RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19765, 21 December 1935, Page 21 (Supplement)

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE, RACING FIXTURES. \ (By “Martian.”) December 26—Alexandra R.C. December 26—Waipukurau J.C. December 26, 28—Taranaki J.CDecember 26, 28, 30 —Westland R.C. December 26, 28—Dunedin J.C. December 26, 27, 28— Manawatu R.C. December 26, 30, Jan. 1, 2 —Auckland R.C. January I—Waikoqaitl R.C. January I—Wyndham R.C. January I—Greymouth J.C. January 1, 4—Stratford R.C. January 1, 2—Marton J-C. January 1, 2—-Hawke's Bay J.C. January 1, 2—Wairarapa R.C. January 2—Oamaru J.C. January 2, 3—Southland R.C. January 7, 9—Reefton, J.C. January 10, 11—Vincent J.C. January 11—Greymouth J.C. January 16, 18—Thames J.C. January T8 —Wairlo J.C. January 22— Ashhurst-Pohangina R.C. January 22, 24, 25—Wellington R.C. January 25—Clifden R.C. (At Invercargill). January 25, 29—Takapuna J.C. January 30, February I—Egmontl—Egmont R.C. January 30, February I—Wairoa R.C. February I—Matamata R.G« February s—Tapanui R.C. February 6, B—Taranaki J.C. February 6, B—Poverty Bay Turf Club, February B—Canterbury J.C. - February 8, 10—Rotorua R.C. February 13, 15—Wanganui J.C. February 13, 15—Dunedin J.C. February I's—Tolaga Bay J.C. February 21, 22 —Woodvllle D.J.G. February 21, 22—Winton J.C. February 22 —Waiapu R.C. February 22, 24—Waikato R.CFebruary 26—Opunake R.C. February 26, 27—Gore R.C. February 28, 29—Marlborough R.C. February 29, March 2—Tie Aroha J.C. ANBWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “R.V., 1 . 5 Tamahere.—£lo 11s 6d; £2 9 6 ’‘Curious,” Hamilton. —£16 Bs. GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. Splendid -fields have survived the scratching pen for the opening day of the Auckland Racing Club’s Summer carnival. Has Won Before. B. H. Morris, who will have the mount on Might in the Manawatu Cup this year, has previously won the race on Nobleman (1918) and Historic (1930). Jewish Lad. Jewish Lad, who has recently joined up with W. J. Wood’s team at Trentham, will be this trainer’s only candidate at the Manawatu meeting. No rider has yet been obtained for him. Lenient Handicapping. English owners and trainers have been somewhat perturbed by the number of handicaps won this season on their side of the Channel by Frenchbred horses. One writer suggests that the success of the invaders is largely due to the handicappers’ ignorance of -Continental form. No flllowanoe. Although he will again be ridden by the apprentice 0. R. Tattersall, Sunee will not benefit from a 51b allowance in the Manawatu Cup, owing to the value of the race. Tattersall was on Red Sun when he ran second in the Cup last year.

NAMAKIA. As the result of her easy win over a mile In the St. Andrew’s Handloap at the Takapuna meeting, held at Ellerslie, Namakla will be keenly supported Tf she goes to the post In the Christmas Handicap on Boxing Day. She will have an extra 111 b to carry, next week, but It would have taken more than that to have stopped her when she won at Takapuna. The daughter of Gay Shield Is a brilliant galloper up to eight furlongs, and It will be hard to plok one to lower her oolours. Should Improve. Moonbeam, who is likely to come north Avith Sunbeam for the holiday racing, had her first Avin for this season at Hororata last Saturday. It A\*as not a particularly good performance, as sho had to be ridden out to score In a moderate field, but as it, was only her second race after a spell she should improve.

Plenty of Winning Bets. When an owner runs two or more horses in a race in France his candidates are poled in the betting. This resulted in an unusual incident at a recent provincial meeting, when two owners ran three horses apiece, in a field of ten, for a hunters’ flat race. Ono from each stable ran a dead-hcat. for first, so that the parLmiTtucl paid out winning bets on (he six horses raced by the two owners.

Impossible Amiss. impossible Aviil not be able to do any racing during the holidays, says a southern report. She Avqs galloped on during tho running of the Hororata Hack Handicap last Saturday, receiving serious injuries, and she will require a long spell. It was an unfortunate experience for Ihe young trainer, J. G. Tomklnson, especially as it Avas the first occasion on Avbieh lie had figured as an owner, sporting Ihe colours of his late father, W. J. Tomkinson.

