RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18025, 21 May 1930, Page 11

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE. (By “Martian.”) I ; RACING FIXTURES. May 24—Ashburton.. May 24—Taumarunui. Miay 31, June 3, 4—Dunedin. June 3, 4—Otaki-Maori. June 3, 5 7—Auckland. June 13, 14—Napier Park. June 14—Oamaru. 0 June 19, 21 —South Canterbury. . June 20, 21— Hawke’s Bay. June 25-—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. June 28 —Ashburton. July 9, 10, 12—Wellington. July 19—Waimate District Hunt. July 24, 26—Gisborne. July 26—South Canterbury Hunt. EVENTS IN AUSTRALIA. The following are dates of leading meetins ahead in Australia. New South Wales. May 21 —Newcastle. May 24 —Moorfield.. May 24—Newcastle. May 31—Warwick Farm. June 3—Menangle. June 7—Canterbury. June 9—A.J.C. June 9-. —Newcastle. June 14—A.J.C. June 21—Rosehill. June 24—Menangle. Jhne 28 —Moorefleld. Victoria. May 24—Williamstown. May 31—Moonee Valley. South Australia. May 10, 14, 17—S.A.T.C. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “Riders,” “ Hamilton—(l) H. Dulieu generally rides Mangani. (2). R. Olive is to be Kawini’s pilot for the Great Northerns. “Reader,” Eureka. —(1) . Dave hascontested only one race this season. (2) Desert Glow ran unplaced in the latest Mitchelson Cup. ■"lnterested,” Hairini, —Golden Pendant is a half-brother to Nancy Lee. 1 " The former won his first and only race at Opotiki in March. He is a three-year-old by Autumn—F-lag- - ship and has started five times, also having a second and a third placing , to his - credit. ' gossip from all parts! f Th‘e Taumarunui -Racing- Club’s, meeting wil be- held on Saturday. • I The Ashburton Club will conduct its Winter' meting on Saturday. . - The hurdler,; Hard/Prince, is in ‘work at'Wingatui, and 1 he looks like 'coming .to hand -quickly- : . yOtago reports state that John Brads -:'fj(irj\is in good condition,' and he may win another "race before the end of , Llie s.eason. ' ’ Sister-White",- after' shelving good • harm in her races at the* Waikato .jiiee.ting,..ran yerx podrly in her start AteAvondaie" last” month. " “The .day ‘ kornet —Lady ' Frisco filly is in the ...•aiden..-Handicap, field at. Taumarunui ...ad a reproduction of her deeds at Te .Rapa would make her a possibility.

