Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 760, 5 September 1929, Page 12

Turf Notes

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"EARLY BIRD"

Showing Speed Among the two-year-olds who have shown early speed on the Adelaide tracks is a filly named Repast. She is a New Zealand-bred youngster, beisrg by Tea Tray from Bebe. the dam of Cupidon. 'The Viscount in Steady Work The Viscount. a full-brother to Count Cavour. has made a good re--1 covery from a poisoned foot, which prevented him from racing at the Grand National meeting, and is now in steady work again. Changed Hands E. T. Yuile. of Levin, has leased from her breeder. Mrs. A. F. La wry, of Gisborne, the two-year-old filly by Hunting Song—Trebelli. She is a half-sister to Will Oakland, Finora, i Finella and other speedy gallopers. Riccarton Topics 1 Countersign has been sent on a visit Jto Night Raid. Another of E. Scoul- ! lar’s team in Commenter has been put out of work, and may not be recom- ; missioned until after the summer sea- ; son. Royal Mint, who was purchased i recently by a patron of R. Longley’s ; stable for the modest sum of .£lO, lias ! been blistered and turned out for a | ! spell. It is unlikely that he will be j persevered with any further as a rac- | ing proposition. Leading English Sire When half the English racing season had been completed the grey stal- j lion Tetratema (The Tetrarch—-Scotch Gift) had an unassailable lead in the winning stallion’s list. Scotch Min- j strel (Eclipse Stakes) and Mr. Jinks ! (Two Thousand Guineas) were his j principal winners, but 11 others ’ had contributed to the total of £49,751.) Blandfovd, sire of the Derby winner j Trigo. came next with £22.070. When The Tetrarcli won the premiership in 1919 his total was only £27,976. Tetratema is the first of his sons to repeat the performance, and his total is quite likely to create a new record. The best figures are credited to Hurry On, who sired the winners of £59,109 in 1926. Gave Promise Disorder, a three-year-old filly by The Ace from Scrimmage, is a promising member of the team which Cutts Brothers have in preparation at Riccarton for spring engagements. She j did not race as a two-year-old. until | the autumn. when she started four times. Her first appearanec was made at Trentham, where she ran a deadheat with Eaglet, who was giving | away a lot of weight. tier third in the Canterbury Champagne Stakes was another useful effort, but at each of those meetings she failed to repeat the form. She has done well through j the winter and she looks a useful pros- j pect, judged on two of her races, j | though the other two are black marks j which leave doubts, in the meantime ; regarding her racing qualities. ; Jefferd’s Team One-of the most disappointing gal- j lopers seen out last season was Knight- I like. When submitted at auction as j a yearling Mr. A. B. Williams had to j carry the bidding to 900 guineas before he secured the youngster, and : 1 when the colt scored at his first attempt.! winning the Debutante Stakes at Wa- j nganui attractively, his future certainly i seemed full of possibilities. However, he ran unplaced in six of the seven j races he subsequently contested at the juvenile stage of his career, and was : a pronounced disappointment. Knighti like, who has been gelded, is reported to be picking up again after his operation. and hopes are entertained that he will do much better this season | than hitherto. It is expected that Jefferd will have some of his team racing at the Wanganui meeting, after which he contemplates coming North to the Avondale and Auckland spring [ meetings. Star Stranger is said to j be as forward at present as ever he I has been at this period of the year, 1 and Rapine. Knightlike and Don Quix- | ote have all gone on the right way. Paquito as a Stayer Says a Sydney scribe: Paquito’s special mission this spring is the Epsom, and those people who are supporting him for the second leg of the A.J.C. double are evidently hoping that he will run well enough in the mile race, without, actually winning, to enhance his prospects in the Metropolitan. At any rate, sucess in the Epsom would entail a penalty of 101 b for the ! longer race, and 9,3 would probably be enough to stop him in it. Paquito. j however, has much to recommend him i in respect of stamina. His sire. Thurnham is by John o’ Gaunt (son of Swvnt’ord) out of a half-sister to Polymelus and Grafton: while bis dam. Madrid, has already thrown a good stayer in Malaga, who won the Auckland Cup. of two miles. Urgency, another halfbrother to Paquito won the Rosehill Handicap, of 11 furlongs and 40 yards, and was successful up to a mile and ; a-half in New Zealand. Paquitd’s suc- ; cess over a mile and a-quarter in the ; Tooal Handicap at Rand wick in the t autumn suggested that he would not • lie averse to a bit of distance, and trainer F. D. .Tones Is fortunate in haying such a promising all-rounder in j his team. ; Seekers of Complimentary Tickets Ingenious and varied are the reasons \ advanced by many applicants for com- j plimentarv tickets to race meetings, i and an hour or two in a secretary’s ; office on the eve of an important fix- j ture sometimes provides a lot of I amusement. The secretary of one well-known club was nearly blown off j his feet not long ago by the breeziness i of one caller, who opened fire with j “Hullo. Mr. . 1 suppose you remember me?” The reply being in the negative, the stranger proceeded: “Oh, my name is . I used to race Snapdragon and Camelia (the names are camouflaged), when you were at . I thought you would be able to fix me up with a ticket.’’ When the serve- ! tarv suggested that he was in his cradle days about the time the horses mentioned were racing, the breezy one thought it nearly time to breeze out. but he did not forget to broach the subject of a loan, which, of course, was flic object of his call. Another strangei on the same day put up an ingenious tale. Introducing himself as representative of an English house, j he stated that he was a member of the i Jockey Club, which shortly would j have to use the totalisator. His mission at the moment was to gain an < insight into the working of the machine as such information would bo valuable : to the officials in his home town. The secretary saw the force of the aivu- j ment at once, but suggested that the j visitor would he wasting valuable time in inquiring into the operation of a j manual totalisator such as his club used. T-Je advised the ‘Englishman’’ (wh«. looked decidedly colonial), to hurry away to Auckland where ‘he ' electric machine was in use. The caller, before departing, remarked- I’d like to see your races, anyhow.' to which the secretary replied: “We'd like to have you there. Tickets can always be purchased at the gate.”

