WAIPUKURAU

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 April 1938, Page 4

WAIPUKURAU

MEETING ON MONDAY. THOSE IN FORM. (Single Pool Betting.) Maiden Race: Wilful Lady, Allmetie. Hatuma Hack: Red Witch, Quake. Ruataniwha Hack: Thala, Lovelit. Waipukurau Cup: Pennycomequick, Small Boy. Pukeora Handicap: Rakahanga, Cherry Plum. ’ Ladies’ Handicap: Soho, Umpire. Purimu Handicap: King's Hope, Gai Wind. Flying Handicap: Wananga, Slippery. Since Umpire has been under the control of H. Monteith, at Waipukurau he has proved a profitable investment and on the looks of the gelding, despite that he is in the veteran class (he was foaled in 1928) it would appear is if he will be responsible for one of his usual honest courageous efforts at Waipukurau next Monday. Survoy, who won the Otautau Steeplechase on Saturday very easily, was making his debut over country and gave a good exhibition of jump-, ing. He put in one indifferent jump about six furlongs from home, but quietly recovered, and beat Burwood for pace over the last half mile. The Riverton country is bigger and stiffer than the fences at Otautau, but Survoy jumped so well on Saturday that the bigger fences should not trouble him. Considering his performance Survoy has been leniently penalised in only: being raised 51b in the Great Western Steeplechase, making his weight in the race the same as he carried on Saturday, and he will meet Arctic Star on 51b and Dunmure on 61b worse terms.

The Melbourne Cup winner Wotan does not look overburdened with 8.4in the Feilding Cup. His only placed performance this season was a second with 9.0 to Sergia 7.10 in the Egmont Cup, run in 2min 5 3-ssec. Catalogue 8.10 was a close third, with Lowenberg 8.2, Siegmund 8.6, and Francis Drak 7.10 amongst the unplaced lot. Wotan meets Catalogue on 151 b and Siegmund on 81b better terms, and on Egmont Cup form should start a good favourite. Oratory is in at 9.0 and might supply the strongest opposition.

The four-year-old Glen Abb, who has shown marked improvement in the past few months, and had to be scratched for Whangarei last week, is not to keep Kis engagements at the Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting. He was an acceptor for the President’s Handicap on the first day. Another member of R. S. Bagby’s team who will not compete on Saturday is the two-year-old Fidelis.

For Sydney Sales. The Ashhurst owner-breeder, Mr W. T. Bailey, left last week for Sydney, where he will submit several lots at the Easter yearling sales, as well as a two-year-old and the imported stallion Lackham in the supplementary sale.

Three yearlings, all by Lackham, comprise Mr Bailey’s consignment. A chestnut colt from Panette is a halfbrother to Pantoon, conqueror of Hua. There is also a chestnut colt from Royal Queen, who is a full brother to the smart Diamond Cutter, and a half-brother to Golden Enterprise and Royal Tipge. The third of the yearlings is a bay filly from Great Lady, the dam of Distinguished.

The two-year-old is a gelding by Lackham or Musketoon from Limoka a mare by Limond from Oka, dam of the dual Foxton winner Opa, and that “iron horse" of a decade ago, the Acre gelding, First Acre. Lackham has been very successful at the stud in New Zealand. He is the sire of Golden Wings, Mala, Lack, Alchemic, Brown Betty. Clessamor, Gibraltar, Beacon Fire, and many other winners.

The three-year-old brother to Llangollen, named Llandfair, has made marked progress since joining S. G. Lindsay's team at Avondale. He is a big bay gelding, with more than the average substance, and is a good mover. He will not race till next season.

Lucidus won in effortless fashion over hurdles the first day of the Whangarei meeting and though he failed to repeat his first day success on the Saturday with the steadier of 11.3, he met with a severe check in the running and was noticeably making up ground in the concluding stages. Lucidus is an acceptor for the Mangere Steeplechase the first day at Ellerslie and improved as he is sure to be with racing at Whangarei he will be assured of a following in the betting. He ran third to Mio Lume and

Riotous in the McGuire Steeplechase on the first day of the recent Ohinemuri meeting.

