Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 651, 1 May 1929, Page 12

Turf Notes

CONDUCTED BV

"EARLY BIRD"

Auckland Entries Nominations for the minor events at the A.R.C. Great Northern meeting on June 1, 3 and 3 close at 5 p.in. on Friday. Pure Tea’s Outing It is understood that the Aucklandowned two-yca.r-old Pure Tea ran third in a race in Sydney last Saturday. Franklin Acceptances Acceptances for the Franklin meeting at Pukekohe on Saturday week, May 4. close at 5 p.m. on Friday next with the secretary at Pukekohe, or with Mr. A. J. Farquhar, Avondale Jockey Club, Auckland. Marton Next The winter meeting of the Marton J-<-- eventuates .on Saturday next. Fields for the eight events (which include a division race) are extremely good. It is notable that all the horses entered for the principal flat race, the Crofton Handicap, have been accepted for. This Week’s Racing In addition to the Marton fixture on Saturday, the Marlborough Club will race at its Waterlea. course on Friday and Saturday, and the Oamaru meeting is to come off on Se.turdaj-. Made Amends Left badly at the start and then ridden hard till he got within range of the pacemakers. That was responsible for the defeat of Indolent in the Lin ley Hack at Te Rapa on Saturday. IJo fought out the issue eourageousfy witli Kaha, but the latter had had everything his own way in the race and just won. Indolent is one of the unluckiest horses .racing, but it must bo confessed that indifferent riding has. been part and parcel of this illluck. In the hands of R. J. Mackie Tndolent scored handsomely on Monday. In Good Trim After running a fair race at Ellerslio at Faster, Wiltshire was noti wanted in the hurdle event the first day at Te Rapa, and when he won he ; gave his supporters a substantial double-figure .return. He was ridden a perfect race by his trainer, R. Syme. Wiltshire is in good fettle for the coming jumping season, and as the winner of the last Grand National Steeplechase, he must come into the reckoning for big events ahead. He claims an engagement in the two Great Northerns. It is understood that the stable was not quite prepared for Saturday’s win. Novice Hurdle Jockey It was surprising to find Vivo favourite for the Frankton Hurdles Hast Saturday at Te Rapa. True, her form warranted her being elected to the position on the totalisator, but what backers generally overlooked was that her rider was having his first outing over the sticks in public. Probably that brought about her defeat, too. No doubt the plan of ca mpaign was not to get too near the tearaway pair, Ned Kelly and Ripon Abbey. but to wait in behind. This was overdone, for immediately after the start Vivo was pulled right back, so that in the big field she was soon in difficulties. To finish third after this was a splendid performance, worthy of a better cause perhaps. Vivo is a good jumper and has a lot of pace, and she seems to race much more generously over the battens than she does on the flat. She was not produced the second day.

English Classics The Two Thousand Guineas, the first of the big English classics, is to be decided at Newmarket this afternoon; or, to be more precise, at about 3 a.m. to-morrow. New Zealand time. The result will not be known much before midday to-morrow. Might Have Won For a novice at the game. Star Comet gave a remarkable display in the Frankton Hurdles last Saturday, and that he should get beaten was not the fault of the hors-e, but rather of the impetuosity of the jockey. He asked the chestnut to win half a mile from home, and of course when tackled in the last hundred yards he had little kick left. Star Comet should see a better day, but he will not be allowed to pay a double-figure price for second place again. Another promising novice seen in the same race was Cybele, who did extremely well to finish fourth. She scored impressively on Monday. Badly Placed Whatever chance Praetor and Royal Finance had in the Juvenile Handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday was spoilt when they drew bad marbles, 13 and 19 respectively. The eventual winner started from 16. so that the others had almost as good a chance. Praetor was never sighted, being one of the day’s many disappointments, but Royal Finance ran well and was close to the placed horses at the finish. She beat all but Flying Prince on Monday. Nearly Pulled It Off Cruachan, trained at Te Awamutu by TV. Stone, nearly brought off a big surprise in the Maiden event at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Lord Quex — Straga gelding tried to win all the way, but Prince of Orange tackled him over the last furlong, and after a sharp struggle there was only a neck in it, in favour of the Prince. This pair should be good four-year-olds next season. Will Improve As a two-year-old, trained by J. T. Jamieson, Look Out showed some promise last season. The half-sister to Day Guard ran a good race in the Maiden at Te Rapa on Saturday, being in the forefront of the big field for most of the journey, but in the straight she ran about a lot and she was not closer than eighth as the field passed the judge. On the second day, when favourite, she stopped rather badly after being in, front at the home turn. Seeing that she had not raced for 12 months, Look Out should be all the better lor her outings. The filly is now trained by her owner, W. C. Ring, sen., at i-linuera. Out of Luck Owairaka was rather unlucky not to have won one of the High-weights at Whangarei recently, and the class seen out at Te Rapa over the week-end should have suited him to a nicety. However, after having every chance, he failed at the right end. Sir Russell, too. had every chance on Saturday, but weakened over the last furlong. He finished a creditable fourth, and as it is understood that he is not right just yet, there was more in his performance than appeared on the surface. A Remarkable Come-back Having gone into obscurity as the result of not having raced tor two years, Paddon’s attempt at a comeback at Te Rapa Avas not taken too seriously; that is, backers Avere Avanting to know more before depending on him to enrich their banking account. Certainly he looked a bit big on it, but the manner in Avhich he polished off his opponents points to him having lost none of his dash during his absence from the turf. He was ridden a confident race by H. Wiggins, but lie Avas not fancied by the stable—the dividend instanced that. Paddon has beaten good fields in his time, and Avill only need to go on the right Avay to do it again, for if anything the race will improve him. Has the Pace There were some speedy sorts engaged in the sprint on Saturday last, but though Subdivision has been racing well in this class of late he Avas not much in request. He dreAV the ace, and after having every chance —he Avas in front for part of the journey—was Avell beaten a furlong from home. Tlie Surveyor gelding was never sighted in the President’s Handicap on Monday, when the company Avas not so good as on the first day. Subdivision has riot yet come solid. Might Have Done So If the support extended candidates on the totalisator can be taken as some indication of the worth of a horse, then Rose Lupin’s surprise Avin on Saturday Avas. regarded as more in the nature of a fluke than anything else. The filly carried .£ 5S Avhen she Avon and Avas fourteenth favourite in a field of a score. Yet in Monday’s two-year-okl race H. L. Russell’s representative Avas the outsider but one in a field of fourteen. What Avould the punters have said had she rolled home again? Went a Good Race A fairly auspicious beginning Avas made by Respirator when he took on open company at Te Rapa on Saturday. Ho filled second place in the Puketahi High-weight, and that he was not unexpected was evident from the £251 invested on him, elevating the Tea Tray gelding to the position of second choice. Track conditions Avere against Respirator on Monday, for invariably he fails to run prominently in soft going. To Money’s Form

As a tAvo-year-old Te Money showed a marked tendency to hang out on the Te Rapa course, and unlucky in this respect on the first day, backers suav to it that she Avas favourite on Monday. But. again she disappointed, missing the jump-out, and after being one of the last into the home stretch, Avent right over on to the outside fence. Te Money Avas never going kindly, but had she jumped out Avith the field and kept a true course she might have filled a place. Te Money should not b© long before returning oAvner-trainer J. D. Kemp some recompense for the trouble expended on the Paper Money filly.