THE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 17 November 1927, Page 2

THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES

Nov. 16, 17—Winton J.C. Nov. 19—Levin R.C. Nov. 23—Ashhurst-Poliangina R.C. Nov. 26, 28—Takapuna J.C. Nov. 30, Dec. I—Feilding J,C. Dec. 2, 3—South Canterbury J.C. Dec. 7, B—Woodville J.C. WOODVILLE DISTRICT JOCKEY CLUB. NOMINATION DATE. Horse owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for all events of the Woodville District Jockey Club’s summer meeting will close with the secretary, Mr. W. A Lyon, on Friday, November 18, at 9 p.m. LIMERICK’S RECORD. £23,813 IN STAKES. A par went the rounds after Limerick's success in the Stead Gold Cup on Saturday last that the stake for that event took his winnings over the £25 000 mark. From the following detailed record, for which we are indebted to the' Christchurch “Daily Press,” it would appear that Ibis is not correct. The victory of Limerick in the G. G. Stead Goid Cup nt Riecarton on Saturday last, says the “Press.” probably marked his final appearance in New Zealand as a four-year-old, as he is not to be engaged at the Amckland Summer Meeting, but will be taken on his-fourth trip to Australia at the end of January to compete at the autumn meetings in ami around Sydney. As various estimates of his winnings to elate have beer, circulated, the following authentic record will bo read with interest:— AT TWO YEARS. £ First Dunedin Champagne .. 525 Second C.J.C. Champagne .. 160 First C.J.C. 34th Challenge .. 560 First Manawatu Sires’ Produce 350 Total £1595 AT THRfiE YEARS. £ First Roschin Carlingford .. 176 Second Hobartville Stakes .. 200 First Chelmsford Stakes .... 1017 Second A.J.C. Derby 1600 Second Craven Plate 600 Second Mooney Valley Cox Plate 150 Third V.R.C. Derby 500 First Rawson Stakes, Boschill 170 Second Chipping Norton Stakes 200 First A.J.C. St. Leger 2484 Second Sydney Cup 1200 First Cumberland Stakes .... 1480 First A.J.C. Plate 1472 Breeder’s premiums, A.J.C. Autumn 325 Total 11,874 AT FOUR Y’EARS. £ First Warwick Stakes 740 First Chelmsford Stakes .... 1043 First Hill Stakes 589 First Spring Stakes and breeders’ premium 19(55 Second Metropolitan Handicap 1200 First Craven Plate and breeder’s premium 2337 Second Randwick Plate 500 Ist Champion Plate, Trentham 850 First Canterbury Cup 560 First G. G. Stead Gold Cup .. 560 Total 10,344 Grand total 23,813 In view of the possibility of Limerick seriously challenging the record of stake earnings credited to Gloaming over his period of racing, it is interesting to compare Limerick’s total to date with that won by Gloaming in the corresponding period of his career. Gloaming did not start as a two-year-old, at which age Limerick collected £1595. The following table covers the period cited:— Limerick. Gloaming £ £ At two years .. 1,595 — At three years .. 11,874 12,176 At four years (up to N.Z. Cup Meeting) .... 10,344 3,582 23,813 15,758 Gloaming won the Islington Plate (£525 and the Royal Stakes (£700) at the Summer Meeting of the Auckland Racing Club, and this completed his four-year-old racing. Limerick will not be a competitor at tho coming Auckland Meeting, but will have a big campaign in front of him at the Australian Autumn Meetings, and if all keeps well with him on his fourth trip across the Tasman, he sliquld have a substantial advantage over Gloaming when entering upon his Ove-year-old career. Mr Greenwood’s chiinipioii seemed £56110 sit that age £5865 at six years, £4238 at seven years, £2205 at eight years, anil £8179 at nine years, his aggregate winnings being £43,100 from 57 Hist, uiae seconds, and once unplaced (fell

at barrier) out of 67 public appearances.

It is appropriate at this stage to mention tho stake-winning records of the- ten most famous Australians, as under:—

Stakes. Ist. 2nd. 3rd Won

DIVOTS. (Dug by “The Delver.”)

To-morrow (Friday) are due Takffpnnii acceptances, by 5 p.m.. and Woodville nominations, by 9 p.m., the telegraph office closing at 8 p.m.

Weights for the first day’s events at the Feilding Meeting are due on Monday next.

