PRINCE SHAD’S PROSPECTS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 259, 31 July 1942, Page 7

PRINCE SHAD’S PROSPECTS

May Improve At Riccarton (Bi The • .Prince Shad failed to win any money during his trip north, but he never struck a suitable track and the only day the 'going improved he ran a . solid race into fourth place at Manawatu over seven furlongs .' behind MHHnul. Thta was good hack form, as was .shown’ through High Class. Prince- Shad is engaged, at Biccarton. and on -the firmer going there is likely to make’better shelvings. Good Card ’at Hastings. ’ Very good.’fields are carded for the annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club, to be held at Hastings tomorrow. Included In thio events are several horses that claim engagements at the Grand National meeting, and their presence will add interest to the racing. lakes Riccarton Country. The form of Ruling Star this winter has not been very good, but he ran well at the Christchurch’ Hunt meeting last -year to beat all but Astral Plame in the'Lawford Steeplechase, and he was a good third to Night Scout and Gav Boa In the Enfield Steeplechase. At Waverley in May he beat Foxiaua In the Waverley Steeplechase, but he has been unplaced in four starts since. According io Riccarton reports he has been schooling well there. In Favour. . . Sally , Luna appears to have come into favour for ’ the Brabazon Handicap tomorrow. Sally Lunn has won her last five races. She was brought to Trentham this month, but did not start and her last race was her win in the .Sockburn Handicap, ten furlongs, at Riccarton at Easter. Anxiety regarding the' notable increase in "the size of fields In races In the Auckland province was expressed by -Mr J. r.. Wells president of the Avondale Jockey Club, in his annual address to members this week.i Mr. Wells said the question was exercising the minds of racing executives, and if fields continued to be too cumbersome some means would have to oe adopted to deal with the matter, as; large fields become unwieldy and.-the majority of .starters had little chance. A couiparison of the number of starters'on the first-day of each meeting during the season was as follows; Spring, 122: second spring'l3l, -autumn, 181.. “It is not my-intention to criticize the-action of the. Government, said Mr. Wells, “but if -these figures can be taken as a criterion,,it wll readily be seen that the restrictions in the number ot racing days will cause cumbersome and unwieldy fields. The increased number of en, tries for .chisslc races proves that more horses are -being bred and must’ naturally Increase the fields. I might-also point ont that, based on last year’s figures, the Government will lose-approximate)! £ls,uw, and the owners £8000.”

Bloodstock Sale. n„„ o i An attractive entry for the national bloodstock sale at Christchurch on August 14 Includes four of the progeny of Paper Money. Three are yearlings, a brown out of a half-sister to Count Cavour, while the two fillies, well developed types, are a slater to Prince Shad, the dam being by Paladin from Silver Peak; and a olster to IDsue. the dam, Fall-wood, being by R Woodend from Fairform,, the dam ot Rin Tin, Charmaine, Tauramal. Passaform, Some Form, etc. This consignment from the Mt. Barker Stud, Wanaka, Otago, includes a promising tw l o-s ' ea £'°l^ 1 also by Paper Money, from Royal Howe.,, sister to Ark Royal. N Anv horse engaged in the on the first day of the that Wins at- Hastings or Riccarton to (morrow will be eligible to s t a H> 08 Plate >8 for three and four-year-olds that have not won a race at time of a °j nl ? atl "J: Similarly, there, are no penalties f°rto morrow’s winners in either the Nationa or the Winter Cup. O . l Beau l f’ere was such an outstanding success when.at the-stud in New Zealand that. Interest attaches to the * a, i‘ tha ‘ n on £ t ud his sons, Arvakur, is - taking up stud duties in Hawke’s Bay this season. Arva kur is out. of The Begum, dam of Hi fa h Caste, Stretto and Nizam, so jJ-.y' a “; ar comes to the notice of breeders w Rh ex cellent credentials. Arvakur Is a well developed horse of good class- In mal }£ resnectß the Beau *Pere stock followed in the I’footstep 1 ’footstep bf tlie L mom , find mahv of -his sons, including Agrion, VeilnwndT and Honour, sired good winners. Answers to Correspondents. , o) "E.W.,” Tokomaru: (1) ALI4/-. t-i £3/10/-. (3) •■eW'; . <‘U £l /9/-. "P.P.," Hawera: £4/12/6.. "A.R.,” Island Bay: £l/9/0; tW;- . “Khand": (1) The Riccarton steeplechase fences are higher and 1 haa a ‘ Auckland and Wellington. (A Rara S has not won over a mile, haying run oyer that distance only once, but he has won twice at seven furlongs. “Malt.” Carterton: £l/12/6.