TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 July 1938, Page 5

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE

Views on Racing Facts and Fancies

DEFAULTER DOING WELL

(By

“The Cynic.”)

, Defaulter is doing well, and will probably make a reappearance in the Guineas at Avondale. His spring racing will be done in New Zeadand, as he was not nominated for Australian classics. but a trip to Sydney in the autumn may be considered.

borough 3700 guineas as a yearling, and until Monument arrived had not thrown anything of account. Monument won the Coronation Cup at the Derby meeting.

The Derby and Grand Prix de Paris double has been won only on four occasions, the victors being Gladiateur, by Monarque, 1865; Cremorne, by Parmesan, 1872; Kisber, by Buccaneer, 1876; and Spearmint, by Carbine, 1906. Gladiateur was bred in France, Cremorne in England. Kisber in Austria, and Spearmint in England. Bois Roussel, winner of this year’s Derby, finished third at Paris.

The Hastings trainer S. J. Reid has recommissioned Brunhild, while Ivar also is in regular work.

The Otautau sire Salmagundi, received another splendid advertisement when Hamurah won Australia’s most valuable sprint, the Newmarket Handicap at Doomben, last Saturday. Mr Alex Chisholm’s horse is popular with Southland breeders, but this latest success of one of his stock in such an important race has come at a most opportune time.

Acceptable may yet settle down to win a hurdle race. He was responsible for a solid pace for the first seven furlongs of the hurdle race at Ashburton and completed the course, but was very tired at the finish. This was his first attempt in public over the battens.

Rex Maitland shaped rather well in the six furlong maiden at Ashburton and over a furlong shorter at the Westport meeting, he may have a much better chance as at that stage of Saturday’s race he was just behind the leaders. He finished sixth and was only twelfth fancy in a field of 17, but he will be better fancied next time out. Rex Maitland is by Vaals from Presumption by Comedy King from the Martian—Mary of Argyle mare, Sunbird. He is a rising three-year-old gelding.

One of the unluckiest cross-country performers of her day was Dromedary. She ran a second and three thirds in the Wellington Steeplechase. It is said that Dromedary was safe over the last fence and well clear in the run home when she collided and fell over a policeman who ran out to bring a boy back off the track. That was in Levanter’s year, when ho carried 12.6 and beat Mutiny 12.13 by half a length.

When the Duke of Marlborough’s five-year-old Monument (SansovinoQueen of-the'Hills) won the Kempton Park Great Jubilee Handicap on May B,’ lie riot only carried top weight. 8.13. in a field of 14. but ran the mile and a-quarter in 2min 2 3-ssec, which is only a shade worse than Phar Lap’s Australian record of 2min 2Jsec. Monument’s dam cost the Duke of Marl-

At least three horses share the honour of having returned the smallest winning dividend on the totalisator in New Zealand. They are Martian, when he won the Canterbury Cup of 1904. Desert Gold in the Awapuni Gold Cup of 1916, and Gloaming in the North Island Challenge Stakes in 1924. In every instance they paid less than the invested amounts. However, the smallest dividend declared on any totalisator was at the Bay of Islands meeting in January, 1932. Hawthorn, who was trained at Ellerslie by J. Buchanan, was sent out a very hot favourite for the Hokianga Plate. The winner was Black Marlin, with Hawthorn and Kia Horomai a dead-heat for second. The club was operating a 5s totalisator, and the dividend declared on Hawthorn was Is.

F. A. Roberts recently took in hand on account of her breeder, Mr H. D. Greenwood, a likely looking filly by Night Raid from Egotism. Capricious as she has been registered, is a rising three-year-old.

Newsreel, who was to have contested the hack sprint at the postponed Oamaru meeting, is a rising six-year-old mare by Balboa from Heraldry, trained by P. T. Hogan. As a three-year-old. Newsreel raced five times unsuccessfully, but she did not race last season.

Disdain is gradually having her tasks increased and she will do her next racing at the National meeting. As Mr G. Murray Aynsley does not now race his horses away from home that meeting may mark the last appearance of Disdain before the New Zealand Derby and. Oaks come up for decision. Undoubtedly Disdain is the most brilliant two-year-old seen at Riccarton in the last decade and it only remains for her to remain sound to figure prominently in the decision of the Riccarton classics in November.

