Surf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 922, 15 March 1930, Page 12

Surf Notes

CONDUCTED BY “EARLY BIRD

Racing at Tauranga The annual race meeting of the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club is to l>e held at Tauranga next Saturday, the first event being timed for 11.50 a-m. Jumps Well Zipysor, the brother to Magna Charta, forms the subject of much eulogy on the part of Southern scribes, on account of his bold jumping. Back on the Tracks The high-priced two-year-old A 1 Jolson (Limond —Motley) is again in active commission at Wingatui. In the spring he could gallop well from a moving start, but did not shape up to expectations when sent to the barrier with the colours up. Breeding of Battery Queen Battery Queen, who made the largest price at the sale of the late Hon. Norman Falkiner’s brood mare, in Australia last month, is of New Zealand descent, as her dam, Cross Battery, who was bred by the late Mr. J. F. Reid, of the Elderslie Stud, Oamaru, was sired by Stepniak, from Firecross. an Australian mare by Patron—Crosslire. Ring Boy Wins on Protest Excitement was provided at the finish of the Barwon Welter Handicap at Geelong on March 5 (says a Melbourne writer). The ex-New Zealander Ring Boy started favourite, but was beaten by three-quarters of a length by Great Thought. A protest against the winner on the grounds of interference was upheld by the stipendiary stewards, who awarded the race to Ring Boy, and placed Great Thought second. An appeal against the stewards’ action was announced.

A 'Chaser Now Red Bank is the latest addition to the steeplechase ranks. He raced suc- ; cessfully over hurdles and should con- : tinue to do so over country, although j long distances will he against him. Career Finished? j The Riccarton-trained Gay Sonne* ! is suffering badly from lameness in front and will not be seen out at meetings close at hand. She is to be kept pottering about, however, with the hope that the trouble piay be overcome, but in the meantime there are indications that the last of this speedy and game galloper as a racing proposition has been seen. Solferino’s Stock D. Campbell, of Riccarton. is busy at present attending to yearlings he lias In the stable. He has put the colt by Sol ferine from Satisfaction (hence a brother to Battle Colours and Satisfy) through the rudimentary stages of his education and will get him ready to carry his own colours next season. The filly by Arausio from Rose of. Atherns, to be raced by Tripaway’s owner, Mr. L. Storey, has also been broken-in. and the next for the Riccarton mentor to commence on will be the lilly by Solferino from Firestick. Dead, But Wasn't! Since he returned to the Wingatui tracks just on a month ago. Ark Royal has been doing fairly well, but he still sports a robust condition and will not be sufficiently forward for I Faster meetings. Mention of Ark Royal supplies a further opportunity to refer to the unpardonable latitude ; allowed fractious horses at the post:, ! Ark Royal was kicked when at the post for the Wellington Cup of 1928, won ! by Star Stranger, and when he had i a. good chance of winning, but since then he has not been anything like a racehorse. The incident was a bitter one for the connections, but it had its humorous side as may be gauged from the fact that when the trainer attended to Ark Royal a few days later he subsequently found mention of the horse’s obituary in Southern sporting columns. Some Explanation The apprentice W. Taylor, who rode Paitonu in his races at Bulls, came in for ‘Unjust. and unfavourable comment by the weak manner in which lie handled the gelding in the Rangitikei Cup, but the fact of the matter was that the lad overdid the wasting process in order to get down to 8.1 to ride in the big race. He was as weak ns the proverbial kitten, and on the Wednesday morning was in a faint lor nearly half an hour. The caretaker, Mr. R. Clark, had Taylor carried into the accommodation house, where restoratives hacl to be administered before the jockey regained consciousness That is the true story of Paitonu’s failure to win the Rangitikcj Cup, states a, Taranaki writer. Death of Mercian King Mr. F. B. Donnelly, of Hastings, suffered a serious loss by the death last week of his stud horse, Mercian King. ’ The horse was exercising and ran a I rusty nail into one of his feet. Though | every care was taken, tetanus set in and the horse died. Mercian King, I who was bred in Australia, w'as by j King Offa (son of Radium) from Buni feast, and was very similarly bred to j Nightraid. He was well patronised by | breeders, though very few high-class | mares were put to him. However, he | has left some very promising stock, | when the time comes for them to race. | Big Stake Earners The earnings of Carbine stood as the record for many years, the total amount of stake money credited to him being £29,626, but then Eurythmic passed those figures, wanning £36,891. Gloaming gradually overhauled Eurythmic and eventually wound up with £43,100. Heroic was the next to make *a bid for supremacy, but ho went amiss after winning £38,062, which put him second to Gloaming. Dimeric was the next to | come on the scene, and only for going | wrong in Sydney last spring he threatened to- head Gloaming, his total ; today standing at £38,700, which eleI \ ated him above Heroic. Now Amounis ' a serious rival to Gloaming, for so 1 far he h as won £37,796. At the Sydney autumn meetings he will be up against Niglitmarch and Chide, but, according to a Sydney writer, should find races like the Rosehill Rawson Stakes and the Warwick Farm Chip- , ping Norton Stakes to his liking. They I carried £512 and £756 respectively : last season, and at the same value ; would bring Amounis’s total to j £39,064, leaving £4,036 to catch ! Gloaming. At Randwick at Easter the chief engagements of Amounis will be the Autumn Stakes, one mile and a-half, and the All-aged Stakes, one mile. These were worth £1,832 and £2.204 respectively last season, and assuming they were just of the same value this year (of course, they are sweepstakes, and will probably vary), and Amounis won them, he would have just the exact amount Gloam- ! ing has to his credit, viz./ £43,100.

