Truf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 692, 18 June 1929, Page 12

Truf Notes

CONDUCTED BY ‘EARLY BIRD

Four Days This Week The South Canterbury J.C. races at [ Washdyke on Thursday and Saturday, and the Hawke's Bay J.C. at Hastings on Friday and Saturday. Acceptances The weights for the first day of the Hawke’s Bay meeting appeared yesterday, but the acceptances* are not due until mid-day on Thursday. The meeting opens the next day. Youngsters Predominate Of the 112 hacks entered for the Takapuna Plate, over 50 are two-year-olds, although they will have another year tacked on to their ages before the race comes up for decision. The majority of the youngsters are trained within the province, so next season there will be a further pronounced swelling in the ranks of hacks —a class that was overcrowded this racing term. All Right Again? When Volimond was badly cut about through being galloped on at Te Rapa in the spring, it was thought that this promising filly had run her last race. However, she figures in the Takapuna Plate, to be run five months hence, so apparently she is making steady progress. It is to be hoped that Volimond comes back, for it she does, the filly should do good service for her popular owner, Mr. P. A. Swney. The Gimcrack Stakes Hast spring the popular Dunedin sportsman. Mr. B. S. Irwin, won the A.J.C. Breeders’ Plate with Gold Tinge, the race being for colts only. The fillies’ race at the same meeting next season, the Gimcrack Stakes, may see Mr. Irwin represented by the Tractor —Ohsono filly*. It will be a rare triumph if Mr. Irwin pulls off the fillies’ race after scoring in the colts’ event this season. Aristocratic Youngsters The well-known Auckland sportsmen. Messrs. E. R. Davis and O. Nicholson, have entered two rising two-year-olds for the next A.J.C Breeders’ Plate at Randwick. They are a chestnut colt (a full-brother to Polyxena). by Chief Ruler from Podolces, and the handsomely-bred black colt by Rossendale from Queen March. Motley’s first foal, by Limond, also figures in the Breeders’ Plate list, as well as the bay gelding by Diacquenod from Mazabuka, owned by Sir James Coates and Mr. Fred Earl, Iv.C. A Rich Field Auckland horses entered for the twenty-fourth Feilding Stakes, of .£SOO, five furlongs, run at Feilding on November 30, are Supremacy, Paganelli, Tasty, Eaglet, Polyxena, and the following present yearlings: Mr. B. Hart’s ch g Royal Ruler (Chief Ruler —Baby Doll), and Mrs. R. I. Caro’s br f, by Polyerates—Black Tea, and br g by Australian Sun—Rosewell. The Hawke’s Bay is strongly represented. Mr. J. S. McLeod having six entered, Mr. A. B. Williams five (all yearlings), and Mr. T. IT. Lowry four. Mr. C. E. Elgar also has four nominated. Among the proved performers engaged are Ceremony, Silver Paper, Cimabue, The Raider. Silver Paper, Aspiring, Hunting Boy, Limited, Glenartney, Gascony, Eaglet. Polyxena, Lady Quex, and First Money—a very fine list. Not Advertised Mention was made recently that Starboard Light and Helotis had been nominated for events to be run at the Rockhampton (Queensland) three-day carnival meeting, which opens shortly, but that no note had been seen of their having left to fulfil these engagements. It is now learned tl.at both these inmates of Frank Higgott’s Otaki stable were actually shipped for Australia some two or three weeks ago, having been purchased at substantial figures by Mr. Perry, of circus fame. Possibly it was on account of their being shipped among the “ring” horses that their departure escaped the notice of Wellington turf scribes. If not crucified in the handicaps, Starboard Light should have a good chance of repaying his purchase money, while Helotis also may play a prominent part in the short-distance races that appear on Australian provincial programmes. Demise of Redfern The number of imported stallions in New South Wales was reduced recently by the death of Redfern. While running in a paddock Redfern became entangled in a wire fence, and, in endeavouring to free himself, he fell and broke his back. At a sale of thoroughbreds in England in 1915 Redfern was bought by the late Sir William Cooper for 5,300gn5, in the hope that he would win an important race in Australia, but, although a beautifully-bred horse, he proved a big disappointment. As a sire, however. Redfern proved a success. One of his progeny, the three-year-old Fernden. gave out considerable promise when he scored two wins at suburban meetings in Auckland early in the season. Immediately after his second win Fernden was relegated to the paddock, but no doubt we will hear more of him in the spring. Pendavies and Wiltshire The latest advice concerning Pendavies is not too reassuring. The Archiestown gelding developed trouble in one of his feet a few days prior to the Auckland meeting, at which it was intended to jump him. writes “Martian.” The damage got so bad. however, that his trainer, R. Syme. had to leave him behind. Veterinary attention was called in this week and the diagnosis revealed that it may not be possible to get the Archiestown gelding to stand another preparation. This is very unfortunate as the Te Rapa candidate looked a good proposition for further jumping honours. In conversatin with R. Syme, his trainer-rider, regarding Wiltshire’s fall at*the hurdle at the entry to the straight, after a round of the Great Northern Hurdles had been completed, the writer learned that the contact with the hurdle in question was only a light one. The fall was due more to a slip than anything else. When he knuckled over on landing. some of Wiltshire’s back muscles were strained as he crowded on to his forelegs in falling. Naturally Wiltshire was not himself on the other days of the meeting, although he appeared well enough to the eye. The Day Comet gelding was going well in the Winter Steeplechase on the concluding day when an iron was lost while jumping the stonewall, the second fence from home. Wiltshire will be quite himself again by the time he tackles the Trentham country next month, with the Grand National meeting at Riccarton to follow. Patience Rewarded One of the well-performed mares purchased by Mr. Sol Green while he was conducting the Shipley Stud was Artillerie, by Royal Artillery from Nantes, by Stepniak from Hugenot. by Apremont from Martyr, by Daniel O’Rourke. It could not be said that Artillerie was a great stud success, but her daughter. La Chapelle. by Positano. has been a consistent producer of winners. her latest success being Doradus. by White Star. This Tasmanian already has won at his only two starts in Melbourne, and he may not have •worked out the mine.”

