Egmont-Wanganui Hunt.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 134, 8 June 1929, Page 11

Egmont-Wanganui Hunt.

Hack Hurdles To Airtight.— Hopwood Wins Waverley. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) HAWEBA, this, day. : The Hunt $lub's . -aual meeting is being hcld.here;in line ■aough cloudy weather,; before good attendance. The course 'iafeeavy as the result of overnight ram. ■ '•■ ■•'■•■.;■■•; Results:—. .:, [■; ■■'" ; HUNTERS , • HURDLER of One mile and a^lialf .;;^f^ l 3—PIKIMAIV 10.7 . ...»...•• -.. <??*** —" o (!—JUST JOHN. 11.5 ..... ,....'-• -'y ~ - 2-LIVELX.FIRE, 10.1 ,'• 3 Also started: Quillflre, 10.2;. Glen, Dhu, 9 12; Mystum, 9.11.. Kar&n&awai. 0.... Won by five lengths, two lengths,bdtweea second and third. Time, ~.oJ. . - HACK HURDLES, of One mile \ and, ' ; I_AIRTI«HT, 10.0 '...'....*.••••••■»• \ 4—GRAND g S—GILGAI; 9.0 ... i.v>J "•:'.?«£ '•'•;' Also started T- Polyphemus, y.-O.e ;, Paul Lucernev P;4 ; .Captam < Won bv tw6 lengtfis, aua.a-nall, jinree qualms Vn aengtuVbetween and third. Time, 2.55. ■;.;■ | WAVERLEY HACK of. lOOsovs. Five furlbags. 4_HOPWOQD,\,9.O ' -••• } y 7—BIONE, ;9:O • -&:~-*' .••••*• - I—BROXT, 9.13 /•••••• d \lso started: Singer, 9.13; Ngawhine, Varsity,; Boundary,;: Potoaform, Valma, 9.0. ■■ >■-■;;;. ;;*v •..._ ■> ■-■.'

NOTES FROM TAKANII.

BRILLIANT LIGHT 1 SOLD.

The well known owner-trainer W. Kemp has purchased' a property 'at Takanini, and will shortly take up his residence here, where he will |train Ruling King,.,. King, ,%Etnei;ald and • Gold •M'onev. v * j* . T; 'ran.; a-surpjigingly good in 'the at Ellerslie,. and left a lot to' be" : desired :his;:?pap<i™ib^?ween fences carried him clo-i* to the headers. He eventually ■' very creditable performance on -the 'preparation he has had. He has only, to-rpmain sound to account for a in the near future. , ■ i?y^ : The form of Takanini horses at Ellerslie was not Very iiii px.es sive, althMgh Patop'Prince ran fair racee. , \ /,* ; ' Sea Cob raiia day at Ellerslie, -finishing' ; the placed horses. He is on the improve again and has been getting thovtgft'eoine very useful tasks. , •' ;'~4'i''»' Vali and Clopton are. a- pair; : "siat are pleasing in their work at Takanini, and are on the improve. . ./".j The Tippler colt looks a picture and is striding out in his work in fine style. The Nassau mure WajauJLady con•tested :;:two : : -Taces .at ElJephi'j uaning away well euuh da\ U>i .. j ■ >t p.ut ot the v nis i for her just at present, but.-ehe' b.oiind to improve. ... ;:; ' ' ,-.,■; ;<,..^s:-v^,' : Le Ghoucae sKowed lie 'haxlifliitle liking/for- the heavy ground by Sisp ! iii the York'-Hajidlcap r Mt^'t'^^^^iaeet-

The need- \eiy firm to get hie best, 'but despite up prpniinertily= in tlie York for Merry Mtnt/Mt day. It is the- intentionvof •-tlie-mvners of Ihis pair; to' travel to them, although' it is ■not'. d'ennftSi that The Hawk make.;ffie^vc^i.g||^ Prince Humphrey is,jit.gogdiJie^fp and looks, really like his- old self. '• If he keeps on the improve he ! should;>93iow to advantage next-season. - <"""V| The .Day : "Comet-^ady:;JEcs|6odffilly, Sister. White,; is being pottered.'; with a view of spring ci 1 " - < She is a half-sister to Paddon,' \vmi has made a name-for .Hm&elt<»|aj&*SA the turf after a;long absence. ' ,i Mithra keeps pegging- alsrg;jss her work and should Biortly land Her second at Avondaje y&fl&f.tikjxd at Te Eapa creditable race., at Ellerslie ,p.oints to her being useful in the 'sp^ingi' '

Mark Mint, owing to complications regarding renewal of &he»vle&se-j>,was a no'n-starter at Ellerslie, good headway at r ij4kaninv- v -ijH A nice filly by Xatmirit—Eauy Bede, was catalogued.. at the sale of the Auckland Stud Company, but was passed in at 180 guineas,and /taken to Takanini. However, Mi - . H. ■ Spinics, of Paeroa, saw the possibilities of this daughter of Catmint and purchased her and she will go to Paerqa. -,4,' She was given a little work with the Chief Ruler —Coconut colt and moved very freely.

Another trio of yearlings were given a work out in a'jiin dbwnitli'c."st&ilght, and shaped promisingly. They were the Rossendale—Queen March colt, Chief Ruler—Podokes colt (full'brother to Polyxena), and the Prince Willonyx colt. The name claimed for the Prince Willonyx colt is Lord ,Wiilonyx. He is very forward and is out of a daughter of Maunganui, a. very useful mare.

Brilliant Light and the Quin' Abbey colt, have been sold by J. T. Jamieson, and left for the south yesterday, -Their destination is Palmerston iN/orth.w-,!,.-

AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB.

ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS,

Nominations for office bearers of* the Avondale Jockey Club closed..at.--.Boon to-day. The nominations did- not exceed those required, and. the •folio-vying gentlemen have, been re-elected:—Presi-dent, Mr. Donald McLeod; vice-president, Mr. A. Davis; committee, Messrs.. George Baildon, A. Hanna, T. F. JPaterson, and J. Raynes. • ; <■• ■..—.•■!