The speedy hurdler, Fine Acre, was suffering from a cold which accounted, for his absence from Egmont and Yyafrganui.' Provided''' he ' makes a good recovery, he'Will ,be seen to advantage later in the winter. vTinokoa, 'since coming back to the scene this season, h'as ran some- fair races without .proving, capable ‘of reaching the money., ' The Quin Abbey—Tinopai gelding is down Ho carry the colours of the Hannon stable at Taumarunui, where he is at the minimum in the 'President’s Handicap and life FarewelL Handicap.;;' -• . ■ ‘Quarterdeck looks in capital condition at present, and she may race prominently at Ashburton, where" the big; course will suit: her. : ' ; 1 Transformer has, evidently, not 1 close'cTjhis career a< a flat racer. The Thur'nhstm- —Mangamaire gelding : is in ■ the leading event at Taumarunui on Saturday,tin which- he has 7.4. Trans’-: former; even at this light impost, would require to display a marked im-: provehierit in his latest form to’ be seriously considered. As he has been schooled over hurdles of recent times at Thames, he'may hold on better than 'he has been doing in his latest efforts on the flatArikiwai is getting through plenty of useful work at Riccarton, and, in spite of his big weight, he will take a -lot of beating -in the chief event at Ashburton. Spalupin, who is engaged in the hurdles at Taumarunui, showed a lot of dash when seen out over country at Paeroa in March. The Spalpeen gelding, who is trained at Matamata, has been shaping well in his recent training. •The writer acknowledges from the publishers, N.Z. Sports Guide (Wellington), a copy of “N.Z. Racing and Trotting Form” for April. This booklet indicates the form of all racing and trotting horses. at totalisator meetings and is an authoritative and reliable guide which every turf follower should possess. • 'The ex-Riccarton gelding, Arrowhead, is reported to be galloping well at Awapuni. He will be' racing at Otaki, early next month, and he .is expected to' perform .well. j Page Boy has raced very: consist- j ently since he reached this part or the Dominion from Riccarton early in the New Year. His record over the latest term of racing is. four firsts, five seconds and a third from’ eighteen starts. Page Boy is an acceptor for the coming meeting at Taumarunui where he has 7.0 in the President’s Handicap (one mile and a quarter), and 7.8 in the Farewell Handicap (one ipile). ’ . Gold Lily, who is an acceptor for the open sprint at Taumarunui, has! been racing well of recent times. The j Catmint —Delpeen filly has had three wins from seven starts in hack com- j pany this term and is evidently an im- , proving galloper. She begins well and it is also in her favour that she can handle soft ground. Sir Kay came back to racing at the Feilding meeting at Easter after, al lengthy absence. By reaching second place on that trip the Te Awamutu owned galloper by Lord Quex, gave a' good account of himself. Sir Kay j is an.,acceptor for the Matapuna Hack, Handicap at Taumarunui on Saturday, in which event he will warrant some attention from invoci^..-

Land Measure, who is an acceptor for the Maiden Handicap at Taumarunui, has been handy of late in her racing. The Surveyor—Juanna filly is not too partial to holding ground, hut in favourable going' she would require to he respected in the cOming race despite her weight In the Nelson Handicap, one mile, at Ellerslie last month, Snow Prince finished third to Tenakoe and Gay Cockade- ' 'Taking a line through that form, Snow Prince will probably be ‘one of the well supported candidates in the Matiere Hack Handicap (seven furlongs) and the Owhango Hack Handicap (one mile) at- the coming meeting at Taumarunui. ‘ ' Derry Belle, who- figures in the Maiden Handicap at Taumarunui, is trained at that centre. The Mountain Knight—Mystical Rose .filly was .third in similar company on the course at the December meeting. If she has shown any improvement in the interval, Derry Belle should warrant some support on Saturday. ■On Saturday morning at Riccarton Gala Day (I. Tiison) showed a marked improvement on his previous essay in negotiating a round of the country. With more experience he will be a useful candidate for short distance steeplechases. Gala Day gave a good display oyer the fences at Riccarton yesterday morning. Town Bird made his first appearances as a hurdler at the Wanganui meeting. The Archiestown —Lady Birdwood gelding jumped .well and showed a lot of pace but he failed to run the journeys right out each day. Town Bird is engaged in the hurdle race at Taumarunui next Saturday and it would not surprise to find him showing up on that occasion. . Royal Visitor did not race at all prominently when produced at the Waikato meeting. The Lucullus — Sports’ Queen gelding would require to improve a lot on his form at local headquarters to warrant serious attention in the Maiden Handicap at Taumarunui. There is a disposition, however, to pass by the poor efforts of Royal Visitor at Te Rapa as his'

racing prior to this had been of the promising order. ' So far as this season has gone, J. T. Jamieson has trained thirty-seven winners, a very fine, achievement, and by the end of July he may establish a record. S. Trilford headed the list with thirty-nine winners six years ago, this being the best total to the credit of a New Zealand trainer in recent years. Master Roley, who. changed hands after racing over hurdles at the Waikato Club’s Autumn meeting, is to have his next outing in the hurdles at Taumarunui. on Saturday. When the Cynic—Miss Roseland geldirtg was on the southern track in December lie was a winner over hurdles.' Flying Juliet had her latest racing at the Wanganui fixture; last . .week. While the Romeo —Penella mare was in. the picture for a time she was not capable of reaching the money. It: is a long time since Flying'Juliet has shown winning form. Now that thO tracks are losing their- firmness the. prospects ahead w T ill not be enhanced so far as Flying Juliet is concerned. She has been paid up for in the leading distance and sprint events at Taumarunui. Mask has' : been? retired - 'from : .the turf and his place in 'Walter Raynor’s stable at Wanganui has been taken by the two-year-old Pomp. vPomp was so badly injured on the trip from Sydney after his unlucky defeat- in the Breedr ers’ Plate at Randwiclc that small hopes were entertained of his ever racing again. 1 He has gone on right enough, but it is too much to expect that he will be fit to race until next season is fairly well advanced.

