THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 90, 16 April 1929, Page 4

THE TURF

COMING FIXTURES May 4—Marton Jockey Club. May 9, 11—Esmont Racing Club. May 16, 18—Wanganui Jockey Club. NOTES AND COMMENTS By “Kestrel’’ There will be racing at Whangarei on Thursday and Saturday and at Hastings on Friday and Saturday 2m xt week the Nelson, Amberley and Waikato meetings will conclude tno autumn campaign, though the -Marlborough lixture has been delayed till Muy 3 and 4. Bominders Nominations for the Marton winter meeting on May 4 close at I) o’clock tonight. Nominations fur the Marlborough meeting close o:i Friday of next week. Acceptances fur the Hawke’s Bax meeting close to-night. Nominations for the Hawera winter meeting arc due on Monday next. Nominations for the Wanganui winter meeting are due next Monday week. Nominations are due next Friday lor the Great Northerij Steeplechase and other principal events at the A.K.C. winter meeting. An Injustice. The Franklin Racing Club will Lohl another meeting on May 11. They hut raced on March 9, so that but nine weeks will separate the two meetings. This would not have been so bad but for tJie fact that the date allotted .clashes with the Egmont Racing Club’s 'winter fixture. The meeting at I’ukekohe is sure to affect the Hawera gathering to some extent as Auckland trainers may decide to give their charges an outing there before the Ellerslie fixture. This will also affect the 2vlarton and Wanganui clubs, and it is a pity that a strung and united protest was not made by the three clubs affected on this circuit. A date much nearer the Great Northern meeting should have been selected by the Franklin Club.

Three for Sydney . Shortly to be shipped to Sydney, Hot Spring (Chief Ruler—Tinkler), Catilex (Lord Quex —Catalini) and Rose Glow (Absurd —Rose Queen) will go across to join Jet Black. Rose Glow was purchased by r Mr E. E. Jolly’, of Adelaide, for 1075 guineas at the sales last year. The four named are not likely to return to New Zealand. Cimabue’s Programme. Reports state that Cimabue suffered no ill effects after the Great Easter Handicap which he wun, and this lends encouragement to the expectation that he will fulfil his engagements in the Hawke’s Bay Stakes and the Ormond Memorial Cup, to. be run at Hastings on Friday and Saturday next. He should add lustre to the fields. Turned Out. \\ hen Inferno led the field home in the Wanganui Guineas of 1924 and followed this up by running Count Cavour to a head for first honours in the New Zealand Derby, matters looked bright for a successful career for the son of Absurd. He has only managed to win a couple of races in the interval, however, and the six races he has contested this season have found him figuring among the unplaced division on each occasion, eo it has been decided to turn him out again, perhaps for good. Some backers will be pleased. King Lu. When King Lu won two races at the recent Avondal.e fixture he showed sameness in a marked degree when it tame to a finishing effort. Last year King Lu performed a light season at the stud and several foals of which he figures as parent may be expected to appear in the next issue of the Stud Book. At that, however, it is scarcely likely that the son of Lucullus will still be pursuing the active part on the racecourse when his progeny are making names for themselves. Paquito and Limerick. Paquito is not to be raced again this season but will again accompany Limerick to Australia for the spring meetings. Present intentions are to send the pair to Sydney towards the end of July. Count Cavour. While Count Cavour is to be treated to a turn in the paddock it has not been decided to definitely retire him. as if he gives signs of ‘ standing further training he will be brought in again in the spring. Yearlings Broken In. G. J. Pine has had gelded and broken in the yearlings purchased by Air G. Gerard at the Trentham sales. These comprise the Tonbridge—Carol Singer and the Weathervane—Snowshell youngsters, both of whom show plenty of promise. Prince Humphrey’s Brother. At the Sydney yearling sales a half brother by V alais to Prince Humphrey winner of the last A.J.C. Derby, fetched 2600gns„ after starting at 500gns. The. buyer was the Xi'weaslle coal king, Mr John Brown. Yet to Pay a Dividend At the sale of yearlings held in Xcw South Wales in the autumn of 1928, four men (Messrs Itobinson, Fell, Hope and Pearce) combined to purchase the colt by Saltash from Weltra. and the commissioner acting <m their behalf had to carry the bidding to 6750 gns. to silence the opposition.' The name of Dominant was selected for the youngster, and though he is not included with the winners at two years old, his prospects at three years old are viewed hopefully. Dominant was recently added to the list of geldings.

