Off to Australia

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 997, 13 June 1930, Page 12

Off to Australia

JAMIESON’S BIG TEAM Dominion Horses in Rich Races IP numbers count for anything, then Dominion horses look like scooping the pool at forthcoming meetings, including the big Australian Jockey Club spring carnival, on the other side. Today Takanini trainer J. T. Jamieson left for Sydney with a team of 16 horses. Coincident with the departure of Jamieson’s team appears the list of New Zealand horses engaged in the big Australian handicaps to be run in the spring.

There was an interested gathering of sportsmen and others more or less disinterested when this big string was shipped aboard the Ulimaroa this morning.

Among the travelling equines were In the Shade, Eaglet, Vali, Mithra, Le Choucas, Taurua, Clopton, the rising three-year-olds King March. Wild Time, Hard Words, Sargon, and five rising two-year-olds, made up of the following: Colt by Limond —Hyades, a half brother to Prodice; Yoicks, a gelding by Hunting Son—Potona. a half brother to Vali; gelding by Tea Tray—Philomela, half brother to Monoxide and Francolin; filly by RossendaJe —Queen March, full sister to King March: and colt by Chief Ruler —Dovelet, full brother to Eaglet. It is a select team, and one likely to win plenty of races in the near future. It is probable that the team will remain on the other side until the A.J.C. spring meeting, at which the really valuable stake money is to be won—the Derby and two-year-old classics, not to mention the Epsom and Metropolitan handicaps. Another Auckland trainer, J. Williamson, departs next month for Sydney with four horses: Corinax, Gemlight, Raff light and Tremetus. All except the firstnamed are owned by a Sydney sportsman. Riders Booked Also on the Ulimaroa was jockey R. S. Bagby, who will do the riding for J. T. Jamieson when the weights permit. At present he rides at 8.2, and it will be hard for him to get below that weight. The leading apprentice rider, Iv. Voitre, who has done so well for the

stable in piloting the light-weights, will again be associated with the team. Voitre’s term of apprenticeship with trainer R. E. Hatch expires tomorrow. Also a passenger on the Ulimaroa today was light-weight jockey T. Webster, who goes over to join A. D. Webster’s team of 11 horses which arrived in Sydney a fortnight ago. Owners Going Across

Mr. Colin W. Anderson, who owns Vali, Mithra and Clopton, expects to go across to Sydney at the end of August to see his horses in action. Mr. Fred Earl, K.C., owner of Eaglet and Hard Words, also proposes to make a trip to Sydney, and he is expected to leave here at about the end of the present month. The invasion of New Zealand horses of Australia, amounting in all at present to about 34 horses—and the big spring meetings on the other side still more than three months off —is such as to make the Sydney sporting world, and its turf critics, sit. up and take considerable notice. Jamieson’s Big Hand in Epsom Sydney tiles to hand this week show that the Takanini trainer has a strong hand in the big Randwick races referred to above. Tie has no less than eight in the Epsom Handicap, run over a mile course. They are: Hard Words, Eaglet, Taurua, Clopton, Sargon, Wild Time, Vali and Mithra. This race is run on the first day” of the Randwick fixture. On the second day the big handicap is the Metropolitan, one mile five furlongs, the last New Zealand horse to win this being that good horse Star Stranger. In the Metropolitan the Takanini stable i» represented by Eaglet, Taurua, Clopton, Mithra, Vali and In the Shade. In the Shade is the sole stable hope in the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup Entries Phar Lap is among those nominated for the Melbourne Cup, and the two horses to beat the three-year-old

(how lucky they were) last November, Nightmarch and Paquito, are also in again.

The following list indicates the New Zealand horses entered for the biggest of Australia’s handicap events in the spring, and also ex-New Zealand horses engaged therein: Melbourne Cup: Phar Lap, Veilmond. Peacemaker, Gesto, Gay Ballerina, Star God, Moorgas, Papatu, Dalston, Raasay, In the Shade, Nightmarch, Limerick, Gay Crest, Amplifier. Chide. Paquito, Ai'ikiwai, Second Wind, Glare. Catkin and Sir Roy—a total of 22. A.J.C. Epsom Handicap: Goshawk, Auda, Coolmint, Gay Ballerina, Prince Otto, Gesto, Greenmantle, High Disdain, First Sight, Lord Thomond. Gesture, Royal Duke, Hard Words, Eaglet, Taurua, Clopton, Sargon, Wild Time, Vali, Mithra, Goldminer, Parfait Amour, Dalston, Becalmed, Raasay, Stately. Vallar and Atholspear—a total of 28.

A.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap: Gesto, Greenmantle, Peacemaker, Star God. First Sight, Arikiwai, Paquito, First. Acre, Concentrate. Eaglet, Taurua, Clopton, Mithra, Vali, In the Shade, Moorgas, Papatu, Dalston, Becalmed. Raasay. Stately, Chide, Atholspear, Spearmiss and Austerity—a total of 25.

Caulfield Cup: Gay Ballerina, Star God. Phar Lap, Peacemaker, Greenmantle, Gesto, Dalston, Becalmed, Raasay, Moorgas, Papatu, Second Wind, Glare, Sir Roy, King Mart, The Wensum, Catkin, Princess Betty and Jinjin—a total of 19.

It will be seen from this list that New Zealand has a very strong representation in all four races, and it is possible that at least one of these rich

prizes will come to the Dominion. In the Classics In addition to these four handicaps, the two-year-old and three-year-old classics will find the Dominion well represented. In the spring of 1928, J. T. Jamieson furnished the winner of the £ 8,000 Australian Jockey Club Derby in Prince Humphrey, about who’s breeding there was such a hubbub some time later. Hard Words was Jamieson’s best two-year-old this season, but it does not look as if he will stay the Derby distance if tried. Wild Time and Sargon may be better propositions over a distance or a middle distance. The latter is a full brother to Catkin, who went so close to winning the Auckland Cup 18 months ago. Of the older horses from Takanini. In the Shade may be the pick of them from the staying viewpoint, his second in the last New Zealand Cup and an easy win in the Wanganui Cup (1:1 miles) pointing in this direction. Furthermore, he will find the conditions on the other side to his liking—he has a decided preference for a hard track. Victorian Nationals While on the subject of Australian racing it is interesting to learn of the weghts handed out by the Victorian R.C. handicapper to Dominion horses entered for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdles and Steeples, the latter being a £5,000 affair. In the G.N. Hurdles, three miles (run on July 5), Kentle is top weight with 11.6. New Zealanders’ weights are as follow: Horoscope 3 0.7, Affirm 10.7, Reonui 10.5, Satrap 10.2, Overhaul 10.2, Roman Abbey 9.9, Home Made, 9.6 and Conjurer 11. 9.4. Songift, who beat all but Grosvenor in the A.J.C. Hurdles last Monday, has two pounds more at Flemington, 10.2. Sandhurst 12.6 is top in the steeplechase (three miles one furlong), and Overhaul 10.9 and Roman Abbey 10.1 are the only Dominion horses handicapped. This race is run on July 12.