THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 143, 19 June 1931, Page 4

THE TURF

TAUMARUNUI CLUB RACES AT ELLERSLIE DECLARATION OF WEIGHTS. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr F. J. McManemin for the first day of the Taumarunui Racing Club’s meeting, to be held at Ellerslie on July Hunters’ Hurdles, of £130; two miles. —Billy Boy 10.9, Fair Abbey 9.12. Mashoor 9.12, Town Beauty 9.10, General Lu 9.8, Dominican 9.2, St. Lucas 9.0, Land Measure 9.0. Taringamutu Handicap, of £130; 7 i furlongs.—Valroe 10.5, Catoma 9.12, I Lucy Rose 9.10, Vandyke 9.7, Tetr archate 9.5, Puriri Park 9.2, Prince of Orange, Valstreet, Bronze Tray, Desert Star, Grand Talk, Barometer, Catch’em, Abbess, Helium, all 9.0. Taumarunui Handicap, of £250; miles. —True Blood 10.6, Antique 10.3, Standfast 9.10, Gay Cockade 9.10, Te Hoia 9.1. Flying Prince 9.0. Trishna 9.0, Barometer 9.0. Manunui Hurdles, of £130; lj miles. —Patutahi 9.11, Marble King 9.10, St. Ames 9.9, Dark Prince 9.9, Kairuri 9.7, Harbour View 9.2. Coolmint 9.2, Owairaka, Luko Boy, Land Measure, Arapawa, Production, Justify, Good Boy, Abbess, Royal Day, Whakama, all 9.0. Waituhi Steeplechase, of £130; about 2} miles. —Quinsilia 10.12, Billy Boy 10.9, Mashoor 10J. Town Beauty 9.10. Harbour View 9.6, Royal Visitor 9.4, Arapawa, St. Lucas. Day Lark, all 9.0. Owhango Handicap, of £100; 1 mile. —Claremore 10.6, Taurua 10.5, First Lap 10.5, Indolent 10.4, Sub-editor 10.1, Grand Spirit 10.1, Bronze Tray 9.6, Holly Holm 9.5, Grand Talk, Wee Prince 9.2, King’s Archer 9.2, Koya) England, Cargen, Excclla Tea, Red Lion, 9.0. Rangaroa Handicap, of £150; 6 fur longs.—Prodice 11.3, Paddon 10.2. Ruffles 10.0, Hampton Park 9.11. Cynthia N. 9.7, Tetrarchate 9.5, Flying Pnnce 9.2, Bennie 9.0, Full Measure 9.0. RACING IN ENGLAND ROYAL” ASCOT MEETING TUTALISATOR SUCCESS 1 British Official Wireless. J * RUGBY, June 17. The weather for the second day of the Ascot meeting is again fine, although early rain caused the abandonment of the Royal procession, the King, Queen, and other members of the Royal Family arriving by cars. There was an enormous crowd. One feature of the meeting is the success of the totalisator, which was installed for the first time this year. The turnover on the first two days totalled £llO,OOO. The Hunt Cup resulted: Grand Salute 1 Ellenborough , - Racedale 3 Eighteen started. Won by half a length, a length and a-half between second and third. PLUNGE THAT FAILED A FLEMINGTON INCIDENT DEFEAT OF ‘‘MYSTERY HORSE” MELBOURNE, June 11. Flemington was the scene of a remarkable plunge on Monday. Entered for the Rothsay Trial Stakes was a colt named Gagoola, who was described in the official book as being by Yetman from Dismay. Few people had ever heard of the horse or owner (Mr. H. Graham) and there was great surprise when it was noticed that the colt had been backed down from 20 to 1 to 7 to 4. ‘‘Who is Gagoola?” everybody asked, but no one could supply the answer to the question. The curiosity of the public spread to the stipendiary stewards, but the “mystery horse” eventually took his place in the field. Those working the commissions went round the betting ring taking everything on offer and many thousands ot' pounds were invested on Gagoola. When the field turned into the straight it looked as if the great coup would be successful, as Gagoola was slightly in front of Stephanite as the field turned into the straight. However, Stephanite finished too fast for Gagoola and the “good thing” came undone. Graham subsequently told the stewards that the colt was as described in the official book and that he had been registered in Sydney on May 11. In a subsequent statement to the press Graham said that the colt had been trained on a rough farm track at Cabramatta, New South Wales, and that he had been so impressed with his form that he had decided to bring him to Melbourne. The race on Saturday, according to the owner, was the first in his career. Dismay, who is described as the dam of Gagoola, is aged 30 years, so that when she dropped Gagoola she was 26. It is evident that Graham’s training methods are thorough, even if they are rough, as Gagoola did not run like the average novice. He picked his way through the field like a veteran and Victorian racing men are looking forward to seeing this fellow again.