Golden Enterprise, having his first start since winning his maiden at Woodville seven weeks ago, ran unplaced in the hack seven at Dannevirke. His trainer stated that the Royal Divorce gelding had been bothered with some foot trouble lately, but had now recovered. He has not gone back in condition and looks well enough to run prominently.

Passion Fruit was very lame and looked a bad case at the finish of the Kaitoke Handicap at Dannevirke. He is a patched-up horse and Mr L. C. Breakwell has done wonders to get as much racing as he has from the Lord Quex gelding.

Blood, 19/7 Haughty Winner, 16/15 Essex, 7/10 Gailey, 11/13 Collodion, 19/19 Sweet Rose. Short, head; one length. Gaily was fourth. Time, 1.212.

Petersham, who was to make his reappearance at Oamaru on Saturday, had his last race on January 3. It was on the same course. Early in the season Petersham created a fine impression of winning four hack races in succession in the last of which he carried over lOst, but in six subsequent races, which were in open company, he failed to reach the winning list. Nevertheless, Petersham is a gelding of some promise and he should be all the better for his six months’ spell from racing.

An interesting entry for the Hawke's Bay Hunt Cup is that of Prosy Boy, who has been off the scene for just on two years. This gelding, who is owned by Miss G. Twist, started seven times for four firsts and thre seconds, but he met with a mishap, from which it is believed Tie has now fully recovered.

The New Zealand filly. Stretta, has been allotted 9.4 in the Epsom Handicap to be run at Randwick on October 1. The handicapper has taken no chances with this brilliant daughter of Hunting Song and The Begum.

Maka Ahi, a four-year-old gelding by Cockpit, has joined A. S. Ellis's stable at Riccarton, and is to be educated for jumping. On Tuesday morning he shaped well when sent over five hurdles.

When Malagigi fell in the Woodstock Stakes he was a good way from the leaders and it is extremely improbable that he would have taken a hand in the finish. Malagigi is one of the brightest of next season's cup prospects, and a short let up at this stage may do him a lot of good.

The Arapuni Hack winner Susan has not won a race since she was successful in the Junior .Stakes at Whangarei a year ago last April. She comes from the same family as Gay Seton, Gay Chief, Tuahine. Nucleus and other winners, but is lacking in size and may never be out of the ordinary.

Swordstick added another disappointment to his record at Ashburton, but it was not entirely his fault as he is usually a good beginner only on this occasion to be very slow away. He finished well and all round he was responsible for a sound performance.

WELLINGTON RACES

A DAY FOR OUTSIDERS. ERINATION JUSTIFIES REPUTATION. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 5. Bright sunshine and no wind prevailed for the opening of the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting at Trentham to-day, and attracted one of the largest attendances that has ever patronised the opening day. This was reflected in the betting, and the totalisator handled £51.664 10s (win £22,162, place £29,502 10s), compared with £46,927 10s on the opening day last year, an increase of £4737. The going was very holding and times among the slowest on record. The Wellington Steeplechase was won by the good performer, Erination, who was one of the early fancies but went out of favour as a result of erratic schooling displays after arrival at Trentham. In the race Erination gave a polished exhibition in the bad ground and justified the reputation which preceded him from Auckland, where he, last month, won the Great Northern Hurdles, and was third in the Great Northern Steeplechase. Results:—