Stonehenge, who is an acceptor in I the Maiden Handicap at Taumarunui, | has been showing an improvement in his form of late. The Feramorz— Marble Star gelding was finishing on well in third place to Sir Mond and i Operatic in the Dominion Handicap, ! a seven furlong event 'on the con- ! eluding day of the Avondale Club’s | meeting last month. Stonehenge is j likely to find favour for his coming I engagement. At Riocarton'on Saturday morning Radiate (E. Shaw) was given his first task over the country since last season, and he negotiated two rounds in a faultless manner. He appeared to appreciate the yielding track and gave signs that he will stand up to his work so long as similar conditions prevail. Pukerimu, who is engaged in the hurdles at Taumarunui on Saturday, did not race last .season and has not made an appearance to the present stage of the latest term. The Day Comet chestnut had a good performance to his credit as a jumper when he finished second to Glendowie in the Hunt Club Hurdles at Ellerslie two years ago. Prince Val had his latest racing at the Avondale meeting but he did not reach the firing line in either of his starts. It was reported that Prince Val was suffering the effects of a kick sustained while at Ellerslie the preceding week. The Valkyrian—Sports’ Queen gelding is down to contest the President’s Handicap (one mile and a quarter) and the Flying Handicap (six furlongs), at Taumarunui. His recent track work at Malamata has been of the favourable order and Prince Val may be capable of improved form at the coming .week-end. After failing to run out the two miles of the: Century Hurdles at Wanganui, the Cambridge trained Prince Lu led the field home in the May Hurdles on Saturday. Prince Lu was better suited by the shorter journey. He also appeared to handle the wet going much better than his opponents, and never looked like getting beaten.

Bahama has had only three races this season, during which he recorded one win. The success*of the Nassau gelding was secured in his opening start of the season, which was at Taumarunui in December last. Bahama figures in a double on the same course on Saturday, where he has 7.2 in the Matiere Hack Handicap (7 furlongs), and a similar impost in the Owhango Hack Handicap (one mile). Bahama has been working well enough on the trabks 'at Te Aroha to afford him some prospects in whatever race should be selected'for'him at Taumarunui., Maori Boy won , three races at Whangarei, but he has been out of the. money in subsequent starts at Feilding, Ellerslie and Avondale. The Lucullus—Capable horse figures at top-weight (9.0) in the President's Handicap and is also in the Flying Handicap with a similar impost at the Taumarunui meeting, It would only require Maori Boy to be somewhat near his best to be capable of a prominent siiowing in his engagements ahead.

