Turf Tattle

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 486, 16 October 1928, Page 11

Turf Tattle

GOSSIP FROM THE TRACKS Supremacy and Gold Tinge

Wellington Fixture The spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club Is to be held at Trentbam on Saturday and Monday next, jbe track work from to-morrow onwards promises to be very interestwith the final trials registered on Thursday and Friday. The Deluge There will be racing enough and to spare on Monday next, Labour Lay, for on that day the following clubs will be conducting their fixtures: Wellington, Waikato Hunt, Core, Waverley, Waipawa and North Canterbury- In addition there will bo trotting at Whangarei, Grey mouth and Oamuru In Gilchrist’s Stable Myola, tlic three-year-old filly by ratmint from Demoiselle, has had a change of quarters, now being under the direction of F. Gilchrist. This wellknown trainer has quite a useful team under his charge at present, for in addition to the above filly he has six others, viz., Judgo’s Box, Winsome Boy. Avon Court, Tea Money, Sir Mond and the Lucullus —Avon Park gelding. Lightest Saddle in World A Dunedin writer was invited to, ina pect a lOioz saddle—lib 4oz fully mounted —that seems to be a triumph of the saddler’s ai%. It has a Goz English tree and is made in a strengthy suede calfskin. This racing postage stamp is probably the lightest saddle f.ver made in the world, and has •iroused a good deal of interest among owners, trainers and riders. A Short Spell Toxeuma. looking none the worse for his Great Northern Guineas* essay, has arrived back at his home quarters at Greenmeadows. He is now to be indulged in a respite from arduous tasks for a time, at the expiration of which he will be got ready to make his appearance at the summer meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club, to be held in December. Providing that he shows out satisfactorily there he will then be dispatched to Kllerslie to take part in the Great Northern Derby and King’s Plate, the latter being a weight-for-age event contested over eight furlongs. It is run on the second day of the summer meeting of the Auckland Racing Club, the Derby coming up for decision on the third day. Is He a Bargain? Royal Flyer, the two-year-old son of Flying King and Armandinc, was bought by Mr. W. 11. Gaisford at the Sydney sales for 50 guineas. Judging by his form at Hawke’s Bay, Mr. Gaisford has a bargain.

A Lucky Omission Francolin comprised one of the draft of Eklerslio yearlings sent to the Trentliam sales in January last, but owing to being omitted from the catalogue she was not submitted, and Mr. I. G. Duncan retained her. She was sent to Dunedin with the idea of selling her, and it is understood that the price paid for her by Mr. R. M. Greenslade was in the vicinity of 1,000 guineas. She was well beaten by Aspiring in the McLean Stakes, but there is no doubt about her ability to gallop and she will soon make a better return to her new owner. Sfca will in future be trained by F. Shaw at Wingatui. Royal Damon’s Relation The yearling half-brother by Hunting Song to Royal Damon, Royal Time and Princess Elizabeth, has been given the cognomen of Royal Routine. Like bis relations, he was bred in Wairoa by Mrs. s. g. Hutchinson. Eligibility of Page Boy Although nothing has as yet transpired officially, there are indications that the Kurow Jockey Club will disMUalify Page Boy for his win at Kurow, and award the stake and dividend, which were impounded, to the second horse. Pound Note. Evidence of such a decision being arrived at was made manifest by faot that the Dunedin judiciary considered the question of Pound Note’s eligibility to contest the Trial Stakes at Wingatui yesterday in the event of he being awarded the Kurow race, but as he was n °t deemed to have won an event of the value of 50 sovs. at the time of starting he was allowed to fulfil his e ygagement. The question of eligibility of horses competing in races of this nature seems to have caused much confusion among racing officials of a nd the time has arrived when a n h * te rulins on the point should bo and so prevent a recurrence of jne recent faulty interpretation of the mes. Somebody must be to blame ana the unfortunate investing public r« the sufferers. In the case of Page t ojr * matter has been referred back 0 club, as it was held to be responsible owing to the wording of the onditions of the race, and it is underdi°, tlie committee will give its ver*ct to-morrow night. In the Limelight th f >a l )er Money stamped his' name on “ r st day’s card of the Dunedin su ns me ®ting by siring Pink Note, n n J er Pa Per, Pound Note, first, secna and third in the Electric Handiap, second in the Taioma Handicap, second in tho McLean Stakes, and cond in the Mosgiel Handicap. Simon Blood to the Fore tn Esmond, who has bid adieu . arena, is to be mated * cn Diacquenod. an English-bred sire n° goes back to the St. Simon blood nrough Orme. who was by Ormonde. °* Angelica, a full-sister to St. L*m°n. As Li mond. who sired Lady «mond, is a grandson of St. Simon. JL can be observed that if Lady Des/Pond proves fruitful the progeny will , Well fortified with St. Simon ‘trains of blood.

