TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1939, Page 9

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

In comparatively recent years the '*•<. *Coulfield Cup has been better than the Melbourne Cup for mares. Lady Medallist won the former in 1911, and others successful since were Wynette in 1923, and Maple five years later. In addition they have had several minor placings in the last twenty years, Black Duchess and Segati running secand Lemina third. Since 1919 the Metropolitan has gone to two mares —Jocelyn and Loquacious, both four-year-olds; while Frances Tressady and Oratrix were second, and Carry On dead-heated Spearman for third. In the last two years Vaalmore and Cooranga ran third. The fdregoing results show that though mares have won, it has generally paid backers to leave them out of their calculations for the big handicaps of the spring. ABOUT HORSES No horse has ever won both the Wellington Steeplechase and the Winter Hurdles. The best dual performance so far has been Nukumai’s second in the Steeples and first in the Hurdles in 1931. The only other horse ever to be placed in both events was Nor’West, who won the Steeples in 1898 after having run third in the Hurdles, the latter race in those days being decided before the big Steeples. Although Royal Appellant has no immediate engagements, he is getting through plenty of useful work, and looks remarkably well. The son of Appellant is nominated for the Winter Cup, to be decided at Riccarton in August, but at present nothing definite is known as to whether he will take on the southern trip. At his best Royal Appellant is one of Auckland’s most capable gallopers up to a mile and a-quarter, and he should not be hard to place z at approaching meetings. ' Muriet, the full-sister to Miss Tasta in F. Hall’s stable, is shaping nicely at Riccarton and is holding her condition well. A free galloper, Muriet stays on well and she looks like developing into a useful mare. Lady Meath, who was imported from England in 1935 by Mr A. H. Storey, Te Awamutu, has been a disappointment as a racehorse and is to be retired to the stud, for which purpose she was primarily purchased. She is by Soklennis, sire of the Caulfield Cup winner, Denis Boy, from Black Spangle, by Black Gauntlet. Colonel Bogey is a three-year-old bay gelding by Nightmarch and he is much like his sire in build. He is out of that good. Kilboy—Marty mare Kilmiss. the dam previously of another useful sort in Sweet Music, and he is now being raced in partnership by Messrs C. P. Thorburn and G. E. Trevor. of Palmerston North, who bought him from the estate of his breeder,, the late Mr C. Louisson, and for whom he is being trained at Awapuni by J. P. Coyle. According to a Wanganui report, H. W. Johnston is giving Kriemhild. the rising three-year-old full-sister to Wotan, some road exercise, and she will shortly resumed track work. Wotan is to be put into work again shortly by Johnston. The Melbourne Cup winner is said to have done well during his spell.

Charade, winner of the Great Northern Hurdles, is not partial to soft ground, and for that reason was not raced at Trentham. She is in strong

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Time Another Mare Won Melbourne Cup SISTER OLIVE SCORED LAST VICTORY IN 1921 FARE BETTER IN CAULFIELD CUP (By “CARBINE.”) In the ordinary course of events it is round to another mate to win the Melbourne Cup. Sister Olive, in 1921, was the last. Before her, Acrasia in 1904. Since then Sarcherie has done better than any other mare, running second twice and (third once. Her seconds were to Peter Pan and Marabou, and there have been few more meritorious wins than that of the former, who, in heavy going, carried 9.10 to Sarcherie’s 7.2. In her second Melbourne Cup Sarcherie had 7.13, and 8.9 when she was third. Sarcherie ran in four Melbourne Cups, being unplaced with 8.7 when Wotan won. v .

work, however, and is booked for a trip to Riccarton for the Grand National Hurdles. 1

Jack Tar, who was bred at Waitara by Mr Gordon Salway. is a son of Captain Bunsby and, though the furthest distance at which he has yet won is a mile and a-quarter it would not surprise if he proved capable of winning over longer journeys before his career closes, as he is bred to stay. A five-year-old bay gelding, he is out of the imported English-bred mare Santaline, a daughter of the Santoi horse Santair, and descending from a halfsister to the great Sceptre, of the high ■ ly successful Miss Agnes line and he is thus a half-brother to Matorni, a good winner some seasons ago. Like most of his sire’s stock he handles heavy ground well. The owners of Jack Tar are Mr E. R. Davies and Mr O. Nicholson, of Auckland, who bought him for 180gns as a yearling. His successes last season were the Waikato Hack Cup and the A.R.C. York Handicap.

