Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 258, 21 January 1928, Page 6

Turf Notes

Conducted by

“EARLY BIRD”

A Newcomer Impertinence, the two-year-old filly in H. Cutts’s team at Trentham, is a neat youngster. She has not raced yet, but she looks as if she will gallop. She is by the Ace from that useful mare Miss Mimic, and is the second of her progeny. Miss Mimic produced Miss Flighty to Warplane in 1923 and missed the next season before she foaled Impertinence. Scoff’s Trouble F. E. Jones rode a masterly race on the Paladin colt Scoff in the Moreton Hack Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday. He always had the Riccarton three-year-old in a handy position, and when an opening presented itself in the straight, Jones shot Scoff through in great style, and thereafter the result was never in doubt. It is a pity that Scoff is touched in the wind, for there is no doubt about his speed. Rossendale Mare Brings 11,500 Guineas Owners of Rossendale mares will no doubt be elated to hear that great value is placed upon them in England. Roserpead, who early in her career was sold for 450 guineas, won five races worth over £3,000, and when auctioned at the recent Newmarket December sales there was so much foreign competition for her that bidding reached the remarkable sum of 11,500 guineas before she was booked to the well-known racehorse owner, Mrs. Chester Beatty. Rosemead is in foal to Hurry On, sire of the Derby winners Captain Cuttle.. Call Boy, and Coronach. Saltash’s Brother Probably the most pleased man in Australia when the news arrived that Buchan had headed the list of winning sires in England during 1927 was Mr. Percy Miller, of Sydney. He had every reason to be, imported Saltash, who has made a good start at his KiaOra stud, Scone, is a full-brother tr the champion English horse. Buchan’s stock won stakes totalling £45,918, of which amount more than half was contributed by the St. Le'ger winner, Book Law. Book Law, by the way, was another excellent advertisement for Kia-Ora, as her dam is a sister to Windbag’s sire, Magpie. Mr. Richard Wootton’s son Stanley was again an easy first on the trainers’ list in respect of actual wins, but he is a firm believer in the old adage that “small fish are sweet,” and the amount credited his horses, £22,155, for 77 wins, did not approach F. Butters’s £57,468 for 54 wins, and Alec Taj'lor’s £ 55,196 for 47 wins. It was Butters’s first season as the Stanley House trainer, and his chief patron, Lord Derby, easily topped the owners’ list with £*40,355. Lord Derby was also the most successful breeder for the year. It is interesting to find several horses now in Australia figuring in the winning sires’ list. Grosvenor was represented by winners of £1,964; Polyphonic, £1,411; Devizes, £2,594; and Treclare, £ 534. Count Ross, a son of imported Rossendale, sired three winners of £954.

Unfashionably Bred, But They’re Fast Fortune Betty, the dam of a recent Gosf<*rd winner, Thrived, doesn’t boast a fashionable pedigree, but she has produced her share of speedy performers, says a Sydney writer. She is not in the stud book—whether her breeding cannot be traced far enough back, or her owner has not taken the trouble to submit her name is doubtful—and when one of her yearlings is sent to Sydney for sale it cannot be included in the main catalogue. A couple of her youngsters have come down, and have been submitted in the supplementary catalogue, which usually includes a batch of yearlings whose dams are not eligible for inclusion in the stud book. One of Fortune Betty’s foals was the Fortafix gelding Aussie, who was bought for 75 guineas by a New Zealander, and is winning good races in the Dominion. Previously she had produced Langdale, a decent performer for R. Bailie. Her latest winner, Thrived, a filly by Three, was not offered for sale, and is held on lease by the Randwick trainer W. T. Dwyer. The dam is by Fortunatus from Palestine, by Guignol, and is owned by Mr. W. J. Quinn, of Cullenbone, Mudgee. Need for Reform

