RACING

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18809, 3 December 1932, Page 19 (Supplement)

RACING

from track and stable. (By "Martian.”) FIXTURES AHEAD. December 3—-Ashburton. December 7, B—Woodville. December 9, 10—Taumarunui December 17—Waipa. December 26—Waipukurau. December 26, 27—Westland. December 26, 27 —Taranaki. December 26, 27—Dunedin. December 26, 27, 29 —Manawatu. December 26, 28—Auckland. January 2, 3 —Auckland. December 31 —Greymouth. January 2—Greymouth. New South Wales. December 3—Rosehill. December 10—Warwick Farm. December 17—Rosehill. December 24 —A.J.G. December 26—A.J.C. December 31—Tattersalls. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. ‘‘lnquirer,” Hamilton.—-(1) Crioket Bat won one race as a two-year-old. (2) Chrornadyne has won the • open sprint at the Pakuranga Hunt race meeting. “Number,” Hamilton. —H. Gray rode 116 winners in the Dominion in the 1930-31 season. ‘‘Years,” Harapepe—Glentruin won the Stewards’ Handicap at Riccarton in 1922 and 1923. "Argument,” Tc Awamutu.—rß. S. Bagby rode Aussie when the latter won the James Hazlett Gold Cup at Dunedin in .1929. "Classic,” Hamilton.—Mountain Knight won the 1914 A.J.C. Derby for Mr E. J. Watt. W. H. McLachlan rode the Mountain King representative. GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. The Woodville Jockey Club will race on Wednesday and. Thursday. The annual meeting of the Taumarunui Club is set down for Friday and Saturday. The New’ Brighton Trotting Club will carry out a programme -on Saturday. W. Duncan, Victoria’s leading jockey and winner of the Melbourne Cup on Peter Pan, failed in his appeal against suspension for three months for alleged interference. An item of track work from the Tribune (Hastings) reads: —Bradman was responsible for the best gallop of the morning, running half a mile in 49} and doing it well within himself. Cadland on hts effort in winning the Stewards’ Handicap at Riccarton last month, with 9.8 will be entitled to serious consideration in the Railday Handicap at Ellerslie with 9.9. * • A. E. Ellis is a regular visitor to ' the Riccarton tracks during working hours. He hopes to resume race riding during the approaching holiday season. Sir Charles Clifford may have two teams racing during the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Fast Passage, Cricket Bat and Fracas are likely to compete at the Auckland meeting, while some of their stable mates may do the Manawatu and Wairarapa trip. Red Manfred, the winner of the Wellesley and C.J.C. Welcome Stakes Is reported to have done w-ell since returning from Christchurch, and is developing Into a fine colt. The juvenile bears a marked resemblance to his sire, Manfred. His next start will be in the Great Northern Foal Stakes at the Auckland meeting. Arena (Cockpit—Wiwini), bred byMrs M. A. Perry, who won the last event at Levin, has an abundance of pace. The Ally gives every promise of developing into a sprinter right up to the best open class. The Trentham trainer, H. A. Telford, is taking his two-year-old winners, Pegged Exchange and Dole, to Ellerslie for the Auckland Summer meeting. The former will run in the Great Northern Foal Stakes, and the latter will contest the handicaps. Gay Marigold's success at Takapuna on Saturday made it the third on end. The Grand Knight—Queen March filly scored with something in reserve on each occasion. When she reaches open company. Gay Marigold will hold her own. The latest advices from Sydney arc that Garter Knight, Mr J. M. Samson’s (Dunedin) two-year-old who was injured on the trip to Australia, is making excellent progress in Stewart’s veterinary hospital at Bandwlck. He is doing so well that it Is now thought that he may bo able to race before the end of the season. The St. Simon line has not been in the limelight in England to any great extent during recent years, but one good sire might- possibly restore it to fashion and favour. The Prince palantine horse Rose Prince is getting winners and as a well-proved performer in France and England is obtaining recognition. C. Emerson is breaking in at Rio- j carton a two-year-old filly by Silverado j from Tauhine. bred and owned by Mr jy. 0. Rutherford. The Juvenile has j looks and breeding lo recommend her. ] and is to bo given plenty of time j before ?he will be paraded in public Tuahine is by Lucullus from persis by Marble Arch. As it is certain jockeys from other countries will be. licensed in England next year, it was thought the Sydney jockey, W. Johnstone, would bo riding there. Johnstone, however. is cvidmtlly satisfied with France, as it is announced lie has again signed j up with Hie Wertheimer stable for j !he coming season in that country. Up j (n October i Johnstone had won 22 I of the 106 races in which lie. had rid- j den in France.

