THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19933, 31 August 1927, Page 5

THE TURF

SPRING MEETINGS JIOTES AND COMMENTS (By “KcstreL”) The Marton meeting on Friday anti Saturday will open the racing season in the North Island as tar as this coast is concerned, the Taranaki Hunt fixture on Saturday last being regarded as only a preliminary canter. The Wanganui spring meeting, on Thursday and Saturday of next week, with the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club utilising thT Friday in between for their annua gathering: will see spring racing well under way. The way will thus be payed for the bigger fixtures on the me tropobtan courses, outstanding among them being the Auckland spnng meetdr. on October 8 and 10. and the New Zealand Cup meeting on November J, G 9 and 12. A Bn-y Night. There will be much to engage the attention of owners and trainers next Friday night, as acceptances are due that evening for the first day events at the Wanganui Jockey Club s spring meeting, as well as for the Wanganui Hunt Club fixture. lor both these meetings the time for reee.pt of acceptance is 8 p.m., the former being due at Wanganui and the latter at ' Waverlev. Entries will also be received at the same time for the two-year-aid parade, which will he held in the mterval between the Eutiki Hack Handicap and the Seafield Handicap on the opening dav of the Wanganui meeting. Acceptances for all second day everts at the Marton Jockey Clubs fixture elose at 8.30 p.m. the same evening. Seafield Handicap. The imposts allotted to Partaga and Cosmetic in the Seafield Handicap at the Wanganui meeting are .st. Jib. This event, the minimum weight for which is 7st 71b., is run over a distance of a little over seven furlongs, thus giving those three-year-olds engaged in the N.Z. Eclipse Stakes (run on the second dav of the meeting) a chance to have the benefit of a race in public before lining up for the weight-for-age event. Omitted From Handicaps. Great Day, 10.5, was omitted from the list of those telegraphed as handicapped for the Hunters 7 Hurdles at the Egmoni-Wanganui Hunt fixture and Blimp, 8-2. was left out of the list for the Maiden Handicap. Great Day was qualified with the Rangitikei Hunt during the winter and showed jumping ability but whether he will show enough pace to foot it with the more seasoned ones remains to be seen. Blimp is a three-year-old gelding by Gasbag out of Marfaux, and last season he started once for an unplaced performance in the Cloverlea Nursery Handicap at the Manawatu autumn fixture.

At Westmere Stud. Mr J. Donald’s imported horse Chief Ruler is represented by three colts in the early foalings this season. Miss Ethel, the dam of Mary Bruce, Emerald Hill, Queen Emerald, and King Emerald, has a bay colt by the son of The Tetrarch, Watchful, dam of Nine of Spades and Vigilance, has now a chestnut colt by Chief Ruler, while in Hawke’s Bay Tigeroy, a half-sister to Trigritiya, is reported to have foaled a bay colt to the Westmere horse, Cajol Singer, the dam of Broken Melody and Gay Melolv, has a«. foot a chestnut colt by the Pommern horse Tonb'i.lge. Four well-known mates from the South Island are now at Westmere Stud o.i i \is:: to Chief Eukr. They are Eazzlc Dazzle, Sniper. Illume (sister to I‘azzle Dazzle) and Sprig of Erin (dam of Father O’Flynn and Boughleen Dhoun). Something of class may be looked for as a result of the visit of these good mares and the fact that they have been sent to Mr Donald’s horse speaks volumes for the reputation that Chief Ruler is building up. Spring Conditions. Yesterday morning ideal conditions prevailed for training operations on the Wanganui tracks and a large number of horses claiming engagements at the Marton and Wanganui meetings were sent along. All the fast work was done on number one track, and although it was a trifle dead as a result of the recent heavy rains it had dried up considerably and the times registered were a couple of seconds faster than any put up during the last fortnight. Bent and Service. J. Coleman had Bent and her half sister (by Hallowmas) on number on© track but the pair were only worked at a good three-quarter pace. With her trainer up Bent appeared to go a'.ong freely but it is rather doubtful whether there is an early race in the F'ysian mir? and perhaps it will be much later in the spring when she will be asked to repeat the form that enabled the Elysian mare to win the Atiawa Cup at the Taranaki Christmas fixture last season. Her relative, who will race as Service, appears to be the makings of a handy sort for Mr F. Bristol, who was present to see his small string work. Mask Pleases. The first to make their appearance with a view to putting up a performance against the clock were a trio from Walter Rayner’s stable in Mask, Damaris and Thaw whj were sen" over half-o-mile. The first-named must have ha! fully £*st in the saddle and though Domans had perhaps a neck advantage at the post she was receiving about a stone in weight from the son of Limond and Cowl. Thaw was only half a length away but Mask impressed most and would appear to be well forward. The trio cut out the initial furlong of their task in 13see and ran to the end of the quarter in 25sec. completing the journey in 50 4-5 sec. Alloway’s Seven. Next to make an appearance were Alloway (L. Knapp) and Star Area (J. Barry) who were sent over seven fur-

