RACING HAZLETT JUMPERS TO RUN IN NORTH

Press, Issue 29236, 21 June 1960, Page 4

RACING HAZLETT JUMPERS TO RUN IN NORTH

Capet and Tadpole, the two outstanding members of the powerful Invercargill Haslett stable, will be campaigned at the Hawke’s Bay winter meeting, which will open next Saturday. They crossed to the North Island last evening under the care of their trainer, W. J. Hillis. Mr W. E. Hazlett’s two jumpers may also race at the Wellington winter meeting, but a decision may be based on the state of the ground. Capet and Tadpole were both winners at the Southland winter meeting in May. Capet was a winner over the hurdles, and Tadpole won two steeplechases.

Tadpole has shown he is one of the most versatile horses in New Zealand. He is a highly capable hurdler and is a match for the best of the southern handicap horses, having won the Wyndham Cup and other good races this season.

Capet won the Grand National Steeplechase last August and, all going well in the meantime, he will attempt a second victory in that race this year. He raced once over country at the Riverton meeting at Easter, finishing third under 11-12 to Yankee Modesta (10-0) and Pitlochry (9-4) in the Great Western. Other members of the Hazlett team .with winter engagements are now at Washdyke. Back In Work My Fair Lady has rejoined G.R. Felling’s Riccarton team after a summer and autumn spell. She was left at Omakau after racing unsuccessfully at the* Vincent meeting in January. My Fair Lady has sharp speed, but may be unable to fulfil her early promise until she develops and strengthens. She won one race as a two-year-old last season for her Omakau owner, Mr F. J. Donnelly. Her best in nine starts this season was a third to Roman Maid and Screen Play in the Rakaia Three-Year-old Handicap at Ashburton last August Encouraging Run Ghana began a fresh campaign encouragingly in the Farewell Hack Handicap at Oamaru on Saturday He ran keenly .in a trailing position to the straight then dropped out after running wide on the turn. Ghana’s future looked very doubtful last year when he developed trouble in his back. He was in a bad way for several weeks, but he has stood up to a preparation for another campaign without any recurrence ot the trouble. ~ \ Ghana is a commanding type of a four-year-old. He to by Rolled Gold from Partnui (by Pink Coat) and is a brother to Golden MOrn, a useful Ghana was edjSiyd by tife Riccartow trainer, Pelling, who hia|-tgba|riß' th£e races as • Bweffyearidlc Gstta is now being trained at Waimaie by P. H. R. Andrews. * Washdyke Dates The Canterbury District Committee does not support an application by the Sooth Canterbury Jockey Club for December 27 as the first day at Hp Cup meeting at Washdyke this year. The committee recommends the South Canterbury dub be given December 29 instead of December 27.

The alternative is recommended probably because of the Dunedin Cup meeting on December 26 and 27.

The South Canterbury Club has applied for Saturday, December 31, for the second day of its meeting but may also lose that date.

The Canterbury Park Trotting Club has applied for December 31 for the first day of its New Year meeting this year. This is the usual custom when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday. The South Canterbury club may have to fall back on two days between December 27 and December 31 to hold its meeting. Missing out on a public holiday must seriously affect turnovers and halt the good progress made by the club in the last few years. Orari Improvements Necessary improvements at Orari racecourse for the coming season will cost between £4OOO and £5OOO, says Mr G. C. Chalmers, chairman of the board of trustees of the Geraldine Racecourse Reserve. Reporting on a meeting of galloping and trotting committee members and the. trustees last week, Mr Chalmers said it was agreed to dismantle existing horse stalls oh the course and to erect new ones.

Mr Chalmers said that several alterations to the present luncheon rooms were also envisaged. Mr Chalmers claims that a report published in ‘The Press" last week about the Orari course was misleading. The dub concerned never intended to spend £20,900 in any one year on the course," says Mr Chalmers. No such suggestion was made in the report in ‘The Press,” which said: “A new running rail, a new luncheon room and more horse stalls were mentioned as necessary improvements on the course. These and pother works discussed yesterday could cost something like £20,000.’’ The report said nothing about £20,000 being spent in pne year. It was not stated in the report, though Mr CbiirtMers thinks it toas that two. stipendiary stewatdsfkomChristirhurcb had gone to prnrf to lelljthe trustees fiey wanted. A paragraph iu ttnyrdWrt had no relation t anything mentioned about improvements and their oosts. The pargkraph raid: “The course was inspected byMr H. B. Lorigan, ,a- racing conference stipendiary steward, and Mr L. Butterfield, a trotting stipendiary steward.” Mr Chalmers writes that the stipendiary stewards were at the course on invitation from the trustees and the club to give helpful advice.