RACING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 216, 1 December 1927, Page 6

RACING

By

“EARLY BIRD”

Not Run to Suit Him Euphonium went a good race, and had the contest been truly run, he and Paitonu would probably have been seen fighting out the verdict. Hard to Come Back Novar now looks in racing trim, but it is obvious that he is not as good as he used to be. He is a iong time getting back to his form. His Usual Effort Tresham ran his usual race in the Feilding Cup. Two furlongs from home he was going like a winner, and then he turned it in. He has been a very bud horse to follow. At a Fine Price Sarchee was allowed to go out at a good price in the Flying Handicap at Feilding. and when he finished second he gave a fine return. He was always well placed, and he was running on. So was Epistle, who was a smart performer when trained by the late H. Hickey last season. Justified Promotion Wanderlust was promoted to cup company at Feilding the first day, and a good race he went too. For the early part he was the pacemaker, and he was a good second passing the judge. The muddling pace would not suit him, for he goes well over a middle distance. When Euphonium tackled him at the finish he hung on to make a dead-heat for the other dividend, and when they were paid out, very small they proved to be. Weight Stopped Her At Te Rapa Katarena displayed a lot of pace in her two juvenile engagements, finishing third each day, despite the fact that she was off the course each day. Her next appearance was at Takapuna on Saturday, and she won really well, finishing on strongly. She was not greatly fancied on Monday, when she had been raised thirteen pounds, and was one of the rearguard for most of the way, although she was noticed running on again in the straight. Unlucky Youngster Catonian was a very unlucky runner in the two-year-old race the first day at Takapuna on Saturday, and it looked as if he might have won with a better spin. He was well placed until two furlongs from home, being on the rails, and then was taken out to go ! round the leaders, although this did . not appear a wise move. However, ! even with this loss of ground, he ran Katarena to half a length. On the second day Catonian failed to repeat this good effort, and was always in the middle of the field. W. H. Patterson has the Catmint gelding in good form, and he may pick up a race when more seasoned. A Remarkable Finish There was a rare finish in the open sprint at Feilding the first day, the winner turning up in the favourite, Covent Garden, who is going to be a useful three-year-old as was anticipated at the beginning of the season. The Absurd gelding was the first out of the barrier, and still in the van two furlongs from home. Then he drifted a bit, and three horses passed him on the outside. There Barry got to work and vigorously ridden, Covent Garden was lucky in the inside portion being still open for him, and he just got up. It was a fine finish, after the gelding had apparently been beaten. Probably he wanted the race. j Phaofa’s Sister j Prodice was not dc*ns justice to in j the Cambria Handicap at Takapuna on Saturday, her rider suffering from the effects of a lump of dirt being thrown into his eye early in the race. Therefore the filly was heavily backed on the second day, and after getting away well Mackie kept her in behind the leaders, and then challenged them in the run home. Prodioe bored over on to her principal opponents, The Begum and Moehau, but despite this she beat them on her merits. Prodige at her first start won the Avondale Stakes, but her subsequent efforts indicate that she would have difficulty in again beating Freehold and Prince Hum- ! phrey, who were behind her upon that I occasion. How they Beat the Favourite Paitonu, the hot favourite in the Feilding Cup, finished last, and were the race to be run over again he would most probably win. He was not handled to the best advantage, for he was fighting with his rider all the way. Before the start he was very much on his toes, and at the end of the first couple of furlongs his head was continually in the air, through his diminutive pilot hauling him in. It would j have been better to have given Paitonu his head, for it could not have been worse than it was, with the favourite tailing the field at the finish. Paitonu is almost certain to do better next time out. Turn Must Come Awarere raced consistently at Takapuna, for he had In the Shade doing his best the first day, and c>n Monday he was in third berth to Paganelli and Dave. He is very fit, as his gallops on the track with Aussie before the meeting showed, and his turn cannot be far off. At present Awarere does not appear to be in the first flight, but with the end of the season racing he should be a bett€*r horse. Aussie was beaten by the weight on Saturday, and it was obvious that well and all as he was going at the home turn, he could not raise enough speed under his 9.11. Weight will beat even the best of them, and Aussie is included m that category.

