TRACK & STABLE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20098, 18 November 1939, Page 9

TRACK & STABLE

LINES OF PERILLUS BRED 70 STAY ON TROTTING DRIVER'S END WARNED BY DOCTOR By "Trenton" The four-year-old Perillns, who brought oil a surprise in the Apprentices' Handicap at Avondalc last Monday, is bred on attractive lines and hails from Australia, where he, was secured by Dr. W. C. Ring and later sold at auction to Mr. W. Scholium. Perillns is a good-looking horse, excent fur the fact that his forelegs do not appear too sound, and he is by Brazen, sire of Bronze Eagle, from Vioweela, by Heroic from Weela, by The Welkin'from Talitha, by Martian from Hebrew Maid by Orion. Many good performers are descended from Hebrew Maid.' whose daughter Lovelorn produced Nones, Menelaus, Lovematch and Left. It is a branch of the No. 13 family that has produced some good staying performers and on the score of breeding Perilkis has much to recommend him. Perillus possesses brilliant speed and he has only to train on to achieve further success for Mr. Scholium, whose colours are seen to the fore all too seldom these days. Racing and Justice In Christchurch on Tuesday a lawyer complained that the holidays clue to carnival week so interfered with the progress of the court that his client languished unduly long in gaol. In Sydney the foreman of a jury on November 7 secured the adjournment of the court to hear a broadcast description of the Melbourne Cup. He said that an event of great national interest was to take place at 3.30 p.m.. and the jury wished to adjourn and hear a description of it if it would not inconvenience the court. The judge said that he did not wish to waste time, but jn view of the risk of distraction and in the interests of justice he would adjourn the court. Warning; Ignored If Eugene McDermott had taken the advice of his doctor he might have been alive to-day instead of mourned by a host of friends. Before he went out holding the reins of Colonei Grattan to contest the New Zealand Cup on November 7 lie knew that he should not be driving. His medical adviser had told him so, and that only a few days before the big race.. Bui Eugene's heart was set on winning the Cup once again before retiring. He had won it in 1934 with the mighty Indianapolis,'and Colonel Grattan, ho thought, was quite capable of lifting the Cup. Tempted, he fell. Colonel Grattan may have been th<: "good thing," Mr. McDermott thought, as he was going well within himself three lengths in front, of the field when Father Time took a hand in the race —Eugene's heart stopped, and Colonel Grattan went on alone to be with Lucky Jack, the winner, as they swept past the judge's box. It was a good thing for the other drivers and horses that Colonel Grattan was so far in front when McDermott ceased to be, as otherwise disaster might have befallen them and other history written. First Th's Season Wild Talk, who defeated Queen Dorothy by a very narrow margin in the Cressy Handicap last Saturday at Riccarton, was the first winner for the Clifford colours at Riccarton this season. Wild Talk is a four-year-old mare by Winning Hit from Babel, by The Bee from Scrimmage, and she may prove very useful this season. Raeburn Promising The four-year-old Raeburn was responsible for a spectacular win in the Seymour Hack Handicap at Riccarton last Saturday, and now looks like performing up to his early promise. Purchased as a yearling for 300gns., by Mr. O. F. Watson, Christchurch, he was given to D. O'Connor to train as a two-year-old and won one race. He promised so well as a three-year-old that he was taken by O'Connor to Melbourne, but failed to strike form on the trip. On his return he was given a long spell and was sent by Mr. J. H. Watson, who leased him from his brother, to Mr. A. McDonald, to train. Raeburn failed in his early races, but made amends by a win at Trentham, and his success on Saturday followed a third placing on the third day. Now that Raeburn has become more docile than when he was at Riccarton, he should win some good races, as there is no doubt about hia ability both as a galloper and stayer. He can claim good breeding, as he is by Colossus from Shuffler, by Shambles from Absurdity, by Absurd. Almrst Over Fence Wtiile at Riccarton last week Mrs. A. McDonald received a cablegram from tier husband, A. McDonald, stating that Catalogue was nearly put over the fence a furlong from home in the Melbourne Cup. The horse was then going well, and in McDonald's opinion would have again taken a prominent pari in the finish Win and Place a( Olaki At a meeting of the members of the Otaki Maori Racing Club it was decided to have the win and place system of betting at the race meeting to be held on November 25. The course is in splendid order, having an excellent sole of grass, and owners and trainers should be well pleased with its condition.