Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 223, 9 December 1927, Page 6

Turf Notes

Marton Entries Nominations for the Marton Jockey dub’s meeting on January 2 and 3 close to-night. Two for Ellerslie Although Mr. G. Gerard has nominated four of his team for the Auckland Summer Meeting, it is probable that only Paper Boy and Don Jose will make the trip. The form displayed by Silver foot and Fair Exchange was not sufficiently * encouraging to send them North, and they may assist at the Southern meetings. Well Bred Youngster Moutoa Treasury, the surprise winner of the two-year-old race at Woodville yesterday, ran a very fair r ice in the Wellesley Stakes at Trentham a few weeks ago, a fact that the majority of yesterday’s racegoers apparently overlooked. Moutoa Treasury comes from a good family, being by Paper Money from Moutoa Ivanova, a full-sister to the brilliant Sasanoff. Stakes Still Up In view of the many wet days experienced , by the Australian Jockey dub during the year, it probably would not have caused any great surprise had the ruling body decided to reduce the prize-money for some of the meetings. The A.J.C. committee, however, is against what may, in some quarters, be regarded as a retrograde step; and one tinds that the same liberality that has characterised the programmes in recent years is again manifest. notwithstanding the bad weather encountered. At the last meeting the committee also decided on the conditions for the Doncaster Handicap, and the Sydney Cup, the principal events at the Autumn Meeting in April. The Doncaster Handicap again carries £3.000 added money and the Sydney Cup £6,000, in addition to which there is a gold cup valued at £ 200. The Liverpool Handicap and the Warwick Farm Autumn Cup, which will be decided on the Saturday preceding the Randvvick Autumn Meeting, will have added money to the extent of £SOO and £I.OOO respectively.

Australian Cracks Most of the spring champions are enjoying well-earned rests after the strenuous campaign, and while interest prijnarily centres in the summer racing, which gives the average performers their chance, one cannot help but look forward to the possibilities of the autfumn racing, for it promises to be of high standard. The St. Legers at the moment look at the mercy of Trivalve, who did all that was asked of him in the moderate Derby fields, and subsequently won the Melbourne (’up from Sllvluh, who. on form, was the most advantageously handicapped runner seen for many years. It is the last-mentioned performance that strengthens Trivalve’s claim to greatness more than anything else. However. much may happen in the interim, and, while not wishing for him the same fate. Turf history contains many instances of the brilliant Derby winner who fails to take his place in the St. Leger field. The history of the races shows but three instances of classics and the principal Handicap being won in the same season. Abundance did it in 1902-3, the illustrious Posiedon in 1906-7. and Prince Foote in 1909-10. Away back in 1880 Grand Flaneur won the two Derbies and the Cup, and in the autumn the V.R.C. St. Leger. but failed to add the A.J.C. event to the string. Undoubtedly Trivalve looks like being the fourth to perform the feat, for the hardest part of the contract has been accomplished. AVeight-for-age prospects are very bright. Limerick will be back again, all being well; Rampion is a likely runner; SUvius, although at a disadvantage regarding age, must enter into calculations; Pantheon may be in the arena again to test the staying capabilities of them all; and then there are the three-year-olds with their big pull in the weights to make up the fields. Truly, while we have lost Windbag. Manfred, Heroic and Company, says the “Sydney Herald,” we have others to provide equally interesting struggles.

No Limit The dividend returned by Arikiwai at Timaru on Saturday was more in keeping with his champion stablemate Limerick. Stay-at-home backers were disgusted. For Elierslie—Perhaps! It is now announced that Civility is to be accepted for in the A.R.C. Railway Handicap, but as to whether she will be brought North or taken to Awapuni is to be left to a last minute decision. Footfall Improving Advices from Riccarton state that Footfall is improving rapidly. F. E. Jones, who was to ride the Autumnus gelding in the Auckland Cup, is now reported as most likely to be on Rapier, so that the position is still further complicated. Reed Back Again It was pleasing to learn that Roy Reed was back in the saddle at Woodville, and yesterday lie was on Cimabue when he won. The injured eye is said to have recovered splendidly, so that the crack Trentham horseman will be on Star Stranger and Joy King in the big Auckland double event.