GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20501, 18 May 1938, Page 12

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS

The failure of Tudor to accept in hurdle ensaeement* at T» Hapi i» «a"l to b<- amounted for by hK d»velopina soreness on the eve of acceptance day.

M. Scally'a Team H. Scallv. the Ellerslie train»r. has arrived at Te Rapa for the meeting with In Command. Viracious. Disturbed and Aymon.

Sportinar who wa* shaping promisingly as a Jumper, broke down a few days ago.

Not Represented For the first time for some years j. F. Tntehen has no representative raring over the ohstarlrs on the first day of a loral Jumping fixture-

Progress of Floodtlde Floodtide rontinues to make c««d proeres*. at Takaniol and he should be :n good order when procured again. Yesterday morning he hit out attractively in rompany with \alamilo.

ktfVdl niuci - Loral riding enga-mienls r«r me first da' of Ibr Waikato m'-elinc inrlude:—J. Muir, lluskie; A. (iiliner. Tosti ■ -I Winder. Master Bri»*rly. i.av Streak. Forest Acre; X. It. McKenzie. Enge. Cometarium.

Showing of Noll Neil gave a polished display of Jumping at Te Itapa yesterday nmrning and vv hilr he lacked" speed on the flat he tnirated that lie must be conceded a Jumper's rlianr** in the summing up of big jumping events ahead.

Lady England Lady England should be all the better for tier raring at Haxvera. returning to -Cambridge an improved mare for those outings. Six* "»* stirkinz on well to beat all bill Silk <o\ the seeond day and handily weighted with tl.O as she is in the Waikato Hurdles stir must be conceded an outside chance. Llkaty Light-weight Among the improving lightweights engaged the first day at Te 'Rapa is Mia Aerea. who at his last start rmshed on to win the St. Heliers Hurdles at tllerslie last month. He Is an acceptor folk the Waikato Hurdles on Saturday and he should certainly account for more than beat him. •Inking Fund Sinking Fund has been hitting out freely in his trials at headquarters and he should strip well for pending engagements. Sinking 1 und i> t lie t>pe always likely to surprise, his last success being over a mile at the February meeting here, when hr wa* s<-nt out nut eighth favourite in a field of eleven. Jolly Beggar Arrives Jolly Beggar arrived at Te’ Rapa to-day in charge of J. U- Farrell. Prior to his departure from Riccarton he was schooled over four flights of hurdles and acquitted himself in his usual polished style. G. Hidgway has come up with Jolly Beggar and will pilot this fine performer in his northern engagements. Gay Rote Gay Rose has proved herself a rather erratic customer at the best of times, but stie has flic habit of springing into the limelight when least expected. This happened at Avondale the first day last month and she will need only to strip in similar fettle to keep the opposition fully alive to her presence. King Rey Produced at his best on Saturday, King Bey should take a power of t*eating in the President's Handicap with 9.5. He won the Ohinemuri ♦ .up with 9.0 in March and at his next •tart, Tauranga." u** unlucky not. to carry the day. King Rev has previously performed well at headquarters and he will have a solid following in pending engagements. Cheval de Volee The class that Cheval de Volee will be meeting in the big mile and aquarter on Saturday is considerably stronger than that which he accounted for at Pukekohe, but the decisive nature of h:* success there indicates that he is not without a good chance in Satur lay s race. He is a good sort when right and it would appear that he is in tip-top order just now. Te Wlonowal Te Monowai will be seen out among the open sprinters on the first day of the Waikato meeting and in view of his recent consistent running and the fact that he carried 9.0 to victory in a good hack Held 7 furlongs at Avondale the other day will ensure him a liberal following with 7.2 in the Stewards' Handicap on Saturday. He is a free galloper and will be suited by the long Te Rapa straight. Rider for Light Comedy The Auckland light-weight. H. N. Win gins, has been engaged to ride Light Comedy in flic President's Handicap here the first day and in the hands of Wiggins A. I. Julian's repreld showing. she is a better mare for racing at Pukekohe. where, with a more vigorous horseman in the saddle, she may have turned the tables on Cheval de Volee. Huskle Huskie has arrived at Te Rapa to fulfil engagements at the meeting and he looks all ttic better for his race at Haw era where he fTnlshed a meritorious third to Clarion Call and Hojal Fire. Huskie impressed on that occasion by the manner in which he was finishing on and he should strip fit and well when he goes into the starter’s hands at the Waikato gatheringForest Glow Forest Glow's third in the Grandstand Steeples on the concluding day at Wanganui should serve as a fitting prelude to his Steeplechase engagements at Te Rapa. He is a fine stayer when right and though beaten by Count Willonyx and Arctic Star the other day he was noticeably sticking to hts work at the end. He is handily placed with 9.1 d in the Te Rapa Steeplechase on Saturday. Young Peddon Young Paddon indicated by a five furlong trial in company with Lornacre vesterday morning that, he is now showing the benefit of the slow work allotted Win practically every morning at headquarters over a lengthy period. His time of !•*> w wa* equal to that of that seasoned performer Tosh later in the morning. Young Paddon is not engaged the first day here, but if produced on the Monday he will bear

