NEW BATCH OF JUVENILES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 4, 30 September 1943, Page 7

NEW BATCH OF JUVENILES

Taurangi’s Half-Sister To Appear

(By

St. Simon.)

Another batch of two-year-olds will make their debut at the Hawke’s Bay meeting on Saturday when the Hastings Stakes will be decided. This race was established in 1901. and ran without break til’ 1917 when it was suspended for two of the war years. It was resumed in 1919 and ran for four years, four brilliant Absurds, Humbug, Mermin, Epitaph and Bathos, being the winners. The race, theu lapsed for 17 years, being revived in 1939 when Kindergarten succeeded. The winners since then were Saint Tor. Travancore and Sea Spi. “That Mongrel.” . .... The outstanding success ot Kindeigarten since his two-year-old days makes a hitherto unrecorded story ot the 19.;.l Hastings Stakes worth telling. In bis first season Kindergarten was an unusual looking specimen of the thoroughbred. Hhad a long, sausage-llke middlepiece, his neck was carried at an unusual angle and his stance gave the appearance tu “ l had a leg stuck on at each corner For all that he was known to be I feat loper. though few suspected, that he would develop into such a champion as he has. The place-getters had returned to scale and the trainer of one of the defeated run, ners. watching Kindergarten being unsaddled, was heard to remark: Kaivv being beaten by a mongrel like that. The “mongrel” has given that trainer many reminders in the meantime that they rave in all shapes and sizes.

Plenty of Runners. , , . ~ A field of 22 is engaged in this week s contest and it is probable that most of them will go to the post. According to local report. Silvestre, a half-brother by Vaals to Cheddington. is the most likely of the Hastings-trained lot. He is raced by bis breeder. Mr. W. H Gaisford.and is trained by P. Atkins. Silvestre bad. a cold late in the winter which sot him back, but he has recovered and at the> iecent matinee parade at Hastings be gave a smooth exhibition of galloping. Has the Breeding. • . One of the interesting runners w.il be Golden Barb, who is owned by Mr. J. Jameson. Masterton She will be the first progeny of Golden Eagle to race. Guide j Eagle was a Fairway horse from the I retty Polly family imported by The Grange Stud but after a short first season lie died. His first and only crop of yearlings sold well on their appearance at the J anuarv sales, and Golden Barb was them. Her dam. Barbacan, previously left Taurangi, one of the best race mares of her time. Previous Experience. . . Onlv four of the Hastings Stakes held have had previous experience. These are Martial Note, dead-heater in the M-mga-nui Debutant Stakes. Silvio, who was third, aud Leighon’s Glory, who was lelt. in the same race, and Blue Bonny, who finished fourth in the Pioneer Handicap at Avondale.

Owned in Wellington. Blue Bonny is owned by Mr. P. Louis. Wellington, and is trained by S. -'G-Greal at Pukekohe. He is a brother to DaJjarrock and Soncy and in his only start to date was made second win favourite, though seventh choice on the place, anti after being checked in the straight, he made up ground to finish a close fourth.

Change of Stables. Laurium, another unraced candidate for the Hastings Stakes, is owned by Mr. P. Nihill. Wellington. This filly, by FhaL eron Bay from Lady Bentinck. was ?iy en her early education at Trentharu. but a week ago was transferred to u. n. ±>. Greene's stable at Hastings.

Back in Work. Lam'bourn and Vin d’Honueur, who have heen spelling, are back in C. J. Stowes stables being prepared for summer racing. A Classic Type. . . Though he won a race in six starts last season. Skyhawk never appealed as a likely two-year-old type. With his size and development and style of moving, it was obvious that he would be better served with time. He has grown into an attractive three-year-old. and his work at Hastings latelv has been performed. in encouraging style. A horse of his size may need some racing before he strikes form, but he is expected to have a good season and to prove capable among the lenders of his age. Skyhawk is bred from Importcd parents, being by Defoe from Falcon, a Flamingo mare, and he is raced by Mr R H W. Holden, who imported Siegfried to’ New Zealand. Providing he Rets through Saturday’s racing satisfactorily it is Intended to take him to Auckland for the Great Northern Guineas.

Useful Form. ~ , Racing as a two-year-old last season, Smart Boy. one of the Fitzgerald team ran three seconds —to Sea Spi in the Hastings Stakes, and to Master Dash and Skyhawk In the two two-year-old handicaps at the Napier Park meeting. He has not run since, but is due to make his first appearance for the new season as a three-year-old In the maiden event at Hastings this week. I

Malden Hurdler. Among the maiden hurdlers lining up at Hastings this week is St. Bill, a Ove-year-old half-brother by Kincardine to Smart Boy, also racing in the interests of Mr. E. N. Fitzgerald. St. Bill promised well as a two-year-old, but has recently scarcely Hvefl U'i to it. His owner lias been represented "by some very useful hurdlers during the past few years, aud most of them were able to do the job early in their careers. .

Paeroa Candidates. The best trials at Ellerslie on Tuesday morning were performed by Gentry, who ran five furlongs in 1.4 2-5, under a hold throughout, and Transmitter, who beat Verulam bv three .engths over six furlongs in 1.17 2-5. Both horses are engaged at Paeroa on Saturday. Bronzo worked well once round. He is in the Poland Cup this week. Last season Bronzo won over

a mile aud a quarter in hack class at lie Arolia. Changed Hands. Mrs. E. Selby has acquired troiii Mu 1. Ormond the Bulandshar—Hida filly hharnura, and she lias joined K. Coopers stable, where Ozel aud Singing Hills are trained for the same owner. Sharplira was a shapely filly when brought to Trentham in July and showed early speed in the trial event won by Flying Ace. To date sns has run twice only.

Withdrawn from Guineas. Burberry has been withdrawn trom the Dunedin Guineas, to be run al Wiugatui next week.

Promising Youngster. Lord Roland, a colt by Defaulter from Privet, is reported to be one of the most promising two-year-olds in training .at Riccarton. Recently he jarred a joint, which put him on the easy list for a few days, but F. Christnms is hopeful that he will be ready in tinie to race at Trentham in October. Successful System. . . That New Zealand racing authorities could with advantage investigate the possibilities of the American system of starting horses L'rotn railed stalls at the barrier, was an opinion expressed by Mr. J. Murray Wilson, a keen Invercargill follower of the sport, on his return from a five months’ visit to the United States. He said that th'e stall system lent itself to the quick dispatch of ail races, with fractious horses being unable to turn about and cause delays. 'Lhe totalizators, said Mr. Wilson, were enclosed in all grandstands, and the extent of the investments was not therefore affected by wet weather. Mr. Wilson, who has held an official position with the Birchwpod Hunt in Invercargill, had the good fortune to be present at Belmont Park when the crack American pacer, Count Fleet, won a mile and a half in very fast time, finishing 2S lengths ahead of the second horse.