TWO-YEAR-OLD WINNER

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 85, 7 October 1931, Page 6

TWO-YEAR-OLD WINNER

New Zealand lias provided the winner of the A.J.C. Breeders' Plate on five pc'casions with' Boniform (ipOC), Almoner (1917), Nincompoop (1924), Gold Tinge (1928), and. Movie Star (1930), but in Monday's race it had no representative. The winner, Caramba, nevertheless, has Dominion interest, for he ia a half-bro-ther to Billion, who is owned and is raced by the Wairarapa sportsman, Mr. J. A. Symond. Caramba, who, by the way, started favourite and won very easily, is a brown colt by Caravel (son of Cicero and grandson of CyHene) from Nazetha (a sister to a good performer in -Pistolaire), by Pistol (son of Carbine) from Marie Hall, an imported mare by Sir Geoffrey. Caravel was the sire of Carradale (a firstclass winner, and second to Phar Lap in both Derbies), Spanish Galleon, Old Ming, and other successful horses. Caramba was catalogued for the yearTing sales, but there is no record of his having been sold, so that he was probably obtained by his present owner, Mr. H. Campbell Jones, privately. He was bred at the Macquarie stud by Mr. H. A. Taylor;

REMINDER FOR OWNERS

Nominations for all events at the Carterton Pacing Club's Annual Meeting, to be held on 31st October, close with the secretary at 9 o'clock on Friday evening. The telegraph office at Cartertoii closes at 8 p.m. Nominations for the principal handicap events at the Auckland .'Racing Club's Summer Meeting (Auckland Cup, Railway Handicap, Summer Cup, A.R.C. Handicap, and Grandstand Handicap), and also for the King's Plate and Clifford Plate, close •with the club's secretary at 5 o'clock on Friday evening.

FOR OTAKI MEETING

AWAPUNI CANDIDATES

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") PALMERSTON N., This Day. Conditions were excellent at Awapuni yesterday morning for fast work, the tracks having dried up appreciably. All the galloping was done on the course proper, the flags being about 30 feet out from the X'ails. Trojan Melody and Beaconsfield were first out, the pair running six furlongs on terms in lmin 22sec, the former going comfortably. Top Flier (Wilkinson) was in front of The Mirror (Milham) at the close of a six furlongs task. They ran the first three in 40 l-ssec, and the full distance in lmin 23 3-ssec. Manawatu ' (Anderson), alone, ran five furlongs in lmin Msec, being under v firm hold throughout. Gran Chaco (Wilkinson) made the pace for Merry Damon (Jones) in the early stages of a mile task, but thelatter joined issue crossing the top to finish on terms after running the full distance in lmin 48 3-ssec." •■ " " Broxt (Anderson), who will not come in till the second day at Otaki, ran five furlongs in lmin lOsec, goingl easily. He«came home the last three furlongs in 40see. . Santoft (Thomas) and the Tea TrayStar Queen.colt. (Bradley) were on terms at the end of three furlongs rim in' 40 l-ssec. The former, who is a full-brother to Playground, is a lazy track worker, Warzone (Anderson) jumped away at the seven furlongs peg to run the first two furlongs in 29 4-ssec, the half-mile in 58 3-ssec, and then finish her task in lmin 40see. Anderson will ride her in the hurdle events at Otaki. AFTER BREAKFAST. Umpire (Anderson) had a neck' advant-' age over Tegucigalpa (Boyd), with Royal Orense (K. Voitre) half a length back, at the end of six furlongs in lmin 22sec. It was an improved performance on the part of Umpire., Royal Black (L. Gray) and Paliu (Anderson) jumped away too soon for Sight Draft (Voitre) and the last-named trailed the other pair throughout. Royal Black, with the betterof the weights, finished a shade too strongly'for Pahu and registered lmin 49sec for the mile. , . Decree Nisi (Anderson) allowed Celeste (Voitre) to make the pace in the early stages of a six-furlong task, but they were together at the close after taking lmin 23sec. 1 Thrasher (Voitre) jumped away at the seven furlongs post to pick up Braggart (Faulkiner). beyond the five. Thrasher finished the better to run the last six furlongs in lmin 22sec, and the last five in lmin 8 2-ssec. Jean Ladosio (Voitre) had Patearoa (Anderson) as a partner over five furlongs, the filly finishing gamely to head her opponent off in lmin ssec—the smartest effort of, the morning, although the track was better than it was earlier. GENERAL NOTES. W, Broughton will ride Beaconsfield, Trojan Melody, and The Mirror at Otaki. S. Anderson will be associated with Warzone, Aston, Top Flier, and Broxt. H. Wiggins will come South from Auckland for the Otaki fixture and oDe of his mounts will be on Pahu, while he will probably also do the riding for the M'Donald stable.. K. Voitre has been engaged for Acora, Thrasher, Royal Orense, and Patearoa at Otaki. The occasion will mark the first appearance of Acora for the season. Brilliant Light has made another appearance on the local tracks, but still possesses his ungainly action. The well-known brood marc, Blackada, is on a visit to Lackham. Cleasanta has also gone to- this sire. Capitulation, who' visited Lapidary last season, is idu'e to foal any time tjow. The two-year-old by Lackham has grown into a particularly fine sort, but his owner has not put him: into work yet. • The local studmaster, Mr. W. Bailey, has a grey filly by Lackham from Grey Lady, the latter being by.the grey stallion Mira (a son of Soult) from a Maniapoto mare out' ofc'.Lady Lucy. He has' also a colt foal by; Royal Divorce from Closefire who is stated to be a particularly splendid type.. •■ ~■;;■