Refresher ran useful races in the chief handicap events at Takapuna, but he was not quite good enough al the weights. 'With the benefit of a brief let up, Refroaher will be in good order for coming meetings in Taranaki.

The New Zealand jockey, W. Broughton, was injured when a horse boiled from the mounting yard at Caulfield a fortnight ago and attempted to Jump the gate leading back to the birdcage, but a subsequent . X-ray examination showed that his injuries amounted lo no more than swelling and bruises, necessitating a rest for a few days only.

Te Hoia was cut about the legs as the result of being galloped on during the running of the Waikato Cup. L. Everson has this member of his team doing hill work. It is the intention of their owner, Mr L. Hodgson, to race Te Hoia and Valpai at Manawatu and Taranaki meetings during Christmas —New Year,

The Christchurch correspondent of the Southland Times writes: —The sale of Silver Scorn has been concluded. At 2000gns, with the Great Northern Derby in, she is dirt cheap, the Derby'being worth £llOO to the winner. She will stay with G. Murray Aynsley until the New Year.

In India they classify horses In divisions of from one to four. In the Bombay list Elnga and the New Zealander, Karapoti, are in class 1, Ethics In class 2, and Heremia in class 3. Einga and Heremia have won since going to India, and, while Karapoti had not won up to October 20, Ethics- was not a starter up to that date.

Gold Trail, now being considered by some a worthy opponent to Silver Scorn, is training on most satisfactorily and looks a picture of health and racing condition. She will probably race at Woodville and then go on to Auckland for the chief events at the rich Summer meeting, says a writer in the Hastings Tribune.

Silver Ring has been on the easy list since the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, where he had two races, in which he was not seen to advantage. He was a brilliant two-year-old, but he failed to show his true form in Sydney in the early part of this season He started the Australian trip unfortunately, as he experienced a rough sea trip. Since he returned home he has not pleased his trainer, R. W. King, and no definite holiday plans have been made for him.

France’s second most valuable race, the Prix de l’Aro de Triomphe, worth over £SOOO to the winner, was won by the seven-year-old stallion Motrico (Radames —Martiqus), who was also successful last year. Goyescas was second. The Australians, Johnstone and B. Rosen, had mounts. The former was on Le Bacau, who ran fourth, and Rosen rode Lord Derby’s Satrap.

Kuvera is not being sent away from G. Price’s Randwick stables- for a spell. There is a good yard there, and Kuvera will have the run of it in the morning and evening. It will be too warm now for him to be out much during the day. He looks well after the southern trip, and his trainer and rider still reckon he was sure to have at least run second in the Victoria Derby but for his mishap.

Australian-bred horses won a race at each galloping fixture in New Zealand on Saturday. At Riccarton, Grecian Prince, by Polycrates, won the Flying and finished second In the Fernside Handicap. At Levin, Saltpot, by Saltash, was successful in the Lake Hack Handicap, while at Takapuna, King’s Knave, by Comedy King, ran a dead-beat for first in the Takapuna Plate.

When Dastur added a second in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket in October, to his minor placings in other good races in England this season, he had no chance against Cameronian. who was favourite at 11 to 10, the Aga Khan’s colt coming next at f) to 4. Cameronian, who carried 9.0 to Dastur’s 5.7, led a quarter mile from home, and won by four lengths In 2.5 3-5 for the mile and a quarter. This was Cameronian’s last race before retiring to the stud next year. Cameironian won last year’s Derby, and ran last in the St. Legcr, for which he was favourite at G to 5 on.

Lady Quex, following her good win in the open sprint on the first day at Takapuna, was expected to prove very difilcult to dispose of in the Stakes at Feilding. hut she was never dangerous in that five- furlong classic. It was reported that the Lord Quex marc had imjured a leg on the northern trip. Lady Quex, who is in her seventh year, has won 24 races and lias earned approximately £OOSO for her New Plymouth owner, Mr W. G. Kmeny, who' purchased her from the Bell Block breeder. Mr John Gleeson as a yearling in 1926. E. George trains Lady Quex.

Kaknrn certainly was unlucky in the. High-weight Handicap at Rieearton on Saturday. She appeared to have Tip Tree beaten 50 yards from the post, but she received a cheek when the other came over on her slightly. If the crossing was unintentional, it almost certainly offer ted the result of the race, happening so close to ihe finish, says The Sun. If Gay Court was entitled to the race won by Athotspoar at Carterton, then much more so was Kakara entitled to get. the benefit of the doubt when the winning interval was the narrowest possible one.

