TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 June 1938, Page 5

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE

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AMPLE JUMPING TALENT

(By “The Cynic.”)

This season, a,s usual, new jumpers of promise are appearing and there should be ample talent to fill the Wellington and Grand National meetings with interest. The latest to show that not all the novices can be lightly regarded is Soho, who scored a striking success at Hastings during the week-end. Soho had done very well in his schooling, but as the race he won was the first hurdle event he had competed in his performance was particularly good. Jumping perfectly, he led nearly all the way and won decisively. Soho’s form on the flat has been moderate. He won the Duke of Gloucester Cup, and, lightly burdened, scored narrowly in the Napier Cup. After he had won the Duke of Gloucester Cup Mr G. D. Beatson gave him to Mr G. G. Beatson, who had ridden him, and the Napier Cup was the first race the new owner started him in.

Soho is by Defoe from St. Annes, a mare bred by Mr G. D. Greenwood. St. Annes was by St. Savin from the Boniform —Lady Wayward II mare Conceit, and was the dam of Locarno, who also was a good jumper. Another Hawke’s Bay horse who is to appear as a hurdler.soon is Padishah, who too, has schooled excellently.

Bally Brit, like many of Balboa’s progeny, cannot boast of the usual size associated with steeplechasers, but he is a solidly built gelding, and in addition to being a safe jumper, he has marked ability in getting away from his fences. This is his first season over country, and he is to be put aside until next year.

Quinopal surprised by winning' the hack steeplechase on the second day outstaying steeplechase on the second old gelding may win more races in the southern area, he is hardly likely to be a strong Grand National candidate.

Hunting Song is assured of first place in the winning sires list for the sixth year in succession. Three weeks ago he had passed his own previous best of £16,054, and with so many horses to represent him in jumping races he should get close to £20,000 before the season end. The record is held by Absurd, with over £36,000.

The steeplechasing season is taking toll of the jumpers. One of the latest to 1 encounter trouble is Royal Banquet, a steeplechaser who was likely to have done well this winter.

Royal Banquet appeared to be winning the Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase easily when he fell at the sod wall about half 'a mile from 'home. He was very groggy after the accident, and doubts whether- he would see the season through were entertained. However, definite information may not be available for a while. Royal Banquet is a big horse and a fine jumper, who was expected to do himself credit in leading events.

With the going made to order for him it was expected that Johnny would win a race at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s winter meeting, as he had been galloping better than anything at In-

fvercargill before going to Wingatui. There was an excuse for him failing on the first two days but he had everychance on the final day and to be hard ridden to get third money. The connections of the Last Dart gelding intend to persevere with him during the winter and he is to be nominated for the Wellington meeting next month.

Noisy Night did not handle the going well at Otaki on the first day and was never prominent, but on the second day the Hunting Song gelding ran a greatly improved race for third. He should be cropping up soon to take a major part of a stake.

The Ellerslie trainer W. J. Fergus is handling a likely-looking yearling colt by King Lu from the Illumination mare Miss Dazzle. Fergus has another addition to his team in the Gainscourt gelding Knightsbridge, who was formerly raced in the Hawke’s Bay district and has several minor placings to his credit.

King Silver, who showed promise in his initial public essays at Tauranga in March, appears among the entries for the approaching Bay of Plenty meeting and, while little is known of his recent progress, interest will attach to his. showing on Saturday. He is a fine upstanding gelding by King Nassau, and was acquired by the Opotiki sportsman, Mr M. B. Abbot, with the intention of putting him to hurdling.

The Rotorua-trained Horowhenua — from the same stable as Kena —made a bold bid to win the Raukawa Handicap on the first day at Otaki, but he had no chance with Quadroon and Arctic King and had to be satisfied with third. On the second day he ran prominently until the turn and after that he seemed a little sore.

Dainty Verse, a four-year-old New Zealand-bred mare, by Iliad, is the latest to experience a run of success in races in Western Australia. When she won the main handicap of a mile and a-quarter at the West Australian Turf Club’s recent meeting she scored her fourth win in successive starts, two of the races were over seven furlongs, one over a furlong farther (the W.A.T.C. Easter Mile) and the last one over a mile and a-quarter.

