TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1939, Page 11

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Wellington Racing Club’s Prospects Look Bright TRENTHAM FIELDS ARE LARGE AND CLASSY CLOSE FINISHES AND BIG DIVIDENDS MIGHT BE ORDER OF DAY (By “CARBINE.”) Trentham is where close finishes and big dividends go hand in hand, and the winter meeting is no exception. The prospects for the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting which will commence on Tuesday and extends over three days are very bright. The entries are the largest yet and the class of horse competing is tip-top. As usual the North Island v South Island aspect will feature in the main events, and interesting racing should result. The Wellington course provides a new problem for the Ellerslie runners, as it is a better test of jumping and is all on the flat.

It is a pleasure to attend the Wellington Club's meeting. In the first place the seating is so spacious and the accommodation on the stands so good that shelter is provided for the biggest of crowds. Then short of a continuous downpour the track stands up to any weather. The grounds also are well paved and arranged that even a light pair of shoes will keep the wearer from becoming wet footed. The following is a brief summary of how some of the horses engaged have been working out. AT TRENTHAM. Yours Truly covered six furlongs in 1.20, taking 53 over the last half. Alama ran the- same distance in 1.19. Happy Heels and Kena took 1.341 to cover seven furlongs. Liane continues to run easily. Lady Cygnus continues to show improvement. * Matoru and Lord Cavendish galloped six furlongs and at the finish the former was well clear. Dancing Flame and Royal Show worked out over six in 1.22. El Meynell appears to have become moody. Might loafed over seven furlongs and was later made to gallop the distance on his own. Gold Wren continues to impress and worked out nicely over four steeplechase sticks in the centre of the course. AT AWAPUNI. Power Chief with A. McDonald aboard was sent over two brush obstacles and one hurdle,. the first two jumps being taken in fine fashion. Later he went over a mile with Raeburn, the last seven taking nearly 1 1.40. Both horses had plenty in reserve. Quadroon and Tidewaiter are working out well and were responsible for covering six in something like 1.20 3 -5. All Blood, in the company of Te j Morehu, covered a mile, taking 1.39/ over the last seven furlongs. AT HAWERA. Vivacious ran six furlongs in 1.19 and is in first class order. No fault can be found with Disturbed’s condition. He will start on the Third day at Trentham. Silk Sox, who will start on the second day at Trentham, is in good order. Notium is displaying his usual brilliance and is in first class order.

AT RICCARTON. Counterblast is in fine fettle, reeling off six furlongs in 1.15 1-5. Skyrena ran five furlongs in 1.4 3-5. Cottingham gave a brilliant display over eight hurdles. Court Yard was no match for him as a jumper. AT TE RAPA. - Royal Bachelor and Whirling are in fine form and covered five furlongs in smart time. Maori Song looks in excellent condition. So does Prince Acre. Jewelled Girdle has been doing his work well. Du Maurier is going well and might make amends for recent failures. Susan has been working out well. AT NEW PLYMOUTH. Majority continues to show excellent form, covering six in 1.20 2-5. High Test is also not without prospects. Aussie Ra has been training comfortably, so has Windsor Chief.

SPORT OF KINGS OVERSEAS PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. A schoolmaster asked his class, ‘•What two- great races have dominated Britain since the invasion of the Romans?” and one bright pupil replied: “The Derby and the Grand National Steeplechase.” A regulation of the English Jockey Club does not allow more than £2OO added money to be given for any two-year-old race prior to the Epsom summer meeting. That, however, does not ai stand in the way of some two-year-old races run before that time being very valuable. At Sandown Park on April 23 owners’ forfeits and sweepstakes increased the value of the Sandown Park Stud Produce Stakes from the £2OO given by the management to | £2155, of which £1909 went to the owner of the winner. The Aga Khan supplied the favourite in Tartinette, but she ran third, the winner being Helinski (Mr Jinks—Helene) bred by Mrs J. Arkwright, who races her. Accounts of the English Derby to hand state that Blue Peter won at least £1.000,000 for his supporters. The bookmakers also lost heavily on Heliopolis, who ran third. The totalisator issued 61.608 tickets on Heliopolis. The victory of Blue Peter broke the Rosebery family’s 35 years’ run of bad luck in the Derby. After his famous father’s win in 1894 with Ladas, 1895 with Sir Visto. and 1905 with Cicero, the Earl of Rosebery, who has repeatedly tried to win the classic, and it was left to Blue Peter to accomplish the feat. Kay Francis, bred by Mr J. Butler, of Christchurch, and sold for 30gns to Mr H. H. Richter, Perth, when the latter was in this country for the interdominion championships last year, recently won the main event at Gloucester Park, Perth, making her tally eight in the nine months she has been racing in that State. A five-year-old!

mare by Wrack from Princess Pointer Kay Francis, from a 2min 20sec mark commenced winning shortly after he: arrival in Western Australia, and ii now on a 2min Msec handicap. Hei best mile rate is 2min 12Jsec, made over one mile and a-half. In spite o: recent good form. Kay Francis wa; freely quoted at good odds in hei latest success. She registered a gooc performance in recording 2min 15sec for the mile journey, the last half tak ing Imin 6sec. There is no vice in Ajax, but he is a very playful horse, and for that reason his trainer, Frank Musgrave, will not take the risk of turning him out for a spell. Most horses after the autumn racing are sent for a time into paddocks at Bacchus Marsh or other favoured spots, but that practice cannot be followed with Ajax. In this respect he is very much like Nuffield, who is now resting at Tarwyn Park, where he was bred. Ajax made a practice of kicking his box, and the pine lining was soon splintered. Hardwood was substituted, and, finding he could make no impression on it, Ajax gave up the practice of kicking. He is spending his winter holiday at Musgrave’s stables at Ormond. He is given plenty of exercise, but always has an attendant with him. Mosaic, the horse that would not .eat and won the Sydney Cup on a diet of apples, has developed an appetite since he has been on holiday at Richmond (New South Wales). His trainer, J. Abbs, is delighted. He expects there will be no more worry over Mosaic’s diet. Abbs sets one day a week apart to visit his horse, and states that the colt has improved out of all knowledge since he has been in the pad-' dock. Mosaic is to be prepared for the Melbourne Cup.

