TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 November 1939, Page 9

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE

Golden Sheila Wins at Waikato GAR VAALS BRINGS OFF SURPRISE IN STEEPLECHASE (BY “CARBINE.”) Yesterday’s racing at Te Rapa saw Golden Sheila make a one horse race of the Hamilton Handicap, winning with ease from Sly Fox. The surprise of the day was the success of Gar Vaals in the Clarkin Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase. The Vaals-Gortyn gelding won by six lengths from Sub-Editor. The Waikato Hack Cup went to the Valette —Kukuriki gelding The Dozer, who won nicely from Odtaa.

WAIKATO RACES

SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. CHIEF EVENT TO GOLDEN SHEILA. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HAMILTON. November 20. The Waikato Racing Club’s meeting closed today in fine weather. The track was good and the attendance fairly large. The totalisator handled £38.719 10s, compared with £36.623 10s on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £94,289, compared with £89,614, an increase of £4675 —a turnover record for the course. Details of the racing:— Frankton Handicap, 7f: 2/1 Sieglinde. 8.6 (K. Chote) 1; 1/2 Estro, 8.0 (W. J. Broughton) 2; 6/6 Kilcash, 7.11 (O. Evans) 3. Also started: 5/4 Erination; 7/8 Acreman; 8/7 Gas Acre; 9/10 Joan Peel; 4/5 Flying Vixen: 11/13 Surtoy: 3/3 Maneroo; 10/9 Kingcraft; 13/12 Gay Poto; 12/11 Miss Bridge. Head; two lengths. Time, 1.28.

Matangi Hurdles, ljm: 5/7 Inquisitor, 9.0 (J. F. Fergus) 1; 1/1 Loombination, 10/7 (A. Gilmer) 2; 7/5 Air Commodore.. 9.3 (R. Ferguson) 3. Also started: 6/6 Pyrenees; 2/2 Inness Lad; 3/4 Hopalong; 8/8 Mio Fratollo; 4/3 Wynardo; 9/9 Mio Generale. Head; length. Time, 3.12 4-5. Ruakura Stakes, for two-year-olds. 4f: 1/2 Black Robe. 8.8 (W. J. Broughton) 1; 2/1 Harmony, 8.0 (T. Green) 2: 9/7 Lady Bloater, 7.5 (R. Mudford) 3. Also started: 14/16 Otoro; 10/10 Sil-

veyor; 15/17 King’s Flight; 3/3 Royal Descent; 12/11 Royal Pilot; 8/9 Flying Spy; 13/13 Rich Blood; 6/4 Sure Pay; ,12/11 Auburn Lad; 7/8 Payette; 17/18 Bronze Bird; 18/14 Kalletopea; 4/5 Volifox; 16/14 Surpai; 5/6 Happicoat. One length and a half; half length.' Time, 48 4-5. Hamilton Handicap, l : |m; 1/1 Golden Sheila. 9.1 (G. Cameron) 1; 6/9 Sly Fox, 9.0 (N. R. McKenzie) 2; 2/2 Homily, 7.11 (W. J. Broughton) 3. Also started: 7/6 Cheval de Volee; 8/10 Ned Cuttie; 3/3 Farland; 4/5 Orate; 10/8 Te Hai; 11/12 Black Musk; 9/7 Mataroa; 2/2 Entail, coupled,with Homily; 5/4 Windsor Chief; 12/11 High Sea; 13/14 Poland; 18/13 Bonstar. Two lengths and a half; one length and a half. Time, 2.5 2-5. Clarkin Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase. 21m: 7/8 Gar Vaals, 9.81 (Mr E. Keyte). 1; 7/6 Sub-Editor, 10.8 (J. Sharkey) 2; 11710 Caurnie, 9.0 (A. Sinton) 3. Also started: 4/3 Glenvane; 3/2 Lucidus; 1/1 Little Briton; 6/4 Wasp; 8/7 Bells of Bow; 10/9 Nukutere; 5/5 British Sovereign; 9/11 Cordon. Six lengths; two. Time, 4.54. Waikato Hack Cup, Im: 3/4 The Dozer, 8.2 (J. Logan) 1; 5/8 Odtaa, 8.11 (J. Day) 2; 2/1 Ruatiti, 8.10 (W. J. Broughton) 3. Also started: 14/14 Forest Acre; 1/2 Veritable; 6/5 Kaspian; 9/9 Devon; 11/11 Hutana; 10/10 Town Section; 8/7 Racecamp; 4/3 Foxtoon; 13/12 Race Away; 7/6 Foxsen; 16/16 Gay Opal; 12/13 Dynasty; 15/15 Trig Station. Half a length; one length and a half. Time, 1.39. Kirikiriroa Handicap, 6f: 1/2 Our

