RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 29 December 1931, Page 5

RACING

fixtures. Dec. 29, Jan. 1, 2.—Auckland. Jan. I—Waikouaiti. Jan. I—Wyndham. Jan. I—Waiau.1 —Waiau. Jan. 1, 2—Greymouth. Jan. 1. 2—Hawke’s Bay. Jan. 1, 2—Stratford. Jan. 1, 2—Mar ton. Jan. 1, 2—Wairarapa. PHAR LAP’S MOVEMENTS. (Received Tuesday, 5.55 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, Monday. Mr D. J. Davis declared that Pliar Lap will sail for San Francisco as scheduled. He declined to make any further comment or discuss his conference with Mr James Crofton (President of the Agua Caliente Jockey Club).

SUPREMACY BREAKS LEG. AUCKLAND, This Day. Supremacy, the Railway Handicap winner at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, broke a >leg while galloping this morning, and was destroyed. The jockey, H. Stokes, sustained concussion when the horse fell, and was taken to the hospital.—(P.A.)

AUCKLAND RACES.

AUCKLAND, This Day.

•The Auckland Racing Club’s Summer Carnival is being continued to-day. The weather is overcast. The track is in excellent order. The attendance is good. Results: —

FERGUSSON HANDICAP. 12 Hit the Deck 1 4 Beacon Fire ~ 3 Nea Lap 3 All started.* Won by a length and a. quarter, the third horse a length away. Time,; 1.39. —'(P.A.) KING’S PLATE. 1 Bronze Eagle ••• 1 2 Cadland - 3 Golden Wings ‘ 3 Also started: High Comedy. Won by two lengths, third horse three-quar-ters of a length away. Time, 1.37 2-5. MANAWATU RACES. CONCLUDING DAY. PALMERSTON N., This Day. For the concluding day of the Manawatu races the weather is fine and breezy, and the track in splendid order. The attendance is satisfactory. Results: — HURDLES. 6 Easterly 1 1 Arrowhead 2 3 Conjurer II 3 All stated. Won by three lengths, with Conjurer- 11. four lengths away. Time, 3.13 (P.A.), APPRENTICES HANDICAP. 6 Blacksmith I 1 Adelphi 2 5 Thrasher 3 Ser:—Pateroa. Won by a neck, with Thrasher a neck away. Time, 1.28 1-5.

Blacksmith, the winner of the Apprentice Handicap at Awapuni to-day, was omitted from the list of acceptances sent out.

TURF NOTES. The following are the Stratford rehandicaps: —Hurdles: Calapat 10.0, Airtight 10.0. Tariki Hack: King s Archer 9.6, Greenpateli 8.2, Barbacan 7.10. Cup: Limeen 7.1, Monaloff 7.3. Juvenile Handicap: Hampden 8.11, Broken Buie S.O, Miss Lorraine 7.13, Head Lady 7.10. Douglas Handicap: Tradesman 7.11, Gold Dawn 7.10. Kailway Handicap: All Humbug 8.10, Hampden 8.9, Barbacan 7.10, Don’t Lap 7.5, The Tiger 7.8.

Juniper added to his record for consistency on Saturday, when he filled third place in the Robinson Handicap at Auckland. He was a delicate customer early in his career, but he has improved in this respect. He has not run a bad race for some time and he is due for a win in an important event. Possibly his turn will come before the end of the Auckland meeting.

Tentevden is proving a disappointment to the ex-Wairarapa trainer IV. D. Moroney, who is now a resident of Sydney. The Chief Kuler gelding sprints brilliantly in his work, but he will not show his best in a race. Moroney broke a run of bad luck on Saturday, when Vertigern won the Summer Cup at Bandwick. This is

the most important handicap of the holiday meetings in Sydney. Apparently the result was not popular with the public. Yertigern had been beaten several times since he went to Sydney, but lie had been unlucky more than once.

Lasl year at the Wairarapa summer meeting Portray won the open sprint on each day. He will attempt to re* peat the double again this week, but he will find liis task much harder this year,'for the fields are much better quality. Portray has not beeu racing with particular success lately. The best he lias been able to do in five starts this season has been to run third to Kozan and False Scent at Carterton in a five-horse field. His recent track work lias been of a useful nature, but has not pointed to his being in any.thing like capital form. .Last year he was still a hack and beat practically hack fields, although the races were styled open events. This year the fields will be comprised cf proven open sprinters, '

Arrow Lad, in his seventh year,-lias come out in a new role. Early-in his career he was regarded as a sprinter, who could, on occasions, run a good, mile, but with age he has developed unexpected stamina. Some of his best performances have been registered at Eiccarton, where for several years he has run well in November, in races at seven furlongs or a mile. His form last month was. very consistent. He was close up to the placed horses in the Stewards’ Handicap, and was third in the Members’ Handicap. His next appearance was in the Feilding Cup, in which King Colossus beat him narrowly, and he won next day over a mile and a distance. Saturday’s effort was easily his best as a stayer. He met a strong field in the Manawatu Cup and made short work of the opposition at the end of a mile and a half. He is one of the many smart gallopers sired by Arrowsmith. His dam, Jeanne Laddo, was a useful performer by Sir Laddo, -Who endowed most of his progeny with staying qualities.

Royal Saxon, the winner of the Otago Handicap on Saturday, was bred by the late Mr J. Grigg at the Longbeach Stud. His sire, Saxby, who came to the Dominion with Gay Lad, left some useful performers in liis all too brief career, while his dam, Heath Lass, also an importation, is a sister to Pitprop, a speedy but unsound horse. Eoyal Saxon lias had a lot of hard racing, all over the country j for several seasons. He showed winning form early this season, and then went off, his efforts at Eiccarton last month being very disappointing. A short rest appears to have worked wonders, however, and now he looks as good as ever again. He is a versatile customer, good at any distance from six furlongs to a mile and a quarter, and he may get another stake before the holiday fixtures are disposed of.

Inflation, winner of the Great- Northern Foal Stakes on Saturday, is trained by the Awapuni lady trainer, Mrs A. McDonald, wdiose other representative, La Moderne, dead heated for third place. Mrs McDonald has earned a reputation with two-year-olds. These two have been very consistent this season, while with Gesture, then carrying the same colours as La Moderne, she won the Foal Stakes two years ago.

The performance of Cricket Bat in winning the Fitzherbert Handicap at the Manawat-u meeting on Saturday, was better than was expected from the Eiccarton three-year-old. At his best he is a good horse, but during the last few weeks he has been moving very seratcliily in his tasks, and it looked as - >

if he w-ould not go out fast enough to beat good sprinters. If he throws off his trouble he will win more important events, as he is a bold galloper when right. A big stake may come his way at seven furlongs or a mile, later in the season.