TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 June 1938, Page 5

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE

Views on Racing Facts and Fancies

LORD CAVENDISH IMPROVING

(By

“The Cynic.”)

When Lord Cavendish had his first race at Trentharn in the spring he was a clumsy, overgrown youngster who knew little about galloping. He has since been gelded, and at Otaki he demonstrated that he has improved considerably. Lord Cavendish has developed into an attractive looking horse. He has size and a good reach when he gallops and he probably would have won had the ground been firmer. He should make good in his second season.

The first to win of the draft of untried New Zealand horses which went to Singapore several months ago was Lord Gray (Lord Warden—Graceful, bred in Australia, and the ' dam of Wonderful), bred at Seadown by Mr T. E. Hide. Lord Gray won at his first two starts, the second time in runaway fashion, and so far has proved the best of the consignment.

Monipere was foaled in 1930, his dam, Note, being by Paper Money from Elaine, by Birkenhead from Camelot, by Sir Lancelot, and his sire, Arrowsmith, was a son of the St. Simon horse Chaucer, one of the best sires of successful brood mares in England during recent years.

For some months L. J. Ellis and C. G. Goulsbro have had a close tussle for the season’s jockey premiership, but it is a coincidence that since I Goulsbro was suspended at the recent Wanganui meeting Ellis has had a very lean period. He has not won a race since he was successful on Lady Neigh at Ashburton on’ May 14. In the meantime he has had four days’ riding at Washdyke and Wingatui.

Although bred in France by M. Leon Volterra, the Derby winner Bois Roussel ran in English interests, having been purchased six weeks ago by the Hon. P. R. L. Beatty, who placed him in Fred Darling’s stable, which also sheltered the favourite, Pasch. Before the purchase he had won the Prix Juigne, of 100,000 francs, one mile and two furlongs and a half, at Longchamps, in April, but had not particularly distinguished himself earlier. Darling has now trained five Derby winners, the other four being Captain Cuttie, Manna, Coronach, and Cameronian.

Dainty Sheila, winner of a maiden division at Otaki, is a four-year-old mare by Thomond from Shona and a first foal. Her dam was a daughter of Winterbourne and Dainty Step, a Lucullus mare who won many races around the Wellington province a little more than a decade ago. Dainty Sheila is trained at Levin by R. T. McDonald for Mr L. Allan.

Sir Rosenor was this week purchased by S. Barr. He has shown a lot of pace in the few hurdle races he has contested and may develop into a useful performer. Another Riecarton trainer, M. Conza, purchased by auction on Monday the six-year-old gelding Palastyle, by Paladin from Vogue, for 19 guineas.

Triple Cone, a winner at Wingatui on Monday, is a three-year-old son of Silver 'Peak, dam also of Silver Paper. Silver Peak was a well-known performer in her day, one of her successes being in the Great Autumn Handicap of 1923.

King Mestdr, who had not raced over hurdles for two years, took on the battens again at Otaki following a couple of runs on the flat at Manawatu and Foxton. He flattered his supporters for about seven furlongs, but then started to drift, and was a long way back at the finish.

Sunder, who is now a member of H.- B. Lorigan’s Trentharn team, made a fair hand of the hurdle race at Otaki for a novice. He is an aged gelding by Royal Divorce from Musical Moments, a mare descending from the great Gossip family. Most of the progeny of Royal Divorce have shown an aptitude for jumping.

Though Burwood won the Wingatui Steeplechase comfortably, he gave his backers several thrills by jumping several of the fences very slovenly. He jumped much better on Saturday, and, like many steeplechasers, jumped best when he had plenty of pace on. When Black Banner ran up to him about three furlongs from home Burwood, who was in receipt of 201 b„ had no difficulty in drawing away again.

Mr Herb Neagle paraded the rising two-year-old Gascony — Marion’s Birthday filly for educational purposes in the saddling paddock and birdcage at the Napier Park meeting. Mr Neagle states that she is most sensible and has done everything well that has been required of her up to the present. She is a fine type of youngster that may be expected to do well when put to the serious side of the racing game. Her condition reflects great credit on her trainer, whose charges always bear a healthy and well-cared-for apnearance.

Quinopal, who returned the largest win dividend at Wingatui was presented to his owner-trainer, P. J. Boyle, and is now rising 13 years old. He has not won a race for several Seasons, but has been hunting well this year, and beat his stablernate, Bally Brit, who started an odds-on favourite on the win machine.

The biggest cheque ever drawn by a jockey at a Dunedin Winter Meeting was that of J. T. Humphries in the boom year following the war. The Washdyke horseman accounted for the Otago Steeplechase on Golden Prince, and Jumper’s Flat on Gamecock; the Otago Hurdles on Gamecock, Wingatui Steeplechase on San Sebastian, and Invermay Welter on Macduff; and on the final day the Greenfield Hurdles on Vice-Regal. In that season stakes were at the peak, the Otago Steeplechase being worth £l,OOO. the Otago Hurdles £750, Wingatui Steeplechase £5OO, and Greenfield Hurdles, £5OO.

Three years ago Mr W. E. Hazlett, who has won two steeplechases with Burwood at the Winter Meeting, won the principal steeplechase on each

day of. the Dunedin Meeting with the despised gelding Graball, establishing a record for these particular events. Several horses have won two of these races and been placed in the third, the double winners including The Babe, Fabriano, and Valves, all South Canterbury representatives. Apart from Graball, the only other treble victory over fences at a Dunedin meeting that can be recalled is Luigi, who finished alone in the hack ’chases on each day of the 1927 meeting. Only one other competitor completed the course in each race, and in every case it had fallen and been remounted.

Saltspray, who figures amongst the acceptances for the Greenfield Hurdles, at Dunedin has been off the scene since November of last season. He won over hurdles at the Wellington winter meeting of 1936.

Alcanzar, the sire of Ramana, was got by Balboa from-Kokowai, by All Red—Kea, by Captain Webb—Kie Kie, by Lord of the Isles—Toi, by Diomedes.

Prior to her success at Wingatui Silver Slipper had not won a race since January 8 at Reefton last season. At Timaru last month she was third to Astaire and Thermidor, and her form prior to Wingatui was two placings in nine starts.

Erination the winner of the Great Northern Hurdles, was foaled in 1929, and got by Illumination from Erinagh, by Elysian — Crecy, by Hotchkiss — Crescent, by Castor — Pungawherewhere, the winner of the Dunedin Cup in 1876. Erination belongs to a taproot of unknown source, but the line as a producer of winners has been included in the Stud Book.

Studley Royal’s improved showing caused a little discussion, but (says the Press) after questioning those concerned with him, including all the jockeys who have ridden him in recent weeks, the stipendiary steward (Mr Hartland) did not consider it necessary to put the matter before the judicial stewards.

Guilder, a rising five-year-old by Paper Money from Dutch Courage is to make her debut as a hurdler at the approaching Greymouth meeting. Raced on lease by her trainer J. B. Pearson, she has recently been responsible for some of the most brilliant jumping exhibitions over hurdles that have ever been displayed by a novice. She is a dashing jumper who has far more speed than similar class horses and even without race experience she will have a good following at Greymouth.

Probably Monastic has riot been as well as he is at present for a ' long

time past. He looks in great order and his training work has been without a hitch. He is jumping hurdles better than ever and will be a fit horse by the time the Wellington meeting comes round by when he will have had a winding up run at Ashburton.