Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 338, 25 April 1928, Page 6

Turf Notes

Waikato Races These are to be held at Te Rapa on .Saturday and Monday. Special trains leave Auckland each day at 8.7 a.m., stopping at Newmarket only, and arriving at the racecourse at 11.6 a.m. An earlier train is timed to leave Newmarket at 7 a.m., arriving at Te Rapa at 10.2.7 a.m. These trains leave the racecourse on the return at .7.10 p.m. ;«nd 5.35 p.nt. respectively. The first race each day is timed for 11.45 a.m. Should Get Elessdee At his wits end to find a name for a youngster in his possession a Melbourne owner has invented a cognomen for his filly by Paper Money, a rising two-year-old puchased in New Zealand some time ago. He has named the filly Elessdee, a variation of £ s d. This at least has the virtue of originality. Elessdee is reported to look like a smart galloper in the making. It may be said that £ s. d. invariably proves to be elusive and speedy of movement. Black Watch and the Derby According to reports from England Black Watch, the colt bred by Mr. J. B. Reid, is the hope of the Clarehaven stable in the English Derby. Black Watch is said to have wintered well. According to a writer in the “Sporting Life,” Black Watch is not big, but splendidly proportioned, and the type

of colt who may be ideally suited to Epsom. He is not engaged in the Two Thousand Guineas run on May 2, but figures in the Newmarket Stakes, Derby (June 6) and St. Leger (September 5). Corning Home A letter from India to a friend in the North Island states that L. H. Hewitt is doing remarkably well as a trainer in the land of rajahs and rice, and, all going well, expects to be able to retire in the not far distant future. Hewitt, in the event of retiring, will probably return to New Zealand, which he describes as the best country in the world, despite the fact that he was not treated too kindly on the occasion of his last visit here.

Jericho Recovered W. G. Hobbs had Jericho on the track at Riccarton last week, and the Archery two-year-old was trotted on the sand. He did not display any signs of lameness, but an unattractive looking joint does not suggest that he will stand up to a solid preparation. His trainer, however, holds out hopes that the youngster will again sport silk. Martarma Jogging About

Although Martarma has been spelling for some time, he has never been iiway from Riccarton, his resting period having been spent at the stable of his trainer, F. Christmas. The Martian colt is now a regular visitor to the tracks, where he is given light exercise. He looks in excellent health, and his trainer may make an early start to prepare him quietly for next season’s engagements. Valuable Handicaps

The added money for the Caulfield Cup this year will be £6.550 and the winning owner will receive a trophy valued at £l5O. The Debutante Stakes and the Toorak Handicap will be worth £1,500 each. The Caulfield Guineas will carry 3,000 guineas, and the Australian Hurdle and Australian Steeplechase £2,100 each. Sir Roscberry Not a Pioneer

A paragraph written earlier concerning Sir Roseberry and his unsuccessful trip to South Australia lias brought a letter from an old follower of the Turf, which states that another jumper made the journey to that State many years ago. Looking up the records this is found to be correct, for Evening Wonder, who won good hurdle races in New Zealand, was taken to Adelaide in 1903. He started in the Torrens Hurdle Race, but does not appear to have started afterwards, so the worst can be assumed. Apparently his trip was more unfortunate than Sir Roseberry’s.

A Trip Worth While The value of the races won by Limerick on the Australian trip just concluded amounted approximately to £6,910, which included two breeders’ premiums, totalling £275, and the £IOO King’s Cup. His aggregate stake earnings have now reached well over £31,000, but the exact amount cannot be ascertained until the correct values of the races to the winner are available from Australia. In any case. Limerick has passed Carbine’s record of £29,626, and now occupies sixth place in the list of stake-winning records of Australia and New Zealand performances, those above him being Gloaming (£43,100), Heroic (£38,061), Eurythmic (£36,491). Windbag ( £35,949), and David (£31.410).

Glentruirfs Expectations It is understood that the briiliajit galloping mare, Glentruin, is unmistakably with foal to the imported English horse, Woodend, by Lemberg, who is also owned by Mr. A. Chisholm, of Otautau. Glentruin was not unduly taxed during her racing career—Mr. Chisholm holds strong views in this direction—and as a result she should develop into a very valuable and successful matron. Mares who are solidly raced and kept in training for lengthy periods very often prove failures at the stud in consequence, but Glentruin will not be called upon to produce under such exacting circumstances. An Australian Filly The buyers at the Sydney yearling sales included F. D. Jones, the trainer of Limerick* who secured a filly by Treclare from Bhanavar for 110 gns. Treclare, a good winner in England, is by Tredennis, a wonderful ly»-successful sire by Kendal, from St. Marguerite, his dam, Clare, being a daughter of Desmond. Bhanavar is an imported mare by John, o’ Gaunt, her dam, Royal Ward, being by Prisoner. This filly is a half-sister to Praiseworthy, a moderate hack in the North Island a few seasons ago.