: Heads Sires’ List. j Paper Money (by Greenback—Epping Rose) is well ahead on the sires’ list in New Zealand this season. It lis computed that up to April 3 des|cendants of Paper Money racing in the Dominion had won prize-money to the amount of £17,717. Adding in the sum won in Australia by Paper Money’s progeny they have now wen a «um well over £23.000 during the present season. Nomenclature. A correspondent recently sent “Phaeton,” of the N.Z. Herald a note scek|ing enlightenment on the naming of '.the fillies Phaola and Prodicc, whose I dam is Hyades. Dr. E. JI. B. Milsom, ■ who bred Phaola and Prodice, and i.Lo I was responsible for the naming of the i twain, and'to whom the Auckland writer appealed, sent the fallowing:—“Alibis, King of Mauretania, had seven [daughters. Their brother was killed by a wild bull, and they pined away : nd I die I. After death the gods placed them jin the heavens in the constellation of j Taurus (the bull) as the Hyades. Their ' names were Phaola. Thione, Prodicc, '< ironis, Proxlysco and Ambrosia. The [eld Greek augury was that when the 'Hyades were in the ascendant there • was much rain and boisterous weather (about.” Phaola and Prodice, it is interesting to relate, both won their races 'when the elements were in a disturbed To Visit Silverado. The Limund—Commerce mare Bourse went South last week to Little River, where she will be mated with imported Silverado next season. “Lost Some of His Gear.” I According to a report, the failure of 'a certain horse at a recent meeting is i explained by Ihe statement that he lost 1 some of his gear . An unbiased looker[on during the'Tace in question states jthat it is certain that a very necessary part of the gear was not lost, ami, moreover, they must have been of first quality and extra-strong. (A Taranaki Pair. j The New Plymouth trainer. E. iGeorge, will be represented at AVhaujgarei this week by Melissa and Hipo. Milissa has been working very freely and promises to give a good account of t herself in her coming engagements, while Hipo raced well enough at Avon[dale to show that he still retains a I good deal of dash and should be capable , of racing well in the class he will meet at the country fixture. Childsplay for Stud. : The Autumnus filly Childsplav. who I has been laid aside w ith a poisoned leg ; fur more than two months, is under veterinary treatment yet, but she is making slow progress. At one stage she was in such a bad way that her life was despaired of. There seems a reasonable hope now that she will recover, iand though she will never race again, ■ she should make a valuable addition to jihe Stonyhurst Stud. i Nightmarch. ! Although Nightmarch has been given [a let up since Easter, it is not intended to spell him, but to keep him pottering about until the approach of the spring racing. His trainer, A. McAulay, has recently recommissioned the two-ycar-old Bay Queen, 1 y Saltash —Fairy Lass. | This filly was purchased as a yearling iin Australia on behalf of Air A. Louis-

: Best in the World. Air John D. Hertz, owner of the American champion colt Reigh Count, has no sort- of doubt about the great powers of his horse. In a recent interview with a New York pressman the American sportsman expressed himself thus: ‘‘We did not make the trip to Europe to side-step any issues. We believe Reigh Count the best thoroughbred in the world. He is over there to prove it. I am interested to learn how Reigh Count will take to the grass courses in England. Yuu know the j races are run on the turf over there. Some seem to think Reigh Count will not run at his best over the turf. I differ with those individuals. It is my belief Reigh Count will like the soft cushion of the British turf courses.” Reigh Count ’s chief objective is the Ascot Gold Cup, which event is run at weight-for-age over the long course of two miles and a-half. Not Well Known A recent winner in Victoria of a fair middle-distance event, who to date has not attracted a great deal of publicity, is Bondi, a six-year-old son of Boniform ami Secret Link (Silver Link’s dam), bred by Air J .G. Duncan. Previously Bondi had been regarded as purely a sprinter, but on this occasion he ran out the mile and a quarter in good style, running the distance in 2.55. An Easy Way Drivers of racecourse ambulances in some country places always seem to carry a number of “assistants,” but whether they know much about the Red Cross art is a moot point, says an exchange. At one meeting the other day a steward who was keeping an eye on one of the entrance gates at the course thought that the “jockey cart” appeared to bo well down on its springs, and he stopped it and opened the rear door. Judge his surprise when he found nearly a dozen “assistants” packed inside. After that a now driver was found for the ambulance. •A Stud Success. When the Demosthenes mare Oratress won the New Zealand Cup of 1920 she was responsible for a good performance, but that was nothing to what she has done since when mated with three of the best sires in the Dominion. Windbag (by Absurd), Oratrix (by Kilbroney), Concentrate (by Kilbroney) and Oral (by Chief Ruler) are th? first of her progeny to race. They have all proved winners.