One race in heavy going appears to be enough for Nightwings, who failed to repeat the run she put in on the first day at Wingatui.

Last Refrain, the winner of the Birthday Handicap, is a short-pedigreed horse tracing to a mare of unknown breeding.

Lawrin, winner of this season’s Kentucky Derby, claims some of the same blood as Bois Roussell, the winner of the English Derby. He is a brown colt by Insco out of Margaret Lawrence, and his lines are full of eminent English equine names. His sire was by Sir Galahad 111, a son of Teddy from Plucky Liege, by Spearmint from Concertina, by St. Simon, and his dam was by Vulcain, a son of Rock Sand, the sire of Tracery and the dam of Man o’ War, from Bohemia, by Wagner. Lawrin was raced 15 times as a two-year-old for three wins and six seconds. On January 22 he won the Hialeah Stakes, a six-furlong race for three-year-olds. He won by three lengths, running the distance in Imin. llsecs. He is owned by Mr H. M. Woolf, of Kansas City.

Mr A. E. Cooper, owner-trainer of Talking, who paid £19,000 for the horse, stated last week that Talking’s racing career had finished. The injury sustained when Talking broke down in the Caulfield Cup last year has disappeared, but because he considered that the horse could not stand another severe preparation he has decided to keep him for stud purposes.

Porotiti was a hot order for the Penrose Hurdles on the first day at Ellerslie, but he was one of the first horses beaten and failed to stay the course. This bold mover will always be seen at his best when the going is firmer than it was at Ellerslie.

The Melbourne Cup winner, Wotan, did not come up to expectations at the Auckland meeting. He was last half a mile from home in the Cornwall Handicap, but his solid finishing run was not produced.

Min Lu, who has disappointed in her races since the autumn, has been spelled and will not race again until the spring.

Fair races were credited to Notium in the sprint races at the Auckland meeting. He was finishing better than anything in seventh place in the Members’ Handicap after being in some bother near the home turn, and he improved to fill second place on the last day of the meeting. Notium may be a prospect at Trentham if he races as well as he did in the north.

The Excitement-Calcite colt, owned by Mr H. S. Williams, of N.S.W., but trained at Riccarton by F. D. Jones, has learnt his early lessons well and is already forward enough to go along at the same pace as other local two-year-olds who were broken in a month or two earlier.

Trench Fight looks in beautiful order at this stage of his preparation and if the Winning Hit horse has the luck to escape his former ailments-when he is more seriously tried, he will no doubt prove a really good winner next season. The fact of his being highly strung does not aid him, but in this four-year-old Cutts’s Bros, have perhaps the most brilliant galloper at Riccarton.

Orange Bud should be ready to race in' the near future. The half-sister to Silver Ring has done well since she was recommissioned a few weeks ago, and is holding her condition much better than formerly.

A tough old horse is Killadar. He contested four races in three days at Ellerslie and it was left for his last effort for his best result. He was third in the Campbell Hurdles after occupying a similar position in the Tamaki Steeplechase, but he was actually last to finish in that race. His efforts earned his owner £BO.

Lady Leigh has done well since she raced at Timaru last month and although nothing exacting has been asked of her lately, she is ready for the winding up process for the Wellington meeting where she is to race next.

Rebel Queen and Derive are again regular visitors to the Riccarton tracks, where Rebel Star is an occasional visitor under his owner-trainer, Mr G. G. Shaw. Rebel Star looks as well as ever, but he has not shown anything like a return to form after his long absence from racing.

Flying Acre, who won on the second day at Otaki, was bred by Mr L. S. Otway, at Cambridge and is raced on lease by Mr T. Jones, of Taihape. He is by Acre from Pink Page who was by Romeo from the prolific producer Persis, dam of Persham, Nucleus, Royal Duke and Gay Seton. Flying Acre is only a three-year-old who begins -well and has early speed. He should do well as he develops.

