TOPICS OF THE TURF

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 73, 29 April 1929, Page 3

TOPICS OF THE TURF

(By "The Squire.")

JOTTINGS DAY BY DAY.

Amongsfc the young thorouglibreds running at Otatara is a half- brother by Cape Horti to tliat one-time liigltelass perfornier, Duo. Cape Hom, wlio is nmv standing at Mr W. It. KeinbaH's stud at Masterton, is an lsngli.sk bred son of He and White Squall, the lattcr tracing back on the female side to tlie Musket — St. Simon blend, as Elm Twig, tvho produced her. was out of Lucky Hit, a daughter of Carbine (son of Musket and Dame Kortuno, while Orme. wlio sired Elm Ttvig, u as by Ormonde — Angelicia (full sister to St. Simon). * * * WalTaoe Young still has Te Awha and Huikai under his tuition, as the ncw owners of tlie pair liave decided to retain liis services in tlieir preparations. Huikai is sliowing out proficiently in his sohooling work over tlie obstaclcs. M'ith tlie pare and courago ihe gelding is posse.ssed of. be should in timo niake hi.s presence felt in lep^jing races. * * * Another of Young' s pupils, in Real Estate, is also being ]iut through a eour.se of studies over ihe impediments and her efforts in tbe uew direction come in for favonrable remarks. Having plenty of power and lir't slie sliould attain a good standard as a perfornier over tlie obstacles. * * * "Wiltsliire, winner of tlie hnrdle event at the Waikato ineeling on Saturdav, wbo by tlie wav, was not included in ihe information Jist disseminated, lel't a good blaze of records bebind him as a result of liis atteinpts last reason, wlien he triumphed in the Tarawera Higliwoight Handicap at Itoiorua. Puni Higli M'eiglit Handicap, at Frankton. Mangere and Autumn Steeplechasee.s, at Ellerslie. * * Prior to Saturday he liad once before bcen soen in tlie vole of a winner, this ocouning wlion he ivon tlie New •Zealand Grand National Steepleclia.se at Riccarton last August. It was an easy job for him, as he finished ten lengths in advance of the runner-up, Pouri. *. =* * AVilt.shire is inoluded in those paged for tlie Great Northern Steeplecliase, Great Northern Hurdles and Winter Steeplecliase, three of the leading lepping cvents in connection with the Winter fixture of tlie Auckland Racing Club. * * * The rising two-ycai'-old full-brother to Liiuerick, who will jace as Dunraven, has been taken in hand by F. I). Jones, to be )iut through the initial stages of his education. He is deseribed as an attractively appearanced youngster, who had the misfortune to iose his dam when be niade his appearance. Like his brother and halfhrother. Ballymena and Roscrea, he was bred and is owned by Mr H. A. lvnight. * * * Last season the London Stock Exchange sweep on the English Derhv amounted to £.300,000. Huge as the sum invested was it will be even greater this season. as a rec-ent cable received l'rom England states that already a sum of £800,000 had heen subscribed, with the promise of more being received. * * * The Derbv will be contested for on June 5. * * * Evidently ,T. AY. Nixon, wlio for nianv years had been associated with tlie Gisborne trainer, Cutlibert Morse, as first horseman, is going to turn his attention also to the education of the gee-gees as at the present time he is putting through tlieir facings a couple of hllies by Autumn for tlie Gisborne owner. Mr J. E. Newman. * * * In a very short time breeding operations at Otatara will he carried on or much more generous lines than has been tlie case for some time past, although numbers of good winners first saw the glint of dawn there, as Mrs 31. A. Perrv has joined up with the Gisborne stud master, Mr Gaine Carrington, to run Otatara as a partnershi)i affair for the breeding of thorouglibreds. * * * It is anticipated that in a short time 3Ir Carrington will arrive at Taradale with liis two stallions, Hunting Hong and Colossus, tbe latter being. like Hunting Song, English bred, he being b.v Polvmelus — Nation, by Sunder — Natlialie, and about 40 brood mares and youngsters.

* tAs 3Irs Perry has Cockpit, the Eng-lisli-got son of China Cock and Sanford, and a large number of aristocratic-bred stud dames, it can lie inferred that there will be no lack as regards quantity and quality at Otatara in tlie very ncar future. * * * It is an ideal situation for stud industries, its well slicltered paddocks, with herbage of tlie be.st and large areas for tlie location of stock being eharacteristics that may be expected to produce tlie best of results. sk * * It certainly will rank as oue of the largest hoines of the thorouglibreds in the Dominon. * * * Berinthia, who had to he destroyed lately t.irough mecting with an accident while engaged in schooling work over the impediments, was a member of tbe Civilisation family, being a lialfsister by Mountain Kniglit to sucli notable performers as Civilform, Civility, Siaosi and Wilderness. * * She was quite a young mare, as slie was foaled in 1922, havmg bcen bred by 31 r E. 3Y. Ruddick, at Woodville, but foy some considerable period had contested in the interests of 31 r C. Johiistone, and was oue ^ thc students of A. Jackson at Te Awamutu. + * * Grattus (Lord Quex — Earthshine), who is being got ready for business by W. I.lcKinnon, at Greenmeadows, for liis brceder-owner, 3Ir Frank Ormond, may mahe his dehut at tlie Winter mecting of tlie Wellington Racing Club, in the Trial Stakes, an event tliat last July was secured by one of liis stable chums, Toxeuma. i- ; — i-