RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19125, 9 December 1933, Page 17 (Supplement)

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE (By ‘'Martian.”) j RACING FIXTURES. December ii —Woodvllle D.J.C. December 9, li —Woodvllle D.J.C. December 16—Walpa R.C. December 26—Poverty Bay T.C. . December 26 —Walpukurau J.C'. Deoembor 26, 27—Westland R.C. December 20, 27— Taranaki J.C. December 26, 27—Dunedin J.C. December 26, 27, 29—Manmvatu R.u. December 26, 28, January 1, 2—Auckland R.C. January I—Walkouaitl R.C. • * January I—Wyr.dham R.C. January 1, 2—Greymouth J C. January 1, 2 —Hawke’s Bay J.C. January 1,2 Strattord R.C. January 1, 2—Marten J.C. January 1, 2—Wainrapa R.C. January 2—Oamaru J.C. January 2, B—'Southland R.C. January 6, B—Reefton J.C January 14, 13—Thames J.C. January 13, 15 —Vincent J.C. January 20—Bay of Islands R.C. January 24—Wairio J.C. January 20,‘ 22, 24 —Wellington R.C. January 22—Ashbursf.-Pohanglna R.C. January 25, 27 —Wairoa R.C. January 27, 29—Takapuna J.C. January 31—Tapenui R.C. January 31, February I—Pahlatui R.C.'

AUSTRALIAN FIXTURES. \ _ New South Wales. December 13—Rosebery. December 16 —Rosehill. December 20—Victoria Park. December 23—A.J.C. December 26 —A.J.C. December 27 —Kensington December 30 —Tatt.’s Club. Victoria. December 12—Caulfield. December 16'—V.T. and R.A. December 23 —Moonee Valley. December 26—V.A.T.C. December 30—Mentone. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “Wally," Hamilton. —Ammon Ra won theA.J.C. Derby In 1931 and was riden by M. MoCarten. “Flopped," Hamilton—Dark Marble was second to Allegretto in the Parnell Handicap at *the Ellersio July meeting. “Regular,” Frankton. —Revision won the race—Chief Line was unplaced. “Punter,” Cambridge.—£3 ss; £1 13s 6d. t v GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. ■The Woodvllle- mooting will- con-clude-ort Mpnday. To Be Spelled. Takakua Is reported to be sore and {ls to be treated to a short spell. Valpa| Bore. , J , Valpai was evincing marked signs of soreness while eohlooling at To Rapa cn Thursday morning. Cup Entries. L’Allegro (7.2), Royal Artist (7.1), and Allegretto (7.0) are Te Rapa nominees for theiAuckland Cup. \ Name Seleoted. The name Professional has been selected for the Raceful —Lady Wallace two-year-old in H. T. Reilly s stable. In Webster's Stable. Peter Jackson will be trained m New Zealand by A. D. 'Webster for the Messrs. Smith Brothers.

■ Wgaruawahla Club. The NgaruawaWa Racing Clubs 1 non-totalistsLor meeting will he held on February 17 next year instead of January 20 as formerly.

Brightening Up. , The Te Awamutu-trained Impasto is- reported to he brightening up again and progressing satisfaetorlly in his preparation.

Retired From the Turf. Fast Passage, who won the Auckland Cup last year, will not be contesting; the event this season as he •has been retired from the turf.

Holiday Venue. Autopay, \Vho Is engaged in the A.R.G. Railway Handicap, and is also in at Manawatu, may do his racing at the l&tter fixture.

To Bo Kept In Mind. A. P. Brady's two-year-old Respectful has so l'ar faded to reproduce In company the promise he has shown on tho local tracks. He lias a nice turn of speed and should not be long •off the winning list.

Railway Nominees. Railway Handicap nominees from To Rapa for the Auckland summer meeting arc Tradesman (7.13), L’Allegro (7.11), Boughal (7.0), Phkikuo (7.0), Star Artist (7.0), and Sinking Fund (7.0). Paganelll Lame

PaganclU, who was troubled by soreness in his near foreleg prior to the Waikato meeting, returned a trifle lame from Takapuna. The old fellow did not put in ini appearance on the tracks during the week.

Well Named. The two-year-old Limond—Homage colt recently put into work by J. T. Jamieson will race as Deep Respect. He is the youngster for whom Mr C. B. Quinan gave 1150 gns at the last yearling sales at Wellington J

Riding at To Rapa The Matamata apprentice, R. Ferguson, is at present riding work for the Reilly stable in the absence of P. McMahon, who injured himself when his mount unseated him on the track the other week.

