THE TURF

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 9 December 1927, Page 2

THE TURF

RACING FIXTURES Dec. 10, 12—Taumarunui R.C. Dec. 17—Oaruaru J.C. Dec. 17—Waipa R.C. Dec. 26, 27—Dunedin J.O. Dec 26—Waipukurau J.C. Dec. 26, 27—Westland R.C. 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—Wnirarapa R.C. Jan. 2—Waikouaiti R.C. Jan. 2—Wyndham R.C. Jan 2, 3—Stratford R.C. Jan. 2, 3—Marton J.C.

WOODVILLE MEETING CONCLUDES

DEAD-HEAT IN STEWARDS. Woodville, Dec. 8. The Woodville meeting was concluded in fine weather. The attendance was good, and the track splendid but slow. The tote handled 1:13,722. agafcst £14,144 on the corresponding day of last year, a drop of £422 for the day and £1783 for the meeting. Late results :— Kiritaki Handicap.—l Aston (G. Morris) 1 5 Helotis (B. Mackie) 2, 6 Miss Pat (B. H. Morris) 3. Also ran: 3 Eka. 7 Mon Mint. 2 Tom Byrne. 9 Card Trick. 4 Royal Picture. 16 Lady (Irby. 11 Arrow Boy, 8 Royal Time. Won by a length, third three lengths away. Time, 1.1 .‘l-5. Railway Handicap.—l Cimabne <R. Reed) 1,2 Epistle IT, Green) 2. 6 Inner Harbour (T. Metcalf) 3. Also ran : 3 Sarchee. 5 Standard. 4 Imitation, 8 Gold Box, 7 Coot. Won by two lengths, third four lengths away. Time. 1.14 4-5.

Juvenile Handicap. — 7 Mouton Treasury (S. Webster) 1. 5 Amplifier (R. Reed-) 2. 12 Shot Silk (Burns) 3. Also ran: 3 Chit. 8 Tea Miss, 2 Australis. 1 Pitre Gold 5 Pearl. 9 Teheka. 13 Topbre. 11 Gold Bag, 10 The Fool. Miss Gowrie, 4 Toxuema, 14 St. Melba. 14 Degree, 13 Lady Gen, 6 Briar Root. Won by a length, third two lengths away. Time. 1.2.

Gorge Handicap.—2 Superb King (Ellis) 1, 1 Partaga (T, Gleen) 2, 4 Willow Wai (C. France) 3. Also ran: 3 Horomea, 7 Benmu-re. 6 Grand National, 5 Tanagra 8 Lady Gay. Length each way. Time. 1.29 Stewards’ Handicap.—Henna nnd Ring Boy (dead-heat) 1, 1 Thurnbell 3. Also ran: Kalos Butterscotch, Catkin, Tintoretto. Atareira Hypnotic, Twink. Mandarine, Rotowhero, Jen. Gordon Swift. The third was a whisker away. DUNEDIN HANDICAPS LATER Dunedin, Dec. 8. It has been decided to withhold the publication of the handicaps for the first day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s summer meeting until after the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting. They will appear on the 19tb instant mid acceptances now fall due on the 22nd instant. MANAWATU WEIGHTS. Palmerston North, Dec. 8. The.chief weights for the first day of the Manawatu Racing Club's summer meeting arc as follow • — Manawatu Cup, 1} mile.—Beacon Light 9.0. Piuthair 8.10, Degage 8.9. Euphonium 8.0, Bennanee 7.13, Clarinda 7.12, Lady Desmond, JoyBird 7.8. Kilmiss 7.7, Novnr 7.2, Wanderlust, Wild Pigeon, Assurance, Gaze, Waicullus, .Mister Gamp 7.0. Fitzherbert Handicap, 6 furlongs.— Reremoana 9.9, Kiosk 9.5, Crown Area 9.0, Civility 8.12, Shirley 8.7, Lady Cavendish 8.5. Stormy 8.3. Licniius, Royal Game B.u. Arrow Lad 7.13. Beaumont 7.10. Pola r 7.8, Epistle. Duke Abbey 7.7. Sarchee, New Moon, Lausanne, Whenuanut, Superb King 7.5. Huikai 7.2, Dobbin, Deluge, Kilmoyler, Macroom, Gold Box, Gleninnes 7.0. Grandstand Handicap, 1 mile and 110 yards.—Crown Area 9.5, Euphonium 9.3. Lady Desmond 8.13. Stormy 8.11, Black Mint 8.10, Tiega B.l'. Polyphemus 8.0. Polar 7.12, New Moon. Wanderlust 7.11 Duke Abbev 7.9. Bright Knight 7.6. Orazone, Ardfinnan, Horomea 7.5, Royal Land, Capitulation 7.2, Gaze, Catkin. Hoylake, Athenry, I&ranga, Phantasy, Alyson, Wenday Kilmoyler, Oratrix, Gleninnes 7.0 H.B. JOCKEY CLUB. NOMINATIONS TO-NIGHT. Nominations for all events in the H.B. Jockey Club's summer meeting on December 31st and January 2nd, 1928, close with the Mr. H. S.' Moss, Box 13, Hastings, tonight, at 8 p.m. FAVOURITES WIN. GREAT RECORD AT RANDWICK. Up to 29th November thirty-nme first favourites and eight sharing favouritism with a beaten runner had won at registered meetings in {Sydney This season. . . . Halving the stake when two horses were equal in demand, and refraining from betting when more than two were equal in demand, a backer investing a fixed amount on the favourite for each race would be a winner. Bookmakers complain they have fared badly in Sydney since the com nicncement of this season. With some it is probably their own fault and not to that remarkable success of first favourites, Uiougii it, must be admit-