Increasing It is estimated that 60 horses, or ■ j more, are in commission at the SouthJ ; land Racing Club’s headquarters. ; What Will He Ride? The Southland lightweight jockey. L. J. Ellis, is well engaged for leading events at the Australian Jockey Club’s spring meeting. In addition to being 1 | retained for Royal Duke in the Ep- | som H; idicap and Briar Root in the I Metropolitan Handicap, he will handle ! the Dunedin-owned filly Nedda in the j Derby. Useful Family Riccarton trainer G. Murray Aynsiev commenced last season with a couple of novices, Chide and Quaeeee, who were being got ready to carry his own colours. They were closely related, both being by Paladin, from Reproachful and Disdainful, who are sisters, by Bonney Glen from Lady Disdain, the dam of Bee and Snub, two good performers. Chide was unplaced in his first outing, after which he won four races on end and now he is undergoing a New Zealand Cup preparation. Quaeeee had a brief career. She ran second in a. race at Ashburton, but soon afterward she had the misfortune to break a leg and she was destroyed. I It was a piece of ill-luck for her ownertrainer. as she was an exceptionally brilliant galloper. Included in G. Murray Aynsley’s team this season is Meprisant, a three-year-old brother to Quaeeee. and he has done a lot of use- , ful work lately. He has not shown the j extreme speed of his sister, so far, but j he is a smart galloper who looks cerI tain to pay his way. He is well forward in his preparation, so that he may ! be ready to show some form at one of j the early meetings. A Strona Team | J. A. Rowland has eleven horses under his care at Invercargill, and a fine and nicely-conditioned lot they are. The star member of the band. Celebrity 11., has made pleasing progress since she was recommissioned some time back. The English mare is very bright, and when sprinted earlier in the week she showed all her old-time eagerness to go faster. Spean Bridge also carries j healthy condition, but the leg which I developed a splint last season and caused her to be put out of commission is still under suspicion. Full Fling is going along in encouraging style. This speedy daughter of Some Boy 11. was the largest stake winner for the stable last season and should not be long in getting out of hacks for she only re- j quires to annex another event worth £BO to her owner to be in open company. Three of Rowland’s team who have yet to race in public are the three-year-old filly Crubermore (Some Boy ll.—Sabor), Anabera (Some Boy II. —Hineamaru) and the three-year-I old gelding Bachelor Boy (Tea. Trav—i Santaline) and they can be classed as a very promising trio. With anything j like a favourable run of luck this j stable should phty its part well during ' the current season.

