TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 November 1938, Page 9

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE

Views on Racing Facts and Fancies

CONSISTENT PADDY THE RIP

(By

“The Cynic.")

Paddy the Rip did not have his Whangarej engagements continued, his owner deciding to wait for .“bigger fish” before again producing him, and his next outing will probably be at the Avondale Meeting, with Waikato to follow. Despite his age, he has raced with wonderful consistency this spring, and his sequence may not yet be ended, for he is nicely placed in the weights in open sprint classes. Plans for Inver. It is not known definitely whether Inver will have his next outing at Avondale or whether he will put in an appearance at Te Rapa and Ellerslie later in the month. He has never reached the high standard expected a few seasons back, but he has proved himself a useful stake-earner and his racing and track work indicate that he is by no means a back number. Possibilities. Two youngsters who revealed possibilities in their early iwo-year-old racing were Karatoki and Buccaneer. The former is a long-striding horse who should make his presence felt in any race he contests later on. Buccaneer impressed many at Avondale a couple of months ago, and something better can be expected of him at this week’s fixture. He is by Constant Son from Girton, and cost Mr M. J. Moodabe 450 guineas at the last Sydney Autumn Sales.

First of Progeny Meet. Fate seems to have taken a hand in the careers of the once great gallopers Winooka and Chatham and has apparently linked them together for all time.

Great rivals on the racecourse, the first of their stock to race were only a neck apart in the Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick.

Both sires were bred at the Kia Ora Stud, Scone, by Mr P. Miller, in 1928, and each was offered at the Sydney yearling sales in 1930. They followed each other into the sale ring, Winooka being sold first for 290 guineas and Chatham for 650 guineas. On the racecourse they met often, with little between them, and when the time came for retirement to the stud they left the Turf in the same year.

Each was represented at the yearling sales last Easter by the first of their respective progeny. Neither had a colt to represent him in the Breeders’ Plate, but each had a filly considered good enough to run in the Gimcrack Stakes, the first race of the season for two-year-old fillies. To complete the cycle of close associations, Merry Smile, by Chatham from Merri Merrigal, and Anne, by Winooka from Ann Veronica, fought out the finish of the race. Merry Smile got to the front early and lasted long enough ,to beat Anne by half a neck.

It was a splendid start at the stud for two Australian-bred horses with high credentials, and it served to prove that home-bred horses can produce high-class stock if given opportunities.

Chatham served his first stallion season in the paddocks of the Kia Ora Stud, where he was bred, but was then transferred to the stud of Mr R. J., Edmonds, at Larras Lake, Larras Lee, Molong. Winooka began his paddock career at the newly-formed Waratah Stud of Mr A. J. Matthews, who, with Mr W. McDonald, raced him at Peak Hill. Merry Smile has proved one of the bargains to be found at the annual yearling sales, and sp is Anne, although she was beaten. Merry Smile was sold to Alex Higgins, a former Australian, now training in India, for 130 guineas and was taken in hand by T. J. Haylen at Rosehill, who arranged for her lease to Mr P. C. Julian, of Yaas. Mr Julian is one of the most enthusiastic supporters of country racing, and was, in his day, a leading amateur rider. Although Merry Smile gave him his most important winner, and his first on the flat at Randwick, he has won there with the hurdler Gadray. Anne cost only 90 guineas as a yearling, and was really cheap, for she was one of the best-looking of her sire’s progeny. Unraced. Five horses who have not yet raced are now in serious work at Awapuni. Three of them, in G. W. New’s stable, are Scotch Lass, by Commandant — Heather Bud, a filly by Myosotis— Lady Desmond, and an older gelding by Vaals —Marble Cross. Newbury Queen, by Lackham —Mercian Queen, is under J. P. Coyle’s charge, and a filly by Rocket from Acco is being trained by L. Knapp. Serious Loss Mr J. Keith Angas, of the Lindsay Park stud. South Australia, has lost his valuable brood mare, Adorable, and her colt foal by Captain Bunsby. Adorable, who was by Limond, was bred in New Zealand. Mr Angas has had a run of ill luck at his stud and

has lost four of ten foals by his English importation, Duke John. Won At Last. Penzance, winner of the Spring Plate at Whangarei, has been a long time in winning, yet at the start of her career she showed much promise. In • the Avondale Stakes of 1936, her first start, she ran second to Aiwai and on the second day, filled a like place behind Airam, but since then, with a very restricted programme, she has not been in the money until yesterday. Penzance is half-sister to Susan.

