TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 May 1938, Page 5

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE Views on Racing Facts and Fancies • . LIGHT COMEDY COMING RIGHT

(By

“The Cynic.”)

Light Comedy indicated at Pukekohe that she is coming right again and, benefited as she is sure to be by her Pukekohe run, she looks to possess a good chapce in the chief flat event the first day. On the minimum, the difficulty will'be to secure the services of a strong light boy. If such can be obtained, Light Comedy will make a strong bid to re-open her winning account.

Two rising two-year-old colts . are being trained by H. R. Telford at Trentham. One is a typical Beau Pere front Passbook and so a half-brother to Deficit. He will carry the colours of his breeder, Mr W. Higgins. The other is a massive son of Lord Warden from Vennachar, the dam of Scratchmere Scar and Gillie.. The colt is also full-brother to a two-year-old, Bellaghy, who has not raced. He cost Mr R. A. Edkins, Brisbane, 300 guineas. ■' ’ : Y. ..

Parakino was very lame after he had run in the Wffelton i Hack Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, and

it is feared that his racing career may be at an end. At best, he will require a long spell, and in the meantime it is proposed to have an X-ray taken of his injured leg in order to locate the exact nature of the trouble.

The place-getters in the Great Northern Hurdles run last year were Sandy Dix (9.9), Huskie (9.0) and Jolly Beggar (11.13). Lord Vai (9.11) beat Huskie (9.5) in the Remuera Hurdles, with Jolly Beggar (11.13) third. Huskie (9.10) won the Campbell Hurdles from Lord Vai (10.8) and Sandy Dix (10.6). This year Jolly Beggar has been dropped to 11.11, and Huskie has 10.7.

Only two rising two-year-olds are occupying the attention of the Trentham trainer H. R. Telford this winter. They are colts by Beau Pere and by Lord Warden. The Beau Pere colt, a typical representative of his sire, is a brown out of the Paper Money mare Passbook, hence he is a half-brother to Deficit and Dissipation. He will race in the interests of his breeder, Mr W. Higgins. The Lord Warden colt, a massive bay, is out of the Martian —Samisen mare Vennachar, hence he is a half-brother to Scratchmere Scar and Gillie, and a fujl-brdther to a two-year-old named Bellaghy, who has not yet raced. He was bought at the last January sales for 300 guineas by Mr R. A. Edkins, of' Brisbane, a brother to Captain B. H. Edkins, and he is likely to do his early racing at least in the Dominion.

Ido, who won the May Hurdles with 10.6 in 3min 11 l-ssec, was got by Tractor from Belgian' Queen, by King Sqult —Ostend, by Birkenhead —Voetgang, by San Fran from Ngaio, a sister to Tortulla, a winner of the New Zealand Cup. Iddo was handicapped ati 10.1 for the Great Northern Hurdlps.

Willie Win was finishing /on at the end of his race in the Ashburton Cup, and appears to be close to a return to winning form.

Count Willonyx, who won over fences at Wanganui, is a half-brother to I Maori Song. Count Willonyx was 4»feby Prince Willonyx from Mungakihb, by All Black —Mongonui, by Carbine. Unfortunately Count Willonyx pulled up lame. The Buzzer, who has been out in

the paddock for a spell, looks bright and well, and is to be sent to Awapuni this week to commence another preparation, which, it_is stated, will include the New Zealand Cup.

The Trial Stakes at Ashburton served to introduce some late-running two-year-olds with high-class breeding qualifications but none took a very prominent part in the race. Every Port, the filly by Winning Hit from Sailor’s Love, the sister to Fast Passage, had shown unusually fast trials on the Riccarton track and evidently inexperience stood in her way. Garbo, who is owned by Mr A. S. Elworthy, chairman of the committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club, is a filly by Valkyrian from Denizot, who was a complete failure as a racehorse, and so far has produced nothing noteworthy at the stud. Denizot is by Clarenceux from Flame, by Phaeton — Catharine Wheel, by Maxim. Catharine Wheel is the third dam of Phar Lap. Rex Maitland is a two-year-old gelding by Vaals from Presumption, by Comedy King, bred and owned by Mr W. Hosking, Auckland. Sunbird, the dam of Presumption, is sister to Ardenvohr, winner of the New Zealand Cup, and to Mascot, the Auckland Cup winner, so there is reason to suppose Rex Maitland will develop as a stayer.

