TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 April 1938, Page 13

TURF NEWS & NOTES

Gallops at Hawke’s Bay, Stratford, Matamata and Waimate tomorrow will throw interesting light on the approaching big Easter racing programme. Locally, interest will centre on Hawke’s Bay and Stratford form, which will, no doubt, have a direct bearing on the Wairarapa Club’s meeting on April 16 and 18.

STRATFORD. FORM AND THE CARD. (Single Pool Betting.) The following horses may do well in their engagements: Trial Stakes: Fafner, Autosweep. Flying Handicap: Notium, Lady Kyra. Juvenile Handicap: Footloose, Prime Quality. Anniversary Handicap: Lowenberg, Clessamor. Autumn Hurdles: Booklaw, Sporting Song. Budge Memorial: Student Prince, Spender. Highweight Handicap: 'Dancing Lady, Davistock. Farewell Handicap: Daisy Chain, Silver Gift. The card is as follows: 12.0.— Trial Stakes; 6f.—Glenthawn 8.7, Jakara 8.7, Lucrece 8.7, Swift Sand 8.7, Wee Ethel 8.7, Auto Sweep 8.0, Fafner 8.0, Trilitha 8.0. 12.45.— Flying Handicap; 6f—Lady Kyra 9.0, Race Call 8.11, Triune 8.10, Gold Mission 8.5, Notium 8.3, Dancing Lady 8.1, Red Sand 7.9, Bantry 7.2, Race Boy 7.0. 1.30.'— Juvenile Handicap; 5f. —Golden Orchid 9.0, Footloose 8.11, Rhodesian 8.10, Eastern Heir 8.6, Ripple 8.2, Prime Quality 8.0, Carmody 7.12, Wynardo 7.12, Captain Blight 7.10, St. Cedric 7.7, Dark Eagle 7.5, Verey Lights 7.5, Ruling Lady 7.5, Flying Hostess 7.5. 2.15.—

Anniversary Handicap; ljm. —Wotan 9.5, Lowenberg 9.0, Wildflower 7.10, Clessamor 7.9, Ohanga 7.7, Airam 7.3, Naughty Marietta 7.1, Tahurangi 7.0, Silvanus 7.0. 3.0 —

Autumn Hurdles Handicap; ljm. Ruaform 10.7, Sporting Song 10.2, Forest Glow 9.9, Kentucky Song 9.0, Book Law 9.0, Royal Fire 9.0, Platter 9.0, King Pluto 9.0.

3.45.— A. W. Budge Memorial Hack Handicap; 9f—Naughty Marietta 8.13, Spender 8.7, Chat 8.3, Bonny Glow 8.0, Student Prince 7.13, Windscreen 7.12, Amatory 7.12, Sam’s Choice 7.8, ShangriLa 7.8; Amoroso 7.7, Lady Hoariri 7.0, Fafner 1 '7.0, Trilitha 7.0. 4.30 —

Highweight Handicap; about 7f. Taitoru 10.8, Silk Sox 9.8, Dancing Lady 9.7, Davistock 8.12, Airam 8.10, Spender 8.2, Bonny Glow 8.0, Lady Hoariri 8.0, Racecamp 8.0. 5.15.—

Farewell Hack Handicap; 6f.—Race Boy 8.6, Daisy Chain 8.1, Student Prince ,7.13, Sam’s Choice 7.12, Amoroso 7.11, Racecamp 7.11, Silver Gift 7.8, Golden Orchid 7.6, Glenthawn 7.0. MATAMATA. FIELDS AND FORM HORSES. (Win and Place Betting.) The following may merit support: Hinuera Handicap: Superior Guard, Aynho. Tirau Hurdles: Day Boy, Valpai. Waharoa Handicap: Lornacre, Trilliarch. Railway Handicap: Monacre, Bronzette. Matamata Cup: Rona Bay, Llangollen. Putaruru Stakes: Silver Eagle, Milanion. Okoroire Hack: Cometarium, Jewelled Girdle. Walton Handicap: Tray Bit, Prince Rangi. The card is as follows: 12.0 — Hinuera Handicap; 6f. —Aynho 9.0, Superior Guard 8.9, Long Span 8.9, Town Section 8.7, Very Glad 8.7, Nuipapa 8.6, Free Advice 8.6, British Nation 8.4, Silver Eagle 8.3, Erlick 7.13, Ngakaru 7.11, Spearford 7.11, Green Label 7.11, Centaurus 7.11, Good March 7.11, Seneta 7.11, Clintrace 7.11, Miss Clipper 7.11, Love in Idleness 7.11, Australian Star 7.11, Devon 7.11, Sir Joe Joe 7.11, Luleen 7.11. 12.40.—