ted that at Randwick —where the money is—popular fancies have done well. . . We have some very heavy bettors nowadays, writes “Pilot,” and, iu a gambling spirit, a bookmaker will often lay one of these a big wager, even though he is quite aware there is only a remote chance of sufficient money coming in for other horses to cover that one bet, A car.ful man can avoid a lot of trouble by sticking to orthodox business methods, as far as possible, but the bookmaker who wishes to get a lot of money quickly must take the risk of oeeesionally being hard hit, and some prominent men operate on those lines. Another thing is that some cannot refrain from punting, either directly or by saving horses in their books. I have known a bookmaker to win wall on his book, and yet end the day a loser, simply because he was unabla to restrain his punting proclivities. And when it comes to picking winners, few bookmakers nra better judges than the everyday racegoer. Up to the day mention’-ri l"o races had boon ran nt registered meetings in Sydney this season. Tim percentage of successful favouritles was higher at Rnndwick than at any other track. Of the forty-four races <I«eider! there, sixteen were won by the popular choice, three by horses sharing favouritism with another, nnd in one race —(ho Epsom—four horses were in equal demand, the winner, Yanis being one of the quartet. A fixed stake on each winner at starting price would, even excluding races in which more than two were nu-.ial favourites have returned a profit. HASTINGS TRACK NOTES AND GOSSIP. An owner well known in this district of some twenty years’ standing has reluctantly decided to discontinue racing until such time as the control is in the hands of those it should and is supposed to be in but is not. His team now in work will race until the H.B.J.C. summer meeting and then, if not disposed of, will .be turned out ii the paddock, where he will then know what they are doing. In conversation with the writer this gentleman stated that at one particular meeting ho did ask for an inquiry, but was politely told by an amateur steward to go away and play trains, or words meaning the same. Racing at the smaller meetings in this island in many cases does not result in the “survival of the fittest” but in the survival of those who know “the right way,” and until such time as the offenders are out-ruled other owners will gradually drop out too.

Carrying the condition of a profiteer, that brilliant mare Hatbor has joined up again with T. F. Quinlivan's tea. The “game” leg is apparently quite sound again and, as lor some time she has been consistently hacked about by Mrs. McCarten, the Egypt mare should stand up to a preparation.

Royal Court has been turned out until the autumn. This youngster in his only start, although just out of a place, ran really well and gives promise of being a paying proposition.