A filly by Full Feather from Lucy Locket raced as Chirp. Lucy Locket is by Boniform from Killena, by Kilbroney.

Master Brierly has been working along steadily in his trials just now and he will not be without his measure of support in engagements at the meeting. In the past he has demonstrated a leaning towards the local course.

Mr W., Devon, of Masterton, has been very fortunate in his purchases of racehorses, and his latest acquisition, Gay Chou, by winning the Rockdale mile at Moorefield last Saturday, was not long in returning some of his purchase price. Gay Chou is to do his future racing in New Zealand.

On the Riccarton track Nightcalm and Happy Knight were on terms over six furlongs in Imin 17sec, both finishing well. Gillie beat Palmyra over six furlongs in Imin 15sec, after doing the first three in 36 2-ssec. This proved to be the best gallop of the morning. Grey Honour was not troubled to run half a mile in 51. 3-ssec. Rebel Lad was a neck in front of Greek Gold over six furlongs in Imin 18 2-ssec. The Wrecker led Lady Leigh in a three furlong sprint in 36 3-ssec.

Silver Sight was going easily all through six furlongs in Imin 21sec. Lockit registered Imin 16sec for six furlongs, after doing the first three in 37 l-ssec. Rangemore dashed over five furlongs .in Imin 2 l-ssec, Paper Slipper- following over six in Imin 17 ,3-5860. Chanteur was given an easy half-mile. Tomcat and Court Yard /were well matched over six furlongs in Imin 20 2-ssec. Willie Win strode freely over six furlongs in Imin 20 sec. Golden Chest and Flame Queen did a half-mile sprint in 51 2-ssec. Davolo beat Nolana by a length over five furlongs in Imin 3sec. Stealamarch and Patuma registered Imin 31 sec for. seven furlongs. Rabble and Pelmet ran six furlongs in Imin 16 2-ssec, a useful effort.

The two-year-old filly Submit, .by Beau Pere from Timid, has been sent fo Stonyhurst, where she will take up stud life in the spring. Two horses will come back tonight, to join the team of H. and A. Cutts. Harwich is returning after a spell, while Dress Parade, the yearling filly by Nightmarch from Ball Dress, is coming in to be started on her education.

Lucidus is nearing, the top. of his form and he should 'be in tip-top order for racing at Te Rapa. Since winning the Onewhero Steeplechase ■ .at the Franklin meeting he has been working along steadily in his tasks and during last week his exhibition ■over a round of the steeplechase course was one of the most polished seen on the local course for some time. He will be a fit horse when he goes into the starter’s hands.

Hunting Blood is definitely improved since Avondale where on either day he weakened noticeably at the end of his races. Last week he was sent over six furlongs and he impressed on that occasion by the manner in which he was sticking to his work over the deciding stages of the trial. His figures for the distance were the best of the morning and it should not be on the score of condition if he fails to give of his best in engagements ahead.

Peony Rose, winner of the concluding event at Invercargill on Saturday, is a three-year-old filly by Robespierre from Paigle, and scored her fourth win this season, which now places her out of hack class. At the top of the straight it looked odds on that Rodeur would win, but Peony Rose finished very strongly and beat her a long neck. Moneyless, who was made a good favourite, ran badly, and Roseman, after running into the lead at the far turn, failed to stay on.

A third and a second at Riverton last month and ridden by V. Langford caused Bally Brit to be a good second favourite in the Ritchie Memorial Steeplechase on Saturday, and after giving a good exhibition of jumping and following the favourite. Burwood, over the final fence beat the latter home a length. Bally Brit is a six-

year-old gelding by Balboa from Direct Hit, who is also the dam of Shillelagh Wood, second in last year’s Grand National Steeplechase, and also races in the latter’s colours. He is a promising young steeplechaser, and has a fair amount of pace. This was only his fifth start in a race.

Soliad raced disappointingly at the Riverton meeting, but that did not stop the public making this Iliad — Scotch Wit filly favourite in the Bluff Hack Handicap on Saturday, and she won by a neck from Silkwood, who was having her second start during the afternoon. Soliad’s performance was a good one, as she came from a long way back, and had to be very vigorously handled to get up.

When The Surgeon won the hurdle race at Ashburton on Saturday he was having his twenty-sixth race this season. He has been a fairly consistent performer for Mr Lindsay this season, having won three races, been second nine times, and third once.

