TURF TOPICS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 66, 25 September 1939, Page 2

TURF TOPICS

(By Zetland) THE AUCKLAND CUP The Lord Q:itx g-.l.i:ng, Hound Up whose performances Inst season were of a high standard, is included in the list of nominations for th? Melbourne Cup. After a let up in the winter, !ie was rei-oniini •sior.et! a month ago, and lias since been allotted regular sprinting" woi k at Takanini. Apparently it is considered he cannot reach his host form hv the fir. t week : n November, and it is. now that his principal mission of the present season will be the Auckland Cup on B f i\ : ng Day. Round no ridden by A. ran, second to Chcval dc Yolee in l:ist year's Cup at Ellcrslic find his rider r.fterwa'-ds maintained that he was very unlucky to lose. This year, however he w'll be higher op in the weights rmd will have his work cut out to win. A TREASURY WIN The totalisator taxation paid to the Government by the Wanrfanui Racing Club m*us approximately £>3000. Revenue received from 1 acing institutions shows the greatest net profit of any source in the conntrv, inasmuch as the cost of Election can onlv be a decimal point of one per cent. ON HIS BEST BEHAVIOUR The brilliant Tn Hen. who Generally displays strong reluctance to leaving the starting barrier with the other contestants was on his best behaviour the ether day at the Ascot meeting in Australia and with 9.7 won the Flying Weltc- very comfortablv from a good fi?ld, running the s : x furlongs in 1.14. a track re-> cord for the course. some time Te Hero has an objector to the flat footed mode of starting, and has continued to protest by only leaving the barrier when allowed a moving despatch. Aooarcntlv having arrived at the 'conclusion that his protests were seldom taken notice of, he decided at Ascot to show that he was rot afraid of the opposition, and quickly taking charge was never headed. A PROMISING PERFORMER M<- Colin Anderson's Glodyner, bv Musketoon —Caviare, was bred by Mr R. B. Hines at Te Aroha. under an arrangement in vcgf.'vl to the Lucul11'us mare that the Auckland sportsman should have the eol't foals, and 1 Mr Hines, the fillies. The winning colt is a full brother to Ron a Bar. and on both sides comes from winning families. NOW MAKING GOOD The four y-ar old che-tnut gelding. The Card in al. owned by Mr T. Corbett, of MHtaniata and trained b* T J. W. C-.ith.ro. may be said to be now making good. As a. three year old he showed signs of developing into a. staver, and last month was sw* cess fill in the hack ranks at the Paku r;m<*a meeting, where his vir'to"y was such <-> convincing one that he was installed second favourite for the Avondale Cup in a field oi 13. Nicely placed throughout he came away from the distance post, and in a stirring finish won bv a bead from Airam with King Rev close up third.. The Cardinal is an exceptionally well bred candidate bc : ng by N'ght Ba*d fronl Palestrina, a New Zealand Oaks winner. NEARLY SURPRISED A surprise nearly eventuated in the settlement of the Avondale Cup when Mr W. H. Maria's Airam, who for two .seasons has been competing in the ranks of the hurdlers, was only defeated by a narrow margin on the post. Behind her were good performers in King Rev, Lowenbcrg, Ned Cuttle, Jack Tar Master JBrierly Tidewaiter Black Musk and six others. The place d'vidend was quite a substantial one. EVER CONSISTENT The re-entry of the Te Puke owned King Rev into the ranks of the open handicap class in 11at events again characterised his consistency. Third in the Avondale Cup on the first day, he followed up this performance by running second on Monday in the Plumpton Handicap to Sly Fox, a winner at Wanganui the previous week. Now nine years old the Racef ul—Hilmar representative retains his speed and weight carrying ability in a remarkable manner.