THE RACING WORLD

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 218, 10 June 1943, Page 6

THE RACING WORLD

ANOTHER TRIP Kindergarten For Australia

It is probable that New Zealand’s champion racehorse Kindergarten will pay another visit to Australia for the spring racing campaign. Kindergarten has been nominated for the .Melbourne Cup and other races and he is in steady work at Gisborne with a view to' making the trip. When Kindergarten will leave probably will depend upon what transport arrangements are available. Helping the War. . - At a meeting yesterday of stewards or the Wellington Racing Club it was decided to subscribe £IO,(XX) to the Third Liberty Loan.

Greatly Improved. , It is the general opinion of those who watched the race that Cuisinier was a very tired horse when he fell at the last fence in ‘the Great Northern Hurdles when almost on terms with the winner. Town Survey. At the same time the Peach Brandy gelding can be credited with, improvement for this was his -best showing to date, and he should get his turn before the winter racing is over. Trentham Appointment. Mr. A. V. O’Brien. Wellington, has been appointed judge’s assistant for tlie July meeting at Trentham, a position tilled by the late Mr. D. J. Guiney.

Failed as a Stayer. Apparently there was no excuse tor the failure of Talenta in the Great Northern Hurdles beyond her inability to run out the distance. Her Hat and jumping tasks on the eve of the meeting showed that she was as lit as hands could make her. Coming to Trentham. Platform, winner., of the Dunedin Fro ' vinclal Handicap Idst weekend, is being prepared for the Wellington winter meeting,, where it is expected the customary July going will be in his favour, as he is a master of heavy track conditions. Platform is a five-year-old by Night Raid from Fairform, who has left several smart gallopers. lower Safety liomber. The renovations to the Trentham racecourse necessitated by the removal of the false rail have now been comp eted. These have slightly reduced the width ot the straight,. and as a consequence the safety number at the 11 furlongs barrier will have to be revised. The revision is not likely to reduce the existing safety number of 27 by more than three or four. M The SefoeTwo-year-old Skyhawk, who is now in P. Atkins's team, is reporter, to be making headway in his work at Hastings. Though he won as a two-year-old, he looked the type that would be well served by time, and he should develop into a good second-season performer He was bred by Mr E. E. Steele, at Windsor Park, being from the imported mare Falcon.

Raratonga Destroyed. p ... Raratonga, an aged gelding by Phua mor from Spare Moment, recewtly broke a leg and had to be destroyed. When owned in Featherston by Mr. D P. Clark, breeder, he was a moderate performer on the flat, but he showed much improvement when converted to hurdle racing, reached a high mark in the Auckland distrlct, being weighted within afew Pounds of the head of the handicap for the Great Northern Hurdles. •

r cP“' ‘t s ( ’ l “el Norther n a Hurd ; ies 1 ? O beln r g Un the victim of interference several t lme %EvldenUy/he race riain on the second day.

Bl Foreign V has resumed work. at Trentham and ls „ a B. nln Burgess’s team. So far he has completely failed to live up to the promise of bls early three-year-old form when he won the Wanganui Guineas in brilliant sty e. Dunedin winter meeting at Wtneatui Mr w. E. Hazlett took his team If jumners—Anglo-French, Spendthrift, Noko englo-irlsh, and Colonel Rougein to' Washdyke, where they J 1 1! ld q \- a . tered till the approach of the Grana Na tinnal meeting. A trip north for the Mana watu Sd Wellington meetings » in 0? c thVhu mQrtunitle™ Jthe “ Canterbury Hunt Club s meeting.

Th The M v a i?toYy ln o n f e chat in the Great Northern and second in the Winter Steeplechase placed Mr. C P. q “° f burn Palmerston North, at tne nt«u » the winning owners at tte V in<. Club’s winter meeting with il»w. air. W’ S Goosman collected £l4OO as a result of’the win of Town Survey n the Great Northern Hurdles. Colibri, yho was sec end in the Great Northern Hurdles, anu won the Campbell Hurdles, credited . Andrews, Palmerston North, with fcliuuAniv t-wn trainers E. George and A. »v ind er and three jockeys, E. Temperton L. C.’ Brown, and M. Coon, had b’° re k 1!? j e . success George was successful with ice »nrt Foxlore and Winder with Town Survey and Rich Blood, both of wl| om were ridden by Brown. Temperton scored on Vaals “nd S?lr b Wa^mal. C0 °TeA'pert. < 'n also and Black Musk.

Moodabe, ol Auckland, bo" the yearling colt by Battle Sougprinccss Doreen, at the sale ol the: late Mr E Hay’s horses, he was le«.i at 1. w. riliett’s stable. He lias been broken la and Gillett will train him for his two-year-old engagements.

For Short Spell. , , , . , Foxsen, who is being developed into a hurdler by R. H. Martin at Matamata, has been turned out for two months. She has had a fair amount of racing without much result since she returned from Australia. Tukanini Yearlings. , . P E Pope is handling four rising two-year-olds in preparation lor tne new season There are three geldings by Lang Bian from Host, a half-sister to Hagen, by Vaals from Britomartis; and by Dina from Chandlery; and a filly by Brolefoit from Spearform. This is a full sister to the smart two-year-old winner Sweet biscuit and a half-sister to Clawform.,

Reminder. ... Nominations for yearlings for the 36th Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes, 1944, and sires for the 37th Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes, 1945, close with the Manawatu Racing Club tomorrow at 5 p.m.

Answers to Inquiries. “Reader,” Wellington: First day £2/u/6. Second day, £l/14/6 and £l/9/-. “The Cardinal’: W £ ll/10/- and £- 12/6. (2) £l’s/11/6 and £4/14/-. (3) £8 11/- and £3. (4) £l4/9/« and £o/6,'-. GO Greek Anthos was coupled with uoldtorm and Hongi with Irish Chance “«<•/■;«> *s 12 “Hardy,’^ 2 Wenington: (1) £lO/5/- and £ “Ask ” Wellington: (1) £2/17/-. (2) _£B 2/- and £2/12/-. (3) £l/9/6. (4) £l/10/-. ' “p.L.,” Pahiatua: No place dividend for third in a division race. “The Axe,” Napier: £6/2/0 and “G.C.,” Hastings: £2/12/6 and £W«“Backer." Plimmorton: (1) £IS/l-'>/- and £5/7/- (2) £9/10/6. (3) £6/1/-. (4) £6 2/6. (5) £6/10/6.