The Beau Shows How It Should Be Done

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 397, 4 July 1928, Page 10

The Beau Shows How It Should Be Done

All rhe preconceived notions that astute trainers possess as to what a horse should do have been exploded by Beau Cavalier. Herein lies the secret of the latest popularity of the Beau. It is cu.:t jmary for a horse to commence his racing career among the hacks, graduate to open company, and either end there or be relegated to hurdle and then steeplechasing endeavour. In other words, the equine racer usually commences at the bottom rung of the ladder and aims to reach the peak. But it is not so with the Beau. He commenced at the top of the ladder and has now, by a sequence of wins, reached the bottom rung. Having done so, he has a unique opportunity of climbing to the top in the manner approved by the best racing people. Beau Cavalier won two flat races at Ellerslie last week-end, and he is still eligible for the hack ranks in this class of contest. It seems strange to refer to a horse as descending the ladder of fame per medium of a winning sequence, and yet it is so. Started Over Country The first win registered by the Beau was in a steeplechase, and he followed this up by winning several other events over tli© big country. His last success at this branch of the game was in the Grand National Steeple-

chase, sandwiched in between these efforts being unsuccessful attempts over the hurdles. At Te Rapa over a couple of months ago Beau Cavalier won his first hurdle race, and he followed this up by capturing the Great Northern Hurdles, after which h© failed in two steeplechase events two and four days later. The decision to stage the Te Kuiti meeting at Ellerslie gave the connections of the Chesterfield gelding the chance they had been waiting for—a run on the flat among the hacks. Galloped Well Prior to the Great'Northern meeting Beau Cavalier was galloping on the fiat almost as well as some proved performers. After his efforts earlier in the month ha was entered for the middle distance hack races at the Te Kuiti fixture, and the result of those two events is now history. In each the Beau led all the way. scoring comfortably at long odds the first, and being ridden right out t.o win on the second day. On the latter occasion he drew the extreme outside at the mile and a quarter barrier, admittedly a

bad position, but the big gelding smotb ered them all for speed, and at the j end of a furlong and a half he was : on the rails calling the tune, establishing a three lengths’ lead in the j first quarter of a mile. He stuck 1 there to the end, and the gallant fei- j low was given a splendid reception, ■ which must have gladdened the heart j of his owner, Mr. A. G. Quartley. Impressive Record The record of the Beau’s list of sue- j cesses forms an interesting subject for i study by the admirer of the brilliant j Ellerslie performer.

He has won in all fen races. Ilis I first was a sequence of half a dozen i successes over the steeplechase fences, ! then his next two wins were registered ! over, hurdles, and now his last two j winning efforts have been accom- | plished on the flat. If that is not a

I direct reversal of the expected order of tiling's, viewed from the racing standpoint, then there is no such ■ tiling. Tills record tickles the imagination of those who go aracing, and therefore it is small wonder that the Beau is the idol of Rllerslie patrons. Back to the Tall Timbers In all probability the Beau will not be given the chance to climb up the ladder in the orthodox fashion by taking on the good handicap performers on the flat, for his next engagement is in the Wellington Steeplechase, to be run next 5A ednesday at Trentham. More likely is lie to recommence at the top at Trentham and come down the scale again, as he has already done once, and is fully capable of doing once more, ad lib, per- ! haps. . The Beau’s record on the turf since ha first started racing a couple of i years ago is as follows: Starts Ist 2nd 3rd Unp. 26 10 3 1 12 Beau Cavaiier is now rising nine I years of age, and as he only started once in his first season on the turf, at ! six years, he should at least see out another couple of racing terms. He is right up on top with the 'chasers, but he has a couple of good hurdle races to win before he is weighted out of # that branch. Then of course there are the hack and open events on the flat if it is decided that he should make another start! The following is the result of Beau Cavalier’s efforts on the turf —a really magnificent one for a hunter: AT SIX YEARS X Unplaced in A.R.C. Hunt Club. Hurdles, June 3, 1926 AT SEVEN YEARS £ Second (to Pendavies), with 3.0, in Pakuranga Hunters’ Hurdles, August 21, 1926 . . 30 Won Pakuranga Hunt Cup with 9.0, August 2TI 550 i Unplaced with 9.3 in Waikato Hunt Cup (-won by Hazelburn), October 25 j Unplaced with 9.1 in A.R.C. Autumn Steeplechase (won : by Glenotus), April 18, 1927 ; Third with 9.3 (to Passin’ j Through and Glenotus.), in Avondale Steeplechase, April j 2d 30 j Won Waikato R.C. Linley Steeplechase with 9.3, April ; SO 175 Won Waikato R.C. Huntly Steeplechase with 10.3, May 4 175 , Won Great Northern Steeplechase with 9.7, June 4 .... 1,500 j Unplaced (fell) with 10.7 in A.R.C. Winter Steeplechase. ! June 8 Won Wellington Steeplechase with 10.7, July 12 700 ; Unplaced with. 9.11 in Wellington High-weight Handicap, July 14 j Unplaced with 9.12 in Wellington Winter Hurdles. July 16 AT EIGHT YEARS X j Won Grand National Steeple- | chase with 11.7, Aug. 9, 1927 1.120 Unplaced with 9.6 in Grand National Hurdles, August 11 . . | Unplaced with 9.11 in A.R.C. ; Ponsonby Hurdles, Dec. 28 ; Second with 9.8 (to Wedding March) in A.R.C. Auckland I Hurdles, Jan. 3, 1928 . . . . 100 j Unplaced with 9.31 in Takapuna J.C. Orewa High-weight, Jan. ! 28 Unplaced with 9.10 in Takapuna J.C. Waiwera High-weight, January 30 : Won Waikato R.C. Frankton Hurdles with 10.0, April 28 . . 103 ; Second with 10.13 (to Bourn), j in Waikato Raglan Hurdles, ; Aprils 30 30 i Won Great Northern Hurdles j with 9.2, June 2 1,400 j Fourth with 12.2 in Great Northern Steeplechase, June 4 . . Fell with 12.0 in A.R.C. Winter Steeplechase, June 6 i Won Te Kuiti R.C. Te Kumi

Handicap with 9.12, June 30 100 Won Te Kuiti R.C. Mairoa Handicap with 10.9, July 2 . . . . 100 Total stakes won .. .. £6,135 And who will dare say that there is not more good money in the offing to be added to the list?