The handicaps for the Auckland Cup and Railway Handicap are due to make their appearance on December 2nd.

R. Reed had an unusual experience at Riecarton. He went through the four days of the fixture without one winning ride.

The southern horseman T. Metcalf left Riecarton for Wellington on Tuesday, with a view to trying his fortune in the North Island. Mr Lionel G. Clare, the owner of the three-year-old gelding Merry Mint, who has been in Sydney and Melbourne to see, his horse race in the A.J.C and Victoria Derbies, returned by the Ulimaroa on Tuesday. Dame Straitlace last week produced a bay filly foal to Solferino. and is to visit Arrowsmith this season.

Hawera track, reports credit Denier. Bonogne, and Euphonium with doing smart work.

F. D. Jones has taken over First Sight (Gay Lad —Snapshot) from G. Reed, who has had charge of the gelding since Jones left for Sydney in July last. * ft » Mr H. A. Knight stated at Riccarton on Saturday that Comely was proving an admirable foster-mother to Limerick’s brother, the foal whose dam, Medley, died when he was a few days old. Tile Woodville Club evidently expects bumper fields, for it announces that in the event of any races having to be divided the stakes will he increased 50 per cent, for those races.

Curtain has furnished into a Tinelooking filly and she has been hitting out in very promising style lately. The Thespian—Cowl filly is likely to make rood later on.

Miss New Zealand has been recommissioned by trainer W. Patterson, of Ellerslie. The four-year-old sister to Erie has grown somewhat since she was last seen at headquarters, and is now a fine big mare.

At the conclusion of Saturday’s racing at Riecarton, Booster was handed over by J. W. Jennings to the Wingatui trainer. D. P. Wilson, .inn., who will in future train the well-per-formed Solferino gelding.

Limerick will now have a spell for a couple of months, after which he will be got ready for another autumn trip to Australia in search of fresh honours in the valuable weight-for-age races which are to be won there.

Star Area has been schooled over the hurdles two or three times recently. and has shaped well enough to suggest that the Acre gelding will make good as a hurdler. He is engaged in the jumping events at Feilding.

Mask was given a let-up after his return from Trentham and freshened up nicely. He has built up well, and is now looking very solid. The son of Limond is receiving a special preparation for the Auckland Cup.

Rascal ran another good race in the Cressy Handicap on Saturday, and after being one of the leaders all the way only failed in the last fifty yards. On his form during the past week he looks likely to win some more stakes very soon. * * *

The five-furlong hack handicap at Levin next Saturday should provide a good gnmble. and post positions will be eagerly scanned. Speedy hacks and good beginners are numerous in the acceptance list, and it is safe to say that anything that misses the jump-out will be in hopeless trouble.

Aberfeldy, who ran disappointingly at the recent C.J.C. Meeting, has been turned out for a three months’ spell. His place in A. K. Wormnld’s stable has been filled by Bronstell, Who will be kept in commission nnti after the Christmas Meetings, and then given a respite until tho following season.

'l'he Ellerslie trainer A. M Roherrson Inis an addition to his team, having recently taken in hand the Comcilv Kir_ gcliling, Dress Cirelc. ll.' is non n..e ven's obi. anil has

his credit to date. Dress Circle has been off the scene for a considerable time.

Duke Abbey was an expensive failure in the Seymour Handicap at Riecarton on Saturday. The crack North Island hack, in spite of his big weight, was backed as though he were a certainty, but not being a good beginner, he was soon lost in the bunch, and never showed up prominently at anv stage of the race.

Centrepiece was well named at Riccarton, for his centrepiece was really aldermanic. He fined down from lay to day and has only to keep sound to go on and win. He is destined for the Auckland Cup Meeting, all being well, and if ho goes properly the opposite way round should fake a good deal of beating in any race selected for him. —“Vedette.”

Footfall, says a Christchurch exchange. is in great condition at present. and he has only got to retain his present form to be very hard to beat in the Auckland'Cup if started in that event. At Riecarton he was third in the New Zealand Oup. third in the Metropolitan Handicap, second in the Canterbury Cup,, and third in the Stead Memorial Gold Cup.