Hla Turn Will Come. On Parade has not, raced since lie contested ihe Alison Cup at the recent Takapuna meeting at Ellerslie, hut lie showed enough speed on that occasion to say that lie should be an early winner. He was in front until Ihe last furlong and eventually finished fifth. On Parade has done well since then and will strip an improved horse for hts engagements at the Auckland Summer meeting- Tn the Christmas Handicap. one mile, on the (Trst day, lie has only 51b above the minimum and Im wouid only need to repeat his Alison Cup form to be well in the picture ,*i' me finish, for he is nicely placed.

Beam Soon. The Woodend mare Beam is fast approaching AA’inning form and her turn to salute the judge is not far distant. She gave Bay Duke a hard tussle in the Fying at the Southland meeting last month, and indicated that she will do even better next time out. She is very fast, but does not stay on too well. N-Z. Hurdle Form. Hurdle form in New Zealand, -comments a Sydney writer, must be much below that of the local talent, if the recent victory of Debut at Levin can be taken as any criterion. Debut failed badly on that visit, but subsequently in a mile and a-half race, with lOst 61b, he scored by 10 lengths in 2m 41s.

Related to Vintage. Lady Graceful, the half-sister to 'Vintage, is to be taken to Auckland for Die Summer meeting at -Ellerslie. This filly was not raced -as -a two-year-old last season, but early this term showed promising form when she ran a good second to Glenavon in the Selwyn Handicap, six furlongs, at the Grand National meeting. At the recent New Zealand Cup meeting she won the New Zealand Oaks and the Stonyhurst Handicap, a special race for three-year-olds, run over a mile. Lady Graceful is in the Christmas Handicap on the first day and this should be a good preliminary for her engagement in the Great Northern Derby.

Myles Connell’s Return. , The well-known ex-Sydney jockey, Myles Connell, who has been domiciled in South Australia for the past 10 years, recently returned after a trip abroad, which included England, the Continent, and America. He Is now in Melbourne, and from there will proceed to Adelaide. Connell visited racecourses while away, and describes English racing as “an eyeopener,” the type of horses In the classics Impressing him most favourably. He was not, Tfowever, very much taken with the dirt tracks of Amerloa, when he witnessed raoing at Tanforan, where Phar Lap was trained for the Aga Caliente Handicap, whioh he Avon so convincingly.

Twenty Grand’s Failure.

The former American champion, TAventy Grand, Avas among the runners in the Rutland Handicap Plate at Newmarket (England), on October 29, but, having his first run for four months, A\ T as not considered seriously In the betting, and finished a long Avay back. ■ The brilliant four-year-old Alcazar, who is also OAvned In America, Avas a runner the same day In the Limekiln Stakes, In whioh his only opponent over the mile and a quarter course Avas Lord Derby’s three-year-old Bobsleigh, but he Avas no match for Alcazar in a slowly-run race, and went dOAvn hv three-quarters of a length. Alcazar is to be sent to America to take up slud duties during the coming season. .

A French ChampionA messago from Paris states that Brantome, who is considered to have been one of the best 'French-bred horses in recent years, has been retired to the stud of his owner, Baron Edouard do Rothschild. Brantome proved himself a champion in France, where he won nine races in suc&nssion as a two and three-year-old,' and his stake winnings amounted to 1,650,152 francs, and 125,500 francs in breeders’ premiums. Last June he was a starter in the Gold Cup at Ascot, but finished fifth. Brantome was bred by his owner, and is by Blanford from Vitamine, by Clarissimus from Virdifl.ora, by Sans Souce from Rose Nini. by Le Sancy. A Strong Stable. Lord Glnnely has set out to extend iiis racing activities and there is an impression in England that lie intends to challenge the supremacy of the Aga Khan, who has won most of the big prizes of tlio turf in recent years, lie bought several high-priced yearlings at the Doncaster sales, and it was expected that tie would get rid of others to make room for them. Instead, he Intends to retain them all, although they cannot be accommodated by Ills private trainer, Captain T- Hogg. In these circumstances eight yearlings wero sent last month to the stable of Radany, at Royston. Lord Glnnely now has more horses tn training than any other owner in England, and he has the largest number of brood mares at. his stud. He lias high expectations of the development of some of 'his youngsters and also hopes that Buekjeigh who ran third in the SI. Lcger in September, will be one of.the leading four-year-olds next scasou.

