ON THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 24 July 1929, Page 9

ON THE TURF

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Wiltshire, King's Guard, Faliriano, Mutu, and ijralki figure as the early favourites for Uio New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase, and lor the New '/eaU'iid Gwuid Nation.d Hurdle., Mister (lamp, Overhaul and King's Guard comprise llie favourite division. In the event of Silver Paper. Nightmarch ami Concentrate racing in Australia ai llie forthcoming spring meetings in Australia, a trio of classic race winners from New /calami will figure among the contestants. Silver Paper won (he Diuicdin Guineas, Nightrnarcli scored in the New Zealand Derby, and Coiicenlrale eaplured the New Zealand St. Leger mid Great Northern Si. Leger. P. P. Claridge lias Maze looking muscular ami well, ami swinging along very boldly in bis work. The Demosthenes gelding is booked to race al Tiinaru tomorrow ami on Saturday, and. on looks, he should pay bis way. vvilh (be racing season n.cariiig its close. P. Gieselcr has a big lead in (be list of winning" trainers. His 35 successes place him eight points ahead of 1'". P. Claridge. Both are South Island trainers. Of the North Island trainers J. P. Coyle mid F. Tilley have done best, so fur as the number of winners they have trained is concerned. Their total is 26 each. J. Williamson (24), and 1.. Knapp (22) have belter totals' than any of the others.

'l'be followiffg New Zealand horses are entered for the King's Cup, of £2,000, one and a-half miles, lo be run at Brisbane, on 17th August:—-Oralrix, Star God, Concentrate, Seatown, Reotiui and •Satrap. The winning owner is to receive a CIOO gold Clip presented by His Majesty. Limerick won this event last year, when he defeated Valparaiso very narrowly at Randwick. Valparaiso is entered again Ibis year. Taneriri's second to Paddon in Hie Whyte Memorial at Trentham should no! lie lost, sight of when nexl be contests a race. The Antagonist-Country three-year-old colt looks like being a good proposition next season-. The Hawkes Bay-trained gelding Merry Mint put up a good effort when be finished just behind the placed horses in the Winter Oats, run on the concluding day of the Wellington meeting. His showing suggests that be is reluming to the good form be displayed as a three-year-old, and his winning turn may not be far away Merry Mint is engaged in the Winter Cup. and by the time that race eventuates be is likely to be an improved galloper. It is stated that an Australian offer of £SOOO was made for the Lord Quex gelding Paganelli, but that was insufficient to induce a sale. Paganelli is good, but as he is handicapped iis being a shade worse than Aussie. be might not have been sold at less than his value at £SOOO. In Australia the bandicappers (says "Pilot" in the "Referee") are to keep him high in the the weights and sprints, and in w.f.a. races up to a mile and a-quarter Mol--1 ison would be one of his tough opponents for the next couple of seasons. The owner of Paganelli must be. credited with the best idea of bis value, bin it is no certainty the gelding will be quite worth the sum mentioned for Australia. Some idea of (be pace at which Prince Lu travels over hurdles may be gathered from the speed at which he carried Hie field along in the Winter Hurdle Race at Trentham on Saturday. With Prince Lu setting the pace, the hurdlers cut out the first mile in 2.1. The time for the Winter Oats run over a mile, just afterwards, was 1.57^-. 'Maunga. did not- return home after Wellington, but will be taken straight on to Riccarton, where he will do bis final preparations for the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase. Zippor is going along well in bis preparation for the Winter Cup, anil he may prove to be a very hard nut to crack on the dav.