Rurl Working Well. Ruri, a Hack Oup entry for Te Awamutu next Saturday, lias been moving along nicely in his preparation on the Waipa tracks. The turning conditions of the home course will he to his liking.

King’s Knave Well. The Te Awamutu-trained King's Knave has been moving along freely at Walpa headquarters and with familiar conditions in his favour next Saturday he should prove a tough proposition in the Te Awamutu Cup.

Success for New'Zealand. At the Canning Park (Perth) meeting on November 25, the Flying Handicap, one mile, was won by the New Zealand-bred Childstudy (Psychology —Paoanui). Childstudy started favourite and won by a short head. A Likely Sort. The hlhlf-brother to Transformer, Mungatoon, lent -strength to the' Impression. at Takapuna that he will be a good stayer In time. Although vanquished by Master Nerval In the Alls-on Cup he stayed on in commendable style at the end. Finished With a Rattle. Tiger Gain finished with a rattle in the open middle distance'handicap on the second day at Feilding. Ho’ has left the Impression that he will stay and should be kept in mind for mile and a-quarter and mile and a-half events In the near future. Full-brother to Tavern Knight. The full-brother to Tavern Knight, Lion Heart, has been performing pleasingly in his trials at Te Rapa. The other morning in company with Slrona, to whom he was conceding weight, he slipped over three furlongs along the baok in 36sec. He is yet to have his first outing In company.

Class Not Strong.

The entry received for the hurdle event on the first day of the Auckland Racing Club’s summer-meeting Is not strong In quality, there being nothing outstanding In the 19 nominations that have come forward. However, the material is there to ensure an Interesting contest.

-Long Interval. The -crack English oolrt Hyperion d« to be trained again next season, the race principally In view being the Ascot Gold Cup. If he should win It, ■he will be the first Derby winner to do so In 36 years. Persimmon was the last to bring off th >t double. It is anticipated that the Italian crack, Crapo-m, who recenly defeated good horses in France, will be among next year’s Ascot Cup runners.

Sir Musk at Rapa. Sir Musk, who for the past 18 months has been under the care of J. W. Cathro, at Te Awamutu, has now been taken over by his owner, W. Sharp, who In future will personally attend to his education at Te Rapa. Sir Musk broke down on the second day' of the Te Rapa meeting and subsequently out himself rather badly on ■barbwire. 'He Is making good progress under the care of Mr S. Brearton. i

£IO,OOO Melbourne Cup. Inquiries have been received by the Victoria 'Racing Club from an American owner for the conditions of the Centenary Melbourne Cup, to be run next Novemberi'. 'En try forrils for the race will be printed shortly and will be forwarded to -various countries. Ttie stake Is £IO,OOO and a trophy. Nominations, as usual, will close on the first Tuesday In June.

In the Derby. Killadar, who showed up on both days of the recent Te Rapa meeting, appears among the nominations for the Great Northern Derby. That he Is a useful customer he proved in his races here. The long Te Rapa straight Is a severe test for any horse and the manner in whioh he stood up to his work demonstrated that he cannot be lightly discarded In the final gumming up.

In the Waipa Plate. •Curlew (King Nassau—-Miss Ford) is an interesting entry for the Waipa Plate- at Te Awamutu next Saturday. Curlew, who is trained by J. F. Tutchen at Te Rapa had his first outing at the Waikato meeting and while lie was with the leaders to the straight entrance the punishing Te Rapa sralght found him out at the finish. Curlew has shown aptitude in his trials at headquarters and Indications are that his turn is not far distant.

One of tho Veterans.

Steve Donoghue celebrated his 49th birthday on October 15. Donoghue ■headed the English winning list several seasons, and was not doing badly this year with 51 wins up to the middle of October. Tho figures of every jockey confirm Richards’ superiority. When a jockey over a long period •scores about three and a-half wins to the one of the man nearest him, there can only be one reason.

Soon At It Again

Peter Pan, looking much Improved as a result of his holiday, is to rejoin F. McGrath's team this week, ■states a Sydney exchange. He will he accompanied hy Deputy Ruler, who has so far recovered from his lameness that his trainer thinks it safe to make another start with him. Reverting to Peter Pan it as to ho hoped lie does return to his best, as he will be able to try out Hall Mark as a stayer in weight-for-age races, and also show whether Rogilla lias made the improvement supposed by his admirers since last autumn. Peter Pan’s last start was when ho won the A.J.C. Plate.