longs. The former had rather th© better of the start but was soon steadied and they covered the first furlong in 14sec, the quarter in 27 1-5, and the three furlongs in 39 2-5. The half-mile took 53 l-ssec and the five lmin. 7sec. At the conclusion of the tryout Alloway was nearly a length in front the watch showing that the seven furlongs had occupied lmin. 36 4-ssec. The son of Limond and Admyra has lost a good bit of that middle-piece that was so evident after his let-up on the conclusion of the Trentham meeting. Brilliant Three-Year-Old. Lysander was trotted round on the inside a couple of times before being sent over four furlongs. He cut out the initial furlong in 12sec and the quarter in 25, getting to the end of his task in 51 1-5. He looks to be in fine trim to cut out the seven furlongs of the Eclipse Stakes at a merry pace. Civility Goes Four. Civility, with her usual light pilot up, cut out the first of four furlongs in 11 4-ssec, the quarter taking 25sec, and the full distance 51 l-ssec. The Elysian marc is in great nick, in fact she has seldom looked better, and she will make the best of them gallop to head her in her spring engagements. Oatkin Eased Up. Catkin was sent over four furlongs, being on the bit over the last stage of the journey to complete the distance in 53 4-ssec. W. H. Dwyer sent Limosa over five furlongs, going very fast over the initial stages and taking 56sec for the last four furlongs. Forward Juveniles. Flying Binge, Salt Petrel, Cyrille and Episode, with a companion, .took part in what might be termed a juvenile parade. The quintette set off from the three furlongs, the intention being to give the first three a try-out. When they had covered the distance in 39 2-ssec, the last two taking 27 l-ssec, the Chief Ruler colt was a good length in front, Salt Petrel being next, followed by the Humbug colt Cyrille. Episode was pulled tip after going a furlong, being not so forward as the other four. New Turf Register. Acknowledgement has to be made of receipt from the publishers, the Christchurch Press Company, of the New* Zealand Turf and Trotting Register for the season 1926-27, which closed with the end of last month. This handy publication gives full details regarding the several meetings held under the auspices of the Racing and Trotting Conferences, as well as a very great deal of other useful and interesting information in connection with the sport, and as a reference book is one which no follower of it can well do- without. The Stud Book. A very important publication issued from the Christchurch Press Company, and under the authority of the New Zealand Racing Conference, is the tenth volume of the New Zealand Stud Book. There is no need to tell studmasters how essential an addition this is to their library. But even the private

breeder on a small scale, not to mention those who purchase for racing purposes, will get a great deal of useful guidance from a reference to its pages. No fewer than 1,600 mareg are tabulated under their sires, while extended pedigrees of 40 stallions are given. To meet the predilection of those who attach importance to colour, a new feature has been introduced in giving that of each of the mares whose foalings are recorded. Classic Candidates. Among the horses eligible for the Wanganui Guineas, the following have i been entered for other events at the ; meeting: Dermond, done, Wild Pigeon, ; Vigilance, Otairi, Panther, Miss Mer- ■ cia, Chips, Teri, Thaw, Damaris, Do- : rec, Gascony, Great Charter, In the l Shade, and Silvermine. ’ Eclipse Stakes Imposts. The New Zealand Eclipse Stakes be decided on the second day of the ; Wanganui meeting, is run at weighti for-age, without penalties, over a dist tancc a trifle beyond seven furlongs. ■ j The weights to be carried under the ; scale are therefore as follows:—Rere- ; moana 9.3, Star Stranger 9.3, Grand > Knight 9.3, Beacon Light 9.3, Joy King 9.0, Lysander 9.0, Civility 8.12, Degago 8.12, Gascony 7.12, Great Charter 7.12, Thaw 7.12, Laughing Prince 7.12, i Palcta 7.12, In the Shade 7.12, Damaris . 7.7, Lady Limond 7.7. One From the North. Archon and Mussie (a full sister to ’ Scat) were sent over five furlongs, the distance being covered in lmin. 7 2-5 sec. The first furlong took 13 4-ssec., the quarter 25 4-ssec. and the three fur- [ longs 38 3-ssec. ' Mandarine in Front. Huikai was at a disadvantage in ( the weights in a spin over four furlongs with Mandarine. They got to the end i of the distance in 51 3-ssec, with Mandarine about a length in front. 1 Grand Knight. Looking in good condition, Grand • Knight strode over five furlongs in 1.5 L ,1-5,, covering the last three furlongs in -1 40 l-ssec., the last half-mile being left behind in 52sec. Emigrants Arrive Safely. A Sydney**cablegram states that the ' racehorses Static, Amplifier, Wavelength, Filament, Letty Stretton and r Perle de Leon arrived by the Ulimaroa 1 yesterday. All are in good condition. Elysianor is Improved. j Elysianor and Mount Marta finished j together after covering six furlongs in t 1.21 3-5. The first furlong was left be- - hind in 13 4-5 and the quarter took 27 . sec. The three furlongs took 39 2-5, i and the half-mile 53 3-5. Elysianor . has improved a lot of late and appears to be nearly back to the form he displayed last spring when he won a 5 double at the Marton spring meeting. - Other Gallops. i Oratrix was sent over four furlongs, . taking .13 for the first furlong. 26 1-5 3 for the quarter and 53 4-5 for the full ) | distance. 3 • Whcnuanui covered five furlongs in

