TURF NEWS & NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1939, Page 9

TURF NEWS & NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE & COURSE

Views on Racing Facts and Fancies

SIR HUGH A CHEAP BUY

(By

“The Cynic.”)

Sir Hugh, who paid a big dividend when winning the hack distance event at the South Canterbury Meeting, won some good races when trained at Riccarton by C. Emerson. When his owner decided to sell him last year Emerson advised several would-be buyers to secure him, as he considered the geldjng would prove to be a useful middle-distance performer. Sir ■Hugh was eventually bought reasonably by J. Ross, who has had him in steady work for some time. His latest win, first up after being off the scene for 15 months, put him out of hack ranks. Now five years old, he is a son of Philamor and the Solfeijino mare Mistress Quickly, a half-sister to Quite Soon and the recent Riccarton winner Spartan. , Bronze Step. Bronze Step has not developed the form expected after the promise she revealed earlier in the z season, but there is still time for plenty of development. She finished third on the first day at Feilding, and with different conditions prevailing in future she should do much better. Went Wrong. ‘ ■ A couple of seasons ago Gadger displayed promise as a hurdler and then wnt wrong, tie was tried again on the concluding day at Whangarei, and he made a fair race of it with Airam to finish a useful second. However, as he was in receipt of 471 b from the Aus-tralian-bred mare, there was not much merit in his performance, other than it revealed room for further improvement.

Fitting Success. It was fitting in a way that Chandlery, a two-year-old should score his first success on the Whangarei track, for it was there than his dam, Ornamental, won her last race before being retired to the brood mares’ paddock. . There was no doubt about the mattei’ in which this youngster ran right away from his field, and he looks certain to develop into a very useful performer. Formerly at Trentham. Two horses who have recently been successful over hurdles, Count Roussillon and Jewish Lad, were once trained at Trentham by A. Goodman, who first educated them at the game and always believed that they might do well in the role. Count Roussilon, who is still owned by Mr A. H. Dernier, has been racing in the north for a couple of years, and when he on the St Heliers’ Hurdles at the Auckland Easter Meeting he was enjoying his first success since his transfer from Trentham. He has also been placed over country, and as he is a son of Manchineil he might prove a useful jumper this winter. Jewish Lad was also enjoying his first success since his transfer from Trentham when the won the Peerswick Brush Hurdles at the C.J.C. Easter Meeting, and he followed this up by winning again at Washdyke on Thursday. He is the first of the few Rabbis who have raced in the Dominion to be jumped. Horses for Courses. Arctic King won the Mcßae Handicap at Hawera two years ago, and the Rabbi gelding is likely to make a bold bid for success this week. His second in the Great Autumn Handicap indicated that he was not far from his best form and the track conditions are now more in his favour. Power Chief. Power Chief looks rather too lusty to be ready to show his best form yet, but tne handsome Tractor gelding is likely to resume racing at Hawera on Saturday. His running will be closely watched in view of his engagements at Awapuni next month. In Good Fettle. It is probable that Hanover will represent the Knapp stable in the Adamson Steeplechase on the second day of the Egmont meeting. Sharpened up by his race over hurdles on Thursday, Hanover should be in excellent fettle. Right Again. Wildflower missed the Waverley meeting because of slight kidney trouble, but she appears to have made a good recovery and will probably be seen in action at Hawera next week. The Feilding Easter Handicap winner has taken longer this season to strike form, but she looks more solid and should be a good fnoney spinner as the season progresses May Win. Conveyor will probably make his debut as a hurdler at Hawera and, although he is meeting some smart jumpers, it would be well to give him some consideration. Conveyor is a natural jumper, and. as he has been in steady work for some months, he will not lack a great deal of condition. Back to Form. Rustem’s third at Feilding indicated that the Foxton gelding was coming back to form and his race over seven furlongs should sharpen him up for the Davidson Handicap on the second day at Hawera. He is likely to have a big following. Still Winning. Red Chief created a good impression 'when he won at Feilding, but the brother to Colincamps was even more impressive at Waverley. He had to be checked half way down the running and pulled over on to the fence, but he finished like a train to win going away.

Red Chief is raced by the Feilding trainer Harold Batten, and is likely to win more good races for him. He should be worth watching at Hawera.

Royal Despatch Echo. One of the sensations of Randwick in the early twenties was the disqualification of a norse named Royal Despatch and nis connections. That episode is brought to mind afresh by the breed of a horse named Lights Out, who figures in the maiden field at Nelson tomorrow.

Royal Despatch was the first foal of the Gluten mare Comely, a descendant of Yatterina, ancestress of the colonial line that has been responsible for such fine performers as Libeller, Wairiki, Pinfire, Queen March, King March, Limarch, King Soult, Te Kara, First Salute, Arch Salute, and others. Not another of Comely’s foals raced until her last, a now five-year-old gelding by Nightmarch, who is the Lights Out engaged at Nelson. Lights Out, who carries the colours of Second Innings’s trainer, E. Redmond, had his first two races recently at the C.J.C. Easter Meeting, and he made quite a fair showing to the straight in the event won by Kalika on the second day. *

Gay Hussar. I Gay Hussar who ran second at Nelson was purchased as a yearling for 80 guineas at the Sydney Easter sales two years ago. Gay Hussar has been racing the last two seasons for only five minor placings in over twenty starts. Until February he was owned in Auckland by Mr T. H. Kenny, but he was then sold to Mr W. Parsons, of Christchurch, fro whom he has run two seconds and a third in six outings. A three-year-old bay gelding bred by Mr W. Booth at the Tatyoon Stud, N.S.W., he is a son of the Hurry On horse Light Brigade and the Charlemagne II mare Carrah, a half-sister to Specialty, who won the A.J.C. Doncaster Handicap (beating Beauford, Greenstead, etc.), the A.J.C. Metropolitan Handicap (beating Richmond Main, Beauford, Cetigne. etc.), and other important events.