Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 398, 5 July 1928, Page 6

Turf Notes

(By EARLY BIRD)

To Meet Again Seven out of the eight left in the * Wellington Steeplechase were seen in | action in the Winter Steeplechase at Ellerslie a month ago. Three out of . the eight acceptors are AucUanden (Beau Cavalier, Kawini and Pouri). 1 What odds available that they won’t ‘ run one, two, three? This result would not he a surprise. Not Yet Right Whatever prospects Royal Form had of winning the Otorohanga Steeples on Saturday came undone when he spilled his rider, S. Henderson, at the brush hurdle at the six furlong post the second time round. Royal Form was never going too kindly, and was ! standing Star of the East just on a furlong start at the end of his mis furlong start at the time of hi 3 mishap. This is not the true form of the • Royal S'oult gelding. An English Sprinter When the field in the sprint at Ellerslie on Saturday turned for home Lorient 11. was there on the outside of the leader, only to peter out a little further on. On Monday he dwelt a bit j at the start, but turning into the straight he was handy, and finally beat all but Thursby. Lorient 11. was at very long odds, and his backers obtained a rich reward for his second placing. In the Old Country Lorient 11. won three ra.ces at two years old. and now that he has shown signs of being acclimatised, he should be a useful sprint candidate for next season. By the way, the Takanini stable had Lorient 11. as their only representative at the Te Ivuiti meeting, and. as Ryan rode him each day it would appear i that already Green has severed his association with that stable. J. Barry will do the riding next season.

Net Impressive In the Hack Hurdles on the open- | Ing day Pekarahi registered a third, but his form in the open hurdle eventon llonday was not good, the pace be- , ing made so hot in this event that he was tailed off at the commencement, ; struggling on, however, to eventually I finish up in fifth place. Although ■ Pekatahi was not meeting the best of i hurdlers in Monday's race, the field was not composed of moderates, so j ' later on he should be capable of reI gistering a good effort providing he is restricted to his flwn class. Ran Weil Under Difficulties Taking everything into considera- \ tion, Sir Archie ran rather well in the ] Te Kuiti Handicap, for he was notj favoured with the best of passages. ,He began slowly—he usually does—--consequently his rearward position was not to be envied. He made up the leeway in good style, however, and a 3 the field turned for home he oecui pied a place on the extreme outer of the main bunch, making an effort ; halfway up the running, which he I failed to sustain. Beat Himseff The tear-away tactics pursued by IRahepoto in the hurdles on Monday effectually deprived the horse of any ■winning chance he might have had, | and as he finally finished third three (lengths behind the dead-heaters, it really appeared as if a fine chance was thrown away. Rahepoto and Kauri Park adopted cut-throat tactics for the greater part of the trip, and all the steam was taken out of the former well before the finish. Failed to See it Out Although he should have won on Saturday, Te Koroke was squarely beaten on Monday in the principal event. He was handily placed as the field swung into the home stretch, and ; looked like making a fight for it, only I to close up with a furlong yet to go. j It was a disappointing effort, especij ally in view of his promising form last j month, and it would appear that he would not be a good prospect for • Trentham next week.

They All Fell With Star of the East. Kamehameha, j and Llewellyn representing Ellersiie ■ stables, there were not a few who ex- \ pected the Maniapoto Steeples on ; Monday to fall to the lot of one of the trio. Disaster came quickly, however, ; for Llewellyn fell at the old water j jump, the first time round, Kameha- . meha following suit as the field came . to that fence on the second occasion, ; This left Star of the East as the sole j representative, and he was noticeably j tiring when his downfa.ll came at the j stone wall. It was rather surprising j to see Llewellyn topple over, for usu- j ally he is a safe conveyance. Coming Good Now j Prior to the Te Kuiti meeting MounI tain Guide got through his work in j a manner suggesting that success was : likely to come his way at a future ; date. Although he failed to secure j any of the money during the fixture, { he ran a couple of fine races, occupy- j ing a position in close proximity to j the placed trio on both occasions. The Mountain Knight gelding is inclined to lag at the start, and this materially affects his chances. He is yet a young horse, rising four years, and this is j his first term in active training, so W. Tozer has every encouragement to go on with him. Pukerimu's Failure Having a couple of fine perform- j ances at the Great Northern meeting I to his credit—he was rather unlucky, I too —it was quite in order that Puke- j rimu should wind up a staunch favour- j ite for the Hunters’ Hurdles on Saturday. No one expected him to go down to such ignominious defeat as he did, but that may have been due to the tactics employed by his rider, in setting such a hot pace, for ! the chestnut "weakened a couple of ; furlongs from home, eventually finish- : . ing fifth, a very tired horse at that. ! j The soft going may have been against I j Pukerimu, for there is no doubting j j that he is good. Likes the Conditions In his first appearance at the Te Kuiti meeting, Killute struck out nicely in his engagement in the Hangatiki Handicap on Monday to secure second honours—a length behind Storm Fiend. Later in the day Killute made an appearance in the Mairoa Handicap, showing consistent form by running third. Killute is a member of J. Lambess's stable, which brought off a surprise at Ellersiie a month ago by winning a double with The Fox. So, in this respect, it may pay to remember Killute, for the best of him has yet to be seen. He likes a yielding track. Out of Form Just now Flying Juliet appears to be off colour, for her efforts were far from good at Ellersiie over the weekend, and also at the A.R.C. meeting four weeks ago. On Monday she ran in the Awakino Handicap, and with her customary early speed occupied a position close to the pacemaker shortly after barrier rise. Her efforts, however, were short-lived, the daughter of Romeo collapsing suddenly half a mile from home, and going right back to last, only slightly improving her position at the finish. Flying Juliet will have no further opportunities until the spring, so the three months’ spell from active racing may prove of benefit to her. No Frame-ups at Takapuna At the request of the Auckland district committee, an inquiry was held by the judicial committee of the Takapuna Jockey Club regarding alleged -readies” in the Orewa and Waiwera High-weight Handicaps, run at the club’s summer meeting on January 28 and 30 last. Each of the jockeys riding in these races, also S. Tooman and F. E. Loomb, trainers, and J. Conquest, jockey, were examined at length. The judicial committee unanimously decided that no evidence was adduced, establishing the fact that the races in question were “readies,” and therefore no action relative to the alleged “readies” was necessary*. Going to Trentham

Mainspring showed no signs of sore- j ness after his successful outing in the Dromore Steeples at Ashburton on Saturday, and. as the race would help to improve his condition, he may show to advantage in the minor jumping events at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting. R. C. Keeper informed a Christchurch “Sun” representative on Saturday that he intends taking Mainspring, The Babe, Ronaki and Carinthia to Trentham for the approaching winter carnival. The Babe, who is one of the popular fancies for the Wellington Steeplechase, will be ridden in his engagements by D. O'Connor, who piloted the Cronstadt gelding at Dunedin last month.