Jean, 8.2 (R. E. Horne) 1; 3/3 Llangollen, 9.7 (T. Green) 2; 4/5 Olympus, 7.10 (W. J. Broughton) 3. Also started: 2/1 Race Call; 9/9 Tosh; 6/7 Pirate King; 7/6 Gay Seton; 5/4 Te Monowai; 10/10 Hunting Blood: 8/8 Heroic Maid. Length; neck. Time. 1.12 1-s—a course record.

Tauwhare Hack Handicap. 7f: 1/2 Foxmond, 9.1 (A. G. Cameron) 1; 12/11 Starbright, 7.7 (J. Mclnally) 2; 5/6 Bronze Step, 7.8 (O. Evans) 3. Also started: 3/3 Sebrof; 13/13 Kenneth Robert; 9/12 Classic; 11/10 Ora King: 6/4 Sunny Downs; 2/1 Scandal; 4/5 Greek Queen; 8/8 Valerian; 7/7 Hum-a-Song; 14/15 Advance Acre; 10''9 Runanga; 15/14 Karatoki. Nose; short head. Time. 1.26 3-5. Foxlove Not Out Yet. The Gallant Fox gelding Foxlove has not been seen out this season. Last season he compiled a good record by scoring seven wins, two seconds and five thirds in 22 starts. His wins included the Otautau Cup. the Fiord Handicap at Riverton with 8.7 from Milford 9.9, Valantua 7.10 and nine others, and the Ashburton Cup with 8.1 in 2 min. 5 2-ssecs. His last two placed performances were a third with 8.2 to Mungatoon 7.0 and Passaform at Timaru in 2min. 3 4-ssecs., and a third in the South Canterbury Handicap with 8.4 to Mungatoon 7.4 and Thermidor 8.1 in 2min. 4sccs.

American Derby Revived. The historic American Derby is to be revived next year. In the peak years this classic reached the high-water mark of 100,000 dollars added money, but the amount for next, year’s renewal will be only 40,000 dollars. The event is run at Washington Park, Illinois.

The St. Leger Abandoned. The abandonment of the English St. Leger was a serious affair for the municipality and tradespeople of Doncaster. The classic is run on the Doncaster Town Moor, and is controlled by the town council. All profits, which are usually considerable, go into the town treasury, and relieve the burgesses of the necessity of paying rates. Tradespeople and innkeepers also profit largely by the meeting, and the cancellation cost Doncaster about £50,000.

Capricious Ineligible. Among the horses whom the condition attached to the Wellington (Centennial) Cup make ineligible for the present to start is Capricious, the run-ner-up to Yours Truly in the New Zealand Cup. Capricious has won three races to date worth £322, so that she will have to capture at least one good prize during the next five weeks to become an aspirant for the big Trentham stake. Because of the need to qualify her it would not surprise to find her racing at Manawatu and Wairarapa or Marton over the holidays, as there are several events at those meetings tc suit her. Phaleron’s Success. The stock of the Phalaris horse Phaleron Bay are giving their sire a good early advertisement, as the Avondale winner Phaleron is the third of his crop to succeed. The others have been Cetewayo and Cherry Bay, who won at Trentham. Phaleron is a brown colt out of the Chief Ruler—Dovelet mare Columba, a winner herself as a two-year-old and a full sister to Eaglet, a brilliant performer whose successes included the Wanganui and Great Northern Guineas and the New Zealand Oaks, and also to Mother Superior, who won the A.R.C. Welcome and Great Northern Foal Stakes. Dovelet, who was imported from Australia, was likewise a good performer before going to the stud. A Good Juvenile. Nightbeam, who has won both races he has so far contested and is now apparently the best juvenile of the early season in the north, is a bay colt >by Night Raid out of the PaladinTormentor marc Lady Burleigh, who raced only four times as a juvenile, and was placed on each occasion. Tormentor was out of imported Torquato, who also left the useful Gauntlet and | Martial .Dawn (dam of Callamart) and who several removes back links with the line that has produced Royal Chief. Burgess’s Bad Luck. , When Lady Montana won the Riccarton Handicap so attractively on the opening day of the recent New Zealand Cup meeting, it looked as if she was sure to be in the money again at the meeting, but it was her owner-trainer’s misfortune that he could not produce her on the later days. While at the post for the Riccarton Handicap she was kicked, and though she did not feel the full effect at the time, she became very sore the next day. inflammation spreading through the leg. It was an unfortunate meeting for B. Burgess, despite the early win. His other horse, Gay Chou, was so badly galloped on when Skyrena came back on him in the Criterion Handicap on the second day that it is doubtful if he will race again. His leg was stripped to the tendon. His rider. P. Burgess, declared after the race that he would have won comfortably but for the mishap, as the horse had already gone through the gap on the fence without having been asked for his real effort. Au to lite. Autolite who won at Levin on Saturday has the distinction of being the only member of Autopay’s first small crop to survive. She is now three years : old, and is out of the Lucullus —Disease mare Lucidity, who descends from the Princess taproot, which has been re- ' sponsible for horses of the ability of 1 Opera, Tambourini. Tea Bell, Refresher, and Rakahanga, mainly sprinters in the later generations. Lucidity never ’ raced herself, and there was nothing F of any special worth in her near rcla- , lions.