Mariri Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase Handicap, about two miles and a half. —1/1 Flashlight, aged, 10.11 (R. Register) 1; 2/2 Kahunoke, 10.3 (A. Lord) 2; 4/4 Chile. 9.12 (F. E. Baker) 3. Also started: 3/3 Monastic, 5/5 King Mestor, 6/6 Acron, 7/7 Monteloo. Six lengths; eight lengths. Acron was fourth. Time, 5.42.?. Woburn Handicap, six furlongs.— 6/10 Great Pal, 8.7 (R. J. Mackie) 1; 15/13 Jan Ridd, 8.8 (C. L. Goulsbro) 2; 5/7 Advance Plane, 8.11 (S. Wilson) 3. Also started: 3/2 Lady Leigh, 1/1 Second Innings, 16/15 Paul Robeson, 10/8 Superior Guard, 9/9 Earl's Court, 8/5 Potent, 2/3 Reasonable, 7/6 Senacre. 14/14 Gay Hunting. 11/11 Bluffer. 12/12 Hunting Chorus, 17/18 Gladilltn. 18/16 Mother-in-Law, 21/21 Fairy Dale. 19/19 Great Qucx, 22/22 Kinloch, 13/17 Pursuit, 20/20 Quexona. 4/4 Sing Lee and Sly Fox bracketed. Four lengths; length and a half. Lady Leigh was fourth. Time, 1.21?. Vittoria Hurdle Handicap, one mile and a half.—l/2 Valarth (W. E. Shand) 1; 11/22 Black Man, 9.4 (P. Jarvis) 2; 15/15 Chaste, 9.1 (G. Linton) 3. Also started: 9/9 Sunee, 4/4 Tail Light, 3/3 Taumau, 5/5 Curie, 6/6 Scrap, 8/7 Sinking Fund, 12/12 Contract, 7/8 Tareha, 2/1 Entheos, 16/16 Greekarm. 10/10 Jewish Lad. 14/12 Laggard, 13/14 Sunder. Four lengths; head. Contract was fourth. Time, 3.6. Stewards' Handicap, six furlongs.— 8/8 Matoru, 8.0 (W. Doyle) 1; 6/6 Prince Acre, 9.2 (J. Winder) 2; 10/12 Merial, 8.0 (S. Wilson) 3. Also started: 18/18 Catalogue, 11/9_,Rollicker, 13/11 Mittie, 4/5 Rebel Mate, 17/17 Debham, 15/14 Triune, 5/4 Great Hope. 1/1 Maori Song, 3/2 Farland, 14/16 Golden Blonde, 2/3 Hunting

Wellington Steeplechase Handicap, about three miles and a quarter.—7/7 Erination, 10.2 (J. Mcßae) 1; 2/2 Santoft, 9.13 (G. Salt) 2; 3/3 All Irish, 10.9 (J. Muir) 3. Also started: 8/9 Clarion Call, 10/8 Red Sun, 9/10 Manawatu, 1/1 Bryce Street, 5/4 Kinkle, 6/6 Smilin’ Thru, 4/5 Brigadore. Ten lengths; eight lengths. Clarion Call was fourth. Time. 7.303Trentham Hurdle Handicap, one mile and three-quarters.—l/1 Full of Scotch 10.2 (A. Jenkihs) 1; 2/2 Courtyard, 10.4 (G. Ridgway) 2; 6/6 Spender, 9.2 (C, Carroll) 3. Also started: 4/5 Silk Sox, 5/4 Donegal, 7/7 Charade, 3/3 John Charles, 9/9 Kilberis, 10/10 Pango, 11/12 Beau Gallante, 8/8 Aurora’s Love, 12/11 Southern Blood. Five lengths; four lengths. Charade was fourth. Time, 3.36 J. Whyte Handicap, one mile.—6/5 Arctic King, 8.11 (S. Wilson) 1; 3/2 Quadroon, 8.6 (P. Atkins) 2; 8/8 Conveyer, 7.11 (G. Tattersail) 3. Also started: 13/13 Brazen King, 5/6 De Friend, 1/1 Enge, 4/4 Ned Cuttie, 7/7 Alunga, 2/3 Lazybones, 12/10 Monipere, 10/9 Airam, 14/14 Legatee, 9/12 General Ruse, 15/14 Loombination, 11/11 Wagner. Long head; short head. Ned Cuttie was fourth. Time, 1.54. Te Aro Handicap, one mile.—4/4, The Wrecker, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis) 1; 1/1 El Meynell, 8.9 (C. G. Goulsbro) 2; 2/3 Rotoma, 9.3 (A. Jenkins) 3. Also started: 5/J Requiem, 3/2 Hunting Mint. 10/9 Royal Record, 7/7 Gold Glare, 9/10 Lord Quick. 6/5 Sunbeam, 12/12 Dark Red, 11/11 Raroa,'B/8 Revival. Length and a half; five lengths. Gold Glare was fourth. Time. 1.55 J.