Spelling R. E. Brown is having a comparatively easy time with the members of his stable just now, for Kawainga and War Officer have both been relegated to the paddock. The former, however, is expected to be out for only a few weeks. Their Next Meeting R. Olive is to pilot Maunga in the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase at Hastings on Friday. H. Dulieu is to have the mount on Young Thurnham at the same fixture. Recommissioned Trainer F. S terming; has recommissioned the Archiestown gelding, Sir Archie, the intention being to get him ready for early spring racing. Previously Sir Archie was being indulged in a course of schooling and his next appearance is expected to be over hurdles. Going to Trentham Prospects did not appear bright at the Great Northern meeting for Kame.hameha and Master boon, but battering were their actual performances, and owner-trainer D. Monaghan has been encouraged to nominate the pair for Trentham next month. The trip is definitely arranged if present plans are adhered to. Master Doon is to race among the hack hurdlers, while Kamehameha will make a bid for honours in the Wellington Steeplechase. High Pitch Out There were many casualties among horses which raced at the Great Northern meeting, but few were affected to such a degree as High Pitch. Con sequent on another horse’s kicking propensities, High Pitch lias a nasty-look-ing injury just above the hock, a large piece of flesh having been carved out, It was out of the question for High Pitch to remain in training, and N. Cunningham deemed it advsiable to send the Sarchecion-Shrili gelding home to ms owner, Mr. J. Irwin, of Paeroa. High Pitch was third in the Cornwall Handicap, and prior to that winner of the Foley Memorial Handicap at the Avondale Jockey Club’s meeting in April, and it is obviously very unfortunate that lie should go amiss, for at the top of his form and with winter conditions suiting him admirably, there appeared to be more money in the offing for Mr. Irwin’s five-year-old.

Feilding Classic On many occasions, through lack of support, the Feilding Jockey Club had been tempted to delete the classic races from its spring programme. These were the Feilding Stakes and the Oroua Stakes, and a few seasons ago the latter event was replaced by a two-year-old race, which has been a splendid success. For instance, since this race was inaugurated nearly four years ago the successive winners have been Silvermine, .Episode and Ceremony, so it has been won only by the best. In fact, these brilliant gallopers made their winning debut in this event, so that the results alone have fully pustified the action of the Feilding Jockey Club in putting it on in place of the Oroua Stakes, which for years had been little more that a walkover by a class galloper over moderate hacks. However, the Feilding Stakes has been retained, and that it is still popular is shown by the 92 entries received. They are comprised of 53 present yearlings, 2S two-year-olds, seven three-year-olds, two four-year-olds, and two five-year-olds. Paganelli, last year’s winner, is again in the lists. The Feilding Stakes is to be run on the first day of the club’s spring meeting at the end of November, which fixture will be the jubilee gathering of this very progressive body. Cannot Carry Weight Considered good enough to be brought to Ellerslie in the mid-summer to take on the best three-year-olds in the last Great Northern Derby. Briar Root is still eligible for hack races, as witness her entry for the Takapuna hack “classics” next season. The filly is undoubtedly smart, but she is not a good weight carrier, and the heavy imposts she has been called upon to lump in hack events has told its tale. In pretty fair open handicap company in the South Briar Root has run some good races, and apparently does best Linder the lighter scale. If she goes on in the right way Briar Root may be a possibility for events at Takapuna if she is not out of the hack class by then. True To Her Name Shekels, a recent winner in Sydney, is a two-year-old filly by Paper Money from Lady Jean 11., the dam of Scion and Beau Geste. This filly realised 130 guineas when sold as a yearling in Sydney, in the autumn of last year. Cosmopolitan Quartette Foreign-bred colts have won the English Derby on four occasions. Gladiator ahd Durban 11.. who scored, respectively. in JS6S and 1914, hailed from France: Kisber, the winner of ISTG. was bred in Austria; and Iroquois, who led the field home in 1881, was bred in America. Will Not Apply It is reported that the North Island horseman. H. Burt, does not intend to apply for a jockey’s licence for next season. Burt won some good jumping races, being on GladfLil and Comical in Grand National Hurdle successes, while he was associated with Passin’ Through in most of his steeplechase wins. Three Of a Kind The Christchurch firm of bloodstock vendors, Pyne, Gould. Guinness, Ltd., have effected the sale, on behalf of Mr. George Kain. Gladstone Park Stud, Orari, to Air. D. Campbell. Riccarton. of the yearling full sister and the colt full brother to Battle Colours (trained by Campbell) at a substantial figure The colt and the filly are by Solferino from the Bezonian mare Satisfaction. The colt, which is a chestnut, is otherwise very like Battle Colours. The filly, which was offered at the Trentham sales, but not sold, his been broken in and is now in the hands of C. Gieseler, at Wingatui.