THE RACING WORLD RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20266, 7 August 1937, Page 23 (Supplement)

THE RACING WORLD

RACING.

(By " MARTIAN.”)

fixtures ahead. August 21—Pakuranga Hunt C. August 28—Otago Hunt C. beptember 2—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt C. September 4—Taranaki Hunt C. September 9. 11—Wanganui J.C. September 18—Ashburton County R.C. September 18—Foxton R.C. September 18. 20— Avondale J.C. September 28. 25—Geraldine R.C. Septemb«v 25—Marton J.C. October 2—Otaki Maori RC. October 2—Kurow J.C. Ootober 2. 4—Taumarunui R.C. October 7, 9—Dunedin J.C. October 9—Hawke’s Bay J.C. October 9. 11—Auckland R.C. October 14. 16—South Canterbury J.C. October 16, 18—Avondale J.C. October 14. 10—Masterton R.C. October 21. 28. 25—Wellington R.C. October 23. 25—Gore R C. October 25—North Canterbury R.C. October 25—Waverley R.C. October 26—Waikato Hunt C. October 25—Waipawa County R.C. October 29, 30—Poverty Bay Turf Club. October 30—Banka Peninsula R.C. October 30—Rangitikei R.C. November 6. 6—Whangarei R C. November 6. S. 10. 13—Canterbury J.C. November 13 —Rotorua and Bay of Plenty H.C. November 13—Napier Park R.p. November 20—Levin R.C. November 20—Southland R.C. November 20, 22 —Waikato R.C. November 27—Ashburton County R.C. November 27. 29- Takapuna J.C. November 27, 30—Feilding J.C. GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS. Te Rapa stables are freely represented In the nominations for the Pakuranga Hunt, at Ellerslle, this month. New Zealand Cup. Thel stake for the New Zealand Cup this year Is £2OOO. When Royal Star, Scion and Rouen each won it was worth £2500. Btreamline. No decision has yet been arrived at regarding Streamline’s Grand National ►■ngagement, but at the moment Mr J. H. Grigg is inclined to reserve him for less strenuous races. This might prove a wise course in view of the aomparative little experience of the Day Comet gelding.

; Under a Cloud. One of Santoft’s knees has filled, | and (hero is considerable doubt , whether he will be able to start In ; the Grand National. ! Lap Up’s Two Wins. ■ Lap Up, who won two events over I hurdles and £340 in stakes this sea- ! son, was unfortunate that in most ofj the races he contested the wet condi- • tions were against him. Having had a spell, Lap Up Is doing road exercise preparatory to returning to the track. Unluoky Happy Night. The two-year-old Happy Night has be'en an unlucky youngster this season, and he got into trouble again on Saturday at Riccarton, being sent back when trying to get through on the inside of Screamer. This settled his chance, and he did quite well to come again and finish fourth. Queensland Cup Winner. The six-vear-old horse Soft Step, who twice won the Queensland Cup and also the Queensland St. Leger, was bought during the season by Mr I. H. Andrews, but that owner, afte’r trying the Spearfelt horse on most tof the Sydney courses, has had no luck with him and it is now 20 months since he had a win. Kinsfolk beat him by half a head in the Warwick Farm April Handicap. Few and Far Between. The' only winner of the Brabazon Handicap to follow on with the Winter Cup is Toxeuma, seven years ago. Lochson and Jolly Beggar are the only two to win in the open hurdles at the Hunt meeting prior to capturing the ; Grand National Hurdles; and no Ilomeby Steeplechase winner has : scored in the Grand National. ! Good English Stayer. I Enfield, a good stayer In England, ' has been bought for the St. Albans stud, Geelong, by Messrs H. G. Ray- | inond, and H. B. Ranken. Enfield, who jis by Winalot, from Fire’crest, will | leave for Australia next month. He is I considered to be one of the three best stayers at present racing in England, | and has won £IO,OOO In stakes. Successful Taranaki Teams. The most successful trainer at Awapunl, during the past season, was H. Dulieu, who won 23 races, four more than J. Fryer. Hawera. Thanks largely to Wotan's Melbourne Cup win the stake earnings of Fryer’s team totalled £10,624 10s, over £7OOO more than that earned by Dulleu’s team. H. Gray Is third on the list with 13 wins and £2666 In stakes, followed by O. ! Cox with ten wins and £2178. Argentine Buys. According to a recent English exchange, IT.II. the Aga Khan has sold his Eclipse Stakes winner Rustom Pasha, and the hefrse is shortly to be exported to the Argentine. ißustom Pasha has been at th<j stud in France. He is by Son-In-Law out of Cos, and •six of his offspring have won races worth over 7000 sovs. in England this •season. Slega Looking Well. Siega, who had some experience 1n public earlier in the season, has done well this winter. She’ will probably be given a race at the Pakuranga meeting. Although she may not be at her best the outing will benefit her for later engagements. By Siegfried from Auriculus, by Lucullus from Wairarapa, who is descended from the imported mare Idalia, there is some stout blood In Siega’s pedigree, and she should eventually make - good. Given Up Riding. The Melbourne horseman W. Dunoan has sensibly given up the Idea of again attempting to take up the calling of a Jockey. Another fall In a race—and they are always liable to occur—might have settled him for riding or anything else. Duncan has decided to set up as a trainer, and, though at various times prominent jockeys have • been failures in that calling it Is Improbable Duncan will add to that number. His natural shrewdness should stand to him, just as it did when a | Jockey. Cook o’ the North. Cock o’ the North did not create a good impression when he first came to Wingatui as he tipped out at the first fence in his race at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting. He was then bought by Fred Shaw, who gave him a lengthy spell. Cock o’ the North bumped W. Cooper at the stand double on the first day of the Dunedin winter meeting, but won the Dunedin Steeplechase when beating Burglar at even | weights. Burglar was giving Cock o’ the North 141 b. in the Homeby Steeples, j but even so, the fact did not bring j the latter into favour In the betting, i Cock o’ the North Is a big, massive | gelding that now jumps and stays well. | He forced l the pace all the way at Rlc- • carton, anti gave a good exhibition of , fencing. His sire, Royal Mac, was ' got by Mountain King from Flora Mac- : donald, by Boniform—Lady Lochiel, by Formosan —Miss Lochiel. by Lochiel —Miss Russlev, by Grand Flaneur. Mountain King was got tiy Wallace, and won the, A.J.C. Derby, Victoria Derby, and Victoria St. Leger. Flora Macdonald won a Dunedin Cup. Boniform was unbeaten, and so was Grand Flaneur. Dabchlck, the dam of Cock o' the North, was got by Formosan 1 (brother to Cruciform) from Aquatis, by Perkin Warbeck IT—Aqualate, by July—Teredo, by Apremont—Nautilus. by Traducer. Cock o’ the North , was foaled in 1025.