Almost without exception visitors to Australia come back to New Zealand with one idea that they think could be copied to advantage in New Zealand. That is the short time before the actual start of a race horses are sent to the post. Two returned New Zealanders from a visit to the Old Country have recently mentioned the same thing. There is no question that horses are paraded and sent to the post much too soon before the starts of races in this country. Sometimes it is as much as 45 minutes from the time the horses enter birdcage to the time they leave the barrier. For two-year-olds this must be all against them, while for a rider who has wasted hard for a couple of days it must be adding severely and unnecessarily to his torture. This early parade and preliminary has become a fetish in New Zealand, and it is submitted that it could be scrapped without affecting the totalisator business by one sovereign. At present it is agreed that the totalisator rules racing in New Zealand. In Australia horses have numbered stalls and can be inspected prior to a race, and in England the attendants are numbered with an identifying colour for horses engaged in any particular race. Some alternative scheme such as this could be launched in New Zealand. The rules of Racing say that no horse shall be ordered to the post more than 20 minutes before starting time. This rule is not strictly adhered to. Which will be the progressive club to reduce the interval to, say, 10 minutes or even five? REMINDERS Nominations for all events (with the exception of the Taranaki Stakes) at the Taranaki Jockey Club’s meeting, close on Monday, January 23, at 9 p.m. Nominations for the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting are due on Friday, January 20. Entries for the Wanganui autumn meeting clos© on Monday, January 30, at 8 p.m. The annual meeting of the Matamata Club is to be held on February 4. Acceptances close at 9 p.m. on Friday, January 27. Nominations for the Rotorua Racing Club’s annual meeting on February 11 and 13 close at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 20. The* Te Aroha rnetCing is set down for February 25 and 27. Entries close' at 5 p.m. on February S. ££L.ECTRIC LIGHT Don’t buy your Ltglit carelessly. Ask for “Mazda” Lamps and ensure good light. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINEERING CO„ LTD..

