Truf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 337, 24 April 1928, Page 12

Truf Notes

C ass W Te The Airap-r.; Gold Cur.: anoiher I triumph for Soar Stranger. and a 'indication of his superior class. The a : . f-i a Met An Engine The Clarenceui gelding Kind's Jester met ?rith a serious accident at Greymouth. As the result of being frightened by the screech of an engine whistle he bolted and rar. into a pile of timber and was cut about a good deal. Satrap's Earr.rgs Of the 21 races he has contested, - a I year-old and three (this seasonj as a ■ • - ' present ov.r.er Mr. J. i~. Barrett, for II guineas ad has . . _ . - .ir stakes. Reserved for Saturday? The non-£ ig )f Eeremos the Av/apur.i Gold Cup looks as though c eetnut boh . : Ha] is is . : - ing reserved for the Ormond Gold Cup. to be decided at Hastings next Saturday. The last two winners of this race—Joy King and Rerernoana—pro- : mise to furnish a stirring contest. Promising Youngster Mount Shannon left Hastings on Wednesday afternoon for Trent ham. The youngster before leaving galloped ; well enough to warrant the trip, but \ even so she was beaten in the Juvenile. being left out of the acceptances, the two-year-old was not placed. Shifting His Stud It is reported that the well-known Poverty Bay studmaster. Mr. Gaine Carrington, is contemplating taking over the old Te Mahanga stud property, if the arrangements at present

in negotiation are completed the Hurry On sire Hunting Song and the Polymelus horse Colossus will be at the service of Hawke's Bay breeders this coming season. Jumpers’ Flat Races The conditions attached to some of the jumpers’ flat events in Australia read as follow: ‘For horses which have completed the course in at least three jumping races, one of which has been run not more than three months prior to the date of this race, or three such races which have been run within I twelve months prior to the date of this : race.” Failed, Then Bolted In Quilifire ran unplaced over five furlongs at Hokitika on Wednesday, and then ran away with the Farewell Handicap over seven furlongs. The judicial stewards inquired into the alleged inconsistent running, but the connections of the horse were able to prove that \ they supported him in the first event. A Change of Trainers That smart sprinter, Ladies' Boy, has had a change of stables and is now located at headquarters under the care | of W. Tozer. C. Carmont senr., who . previously trained the Some Boy 11. i gelding, enjoyed a successful run. and W. Tozer has only to follow in that mentor’s footsteps to reap a reward. Mandane's Turn _ ; Mandane made amends for recent j unfortunate defeats by winning the j Tamatete Handicap at Awapuni, com* ' ing at the right end and cutting down that good horse Hynanna. Tresham also finished very fast, and Crown Area stayed on in promising fashion. It was i a great race and a great finish, and Hynanna was unlucky to meet a better mare at the weights, the difference i bing 171 b. in favour of Mandane. Not Coming Down ; Interest was taken in the reappearance of the veteran Xgata in a hurdle race on Thursday. The old fellow looked really well, and had a good following. Although weighted with the steadier of 12.4 he ran a good ra.ee and fenced in fine style, eventually finishing fifth. Though now in his twelfth year, Xgata may still prove capable of winning a hurdle race, but it is time the handicappers let him down a bit in the weights. The old fellow will celebrate his 14th birthday on August 1 next. In the Right Hands The two-year-old colt Connoisseur, , who ran bracketed with Knightlike at Awapuni on Thursday, has done very little racing. He is a fine, well-built juvenile who should turn out well at three years. By Solferino from Bonne Bouche, by Boniform from Hearthen, I he has the breeding credentials of a | Derby winner. He was not prominent lin his race. He cost 325 gns. at the j yearling sales. Another Argument One ot the points put forward by opponents of the installation of the ; totalisator in England is that in order to bet on the machine the public will be compelled to carry large sums of money. It is contended this will be an inducement to the “undesirables” of the country to travel the various meetings, and unless police protection is at least quadrupled the results will be ! disastrous. There is a lot in this, as though in Australia there are some tough customers at race meetings they do not organise in the same manner as j "the boys” in England, nor are they so i desperate.