Dopers In America. The discovery of an Intruder in a horse’s stall led to the abandonment of a race at Laurel Park (Maryland). A watchman disturbed a man in the box occupied by Deduce, but was unable to stop him. It was found that entrance had been made through the roof, and a powder was scattered over the floor of the stable. Deduce was one of four -candidates for a race to be run that afternoon, and the trainers of the other runners were immediately notified. A. Garnett, trainer of Silent Gold, found that his charge had been burnt about the mouth by some chemical, but the other prospective runners did not show any signs of tampering, though one of them -had pulled up -lame after a sprint in the morning. The race was called off, and a substitute event made up in Its place. Subsequently a man was arrested and charged with cruelty to an animal, but he was acquitted. *

Novel Oompetitlon. Mrs Ethel V. Mars, widow of a candy manufacturer, mixed raoing and business in a novel way In a radio broadoast from -a Chicago station.,Mrs Mars Is an enthusiastic buyer of yearlings, and, at Saratoga last August, purchased 28 youngsters for £21,960, and would have bought -more if they had not sold for more than she thought they were Avorth. In advertising one of her candy products over the air, she offered to give away a yearling colt by Stimulus from Be -Careful, which she had purchased for £4OO, to the listener sending in, with two candy wrappers, the best name for the colt. The winner could take £4OO or the colt. If he preferred the horse he could choose betAveen taking him outright or having him trained and raced free of charge throughout his two-year-old season, and receiving all Ills net earnings. A Good Colt. One of the best two-year-olds that came out at the latter end of the season in England is Mr Anthony de Rothschild’s bay colt Midstream, by Blandford—Midsummer, by Abbott’s Trace. Midstream Avon the Boscawen Stakes, of 650 sovs, run at Newmarket on Octoer 2, and defeated 13 others. There Avas nothing in the nature of a surprise about the Avin, as the colt came in for very solid support and Avon comfortably. In referring to Midstream the Sporting Life said that he Avas the best-looking colt in the field. He is a good, Avellmannered colt, possessing all the characteristics and gameness of the best sons of Blandford. Most of Blandford’s stock (says Meyrick Good) have stout hearts, and the soundest of limbs, combined with character and good disposition. If Midstream does not train on Into a high-class race horse, granted fair fortune in training, my judgment is much at fault.” It is Interesting to read of the continued success of Blandford’s stock, as one of his sons, in Solicitor-General, is to Join the Elderslie Stud.

Mr Kemball’s Win. Mr W. R. 'Kemball was successful with two members of his team at the Caulfield charity meeting held last Veelc, Barnum and Idavale both carrying this sportsman’s colours. Barnum, who was the winner of the Trial Hurdles, is a four-year-old bay gelding by Capo Horn from the Merry Moment mare Melting Moment, so that he is a full-brother 'to Foulwind and a half-brother, to iShorllly. When ■being prepared at Trentham as an early Iwo-year-old lie showed a lot of promise, but be failed in Victoria as a two and three-year-old, being turned to hurdling last winter and gaining places at this role before the close of the season. Idavale is one of the two-year-olds sent across from Trentham last autumn. She is a brown filly by Lord Quex from the Martian —Grecian Maid mare Arizona, none of whose previous offspring, mainly to Cape Horn, have been of any account- It is a good farm ly, however, Grecian Maid being a half-sister to Our Lady, ancestress of Bronze, Farceur, Cowl, Vcilmond, etc. Not the Best of Luok. Wonderful as was the triumph of L. Robertson at the spring meetings in Victoria, in winning the Victoria Derby, Melbourne Cup, Oaks, and Williamsiown Cup, as well as other events earlier in the season, it should have been greater, according to the reckoning of the trainer himself. In a recent, discussion of the performances of his horses, Robertson declared that Feldspar would have won Ihe Australian Jockey Club’s Derby but for being almost knocked down: that Garrio should not have lost a race this season: and that this colt might have beaten Feldspar in the Victoria Derby hut for a cut. from Ihe whip of Ihe clerk of the course at the start, of the race. Robertson also asserted that Marabou should have won the Caul Held Cup. in addition to the Melbourne Cup. In the opinion of Robertson, the Caulfield Cup was not run to suit Marabou. Robertson was asked what lie really thought of the horses who brought him fame and riches during Hie spring. “Marabou is. of (Continued 111 lic.vl column.)

course, a great horse,’’ he replied, “but Feldspar ami Garrio, in my opinion, are only fair three-year-olds. If you were to ask me which was the best horse 1 have ever had I would undoubtedly give me honour lo (iotliic. Ho \\a> a great Morse. Top Gallant was the fastest 1 have ever trained.