Sporting

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 19 November 1927, Page 2

Sporting

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RACING FIXTURES Nov. 19—Levin R.C. Nov. 23—-Aslihurst-Pohangiua 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—Woodville8 —Woodville J.C. TAKAPLNA ACCEPTANCES. Auckland, Nov. J 6. The following acceptances have been received for the Takapuuar Jockey Club s: meeting:— Melrose Stakes, 1 furlongs.—Orchus, Glen Maree, The immigrant, , Nola, Knight, Whaka Kmg, Ahi Noaro, f’ Inter, loung Pretender. Brampton, Zane Grey, Bannock, Valsier, Kyngzone, 'Wyoming, Marble King Orbit, Bombardier, Pompeous, The Lover, Scaramouche, Ainos, Ponticus, Double Mint, Air King, Bright Comet, Ash Tray, Culgie, Diamond Queen. White Light. Prince Lupin, Josie Melville, Frowning Beauty, Fane, Tidal. Restaurant, Saucy Lass, Tiri High Weight, 1 mile 3 furlongs and 40 yards. —Wedding March 10.5, Urall.a 10.1, Kamehameha, Quinvardia 9.13, Gold Rain 9.11, Levenside 9.10, Slump, Potoanui, Red Comet 9.8, Lord Thurnham, Bold Front 9.5, Daddy's Girl, Kendal 9.3, Karamu, Poteen 9.0.

Borough Handicap. 7 furlongs.Branson 9.0. Hipo 8.7. Dav Guard, true Blood, In the Shade 8.5, New Moon, Scat 7.13, Tinaltoa 7.10. Awa rero. Quincoma 7.9, Serang 7.6,

Archeen, High Pitch 7.4, Te Koroke 7.3, Arch Opal, Archibald. Eh Tinii, Ned Kelly, Namutere, Queen Comet, Rarakau 7.0.

Alison Cup. 1 mile 3 furlongs 40 yards Transformer 8.9, Eden Hall 8.6, King Lu Valkon, Master Doon 8.3. Mint Leaf 8.1. Llandudno 8.0, Royal Mint 7.12, Desert Glow 7.9, Phaola 7.6. Papatu 7.4, Wedding March. Golden Krist 7.0.

Cambria Handicap, 5 furlongs.— Prodice 8.13, Potodawn 7.13. Town Planner, Sir Mond 7.9, Red Lion, Nankin Blue 7.7, Catonian. Katarena 7.5. Volimond, White Wings 7.4, Mochau. The Begum 7.3, Mauriaena. Section, Mon Star. Coruscate. Lady Mestor, Lucy Rose 7.0

Takapuna Plate, 7 furlongs.— Royal Doulton. Antrim Boy, Judge’s Box. War Officer. Subdivision, Lady Robinson. Abbey Day, Value. Dimmer, King Arch. Town Bard, Abbess, ■Modest Boy Miss I’otoa. Macroom. Carinthia, Golden Wedding. Miss Mercia. Ti Tree. Whakarite, Speechless, Storm Fiend. King Peg. Orchus, Mervette Whnkn King, Saucy Lass. Master Noel, Ynaqui, La Roma, Takutama. I’miui Handicap, 1 mile and 1 fur-long.-Baby Bun 9.0, Hlingar 8 8, Quinvardia 8.7, Highflown Golden Wedding 8.6. Acushla 8.4, Desert Knight. Always 8.3, Nassock. Auri?ulus 8.2. Taurimu 8.0, Bold Front 7.13. Piet 7.11, Bannock 7.10, Luxurious. Cynthia. Prince Lupin Salamander. Saucv Lass 7.7. Cheltenham Handicap. 6 furlongs. — Aussie 9.11, Nnncv Leo 8.8. Paganelli 8.6. Dave 8.9 High Finance 7 8. Archeen 7.4. Wnltzcr 7.1. Autmnno. N'astori, Major Ahbcy 7.0 HANDICAPPER for DI'NEDIN Dunedin, Nov. 18. Mr. Joseph Higgins, of Mosgiel, has lieen appointed handicapper to the Dunedin Jockey Club AUSTRALIAN CLIPPINGS, Glutton on Straw, Harry Butler, who trains Silvius, has not been exactly lucky in Melbourne during the last few months. Besides leading in the second horse in the Melbourne Cup he also trained Biskra, who finished second to Gothic in the last Newmarket. A rather curious misfortune happened to Biskra, which may have cost him the race. Just at the time the gelding was to leave Adelaide for Melbourne, Butler became ill. Biskra went without him to a strange stable for a week. Anxious to do him well, the deputy-trainer provided him with an extra choice bed of straw the first night. Next morning he was horrified to see that the gelding had scoffed most of it. Of course, this was quite out of order, and Biskra took some days to get over the effects of his gluttony. His preparation was interfered with, and possibly accounted for his drift in the market, as he had been One of the first horses backed for the race. Gloaming had the same omnivorous taste, and Mason, to check it, bedded the old champion on shavings. Another Richmond, There is another three-year-old Richmond in the field. The success of Agrion in the New Zealand Derby is sure to raise many an argument as to what might have been if he had uot gone wrong in Sydney. With the Mason touch on him, which Australian trainers have had such good cause to respect the Limond colt would probably nave been able to ioin in the thrilling finish of the A,J.C. Derby. Agrion’s time was one-fifth of a second slower than Trivalve made in his Derbies, and although it was registered on a notoriously fast track, and times are delusive for purposes of comparison, it at least suggests the colt is top-class. . There is a chance that Trivalve and Agrion will meet in the A.J.C. St. Leger. Mason has never yet been in Sydney with horses for an autumn meeting, but a year or two ago he was kept away only through a shipping strike disorganising the steamer service. Now, unless he considers Agrion a stayer, he is not likely to throw down the gage to Trivalve, as good money is to be won in New Zealand at Easter time. Dangerous Bandages.

