With The Gallopers

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 339, 28 September 1932, Page 7

With The Gallopers

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Chief performers . at . the recent meeting were • the jpromising back Glenvane and Korokio. The former is one of the most promising hacks seen out since Romford, who had a soniewhat similar record. • Glenvane has three hfackets for three starts, and shauld do still better before he is out of haelc eompany. As things are, the low stakes are much in favour of a promising hack who_ can wih at least a dozen races before he need tackle open conipany. Korokio is one that is lilcely to be troublesomie in the classie events this year and should be watched. :!= :i: * * , Morley for Waikato Hunt. Mr. J. H. Greenhead is taking his Open Point-to-Point winner Morley to the Waikato Hunt meeting on. Labour Day. Considering that this open steeples was ihe, third raee Morley had contested during the day i.t will Ibe seen that he thrives on work. =!•• * '■!' * ' . Sir Charles Clifford's Team.. The Chokebore Lodge pair, Fast Pas.sage and Rocket, are working very well at present and will be well forward for the C.i'.C. meeting in November. The Winter Cup winner is particularly well and went a very fast mile with another Clifford horse, Cricket Bat, who is ready for the season. :i: * * Good Nomienclature. Mr. E. H. Cucksey is calling his Hunting Song — Lady Cintra filly Lady Diana and is claiming the name Merehantman for his Diacquenod colt. Both these are very forward and have been uespatched from Tirau to Te Rapa, where B'ert Tinlcler will attend to their training. :|: :|: * Early Cup Fancics. With the weights for the New Zeaiand Cup out, .a certain amount of ante-post speculation is usually indulged in, but apparently there is less this year. For one thing, the stopper of 9.12 plastered on Nightmarch means that he has to put up a record to win. He already has won with the record weight 9.6, when that was the maximum, and his running in the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups, in which be has 9.10 and 9.12, will give a line of his chances. :]; s>: =); Some Other Candidates. Admiral Drake has 201b more than he carried to second to Spearful last year, but he has since won an Auckland and a Wellington Cup and must be considered. Conoentrate comes of a race of stayers and 8.10, which is, after all, the usual weight in classic events, should not trouble him. Gay Crest, with 9.5, has a puultice but he is so genuine that he is likely to he fancied in early betting. Historic, with 9.1, also appeals for he has run into form in Australia and the Riddiford chestnut should be prominent. Others down the handicaps are Jaloux 7.12, Gibraltar 8.0, Retract, Fast Passage, Colonel Cygnus, Water Power, Full Marlc and Courageous, all of who are proven stayers over middle distances. :i: * # Hector Gray'a Team. Joined Hector Gray's Takanini stable reccntly are On T'op (Surveyor — Te Moti), whom Gray us>ed to ride, Bronze Eagle, Thespis, ' Huntingdon, Alignment (one to watch), Tatyoon, Bell Topper and a Musketoon gelding, a Weathervane — Sennight colt, and a Potoa gelding. His son, Joe Gray, has Foulwind, Palace, Lady Vane and a colt by Papsr Money — Vicereine. The two stables are likely to be well represented at Avondale. * * * * Whose Will Ride Be? A. E. Ellis was a visitor to the Riccarton track on Thursday. His arm has mended well, and he has a full control of his muscles again. He stated that he had received no word regarding his going over to Australia to ride Gaine Carrington and Peter Jackson, and he does not intend to make the trip unless these morfnts are secuued to him. An Australian exchange stated repently that R. Reed had accepted to ride on the Haweratrained horses. * * !]: Not Getting Better. Silvermine does hut appear to be getting any better and it would seem that his trainer, J. Brown, will have to place him very carefully if he is to pay his way on the flat this season. According to a Taranaki writer, he looked very fit and had 'every chance in both his races, at the Taranaki Hunt meeting, hut the best he Could. do was to ffnish a moderate second on eacli occasion, In the mile race he was conceding th'e winner, Orby's Ghoice, nearly two . ?tone, and it may be wise to see what that forjn is really worth before writing him off. It is stated that Bilvermine is to be tried over the hui;di'es and it will be interesting to see how he takes to the new game. :J, :|: * * Spearful to Come Iit. t Spearful, the New Zealand Cup winner last season, will probably return to racing early next month.

