Surf Notes

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 14

Surf Notes

CONDUCTED BY “EARLY BIRD

Manawatu Meeting I Acceptances for the first day of the ! Manawatu meeting close tonight. Hack Cup Winner It is stated that Quinsilia will do anything required on the Thames track? {in the way of fast times, but that he ! rarely reproduced those efforts in £ j race. He did it on Monday, however i and the result was that he won the i Hikutaia Hack Cup at Paeroa, coming I with a rattle in the straight to silence ' both Page Boy and Perennis, hal: I lengths separating the trio. Quinsilia : whose price was just about the sam< as that returned by Paitonu in tin Thompson Handicap two days before ! was saddled up again in the HighWeight, and in better company In finished in third place Faded Out Mauriaena .won so well the first da> of the Ohinemuri meeting, leading al the way over the seven furlongs course that she was heavily backed in tin Hikutaia Hack Cup the second day. Sin hit the front at the end of three furlongs and was still bowling along easily crossing the top, but she compoundec when the pressure was applied in tin straight. The Lucullus filly wins it her turn, which is not often, and in hei j present form she should soon do better Breaking The Ice

After saddling up many horses from his stable of late, and only to see them fail consistently to do better than second and third, Te Aroha trainer G. A. Reid had the satisfaction of seeing Glenstar lead the hurdlers home at Pateroa on Monday. By a coincidence it was in this same race last year that Glen star’s owner, Mr. N. D. S. Kumney, scored his first win over sticks with Komak. This was also Glenstar’s first success over the jumps. Glenstai was turned out in first class order and | should not be long in repeating Mon- | day's performance. Thrown Back j clever horsemanship, plus a, perfect understanding between rider and horse, I were no doubt responsible for Glenj star’s win over sticks at Paeroa last i Monday. He was ridden by ItI Dulieu. At the third fence the horse ! faltered and shot Dulieu out of the ! saddle'on to the horse’s head but m ! recovering Glcnstar threw the rider i back into the saddle, and without any 1 palaver Dulieu was in his seat, quite ' content to be still safe. The \eiy liex fence saw Glenstar jump badly ami go down on his nose, only to recover \ei\ smartly. Even after these two incidents Glenstar won easily . Coming to Hand The well-known Auckland sportsman. Dr. McGregor Grant, had three horses racing at Paeroa: Freyja, Odin and Standfast. The form of the lastnamed last season was first class, and judging by the way he was finishing on in liis only race at the fixture he should not be long coming to hand. Freyja, a novice hurdler, improved as a result of her first day’s outing and was up fourth on Monday. Odin, not yet ready, went well for two miles in the steeplechase on the opening day, and then finished third over the longer journey on Monday. He fenced well and it looks as if he will play a prominent part in crosscountry events this jumping season. Smart Youngster It is quite likely that Tradesman, the winner of both two-year-old races at the Ohinemuri meeting last week- | end, will be seen to even better ad- | vantage before the season closes, while it may not be too much to expect ! him to develop into a really good i three-year-old. He displayed pace and I courage in his outings, winning com* i l'ortably each time and paying good | prices. This Raceful —Lady Birdwood i gelding will probably have his next | outing at Te Kapa, and the big courses ! there should not hamper him.