The Australian bred High Disdain is spoken of by a Wellington writer ns the makings of a useful two-year-old. Probably if he could have been raced on the second or third day at Riecarton he would have won on the last day, for he put up a great fight against the more seasoned Silver Rule. He is a big, bold customer, and racing and travelling should benefit him considerably. By the midsummer he should be approaching his best.

Though Freehold, the two-year-old brother to Tamatete, has had to be eased up, his trouble is not serious. His legs filled after a slight mishap in the paddock, the trouble shifting from the shoulder to the knee. Nothing else could be done but relieve him of his Trentham and Riccarton engagements, but he will he seen out nt Ellerslie at Christinas, nil being well.

When Tressilian captured the Kamo Handicap on the concluding day of the Wbangarei meeting he was having his first race since he ran unplaced in the Mangonui Handicap at the IVaipapakiiri autumn meeting last April. The Tressady gelding won the Kawakawa Cup in the season 1925-26. and that was his o:ny success during that season ou. 13 starts.

. Lysand,. fn i.cike bis next appearance in tin? Feilding Stakes. The son of Absurd Pennon Ims improved since the Wellington meeting, and it will not lie for want of condition if he docs not run a big race at Feilding. There are some very spoedv horses engaged in the Stakes, including Gascony, Limited. Kiosk. Pnleta, Silver Rule, Silvermine. I.y sander and others. It promises to be u very interesting race over the five furlongs. In addition to Lysander, Mr. Geo. Currie will be represented at Feilding bv Episode Curtain, and Covent Garden. The racing nt Auckland caused Covent Garden to lighten up considerably, but the Absurd—Cherry Mart gelding has freshened up again, and is now looking and going particularly well. — “Achilles” in Wanganui Herald.”

The Panmure mare. Mundane, galloped in excellent style with her stable-mate Laughing Prince, prior to the C.J.C. meeting, and on thnt form her prospects of winning a rnce at the fixture appeared bright. She ran much below her best form at her first start, but on Saturday last she ran a renlly good race into fourth place in the Fendalton Handicap, n race which she won as a three-year-old. Mandane should be greatly improved by the time the Auckland fixture rolls round, and she may pick up a race during the northern meeting.—“Mascot” in the Christchurch “Sun.”

The most consistent performer at the Cup meeting was the Catmint gelding Bennanee. The Connolly Handicap winner was saddled up for the New Zealand Cup, but after leading into the straight he finished a close fourth. In the Metropolitan Handicap, won by Te Monanui, he again finished well up in fourth place, while on the concluding day of the meeting he came with a great rush over the hist half furlong in the Fendalton Handicap, only to suffer defeat by a short head at the hands of Y’oma. Eennanee should soon he rewarded for his consistency, and he should prove a profitable horse to follow in the near future Ibid.

» » « The Paper Money mare, Countersign was never sighted in the race for tlie Stewards’ Handicap, but in the Fendalton Handicap on Saturday last she finished in great style to gain third place to Yoma. In the latter race Countersign was all over the track, and with a clear run she would have been difficult to dispose of. Soon after the start she was well up with the leaders, but five furlongs from home dropped back to a rear position. When making her run in the straight she was checked on two occasions, and did remarkably well to run third. Countersign is a vastly improved mare since she competed at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring meeting, and the first time she has conditions to suit her over a distance she will be extremely hard to beat.—lbid. • » • An Invercargill exchange is responsible for the report that a “syndicate” belonging to that town had been lucky enough to draw the second horse, Silvius, in one of the big Tasmanian “consultations” on the Melbourne Cup. thus securing a prize of £5,(100. This is not confirmed by the information issued from headquarters at Hobart. This shows that in neither of the two (1100,11(10 sweeps nor in any of the live £25,000 sweeps organised on that event, did a placed horse come Io the Dominion, excepting only, as already reported, the first horse. Trivalve. to two lucky Auckland ink.siora in the second big venture. In

that Silvius went to South Australia, and in the other to West Australia. Moreover, in each of these the second prize was £6,000, not £5,000.

Gloaming . 57 9 0 43,100 Heroic 21 11 4 d8 062 Eurythmic .... 30i 6 4 36,391 Windbag .... 18 7 3 35 949 David 20 15 3 31'410 Carbine .... 33 6 3 29,626 Spearfelt .... 9 0 7 28,173 Cetigne 19 18 12 27,206 Poitrel 15} 3 3 26 920 Whittier .... 17 16 3 26u98