Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 445, 29 August 1928, Page 10

Turf Notes

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EARLY BIRD.

Penalising Winners Horses winning at Dannevirke to-day will be liable to a rehandicap for the Hunt meeting on the same course tomorrow' if engaged therein. Marton’s Big Day With big acceptances for its one-day fixture next Wednesday, the Marton Jockey Club looks as if it is in for a record meeting. The course itself is a good one, few better in fact, and the going should be excellent. Lucky Light's Relations The Maiden winner at Hastings on Saturday, Lucky Light, is by Paper Money from Simper, and therefore a naif sister to Razzle Dazzle. By a slip of the pen in Monday’s notes the latter was referred to as the dam of Lucky Light, instead of a half sister. Razzle Dazzle, by the way, the other day lost her first foal, a fine yearling colt by Limond, the youngster getting into some wire and having to be destroyed. Going Along Well Sir Archie is training on satisfactorily at Ellerslie, and in a couple of gallops in the last few days he has shown that he is in great fettle by recording very creditable times. He is to resume his racing career at Avondale next month, when he will probably contest the chief events. Coming to Hand Fast Soreness has played a prominent part in preventing G. Laing from racing Double Mint for some considerable time, but the daughter of Catmint is now going along nicely in her preparation for spring racing. Providing Double Mint remains sound she will win races, for she is a very speedy mare, a fact that was demonstrated on number three grass at Ellerslie yesterday morning, when she beat Killute over six furlongs in 1.21. This was a good gallop for the track was slightly on the dead side. One More for Australia

The two-year-old Gold Tinge, by Paper Money—Vicerine, has been doing so well in S. G. Ware’s stable at Wingatui that he is booked for Sydney. Vic.erine is the grand-dam of Ark Royal, and was got by Birkenhead from Roi by St. Leger or Captivator from Hetspond, the dam of St. Hippo. who was a very high-class three-year-old. St. Hippo won the New Zealand Cup and Auckland Cup as a three-year-old, Great Northern Derby and Champagne Stakes. He, however, went under to Stepniak in the New Zealand Derby. Stepniak also won the Stewards’ Handicap and Canterbury Cup, and also completed a nice treble, which shows that a three-year-old can be trained for speed and stamina in the spring of the year.

Back From Australia E. A. Keesing, who for the past couple of months has been riding in Queensland, returned to Auckland yesterday by the Marama. * On the same boat was Burgess, who had done some riding over the fences in Victoria. Record Acceptances The acceptances for the Marton Jockey Club’s spring meeting next Wednesday must surely constitute a record for that fixture, for in eight races the average figure each race is just on 19. A glance at the list makes it look almost like an Auckland meeting. N.Z. Cup Candidates Quality as well as quantity is represented at Marton next Wednesday. There are four New Zealand Cup candidates engaged in the Marton Handicap, these comprising Nukumai, Bisox, Kilmiss and Shining Armour. Other horses engaged in the big Riccartori Handicap that will be seen out at Marton are Limosa, Discourse, Pale Star, Beaumont. Pangolin and Star Stranger. Pakuranga Hunt Club Alterations have been made in connection with the meets of the Pakuranga Elunt. The Hunt will meet tomorrow (Thurs*iy) at Clevedon in place of- Saturday, September 1, on which day there will be no hunt. The meet arranged for Tuesday, September 4, at “Puhinui,” Papatoetoe, has been altered to Flat Bush School, Papatoetoe, and the Hunt will meet on Tuesday, September 18, at “Puhinui,” Papatoetoe. Conference Election Null and Void The rules not having been complied with in the recent election of the executive of the New Zealand Racing Conference, notification has been received that the election has been declared null and void. The conference has now issued a communication inquiring whether the delegates who were present at the annual meeting will agree to a postal ballot being taken for the election of the executive from the same seven nominees who were submitted at the annual meeting. To be at Taranaki The Auckland light-weight jockey, J. Cammick, will be in attendance at the Taranaki Hunt Club meeting on Saturday, and his engagements will include Gasnapper, Anola or Horomea, and Pompieus, providing he is a competitor in the Opunake Scurry, of five furlongs.

Wellington Finances The Wellington Racing Club’s balance sheet shows a net profit of £375, after writing off £10,740 from the freehold property and buildings, which now stand at £131,100. Receipts from the totalisator were £53,534, and in taxation was paid £42,208. In stakes £37,130 was distributed. Odin Unlucky

Although the inmate of J. Williamson’s stable, Odin, fenced well over the steeplechase fences on the flat at Ellerslie yesterday morning, there was an unfortunate sequel to the schooling lesson. On returning to the stalls Odin was noticed to have cut his near foreleg rather badly, the wound no doubt being inflicted when he overreached at one of the obstacles. As the result of an examination it was found that it would be some time before Odin can make a return to the track. This mishap is decidedly unfortunate for the connections of Odin, for the Valkyrian gelding was going along in very attractive style in his preparation for the Pakuranga Hunt Club Cup, and everything pointed to him having a particularly good chance of victory.

War Officer's Next Although he has been in work for the past three weeks War Officer is still looking much above himself. That he is a good galloper War Officer proved beyond doubt in several of his track essays last season, but in a number of his races he has instanced that he is not too reliable, and for this reason he could not be supported with confidence. War Officer will be given his first outing for several months at the Avondale meeting, which is to be held in a little over three weeks.

Showed Up in Handicaps King Emerald is working along steadily at Ellerslie under the direction of his owner-trainer, W. Kemp, and he looks a much-improved horse to carry out this season’s engagements. It was only toward the close of last season that King Emerald came to the fore as no mean galloper over a middle distance, and with each effort he should progress. The tracks were very soft then, and if King Emerald is at all suited by the track in his next race or tw'o, he will prove to be extremely difficult to beat. Loyal to His Team

Numerous offers have been received by Mr. D. Potter for his three-year-olds. Monetize and Bulolo, but the price at which he will dispose of them has quelled the ardour of several would-be buyers. It is certainly a stiff reserve Mr. Potter has placed on them, but still the pair—although maiden performers, owing to having done very little I'acing—are undoubtedly smart gallopers, and just now look to be one of the best speculations at Ellerslie. The ex-Hawke’s Bay owner is a genuine admirer of the thoroughbred, and it is no doubt his love for the horses and the sport that is responsible for a natural desire to see his own colours in a race.

Not Popular for Juveniles As usual, there is a poor entry of three-year-olds for the New Zealand Cup, only four horses of that age being engaged. Prodice 'was a good winner in Auckland last season. Of the other three, Sarnia has a maiden race to her credit, Clarendon has done a lot of racing without earning any money, and Colonel Crawford has not stared in a race yet. Colonel Crawford is a chestnut gelding by Adjudge from Beneficence.

Putting In a Good Word Having all along contended that Beau Cavalier is not “one of the great ones,” the writer is constrained to put in a good word for a jumper who has been toppled off his pedestal and roundly abused by many disappointed mercenary followers of cross-country racing. He never looked like a real weight-carrier in conformation and style of running his races, hence it is not surprising that he has failed when at the head of big event handicap lists, but this does not suggest that he is an average horse. He is not an ancient performer as steeplechasers go and with ‘age and experience and a drop in the weights he may come back a better horse than ever, a jumper prepared to run along in the centre of a field and suit his pace to the judgment of the man on top. Beau Cavalier is still a fine jumper, and if sobered by future appearances in public and allotted weights within his capacity, he will be very liable to come back unexpectedly some day as far as the average backer is concerned.—Southland “Times.”