So far this season (now iu its fifth month) the progeny of Mr. T. H. Lowry's sires Grandcourt and Psychology have failed to win a race. As neither of these sires won races at two years old, it is quite likely that their gets, too, will do far better in late life. Of course, it is not necessary that this is so, as Solferino was a good two-yeur-old, winning four on end at that age, yet his stock are not good at an early age. So perhaps Mr. T. H. Lowry’s sires may next season scoop the pool in juvenile races

Minetize has now fully recovered from his mishaps and is now bowling along on the local tracks in his usual brilliant style. He will be raced at the local holiday meetings in preparation for Wellington and other important meetings.

Beacon Light is said to be giving every satisfaction in his preparation, doing well both on the track and in his box. If he continues so, and there is no apparent reason why he should not, Auckland, not Manawatu, will probably see him on Boxing Day.

Miss Maher grew tired of Butterscotch after the Heather MixtureBarley Sugar mare had failed on more than one occasion to run up to track form, so leased her to J. Griffiths, and the first time that trainer steps the mare out she wins and, the irony of it, Kalos, trained by Miss Maher, runs second.

Local bettors had a good win on Wednesday over the above mare when the dividend, over the quartercentury mark, after the good track work came as a surprise. Had the race been run here she would not have paid five notes.

In answer to an enquiry: Sea Eagle was never trained by T. F. Quinlivan, nor did she ever run six furlongs on the Hastings plough in Imin. 12secs. The record over this particular track is 1.14. When the Birkenhead— Rain mare was trained here A. Ellingham, and afterwards the late T. Jones, had charge. • m • Keen is developing into something like a horse and will yet repay ownertrainer Lowry lor his patience

Here is a riddle. Before Ashlinrst Tom Byrne’s track work did not lead one to imagine that a win was likely, yet he won as favourite, returning but a small dividend, lor-

quil before going to Feilding for a similar race--a maiden—ran nve furlongs in fast enough time to win an open flying. Well down the betting he finished well down the straight. To Woodville went Cloyne, who on track work should have been a good thing for a novice race, but here again the money said she could not win and win she did not. Trainer H, Greene returned to Hastings after 'Woodville, but on Monday he leaves with Royal Damon for Auckland.

Hinehohero did very badly on the Ashhurst-Feilding trip, at "least as far as appearances go. After a week’s let up she will go into work for Waipukurau.

Ahalama is back on the tracks, showing a big scar the result of his getting into a wire fence. Bad iuck, the fence came off second best.

Horses trained this end of Hawke’s Bay camo into their own at Woodville, collecting a fair percentage of the stakes offered

After Braeman’s poor showing in his last six starts it is difficult to understand how he happened to win at Napier Park.

Chelone won his division, but all the rest of our inaideners ran very poorly.

Kahn Ariki was most disappointing, while Ilinekatorangi, Greengrocer and Cloyne were no better. Tiger Ixiss ran very green and will benefit considerably by the racing.

As predicted, Cimabue’s race the first day worked sufficient improvement for him to win yesterday.

Aston ran two good races, also winning on the second day. He has only to keep right to be out of hacks in no time.

Coot ran a really good race, but was not quite good enough. About the locals in poorer company at Xmas, time she will be more in her element.

Both Hypnotic and Marsurd on recent showings will take some placing. The borough ranger might be the man to do it.

Epistle, with a third and a second, was very consistent. The little mare is as game as they make ’em and was unfortunate in meeting such a good one as Cimabue on Thursday. » * « Either Tea Miss was not herself, or else she is not the filly considered. » • • Mr. W. R. Kemball has given the H.B.J.C. in all twenty-five nominations for the summer meeting, which close to-night. This recalls to mind the nominations that used to be sent in by the late Hon. J. D. Ormond. * GENERAL NOTES. Nominations for Hawke's Bay, Marton and Stratford close this (Friday) evening. Handicaps for the minor events on the first day of Auckland Meeting will appear on Tuesday next. Acceptances for these as well as the Auckland Cun and Railway Handicap close on Friday, 16th December. Final payments for the Queen’s Plate, Foal Stakes, Royal Stakes, and Derby are due at the same time.

The annual race meeting of the Taumarunui Chib is to be held on Saturdav and Monday. « . * Through heinrr held up by motor trouble at Hawera, Jockster W. H. Jones missed the winning ride on Joy Bird in the Feilding Cup on Wednesday.

