TRACK AND STABLE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20044, 16 September 1939, Page 16

TRACK AND STABLE

RACES TO GO ON TURF AND HUNT CLUBS COCKSURE INJURED MAY NOT RACE AGAIN By “Trenton” Committee meetings of the Poverty Bay Turf Club and Poverty Bay Hunt Club, held yesterday, will effectively settle rumours concerning the clubs not racing on the days allotted to them on account of the European war. Both clubs decided yesterday that they will definitely hold their meetings, the Turf Club on October 19 and 21, and the Hunt Club on Oct 23. Avondale Scratchings A Press Association message states that the following Scratchings were posted yesterday for the Avondale races to-day:— Avondale Stakes: Miss Hallowmet. Avondale Guineas: La Bru. Swanson Handicap: Beeswing. Trial Plate: Dick-Turpin. Henderson Handicap: Gazeful. Kingsland HurdLs: Agog. Cocksure Amiss The Great winner Cocksure, who was blistered and spelled after racing at Easter-time, was recently taken in hand agaih, but after galloping last week pulled up very lame (says a southern writer). It is doubtful if he will be raced again. Bought Cheaply Nothing has been working more pleasingly at Hastings during the last week or two than the imported gelding Royal Star 11, who has been showing no signs of the unsoundness that curtailed his racing last season, says a Hawke’s Bay writer. The Wairarapa Cup winner, who is to reappear at Marton this month, became the property of Mr. J. Fletcher for 25gns. last July, and he will only need to +rain on to be a profitable purchase, for there is little doubt that he is above the average. At Long Odds While in Melbourne recently Mr. J. Richardson received a request from a friend to back a double for the odds to £lO. The double was secured, and on his return to New Zealand Mr. Richardson informed his friend that the double had been secured, and ventured the opinion +hat the taker could not guess within £15,000 the extent of the odds secured. He further said that he only invested half the commission and taken £33,000 to £5 about the double requested—Cortina and Catalogue—and more could have been obtained at the same odds.

Apprenticeship Completed The jockey G. P. Dowrick, who recently completed his term of apprenticeship with the New Plymouth trainer H. Dulieu, has joined up with G. Holland’s stable at Ellerslie. Dowrick has ridden with success both on the flat and over hurdles. Gay Son Dead Gay Son, who died from internal injury at Awapuni, was a four-year-old horse by Beau Pere out of the Lord Quex mare La Moderne, and last Saturday he ran second in the open sprint at Wanganui. As a three-year-old last season he won the A.R.C. Liverpool Handicap,-the C.J.C. Members’ Handicap, the Woodville Gothard Memorial Handicap, and the A.R.C. Clifford Plate. Feminist in Favour Apart from Defaulter, the most impressive performer in the Warwick Shakes was the Metropolitan cand.date. Feminist, says an Australian writer. Like Defaulter, she is a stayer, but she developed unexpected speed. She was racing with Defaulter all the way and, after he left her, she struggled on well, and was able to withstand the powerful finishing run of St. Constant, who was able' to make only a dead-heat for second with her. It was therefore not surprising that Feminist became a clear favourite for the Metropolitan Hand : - cap. She is engaged in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, but is almost certain to run in *he Metropolitan before going to Melbourne. Under Veterinary Care An English paper just to hand stated that Pasch; winner of the Two Thousand Guineas last year and the Eclip r Stakes, was to undergo an X-ray examination. Although feeding well. Pasch had trouble in swallowing, and it was though* that some foreign body had lodged in his throat. The trouble was not considered serious. After winning three races worth £19,030 in stake money, Pasch was retired to the Banstead Manor stud, Newmarket, at the end of last year’s flat racing season. He is owned by Mr. H. E. Morris.

Windsor Lad, Mr. Mar*in Benson’" £50,000 stallion, winner of the 1934 Derby, who has undergone two operations on his brain, was expected to leave Newmarket for a stud in Hertfordshire. It was hoped that the change of air would benefit him. After a few weeks it might be possible *.O arrive at a decision as to his iu*ure.