TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 February 1939, Page 9

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE

Views on Racing Facfrs and Fancies

KING’S LANCER SHAPING WELL

(By “The Cynic.”)

The Greyspear gelding King’s Lancer has been shaping up well, and in sprinting tasks has created quite a favourable impression for a hurdle candidate. King's Lancer is stated to be partial to soft ground, and is also a capable fencer, in which case he may reasonably be expected to add a lot of interest to some of the winter jumping events. In Winning Form. Old Bill, a winner at Woodville on Friday, is a half-brother by Siegfried to Florence Mills, who won on Saturday. Both are trained for Mr H. H. Pharazyn by L. Wilson. At Riccarton. Of the horses in training, five are being prepared to race next month. The speedy three-year-old. Density winner of two races at Trentham a few weeks ago, did not stay on as well as was hoped at Riccarton, but she may be seen to advantage as a sprinter at Trentham. On that trip she may have as mates the three-year-old Lady Kinnoul (Pink Coat—Lady Links) and the two-year-old Blue Coat (Pink Coat — Miss Muffitt) and Grey Night—Nightly I —Grey Lass). These three have been | working well. Jewish Lad is booked i for a trip to Waimate. He has not I raced up to his best form lately. Another two-year-old in strong work is Coastline, by Pink Coat from Seaside. This half-brother to Rebel Mate is a good sort, due to race at Easter. Kinnoull, now six years old, is io be sent home. This good-looking Pink Coat horse was difficult to train, but is a high-class galloper. It is the intention of Mr Grant to give Kinnoull a chance at the stud, and he will leave Cotton’s stable as soon as arrangements can be made to accommodate him at his owner’s stud. Scotland and Odtaa. It is not often that full-brothers are successful on the same day, but such was the case when Scotland won the Storey Memorial Handicap and Odtaa the Trial Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday. The horses were bred by Mr N. R. Souter, of Cambridge, and are by Acre from Bonny Mabel, by Robert the Bruce from Little Mabel, by Medallion from Kilmorey (imp), by Kilwarlin. Scotland has been a fine performer on Auckland courses and his return to the winning list at his last two starts after being out of form for a long period has been a pleasing feature of the recent racing. Odtaa is only a three-year-old and looks to have a bright future. He bears a strong resemblance to Scotland. Early Return. Mataroa, winner of both highweight events at Woodville, is a four-yeai-old gelding by Ollatrim and was recently purchased by A. H. Burt, of Bulls, from A. E. Neale. Burt figured a few years back as one of Now Zealand s leading jumping horsemen, and Mataroa is the first horse raced by him. Death of Heritage. The death is reported from India of Heritage, from a form of colic. Heritage, by Posterity from Homage, was bred by Mr G. M. Currie, and purchased as a yearling by M. W. H. Gaisford for 525 guineas. He proved a racehorse of good class. He won the C.J.C. Challenge Stakes from Inflation, Variant and Greek Shepherd, and two other races in his first season. He won five of his three-year-old races and was placed five times in six other starts. After a success in the Trentham Stakes he was sold in India, where his wins included the richly endowed Eclipse Stakes. Amiss.

Lochie River, one of the most promising hack performers produced in Southland this season, broke down in

his work last week, and will have to be put aside. When first put into training he had to be taken along carefully.

Fatally Injured. While working at Riverton. Lady of Spain, one of A. J. Peart’s team, was being ridden out in a gallop and in endeavouring to run away from the whip, struck the rail, which injured her fatally. She was by Balboa from Andante, the dam of Venite.

Making Good Headway. Since being recommissioned a few weeks ago, All Irish has gone on the right way and bears a healthly appearance. He is still carrying a bit of surplus condition, but when allotted more strenuous work it will not take him long to get back to racing trim. The five wins and three placed performances credited to All Irish last season were worth £1675, and he should be capable of winning more money during the present term.

I Promising Novices. | Of the novices that" raced at the Rotorua meeting, two that are likely to I be heard of again are Ora King and j Hunter’s Rose. The former beat the ' opposition in the Waimangu Stakes very easily, while Hunter's Rose won the Flying Stakes on the second day in impressive style. They had done little racing previously, but both display abundance of speed in their re l spective engagements. Hunter’s Rose is a racy-looking filly by Hunting Song from Rose Willonyx and is descended from the noted Mermaid family. Broadcasting. The Wellington Racing Club has appointed Mr S. V. McEwan, formerly of Masterton, broadcast announcer for its future meetings, and Mr D. J. Guiney, who previously officiated in that role, will now act instead as assistant judge. The Wanganui Cup. Ten three-year-olds have won the Wanganui Cup, two of them, Betrayer (1880) and Sir George (1881) when the race was run over two miles, and aquarter, and Dudu (1888), St Katharine (1893), Advance (1900), Nobility <1901). Nonette (1902), Boomerang (1906). Milan (1910), and Bronze (1912). over a mile and three-quarters. The weight-carrying record for a thi'ee-year-old is the Bst 111 b carried by Nonette? ' From 1930 until 1935'the race was abandoned, and when it was again included in the programme the distance was reduced to a mile and a-quarter. The Wellington-Wanganui Cup double has only been won once in the same season by three-year-olds, when Renown won at Trentham in 1901 and Nobility at Wanganui. Raced Well. Parian, who finished second at Pahiatua is a four-year-old chestnut gelding by the Valais horse Vaals whose stock have been having such successes particularly in the Auckland district this season. His dam is the Marble Arch —Escolta mare Marcle Cross, who traces back to the Yattendon mare Yattacy granddam of The Guard, who won the Grand National and Great Northern Steeplechases and also of Defiance winner of the Grand National Hurdles. Another branch of this family is that to which Flower Gurnion, Inner Harbour. Rokelaine Ito and others belonged. Parian was bred at Dargaville by Mr G. S. Webb, and he has been secured under lease by the Awapuni trainer G. W. New.

Working Again. The fall Valamito experienced at Ellerslie has apparently left no ill effect, and the Vaals gelding is working regularly at Takanini. Valamito has developed into one of the best handicap performers in the north, and he will be dangerous in coming big events, as he is in great order at present. Llandaff. Mr A. D. Potter has at Ellerslie ,with Llandaff. chestnut two-year-old by Cambria Park from Llandovery. Cambria Park is an unraced horse by Kilbroney from Tact. One of his stock. Bronwen, was successful recently at Ellerslie, and Llandaff looks a likely galloper. Persevering Owner. Old Silver Ring won the Epsom Handicap with 9.6 over four and a half years ago. but though at Rosehill on February 4. he had only 21b more in a welter, in which the minimum was 8.0. his chance was never a winning one. At the top of the straight he momentarily appeared a place possibility but was losing ground at the finish. He may repay his owner's perseverance, but on recent, form, a further drop in weight will be necessary to enable him to do so. His last win was at Reefton in April of last year. Loss of Form. Willie Win is doing duty as a hack these days. Though he has been placed. Willie Win has failed to win a race so far this; season. Since he was the runner-up to The Trump in the Melbourne Cup two years ago. Willie Win has never returned to his best form, .though he has looked well enough to win good races. Gold Wren. During a visit to Riverton after the Dunedin meeting, J. Murfitt schooled Gold Wren over three steeplechase fences. Murfitt was associated with Gold Wren in his run of successes last season, and this was the first schooling task of the Songbird gelding since he resumed training.

Another Change. Another change recently made is the transference of Hot Box from Takanini to Thames. A good two-year-old Hot Box showed excellent form in the. G.N. Guineas and also ran well in the Derby, but his form generally this season has been slightly below expectations. There is still plenty of time for the Cape Horn gelding to make amends.