Abbey Queen has contested no fewer than twenty-three races to the present stage of the latest season. The Quin Abbey—Miss Laius mare has two wins, three seconds and five thirds to her credit. Taumarunui is a track on which Abbey Queen has shown good form in the past. She is engaged. for the meeting there on Saturday and promises to be a candidate in good fayour with investors. Thursby has been doing his most recent racing over hurdles, a- department in ' which', hd will require a good deal of experience before .he will •become qualified. It is interesting to note that Thursby is an acceptor for the President’s Handicap (one mile and-a.quarter), and the Farewell Handicap (one mile), at the Taumarunui' meeting. The Thurnham—sian ■ gelding relishes soft ground, while it is also in his favour that his condition is well advanced. Abbess, who has not been raced for 1 some months, is due to make a re-appearance, on Saturday , with the sprinters at Taumarunui. ■' The Quin Abbey—Cureaura mare, .who has won three races and has been plaoed on si::, other occasions this season,...would only require to be somewhere near her best to be capable . .of keeping the opposition busy with 7.0. Kaha still stands his ground in the Cornwall Handicap. The Limond— Noreen gelding is an acceptor for the Owhango Hack Handicap and the .Farewell Handicap, both mile events at Taumarunui on Saturday, having 9.0 in the former and 7.6 in the latter. As this member of A. Tinker's stable has not had an outing in public for some time the opportunity ahead should prove beneficial to his condition when more important (Juty is considered. Mr T. B. Dwan, the well-known owner of racehorses, has, with his wife, been most generous in helping the cancer campaign funds, and also in giving Wellington Hospital a “bloodless knife.” Dr Nelson, medical superintendent of Wanganui Hospital, took the opportunity while Mr Dwan was in Wanganui for the races, to ask if he could be equally, generous to the Wanganui Hospital. 'Mr Dwan telegraphed to Mrs Dwan in Wellingon, and she agreed that if Beaumont (Mrs Dwan’s horse) won the May Hurdle Handicap, a bloodless knife would be given. However, Beaumont came third. Arch Eagle, an acceptor In the Maiden Handicap at Taumarunui, Is a member of R. Syme’s team at Te Rapa. He is a five-year-old gelding by Archiestown— Glenpupu, which ranks him as a half-brother to the hurdler Glenstar, both horses being raced in the interests of the Waikato sportsman, Mr N. D. S. Rumney. Arch Eagle has had only one start, when he finished out of a place in minor company at the local fixture lastmonth. Valstreet’s trip to the Egmont and Wanganui meetings turned out very profitable for his Te Aroha ownertrainer, G. A. Reid, as he won one race at the former fixture and a double at the latter, the total in stakes running out to £360. Valstreet indicated that he is a greatly improved hack of recent months and it is on the cards that he will add to his account before the .season is over. The Valkyrian—Queenstreet gelding has been paid up for in two races at Taumarunui on Saturday. So much is said and written about the accidents which occur in the course of a race for the Grand National that one is apt to forget those which happen almost daily in racing over shorter courses and obstacles of less . magnitude. As a matter of fact (says the “Field”), accidents fatal to man or horse very rarely have to be recorded in.connection with the greatest steeplechase in the world, hut, although we are glad to sav that few cross-country riders are actually killed in the active exercise of their profession, a good many meet with serious injuries in the course of the season, and no one whose business or pleasure it may be to follow racing can well help noticing the number of horses which fail to complete the course. “Sir Modred” writes in the Southland Times: —The locally-owned mare, Battle Maid, is particularly well-bred, as her sire, Nassau, was got in England by William the Third (St. Simon —Gravity) from Stolen Love, while her dam, Light Action, was bred in Australia by Pistol (son of Carbine) from Free Toil, by Grafton —Liberty, by Lochiel (imp. to N.Z.) from Scandal (grand-dam of Mary of Argyle, dam of the New Zealand Cup winners Ardenvhor and Mascot). Whhi racing in Tasmania Light Action (dam of Battle Maid) won many races and Carried very heavy weights successfully. She was-alSo runner-up in the Tas-‘

