TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 June 1938, Page 5

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RECORD OF CHEVAL DE VOLEE

(By

“The Cynic.”)

Cheval de Voice, the Cornwall winner, began his racing career auspiciously, as he was successful first up as a two-year-old. was in the Tuakau Stakes at a Franklin meeting just over two years ago, and at the time he was hailed as likely to prove something above average. He was then stepped out in the Great Northern Champagne Stakes, but the grade was too sharp' a rise to take in a month and he failed to fill a place. Last season Cheval de Volee scored only twice in eleven outings, and those' successes were both at New Plymouth.

At the summer fixture he won the Borough Juvenile, and at the autumn fixture he sprang a surprise by outspeeding Oratory and Greenwich in the Taranaki Stakes. Shortly after his return from his second visit to Taranaki' he was turned out for a spell that lasted till the spring. First up for the current term, Cheval de Volee was second to Bass over a sprint course at Waikato, after having been in front till the last fifty yards. His initial success for the season was. in the mile Ellerslie Handicap at the Christmas fixture, and he also ran a second (over 1? miles) and a third at that meeting.

It was the first indication that he might possess more stamina than suspected. Off on another Taranaki trip he was beaten only by Sergia in the Taranaki Cup (1 mile and 3 furlongs); and on his return north he ran second to Valamito at Ellerslie at Easter and won tire President’s Handicap, ij miles, at Franklin. He scored from end to end at Franklin, .but failed to repeat the gamble at-Waikato last month. On Monday, in contrast, he came from the clouds to win the ■ Cornwall Handicap.

Another son of Limond has entered the list of winning sires, this being Fulmond, who is standing in Adelaide. Simond is the first of Fulmond's progeny to <win. He scored in a novice race at Murray Bridge, South Australia, recently. Fulmond, a typical Limond horse, is a son of Full Swing Who was a half-sister, by Nassau, to Nightmarch. Fulmond was bought on Mr Jolly’s behalf as a yearling in the Trentham sale ring from Mr George Kain’s draft from Gladstone Park stud. Unfortunately his racing career was cut short by tendon trouble.

Innes Lad, prior to the Auckland meeting, had been shaping in most encouraging style on the tracks at Te Rapa and it was surmised by local track watchers that he would pick up a winning stake fit the fixture. However, on the first and concluding days he was unlucky to strike an outstanding improver such as Full o’ Scotch. The jumping of Innes Lad was good. He was staying on well at the conclusion of his outings and he may be seen to better advantage before the present season draws to a close.

The highest weight carried by a Great Northern Steeplechase winner is 12.13 by Kaitere, who started five times in the race and on one occasion weighed out at 13.1. In 52 years since the steeplechase was established, only six horses have won with 12.0 or more, the half-dozen being Macaroni 12.0, Levanter 12.1, The Guard, 12.2, Kaitere 12.13, .Waimai 12.0, and Coalition 12.5. Since Sir Roseberry scored his second victory 13 years ago under 11.5 only two winners (Callamart 10.11 and Billy Boy 10.7) have had more than 9.8, so, that a fairly formidable task faced the topweights this year.

Malagigi continues to race consistently but unluckily and again on Saturday he had to be content with a minor placing. That characteristic finishing run of his was again in evidence on this occasion and he came from among the rearguard to beat all but Jack Tar and Erndale in a blanket finish.

Gold Vaals proved a disappointment in his Ellerslie essays and he will need to show improved form to make amends at Tauranga if taken through tor the Bay of Plenty meeting. However, if he can recapture that impressive running of Avondale he will be a power to be reckoned with in the Opotiki Handicap (1? miles) with 8.8.

As winner of the One Thousand Guineas and Oaks, Rockfel is undisputedly the best filly of her year. Her sister, Rockfoil, ran last in the Oaks of 1937. Rockliffe, their dam, was also owned by Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen and like the daughters, trained by Captain O. M. Bell at Lambourn, Berkshire. Felstead, sire of Rockfel, won the Derby for Sir Hugo in 1928 and is still in that ownership, standing at a fee of 300gns. Rockliffe won races, including the Northumberland Autumn Plate, of one mile and a-half, in successive years, but did not contest any of the classics.

Assisted by the mistakes of several others Kinkle scored his second success of the meeting when on Saturday he annexed the Tamaki Steeplechase from the favourite, Royal Chief, and Killadar the only others to finish. Kinkle was being kept up to his work approaching the last fence and at the time it appeared that Bells of Bow would be the eventual winner when he fell and .thus allowed Kinkle to go on to undisputed victory. Kinkle’s earnings at the gathering amounted to £5OO.

The Dominion-bred Gascon Chief, who was sold a little over .12 months ago by Mr C. Haldane, of Hastings, to Mr W. T. Kelly, of Brisbane, won his first race for his new owner recently at Doomben, Queensland. Gascon Chief, who was bred by Mr Haldane, is a three-year-old by Gascony from the Chief Ruler —Soot mare Chief Salute. He had only two starts in the Dominion, winning at the Waipawa meeting and later being second at a Hawke’s Bay meeting. He was sold by Mr Haldane for a price reported to be 750 guineas.

The achievement of Full of Scotch in-winning the three races he contested at the recent Great Northern meeting at Ellerslie has not often been equalled in recent years and he proved himself a jumper of considerable promise. After clearing away from the field on the first day with 9.2 his rise of a stone the second day and further rise to 11.2 on the last day failed to stop his winning way and Saturday’s achievement was accomplished just as easily as on the former days of the fixture. He is right at home under winter conditions and should add further lustre to his record in the months ahead. When tried on the flat over a couple of seasons Full of Scotch performed disappointingly and he passed through several hands before the Matamata trainer R. H. Martin had charge of his education.

