RACING Good Sprinting By Mares And Fillies

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28264, 30 April 1957, Page 5

RACING Good Sprinting By Mares And Fillies

Tess and Fuel unproved the < Coed record of mares and j fillies in major sprint races this season with very g;ood performances at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting. Tess improved a rather unlucky record for Mr G. R. Macdonald by winning the Great Easter Handicap, and was thm switched to a middle dis+ance a day later ’with another successful result in the Dominion Handicap, one mile and a quarter. A Riccarton -campaign for tbe Hastings-trained Fuel was in doubt at one stage, but the connexions of the Defaulter filly musl now be thankful that they wenl ahead with the campaign. Fuel won the Templeton and Waltham Handicaps with bold finishing runs, and but for meeting trouble fairly late in the race she might have tested Juventas in the Warsi ep Stakes on the first dav of the meeting. The New Zealand Cup meetine j at Riccarton last November 'was also notable for the good records of the mares in the sprint races. Ma Reine won the Stewards’ Handicap. Royal Zorra the Members’ Handicap. and Lucrative the Churchill Slakes. Passive made two notable contributions for the females by winning the New Zealand DerbyOaks double, and Marsden won the Canterbury Cup at weight-' for-age. Only in the stayin’" handicaps did the colts and geldings - manage to adjust the balance to some extent. The remarkable run of successes by the mares and fillies has not been peculiar to Riccarton this season. Racing at Trentham has been marked by the superiority of the female sprinters, and this was not more marked than at the Wellington Cup meeting in January, when Japonica. Royal Zorra. and Moon Crest won the three open sprint races. At the Wellington autumn meeting, Royal Zorra won the £3OOO Thompson Handicap, one mile and Moon Crest the £1750 Railway Handicap, six furlongs. 0)1 the same day. Hely in Action The Te Rapa horseman. J. H. Hely. who has been disqualified since December 2. 1955. will resume race riding on the first day '• of the Waikato Racing Club’s win- ; ter meeting next Saturday, j Hely will be able to ride at 8-5. - He has already accepted mounts on Wat tie. Hickory Stick, and Nupla. On the later days of the meeting. Hely will ride Peter Willonyx, which he rode successfully many times before his disqualification. First Time Successful Azurite, a four-year-old gilding by Massowa from Theiomint. was making his first public appearance as a steeplechaser when he won i tne W. H. Gaisford Memorial Steeples at Woodville on Saturday. He is owned by Messrs A. E. and B. A. V. Preston, who , acquired him for their successful jumping stable at Levin only three months ago. r , Azurite was skilfully ridden by the former South Island jockey. i B. J. Langford. He took the lead before reaching the straight and kept Million Dollar and Fleetr fellow at bay in a hard finish. Tulyar’s illness Tulyar, whose purchase by the Irish National Stud for £250.000 from the Aga Khan and subse--3 quent sale to an American syndicate for £240.000 aroused so much J | controversy, has come into the news again; he has contracted a serious intestinal illness. Tulyar has been ill at the Claimorne Stud, Kentucky, since February 5, before which he covered only a few mares in his first 1 season at stud in America. A fortnight ago Mr M. Cosgrove, j, a well-known Irish veterinary surgeon, flew to the Claiborne f Stud to examin a the horse in company with the resident veterinary surgeon. It is understood that an- '• other veterinary surgeon from the famous Mayo Clinic at Rochester. d i Minnesota, was also to be called I into consultation. I Tulyar. winner of the Derby. St. Leger and the King George VI and I Queen Elizabeth Stakes and I £76,417 in stake money, stood at ithe Irish National Stud in the 11954, 1955. and 1956 seasons and will have his first crop of runners this year. Lack Of Support The Waimate Racing Club will bring to the notice of the Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders' Association the lack of support given the club's meeting on March 23. on which there was an estimated loss of £293. The club will point out that it led the way in dropping trotting events in order to provide a full programme for the gallopers. • At a recent meeting of the committee of the club members said that Riccarton had not supported the race meeting in March though Riccarton horses had made up the bulk of the fields at Amberley

