Surf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 926, 20 March 1930, Page 12

Surf Notes

CONDUCTED BY “EARLY BIRD

Manawatu Acceptances Acceptances for the autumn meet- ! ing of the Manawatu Racing Club at j Awapuni (Palmerston Xorth) on Wed- , nesday and Thursday next close toj morrow night at 8.30 o’clock. F'opular Figure 1 At the recent Oliinemuri meeting, ! horses carrying No. 3 saddlecloth were j consistently in the money. In 14 ; starts “threes" paid eight dividends — | four firsts and four seconds, and rej turned to their backers dividends totalj ling over £22 —a nice profit. Out For Few Weeks Taumai cut his logs badly when he I fell in the Hurdles at Paeroa on Monday, and his absence can be expected for a few weeks. He appeared in a winning position at thv> time he came to grief (he jumped the inside rails) although Glenstar won so handI somely as to indicate that he would. I have seriously troubled Taumai in any case. j Now At Te Rapa | Lady’s Boy does not relish the hard tracks, and he appeared sore when he did his preliminary for the Handicap at Paeroa on Monday. He was beaten j early. T. Carmont, the trainer cf ] Lady’s Boy, is at present situated at I Te Rapa. j Will Win In His Turn Grand Arch is a bold jumper and lias I some speed, but he does not stay too J well and a mile and a-half seems to i be his distance, although he secured a second over two furlongs farther at Paeroa on Monday. With any luck at all the Marble Arch gelding would have given backers a consolation prize on the first day, for it was only a serious check at the last obstacle which made all the difference. The moderate lot of horses racing over hurdles nowadays should eventually result in Grand Arch being a winner at one of the country meetings. Smart Hack There was solid support for Chromadyne in his two engagements at Paeroa over the week-end, and supporters received a return on each occasion. A lot of merit was attached

to Chromasdyne’s first and second, for he was conceding weight to all, especially in his second start, when lie gave as much as two stone and then met with only a narrow defeat. Since he opened his career at Takapuna at the end of January, Chromadyne has raced most consistently and at the present rate of progress he will be racing in open company very shortly. He is going to take some beating in his two engagements at Tauranga on Saturday. Won Well

A fourth and a fifth resulted from Daylight's efforts at Te Aroha, and going on to Paeroa there was more than a whisper for him, and it was justified, too, for the mile and a-half journey suited this speedy jumper. He was in front from barrier-rise and was never headed, finishing on as if another furlong or two would not have troubled him. He was particularly fast on the bends, so that he should not be overlooked on small and big courses in future. Daylight’s success was largely due to the excellent fettle in which Trainer A. Jackson turned him out.

Promising Maiden Few of the runners in the Novice Handicap at Paeroa last Saturday should impress more than Principal (a three-year-old gelding by Thespian from Royal Exchange), who races in Mr. T. Tmpey’s well-known colours. It was evident that more than a few knew of his ability, for he was accorded the position of favourite over horses who * had previously shown form. Principal was easily beaten by Chromadyne, but the former’s performance was a fairly smart one, for he did not get out too smartly and stood the leaders up a good break, although when asked a question he responded gamely. He beat the rest just as easily as he himself was defeated. Principal has done little racing, and when more seasoned should be heard from again. He looks an early winner. Not Going to Manawatu

The Southland owner, Mr. W. T. Hazlett. was a visitor to the Wellington carnival, but he was not greatly impressed by the running of Latin Quarter in the Autumn Handicap on -Monday and so lie has decided to let his candidates drop out of their ManaAvatu engagements. It is probable, however, that Latin Quaretr will go to Riccarton next month for the Great Autumn Handicap if he shows improvement.

Meadow Lark’s Withdrawal Meadow Lark’s late withdrawal from | the Railway Handicap at Tventham caught many ante-post backers unawares, but apparently there is little wrong with the son of Songbird, for lie has had his two engagements conj tinued at Oamaru on Saturday. ! Meadow Lark’s running at the weekj end should show whether or* not lie i lias retained the brilliant form that i enabled him to win his second Tele- ! srap Handicap at Trentham in Januj ary. and if he is well he will take some beating. He is a Great Easter Handicap nominee, and if not overburdened he may be hard to beat in next month's seven furlongs event. Waterline’s Failure Waterline’s meteoric rise in the last two months was sufficient to cause him to go to the post a warm favourite for the New Zealand St. Leger, but his defeat was not at all palatable to his backers, who had laid long adds on his ability to win. They reckoned that as he had succeeded in open company at Dunedin, had beaten Jaloux at Trentham after that gelding had occupied a good second to Hunting Cry in the Great Northern Derby, and finished strongly to beat Hoylake, a proved stayer, in the Midsummer Handicap at Riccarton, his credentials were certainly better than any of his rivals. On paper the race looked a foregone conclusion, but. as things turned out he was not the certainty that most people predicted. Still, looking at his form from all angles, and giving consideration to the short time he has been racing, his performance was really a remarkable one and there is no doubt that it was only the extra i experience and seasoning of Vali’s th-it enabled the Aucklander to take the St. Leger from the Riccarton three-year-old. As Waterline is not engaged in the Great Northern St. Leger there will be no evening of accounts this season, but more than likely they will meet in the spring of their four-vear-old careers. Waterline is three-year-old, despite his defeat, ind there are less things certain than the gelding’s making a bold showing in the Great Autumn Handicap, if it :s decided to allow him to tackle next month’s important handicap. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS “Enquirer 78.*’—Antique was scratched for the Oliinemuri J.C. Shaw Memorial Handicap at 11.35 a.m. on the day/ of the race. j “L.V.G., Remuera.”—Paitonu and Bali loon were respectively third and fourth favourites in the Rangitikei Cup, they being supported to the ex- | tent of £ 32S and £302. The divii dends are not available,

