HORSES OF NORTH ISLAND

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 42, 13 November 1940, Page 11

HORSES OF NORTH ISLAND

Cup Meeting Successes

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Serenata And Enrich

By TEi.EuitAPU.— Fro at The Watcher,

CHRISTCHURCH. November 12.

The feature of the first two days of the New Zealand Cup meeting has been the predominance of North Island horses. They have so far not left a single major prize to the south. Their record is really outstanding. On the first day they ran first and second in the Spring Plate, second and third in the Linwood, first, second aud third in the cup. only to lose third by had luck, first in the Welcome Stakes, first and second in the Stewards' aud first, second aud third iu the Ricearton Handicap. Yesterday they ran first, second aud third iu the two-year-old race, first and third in the Derby, first and third iu the Criterion, first iu the Feudalton aud first, seeoud and third iu the Epsom Handicap. Taurangi Not 'To Bun. Tauraugi. whose race iu the New Zealand Cup pointed to her prospects in the Metropolitan Handicap on Satuiday, will not be a runner. She has been troubled again by soreness behind since the cup. and, though it is uot serious, her con- | nexions prefer to wait cither for Auckland or Wellington. Taurangi will undergo a veterinary blood test before returning to Fordell, as it is thought her trouble may be due to a parasite. Mr. Dunean is acting on the advice of Albert Cults, who bad Fast Passage treated successfully for this trouble. Wellington Cup. Since tlie announcement that the prize for the Wellington Cup iu January will be the largest stake ever offered in New Zealand, there has beeu a fairly widespread opinion among owners and trainers that the distance of the event should be extended to two miles. It is understood that the Wellington stewards will give consideration tv this opinion. There has been no Iwo-mile race at Treutham since .the Treutham Cold Cup was last run in 11)31. when it was won by Nightmarch. The start of the two miles at Treutham has always been down at the six-furlong barrier, but, with a view to giving the public a better view of the early stages of the race, if it were decided to run the cup over two miles, consideration might be given to starting it at. the old six furlongs in the back stretch. To Eliminate Rubbish. Another idea that would find strong support among owners and trainers is to make a post, payment of a fairly substantial sum of £2O to £25. in order Io eliminate the rubbish. With the return of Beau Vile from Australia and last year's winner. Old Bill. Io add to the two-milers that performed in the New Zealand Cup. there is the possibility of a great race. Hard Tracks to be Watered. With the hard tracks at Riecartou, many horses are very sore, and the committee of the C.J.C. has decided to resort to watering for the last, two days. A feature of the racing on the first two days has been the ];ace at which the races have been run. Many jockeys, who have been following their usual custom of letting their mounts drop out of it early, or have given them plenty of time to settle down, have found to their cost that they have had a hopeless task in the straight when trying to make up the ground.

Two Runners in Derby. It is given to few trainers to have a horse in the stable good enough to start in the Derby, but. the TVangauui trainer, W. 11. Dwyer, had the unusual experience yesterday of saddling up two of the field. That Belle Cane was unlucky and should have won, there is little doubt, and this can be said without detracting from the performances of those that finished in front, of her. Dwyer had had only one previous runner in the Derby, Pa'ratov, in Ib.’iO. when Cylinder. won, and on that occasion also his representative was not too lucky. Stewards and Derby. It is not often that the Stewards Handicap has provided the right line to the Derby, but Bon Reve did if in 1912, after dean-beating with Slardaneer in the Stewards', and Beaulivre won the double 12 months ago. Change of Luck. G. R. Tattersail, who has been riding without much luck recently, had a change ol fortune when he secured 'the mount on Enrich in the Derby only on Saturday evening, as Broughton was previously engaged for Beau Leon. It was a decisive change of luck; too, as only two races previously Tatterwall had taken a hard toss off Flying Spray, when she fell in the two-year-old race. Reversal of Form. Some of the form yesterday was a complete reversal of the first day’s running. Two outstanding examples were Don't Forget and Kentucky. These two horses had been the first beaten in the Stewards, yet in the Derby Don't Forget fought on in great style into secondijplaee, and Kentucky fairly worried Lord Nuffield out of the Criterion. Kentucky was improved by his race the first day, and, moreover, was particularly well ridden by the stable lad, Biggs, who is one of the most promising of the younger apprentices. He held his mount well together, with the result that he wtts always running true and solidly. It was merely a repetition of his form in the Shorts Handicap on the first day at Wellington. Rider of Serenala. Twelve months ago the New Zealand Cup was won on lours Truly by the apprentice Mudford, then rising to the prominent place in his profession that he now occupies. It was thus a coincidence that this year on Serenata the Cup should again have been won by another particularly good apprentice in 8. Waddell, who is apprenticed to G. W. New at Awapuni. Ibis was by no means the first time that addell haw shown he is a capable rider, but it was, of course, by far his greatest success to date. Waddell is a son of Fred M adde , and a great nephew of Stewart B addell, for many years associated with r h V!' f?es ; iln,! Gold Light, Razzle Dazzle, and Beacon Light. A M addell is 17 years old, ami can go to the scale at. 6.7. It , vas j,j s first ‘W* "i ’he New Zei ‘ la iid Cup, the same as Mudford last year, and he says his next ambition is to ride the winner of the .Melbourne Cup. Waddell onlv began race ridiug last season, lint he fini.siicu the term with 22 winners, I Jockey’s Comment On Race. "Serenata was going so well 1(10 yards from, the post that I thought she would J'” I ’, tJTiid M addell, who was described It'ai ' l I ■ H. George as a clever boy. She was always handy running about i sixth or seventh and one horse out. from [ the fence all the way. At the false rail | she started to go, ami I was confident I then.” i Owned By Woman. ' Bought privately from Mr. A. Louisson, Christchurch, who has Nightmarch ■ and Praise at his stud, Serenata is owned by Mrs. Richmond, Hastings, whose last big winner was St. Elmo, which won the Grand National Steeplechase in 191,8, “I liked her breeding.” Mrs. Richmond said after the race, ‘‘and what 1 liked about, her win was her grand finish.” Serena fa's sire. Nightmarch. won the cup in 1930, and four days later her dam Praise, won the Oaks. Fine track work in her winding up gallops brought. Sern-