Considering that he was having his first race for some months Historic made a creditable showing to finish in the bunch close behind the placed horses in the Stewards' Handicap at Trentham. With this race and the work he will get in the meantime Historic should lie a much fitter horse when be competes at Riccarton. next month, and it is I herefore likely that be will perform in improved fashion there. With 10.4 be will not find it easy in the Winter Cup, but he should be ready to display bis true form before the new season is far advanced. Fabriano's display in running second in the Wellington Steeplechase stamped him as a solid customer likely to win an important steeplechase at any time now. His prospects appeared to be very brightin the July Steeplechase, but. a faulty jump at the end of the first round brought about, his downfall. If be can be kept sound and produced as fit as lie was at Trentham, Fabriano should be capable of a. bold showing under his bandy weight of 9.2 in the Grand National Steeplechase at Riccartou. With a. brace of seconds and a win at llie Wellington meeting the three-year-old Havering was included with the consistent performers at Trentham last week. There, is something in the pedigree of Havering calculated to keep him in mind. Got by Quiu Abbey, the St. Simon strain is quickly discovered in bis pedigree, and then on the dam's side Musket's name is well up through his famous son Trenton, and then follows the. Panic mare Nightmare, to whom that heroine of the turf Wakeful traces. Taking a. line on the manner in which Bright Land won at the recent Auckland Winter Meeting, if was a pity that the pen had to be drawn through the name of the English-bred hurdler at Wellington, owing to the injuries caused during the trip from Auckland. Perhaps when the Grand National Meeting comes round next month a further opportunity will be afforded of seeing in action one of the best hurdlers of recent years. Mark Mint was on the market at a reasonable figure prior to his dual success at Wellington. He has a good turn of speed and a slayer's pedigree. Mark Mint was got by Catmint from Serita Tburnham, by 'i'buriibani from Serita, by Cardigan—Lady Cecelia, by Cuirassier—Ouda, by Yattendoij. With such a. pedigree he should make a jumper, particularly as he is n half-brother to Sea De'il, a winner of the Great Northern Hurdles mid Great Northern. Steeplechase; Some sires are recognised as good progenitors of inuoiarks, and Quin Abbey, Catmint, Lucullus and Archiestown come in this category. Lucullus, in fact, is noted for tin:;, and in Kaiti. Lucky Bag and Maori Boy he had three sound performers at the Trentham meeting. Quin Abbey's best were King's Guard and Havering, and Catmint supplied a double winner in Mark Mint. Paddon. produced only once, was a very worthy representative of Archiestown. A good many horses have won both ilie Wellington and Granfl National Steeplechase, but only four--Gobo, Captain Jingle. Coalition and Oakleigh—have won the Trentham cross country event and then gone r«i to score in the G.N. Steeples id Riccarton. a month later. King's Guard, this year's winner of the Wellington Steeplechase.

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claims an e.ngageineid in Hie Grand National Steeplechase. It is reported that W. 11. Gaisford's Home Made lias been sold to an Australian owner. Home. Made is a Grand National Hurdles ai nsplor, bill if Hie sale is completed be will bi> shipped to Australia forthwith, probably on Friday. Home Made, is a proved hurdler and with li'm share of pica ',n the- ltd., should be , k good pro position lor bis naw buyO.r, Logan Pari; is doing steady work under W. Tonikiusou's supervision al Ad dinglon, and the sou of Logan Pointer is expected to be well forward in condition when he is asked lu race ne\i mouth. Logan Pari: is a iN'ew Zealand Cup candidate, not because he has done 4.26, bill because lie has been handicapped to do it. 'l'be trotting male Chiming Pells established a record at the n ting of lieNew South Wales Trotliiij; Club on tlt.'i •Inly. Starting from 108 yards behind in Ihe' Glebe Trot I crs' Handicap, l lie beat Adulilc, who was on scratch, and i ovei ed the mile and a hall in ?>.?:>.. The previous be.-.! was 3.43;}, put Up b.V kancewood in November, 1927. Chiming Bells was formerly raced in Oitecmdaiid. || was her third successive win. ACCEPTORS FOR RIO TREBLE The acceptances for the Ihrec chief events at the C..1.C. meeting next month are as follows : - - Grand National Steeples, 1600 so\ : 3-1 miles Ka wini. Glcndowie. 10.13: Wiltshire. 10.9; King's Guard, 10.3; liralla, 9.13; Mauuga, 9.11 ; Roman Abbey, 9.8; Main, 9.5; Fabriano, 9.2; Radiate, Lord Ranald, Young Thum, Rangi Sario. 9.0. Winter Cup. of 750 sovs ; one mile - Historic 10.4; Iloval Saxon. Black Duke. 10.3; Ladv Limond, 9.13: Otairi. 9.11 ; Kin-' Balboa. 9.10; Kaiti, Gav Sonnet. Gold Cure, 9.9; Merry Mm!. 9.6; Black Mint, Full Feather. 9.3: Solrose. Vesperus, Taboo, 9.2; Zippor, 9.1: Maui. Town Bank. Circulation, Overdrawn, Rveiiing, Countersign. Teheka. Prickles, [laze. First Paid. Royal Game, 9.0. ('Land National Hurdles. of 1200 sovs: about 2 1 , miles —Niiknmni. 119; Mister Gamn, 11.5: Red Fuchsia. Overhaul. 10.9: Locarno, 10.2: Novar. 9.13; Kawini, 9.12; King's Guard. 9.10: Aberfeldv. 9.8: Roman Abbey, 9.7; Home Marie. 9.6: Horomea, Perle de Leon. 9.4; Craigmore. 9.3: Mangani, Lamer. 9.2: Uralla, Just John. 9.0. NIGHTMARCH AND SEATOWN IN SYDNEY (United Ptbsh Afisoci|.-Mni)-— By /Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY. 23rd July. Seatown. Nightmarch and other New Zealand horses arrived by (be Maheno. All are well after a- good trip.