The special horse train from Wellington to Auckland is due to leave the former place on December 15 and will arrive at Ellerslie some time the day after.

Mr. J. A. Tavlor, of Wellington, has sold Prince Paladin and Chips to an Australian buyer. Both gave promise in their early career, but of late have failed on many occasions.

When schooling Sir Fanciful over hurdles at Awapuni recently, the well-known rider. H. Burt, got a very bad fall, the result of which was that his tongue was almost severed by his teeth. Burt's luck has been bad for a long time.

Te Koroke has raced successfully on the Taumarunui course in the past. The Humbug—Tigritiya gelding was displaying a return to form at the Thames meeting at Ellerslie a few weeks back. If produced at the King Country centre at the weekend this well-bred galloper is sure to have a good following. Flitter showed a lot of pace in the second division of the Vauxhall Handicap at the Takapuna meeting, being beaten by Whaka King by the narrow margin of a head. The Marble Arch—Freebird filly appears in the field at the Taringamotu Hack Handicap at Taumarunui on Saturday and a reproduction of her latest form would make her difficult to dispose of.

Highflown will contest the hurdles at Taumarunui, and Ims only to be produced in the right order to give a useful account of himself. The Hvmettus—Freebird gelding was racing on the flat at Takapuna last month. He has pace and is a good jumper.

Gain Day sprinted well over six furlongs bn the No. 2 grass track at headquarters on Tuesday morning, and he is in great fettle to take on his Tnninaiiinui Cup contest on Saturday next, says a northern writer. The tluin Ahlvv gelding is also en■e>ged in the Flying Handicap at the King Cnnntrv meetiim-. hut the Cup race is slated to he his mission.

Whaka King looks an improved horse after his. recent racing al the Takapuna meeting, and the King Lupin gelding is working quite as freely as anything at Ellerslie. He

was sent over six furlongs on the iso, 2 grass on Tuesday morning, and registered good time for the distance and should run prominently in hack etents during the forthcoming meeting.

The trainer of Ballachulish has been working him of recent weeks at Te Awamutu oyer a distance which indicates that his charge is to be sent over a middle journey in the very near future (states “Martian” in the Waikato “Times”). Eallachulish appears as an acceptor in the Cup at Taumarunui on Saturday. He was a winner on the Whangarei track at eleven furlongs Inst sea -' : so the mile and a quarter of the coming race is likely to be within his ready compass. With 7.1 Ballachulish might be found galloping well when the real business of the race is under way.

Gala Day has had his engagement kept in the Cup at Taumarunui on Saturday. The Quin Abbey—Bell Crispen gelding has 9.0 but he is not opposed by a strong field and is likely to go out one of the favourites for the mile and a quarter. As he begins well Gala Day has the opportunity of getting a position early on in the race, which is a material factor on a small course. Gala Day was a winner at the recent Whangarei fixture where he scored in the President's Handicap (one mile) on the second day.

Trainer M. J. Carroll will take Maeroom and Athenry to Taumarunui on Friday Both are said to be in good order.

Star Comet has the opportunity to break it at the Taumarunui meeting on Saturday. The Day Comet—The Whip gelding, who has returned to A. P. Brady’s team at Te Rapa has reasonable staying pretensions which should count on this occasion as the opposition is not strong.

Miss Egypt has not -raced so far this season but the Egypt—All's Well mare is due to re-enter the galloping ranks at the Taumarunui meeting. If she is at all forward Miss Egypt is ( likely to be in the picture as she is 'a pretty useful sort.

Tea Time, who is engaged at Taumarunui, has already shown winning form this season. The Tea Trav— Mendacity gelding is endowed with prompt beginning qualities and these should again stand him in good stead when next saddled up.

Value is engaged in the Flying Handicap on the opening day of the Taumarunui meeting. The Paper Money—Grey Linnet filly has had several outings this season. She has not been particularly prominent in her races but must be a lot better in condition as the result of her efforts. .

Abbess ran sufficiently well at Takapuna to give her a chance in the class she will encounter at Taumarunui at the week-end. The Quin Abbey—Curearua mare won on this course last season.

