Surf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 711, 10 July 1929, Page 12

Surf Notes

CONDUCTED BY ‘EARLY BUiD 5

At Tpentham The Wellington meeting opened today, continues tomorrow, and concludes on Saturday. Trial Plate An interesting event at Trentham tomorrow is the Trial Plate. Last year Toxeurna won from two other two-year-olds. If Absent In the event of the Wanganui filly Zarene being absent from the tomorrow’s Trial Plate, Great Lady, Hopwood and Tahoma may be expected to play prominent parts. Loving Cup will like the distance, but he has some very promising juveniles to meet. The Trial Field The field for the Trial at Trentham will be taken from the following entrants: —Trial Plate, of 260 so vs. Six furlongs.—Arrow Zone, Air Laddie, Alloy, Acredity, Austerity, Australis, Adventus, Battle Torque, Belcaire, BluePaper, Desert Song. Essential, Great Lady, Goldlike, Golden Shadow, Hopwood, Half Acre, Hurlv Burly, Imateagirl. Imalone, Joke Form, Justify. Kotahi Eka, Lady Rene, Loving Cup, Last Mark, Mahora, Money Mint. Piako, Pari. Rioghail. Red Lane, Rasouli. Roundelay, Shortly, Tahoma. Tourist, The Dove, Wareta, Zarene, Grattus, Kali, Le Champ, Handsome.

Fcr Tomorrow The Sun’s Palmerston North correspondent advises that Great Lady, Lucky Bag, Arrowzone and Lucre will represent G. W. New at Trentham on Thursday, although, owing to Lucre being slightly lame after galloping yesterday morning, he may be doubtful. Commendation will not be a runner at Trentham, but G. Jones will be represented by Roundelay in the Novice on the final day, Saturday. Youngster’s Sprint At Wingatui on Thursday afternoon in the presence of his owner and some friends, the Tipler youngster and the Paphia filly sprinted two furlongs along the back of the course at Wingatui in 26sec. The Tippler youngster appeared to be travelling the better of the two. Qualified Hunters In the list of qualified hunters pubi lished officially by the New Zealand Hunts Association are one or two names of prominent performers. The most notable is that of Civility. Other good performers on the flat are Lorna Doon and Quillfire. .Lesser lights are Dishonoured, Acred, and the notorious Royal Despatch. Proved jumpers include Just John, Bendower, and handy. Sand-Cinder Track During the current week two motor lorries have been busily engaged in carrying sand for the Southland Racing Club’s sand-cinder track, with the result that the local training path has now no superior in New' Zealand—a winter training circuit, writes “Sir Modrid.” It can be used for fast or any other kind of work to advantage and it has a high value as a track unlikely to be very much effected by severe frosts. Will Come Good Red Boa, who has been engaged in the Winter Cup, is getting through easy work since he recently visited Timaru to be beaten by the speedy Bonrose. The tHp did not do him any harm and he may prove equal to turning the tables on his conqueror the next time they meet. The Balboa gelding carries weight well, and it is only recently that he has developed real galloping ability. Thus it is reasonable to assume that he is going to improve with racing. A Nice Team F. Davis’s team at Hastings comprises Gascony, Great Charter, Clever and coming two-year-old colts Psychology—Desert Gold and Grancourt —en Parole, and fillies by Grancourt —Alarum the last-named being a full-sister to Honour. They are as likely a lot of youngsters as have been seen out in one string for a long time, and it will be strange if their astute trainer does not win some good races with them. Davis has also a grey hunter of his own in work. Greenstone Back The well-known steeplechaser Greenstone has returned to his old training quarters at Gladstone and has been working on the S.R.C. tracks during the present week as a member of F. J. McKay’s team, records the Southland. “Times.” As he has been seen out regularly in the hunting field of late. Greenstone is probably to be prepared in future for events confined to qualified followers of the sport, with the little hounds, such as point-to-point or public cross-country races. Still Making It Hard In West Australia racing clubs have of late been making a big attempt to limit illicit betting. The Helena Vale Club, at its recent meeting, tried to harass starting-price bookmakers still further by getting the clerk of the course to lead in the second horse first, they caused a watcher from the course to telephone the wrong horse. The starting-price men had paid out when they discovered their mistake. No one was allowed to leave the course until after the fourth race without permission. One For Unlucky Trainer No more popular win was recorded at Menangle Park on June 25 (says the Sydney “Sun”) than that of Rolls Iloyce in the Second Division of the Two-year-old Handicap, for it meant a welcome change of fortune for the ex-Trentham trainer, R. D. O'Donnell, perhaps the unluckiest trainer in Sydney. O’Donnell has had an aggravating run of minor placings, especially with Tressilian, and the win of Rolls Royce may mean the turning of the tide. A chestnut gelding by Treclare from Luxury, Rolls Royce was bred at the Sledmere Stud by Sir Hugh Denison, and cost O’Donnell 325 guineas as a yearling. He had started in only one other race, and should soon repeat his victory. Jockey As Bricklayer When Brie Connolly was given a year’s disqualification last June, by the V.R.C. stewards, for the performance of one of his team. Broken Doll, p. O’Hanlon, who rode the mare, also came under the ban for a similar period. He, however, has lately been reinstated. He is an apprentice and was somewhat perturbed that during his penance he would put on weight. After taking a holiday with his family at Liverpool, England, he returned to Melbourne with his bulk increasing. He, however, got going as a labourer, being engaged in that capacity on the erection of a new’ building in Bourke Street, Melbourne, and as an Australian writer stated, the sight of a little chap of no more than seven stone, working with a pick and shovel alongside burly labourers, was, to say the least of it, an unusual sight. The work, however, had the desired effect, and O’Hanlon can now go to scale at the same weight as was the case with him before he got ordered to stand down.