The Taranaki Jockey Club will hold its autumn meeting on Thursday and Saturday, February 9 and 11. Nominations for all events, except the 14th Taranaki Stakes, close on IMonday, January 23, at 9 p.m., with the secretary, Mr. E. B. Webster, New Plymouth. Big Sales Next Tuesday Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., will offer 101 yearlings for sale at Trentham on the opening day, January 24, of their annual national thoroughbred sales. Messrs. Pine, Gould and Guiness follow with another big catalogue. Thursday, January 26, horses other than yearlings will be submitted. Punka Unsold Mr. J. B. Reid’s Australian-bred mare Funkh, the dam of that good two-year-old in England Black Watch, was offered at auction at the December sales at Newmarket. Punka was the first of Mr. Reid’s lot submitted, but at 3,000 guineas she left the ring unsold. Kilcullen (Kilbroney—Esther), in foal to Heverswood, was sold for 430 guineas. The Nolan Cup The Nolan Cup, decided at the Egmont Racing Club’s meeting, runs a good second to the Douro Cup in interest as an out-of-the-ordinary hack race. Winning it immediately places a horse out of hacks apart from existing nominations. Among those engaged in the Nolan Cup who are also in the Douro Cup are Goshawk, Thurnbell, Broad Acre, Blimp, Kindle, and Keddar. Trentham may give a good line on this event, for handicaps are due on Tuesday, the day following the decision of the Douro Cup at Trentham . ROTORUA RACES NOMINATIONS FOR FEBRUARY The following is a list of the nominations received for events at the Rotorua Racing Club’s annual race meeting, which takes place on Saturday and Monday, February 11 and 13: FIRST DAY Pohutu High-Weight Handicap. —Bold Front. Dress Circle, Red Comet, Pekatahi, Master Lee, Rangikaha, Wiltshire, Whaka King, Lady Spalpeen, Lady Cintra, Appellant, Golden Wedding, Ripon Abbey, Day Abbey. Hot Springs Handicap. —Brilliant Light, Carlaris, La Roma, Joy Day, Gold Dart, Haurua, Young Pretender, Roman Abbey, Red Day, Harvest Day, Te Waka, Oscar, Cybelle, Bright Comet, Palmares, Kerry Dance, Solanio, Glenetta, The Dansant, Micrometer, Miss Myrtle, Pazzapeen, Day Guide, Captain Cobham, Glad Abbey, Leitrim. Mokoia Handicap. —Ti Tree, Dress Circle, Te Koroke, Matinee, Miss Egypt, Archeen, Regent, New Moon, The Author, PriAce Lu, Whaka King, Queen Arch, Berinthia, Macroom, Clarus, Quincoma, Harbour View. Rotorua Cup Handicap. —Scat, Ti Tree, Le Choucas. Mervette, Regent, Branson, Muscari, Gold Rain, Queen Arch, Siaosi, The Lover, Corlnax, Alonsoa, Uralla, Gala Day, Archerio, Whaka King, Wedding March, Lord Star, Red Comet. Waimangu Stakes. —Dainty Manners, Hyllus—Waiatapai, Foot Pad, Winnington, Partial Eclipse, Venus Abbey, Rangikokirli, Cloud Bank, Red Day, Lucilius, Harvest Day, Whakama, Eastbourne, Yellow Bonnet, Valkyrita, Palmares, Solanio, b g by Tea Tray—lrene, The Dansant, Section, Fame, Otranto. Geyser Hack Handicap. —Auriculus, Schorr, Dress Circle, La Roma, Roman Abbey, Wiltshire, Whaka King, King Arch, High Rose, The Lover, Cortnax, Glenetta, Cynthia N., Micrometer, Abbey Day, Golden Wedding, Ripon Abbey. Tourist Handicap. —Prince Otto, Tea Time, Paganelli, New Moon, King Arch, Day Guard, Dave, Macroom, Pelham, Appellant, . Ballymoy 11., Abbey Day, Lord Star, Bracken Abbey, Flying Juliet. Arawa Park Handicap. —Scat, Le Choucas, Dress Circle, Te Koroke, Matinee, Miss Egypt, Archeen, Mervette, Muscari, The Author, Prince Lu, The Thorn, Clarus, Wedding March. SECOND DAY ..Tarawena High-Weight Handicap.— Bold Front, Dress Circle, Red Comet, Pekatahi. Master Lee, Rangikaha, Roman Abbey, Wiltshire, Lady Spalpeen, Lady Cintra, Glenetta, Appellant, Golden Wedding, Ripon Abbey, Captain Cobham, Day Abbey. Electric Handicap. —Brilliant Light, Carlaris, Joy Day, Venus Abbey, Rangikokjri, Haurua, Young Pretender, Red Day, Lucilius, Harvest Day, Te Waka, Oscar, Eastbourne, Cybelle, Bright Comet, Yellow Bonnet, Palmares, Solanio, Glenetta, The Dansant, Micrometer, Fame. Miss Myrtle, Pazzapeen, Captain Cobham, Glad Abbey, Leitrim. Ohinemutu Hack Cup. Auriculus, Schorr, Dress Circle, La Roma, Pekatahi, Roman Abbey, Wiltshire, Whaka King, King Arch, High Rose, The Lov&r, Cori-, nax. Cynthia N., Micrometer, Golden Wedding, Ripon Abbey, Bracken Abbey. President’s Handicap. — Scat, Ti Tree. Le Choucas, Paganelli, Matinee, Mervette, Regent, Branson, Muscari, Gold Rain Prince Lu, Queen Arch, Siaosi, Day Guard, The Lover, Macroom, Alonsoa, TJralla, Gala Dayj Archeno, Wedding March, Lord Star, Red Comet, Flying Juliet. Rennie Handicap. Carlaris, Dress Circle, Te Koroke, Miss Egypt, Archeen, Marvette, The Author, Berinthia, Quincoma, Abbey Day, Harbour View, Wedding March. Borough Handicap. —Prince Otto, Tea Time,, New Moon, Whaka King, King Arch, Dave, Pelham, Ballymoy 11., Day Guard, Lord Star, Bracken Abbey, Flying Juliet. Flying Stakes. —Dainty Manners, Footpad, Brilliant Light, Winnington, Partial Eclipse, Gold Dart, Venus Abbey, Rangikokiri,, Cloud Bank, Red Day, Lucilius, Te Waka, Bright Comet, Yellow Bonnet, Valkyrita, Palmares, Kerry Dance, Solania, b g by Tea Tray—lrene, Section, Otranto, Glad Abbey. Farewell Handicap. —Ti Tree. Le Choucas, Schorr, Dress, Circle, Te Koroke, Miss Egypt, Archeerf, Regent, Branson, New Moon, Muscari, The Author, Prince Lu, Queen Arch, Berinthia, Day Guard, Corinax, The Thorn, Macroom, Clarus, Appellant, Abbey Day, Pazzapeen, Ripon Abbey.