THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 12, 15 January 1932, Page 4

THE TURF

FOXTON CONCLUDES

HANDICAP TO HABIT ARIKI RA WINS LAST BEET MORRIS "ON THE MAT.” FOXTON. Jan. 14. The Foxton .Racing Club’s meeting was concluded in excellent weather with a good attendance. The totalizator handled £4175 for the day. against £6702 10s on the corresponding day last. year, and £9469 for the meeting, against £14,837 last year. B. H. Morris was severely cautioned and fined £25 for his riding of Chief Savage in the Awahou Hark. Results wer* as follows: PAIAKI HACK HURDLES (Of £7O; one mile 5 fur.) 4 —Whisogne. 10.0, Jarvis 1 1 — Arrowhead. 10.8 Nicol .. .. .. 2 3—Easterly, 11.2, Robinson 3 Also: 2 Warzone. 6 Swiftray. 7 Doe, 5 War Ace. Length and a-half; three lengths. Time, Smin. MOTUITI MAIDEN iOf £6O; six furlongs.) 1 —Paioneone, 3.11, Wiggin? 1 3 Morrath, 8.1, Voitre .. 2 2 Kalmuk, 9.0, Ridgway 3 Also: 4 Benign, 8 Bright Song, 9 Mon Laddo, 6 Decree Nisi. Neck; half a length. Time, 1.15 1-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP ♦ Of £110; furlongs.) 2 HABIT, 8.8, B. H. Morris .... 1 4 RUANUI, 9.1, Wiggins 2 3 TELLER, 7.6, Weston 3 Also: 8 Cluny, 1 Joie de Vai. 9 Pahu, 7 Billion, 6* Maui. 10 Monsogne. Length: three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.48. WHIROKINO NURSERY (Of £65: five furlongs.) 2 Head Lady, 7.10, Barty 1 I—Pillow Fight, 9.8, Reed 22 3 Arena, 7.0, Wiggins 3 Also: 7 Star Acre, 6 Headland. 5 Headmaster, 4 Wasteland. Two and ahalf lengths; head. Time, 1.1 3-5. BANGIOTU HACK (Of £76, six furlongs.) 3 Hystride, 8.3, B. H Morris .... 1 4 Priscilla Verne, 7.5, Wiggins .. 2 22—The Budget, 8.11, Webby .... 3 Also: 6 False Scent, 1 Navaho, 5 Golden Shadow. 7 Tapestry, S Pahiko. Three-quarters of a length; length. Time, 1.145. AWAHOU HACK (Of £75; one mile.) 3 Patearoa, 8.0, Wiggins 1 4 Thrasher, 8.2, Voitre o I—Chief Savage, 9.0, B. H. Morris 3 Also: 2 Ben Hur, 5 Air Laddie, 6 Fallow. Length and three-quarters: three and a-half lengths. Time, 1.44 15. WHABANGI HANDICAP (Of £?0; seven furlongs.) 3—ARIKI RA, 7.5, Pine 1 I—ACOBA, 8.2. B. H. Morris .... 2 6—ARROWHEAD, 7.0, Webby .. 3 Also: 4 Balloon, 2 Paratoo, 5 Briar Root. Length and a-half; neck. Time,

EGMONT RACING CLUB

JUBILEE CUP MEETING NOMINATIONS TO-MORROW Set down to be held at Hawera on Wednesday and Thursday, February 3 and 4, the Egmont Racing Club’s Jubilee Cup meeting is certain to be well supported by the owners and trainers, especially in the Taranaki province. In spite ox’ the fact that conditions generally are far from what officials of the club would like them to be for such an important milestone in the history of this popular club, quite a number of owners have already signified their intention of nominating for the fixture, and the fields should be marked by quality as well as quantity. On the opening day the Egmont Jubilee Cup will carry a strake of £2OO, including the value of a £5O gold cup for the winner. In addition, there is the open sprint, the Flying Handicap, for which £llO s allocated, and a similar stake is provided for the Whareroa Handicap, run over eight and a-half furlongs. The Nolan Hack Handicap is endowed with £lOO, while other events are also well treated as regards stakes. Nominations for all events are due to close at 8.30 p.m. to-day, and handicaps will be declared by Mr. A. Treason on Monday. January 25. Acceptances will close on Friday, January 29, at 8.30 p.m.