Bon Rapide, who beat all but Midian in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui in September, figures in the Nursery event at Woodville with 7.2. As this filly finished very resolutely at Wanganui her next appearance will be watched with interest. Her trainer ■has also Diatomus, who dead-deated with Princess Doreen in the Welcome Stakes at Ellerslie, engaged in the same event, and whichever starts will come in for solid support.

Speedmint has not had the maximum of luck in her racing this season. The Catmint—Serita Thurnham filly, in her last three outings, has run good races only to fill second place on each occasion. She beat all but Llmeen in the King Edward Memorial Handicap at Ellerslie, she was but a head behind L‘Allegro the second day at Te Rapa. At Takapuna on Monday she was beaten narrowly by Great Emblem in the St. Andrew’s Handicap.

The Seremond gelding Sir Mond, who was sold to a West Australian buyer some months ago, finished third in the Bellevue Plate, one mile j and a quarter, at the Helena Vale | meeting on November 12. There were a couple -of New Zealand-bred winners at the meeting, Imperial Guard, by Valkyrtan from Whitianga, winning the Flying Jlandloap, and Half 1 Acre, by Acre from a Str-owan mare, I the Bellevue Purse. Imperial Guard I •has won four races this season. j

Importance, the winner of the Trial Plate at Riccarton, on Saturday, is a three-year*-old half-sister to four useful winners, Autobiography, Wayward, Pride and Jaloux. Her sire, Agrion, by Limond from Waterwings, is only eight years old. He was a Derby winner and he is now in Australia. Egotism, the dam of Importance, is by Demosthenes from Conceit, by Moniform from Lady Wayward 11., an imported mare by Ladas. Importance raced four times last season without success for her breeder, the late Mr G. D. Greenwood. At the sale of his stud this month she was purchased by Mr B. F. Spiers for 70 guineas- and was placed in the South Island stable of A. E. Ellis.

The form of old Concentrate since his return to New Zealand would suggest that Dominion form Is hardly up to the standard of a few years back (says the Sydney Morning Herald). This season the Maorilanders sent a very strong team to Australia, but, while Game Carrington won Tattersall’s Chelmsford Stakeg, lost the A.J.G. Clibborn Stakes on a protest, and ran second in the Victoria Derby and the C. B. Fisher Plate, none of the others was successful In the more Important events, though Havering and Historic won minor handicaps at the A.J.C. Spring meeting. However, horses bred in New Zealand, but trained here, did very well.

Some of the critics are still of opinion Liberal will not stay—this because he did not gain a place In the. Melbourne Cup. In that; race he did well for a mile and three-quarters, and, despite his failure at two miles, he may get that distance next season. Meanwhile he will take a lot of beating in the V.R.C. St. Leger. It Is reliably stated that at present Mr Hunter does not intend to race Liberal in Sydney next autumn. However, It is rather early to make definite statements on that score, and if Liberal proves (he best of the three-year-olds in the V.R.C. St. Leger, Mr- Hunter may be tempted to allow him to tackle Peter Pan In the A.J.C. St. Leger, which will be worth somewhere near £I7OO to the winner. After that there would be plenty of time to rest Liberal before starting him upon a preparation for the spring.

Fresh course records are becoming common in Melbourne. Yarramba made new figures for Williamstown at a mile and a half; and later at Caulfield, Viol d’Armour cut out a mile and a quarter In 2.4 J, which is a record for that course, The track must have been in great order, ns My Talisman ran Rulanut to a neck in the Ormond Stakes, 8 4 furlongs, the 1.45 J recorded being Ihe best put up for that distance at Caulfield. Even the Tara Steeplechase was responsible for a record, Nunkumbil doing the two miles in 3.47?. Despite the meanings of their detractors, presentday racehorse? continue to put up times that, would have been regarded as almost impossible between thirtyfive and forty-five years ago.

The “Australasian's” winning sires’ list for this season up to October 29, shows Windbag in first, place, at that date with £9697. It is something unusual for an Australian-bred sire to he at the top of Ihe list in his own country at any stage of Ihe proceedings, and Windbag will have difficulty in keeping out of the way of Pantheon until the close of Ihe season. At Ihe commencement of Ihe V.R.C. Spring meeting Pantheon was over £3OOO behind him, but at the close of that fixture there was much loss between them. as. while Liberal put £2BOO to Windbag’s credit, Peter Pan increased Pantheon's total by £5725. Idle Banter also won for Windbag, sending him past Ihe £13,000 mark, vvhllo Pantheon has passed 2,000.

