THE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 1 December 1927, Page 2

THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES Dec. 2, 3—South Canterbury J.O. Dec. 7, B—Woodville J.C, Dec. 10, 12 TAutnarunui R.C, Dec. 17—Oamuru J.C. Dec. 17—Waipa R.C. ' Dec. 26, 27—Dunedin J.O. Dec 26— Waipukurau J.C. Dec. 26, 27—Westland H.O. Dec. 26, 27—Taranaki J.C. Dec. 26, 27, 29— Manawatu R.C. Dec. 26, 28, Jan. 2 3—Auckland R C Dec. 30, 31. Jan 2—Greymouth J.C. Dec. 31, Jan. 2—Hawke's Bay J.C. Dec. 31, Jan. 2—Wairarapa R.C. Jan. 2—Waikouaiti R.C. Jan. 2—Wyndham R.C. Jan. 2, 3—Stratford R.C. Jan. 2, S-i-Maiton J.C. WOODVILLE RACES. ACCEPTANCES DUE TO MORROW Thorse-owners and trainers are reminded that acceptances for Ml lirst day's events of the Woodville District Jockey Club's meeting, including the Trial Plate, close with the secretary. Mr. \V. A. Lyon. to-, morrow (Friday), December 2, at, y p.m MARTON J.C. SUMMER MEETING Owners and trainers ara reminded that entries for all events at the Marton Jockey Club's Summer Meet ing (to Ixi held on Marton racecourse on Monday and Tuesday January ‘1 and 3, 1928) close on Friday, December 9, at 9 p.m. The full pro gramme is advertised in the New Zealand Referee. FEILDING’S FIRST DAY. Feilding, November 30. Beautiful weather prevailed for the first day of the Feilding races. There was a large attendance and the track was in perfect order. The totalisator handled £25.777. against £20,736 on the first day. last year. Late results:— Kowhai Hack, 7 furlongs,—First division: 1 Royal Acre (B. H. Morris) 1. 10 Mandarine 2, 7 Tone 3. Also ran : 11 Essential. 4 Lieutenant Bill, 9 Hypnotic, 6 Hanagra, 2 Fee Simple. 12 Lin Arlington, 8 Volplaner, 20 Calithe. Won by a neck, nine, 1.30. Second division: 3 A igilance (C. Miles) 1, 4 Some Lad 2, 5 Powliiri 3. Also ran: 13 Sevens, 17 Bent, 7 Ganymede, 16 Hymgreat, 15 Nightwatch, 18 Kawhakina. Won by a length. Time, 1.30 3-5.

Feilding Stakes, 5 furlongs.--2 Kiosk Barry) 1. 3 Silvermine 2, 6 Ladv Cavendish 3. Also ran: 8 Licinius, 5 Lysander. 1 Limited, 4 Shirley. 9 Royal Duke. 7 Chit. Won by a length. Time. 1.1 3-5. Flying Handicap, *6 furlongs.—l Covent Garden (J. Barry) 1, 9 Sarchee 2 8 Epistle 3. Also ran: 3 Royal Damon, 4 Bonogne, 6 Mireusonta. 2 Arrow Lad. 1.3 The Lamb, 5 Huikai. 12 Bright Knight. 10 Royal Land, 7" Deluge, 11 Partaga Won by a length. Time. 1.16 2-5. Fitzroy Hack, 6 furlongs.—3 Vast Acre ( L. G. Morris) 1, 1 Expense 2, 10 Lucky Days 3, Also ran : 8 Panther, 2 Lady Liniond 1 . 6 Denier. 4 The Raider. 4 Ladv Cynthia. 12 Tea Lady, 7 Desert Lad. 11 Borsalene, 14 Hinelioro. 1-5 Miss Mercia, 9 Royal Time, 13 Spearaiiss. Won By thi-ee lengths. Time 1.16 1-5. Kiwitea High-weight Handicap, 8| furlongs.—7 Ruanui (L. G. Morris) 1, 1 Kilmiss 2. 4 Vivo 3. Also ran : 5 Queen's Choice. 9 Bright Day. 6 Superb King, 2 Orazone, 10 Lady Anstruther, 11 Glenilinis. 8 Killoch, 3 Oratrix. Worf by a length. Time, 1.48 4-5. v

DIVOTS. (Dug by “The Delver.’’)

