Racing Bits and Turf Tattle

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 192, 7 April 1932, Page 2

Racing Bits and Turf Tattle

HORSES AND HORSEMEN

Failure Expected Monarchy did not work quite as well as usual when galloped at Ellerslie orn the eve of the Auckland meeting, and his failure to win a race was not unexpected. He is a good hack, however, and may make amends at one of the Hawke's Bay fixtures this month. Gay Court Recovers The three-year-old Gay Court, who went slightly. lame in a gallop prior to the Wellington summer meeting in January, has made a good recovery, and is to'be, taken up again by his trainer, H. Benge, immediately. Gay Court, while he won races in the early part of the season, did not altogether perform up to expectations. However, when he did win he won well, and for many months there was no horse that could better' the times he put up morning after morning at Trentham. His trainer states that the rest he has had has done him a lot of good, and he may yet fulfil the high hopes held of him towards the end of this season and early next season. Expensive Purchase. • A horse for which 14,000 guineas was paid when he was a yearling was tried among the hurdlers in England recently. He failed to win the jumping event, and his sole success seems to have been in a maiden race. The horse is Aftab. He v/as the highest price yearling of his year, and in days when good money was obtainable for Woodstock the Aga Khan gave 14,000 guineas for him when the late Sir Robert Jardine's horses were sold. Will Not Be Left Retaining fees for jockeys are unusual in Australia, and occasionally some prominent owner is in doubt until almost the last moment as to who will ride his horse in an important race. The German owner, Herr F. Mulhens, has no intention of being caught in that fashion. In addition to four other riders retained for this season he recently engaged the American Everett Haynes as his first jockey. Herr Mulhens, who is a breeder as well. as f owner, has 50 horses in training. Gold Day Blistered While contesting the Farewell Handicap at Te Aroha Gold Day was galloped on and received a severe knock on a tendon. This has affected him in his track work since, and the Day Comet gelding was blistered, and turned out at Te Aroha West. He will benefit by a respioe from work, for while in Australia for the greater part of the season he was lcept well up "to the collar." 0

Hewitt in India The ex-New Zealander L. H. Hewitt, who is training at Poona, India, scored three firsts and two seconds with three of his team at the last Poona meeting, according to information received by a recent mail. R. Johnstone, formei'ly of Sydney, did some of the riding for Hewitt, Johnstone has had a remarkable run in India. He has received several valuable offers from England, anjl probably will ride there in the near future. Excellent Bargain Turf history is full of bargains of the sale ring, but Luminary, winne? of tbe Brighton Hurdles at Ellerslie was secured for the small outlay of half-a-crown. During the war years a raffle was held at Thames, and the filly Thurnline was the first prize. Mr. W. Jordan, of Hamilton, held the winning ticket, and took the filly, which was afterwards mated with Day Comet, and Luminary is the result. Mr. Jordan, after winning Thurnline in the raffle, gave a half-share away to Mr. W. Mills, in whose colours Luminary races. Running Conslstently Master Brierly has been running consistently since he began to carry racing colours. He followed up his Rotorua success by winning the Waitekauri Handicap at Paeroa in good style/ At the distance he was under pressure, but hung on to win by a head. His gameness should help the Musketoon representative to further success. Known to Few Koreroa, the winner of the Feilding Maiden Stakes, is a dark brown gelding by Rangitiro from Azecta. He is owned and trained at Feilding by S. Warn. The fact tbat Koreroa had some little galloping ability was known to few, and notwithstanding the wealcness of the field opposed to 1 him he paid one of the biggest dividends of the day. Never Looked Better Historic continues to do his solid rounds of pacing regularly at Trentham, and a further step was taken in his present preparation by sprinting him up over two-furlong stretches. He struclc out with his old keenness, and if he remains sound he may yet add further suecesses to his attractive record during the coming winter and next spring. It is certain that Historic has never looked better physically than he does now. He has had a lot of solid work put into him during the last six weelcs, and he will not be far from fitness point when he resumes his racing career. It is probable that he will be nominated for both the Masterton and Manawatu meetings.