TRACK & STABLE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20109, 1 December 1939, Page 3

TRACK & STABLE

YOURS TRULY LEAVES RICCARTON HORSES TRIP TO ELLERSLIL HIGH CASTE'S EARNINGS By “Trenton” Yours Truly is to be shipped to Sydney this week. For Ellerslie The following Riccarton horses have been booked to make the trip to Ellerslie:—Paper Slipper, Wild Talk, Great Swoop, Doria, Spartan, Moorsotis, Stylist and Omapo. Attractive Prizes During the four days of the Melbourne Cup meeting the Victoria Racing Club gave £36,450 for 25 races, an average of £1458 a race. The best stakes in England are those provided at Ascot. At the June meeting this year there were 28 races run during the four days, for which £68,330 was distributed, an average of £2440 a race. Owners contributed £19,930 by way of forfeits at the Ascot meeting. Rapid Rise Night Eruption, who in a matter of a few hours advanced from success in hack class to success in open company, is a mare of sound and interesting 'breeding. She is toy Nightmarch out of Molten, and the two wins alluded to were achieved at Otaki during the week-end. Night Eruption was bred by Mr. G. A. Kain. Her dam, Molten, bred toy Mr. J. M. Samson, is by Paper Money, whose blood is proving valuable in New Zealand pedigrees, from Lava, by Solferino from Formless, by Multiform from Dreamer, by Mostyn from Moorooroo, by Trenton from Nightmare, by Panic from imported Evening Star. Those familiar with New Zealand racing in the last two or three decades will recognise this as very solid breeding right back to Multiform, and those who have delved still deeper will recall that the Evening Star family has produced numerous good horses, many of whom have earned fame as jumpers.

Through Dreamer, Night Eruption is related to Bon Reve and Havering. Through Formless (the dam of Saxon Saint), she is related to Clarion Call and Kaiwaka. Formless Is the granddam of Paper Slipper.

Dreamer was imported to New Zealand by Mr. G. G. Stead. Her ancestor, Panic, left good stayers in Australia and great jumpers; in fact, as a sire of jumpers, he left a name which will be almost imperishable.

Night Eruption did not beat a good field at Otaki, but she won her races decisively, and, though small, she is a smart galloper.

A Creditable Record

Tile dual Derby winner Reading has been put aside and will not reappear until the autumn. Some tempting offers have been made for him, but his owner states that money will not buy him. Reading has contested 18 races to date for six wins, four seconds, and four thirds, and his stake earnings amount to £11,921. His record is as follows: At Two Years. £ Third Rosehill Park . Juvenile Stakes, 4J furlongs, 8.5 .. 15 First Canterbury Park Two-year-old Handicap, five fur--8.7 HI First Rosehill Nursery Handicap, 4J furlongs, 8.11 . • •• HO Third A.J.C. December Stakes, five furlongs, 8.5 125 First Rosehill Juvenile Stakes, 4J furlongs, 8.12 .. • • HO Unplaced Warwick Farm Fairfield Handicap, six furlongs, 8.7 First A.J.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes, seven furlongs, 8.10 — 2955 Second A.J.C. Champagne Stakes, six furlongs, 9.6 .. 400 At Three Years. Unplaced Ilobartville Stakes, seven furlongs, 8.10 .. .. Unplaced’ Chelmsford Stakes, nine furlongs, 8.2 .. • • Second Rosehill Guineas, nine furlongs, 8.5 105 Second Hawkesbury Clarendon Stakes, nine furlongs, 7.9 .. 70 First A.J.C. Derby, 14 miles, 8.10 3800 Second Caulfield Guineas, one mile, 8.5 . . . . • • • ■ 420 Third Caulfield Stakes, nine furlongs, 7.11 .. • - • ■ 100 Third W. S. Cox Plate, nine furlongs and a half, 7.11 .. ■ - 100 First Victoria Dc: by, 1£ miles, 8.10 ~ . .. 2500 Unplaced Melboui ie Cup, two miles, 7.7 Total - .£11,291 High Caste’s Figures High Caste’s place record over practically the same period of racing is as follows: — £ At Two Years. Third Auckland (N.Z.) Welcome Stakes .. • ■ • - • • 20 Won Auckland (N.Z.) Cambria Handicap 200 Won Auckland (N.Z.) 9.N. Foral Stakes .. .. • ■ • • 600 Won Auckland (N.Z.) Royal Stakes 250 First V.A.T.C. Alma Stakes .. 315 First V.R.C. Sires’ Produce .. 2655 First Ascotvale Stakes .. . • 1050 Second A.J.C. Sires’ Produce .. 600 First A.J.C. Champagne . - 1900 At Three Years. . First Hoba ,-tville Stakes .. • • 600 First Rosehill Guineas .. •• ( >3O Third Clarendon Stakes ..' • • 20 Second A.J.C. Derby • • • • First Craven Plate •• •• H 25 First Clibborn Slakes . . « ■ • 520 First Caulfield Guineas .. • • 2100 First Caulfield Stakes .. • • 700 Second Victoria Demy . . • • *OOO First (dead-heat) Linlithgow Stakes .. .. • • • • 450 First C. B. Fisher Plate .. • - 700 £16,355