Turf Tabs

NZ Truth, Issue 1202, 13 December 1928, Page 14

Turf Tabs

ON THE FLAT WHEN Troilus, the ex-North Islander, ™ went into Frank Clarldge's stable it was intended to restrict him mainly to hurdling. At Ashburton he was given a run on the fiat over a mile and after being badly placed from the start he made up his ground quickly across the top and just failed to overhaul Court Jester. In his class Troilus Is a good proposition for he has all the speed of the Bisogne family and can also stay. ANE secretary said the other day that w his stewards were trying to run racing on the same lines as they ran their farms. DILL HIGGINS 1 team is away m Sydney. If practicable, Joy Bird will be the only one to return home with Ted Yuille. WILL KEEP ted scouLiiAß has a useful sort Jn Louise, a maiden Tractor mare bred and owned by Bill Hazlett. She was slow to start m the Lagmhor Plate at Ashburton on Saturday and was never m a winning position, but the way she finished on into fifth place suggested that she will go close to winning a ra.ce for Ted on the southern tour. The Riccarton trainer will take Rotor, Sarnia, Louise, and Cossack Chief to Oamaru, Dunedin and Invercargill and looks like enjoying' some success, especially with the first three; A NEW recruit to hurdling is Decoy. Bird, which has shaped well In his initial schoolings. He was to have been seen out m public at "Wbodyllle this week. ,• . • .. ■• ' ■-■...- j DERT ELLIS holds' his position on top of the jockeys' ladder. To date he has ridden twenty-two winners. SHE WAB LUCKY - _ MAMBD after an illustrious performer *^ on the New Zealand turf, Star Stranger 11. never lived up to the prestige implied m her name, though on a few occasions last season, she was. un-, lucky m being beaten into minor places. She opened her account, at Ashburton last Saturday by winning a maider race, but, on the running she was lucky to get the verdict without any questions being asked. .'? She was always m front, but at the turn she hung out badly and carried Bon Rose nearly off the course, and m the run home she finished down the middle of the track and Boh Rose was right under the judge's box. " ■ Bon Rose will win a race for Dick Longley before many meetings , have passed. *THE Wanganui Cup .this season will be worth £800, and there will be a gold cup attached to it. The distance is to remain as heretofore. "DACING FORM," a monthly edition, of meetings held— galloping only — is on the market. The publication is a compact one and is -guaranteed to be free Of errors. . ' NEW BARRIER > WHEN the Auckland Cup meeting comes along a new barrier, invented by Tom Henry, will be used at aJI points. Its success lies m the simplicity of its working. With something like 16 horses a trial took place at northern headquarters last week when everything went off well and: general satisfaction was expressed. , TT is sal a that a good lump of . money is being asked for Staghunter.' NO CHAMPION ';,> ■ QWAIRAKA'S double win at Tau- • marunui is the indicator. tKat there is more cash to be reaped by the five-year-old son of Archiestown — The Whip. \ He met with trouble on each occasion and is no easy horse to handle m among a field. He is no champion, but is a useful hack and threatens to stay on reasonably, well. JOCKEYS riding at Ellerslie on Cup J day will be able to trip down and do the second day at Awapuni. Then they can go back, do the second day at Ellerslie and once again return to Awapuni for the final day. Up north again, and the last two days at Ellerslie will keep them there.