TWO-YEAR-OLDS AT HASTINGS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 9, 6 October 1943, Page 7

TWO-YEAR-OLDS AT HASTINGS

Likely Improvers

(By

St. Simon.)

In the big field of two-year-olds contesting the -Hastings Stakes on Saturday were several good-looking youngsters who will soon improve with racing experience. Mr. W. H. Gaisford’s Vaals colt Silvesfre did best of the unraced lot, finishing third to Silvio and Blue Bonny, both of whom had the benefit of previous racing.

Son of Defaulter. One of the best-grown youngsters was Delinquent, a well-developed son of Defaulter and Grand Eelat, a Martian mare whose dam. Lady Luey, was a halt-sister to Star Lady, the dam of Star Stranger. Delinquent took some time to. find his feet, but he ran on nicely and finished sixth. He cost Mr. E. W. Goulden 270gns. at the January sales, and. as he is full of stay ing blood, he should be all the better for time. Like his sire, he possesses a gene rous frame. He is being trained by A. W Quinlivan at Otaki.

Has the Family Speed. iSunny Rosa, who finished fifth, is a fillv bv II Duce from Sunny Maid, dam of 'Suriny Knight. She drew 19 and had to cover a good deal of extra ground, but she finished on impressively. She is not carrying much surplus condition, and should come to hand quickly. Her sire was a Chief Ruler horse raced by the late Mr. J. 8. McLeod, the' dam being Fair Rosamond, whose progeny l included Kick Off. Bennanee and Talisker.

Well Named. Another encouraging performance was that of Seropuri, a filly by Bulandshar from Kaihoro by Lucullus. She is raced by her breeder, Mr. P. F. Wall, Hatuma, and though a little backward she t*as always prominent in the running among those who trailed the four placed horses. The filly is appropriately named. Kaihoro is Maori for big feast' and Seropuri is a favourite Hindu dish. Two on End. One of the easiest wins of. the day at Hastings was Regal Night’s in the Epsom Handicap. The ground had softened a little by the time the last race was run, and he was favoured with a run through on the inner when the leaders hung out making the turn into the straight, but he won so easily that.it removed the possibility of excuse for any of the others. Regal Night ran well in one of his two races at Trentham in July, and he is in the right form to add further to his record. Freshened Up. When Fiddler’s Green raced at the Grand National meeting she appeared to be stale and training off; She has been freshened up in the meantime, and looked well when paraded in the Flyihg Handicap at Hastings. For a middle distance performer. she ran- well against the sprinters,, finishing a good sixth.. The form augured well for her prospects in near at hand engagements. Needed the Race.

Lenardo looked in need of a tuning-up race when he Contested the Flying Handicap at Hastings. He came on well at the close and finished fourth! Lenardo is not a dry track horse, but while the spring going remains easy he will have prospects of winning. Looking Well. . Having his first outing since Easter, Yogi looked in good bloom at Hastings He did not have sufficient pace to go with the Sprinters in the Flying Handicap, but the race would prove beneficial and assist him to play his part In the spring campaign. Death of English Mare. Mr. J. Fletcher had the misfortune to lose the .English mare Canvasser, by Cosmo. last week. Canvasser died foaling to Ballochi She had a yearling colt by. Coronach, who will come up for auction in January. Yearling Sales. Entries for the 18th national sale of thoroughbred ‘yearlings- to be held at Trentham in January, close on Friday. So far 210 entries have been' received, and •there are several more still to be madeThe catalogue will include more than 20 lots by the champion sire. Foxbridge Black Robe Retired.

Black Robe. a. six-year-pld mare by Lejghon from Habit, has been retired from racing, and will take up; breeding duties this season. She was bred by the late Mr. H. MdManaway. and after his dea’h was acquired by her trainer. A. E. Neale. Last winter Neale sold her to Mr. A. E. Scholes for whom she failed to win, though she ran several good races. Black Robe descends from the Cowl family, of which Veilmond and Smoke Screen are'members. Authoress at Awa-ouni. When IT. Griffith took over L. G. Morris’s stable nt Awapnni he brought the Defoe mare Authoress wjtli him. Authoress went wrong in the winter and was unable to fulfil engagements after running second to Town Survey in the Winter Hurdles at Trentham. Change of Stables.

. Vivid Night recently joined C. .T. Thomson’s stable at Awapuni. and has been schooled over hurdles. Tip is a likely type for a hurdler and Js by Nightly, who sired some good jumpers.

Career Ended. Royal Star II survived onlj' one half-mile sprint at prior to the spring meeting, and his owner, Mr. J. B. Fletcher, decided not tn persevere with him. S. MeGreal, who formerly trained him for Mr, Fletcher, was to take him back to. Ppkekohe this week to use him tis a stable hack Baek Home.

