THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 118, 21 May 1932, Page 4

THE TURF

WAIKATO RACING CLUB MEETING AT TE RAPA FIELDS FOR TO-DAY. PROSPECTS DISCUSSED. (By “Kestrel.”) In two weeks’ time the Auckland Racing Club’s Great Northern meeting will be well in progress, and for that reason considerable interest will be attached to the winter meeting of the Waikato Racing Club, which will be held at the Te Rapa course to-day, for many with Ellerslie engagements figure on the card for the Te Rapa fixture. Several candidates for Great Northern honours have already secured successes since the handicaps appeared, and there is a chance that still more will figure in a winning role before the big meeting comes up for decision. However, the rchandicap clause presents a problem which the stay-at-home investor would be wise not to ignore. The times for the starting of the various events at Te Rapa arc as follows: — Fairfield Handicap 11.30 Maiden Hurdles 12.13 Winter Handicap 12.15 Waikato Steeples 1.36 Flying Handicap .. .. .. 2.17 Open Hurdles .. .. • • 2.58 Horotiu Handicap .. . • •. 4.20 Whitiora Handicap 3.39

The roomy track, at Te Rapa provides plenty of space for large fields to be started, but there are so many acceptors for the Fairfield Handicap, the first event on the card, that divisions will be necessitated unless three or more scratchings take place. The day’s racing will commence with the FAIRFIELD HANDICAP (Of £75; six furlongs)

Quite a number of these have been seen in action during recent months, and those likely to be prominent today include Chateau. Kanapa, Illuminelli, Abbey Dream, Toujours, Booklaw, Vexilluin, Emancipation, Lapstreet. Beryl Latour. Reclaimer and Pelting. When they are summed up backers may prefer Chateau. Kanapa and Emancipation. MAIDEN HURDLE HANDICAP (Of £100; miles)

Leitrim and Appledore, both newcomers to the game, are set to give the others weight, as might be expected from their successes on the flat, while Sports King and Paddon are also certain to be in the limelight. Royal Visitor. Spring Abbey, Trowbridge, Arcade, Vai Simon and Haakon are others that appeal, with perhaps Sports King, Leitrim and Trowbridge best supported. The principal handicap event on the flat is the WINTER HANDICAP (Of £150; 1% miles)

Royal Doulton is a consistent performer but may not be quite up to form. Sunny Sky can run out the tenfurlongs well, but may not have done enough for a solidly-run race. King’s Archer will only need to have retained his summer and autumn form to have a good chance. Little Doubt is fairly certain to start favourite, and as he scored a double at this meeting last year and showed winning form at Wanganui last week, there is good reason for the support which will be accorded him. True Blood goes well when the tracks are sofe, but he has not had recent racing to fit him for the task. The only other that appeals is Eager Rose, who may not, however, be suited by the going. It is likely that the favourites will be Little Doubt, King’s Archer and Royal Doulton. The .cross-country event is the WAIKATO STEEPLECHASE (Of £225 ; about 2% miles)

Though a field of nine is carded for this event it is not likely that all will line up at tbo start. Tho Make UpLandmark bracket is also engaged in the Open Hurdles and the chances are that Mr. Corry will elect to send one of the pair for that event. Make Up appears to be the logical one for the cross country event, especially after his successful debut over the big fences at Hawera. True, he will meet Wiltshire on 91b. worse terms than at the Egmont meeting, but he beat the northerner by a substantial margin. Wiltshire, however, is fit and well and will be racing on his home course. Claremore has been under a cloud but latest reports are more favourable. Lucess is well placed to repeat his form of last year, when he ran third in the Great Northern Steeplechase after being second in the Great Northern Hurdles. St. Warrigal and Foxhound have good chances, while Slump was doing it well when he came to grief in the Grandstand Steeplechase at Wanganui and must be considered to-day. He has a stronger field to heat, but it must be remembered that he has beaten several of them on previous occasions. I lie tavwurites rnav be Wiltshire' Make 1

Up and Slump. The open sprint is the FLYING HANDICAP (Of £125; six furlongs)

If Little Doubt takes on this event in preference to the Winter Handicap earlier in the afternoon he may be well supported. As Lucy Rose will not be at the meeting she must be omitted from calculations. The best backed may be Little Doubt (if started), Flying Prince, Prince VaJ and Lucky Alice. TRAINING AT TE RAPA THE FINAL GALLOPS. The weather was fine for the final gallops at Te Rapa on Thursday morning by horses engaged at the Waikato Racing Club’s winter meeting. The poles were out 50ft. from the rails and the going was on the holding side. Princess Bede (Green) who had the outside running, led Baroscope (Tinker) over six furlongs, in 1.191. King Ford (Connor) got to the end of half a mile in 51 l-ssecs., while High Commissioner (Smith) ran a similar distance in 53 3-ssecs.

