SYNAGOGUE SOLD

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 85, 4 January 1935, Page 13

SYNAGOGUE SOLD

An Australian Buyer NOTES AND COMMENTS Form During Holidays (By “The Watcher.”) The three-year-old ct>lt Synagogue will be shipped to Sydney to-morrow, having been purchased outright by an Australian buyer. Although he was beaten in the Great Northern Derby on New Year’s Day, the conditions were not suitable to him, and, on his record, he is a good class colt, who should pay his way in the Commonwealth. He is engaged in the A.J.C. and V.R.C. St. Legers in the autumn. Pliar Lap’s Sister. Phar Lap’s two-year-old sister, Te Uira, recently sold to England, will be shipped to her new home from Lyttelton to-day. She is making the trip on the Mataroa. No New Stars. The feature of the holiday racing appears to be the failure of any new stars to appear. Allowing for the form in the Auckland Cup to be modified by the interference (good judges declare it the roughest race ever seen), Vintage, King March, Gold Trail and Grand Jury are still holding their own at the head of the handicap horses. Vintage and King March seem in a class by themselves, and it will take some concession in weight to bring them back to their fields in the future. The form at the other meetings was not impressive. Tout le Monde came to light at Manawatu, but he did not beat good horses, and was beaten at Marton. Inflation was the best horse racing in the Manawatu-Marton-Wairarapa circuit and he is unsound. Fersen won the Stratford Cup, but against poor class. Still, the Stratford course is a testing one, especially for stamina, and last year proved the best guide to Wellington. Fracas should be a possible lightweight for future handicaps of any calibre. Not Good Enough.. Southdown and Spiral were tried and found wanting, and Solarium was also not up to expectations. On their day, each ean win. but they do not always act up to it. Kiltowyn received a very bad passage in the Auckland Cup. He is highly rated in the north, but it is likely that he left his races on the track, The Sprints. Gay Blonde stood out among the sprinters, and the horses she beat in the Railway came out later and wan, while her form in the classic events proved her worth. Diatomous is one of the leading lights also, on Ellerslie form, but Silver Jubilee, although a winner, was not so good as was thought prior to the testing. Rereatu. they say, should have won on the final day. Wheriko was the find among the sprinters down this way, and, as weight will not stop him, he might 1 be one of the hardest*, to beat here this month. < The Tltree-Yaar-Olds. Gay Blonde and Synagogue stood out among the three-year-olds. The defeat of '

