Radiate to Race Next Saturday

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1031, 23 July 1930, Page 14

Radiate to Race Next Saturday

HUNT CLUB MEETING WORK AT RICCARTON Special to THE SUN CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. After heavy rain last evening, the tracks at Riccarton were very wet early this morning, but the water drained away quickly and No. 1 grass track was fit for galloping by nine o'clock. The going was good and fair times were registered by horses that delayed their work till the track was opened. F. D. Jones gave the horses of his team who are to leave for Sydney on Thursday their final trials. Craigavon put up the best time over half a mile in doing the distance in 51 1-5. Paquito took only a tick longer, and First Sight registered 53 2-5. Limerick galloped under a strong pull to record 55. Earned the Voyage The most interesting work-out was that of Arikiwai and Dunraven over a mile, because on this effort depended the final determination as to whether Arikiwai would go with the others. The pair did the distance in 1.48 3-5, and Arikiwai thereby earned his trip. Gustavo and Divinette reeled off the last half-mile of a six-furlong gallop in 52. Rapina and Sweet Refrain did six furlongs together in 1.21 2-5, and Battle Colours went half a mile in 52 3-5. Aberfeldy was sent over a mile and wound up his task in 1.51 3-5. Lord Ranald and Wharncliffe were associated in a similar task, but were not timed. To Race on Saturday Radiate had Gold Mint as a companion in a working gallop over a mile. His near knee is still considerably swollen, but present intentions are to take him to Washdyke. Satisfy, last year's McLean Stakes winner, was sent over a mile and registered 52 1-5. She has not been in work long, but is looking well. The only jumpers to be schooled were Gala Day and Pangolin. The former, with I. Tilson in the saddle, crossed two hurdles at the back with plenty of pace on. Pangolin, ridden by E. Shaw, went over two hurdles at the back twice, and also put plenty of vim into his jumping. Gala Day’s Programme Gala Day will probably contest the Langbeach Hurdles at the Hunt Club meeting next week, and the steeplechase events at the Grand National meeting. It is likely that H. Donovan will apply for a trainer’s licence and will take over the team that was trained by the late J. Beban. The horses at present in work are Appeal, Audience, Sapient, Topere and The Clan. Full Feather is going on well in his preparation for the Grand National meeting, and looks a better horse now than at any other period of his career. He is not being widely discussed in a Winter Cup connection yet, but will probably climb into favour as the meeting approaches. Winter Cup Fancies Ruling favourites for the Winter Cup are Toxeuma, Silver Paper, Havering, Black Duke, Best Friend and Ranelagh. There is also plenty of demand for Taboo, Nancy Lee, Staghunter and Arikinui. Riders For Washdyke D. O’Connor will be riding Wairio. Rapina and Fresh Breeze at Washdyke on Saturday. It is probable that he will also be found on Royal Mint in the last race. E. Shaw’s engagements will be Heisler, Valves, Sweet Refrain, and possibly Nightraid. I. Tilson’s mounts are Goldtown, Kulrange and Marco Polo. R. Coveny will be on Valuator. G. Salt is making a good recovery from the injury he received when Amorist fell with him at Trentham and he hopes to be back in the saddle at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s meeting.

GILGAI’S ESCAPADE DISLIKED MOTOR FLOAT JUMPED THROUGH WINDSCREEN An amazing and most unique escapade was indulged in by the hunter Gilgai recently when journeying back to Wanganui from Marton. His owner, Mr. I. Higgie, had been for a day’s outing with the Rangitikei Hunt at Marton, and Gilgai was being brought back to Wanganui in a horsefloat. He has travelled by means of this conveyance several times, but on this occasion he chose to jump out while the lorry was travelling at a fair speed near Turakina. Smashing the windscreen and narrowly missing the driver, Gilgai landed on the road and naturally "threw a seven." Mr. Higgie, who was following in a motor-car, managed to catch the escapee without much trouble, and found him cut about a little but otherwise not seriously injured. After a night’s rest in a farmer’s paddock, Gilgai was able to complete the journey to Wanganui by float. Whether this affected the horse or not, Gilgai was beaten into third place by two well-known cross-country performers in Maidos and Haeremai at the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club’s point-to-point meeting at Waverley last Saturday. NIGGER MINSTREL Nigger Minstrel, whose early progeny are now rising three years, and several of whom have shown much promise, is to be visited at the stud by several mares this coming season. They are Civilisation (dam of Civility). Red. Helen, Lassie Thurnham, Trade Winds, Vast Acre. Look Out. Isobel, Golden Grafton, Moutoa Queen, Red Lassie, Little Footsteps, Inah. Kilmiss,' and three of Mr. T. H. Lowry’s mares. Nigger Minstrel should impart good staying blood to his stock, as, when he visited Sydney in 1924, he won the Rosehill Guineas and was second to Heroic in the A.J.C. Derby, beaten only half a head in a terrific finish, with Spearfelt another half-head awav.