Tirau Hurdles; Im. sf—Valpai 11.0, L’Allegro 10.7, Killadar 10.0, Good Hunting 10.0, Valpeen 9.6, Day Boy 9.5, Gascyne 9.0, Professional 9.0, Swift Spear 9.0, Latour’s Last 9.0, Teak 9.0, Red Hawk 9.0, Full of Scotch 9.0, Queen Lu 9.0, Little Captain 9.0, Floodlight 9.0. 1.20 —

Waharo Handicap; 6f. —Tosh 9.0, Trilliach 8.7, Lornacre 8.7, Marie’s

Acre 8.3, Prince Acre 8.1, Erndale 7.0, Huntette 7.0, Solomon 7.0. 2.5 — Railway Hack Handicap; 6f— Strathire 8.9, Haile Boy 8.1, Huntingmore 8.1, Bronzette 7.13, Alyth 7.13, Pirate King 7.13, Poker Face 7.11, Mon Acre 7.11, Bass 7.6, Clooneen. 7.5, Kurapae 7.2, Maxown 7.0, Paunui 7.0, Highland Queen 7.0, British Nation 7.0, Salesman 7.0. Tralee Rose 7.0, Susan 7.0, Superior Guard 7.0, Fox Moth 7.0. 2.50 — Matamata Cup Handicap; about 11m.—Jonathan 9.3, Llangollen (incl. rehcp.) 8.9, Master Brierly 8.9, Paso robles 8.9, Mazir 8.6, Gay Rose 8.4, Rona Bay 8.3, Jewelled Girdle 7.6, Day Wind 7.5, King Musk 7.0, Huskie 7.0, Gay Streak 7.0, Dutch Girl 7.0. 3.35 — . Putaruru Stakes; weigh t-for-age; sf.—Spearford 8.7, Broadway Bill 8.7, High Spear 8.7, Silver Eagle 8.7, Nichavo 8.7, Love Parade 8.7, Senacre 8.4, Ngawiri 8.4, Aynho 8.4, Shetland 8.4, Town Section 8.4, Fine Lady 7.2, Star Vaal 7.0, Milanion 7.0, Kaspifß 7.0, Kingcraft 7.0, Jayola 7.0, Vai Lu 7.0, Boy Lu 7.0, Spinning Wheel 6.11, Miss Tidal 6.11. 4.20.— Okoroire Hack Handicap; 9f. —Jewelled'Girdle 9.6, Kena (inch re-hdcp.) 9.2, Huskie 9.0, Brown Lap (incl. rehdcp.) 8.10, Forest Acre 8.7, Cometarium 8.4, Haile Boy 8.0, Bonnie Song (incl. rehdcp.) 7.13, Lady Diana 7.13, Professional 7.10, General Ruse 7.5, Arawa Rose 7.5, Requiem 7.5, Seaman 7.1, Galloping Acre 7.0, Racette 7.0, General Riske 7.0, Erlick 7.0, Nugget 7.0. 5.5 — Walton Handicap (open); 7|f.— Golden Sheila 9.5, Enge 9.0, Tray Bit 8.13, Rona Bay 8.6, Te Hai 7.9, Tradesman 7.8, Merial 7.8, Sinking Fund 7.5, Prince Rang! 7.1, Mangukaha 7.1, Erndale 7.0, Cheval de Volee 7.0, Grand City 7.0, Gold Vaals 7.0, Respectful 7.0. HAWKE’S BAY RACES. FIRST DAY. CUP TO NED CUTTLE. HASTINGS, March 31. Brilliant weather favoured the opening of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s autumn meeting at Hastings to-day. The principal event, the Hawke’s Bay Cup, provided a keen contest and was won narrowly by the Taranaki representative, Ned Cuttie, the favourites, Francis Drake and Siegmund, being beaten out of the places. The Flying Handicap was won by Peter Beckford. The totalisator investments for the day were £11,720 against £11,452 last year, an increase of £268. The track was in excellent order and fast, with a good sole of grass. As the result of an inquiry into bumping in the straight in the Juvenile Handicap between Lady Furst and Ecstatic, G. R. Tattersail, rider of Ecstatic, was suspended for a month. Results:—