The New Zealand-bred gelding The Riff, whom Mr E. E. Jolly sold some months ago for 600 guineas to a partnership ’ which includes the owner of Aurie’s Star, won the Gawler Cup in South Australia a fortnight ago. This was his first success in his new colours: and he was to have accompanied Aurie’s Star on the first part of the trip to Brisbane for the Doomben meeting next month. Now five years old, he is a bay son of Chief Ruler and the Kilbroney mare Rossellate, hence he is a brother to Tenterden, who also went to South Australia. 1

Mr A. Hunter, of Northwood Park Stud, Victoria, has purchased the high-ly-bred and well-performed French horse Helespont, who is a bay and was foaled in 1933. Helespont is by Pharos from Hesione, .by Al Cantara 11, and traces back to Roquebrune, the dam of Rock Sand. He won some half-dozen good class races in France last year, and has earned more than 100,600 francs in stake money. He will leave England immediately, and will arrive at Northwood early in July and thus will be used at the stud this coming season. Helespont is a decided acquisition to Australian bloodstock, and as Mr Hunter has many good mares, he will get a good chance.

The weakness of good type steeplechasers at the recent Dunedin meeting was emphasised on the final day when the places in the Dunedin Steeplechase were all filled by horses which had shown up in the hack steeplechases earlier at the meeting. Bally Brit won from Burwood with Quinopal in third place. Burwood and Bally Brit, both six-year-olds, sired by Woodend and Balboa respectively, are definitely “finds” this season. Burwood, after winning the Tahuna Hack Steeplechase on the first day from Bally Brit, started in the Wingatui Steeplechase on the second day and defeated the Otago Steeplechase winner, Black Banner.

Bally Brit, on the other hand, was beaten again in the hack steeplechase on the second day by Quinopal, but turned the tables on both his conquerors on the third day.. The heavy state of the ground was all in favour of Bally Brit under his light weight, and though Burwood is the better of the pair on form to date, there is not much between them. They are gaining experience all the time, and next season should be in the top flight.

Trisox, one of the best jumpers in the south last season, broke down badly during the running of the Otago Steeplechase, and his racing career is probably finished. Just how good the field was, Punchestown clearly show-

ed, as though far from being at the top of his form, his jumping carried him into second place. Punchestown is now in the veteran stage, and he finished the course a tired horse, but that was more than the rest could do. Signaller, an unsound hurdler on past performances, took third place in the Otago Steeplechase, but was also lame on returning, and was not started again at the meeting. His chances of getting much further also look slender. Smilin’ Thru, the winner of the Winter Steeplechase, run at Auckland, is a five-year-old mare by Te Monanui fropi Gold Beauty, by St. Amans—Nif, by Merry Hampton. St. Amans was got by Soult. Te Monanui has been leaving some promising stock and has created a growing demand for his services. Donadea, who won on the final day at Wingatui, was got by Valkyrian— Liskanar, by Nassau—Polly Prim. Both Valkyrian and Nassau were got by William the Third, the best staying son of St. Simon, but so far Donadea has been mostly noted for speed, but may stay better in the future. HAWKE’S BAY ACCEPTANCES (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HASTINGS, June 15. Acceptances for the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s second winter meeting to be held on Saturday and at which single-pool betting will operate are as follow: — • 11.30 — Hastings Trial, set weights; s|f.: King’s Hope, Allmetic, Hastings West, Hillside, Brilliant Acre, Proclamation, Electra, Royal Ace, Golden Melody, Ate, Morning Flight, Arabic. 12.15 — Hawke’s Bay Hurdles Handicap, l?m.: Small Boy, 11.7; Iddo, 11.7; Soho, 11.4: Lone Raider, 10.7; Begorrah, 10.2; Curie, 9.12; Mahala, 9.10; Rapa Waiata, 9.6; Pladie, 9.6; Booklaw, 9.0; Spender, 9.0. I.o—Havelock Hack Handicap, 6Jf.: Gold Ballad, 9.0; Sardius, 8.13; Quake, 8.10; Royal Record, 8.9; Paul Robeson, 8.8; Red Witch, 8.8; Mendelssohn, 8.5; Wilful Lady, 8.2; Colleen Gain, 8.0; Jacynth, 8.0; Haile Selassie, 8.0; The Treble, 8.0; Royal Spades, 8.0; Gai Wind, 8.0; Sunny Lass, 8.0; Panerua, 8.0.' I.4s—June Steeplechase Handicap, about 2Jm.: John Charles, 11.3; Don Erma, 10.0; Kahunoke, 9.11; Master Hector, 9.4; Skerryvore, 9.4; Harbour Bar, 9.0; Booklaw, 9.0; Royal Toast, 9.0; Acron, 9.0. 2.30— Rotopai Hack Handicap, Im.: Thala, 9.9; Hunting Mint, 9.4; Shani, 9.1; Gold Ballad, 9.1; Shirred Ribbon, 8.7; Seyfried, 8.5; Tractile, 8.5; Flying Comedy, 8.5; Gironde, 8.2; Trailer, 8.0; Mahutai, 8.0; Red Cockade, 8.0; Refulgent, 18.0. z 3.15— Corinthian Plate Handicap, l|m.: Umpire, 11.13; Buster Brown, 11.10; Tres Sec, 10.12; Gainsfid, 10.12; Inheritance, 10.7; Skyful, 10.7; Coil, 10.7; Misurina, 10.7. ,;I.o—Final Handicap, 6f.: Big Dook, 9.12; Slippery, 8.9; Jazz Boy, 8.8; Speed, 8.8; Padishah, 8.5; Huntette, 8.3; First Chapter. 8.0; Short Circuit, 8.0; Buster Brown, 8.0; Sardius, 8.0; Paul Robeson. 8.0.