Filly Starts Work. One of the latest to .loin the two-year-old brigade at Ellerslie is a chestnut fill by Captain Bunsby from Duchess I'udorus. Although a shade on thp small side, she is a wellbalanced youngster, who should develop a good deal during the next few months. This Ally has a deformed foot, but it is gradually coming right and is unlikely to affect her career. Dictate Impresses. The most striking performance at Riccarton on Saturday was that of i Dictate. The connections of the Chief Ruler three-year-old have if.ot disguised their high opinion of the three-year-old, but subsequent to his outing at Ashburton a few weeks ago the Chelf Ruler gelding was lame, and in the* interval he had been comparatively idle. As a result he was not fancied for tiie Brabazon Handicap, but after losing his position early he finished with a brilliant run to cut down Concertpitch. It was a convincing Winter Cup trial.

SHILLELAGH WOOD. Shillelagh Wood Is now being discussed as a possibility fop the Grand National Steeplechase on the strength of her win In the hack event at Rlccarton on Saturday. An unusual clrcumstanoe In connection with the two steeplechases on Saturday Is that both winners, Shillelagh Wood and Cock o' the North, recorded the same time, 6.16 v. Time, of course, oan be most misleading, but It Is a fair Indication that the form was very much on a par. Ll.ke the majority of the Jumpers from the south, Shillelagh Wood is well educated to the business and she handled the National • fences very proficiently. She can- [ not be denied a chance on her form.

Precipitation Retired. Precipitation, acknowledged the best stayer in England at present, and winner of the Ascot Gold Cup a few weeks ago, has retired to the stud. No fee has been announoed for the son of Hurry On and Double Life, but in view of his outstanding performances it is oertain to be high. His services were in such demand that his list has filled for 1938 and 1939, and only a few vacancies are available for 1940. Precipitation seems to have oome in nice time to continue the suooess of the line of West Australian, as did his sire. Hurry On. Returned to His Owner. The lease of Bazainef having practically expired, he was returned to his owner, Mr P. J. Attfleld, of Palmerston North, after the conclusion of the Poverty Bay meeting. As a me'mber of H. Dulieu’s stable Bazalne raced very consistently and in 15 starts ran two firsts, five seconds and four thirds. As he' won £304 in stake money during Just over eight months in training at New Plymouth he more than paid his way. Champion Two-year-old. Although Ajax, champion two-year-old of the autumn, is a clear favourite for the Melbourne Cup, one of his part-owners, Mr. A. W. Thompson, stated last week, that unless the colt shows real stamina in the A.J.C. Derby he will oppose Ajax’s running in the big Flemington handicap. “It is too early for any definite plans to be made for Ajax,” said Mr. Thompson. “Everything will depend first upon the progress an 3 condition of Ajax, and 1 then upon his form. But even an A. 1.0. Derby win would not assure his running In the Melbourne. If he should only struggle home in the classic I would not be keen on a Flemington start. I, for one, would never think of knocking about a good colt, no matter what race was at stake,’ added Mr. Thompson. Despite Mr. Thompson’s remarks, however (says a Melbourne writer), backers will continue to support Ajax for the Melbourne Cup. Differing opinions are expressed over his possible stamina. Many good judges declare he is far too brilliant to run two miles, but his rider, Maurice Mc'Carten, sees no reason why Ajax should not stay, as he considers Ajax one of the smoothest gallopers he has seen.