CARINTHIA’S WIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1024, 15 July 1930, Page 12

CARINTHIA’S WIN

WAS KING’S JEST SHORT OF A RACE? A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS The Winter Hurdles at Trentham last Saturday was a veritable chapter of accidents. Mangani went out at the first fence, and Amorist was well clear at the fourth obstacle when he crashed heavily, interfering somewhat with several horses coming behind, among them the favourite. King's Jest In his crash. Amorist levelled the two sets of panels nearest the rails (see picture on this page). At the hurdle between the six and five furlongs Mister Gamp took off too soonbeing blinded at the fence —it was a repetition in this respect of the second day of Auckland last month —and received a heavy fall. BUMPING Then at the dismantled final fence Taumai and King’s Jest were running locked together, well behind Carinthia and Fine Acre. Whether Taumai was just boring out or was trying to run the favourite out, so as to make him jump the part of the fence still standing, is not known; perhaps he was hanging out under the pressure that was then being applied; but in any case both horses half rose and collided in midair, with the result that Taumai fell. Taken all round, the Winter Hurdles was a. rather sensational race, chockful of incident. The Winner’s Record In the early part of his career Carinthia was raced with indifferent success on the Auckland circuit, and he was sold rather cheaply to his present owner a couple of years ago. Since being sent to the South Island then he has raced fairly consistently, and his latest and most important success, that in the Winter Hurdles, should be the forerunner of further good performances over the sticks. Last month he won the Otago Hurdles, and the first day at Trentham he was third to Nucleus and Amorist, a feature being his fine finishing effort —an effort that prepared backers for a good showing over the longer journey on Saturday. Carinthia is an older brother to Currajong, and was bred by Mr. Elliot Davis, of Auckland. Only a five-year-old. Carinthia has a long way to go yet before he earns his pension, and under trainer F. Trilford, of Washdyke, he is in the right hands, for Trilford has had a great run of success with jumpers the past several seasons. Omco Was Unlucky Although Carinthia’s victory in the Winter Hurdles was anything but a fluke, those who had a good look at the .way Omeo was travelling two fences from home wondered if the result might not have been different had the Taranaki jumper not got in too close to that fence, and almost come down. That incident, unsettled him. of course, and he did not really get going again until he had negotiated the gap in the last hurdle. He was going very fast over the last furlong. It was an illuminating showing, and speaks well for his Grand National chance. Omeo can be given a royal show if he goes for the Grand National Steeplechase, or if reserved, for the Grand National Hurdles. His showing on Saturday, taken in conjunction with his narrow defeat in the Great Northern Steeplechase by Aurora Borealis, speaks well for his Riccarton prospects. About the Favourite King’s Jest looked a fit horse when he contested and won the Great Northern Hurdles last month, but at Trentham on Saturday he seemed to have improved a whole lot. He was favourite for the Winter Hurdles, while there was a lot of support for Mister Gamp, no doubt on the strength of the opinion of good judges that the Bronzetti gelding would have beaten King’s Jest at Ellerslie had he not been brought down by another horse. The race on Saturday was always a scramble, and it. was a case of the survival of the fittest. The field was always racing into the fences, and on more than one occasion this brought trouble to the favourite and others. Short of a Run? Nevertheless, one cannot help thinking that as King’s Jest looked even fetter than at Ellerslie, he should have won had he been good enough. On the other hand, the more reasonable view t.o take of his defeat may be to say that in not having raced him oversticks since Ellerslie nearly six weeks previously his connections adopted the wrong policy. Had he been given a race in the Trentham Hurdles on Tuesday last there might have been a different story to tell of the Winter Hurdles. King’s Jest need not lose caste by bis defeat on Saturday, but his admirers would be more hopeful for his Grand National Hurdles chance if he is given a run over the battens on the opening day at Riccarton. At Trentham, Ellis had the whip out on Lving s Jest two furlongs from home. “TROTTERS” AT PLAY KEEN FOOTBALL MATCH THE TEAMS SELECTED Tomorrow afternoon at Carlaw Park the trotting trainers’ League football team will try conclusions live of the SUN?" representa - Keen interest is being taken in the encounter by the respective teams and the ardent supporters on each side are anticipating a solid struggle. At Epsom, where the machine is in operation, the “trotters” are ruling favourites, but the knowing ones artprepared to be a bit with the opposition. As the gate proceeds will be devoted to local charity, there should be a good attendance at the match. The Teams Selected The teams are as follow: Trotters. —“ Great Quest” Herring, “Mountain Dell” Mitchell, "Benefice” Morrison, “Parrish Belle” Lee, “Colonel Thorpe” Prentice, “Concertina’’ Herring, “Warplane” Fairman, “Uncle Bert” Ker, “Pavlova” Nightingale, “Dan Direct” Henderson, “Rolfe Audubon” Cockles, “Gold Jacket” McMahon, “Zanzibar” Wragge. Emergencies: “Noreen” O’Kane, “Anseline” Gee, “Nella Dillon” Paton. The Sun. —J. Bowen, C. Shea, J. Spicer. W. Hay son, W. Harris, G. Prebble, L. Beale, M. Whatman, C. Palmer, W. Halford, A. Lewis, T. McLean, S. Lusty, W. Gresham, T. Clarkson. Emergencies: J. Matthews. M. Wybert, J. Maingay.

