RACING AND WAR WORK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 179, 1 August 1941, Page 8

RACING AND WAR WORK

NO INTERFERENCE NOTED TARANAKI MAN’S VIEW NOTES AND COMMENTS “Racing occupies only 14 days in the province of Taranaki, and as this is distributed between five clubs it cannot for a moment be thought that our war effort, which in the main is cheese production, is affected in the slightest degree,” said the Hon. J. McLeod in his presidential report to the annual meeting of the Taranaki Jockey Club at New Plymouth. Mr. McLeod said his view was that the public conscience would speedily assert Itself if the time arrived when the carrying on of racing affected in any degree the country’s war effort. If it was desired that there should be some curtailment such an expression of opinion should firstly come from the Government. He felt that the cut should be made in week-day racing.

Cheddington had been off the scene for 18 months when he took his place in the Glenmore Maiden First Division, and the connections of Ihe Phaleron Bay colt were not too sanguine of his chances in the heavy going, especially as he was rather soft in condition. Cheddington jumped out well, but after going a furlong lost his position, Atkins taking some time to get him properly balanced. Once he settled down W. H. Gaisford's colt handled the going well, and over the concluding stages he was travelling better than anything else, finishing in fourth place. He has developed into a handsome horse, and on appearances he should win some good races as a four-year-old, especially as it may be in his favour that he has had only three races.

Fiancee’s half-brother by Phaleron Eay, Spliced, had to be good to win the Glenmore Maiden First Division at Marton last Saturday, for after he had hit the front in the straight Matalite and Cyprine both came at him. The youngster—he was only a two-year-old—fought on gamely to get the verdict by a narrow margin. Spliced, whose dam is the Grand Knight— Diamond Ring mare Betroth, is owned by his breeder, Mr. W. S. Glenn, and is held by H. Dulieu on lease until July 31. 1943.

Gay Fox, second favourite for the hurdles at Marton, was galloped on by Hagen while the latter was running loose in the field after dropping his rider at the first fence. Hagen's rider, P. Jarvis, broke a collarbone and suffered extensive abrasions through horses striking him while he was on the ground. Jarvis may have to miss the Grand National meeting, in which one of his mounts was to have been Pekoe in the Grand National Hurdles.

Force, runner-up to Milton Abbas at Timaru last Saturday, was winner of the Novice Stakes at the Waimate Hunt meeting. This four-year-old gelding by Valkyrian is owned by Mr. E. G. Bridgens, and for the past month he has been trained by R. Wilson at Riccarton.

Young Paddon is being kept in work at Te Rapa with a view to competing at the Pakuaranga Hunt meeting at Ellerslie next month. A consistent performer in recent starts, Young Paddon is maintaining his con.ii.’ion well and it will not be on that score if he fails to show to advantage the r,< xt time he is required to race. .... Milton Abbas recorded his first win when he won the Levels Handicap last Saturday. He cost Mr. C. N. Draper, the owner of Cerne Abbas, 250 guineas as a yearling and Mr. Draper sold him just prior to the Waimate Hunt meeting for the same figure to Mr. E. H. Aubrey. He is now trained by T. Hobbs at Oamaru. He is a three-year-old son of Hunting Song from Kinetic, (he dam of Adalenr.

Surprise winner ot the hurdle race at the South Canterbury Hunt Club meeting last .Saturday, Noko ranked as a three-year-old when he scored, and thus ho must be one of the youngest hurdlers to race in New Zealand. He is a member of the team in charge of his part-owner, W. E. Hazlett. Noko has fair winning form on the flat, but last Saturday he was having only his second start over hurdles. On the previous Saturday at Waimate he had shaped poorly and punters were completely surprised by his better showing. However, at Waimate he had carried a stone overweight. His sire, Sir Simper, is by Grand Knight from Simper, dam also of those first-class gallopers, Affectation, Gold Light, Razzle Dazzle and Beacon Light, and the dam, Dark Marie, is by Tractor from Directoire, by Wairiki—Queen Anne, by St. Leger. Noko has been put to the jumping game very young so there is plenty of scope for him to improve. He is from a half-sister to the Wellington Steeplechase winner, Paris. Noko is engaged in the Longbeach Hurdles at Riccarton to-morrow.

Stairway, an attractively-bred juvenile by Spiral from the AbsurdCowl mare Veil, is again being speeded up in his work at Awapuni, and he will probably be found on deck early in the new season. He failed to get on the winning list as a two-year-old, but. this younger half-brother to Veilmond, Scarf Dance and Fabric should make amends. Foxsen and Foxwood will be members of the New Zealand racing contingent in Australia in the now season, and they will be trained by J. T. Jamieson. Foxsen won the Nathans Memorial Handicap in January, the President's Cup at Te Aroha In the following month, and, more recently, she was narrowly beaten in the Foley Memorial Handicap at Avondale. In her last start, Foxwood scored in the Fitzroy Handicap, one mile, at Ellerslie in June. Both arc Waikato-trained gallopers. Half and Half, which has been shining as a hurdler, brought off the surprise of the day at the South Canterbury Hunt Club’s meeting at Washdyke last Saturday when he defeated the Winter Cup horses opposing him in the Claremont Handicap. The dividend his few supporters received was

in keeping with the deed, being a good three-figure one. At his last two starts he had won over hurdles at the Dunedin winter meeting. Although he has not been so successful in the saddle lately, W. J. Broughton's one winning ride at the Rangitikei Hunt meeting on Saturday carried his aggregate to 79 wins for the season, which leaves him 19 points in front of H. N. Wiggins. There Is another sharp drop to L. J. Ellis with 46 points, and then come B, H. Morris with 45, C. T. Wilson 41, S. Waddell 37. D. Redstone 35, A. Jenkins 34, W. J. Mudforcl 34, C. G. Goulsbro’ 31, E. V. Dye 28, P. Burgess 28, P. Spratt 27, A. Anderson 26, W. F. Ellis 25, A. Messervy 24, A. Midwood 24, 11. P. Stewart. 23, R. McTavish 23, G. R. Tattersail 21. ♦ * » * Treasurer is still in hack company, but will be raced in future in open company. He and his stablemate, St. Cloud, are in both the Brabazon Handicap and Winter Cup, and if both are produced they will make a very promising bracket. Mr. A. Dickson, who has been judge for a large number of South Island racing clubs over a lengthy period, made his final appearance in that capacity at the South Canterbury Hunt Club meeting on Saturday. He has resigned from all his positions as judge, and will be missed at Riccarton especially. A cablegram from i ports that the former Australian jockey, Bernard (“Brownie”) Carslake, has died at the age of 56. He has ridden Winners in Australia, England, Austria, Rumania, Russia, France and Germany and was acknowledged one of the leading horsemen over long courses. Though he never rode a Derby winner, he scored in the St. Leger three times, the One Thousand Guineas (twice), the Two Thousand Guineas, and the Oaks.