A Link with the Past.

The success of Catalogue in the Melbourne Cup forms a link with the long-distant past, as Mrs A. Jamieson is a daughter of the late Mr Robert Reay, a notable and prominent personage in the early days of racing in New Zealand. The late Mr Reay (spelt Ray in the records), owned, trained and rode Templeton when he won the Dunedin Cup of 1878. Templeton had previously won the race in 1875. He also owned Sinking Fund, who dead-heated in the Dunedin Cup of 1879 with Mata, but was defeated in the run-off. Templeton won the first Auckland Cup, run in 1874. Mr Reay won the Great Northern Derby in 1877 with Danebury, and rode his own horse. In 1870 he rode Mr M. Studholme’s Knottingley when he won the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Handicap, now the New Zealand Cup. He also rode Ada, winner of the first New Zealand Derby, run in 1860, and other winners he steered to victory in the same race were Defamation in 1871, Calumny in 1872, Tadmor in 1874 after a dead heat with Rangi, Daniel O’Rourke in 1875, and The Dauphin in 1881—six winners in all. The late R. Derrett won the classic eight times. The Canterbury Cup was won on Stormbird in 1867, on Knottingley in 1868, and on Templeton in 1878. Mr Reay also owned and rode Maritana when, she won the Wellington Cup of 1879, the Timaru Cup on Tommy Dodd in 1876, and other winners. His son, R. Reay, won the Timaru Cup on Ahua, and other races in the saddle. As an owner he won the last Dunedin Cup run at Forbury Park with Starshot. He then turned his attention to the light-harness horse and his connection with that branch of the sport practically ended with gtting a badly broken leg at the start of a race at Forbury Park, an accident from which he never fully recovered.

DERBY TO DEFAULTER

RACING AT RICCARTON. GAY CHOU WINS CRITERION. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. Conditions were ideal for Derby Day at Riccarton, the weather being fine and warm and the track in excellent condition. The New Zealand Derby was an entertaining contest, in which the Hawke’s Bay colt Beaupartir made a good race of it with the favourite, Defaulter, who proved himself a sound stayer, winning the classic by a length. The first mile was run slowly, but they ran the last halfmile in better than 48. Today’s win marked Defaulter’s twelfth success, and he is clearly the best three-year-old of the season.

The Fendalton Handicap saw a return to form of Wild Chase, who scored his first success since his three-year-old season. There was an excellent attendance today and the totalisator handled £41,298 10s, compared with £37,410 on Derby Day last year, an increase of £3BBB 10s. Details of the racing:— Middleton Handicap, nine furlongs. —2/2 Recollection, 10.6 (A. E. Ellis) 1; 3/3 The Sandwich Man, -9.7 (A. Leach) 2; 1/1 Waka, 9.1 (A. Jenkins) 3. Also started: 5/5 Dropped Catch, 4/4 Gay Vixen, 8/8 In the Dark, 7/7~ Rebel Leader, 6/6 Bit o’ Blue. Half a head; three lengths. Dropped Catch was fourth. Time, 1.53 4-5.