SPORT OF KINGS OVERSEAS PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. The Brown Ribbon of Germany, of an approximate value of £lO,OOO, which will be run at Munich on July 30, attracted 83 entries. Forty-seven were from Germany, three from Hungary, 10 from France, 12 from Italy, and 11 from England. Of the English division two were nominated by the Aga Khan and four by Miss D. Paget.

At a recent meeting at Perth a rider was fined £lO for shifting position at the barrier, and warned that a repetition would mean suspension for at least three months.

A bid of 2,250gn5. for the Caulfield Cup winner, Euzzalong, was refused at auction in Sydney recently. Buzzalong has been entered for the Metropolitan and the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups this year. Bought for £5,000 after winning the Melbourne Cup, Marabou met with poor demand when Mr C. B. Kellow offered his stud horses at auction. A lone bid of 200gns. was not considered. The auctioneer said that any buyer willing to offer a reasonable price could negotiate privately.

The first quarter of the English fiatracing season has been completed, and it is interesting to note that Lord Rosebery, who won the Two Thousand Guineas, the Derby, and the Blue Riband Trial Stakes at Epsom with Blue Peter, has a big lead among the winning owners. Two horses owned by Lord Rosebery have won five races and £22,957 in stakes, while Mr R. S. Clark, who owns that fine filly Galatea 11.. winner of the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks, is in second place on the list at the moment with two winners of four races and £10.298 in stakes. Besides Galatea 11., Mr< Clark owns the highly-promising two-year-old colt Trois Pistoles, who, like Bois Roussel, is a son of the defunct Vatout. Trois Pistoles is a half-brother to Galatea 11., and recently made a successful debut. He is expected to develop into a classic candidate next season.

Bookmakers at Rosehill recently gambled on Vestal’s ill-luck in races and had to pay out £BOOO when she won the June Handicap. She had not won a race for 14 months but had filled several minor places including four at Randwick in that period. Vestal was backed solidly but Speardale Gold Spark, Hedonic and Legion Bird were also in good demand. Vestal’s owner- 1 trainer. P. Riddle gave the rider, W. Lappin (the leading New South Wales apprentice) the credit for Vestal’s win. “He has the knack of getting horses into a winning position earlier than many jockeys,’’ said Riddle. "Usually Vestal is well back early but Lappin had her in a winning position after the field had gone a furlong." The stable had a good win but not as big as it would have been had Vestal won the Winter Plate at Randwick when Gold Pan beat her by a head. Vestal ran the mile and a-quarter in 2min. s,secs. which is unusually fast for winter racing. Diamond Wedding’s early dash — she set up a six lengths' lead —was largely responsible for the fast time.

Green Cape had not won a hurdle race until he annexed the V.R.C. National Hurdles at Flemington recent- 1 ly. He was tried over the battens earlier in his career and all that he managed was a second in weak company at Geelong. He took to steeplechasing in a twinkling. After being placed in the March Steeples at Flemington he won at Moonee Valley and followed his initial success over country with the easiest of wins in the Grand National Steeples last year. He is the first Grand National Steeplechase winner to win the Grand National Hurdles, though more than one horse has won the Grand National Steeples after winning the Grand National Hurdles. For instance, Redleap won the Grand National Hurdles in 1889 and 1892. and he also won the Grand National Steeples in 1892. Mosstrooper also won the double in 1930. It seems the natural thing for a horse to go from hurdles to fences, but it is not often they come back from fences to hurdles. The reason for Green Cape's popularity in the Grand National Hurdles, apart from the fact that he had been backed, was that he