At Moorefleld on November 19, T. Woodcock had his- first runner since taking up training In Sydney after his return from America. He was represented by the three-year-old Larshman (Manfred —Ribstone) who won a small race at Ballarat. Before the Three-Year-Old Handicap I heard someone say “Larshman will win, if he leaves the post.” That is what he did not do, stopping altogether, thereby repeating his behaviour in some of his- races In Victoria, says “Pilot.”

Some owners have luck from the time they break into the racing game, and Mr D. S. Kennedy, owner of Nitsichln (winner of the Cesarewltch, Irish Oaks, two London Cups, and other races) is one of the number. He Is a young London stockbroker, and as a yearling Nitsichln was bought on his behalf for 340 guineas by trainer P. Thrale, who still ha? her. Mr Kennedy’s good fortune did not end with Nitsichln, as Thrale also bought him Canteener at a low price. The latter is not far from the first •flight of this season’s English two-year-olds. It 1? wonderful how racing luck favours some men more than others, writes "Pilot.” In Australia I can recall some who, despite liberal expenditure, failed to ever get hold of a really good horse, while others, who could not be compared with them as sportsmen, got more than their share, and not as a result of their own good Judgment.

Early in October the Aga Khan had won 20 races with 12 different horses, the resultant £50,821 In stakes being the best year he has experienced in England. Frank Butters, who trains for the Aga Khan and others, had ■£62,393 to his credit up to October 8. The last winner of importance trained by Butters for the Aga Khan was a grey two-year-old colt named Gino (Tetratema Tereslna, by Tracery), who beat twelve others In the Imperial Produce Stakes, of £4978, at Kempton Park.

The Taranaki Jockey Club committee has completed arrangements for the Installation of dual totallsators, “win" and “place,” at the Christmas races. Windows will be opened for £5, £i and 10s straight-out win, and for £5, 10s and 5s place-betting. The straight-out win machine will be open on all races; the place machine will pay two dividends for races with 5, 6 and 7 starters in a race, and three dividends In races with eight and more starters. Ft is of course to be understood that coupled horses are represented on the maohlne by one number only, so that eight starters may actually ■ represent seven numbers, In which case, two dividends will be paid. The pool, which under the present system Is divided 75 per cent, to the winner and 25 per cent, to the second horse, will under the new place system be divided into two equal parts In the case of a two-dlvldend race, and Into three equal parts where there are more than eight starters.

Foro some time-past English newspapers have been wondering whether Gordon Richards, Ihe noted jockey could make Ids winning score 200 ■this season. A cable message recently gave his total as 138, but the English flat-racing closed last Saturday. Whether lie readies ihe double century or not, lie has beaten ihe previous record of 187 held since 1914 by the Australian rider Frank Woolton. Richards had 135 wins In 1929, 128 in 1930, and 145 last year. Frank Wool lon headed the winning list in England in 1909, 19 10, 1911 and 1912 In all he had 3806 mounts in England, and rode 886 winners. As a ■small boy he showed great promise on the tracks in Sydney, but Ihe Australian Jockey Club considered that he was too young to ride, in races. His father, Richard Woo 11 on, thereupon took him to South Africa, and Frank quickly became a star rider. His first ride in England was at. Folkestone in August, 1906. He served in the war amt gained a commission. He paid a further long visit to Sydney a few years ago, but lias been in England for some lime helping his brother Stanley with his big team.

The tote "daily double” has taken the fanoy of English backers, and at South African meetings It is very popular. In America, too backers are keen on It wherever there Is parimutuel or tote betting, and, referring to this, the Lexington “Thoroughbred Record’’ sayr*: “The innovation known as the ‘daily double’ has the big play at Latonla, as it has had at all parimutuel tracks since It was introduced. It is that hope of getting large returns for small Investments which draws the public purse to this latest combination of two races. The pools are larger than expected, and they grow larger as the meeting progresses.”

