NOTES AND COMMENTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 10, 13 January 1936, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By ‘‘Kestrel.”) The three days of the Wellington Racing Club's meeting, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, January 22, 24, and 25, will attract a large number of the leading racing men of the Dominion to Trentham. Thus the holding of the national yearling sale at Trentham on Thursday, January 23, will be most opportune. Wanganui Nominations. Nominations have already been received for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s summer meeting, which is to be held on Friday and Saturday. January 31 and February 1. The nominations are due to close at S o'clock to-night. Ashhurst Acceptances. Acceptances for all events at the Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club's meeting, to be held on Wednesday of next week, close at 9 o'clock on Wednesday night. Wellington Acceptances. For the Wellington Racing Club’s first day events, acceptances are due to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. Alcides Lame. On returning to the birdcage at Stratford last Saturday week, Abides appeared to be decidedly lame. That makes the failure of the Pombal gelding very unfortunate lur his ownertrainer, Mr. L. G. Paul, especially as he had submitted Alcides to a very careful preparation owing to his unsoundness. At Marton Alcides finished third with his rider sitting up in the saddle without irons. At Stratford it appeared as if the win was. thrown away when the jockey eased up when he hit the front, the consequence being that Tutor snatched victory by the narrowest margin. Speedy Sort. Her sucee.-s in the juvenile event at Stratford following her good second to Grateful at New Plymouth points to the Wanganui filly Hamarin being a decidedly useful proposition for her owner-trainer, W. 11. Dwyer. A half"irter to Pale la and a full-sister to Catalogue, she possesses any amount of .-peed and when more solid should slick on fairly well. Tooley Street Over Boomed. Southerners booted Tooley Street a' a hack well above the average and in preposition to investors on the Taranaki circuit before he won at Stratford on Saturday. Tooley fleet’s form over the circuit war, to say the least, very ordinary, and, so far. at any rate, he is not as good as many of his admirers claim. However, the Surveyor— Cantrip gelding is a likely looking sort and he may yet be susceptible to a fair amount of improvement. Weight-Carrying Record. \“mtage with 9.9. holds the weightcat lying ;ecoid for the Wellington Cup since it was first contested on the Trentham track in 1906. Star Stranger carried 9.8 in 1928. Racing Judge's Death. Ar Ihe horse entered the ’straight in lhe Trial Handicap at A.-cc-L (.Brisbane» on December 26, the Queensland Turf Club's judge, Air. A. 11. G. Drury, collapsed iu his box. lie died a few hours later in a private hospital. Mr. Drury had been in indifferent health for some time, ami when the assistant judge (Mr. J. Williams) epoke to him during the rare he received no reply, and found that his companion was unconscious. With the timekeeper he moved Air. Drury to the side of lhe b‘»x and took his place in time to give the decision at the finish of the rare. Air. Drury was aged 72 years, and had been judge nt Arcot for nearly 30 years. In his younger days he was a leading oarsman. Cudale’s Weight. Cuddle’s weight of 9.11 in the Wellington Cup hdo only been exceeded four times in handicaps for the race since it was first run at Trentham in 1906. Rapine had U2 and Count Cavour 9.13 in 1927. Night march 9.12 in r.'-’l. and Bobrikoff 9.12 in 1910. The fir.«t three ware acceptors, and Rapiup ran third. The highest weight previously awarded a .mare in the Wei iington Cup was the 9.8 with which War.'tcp (a non-acceptor) headed the handicaps in 1916. Gohl Light in 192-> and Karo in 192 1 each had 9.7, the former finishing second on the day to Surveyor. This fact undoubtedly in- ' fluenced Mr. Coyle in not setting UudI die above 9.11. for the mare was given : 10.3 in the A.R.C, Handicap at Elj lerslie. ' Autopay for Sale. According io a Wellington message Autopnv ic booked to go under the hammer at the Trentham sales this month. Record Price. Among the liorsvs sold at the Riddiford dispersal sale two years ago was Zetes. who had earned fame for the record price of 21' ogns. he brought a<a yearling, and at the 50gns. Air. B. IT Winchester, of Keefton, paid for him he has been quite a profitable purchase. In his first five races in his new colours lie was placed, and last seacc-n he won three events ami filled minor places seven times. During the recent holidays he was given a winner at Greymouth. and then scored a double at Reef ton on Tuesday, Headed List. Refresher’s double win and a third placed Mr. F. Calvert at the head of the winning owners’ list at Stratford with £3lO. and Davirtock's win in the Stratford Cup set Air. A. H. Trotter second with £-’6O (including cup valued at £5O). The Ark Impressed. By far the most impressive of the hack sprinleis seen at New Plymoutn was The Ark, both of his wins being accomplished with ridiculous ease. They were the performances of a galloper above the average and it would be unwise to take overmuch notice of his failures at Alarton and Stratford. At Marton he was taken to the front with his big impost of 12.11 and asked to lead all the way c-ver the mile and a-quarter journey. He would haw needed to be a horse right out of the ordinary to win at Stratford, fur, after carrying the tapes for at least JOO yards when the barrier rose, he was badly placed all the way. The Ark will b? seen out next at Trentham, where he should keep the opposition busy, writes “Childers” in the Hawera Star.