Owners and trainers have several things to note for to-morrow (Friday) viz.: First day acceptances for Woodville; general entries for the A.R.C. Summer Meeting, with forfeits for Royal Stakes and Great Northern Foal Stakes and Derby; nominations for the Manawatu Summer Meeting, with forfeits for the Palmerston North Stakes; entries for the Waipa Annual Meeting at Te Awamfltu on December 17th,

R. H. Reilly, who met his death at Takapuna on Monday, was a native of New South Wales. He came over to New Zealand about 1 12 moWths ago and had ridden with a good deal of success. He was only 24 years of age.

The injury to his eye which Hoy Reed suffered w'hen riding Prodice at Takkpuna on Saturday kept him out of the saddle there bn Monday, and it does not appear as if he was riding at Feilding yesterday.

Over 100 yearlings are booked to go under the hammer at the AVellington bloodstock sales.

Town Guard was going well when he fell in the Cautfey Handicap at Takapuna on Monday. If he had stood up he would have been in the money.

Hoylake, who is engaged ift Washdyke to-morrow, is reported as looking in the best of order and he may soon be a winner. C. Emerson wiil pilot him in his engagements at the South Canterbury meeting.

King Arch, saqs the Auckland “Star,’’ ran two good races at Takapuna aud looks as though ho will he successful on Ihe country circuit. He is owned by Mr. R. 11. Hines, who has King Lu and Queen Arch.

Though Martarma is an acceptor for two events on the first day of the South Canterbury meeting, it is probable that he will start in the Maiden Plate. He will be ridden by C. Emerson. If he cannot win in this company the Martian gelding chance in the Great Northern Derby wpuld seem rather slim.

The Auckland owned gelding Stormy, now trained at Riccarton by F. D. Jones, will contest the Flying Handicap at the South Canterbury meeting to-morrow. He has not had a race for some months and may not be quite forward enough to do himself justice.

After his good showing on Saturday in the Alisun Cup tor about u mile and a quarter, Transfoi'mer was expected to show up prominently in the St. Andrew’s Handicap on Monday, but he finished well back.

It was stated here yesterday that Ruffles’ full-brother Orchus, a winner at Takapuna on Saturday? was not a starter there on Monday. This was a mistake. He went out in the Vauxhall Handicap, but was nearly down just as the held turned for home. Only for that, it is said, he son of Quin Abney would have been hard to dispose of.

An onlooking Wellington writer says that in the two-year-old race at Takapuna on Monday, “Prodice scored a very easy victory, for she waited on her field to the turn and then just sprinted away from them.” Of Paganelli. he writes that the Lord Quex gelding “treated his opponents as common hacks’’ in the open sprint on the same day.

It may not be in the minds of most readers that Hyades, dam of Phaola and Prodice, winners at Takapuna, is a full-sister to that fine sprinter Hymestra and to another good performer in Torfreda, all three having been got at tht Karamu (Hastings) stud by Hymettus from the Birkenhead—Witchet mare Straga. The locally-owned Night Witch is a close relation.

By sprinting over half a mile at Riccarton on Tuesday morning in the outstanding time of 48 2-ssec. on a wet track, says the Christchurch “Sun,” Childsplay clearly indicated that she is ready to run the race of her life at Auckland next month. Though tho brilliant daughter of Autumnus may meet stronger opposition at Ellerslie than was the case at Wingntui, Trentham and Riccarton, she has improved with each run, and at present she appears to hold a mortgage on the approhehing Great Northern Foal Stakes.

High Finance, when being turned round up the straight to do her preliminary for the Cautley Handicap at Takapuna on Monday, ran straight into the inside rail and put her rider, Green, clean over the fence. The jockey was not seriously injured, and was able to ride’ the filly after being attended to by the ambulance. High Finance was one of the leaders ti 11 the bend into the straight, but was unable to sustain her effort, and finished fifth.

Flying Tresses, a three-year-old sister to Flying Juliet, by Romeo from Penella, showwl a lot of speed in the first division of the Vauxhall Handicap at Takapuna on Monday, leading till well into the straight, and being beaten into third position at the finish. She looks as though she will be seen to better advantage very shortly.

