RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19887, 16 May 1936, Page 21 (Supplement)

RACING.

FROM TRACK AND STABLE. RACING FIXTURES. (By “ Martian.”) May 23—South Canterbury *• 23—Carterton R.C. ». 23, 25—Waikato R.C. 30, June 3, 6—Auckland R.C. June 4, 6—Otakl Moorl R.C. • 6—Ashburton C.R.C. .. 11. 13—Hawke’s Bay J.C. ». 20—Scuth Canterbury J.C. ». 20. 23—Wanganui J.C. »» 20, 23—. Napier Park. „ 23—Opotlkl J.C. (at Tauranga). ». 23, 25. 27—Dunedin J.C. •> 27—Foxton R.C. July i—Dannevlrke Hunt Club. •• 4—Oamaru J.C. .. 7. 9. ll—Wellington R.C. .. id—Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club. •» 18—Walmate Hunt Club. .« 22—Rangltlkel Hunt Club. .. 23, 25—Poverty Bay Turr Club. •• 25—South Canterbury H.C. » 2ft—Manawatu R.C.

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS,

Interesting and well-balanced have survived the scratching pen for the first day of the Waikato Racing Club’s annual meeting. Vert ant Amies. Versant has gone amiss, and it is doubtful whether he will be persevered, with. Change of Dates. On acoount of the Dunedin Jookey Club’s change bf dates the .Ashburton County Racins Club will hold its winter meeting on June 6 instead of on June 27. Trentham Totallaator. „ . The reconstructed main totalisator house at Trentham is to be finished In time for the winter meeting, and it is hoped to have the Julius machine installed for the spring. Polygraph. Polygraph, the winner of the Novice Stakes at Amberley, Is a four-year-old gelding by Polazel from Cupid’s Bow, by Archers' —Leading Lady, by Royal Artlllery-Sopra, by Posltano. Royal Papa. Royal Papa, first winner of the Duke of Gloucester Cup, died at Felldlng last week from heart trouble. A six-year-geldlng by Ruapapa, he was bred by Mr T. C. Slmson, of Nukumaru, and was raoed on lease by his trainer, P. Holman. The lease would have expired on May 9. Brlgadore. The Polazel gelding Brlgadore appears to be coming back to the form he displayed last season at the Grand National meeting, when he ran seoond to Emotion In the Trial Hurdles and with 9.12 won the Spreydon Hurdles in the smart time of 3mln 10 3-ssecs. Death of Llmond. The death Is reported of the stallion Llmond, one of the greatest sires ever imported to this oountry. He was owned by Mr G. M. Currie, and was 22 years of age. Llmond was a most prolific sire, and his stock won over £210,000. Among them were Limerick, Ammon Ra. Vellmond, Commendation, Honour, Agrion, Mask, Waikare, Limarch and Theo. Takakua. Takakua was nominated for the Nelson meeting, but he did not race. The Racing Conference advised that it would be necessary for him to be reregistered In New Zealand following his return from Australia, and as the necessary papers were not available, Takakua could not race at the meeting. In any oase he was Ineligible for hack races, for some of which he was jominated.

A Northern Prospeot. Rasouli made his appearance as a steeplechaser at the llawera meeting last week, and his performance In winning the Egmont Steeplechase will bring him into favour for his Great Northern engagements. It was a very promising performance and he jumped well, with the exception of one slight mistake, throughout the race. His pace on the flat was also an asset, as Forest Glow was with him at the last fence, but then Rasouli drew away from him. Rasouli was a splendid hurdler, and, as he can handle heavy going well, he should win more jumping events on his northern trip. His next effort will probably be at Te Rapa. Royal Commission.

The Royal Commission on startingprice betting in Sydney is not making rapid headway. So far its time has been taken up by allegations against one police sergeant, and their rebuttal. The evidence Is ocrtainly conflicting. As there are many more witnesses to examined, and other members of the force to be questioned as to the parts they played In the suppression of betting. it looks (says a Sydney writer) as if we shall be getting on towards (.hristmas before the commission gets through with Its Job. Appropriately Named.

Mr A. D. Potter, the owner of Kiltowyn, is working at Ellerslie a flnetooking rising two-year-old by Cambria Park from Towyn. Cambria Park is by Kilbroney from Tact, while Towyn is the darn of Kiltowyn. This youngster Is a great deal more developed ttian his three-quarter brother, Kiltowyn, was at the same age and bears a most striking resemblance to him. He was sprinted a furlong on two occasiohs the week and covered each in 12 l-5s Mr Potter has claimed the name of Harlech for him which is most appropriate. The name comes from the \\ elsh national song “ Men of Harlech ” Cambria Is the Latin name for Wales, while Towvn Bay is i seaside resort In Wales. The youngster is beautifully tempered and should come to hand early.

Good Winter Horse. hapel is a good winter horse, and it would not be surprising to see him returning to tiie winning list before long after his good second lo Prostration in the Mcßae, Cup at llawera. lie seriously troubled ihe winner over the last furlong and Prostration had to be shaken up to beat him. Last season Lapel performed well. Me won the Oroua Mark (tup. one mile and a quarter. at Felldlng at Easter, the Croft on Cup, one mile and 137 yards, at Marton (on a heavy track), was third in the Connolly Handicap at Wanganui, second in the Raukawa Cup at Otakl, won the Tatlmikara Handicap on the same course, was second In ihe Foxton Cup, and wound up the season by winning the Winter Oats Handicap, one mile, at Trentham. beating Lord Yal, Curie. Davolo and several others. Lapel recently changed hands lull is still in .1, M. Il.istle‘9 stable at FeUding.