A promising Railway Light-weight. There are some shrewd judges who aver that the host has not yet been seen of the big-framed Acre —Ran site ro gelding Boughal, and after his impressive* Te Rapa running he was whispered as a possible winner of the Railway Handicap, the big open sprint on tlie ilrsl day of 'the Auckland Racing Club's summer me®ling. With only 7.0 to handle lie certainly should, if started, account for more than heat him as lie lias proved in Ids races to date that ho lias the ability to hit the front quickly. He should ho improved ■hy his recent engagements'and more than ordinary interest, will attach to ills preparation at headquarters in the next few weeks. Concentrate Recommissioned.

Concentrate is to be given another chance to earn distinction, and was due, to arrive at Riccarton from Wellington yesterday morning to rejoin C. Emerson's stable. He was quite sound when sent to Nelson some months ago for a spell, and as he is only eight years old, there, is no reason to doubt his ability to win stfmo more good races. Emerson has made arrangements to lake. Croupier to Ellerslie, hut. 'the two-year-old Marcus Cicero will bo kept until the Wellington meeting in January.

Weloome Stakes Vinner. Pin Money, winner of the C.J.'G. Welcome Stakes, Is stated to be looking well, and recently . ran half a mile at Woodvllle in 51 sec without being unduly bustled over the last bit. He should be in good fettle for his engagements during the summer, which include the Great Northern F-oal Stakes and Royal Stakes at Ellerslle.

Early Commencement. English bookmakers are already advertising prices for the next Derby, and, If their Ideas are correct, that raoe is as good as over, with Colombo (Manna —'Lady Naime) the winner. He and Medieval Knight (Gay Crusader —Hasty Love) are at less than a double figure quotation, and Colombo is five points the shorter of the two- , ' . Master Vere (Felstead —Tetranella) and Lo Zingaro (Solarlo —Love in Idleness) are the other two mentioned.

Lord Derby’s New Trainer. Mr Coll edge Leader, a member of a noted turf family, will replace Mr George Lambton as trainer for Lord Derby, who now explains that there was no trouble between Lambton and himself, but he considered that the control of his large stable might prove an undue strain on Mr Lambton’s health. Mr Leader, who was formerly trainer for the late Earl of Harewood, is a strict churchgoer, and ‘he insists on his stable boys going to church on Sundays.

English Stipendiaries. The Aga Khan, speaking at a sporting dinner In London last month, suggested that the Jockey Olub should appoint stipendiary stewards, drawn from the same sections of sooiety as those at present acting in an honorary capacity, in order to watch the races from the stands and the course and to give expert advice. Lord Hamilton of Dale ell replied that only expense prevented the appointment of stipendiary stewards, the principle of which the Jockey Club had approved years ago. Women Ride Place-Getters.

The historlo Newmarket (England) Town Plate, founded by Charles 11., was run last month, and five of the six starters were ridden by women, the other rider being Mr Frank Simpson, who had won so often In the past. Tliis time he was not on a placegetter, and the race was won by Mr W. J. Waldron’s Journey’s End, ridden by Miss Waldron, with Monsieur Neuf (Miss 'A. Bei'l) and Prince Regent (Miss Hamshaw) In the other places. Prince Regent was favourite at 5 to 2, and Journey’s End next in demand at 3 to 1.

One of the greatest studs known is that of Sledmere (England). In 1919 Sledmere sent 16 yearlings to the sales. They sold for a total of 61,300 gns., making the wonderful average of over-£3BOO. This year ton yearlings from the stud sold for 17,460 •gns. Two of the fillies (hy Gainsborough and Ms great son, Solario) sold for 5400 and 5000 gns. respectively. In a period of 14 years (from 1919 to’ 1933) Sledmere S'tud sent to ■auction 239 yearlings, the aggregate ■return being 516,879 gns. There is no other country where such returns can be obtained on the sale of young thoroughbred stock. The National Stud, and the stud of Mr J. J. Maher (Ireland) are others which have often secured high average returns for their yearlings. Te Rapa’s Representative.

Te Rapa’s sole representative appearing among the nominations for the Great Northern Foal Stakes to be decided on tho opening day of the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting is the two-year-old Gay Shield — PhaOla filly, Sirona, located In M. J. •Carroll’s stable. In her first start at Paeroa Sirona finished third to Gay Egypt and Sporting Song after covering” extra ground, but in her next outing at Ellerslle she failed to reach a place. In her next appearance, on the second day of the Auckland gathering, she accounted for a good field and won nicely at tho end. Sirona was generously supported on the second clay of the local meeting, but her chances were settled when she was ■galloped on by Gallant Knight. She is a classy-looking youngster and while she will be up against strong opposition at Ellerslie she should not_ fail to give a good account of herself.