Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 563, 16 January 1929, Page 12

Turf Notes

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“EARLY BIRD"

Racing at Foxton The annual meeting at Foxton, commenced to-day, will be concluded toBack to Takapuna Acceptances for the first day of the Takapuna meeting are due at 5 p.m. on Friday. The meeting ie sot down for Saturday, January 26, and Tuesday, January 29. Bay of Islands Meeting Indications point to the Bay of Islands Club having a successful oneday meeting on Saturday next Acceptances close at 5 p.m. to-day. A special steamer leaves Auckland on Friday night and returns after the races on Saturday night. The Wellington Fixture Judging by the acqeiata'nces received last night for the opening day next Tuesday of the R.C. Summer Meeting, the Southern club is in for a big meeting next week, the two concluding days being Thursday and Saturday. The yearling sales will be held at Trejitham next Wednesday, and sale of older horses on the following Friday. Ngaruawahia En Fete The annual fixture, non-totalisator, of the Ngaruawahia Racing Club, eventuates at that centre on Saturday next. The acceptances (published yesterday) are very satisfaetory indeed, and owners have made a fine response in this connection, which fact in itself is ample testimony to the popularity of this “picnic” gathering. Visitors to the Southern centre on Saturday may rest assured that they will be well looked after. Fallen Idols Followers of the favourite at Thames on Monday were almost pulled out of the cart by Archeen in the last event, for he was at a big price for a favourite in a five-horse field. On Monday six favourites ran second and their supporters lost nearly 40 per cent, of their original investments, and it was left to regenerated Archeen to almost double their receipts. Ride for Goldfinch If Historic runs in the Wellington Cup he will be ridden by H. Goldfinch. So far no decision has been reached as to which will start, Panther or Historic. Unlucky in Thames Cup The Takanini representative. Le Choucas, had none the best of the running in the Thames Cup, but notwithstanding it is doubtful if he would i have got sufficiently close to Flying I Juliet and Wenday to trouble the pair at the end. He drew the ae*r. but that I did not assist him, for several of the j others showed too much speed in

the early stages, with the result that the AJagpie gelding was “boxed” five furlqdfes from home, remaining in that positron until the turn w£s reached. He was again slightly hindered by Te Koroke boring him in the straight, unwinding sufficient speed, however, to see him just beat Eh Tirni for third place. That backers appreciated his effort wti.s evident in the mile on Monday, for he was backed down to favouritism, to meet defeat at the hands of Wenday. Maori Boy’s Form The best hack seen out at the Thames meeting was Maori Boy, and as a result of his efforts he may find it a difficult task to win in such company for a while. Ridden in behind in the Waitakaruru Handicap on the first day, E. Manson caught the opposition napping at the turn, and shot up on the inside, placing his mount on level terms with the as they swung round the bemd for home. Then it proved to be easy for the son of Lucullus. He carried the steadier of 9.9 in the Ngatea Handicap on Monday, and very near brought it off again, ju3t going down by a head. Hakanoa (the winner) bored over on Maori Boy at the finish, and but for this the placings might have been reversed, although apparently the judicial committee was not of this opinion, for the protest was dismissed. Not Very Lucky When Modest Boy, a winner at the recent Ellerslie carnival, was tearing into the straight ahead of his opponents in the Hauraki Plains Handicap at Thames on Saturday, his backers were feeling on good terms with themselves, and they certainly had every reason to be pleased. It was .shortlived, however, for the game little soa of Some Boy stopped very badly over the last furlong, struggling on to lift his supporters out of the fire by deadheating. He did not get away too well in his outing on Monday, and had something to do when the straight was reached, eventually beating all but Archeen. There was no dividend this time, there being only five starters. At the provincial meeting and on metropolitan courses, too, Modest Boy should prove a very consistent stake-earner for owners, Messrs. N. Cunningham and R. Thompson. M issed! Piloted by H. Wiggins in the Hauraki Plains Handicap on the first day of the Thames Jockey Club's meeting, Black Maire showed a decidea tendency to hang out, and somewhat spoiled a possible chance of success. Apparently the connections of* the horse did not view Wiggins’s riding’an too favourable a light, for in the Farewell Handicap on Monday the services of O. Mclnally were requisitioned. It was apparently not a wise move, for it is fairly safe To assume that had Black Maire not run off the course he would have won. He was always travelling nicely in the van in Monday’s race, and at the turn had a length the best of Cynthia N. Rather than negotiate the bend in the usual manner. Blacvk Maire thought it .advisable to go straight for the outside fence, receiving little, if any, discouragement from his rider, who appeared to be too busy getting the last ounce out of his mount. Mclnally subsequently awakened to make the startling discovery that he was in a practically hopeless position, but even so spectators —no; to mention disgruntled backers —standing near the outside fence, had a “close-up” of a very energetic rider showing what his mount was capable of doing. The result was a fourth, and a good fourth at that. It was a good coup missed, for although there were only five starters, Rlack Maire was at liberal odds, being the outsider of the quintet.

