Turf Topics

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 105, 3 January 1940, Page 8

Turf Topics

(By Zetland)

A WHAKATANE THOROUGHBRED

At the Trcntham thoroughbred sales this monLh Mr W. J. Sullivan. of Whakatane, will be represented by a yearling lilly that in respect to pedigree lines ranks high even where the best bred juveniles of the country will be paraded before an admiring throng of sportsmen. She is by Hunting Song, who for many years headed the list of winning sires in the Dominion, from Mauranne, by Surveyor from Kenil worth Maid, by Kenilworth from Miss Gunning, by Or/el, by Gossoon —Frieste (by Chester) from Tempe by Sommas, Surveyor's best representative on the Hat is lioyevrus winner of the Mitchekson Cup, and runner-up in the Auckland Cup while on the maternal side there are many winners of 'note. THE FOAL STAKES In the Great Northern Foal Stakes of six furlongs, at Ellerslie, the .winner Lou Rosa and runner-up Cheddington carried 8.10. The racc Mas run in 1.1.'} o-.">, so was not an especially brilliant sprint. But they must have gained the high opinion of the handicapper, for in the Criteron Handicap, of the same distance on the second day, Lou Rosa was handicapper at 10.2 and Cheddington 10.0, with about half the entrants allotted the minimum 7.0. Needless to relate the pair here referred to were not accepted for the owners probably being of the opinion that the Aveight applied mom to hurdlers than to two year olds. 'CUP SUCCESSES • ■ The Te Awamutu owner trainer, Mr A. Rowan, will doubtless look back with feelings of satisfaction to the Auckland summer meeting, as he followed up his Cheval de Voice with a win in the Summer Gup with Fils de Vaals. Luck was with the latter as he only registered a short head victory from Beau Repaire, who on the first day prevailed in the Railway Handicap. However for one owner to have two candidates capable of winning the Auckland and Summer Cups at the same meeting is indeed something to bo proud of and quite worthy of emulation by those possessing much larger teams of handicap horses. ORATE AND BLINKERS On the second day of the Auckland meeting Orate, engaged in the Electric Handicap, appeared in blinkers, consequently Avas rather better backed than otherwise would have been the case. Once again, however, the Oration gelding refused to jump off Avith the field, and took no part in the race. What his backers remarked has not been published, but apparently the blinkersdid not prove affective, especially when Orate look up the attitude of "mind over matter." RACING FIXTURES January 'A —Southland Racing Club Jan uar (5, B—Reef ton Jockey Club January 12, K5 —Vincent Jockey dub January 18, 20 22 —Wellington R.C January 20 —Wairio Jockey Glut) January 20, 22—Thames J.C. January 22 —Ashhurst - Poiilangina Racing Club January 2(5, 27—Pahiatua R.C. January 27, 2!) —Auckland R.C.