THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 440, 4 December 1930, Page 4

THE TURF

AUSTRALIAN RACING

WARWICK FARM MEETING Received Dec. 3, 9.35 p.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 3. The Australian Jockey Club commenced the December meeting at the Warwick Farm course to-day. The Warwick Farm Handicap resulted: Spearman 8.6 (Johnstone) 1, Dreamdale 6.7 2, Lord Eudorous 9.0 3. Twelve started. Time 2.62. The New Zealand norse Gemlight was unplaced in the Three-and Four-Year-Old Handicap which was won by Sir Duninald.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

There will be racing at Taumarunui to-morrow and Saturday, while the Ashburton County Racing Club will hold their meeting on Saturday. At Woodville next week the summer meeting of the Woodville District Jockey Club will be held. Woodville Acceptances

The handicaps for the Woodville meeting have been well discussed by now and owners and trainers should note that acceptances for all events close at 9 p.m. to-morrow.

Auckland Racing Club General entries for the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting and forfeits for the Great Northern Derby, the Royal Stakes and the Great Northern Foal Stakes close at 5 p m. to-morrow. Manawatu Meeting

With three days’ racing at Awapuni for the Manawatu Racing Club’s summer meeting, on December 26, 27 and 29, the programme for the fixtures is being well conned by owners and trainers. Nominations for all events are due at 9 p.m. to-morrow, at which time first forfeit for the Palmerston North Stakes will also be due. Weights will be issued on Friday of next week.

Taranaki Nominations For the Taranaki Jockey Club’s summer meeting nominations are due to close at 9 o’clock to-morrow night. This fixture is always popular and owners who patronise it and the Stratford meeting which follows a week later invariably are anxious to pay another visit to New Plymouth. Well Connected.

White Wings, a double winner at the Takapuna meeting, is a sister to Agrion and Zetes, and half-sister to the two-vear-old, Water Polo (by Pombal) in A. McAulay’s stable at Riccarton. Water Polo cost Mr A. Louisson 600 guineas as a yearling, and promises to turn out a good class galloper. Not Yet Raced. Zetes, the three-year-old brown colt by Limond from Waterwings, for whom Mr V. Rildiford paid 2400 guineas at the 1929 Trentham yearling sales, is still spelling, and an attempt to train him again will not be made till next winter at the earliest. Zetes, who has not yet raced, showed signs of unsoundness when first brought into training, and was immediately turned out. but he has now thrown off all trouble, and it is hoped he will stand up to work when the next effort is made with him. Sister to Gesture. Miss Nottava, who ran quite a good race in the second division of the Woolahra Stakes at Randwick last month, savs a Sydney writer, is a sister to Gesture, the crack New Zealand two-year-old of last season. Gesture failed in Sydney, but the real Gesture has not been seen so far this season. Miss Nottava hails from the stable that shelters Cathmar, the winner of the Epsom Handicap at the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting. Bode in Grand Nationals. W. Daniels, an old-time steeplechase jockey, who won the Grand National in 1887 on Gamecock, died in England recently at the age of 82. Daniels, when only eight years of age, was apprenticed as a stable boy. He rode in several Grand Nationals. He was proud of the fact that he sold ro Fred Archer the first pony that great jockey ever owned. Paratoo and Knollmere.

After having such good ones as Alaric. Kiosk and Paleta, W. H. Dwyer had been Laving a fairly lean time of it until Paratoo and Knollmere loomed on the horizon. It was fairly well known that good opinions were held of the pair of three-year-olds, and Paratoo confirmed these by going on from maiden company at Otaki to run second_to Cylinder in the New Zealand Derby. Now Knollmere has shown his quality, the Grandcourt-Orozino gelding winning nicely in the Aorangi Trial Plate (second division) at Feilding. and it would be safe to prophesy better successes for him in the not distant future. It is understood that Dwyer will take the pair to Ellerslie for the summer meeting there, the Great Northern Derby being one of the classics in which Paratoo is engaged.

About Hampden. It is not often that a horse ridden by Hector Gray returns his supporters a double-figure dividend, but such was the case with Hampden, the winner of the Crown Nursery at Feilding on Monday. When backers had ceased operations on the totalisator for that event Hampden was carrying £B5, which was a fifth of the sum entrusted to the favourite, Korokio. Hampden, who was in the middle of the field at tho barrier, nearly unseated Gray when the tapes went up, but he was soon in a handy position. Gray had to remind him of his task over the final stages, but Hampden finished solidly and won nicely, though he had to be shaken up to hold off Furlong. A solid colt by Tea Tray out of Kilcalm, Hampden was purchased by Mr F. Bristol at the Trentham yearling sales last January for 140 guineas. Kilcalm, also the dam of Te Awhina, was bred by Mr J. B. Reid, and is by Kilbroney from the Santry mare Esther, tho dam of Gallantic, the latter being the first of Heroic’s progeny to enter the salering. There are some good races ahead for Hampden. First Money.