Does Best in Front As was expected, Flying Juliet ac- | counted for the opposition in the j Thames Cup in finished style, but in- ; creased poundage brought about her downfall in the Plate. In the Cup she was the pacemaker, a role that appears to suit her best, and at the top of the straight was out in front with Wenday. two lengths clear ! of the rest of the field. Holed Out Prior to the Thames meeting. King Smock put his foot in a hole, and that accounted for his withdrawal from the Cup. The injury has yielded to treatment, but trainer \Y r . Deeble will put the Snow King gelding aside for three or four months’ spell. Better than Maiden Class Rather a smart type of hack is Valuation, who is trained at Te Rapa b A. Tinker. He was raced in the second division of the Tapu Handicap on the first day of the Thames meeting, and after being prominent over the early part of the journey, took charge halfway down the straight, to score handsomely. Valuation is a thgee-year-old by Valkyrian from a Gravitation mare, and more should be heard of him this season. Found Him Out Having won at his four previous stggts, Ramblin’ Kid carried the confidence of the public in the Highweight on the first day at Thames, and but for bleeding half a mile from home may have made it five. He was not in the first half-dozen at the end of the first furlong, but moved up going down the back, with the result that he was handy at the top. It was there he commenced to bleed, however, and was subsequently pulled up. He was good odds on the second day. hu* was never prominent. Discounted Valroe showed very disappointing form in his two outings at Thames, and has apparently gone off. He drew a bad marble both days, and on eucl* occasion had to be ridden from barrierrise, but failed to make any impression. Valroe save out plenty of promise when he won a double at the Te Kuiti meeting a few weeks back, and perhaps it would be wise to discount his Thames form. Promising Filly The fact that she lfung out badly, losing ground all the way, had something to do with the defeat of Lucy Rose in the Parawai Handicap on the first day at Thames. Handled by a mere youngster in the open seven on Monday, she ran consistently, if nothing else, to get the short end of the purse. A left-handed course would be more suitable to the daughter of Lucullus. Speedy Subdivision Last season fiup furlongs suited Subdivision to a nicety, but with a bit of age his stamina has improved considerably. This never better demonstrated than at Thames on Monday, when, after going all the way with High Finance, he drew away over the last 100 yards, and defeated the Paper Money mare nicely. High Finance was giving the Surveyor gelding 221 b, however, and that naturally takes a bit of the glamour off his performance. Still, Subdivision could do no more than win. In the hack class on Saturday last he carried his 8.12 like a Trojan, and won still more easily. No doubt racegoers will have a chance to see him racing on his home track, Takapuna, at the end of the month, and he is sure to lead his opponents a merry dance on this turning course. When She Failed By reason of her first and second respectively in the six furlong flutters at Thames, High Finance must be given pride of place among the sprinters there. On Saturday, ridden by H. Goldfinch, and with a handy weight, backers had no hesitation in putting it on, and it proved to be as easy as thought. Hopping out with her customary brilliance, High Finance led all the way, and gave nothing else a show at the end, winning pulling up. ’I he Paper Money mare attempted to win in the same manner on the second day, but Subdivision proved to have too many guns for her. Improving Consistently Wenday is improving all the time, and that she was allowed to give such a reasonable return in the chief mile on Monday is one of those unexplainable things in racing. She ran a very creditable second to Flying Juliet m the Cup, after making play all the way with the Romeo mare. Different tactics were adopted in the Thames Plate, however, the daughter of Day Comet being ridden in behind for most pait of the journey, chasing the leaders when the turn was reached, and then going on to score by half a length. Wenday has raced most consistently this season, and looks like adding still further to the account of her owner, Mrs. R. I. Caro, and her h rankton trainer, P. Brady. Ohinemuri Soon On the first day of the Thames meeting Ohinemuri was withdrawn from the Cup in preference to the Hauraki Plains Handicap, and she ran a fine race, finishing strongly to get up and dead-heat with Modest Boy. In order to claim the allowance she was ridden by an apprentice, A. Dick, thus decreasing her weight from 8.5 to 8.0. The daughter of Potoa did not begin with her usual dash, and for the lii st half-mile of the seven-furlongs’ journey was near the tail end of the field, making a move forward as they approached the turn, but still giving away a bit of ground. From there on she showed a good burst of speed, and possibly better placed in the early stages would have gained a clear-cut victory. Ohinemuri was produced in the Thames Plate on Monday, but was never near the leading division, finishing on in fourth place. She is very well just now, and should shortly be led in a winner. Pahiatua Cup The following are the entries for the , Pahiatua Cup, one and a-quarter miles: Spearmissj A*p«lo, The Swell, Nov jr. Courageous, Toxeuma, Nucleus. David Garrick, Imperial Spark, Royal Lineage, Bright Day, Borsalene, Royal Game, Decoy Bird. Maui, Pale Star, Kilmiss, Discourse, Henna, Mandarine, Teri. A Bite While doing an “up-country meeting” the following was heard: A stipendiary steward who is also a follower of Isaak Walton, went fishing and caught something so and so long, and fully so and so in weight. A wellknown trainer who was one of the listeners fo the fish-catching story, said: “Well, it must have been sound asleep.” Regrettable Affair

