TRACK & STABLE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20101, 22 November 1939, Page 9

TRACK & STABLE

TAURANGI'S FORM STAMINA IMPROVING SALE OF TRENCH FIGHT DESERT SUN UNLUCKY By “Trenton” Taurangi’s form has been good of late. Her win at, the Waikato meeting was a solid performance and she finished on at the right end. Prior to I her victories at Stratford and Te j Rapa, she had a Thompson Handicap to her credit and was a fine sprinter. Her stamina is evidently improving with age. and it would not be surprising to see her taking a prominent part in the finish of some of the big handicap events this season. Additions To Team Tiie Ellersiie trainer J. ID. Kemp added to his team last week, for he has now entered into partnership in the ownership of Bronze Emerald, who was formerly owned by his brother, the late Mr. W. Kemp. He has also leased Orient Dawn. His mare, Jolly Broney by Kilbroney from Jolly Gay, a sister to Gay Broney, recently foaled a colt to Jovial Son. who was imported from Australia last season by Messrs. J. and J. Paterson, who formerly owned and raced that good horse Surveyor. Both Jolly Broney and Mahkill. by Kilbroney from Mavcelish, who desends from the same family, are to be mated with Safari, the sire of Globe Trotter and Enrich, who are full brothers. Safari is now located at Mr. E. P. Grimmond's stud at Otahuhu. Te Money is to be mated with Chatsworth, recently imported from England by Mr. H. W. Burch, of Rotorua. Trench Fight Sold After many inquiries during Inc last few months, including three during the recent race meeting at Riccarton, Trench Fight has found a new owner, the trustees of the late Sir Charles Clifford having disposed of him to Mr. W. Stubbs, a new patron of C. C. McCarthy’s stable. Trench Fight is a six-year-old by Winning Hit from Scrimmage, and started racing as a three-year-old. He quickly ran to good form and was a close second to Wild Chase in the New Zealand Derby. After that he made his name chiefly through his deeds in mile races .the Jockey Club Handicap at Riccarton falling to him at three and five years. Since he ran second to Queen of Song last February, he has been a consistent disappointment, although his fourth in the Jockey Club Handicap this month suggested a return to form. It is probable that he will star! racing for his new owner at the summer meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club Owner Trains Dictate A. McAulay, the Riccarton trainer, has parted company with the six-year-old Dictate, as Mr. M. O’Brien, Iho owner, has decided to train ihe Chief Ruler gelding himself. McAulay had Dictate for about four years ancl with him secured 11 races and 24 minor placings. His form for a long time has been consistent,, but very tantalising. lie has not won since the Motukarara spring meeting Inst year, although no lias been placed 12 times Unlucky Novice A novice that should be well worth keeping in mind from now on is Desert Sun. He was having his first race in Ihe maiden event at Levin and but for running off the course i would have been very hard to beat. He is a three-year-old by Acre and races in the same interests as Flying Acre. Flammarion Leased Flammarion has been leased from Mr. McCullough by Messrs. Thorburn and Trevor, and carried the Colonel Bogey colours at Levin on Saturday. He has gone into C. W. New’s stable. Jumper To Return Baldric, who has been turned out for some months, is to be taken in hand again shortly. When in training previously Baldric displayed a fair amount of promise as a jumper and has won both over hurdles and steeplechase fences. Successful Sire The stock of Foxbridge are racing prominently ancl on the first day at Waikato they won three races. The two-year-old winner. Lou Rosa, is a brown gelding out of Lucy Rose, and is the first foal of,his dam, a mare by Lucuilus from Autumn Rose, by Soult. Cornish and Proud Fox are both three-year-old geldings. Cornish is out of Miss Egypt, by Egypt—Pourparler, by Finland—Gossip, the dam of Bobrikoff and Tctc-a-Tctc. Proud Fox is out of Gazelia .and is a halfbrother to the Grand National Hurdles winner, Huntiquc. Up to date the FoXbridcs, the oldest of which arc three-year-olds, have won 14 races, and been placed 13 times for £2129 in stakes. Owners Appreciated It So anxious were English owners ancl trainers to run their horses Ilia 1 at Newmarket, the first meeting held after a seven weeks’ lapse following Uto outbreak of war, no fewer than 169 horses contested seven races on the opening day. The main event was the Cambridgeshire Handicap, which for the first lime in the century of its existence was run in two divisions, having drawn 94 acceptors. The first division was won by the Irish-bred. Gyroscope, and the second by Oriel)-1 alquc, owned by Lord Duffin. i