Flying Prince (Tinker) was leading Pelting (Green) over five furlongs in 1.8 2-5, the former finishing well. Cruachan (McLaughlin) and Little Doubt (Connor) had pace on when they left the seven furlong post. They were joined by Holly Holm (Mclnally) at the six. The seven furlongs were covered in 1.34, and the last six in 1.20 1-5. All worked nicely, but Little Doubt, who had the outside running, impressed by the way he finished. Tradesman (Green) hit out freely in covering five furlongs in 1.6 2-5. Trowbridge (McLaughlin), Arcade (Green), Monetize (Everson) and Advance Camp (Mclnally) finished as named in running nine furlongs in 2.11. Miladi (Drinkwater) was just leading Aga Khan, the latter with a light weight, N. R. McKenzie, up> at the conclusion of five furlongs in 1.6 3-5. Indolent (McLaughlin) and Wilton (Mclnally) got to the end of five furlongs in 1.7 2-5. Dluminclli (Tinker) defeated Kahau (Connor) over half a mile in 52 1-5.

The Blenheim jumpers, Make Up (Tudor) and Landmark (Drinkwater) gave a dashing display once round over the steeplechase country. Historic, in company w’ith Lyrical, reached the scene on Thursday morning from Trentham. The former was worked on the inner grass track, but was not out for time. He looks well. B. H. Morris will be Historic’s rider in |the Winter Handicap.

BIDING AT TE RAPA K. Voitre and W. J. McDowell will both be in attendance at tho Waikato meeting to-day. The former will ride Royal Doulton. Speedmint, Prince of Orange, Marshland, and Puss Moth, and McDowell will pilot Book Law and Marmorate. FORTHCOMING FIXTURES May 21.—Ashburton County R.C. May 28—South Canterbury J.C. June 1,3, 4.—Dunedin J.C. June 3, 4.—Otaki-Maori R.C. June 3,4, B.—Auckland R.C. June 16, 18.—Hawke’s Bay J.CJune 18.—South Canterbury J.C. Juno 23. —Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club. Tune 24, 25.—Napier Park R.C. June 25.—Ashburton County R.C-

OWNERSHIP OF CROUPIER BREEDERS WIN CASE I CORRY LOSES POSSESSION I Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, May 20. "I declare that the defendants ar r the owners of the horse Croupier am * that plaintiff i,s not, as an owner, en j titled to any share or interest in th l ) horse. I find that plaintiff and defend ants were partners in running the horst in the following shares, namely. th< plaintiff 50 per cent, and the defend ants 25 per cent. each. I decree tha the partnership shall be dissolved an< that account be taken by the Registrai of the partnership dealings betweer plaintiff and defendants from the dab when the horse was entrusted to plain tiff’s care, and that the affairs of the partnership be wound up by tht Court.” Thus Mr. Justice Herdman concluded a very lengthy judgment delivered to-day on tho action taken in the Supremo Court by J. J. Corry, oi Blenheim, against John and James’Pat terson, of Auckland. The Judge said that he drew the inference that plaintiffs and defendants agreed that the business from the beginning should be treated as a partnership in the running of the horse owned solely by the Patersons. After Corry laid claim to the horse as owner, Patersons took steps to repossess themselves of it. “Because that was done, plaintiff claims damages, but, as in my view he is not even a part owner of the animal, I am not

