THE RACING WORLD

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20784, 20 April 1939, Page 15

THE RACING WORLD

By “Martian."

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS

Th* Whangarei Racing Club Autumn meeting will open to-morro VyUjay i and conclude on Saturday.

Rotated to Majority Majority's half-sister by Foxbridee has been name*! Minority.

Change of Stables Master Brierly has joined R. Cotter s string at Te Rapa, while De Friend is oow in R. Percival’s charge.

Fiancee More Solid The Siegfried Ally Fiancee, winner during the past ten days at Feildmg and Stratford, has come much more solid lately .

Unlikely Starters Gay Movie, Huntingmore, Beeswing, Bronzewing, and Te Poto are cited as unlikely starters at the Whangarei fixture.

Will Be Improved Friesland was a possible winner at Stratford on Saturday till the last furlong, when his condition gave out. With another race at Waverley, he should be back near his best for the bgmont meeting next month.

M. J. Carroll's Team M. J. Carroll's trio. Tosh, Bronze Step and Philemup, which were accepted for at Whangarei, will not be making the trip. Senacre and Prince Rangi are other local horses that will not be going north.

Te Rapa Horses Te Rapa horses fulfilling engagements at Whangarei are Midland, Noisy Nfcht, Sergia. British Sovereign, Trilliarch, Casual. Raceline. Race Camp and Jean Quex. British Sovereign and Casual remained at Avondale after the meeting and will go through to Whangarei from there.

Bydney Sales’ Decline According to cabled reports the Sydney yearling sales this year have been generally disappointing, many fine colts being passed in. while a fairly large percentage .were withdrawn from sale because of the comparatively poor prices. The decrease in the aggregate turnover compared with last year was about 20,000gns.

R. Qlading's Representatives A. E. Glading's team lor Whangarei will comprise Sergia, Iriiliarch Y Jean Quex. Sergia returned H from the Auckland meeting under a cloud but she has since made a good recovery and Glading stated yesterday morning that she would fulfil engagements at Whangarei.

An Unusual Record Land Raid, whose racing career for some time past has been restricted because of persistent lameness, showed his quality by a convincing win under 10.3 in the Runanga Handicap at Greymouth on Saturday. He holds the unusual record of having won six races over five and a half furlongs on the Omoto course, in all except one of -which he has been ridden by A. E. Ellis. Well Related The Beau Pere—Timid colt for whom G. Price paid lOOOgns at the Sydney sales is a brother to Beaucaire and a half-brother to Timorous and Quietly, who were bred at, Westmere when their dam was located then*. Timid is an English mare by Kildare n. from Ardesia. by Spearmint. This colt’s brother Beaucaire dead-heated in the A.J.C. Breeders’ Plate early this season. Royal Chiefs Half-brother The Phaieron Bay—Modiste II colt w'ho topped the sales at 1300gns. on the first day at Sydney was purchased on behalf of Mr F. W. Hughes, who intends to race him lightly and. providing he proves his worth as a racehorse, to retire him to the Kooba Stud. Whitton, N.S.W., which is in process of formation. The colt, who is a half-brother to Royal Chief, is described as a perfect individual, and he evoked keen competition.

Argentic Retired Argentic is still at C. McCarthy’s stable at Riccarton, but his racing days have ended and probably he will be sent to Reef ton to his owner, Miss M. C. Wilson. During his six years of racing Argentic won close on £6OOO and probably contested more distance races than any other horse in commission. Jle holds the distinction of contesting four New Zealand Cups and three Auckland Cups. He won over all distances except two miles, but had a second, a third and a fourth placing in the Auckland Cup.

English Derby A wide market prevails on the English Derby, to be run at Epsom on May 24. The American-bred Foxburgh 11, was the early favourite, but, following a recent failure, he has lost his place. Blue Peter, a chestnut colt, by Fairway from Fancy Free, and Fox Cub, a chestnut colt, by Foxhunter from Dorina, are now in equal demand, with Rogerstone Castle, a grey colt by Mr Jinks from Apple Ring) who raced last season as the Apple Ring colt; Casanova, a chestnut colt, by Hyperion from Double Life; and Fairstone. by Fairway, most preferred of the others. Racing Luck Mosaic first and Respirator last in the Sydney Cup represents luck of the yearling sales. J. T. Jamieson trains Respirator and he also purchased Mosaic at. the New Zealand yearling sales. He bought the colt for himself. He had secured one colt for Abbs—now known as Chasseur —hut a cablegram asking him to secure another was not received by him till the sales were completed. On his return to Sydney he offered to pass Mosaic on. and Mrs Crick accepted. Respirator was favourite for the St. Leger which Mosaic won and his failure said so little for his cup chance that .Tamieson released F.. Bartle from his engagement to ride Respirator in the rup in order that the .jockey might ride Mosaic. North Island Trip ?ky Pilot had his first race for nearly two years when he reappeared on the second day of the recent C.J.C. meeting, and he performed and pulled up quite satisfactorily. This Day Comet horse was injured during the running of the WeUinfrton Steeplorbase of 1037. and it was thought he would not race again, but after a light season at the stud in the North Canterbury district, he showed no traces of his trouble, and is now considered to be as sound as ever. He is to go north at the end of this month to race at the Egmont winter

meeting and will then go on to Te Rapa to take part at the Waikato minting toward the end of May. All goinc v.ell. Sky Pilot will then be taken to Ellerslie with the Great Northern Steeplechase in view. Sydney Cup dinner The Sydney Gup winner Mosaic was the third horse in the last 50 years to St. Leger and cup double. It was the second time that the judgment of the winner's trainer, ,i. H. Abbs, had profited him with an important win. He was the first to recognise Sir Regent, winner of a Metropolitan, as a good horse in the making. Ordinarily Mosaic might have passed through the sale ring out of Abbs's care, but the trainer begged that the colt should be retained. .Abbs was prepared to make concessions to keep Mosaic in his stable, and he -was so keen that Mrs S. S. Crick, who raced Mosaic, gave him a lease of the colt. “Mosaic is a funny little horse, - ’ said Abbs. “I was sure that sooner or later I -would win pood races with him, but it was not till he won the mile race at Moorefield on March 4. when he had his first run after a spell of six months, that I felt his time had come.” Defaulter Reports by mafl show that Defaulter got a bad run in the Cup and was out of the race almost in the first ftirlonp. He was severely interfered with and showed a mark where he had struck the rails with his near hind leg. L. J. Ellis kept him near the rails till going out of the straight, but Defaulter was galloping so unkindly that he took him to the outside. Defaulter was never afterwards a possibility. In fact the only showing he made was between the six furlongs and the five furlongs, and he was plodding along in the finish in second last place. It was an inglorious display and caused the stable some concern. It was first thought that Defaulter might have been hurt when he struck the running rail, but after he had been dressed for the night he settled down thoroughly contented and left no possible excuse for his failure. “It is the first time he has run a bad race,” said his trainer, F. A. Roberts, “and I would feel more satisfied if I could offer some explanation for it. But I cannot. He seems as well as he ever was. ... I expect him to show how really good he is over a journey.” Robert’s opinion of his charge was fully vindicated by his subsequent form at the meeting.