King Lu led from start to finish in the St. Andrew’s Handicap at Takapuna. He had the steadier of 8.10, and his performance was a most impressive one. This is the furthest the son of Lucullus has won over, and, writes “Whalebone,” there is no reason to doubt that he will be seen to advantage over longer courses before the season is very much more advanced.

Bombarder, says the same writer, seems to be a rather unlucky colt this season, for he has started on four occasions and finished second twice and third once. Both his seconds were at the Takapuna Meeting, and as they were in division races he has yet to pay a dividend. Bombarder, however, promises to turn out useful before tire season is much further advanced.

Tlie following riding engagements have been announced for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s ' Spring Meeting, which opens on the Washdyke course to-morrow:—W. Brown: Front Rank, Quarterdeck, Wild Work and Ophir. A Messervey: Merivale. C. Eastwood: Pound Note and Lady Swinton. I!. Covenev: Assurance. C Emerson: Miss Trillion. Hoylake, Rascal, and Martarma. A. E. Ellis: Arikiwai. Thorndale. A. Eastw<x)d: Pledge, Battle Colours, and Donne. Geo. Humphries : Stormy.

Following are some notes from the (hristchurcli “Sun” on probable starters at the South Canterbury Meeting:— “Front Rank, who will contest the Teseliertuker Handicap at Timaru, assisted by her stablemate, Greencloth, over the last six, gift to the end of seven furlongs in linin 32ses on Tuesday. It was quite a good effort on Front Hank's part, and at present she looks like starting favourite.

“The Paper Money gelding Silver Coot has made great improvement since lie last raced, and if he is a starter in the Flying Handicap at Timaru he will have to be seriously considered with such a light impost as 7.0. There is little doubt that

this three-year-old has speed to burn, and if he runs up to his track work in future races he will not be long crediting his connections with a stake.

“The two-year-old Merivale astounded track watches by dashing over half a mile in the good time of 49 2-ssec. Accompanied by anotner two-year-old in Pledge, Merivale moved attractively, and was iroing really w r ell at the end. Merivale will be a starter in tho Spring Stakes at Timaru, and though she has yet to face the starter she should give a good account of herself However, she will do better with experience “Mis Trillion shows any <'mount of speed on the track, and in her'public outings, too. but up to the pr«Metiir she has generally been found wanting at the end of her races. However, with age she should learn to stay on, and at the minor meetings she should pay her way. Miss Trilnon claims an engagement in dm Spring Stakes, of five' frlongs. at Timaru, and if her trainer elects to send her south she is almost sure to give a good account of herself.

“The three-year-old Ark Royal, who scored a surprise victory in the Dunedin Guineas but has since failed to live up to that form, will he a starter in the Teschemaker Handicap. Ark Itoyal is handily weighted with 7.7, and if he has any pittensions at all to Auckland Cup class he. should show to advantage »n the mile and a-quarter event under discussion. All goin<* well in the meantime, it is Stated that Ark Royal will contest the Auckland Cup at Ellersie next month.

The Monoform gelding Rangatahi, who changed hands during the National Meeting last August, will make his next appearance at the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting at Wash dyke on Friday. Since being in the south, Rangitabi has failed to live up to expectations, and taking a line so far on his efforts this season he will need to improve a great lot to prove a paying proposition even among the weaker class of hurdlers. However, Rangitnhi showed very promising iorm earlj- in his career, and if h’s present trainer manages to get him right again he should pav his way at the minor meetings. There is no doubt he is endowed with plenty of speed for a hurdler, but the general impression is that he is affected with wind trouble.

“The ex-Riccarton-trained gelding Battlement will moke his next appearance a.t Washdyke on Friday. The four-year-old son of Martian has been weighted at 8.7 for the Tescnemaker Handicap, a’race which is run over a mile and a-quarter, and if he could bo relied upon to run up to his best track form he would take a deol of beating. As a three-veur-old Battlement created a good impression among Australian judges—m fact, some went as far to .uy that a good chance of winning the Melbourne Cup was passed over ivnen his owner sent him back to the Dominion—-but since that, time ho has failed to live up to the expectaions of his ardent admirers. Battlement, it will remembered ran second to Limerick last autumn in the A.J.C. St. Leger at Randwick.”