It is not often that a hack wins a race like the Great Easter Handicap. But there are southern critics who believe that the Cockpit three-year-old Cocksure, owned by the Hon G. R. Hunter and the Hon P. C. Webb, will go very near victory in this year’s Great Easter.

At Hastings Tiger Gain and Soho, carrying light weights, ran the once round in 1.40 J, with Tiger Gain, onthe outside, doing it the better. This gelding is in capital order. His last two gallops gained for him many friends for Ijis Wairarapa engagements.

Hunting Royal, who is due to make his debut among the juveniles at Wairarapa, is a black colt by Hunting Song out of the Polydamon—Sanguinary mare Sangfroid, hence he is a fullbrother to Coon Song and Black Frost. He is owned by Messrs W. Wilson and W. C. Whitfield, who raced Gainsfid and other horses.

The New Zealand Oaks winner, Brunhild, who of late has not had the best of luck in her efforts, looks in the pink at present, and should put up a good performance in the seven furlong £lOOO race at Riccarton on Monday, in which she is to have the assistance of L. J. Ellis. The last loc-ally-owned representative to succeed in the contest was Shirley, who won for Mr J. D. Ormond, eleven years ago.

By the resolute speedy style in which Tiger Gain is acquitting himself in his rehearsals, it is quite evident that, if he strips in the same condition to-day in the Easter Handicap at Featherston, he will be a dangerous antagonist to tackle, as he is primed with courage allied to a good turn of speed, and in the . majority of instances has proved his ability to effect a good get-away when the tapes are skied

At the Caulfield (Victoria) meeting on Saturday the New Zealand-bred Beau Frere secured second berth in the Maiden Two-year-old Handicap, with 18 other runners behind him. He is a half-brother to Limulus, by Beau Pere, who, as a yearling, was purchased by the Australian owner, Mr C. Wheeler, for 750 guineas. At the same fixture two of the team of the New Zealand trainer, J. Fryer, who is now located in Victoria, Le Grand and Red Manfred, finished third respectively in the Khartoum Hurdles and Glen Huntley Handicap.

Lord Edward Stanley, eldest son of the Earl of Derby, was at Hialeah Park (Miami, Florida) last month, and in addressing a radio audience, had something to say concerning the pronunciation of the word Derby. “It is not a serious matter,” commented Lord Stanley, “but Mr Widener told you correctly when he said the name is pronounced ‘Darby’ and not 'Derby. 1 As far back as we can remember, the name in England has never been anything other than ‘Darby,’ but if you Americans insist on calling your races ‘Derbys,’ that’s quite all right, too, and I’m sure that neither my father nor I will offer any strenuous objection. We are too fond of the American people to make an international issue of the matter. So ‘Derby’ or. 'Darby'— have it your own way.”

In England Steve Donoghue has had difficulty in settling down in permanent training quarters. Recently he was at Epsom, in the stables occupied by his son, Pat. The latter was supposed to assist his father in training the horses, but the “father and son” arrangement was of short duration. Pat decided to return to racing under Pony Turf Club Rules, and in consequence his father' had to look for other stables. Now Donoghue, Senr., is at Blewbury. in Berkshire, the stables he has taken over being those previously occupied by W. Higgs.

After his good second to Rebel Lad in the Waimate Cup, Salient Knight was strongly fancied for the Otautau Cup on Saturday. He had every chance, being one of the leaders right into the straight, but over the last furlong and a-half stopped very badly. and even with 71b less to carry in the Riverton Cup next Saturday he cannot be given much chance. Cintilla is another whose form on Saturday would not gain him any friends for Riverton.

Sheeny, who finished a good second to Valantua at Otautau on Saturday, stood the latter a much bigger start as they jumped out of the barrier than was between them at the finish. Hie South Canterbury owned and trained mare should break her maiden status during the Riverton Meeting,

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