~es~ No; Good Eroagr - - - ------ rates Su considerably inferior to Rapine, and . - - I €U . - ' Sister to Hoar *; H I a - Eilerslie a ays g rising -yearid fill] .. Amag st from - Pici - - - :—Cuisine the youngster's breeding thus rating her i Taneriri from Rama's stab!-:-. The ally has nor yet been named. Ore for the Future Micrometer is better now than ever - she terest - t folic - the future Sh< attempt >n Sat . to . pi . hai . - . ! Auj and n z ithsts ....- that she is . thei dose in . ag . several good performers, she will run an honest race. After the Great Nortoerrs Beau _ iliei is i ra at . but . - - ----- - - will be a factor against success. The racing he will have at that fixture will serve as a j . . - - - ments at the Auckland June meeting, where his chief objective will be the Great Xonhem steeplechase. To Reside in 'and The Taranaki hurdle jockey. R_ Eager, has signified his intention of residing in Auckland, and in view of the winter racing it is a wise decision, foz good hurdl< horse men are i ne t . plentiful just now. Eager is to ride King Am ans at Te Ran*, and he will be associated with that horse in his engagements during the winter. Aucklanders for Hawera The following horses from the Auckj land district have been entered for the Egmont meeting a fortnight hence. ] which fixture starts of the jumping i season in the Xorth Island: Rabepoto. Town Bank, Blago, Wenday, Segment, Pinon, Bright .Comet, Luminary, Lorn a , Doone, Flying Juliet, Ned Kelly, Macroom, Day Guard and Kerry Dance. Leaving for Melbourne The Eilerslie hurdle horseman. E. . Stan way, leaves on Friday by the Manama en route to Melbourne, where he will be associated with B. Price's establishment. Stanway has had limited opportunities and notwithstanding ; has shown himself to be a capable jockey. It will be remembered that Price, who just recently turned his attention to training, visited the Dominion some months ago and was in at- ; tendance at Eilerslie for a period. Jumpers Preparing Maunga (A. Griffiths) and Pale Star fA. Lord; jumped six hurdles at Hastings on Thursday morning. The first - . k 1.522 ow—but - - was but to make time, paying more at- . tention to jumping. Maunga gave a - splay - Pale Star showed. a decided improvement Maunga will race on both days at Hastings this week in preparation for the Wanganui Steeples and the Great Xorthern double. Possibility for Jumping Events Braeman jumps big enough for a chaser. He may do better over country than hurdles, and he has more pace ; than the average horse in that department. In addition he appears to stick ’ on very well. Braeman is trained by j a master-hand with jumpers in V. H. I Colello, and it would not be surprising to find this horse p-'- T *e one of the finds of the season “between the flags A His dam. Braemore, is by Sir Laddo from a Sou’-wester mare and his sire G&ranee, is by Vasco from Madder, the mare who gave the turf All Red, Munjeet. Rose Pink and Rose Madder. All Red horses have proved adept jumpers in this island. Last of the Absurds The rising two-year-olds to be taken up by Walter Rayner while the older horses are spelling are all geldings. One is a brother to Lysander, and the others are both by the good horse Thespian, who obviously has been 1 given every* chance at the stud, for one of the youngsters is from Eulogy, the other from Bronze, two of the best mares in the stud. Eulogy, of j course, as a brood mare stands out as j a gem in the stud book. The last of the Absurds are now coming yearlings. Two owned by the Koatanui studmaster are from the imported English mares Drax and Pomyris. Drax has a filly and Pomyris a colt. The only other Absurd foal about is owned byMr. G. F. Moore, and is from Valerie. Absurd himself is showing signs of paraly-sis. and it is possible that he will not stand the winter cold over well. Apart from this trouble, the old fellow wears well. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS ••Very Anxious.” —The Trentham Gold Cup of 19J6 was won by Mr. W. G. • Stead’s Eligible, with Balboa and Indigo in the other places. “Argufy.”—Y ou win. Limerick started in the Melbourne Cup won by Spearfelt. The Limond gelding carried 7.5, was ridden by J. Courts, and finished 13th in a field of 21. “Inquirer.” —(lj The principal lines :n Winalot’s pedigree are as follow: By* Rossendale (by St. FTusquin from Menda, by Gallinule from Glare. byAyrshire from Footlights, from Princess Volga (by Malt King from Volga, by Shopos from Delta, byTrenton from Dainty). (2> His dam, Princess Volga, was never raced, and the dam of Princess Volga, Deta, was raced but -never won. TROTTING FIXTURES April 21—Te Aroha T.C. April 21—Ashburton T.C. April 23—Wellington T.C. May 3. s—Forburys—Forbury Park T.C. May s—Cambridge T.C. May If*—Oamaru T.C. June 2, 4—Canterbury Park T.C. June 4—Hawke’s Bay T.C.