“There Goes the Little ” An Australian huntsman visited England recently, and had a run with the shires. He rode straight, as usual, and was well up at the finish. As he rode home, well satisfied with his performance, he fi.iind the rest of the field seemed disinclined to speak to him, and noticing the cold shoulder everywhere he wondered what mistake Ihe had made. It was his first appearance in an English hunting field, and he did not want it to be his last. Accordingly he sought out the master, ami telling what had happened, inquired what he had done wrong. The reply was, “Well, as you ask me, I’ll tell you. In England when the fox goes away, it is customary to sho: ' ‘ Yoicks! Tally Hol’ not ‘There goes the little

’ and we did not quite understand it, that’s all. The fact that he had ridden straight, however, covered a

multitude of sins, and at the next run he shouted “Yoicks! Tally Ho!” in most approved style.

N.Z. Jockey at Randwick Two Now Zealand horses were piloted to victory at the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting at Randwick by T. Green, the New Zealand jockey, who returned from Sydney by the Alarama. He was up on Catkin when that horse won the City Handicap, and rode Honour to victory in the A.J.C. Sires ’ J’reduce Stakes, one of the most valuable races in the Australian racing year. As a result of these victories Green had the highest cash percentage of all jockeys who took part in the meeting. Green stated to an Auckland pre.-sman that the Rand wick course was in excellent condition, except that in one or two days it was on the heavy side. When Catkin scored, the going was

very heavy, which suited the New Zealand representative very well. “Now Zealand jockeys are not very popular in Australia,” Green added. “They do not like us going over ami winning some of the big races. However, I have nothing to complain of. New Zealand horses are always popular in Australia, and the victories of Honour and Catkin were well justified and well received.”

Turf Psychology Opponents of the totalizator are always fond of emphasising that Hie machine system of betting breeds liars. There is no gainsaying the fact that it does not tend towards truthfulness fur obvious reasons. Not so many weeks ago a hack, whose most re .it winning performance was nothing short of remarkably good, was unable to win a maiden event from a weak field. A friend made inquiries about it from a connection, whose brief reply was: “It is no good.” It won next day, and has hardly stopped winning

Al orc recently a two-year-old was under discussion by some professional racing people. “Well, 1 think I have a great chance to-day,” said one most concerned. Just a few seconds afterwards along came another man also in business, but not of the same circle. “Has your thing got any chance?” he asked. “Not an earthly, it won’t go four furlongs,” was the reply. It was just beaten into second place at a lucrative price, well partaken of.

An Illustrious Family. Three youngsters, the property of the Southland owner-breeder, Air AV. T. Hazlett, were shipped South last week from the Westmere Stud. One was a half-sister to Razzle Dazzle and Gold Light, another a half-brother to Father O’ilynn, and the third was out of Illume, a close relative of Razzle Dazzle. A.II three claim Chief Ruler as their sire, and their dams, Simper, Sprig of Erin and Illume, together with Razzle Dazzle, will visit Chief Ruler again next season.

For North Island Trip. At Riccarton T. 11. Gillett is devoting a good deal of attention at present to Wharncliffe and Charlatan, who are in preparation fur jumping engagements in the winter. Wharncliffe is in good order and he may be seen to advantage at some of the early meetings. He was schooled over some of the steeplechase fences last week, but his display was only fair. His mate, Charlatan, is not so forward, but he is working along steadily. The present intention is to send these two junipers for a North Islam! campaign, starting at the Egmont meeting, early next month, with Wanganui and Auckland to follow.

Australian Yearlings. Auckland sportsmen operated more extensively at the recent sale of yearlings in New South Wales than the cabled accounts of the same conveyed. Advices to hand state that the steamer Ulimaroa, which left Sydney for Auckland on Friday, has J 5 horses on board. The Ulimaroa is due to arrive to-day. RACING AT RANDWICK TATTEBSALL'S CUP MEETING THE BANKER RUNS THIRD [ Australian Press Assn. ] Received April .15, 9.50 p.m. SYDNEY. April 15. For City Tattcrsall’s Cup meeting to-day there was tine weather. The course was heavy and 25,000 people were present. Four riders in the Hurdle Race were injured—Troy, Watson, Giles and Cutler, who arc suffering from concussion and abrasions in each instance. Jockey Jurd was injured in the Novice Handicap, his skull being fractured. Results:— Denman Stakes.—Sir Christopher 7.1, 1, Casque d’Or 7.1, 2, King’s Arms 7.5, 3. Eleven started, including Raasay. Length; head. Time 1.13. Tattcrsall’s Cup.—New Sweet 7.3, 1, Octeinber 7.7, 2, The Banker 8.8, 3. Fifteen started, including Pataflawn, which finished fourth. Length and a quarter; head. Time 2.33 J.