H. B. Lorigan was due to arrive at Trentham last evening with The Monarch and Voltaire and will take up residence in his own property and follow bls former calling. Both horses raced at Hastings on Saturday. The Monarch,, looking big and bright, had a beneficial race In the open sprint, and Voltaire finished second in the hack seven, an effort on which he may not take long to improve. Lorigan may return to Hastings for a few months Ufext *winter. as''he considers this one of the best. ..winter training centres in the Dominion? Secretary Retiring. Mr. H. L. Harker, who has been mainly responsible for the Walroa Racing Chib being brought back to a solvent state, is retiring from the secretaryship for health reasons. . At Hastings on Saturday he mentioned that the Wairoa club had an extensive programme of improvements in band, including a new public stand and renovations to the stewards’ stand. Recently Mr. Harker took a third share with Messrs. A. Law and J. Owen in the Defoe gelding Opoho, who showed promise as a jumper, but* has raced very little during the pas: few seasons.

Riding Again. The jockey C. L. Kerr resumed riding at Hastings on Saturday when he took the mouiit on Sir Mark in the Hollycombe Hurdles. It was Kerr’s first ride for two years, as he has been off the scene due to a schooling accident at Greenmeadows. Besiege Back.

Last winter Besiege came into the boom afe a hurdler when he won the Tongahoe Hurdles at Hawera and Hawke’s Bay Hurdles at Hastings in brilliant style. He did riot race again till last Saturday, when he contested the hurdle race at Paeroa, but he got only as far as the first fence, where he tipped out.

Good Family. Beau Dink, winner of a trial division at Paeroa, i.s a three-year-old half-brother by Dink to Beau Vaals and Valiineen. He is raced by Mr. H. R. Tyler and trained at Takanini by F. Smith. Lacked Experience. Chain Acre, who was a useful horse on the flat, had his first race as a hurdler at Paeroa on Saturday. lie was making a fast forward move in the middle .stages of the raco when he made a bad jump niid ■lost a lot of ground. He then finished fourth. Chain Acre is well bred for jumping. being by Surveyor from'an Acre maro. Favourite’s Defeat. . The defeat of the hot favourite Yorkisb at paeroa was reported to be due to his failure to get out clear at the start, and then suffer a cheek; which sent him back to last half-way through the race. York•ish carried more than half the investments on the race; Boost For Sire.

In addition to Beau Dink, the stallion I Dink was represented by Lady Dink, who . won the second division of tlie Paeroa j trial. She is a four-year-old mare from I

Avail, a sister to Royal Appellant and halfsister to On Parade and Route March. Dink la a half-brother by Nothing Venture to Beau Fere, Gay Shield, Mr. Standfast and Balloeh. First For Three Years. Cherry Hunter, winner of the hurdles at Paeroa at long udds, is still owned by ■Mr. H. V. Lunkeu, but is now trained at Opotikl by IM. B. Abbott. When racing at this end of the island be was trained at Hastings by A. W. and the late 1. L<. Quinlivan. Cherry Hunter had not won a race .since he scored in the Okawa Maiden at Hastings in the winter of 1940.

Fulled Too Hard. , , Monte Cristo was solidly backed to favouritism in the Poland Cup. but failed to run on after pulling very bard among the leading bunch for the first six furlongs. The Aintree Country.

Mr. B. N. Sandilands. Feilding, writes: I read with interest some published remarks of A. G. Parsons on racing in England, and noted particularly bis refer-ence-to the fences of the Grand National course at Liverpool. He is credited with saying that no fence there is as stilt as Cutts’s at Riccarton, Cutts’s is a brush fence, 4ft. lOin. high, and 2ft. 91n. through. The following fences at Liverpool are all as high or higher, and are also much stiffer, and. in addition, all have a rail in front:— No. 3. Rail, ditch and fence 4ft. Ilin.. 3ft. 6in. wide, ditch on take-off 6ft. wide and 2ft. 6ln. deep. . , __ No. 4. Rail and fence, 4ft. lOin. high. oft. wide. _. No. 5. Rail and fence, sft. high, of.. 6in. No. 6. Rail, fence and brook, 4ft. lOin. high, 3ft. 3in. wide. Brook, sft 6in. (Beechers). No. 7. Rail and fence, sft. high, 3ft. wide. No. 8. Rail and fence, sft. high. 3ft. Sin. wide (Canal Turn). w , No. 9. Rail, fence and brook, sft. high, 3ft. 3in. wide, and brook sft. Gin. (Valentine). , No. 10 Rail and fence. sft. high. 3ft wide. No. 11. Rail, ditch and fence. sft. high, 3ft. wide, ditch on take-off 6ft. wide. 2ft. No. 12. Rail, fence and ditch. sft. high, 3ft. wide, ditch on far side sft. Gin. wide, 4ft. deep. No 15. Rail, ditch and fence, sft. 2m. high.’ ditch 6ft. wide on take-off side. 2ft. Gin. deep, and the fence is 3ft. 9in. wide (Open Ditch). All those fences, except the Open Ditch (15) have to be .tumped twice. The Open Ditch Is 4in. higher than Cutts’s. is 12in. wider, and in addition; has a guard rail in front and a ditch, also in front, 6ft. wide. The English course, is just on a, mile further, and there are 30 jumps, as against 21 at Riccarton.’

Answers to Inquiries. “Beau Vite.” Shannon: £2/4/-. “.T.S.,”' Shannon: £2/15/6. “Kinsman,” Wanganui: (1) £l/8/6; (-) £l/6/6. x f “M.W.,” Wellington: Yon must be on as place dividends are paid in a -two-divi-sion- race on the first and second horses independent of the win pool