manian Derby and won over ten furlongs, hence it is not surprising that Mr T. Baird’s little performer is game and capable of racing over a fair dis tance of ground, as she has very stout lines'ln: her pedigree through her sire, Nassau, and her dam’s sire, Pistol. The following is the list of important races won this season by New Zealand-bred horses in Australia:— Warwick Stakes (Limerick), Rosehill Guineas (Phar Lap), A.J-C. Derby (Phar Lap), Craven Plate (Phar Lap), Randwick Plate ‘(Nightmarch), W. S. Cox Plate (Nightmarch), Victoria Derby (Phar Lap), Melbourne Cup (Nightmarch), V.R.C. Handicap (Second Wind), South Australian Derby (Hot Springs), December Stakes (Veilmond;), Carrington Stakes . (Gay Ballerina), Adrian Knox Stakes (Gay Ballerina), V.R.C. St. Leger (Phar Lap), The Governor’s Plate (Phar .Lap), The King’s Plate (Phar Lap), Rawson Stakes (Nightmarch), Chipping Norton Stakes (Phar Lap), Autumn Stakes (Nightmarch), A.J.G. St. Leger (Phar Lap), Cumberland Stakes (Phar Lap), A.J.C. Plate (Phar Lap), King's Cup (Phar Lap). When present at the recent Southland Racing Club’s Winter meeting, the Christchurch horseman, A. H. Eastwood, stated that, despite the opposition to his selection from Otago, he is to journey to Canada as coxswain for the - New Zealand eight which is to represent this country in the rowing section of the Olympic Games competitions, writes ‘‘Sir Modred” in the Southland Times. The objection to Eastwood’s selection was made on the grounds that he could not class as an amateur while ranking ing as a professional jockey, an argument that will not hold water any more than the contention that a professional runner cannot play Rugby football under the N.Z.R.F.U. Eastwood, as a matter of fact, has classed as an amateur in rowing circles for some years past and has previously acted as cox for his country and his club without question. The objection from Otago was ill-timed and also displayed ignorance of the rules of amateurism. Enthusiast A. It. Eastwood has as much right to be classed as a rowing amateur as any professional man in the land, and an apology from the persons who would put a slight on a clean-living, well-behaved, and widely-recognised jockey would, not be out of place at this juncture.

, Flying Swift, the’ winner of the Grandstand Steeplechase at Wanganui is a six-year-old gelding - by Swift Flight—Flying Shadow, being owned and trained by W. L. Thompson . at Wanganui. Flying S\yift was originally trained at Te Awainutu by 11. L. Russell and raced oyer hurdles ■ :at I’aeroa in March. In . describing Saturday’s race Watcher” says': Flying Swift sprang a rare surprise in the Grandstand Steeplechase, but he was lucky in that the favourite, Red Bank, was forced off a fence .at the end of a mile. Flying Swift and Maidos led from Red Bank, Brigadier Bill, and Calithe, the latter slipping on taking off at the second of the stand double, and falling on landing. Red Bank had joined Maidos and Flying Swift at the end of a round, but was then forced off, crashing through' the wing and subsequently jumping on to the inside No. 1 training track. Waitaunaha was well up with a mile to go, and actually led Flying Swift down the hack the last time, but he •tired, and Flying Swift had a comfortable lead over the last two fences, winning by four lengths from Kawhatu, who beat Airtight by six lengths. Waitaunaha was fourth, and Brigadier Bill next. The contest was spoiled by the accidents to Calithe and Red Bank, especially the latter, who had gone out favourite, and was going well at the time. Under the circumstances the form outside the winner, does not look particularly good for future reference. Brigadier Bill had a track to suit him, but he ran a disappointing race. The winner carried only £94, and paid a substantial dividend. He is practically unknown, but has size, pace and jumping ability, and may be heard of again before long. THE GREAT NORTHERNS. HORSES REACH ELLERSLIE. Omeo, Ponjola and Maunga who are engaged in jumping events at the Great Northern meeting reached ' Ellersiie yesterday from the South. The two are reported to be in good condition. The Ellersiie trained Kauri Park has been giving his trainer trouble and is unlikely to fulfil his engagements in the Great Northern.

TAUMARUNUI MEETING. PRINCE OF ORANGE NOT GOING. ; . ' Prince of Orange, who was included in the published list of acceptances for the President’s Handicap and Rangaroa Flying Handicap, at the Taumarunui Meeting, did not accept. INJURY TO PAPATU. Advice : from Sydney state's that Papatu, formerly owned by G. Paul, of Te Awamutu, injured; himself last Saturday \Veek arid a number of stitches had to be inserted in a leg. The trainer, M.'.Poison, said Lhat Papatu would not be able to race for several weeks.