TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 August 1938, Page 9

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE Views on Racing Facts and Fancies A USEFUL SPRING TEAM (By “The Cynic.”)

Though C. C. McCarthy, Riccarton, did not have any horses racing at the Grand National meeting, he will have a useful team in action later in the season. Argenticifis making good progress in his preparation for the New Zealand Cup and he is due to have his first race at Ashburton. Though he is nine years old, Argentine looks ready for some more, smart form this season. Rabble and Screamer are both going on in a pleasing manner in the strong work now being allotted them. They will be seen at Ashburton and they will not need much racing to bring them to their best. Rabble may be good this season. Two other members of the team may- be’ raced for the first time at Ashburton. They are three-year-old Lord Warden fillies, one of them being from Love of Silver and the other from Amomette. They have been in work»a long time, without being hurried, and their track work suggests that they will repay the care and patience of their trainer. “ ..

Haughty Winner. Haughty Winner and Improvident, both of them suffering from heel trouble, are making good progress and McCarthy hopes to have them ready to race by November. Haughty Winner should.win good races later in the season, while Improvident has settled down into a good-looking three-year-old, one that may go on to be much above the average. Promising Form. Synthetic, a four-year-old gelding by Paper Money, showed smart form for a novice when he ran third in the Longbeach Handicap on the final day of the Grand National meeting, and J. C. Tomkinson may produce him • for- improved form at one of the early spring meetings. This trainer also has Aggravate doing well in preparation for meetings ahead. The Masquerader is also in work and he is to be given another trial. Addition to Team. J. B. Pearson has made a start on a three-year-old. filly.,by Lord Warden from Malmsey, the dam of Wine Card. The newcomer, though not big, is solidly built. May Stay. Sparkle was unlucky in her only race at the Grand National meeting, as she was going well in front when she was galloped on, having a lot of skin stripped off her hind legs. E. Scoullar hopes to have her at her best a little later and she should win races, as she stays well. Another Jumper. R. Adamson has decided to have a try at hurdle racing with Maroha. The Martarma gelding shaped well over the pony hurdles and if he takes kindly to the obstacles his stamina will prove an asset. Going Well. The North Island gelding, Wako, has gone on well since he joined A. J. Martin’s stable. He should be ready _ soon for a race and he may turn out more than useful. Compensate. Although Compensate makes a noise he still can go fast over a short distance. A Start. Wild Chase and Trench Fight may start the season at the Wellington spring meeting. , A Likely Colt. A two-year-old colt by Gustavo from Pink Terrace is shaping well in his work at Wingatui. Pink Terrace is the dam of Profit and Loss, Half Note and Tom Cat. An Absent Owner. The Lord Warden —Night Myth gelding engaged at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting is owned by Mr R. Acton-Adams, now residing in Western Australia.

Tidal Stock. Tidewaiter’s form at the Grand National meeting creates hope that Mr J. M. Samosn’s three-year-old by the same sire in E. Ellis’s stable may train on to be more than useful. Ellis has also an Iliad filly in work for the same owner. Wallflower. A name has yet to be selected for the filly by Siegfried from Left, and so ranking as a sister to Wotan, a winner of the Melbourne Cup. Left is a daughter of Lovelorn, and a better name than Wallflower could not be found. A Great Stayer. Frawn, who enhanced his already great reputation as a stayer by winning the Ascot Stakes, run over two miles and a-half, is closely related to the Hawke’s Bay stallion Siegfried, sire of the Melbourne Cup winner Wotan. Frawn is a four-year-old bay horse by Foxlaw from Fire Mist, dam of Siegfried, and Foxlaw was the best son of Son-in-Law, the sire of Siegfried. Fbxlaw’s dam, Alope, was by Gallinule (son of Isonomy) from Altoviscar, by Donovan, sire of Matchmaker, whose daughter produced Sun-in-Law, the greatest sire of stayers of the century. Fire Mist was by Sunstar from Lorgnette, by Isinglass, so that Frawn has a double strain of the wonderful stayer Isonomy. Abroad. One of the features of racing in France which impressed Mr E. Steele (the new owner of the Elderslie Stud) during his tour of Europe was the number of long-distance races run at Longchamps and elsewhere. While he was in France he did not see a race run over less than a mile. This, he thinks, may have something to do with the fact that France appears to be producing so many stayers in recent years. Among the stallions he saw in England, Mr Steele was most impressed by Solario and Coronach. They are horses of the highest class. Solario is a horse of beautiful conformation.