aware of any legal principle which would justify me entertaining a claim for damages.’’ RACING AT RICCARTOiN LOSS OF FOUR THOUSAND C.J.C.’s BALANCE-SHEET In spite of a reduction of £11,515 in stakes, and reductions in othei items of expenditure, the Canterbury Jockey Club closed its year on Aiprii 30 with, a loss of £3962 8s Bd. The annual report states that, considering the financial stringency, the result ot the year’s operations was fairly satisfactory, though it was achieved largely at the sacrifice of owners. The required number of nominations had been received for the offices oi stewards and honorary treasurer, the report continues, and no election would be necessary. Fifteen nominations had been received for the thirteen places on the committee. The balance-sheet shows a debit of £3962 8s 8d in the profit and loss account. . Subscriptions totalled £2057, nomination fees £5060, stands and gate takings £8489, sale of privileges £2495, and totalisator takings £27,702. On the expenditure side, stakes amounted to £21,485, salaries and wages £4661, attendance at meetings £2855, Government taxes £13,344, and rates, taxes, and insurance £1312, leaving a balance due to the bank of £16,440. The assets total £103,925, and tbo liabilities in-

clude £79,382 in the capital account. £16,440 due to the bank, and £BlOO to stand subscribers. The Canterbury District Committee has a balance ot £364 9s 2d on deposit.

IMPORTED ARISTOCRAT KICHAKA AT RANDWICK G. PRICE’S LATEST FIND Of all Sydney trainers, none appear to have better spring prospects than G. Price, who, through the agency of Veilmond, Kuvera, and Kichaka, is almost certain to land some of the rich plums of the new racing season. Kuvera, who clinched his claims to two-year-old supremacy at Randwick when ho followed up his Victorian Sires’ Produce Stakes success with -wins in the A.J.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes, is winter favourite for the Derbies, and a retention of autumn form will see him go a long way in the three-year-old classes.

Price’s shining light at present is the English colt Kichaka. There is no “maybe” about this imported aristocrat, and, with added experience, he will go a long w e ay on the turf. Kichaka, who is a three-year-old colt by Salvo from Gay Nymph, was sired in England and foaled in Australia, and was purchased by the well-known racing identities who race under the nom-de-plumo of “Mr. Smlthdcn ” at a

sale of horses by Mr. Sol Green in Melbourne a couple of seasons ago. At his first appearance, in the Bondi Handicap, at Randwick, in January, the English-bred colt ran unplaced, but he showed sufficient speed in that run to whet the public appetite. So much enthusiasm was displayed over the colt that racegoers eagerly awaited his re appearance. It was not until May 7, at Moorefield, that Kichaka was again seen in action.

He was opposed by a moderate lot in the Maiden Stakes, a weight-for-age event, run over a mile, and tho manner in which he beat off the opposition after leading throughout vindicated the opinion of Sydney critics who have been saying for months that he is a galloper out of tho common. The three-year-old is one of the most promising maiden performers seen in Sydney for many a long day. He is brilliant, and looks likely to stay. are that some day he will achieve high rank as a galloper. It takes a fairly good horse to win. at his* first attempt over the Moorefield hill, and mat Kichaka was equal to the task is certainly a good augury for his future prospects.

NOTES AND COMMENTS (By “Kestrel”) Though there will be racing at Ashburton ana Invercargill to-day as web as at Te Rapa, it is the Waikato meeting which will receive most attention from keen followers of the racing | game. May Want a Race When St. Warrigal won the Hamilton Steeplechase at the Waikato winter meeting last season he carried 10.5. beating Copey, 10.2, by five lengths. On that form St Warrigal reads well in the Waikato Steeplechase to-day with 9.6. The St. Arnaus gelding ha? few superiors as a jumper, but the fact that he has not hud a race since last July may bo against him at Te Rapa to-day. Lucy Rose Injured A Matamata correspondent state*’ that Lucy Rose will not bo a starter at Te Rapa on Saturday. Lucy Rose received a kick on Tuesday, and a very large swelling has developed. It is problematical ns to whether she wi be right, by tho Great Northern mee ing. Matcer’s other pair, Standfast and Dark Marble, will be taken to Te Rapa. About Freehold Freehold, it is reported, slightly injured himself while competing in the Grandstand Steeplechase on the first day of the winter meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club last week, and was consequently unable to start in the Wanganui Steeplechase, as was intended. He, however, has now quite recovered from tho mishap, and is working on the tracks at Waipukurau His owner-trainer, B. McKay, is quite satisfied that a mistake was made with him as regards his running in the Grandstand Steeplechase, as he was allowed to take matters too easy in the early stages of the event, and con sequently had too much leeway to make up over the concluding portion of the journey.