Not Wlthout Chance. An unusual entry for this year's New Zealand Cup consists in those made for two ;three-year-old fillies ,in Berate and Gold Trail. In, recent years fhree-yearTold,y. h'a.ve bpen conspipuous, hy their aijsence ^n the New Zealand Cup, although a first-class three-year-old is generally conceded to be unbeatable over a distance of ground at weight-for-age. In bygone years three-year-olds played an important part in the New Zealand Cup and also in the Melbourne Cup. As. far as fillies are conperned, it is Wortby of note thr t Aur&ria won the Melboiu-ne , Cup. Twp three-year-old fillies in Thane and itosefeldt ran second and third to the light-weighted British Lion in the New Zealand Cup in 1891, and when Rosefeldt won in 1893 she was followed home by Ich Dien, who ran as a three-year-old. This is sulficient to show that three-y.ear-old fillies are not sef an impracticahle taslc when asked.to race over a, distance of two milas in the spring of the year. Last year Flower.graced the field, but she was only a moderate of her age, not up to classic or top handicap class. * * * * Brother to Commenqation. . . Commendation's brother, Adulator (Limond — Eulogy) is .one of . tha two-year-olds baing trained at Randwick by J. , T. Jamieson. By. some racing men it is considered against his prospects that Eulogy was 19 to English time when she threw him, hut Adulator lacks nothing in size, substance and vigour, the chanees aua he will add to the number of instances of old mares throwing good horses. Although now affected by shin soreness, he showed pace in his early sprints, apd even at the 650 guineas he cost Mr. "Constable" as a yearling, may prove a good investment. Uhlike Commeudation, he is a chestnut. * * :!•- * Ellerslie Track 'Re-graded. The racecourse staff at Ellerslie recently put in hand the work of regrading the Course proper down to th'e straight fr.om the winning-post to the hom.e turn. The committee of the Auckland Racing Club decided to regrade another portion of the track between the winning-post and the turn out of the straight. When this is completed, the whole course will haye been properly graded from the outside to the inside. •J: * * Bred to Stay. Among the team. J. F. Tutchen is working at Te Rapa is a three-year-old filly by Cockpit — Rato. This filly, who was purchased at the Trentham saies by Mr. Clive Matthews, of Hamilton, was bred in Hawlce's Bay. Rato is by1 Tea Tray — Eloquence, by Demosthenes — Formula, by Hotchkiss — Formo, by Sterlingworth — Pulchra (imp), by Rosicrucian. * :l! * * , Two Possibilities in Hacks. Limex and Pelting are among the candidates A. Tinlcer is g'iving attention to at Te Rapa. Limex had fourteen starts last season for two wins, a second and two thirds. The Limex — Exactly four-year-old filly is speedy. Pelting, who has had only one start, is a solid stamp. pf gelding, a four-year-old by Arausio — Pelt, the 1 after by Demonsthenes — Peillicule by Birkenhead — Film, hy Eiridspord — Margaret by Yattrmdon — Gossamer (imp) by Marsyas. % * * * Speed in Pedigree. Hunting Bag is a regular worker with A. P. Brady's team at Te Rapa. This four-year-ojd was purchased on bphalf of Mr. C. Dawson, of Auckland, at a sale of Mr. S. J, Gibhons (Marton), stock at Trentham two years ago. He was added to the list since his arrival and was given a lengthy spell. Hunting Bag is by Hunting Song from Windbag. The latter is by Absurd — Oratress by Demosthenes — -Equitas, by Advance — Murawai, by Torpedo — Mystery Girl, by Peter Flat — Sybil, hy Riddlesworth, so th'at the candidabe has a good deal to recommend him on breeding. * * * * Valuation Back at Work. Valuation has been working for gome time at Te Rapa. The Yalkyrian gelding, who showed useful form at intervals in the past, has not sported silk regularly fo'r .some time, althotigh he .was a starter on the concluding day . of the meeting at Te Kuiti in April. In some of his recent track efforts this member of A. Tinker's team has shaped with a lot :It i|: * * Tyue Shaft Expectcd. TjTue . Shaft has been working well an Randwick and an, early win for the Canterbury represntative is freely predicted. pf his former dash. He must have a firm track to be seen to the best advantage. * * * *

Wiltshire's Sister. Trowbridge is among the horses C. Carmont has in commission at Te Rapa. The Day-Comet — Lady Lobelie mare, who is a sister to Wiltshire, was tried out with the hurdlers over the latter part of last season. She dispjayed promise in th'e department, a second to Full Measure in the Panmure Hurdles at the Winter meeting of the Auckland Glub, being her most succesrful efi'drt. Trowbridge 'wiill be given some racing on the flat at the meetings near at hand, after which she will again return to hurdling. She should pay her way as a jumper, as she stays oii well. :|: * !l« Belvoir Goes Latne. That good hack Belvoir, who ran so strongly during the winter, is in F. D. Jones' stable and has g one lame. Two others in his stable are the New Zealand Cup candidates Juniper and Shatter. Tlie latter is weighted at 7.6, whilst Juniper is on the minimum. Both are working well.