W. Rayner’s Team j Though he was not able to point ! to a winning bracket as a result of his trip to Trentham with Pedestal , and Drastic, Walter Rayner would I have reason to be well satisfied with ! : the displays of the pair. It looks % if Pedestal will be greatly improved | as a result of his efforts, while Dras- ! tic, who naturally would not be at her I best in such large fields as contested the two-year-old events, should show the benefit of her racing experience , later on. A visit to A wap uni next i week is on the cards, Ceremony claiming engagements on both days, while ; Drastic is in the Manawatu Sires’ I Produce Stakes. Relys on Handicapper j There is one punter in Sydney who j allows the handicappers to guide him in the task of picking winners of big I handicap races, says an Australian I writer. In other words, he bets on i numbers within a strictly limited area jof the card. His argument is that, l on the judgment of the handicapper, j the best horses in a race, apart from i the weights, are those numbered 1,2, ; 3 and 4 on the card. Therefore he j backs one or more of these numbers, according to circumstances. This : -season the low numbers have had a 1 remarkable run of successes in imi portant races. No. 1 won the Epsom Handicap, No. 2 won the Metropolitan, ! with No. 1 second. No. 2 won the ! Caulfield, with No. 1 second. No. 3 i won the Melbourne Cup. No. 1 won 1 rhe Oakleigli Plate. No. 1 won ths j Newmarket Handicap. The Juvenile Test It is possible that the Sires’ Produce Stakes, to be decided at Awapuni next Wednesday, will be the two-year-old ! test of the season. Gesture is eligible, but will have to carry the full penalty ; of 141 b, making her weight 8.11. Hard | Words and Cylinder, each with a 51b ! penalty, will carry 8.5, and Princess | Betty 8.2. Autopay and Sir Limond j will carry 8.0, and Lineage and Jenny • Diver 7. LI. Chrysology, Dunraven | and Jayson will have a 51b maiden j allowance, or 7.9, and Drastic 7.6. j Gesture, Princess Betty and Cylinder, j of course, represent the top form, but j Chrysology, with his maiden allowi ance, will be a difficult proposition. At i 7.9 a stronger rider will be available, | and lie should make matters interestI ins for the opposition. The penalties i and allowances are not severe on the | low-set weights, and the race should be an excellent test of merit. It is I to be regretted than Lady Pam, who is i in the Manawatu Stakes, is not also in i this race. Disorder’s Fate ! The three-year-old filly. Disorder, ; by The Ace from Scrimmage, had to i be thrown out of training a few weeks ! ago, and placed under veterinary j treatment.. She was suffering from 1 blood poisoning, and her condition j became §o serious that it was found ! necessary to destroy her. Last i autumn she ran a dead heat with Eag- | let in the Plunket Nursery Handicap at Trentham, while at Riccarton in November she won the Linwood Handicap. Since then she had shown fair form more than once, but without realising early expectations, and probably she had been suffering for some I time from the trouble, which eventually | ended her career. Disorder is the i second of Sir George Clifford's horses i to die from the effects of blood poisonj ins this season, as some time ago : it wa« found necessary to destroy tChildsplay.

Tauranga Visitors The Te Aroha contingent for the Bay of Plenty meeting will be entrained for Tauranga today. Trainers G. Reid, A. Cox, M. Lipsey and C. R. Wallace will take their acceptors over, and this of course means that Antique will forgo her engagements in the Tauranga Cup. Pink Note Recovered Southern re.ports state that Pink Note has made a good recovery from the effects or a kick he received while racing at Gore. He may add interest to the Great Autumn Handicap at Ric- i Chicle—All’s Well According to Sydney papers, Chide is giving every satisfaction in his workf and recently showed that he has lost none of his pace by galloping four furlongs on the tan at Randwick in 49. Bruised a Heel Royal Parade could not fulfil his Trentham engagements on account of a bruised heel, but he will be at the Manawatu meeting next week. Dunraven Spelled Dunraven was to have raced in the Sires’ Produce Stakes at Awapuni, but the two-vear-old’s poor showing in the North Island Challenge Stakes at Trentham has decided his connections to put him aside till next season. For Ellerslie Hunting Day was- withdrawn from j his second day engagements at Tren- • tham, while he has also been scratched j for all engagements at Awapuni. In I all probability he will be at Auckland at Faster time. The Easter Handicap is just the sort of race in which he can be expected to shine. In the Limelight The Ellerslie apprentice. A. Parsons, indentured to J. M. Buchanan, has been riding with a good deal of success this season, and he promises to again be in the limelight at the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club’s meeting at Tauranga tomorrow. He will do the stable riding, viz. Tambourine, Neil, Respirator and Brampton. Visiting Australia Mr. E. M. Wetherby. secretary of Ihe English Jockey Club, is at present on a visit to Australia. Staghunter On the Tracks Staghunter has come into work again, and with a change of trainers. He is now being prepared by J. McLaughlin at Trentham. As a two-year-old, Staghunter displayed great speed, but he was a rank failure, eventually being thrown out of commission owing to unsoundness. Otago Club’s Sound Position ‘The financial affairs of the Otago Hunt Club are in a very sound position. A profit of close on £7OO was made over the annual race meeting, and the club also holds a substantial credit balance. The balance of assets over liabilities stands at £1,570 10s 7d. Good Advertisement Not many of the progeny of Australian Sun have reached New Zealand, but Glare, In The Shade, and St. Melba have advertised him well this season. Each of them runs on well at the end of a race. Oaks Candidate Lady Pam, the winner of the Pacific Handicap at Trentham, is by Limond from Princess Pat, by All Black from Martian Princess, by Martian from Two Step. Lady Pam has shown smart form on several occasions this season, and she should develop into a promising Oaks candidate, as there is plenty of staying blood in her pedigree. Select Band By his success in the Trentham Gold Cup, Star Stranger has joined the