When Nea Lap’s purchase by Mr. J. H. Whitney was announced, an American writer said it was likely she would be mated with The Porter, a son of Sweep. If there was- ever any such intention it has been altered, as It is now cabled that Nea Lap is to go to Twenty Grand, last year’s American champion. After going amiss early this season, Twenty Grand was patched up sufficiently to enable him to win a race at Belmont Park (New York) In September, but after that he again went wrong, and ie- now to be permanently retired. Twenty Grand Is by St. Germans, who is by Swynford from Hamoaze, by Torpolnt, a son of the Musket horse Trenton. Entreaty, dam of Nea Lap, is by Winkle from Prayer Wheel, by Pilgrim’s Progress from Catherine Wheel, by Maxim, a son of Musket.

Eight two-year-old races have been run in Sydney this season, and it is interes'tlng that each has been won by the representative of a different sire. This is pleasant for the respective owners of those stallions (say? "Pilot”), as it proves it is unnecessary for buyers to restrict their choice to certain lines when looking for speed. Limond and Heroic share first place as the sires of the winners of most importance, the former being represented by Limarch (Breeders' Plate) and Heroic by Leila Vale (Gimcraclc Stakes). Seremond, as sire of Burlesque (Canonbury Stakes), comes next In that respect, and Tippler also has a Randwick winner, Malvern (City Tattersall’s Two-year-old Stakes). At Moorfleld Irish Molly gave Violoncello, a win and at Canterbury the following week that filly was beaten by Cosmetlo, a son of Dignity. Rosehill saw Ramplon represented by Ramadan, his first Australian winner, and at Warwick Farm, Sudbury put High Art In this season's winning list.

Despite subsequent form the Jockey Club handicapper, Mr A. Fawcett, is of opinion April the Fifth is England’s best three-year-old. When he Issued the weights for the Free Handicap Sweepstakes, for three-year-olds, at a mile and a quarter, he handicapped 111 horses, and placed April the Fifth on top with 9.7, then coming Orwell 9.6, Dastur 9.4, Miracle 9.3, Firdaussl 9.2, and Limelight 9.0. Udaipur (8.11) headed the fillies. Shortly before the latest papers left England she added Newmarket Oaks to her wins. The sires of the first six In the list are as follows:—April the Fifth, by Craig an Eran; Orwell, by Gainsborough; Dastur, by Solario: Miracle, by Manna; and Firdaussl and Limelight, by Pharos. The three-year-old, Tout le Mond, was responsible for a very attractive performance when he won the Ranglora Cup on Saturday (says the Christchurch writer “Argus”). He was handily placed in the middle of the field In the early stages, moving up at the home turn and winning in decisive fashion, through superior stamina. He Improved with each race at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting, and now he looks a much better horse than at any previous stage of his career. In the New Zealand Derby he finished fourth, several lengths behind Rocket, but the form of the pair since then is all in favour of Tout le Mond. He is booked for a trip to Auckland, where he will add greatly to the interest in the Derby and any other events he may contest. He stays well and before the season ends he may be established as a good-class performer.

If Silver Scorn achieves distinction in Australia, and It seems to depend solely on a retention of health and soundness, she will not 'be the first of her tribe to cut a wide swath on the turf in that part of the world, writes “ Sentinel.” Silver Scorn belongs to the Manto taproot which is one of the most prolific lines in the St'ud Book and has Its numerical strength Well punctuated with highclass performers. The best known member of the family Is Trenton, who proved himself both as a great racehorse and sire, but unfortunately was practloally lost when sent to England. Trenton was twice placed in the Melbourne Cup. 'Havoc was another member of the family and Included an Australian Cup In his wins, and other notable winners in Australia tracing to the same source are Chicago (Caulfield Cup), tVikl Rose ('Newmarket Handicap), 'Churchill (Newmarket Handicap), Bloodshot (second in Melbourne Cup), 'Progress (Sydney Cup, A.J.'C. St. Leger), Speculation (Sydney Cup), Cremorne, The Geen, and many others. .The best known members of the family in New Zealand are Altair, Cissy, 'Cuirassier, Day Star, Disowned, Euroclydon, foul Play, Fusilade, Niagara, Nonsense, Sant Ilarlo, Scotty, Siege Gun, Vladimir, and many others whose names would fill a column. Manto was foaied about 1822 and brought to Australia in 1825, and her line, as evidenced by Silver Scorn and others, shows that it still retains vitality and power to produce high-class performers. TARANAKI MEETING. NOMINATIONS 9 P.M. MONDAY. The Summer meeting of the Taranaki Jockey Club will be held on December 26 and 27. Nominations will close at 9 p.m. on Monday, December 5, with the secretary (Mr tl. 13. Webster), telephone 21, P.o. box. 83, New Plymouth.