THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 287, 2 September 1942, Page 7

THE RACING WORLD

MASTERTON SPRING MEETING , May Be Held At Otaki

(By

The Watcher. )

Some speculation ha 8 been going on In racing circles regarding the Mastorton spring meeting set down for October 3, To set doubts at rest it can be announced that the club Is making every endeavour to hold a meeting, and the programme has been drawn up for approval. The date, however, is considered unsuitable, and the club has applied for October 17, The Opakl course is also not available, but a transfer ot venue to Otaki has been applied for, so it will be seen that the club is making a determined effort to carry on.

Named. Mr. H. JI. Glazebrook's bay filly by Broiefort—Hunting Lodge, engaged in the Wanganui Debutant Stakes, has been named La Bonne Bille,

John .Grigg Stakes. The following remain in the John Grigg Stakes (to be, run at .Ashburton on September 12):— Royal Writ, 8.10; John Gay, 8.10; King Herod, 8.10; Cataract, S.lO, Foxhaven, 8.10; Warrigal, 8.10.

Dozie Boy Retired. Reports from Hawke's Bay state that Mr. H. Rathbone has decided to retire his steeplechaser Dozie Boy. Brother to Lowry Bay. G. W. B. Greene has recently put into work a full brother to Lowry Bay. Three-Year-Oldfl. The best performance by a three-year-old at the Combined Hunts' meeting on Saturday was a win by Broleveine, but Plato Lad rau second, and thirds were credited to Ring. Scarf and Voltaire. Of these, Broleveine, Plato Lad and Voltaire are candidates for the Wanganui. Guineas,, but the form could not be considered up to claseic standard.

Melbourne’s Leading Trainer. The success of Skfpton in the V.L.C. Derby and Melbourne Cup placed the exNew Zealander J. Fryer head of the list ot winning trainers for last season, with £13,310 in stakes Won by the stable.

Small Prizes. ~ , . Prizes for jumping races in England are email. During the last jumping season in that country there were IS meetings, at which 112 races were run. Prizemoney totalled £20,710, of which owners contributed £11,535 in efltrance and acceptance fees, and the Betting Control Board £2450. The figures are remarkable but the London "Sporting Life vouches for their correctness. The actual cost to England's leading jumping club, Cheltenham, for ‘5l • races, was £233v —an average of slightly less than £4O.

Now Trained at Ellerslie. Charivari has left Hastings, and will be trained at Ellerslie by R. S. Bagby for her owner, Mr. A. W. Melkle. Foxton Racing Club. - . . The annual report of the Foxton Racing Club states that a further £3OO has ,been invested in war loan and £24/10/-' in Bomber Bonds. After allowing for £209 depreciation, a loss of £lO5 is shown for the year. Though the profit and loss account showed a loss, the statement of assets and liabilities reveals the assets over liabilities as £6754, which is considered very satisfactory. Nominations have been received for the following positions:— President; Mr. W. E. Barber; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. S. R.. Austin, M. B. Bergin, R. Bryant, and D. R. Ogilvy; stewards, Messrs. H. F. Hughes, C. C, Price, and E. H. Robinson. As the nominations do not exceed the number of vacancies no election will be necessary.

First Since January. The Auckland Cup winner, Piastre, is down to reappear at Wanganui. Piastre has not run since he also started in the Wellington Racing Club Handicap last January. Boulder Dam.

Boulder Dam has something of a reputation and he would have been a good favourite for the Trial Plate at Trentham in July had he been a starter. It is therefore very interesting to note that Mr. Coyle's opinion of Boulder Dam is not so high as that of many of 'the three-year-old's admirers. He is engaged in tho Durie Hack on the first day of the Wanganui meeting, and five of bls own age, Voltaire, Clarice, Theolateral. Alethea and Manpower are giving him weight, while two others, Prairie Girl and Coronace, are considered his equal. Derby Winner’s Gold Cup. This year’s winner of the historic Gold Cup, transferred from Ascot to Newmarket, was Hyperton’s four-year-old son, Owen Tudor,'owned fey Mrs. MacdonaldBuchanan, well; known here as the lady Who sent Coronach to the Dominion. Owen Tudor won the Derby last year, but failed in the St. Loger. His dam is a daughter of. Pharos,, grandsire of the young Trelawny Sire, Nizami, and a brother to Fairway, stye of Tiderace, now at the West Derby Stud. Owen Tudor outstayed the field to win easily from the thrce-year-Old filly, Afterthought, who bad finished (second in the Oaks to the King’s filly. Sun Chariot, and the five-year-old Lovely Trim, by Trlmdon. Afterthought did well for a three-year-old filly to get the distance of Bi nllles. She is by that high-class stayer, Obliterate, whose son, Balloch (out of Cinna), is now at the Alton Lodge Stud at To Kauwhatu. Great Triumph for Lord Derby. Lord Derby, who bred and owns this year’s winner of . the Derby, Watling Street, by Fairway, not only owns Fairway, but also Hyperion, sife of the second horse in the race. Hyperides. Hyperion also sired both the first and third in the Oaks, and as he has since been credited with siring Owen Tudor, winner Of the Gold Cup, he is establishing a great record as a sire. Few sons of Hyperion have left England,. so far as is known, one at the stud In Australia and one in America being the only two in service outside the British Isles, Iti6h Champion. As generally expected, the Irish Derby was won in runaway fashion by Windsor Slipper, a son of the English Derby winner, Windsor Lad (son ot Blandford). Windsor. Slipper was bought at the Newmarket Sales as a yearling for his present owner, Mr. Joseph McGrath, by Captain Gerald McElligott. So far he has not been beaten, either as a two or three-year-old, Windsor Slipper is a half-brother to the English Oaks winner, Godiva, by Hyperion. Mr. McGrath, who is racing on a big scale in Ireland, won no fewer than five races in one afternoon at The Curr ragh recently. Since purchasing Windsor Slipper, Mr. McGrath has paid 14,OOOgns. for his dam, Carpet Slipper, by Phalarls, in foal to Hyperion.