where there were two trotting events. Some of the trainers had considered that the track was too hard at the time nominations closed, said one member. Another member said that several trainers could have taken more horses to the meeting yet could give no reason why they had not done so. The additional facilities at the course -would ensure that the club would receive good support in future, another member claimed. The committee of the club received a satisfactory report from the stipendiary steward, Mr H. B. Lorigan, on the conduct of the meeting. The report mentioned the addition of the photo-finish tower and other improvements to facilities at the course. Ashburton (blew Zeaiana Press Association) ASHBURTON, April 29. The double will be on the Ashburton County Handicap and the Rakaia Hack Handicap on the first day of the Ashburton County Racing Club’s autumn meeting on Saturday. Acceptances are:— U ii*ONGBEACH HACK HURDLES, of £250; one mile and three-quarters.— Lo Night (8) W-7; Tisred (4) 9-9; Walkova (3) 9-8; Hunt the Slipper (6) Argive (9). Milling Bay (5), Trustwortliy (2) 9-5; De Bracey (1), Santee (7) 9-0. 11.55 am.— LAGMHOR STAKES NO. 1, of £200; one mile.—Asunder (6). Gay Romeo <4). Gold Flame (8), Red Cirque (1) 8-4; Golden Demonic (5), Mercenary Beau (3), Porcelain Prince (7).. Scarlet Pimpernel (2) 8-0. 12.35 p.m.— ASHBURTON COUNTY HANDICAP, of £450; one mile.—Motueka (3) 8-6; Desperado (8) 8-0; Landon (13), Rise and Shine (7) 7-12; Adversary (14), Curtain Raiser (4), Desert Cloud (2) 7-10; Leprechaun (ill) 7-9; Dart Away (9). Merrimayes (6), Nasib (12), Royal Pal (1), Teaks (15). The Bruiser (5). Smuggles (10) 71.20 p.m.— LAGMHOR STAKES NO. 1, of £200; one mile.—Belletavia (5), Glen Carron (3), May Whistle (2i, Skyrider <6) 8-4; King Lyn (1). Nugleam (4) Port Lanyard (7), Sir Edwin (8) 81.55 p.m.— ALFORD HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE, of £330; about two miles and a half.—Border Reiver (7) Tut Tut (1) 10-10; Composition (2i 10-1; Prosecutor (5) 9-11; Grev Valley (3) 9-0; Escalade (8) 9-4; Show Place (4), Yarrawanga (6) 9-0. 2.40 p.m.— RAKAIA HACK HANDICAP, of £250; six furlongs.—Winning Wave (7) 9-3; Massive (5) 8-1; Bobbie Burns (9). Helm (4) 7-13; Winning Treasure (11) 7-12; Haughty Chief (3) 7-11; Sweet Christine (1) 7-8: Almay (13), Brown Treasure (12). Lightning Boy (6). Looking Forward (8) Kotiti (10), Rome (2) 7-7. 3.20 p.m.— EIFFELTON HACK HANDICAP, of £250; seven furlongs.—Lucky Dewar (2) 8-2; Equipage (7) 8-1; Brookfields Lad (5) 7-9: Consistent (3), De Rose (1), King's Gold (8). Lucky Time (4), Kotiti (9), Tour de Force (6) 7-7. 4 p.m.— CHATMOS HACK HANDICAP, of £260; one mile and three furlongs.— Sun House (8) 9-0; Fleur (4), Royal Pal (3) 8-8: Tamarisk (1) 8-6; Iroquoi (6) 8-4; Neptune’s Pride (9) 8-2; Solstice (7) 7-12; Arctic Sun (2) 7-10; Silver Shower (5), Yue Chee (10) 7-8.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS

Breasley To Ride Pipe Of Peace

(N.Z. Press A ssociationCopyright) LONDON. April 29 Australia’s crack jockey. Scobie Breasley, the Gree.K shipping millionaire, Mr Stavros Niarchos, the former champion jockey, now a trainer. Sir Gordon Richards, and the unbeaten colt Pipe of Peace; that is the team attracting most interest for the Two Thousand Guineas to be run over one mile at Newmarket on Wednesday, May 1. The Two Thousand Guineas is the first British classic of the 1957 season, and this year home-bred colts fare strong opposition from France and Ireland. But Pine of Peace, trained for Mr Niarchos by Sir Gordon Richards, is retting plenty of support. Pipe of Peace is a son of the fine stayer. Supreme Co.irt. Manv believe that with Breasley as jockey he is certain to win. Others think that the colt might not be nippyenough for the mile and that his chance of winning Ihe Derby, four furlongs further, will be much greater. If the colt does win he will give Sir Gordon Richards a victory in the first classic in which he has had a runner since taking up training last

French Contenders

From France come three colts. Wayne. Tyrone and Balbo, each of which has won in France this season and probably a fourth. The Prophet, which has a second in his only outing so far. From Ireland CQine Brendan and his stable companion Chevastrid, to bring the total of foreign challengers to six out of 18 probable starters. Two English stables are doubly represented. Eudaemcn and Brioche run for Captain Charles Elsey and Geoffrey Brooke has Crampton and Nowt. Tyrone is the likely favourite for the race. Tyrone is a son of Tornado and was highly rated la«t year. He i* said to have wintered wall.