Mazzini, who has been off the scene for several months, has been working in satisfactory style lately and he is to make his reappearance at Greymouth today. Although a winner in the North Island, Mazzini has not yet shown winning form in the South, although he has one second placing to his credit. WAIPA ACCEPTORS (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 17. Acceptances for the Waipa Racing Club’s meeting to be held at Te Rapa on June 25 and at which the win-and-place system of betting will operate are given below: — Andrew Kay Steeplechase, about 2jm.: Mio Lume, 10.13; London, 10.8; Cynical Kid, 10.2; Holly Lu, 9.5; King Mestor. 9.5; Floodlight, 9.4; Electric Flash, 9.4; Etcetera, 9.1; Aramis, 9.1; Arcadian, 9.0; Ground Swell, 9.0; Windsor Lass, 9.0. Arapuni Handicap, 6f.: Du Maurier, 10.6; Pirate King. 9.7; Forest Acre, 9.5; Professional, 9.1; Superior Guard, 9.1; Fleetwind, 8.11; Alyth, 8.10; Senacre, 8.8; Te Poto, 8.3; Poland, 8.1; Chikara, 8.1; Susan, 8.0; Sing Lee, 8.0; Libra, 8.0; Miss Mestor, 8.0; Rackie, 8.0; Kia Ora, 8.0; Te Monatekapa, 8.0; Ngawiri, 8.0; Iskra, 8.0; Te Pouroa, 8.0; Midland, 8.0; The Trimmer, 8.0; Tralee Rose, 3.0; Hessketoon, 8.0; Paunui, 8.0; Huntsman’s Chorus, 8.0; Manawahe, 8.0; Orwere, 8.0; Devon, 8.0; Spearford, 8.0. The Arapuni Handicap, with 31 acceptors, will be divided in two separate races.

Woodstock Stakes, 1.1 m.; Master Brierly, 9.0; Gay Rose, 8.9; Malagigi, 8.6; Enge, 8.0; Valmint, 7.11; Airam, 7.10; Day Wind, 7.8; Gold Vaals, 7.4: Light Comedy, 7.0; Kena, 7.0; General Ruse, 7.0; Melvanui, 7.0; Requiem, 7.0; Barrister, 7.0; Palmint, 7.0; Gay Rebel, 7.0; Brown Lap, 7.0. W. G. Park Steeplechase, about 21m.: All Irish, 11.5; Windsor Lad. 11.4; Valpeen, 11.3; Bryce Street, 10.10; Lucidus. 10.9; Kinkle, 10.8; Mio Lume, 9.8; London. 9.3; Inness Lad, 9.0; Electric Flash. 9.0.

Orakau Hurdles, lijm.: King’s Archer, 11.13; Kilberis, 10.11; Lady England, 10.1; Inness Lad, 9.1.2; Killadar, 9.8; King Mestor, 9.2; Mia Acrea, 9.0; Count Rousillon, 9.0; Queen Lu, 9.0; Sinking Fund, 9.0; Professional. 9.0; Solomon, 9.0; Hopalong, 9.0; Mana. 9.0; Orac, 9.0; Golden Spahi, 9.0. Scddon Handicap. 7f.: Rollicker, 9.10; Prince Acre, 9.2; Gay Seton. 8.13: Erndale. 8.13; Hunting Mars, 8.11; Gold Vaals, 8.8; Orate, 8.8; Maori Song. 8.8; Te Monowai, 8.3; Du Maurier, 8.3; Hunting Blood, 8.2; Horowhenua, 8.1; Mangukaha, 8.0; Sweet Rose, 8.0; Salesman. 8.0; Gappy, 8.0; Young Paddon, 8.0; Besiege, 8.0. Hairini Handicap. Im.; I.oombination, 9.12; Gay Sister, 8.11: Alyth. 8.10: Silver Glow, 8.7: Aero Queen, 8.5: Raceline, 8.2; El Meynell, 8.0; Mio Fratollo, 8.0; Hempton. 8.0; Libra, 8.0: Miss Clipper, 8.0: Paunui. 8.0: Lady Kew, 8.0; Hessketoon, 8.0; Arawa Rose. 8.0.