Synagogue in the Great Northern Derby took some of the gilt off hie performance earlier in the meeting, when he beat the filly over a mile, but it is reported that he could not go properly in the slippery going. He is to do his future racing iu the Commonwealth, si that this leaves Gay Blonde supreme. Kelly is a good three-year-old, and Variant’s performance in the Royal Stakes showed that she plight be troublesome as the season advances. The Juveniles. The two-year-olds continued with the season’s record of win and defeat, though Legatee’s miss in the Royal Stakes should not be held too much against him., as it takes a classy youngster to win this race with the penalty, and the going would not help his long-stri.ling action. The 1 improving youngster on the Auckland ' record is Bun Fight, but no real crack came to light anywhere in the juvenile ■ brigade. Improving. ; Ythan is now making substantial improvement as a hurdler, and he followed up his Taranaki win with another decisive success at Stratford. Earlier in his career it did not look as if he were going to take to the game, but his lack of form may have been dtie to receiving an injury ill a race when he was a three-year-old. In Good Form. Lucidus, who has won three times in three starts during the holidays on the Taranaki circuit, is now trained by E J. Murtagh, formerly at Hawera, Trent ham and Marton. Murtagh went out of the game for some time after leaving Marton, but established himself again recently at Te Awamutu, where Lucidus was picked up cheaply after failures from A. Cook’s stable. Lucidus has evidently needed time. He is a substantially built gelding by Illumination from Lady Biddy, a Birkenhead mare whose earlier progeny were Biddy Comet and Biddy's Boy. Lucidus shows a lot of the Birkenhead conformation, and should make a first-rate jumper. Bred in Australia. Fersen’s win in the Stratford Cup came as a surprise after his form at Taranaki, but he appreciated the longer journey and did not run badly at New Plymoutn Fersen is not a big horse, but he is exceptionally well bred, and he ran on well up the long Stratford straight. Incidentally he gave the Trer.tham horseman J. Gunn a well-deserved turu of luck. Will Improve. Freisland, the Australian-bred three-year-old which 0. Cox raCM in his own colours, has won three taces on the Taranaki circuit, and each time has given ample evidence that he runs on well. Although bred iu Australia, his dam, Fluency, is « member of a prominent New Zealand 1 family, being by Demosthenes from Loe Vegas. Fluency is fl sister to Athens 11, and half-sister to Quixotic, Los Gatos, Passion Fruit and Passion Flower. More will be heard of Freisland. Consistent Riding. The Palmerston North horseman. S. Anderson, recorded a consistent riding performance at the Wairarapa meeting, when iu 14 mounts he was seven times first and seven times second, With reasonable luck it would have been eight firsts, for on the first day Tupurangi, ridden by Anderson, stumbled after galloping on the heels of a horse and nearly fell. Anderson got her going again and she was beat'eu only by a short head. Anderson’s alertness at the barrier is p big asset. There are not many riders who can jump a horse out better. Chokebore Successes. The portion of the Chokebore team which Albert Cutts accompanied to Manawatu and Wairarapa did their part well in paying the expenses of Sir Charles Clifford’s North Island campaign this New Year. At Wairarapa the team of four were started in seven races for five firsts and two seconds. The best member of the team was the four-year-old filly Fracas, who has regained the form she gave promise of as a two-year-old. Fracas is undoubtedly developing class. She is game, looks like staying well, and should make a good open handicap proposition for South Island fixtures. Knock Out is another smart filly. . She won over seven furlongs each day, carrying 8.8 and 9.1,

and under the latter impost on the secom day appeared to win more easily than sh did no the first day. She is not ver; big, but she is honest. Speedy Souchong. It is wonderful what a race will d< toward the improvement of Souchong who is one of the most brilliant galloper over sprint courses in the Dominion. II was obviously above himself ou the firs day at Wairarapa, his gallop in th' Electric Handicap being the first he hat had for five weeks owing to his legs fill ing slightly when he was being prepare! for the Feilding meeting. On the sec ond day at Wairarapa he galloped witl all his customary dash and won easily He may be entered for the sprint races a the Wellington Cup meeting. Wet Track. Navaho, winner of the opening even at Wairarapa, could not handle the we track on the second day. The sprin event is the first race at Tauherenikau and just before the opening of Wednes day’s programme there was a terrifn downpour of rain which made the gras: slippery, but did not penetrate very far Cawbeen nearly slipped over at the star or this event, while Navaho slid aroum and could not be kept up to his work Two races later the track was as dry a: a bone again. Wants a Distance. It is obvious that the Nightmarch two-year-old Nightlass wants a distance beyond five furlongs to give her a chauce ol showing her best. In most of her races -—and she has had plenty of them —Nightlass has been finishing on strongly at the end. She is a well-grown filly showing some quality, but may not show up tc advantage till next season. Her sire whom she resembles in colour and conformation, did nothing until the mid-spring of his three-year-old season. 4 Looks a Bad Case. Inflation was in a bad way when he returned to the enclosure after running second to West Tor in the Wairarapa Cup. He was lame after both his Manawatu successes, but was much worse at Tauherenikau, and it will be a wonder if much more is asked of him. It is a great pity, for he would take his place in the best company were he sound. Due for a. Spell. Hazoor’s running at Manawatu and Wairarapa indicated that he had not fully recovered from the cold he contracted after the Carterton meeting. His owner stated at Wairarapa that Hazoor would shortly be treated to a spell. Deserved Success. Mr. Will Cooper, president of the Masterton Racing Club, was showered with congratulations when his. Aus-tralian-bred gelding West Tor won the Wairarapa Cup ,011 New Year's Day. West Tor is one of the most honest horses in commission. Though he likes the going a little easy, he will still always give of his best on hard tracks, and in all his starts this season he has only one finished out of a place. A turn of fortune is not out of place for the Masterton sportsman, who has had more than average ill-luck in the sport. Speaking from memory, three horses which carried his colours a few years ago met their death through misadventure. Sick of the Game. La Poupee, who was one of our best two-year-olds in Ammon Ra’s year, has thoroughly soured of racing. On the second day at Wairarapa she was ridden with spurs for the first time for several mouths, but even this expedient could not persuade her to do her 'best. First Outings. Two two-year-olds in Boomerang and Shirley Dene made their turf debut at the Wairarapa meeting. Boomerang is a colt by Iliad from Graciosa. the dam of Might, and is raced by the Riddiford Estate. He was very troublesome at the barrier on the first day, and tailed the field all the way. He did not run on the second day. Shirley Dene, one of the Keinball team, ran on the second day only. Through her inexperience she lost a couple of lengths at barrier rise, but did not let the field set any further away from her. She is n small brown filly by Gainscourt from Lady Wayward, an English mare by Ladas from Vane by Orme —Vampire, by Galopin—lrony, by Rosebery, and is quite an attractive galloper. Coming On. Dampier, a three-year-old maiden oy Defoe from Miss Ohaupo, in T. R. George’s stable, showed improvement he rnn fourth in the Pirinoa