July Steeples Was a Thriller BLUNDERS AND MISHAPS MASTER LU WILL IMPROVE The Winter Hurdles was not the only exciting race witnessed at Trentham on Seturday. The July Steeplechase was just one succession of thrills, commencing at the very first fence, a hencoop—why do one or two clubs insist upon this type of obstacle?—and from this out the crowd was on its toes. Upon coming to the first fence Son o’ Mine, who at this juncture, was fortunately near the tail end of the field, exhibited an earnest desire to run off. He made for the wing and then baulked, shooting A. Jenkins up against the fence. The horse then ran across the front of the coop and Sir Moment went right into him. Divided They Fall Sir Moment fell on the take-off side of the fence, but jockey ,J. Mcßae landed on the other side. From this onward there was some splendid fencing and the next incident was at the sod wall. Here Nukumai's rider got a foot out of one of his irons and the horse almost became unmanageable. However, Skipper got his loot back again after jumping another couple of fences and Nukumai ran to the front. Later he stopped, a very tired horse. All was well until the field came to the fence at the five furlongs. Then the favourite. Radiate, blundered, and the good second favourite, Master Lu, following just behind—the field was in close order here —took off a mile too soon and went a purler. Landed On His Feet A. E. Ellis, on Radiate, did an acrobatic turn, for he landed on his feet with the reins still in his hand, lie remounted later and rode back; Spinks had to walk home. At the very next fence, the brush, half a mile from home, Odin tipped and sent L. Dulieu flying. That was that, and an exciting race ended in an easy win for Matu. While Matu finished full of running in the July Steeplechase, and Jen shaped very promisingly to surprise by finishing second, the rest of the field had the staggers. It was a close call between Brigadier Bill and Airtight for third money, the latter being the only liorso outside the first two that had a kick left in him/ Record Spoiled This fourth placing rather spoiled Airtight’s - record for consistency, for in his previous five races over country he had finished third each time. How is that for aggravating consistency? Matu finished like a train, and now that he is apparently returning to form he may be considered in the light of a possibility for the Grand National Steeplechase, a race in which ho ran second to Wiltshire .last year. R. Syme rode Matu on Saturday, and this made for a great deal of improvement in the horse. Syme was on Wiltshire when he won the National last August; it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he will score next month on Matu if he is given the ride. NATIONAL HOPES WHARNCLIFFE AND LORD RANALD Wharncliffo has entered the stable of T. H. Gillett, and was out on the Riccarton tragk on Saturday. In appearance. the Grand National Hurdles winner of 1927 suggests that he*has already done a lot of work this season, reports our correspondent. In his four outings so far he has given good displays, particularly in his two essays over the country, at Napier Park and Trentham, and as the Riccarton fences should not trouble him he can be regarded as probably the next best hope to Lord Ranald that the South Island now possesses for the Grand National Steeples. Both these horses are in the same stable and are likely therefore to be schooled together. BIG JUMPING DOUBLE AUSTRALIAN HURDLES AND STEEPLES SYDNEY, Monday. The following are the top weights for the Australian Hurdles and Steeplechase, to be run next month, the dual V.R.G. Grand National winner. Mosstrooper. being at the head of each race:— H LIT DUES Mosstrooper. II 12 Swahili! . . 10 11 Ken tie. ... 11 S Oobranveil. . 10 0 Sandhurst . ._ll 2 Paul T. . . . 0.10 Affirm (ex- Conjurer X.Z.) ... 11 2 (X.Z.) ..07 Bay of Biscay 11 2 STEEPUEC HAS E Mosstrooper 12 10 Seafit . . . . 11 12 Ken tie. ... 12 3 Lord Bounty 11 5 Sandhurst. .. 12 2 Namora. . .11 2 USEFUL HORSES NOTEWORTHY AND CO. Noteworthy has been brought in again by Riccarton trainer G. J. Pine, and is to be nominated for events at the Grand National meeting. He is not a horse that becomes gross with spelling, and he. will need very little work to put him in racing trim. Pine also has Don Jose, Silver Coot, and Pansopliy, Mr. G. Gerard’s rising two-year-old gelding by Psychology from Paper Rose, working during the afternoons, but the trio will be a little later in coming to hand.

