TOPICS OF THE TURF

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 70, 24 April 1929, Page 3

TOPICS OF THE TURF

(By "The Squire.")

JOTTINGS DAY BY DAY.

Praise, the coming two-year-okl full- j sister to Commendation, has been j hroken in at Riccarton. As a yearling she co.st Mr G. D. Greenwood 140U ' guineas at the Trentham saies, in | January. ifC n* # If Joy King takes kindly to the lcpping business, which lie is being tned at now, he should prove aj dangerous opponent, ior his place is a lmg wav in advance of that iound in the majority of fences, but lie will liave to improve in temperament to succeed, as on the flat iie displayed uncertain moods in a number oi liis exsays. J; Sour-tempered horses are gencrally sour in whatevcr company or manner tliey are raced in, and no dependence can be placed on tliem. Sensihle horses are the sort» tliat shine at tlie ol.stacle portion of the business, toi' thev can get ont of difhculties that upsot ecpiines who are erratic and uiulish. # # * Dominant, who holds tlie notch n.s tiie highest pric-ed yearling yet sold in Australia or Xew Zoalund, he brought 0750 guineas when sold at that age, has sufl'erod ino ro or less from shin soreness since lie was brokon and put to work wliicli lias prevented liiiu iroiu being startecl in a raee. Probablv that aeeounts for the meagre sum paid for his yearling iullgre sum paid for his yearling lullsister. who last month, in Sydney, was purchased for 280 guineas. * * . Cashier, who nearly earried his bat rut at tlie TTawke's Bay Joekev Club s meeting last week. oomes irom solid strains 011 the leniale side, his dain, Hahei, being by Hallownias — Crucinella, by Sun Franciseo (son of Kt. Simon) — Charento. by Xordenfeldt (son of Musket) — Brassolis, by Panic. * * * Tlie latter sire, in bis timo in Australia. Jiad tlie credit of siring a large number of notable stayors. There is not mueli of Cashier. but wliat there is goos a full sixtecn ounces to tlie pound. * * * Last samson, wlion the Oamaru Joekev Cluh held tlieir Autumn meeting at Wingatui, the principal event ou the programme. from the monetary acpect, was the Xorth Otago Cup, wliicli was eompeted for over 10 furlougs. For tlieir meeting tliis season the leading raee is tlie "Winter Cup, to be run for over a mile, or rather that is tlie distanee stated in tlie weiglit adjustment. * * * That must be an error, as according to tlie rule of racing bearing upon tlie subject of progranimes, it states, "The programme of everv meeting sliall inelude at least oue flat raee of not less tlian oue mile and a quarter." As tlie Winter Cup, aeoording to tlie infortnation abovo referred to is tlie longesc event figuring on the_ programme, it is npparent that a mistake lias been in ade. * * * Tf tbe paek tbnt has been woiglited foi ihe Maiden Stakes in conneetion uith tlie Autumn meeting of tlie. "Waikato Racing Club goes on witb tlie business, tlie event will liave to tie run in divisions, a cireumstance that teok place last season in regard to the raee, wben tliere were big fields m eacli ease, several of tbe eontestants in addition being bracketed for tlie simpie reason that tliere were not enougb nnmbers on tlie totalisator to accommodate tbe runners in each division. * * * A couple of Dominion owners were well up in tlie stake distribution in conneetion witb the reeent meeting oi tiio Australian Joekev Club, Alr Green\7ood oceupying third piaee on tbe lisfc witb £4903," which amount was tlie resnlt of tlie win of Honour in tlie A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes, Afr 14. A. Ivnight coming next witb £3986, of wliieh sum Limeriek earned £2432, and Paquito, £1651. * * * Tlie biggest wage earner amongst tho jockeys riding at tbe meeting was W. Cook," £330. Tlicn came the New Zealand liorseman, T. Greeu, £283; J. Piko, £277 ; and M. McCarten £177. * * * Tliis is diffcrent to tlie way that John Singleton witli wliom tbe history of jockcys oommenced, was treated. Borii in 1715. he tended eattlo on Rossmoor in Yorkshire. until be was twelve years of age, wben he engaged liiinsel f to a farmer, Mr Itead. bis remuneration being to oat wliatever be miglit be ablo to get and sleep in the stable. * * * At many small meetings in Yorkshire Mr Read used to raee liorscs who wero ridden by Singleton, and tlie ability tliafc be sbowed in liandling tliem in tlieir p.sxays soon attracted tbe attention of other owners. Oue of theni, in an liour of unexpected victory, nnide liim a present of a ewe. whose descendants xoon numbered a dozen. * * * Tliis was tbe first payment tliat Singleton actually received for his talented riding. In after years be filled tlie position of joekev and trainer to tlie Alarqm's of Roekinghanx, winning and training a number of horses for liim, but never reeeiving tlie liandsonie returns for bis valuable services like those wliicli are at present paid to suecessful knights of tlie pigskin.