Coming On. Dumpier, a three-year-old maiden oy Defoe from Miss Ohaupo, in T. R. George’s stable, showed improvement when he ran fourth in the Pirinoa Stakes at IVairarana on Wednesday. Miss Ohaupo is a Potoa mare whose dam was by Spalpeen, and traces to Steppe (imp.)', who founded a strong branch of the No. 5 family in New Zealand. Defoe is'l”' Hurry On, and was imported by Mr, Ganic Carrington to suport Hunting Song at the Gaihsville Stud. Gisborne. Few of his stock have raced so far.

Retract’s Relative. B. Burgess, the Masterton ownertrainer, started a four-year-old maiden named Pukeko in the Pirinoa Stakes nn the second day at. Wairarapa. Though gropfl in condition hp showing plenty of speed in behind the loaders, when, lie was interfered with and loet his position, eventually finishing sixth. Pukeko. who is by Arnusio from Defection, the dam ot Retract, has plenty of size and looked susceptible to improvement. First for Some Years.

The success of Otauru King in the maiden race on the concluding day at "Wairarapa gave T. Young, the Trentham horseman, his first success for some ■years. Young, who lias not done any riding for the past three seasons, was one of our best bighweigbt riders six or seven years ago. and was also associated with that good mare Degage in some of her successes. Young demonstrated to some of the less experieneorl riders- in. his winning effort on Wednesday that it j» possible to got a horse to do its best by sitting quietly on it. Doing Well.

r\V. E. Shand and L. Harding, winhave been establishing good winning records on the West Const circuit of the Soutli Island, were both in Trenthivi: stables, Shand being apprenticed to WHawthorn and he only recently returned from Melbourne. Harding recently transferred to the Omoto trainer E Kingan and is near the end of his term. Stratford Meeting.

When faced with the necessity for postponement on Wednesday, the Stratford club was presented with a difficult problem, as the arrival of the Duke of Gloucester in the district the following day would detract largely from the interest in the racing. Under all the circumstances, and sooner than abandon the Saturday was the most logical and reasonable solution. Jumped Badly.

The Hawke's Buy hurdler mid Woodville winner, Tnreha. was expected to mhke a forward showing in the hurdle race at Stratford on New Year’s Day, but he ruined any chance he had by jumping badly. It was in direct contrast to his Woodville displays, but as he is inexperienced in the business he ought to improve. Answers to Correspondents.

“W.E.,” Foxton: (1) £l/18/-. (2) £3.

“Sim.,” Wellington: Have written for the information. “Sport,” Otnki: (1) £2/10/-. (2) £2/16/6. (3) £7/1/-. (4) £l/0/6. (5) 18/6.

“Eager." Lower Hutt: (1) £3/1/-. (2) 12/-. (3) £2/10/-. (4) £l/1/6. (5) 14/6. (Il) £2/901. 17) £l/13/-. (8) £l/2/-. (9) £l/17/-. (10) 14/6. (.11.) £3/7/6.