For years Sydney stipendiary stewards have insisted that no horse shall be allowed to wear in a race bandages which are not sewn on to its legs. Racegoers will remember the trouble which occurred at Randwick half a dozen years ago because the New Zealand stayer Duo was not allowed to run in a race with bandages which were held on his legs only by safety pins, and how the trainer in high dudgeon took his horse home.

It was rightly held by the stewards that the pinned-on bandages were apt to become undone and cause a smash in a race. The practice of stitching on bandages has since been sedulously observed until yesterday at Rosehill, the eagle eye of Mr. Timperley, the assistant steward, noticed Cawnpore as he walked out of the saddling paddock with pinned bandages on both forelegs. The gelding was brought back and the offending bandages were quickly stripped off. When he did his preliminary Cawnpore was obviously stiff in front. The delay caused the gelding to be late at the post, for which the starter fined him £2. Cawnpore finished last in his race, and, moreover, pulled up lame.

Fast Half-miles. “The fastest half-mile I’ve ever timed,” Mr. F. W. Heath, the official timekeeper of the V.R.C., is reported to have said after Amounis had won the Linlithgow Stakes. He clocked Amounis to run the last four in 46J. If fractional times were taken offi-

cially in the same way at Randwick there would be some remarkable gallops on record. When Windbag was in his prime he was unofficially timed to run the last four in two weights for-age races in 47 (how these Magpie horses can travel when they are unwinding a sprint). An even faster half-mile was credited to Beauford the day he defeated Eurythmic in the Autumn Stakes. Who will readily forget how Mr. Mackay’s gelding, just after they had gdue out of the straight, streaked lengths ahead of bis rival? Beauford’s pace was terrific and he is privately reported to have run four furlongs in the middle of the race in 46. The actual half-mile record for Australasia is 45, which Gloaming ran to win a race at Trentham, Wellington, in 1921. Even if the old champion was helped by a following wind, which so often prevails at Wellington, he was not under full steam, as Beauford. Windbag and Amounis were .'.hen the watch was put on them, and that makes his four in 45 the more remarkable,

On Amounis's performance, “Pilot” comments as follows: “Mr. Heath stated that the final half-mile of the Linlithgow Stakes was run in 46Jsec. Presumably Mr. Heath timed’ from the leader, Fujisan, and, as he was three lengths ahead of Amounis commencing the final half-mile, the latter did the distance in about 46jsec.”

Hartly Rearing An interesting story has cropped up which is a rather unusual aftermath to the victory of Textile in the Caulfield Cup a fortnight ago. Textile, who was born and bred on the far west coast of South Australia, hails from the Glenross stud of Mr. W. H. Schlink, one of the youngest and most enthusiastic breeders in the State. This young man has sent scores of winners from his stud, which is situated in limestone country, and where stallions, mares and foals are free to wander over limitless areas of country, over stony ridges and across arid plains. This

"back to Nature” curriculum has resulted in some of the hardiest horses in Australia coming from Glenross, and it is generally agreed in Adelaide that, owing to the early strength gained in the open spaces of the west coast, a Green Seal seldom breaks down. A few hours before the Caulfield Cup was run a well-known Adelaide sportsman was at Glenross. After inspecting some of the stock there, he purchased a full-brother to Textile for an Adelaide sportsman. Later in the day the breeder and the agent listened in to the result of the Cup. which was won by Textile.