Riverslea Hurdles, about one mile and a half—2 Iddo (A. Jenkins), 1; 1 Bing Boy (W. J. McDowell) 2; 3 Begorrah (A. E. Lord) 3. Also started: 5 Contact, 4 Count Willonyx, 8 RapaWaiata, 7 Master Hector, 11 Hornpipe, 6 Power Chief, 8 Tommy Atkins. Three lengths each way. Rapa Waiata was fourth. Time, 2.44.- (Winner trained by Owner, Hastings). Poukawa Maiden Race, weight, 8.7; five furlongs and a half. —1 Red Witch (P. Atkins), 1; 6 Fitz James (C. G. Goulsbro), 2; 2 Wilful Lady (H. Young) 3. Also started: 7 Cool Smoke, 16 Cabaret, 13 Proclamation, 4 Allmetic, 10 Red Cockade, 5 Sunny Lass, 14 Mystery Boy, 8 King’s Hope, 15 Royal Spades, 12 Clavercourt, 8 Hunting Mint, 11 Nigger Mark, 3 Rolling Home. Length; half a head. Hunting Mint was fourth. Time, 1.9. (Winner trained by Owner, Autumn Hack Handicap, six furlongs—l Majority (W. J. Broughton) 1; 4 Quota (B. H. Morris) 2; 8 Owaka (R. Marsh) 3. Also started: 12 Jazz Boy, 6 Sardius, 2 Vadanoe, 10 Hamarin, 11 Colleen Gain, 3 Bold Step, 6 Haile Selassie, 9 Black Frost, 12 Gai Wind, 5 Jacynth, 14 Lucullus Boy. Two lengths; short head. Haile Selassie was fourth. Time, 1.14 2-5. (Winner trained by R. Johnson, New Plymouth). Hawke’s Bay Cup, one mile and a quarter.—4 Ned Cuttie 7.6, car. 7.7 (W. J. Broughton), 1; 6 Tiger Gain (C. P. Sheild), 2; 9 Master Cyklon, 8.5 (G. R. Tattersail),'3. Also started: 2 Siegmund 9.0, 5 Big Dook 8.5, 7 Sergia 8.3, 1 Francis Drake 8.2, 3 Roaming 7.9, 8 Soho 7.9, 11 Pennycomequick, 10 Silver River. Short head; head. Roaming was fourth. Time, 2.5 1-5. (Winner trained by R. Johnson, New Plymouth). Nursery Handicap, for two-year-olds; five furlongs and a half.—l Lady Furst, 9.6 (H. Young), 1; 2 Ecstatic, 7.8 (G. R. Tattersail), 2; 5 Laughing Song, 7.0 (H. J. Callahan) 3. Also started: 3 Coronation, 9 Morning Flight, 6 Royal Pageant, 4 Night Attack, >7 Hunting Royal, 10 Eletra, 8 Centrepoise. Short head; six lengths. Hunting Royal was fourth. Time. 1-5. (Winner trained by Owner, Greenmeadows).