1.7 2-5, the initial furlong taking 13 2-5, the two 25 4-5, the three 39 1-5, but over the ‘final quarter the son of Acre was allowed to take it easy. Wet Paint and Wild Pigeon brushed over three furlongs, the last two of which they covered in 26 2-sseC. Staghunter was sent twice round, sprinting up the straight each time. MARTON SPRING MEETING THAINING NOTES [ Special “ Chronicle ” Service. ] The training tracks at Marton presented a very busy appearance yesterday morning when a large number of local and visiting horses worked on the grass track, which was in great order. Cohesion and the two-year-old Metoric, by Autumn, did slow work. Town Bird sprinted half a mile and Komak and Te Kawana also covered four furlongs together. Birkenosc and Trouble worked once round together. Calithe and Corbell sprinted half-a-mile. Brigadier Bill, Vast Acre, Banjuke and Great Day accomplished slow pace work. Over the battens Risk and Hyama jumped four hurdles well and Anchor cleared four obstacles by herself. J. O’Neill arrived on Tuesday afternoon with Te Monanui and Miss Mercia. Scratchings Announced Spring Hack. —Troilus. Marton Handicap. —Vivo and Killoch. Hunt Cup Steeplechase. —Panchito. Electric Hack.—Sovena and Flying Shot. Railway.—Grand Knight and Partaga. The Starter’s Impressions Yesterday afternoon Mr C. O’Connor, who will act as starier, paid a visit to the course and, after a thorough inspection of all the tracks and buildings, expressed himself as highly delighted with the perfect state of the tracks. He said he could not account for the rumour he heard in New Plymouth that the course was sodden, as he was confident that for the time the tracks had been laid down he had seen nothing in New Zealand to compare with them. “In fact,’’ he said, “ir tne trainers want bettor tracks than these they would not find them in this country. It is almost incredible that the club could have made such a complete change in the two years, and have a grass training track that would allow eighteen horses to gallop over a width of 24 feet without in the least damaging the turf. “I am quite satisfied,’’ he concluded, “that those who visit Marton this week will have their eyes opened in surprises at the improvements that have been made. ’ ’ AUCKLAND NEWS NOTES FROM ELLERSLIE [ Special “ Chronicle ” Service. ] AUCKLAND, Aug. 30. When Kawini injured a bip-bono during the Grand National Hurdles at Riccarton last month it was considered doubtful that he would be able to get back to Auckland. Skilled veterinary attention, however, was successful and the gelding was shipped from Lyttelton and is now back at his home at Papatoctoe. It is the intention of his owner to give Kawini a lengthy spell and afterwards it is expected he will once more be able to carry silk. Juvenile Creche.