Poor Jacques! It was recently announced from South Australia by the cable man that a jockey had been found guilty and punished for using an electric battery on a racehorse in that State. The following extract from a Melbourne journal appears to apply to the case: “Some time ago a boy was found with a battery in his possession just before going to the post in a race at Port Adelaide. Just as L. Jacques, who has been a well-known rider in Adelaide for some time, was about to mount Bowalla, an ex-Sydney gelding, in the Laura Cup, the steward in charge of the meeting approached Jacques. The steward conducted a search of the jockey, and it is alleged that he found a battery on the boy. The stewards returned a verdict of life disqualification on Jacques. Bowalla was just beaten into second place under a big weight. Fashionably Bred

The tyro yearlings, a colt and a filly in T. Lloyd’s stable, at Riccarton, bear a classy appearance as far as looks are concerned, and their new mentor is very pleased with them. The colt by Hunting Song is. from the Birkenhead mare, Trebeli, dam of Finora, Finelli, Will Oakland, and Serenade, and cost Dr. M. G. Louisson, 300 gns. at the January Trentham sales. The filly is by Limond from the San Fran mare Farce, sister to Rational and The Monk, and dam of Menander, a winner in Australia. Her price at Trentham was 375 guineas. Their owner has not had much success with his previous yearling purchases, so it is hoped the two youngsters above will effect a change of fortune. A Saltash Filly

The filly by Saltash from Fairy Lass, purchased at the Sydney yearling sales by Mr. F. Amor for 275 guineas, was secured for Mr. A. Louisson, a popular Christchurch sportsman, who has Master Clarence in A. McAulay’s stable at Riccarton. Saltash, by Sunstar from Hamoaze, by Torpoint from Maid of the Mist, by Cyllene from the famous mare Sceptre, is a brother to Buchan, the leading sire in England last season. Fairy Lass is an imported mare by Irishman, son of Desmond. from Belle of Clonmel, by General Symons from Miss Carden, by Kendal. The filly will be brought to the Dominion by an early steamer, and, on arrival here, A. McAulay will break her in. Last year Mr. Louisson purchased two Treclare yearlings and left them in Sydney, where one of them has done a little racing, while the other has not been seriously tried out; yet.

Taken to Task The following is from the Southland “Times”:—“The Wairarapa Racing Club made a profit of £460 over the Easter meeting, as against £1.400 last year. The club has a credit of £2,400. At a meeting of the stewards, reports a Masterton correspondent, Mr. W. E. Bidwell, the president, said that he felt sure that extra days for racing granted by the Government to clubs all over New Zealand were having a bad effect on the old-established clubs, and would continue to have this effect. ‘There is too much racing in the Dominion altogether,’ he said. Surely Mr. Bidwell does not suggest that racing should be confined to oldestablished clubs and that progressive districts with growing populations like Southland should have their racing rights restricted? Mr. Bidwell’s remarks would be more convincing if he expressed the opinion that some of the days set apart for old-established clubs were taken away and handed over to clubs in localities where they have become a necessity. He may not have meant it, but Mr. Bidwell’s remarks savour of vested interest and a desire to ignore the claims of enthusiastic sportsmen in growing districts to a place in the sun. It is quite a common thing for gentlemen of Mr. Bidwell’s conservative class to proclaim that there is too much racing, but there is no known instance, as far as the writer can remember, of these self-same gentlemen proposing to curtail their own long-enjoyed privileges in favour of the other fellow.” Probably Mr. Bidwell was “misreported.” \\ hat he meant no doubt was that the wrong clubs got the extra days.

Not To Be Scoffed At In recent races Scoff has with distinction, and on paper the three-year-old looks to have an undeniable chance in the Electric Stakes at Timaru to-morrow. Carinthia at Timaru Despite many failures Carinthia showed some pace when trained at Ellerslie, and he was finally sold to a Southern sportsman. Carinthia figures in the seven furlongs hack at Wash-

dyke to-morrow, and if he runs up to his earlier track form, he should go close to the stakes, for he has 7.5 in weak field. Polydectes For Washdyke That smart Absurd gelding, Polydectes,.- is. to contest the sprint at the South Canterbury meeting at Washdyke, Timaru, to-morrow. He has 7.7, and some of those nearer the top should find it difficult to concede the weight, and most opposition may be offered by another lightweight in Silver Coot, who this autumn has been running fairly prominently. Prior to being sold to a South Island sportsman, Polydectes was successful in five, six and seven furlong races, his trainer being the Greenmeadows mentor, Stuart Waddell. His First In the South It was only a few days ago since Tom Lloyd, better known as the trainer of such fine performers as Sunart, Piuthair, Clandhu, Calrinda and Mireusonta, took up the game at Riccarton, and he will saddle up his first horse to-morrow for his new patron. This is Assurance, who claims an engagement in the Timaru Cup, in which a fairly good field is engaged. Assurance has some pretensions to stamina, and after seeing what Lloyd did with Sunart and Mireusonta after they had apparently broken down (Sunart is known as the horse that won on three legs the Wanganui Cup a few seasons back, while Mireusonta came back to win several sprints), it is probablle that this promising sort will be found accomplishing bigger things in the future. This in all true deference to Lloyd’s successor. Hurdling Recruit

Not many horses can lay claim that they have won over the sticks at the first time of asking. Royal Land was one, and he made his successful debut on the West Coast recently. He is in the hurdles at Washdyke to-morrow, and as he is in at the minimum, he should be able to show if he is going to turn out as well as expected. Now Racing Down South

When owned and trained in Auckland, a high opinion was held of Antrim Boy, but since he was sold cheaply to a Southern owner he has not managed to get on the winning list. Antrim Boy figures in the open seven at Washdyke to-morrow, and if he can reproduce his Ellerslie form he may take some beating. He is on the minimum with 7.11, while on top is Thorndale with 3 0.5. and next is that one time good horse Baldowa with 9.8. The consistent Lucy Lockett is also in the race with 8.13. Won by Good Horses

The conditions of the Hawke’s Bay Stakes, run over six and a half furlongs, at Hastings to-morrow, provide for penalties, and heading the list are The Hawk 9.8, Joy King, 9.7, and Crown Area 9.8, while Raasay, the best on public form of the two-year-olds engaged, will carry 7.6. Previous winners of this classic include Gloaming (10.1 and 10.0), Glentruin (9.13 and 9.12). and Silver Link (9.12). The Hawk won this race as a two-year-old, carying 8.1. Cimabue scored last year with the full penalty.