THE SUN SHINES DAYLIGHT SHOWING IMPROVEMENT TRAINER’S LUCK TURNS It was pleasing: to see Tc Rapa trainer A. Jackson return to the winning list at Trentham. He scored two wins the last day, with Daylight and The Sun, both of which were at fine prices./ They were greatly improved by the racing on the first and second days. These two horses were turned out in first-class condition and they should go on to better things. In the days gone by Jackson owned and trained that good little horse Roosevelt, winner of several good handicaps in the middle of the North Island a few years back, and whose best performance was a second in the New Zealand Cup. On Saturday Daylight and The Sun were at solid prices and a pound bet invested on the all-up principle would have seen the backer profiting by over half a hundred. PADDON SOON RACED WELL AT TRENTHAM GOOD CHANCE AT MANAWATU Paddon ran a couple of good races at Trentham last week, finishing third in the sprint the first day. On Saturday he was drawn very wide out in the AVinter Oats, in a big field, and yet rounding the home turn he was right up with the leaders, although from this point he petered out. Paddon is probably not thoroughly tuned up yet, but he Is going to be a difficult horse to keep out of the money from now on. Ho is engaged nt the Manawatu meeting at the end of the month, and if he is sent down from the Waikato to fulfil his engagements there he should get some of the stake money. A Cup Possibility Paddon is just the sort of horse for tho Winter Cup and it was unfortunate that he was not nominated. Tho early spring meetings are not so far off. however, and with the racing he is getting he will be a possibility for the Avondale Cup, even if he is not started at the Pakuranga Hunt fixture at Kllerslie six weeks hence — August 23. A GOOD ONE TAUMAI BEATEN BY DISTANCE CAUSE OF WINTER HURDLES FALL Taumai, who won three hurdle events at tho Auckland meeting last month, went a solid race in the Winter Hurdles, at Trentham, but the distance was too far for him. He was clone with at the end of two miles, and even had ho not fallen at the collapsed last hurdle it is doubt--Ili 1 if he would have done better than get fourth. Taumai may do better on top of the ground. The first day at Trentham ho ran off at the first fence, but on Saturday his rider was generally careful to have another horse running on the outside of him approaching his fences. It was this very fact that caused the To Aroha jumper to fall, for he collided with the horse alongside at the last fence. BRED IN THE PURPLE YOUNGSTERS WHICH MAY RACE IN AUSTRALIA Nightmarch was sent three furlongs on the grass at Riccarton on Saturday, but was not after time. He should be very fit by the time he is required to step out in Australia. A. McAulay has not yet determined his team for the other side, but True Shaft is almost certain to go again, as well as the best of his rising two-year-olds, which include Night Guard fPliar Rap’s fullbrotlier), Static (Hunting Song—- " Eerie), and Water Polo (half- brother by Pombal to Agrion). Questioned this morning, McAulay stated that Nightmarch would be kept in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and circumstances would decide in which of these races he would start. His Victorian programme is at present wholly indeterminate. j CHRISTCHURCH HUNT FIXTURE TO BE HELD AT RICCARTON The Christchurch Hunt Club fixture, a curtain-raiser to the Grand National meeting, is to be held at Riccarton on Saturday, August 2. The programme caters for all classes of horses. The principal jumping event is the Homeby Steeplechase of £l7O. about 2% miles, and the chief flat race the Brabazor. Handicap, of £ 120, seven furlongs. Other events are:—Longbeach Hurdles of £l5O, on.ee round and a distance;" Kennels Hurdles of £1.20 (for qualified hunters who have never won at time of entry a. hurdle race to the value of £250 to the winner or hurdle races of the collective value of £SOO to the winner), once round and a distance; Lawford Steeplechase of £l5O (for qualified hunters), about two miles; Maiden Stakes, of £IOO, five furlongs: Hunters’ Plate, of £BO (for qualified hunters), li miles; and Flying Hack Handicap, of £IOO, six furlongs. Auckland owners who intend to patronise the meeting are reminded that nominations close at 8 p.m. tomorrow.