The latest acquisition to trainer J. T. Jamieson’s team at Papakura is a colt by Quin Abbey from Sea Bird. On appearance this is a very likely youngster and he will be well tried out at Papakura. Jamieson has a big string of two-year-olds at present in work, their number running into double figures. One of them is the thousand guinea Red Lion, the property of Messrs J. C. and P. S. Gleeson. With no less than eleven juveniles in his stables one wonders just how Jamieson /ill succeed in placing them. Team for Marton. Jamieson is to do the Marton and Wanganui meetings with Eden Hall, Le Choucas, In the Shade and the two year-old colt by Duke Humphrey from Shepherd Princess. Between them they should manage to pick up a stake oi two. In the Shade is the stable candidate for classic honours and at Marton and Wanganui he will be running in the constituency of the member for Rangitikei, his owner. Jamieson leaves for Marton to-morrow night. , Back at Work. Prior to the Great Northern meeting Karamu had some friends for the big Hurdles but unfortunately he went amiss on the eve of the gathering and was compelled to forego his engagements. The Hymettus gelding is back in work again at Ellerslie and he will figure in the hurdle events at the Avondale and the Auckland spring meetings at Ellerslie. In compliance with the recommendation of the Racing Conference, all hurdle races at these fixtures will extend to two miles. Daylight Again. Daylight was a good performer up to a mile and he scored many victories in events up to this distance. His last appearance was eighteen months ago so that he has had a very lengthy spell. The Day Comet gelding is to be taken up by F. E. Loomb, at Te Awamutu, to be prepared for summer engagements and afterwards might be tried over the battens. Daylight has pace and if tried as a jumper will probably make good. Antrim Boy Returns. As a three-year-old Antrim Boy was regarded as a distinctly promising sort and he was generally expected to win one or two good races. However, he went off a lot and his last few efforts were only moderate. Lately he has gone into W. Patterson’s stable and now he is in active commission once more. It remains to be seen whether his new trainer can get Antrim Boy back to his early form and if he can the son of Some Boy 11., should make up for lost time. Not a Strong Team. The latest addition to J. Manuel’s team at Ellerslie is the six-year-old mare by Loch Dhu from Flash Lady, who later will bo put over the obstacles. Manuel also has Ahi Ngaro and Salamander in work and the latter shows some promise. However, it is not a particularly strong team and will take some placing to get the money.

Disappointing Charitaine. One of the disappointments of late has been Charitaine, a hack that showed some promise when first seen out at Whangarei. He had every chance in his engagement last Saturday but was never conspicuous. Under the lighter scale of weights Charitaine may come into his own. He is by Chesterfield, the sire of Beau Cavalier, so that when he has finished flat racing his owner will not doubt be keen to try him over the fences. Michael and Little Marvel, who have failed to show the pace expected of them, have been returned to their owner. After a long spell they may be taken up again. Beau Cavalier for Australia. It was reported during the week that Beau Cavalier was under offer at 4000 guineas for Australia. It now transpires that the price was not quite the figure mentioned but a good round sum all the same . Nothing definite has so far been announced but it can be said that the Chesterfield gelding will do his future racing in Australia as the property of a syndicate over there. Ellerslie Hill. The new ground on the hill at Ellerslie had suffered considerably from the rain of late, and consequently it was bad, the horses getting right into it. Therefore it was surprising that there was only one fall there. The unfortunate horse was Glenlight. He never rose at the fence but crashed right through it, the impetus carrying him over. A pause to regain their breaths—and their confidence—and the horse and rider retreated down the hill and came on again, finishing ten minutes after the first pair to get third money. But was it necessary for the rider to take the first fence on the hill again! He got over pop, even if he rolled over, and he should have started from there, if he thought that there was a reasonable approach. An Inglorious Display. Ramblin’ Kid was fancied for the Hunters’ Hurdles at Ellerslie on Saturday but ho took off too soon at the first obstacle and crashed, giving jockey H. Gilmer concussion and necessitating hospital treatment. He is how progressing favourably. Ramblin’ Kid was produced later in the day, in the Bracelet, out he was tailed off the whole way, giving an inglorious display. Mr H. Dods, the rider of the winner, Quinvardia, gave an object lesson to the other amateur pilots. He waited in behind to the home turn, and then brought the daughter of Quin Abbey through to easy victory. Mr Dods has ridden against professional horsemen, and has beaten them. Recently he scored on Royal Heather in a hurdle race at Gisborne, and a few races later was narrowly beaten in a steeplechase. An Easy Winner. In winning the Hunters’ Hurdles last Saturday Fair Abbey gave a fine display. The only thing about it was that it was well overdue. He was never further back than fourth, and crossing the top he ran to the front, finally scoring with ease. Fair Abbey is by Quin Abbey, who was represented by three winners on Saturday. Nukutere and Quinvardia being the other pair. With the other five victors sired by Romeo, Lucullus, Archiestown, Thumham and Catmint—all from the province—it will be realised that it was the Auckland-bred horses’ day out.