DERBY FAVOURITE

CRACK ENGLISH JUVENILE GOLDEN HAIR COLT NAMED The two-year-old colt by Gainsborough from Golden Hair, who has so greatly distinguished himself in England, has at last been named and will in future be known as Orwell. Q.mmenting on the name an English writer stated that it was certainly preferable to many which had been suggested and there was a touch of the appropriate about it, inasmuch as it was on the banks of the River Orwell that Gainsborough, the eminent artist, was wont to sketch and paint. Furthermore, the first syllable , Or, was, of course, the Gallic word for gold. But the name bestowed on the colt, nevertheless, lacked originality. There was an Orwell, owned by the late Duke of Westminstre, who ran third to Sainfoin and LeNord in the Derby of 1890, in which Surefoot started such a hot favourite. There was another Orwell, a filly, foaled in 1904. Orwell is generally regarded in England as the champion of his age. He has A-on five of the six races in which he has competed, including the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes, and Middle Park Stakes,, his total winnings amounting to well over £lB,OOO. Orwell is already a firm favourite for next year’s Derby.

NOTES FROM AUCKLAND

WELLINGTON CANDIDATES A MATTER OF BRACKETS < Special to “Chronicle.”) AUCKLAND, Jan. 14. The Auckland representation at the forthcoming Wellington summer meeting will be a long way below the usual both in strength and in numbers, although the northern entry is a select one indeed. It is unusual to find J. T. Jamieson with but one entrant, and that Tea Ohat, who has not won a race this season. This Tea Tray gelding has shown up in several sprint events he has contested since the spring, and he should go well at Trentham. He figures in the Wellington Stakes. The five furlongs of the classic will suit Tea Chat, for he does not stay too well, yet he was speedy enough to catch Karapoti and Golden Wings in the last Railway Handicap when that pair were running themselves out in front, and kept on the outside of those two speed merchants right to the turn for home. That run alone speaks well for Tea Chat’s prospects in the Wellington Stakes, especially as the two-year-olds this season are only moderates, judged on their form so far. Th© first day at Thames, Gan pat hung out badly on the turn, but even so his form was far below what was expected. He may, however, be given a bright chance if he takes on the Apprentices’ Plate. Trainer Pope has a good sprint proposition in High Comedy, whose second to Arisus the final day at Ellerslie was a splendid effort. The Leighton gelding is in fine fettle and if he is taken to Trentham he ought to get among the money in the open sprint contests. Pope’s third candidate for Wellington is the two-year-old Tea Trader, who will find the conditions to suit him in the Wellington Stakes. He was out in front in the Great Northern Foal Stakes and Royal Stakes at Ellerslie, and as he races better left-handed he may be the pick of the two-year-olds in the Trentham classic, a race that appears to suit the babbies better than the three-year-olds. There were many who considered that Heremia finished second in the Great Northern Derby on New Year’s Day, contending that Peter Jackson failed to get up to cut him out of a dividend. However, the Ellerslie angle is very tricky. At any rate this classic contest showed Heremia up in a much better light and indicated pretty plainly that he was a really good hack. Heremia is the sole representative of J. L. Gray’s stable booked for Trenthem, the special mission of this hack being the Duoro Cup, and if not too harshly weighted he is going to be a hard horse to beat. Heremia was to have been given a run in the Apprentices’ Plate the first day, but failed to survive the acceptance. A similar programme had been mapped out for Princess Bede, whose form in the hack classes at Ellerslie was distinctly promising, but she is not likely to go to Trentham now. For some strange reason there is still evident on the part of some racing people—among them many who should know better —an antipathy to the system of bracketing on the totalisator horses from one stable running in the same race, where they are racing in different ownership. There were three recent instances where one trainer ran two horses in a race, and the outcome was to say the least of it most unsatisfactory. " Tn each case one horse won, while on the other horse, the stablemate of the winner, the rider did not appear to be bothering overmuch. In fact in two instances it seemed as if the jockey should have been carpeted, but no question was even asked. There has been a good deal of criticism in Auckland of late of the control of the sport, and not without some grounds for suspicion, but tho adoption of the bracketing of horses from the one stable will clear the air in at least one direction.