There is said to be a probability that Harold Young will return to New Zealand and start a training stable.

There are lots of humourists in the world, and the man in Tarooma, who sent the V.R.C secretary t.ho following wire on Melbourne Cup night, is entitled to a little publicity. He wired : “Kindly arange to have! Melbourne Cup re-run. as slight error in local sweep.”

The death is reported from Australia of the imported horse Markhope. The son of Martovll was imported by Mr J. B. Heid and sold at the 1912 dis.persal sale of the Elderslie Stud to the late Sir Rupert Clark. Markhope was a very attrac-tively-bred horse, as he was by rim sire of Hurry On from a sister to Persimmon, but he was a comparative failure at the stud. Some of his daughters may. however, prove very valuable for the paddock.

The best three-year-old in America this season is a filly named Nimba. She is owned by Mr Marshall Feikl, and at Behnont Park (New York) in September, won the Lawieneeeßealisation Stakes, one mile five furlongs, from six first-class ■ cotts. Nimba. who carried 8.11. won from start to finish in 2.45, and the value of the stake to her owner was £5900. She is by War Cloud (Polymelus— Dreamy 11, a Persimmon mare) from Martha Snow (Sir Martin—Snow Marten, a Martagon mare). NOTES ON FEILDING. By winning the hurdle race at Feilding yesterday the Australianbred gelding Mr Gamp showed that his form at Levin, when ho won. was all right, and at Ashhurst, where he failed to get a place, all wrong. By finishing well at the end of fourteen furlongs he also showed that a bit of distance over jumps is not 'beyond him. He had, however, considerable difficulty in shaking off the favourite, Pouri, 'who was giving him a stone in weight, vet crossed the last hurdle with him and failed only by the nariwest margin to beat him.

In winning the Trial Plate yesterdayday. Broad Acre secured the first of three victories for progeny of his sire, Acre, during the day, the others being Royal Acre and Vast Acre. The success of the last-named 1 was particularly meritorious, as he was carrying a big load in 9.7 and is said to have been a winner all tho way, beating Expense, to whom he was conceding just On 2st, l>v three lengths and in a tick better time than Oovent Garden with only Bst to carry, took in winning the previous open race over the same distance.

When Expense ran 'Unplaced' at Ashhurst last week she went out eighth down the betting. When she went out yesterday at Feildiug

she was a good first favourite and ran second—a queer change in the public estimate of her capacity.

On Levin form, the English-bred Joy Bird (Argosy—Almond) did not look to have a chance in the Feilding vUp yesterday with Paitonu. She went out fifth down the betting in a field of six, and won with great ease by two lengths. Paitonu, who was favourite, finishing out of a place. See-saw. dickery-daw I

Courageous, who went within half a length of pulling.off something like a Borsalene dividend in the Trial Plate yesterday, is a three-year-old gelding by Thurnhnm from the Boniform—Heorthen mai'e Bonne Bouche. He appears to have had only one previous outing—in a hack handicap at Carterton, when he ran unplaced. On the darn s side Courageous runs back to the old Australian maro Onida, who founded a great line or winners when at the stud in Auckland.

The four-year-old Tea Tray—Rosie Desmond gelding Kiosk maintained yesterday the good form he showeu at Riccarton. winning the Feilding Stakes with a length to spare in what was quite good time on a small course that was somewhat dead from recent heavy rain. The favourite, Limited, seems to have had every chance getting away well and leading into the straight where he soon compounded. Hawke's Bay’s only hope, Shirley, is said for once to have been a hit slow in beginning, and never to have gone near recovering the lost ground. The soft going would probably be against her.

The big surprise of the day came at the end of it. when Ruanui, only seventh in bankers’ estimation, brought off an easy win in the Highweight Handicap, beating the favourite. Kihniss. and paying a nice double-figure dividend. Rrianui is a three-year-old gelding by Limond from The Thorn’s dam, Rose Queen, and runs in the colours of the Wanganui sportsman Mr W. -M. Duncan. He had quite a promising two-year-old career, winning once and being twice second in six starts. He had, however, failed to run into a place in either of his two attempts .his season which were made at the Auckland Spring Meeting.