Good Blood in New Zealand. English racing results are always illuminating as to the value of the blood Imported to the Dominion. This years Derby winner, Watling Street, is French bred on the dam's side. St. Simon, who Is so popular here, is, however, close up in the pedigree. Hyperldeo, second in the Derby, Is out of a mare by Phalarls from a half-sister to Eilangowan, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas. The Alton Lodge Stud owns an Imported daughter of Bilango wan, in Caerlaverock, while there is a half-sister in Falcon at Windsor Park. Both have .progeny in New Zealand. .There are, of course, many sops and grandsons of Phalarls in this country. Sun Chariot, who won the Oaks for His Majesty the King, and Afterthought, who finished a length away second, both descend through their dams from Hurry On, the sire of Hunting Song, Coronach, etc. One of the best of the season’s two-year-old winners is H.H, the Aga Khan's Nafiullab, by Nearco, sou of Pharos. His dam, Mumtaz Begum is a half-sister to Nizami, both being the progeny of the famous flying filly, Mumtaz Mahal, grand-dam of the Derby winner, Mahmoud.

The King Leads in Oaks Winner, A great impression was created at Newmarket when the King and Queen, without prior announcement, attended both the running of the Oaks and the Derby on successive days. When the King's filly, Sun Chariot, won the Oaks, there was a scene of intense enthusiasm. Suu Chariot is the'first winner ot the classic race to cars; ffie royal colours. 'The King, iu Air Force uniform, led in the filly in the traditional manner, to be unsaddled. Afterward he sent for tho trainer, Fred Darling, and tho jockey. Gordon Richards, to congratulate them on the win. -Sun Chariot. which started at 4 to 1 on, was the hottest favourite since the days ot Pretty Polly.

Answers to Correspondents. “Constant Reader,” Featherston: Hawera scratching times tient for. Alienate was scratched for tho Trial Hurdle race on the opening day of the Grand National meeting at 10.2 a.m. on the previous day. “A.Ii.C.": (1) £3/15/0. (2) £2/10/6. "Ajax": (1) £l/18/-. (2) £2/14/0. (3) £l/14/-. “Ted,” Palmerston North: Information S<! "D.L,” Waipukurau: (1) £2/6/6; £1 8/6. (2) ,£2/0/6. (3) £l/12/-. (4) £3/1/-. (U ”J S.y 3/ Paremata: (1) £2/5/6. (2) £1 9/6. (3) £2/10/6. “Wager,” Wairarapa: (1) £9/7/6; £3 4/- (2) £2/6/6; £l/8/6. (3) £l/12/-; £1 4/6. (4) £2/12/-; £l/12/6. (5) £l/16/-. (6) £l/5/-. (7) £4/2/-; £l/15/6. (8) £1 J7 “S.S„” Wellington: (1) £2/13/-. (2) £3 6/-. (3) £l/11/-. (4) £l/5/-. (5) £l/6/-. (6) £2/10/6. “Nap,” Otakl: (1) £l/15/6. (2) £4/17/6. (3) £3/15/6. (4) £2/5/6; £l/11/-. (5) £2/1/-. (6) £l/5/-. (7) £l/17/6. (8) £ll

GALLOPS AT HASTINGS

Dominion Special Service.

HASTINGS, September 1. Conditions were good this morning at Hastings when many of the horses going from hero to Wanganui wore sprinted against tho clock. The track was~ dead. The best efforts recorded were by Centrepoise, Gay Falcon, Lastlk and Gay Genet. Penwilt on a frost-covered track, ran five in G4J, a fair effort at that stage. Centrepoise was galloped the reverse way round to record 1.43 for a mile. , He made many friends for the Avondale Cup, in which he will 'be ridden by Ashley Jenkins. Princess Baffles and Tash! Lama ran four in 53}, Gay Falcon beating St. Vitus over the same distance in 51}, the best half of the morning. Other times over the same course were: Paravatl. 53; Ozel and Regal Night, 55}. Lenardoe mildly surprised by finishing in front of Darat over four on the plough in 52}. However, Darag struck himself during the exercise. Oyer the same distance Prairie Girl occupied 57 against, the bit. Lastik created a favourable impression by standing on. the mark and then running five in 64, the best time of the morning. Tawhalnui, Enthrall and Sports Flash were in line after sprinting five in 64}. Cheddlngton was going comfortably’ alongside Worton at the end of five> in 64}. Ivar, against the bit, recorded 67. Dashup worked leisurely over five in 66. •Gay Genet was under a slight restraint when running six in I.lo}. She gives every indication of winning an important early spring middle-distance handicap. Going easily throughout, Boulder Dam, accompanied by Vln d’Honneur. took. 1.21 for six’ furlongs, tho last four in 54. Theatre, alone and against tho bit, took 1.21} for six.