Heretaunga Hack Handicap, nine furlongs.—3 Granvale 8.4 (C. G. Goulsbro), 1; 2 Thala, 7.9 (P. Atkins), 2; 9 Mahutai, 7.8 (W. J. Broughton), 3. Also started: 7 Felicitation, 4 Minnow, 6 Trailer, 5 Lustral, 10 Boat Song, 12 Mary Rose. 13 Shani, 11 Tapurau, 8 Tullamore. Length and a half; four lengths. Felicitation was fourth. Time, 1.54 2-5. (Winner trained by Owner, Taradale.) Havelock Flying Handicap, six furlongs.—4 Peter Beckford, 8.10 (C. G. Goulsbro), 1; 1 Lady Ina, 9.0 (B. H. Morris), 2; 3 Black Thread, 8.5 (W. J. Broughton) 3. Also started: 5 Slippery, 2 Aiwai, 6 Buster Brown, 7 Wananga. Length and a half; short head. Wananga was fourth. Time, 1.13. (Winner trained by W. D. Turnbull, Gisborne). ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-MORROW. HASTINGS, March 31. 12.30 —Karaumu Hurdles Handicap, of £150; one mile and three-quarters: Royal Mimic, 11.13; Iddo, 10.10; Count Willonyx, 9.11; Contact, 9.10; Charade, 9.10; Master Hector, 9.0; Kikiroki, 9.0; Hornpipe, 9.0. 1.15 —Tomoana Electric Handicap, of £125; six furlongs: Red Witch, 9.0;

Fitz James, 8.6; Inheritance, 8.4; Wilful Lady, 8.2; Hunting Mint, 8.0; Allmetic, 7.13; King’s Hope, 7.13; Clavercourt, 7.13; Hastings West, 7.13; Cool Smoke, 7.13; Cabaret, 7.13; Sunny Lass, 7.13; Royal Spades, 7.13; Rolling Home, 7.13; Nigger Mark, 7.13; Red Cockade, 7.13; Mystery Boy, 7.13. 2.o—Twyford Handicap, of £125; six furlongs: Majority, 9.11; Jazz Boy, 8.10; Granvale, 8.10; Quake, 8.8; Sardius, 8.5; Lady Chat, 7.13; Le Toquet, 7.13; Vadonoe, 7.12; Okawa, 7.11; Short Circuit, 7.9; Colleen Gain, 7.8; Bold Step, 7.8; Gai Wind, 7.7; Jacynth, 7.7; Poverty Bay, 7.7; Tommy Atkins,

2.45 —Hastings Handicap, of £300; one mile and a quarter: Siegmund. 9.0; Master Cyklon, 8.7; Big Dook, 8.5; Sergia, 8.3; Francis Drake, 8.2; Roaming, 7.9; Soho, 7.9; Pennycomequick, 7.5; Buster Brown, 7.0; Lacquer, 7.0.

3.3o—Juvenile Handicap, of £150: five furlongs and a half: Ivar, 9.8; Hunter’s Eve,' 8.3; Coronation, 7.7; Royal Pageant, 7.7; Golden Melody, 7.6; Red Shoes, 7.6; Night Attack, 7.6; Hunting Royal, 7.6; Laughing Song, 7.2; Electra, 7.0; Centrepoise, 7.0. 4.15 —Akitio Handicap, of £125; one mile and a quarter: Felicitation, 9.0; Minnow, 8.11; Seifried, 8.8; Trailer, 8.6; Collodion, 8.3; Lustra!, 8.3; Hamarin. 8.2; Thala, 8.2; Lovelilt, 7.12; Mahutai, 7.11; Tullamore, 7.7; Shani, 7.7. 5-0 —Okawa Handicap, of £225; six furlongs: Peter Beckford, 9.5; Lady Ina, 9.4; Black Thread, 8.6; Wananga, 7.7; Slippery, 7.4; Great Hope, 7.3; Aiwai, 7.0; Kahikatoa, 7.0. WAIMATE. (Single Pool Betting.) 12.45: Studholme Highweight, Im. — Poniard, Darecourt. 1.20: Trial Plate, 6f. —Steer Clear, Lady Middleham. 1.55: Waimate Cup, 11m.—Rebel Lad, Linguist. 3.5: Waitangi Handicap, 6f.—Flame Queen, Amount. 3.40: President’s Handicap, 6f. —Janet Gaynor, Acceptable. 4.50: Stewards’ Hack, 7f.—Dracula, Golden Chest.