ON TRENTHAM TRACKS

LITTLE FAST GALLOPING YESTERDAY’S WORK-OUTS With the Wellington meeting so near at hand it might have been expected that there would have been a lot of interesting work at Trentham yesterday morning, but, in spite of the threat of rain in the air, very little fast galloping was attempted, says the Post. The plough, in excellent order, was exclusively used. Weatherstep (W. E. Shand) ran ovei half a mile alone in 49 l-ssecs. Thin was the first fast gallop and turned out to be the best done, but she was one of the only horses to be fully extended. Lady Pam (J. Mulvihill) and Spear Lad (F. E. Baker) concluded their couple of rounds’ pace work with half a mile in 56secs. Actaeon (H. Johnstone) stepped over three furlongs in 38 4-ssecs. Royal Game (J. Rule) beat Mullaboden (JF. Nicholson) by a length over a similar distance in 38 l-ssecs. Michael Angelo (G. Lamb) and Volga Boatman (G. F. Dick) did a strong working gallop over seven furlongs in Imin. 35secs., requiring 54 2-ssees. for the last half-mile. Cape Royal (Johntsone) was a good half-length in front of Rulanut (Baker) at the end of an easy half-mile in 51 2-ssecs., the pace being on only over the last portion of the trip Clangor (J. D. Martin) and Might (J. K. Robertson) were also not seeking figures, their five furlongs, in which the former was a length the better, taking Imin 9 2-ssecs., and the last half-mile 55 l-ssecs. They were shaken along over the last furlong. Oratorian (A. O’Neill) and Lavington (L. L. Harding) finished thoir work with a strong six furlongs, the last half-mile of which took 53 3-ssecs. They were together throughout. St. Roger (O’Neill) and Waratah (Harding) finished on terms at the eud of half a mile in 50 4-ssecs. Late Jest (Baker) ran over the same distance in 53secs. Gesture worked at a strong pace. Peep, with her trainer, T. Yates, in the saddle, did six furlongs in Imin 2 12-ssees., the final half-mile in 55secs Eminent (Martin) and Lyrical (Rob ertson) ran over seven furlongs easily, taking Imin. 37 2-ssecs. for the ful distance and 38 secs, for the last three furlongs, being speeded up during this section. After breakfast Gay Court (Shand) sprinted half a mile comfortably in 50sees). The only visiting horse yet to arrive

is the West Coast winner. Gold Sand, who was out on the track this morning but was not speeded up owing to hav lag developed slight muscle soreness. The Takanini candidates for the meeting, High Comedy, lea Trader, Ganpat (in charge of F. E. Pope) and Heremia (in charge of J. L. Gray), are due at Trentham on Saturday. Tea Chat, who was purchased by Mr. B. E. Hart at the beginning of the week, and who has been taken over from J. T. Jamieson by the Avondale trainer. W. Stone, will also be brought South at the week-end to fulfil engagements. H. Pritchard returned on Tuesday from the West Coast with the members of his team. The most successful performer, Flower, was unfortunately knocked about by another horse on tho trip across, but it is hoped that the mishap will not. have serious results In the meantime she has been paid up for the opening day of the Welling ton meetingAdditional riding engagements an nounced are:—H. Gray, Gay Crest, Gay Court, La Moderr.e. Silyermine, Prin cess Bell, Chrysology and Heremia; K Voitre. Tea Trader and High Comedy; 8. Wilson, Late Jest-: H. N. Wiggins. Great Star, Royal Routine and probably Niggerhead. COMING MEETINGS January 16—Bay of Islands R.C. January 1C —Birchwood Hunt Club. January 19, 21- Wairoa R.C. January 20. 22, 23—Wellington R.C. January 22—AshhurstxPohamrini R.C. January 23—Waipap'-knuri R.C. Januaiy 23—Wairio J C. January 27, 2R - hiatua R.C.