When First Money was a two-year-old he won two races, including the Musket Stakes at Ellerslie, while he was placed on other occasions, showing plenty of pace. Last season his only win was in the Waitawa Handicap at Otaki. He was a bit shifty at the start of his races and also did not seem to run on too well at the end. This season he has been given a course of schooling over hurdles, and as a result

of this experience he appeared much better at Levin last Saturday week, when he won the open sprint. Last Saturday at Feilding, however, First Money again showed a disinclination to leave the barrier and thus lost a good deal of ground at the start of the Flying Handicap. On Monday he got away well but faded awa. at the finish to record only a moderate fourth. Perhaps the Woodville meeting will find First Money doing a little better. A Splendid Result The Wanganui contingent at the Feilding meeting was not a very large one but it made its presence felt. Including Black Duchess, five horses from this district contested the second division of the Aorangi Trial Plate, the winner, Knollmere, being trained at the Wanganui -ourse. Ruanui, from the Fordell stable, won the Cup and Just an Idea went under by the barest of margins in the Flying Handicap. On the second day, Hinewai beat all but the winner in the Novice Stkaes and her connections secured a nice dividend for second place. Again Just and Idea had to be content with sharing second place in the open sprint, but Arisus made amends by leading t.h< field home in the Nikau Hack Handicap. Considering the fact that othci centres had as many as twenty representatives racing, Wanganui horses die very well.

It was rather unfortunate for the Hawera trainer J. Brown that he could not start Awaken in the Colyton Handicap at Feilding on Monday. He had both Silvermine and the Chief Ruler filly engaged at the meeting and it is understood that followers of the stable were prepared to play up their Silvermine winnings on Awa'-.cn. As a matter of fact there were indications in certain quarters that such a move was anticipated. Awaken sprinted well on Monday morning but it is stated that she injure' ’ erself in the sand-roll and was lame afterwards. Thus it was found necessary to scratch her. Though the stable lost tho chance of bringing off the handicap double they may do better at the Auckland summer meeting for Ellerslie has always proved a lucky course for Mr A. Alexander. Moved to Levin

F. Corlett until recently training at Marton, where he had Equitant under his care, has taken up his residence at Levin and will train at that centre. He has made a start with the Acre gelding Ex Dono and another will arrive in a few davs.

In West Australia • New Zealand-bred horses are much sought after by West Australian owners. Among those who have been successful are Second Wind, winner of the Williamstown Cup. and Pure Blend. The last named who is by Tea Tray, from Takahau, is owned by Mr E. Lee Steero, owner of Eurythmie. Maple and Second Wind and she is being prepared for her Melbourne engagements by J. Holt who has been so successful with other horses owned by Mr Lee Steere- Among tho races won by Pure Blend was the All Aged Stakes at the Perth Cup meeting at Christmas. In this race there were seven starters and four of them were bred in New Zealand.

Return From Sydney The racehorse Vali and Richfield returned to Auckland from Sydney by the steamer Marama on Tuesday. Vali formed one of the team taken to Australia last June by J. T. Jamieson, but he went amiss after running second to Rosendo in the Grantham Stakes at Randwick and ha was left here to be fired. It is intended to treat Vali to a spell and he is to be turned out at his owner’s property until the autumn. Richfield was also taken to Sydney for the spring meeting by his owner-trainer w. G. Patterson, of Hawera. Tn addition to winning the High-weight Handicap. worth £143 5s to the winner, at Canterbury Park on October 25, Richfield also registered several placed perfomances. Back to Awapuni

Two former New Zealand horsemen in A. G. Campbell and A. G. Murray returned to the Dominion on Monday from Australia and have again linked up with the Awapuni trainer G- W. New. Campbell, who mado Adelaide his headquarters, centred his activities in the jumping branches and during the present term he had 49 mounts, for four wins, three seconds and seven thirds. He was associated with Guntani in the majority of his engagements and had the satisfaction of filling places on him on no fewer than 20 occasions out of 26 starts. Murray, who was doing particularly well prior to the expiry of his appenticeship met with an injury as a result of which ho was m hospital for a long time. Before leaving Melbourne Murray had a ride on Princess Betty, but the former Awapuni filly disappointed and it was decided to turn her out for a spell. Inner Harbour Destroyed

The hurdler Inner Harbour had to be destoyed at Takanini on Tuesday. Ridden by Akcrsten and partnered by Mashoor (S. Crowley) he was given a schooling task which should have extended over six hurdles, but after both had jumped five m good style, Inner Harbour faltered. On being pulled up it was found that a leg was broken at the fetlock joint and he was shot- Inner Harbour was intended for competition in hurdle races at Taumarunui- He was an aged gelding by Absurd from Birkelot and won a number of races early in his career. His owner-trainer, C. Morse, intended to race him over hurdles and in highweight handicaps on the country circuit this season and it was a stroke of bad luck to lose his ser-, vices when having his final schooling lesson before being taken to Taumarunui. Lone Raider But for lack of education at the barrier Lone Raider might have played a more prominent part in the two events for maidens at Feilding on Saturday and Monday. Lone Raider is a three-year-old chestnut gelding by The Raider from the St. Cleraenrs mare Meroz, dam of a former useful performer in Lady Cynthia- The Raider, who is a son of Warplane, is identical with the gelding of that name in R. Ellis, Riccarton stable, having consorted with Meroz before he was gelded. Lone Raider who is owner by J. M. Durie, of Feilding, in whose colours The Raider formerly raced is appositely named, and his career will be watched with additional interest because there are numerous lines of Musket blood incorporated in the pedigree; for not only is Meroz a descendant of this famous sire butthe sire and dam of The Raider (Warplane and Hupana respectively) both trace back to him.