When Master Anomaly pulled up after contesting the brush hurdle race on the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Easter meeting he was amiss. Evidently the trouble was an internal one, as he failed to respond to treatment and his death occurred last week. Master Anomaly was rising 11 years old.

After racing with such exasperating luck for many weeks, it was pleasing to see Barrister at last winning a race, and his effort suggested that if he could only overcome his slowness in the early part, he will be winning handicaps next season. Last Saturday he tailed the field, and it was not until a little over half a mile from home that he began to pass a horse or two, and his final rush was irresistible. Barrister was solidly backed and his success was popular.

A. Harvey, who won the Sydney Cup on L’Aiglon, rode in Adelaide until about 12 months ago, when he left for Sydney with N. Turnbull. Since settling in Sydney he has ridden many winners, and because he can go to scale at 6st 71b his services are in much request. On one occasion at a Sydney meeting Harvey rode three winners in one day. He piloted Hammer Head to victory in the last Challenge Stakes at Randwick, and on the same day won the Paddington Handicap on Mordent. After having been a vendor of newspapers in Adelaide he became apprenticed to D. O’Loughlin, and later his indentures were transferred to N. Turnbull. When Turnbull took several horses to Sydney Harvey accompanied him, and he can have no regrets at having done so. It is not two years ago since Harvey rode his first winner —Fanciful —in a novice at Strathalbyn, in South Australia.

Orange Bud is a greatly improved mare in appearance, since she returned from her spell, and now is much more robust than she was when formerly in training at Riccarton. She resumed galloping last week and it should not be long before she is sporting silk again.

A promising steeplechaser competed in public for the first time at Wanganui on Saturday. This was Lady Callaghan,, a five-year-old mare by Callaghan from a Lord Lupin mare. She has been hunted, so that she knows how to jump, but like others of the same type, she is inclined to slow up between the obstacles. With experience, she should improve.

The aged gelding Tahae Mea recently joined R. S. Bagby’s stable and is to be tried as a jumper. By Depredation from Pearl de Mont, Tahae Mea has not been a success on the flat, having only one win to his credit, that in a Bracelet event at the Rotorua meeting last year, but he is not lacking in size and may turn out useful as a jumper.

Tohunga, one of the three purchases made by Sir Joseph B. Robinson, of Cape Town, at the New Zealand National sales last year, is said to be the most promising two-year-old of the trio. He was to have made his debnut at the South African Turf Club meeting at Milnerton in March, and there was disappointment when he was not produced. Tohunga, given a Maori name, as with Sir Joseph’s previous yearling purchases in the Dominion, is a boy colt by the Son-in-Law horse Posterity, and is out of Impetuous by Limond. Ariki, purchased at the same time as Tohunga, is an exceptionally big colt, standing well over 17 hands. By Hunting Song (son of Hurry On) out of the Rolydamon mare Crisis, thus a brother to False Scent, and a half-brother to Golden Elonde, he is not likely to race before the end of the year.

The two-year-old colt by Vaals from Thurence has had the name Talak claimed for him. He has been in work for some time at Ellerslie under the charge of W. McLaughlin, and has the appearance of a smart galloper.