Lucky Sixpence. Luck has brought relief to a destitute family in South Melbourne.

A month ago Policewoman Davidson made a newspaper appeal for money to help to pay the funeral expenses of Douglas Power, 10 years old, who was killed by a car. The Powers were selling the little furniture they had to pay for the boy’s burial, and the father, mother “and family of nine were destitute. One of the boys then found work in a factory, where ten boys clubbed together to buy a ticket in a sweep on the Cup, sixpence each. Young Power had sixpxence for his fare home, but he gave his mates the sixpence and walked. The boys’ ticket has won, and there is now coming to them £413 each. Thus Far.

She was ringing up a friend about a dance party, when she found herself listening to the conversation of two men who apparently knew quite a lot about horses. “I would advise you,” one of them was saying, “to back Trivalve, Silvius or .”

Though she was listening eagerly, the girl could not catch the name of the last-mentioned horse. Simulating as near as she could, a man’s voice, she said:;

“What was the name of the last one?”

There was a pause. Then came the answer, decisively; “Stickybeak 1”

Tip that Slipped. Just another little one about the Cup. A lady keen on spotting the Big Winner awoke on Cup morning after dreaming that someone had carelessly splashed the floor with a large patch of grease. Straight to the racing columns she turned and searched the entries through. After long scanning she heaved a sigh, and handed her son a pound note. “Put it on Thracian,” she said, resignedly, “it’s the nearest thing I can find to Greece.”

Winning Owners. As Trivalve won the Victoria Derby in addition to the Melbourne Cup, his owner, Mr. E. E. D. Clarke, finished the V.R.C. meeting by winning an amount greater by more than £lO,OOO than the next on the list. The only other stake winner Mr. Clarke had at the meeting was Mistral who ran second in the November Nursery, for which she received £lOO. The total amount won by Mr. Clarke, including the £2OO, which was the value of the cup trophy, was £14,73-1. In winning the Melbourne Stakes and C. B. Fisher Plate and running second in the Melbourne Cup, Silvius credited his owner, Sir Sidney Kidman, with £4291. Vaals won for Mr. E. Moss a being the first prize in the a Stakes and second prize in the Linlithgow Stakes.

A Confiding Bookie. At the Melbouane City Court recently, Frank Robinson, a Melbourne bookmaker, was charged with having obtained credit for £1750 under false pretences from Albert Neville, also a bookmaker.

Robinson, who has just returned from abroad, is alleged to have told Neville to put two £lOOO bets on two horses on Derby day in his name, stating that he had money at Thos. Cook and Sons ’tourist agency. Neville, according to the evidence, laid the bets. Both horses lost and when he applied to Robinson he had only £250 to pay the £2OOO liability. Neville took out a warrant for Robinson’s arrest on Thursday and left for Sydney on Friday. Detective Lee executed the warrant on Saturday. A remand was granted until November 29. Bail was fixed at £5OO.

DIVOTS. (Dug by “The Delver.”)

First day handicaps for Feilding appear on Monday next and acceptances are due on Thursday. Nominations for Dunedin and for Taumarunui have to be in by Friday.

It may be remembered that T. Metcalf, who is i-eturning to the North Island after some years’ residence in Otago, came out from England with George Price, and was associated with his stable for some considerable time, as a rider.

The Hawera trainer J. Fryer has tired of Bevis for the present, and the Elysian gelding has been turned out. Bevis had undoubted pace, but did not always show it in public. * * Mery Damon, who has had a most strenuous career since he first appeared in public as a two-year-old. has been sent home to his owner for a well-deserved spell.

It is now said that Reremoana's heel was giving O. Cox some troublee at Riccarton. and this may have had something to do with his poor showing in the Jockey Club Handicap.

T. Lloyd, who trains Mr R. A. McKenzie’s team, halted at Palmerston North on his return from Riccarton, and will train at Awapuni for the next three months at least. There is a possibility that the Woodville trainer will become domiciled at that centre.

