RACING NOTES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 7, 23 January 1942, Page 8

RACING NOTES

RESUMING WORK

General Ruse, who again proved his usefulness last October and November, and later met with a hurdle mishap at Ellerslie, is being put into work again after a spell of a few weeks. He is looking very bright and during the autumn should be ready to compete in even leading jumping events.

RELATED TO HARMONY At the Marton meeting both juvenile events w 7 ere won by Alethea, bj r Mir Standfast from Wee Agnes, thus a half-sister to the successful performer Harmony. Bred by Mr A. H. Storey, Te Awamutu, she was sold at the 1941 National Sales to Mr D. Lowrie,'of Palmerston North, and is trained by C. J. Thompson at Awapuni. HE WEARS WELL The Whangarei bred Malagigi, who three years ago was racing successfully in the Auckland province, and has since been moderately successful in Australia, returned to the winning list recently when he' was victorious in the Warwick Handicap, one mile and a quarter, in a field of ten. He traversed the ten furlongs in 2.4%, soi there was no loitering on the journey.

ARRIVAL OF BALLOCH j Recently arrived at Mr J. C. Fletcher's Alton Lodge is the imported English bred Ballocli, a member of the family made famous in New Zealand, as he is a half-brother to Beau Pere, as well as to Mr Standfast, Dink and the brilliant Celebrity. Ballocli is by the great stayer Obliterate from Cinna, by Polymelus from Baroness La Fleehe, by Ladas. LOST CHANCE AT BARRIER Circular Note is very restless at the barrier nowadays and that fault cost him a place in the Te-legraph' Handicap at the Wellington meeting. He kept on running down the field and eventually lost the rails position, starting from wide out. Once under way he showed that lie still possessed the speed that enabled him to win good races last season and he finished close up in fourth place. C. C. "McCarthy has had him racing solidly, and in his last six starts lie has had three seconds, one third and two fourths. Another winning turn will have been well earned.

BATTLEDRESS WEAKENED Commenting upon the Wellington Cup race, "The Watcher," in the Dominion, says that many thought L. J. Ellis, rider of Battledress, took matters toe. easily, but in answer to an inquiry by the chief stipendiary steward, Mr C. Gomer, Ellis stated that Battledress might possibly have responded if asked earlier, but, on the other hand, he had formed the opinion that the horse had given of iiis best and had - he moved on him he might not have filled a place. That Ellis' judgment was sound was proved when he tlid finally have to ask Battledress for a little extra in the last few strides. The horse then threw up his head and just weakened sufficiently to give way to the winner, Happy Ending. The same writer says that Lou Rosa unaccountably went back on the turn and he must have won had he kept Jiis position at that point.

BROTHER TO HIGH CASTE Iri winning the Wellington Stakes, of five furlongs, High Caste's full brother Nizam, by Bulandshar—The Begum, beat a very strong field of ten and scampered ever the distance in one minute. Backers sorted him out as the right one, and so it proved for he prevailed convincing- j ly from Prince Plato and Beau Vaals. THE SPEEDY AUTOPAYS The Matamata sire Autopay, him- 1 self one of the speediest of sprinters, promises to be well up in the> list of representatives this season. Bonny Pay and Lady Pay Avon at Ellerslie and Ihe Telegraph Handicap at Trentham went to Autolite. in which Sir Bean and the Englishbred Celebrity filled the places. A FINE RECORD The light-weight rider, Neville Vaughan, now has the distinction of inning this >easi>n ridden the winners of the New Zealand. Auckland and "Wellington Cups, a feat that has not been accomplished (if at all) for ma 113- years. In accounting for Battledress (N.Z. Derby) with Happy Ending at Trentham in a hard finish, he must be given credit l'or excellent horsemanship.