Turf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 780, 28 September 1929, Page 14

Turf Notes

CONDUCTED BY "EARLY BIRD

A Picture Pink Coat put in an appearance at Ellerslie this morning after his long trip from Timaru. The colt looks a picture of fitness. Horses Due Accommodation has been booked at j i J. Shaw’s stables at Ellerslie for Here- i j raoana and the two-year-old Isa, who | are expected to arrive at headquarters |on Wednesday in charge of their ; trainer, O. Cox. Still at Avondale The majority of visiting horses which ; raced at Avondale and remained here j for engagements at the Ellerslie meeting are still located at the suburban course, and are not expected to shift quarters until the eve of the first day’s events next Saturday. - Mounts for Ellerslie The following riding engagements have been made for the Auckland meeting next Saturday:—A. E. Ellis, Pink Coat and Prodice; E. Ludlow, Grand Spirit, Good Boy and Catoma; K. Robinsoji, Lady’s Boy; J. Burgess, Marita j and All W era: E_ Stanway. Sleepy Sol; j K. Gill, Lady Court; P. Brady, Chesj terman; !H. Dulieu, Star of the East I and Ivauri Park; J. Cammick, Red 1 Lion. | Will Run Well j The opinion is held in most quar- ! tors that Corinax will require a bit. jof racing before investments can be j made on him with some degree oi' confidence, but it would not surprise the writer if it was the Waikato tale all over again. Racegoers will remember that Corinax was cited as being somewhat backward for an engagement in the W aikato Cup last season and that the outing would attune him for later business, "iet he won nicely and returned an acceptable dividend. Corinax galloped seven furlongs in striking fashion on Thursday morning, and assuming that he makes progress in the future he should get on the winning list again. Not Impressive At liis next outing Karamu may be attempting the course over country—at least that is the intention, but 'after 1 Karamu’s inglorious display in & schooling bout at Ellerslie on Thursday future plans may be reconsidered. Such a safe conveyance over hurdles gave every indication of jumping the bigger fences well, but he was eventually not persevered with. Perhaps he will do better when he gets confidence. A Good Win It appears to be no secret that the lvoatanui studmaster. Mr. G. M. Currie, threw in for a good win when Ceremony went to the post: for the Tramway Handicap at the Tattersall’s Club meeting at Randwick last Saturday week. Mr. Currie is not afraid to support a horse of liis own breeding when he fancies it, and in Ceremony’s initial race across the Tasman it is understood that his investment ran into four figures. Ceremony met with all the bad luck in the race and finished fourth, which was sufficient to encourage his owner-breeder to take off the gloves when he next had a bout with the Randwick bookmakers. With 20 to 1 on offer at the opening of betting there was a golden opportunity, and even though the heavy support for the son of Absurd and Pennon brought the price down to less than half that quotation, he finally eased a bit. Mr. Currie’s parcel averaged something like fifteens, and when it is stated that his investment ran into four figures, it may be taken for granted that the bookmakers were relieved of a considerable amount when settling day arrived. Good Stud Matron Tressida. by Tressady—Princess Melton, is, as her pedigre suggests, an Australian-bred mare. A fair performer on the turf, it was as a stud matron that she repaid Mr. J. S. McLeod best. Runnymede, her < 1922 foal, was a top-notcher in the Dominion, though a failure when sold at a high figure to an Australian sportsman. As a three-year-old he won four times in five starts, numbering among liis victims Star Stranger in the Derby, and he also accounting for Rapine in the* Stead Cup. Te Kara beat him by half a head in the Champion Plate at Trentham, but he made a job of Beacon Light in the Hawke’s Bay Guineas. Tressida’s : 1923 foal was dead, but the next sea- : son she produced Ganymede. Raasay, ■ who was dropped in 1925, was a very j speedy' sprinter and was sold to a ; Sydney sportsman who. however, has ; had a poor return for his outlay. In | 1926 My Own was produced, and : though not in the top class, is use- : ful. Simba, who won the Debutante : Stakes at Wanganui, is Tressida’s : 1927 foal, and he shows a ton of : speed. Tressida’s contribution to the : turf is therefore no mean one, and : Mr. McLeod has reason to feel pleased : with his purchase. : Welsh : A motorist touring Wales was struck Z and sometimes amused by the inscrip- : tions in Welsh which he saw in var- : ious parts of the country. One mornZ in an hotel when the attendant Z was showing him into his bath, the - visitor paused before the inscription Z on the mat. “Tam ITtab.” he mused = “I’ll bet you that’s Welsh for ‘Wel- : come/ »» “No, sir,” said the attendant. : | the bath mat happens to be turned 2 j wrong way round.”