ata into discussion as a likely winner, specially after her two good races at Wellington. Successful Trainer. To train the winner of the New Zealand Cup, and virtually to train the favourite of the Melbourne Cup, Beau Vite, in the same season is the honour which falls to the Trentbam trainer, T. K. George, who for years has been highly successful. Serenata went into his stable al the beginning of this season, ami he has saddled her up for four races for three seconds and a first. She was a hack when she started in the Cup. "I gave Serenata a great chance after her good gallops, and 1 told Mrs. Rich mond that 1 was certain she would be iu the money,” said George, who also trains the Welcome Stakes winner, Pay Roll, and trained Cuddle, the Cup winner in 1935. A great doer, Serenala is an easy mare to train. She is a quiet, easy worker; in fact, she trains herself, and two races at Wellington made her ready for the Cup. • Success After Death. After spending many thousands of pounds in his efforts to own an outstanding racehorse, Air. William Higgins, a Wellington business man, died before be was able to see the achievement of his ambition. After bis death all bis horses were sold. Among them were Beaulivre, Enrich and Globe Trotter. Beaulivre developed into an outstanding three-year-old, winning the Stewards' Handicap and the New Zealand Derby last year, before going to Australia to win rich prizes. Enrich won the Stewards’ Handicap ou Saturday and repeated Beaulivre’s performance in the Derby, while Globe Trotter, an older brother to Enrich, followed up his win on Saturday by winning the .main middle distance handicap event of the day, the Fendaltou Handicap. _ . 'Though the judgment of Air. Higgins in purchasing stock for his stud farm at Waikanae is now appreciated, his many friends in the racing world of New Zealand who were present at. Riecarton yesterday to see Enrich and Globe Trotter win, could not refrain from expressing their regret that Air. Higgins had not lived to enjoy a full measure of success on the turf. Bargains at Bale. Beaulivre was sold for 2900 guineas to Mr. E. C. Harnett at the disposal sale, Globe Trotter for 7SO guineas, while Enrich was sold for 225 guineas. Another bargain was Royal Star 11, who, for his paltry £25, has returned over £lOOO. Enrich's breeding emphasizes the value of Paper Money brood mares, his dam, Sight Draft, being by Paper Money from Gazeworthy, by Roseworthy from Gaze, by Andria from Admiration, by '1 he Admiral from Madcap, by Robinson Crusoe from Giovanni, by Yatl.eudon. Enrich s sire, Safari, was bought iu Australia by Mr. Higgins, and was a winner there, and after racing unsuccessfully in New Zealand ns a four-year-old, he. was put to the stud, lie is by March Along (by Swynfordl from Duchess Glass, by Duke Foote, from Quair Glass, by Traquair from ('lump Glass, by Isinglass. Enrich's Owners. Enrich’s owners are Messrs. R. Berryman ami E. S. Craig, both of Wellington, ami they have been smiled on by fortune to win the Derby with the first thoroughbred they have owned. Mr. Berryman once raced Automatic, a pacer, and his mother, Mrs. E. Berryman, is well known as the owner of that good trotter, Captain Bolt. It was ou the suggestion of Hugh Telford, the Trentham trainer, that the partners decided to bid for Enrich, and they give their trainer and also the jockey (G. R. Tattersail) ever,? credit for tho success.

Enrich’s staying powers, revealed in the Derby, were n surprise to Mr. Berryman. It was Tat topsail's first ride in the Derby and, though Telford hits been training for many years. Enrich was also his first Derby representative.