RACING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 18, 12 April 1927, Page 6

RACING

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"EARLY BIRD."

To Race at Wairarapa S. J. Reid will have his horses racing at Tauherenikau, namely, Indian Sage, Nadarino, Historic, Tone and Cosmetic. Their owner, Mr. V. Riddiford, is at present at Sydney on his way to England. For the Big Sales Thirty-two yearlings arrived at Sydney last Tuesday morning from New Zealand. Mr. lan Duncan had 16 on board the Marama, and a similar number belonging to other owners were on the Maunganui. Class Too Severe The G. N. Oaks candidate Acushla has not been neglected on the score of work, and has received more than one strong gallop. Still, her prospects in the ladies’ classic cannot be thused over, and it would be as too much of her to dispose of L... Descond, Phaola and company. Galtoping Well Break o’ Day, who did so well on the recent Dannevirke-Napier circuit, is moving freely in his work at Wanganui, and on Saturday morning could have . done better .than the 1.17 2-5 it took him to cover seven furlongs. The Finland gelding will probably race next at Feilding. Better With Experience

One of the most improving juveniles at Ellerslie is Whakarite, who, during the past month or so, has not only put on condition ut has also acquired more speed. His future attempts should be beneficial, and although he may not be expected to dispose of the opposition in the Onslow Stakes, the Avondale meeting should see him shaping more promisingly. In Favour Oreum and Magna Charta are in the same ownership, and will accordingly be bracketed in the Easter Handicap. Present indications point to Magna Charta being the most popular of the combination, but as public opinion wavers frequently, it would not create any surprise were Oreum to supplant her Btablemate in the betting before Saturday is reached. Gained More Friends Archibald, who won the Brighton Hurdles last year, has not lost any of his dash, and when he went a round of four hurdles on the course proper on Saturday he jumped well and pulled up sound. The two-mile event, with 10.13 on his back, should require Archibald to give of his best to win, more particularly by reasop of the fact that he is a hard puller. Among the Good Ones When In the Shade won so well at Taka puna and accounted for a double at Te Aroha, he showed that he knew something about the galloping game. The Australian-bred colt is booked for an engagement in the G.N. Champagne Stakes, and the class he will be pitted against in that event will be the most select he has met to date. Despite that fact it will not be surprising to see the Australian-bred youngster playing his part, but Gascony and a couple of others are a trio that will make him hustle over the six furlongs. From Franklin

At l’ukekohe, Barometer, who claims an engagement in the President’s Handicap on Saturday, in which he is weighted on the minimum, is reported to be galloping with his old-time brilliance. Should the Messrs. Roulston Bros, be successful with the son of Thurnham, their reward would not be unmerited, as Barometer has been very unlucky in his racing. Quincoma, who won at the Franklin and Ohinemuri meetings, is also in the pink, and should be seen in a favourable light in his engagements if a good lightweight can be procured to ride him.

A Cambridge Candidate Though Royal Abbey has not raced for some time it would not be advisable to leave him out of the likely ones for the Brighton Hurdles. Such a good jumper, and one with pace, cannot be disregarded, and as Mr. Hannon has a happy knack of turning his charges out well. Royal Abbey is likely to prove dangerous. Trained at Cambridge, little is known concerning his recent work, but W. Rennie is likely to pilot the son of Quin Abbey, and on that score he should not want for admirers on the day. Palatable Relish The gentleman who races as Mr. ‘‘Babin” was not at Rosehill on Saturday week to see Reonui win. He is on the steamer Houtman returning from the East, and the wireless message apprising him of Reonui’s victory must have given him a palatable relish

for his dinner. Immediately he had bought Reonui from F. D. Jones early in the season the gelding won again, and he has been successful twice since, having picked up £ 643 in stakes for his new owner. Mr. “Babin” has been away during the whole of the summer on a trip to Japan and America. Something Better Required

Golden Wedding carried Bst, Ist overweight, in accounting for the Waitekauri Handicap at the Ohinemuri meeting, and though she had nothing in the way of dress circle company to dispose of, the chestnut filly ran a good race. In the Onslow Handicap on Saturday Golden Wedding is asked to carry 8.2, and her task will be made much harder on account of the class she will be racing against. Auratum, Thaw and Melissa are a trio above her in the handicaps who will probably prove too select for the daughter of Kenilworth. Riding Engagements

The Wanganui horseman, J. Barry, will pilot Reremoana in the Easter Handicap, Lady Desmond in the Oaks and St. Leger, and Covent Garden in the Champagne Stakes.

