KUROW J.C.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19726, 17 September 1929, Page 14

KUROW J.C.

NOMINATIONS. (SPECIAL TO THE PRESS.) % OAMARU, September 16. The following nominations have been received for the Kurow Jockey Club'a Spring Meeting; fiIGH-WEIGHT HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs: lm—Revision, Haze, Fresb Breeae, Carinthia, Wild Work, Wliiffier, Top Speed, Some Toff, Glonrowan, Felony, El Nido, Wrigley, Acredity, Handsome, Fallow, Gay Fashion. NOVICE PLATE, of 105 sovs; sf—Solrnuri, El Boa, Coupon, Haulage, Jock o Hazeldean, Impertinence, Whiffler, Tractor filly. Wigwag, Night Parade. Captivate, Ctowu Myster-, Ccrn Queen, G'ggleswitch, Handsome, Hind, Glass Jug, Gold Night, Little Duchees. Broadfield, Bftttlewareen. WAITAKI TROT (in harness), of 123 sovs; 3.43 class; ljm—Nor'-wester, Master Jack, Lady Zephyr, Onoto, Tiny Bingen, Pando Pointer, Free Pointer, Sadie Bingen, Encliantress, Jl&urice Dillon* Bingen Fay, Linda Chimes, Steila Bingen. Wild Bingen, King's Cup. Streak KUROW CUP, of 220 sovs; l|m—Gold Brick, Haze, Evening, Night Lad, Membo, First Raid, Narrative, Taboo, Town Bank, Rapier. Wrigley, Royal Game, Black Mint

PUBLICANS' HANDICAP, of ito aovs; Cf—Solmuri, Balboa. Pago Boy, Mount Boa, Croasbaw, Impertinence, Dry Area, Solgele, Some Toff, Captivate, Felony, Miss Maroo, Rapina. Acredity, Fallow, Glass Jug, Night Effort, Broadfield. Battleacreen. HYDRO ELECTRIC TROT <in saddle), o! 128 sovs; ljm Nor'-wester, Almopt Cling, Matter Jack, Great Scot, OnoVt, Tiny BinSen. Free Pointer, tmshi. Ne'son's Pride, obu Appear. Kid Logan, Throgmorten, Starnia. Cast Iron. GILLIES HANDICAP, of ISO nova; 8f— Gold Brick. Meadow Lark, Night Lad, Caterpillar, Martis, First Raid, Rapier, Royal Game, Tnpaway. HAKATARAMEA HANDICAP, of 128 aovs; 7f—Revision, Haze, Fresh Breeze, Crossbow, Money Peer, Wild Work, Solgele, Top Speed, Blue Metal, Glenrowan, Narrative. El Nido, Felony, Rapina, Fallow, Gay Fashion. NOTES FROM WANGANUI. CTBS PSSSfI Special Serrlee.} WELLINGTON, September 16. J. Brown leaves Wanganui to-day with Silvermine and Silver Link for Auckland. Silver Link does not race till the Auckland Meeting next month. K. Voitre has been engaged to ride Knightlike in the flying Stakes at Avondale. Mr T. A. Euman, who is at present absent irom Mew Zealand, had a very sue. cessful time at Wanganui. l His horse won £llt)s in stakes. Bimliu, the winner ot the Z>ebutante Stakes at the Wanganui Meeting, Was in the Avon dale Stakes and also the Welcome Stakes at Auckland, bat was withdrawn on Friday. His owner probabiy now wishes he had left him .n. . Star Stranger and Historic galloped a mile at Wanganui on Saturday morning. Star Stranger finishing much the stronger in the good time of 1.43. Given % firm track, the Martian gelding will run a great race in the Avondale Cup, in which he will be ridden by A 0. Murray. Foot Rule, who finished third in the Debutante Stakes on Saturday, is a sister to Subdivision, and showed a lot of the family speed.

ICnlghtuke is coming on apace, and had ne been better ridden on Saturday he would have won instead of being second. The geld ing operation to which he was subjected during the off season was just what was needed, and Knightlike is now well on the way to demonstrate that his early promise when he won the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui two years ago is likely to be fulfilled.