Aladdin Also Entered Aladdin’s name was not cabled as among the entries for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles and Grand National Steeplechase, but a report from Christchurch announces that he was nominated on Tuesday at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s offices for both events, lhe races, which will be contested iu July, are tho biggest jumping double in tho Commonwealth. Zoom Fatally Injured The hunter, Zoom, a four-year-old gelding by Warplane, broke a leg while working at Ellerslie on Tuesday and had to bo destroyed. He had just passed the post after completing a six-fur-long gallop with a couple of com yap ions, when a distinct crack could bo heard, and he faltered and fell. He was immediately destroyed when it was ascertained’that he had broken a leg. Is Consistent. During the present season there has been few more consistent gallopers than All Humbug, who will probably he seen out in hack events at Ellerslie nex month. He has won several races during the present term, and in his last start ran second to Equitant in the Autumn Handicap at Marton. All Humbug is by Humbug from AU Cerise, by All Black from Martian Princess, by Martian from Two Step, so he lacks nothing as far as breeding is concerned. Brother to Set Sail. Sailing Home, winner of the Roslyn Handicap at Southland and runner-up to Colonel Cygnus on the second day, is a five year-old gelding by Solferino from Strathpeffer, by Birkenhead from Ideal, who dead-heated with Fulmen for first place in the New Zealand Cup in 1900. Sailing Home is a brother to Set Sail, winner of nunu ous races down south several seasons ago. Both these horses were bred by Dr. J. E. Rodgers, of Invercargill, and won all their races in his colours. Standfast. Much interest will be centred in the . display of Standfast in the Open ‘ Hurdles at Te Rapa to-day, as he has been schooling and working well at Matamata. Standfast has shown * marked promise as a hurdler and ho is 1 expected to perform well in important '■ hurdle events during the winter.

Progress of Claremore. After being absent on Tuesday, Claremore was on the tracks at Ellerslie again on Wednesday, wh< ho was allotted strong work on the tan. The jumper get through his work in good stylo and is now doing better than he wa.s a few days ago. No definite arrangement has yet been made, but it is now almost certain that he will keep his engagement in the Waikato Steeplechase this afternoon. The Aintree Winner

It was only by a fluke that Forbra, winner of tho Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, was entered for the event. It was intended that he should be nominated for the Stanley Steeplechase at the meeting. Just before entries closed Forbra ran second to Golden Miller at Newbury, and was awarded the race on a protect. That made him ineligible for the Stanley, and he was entered for the Grand National, Ono man must have been sorry about it. That is Mr. E. Paget, who rode Egremont into second place in tho National. He had a double of ,£4OOO to £1 about Jerome Fandor and Egremont, and the first-named won. Death of Moabite Tho English stallion, Moabite, died nt the property of his owner (Mr. Herbert S. Thompson) at Tarwyn Park (N.S.W.) on May 7. A couple of weeks previously an operation was performed. on the skull of Moabite. At first it was believed to he a success, but later the horse became worse. On the turf Moabite won more than £BOOO in stakes, but it wns as a sire, that ho made his mark. His oldest progeny are only four-year-olds, and tho success achieved by some of his stock suggested that it would not bo, long before he became one of New South Wales’ outstanding sires. Chemosh (A.J.C. Champagne Stakes), Semitist (Gibson Carmichael Stakes'), Kaftan (V.A.T.C Debutante Stakes). Sauballat (V.R.C. Maribyrnnng Trial), and Precious Gift (A.J.C. Gimcrack Stakes) wore some of his classic w : nnors. Monbite was imported to Australia in 1924 by Sir Samuel TTordern, but proved difficult to train and was later sold for the stud to Messrs. A. W. and H. S. Thompson. His sire. Phnlaris, is one of England’s outstanding stud horses.