L. A. Pine will have the mount on Damaris in the Champagne Stakes and Thaw in the Onslow Handicap. Bert Morris will ride Civility in the Easter Handicap. L. G. Morris is to ride Commendation in the St. Leger. The Reason Why When it was announced that there was a doubt about Whenuanui fulfilling his engagement in the Easter Handicap it was thought that the gelding must have gone wrong. According to information received by the writer from Wanganui, Whenuanui did not go at all kindly in a gallop with The Thorn, and this led his trainer to state that the Acre gelding might forego his Ellerslie engagements. Damaris Gallops Well There will be several who will give Damaris a chance against Gascony and company in the Champagne Stakes on Saturday, and while they may be unduly optimistic in doing so they may not be far out. The trouble with this bold galloper is that she may not begin brilliantly enough for the colt. At Wanganui on Saturday Damaris beat Covent Garden and Thaw in a spin over half a mile, from a flying start. The filly cut out the first couple of furlongs in 23 3-5, and ran home in 49sec, half a length ahead of Covent Garden, with Thaw a length further off. It was a fine performance on the part of the daughter of Limond.

Civility Pleases At Wanganui nothing gallops so consistently and brilliantly as Qivility, and on Saturday the Easter Handicap candidate was responsible for good time over six furlongs. She was accompanied by Tulip (Arrowsmith — Gladiole), and after cutting out the first quarter in 25 1-5, hard held, she ran the three in 35 1-5, the half-mile in 48 1-5, and came home in 1.14 2-5, a fine effort, and she could have done better. The last half-mile was left behind in 49 1-5.

Alloway’s Work Alloway was allowed to forego his engagement in the Easter Handicap in preference to the President’s Handicap. The Limond gelding was runnerup to Hipo at Bulls three weeks ago, and as he was in n£ed of a race that outing would do him a vast amount of good. At Wanganui on Saturday Alloway was much too good for Bent in a work-out over a mile, which took 1.46 2-5, but he was eased up on completing the first three furlongs in 36 2-5. Alloway is taking on the good ones in the President’s Handicap, but he will not be disgraced. The Thorn Improving

So far this season The Thorn has failed to earn a winning bracket, and with the racing year so far advanced he will be hard put to it to break the run of outs. His next engagement is in the Easter Handicap next Saturday. The Thorn galloped well at Wanganui on Saturday. He was accompanied by Whenuanui in a brush over seven furlongs. They left the first couple behind them in 25sec, the half-mile in 49 2-5, the five in 1.1 3-5, and the seven in 1.31 3-5, with The Thorn well ahead of his companion at the end. The Absurd gelding moved very nicely and showed promise of better things to follow, for he could have .inproved on the time. It was after this gallop that it was announced that Whenuanui was a doubtful starter in the Easter Handicap. Ending Rough Riding

It is reasonable to presume now, the Wanganui District Committee having dismissed F. L. Butterworth’s appeal against his two months’ suspension for interference in a race at Bulls, that the authorities are to put an end to rough race-riding, writes “Vedette.” For a similar offence at Masterton this week A. Hobson was given a sentence of equal severity. Both cases appeared to be much on a par as regards seriousness, and no criticism can be levelled at the officials for carrying out their duties. Both Butterworth and Hobson, however, are anything but leading lights, and as our so-called leading horsemen always appear to escape trouble, it would seem on the surface that they are blameless. Any racegoer of experience knows that this is not so. Inconsistent punishment cannot be condoned any more than inconsistent running.