A SOLID COLT

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 88, 8 January 1935, Page 13

A SOLID COLT

Lowenburg’s Good Form NOTES AND COMMENTS Marton’s Abandonment (By “The Watcher.”) The two-year-old colt Lowenburg created a favourable impression by his form on the Taranaki-Stratford circuit, a feature being the way he stuck on in his races. Lowenburg was bred by his owners, Messrs. P. A, and T. J. O’Neill, of Wanganui, and is trained by O. Cox at Hawera. He ie a well grown colt by Lord Quex from Zarene, a speedy mare bred and raced by the Wanganui trainer, W. H. Dwyer, a few seasons ago. Zarene is by Chief Ruler from Crown Lady by Crown Imperial 11, belonging to the family founded by imported Pulchra. Hard Tracks.

Cricket Bat, Horn’s Reef and Copyist are reported to have returned to Riecarton from Auckland with lameness, and it is likely that they will all need a spell. Certainty Beaten.

According to reports from the Hawke’s Bay meeting Queen’s Pride was a certainty beaten on the second day. She lost a lot of ground at the start, but it is recorded that even then she would have won with judicious handling. Not at his Best.

Illuminate was well supported for his hurdle engagements at the Auckland meeting but he did not run up to expectations. Illuminate was badly kicked at the post in the Duke of Gloucester Handicap at the Royal Welcome meeting at Trentham on December 15, and he did practically no work in the- interval between then and the holidays. Consequently he could not have been in anything like his best form at Ellerslie. Ills first win.

An interesting winner during the holidays was Padishah, the half brother to Cuddle. Padishah, who was successful in the highweight on. January 2 at Hastings, was taken to Sydney earlier in the season by his owner-trainer, Mr. J. Hennah but he failed to do any good on the trip. Considering his poor record he did not pay much for his win but the opposition, apart from High Grader, who was not ready, was not good. Returned to Owners.

Glow Light, who has done all her racing in the colours of Mrs. W. D. Graham, of New Plymouth, has been returned to her breeders the Messrs. Storry, of Christchurch, and it is their intention to try her again, before retiring her to the stud. Glow Light, who is now a five-year-old, won three races as a two-year-old, but she did not grow much and did no good subsequently. She is a half sister, by Silverado, to Illas. Better form. Chief Marionette showed good winning form at Stratford on Saturday and was also not disgraced by her second in the concluding event for which she had to Carry a 51b. penalty. This mare raced with -hard luck in her new colours last season, but she made some amends last week and should be improved for future events.

Was unlucky. The three-year-old filly Zionist v?as unlucky in the running of the maiden event at Stratford on Saturday being put on the fence on the home turn due to Harbour Bridge rolling in on her. She eventually finished, third and with luck might have been hard to beat. Zionist is by Rabbi from Reckless, by Paladin from Zany, a sister to Thespian.

An Improved Hurdler. One of the most improved hurdlers racing at Ellerslie was Verden, who, after running second in the Ponsonby Hurdles, wqn the New Year Hurdles in good style, though the latter race was made easy owing to over half the field falling early, including King Win, who beat him on the first day. Verden had previously failed to stay beyond a mile and a half, but he showed much improved stamina in his races at Ellerslie. His trainer, R. W. Lewis, had been giving the horse a lot of swimming exercise prior to the meeting, and, judging by his efforts, it has had a most beneficial effect. C.J.C. Meeting.

A copy of the programme for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s summer meeting, to be held on Saturday, February 9, has been received. The principal events are the Middle Park Plate, worth £250; Midsummer Handicap, £250; and Craven Plate, £2OO. Each of the other races hag a stake of £125. Nominations will close on Friday, January 25.

Universal Complaint, The horsemanship, generally speaking, on both days at Hastings was very poor, and more than one horse that suffered defeat looked as if it should have won comfortably, reports the “Tribune." Marton’s Bad Luck.

Abandonment of the second day of the Marton Jockey Club’s meeting last Wednesday was not decided upon until the

last minute. There was a sustained downpour in the morning, following upon heavy rain during the night, but it was still thought that the club would be able to carry on. However, when the horses were being saddled up for the opening event, with only a fair number of patrons in attendance, a meeting of the general committee was held and a decision was made to abandon the meeting. Patrons were accordingly refunded their admission money, while a refund of second day nomination and acceptance fees will also be made. Evidence of the goodwill which exists between the club and its employees was afforded by the action of the gatekeepers and the totalisator staff in waiving their claim for pay on Wednesday, in spite of the fact that the majority had been on duty in the lieav.v rain for several hours. It is understood that the club will apply for permission to hold a substitute meeting later in the season.

High Grader. Commenting upon form at Hastings, the “Tribune” says: “High Grader, for a horse in work only a short time, ran two fair races without a great deal of assistance. The first day he made the pace a cracker, but two furlongs from home, the ultimate winner had his measure, though lie hung on well for second money. On Wednesday he was again the pacemaker and runner-up. Shows Good Form.

Red Manfred had only one start at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting, and that was in the Grandstalid Handicap on the final day. The fact that he did not compete earlier at the fixture was due to soreness as the result of an injury received a few weeks before, while proceeding to the Wellington meeting. Red Manfred appeared all right when paraded last week and he was in the picture all the way, just being in,behind the leaders throughout. He finished on solidly in the straight, and Prince Colossus, to whom he was conceding over a stone, was the only one to beat him at the finish. Wanganui Nominations.

Nominations for all events at the summer meeting of the Wanganui Jockey Club, to be held on January 31 and February 2, will close oi> Friday at 8 p.m. The Wanganui chib this year has reinstated the Wanganui Cup, which will .be run over a mile and a-quarter, and with a stake of £250, is the principal event on the first day. Too Successful.

Brisbane's most successful punter of recent times, S. Byers, has been asked by the Queensland Turf Club committee not to attend race meetings at Eagle Farm in future. Leading Brisbane bookmakers declare Byers has won £lO,OOO from them in the last few months, and they have requested the Queensland Turf Club committee to withdraw the ban ; otherwise they will have no chance of getting back the money lost. Byers’s only offence seems to be that he has been a most successful punter. Among trainers in Brisbane he has a good name for straightforward dealings, and there is not the slightest question that he is an excellent judge of racing. Most of his best wins recently have been on horses about which he has made no arrangements to bet on behalf of trainer or rider. The letter received by Byers is tantamount to a warning off, and, as no charge has been laid, he has no appeal, nor redress in any other way. Answers to Correspondents. “Jack,” Wellington: £3/6/-, “Constant Reader.” and “Curious,” Wairoa: (1) £l/2/-. (2) £7/18/-. (3) £2/3/-. (4) £2/5/6. “Kia Qrn," Wellington: (1) £2/9/6. (2) £2/8/67 (3) Not yet to hand. (4) £2/15/-. “Bujl Montana,” Wellington: Information. .written for.