Irwell Handicap, for two-year-olds; four furlongs—2/2 Great Swoop, 7.11 (G. Humphries) 1; 1/1 Scandal, 8.6 (B. H. Morris) 2; 4/3 Benevolent, 7.10 (A. Messervy) 3. Also started: 3/4 King Gustavo, 12/11 Iceland Spar, 5/5 Lord Midas, 8/7 Scold, 10/10 My Abbey, 11/12 Bere Regis, 7/6 Prudent Prince, 6/8 Modello, 9/9 Blissful Lady. Half a head; two lengths. Prudent Prince was fourth. Time, 48 3-5. Strowan Plate, six furlongs.—2/2 Saki, 8.0 (P. Atkins) 1; 9/9 Synthetic, 8.7 (C. Wilson) 2; 5/6 Tantivy, 8.7 (H. Hibberd) 3. Also started: 17/18 Baldoon, 16/15 Bouillon, 7/7 Comus, 6/5 Gold Don, 4/4 Papernilla, 10/10 The Duel, 15/13 Capricious, 1/1 Disband, 14/14 Great Baby, 11/11 Improvident, 3/3 Keen Sight and Happy Memory bracketed, 19/19 Leaderette, 13/16 Neptune, 12/12 Nigella, 8/8 Rex Maitland, 18/17 Spartan. Length; three lengths. The Duel was fourth. Time, 1.13 3-5. New Zealand Derby Stakes, for three-year-olds; one mile and a half. — 1/1 Defaulter, 8.10 (G. Humphries) 1; 2/2 Beaupartir, 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) 2; 5/5 Peerless, 8.5 (H. Wiggins) 3. Also started: 4/3 Gay Son, 6/6 Our Pal, 3/4 Russian Ballet. Length; five. Gay Son was fourth. Time, 2.34. Criterion Handicap, seven furlongs. —2/2 Gay Chou, 9.0 (P. Burgess) 1; 6/5 Triune, 7.6 (J. Mclnally) 2; 4/4 Allunga, 8.2 (H. Wiggins) 3. Also started: 1/1 Paper Slipper, 8/8 Peter Beckford, 3/3 Wine Card, 5/6 Janet Gaynor, 7/7 Land Raid, 9/9 Golden Chest. Length; head. Janet Gaynor was fourth. Time, 1.24 4-5.

Fendalton Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—2/2 Wild Chase, 8.8 (G. Humphries) 1; 4/4 Lady Montana, 7.9, car. 7.10 (P. Atkins) 2; 5/5 Sovereign Lady, 8.4 (B. H. Morris) 3. Also started: 1/1 Sly Fox, 3/3 Dictate, 6/6 Valantua, 7/7 Mungatoon. Three lengths; head. Mungatoon was fourth. Time, 2.4 4-5.

Randolph Handicap, seven furlongs. —2/2 Lord Cavendish, 8.7 (P. Burgess) 1; 3/3 Toro Koura, 8.4 (M. Caddy) 2; 11/10 Night Hawk, 7.7 (C. Wilson) 3. Also started: 4/5 Lord Nuffield, 7/7 Sparkle, 5/4 Phalanx, 1/1 Good Passage, 6/6 Trebor, 12/12 Emmeline Girl, 8/8 Thermidor, 9/9 Glenacre, 10/11 Master Dingle. Length; two. Lord Nuffield was fourth. Time, 1.25 2-5.

Epsom Handicap, one mile. —1/1 The Bigot, 8.7 (B. H. Morris) 1; 5/5 Night Wings, 8.0 CH. Hibberd) 2; 8/8 Rabble, 7.11 (G. Watson) 3. Also started: 2/2 Cricket, 10/10 Ballad, 6/6 Waitaka, 9/9 Roy Bun, 11/11 Mount Vai, 3/3 Happy Night, 4/4 Royal Star 11, 7/7 Second Innings. Three lengths; neck. Second Innings was fourth. Time, 1.37 3-5.

RACING FIXTURES

November 9, 12 —Canterbury. November 12 —Napier Park. November 12, 14 —Avondale. November 19 —Levin. November 19 —Southland. November 19, 21 —Waikato. November 26—Ashburton County. November 26, 28 —Auckland. November 26, 28 —Feilding. December 3 —Otaki Maori. December 10 —Hororata. December 10, 12 —Woodville. December 17 —Waipa. December 24, 26, 27 —Manawatu. December 26 —Waipukurau. December 26, 27 —Dunedin. December 26, 27 —Taranaki.