Silver Ring. I It is reported from Greymouth tin i Silver Ring is not likely to race again ! in New Zealand. He will be kept in j steady work at Omoto until the time :omes for him to contest early spring ' weight-for-age events in Australia, lie will be nominated for the Melbourne Cup. but whether he runs will depend on his September and October form and. on the weight he is given. His staying capabilities are considered to have been fully proved. Yarlnga. It is a long time since onlookers displayed so much enthusiasm as they did when the three best three-year-olds in the State fought out a most exciting finish in the St. Legeron Easter Monday and crossed the line almost on terms (says a Perth report of the race). The racing showed that the State's younger horses are a good lot. In the St. Leger the Derby winner Yaringa, by Iliad, beat the Perth Cup winner Picaro only by a head, with Balkan Prince, another good performer, a half-head away third, and the issue was in doubt right up to the post. The j time, 3min 16secs. was very slow’, but j this often happens when there is | nothing left in to make'a pace.

Favourably Impressed. Contact created a very favourable impression at Hawke’s Bay when lie won the Karamu Hurdles, about one mile and a-half, by half a dozen lengths. His next appearance was at Hawera, when he beat a good field in the Tongahoe Hurdles. However, he did not jump as well in this event and was stopping over the last bit, but he had sufficient in reserve to hold off Brlgadore by half a length. On Saturday he was again saddled up in the Manawapou Hurdles, and evidently his experience on the first day had done him a lot of good, as he jumped much better, though he had to do his best to beat a maiden hurdler in Silk Sox. Contact is among those engaged in the Great Northern Hurdle Race, and with 9.9 he is more than a possibility. Racing in India. The new Viceroy of India, the Mar quess of Linlithgow, will be a patron of the turf during his term of office, and to this end he recently purchased in England a beautiful brown horse and shipped him to Bombay. It is the first horse the Marquess has ever owned. He is a four-year-old by Bold Archer out of Lot’s Wife. He raced in England under the name of Aslimael, but did not show impressive form. He was, however, successful in the Quarandon Maiden Plate at Derby in his final appearance in England last year. He will race in India under the name of Assault-at-Arms and will be trained by Alf Hoyt. Well Bred Juveniles. The Hastings owner-trainer, J. M. Cameron, has three recent additions to his string. One Is a three-year-old gelding by Grand Knight from Summer Time, thus closely related to Sir Nigel, by the same sire from Very Hot, dam of Summer Time. A rising three-year-old filly by Hunting Song from Egyptian Flower is a very racey-looking filly, while the colt by the same horse from Lotus Lily, by Chief Ruler from Egyptian Flower, also attracts the eye as a likely sort. Sir Nigel, who injured a tendon when competing at the Waipukurau meeting, is slowly on the mend. This Grand Knight gelding appeared as if he was coming "back to his best form, so that the mishap was most unfortunate.

Two Expensive Fallupm. Two disappointments among the hacks at Egmont on the first day were Sir Tommy and Le Grand. The former did not go a really bad race, but Le Grand was a beaten horse from the start. Sir Tommy had been working well since his arrival from the north, and he was sent out nearly twice as well backed straight out as anything else in the Hack Scurry. His speed certainly took him to the front before the field had gone far, but he was yielding as they swung for home and he failed to retain even a place. Le Grand was also a hot shot in the Tawhlti Hack Handicap, more than half as well backed again as Boomerang, but he never became prominent. Apparently this well-bred son of Eulogy did not warm to his work as he did at Trentham last March, and though he was finally running on seventh It was mainly over beaten horses. As a two-year-old Le Grand was unreliable; the habit then formed may never be eradicated.

i Being Prepared For June. Without being set any exacting tasks Pegaway is getting through plenty of solid work at Epsom, and present intentions are to prepare the bay gelding for racing at the Auckland winter meeting. He is shaping up well, but is still big in condition. Pegaway was one of the best performers in Auckland a couple of seasons ago, but lost all form, and it was not until last Christmas that he looked like coming back. He is being trained by C. G. Smith, and this young trainer can be depended upon to produce this horse in the best of order when he is required to face the starter. Yearlings Named. Names for the three yearlings in G. Morse’s team at Takanini have been registered as follows:—Elanage for the bay colt by Posterity from Impetuous, Love Parade for the brown colt by Night march from Pride, and Bowyang for the bay colt by Lord Warden from Molten. Elanage and Love Parade are owned by Mr M. Steinberg, and Bowyang by Mrs A. D. Potter. All were purchased at the yearling sales at Trentham in January. A Good Display. Gascille gave a faultless exhibition of jumping over the Ellerslie country during the week. He was accompanied by a sister to Dark Prince and Ruling King, bet the last named was soon in difficulties, and the other pair continued on along the back and over the hill. As only naturally to be expected, Gascille was doing better than the sister to Dark Prince, but alt the same tlie latter went exceptionally well for a novice. Gascille ran third in the Hunt Club Hurdles at the last Great Northern meeting and was fourth in the Hunt Club Gup at the same fixture, llq ran a great race in the IvingsJand Hurdles at Avondale a little later, when Soloist just got up in lime to beat him. At Ellerslie last October he won the Hunters’ Steeplechase and the following day accounted for the Onehunga Steeplechase, heating Clarion Call. Cardhu, Petrarch and others. Gascille has been placed in hurdle events since then. lie is engaged at the Great, Northern meeting, having been nominated for the Green Lane Steeplechase, in which lie has 0.2 and the Winter Steeplechase, and if lie goes on as at present he should be in flrst-elass order when the Auckland meeting ar-