The unfortunate incident attached to the big race at Reefton was a severe blow to Pangolin’s connections and to the public generally, who were robbed of a return through no fault of the horse (says the “Press”). The stewards inquired into the cause of J. Campbell’s performance, but there was no information available for the Press. Campbell received a nasty shaking when he fell and was carried in unconscious, but was able to get about later in the day.

Rose, who broke the filly in and raced her until about the latter part of 1858. After running second to that famous old Gratis, in the Maiden Plate at Penrith, in March, 1557, Lauristina scored her first win in the Derby t run at the Liverpool meeting, in April of that year. Ridden by Snell, the daughter of Scratch went out at even money, and won in a canter, Mr. John Eales’s pair, Eclipse ( Chaff e) and Flying Pieman (Ford), filling the minor places. In the following May, at Homebush, the filly won the Metropolitan Maiden Plate, of 200 sovs., and on the third day of the meeting lajjjjed the St. Leger, but could only finish fourth, in the Forced Handicap, with 7.11, which Veno, 9.9, won in a canter. Mr. Rose then took the filly to Maitland, winning the Town Plate, in which she defeated the famous Dora on the first, and won the St. Leger the second day. In the spring, we find her winning the Maiden Plate, also the St. Leger, at Liverpool. In the last mentioned event she had to put up a 71b penalty for winning the Homebush St. Leger. It was merely a canter for her to beat Trojan and Pomegranate. That the win was anticipated was shown by her starting price, 20 to 5 on. The following year, 1858, she was matched against Veno for £I.OOO aside over two miles, at Homebush, which she won, and in Mrs. Lumley’s note, she states that the result of the match was conveyed from Homebush to Maitland by carrier pigeons, which were specially trained for the job by that fine old Maitlandite, Mr. Wolfe. A few days later, Lauristina again won the Welter Cup at Liverpool, and at Homebush defeated Mr. Henry Redwood’s Zingara in the All-aged Stakes, also in the Homebush Handicap. Mr. Rose then sold the mare to Mr. |j. York, and in the latter’s name she ran third to Ben Bolt and Gratis in the All-aged Stakes at the Hawkesbury meeting in August. 1858, and unplaced in the Australian Plate, won by Ben Bolt. At Homebush At l-iomebush, in 1859, she got second to Mr. Redwood’s Potentate in the Homebush Handicap, and unplaced in the City Handicap, won by Mr. Redwood’s Miss Rowe. After that, Mr. York evidently sold Lauristina to Mr. E. De Mestre, as she ran second, in bis name, to Maid of Australia in the Hunter River Stakes, at Maitland. Eventually Mr. De Mestre retired Lauristina to the stud. She came of a famous family. Sired by Scratch, her dam Latona was by Skeleton from Miss Lane (imp.), by Rector, from a mare by Muley, from a sister to Perchance, by Haphazard from Miss Holt, by Buzzard. Mated with Lord of the Hills, Lauristina dropped Luna in 1864. Her next season’s foal was Lady, by Deerfoot. Then in succession came fillies by Archer, Trump Card and Chieftain. Those by Archer and Trum Card died. Chieftain’s daughter was named Balkis, which, at the stud, died after dropping a filly foal to Robinson Crusoe. At the stud. Latona produced only two colts and seven fillies, while Lauristina dropped five fillies in succession. The first of them, Luna, produced A.T. to Tarragon. Then, mated with Maribyrnong, the result was that fine colt Calamia. Judith was a full sister to the Melbourne Cup winner (Calamia) of 1878. Gudarz was by f Yattendon. Then in succession, to Robinson Crusoe, Luna produced Diana. Steersman and Selkirk. She died in 1885. Lauristina’s second foal, by Deerfoot, was named Lady, which, at the stud, produced those fine performers, Timothy, Paul, Sylvanius, Ike, Neptune, and others. Her daughter, Sylvana, by Robinson Crusoe, was the dam of Bouquet, by Guinea, and, later on. was one of Mr. Finnie’s stud matrons in Queensland. It will thus be seen that Lauristina was not only a crack mare of her day, but produced a descendant good enough to win the Melbourne Cup 20 years after.