TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 April 1939, Page 11

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BEAULIVRE BEST OF YEAR

(By “The Cynic ")

Beaulivre by his complete mastery of Beau Vite in the C.J.C. Champagne Stakes( has definitely established himself as the best colt of the year as well as the biggest winner among the two-year-olds. As such, he must now be regarded as No. 1 selection for next' year’s Derbies. Submission, who narrowly beat him at Aapuni, did not win the Great Northern Champagne Stakes decisively enough to really challenge the ranking of Beaulivre, and, after his runaway win yesterday over seven furlongs from Beau Vite, it now looks as if Beaulivre was very unlucky to lose the North Island Challenge and Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes.* In the spring he was a good thing beaten in the C.J.C. Welcome Stakes. Beaulivre, who, like Defaulter, is bred from a Paper Money mare, has contested 11 races for six wins, four seconds and a third, his greatest losing margin being the length Beau Vite beat him by in the North Island Challenge Stakes, when he was caught short of a race.

was bought in Australia as a yearling, and though showing a lot of pace on the tracks, was found difficult to train. After being used as a hack for over a year, Mr W. Baird sent him up to G. A. McKay, at Wingatui, a few weeks ago, and credit to this young trainer is due for getting him to the post so fit. A Severe Loss. Drachma, who had to be destroyed yesterday, was owned by Mr P. Curtis of Christchurch, and was trained at Trentham by T. R. George. Mr Curtis purchased Drachma at auction at Trentham in January, and soon got a return of his outlay by the gelding winning on the following day, and later won two races as well as filling minor places. Drachma was a three-year-old gelding by Iliad from Countersign, and was confidently expected to develop into a high-class handicap horse. Relatives’Win. Wildflower, that solid Awapuni mare who had a great record for consistency at two and three years, scored her first win as a four-year-old when she took the Easter Handicap at Feilding on Monday; yesterday her half-brother, Siegmund, won the most important race of his career when he annexed the Great Autumn Handicap from his track mate, Arctic King, last year’s winner.

By Australian Sires. The winners of the first and last races at Riverton on Saturday, Silver Choir and Amelita, are both by Australian sires. Amelita has been a consistent performer on Southland courses for some seasons, and showed she was ready by chasing Spanish Lad home over a mile at Otautau. Silver Choir

Siegmund, who won the Wanganui Cup in February, has done a lot of travelling in the past few weeks. He raced at Carterton, Trentham, Awapuni,and Hastings, winning at the latter fixture. On Saturday he was at Tauherenikau where he chased Trebor home, but he was shipped over the weekend to Christchurch with happy results for his connections. Wildflower, who is a year younger than Siegmund, was at tall odds on Monday, but her’ win was not entirely unexpected as she had been racing like an early improver. The Chief Ruler mare seems to be able to handle any sort of going and there will be more for her anon.

Phalanx, a Cheap Horse. Spanish Lad was sent out at a very short price for the open sprint at Riverton on Saturday, and as he is a smart beginner his chance looked good; but he missed the jump-out, and though lucky in getting a run next the rails all the way, had no chance of catching Phalanx, who led all the way and returned a good double-figure price to win. Phalanx was recently purchased by Mr S. G. Lynch, of Waimea Plains, and as the winner’s share, of the stakes was £2lO, he is now a cheap horse.

Riverton Cup Winner. Passaform, winner of the Riverton Cup, is the fourth three-year-old ■to score in that race, the previous winner at that age being Decoy in 1898, Ardenvhor in 1916 and Ruling Light in 1932. Passaform is one of the last of the defunct sire Balboa’s progeny to race, and his win was a very popular one, as his owner, Mrs A. E. McLaren, is a resident of the district. Passaform was ridden a very patient race by the Wingatui horseman, P. Spratt, and put in a very strong finishing run.

Sydney Cup Winner Bred Here. Mosaic, the winner of the Sydney Cup, was bred at Koatanui by Mr G. M. Currie, and was purchased as a yearling at the Trentham sales by J. T. Jamieson at 310 guineas. According to the last issue of Sydney papers to hand. Mosaic is owned and trained at Randwick by J. H. Abbs. Mosaic

scored his first win last June in the second division of the Maiden Juvenile at. Victoria Park. He won two races in September, and one in October, and then there was a break till he scored in the Three and Four-Year-Old Handicap at Moorefield last month. He was third in the Rosehill three-year-old handicap, and ran in the two-year-old field in the Chipping Norton Plate at Warwick Farm, won by Defaulter. Mosaic has apparently made steady improvement, and above all shines as a real stayer, which is not surprising. His sire Posterity, is by Son-in-Law from a Spearmint mare, and his dam, Inlaid, is by the Polymelus horse Invincible, from Lade, by Ladas —Blairfette, by Barcaldine. Masoic is a halfbrother to Parquet. Should Improve. Mountain Fox, who finished on well each day at Feilding after a slow beginning, should have possibilities as a three-year-old. He is by the Foxlaw horse, Foxbridge, from Abbey Dream, and is related to good horses, Abbey Dream being a half-sister to Erie. Recompense. Beaupartir wound up the season in a blaze of glory, winning the New Zealand St Leger, Awapuni Gold Cup. A.R.C. Easter Handicap and the G.N. St Leger in a line. There was no more popular Easter winner than this game Beau Pere- colt, who has been only once in his life further back than second —when he finished fourth, almost in line with the placed horses in the King’s Plate at Christmas. A certainty beaten in two races at Trentham in the spring, Beaupartir looked unlucky to have to lower his colours in his next start to the brilliant Disdain, in the C.J.C. Spring Plate. Then he bumped up against Defaulter in the Derby at Riccarton. Beaupartir was still a maiden until he won the Queen’s Plate at Ellerslie, and. after the King’s Plate, Defaulter was again his bugbear in the G.N. Derby. Ten weeks later Cheval de Volee nosed him out of first money in the Taranaki Cup. Beaupartir has improved with every race and there is little doubt that he was the outstanding galloper at Ellerslie last weekend, his A.R.C. Easter Handicap win stamping him as a class colt, whose recent successes are but a just recompense for his bad luck earlier in the season. Beaupartir has now contested 13 races for five wins, seven seconds, a fourth and £2860 in stakes.

RACING FIXTURES

April 15 —Stratford. April 15 —Greymouth. April 15, 17 —Avondale. April 19, 20 —Manawatu April 21, 22—Whangarei. April 22—Clifden. April 22—Reeftan.