The imported mare Celerity II won the ten-furlong Wfhton Cup on Wednesday with something to spare As a daughter of Grainsborough, now that she is being tried over a bit of a distance she ma- go on winning. The well-known jumper Sir Rosebery, winner of the Great Northern Steeplechase in 1924 and of both the Great Northern jumping events in 1925, has been brought in again by his owner-trainer. W, Garrett. The Sir Knox—Merrie Rose gelding is reported to be verv big in condition, and is only being hacked about at the present time.

Mister Gamp figures apjong the acceptors for the Hack Hurdles to be run at the Ashhurst-Pohangina Meeting next week. The Awapuni-train-ed gelding is reported to be jumping well in his schooling tasks, while his pace should enable him to put up a good showing among the jumpers.

» « • The Solefrino gelding Booster has rejoined D. P. Wilson's stable at Wingatui. Booster was originally selected for his present owners bv Mr J. Richardson, who placed him in Wilson’s charge to be knocked into racing shape prior to being sent over to the West Coast. Booster has proved a great bargain at the 250 guineas paid for him.

According to a Sydney writer, although True 8100 ’ has returned to New Zealand, there is every chance of his being sold to go to Australia. Agrion’s two-year-old sister. White Wings, who returned with True Blood, failed in Australia, but she is selected to do better in the autumn. An Australian tried to buy her. but the price was too high. Royal Blood was left in Sydney by Mr Scholium.

White Wings has been handicapped for the juvenile event on the opening 'lay of the Takapuna Meeting next week. The filly has four pounds above the minimum, and with the experience she gained in Australia she should have every opportunity. White Wings showed some pace in her races on the other side, so that, after Agrion’s Derby win, her - New Zealand appearance will be watched with interest.

The Railway Department has been in communication with the Racing Conference in connection with the cost of transporting horses to race meetings. Lj is proposed that in future the rates for horses travelling by express trains will be 16s for the first ten miles and 6Jd for each additional mile. The charge for extra engine-power is to be cancelled.

The Quin Abbey gelding Stormy, has done well since his arrival at Riccarton. and if he regains the form he showed last season it is probabh he will accompany Limerick to Sydney later on. Stormy has done particularly well in Sydney, and his successive victories around the Newcastle district will not be forgotten bv backers or bookmakers if he makes the trip to Rand wick in the autumn.

A day or two back a note in this column gave the breeding or the northern gelding Furore as being by Depredation—Kilwinning. A “Tribune’’ subscriber kindly points out that, this involves a biological impossibility. as Kilwinning was a stallion. The par was incautiously adopted from an Auckland paper, and none of the reference records mention Furore’s name. Probably his dam was a mare by Kilwinning. the Great Northern Derby winner of 1910.

The three-year-old Auckland filly Ti Tree, notes the Auckland “Sun,” strolled home in a six-furlong hack race at Trentham four weeks ago, and since then she has been resting on her laurels. 1 Ti Tree is engaged m the Takapuna Plate next week, and with the 8.0 that horses of her age are called upon to carry she should be a difficult proposition for her opponents.

Outside of Ti Tree, says the same exchange, there are three other recent winners engaged in the Takapuna Plate. These are Modest Boy Judge’s Box and Miss Pota. and the seven-furlong jorney will suit all. suited by the seven furlongs journev. Modest Boy i s just the type for a race of this sort. Miss Potoa won a division race at Te Rapa last month, and again at Whangarei on Saturday she won in splendid fashion. She is a fine galloper, and on her showings this season she cannot be ruled out from the hack classic. The surprising part about her latest success was the fine pr[oe she was allowed to pay.

From the same source: Having his first race of the season. Antrim Boy starting at an outside price, finished third 1 to Nancy Lee and High Finance in the open sprint the first day ot the Thames meeting at Ellerslie, and thus allowed that he retains the pace that made him such a formidable opponent twelve months ago. At Ellerslie on Tuesday morning Antrim Bay went a very fast half-mile, so that he must be a4ded to the list of possibles for next week’s Takapuna Plate. W. H. Patterson has the Some Boy II gelding in splendid order for the late spring and summer racing.

On the opening day of the Auckland' Spring Meeting Aussie beat Paganelli at a difference of 131 b, but there was only a neck between the pair, and the rest well back. In the Cheltenham Handicap at Takapuna next week Aussie has to concede Paganelli 191 b, and as both horses have improved since their last meeting, this adjustment should very nearly bring them together, says an Auckland writer. However, despite Paganelli’s defeat by Valkon at l'e Rapa a month ago, the three-vear-old will be prefered by many to Aussie, and indeed he will probably start favourite.

