RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 232, 1 November 1940, Page 8

RACING NOTES

Throw-away Price. The Mastcrton marc, Dominant, lam of Beau Vite, was sold recent-' y for the manificent pricc of £20. she is now 21 years old. Should - Make Good. Nuraa, Avho dead heated with Pay }01l at Ellerslie is by Lysandcr from :he Day Comet mare Cometary. He s bred for speed, and, may also develop into a stayer. An Inquiry fo.r Beau Pere. Mr W. J. Smith, of New South kValcs, the owner of Beau Pere, has jeen asked by an American studmaster to put a pricc on the famous sire, but is adhering to his resolution not to sell. A. Dull Market. At a sale of thoroughbreds at New market, England, last week, yearlings by the leading sires of Great Britain realised only £>"5 each. In ordinary years the sale prices* would have run into thousands. Nomenclature. Social Credit, winner of a novice event at Otaki, is owned by Mr C. T. Kecblc, whose best performer of recent years was that great sprinter, Golden Wings. He is by Inflation from the Shambles marc Shuffles. A Wee Bit Tender. Passaform, a Cahterburuy entrant for the N.Z. Cup, is reported to have run a very creditable race at Timaru, but pulled up tenderly .He is to be raced at Motukarora on the Saturday previous to Cup day, principally for a test as to soundness. A Chance Missed. At a Flemington meeting recently a reader of the Melbourne Globe, selected all the six winners, and received a prize of £f>o, but had he invested £1 on the first winner, and played up the proceeds on the other five selections he could have collected £14,000.. A Weak Tendon. It is reported that when Royevrus competed in the Mitchelson Cup he Avas affected by a weak tendon. This may account for him not being at the Rotorua and Cambridge fixtures, which fact is unfortunate foi his owner as he is "a class performer" that is generally in the money. Remaining' in Australia. The Wellington owned mare, Pee; less* who has been racing disff),pointingly in Australia during th< spring, is to be lelt there until tlu autumn, before which she ma; strike form. For some months Peer less has not been performing up t< her title. Only a Rumour. A well circulated rumour las week was to the effect that Our Jeai was not now trained by W. Towns end at Cambridge, a change of sjabh having been decided upon. Hoav there Avas no truth in this rum our, and the big Vaals mare is stil a stable companion to Royevrus Pocket Venus and Sure Pay. In Doubtful Condition. It is reported that £2500 coul( have been received for Beau Re paire at the Auckland meeting a Avhich he Avas runner up to Sly Fo: I in the Mitchelson Cup. The OAvner' idea of the value Avas fully doubli the amount offered. After the race hoAvevcr, the horse on cooling dowi Avas found to be very lame in fronl and has suffered at least a partia breakdown. Three-year-olds in Auckland Cup. As usual there are several three year-olds figuring in the Aucklant Cup nomination list. It is perliap Avorthy of note that it i.'i 44 year since a three year old—Nestor, ii 1896 —Avas victorious in the Ellersli big even.t. This fact, howcA'er, Avil not deter folloAvers of Beau Leon from backing him freely unless the; consider his Aveight to be prohibi tive, 111 Luck Still Pursues Him. Col fort, purchased in Sydney when a yearling for, 1000 guineas, by Mr Devon, but sold by him ear ly in his racing career has been dif ficult to train .owing to unsound ness. Just as he had again rcacliei the desired stage of being compara tiA'cly sound he celebrated the oc casion by bolting for five miles am breaking down in a definite mannei Thus another holiday for Col fort.