had been racing with more dash than usual over hurdles. A few weeks ago he showed that his knowledge of hurdle racing had improved by finishing fourth at Caulfield. This was followed by a fourth at Moonee Valley, but his York Hurdle effort was the performance that brought him to the top of the National market, on a par with Australia's champion hurdle racer, Pooley Bridge. Green Cape gave Pooley Bridge a big start in the York Hurdles and was rapidly catching him. During the race he was almost brought down when another runner collided with him and practically knocked him over the rails. Green Cape is one of the finest jumpers in Australia, both over hurdles and fences.

The Egyptian Jockey Club recently made the following announcement:— “Trainers are informed that in the case of any of their string being under medical treatment such treatment must cease seven days before they run in public. Medical treatment signifies all internal medicine which cannot be considered as ordinary nourishment. The last word naturally means hay, corn, bran, etc., but the ruling is curiously worded .and evidently had some hidden significance concerning matters which have come to the notice of the stewards. Perhaps the body mentioned had an idea that -tonics” were too freely used.

Sir Abe Bailey celebrated his recent change of luck on the turf in England following the success of Fairstone at Ascot by distributing £5OO to British racing charities and a similar amount to poor people living in places associated with his career in South Africa.

With the stud season close at hand in Australia it is interesting to note that there are approximately 50 stallions offered for thoroughbred public service in New South Wales. A number of the horses are English importations by way of New Zealand, including Beau Pere. Myosotis, and other proved sires. The well-known Beau Pere (imp.) tops the list with a service fee of 200 guineas, and it may also be related that his list has been marked as “full" for the 1939 season. At the dispersal sale of the Westmere Stud at Wanganui the Son-in-Law horse changed hands at 3.300 guineas to become the property of a New South Wales studmaster, and the horse has only to live on for several seasons to rank as a sale ring bargain.

No sire in England has a better record in long-distance races than Son-in-Law, whose progeny, to the close of the 1938 fiat racing season in England, had won Gl5 races, worth £377.480. His stock have won most of the principal distance handicaps and weight-for-age races. Proof that the line is likely to continue to excel for staminq is evident from the record of his son. Foxlaw, himself a winner of the Ascot Gold Cup. Since his retirement to the stud in 1928. Foxlaw’s stock have won stakes amounting to £79.103 to the 1938 season, and they include Foxhunter, also a winner of the Ascot Gold Cup and now a successful sire. In the Ascot Stakes recently, run over two miles and a-half. Foxlaw sired the winner, Frawn, and Foxchase, the second horse. Son-in-Law got Ninas, who ran third. Frawn, who is raced by his breeder, Lord Howard de Walden, is a brother of the sire, Siegfried, imported to New Zealand, where he became the sire of good stayers, notably the Melbourne Cup winner. Wotan. His dam. Fircmist. who is of the Bruce Lowe No. 1 family, was by the Derby winner. Sunstar, from Lorgnette, by Isinglass from Galinne. the dam of Fowling Piece, by Gilopin, Firemist has prov-

ed a successful matron for her owner. Foxchase is from Nell Star, also by Sunstar, and her dam. Nellie Chase, was by Orby. He is related, through his third dam, Celone. to the successful sires, Pharos and Fairway, the latter being the sire of recent Derby winner, Blue Peter. Ninas is a four-year-old mare bred by her owner. Sir Abe Bailey. Her dam, Nina, is by Prince Galahad from Giannina. ,by John o’ Gaunt. RACING FIXTURES 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. August 19 —Pakuranga Hunt. August 31 —Egmont-Wanganui Hunt. September 2 —Taranaki Hunt. September 2 —Otago Hunt. September 7, 9 —Wanganui Jockey Club. September 16 —Foxton Racing Club. September 16 —Ashburton County Racing Club. September 16. 18 —Avondale Jockey Club.