Chateau .. 9 0 Keith Hall .. 7 13 Kanapa .. .. S 12 Puss Moth .. 7 12 Illuminelli .. S 11 Lapstreet .. 7 12 Abbey Dream 8 9 Twenty-four Nassau Lady 8 2 Carat 7 12 Emancipation 8 2 Beryl Latour 7 12 Sweet Whisper 8 1 Lady Noreen . 7 12 Echo Song . 8 1 Wilton .... 7 12 Toujours .... 8 0 Phenomenon 7 12 Booklaw .... 8 0 Arawa Rose .. 712 Raceful geld. 7 13 Kind Words 7 12 Miss Rewa .. 7 13 Reclaimer .. 7 12 Kahau .... 7 13 Top Light .. 7 12 Vexillum .. 7 13 Master Norval 7 12 Tapapa .. .. 7 13 Wishbone .. 7 12 Sir Musk .. 7 13 Pelting .. .. 7 12

Leitrim .. 10 13 Vai Simon .. Appledore .. 10 0 Little Arch Sports King 9 12 Haarkon Paddon .. .. 9 10 Spancihill .. Royal Visitor 9 3 Blue Bonnet . Spring Abbey 9 0 Haputu .. .. Full Measure 9 " Thespis .. .. Trowbridge 9 0 Tepapa .. .. Arcade .... 9 0 High Kaihoremai . 9 0 Commissioner . Zoour .. .. 9 0

Royal Doulton 9 0 Cynthia N. .. 7 11 Sunny Sky .. 8 8 Eager Roe .. 7 9 King's Archer 8 8 Good Idea .. 7 0 Little Doubt 8 5 Ruby Dawn . 7 0 True Blood .. 8 3

Wiltshire . . 11 5 Manjcani .. 9 12 Make Up ..11 4 St. Warrigal 9 6 Landmark .. 10 8 Foxhound .. 9 1 Claremore .. 10 6 Slump .... 90 Lircesa .. .. 10 1

Historic . . 9 0 Miladi .. .. Speedmint .. 8 5 King Ford .. 7 7 6 Chromadyne .. 8 3 Lucky Alice . 7 1 Tradesman .. 8 1 Imamint .. . 7 ( Awarere .. .. 7 12 Steady Fire .. 7 ( Baroscope .. 7 9 Several of those engaged aiav be seen to better advantage later on as the conditions will not suit them here. A Blenheim candidate who should not be overlooked is Miladi, but the chances are that Chromadvne. Imamint and Speedmint will be much in reques A good field will contest the OPEN HURDLES (Of £150; 1% miles) Prince Lu ..11 7 Advance Camp 10 1 Make Up .. 11 5 C'ruachan 10 0 Landmark .. 11 3 Nassock 9 9 Luminary .. 10 11 Hit the Deck 9 1 High Pitch .. 10 9 Arch Eagle 9 0 Pennyplain .. 10 8 Mia Stella 9 0 Standfast ..10 5 Here again the Landmark-Alake Vp bracket must bo taken into consideration, though indications are that Landmark will be relied on. If Air. Corry takes on this event with either of the pair his representative will be well supported. Cruachan, Standfast and Luminarv make most appeal after the bracket. The seven-furlong event for had s is the WHITIORA ITACK (Of £75; seven furlongs) Appledore .. 9 7 Marshland .. o Protomint . . 9 7. Marmorate .. 7 1 Valueless .. 8 10 Hawthorn .. 7 0 Princess Bede 8 4 Miss Albyn .. 7 0 Full Measure 8 3 London .. .. 7 0 Sub-Editor . 8 3 Abbey Queen 7 0 Steady Fire 8 2 Valpai .. .. 7 0 King W in .. 8 0 Toujours 7 0 Glenrata .. 7 13 Abbey .Dream 7 (i Woodful .. 7 7 Echo Song .. 7 0 Revision .. 7 6 Free Air .. .. 7 0 Indolent .. .. 7 5 Fancy Boy .. 7 0 Aga Khan .. 7 4 Dark Marble 7 0 Quite a number of these will be supported to a certain extent, but the chances are that Woodful. Glenrata and King Win will be the favourite trio. To conclude the meeting there is the HOROTIU HANDICAP (Of £100; one mile) Prince Vai .. 9 10 Lucky Alice 5? 9 Lucy Rose . 8 13 Hit the Deck 8 1 Little Doubt . 9 2 Trishna .. . . 8 0 Taurua .. .. 8 10 Ruby Dawn S 0 Flying Prince 8 7 Cargen .. .. 8 0 Appledore .. 8 5 Holly Holm . 8 0 Jaeldy Karo 8 4 Imamint S 0 Helium .. .. 8 3 Sports King . 8 0 Prince of Orange 8 2