TURF TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 27, 21 June 1939, Page 3

TURF TOPICS

TO RESUME RIDING J. F. Fergus who sustained a broken, collarbone a fortnight ago through Survov falling at Ellersiie, while being schooled, expects to gel into the saddle at Trentham on July 4. He certainly had a turn of bad luck in June, but may experience a reversal during July. | BUILT TO CARRY WEIGHT j Raana, the Gisbornc representative that ran second to Jewelled Girdle in the Carbine Plate at E'Ocrslie, ;3 built to carry weight, and is expected to Avin races during the winter. From year 'to year Gisbornc produces [candidates that successfully take their part in important events throughout the Dominion and »s Raana is very highly thought of he may uphold' the honour of Poverty Bay for some time to come. 1 TRAINED IN CANTERBURY It now transpires that Mrs Steinberg, of Auckland will carry on racing operations with, the team owned by her late husband, Mr Max Steinberg. They will be trained at Riccarton by Clarrie McCarthy, and those to be put into commission next month are Kondtta, Soap Box r.nd Wapaugh by Sicgfried.Polonnaise. At the last Trentham sales a bay colt by was purchased by the late Mr Steinberg, for 450 guineas, and he will in due course join the team at Riccarton, and it quite on the card:* that this particular purchase may turn out the top rank performer iof the lot. At the 193. sales a bay colt by Defoe was knocked down to the Auckland bujer 180gns but he immediately claimed his bid was one eff 175 guineas. With no time to lose, the auctioneer put up the colt once more f and at 170 guineas he fell to the bid of Mr H. Greenwood of Canterbury. When ready to race th ! s colt was named Defaulter, since winner of thousands of pounds in prize money, and who now ranks as the Dominion's champion three year old. It will be interesting to learn in due course whether the Musketoon colt, here refer- ' red to takes high rank as a racehorse. On racing lines should be quite capable of doing so. A RACING INCIDENT Last week the Auckland District Committee held an inquiry into an alleged offer of a bribe to Percy 15 gess to "pull" Suleiman in the Wai. hou Handicap at Te Aroha on February 25 last. Many weeks had bnan taken by officials to gain cvidenc? in respect to the allegation, and after the inquiry had been duly made a statement was supplied to the Auckland Press to the effect 'that a jockey who was alleged to have been involved in the matter was not guilty of any evil intent, while another jockey was admonished, and warned what to do under similar circumstances in the future. Strange to State the names of the riders referred to were not given, and in some quarters it ss contended that they should hav been published' in order to in part safeguard the interests of turf patrons generally. When jockeys takt any part whatever in matters here iC fcrred to, and arc merely admonishec by the authorities, much headwa; cannot be said to have been gainc. to make racing cleaner. In the pre sent ense Suleiman won his race bu if he had not done so, and news hn later leaked out regarding an allege bribe, doubtless many backers of th horse would have made their tlemanc! known. MELBOURNE CUP WINNER. The 19:38 Melbourne Cup winne, — Otalogu", has been executing e: ccller.t work for many weeks at Aw; puni and consequently his owner h y divJetl upon another trip to An "* Iralia. The party accompanying w compile Mrs Jamicson Alan McDo aid (trainc-*). Mr E.. Barnes (fonn owner) and Mrs Barnes. It is inten ed to race the Lord Qucx gcldii both in Sydney and Melbourne, lie has been enterc'V for the leadi A.J.C. events the Epsom and Meti oolitnn, while he figures in the noi Hntions for Will'amstown On ' th" Yd ley Gold Cup and t Cauifield Cup.