Ohinemuri Meeting The Ohinemuri J-C. fixture, opened today at Paeroa, will conclude on Monday, which is St. Patrick's Day. Weights for Monday are due at about S p.m., and acceptances close at 9 p.m. at the secretary’s office. Trentham Gold Cup Star Stranger, to be ridden by M. Gray, will take some beating in the Trentham Gold Cup, to be run on Monday. Concentrate and Rapier may be liis most dangerous opponents. The following are the entries for the Trentham Gold Cup, of £I,OOO. two miles: Count Cavour, Concentrate, Courtlike, Count Palatine. In the Shade, Paquito, Rapier. Star, Stranger, The Hawk, Waterline. In The Shade If he is not too harshly treated, Aucklanders will look to In the Shade to make a great showing in the Autumn Handicap at Trentham on Monday. He will be opposed by a good field, including several horses that were not seen out today. The field will be taken from the following entrants:—• Autumn Handicap, of £7OO, 1 mile and 3 furlongs: Air Laddie, Amor, Blimp, Bright Glow, Concentrate, Dolomite, Duellona, Glare, Great Charter. Hoylake, Historic, Hunting Cry, In the Shade, Jaleux, Latin Quarter, My Own, Oratrix, Pride, Paquito, Paitonu, Pink Note, Rapier, Singleton. Star Stranger, The Hawk, Taneriri, Vali, Vertigern, Waterline, Billion. Have the Looks P. V. Mason is busy breaking in the two Chief Ruler yearlings purchased by Mr. G. D. Greenwood at the Trentham sales in January. The colt from the imported Toiling Tessie cost 1,300 guineas and the filly from Baylock realised 550 guineas. Though not particularly big, they are a pair of goodlooking youngsters.

Battle Colours Out Again Riccarton trainer D. Campbell recently took Battle Colours in hand, but he has decided against racing him this season and has turned him out again. Subdivision, in the same stable, has been sent home to his owner’s station, where lie will have a spell for a few months.

Has Good Future The two-year-old Pink Paper (brother to Pink Note) continues to develop along the right lines in his training at Wingatui, and fills the eye- as one with a good future before him. Overhaul—North Again? According to a Wingatui writer Overhaul is big and burly after a spell, and is now getting through easy tasks to prepare him for the winter •campaign. He may again be sent up for the North Island winter meeting, provided he trains on satisfactorily. Will Win Again That smart two-year-old, Lady Pam, who is trained in the Wairarapa, is greatly pleasing by her track work and has put up some fast times during recent training mornings. She has been a winner on several occasions this seasQn and is regarded as near to the first flight. It will surprise many if she does not extend her attractive record within her next few starts. Big Stake Winners The leading stake winners now rank as Gloaming, £42,100; Limerick. £39,159; Heroic, £38,062 10s; and Amounis, £37,796 (still going strong). Paul T. Returns The well-known hurdler Paul T. (a full brother to Mister Gamp) has concluded his holiday, and is again a member of J. Trenoweth’s team at Randwick. Paul T. raced unluckily earlier in the season, running three seconds at Randwick. Increasing His Team

Dave is now being trained at To Rapa by A. Tinker (writes “Martian”). Cargon, who is also in this big team, is a two-year-old bay colt by Catmint—Hukapapa. Tie is owned by Dr. Milsom, of Auckland, and the only race he has contested so far was the Wellington Stakes in which he ran unplaced at Trentham in January. Another recent addition to the stable is a two-year-old by Top Gallant from the Boniform mare Conceit. This juvenile was purchased by Mr- H. Rothery, the owner of Glendowie and Archieval (who is also in* the local stable) at the Randwick sales last Easter. %

Won It Twice For the second year in succession the Awapuni mentor, G. W. New, captured the Napier Cup with one of his representatives. Twelve months ago ho saddled up Blimp and it was the irony of fate that Mr. C. T. Keeble toe owner of the Gasbag gelding! should transfer his representative in the interim from New’s care only to be beaten by a newcomer to the mentor s string- in Merry Damon. Since linking up with New’s establishment Merry Damon has had three outings for two wins, his previous success having been obtained in the Woodville Gup, A younger half-brother to Merry Damon by Catmint recorded a good performance when he ran third over a mile the same afternoon. The Skul! Cap

J. Barry, who made a successful reappearance in the saddle at Bulls alter being injured in an accident at New Plymouth several weeks ago states that undoubtedly his skull cap auST 1 ' hn ? ,? rom very serious injury The regulation headgear was literally l? leee s, the tough fabric being gashed in several places. It is obvious to at had the rider named been wzthoiut the protection, he might not have escaped with his life. K. Voitre the apprentice who was injured in the same smash, has one arm free bur the other is still being carried In a ttafvSf Wi , U be a considerable th 2 b Io * e h? is fit to ride. He thes great advantage of havingablv’Vit n i> hl f - Side ,V and looks remark? aoiy lit in himself.

Awapuni Jumpers There i s every indication that \‘wapum will be a strong jumping centre there this . season? 6 and t’nefi? string Of novices having It Catl °n furthered at present. -A.t autumn meeting of the Manawatu Club the jumping events are restricted to open class performers and this centre turmshes live of the betPHr V 1 0?/ candidates in Red Fuchsia, r a R tCr , Gam P- Aurora Borealis Bank - rho quintet were all lestucted to easy tasks on Tuesday one was asked to jump, but they are all nevertheless in great order. Red Bank was a runner both days at Napier Park last week a S n , Sa H: da y being the best, he could do. but the All Red gelding might well appreciate the let-up in the weights he will no doubt receive It is, however, reported that he is to be put to the big fences this winter. Streamer was given a couple of rounds of the battens and gave a highly promising disnlay. As he is a likely sort more should be heard of him later.