The record put up by Air L. Seton Otway’s mare Persis. who is located on her owner's farm at Kiwitahi, says a Hamilton writer, is a hard one to beat, when it is taken into account that this matron, until quite lecently, was the sole member of the stud. Eight vears ago Persis dropped a filly foal to Lucullus. which was named Lady Lois. Ths following year a filly foal by the same sire died. These were followed yearly in succession by Tuahine and Nucleus (Lucullus). The Fox (Romeo). Roval Duke (Tea Tray), a yearling by Tea Tray and a foal now at foot by Day Comet. This year the mare is visiting the imported sire Lackham. All the above-named progeny except The Fox have raced successfully. Lady Lois defeated Epitaph and Tuahine ed a good_ performer in Father's Voice. Nucleus has returned solid dividends on several occasions for wins and second placings, and Royal Duke has also opened his winning account at substantial odds. The Fox is stated to be giving great promise of a successful career. It is interesting to note that Persis herself never raced.

There is on the part of New Zealand a reluctance to be generalised with Australia and Tasmania as Australasia. writes “Sentinel” in the Dunedin “Times.” One could, however. hardlv resent the inclusion 11 it meant that the King’s Cup was to be run for in the Dominion as well as in the Commonwealth. As a matter of fact, it seems to have been an oversight on the part of His Majesty King George to nave left out loyal New Zealand when deciding to give u gold cup which will be every sportsman’s greatest ambition to place on his sideboard. Is it right to add that at least once in the long-ago the old three-mile Australian Champion Race was run in New Zealand, with Australian horses taking part?

It seems to have escaped official notice, says the same writer, that the Auckland Racing Club has attached a condition to its programmes which overrides the Rules of Racing It will be remembered that only two horses started in the Clifford Plate, and that the club had to be forced by appeal to the Racing Conference to P“v third money to Mr J. S. Barrett, the owner of the winner. Count Cavour. The Auckland Racing Club has since attached a condition to its programme that in similar circumstances third monev will not be paid. Another case has cropped up in connection with the Waikato Hunt Club’s Meeting. A racing club should not be allowed to attach conditions to any race which overide the Rules of Racing. Rule 17 of part VI states that: “Except as otherwise specially provided in these rules, no deduction shall be made from the stakes as advertised.’’

The unclaimed otalisator dividends of the Australian Jockey Club for meetings at Randwick and Warwick farm during the 1926-27 season amounted to £9OO. This s uip has been distributed amongst charitable institutions in Sydney.

Like Rov Re n d at the recent New Zealand Cup Meetin" S. Davidson, the crack Sydney jockey, went through the latest Melbourne Cup Meeting without a winning mount, which shows that even the most capable rider can strike a bad patch. Prior to this occasion it must be a long time since four days’ successive riding did not return Davidson at least one win.

The Nassau—Brayton gelding Affirm (known in New Zealand as Witness Box) has been racing at the big Victorian meetings with decided illluck, having several minor placings, including second in the Caulfield <

to his credit without a win. It was only by the merest shave that he missed the chief money for the £2500 Williamstown Cup last week, being beaten only half a head by imported Star d’Or in a desperate finish resulting in a time record (2.31) for the course.

Windbag’s full brother, Bicelor (Magpie—Charleville), is to be offered at auction on December 22nd. At the recent V.R.C. Meeting. Bicolor dead-heated Eridanus for the Hotham Handicap, and half-way down the straight was a place possibility for the Melbourne Cup. in which he eventually finished fifth. Mi th so much to recommend him, there should be some competition for Bicolor who as a yearling, was sold for 1600gns.' SYDNEY “SUN” CABLES. CARSLAKE RIDES IN S.A. London, Nov. 11. “Brownie” Carslake. the ex-Aus-tralian jockey, has left for South Africa to ride the Derby horse Crossbow in Johannesburg at Christinas. EARLE SANDE SUSPENDED. New York, Nov. 12. Earl Sande, the famous jockey who rode Zev in the race with the English Derby winner Papyrus, was indefinitely suspended at Pimplico racecourse for crowding and fouling Reigh Count, thus preventing that horse from winning the Pimlico Futurity. Sandos’ license was alsS revoked by the Maryland Association, anu thia will have the effect of ruling him off every important track in America and Mexico.