For Randwick Carnival In addition to the jumper Zircon, his j owner and rider (W. Garrett and E. ! Garrett), the Sydney boat which left j yesterday had on board trainer A. j Rhodes and several prominent sports- j men trekking: to the other side to par- : ticipate in the big: A.J.C. spring: carni- j val at Randwick. opening: next Satur- I day. Among: them were Messrs. H. R. ! Mackenzie. C. G. Macindoe, and R. T. Held. It will be remembered that Mr. j Macindoe's colt Prince Humphrey won | the A.J.C. Derby 12 months ago. and j: although the Auckland sportsman has i no representative in this year’s classic, j * it is quite on the cards that he will ; see a New Zealand horse repeat Prince Humphrey's performance, for in Phar Lao and Honour the Dominion has two worthy contenders for classic honours. No Favourites There were no surprises when the acceptances for the Mitch elson Cup (to be run at Ellerslie next Saturday) were posted last evening. Of the 17 weighted above the minimum, only five failed to pay up. Ve.rtigern was one of them, but the stable still has Talisker engaged in the race. The acceptances received for the whole of the first day's events are very satisfactory, averaging just on 3 S a race. j Not So Big Although Hastings trainer F. Davis t originally intended to bring five horses j to Auckland for the forth coming ! spring meeting, latest advices from the | Bay indicate that the quintet has now I dwindled to a couple—Great Charter [ and the brilliant two-year-old Chrysolog3\ Both these horses were scheduled to race at Hastings this afternoon, i It is understood that Gascony is to be reserved for short weight-for-age races this season. On the Scene Again For the first occasion for several months, the well-known jockey, S.

.Henderson. renewed old AC- j quaintances at El- I lerslie this morn- I ing. Racing folk I generally' will re- J member that Hen- I derson received severe injuries as the result of Mangaiti falling with him in a steeplechase event at the Ohinemuri Jockey Club's meeting last

March, Medical opinion gives Henderson little hope of riding again, but he has expectations of eventually donning silk. The Three-year-olds It is not at all unlikely that the contest for today’s Hawke’s Bay Guineas at Hastings will have a direct bearing on next Saturday’s Great Northern Guineas, for there are no less than five engaged in the big Ellerslie clasic who are likely to meet in opposition with others of their age. They are Air Laddie, Ex Dono, Hunting Cry, Roundelay and Tahoma. Therefore more than the usual interest will be taken in the Hastings contest. Doing We!! Pomp (by Absurd), owned by Mr. G. At. Currie, is credited with doing good work on the tracks at Randwick. He recently put up one of the best gallops of the morning over half a mile. The son of Absurd is engaged in the A.J.C. Breeders’ Plate, and is expected by his connections to run a good race. May Make It Two New Zealand sportsmen will be specially pleased at seeing Mr. E. J. Watt’s name figuring as owner of the winner of a fairly big event. In the Spearhead gelding Spearman—a greatgrandson of Carbine —he has a quite promising candidate for the Metropolitan Handicap, in which he is weighted at 7.5. There is thus quite a possibility of Mr. Watt repeating a fortnight hence the success he achieved with the All Black horse Pershore nine years ago. Unique Race Tlio Atlantic Cup. of £3,000 (14 • miles), run at the Liverpool summer meeting, was won by a three-year-old named Lambin (by Diligence—Slovene). The conditions atached to the Atlantic Cup are somewhat out of the ordinary, so far as allowances are concerned, the same being based on the fee at which the sire stands, and these allowances range from 41b to 121 b, the latter being for horses got by sires standing at a fee of lOgns. Exit Mazabuka It was rather unfortunate for Mr. John Donald that he should lose the brood mare Mazabuka, who has left behind a fine colt foal by Chief Ruler. The Westmere studmaster is now in the position of having to find a suitable foster-mother for the foal, which might with good reason be expected to live to show as much promise as does , Hard Words, the half-brother by Diaequenod to the newcomer. Mazabuka was bred in England, being foaled in 1912. She was by Chaucer out of Pitcroy, by Minting out. of Chateline, by Bend Or out of Chanoinesse. by Newminster. Talisker It is stated that unless present plans are changed, Talisker will take his place in next Saturday’s Mitchelson Cup field. Trainer W. Moroney is also bringing Vertigern, who may be given a run on the second day of the meeting. Talisker is much more forward than his stablemate, and the fact that he was made favourite the first day at Wanganui in the handicap (won by Cashier from Otairi and Blimp) suggests that he should not be disregarded for the much more valuable Ellerslie event. In the Wanganui race. Talisker was very unlucky, for in addition to giving Cashier and Otairi (both of whom got a “fly”) a start on this tricky course, he bad to cover a lot of extra ground. Under the circumstances, his very close fourth to the trio mentioned should be taken cognisance of.

The Miller’s Daughter Heard this the other day. By reason of her prettiness, a chorus girl was gi\*en promotion in a musical show. She had to sing a short number, and, of course, her name went on the programme. At the end of her try-out week the manager asked an American impresario what he thought of her. “M al.” said the Y—“she’s a peach . . . but no Melba.’’ "Which reminds me that there is a cert /in pretty stage lady who is very lavi/h in the use of face powder. Her frifZids call her “The Miller’s Daughter.”