Day Guard is to contest the sprint event at Taumarunui on Saturday. The form of the Day Comet—Keep Watch gelding at Takapuna was not impressive but he met very useful fields in the seven furlong events there.

Lord Star is likely to be a well fancied candidates among the hurdle division on the opening day of the Taumarunui meeting. The Lord Multifid — Uranium gelding has shaned promisingly during the short public experience he has had over the battens.

Ring Boy who ran second to Helotis on Wednesday and deadheated for first place With Henna yesterday is a three-year-old gelding by Kilboy—Jiu Jitsu, owned by Mr. H H. Tver and trained bv A. Goodman at Trentham. In seven starts nrior to the Woodville meeting he b.ad run into a place on four Decisions.

As on the first day the two-year, old event at- Woodville yesterday resulted in a- “turn-up,” the winner being Mr. F. S. Easton’s bav filly Mouton Treasury, who was even less fancied than on Wednesday and paid n handsome double-figure dividend. She is by Paper Money from MlTutoa Ivanova, ri full sister of Sasanof by Martian—Ukraine, and is trained at Otaki by F. Higgott.

Another double-figure dividend paid yesterday was that returned by the Panmure—Overall gelding Panorama when he won the hurdle race. On Wednesday he started seventh down the betting and finished well out of a place. Yesterday he was even less fancied but managed to just squeeze home in front of Powhiri in five seconds better time than the first day’s winner took to cover the same distance.

Probably the biggest change in public opinion from the first day to the second at Woodville was that held in connection with the Irish-bred Aston. On Wednesday there were eight better fancied than him on the machine. Yesterday he went out first favourite and paid a dividend that would not leave any great profit from a uniform investment on -him both days.

A Sydney "Sun” cable tells ns that the wife of the once famous American jockey, Tod Sloan, has obtained a divorce, and the custody of her five-year-old daughter.

From the same paper we learn ot the death of a well known Sydney bomface and sportsman, Mr. Martin Wenko. At various times he owned a number of good horses. Tho best, of them was Eusebius which heat the Okawa-bred Finmarlt in the V.R.C. Derby of 1918. He also purchased the famous Heroic after the borne's disqualification and soon afterwards sold him for 14,000 guineas

Sydney exchanges mention ttie death of the imported horse Wattkenphast, by Galloping Lad—Rose Clark, who in his long career of the stud in N.S.W. sired innumerable winners of minor races in that State As he was in his 26th year, his time was about due.

Mention was made the other day ot the great run of successes that was this season falling to the two-venr-old progeny of Rossendale in Australia. To these another had to be added last week, when Raisin, from Dessert. scored a second nursery win at the A.J.C. Warwick Farm meeting.

After a dozen or so of vain attempts in various company. Mr J. A. Taylor’s imported grey horse Royal Picture (Polygnotus—King’s Picture), now ranking here as a s.year-old/ managed to lift himself to the front in the Novice Stakes at Woodville yesterday. Although he won easily, there was no great merit in the success. for none of the lot that finished behind him. and were given a chance to win had shown much promise let alone achievement. Pulled out again a little later in the day among a somewhat better class and apparently fairly well backed, he failed to go on with it and finished a long way behind the winner. It does not look as if the high hopes formed cf this importation were likely of any early fulfilment.

The Leighton—Delight three-year-old Cimabue. who put four good wins to his credit last season made his first appearance for this in a 10-furlong race at Woodville on Wednesday, when he finished fifth in a field of nine. Yesterday, no doubt benefitted by his earlier outing and over a distance that may always suit him (letter, Cimabue had a quite easy job in beating the mediocre lot opposed to him in tho open 6 furlong event, which he ran in much the best time of tho meeting. Although this is Cimabue's second win since he passed from the ownership of Mr W. G. Stead into that of his private trainer, H. Neagle, he has yet a good deal more to win in order to make good the 1500 guineas repv cd to have been paid for him. There is however, no good reason for thinking that be rany not. accomplish this, and the coming meeting at Ellerslie will probably show that he has lost none of bis two-year-old brilliancy. He is already greatly fancied for the Railway Handicap there