SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 September 1924, Page 6

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

LATEST SCRATCHINGS

MISHAP TO CYPHER

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT SYDNEY, Sept, 9. Windbag lias been scratched for the Chelmsfoid Stakes and Cypher for Tattersall’s Spring Handicap. Trainer rice states that Cypher must have struck himself while running in the September Handicap, as the near foreleg subsequeujly filled slightly in the joint, so it- was thought best to ease up the training. He does not think it serious, and expects the horse to be back at work again in two or three days. The question of how the cessation of work is likely to affect Cypher’s chances for the Metropolitan is being discussed. In track work a number of leading New Zealanders are proving highly, satisfactory. Ballymena, starting slowly, covered a mile in lmin oOlsecs, the last half in oOlsec.

Nigger Minstrel pleased the onlookers by doing a mile in lmin 49sec. Gloaming did a mile, in lmin 49fsee., and Glentruin went the seven furlongs in lmin 38sec., none of the horses being ridden out.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By Maecenas.) At the - time of writing the Wanganui acceptances had not appeared, but indications point to the majority of. the fields being well up to former years. It is expected that His Excellency Lord Jellicoe will he present, at the Wanganui Jockey Club’s meeting on Thursday. Always a keen follower of racing, His Excellency will he much missed by'sportsmen of this Dominion.

When Father’s Voice won several races last season he ran in the colours of Viscountess Jellicoe, who held the son of Absurd on lease from Mr W. G. Stead,- but when this brilliant fellow ran second to Glentruin in the Warwick Stakes in Australia he carried the livery of his owner-breeder (Mr Stead).

Last season Father’s Voice showed exceptional pace over five furlongs, but after that he used: to tire badly, so it comes as a surprise to find Father’s Voice capable of beating the crack Australian two-year-old of last season in Heroic, also great sprinters like The Monk, Otaere and Braehead, all of which finished behind the New: Zealand representative in the Warwick Stakes.

. In Tanade.es, The Banker, and Shining Armour the Putiki Hack at Wanganui contains three promising three-year-olds. At the weights the two lastnamed may beat Tanadees if started.

Alaric showed such excellent form at Marton last week that he is certain of strong support if a runner at Wanganui. Possibly the unreliable Demand may give trouble if induced to do his best.

If a runner in the Maiden at Wanganui to-morrow Shut Eye null come in. for strong support, but while he is fast, it is doubtful whether he will beat Sky Blue, from T. F. Quinlivan’s- stable. Certainly the latter is the makings of a good one, and is> certain to do well this season.

Comical has the weight of a good horse in the Jumpers’ Flat at Wanganui, but' is a class above his opponents. Possibly the Gis-horne representative Hyrax will cause trouble to Comical, for when well Hyrax has a lot of pace and stays well, while he will have the additional advantage of H. Gray’s services.

A .particularly good lot of horses are at Wanganui to-morrow. After her

forward running at Marton, Diamond Ring will come in for a lot of support, and should run well, but if Winning Hit-can be induced to do his best he will take a power of beating, for when in the huiiiouf this fellow’ can gallop. Gloaming and Glentruin riiet twice last season. On the first occasion they met at Trentham in the Waterloo Stakes, when Gloaming (9.1) just beat Glentruin (9.8) hy inches, but just here it may be remarked that Gloaming was making an appearance after an absence of over a year from public racing. The second meeting between this great pair took place at the Wanganui autumn meeting, when Gloaming (9.0) at the top of his form had to do his best to. win by a nose from Glentrnin (8.11). True,- Gloaming clid not get a good -run, but nevertheless the English-bred mare is a great match for the soil of The Welkin over a six furlong course. With this in one’s mind, what an impossible task The Monk was set on Saturday last, wfjen in the Warwick Stakes, six furlongs, he was asked to carry the burden of 10.0 against 9.2 carried, by Glentruin. Great sprinter as Epinard is claimed to be, and acknowledging the French horse as the world’s best, which spine claim he is. it is very doubtful whether he could concede Glentruin 121 bif that mare were stripped at her best and the distance was not beyond six furlongs.