Red Fox R*»d Fox is making steady progre* 4 * in his preparation at T*» Rapa, but it r«* doubtful whether li° will be seen out at tli.- meeting He lias been nominated for th«* second day. but Mis Reilly stated yesterday that lie was an unlikely starter. Privately Bred Ajax, the star galloper in Australia at two and three years old. is included in tlie category of privatelybred champions. Ajax’s winnings are several thousands sterling in excess of Limerick's winnings at a like stage, and it is therefore possible fur Ajax to beat the son of Limond s record. In considering matters as between Ajax and Limerick, it lias to be remembered says Phaeton" that the Utter raced up to seven years old. which may not happen in the case o! Ajax, for Limerick's extended career was assisted by reason of his racing a* a gelding. Again, the value o' several of the important weight-for-age races at the present day is below wbat is was in Limerick s time. Inning Limerick's career be was called upon to contest 5 A races. Will a like test be exacted from Ajax? All Irish's Chances All Irish is one of the ruling fancies for the hie race here the first day and he is entitled to every respect in the summing up of Saturday's major steepleehase prospects. In his four starts this season he has won three of them, his last suceess being at Avondale, where on the second day lie won the Hobsonville Hurdles in the easiest of style. He will be all the better for his outing at Avondale and looks at Ibis stage as the most likely successfully to oppose the top-weight, Clarion Gall Richard the Rich A London writer, in referring to Richards’s earnings, stated some lime ago that he was credited with Hie ambition to carry his banking account to £ I 00,000, and. judging from the big retaining fees he ean command and his earnings, that is no fanciful dream- The days of high retaining fees may be said to have started when Mr G. Baird made an engagement with Tom Gannon to ride for him for a period of three years for £6OOO, v(hieh sum, it was stated, was raid in advance. Mr Baird was also credited with having paid J. Watts £9OOO for three years' call on his services. Lot* Rosebery paid D. Maher £ iOOO a year for several years for first call, and* the sportsman who raced under the assumed name of "Mr Fairie ’ paid £3OOO a year for second call on th«' American jockey Tod Sloan, who was credited with having received £3OOO a year for two successive Years from Mr James "White. It is slated that the largest sum the renowned Fred Archer received as a retainer from Lord Falmouth was £IOOO a vear. Before Archer s dav it is on record that £IOO a year was all that Sir Joseph Hawley paid T. Wells, one of the leading horsemen of his day, for first call. It is not in retaining fees alone that matters have changed to the marked advantage of jockeys. 11. Gustanee, a rider of note, stated that the only present Mr James Merry gave him during the three years he rode for the rich Scotsman was £IOO after winning the Derby on Thormanbv. John Day, who steered the Duke of Grafton's pair Dervise and Problem to victory in the Two Thousand Guineas and unc Thousand Guineas respectively, was given a present of £2O.