the day he may be just good enough to account for , Blonde and Tiega. The day’s sport closes with the j WHARITI HACK. (Of sovs; mile and distance.) Ardfinnan 8 10 Valhynia 7 13 Asleep 8 9 Strongholt 7 11 iNo Favours 8 8 Inoe 711 I Sir Moment .. 8 4 Mountain Star 711 Panart .. 8 4 Ladykiller .. 7 11 ■ General Wai 8 3 Gordon Swift 7 11: Polyastra .. 713 Mint Julep .. 711 I No Favours was decidedly unlucky I at the recent Levin meeting, and here ■ will have a chance to make amends. I i Most danger to the Trenthtun horse | { may come from General Wai, who may ■ I be suited by the distance. E4RL’S SON RETIRING TRAINER MONEY IN BREEDING LONDON, Dec. 2. The Hon. George Lumbton, son of the Earl of Durham, has retired from : his position as trainer of Lord Derby’s horses. I He will, however, still manage the j horses with Frank Butters as trainer. The Honorable George trained the winner of practically every big race in England, and among the horses that passed through his hands were: San sovino, Canterbury, Pilgrim, Keystone IL, Colorado, and Tranquil. During the present season, with 31 horses, he brought his patrons nearly £50,000. The “Weekly Dispatch” writes: “Whatever may be languishing, the British thoroughbred Breeding industry is not. A significant fact is that 32 out of 13 Great Britain’s leading winning owners are also breeders, which shows that the winning of races is not everything. Lord Woolavington must be Ceriving at least £30,000 or £40,1)00 per annum from Captain Cuttle and Hurry On, and that must be‘augmented when Coronach joins the stud.” THE TWO-YEAR-OLDS WHAT or THE YOUNGSTERS? THE MIDDLE PARK STAKES The Middle Park Stakes is regarded as the most important two-year-old I event of the English, racing season, i though curiously-eiiougb (writes “Ceu- | tanr. ” our racing expert, from London I on October 21), it is many, many years since the winner of it proved io bo the Derby winner of the following year. In 3913 Craganour got first past the post in the premier classic event at Epsom, but suffered disqualification in favour of Abeyeur. Manna, the Derby winner of 1925. was beaten in the Middle Park by Picaroon, while Coronach, in his two-year-old days, had to submit to a head defeat by Lex. who, like Picaroon, has been a horse continuously in the war*. We are now wondering what the futur! has in store for those youngsters most prominently identified with the 3920 Middle Park Stakes. The result was a win for Mr. Frank Curzon’s Call Boy, from luord Derby’s Sickle by a head, with Sir M. McAlpine’s Birthright, a short head farther away, and Lord Woolavington’b Applecross and Sir Victor Sassoon’s Prestissimo very close up. These facts will show what a great *race it was. These are twelve runners in all. and one encountered sharplv divergent views as to the merits of those already named, in addition to Mr. 11. Shaw’s Bold Archer and Col. Giles Loder’s Cresta Run. A Nice Filly. The last-named was the only filly in the field, and, as she had won her two previous races in runaway style, she was installed favourite. Cresta Run was liked in the paddock. She has plenty of size and scope, and, if she were a temperate sort, she would be ever so much better than she is. It was her loss of temper which probably | had most to do with her incredibly bad show on this occasion.

Sickle, smallest of the lot. looked i picture neveretheless. Though tho weather was cold and cheerless, he carried a summer bloom on his coat. Bold Archer, winner of the Grimcrack Stakes earlier in the season, is medium sized, and no more than that. Ilis forejoints look as though they will give trouble soon or later. Birthright was a sub ject of much interest. This is a colt that made a deep im : pression when produced by Cottrill m ' the spring to win the Woodrote Stakes at Epsom. Subsequently, for some reason, he took a dislike to racing, and refused to start, with the result that his owner. Mrs. Sofer Whitburn, in disgust sold him for 2.000 guineas. Sir M. XcAlpine was the purchaser, and he at’ once sent the colt to Epsom to be trained by J. M. Bell, whose success with hurdlers, including the famous Trespasser, has been remarkable. J. M. Bell believes in having only a few

horses in his yard at a time and giving them individual attention. A Derby Hopeful. His treatment of Birthright, judging by the colt’s display in the Middle Park Stakes, has been amply rewarded, and he will now be in the onerous position of training a horse that is bound to be seriously discussed for next year's Derby —quite a novel situation for one who has hitherto been chiefly interested in hurdlers. Cresta Run, the favourite, was a very serious offender at the starting post. She seemed to know what she was in for, and was just as determined to give the maximum of trouble. As it happened, she did not suffer materially when the “off” was signalled, but no doubt she had taken a lot out of herself. Sickle was well away, and so were Birthright and Bold Archer, but Call Boy -was far from fortunate in this respect, losing several lengths at the start. As they commenced the descent into the Dip, it looked as though the brilliant speed Birthright was showing would be sufficient to last him home. Bold Archer was then beginning io weaken, which wus surprising, for two of his most recent wins had been over six furlongs, suggesting he was one of those certain to be running on at the finish. Sickle on the stands side was being vigorously ridden, but the one tc challenge Birthright in the centre was the - chestnut, Call Boy, who had made ground in wonderful style. He was very conspicuous with his white blaze and white markings on the legs. There was no mistaking the stuut way he ran his race out. He fairly laid himself down to it, and, yard by yard, he gained lhe mastery over Birthright. Applecross was not far behind. Indeed, as was learned subsequently but for a bad hump from Prestissimo he might actually have won. Still, Fred Darling will have got to know all he wanted to know from tho running for his other colt, Caledon, who, although not having made acquaintance with a racecourse as yet, is talked about as being another Coronach. Crawford, too, may be' satisfied, since Prestissimo was not beaten far, and he as serfs that Hot Night is much better that the other colt. When all is said and done, however, Call Bov Avon the race, and that after a bad beginning, which points to his being a horse of considerable courage and stamina. Ho is by the famous sire, Hurry On, although he does not resemble the latter much. The' striking failures of the Middle Park Stakes wore ’ Cresta Run and Bold Archer, while, as I have' said, the most astonishing thing in connection with it was reformation of Birthright by J. M. Bell. The Derby is going to present a terrific problem next year.

MARTON SUMMER MEETING Nominations fof all events at this t meeting (to be held on the Feilding racecourse on Saturday and Monday, January 1 and 3, close on Friday, December 10, at 9 p.m. Horseowners and ■ trainers arc reminded that this meeting follows the Manawatu fixture, which j will be held on December 27, 28, 30, nt I Awapuni, and that the Awapuni and | Feilding racecourses are about ten miTes apart, so that they will have nT trouble in attending both meetings.