SOME RECENT INDICATIONS OF FORM. CURRENT NEWS AND VIEWS COURSE RECORDS SMASHED (By “The Cynic”) There was no fitter horse racing at Awapuni than the two-year-old Rakahanga and she scored her third win of the season when she defeated Ivar in the first day’s juvenile handicap in which two of her likely riyals, Russian Ballet and Rehearsal, lost ground by running wide on the home turn. Rakahanga was beaten on Saturday by Rehearsal, but the latter colt is good class and improving. It should not be difficult for Rakahanga to win a race at the provincial meetings at Easter. Like all the Gascony breed she begins well and has a lot of early speed.

The Australian and New Zealand record for the distance is still held by Phai’ Lap, who ran 2.2 J at the Randwick spring meeting of 1931, when he won the Craven Plate from three others. The Ellerslie record for a mile and a-quarter is 2.4, which was' Round Up's time in the last Summer Cup. Mungatoon finished well in the Oamaru Cup and would have troubled the winner with a little further to go. He was badly away on the second day in the mile race, but in any case the distance was probably too short. The Musketoon gelding is very well just now and he looks one who will see out the distance of the Great Autumn Handicap. The New Zealand-bred gelding Kahapa, who performed very successfully in India, had to be destroyed early last month as a result of being badly kicked while at the post for an important race at Calcutta. He had his elbow bone broken and it was deemed advisable to destroy him. He was by General Latour from March, and was a full brother to the Auckland Cup winner Te Kara. Gold Rod has done so well since his return to Sydney from Melbourne, that his trainer, G. Price, is more than ever puzzled as to his failure to do better down south, states the Sydney “Referee.” The chestnut is striding along with the greatest freedom, and could not look brighter. As he won the last Epsom with 9.3, he is not overweighted with an additional 41b in the Doncaster. His owner, Mr. E. J. Watt, is in New Zealand. No decision has been made as to whether Gold Rod is to be -a Doncaster runner, but at present the chances are against it If it should eventually be decided to start him, the books, despite his Melbourne failures, are likely to curb their present liberality. The spell Galteemore had after spring and early summer racing has worked wonders in Jack O'Brien’s gelding, and he threatens to go on to decent class. He won very easily the first day at Awapuni, and but for being rather severely buffeted, would have repeated the performance on the second day. Sunee made his tirst appearance as a hurdler at Manawatu on Friday. He was soon at the tail of the field and jumped his fences very carefully till he tired and hit the last fence, tipping off his rider, A. Sagar. He was not produced on the second day. Sunee should make a good hurdler when he learns to jump at racing pace. He is a sound stayer with more pace on the flat than the average hurdler. Though Lady Kyra was nominated for both the open mile and a-quarter and the sprint at Stratford she will be starting in the latter.. She has not done a great deal of fast work but her great record for consistency on the Stratford course will assure support.

It is a very weak field that will contest the St. Leger at Ellerslie next month, the best-performed. of those engaged being Smoke Screen. Francis Drake and Wildflower. It is a pity that Courtcraft and Royal Chief will not be available, but the weakness of the event may make for a much better contest, even if it does not weigh much when it goes down into the records.

Nocturnus can be struck out of steepleschases for some weeks to come, if not for the winter. He strained a tendon a few weeks back, and appeared to be getting all right after a spell, but it was not deemed wise to give him any strenuous work. Nevertheless, it was decided to give him a run in the High Weight on the first day at Oamaru to see how a race would affect him, and the result was a breakdown.