“THE TAKEDOWN”

CONVERTING A SINNER Conversation turned to surprise packets in the way of horseflesh, and the old man spun this one: Old racehorses, pensioned off. generally end their days as clergymen’s hacks; at least they did in the days of which I speak, and lViany a good cup winner carried His Rivirence over the way back roads of Australia. Posinatus. a former Melbourne Cup winner, carried Father Clancy for several years, and it was said that the priest often enjoyed a gallop with anything that happened along. In those days almost every shearer had a decent hack, and it was a common thing for chance acquaintances of the road to race to the next hotel “for drinks.” It is not on record that Father Clancy raced for anything in the nature of liquid refreshment, but. astride such a good horse, he took a delight in discomfiting all challengers. Whether it was really fair of him to take down the “takedowns” or not. is a moot point, and anent this a Melbourne sporting scribe broke into verse like this: The Shearer rode on an outback track, On bis “Takedown” quietly pacing. When he met a man on a lively hack, And turned his thought to racing. “That’s a likely-looking one that you ride. If you’d care to back your fancy 1 11 give you a spin for a pound a-side.” “You will?” said Father Clancy. They spun along for a mile or so. With the distance roughly reckoned; The race was won by a hundred yards, And the Shearer finished second. “You've taken me down.” in wrath he cried. And I never thought you could do it.” “This is Posinatus,” the priest replied. “But. of course. I thought you knew it.” RACING FIXTURES SEPTEMBER i. 6 —Mar ion J G. 1 — Otago Hunt 12. 14— Wanganui J.C. i 21 —Ashburton R C. 21. 23—Avondale J.C. I 26. 27—Geraldine R.G. •iS-HawKP’s Bay JC. OCTOBER i j-Mfcflawaiu hunt 2 Birch wood Hunt. s—Napier Park R.C. Kurow JC i :». i Auckland tt.G. I 10. 12— Dunedin I C j 17. 19—South Canterbury J.C ID—Mastertori K C. 24. 26—t Poverty Bay Turf Club 2H SJS— Wellington UC as—Waver ley RC 28— Waikato Hunt tat Cambridge). 2S—Waipawa R.C (at Waipukurau). 28—North Cantprburv R C I 28 30— n-tre> R C NOVEMBER 2—Carterton K.C. 2 Banks Peninsula It C. 7, <>_ Wharigarel R.C. 9 11. 13. 16—Canterbury J.C. 16. IS—Waikato R.C. 20 21— Win tori IC. 21. 22—Otaki Maori R.C. 23 Levin R C 23. 25—Te Kuiti R.C 30 Dec 2-Takaj.una J.C. |no Dpp 2 Building 1 C DECEMHER j 7—Astiburton City K.C. 1 11, 12—■ Woodville Dist." J.C. , 1 4—Waipa R C : 26—Waipukurau J C ,26 —Westland R.C 126. 27—Taranaki J.C. j 26. 28—Dunedin J C. j 26. 27. 28-Manawatu R.C. 26. 30. Jan 1. 2 —Auckland R.C. 28 lon l-drpvmoutb IC JANUARY L Watkoua iti R.C. 1— W yndharn K.C. t 2—Wairarapa R.C. 1 2—Hawke's Bay J.C. 1. 2 Stratford RC 1 2 Marion J C 2. 3 —Southland P. C. 7. 8 Reefton J.C. 0 11—Thames J.C.