Well Bred. The Iliad gelding Epic won so w r ell on tire second day at. Wingatui that further success should come his way. His dam, Eulalic, was a good performer and ranks as a cister to Humburg, Fulsome, Epitaph and Homage, and a half-sister to Commendation. Did Not Eventuate. The deal that war in the air regarding the leasing of Curie from his own-er-trainer, W. McKinnon, of Greenmeadows, did not eventuate. Meeting of Champions. A Dunedin message states it is reported that the Dunedin Jockey Club has good prospects of getting Silver Ring. KinnouU and Heritage tc- contest the Hazlett Gold Cup next month. These three horses should make a big attraction for the Cup meeting. Elack Duke. Black Duke was making his 208th. appearance in a race when he ran second to Chrysolc-gy in the hurdle race at Wingatui, and brought his stake winnings up to £B5ll Jos. His record now stands at 45 wins/29 seconds, 21 third, and 112 times unplaced. Whenuakura for Melbourne. Whenuakura will leave for Alelbourie by the Alarama, via the Bluff and Alilford Sound on January 18, and will join Link Divine in the stabfe of P. Quinlan. Air. W. Kirkland is taking lhe Chief Ruler gelding hithe original intention that trailer J. Brown go c-ver also having been abandoned. Whenuakura has had two races since coming back after a long spell and has been narrowly defeated in each. Not only is his form good, but a pleasing feature is that he has shown no signs of unsoundness, and. pre-vided he trains on. there should be good money for him in Victoria. Undeserved. ‘■Rub him out!’’ yelled a section of the crowd when Ilium (Iliad —Zany) won the Summer Nursery at Randwick on December 28, but the demonstration was undeserved. In the December Nursery Ilium cut up badly, but he was caught in a bunch of horses in the straight and, being new to the game, • lid nut know what to do. George Price and the connecti'ns of the coll were able to show he was not as well backed by them on th-e day he won. Should Pay His Way. The form shown by Rcieatu at the Auckland meeting clearly indicates that the Paper Aloney gelding has reached his best again. His second to Jonathan in the Railway Handicap, in which he went under by a head, was one of his best performances to date, and he repeated that running in the Newmarket. Handicap, a few days later. T<c fiact t-hal Roreatu ran handle any sort of going is somewhat in his favour, and h-’ can be relied on ; to pay his wav during the remainder | of the season. About Moquett-e. When Aloquclte wun the Debutante | guotl future was predicted for her, but she has failed to gvt into the money since then. She never looked dangerous at any stage of the Great / Norlhern Fual Stakes, but in the ALidsummer Handicap she began smartly and W3' the leader till half a furlong from home, when she weakened and was beaten into third place. There is no doubt this filly is endowed with plenty G-f speed, but. in the opinion of Auckland critics, she has a long way to gC before she reaches the class of her dam, Alotlev, ur Ali'i'-nelVc and \a-i ant. her sisters. Coming to Marton. The 1 Lutings horseman, J. Leach, who enjoyed quite a successful innings over the holidays by winning live races, including the Alanawatu ami Wairarapa Cups, contemplates shifting his quarters Ig- Marion, whore he has been promised by L. G. Alonis all that stable’s riding that cannot be done by B. JI. Harris.' Started Three Tinies. Alazir started on three oca.-ions at the Auckland summer meeting, winning the tp.ivvn's Plate and the Goodwood Ilamii'-ap, both mile events, while he v. as unplaced iu the Waitemaia Handicap, oue mile and a quarter, with 9.9. Jn bc.-th races that he annexed he wa.,: well back early, but onee in the straight lie galloped over every thing tu score nicely. In the Waitemata Ha nlicap he was having his second race over , a mile and a quarter and, in addition to earrving top weight, he did not gel too good a run, while the going was also against him. However, he is in great fettle at the prci-ent time and is one of tiiv most improved horses in the Auckland province, and a middledistance race should go his way before lhe season is mm.-h further advanced. Well-Known Colours. t.'lessamor, a maiden winner at Stratff/rd, reintroduced a well-known set of colours, to the winning list, as sire is owned by Air. R. A. AlcKenzie, who used to race with great success a few years ago, notable winners in his liverv being Sunart, Glorify, Black Ada, Piuthair, and others. Clessamor was bred by his owner, and is a three-year-old by Lackham from Clvasanta, who 'was a gou-d mare herself on the race track. Afore will be heard of Clessamor. who was only introduced to racing at the Taranaki fixture. New Zealand Invasion. Italy s invasion of Abyssinia has been more warlike, but not so peiristent, as the invasiem of Victoria by New Zealanders. About 25 years ago Bill Riordan, Alaurice Al’Grath, tiie late Hugh Cairns, Stan. Reid, Ron Cameron, the O'Neill family, Lou Robertson, Harry Telford, and others camv and saw the village founded by Batman. They liked the place and stayed until they are now considered naturalised Victorians. Their ranlus Jiave never been allowed io dwindle, and now (says the Globe) a New Zealand colony exists out. Caulfield way. ]>ate arrivals are Keith Voitre ami his former master, Roley, Hatch. Keith is forced through success to allow Victoria to adept him, and it would room that Roley is likely to take up his permanent abode with us. He came to sec the Alelbourne Cup, and now r admits that he likes the people and place immensely and is not in a hurry to go away. Some of the contingent must be classed as veterans, ar I found iu looking through 1908 records that Harry Telford then was winningg hurdle races at Exmoor, while Roley Hatch won the Wanganui Guineas on Aborigine. Stan Reid the Wellesmere Stakes on Provocation, and Ron Cameron the Canterbury Cup on Signor in the same year. Hatch was second to Signor on Diabolo. Without exception, the “Enzedders” are an estimable bunch and a credit to the land they came from. They should have provided for Christmas out. of Gay Brunette as the filly, its owner, trainer aud jockey are all Pig islanders*