TURF-TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 12, 17 May 1939, Page 7

TURF-TOPICS

iyr' (By Zetland) •v AN IMPROVER Thft Te Rapa bred King Musk who ; accounted for the hurdle handicap at " the .Franklin showed i.nex- ; pectedly good form on the occasion, jumping and galloping a style "that betokened performance* ot a liigh standard during thi* wiviter A VETERAN STEEPLECHASER V- The Paeroa candidate, Biiorm, * riinner.up to Don Eirua at the Ohine- - muri fixture, who filled A similar position to Black Marlin at Pukekohe, is now in his 13th vear_ and may be classed as a veteran of 'the "turf. He is not very sound in the . forelegs, but is a line stayer, and f i possesses real gameness. BLACK MARLIN CAPABLE On one occasion at Tauranga Black Marlin showed decided capability over -the obstacles winning in a, very meritorious manner, A little lalei he Avent wrong s and was off the scene for nearly two seasons. He made a reappearance at Pukekohe where he won the steeples very convincingly. He has since come into favour lor 'the cross country events at the \Vailiato meeting on 20th and 22nd. NOW HIGHLY ASSESSED The Matamata owned and trained The by Night llaid from Palestrina, onlj* ran third at the 15g. Mont fixture, but by the manner i-n----"\vhich he finished, good judges have since expressed the opinion that he " will make good before ] oa.i. By the sire of Phar Lap from a New Zealand •Oaiks winner t The Cardinal should attain high rank when he becomes properly seasoned. $ UNFORTUNATE LOSSES The well known Matamat i sports. X .man, W. J. Clothier sustained losses Jast week of a severe nature. The promising Broadway Bill became impaled on ft fench upright nn-\ had to be while a three year .old filly by Night March Iron. I.adv March took ill and expired. Lady March is a full sister to Queen .March, the dam'of several first rank performers.

A GRAND NATIONAL STORY What is considered to be the best story arising from this ear's Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase is that told by E. Foley who rode Red Hillman. He said: 'At ; the first fence I jumped it in company with G. Wilson on Under Wilson wag falling out of the saddle, so i leached out and pushed him back again. Alter the race, in his gratitude, he bought me a bottle"of wine." A BIG INCREASE Judging by the big totals still being registered at met meetings the tota_ lisator would appear to lie as popular as ever notwithstanding that the Government taxation, totals 3s Gd in the £. At the recent Egmont meeting the increase of money put through the legalised machine was no less than £17,182 10s over last year's amount. The system in 193'J was the single, whereas win and place was the mode this year. THE WORLD RECORD In winning the Brisbane Cup in 3.19 3-4 Spear Chief registered his Australian record for tvo breaking that of Wotan in the Melbourne Cup by one and a half see*' onds. After the race Mci.'.arten expressed surprise at the time recorded and stated Spear Chief could have easily beaten the world record of 3.19 1-5. This was established by Within the Law at York, England. Spear Chief carried 9.7, Wotan 7.11 and Within the Law 7.11, so the honours are really with the descendant of the great Carbine. A SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM Mr J. P, Kennedy, the American recently told ibi London Press Club after 'the running of the Liverpool Grand National chase, of n method he uses for "turn. ishir.g the nutrition of the Kennedy family.?' i4 lt is,?' he said, "to send my son to the Grand National. W e have a system the first year we bet on an American horse, because we are Americans first. The second year we bet on an Irish horse as we are IrishAmericans » It is a gi'eat system., Last year an American horse Vv on, and this year a.n Irish. horse was victorious. '»