RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 96, 17 January 1935, Page 13

RACING WORLD

TRENTHAM RIDERS

L. J. Ellis on Spiral

NOTES AND COMMENTS Cuddle For Wellington (By “The Watcher.”) L. J. Ellie will ride Spiral in the Wei-, lington Cup. He will also he on Princess Doreen, Galilee, Coleaso, Fracas and Fulojoy. R. Reed so far has co ride in the Wellington Cup, but he will bo on Diatomous in the Telegraph Handicap, and will also ride, Cyclonic, Limulus, Coroboree and Brown Betty, A. E. Ellis will be on Vintage, Miladi, Variant and Debliam. Additional riding engagements at Trentham include the following:—G. H. Humphries, Some Shamble, Tunneller: R, Marsh, Rocket; D. O’Connor, Knock Out; A. C. Messervy. Back Thrust, Silly Owl); G. Tattersall, Palm (Aprrenticea’ Plftte) ; L. Ft. Jolies, Red Sun, Penelope (Stakes), Cup Bearer-and Gay Boy (Apprentices Plate) ; C. Thomson, Bold Jim; and AV. J. Brougham, Bun Fight, Arouse and Heritage. They Do Not Come Early. The Riccarton trainers with horses for Trentham propose to make the trip on Saturday night. Back Home for Jubilee. L. J, Ellis does his full share of travelling. Ho will be riding at the Wairio meeting on Saturday and at Trentham next Tuesday. Wfllrio is 44 miles northwest of Invercargill, and L. J. Ellis was born at Nightcaps, a mile or so distant. He will do the riding on Saturday for his brother, F. AV. Ellis, the Invercargill trainer, with whom he sebved his apprenticeship. This is the jubilee meeting of the Wairio Jockey Club. A souvenir trophy of the value of £5 will he presented to each winning trainer on Saturday. There Will be a gold-mounted whip for the most successful rider on the day, and ; a silver-mounted whip for the rider of the Forde Memorial Steeplechase winner. Coming to Trentham. Cuddle has worked well at Hastings since her return from AwapUlij and Marton. She is engaged both at Ashhurst and Wellington, but the present intention is to take on tjie Wellington Cup. R. J Flower, who has been associated with the Psychology mare’s victories this season, will again pilot her at Trentham. Improved Horse. When Heather Glow won on the first day of the Reefton meeting he put him-’ self out of the “hack,” lie having won £505 in first moneys. During the holidays ho did fairly well. as he won two races and Was second twice. He should have done better, however (says a southern writer), as he was a certainty beatell on the first day of the Dunedin Christmas meeting, when he ran a close fourth after being last to leave the mark. Alsu he should have won on the second day at Reefton. He is engaged at Trentham. where lie should race prominently. This gelding is an example of how some horses that Won’t do well when stabled become different animals when paddock trained. When ptabled Heather Glow was such a bad doer that he was nicknamed Gandhi, now that he lives in the paddock he never leaves an oht, and lie is Steadily on tile improve. PalianuL Pakanui lias been sprinting well at Hastings, having fully recovered from his Wellington mishap. Commenting upon a recent gallop the “Tribune”.-says: Pakanui did this gallop in an easy manner and gave every indication of being up to two-year-old classic form He has grown and developed into a fine youngster and is perhaps the best looking Hunting Song racing. He will contest the Wellington Stakes, five furlongs, for two and three-year-olds, on the first day of the Wellington Cup meeting. Withdrawn from Sale. The chestnut colt by Lord Warden from Michaela has been withdrawn by his Southland breeder from the yearling sale to be held at Trentham next week. The youngster will eventually race in Austra-

Going Well. At Hawera Fcrsen and Friesland are galloping well in view of their Tfentliani engagements.

An Expensive Failure. Dotlgc, who won a hack race nt the Vincent meeting, had won only once previously, when he paid a three-figure dividend at Wiligatui. He was originally raced by Mr. (4. 1). Greenwood, who paid 1600 guineas for him as a yearling.

Perhaps Not So Bad. Nightly’S six furlongs with Polydora at Riecarton on Tuesday morning was considered an even piece of work, for Im finished oii, doing, the last three furlongs quite as well as he did the first three. He is a big horse, and perhaps after more fast work it mjglit be found that his wind trouble is not quite So serious as it was at first thought to be. In Form.

_ Cherry King was started on three occasions at the Auckland summer meeting. On the first day he contested the Queen’s Plate and never at any stage looked like a winner. On the second day he scored decisively in the Plutlket Handicap. He was always nicely placed and followed the lender, Lady Spy, round the home turn, going on to win very easily. His form was the subject of a lengthy inquiry, but no action was taken. On the third day he contested the Glasgow Handicap and he was giving the leaders a good start coming into the straight. He tried to come through on . the rails, but Hunting Jay, who wns in front, came in and blocked him. His off hind leg slipped into Urn ditch that is adjacent to the rails, and though his rider got him going again, he just failed to reach Hunting Jay by threequarters of a length. He was a certainty beaten (says an Auckland writer). Cherry King should go on to good class. Arauline in the South.

Mr. D. Preston, owner of Arauline, states that this mare lias not gone into AV. Bennett’s Woodville stable but Ims been sent down to the South Island. She has been responsible for many brilliant gallops in private while being‘trained at Hastings and it is to be hoped the nature of the South Island tracks will enable her to produce her best on race days. A Good Mare.

Gay Marigold made a good showing in the Auckland Cup. being right in the firing lino half way down the straight, where she had enough. She was started again in the'Grandstand -landicnp on the Inst day and tailed the field till five furlongs front home, where' she commenced to move up. She was with the lenders nt the homo turn nnd held on till the distance, whore she weakened and had to be content with third place. She was sot a hard task in giving the rest of the field so much start over the last half of the journey and that told on her in the concluding stages. However, for her inches she is one of the best mares soon out for some time, and she is likely to race well at Trentham next week.