Still Speedy Old Mireusonta still has a lot of j speed, and so has The Lamb, who went surprisingly well. Something in Sight Royal Damon was also under that mentor, and on the chestnut’s showing over six furlongs, his turn cannot be far off. Surprise Performance The surprise of the Flying Handicap on the first day was the fine effort made by Royal Land, who was just behind the placed horses. He has lately been regarded as somewhat unreliable. Will Do Better Arrow Lad was the medium of a plunge in the open sprint the first day at Feilding, and although he was in the bunch close up passing the judge, he would have fared better had he been able to go with the field in the early part. He should be a payable proposition this season in short races where the company is not too select. Led Into the Straight The two-year-old Moehau showed a lot of pace -when she ran third in the Rakino Handicap at Takapuna on Monday, Quickly running into a position and leading into the straight. She weakened over the last half furlong, but nevertheless she showed that she is on the up grade, and should win bej fore the season ends. Too Short For Him I Lysander showed his old brilliancy in the jump- out in the Feilding Stakes, for he was .actually first away, although he Tost his position before they had gone very far. He was I fourth at the end, and it is evident that seven furlongs or a mile will suit him better. Faded Away Limited, who was pacemaker over the middle stages of the Stakes, faded out as soon as the field reached the home turn. He cannot be right, for he has been crying enough before the end of his journeys hStVe appeared in sight. Royal Duke went well in this classic, being up with them for half a mile. , Licinius was last for most of the journey and he was finishing on well. Pouri’s Hard Luck • . The Waikato representative Pouri was made a good favourite for the hurdle race at Feilding the first day, and pulling hard he went to the front from the start. Mister Gamp ranged alongside at the last obstacle and once over, went on to Pouri, impeding him, so that although Mister Gamp won by a head, the .Northerner might have pulled.it off but for the interference. Two From Waikato Bright Knight and Bright Day were both given an outing at Feilding the first day. The former contested the open sprint and after running in the middle of the field in the part, he faded out of it when the straight was reached, finishing well back. Bright Day was saddled up in the open eight find a-half furlongs and he never got into the picture, being at the rear of the field the whole way, and he only beat a couple of horses home. The outings should improve both Wai- > kato horses. False Run Race As a race, the Feilding Cup was little short of a farce, for it was only a sprint home. The first five furlongs : on a fairl l'fist track took a tick undei 6k, and they cut out the final five in : 63. This was responsible in a. large measure for the result, for the winner, i Joy Bird* has hitherto stopped at a mile. ■ On this occasion the sprint over the last four furlongs played right into her hands, and .when she passed the post she-was going as fast as anything behind her., - Lucky Backers Fortunate backers of Ruanui got a wonderful price about the Limond tfiree-year-old when he won the Kiwitea Highweight on Wednesday at Feilding. He hopped out from the rise of the barrier and stayed iri the van, never being seriously troubled to beat a warm favourite in Kilmiss. Ruanui's effort was an eye-opener, and shows that while he might be an erratic customer at times, he has only to be caught right to make his opponents go some to catch him. Conceding Starts Patodawn raced, consistently at Takapuna, although one third was her portion. The Kilbroney filly has the pace, and she did not get away as well as some of her opponents. Particularly was this the case the second day, when she was nearer the rear of the field, and thus had no chance whatever of getting in the money. Patodawn is only one of many smart youngsters in the Papakura stable, and unless they show considerable improvement in the future they will have to play second fiddle to the smart Prince Humphrey. Will Improve Among the two-year-olds seen out at Takapuna there was one that looked susceptible to a great deal of improvement, - even after finishing fourth on the second day. This was Mauriaena, the full sister to Auriculus, who, after having a lot of ground to make up as the result of getting away slowly, finished fast, and was just behind the place getters. This filly is a nicelooking sort, and she gives indication of developing rather more than did her sister last season at the same age. High-Priced Youngster Red Lion was a two-year-old that had every chance in his race at Takapuna the first day, beginning very quickly from well out, and being one of the first into the straight, where he failed to come on. On the second day he was handy at the turn, and again faded out. The highly-priced gelding will no doubt come good, but he will want time, and he may be better next season. His owners, the Messrs. Gleeson, are due for a turn of Fortune’s wheel. Duo from Cambridge Tinokoa was tried over a middle distance at the Takapuna meeting, and he shaped so well that he will be a winner at a mile and a-quarter before the season ends. He retains his pace, and on Monday went quite a good race in the St. Andrew’s Handicap, in which he finished fairly well up. Another promising sort from the same Cambridge stable was Major Abbey, who contested the sprint events. He proved to be a bit flighty at the barrier, and in the races he displayed some pace. Taking It Out of Him Pompeius was started twice on Monday at Takapuna, and on each occason he was . barrier sjiy, being disinclined to line up. He was not really bad, for unlike some other horses that have been noticed playing up of late he did not injure any of his fellow equines. Probably it was with the object of quietening the Lucullus gelding that ho was saddled up twice, for this policy has been adopted before with successful results. Pompeius showed some pace in each of his engagements, and it would be a pity if his barrier manners were to prevent him giving of his best. Failure of Fordell Representative Limited is now in his third season on the turf and it is something of a coincidence that he has opened his career at Feilding in the classic each year. Ho was in Wednesday’s field and on the strength of good reports from Fordell (reports usually have some foundation when they emanate | from that quarter) the four-year-old i

was made favourite for the Feilding Stakes. He did not carry a great deal more than Kiosk, however, and with other good horses engaged like Silvermine, Shirley. Lysander and Lady Cavendish backers of the wfinner secured a royal price. A Great Galloper Drawing the inside position did not prove of very great assistance to Kiosk in the Feilding five furlongs classic, for although he began smartly, he was still in there when the home turn was reached. Fortunately there was an opening on the outside of the leading pair and Barry went for it at once, and finishing very resolutely Kiosk cut down the leaders and scored impressively by a length. The Tea Tray horse is a splendid galloper and over six furlongs and perhaps up to a mile, he will give the three-year-olds something to do to beat him. Public Forgetful Considering that Lady Cavendish was prominent for a while in the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap recently it was surprising to find this fine sprinter at a double figure price in the Feilding Stakes. She did not get up to the leaders in the early stages and consequently when heads were turned homewards. she had some ground to make up. Favoured by a run on the inner, she was a possibility half a furlong frpm home, but she weakened a bit and third -was her portion. Silvermine beat her for second money, and it is certain that the latter is going to be a brilliant three-year-old.