The two-year-old colt by Pink Coat from The Geisha, who was recently broken in at Ellerslie by R. S. Bagby, has been named Yakusha. The colt is owned by the successful Indian trainer A. Higgins, who is at present on a visit to his homeland Australia, where he has recently made by many purchases. SOUTH CANTERBURY RACES CUP TO MUNGATOON. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) TIMARU, March 19. The first day of the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting was held in fine weather. There was an average attendance. Totalisator investments totalled £11,560 10s, against £10,497 last year, an increase of £1063 10s. The track was slow. Results: — Levels Hurdles, one mile and a half. —l/2 Courtyard. 10.9 (Leach), 1; 3/3 The Surgeon, 10.11 (Dwyer), 2; 9/9 Haulbowline, 9.0 (Murfitt) 3. Also started: 8/8 Fireguard, 4/5 Superex, 5/4 Sunny Comet, 2/1 Grampian, 11/11 Conception, 6/7 Last Post, 7/6 Sir Rosenor, 10/10 Scrap. Two lengths; four. Superex was fourth. Time, 2.52 4-5. Claremont Hack Handicap, of six furlongs.—-6/6 Astaire, 7.3 (A. Messervy) 1; 3/3 Thermidor, 7.12 (L. J. Ellis) 2; 8/10 Silver Slipper, 7.7, car. 7.8 J (Watson) 3. Also started: 1/1 Cocksure, 13/15 Palmyra, 7/7 Great Memory, 11/11 Glenacre, 16/16 Robant, 5/5 Countervane, 14/14 Gilford, 4/4 Flame Queen, 2/2 Lockit, 15/11 Shamfight, 19/18 Auctor, 18/17 Mazamarch, 10/9 Steer Clear, 8/8 Donadea, 11/13 The Wrecker, 16/19 Birch Boy. Head; three lengths. Lockit was fourth. Time, 1.16 4-5. Opihi Trot, 3.5 class; one mile and a quarter.—3/2 Guncase, scr (J. K. Teahen), 1; 11/9 Devotion, scr (Wallis) 2; 6/5 Aidershot, scr (M. Holmes) 3. Also started: 1/1 Acuity, 16/12 Centaurus, Palomar and Worthy Empress bracketed, 5/4 Black Art, 8/10 Boreas, 10/8 Braw Lass and Scenic Gem bracketed, 4/7 Glenholme, 18/17 Grand Slam, 3/2 Pecunia bracketed with winner, 11/12 Lady Milne, 17/18 Lady Vasclyne, 8/6 Mongolian, 2/3 Regal, 15/15 Rewi, 19/18 Tinker, 13/16 Wee Truman, 7/11 Privateer, 14/14 Sylvie’s Best. Ten lengths; four. Wee Truman was fourth. Time, 2.55 2-5.

Timaru Cup, one mile and a quarter.—6/6 Mungatoon, 7.5 (Caddy), 1; 7/7 Last Refrain, 7.8 (McFarlane), 2; 5/5 Davolo, 8.8 (Watson) 3. Also started: 9/9 Silver Ring, 1/1 Willie Win, 2/2 Studley Royal, 4/4 Wild Career, 3/3 Rebel Lad, 8/8 Pelmet, 10/11 Royal Gallant, 11/10 Silver Sight. Two lengths each way. Rebel Lad was fourth. Time, 2.12. Craigmore Hack Steeplechase, of about two miles. —i/l Flashlight, 9.7

(Register) 1; 3/3 Sunward, 10.1 (Kitto) 2; 2/2 Uncle Jim, 9.4, 3. Also started: 4/5 Nightbound, 6 6 Red Sceptre. 7/7 Game unter, 4/4 Tomcat. Four lengths; 15 lengths. Tomcat was fourth. Time, 4.15.

Kingsdown Hack Handicap, one mile and 35 yards.—4/5 Shirred Ribbon, 7.7 (Wilson) 1; 2/2 Lady Leigh, 8.12, car. 8.5 (Johnston), 2; 11/11 Emmeline Girl, 8.0 (Messervy) 3. Also started: 3/4 Phalanx, 5/3 Rabble, 1/1 Happy Night, 9/9 Potent, 7/6 Balmenter, 6/7 Ardmayle, B.'B Merry March, 10/10 Stealamarch. Length; half a length. Rabble was fourth. Time, 1.45 4-5.

Beaconsfield Trot, 3.50 class; one mile and a half. —8/8 Labourman, 12 yds bhd (Pringle) 1; 5/6 Laurene Wood, 24yds bhd, 2; 3/4 Token, 24yds bhd (G. McKendry) 3. Also started: 16/15 Jambo, 8/10 King’s Jubilee, 2/1 Oasis, 13/13 Post Haste, 10/9 Precious Metal, 16/16 Royal Crescent, 7/7 Rollalong, 1/2 Taruna, 15/17 Vagabond King, 14/12 Happy Locanda, 4/3 Mankind. 11/11 Jane Worthy, 12/14 Worthy Need, 6/5 Ace High. Half a length; length. King’s Jubilee was fourth. Times: 3.28 1-5, 3.27 2-5, 3.29. Seadown Handicap, six furlongs.— 2/2 Nightcalm, 7.0 (A. Messervy) 1; 1/1 Grey Honour, 8.9 (L. J. Ellis), 2; 8/7 Arrowrose, 7.3, car. 7.0 (W. F. Ellis) 3. Also started: 3/3 Rodeur, 5/5 Viking, 6/6 Greek Gold, 4/4 Golden Chest, 9/9 Darecourt, 10/10 Silver Sail, 7/8 Volo Dale. Half a head; length. Golden Chest was fourth. Time, 1.1-5 3-5.