In the Waikato There will be racing at Te Rapa next Saturday and the following Wednesday on the occasion of the spring meeting of the Waikato Racing Club. On Monday the annual fixture of the Waikato Hunt Club is to be held. Lido Shows Speed With intentions of racing Lido shortly, SL Ryan gave the three-year-old barrier practice at Ellerslie last w ' Although she appeared strange to the tapes at first, she soon settled down and was leaving the schooling , w J£ h Promptitude toward the hnish of the lesson. Lido, who is by Lucuilus from Tact, hence a fullsister to Tactful and Tactitian, has yet to race but she is not without her “*7 s . pc t d> which has been demonstrated at headquarters on several occasions. A Cheap Horse The non-possession of a Bruce Bowe number does not debar a horse from being a high-class perlormer. Cri de Guerre, winner of the S\ rand f rix de Baris, is stated bjy the 1 aria Press to be without a number. lie is it chestnut, strongly built, and, us a foal, was sold for about lOgns. When he was sent at Deauville as a yearling he was bought by E. Cunningham for £145. He won a few minor races, and was then hired to make the running for Kantar in tho Prix Biennial, one mile and a quarter, at Longchamp, in April. Kan tar was all out to beat Cri de Guerre, and that caused several offers to be made for the latter. He was purchased by Lord Derby, and Mr. Ogden Mills (owners of Kantar) for £2,000, and a winning contingency of £2OO. Before the Grand Prix he won a race for them, and, though the jockey, Esling, did not believe Cri de Guerre could win the big event, the Marquis de Saint Sauveur, manager for Lord Derby and Mr. Ogden Mills, thought highly of his chance. Cri de Guerre was sired at a 30gns fee by the Government stallion. Martial 111., who is by Airlie (son of Ayrshire) out of Gilia, by Champignon. Shortly before she threw Cri de Guerre, his dam, Cruseilles, was sold for about £25. Winning Two-YearOld » Parkwood won the Debutante Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Referring to recent two-year-old trials, tho “Australasian” reported:—Parkwood (Backwood —Yoorala) and Bessemer (Devizes —Steel and Gold) were the “swells” of the third heat. The

lastnamed did not trouble the leaders. It is surprising that his name was passed for registration, as it is not many years since the stallion Bessemer, by Simmer —Carbina, was racing, and was contemporary of N the tiny Bessemer, by San Francisco—Cast Steel. St. Andrew, a typical speedy Bernard (out of Gipsy’s Charm), and Algerian Pride went fast early but swung off the course at the home turn. Duncan dashed Parkwood through on the rails, and he cleared away in great style. He a fine big colt, and is a credit to his sire. His dam Yoorala, a half-sister by Linacre to Amata, was a very fast mare, and Frank Musgrave, who trained her, and now has charge of Parkwood, had visions of a Futurity with her. She had plenty of pace, but did not fulfil expectations. I have a recollection of her as a very big filly. The Gaucho (Several —Lnracor) and Etalon (Emblematic —Sextia), who finished nearest to Parkwood. have blood lines in common. Several and Sextia, both speedy winners, being by The Welkin from Seville. CAULFIELD CUP FINAL ACCEPTORS McCARTEN RIDES HYNANNA (■united F A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) MELBOURNE, Monday. The final acceptances tor the principal event to be decided on Saturday, the concluding day of the V.A.T.C. meeting: CAULFIELD CUP Of £ 6,650; lb miles, mithie ..97 Mutcha ... 7 5 Vitals .... 9 6 Beppinsan . 7 3 Hjnamia Son . 7 - (X Z ) .. • 9 0 liodelist ... i 2 Textile * .00 The Happy Maple. .' .’ 1 8 7 Warrior.. 7 0 Valparaiso . 8 4 Ethelton - . 1 1 Pica Pica ..S3 Alfred the ■\ffirm (N.Z.) S 2 Great . . . 7 0 Pinsburv ..82 Serbury ... 7 0 Horoscope Reputed King 6 13 (V z I . . 8 0 Murnini ... bl2 Black Duchess 7 10 All Chatter . 6 12 Sea Money . 710 Headmore ..67 These acceptances are subject to interstate scratchings. ~ \1 McCarten will ride Hynanna, L. Bartle Valparaiso. O. Phillips Headmore and W Duncan Maple or Sharp Son. Hynanna, Spearfelt. Vaals. The Banker and Strephon are among the acceptors for Wednesday’s Power Stakes. Thurnbell is to run in the second division of Wednesday’s Welter. H. Bermingham will ride Ramulus in th The le jumper Clan Robert has retired fr p?in?<f Humphrey and Winalot are due in Melbourne to-morrow. 'Ethelton galloped 10 furlongs on the sand in 2.15 at Caulfield to-day. . The record-priced juvenile. Dominant, has resumed work.