Useful Trio Sir George Clifford will have three horses to carry his colours at Trentham and their recent track form marks them off as a very useful trio. The three-year-old Full Feather has been responsible for some exceptionally good gallops and he looks in great order for the trip. Although he has not won a race this season, he has registered some smart performances, his second to Royal Saxon over a mile at Trentham in January being one specially worth remembering. He acts well in soft ground, but he has had no experience of the really heavy conditions frequently experienced at this period of the year at Trentham. Sudden Storm is very well at present. She has done very little racing this season, as hard tracks do not suit her, but she should show’ up among the sprinters on this occasion. Hurlv Burly would be named as a likely winner, but for the fact that she has consistently failed to show her best in public. Furnishing Splendidly Two of the best-grown rising three-year-olds seen here for some time are included in Mr. W. T. Hazlett’s team, viz., Speed Light and Grand Razzle. The former, who has already earned distinction as a classic winner, is going to furnish into a full-sized powerful filly, and it will not cause any surprise here if she should prove capable of racing with credit over extended distances next season. She is somewhat in the rough yet, but the descendant of Paper Money and Simper is going on the right way and is reasonably quiet in her behaviour. Grand Razzle is a fine filly by Grandcourt (imp.) from the brilliant Razzle Dazzle, by Kilbroney—Simper, and it is hoped that she will prove to be a galloper in keeping with her appearance, but a limb injured during her early days may give trouble. It presents an unsightly appearance at present, but it is fining down steadily and does not appear to hamper her action in easy tasks. Off to Melbourne Trainer F. W. Ellis is awaiting an opportunity to depart from the Bluff for Melbourne with Gold Cup and The Graphic, who are owned in Victoria’s capital city. The former, a three-year-old son of Woorak, whose cost as a a yearling ran into four figures, was sent across to Southland to see what a bracing climate would do for him, and judged on his present appearance this interesting experiment has been successful. The light-coloured chestnut arrived here with a washed-out look, but he promises to leave a healthy bright and robust-looking horse, full of life and anxious to gallop. The Graphic has grown up somewhat during a spell, and is thickening out nicely, but she is still somewhat highly strung and will require careful handling until she settles down to prepare for her three-year-old career. The filly, who is by Paper Money—Kilberry, is a useful galloper and a quick starter, and was placed twice this season without winning in six attempts. It is on the cards that Ellis will take King Balboa to Melbourne £o race. The Balboa gelding has been working well since his recent success in Timaru.

Likely 'Chaser Radiate, from D. Campbell’s stable, will represent Riccarton interests in the Wellington Steeplechase. Since he went into his present quarters, less than a year ago, he has done remarkably well, having won at each start three hurdle races and a steeplechase. This would be an exceptional record under any conditions, but his form has been rendered all the more notable from the fact that he is not a sound horse. His trainer deserves special credit for what he has done with Radiate. If the Polydamon gelding could be thoroughly tuned up. he would be a high-class steeplechaser. As it is, he has to be got ready without the aid of fast gallops or schooling. He will have stronger opposition at Trentham (ban when he scored his handsome win at Wash dyke last month, but he looks so well that his chance cannot be ignored. One thing in his favour is that he is an accomplished jumper. He will be ridden by E. Shaw, who handled him to advantage when he won at the South Canterbury meeting. Criticism Resented Strong resentment is felt in WaiPawa at the statments made at the meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club by Mr. Nolan in respect to the clashing of racing dates with the Waipawa Club. Mr. Nolan is reported as saying that the Waipawa Club is comparatively new, that it got its permit through influence, with .Sir George Hunter at the head, and that the club had gradually moved up its date until it clashed with Poverty Bay; all of which fc* quite incorrect. The club is one of the oldest country clubs racing in New Zealand today. The permit was. not obtained through the influence of Sir George Hunter or anyone else, and the club has been racing on Labour Day for a long period, so that there is no question of “gradually moving up.” The matter of the Poverty Bay Club’s protest has been before the committee of the local club, and measures are being taken to maintain the club’s right to that date. Overtime The younger son, junior pa.rtner in the office, was kept at work one afternoon when' he particularly desired to be absent. He groused, somewhat. “Silence,” thundered the old man, “You’re an ungrateful cub. Where would you have been today but for me?’- And the young man replied in a feeling voice, “Ellerslie, sir.” One Good Turn

“Yes,” said the man from Ceylon, as he sipped his final drink, “elephants are certainly intelligent. Some years ago, out East, I was able to relieve a young elephant of a thorn in his foot. I never saw. the beast again until a few weeks ago when I took the youngsters to a circus. The elephant‘looked round the place, saw me. and promptly lifted me out of the stalls and put me in a box.” RACING FIXTURE* JULY 10. 11. r.i —Wellington tI.C. 25 —Waimat© Hunt. 25. 27—Gisborne R.C 27 South Canterbury Hunt. \ AUGUST —Christchurch Hum 3—Poverty Bay Hunt 13. 15, 17—Canterbury J.C. 34—Pakuranga Hum (at Ellerslie). 24 Hawke s Bay Hunt 28— Dannevirke Ft C. 29 Dannevirke Hunt 31—Taranaki Hunt 4. s—.Marton J.C. 7—Otago Hunt 12. 14—Wanganui J.C. 21—Ashburton R.C. 21—Napier Park R.C. 21. 23—Avondale .T.C. 26. 27—Geraldine R.C. 25 Hawke’s Bay J.C. OCTOBER 2—Manawatu Hunt s—Kurow J.C. 5, 7—Auckland R.C. 10. 12—Dunedin J C. 19—Masterton R.C. 24. 26—Poverty Bay J.C. 26. 2S—Wellington R.C. 26, 2S—Waikato R.C.