An Improving Jumper. Tomcat, ridden by A. Stove, gave an excellent display ' over three steeplechase fences at Riccarton on Saturday. He is booked to race at the Otago Hunt Club’s annual steeplechase meeting at Wingatui on Saturday, and as he has been showing improvement with each race he has had, his prospects look very favourable. His Riccarton jockey, E. J. Jennings, will ride him. Tomcat is the first of Nightmarch’s progeny to race over countrq Most of Nightmarch’s progeny can claim plenty of size and substance, and as has been the case with his sire, Night Raid, there is every reason to expect the Ladbrooks sire to make good as a producer of jumpers.

The Right Way. Aymon is progressing - the right way in his education as a hurdler and on Saturday shaped very attractively over two hurdles. Dividend also jumped \ well, while Patuma gave a smart display. Dividend is bred on jumping lines, being by Lord Warden (sire of Fireguard) from Divinette, a half-sister to Charlatan and sister to Puncestown. Dividend has been a disappointment on the flat, but indications point to his being a success as a hurdler. Patuma has also failed on the flat, but there is no doubt about his being a smart jumper. He is by Cockpit, who has been represented by winners over hurdles and country in the North Island, from Pakitefe, a half-sister to the well-performed Toxeuma. A Coast Pair. The Sandwichman is now in charge of F. Christmas,-who will take him to the forthcoming southern spring fixtures. His former stable-mate Culverden has been sent home, and is to be treated to a long spall.

Unlucky Developments. Paper Note did not suffer any illeffects from her racing at the Grand National meeting, but a few days later had the misfortune to run a nail into a foot, and she is not likely to appear again for a while. Guilder, from the same team, is also out of action owing to a serious breakdown when she was out in front of the field in the Spreydon Hurdle Race on the second day of the Grand National meeting. An Early Foal. The first foaling of the season at the Koatanui Stud is a bay filly by Posterity from the Limond —Pennon mare Impetuous. Four of the progeny of Impetuous have already achieved some distinction. Elanage has been a gop.d-.winnerj-in^Austi’alia, and Tohunga was sold to go to South Africa. Imposture was a winner for Mr G. M. Currie, and last January the Ringmaster colt from Impetuous was sold for 850gns to Mr E. Hay (Pigeon Bay). Under the name of Master Hotspur, he has created a favourable impression at Riccarton.' A Speedy Filly. The Chokebore four-year-old filly Counterblast has been getting through some attractive work of late at Riccarton, and galloped a smart half mile on Saturday. Provided she remains as Sound as at present, this speedy Jericho filly should do good service for Sir Charles Clifford during the current season. Death of Dunmure. The well-known steeplechaser, Dunmure, suffered injuries on Thursday when returning to South Hillend after racing at the Grand National meeting. The Panmure gelding had been quartered at Winton earlier in the week and had wandered on to the roads. He attempted to walk over a cattle stop into a farm paddock and in doing so broke a leg and had to be destroyed. Dunmure was one of the best steeplechasers raced in Southland in recent years and in 1935 he won the Great Western Steeplechase with 10.6, Royal Limond with 9.0 finishing second, and Quinopal 11.6 third. In 1936 he finished second in the Wellington Steeplechase, won by Diamond, and was unlucky on that occasion. After this performance Dunmure appeared to lose all form. At his best he was a great horse in heavy going, and was one of the best stayers raced for some time; but in his more recent efforts he did not show the same stamina. Earlier this season it appeared that he was a back number, but at the Grand National meeting his form was good enough to suggest that he might have returned to' the winning list again. Dunmure was owned and trained by Miss A. Langford, of South Hillend, and in almost all his races was ridden by V. Langford. Like most of the stock of Panmure he was a natural jumper. His dam, Kiltless, produced others in Pleasant Surprise, Royal Kilt, and Rio Rita. Kiltless was by Finland from Miss Lochiel by Lochiel from Miss Russley by. Grand Flaneur.

MANAWATU RACING CLUB

OPERATIONS FOR YEAR. A SUBSTANTIAL PROFIT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N„ This Day. “Racing generally in New Zealand has shown a marked improvement, as shown by the totalisator returns,” stated the report of the president, Mr L. H. Collinson, at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club. “For the year 1933-34 the club’s totalisator returns were: Christmas meeting, £52,090; autumn meeting, £17,603; winter meeting, £6255. For the year 193435 the figures were £49,510, £26,287, £7163; 1935-36, £56,707, £23,274 £13,160; 1936-37, £86,526, £42,773, £17,524; 1937-38, £100,009, £48,846, and £17,335. Although the 1938 figures seem large they are small compared with £198,000 put through the totalisator at the Christmas meeting in the peak year, 1920. The totalisator rebate allowed, by the Government has been of material assistance to clubs, and from a Government revenue viewpoint has been fully justified by the increased returns.”

The honorary treasurer, Mr G. C. Keeble, said that the club had made a working profit of £4970 10s 6d, compared with £4375 3s 4d for the .previous year.