Will Do Better Some good money went on Star Comet at Paeroa, but a fourth and a. third was his best, although backers must be considered unlucky not to have received some of their investment back. He came from the ruck with a strong run on the first day, and interference when Taumai fell probably settled all chance of second placing on Monday. When raced on the flat, Star Comet shaped very pleasingly, and the pace and stamina lie undoubtedly possesses should see him ultimately reach a high plane in his present game. For Tauranga The Te Aroha trainer, F. E. Loomb. lias two horses going to Tauranga for the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday. Flying Prince, who enters on a campaign after a few weeks’ spell, is to be i-idden by E. A. Xeesing. and the racing accorded the three-year-old prior to his return should see him a fit horse for Easter iixtures. Principal Boy, a maiden candidate, will have as his pilot H, Buchanan, an apprentice in the stable. On Holiday An interesting visitor to Auckland at the present time is Mr. L. G. Hill, secretary of the Dunedin Jockey Club, who is spending a few days holiday here, making the Royal Hotel his headquarters. For many years Mr. Hill was secretary of the WTiangarei Racing Club, and just over two years ago he went South to take over the reins for the Dunedin Club, which at that time had not been doing so well as could be expected of such a metropolitan body. From the time of Mr. Hill’s appointment the Southern club has made good and steady headway, a state of affairs that has not in the least surprised those acquainted with Mr. Hill’s energy, backed up by personality. Brilliant Sprinter Hunting Day’s Railway Handicap success at Trentham impressed most people. He began from the outside berth at the barrier, showed a clean pair of heels to his rivals throughout the race, and finally won comfortably Lie is a vastly improved three-year-old who may take a lot of beating in coming engagement's Probably he will make his next appearance at Manawatu next week, where he claims an engagement on the opening day in the J. M. Johnston Memorial Handicap, and though he now is well up in the weights, it will take a good horse to beat him. Hunting Day, who is a son of the English stallion Hunting Song, is going to be a really smart horse next season, but should he train on successfully it would not be the least surprising if his connections decided to start him in the Auckland Easter Handicap. Unlucky Performer Those who witnessed Grand Spirit’s efforts at Rotorua recently, were prepared to see the filly increase her winning sequence in the juvenile events at Paeroa over the week-end, but adverse luck dogged the two-year-old. She gave the field an impossible start on the opening day. standing up something like a dozen lengths after a check at barrier-rise. She was hustled along, however, and actually turned for home within striking distance. After being made to do it all the way it was surprising to see her finish so strongly in third place: infact, so impressed were punters that she was a short order in the quotations on the second day, an extra half furlong being all in her favour. She proved a disoppointment, and probably Saturday’s hard race got to the bottom of her. Grand Spirit is at a disadvantage owing t*3 her sloAvness from the tapes, but this should not militate against her chances next season, while the few races she will contest during the autumn should see her again a Avinner. Related To Duke Abbey

The fact that Peruse is a half-sister (by Nassau) to that one-time smart galloper, Duke Abbey, is sufficient to invest her career with interest. Butshe went such a sound race in third place at Paeroa on Saturday as to strengthen the belief that she will win races. The Novice Handicap on Saturday was her first appearance on the turf, and she was always in a prominent position, unwinding that extra bit of speed that enabled her to be up with the leaders at the home turn. Peruse looks a sort likely to improve with racing. Certainly her one showing to date Avas most impressive, better than was to be expected from a three-figure chance! Not At His Best

Despite the fact that Rapier was not nearly at his best when he contested the Trentham Gold Cup on Monday, the son of Greyspear ran a good race and was not knocked about over the closing stages when his rider saw that pursuit of Star Stranger and Concentrate Avas hopeless. Rapier’s running very much impressed liis trainer, H. Nurse. Ho showed to much better advantage than anticipated, and with the improvement expected of him in the next few days he might play an important part in the decesion of the Awapuni Gold Cup next Wednesday. C. Emerson, who rode the Riccarton horse at Trentham on Monday, will not go North to the Manawatu meeting, so that the connections of Rapier will have to look farther afield for a suitable horseman, though they should have little difficulty in procuring a jockey for the liorse.

More Victories In Sight Vali revealed striking courage when he defeated Waterline on the post in the New Zealand St. Legfcr on Saturday, and it merely remains a matter of the Valkyrian colt’s training on in the meantime to add the Great Northern St. Leger to his record. In the Ellerslie classic his opposition will certainly be weakened through the absence of Waterline, who was not nominated for the race, and Hunting Cry, who has been turned out for a spell. Vali is the first of the progeny of Valkyrian to credit the imported stallion with success in a classic, but judging by the way the colt Avon the St. Leger it will take a pretty good three-year-old to defeat him at Auckland. His success for the Auckland sportsamn, Mr. Colin AY. Anderson, was indeed a popular one. Was Unlucky

j The Riccarton horseman, A. E. Ellis, rode a well-judged race on Lady Pam in the Pacific Handicap at Trentham on Monday, but he was unlucky not to have won the Thompson l-landicap on Red Heckle. The interference the Warplane gelding received at a critical stage of the race prevented him from scoring a decisive victory. Red Heckle began much faster than generally expected and had a handy position till he suffered interference, after which ho lost his place. The gelding, however, put in a great run in the straight and in another few strides would have ; overtaken Paitonu, who gained a neck i decision. Red Heckle has been nomin--1 ated f or the big Easter double at RicI carton. Should he be specially trained with a view to contesting the Great Easter he will take a power of beating, while there is no reason why he should not make a bold bid for victory in the Great Autumn. He can stay at least 12 furlongs, for he shone over that distance in the Great Northern Derby, when he scored brilliantly after giving the leaders an appreciable start at one stage. w