New Zealand Jockey For India. We have to go away from home to learn news. The Melbourne “Argus” reports:— “W. H. .Tones, who won the New Zealand Cur> on Palanhin. is to ride in India. He will leave New Zealand this month, nnd after riding nt the nntumn meetings here he will go on to India. Jones can go to scale at a light weight.”

Recovered. . That brilliant mnre Knpckfm is in work airain. and is pottering about. On looks

she lifts recovered from the attack of side trouble that caused her retirement on the eve of tlie New Zealand Cup meeting.

Sea Water Treatment. Mr, F. Armstrong, owner of Friday Night, the brother to Phar Lap, has decided to try the effect of sea water treatment on his horse. To this end, Friday Night in the charge of his own attendant, will be quartered at the New Brighton establishment of Mr. E. F. C. Hinds, which shelters Harold Logan.

Interesting Entry, An interesting nomination at Wanganui is Rulanut, the five-year-old sou of Chief Ruler who, after being raced and sold by Mr. AV. R. Kemball in Melbourne, had his subsequent nominations refused. Rulanut returned to New Zealand to take up stud duties in the AVanganui district. A light season would not hurt him, and at his best he is a good galloper. Gay Marigold Gallops Well.

At Ellerslie on Tuesday morning on the tan track, the best effort was registered by King March and Gay Marigold, who finished oh terms over a circuit in 1.54. Both worked freely, and are in the pink of condition, Gay Marigold is to fulfil her engagement in the AVellington Cup, and is due to leave for Trentham on Friday. King March is to remain to compete at the Takapuna meeting.

Adding to His Team. Wince returning from Australia J'. Fryer has rapidly built up his team and he now has nine horses in work. His latest addition is an unraced five-year-old gelding by Daniloff from Ancotla, owned by Mr. AV. O. Williams. He is a sturdily-built bay and, although much bigger, rather resembles his half-sister, Anbrldge. At present he is “grass-fat,“ but otherwise is not in the best of Condition, and may require a fait amount of, time. Under the name of Just Off, this gelding competed at the Stratford Show in November, “scooping the pool” in the saddle horse events, and being adjudged champion hack. Bad Losers.

During a long association with racing I have heard men boosted as “good sportsmen” who had not the least pretension to that title (writes “Pilot”). The mere fact' of having enough money to race a few horses does not make any man a “good sportsman.” Something more than that is necessary. I have seen so many of these so-called “good sportsmen” reduce their operations to a minimum, or drop out altogether, when the luck of the game has started to go against them, that, whenever 1 hear some individual lauded after a win, I cannot help querying: “Is he a stayer or merely a sprinter?” It all depends upon how he takes reverses. 1

Racing at Wairio. The Invercargill trainer F. AV. Ellis has a very line record in races for the AVuirio Cup. In 1028 he produced the winner in Queen Balboa, who broke the time record for the race up to that period, and another of his representatives in Bilbo was runner-up. The following year Bilbo won for the stable while Queen Balboa was second. Ellis completed the hat-trick the next year With Red Sea,, who made a fresh time record for the race, and King Balboa from the same stable was rtinner-up> In 1031 Ellis secured his fourth consecutive win when Poor Boy led the field home and also produced Night Rose for third money. Night Rose Was runner-up the following year, and last season Venite filled third place. The stable will be represented in the Jubilee Cup next Saturday by Ve'nite. and Vallska. and Ellis has a great chance of enhancing his splendid record in the race.

Answers to Correspondents. ‘‘Argument,” AVellington.—AA’hen Silver Ring won the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham last January, he ran the six furlongs in I.9'f. “E.R..” Palmerston North.—(l) •£2 11/-; £l. (2) £2/11/0, £l/13/6. (31 £5. “8.8.,” Lower Hutt.—£3/11/-. “Club,” AVairon.—Yes. £2/7/-. FIXTURES. .Tan. 19—Bfty of Islands R.C. Jan. 19 —Wairio J.C. Jan. 22, 24, 26—Wellington R.C. Jan. 22—Aslihurst-Pohangina R.C. Jan. 26, 29—Takapuna J.C. Jan. 31, Feb. 2 —Wairoa R.C. Jan. 31, Feb. 2—Wanganui J.C. Feb. 2 —Matamata II.C. Feb. 6—Tapanul R.C. Feb. 7, 9—-Poverty Bay T.C. Feb. 1. 9—Tataliaki J.C. Feb. ()—Canterbury J.C. Feb. 9. 11—Rotorua R.C. Fell. 13, 14—Egiuont R.C. Feb. 14. 10—Dunedin J.C, Feb. 20, 21—Gore R.C. Feb. 21—Tologa Bay J.C. Feb. 22, 23—AVoodville D.J.C. Feb. 23, 25—Te Arolia J.C. Feb. 27—Opunake R.C. Feb. 28—AVaianu R.C. March 2—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 2—Franklin R.C. March 2—Napier Park R.C. Marell 6—-Rnngitikei R.C. March 9—Napier Park R.C. March 8, 9—Cromwell J.C. -March 9. 11— AVaikato R.C. March 16—Kurow J.C. Marcli 16— Cliftlen R.C. March 1(1, 18—Ohinemttri J.C. March 16. 18—Wellington R.C. March 20—Onotikl J.C. March 21, 23—Oaniafu J.C. March 22, 23—Mftnawatu R.C. March 23. 25—Bay of Plenty J.C. Marell 30—Birchwood H.C.