An interesting candidate for the G.N. St. Leger on Easter Monday may be Pantoon, who is a member of J. Fryer's team in Victoria, where he has been a winner. It is probable that the Musketoon colt has been left in in error, although nothing definite is known as to this.

A locally-owned and trained horse that showed a lot of speed at Tauranga on Saturday was King Silver, by King Nassau from Flying Silver, and it is anticipated that he will shortly win a race. However, he is now rising nine years of age and so much improvement can hardly be expected. He should be the makings of a fine jumper if it is decided to try him at this branch of the sport.

In running third in the Gold Cup, Icing put up a distinctly creditable performance, and if she trains on all right in the meantime, the Limond filly must be very hard to beat in the Great Northern Oaks, as she was running on well at the finsh at Awapuni and should stay out the mile and a half all right.

An unusually large number of fastrun races has been recorded this summer in New Zealand and in Australia and course records have gone by the board with great regularity. At the Manawatu meeting last Friday the course record for a mile and a-quarter was bettered twice within the space of two hours, when Catalogue won the King George Handicap in 2.3 2-5, arid Stretto, the Awapuni Gold Cup, in 2.3, which is one-fifth of a second outside the New Zealand record of 2.2 4-5 established by Bronze Eagle at Riccarton when he won the G. G. Stead Cup in November, 1931.

Despite his disappointment with Talking and Mala, who cost him a total sum of £26,350, Mr Alan Cooper, the young Sydney owner, is still keen to buy good horses. Recently he asked Mr C. B. Kellow if he wished to sell Nuffield, and when Mr Kellow said that he did not, Mr Cooper asked for the first offer if ever Nuffield’s owner changed his mind. A few days later Mr Kellow received another offer to buy Nuffield, and was asked to put a price on the colt. He said: “I'll take £5OOO (then he paused) more than Mr Cooper gave for Talking.” Needless to say, there was no business done.

The latest • Jones camera, which takes a slow-motion picture of the finish of each race, was such a success at Hialeah Park (Miami, Florida) that it is likely to be installed on all New York tracks. There is even an idea of going one. step further, and placing cameras at different positions on the tracks to photograph the entire race. It is believed this would help the officials to detect foul riding, and would further satisfy the public. Some of the photo-finish camera experts have been endeavouring to produce pictures in colour, but have not yet got beyond the ordinary black and white.

Although there was general approbation of the innovation at Warwick Farm a fortnight ago whereby the stipendiary stewards followed the races in a motor car, the scheme was not tried at Rosebery last week, and it is stated in a Sydney exchange that it will not be followed by all the other clubs. The experiment was instituted by the Australian Jockey Club, which will be guided by the reports of the stewards whether it is continued or not. Once the A.J.C. is satisfied concerning its efficiency, no doubt all clubs will be requested to provide facilities where courses are suitable. Several arguments have been raised against the idea, the principal one being that the stewards cannot see as much from a moving car as from a stand near the hal-mile post. Those who went around in the car at Warwick Farm were almost unanimous that more intimate details of a race could be seen from a car travelling at the same pace as the field and able to move forward or hang back at will.

RACING FIXTURES. April 2.—Hawke’s Bay J.C. April 2.—Stratford R.C. April 2—Waimate R.C. April 8, 9—Whangarei R.C. April 9, 11.—Westport . J.C. April 9.—Dannevirke R.C. (at Waipukurau) April 9.—Otautau R.C. April 16.—Greymouth J.C. April 16. —Tuapeka County J.C. April 16, 18.—Wairarapa R.C. April 16, 18.—Feilding J.C. April 16, 18.—Auckland R.C. April 16, 18, 19.—Riverton R.C. April 18, 19— Canterbury J.C. April 18—Kumara R.C. April 18.—Beaumont R.C. April 18.—Waipukurau J.C. April 23. —Greymouth J.C. April 23, 27.—Avondale J.C. April 29, 30.—Dannevirke R.C. (at Woodville) April 30—Reefton- J.C.