SIRE OF STAYERS • GREATEST IN NEW ZEALAND. The greatest sire of stayers in New Zealand was Martian. In eight years he was responsible for six New Zealand Cup winners—Warstep, Ardenvohr, Menelaus, Sasanof. Vagabond, and Royal Star. His Auckland Cup winners were Warstep, Mascot, and Rapine; Canterbury Cup, Cherubini, Reputation, Warstep, Snub, Mascot, and Rapine; Trentham Gold Cup, Warstep, Sasanof, Rapine (twice) and Star Stranger (twice). In Australia Sasanof won a Melbourne Cup and Cherubini an Australian Cup. All these races were run over two miles or two miles and a-quarter. Very strangely, sons of Martian have failed to carry on the sire line, the only ones to meet with any success being Martarma and Racefui. On the other hand, Martian mares have proved wonderful producers, and from daughters or descendants of the Martagon horse have come Nightmarch, Strephon, Estland, Finmark, Gaine Carrington, Peter Jackson, Limelight, Enthusiasm, Laughing Prince, Starland, Motere, Minerval, Cuddle, Padishah, Footfall, and a long list of winners of good races.

WELLINGTON MEETING DIVISIONS AND BRACKETS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Woburn Hack Handicap and the Whyte Handicap on the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting have been divided as follows: — WOBURN HANDICAP (Hack conditions), Six furlongs. First Division: Wild Talk, 9.8; Halley, 9.0; Susan, 9.0; Lucullus Boy, 8.11; Rarotonga, 8.9; Blonde Princess, 8.8; Erlick, 8.7; Joe Louis, 8.6; Gemara, 8.5;! White Rajah, 8.4; Little Ruse, 8.2; Beauly, 8.0; Gay Hunting, 8.0; Lady Cygnus, 8.0; Neptune, 8.0; Royal Lassie, 8.0; War Cloud, 8.0. Second Division: Shining Hours, 9.3; White Gold, 9.0; Phenomenal, 9.0; Rex Maitland, 8.11; Conversion, 8.8; Auto Sweep, 8.8; High Test, 8.7; Viracious, 8.6; Regicide. 8.4; Floral Robe, 8.2; Te Ore, 8.2; Cushia’s Last, 8.0; Great Bramble. 8.0; Laughing Song, 8.0; Night Eruption, 8.0; Te Haka, 8.0. WHYTE HANDICAP. One mile. First Division: Haughty Winner, 9.2; Trench Fight. 8.10; Sly Fox, 8.9; Lowenberg, 8.7; Meamea, 8.6; Mungatoon, 8.3; Monipere, 8.2; Mataroa, 8.0; The Crooner, 8.0; Rollicker, 7.13; Lazybones, 7.13; Might, 7.12; Jack Tar, 7.8; Deficit, 7.7; Gay Rebel, 7.7; Rustem, 7.7; Skyway, 7.7.

Second Division: Maori Song. 8.11; Whirling, 8.10; Quadroon, 8.9; Lady Montana, 8.8; Alma, 8.6; Valmint, 8.6; Ned Cuttie. 8.2; Mishna, 8.0; Yours Truly, 8.0; Kena, 7.12; Tidewaiter, 7.10; Waitaka, 7.10; Corrobbree, 7.7; Du Maurier, 7.7; Lord Moutoa, 7.7; Skyrena, 7.7; War Lap, 7.7. The following horses will be bracketed because of joint interest or because of lack of totalisator accommodation: — Woburn Handicap: Gemera and Viracious, White Rajah and Regicide, Little Ruse and Floral Robe, Beauly and Te Ore, Gay Hunting and Cushia’s Last. Lady Cygnus and Great Bramble. Neptune and Laughing Song.

Royal Lassie and Night Eruption, War Cloud and Te Haka. Whyte Handicap: Mungatoon and Waitaka, Rollicker and Whirling, The Crooner and Yours Truly, Lazybones and Kena. Might and Tidewaiter, Jack Tar and Corroboree, Deficit and Du Maurier, Gay Rebel and Lord Moutoa, Rustem and Skyrena. Skyway and War Lap. Train Arrangements. In today’s issue the Railway Department advertises cheap fares and train arrangements in connection with the races at Trentham on July 4, 6 and 8. RACING FIXTURES July I—Oamaru.1 —Oamaru. July I—Dannevirke Hunt. July 4,6, B—Wellington. July 15 —Waimate District Hunt. July 15—Hawke’s Bay Hunt. July 22 —Rangitikei Hunt. July 22—South Canterbury Hunt. July 29 —Christchurch Hunt. July 29— Manawatu Hunt. August 8, 10. 12—Grand National meeting.