Starting Methods. The tedious delay that occurred at the start of the Telegraph Handicap, open sprint, on the second day of the Avondale Jockey Club’s second spring meeting has again raised the question of whether the New Zealand Racing Conference acted wisely when it decided that all flat races were to be commenced from a standing start (writes “Archer” in the “New Zealand Herald”). The action of the conference was taken in an attempt to have a uniform method of starting, and the standing start was adopted in preference to the walk-up start. Starters who had hitherto exploited the walk-up start with successful results were thus restricted and this has not been for the good of starting. In the case that came under notice at Avondale it is improbable that a field of eight horses has ever given more trouble at the barrier, and, after the starter had spent about 14 minutes in attempting to get them away, two of the runners were finally left standing, taking no part in the race. Such happenings are not for the benefit of racing, and I feel sure that if the starter had been allowed to use the walk-up start the field would have been at the post only a fraction of the time wasted and that a better send-off would have been effected.

r Aga Khan Sells his Racehorses. Reports from London that the Aga ? Khan has sold all his racehorses to American owners and breeders, who ’ are forming a syndicate with a capital ! of £250,000, will be read with regret by all true lovers of racing throughout the world. Spiritual ruler of millions of Moslems, the Aga Khan is one of the ’ world's richest and most picturesque figures and one of the staunchest supporters in the East of Great Britain. ' For many years he has spent most of his time in France or in England. He first became interested in racing when he visited Lord Wavertree in Ireland in 1904, but it was not till 1921, when he became less busy with politics, that he founded his famous studs. He began by asking George Lambton. then trainer for Lord Derby, to buy some yearlings for him. Since then he has been remarkably successful as breeder and owner. His first trainer was Dick Dawson, but in recent years Frank Butters has trained for him. The Aga Khan has studs in France and Ireland. At first he bought freely, but in recent years he has raced almost exclusively horses of his own breeding. He won the Derby three times -—with Braham. Mahmoud, and Blenheim. Bahram, which was never beaten, won also the Two Thousand Guineas and the St. Leger. He had a long list of other important winners, securing the Two Thousand Guineas with Diophon. the Oaks with Udaipur, and the St. Leger with Salmon Trout and Firdaussi. FIXTURES. November 25—Ashburton. November 25—Otaki Maori. November 25. 27—Auckland. December 2—Kurow. December 9—Hororata. December 9, 11—Woodville. December 16—Waipa. December 23. 26. 27— Manawatu December 26 —Waipukurau. Decembe r 26—Wes 11 an d. December 26, 27—Dunedin. December 26. 27—Taranaki. December 26. 28. January I, 2—Auckland. December 30, January I—Wairarapa.1—Wairarapa. December 30, January I—Greymouth. December 30. January I—-Hawke’s1 —-Hawke’s Bay. 1940— January 1— Waikouaiti. January I—Wyndham.1—Wyndham. January 1. 2—Stratford. January 1. 2—Marton. January 2. 3—Southland,