NOTES AND COMMENTS (By “ Kestrel.”) Racing at Ashburton to-morrow and at Napier Park next week will comprise the Dominion’s racing activities during the next eight weeks. For Hawke's Bay. Nominations for the Hawke’s Bav meeting are due to close to-night. Sale of Belvoir. A report from Riccarton states that Mr G. F. Moore has disposed of the promising two-year-old Belvoir, who, it will be remembered, finished second in two recent starts since being trained al Riccarton. The purchaser is a South Islander. Youngsters Named. Dr. M. G. Louisson has named his rising two year-old colt by Limoad from Aspic. The youngster, who is half-brother to Aspian, will be known as Tout Je Monde. Mr W. Higgins has a half-sister io I Patadawn coming on, and has named her Princess Dawn? She is by Chief Ruler from Bon Chic, the latter a sister to the New Zealand and Auckland Cups winner Scion. Purchases from Sydney. Th > four-year-old gelding King Acre, by Acre from Sylvia March, who has been trained by A. E. Neale at Bulls and has won three races this season, has been sold to Mr T. Murray, of Sydney. Mr Murray has also purchased the rising three-year-old filly Cautious, by Paper Money from Pussyfoot. Cautious has started only once and was unplaced. The two will be shippeu to Sydney by the Marama from Wellington to-morrow. In the South. The Dulieu brothers will both be riding at southern meetings in the next couple of weeks. H. Dulieu left for the South Island on Tuesday to attend the South Canterbury meeting at Timaru on Saturday, when he will do some riding for F. Shaw’s stable. L. Dulieu will be riding at the Napier Park and Hawke’s Bay meeting, and he will make a call at Woodville on nis way to Napier lor the purpose of schooling Mountain Heath, who has made a good recovery from the injuries he received at Ellerslie. Two from Bushy Park. Two more horses are due this week from Mr G. F. Moore, of Wanganui, to enter F. ID. Jones’ stable at Riccarton. One is the coming two-year old geldinn by Diacquenod from Phrosa, by Limond from Cowl, the dam of Rational and Habit. This youngster has yet to be broken in. His companion will be a six-year-old gelding bv Bisogne, who has not yet raced. Taranaki Hunt Club. The 1 aranaki Hunt Club, in common with other sporting bodies, has been teeling the pinch of present conditions, and at a meeting on Monday the committee was authorised to dispose of the Kennels property to the second mortgagee, or. if satisfactory terms could not be arranged, to dispose of it as it considered best. The programme for the annual race meeting in August was discussed and it was decided to reduce the stakes from £B3O to £630. About Corneroff. Corneroff, who has been entered for the maiden flat events at the Napier Park meeting, has won only one race in his career, and that was the Petane Hack Hurdles at Napier 12 months ago. It is rather remarkable that a horse who has a second in a Grand National Steeplechase to his credit should have such a record, but for a long time Corneroff was making a very slow recovery from a serious accident, and last winter saw his first proper winding-up. Even then he was green as steeplechasers go, and it was a pity that he should have required another long spell after the Grand National fixture. According to reports, he has done a flair amount of hunting with the Manawatu Hounds, and this, with a couple of races on the flat at Napier, should see him fairly forward for one or two important jumping events later on. Crack Three-Tear-Old. The crack three-year-old Karapoti is still located at his owner’s farm, but he will probably rejoin A. Cook’s stable again shortly. Several racing men who have seen Karapoti lately state that he is wintering remarkably well and arc of the opinion that he will prove better than ever next season. Back in Work. At Riccarton G. J. Pine has recommissioned Don Jose after *. spell, while he also has Pixie Gold and the two-year-old Pansophy, by Psychology from Paper Rose, in work. They will be joined soon by Silver Coot, who has returned from his owner’s station, where ho has had a good rest. First Over Country. Domestic Trouble, the winner of the Maiden Steeples at the Waikato meetjing, is a daughter of Warplane and J Charwoman. She is possibly the first of Warplane’s gets to win “over country.’ ’ For Takanini. The Hawke's Bay owner, Mr R. Holden, intends to se,nd to J. L. Gray, at Takanini, his risii/g two-year-old colt and filly, the former by Tea Tray from Afterglow, and the latter, a daughter of Chief Ruler and Tinkler. The filly is a sister to Hot Spring, a notable South Australian performer. Assisted? King Ford can muster up a lot of. speed over a short course, but his task at Te Rapa last Saturday was made very easy through many of the riders on the opposition apparently imagining the. race was a marathon one. Ex-N.Z. Trainer's Success. His many friends in New Zealand will bo glad to hear that Charlie. Christie, the ex-Wingatui trainer, has recently had a turn of fortune’s wheel. He found and developed a useful jumper in Jarlath, an aged brown gelding by Demosthenes from Keighley, and at the winter meeting of the West Australian Turf Club, held on May 16, this horse registered his third consecutive win in the Rosebourne Hurdles, carrying 11.5 and winning easily in 3.55 on a slow track. Goshawk Over Battens. Goshawk has done well in flat racing for owner-trainer J. .M. Cameron, who has now decided to race the gelding in hurdle events. Seeing that Goshawk carried his head rather erect, it is surprising to know that he is jumping well, remarks “Maecenas” in the Hawera Star. i

Copey at Te Rapa. | Copey ran another solid race at J.€ ■ Rapa last Saturday and may have I beaten Star Comet had his rider beei | a little more patient, comments £ writer. Copey headed Star Comet rac ing into the straight, but as they stil ha<’ half a mile to go he tired. Copey is built on light lines and may’ lx troubled by weight, but on his recent showings in steeplechases he is likely to pay his way. Aladdin’s Prospects. Aladdin, winner of the June Hurdles at the recent meeting of the Dunedir Jockey Club, is the first of the Hunting Song family to win a hurdle race. His dam, Etoile d’Or, is a full-sister U Perle de Leon, who ‘was destroyed a: the result of injuries received in the Great Northern Steeplechase. Aladdii is stated to be built on lines that sag gest he may be capable of gaining higl honours in the ’•ole. Change Of Stables. Valmarie and Coolmint, who wfcri taken to Te Rapa, by the Pakanin trainer E. Pope, were left in M. J Carroll’s charge, where they will re main until after the Wellington wintei meeting, for which they are to be eu tered. Daughter of Bee. Many racegoers will remember th( good little Martian mare Bee, winnei of the Wellington Cup in 1916. Bet concluded her racing career in Sydney and looking through the results of Vic toria Park and Kensington races hel< last week it was noted that there waft winner named Devon Maid, u four year-old mare by’ Dane’s Vol from Bee At the same meetings a couple of orhei results are interesting to New Zealand ers. The Flying Hanlicao wap won by Vallar (Valkyrian—Bellaeity), and tin Encourage Stakes by Lucky Om , (Magpie—Bayonne). Both were brec , in New Zealand, Vallar by Mr W. G . Motion and Lucky One by Mr W. G Stead. Lucky One is a naif brother 1c I’m Alone. Phillipic and Aud i wer i winners at the. Canterbury Park meeting last week. Sir Roy and Polyxo.ua isr second in their races at Flemington or Hunting Day. i Hunting D;i . . formerly trained by J ; H. Jcfferd, for whom he won severa good races, is being schooled lor hurd ling. Owing to being very high strung the best of Hunting Day’ was neve shown, so a course of jumpii),; shoub be beneficial to him. A Common Offence. At Menanglo (N.S.W.) recently, J Simpson and W. McLachlan were line* £2 each for taking up wrong position; , at the starting post. It is a practic* that should be stopped, comment. l “Pilot,” and the only time it is ex cusable is when some fractious horse forces those outside it almost to *hi outer fence. In such circumstances t jockey can scarcely be blamed if he tries to get his mount into the gap sep arating those on the outside fron horses near the inner rails.