TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 September 1938, Page 11

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE Views on Racing Facts and Fancies HIGHLIGHTS OF MARTON MEETING (By “The Cynic.”)

Namara had an easy win in the Maiden Race at Marton. He got out well, and occupying third place in the running to the straight, behind Finacee and Sporting Luck, he moved forward and went right away. Mawai ran on for second easily, while Hagen finished on to beat Eurotas for third. Then came Twilight Song, Titter, Sporting Luck, Fiancee, and Travail. Namara won well, and handled the soft going better than most of his opponents. Miss. Leighton got out clear at the start of the two-year-old race, while Beau Vite and Leighton Rei failed to go off. Miss Leighton led Deflation, Siglow, Authoress, Tableau, and Vascones to the turn, where Vascones went up fast on the outer. Military Maid also improved her position round the turn. Miss Leighton led into the straight from Deflation and Vascones, but the two leaders soon dropped out, and Vascone took charge. Military Maid and Tableau then challenged, and Military Maid ran on for a decisive win, with Tableau just failing to reach Vascones. Portal, Authoress, Siglow, and Miss Leighton were next. The race was robbed of a lot of its interest by the failure of Beau Vite to take any part. The winner ran unplaced at Wanganui, and although she won well, she is very forward, and the form was not impressive.

Second Start. Backers of the Entheos—Princess Isabel bracket in the Hurdles were on the wrong way, as neither was ever likely, and the winner turned up in the other stable representative, Erebus who came along at the finish and beat an outsider in Strolling. Lifeguard set a very fast pace, being well clear for six furlongs, but the field then closed on him, and after a brief spell in the lead by Royal Record, Strolling went out clear. He was joined by Erebus entering the straight, and they soon had the issue between them, Erebus finishing on the stronger and winning decisively. Taillight finished over the beaten lot for third money. It was the winner’s second start only over fences.

Dark Eagle, the favourite for the hack sprint, was one of the last to leave the mark and was never a possibility, though he finished well. Screen Star led all the way and held on to win fairly comfortably. He had as his nearest attendants Red Cat, Trebor, Dainty Sue, Captain Treville, and Dainty Sheila, but Trebor was the only one likely to give him any trouble at the end, and he easily held him off. Rustem finished fast, but failed to reach Red Cat for third, and the bunch was headed by Dainty Sheila. The steeplechase proved a good thing for Annoyer. He went to the front early and, although sore, he never looked like losing. Lactose and Black Man challenged him over the concluding stages, but Annoyer held his own and Black Man weakened in the final pinch. The rest were well beaten. Sir Acre fell and Booklaw ran off.

Won All The Way. Dorado led all the way in the Marton Cup and finally defied all the efforts of the favourite, Brazen King, to overhaul him, his win being decisive. Trailer, who had been second in the running, weakened to third, with Gay Son fourth. Gay Son, ridden in behind, failed to make any conspicuous impression in the run home and confirmed the impression that he may not stay.

The hurdler Iddo scored a surprise in the hack distance event. ■He was always fairly well placed in fifth position, and after the'pacemakers, Warehi and Amatory, had led to the straight, Iddo moved forward. He soon had the race won, but had to be ridden out to beat Warehi, with Tractile only a short head back third. Tractile had become prominent on the turn, and was able to run on better thaif Amatory. The rest were well beaten, the favourite, Puroto, being only sixth after being prominent in the running, and Lustral was beaten on the home turn. Sound Pace. Kokako set a sound pace in the Farewell Hack Handicap, and was joined by Screen Star on the turn. This pair led to the last furlong, where Kokako began to weaken. Nelumbo then came on the scene after having tailed the leaders and joined Screen Star, Nelumbo prevailing narrowly in a hard finish. Lindrum finished better than Kokako for third. Then came Friskland (finishing on) and Shining Hours. First Win. Messrs P. H. Osborne and E. L. Bailleau, committeemen of the Australian Jockey Club and the Victoria Racing Club respectively, recently had their first win with the three-year-old colt Rotorua, purchased on their behalf as a yearling in New Zealand in 1937 by the South Australian trainer, C. Wheeler, for 1000 guineas. Rotorua is by Beau Pere, now at the St Aubins Stud, Scone, from Summer Time, by Grandcourt, from Very Hot, by Grosvenor. Rotorua had his first race in the Hobartville Stakes, and was outclassed. The run did him good, and at his next run he finished fourth at Rosebery. At Victoria Park he was produced in the Three-year-old Handicap, run over seven furlongs. The manner in which he raced over the last furlong with Shipley, Benburb, and Lord Valentine, to beat the last-named by a head, indicated more wins.

Unlucky Gelding. Comus, who is now held on lease by Mr W. Broad from his owner, Mr M. O’Brien, ran two sound races at Geraldine, and will soon forfeit his maiden status. He is a four-year-old by Excitement, and was purchased as a yearling in Sydney for Mr O’Brien, who raced him as a two-year-old a few times in 1937. The gelding several times looked like making good, but met with various mishaps, and on more than one occasion had to be put aside just as he was considered ready to show his best. Kilrobe. The Robespierre filly Kilrobe failed to show up- in her races at the Grand National meeting, but has evidently trained on since last season. She was second to Raeburn in the Lyttelton Plate, won a Trial Stakes at Westland, and was second to Disdain in the Autumn Nursery. Kilrobe was got by Robespierre from Kildee, a sister to Songbird.

RACING FIXTURES. October 1. —Otaki-Maori Racing Club. October 1. —Kurow Jockey Club. October 1, 3— Ohinemuri Jockey Club. October 6, B—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 7, B.—Auckland Racing Club. October 8, 10. —Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club. October 12 and 13. —Masterton Racing Club. October 15. —South Canterbury Jockey Club. October 24. —Waikato Hunt Club. October 20, 22, 24.—Wellington R.C. October 22, 24.—Gore Racing Club. October 24. —North Canterbury J.C. October 24.—Waverley R.C.