Royal Lineage has never been so well or been galloping better than he is at present. He was one of the unluckiest horses racing at Wanganui last week, but he should not be long before he does better. Hopwood's winter form made it appear likely that he would win Borne earl; spring races, but the 7-0 minimum has found him up against opposition that he cannot give weight to. The chances are that Hopvvood, who has had a good deal of racing lately, has had enough for a while. Valpre showed her first glimpse of form this season when she finished seventh in the hack sprint at Wanganui on Saturday. The Hawera horses are more backward than usual owing to the wet winter, and they will all improve on their recent showings. The Tea Tray filly, Norva] Tea. showed plenty of pace in her engagements at Marton and Wanganui, and she is not likely to be eligible for maiden company very much longer. . Vertigern ran an excellent race m tne Eclipse Stakes, and it will sharpen him up for events in the near future. He has filled out nicely during the off season. Hunting Cry was a smart two-year-old, and his first appearance as a three-year-old was made at the Marton Meeting this month. He was a well-backed second favourite, and after being prominent in the running be finished seventh. His next appearance was at Wanganui on Saturday, and he made a complete job of his opponents, winning with the greatest ease. Hunting Cry will hold his own in open company, and the way he was running on at the end of seven fnr.oiign on Saturday made him look a possibility over a much longer distance. He is <n the classic races. _ Although showing a deficit of £2500 on thd totalisat<?r. the Spring Meeting the Wane-anui Jockey Club was very successful, and had it not been for the two meagre fields in the Guineas and the Eclipse Stakes, there is not much doubt that the totalis*tor figures would at least have equalled those of twelve months ago. The Wancanui Jockey Club is deserving of every credit for the manner m which it natar* for horses of class. It is one of the few which holds its weight-for-age events at standard without «w penalties, and it is unfortunate that at the present time there is a scarcity of those horses which eo to make up an attractive w.f.a. fie'd The trek to Australia is larcely responsible this season, and so the totslisator fibres for the last we*»!c are hardly a true criterion of the posit ion. clubs in a much better sit'-.ation than Wansanui have been forced by lack of support to cnt Mass rnc'nc but it is inst this type of event that attracts the public n"d it is to be hoped that if the c?uh to malt** anv a'ter atinns it will sti'l ma ; ntain its Eclipse Stakes and Jackson Stakes, whirh on the average over a number of years have provided some wonderful contests. Prince Humphrey mn a irood taee in tojs only ers«»oment at. Wareanm. and he is sure to run well at Avondale J. T JamieSop f<>srs that this w*! fcorse will not stand when tTi*> tracks ret hard £, Wilson had few superiors M • jockey aome years back and it is pleasing to see that he is makins? a success at training. He saddled up two winners on Saturday, Simba n~a Kick Off. and it is a big tribute to him that he has brought back the vataran

son of All Black to the winning list. Kick Off ia now eleven years old, and in winning the mile and a quarter in 2.8 8-5 at Wanganui on Saturday he put up a race record for this particular event. Th« previous beet was Beacon Light's 2.8 4-5 in 1926. Soma great horses have won this race, and it emphasises the merit of Kiok OS's perform ance. Spearmias is running well, bat without luck at present. She will do better on a more roomy course. Bisox has got J. Brown puzzled. She is doing even better work now than she was twelve months ago when she put up her fine winning sequence, but in her races she never threatened to get into the money. R E. Hatch bas accomplished a fine' task in bringing Piuthair back to form. The Kilbroney mare was in the picture all the way in the Higgie Handicap on Saturday, and in going under by a head at the finish demonstrated that she will be dangerous in handicaps from now on. Young Voitre was criticised by some for inability to ride her home, but the lad rode a particularly floe race, and it was not due to any fault of his that she was beaten. Voitre is an accomplished light-weight, and liia win on Shrewd was due to patience in waiting in behind for an epeoin* on the rails, whirs many another would haw gone over extra ground on the outer. One sees the good restate that come from the able coaching in the lads from Hatch'B stable. Isa, the runner-up in the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday, shares with Pomp and Drastic, now in Sydney, the honour of being amongst the last of the Abaurds. Bred by her owner, 64t G F. Moore out of the speedy Valerie the basking that came for her in the race indicated that she could muster up the pace her breeding suggested At the same time, it rather surprised Hnwora track watchers, for the tracks there have been against early preparations Isa did not win, but she ran a fine race, and as she looks the sort to improve, her nest atart will be watched with interest. Mr J. S. McLeod hae no reason to regret the fact that he owns the brood mare Tressida. To King John she threw Bunnymede. a good two-year-old and a Derby winner, and from Lord Quex she gave Raesay, another good youngster. Both were sold at very satisfactory prices to \ustralia though thev have failed over there to reproduce their early promise. Tressida •« latest contribution to the race tracks is Bimbo, who won the Debutante Stake* at Wanganui on Saturday A nice brown colt by Psychology, he presents a much more robvat appearance than his two half brother predecessors He ran green, and had he not had a horseman of Goldfinch's calibre to keep him from running completely c g the course he would not have opened his account with a win. On actual merits, he fairly outpaced the opposition, and he looks Hkelv to be a good winner before the season ends. The Gay Lad gelding Masher has developed into a good sort, and he was unlucky not to win two -aces at Wanganui His "dam, Astinome, by Msniapoto, was a speedy mare in her day. lacinins and Helotia both smart, sprinters, art half relatives to Astiomne. ftouex another veteran to stage a come-back at Wanganui and pay a tribute to his trainer, J. M Hastie. All going well, Rouex appears due to get some money before long He had not started prior to last week since the Wanganui Meeting in February, 1928. B