select band of horses with two wins in that event. Amythas won as a

three-year-old iri 1920, and again tw years later, while Rapine won as

three-year-old in 1923, and scored his second success in 1926. Star Stranger, the only other horse to win on two occasions, had his first success two years ago. Rapine and Star Stranger both carried the colours of Mr. A. B. Williams, and both were sired by Martian, who has had no equal in the Dominion as a sire of stamina.

Tidal At Randwick last week the Auck-land-owned Tidal galloped seven furlongs in 1.32 with Moorgas. Tidal has a robust appearance (says a Sydney writer), and he will be a difficult proposition to get into hard racing trim unless his leg is again thoroughly sound. But the gallop certainly is encouraging to his trainer, George Price. Pine’s Performance

The hero of the day at the Opunalte Racing Club’s fixture on Monday was the Hawera apprentice, J. M. Pine, who was associated with Llanore in her successes in the Cup and St. Patrick’s Handicap, and also steered to victory Tentcall, Corwen and Green Acre. He had six mounts and five wins and a third resulted from his efforts. As good dividends accrued on each occasion, those who followed him must have had a very profitable day. He included the “hat trick’’ in his list of performances. Indeed a Tribute

While on the subject of Trentham, the local course received a totally unexpected and surprising tribute over the week-end. One of Auckland’s leading turf enthusiasts, more interested in pacers and trotters than in thoroughbreds. also paid his first visit to a W.R.C. meeting. He looked round the place in amazement. “Well, I have heard a lot about Trentham, but I did not imagine this,” he summed up at last. “Why, there is nothing to touch this in New Zealand.” It has not been recorded yet whether he has made the same pronouncement on his return to Auckland.—“ Evening Post.” Riddle’s Progress Thorough in his undertakings, P. Riddle was one of the leading trainers and reinsmen in New South Wales and New Zealand when associated i with the trotting sport, says the Syd- | ney “Daily Telegraph.” He has since paid attention to gallopers, and has J quickly worked his way to the front. ' Last season winners for him were not so numerous as lie desired, but this season his horses have done well, and at Canterbury Park on March 8 he had the pleasure of returning two winners. Sweet Oration in the first division of the High-Weight Handicap, and Happy New in the Canterbury Handicap. At the previous meeting at Canterbury Park Sweet Oration was a short-price favourite for a similar race, and after moving away smartly she began to lose ground, and fourth was the best she could record Recently Riddle received for preparation a yearling gelding by Windbag from imported Lady’s Day. This youngster was purchased at the Melbourne sales by Mr. R. Miller, who Avon numerous races .with his sire.